On Easter Sunday, Christians remember: ‘We will rise out of the dust’
The New York Times *
DOJ says to ‘expect action’ next week on social distancing regulation and religious services
CNN
Top conservatives voice concerns over restrictions on religious gatherings due to COVID-19
The Hill
Kansas’ high court rules for governor on religious services
The Associated Press
Judge allows drive-in Louisville church services, says mayor ‘criminalized the communal celebration of Easter’
The Washington Post *
Tampa pastor live-streams sermon as coronavirus forces Americans to worship differently on Easter Sunday
The Washington Post *
Texas clinics ask U.S. Supreme Court to block Gov. Abbott’s coronavirus abortion ban
Fort Worth Star-Telegram *
Virginia governor rolls back abortion restrictions
The Hill
Judge: Alabama can’t prohibit abortion during pandemic
The Associated Press
The stimulus package will cover clergy salaries. Some say the government has gone too far
The Washington Post *
The Trump campaign wants to win the votes of evangelicals of color
The Washington Post *
Religion & Public Life
April 13, 2020
Daily Religion Headlines
NEW FROM PEW RESEARCH CENTER
Today, about half of Americans (49%) say the Bible should have at least “some” influence on U.S. laws, including nearly a quarter (23%) who say it should have “a great deal” of influence, according to a recent Pew Research Center survey. Among U.S. Christians, two-thirds (68%) want the Bible to influence U.S. laws at least some, and among white evangelical Protestants, this figure rises to about nine-in-ten (89%).
Today, about half of Americans (49%) say the Bible should have at least “some” influence on U.S. laws, including nearly a quarter (23%) who say it should have “a great deal” of influence, according to a recent Pew Research Center survey. Among U.S. Christians, two-thirds (68%) want the Bible to influence U.S. laws at least some, and among white evangelical Protestants, this figure rises to about nine-in-ten (89%).
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In cities across the world, a different Easter, lonelier and live-streamed
The Washington Post *
Pope Francis says the coronavirus is ‘testing our whole human family’
The New York Times *
Archbishop of Canterbury warns of dangers of inequality after coronavirus
The Guardian
In India, coronavirus fans religious hatred
The New York Times *
‘God is with us’: Many Muslims in Pakistan flout the coronavirus ban in mosques
Reuters
Indonesia study warns Ramadan exodus would fuel coronavirus
Reuters
Congo marks somber Easter while battling COVID-19 and Ebola
The Associated Press
As they console coronavirus’ victims, Italy’s priests are dying, too
The New York Times *
Israel closes off Jerusalem’s ultra-Orthodox areas to stem coronavirus spread
Reuters
The Washington Post *
Pope Francis says the coronavirus is ‘testing our whole human family’
The New York Times *
Archbishop of Canterbury warns of dangers of inequality after coronavirus
The Guardian
In India, coronavirus fans religious hatred
The New York Times *
‘God is with us’: Many Muslims in Pakistan flout the coronavirus ban in mosques
Reuters
Indonesia study warns Ramadan exodus would fuel coronavirus
Reuters
Congo marks somber Easter while battling COVID-19 and Ebola
The Associated Press
As they console coronavirus’ victims, Italy’s priests are dying, too
The New York Times *
Israel closes off Jerusalem’s ultra-Orthodox areas to stem coronavirus spread
Reuters
Analysis & Commentary
Finding community among the ashes: How faith reaches across distance
NPR
The timeless lessons of Easter are more timely than ever
The Atlantic *
The loneliest Holy Week ever
The New Yorker *
Their calling was to lay hands on the sick. Then came the coronavirus
The New York Times *
Will the Supreme Court let Texas’s latest assault on women’s rights proceed?
The Washington Post *
Joe Biden and the end of tolerance
National Review *
When the coronavirus came to Ebenezer Baptist
Slate
Who is my COVID-19 neighbor?
Christianity Today *
NPR
The timeless lessons of Easter are more timely than ever
The Atlantic *
The loneliest Holy Week ever
The New Yorker *
Their calling was to lay hands on the sick. Then came the coronavirus
The New York Times *
Will the Supreme Court let Texas’s latest assault on women’s rights proceed?
The Washington Post *
Joe Biden and the end of tolerance
National Review *
When the coronavirus came to Ebenezer Baptist
Slate
Who is my COVID-19 neighbor?
Christianity Today *
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