Pew Research Center
Religion & Public Life
April 24, 2020
Daily Religion Headlines
NEW FROM PEW RESEARCH CENTER
Americans are divided by religion on who should get critical care if there is a shortage of ventilators.
A majority of religiously unaffiliated Americans (56%) say that ventilators should be saved for those with the highest chance of recovery, while most of the religiously affiliated groups covered in this new analysis ([link removed]) say ventilators in short supply should go to patients who need them most in the moment.
U.S. Headlines
Church donations have plunged because of the coronavirus. Some churches won’t survive ([link removed])
THE WASHINGTON POST*
Conservative group calls for ‘ReOpen Church Sunday’ ([link removed])
RELIGION NEWS SERVICE
Mississippi city revises limit on drive-up church amid virus ([link removed])
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Religions alter death and burial rituals in wake of coronavirus, causing mourners more heartbreak ([link removed])
USA TODAY
During Ramadan in isolation, Muslims get creative to preserve community ([link removed])
RELIGION NEWS SERVICE
NYC to serve 500,000 free halal meals to Muslims during Ramadan ([link removed])
BLOOMBERG NEWS*
Casting aside its precedents, Supreme Court moves inexorably toward abortion rights ([link removed])
USA TODAY
International Headlines
Saudi Arabia announces start of Ramadan after sighting moon ([link removed])
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Islam’s holiest sites emptied by coronavirus crisis as Ramadan begins ([link removed])
REUTERS
Women in Muslim countries prepare for ‘least, most’ Ramadan ([link removed])
RELIGION NEWS SERVICE
As the world looks for coronavirus scapegoats, Muslims are blamed in India ([link removed])
THE WASHINGTON POST*
UN urges for immediate release of Baha’i prisoners in Yemen ([link removed])
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Israel’s ultra-Orthodox Jews take to internet in coronavirus lockdown ([link removed])
REUTERS
Al-Aqsa preacher’s voice echoes across Jerusalem devoid of Ramadan crowds ([link removed])
REUTERS
Spain probes how ex-rapper IS fighter slipped into Europe ([link removed])
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Analysis & Commentary
Some of the most visible Christians in America are failing the coronavirus case ([link removed])
THE ATLANTIC*
How Islamophobia changed politics for Muslim America ([link removed])
RELIGION NEWS SERVICE
Many Latter-day Saints across the globe are holding virtual Sunday services, but not in Utah? Here’s why that is ([link removed])
THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE*
Dying gives us a chance to confront truth ([link removed])
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL*
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