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Religion & Public Life

May 04, 2020
Daily Religion Headlines
U.S. Headlines
DOJ argues Virginia stay-at-home order interfered with church’s free exercise of religion ([link removed])
The Hill

Federal judge: Stay-at-home order in Illinois doesn’t violate religious rights ([link removed])
WTTW

Court weighs in on applying mass gathering ban to churches ([link removed])
The Associated Press

As states ease lockdown restrictions, churches must decide when — and how — to reopen ([link removed])
Religion News Service

Coronavirus in Minnesota: Archbishop Hebda gives guidelines for reopening Catholic churches ([link removed])
CBS News

Worcester will fine pastor of church over gathering for Sunday service ([link removed])
The Boston Globe *

Rabbis, priests, imams and other spiritual first responders to coronavirus are also among the victims ([link removed])
NJ.com

15 funerals a day: The pace of death stuns a Muslim community ([link removed])
The New York Times *

In U.S., a virus-era Ramadan presents obstacles, opportunities ([link removed])
The Associated Press

Marvin Schick, advocate for the Orthodox community, dies at 85 ([link removed])
The New York Times *


International Headlines
Iran’s coronavirus death toll rises by 74 as mosques due to reopen ([link removed])
Reuters

Ramadan gatherings raise coronavirus infection fears in Indonesia’s Aceh province ([link removed])
Deutsche Welle

Few masks in packed Burkina Faso mosques as coronavirus ban lifted ([link removed])
Reuters

Coronavirus: Germans go back to church — but no singing allowed ([link removed])
Deutsche Welle

Uganda megachurch criticized for choir tour as children stranded by COVID-19 ([link removed])
The Guardian

Rohingya refugees sent to flood-prone Bangladesh island after months at sea ([link removed])
Deutsche Welle

Rohingya survivors tell of misery and death at sea; hundreds still adrift ([link removed])
Reuters

Fears for Nigerian humanist held for blasphemy in sharia state ([link removed])
The Guardian

Jewish characters star in Saudi TV show, igniting an Arab debate ([link removed])
The New York Times *


Analysis & Commentary
How coronavirus made our church stronger ([link removed])
The New York Times *

Amid the pandemic, stories of grief upended ([link removed])
The Washington Post *

How to pray in a plague ([link removed])
Tablet

Nuns vs. the coronavirus ([link removed])
The Atlantic *

The Supreme Court weighs the contraception mandate . . . again ([link removed])
The Wall Street Journal *

Supreme Court hears two cases about when religious employers can ignore civil rights laws ([link removed])
Vox

Holy envy: What we learn by studying other faiths ([link removed])
Real Clear Religion


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