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Religion & Public Life

May 11, 2020
Daily Religion Headlines
U.S. Headlines
The right to worship: Church and state clash over religious services in the coronavirus era ([link removed])
NBC News

Court halts ban on mass gatherings at Kentucky churches ([link removed])
The Associated Press

Poll: Most in U.S. back curbing in-person worship amid virus ([link removed])
The Associated Press

Texas churches feel hope again as reopenings transform in-person services ([link removed])
NBC News

NY priest on virus front lines with embattled congregation ([link removed])
The Associated Press

Franklin Graham is taking down his NY hospital, but not going quietly ([link removed])
The New York Times *

Supreme Court weighs whether parochial schools are exempt from fair employment laws ([link removed])
NPR

Abortion could be ‘profoundly’ impacted in 15 states depending on upcoming Supreme Court ruling, study shows ([link removed])
CBS News

Catholic bishop suspends priest and issues trespass order over blog about clergy sex abuse ([link removed])
The Washington Post *

Friends mourn Darrin Patrick, megachurch pastor and author, who died of apparent ‘self-inflicted gunshot wound’ ([link removed])
Religion News Service


International Headlines
Some see plot to create ‘world government’ in coronavirus restrictions ([link removed])
NPR

France mandates masks to control the coronavirus. Burqas remain banned ([link removed])
The Washington Post *

In UK, hard-hit minority communities struggle to bury the dead ([link removed])
The New York Times *

Israel threatens to pull evangelical Christian TV station aimed at Jews ([link removed])
The Guardian

Pakistani police say armed men damage church in land dispute ([link removed])
The Associated Press

Niger attacks: At least 20 killed in Tillaberi villages ([link removed])
BBC News

Sister fights to free Uighur businessman held in China after U.S. trip ([link removed])
The New York Times *

Coronavirus: How ‘secret burials’ in South Africa could help tackle COVID-19 ([link removed])
BBC News


Analysis & Commentary
Drive-in church is a 1950s throwback — and may be the future of religious practice ([link removed])
The Washington Post *

Small churches are in particularly big trouble right now ([link removed])
Slate

The value of life, during the corona crisis and always ([link removed])
National Review *

How the Buddha got his face ([link removed])
The New York Times *

Ahmaud Arbery died for the indefensible principle of white control ([link removed])
Religion News Service


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