The right to worship: Church and state clash over religious services in the coronavirus era
NBC News
Court halts ban on mass gatherings at Kentucky churches
The Associated Press
Poll: Most in U.S. back curbing in-person worship amid virus
The Associated Press
Texas churches feel hope again as reopenings transform in-person services
NBC News
NY priest on virus front lines with embattled congregation
The Associated Press
Franklin Graham is taking down his NY hospital, but not going quietly
The New York Times *
Supreme Court weighs whether parochial schools are exempt from fair employment laws
NPR
Abortion could be ‘profoundly’ impacted in 15 states depending on upcoming Supreme Court ruling, study shows
CBS News
Catholic bishop suspends priest and issues trespass order over blog about clergy sex abuse
The Washington Post *
Friends mourn Darrin Patrick, megachurch pastor and author, who died of apparent ‘self-inflicted gunshot wound’
Religion News Service
Religion & Public Life
May 11, 2020
Daily Religion Headlines
U.S. Headlines
International Headlines
Some see plot to create ‘world government’ in coronavirus restrictions
NPR
France mandates masks to control the coronavirus. Burqas remain banned
The Washington Post *
In UK, hard-hit minority communities struggle to bury the dead
The New York Times *
Israel threatens to pull evangelical Christian TV station aimed at Jews
The Guardian
Pakistani police say armed men damage church in land dispute
The Associated Press
Niger attacks: At least 20 killed in Tillaberi villages
BBC News
Sister fights to free Uighur businessman held in China after U.S. trip
The New York Times *
Coronavirus: How ‘secret burials’ in South Africa could help tackle COVID-19
BBC News
NPR
France mandates masks to control the coronavirus. Burqas remain banned
The Washington Post *
In UK, hard-hit minority communities struggle to bury the dead
The New York Times *
Israel threatens to pull evangelical Christian TV station aimed at Jews
The Guardian
Pakistani police say armed men damage church in land dispute
The Associated Press
Niger attacks: At least 20 killed in Tillaberi villages
BBC News
Sister fights to free Uighur businessman held in China after U.S. trip
The New York Times *
Coronavirus: How ‘secret burials’ in South Africa could help tackle COVID-19
BBC News
Analysis & Commentary
Drive-in church is a 1950s throwback — and may be the future of religious practice
The Washington Post *
Small churches are in particularly big trouble right now
Slate
The value of life, during the corona crisis and always
National Review *
How the Buddha got his face
The New York Times *
Ahmaud Arbery died for the indefensible principle of white control
Religion News Service
The Washington Post *
Small churches are in particularly big trouble right now
Slate
The value of life, during the corona crisis and always
National Review *
How the Buddha got his face
The New York Times *
Ahmaud Arbery died for the indefensible principle of white control
Religion News Service
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