Pew Research Center

Religion & Public Life

May 20, 2020
Daily Religion Headlines
U.S. Headlines
Plaintiff in Roe v. Wade U.S. abortion case says she was paid to switch sides ([link removed])
REUTERS

Justice Department warns California coronavirus rules may violate religious freedoms ([link removed])
LOS ANGELES TIMES*

‘Things will never be the same.’ How the pandemic has changed worship ([link removed])
NPR

Two churches reclose after faith leaders and congregants get coronavirus ([link removed])
THE WASHINGTON POST*

Oregon high court keeps state virus restrictions in place, including religious restrictions ([link removed])
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Philly-area religious leaders adapt to reach their faithful as pandemic drags on ([link removed])
THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER*

For Boston-area religious leaders, patience in tribulation ([link removed])
THE BOSTON GLOBE*

Biden calls out ‘anti-Semitism’ on the left and criticizes Israeli policies ([link removed])
THE NEW YORK TIMES*

Christian apologist Ravi Zacharias dies of cancer at 74 ([link removed])
RELIGION NEWS SERVICE


International Headlines
Coronavirus: French court orders ban on worship to end ([link removed])
BBC NEWS

Nigerian religious leaders demand lifting of COVID-19 lockdown ([link removed])
DEUTSCHE WELLE

Preacher who claimed Christians immune to virus appears in Myanmar court ([link removed])
REUTERS

Afghan mosque attack kills eight worshippers breaking fast: officials ([link removed])
REUTERS

Serbia-Montenegro tensions escalate amid church dispute ([link removed])
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Centenary of John Paul II’s birth highlights continuity with Pope Francis ([link removed])
RELIGION NEWS SERVICE


Analysis & Commentary
Why churches, for now, should remain closed ([link removed])
CHICAGO TRIBUNE*

A Christian theologian recounts how her mother’s death affirmed her faith and belief in the afterlife ([link removed])
THE NEW YORK TIMES*

The Christian porn addiction industry is selling a lucrative, dangerous idea ([link removed])
SLATE

The Church of QAnon: Will conspiracy theories form the basis of a new religious movement? ([link removed])
THE CONVERSATION

Beyond politics, COVID-19 pandemic reveals divide between religious and nonbelieving ([link removed])
THE FRESNO BEE*

Defending the sacred: How Native Americans protect their religious freedom ([link removed])
RELIGION & POLITICS


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