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Religion & Public Life

May 21, 2020
Daily Religion Headlines
U.S. Headlines
Reopening guidance for churches delayed after White House and CDC disagree ([link removed])
THE WASHINGTON POST*

New York to allow small religious gatherings, as coronavirus cases fall ([link removed])
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL*

The loneliest Ramadan ([link removed])
THE WASHINGTON POST*

LDS Church unveils plan to phase in worship services; other Utah clergy vow to wait ([link removed])
THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE*

Minnesota’s Catholic bishops say they’ll defy governor’s limits on church attendance ([link removed])
MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO

On a matter of faith, a different higher power helped guide Massachusetts governor: the courts ([link removed])
THE BOSTON GLOBE*

Women can’t lead prayers at council meetings, and Bible backs me up, Texas mayor says ([link removed])
FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM*

COVID-19 delayed a United Methodist schism. But it has left LGBT members in limbo ([link removed])
RELIGION NEWS SERVICE

GOP House candidate demeans Muslims and compares Dreamers to pedophiles ([link removed])
POLITICO


International Headlines
Investigators build a case for IS crimes against Yazidis ([link removed])
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Saudi Arabia, other gulf states reimpose strict measures after coronavirus cases spike during Ramadan ([link removed])
THE WASHINGTON POST*

Indonesia’s COVID-19 battle faces crucial test over Eid holiday ([link removed])
REUTERS

Sikh kitchens feed New Delhi’s masses in virus lockdown ([link removed])
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Rwanda to release 50 women jailed for having abortions ([link removed])
THE GUARDIAN

Vatican reiterates two-state solution as Israeli-Palestinian relations escalate ([link removed])
RELIGION NEWS SERVICE

Holy cow! Despite closed borders, Argentina to fly in rabbis to certify kosher meat ([link removed])
REUTERS

Need a Quran teacher? There’s an AI for that ([link removed])
RELIGION NEWS SERVICE


Analysis & Commentary
Will mandatory face masks end the burqa bans? ([link removed])
THE NEW YORK TIMES*

‘Jane Roe,’ from Roe v. Wade, made a stunning deathbed confession. Now what? ([link removed])
THE WASHINGTON POST*

Storytelling at the Supreme Court ([link removed])
THE NEW YORK TIMES*

The religious roots of Trump’s magical thinking on coronavirus ([link removed])
CNN

Should churches reopen? The answer lies in thinking of this as a time of exile ([link removed])
TIME*

What’s really behind Republicans wanting a swift reopening? Evangelicals ([link removed])
THE WASHINGTON POST*

The whole world is sitting shiva ([link removed])
THE ATLANTIC*

Is QAnon the newest American religion? ([link removed])
THE WEEK


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