Reopening guidance for churches delayed after White House and CDC disagree
THE WASHINGTON POST*
New York to allow small religious gatherings, as coronavirus cases fall
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL*
The loneliest Ramadan
THE WASHINGTON POST*
LDS Church unveils plan to phase in worship services; other Utah clergy vow to wait
THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE*
Minnesota’s Catholic bishops say they’ll defy governor’s limits on church attendance
MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO
On a matter of faith, a different higher power helped guide Massachusetts governor: the courts
THE BOSTON GLOBE*
Women can’t lead prayers at council meetings, and Bible backs me up, Texas mayor says
FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM*
COVID-19 delayed a United Methodist schism. But it has left LGBT members in limbo
RELIGION NEWS SERVICE
GOP House candidate demeans Muslims and compares Dreamers to pedophiles
POLITICO
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May 21, 2020
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Investigators build a case for IS crimes against Yazidis
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Saudi Arabia, other gulf states reimpose strict measures after coronavirus cases spike during Ramadan
THE WASHINGTON POST*
Indonesia’s COVID-19 battle faces crucial test over Eid holiday
REUTERS
Sikh kitchens feed New Delhi’s masses in virus lockdown
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Rwanda to release 50 women jailed for having abortions
THE GUARDIAN
Vatican reiterates two-state solution as Israeli-Palestinian relations escalate
RELIGION NEWS SERVICE
Holy cow! Despite closed borders, Argentina to fly in rabbis to certify kosher meat
REUTERS
Need a Quran teacher? There’s an AI for that
RELIGION NEWS SERVICE
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Saudi Arabia, other gulf states reimpose strict measures after coronavirus cases spike during Ramadan
THE WASHINGTON POST*
Indonesia’s COVID-19 battle faces crucial test over Eid holiday
REUTERS
Sikh kitchens feed New Delhi’s masses in virus lockdown
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Rwanda to release 50 women jailed for having abortions
THE GUARDIAN
Vatican reiterates two-state solution as Israeli-Palestinian relations escalate
RELIGION NEWS SERVICE
Holy cow! Despite closed borders, Argentina to fly in rabbis to certify kosher meat
REUTERS
Need a Quran teacher? There’s an AI for that
RELIGION NEWS SERVICE
Analysis & Commentary
Will mandatory face masks end the burqa bans?
THE NEW YORK TIMES*
‘Jane Roe,’ from Roe v. Wade, made a stunning deathbed confession. Now what?
THE WASHINGTON POST*
Storytelling at the Supreme Court
THE NEW YORK TIMES*
The religious roots of Trump’s magical thinking on coronavirus
CNN
Should churches reopen? The answer lies in thinking of this as a time of exile
TIME*
What’s really behind Republicans wanting a swift reopening? Evangelicals
THE WASHINGTON POST*
The whole world is sitting shiva
THE ATLANTIC*
Is QAnon the newest American religion?
THE WEEK
THE NEW YORK TIMES*
‘Jane Roe,’ from Roe v. Wade, made a stunning deathbed confession. Now what?
THE WASHINGTON POST*
Storytelling at the Supreme Court
THE NEW YORK TIMES*
The religious roots of Trump’s magical thinking on coronavirus
CNN
Should churches reopen? The answer lies in thinking of this as a time of exile
TIME*
What’s really behind Republicans wanting a swift reopening? Evangelicals
THE WASHINGTON POST*
The whole world is sitting shiva
THE ATLANTIC*
Is QAnon the newest American religion?
THE WEEK
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