Pew Research Center

Religion & Public Life

May 26, 2020
Daily Religion Headlines
U.S. Headlines
Trump tells states to let houses of worship open, sparking cultural and political fight over pandemic restrictions ([link removed])
The Washington Post *

As Trump pushes for reopenings, congregations choose safety over haste ([link removed])
The New York Times *

Slowly, surely, U.S. houses of worship emerge from lockdown ([link removed])
The Associated Press

Trump ordered states to open churches. Can he do that? ([link removed])
Politico

California lays out pandemic rules for church reopenings ([link removed])
The Associated Press

Court upholds Newsom’s coronavirus ban on in-person church services in California ([link removed])
Los Angeles Times *

California church appeals to U.S. Supreme Court over lockdown ([link removed])
Politico

U.S. Muslims try to balance Eid rituals with virus concerns ([link removed])
The Associated Press

Mosques adapt to coronavirus shutdown by sharing the call to prayer. In Culver City, neighbors said it was too loud ([link removed])
Los Angeles Times *


International Headlines
Muslims celebrate major holiday amid curfews, virus fears ([link removed])
The Associated Press

Middle East fears a coronavirus surge amid Eid celebrations ([link removed])
The Guardian

Push to reopen houses of worship in Europe and Mideast brings perils and tensions ([link removed])
The New York Times *

France allows faith gatherings, but worshippers must wear masks ([link removed])
Reuters

Coronavirus: Iran reopens Shia Muslim shrines after two-month closure ([link removed])
BBC News

Reruns of religious dramas comfort Indians in dire times ([link removed])
The Associated Press

Haiti voodoo leaders prepare temples for coronavirus sufferers ([link removed])
Reuters

ISIS prisoners threaten U.S. mission in northeastern Syria ([link removed])
The New York Times *

Australian media face trial over Pell sex abuse case reporting ([link removed])
Reuters


Analysis & Commentary
How churches are thinking through their reopening plans ([link removed])
Slate

Will the coronavirus be the end of the Communion cup? ([link removed])
The New Yorker *

Four reasons why the rush to reopen churches goes beyond politics ([link removed])
CNN

Dear Trump, your call to allow all churches to reopen was dangerous. Sincerely, two evangelicals ([link removed])
The Washington Post *

Nothing divides America more than tossing politics into a heated religious debate ([link removed])
Chicago Tribune *

Fact and fiction about racism and the rise of the religious right ([link removed])
The Dispatch

How the anti-abortion movement is responding to Jane Roe’s ‘deathbed confession’ ([link removed])
Slate

A prophet in his own city: Jacob Kornbluh, the Hasidic reporter standing up for social-distancing ([link removed])
The Forward *


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