DOJ warns Nevada its plan to reopen discriminates against religious groups
USA Today
Orange County deems in-person church ‘essential,’ says rules too restrictive for megachurches
Los Angeles Times *
As coronavirus ‘storm cloud’ gathers, black church in Missouri braces for mourning
Reuters
Breakaway Anglican group that left Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth wins property fight
Religion News Service
Abortion rights groups drop Texas suit over abortion ordinances
The Associated Press
Uighur activists celebrate religious freedom agency’s first Uighur commissioner
Religion News Service
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May 27, 2020
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U.S. Headlines
International Headlines
In Mideast, religion looms large in corona ‘infodemic’
Agence France-Presse
Coronavirus: German Ikea car park used for mass Eid prayer
BBC News
Italian cardinal calls for better spiritual guidance for gays, lesbians
Religion News Service
‘We were so ready’: LGBT refugees in Kenya live in fear as global resettlement is put on hold
The Washington Post *
Costa Rica celebrates first same-sex weddings
BBC News
How the Taliban outlasted a superpower: tenacity and carnage
The New York Times *
Iran’s president pushes for harsher laws on honor killings
The Associated Press
Steve Bannon wins battle to set up Catholic political academy in Italy
Reuters
Agence France-Presse
Coronavirus: German Ikea car park used for mass Eid prayer
BBC News
Italian cardinal calls for better spiritual guidance for gays, lesbians
Religion News Service
‘We were so ready’: LGBT refugees in Kenya live in fear as global resettlement is put on hold
The Washington Post *
Costa Rica celebrates first same-sex weddings
BBC News
How the Taliban outlasted a superpower: tenacity and carnage
The New York Times *
Iran’s president pushes for harsher laws on honor killings
The Associated Press
Steve Bannon wins battle to set up Catholic political academy in Italy
Reuters
Analysis & Commentary
Americans fight over everything else — why not add religious services to the list?
The Miami Herald *
Mississippi pastor: My church was burned down because we want to worship in person
USA Today
Meet eight pastors who pushed to keep their churches open
Religion News Service
Muslim comics gather over Zoom to celebrate Eid with jokes and joy
NPR
New USAID religious-freedom adviser has history of anti-Islam comments
The Washington Post *
How a Haredi community in London is coping with coronavirus
The Guardian
The Miami Herald *
Mississippi pastor: My church was burned down because we want to worship in person
USA Today
Meet eight pastors who pushed to keep their churches open
Religion News Service
Muslim comics gather over Zoom to celebrate Eid with jokes and joy
NPR
New USAID religious-freedom adviser has history of anti-Islam comments
The Washington Post *
How a Haredi community in London is coping with coronavirus
The Guardian
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