Pew Research Center

Religion & Public Life

May 28, 2020
Daily Religion Headlines
U.S. Headlines
As churches reopen, Supreme Court faces balancing act between physical and spiritual health ([link removed])
USA Today

Pandemic disrupts rites of passage for many devout families ([link removed])
The Associated Press

America’s churches weigh coronavirus danger against the need to worship ([link removed])
The Wall Street Journal *

Oregon churches sue in federal court over limits on religious gatherings ([link removed])
Oregon Public Broadcasting

Washington state houses of worship allowed to hold services under governor’s coronavirus guidance plan ([link removed])
The Seattle Times *

‘We ask forgiveness from the dead’: Why Jewish volunteers are washing bodies in a pandemic ([link removed])
The Philadelphia Inquirer *

United Methodists reschedule meeting — and decision on splitting — to 2021 ([link removed])
Religion News Service

U.S. priest who founded Knights of Columbus to be beatified ([link removed])
The Associated Press


International Headlines
U.S. House passes Uighur human rights bill, prodding Trump to punish China ([link removed])
The New York Times *

South Africa eases restrictions on religious gatherings ([link removed])
Voice of America

Argentina’s abortion campaign launches virtual events to revitalize movement ([link removed])
The Guardian

Anti-Semitic crimes up 13 percent in Germany ([link removed])
Politico

North Macedonia’s Muslim leader sacked over choice of bride ([link removed])
The Associated Press

Poland is shocked by pedophilia documentary ([link removed])
Deutsche Welle

Jonathan Steingard, Christian singer, reveals he no longer believes in God ([link removed])
CNN


Analysis & Commentary
The fight over reopening churches reaches the Supreme Court ([link removed])
Vox

Do pandemic-inspired bans on religious services violate the First Amendment? Circuit courts are split ([link removed])
Reason *

The real virus to the Chinese Communist Party: religious freedom ([link removed])
The Hill

The Auschwitz doctor who couldn’t ‘do no harm’ ([link removed])
BBC News

‘Without it, I’d be lost’: the unexpected joy of Zoom Shabbat ([link removed])
The Guardian

Former Obama staffer offers a primer on religion in public life ([link removed])
Religion & Politics


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