Pew Research Center

Religion & Public Life

June 15, 2020
Daily Religion Headlines
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Black Americans and white Americans have differing views on the role that political topics such as race relations and criminal justice reform should play in church sermons, according to a Pew Research Center survey ([link removed]) conducted earlier this year, before the killing of George Floyd and the ensuing protests.

Six-in-ten black adults (62%) say it is important for houses of worship to address “political topics such as immigration and race relations” – including 23% who say covering these topics is “essential.” By contrast, 36% of white Americans say it is important for sermons to deal with these topics, and only 8% say it is essential.
U.S. Headlines
Civil rights law protects gay and transgender workers, Supreme Court rules ([link removed])
The New York Times *

Trump administration removes non-discrimination protections for transgender people in health care ([link removed])
The Washington Post *

Virginia congressman who officiated same-sex wedding loses GOP nomination in drive-thru convention ([link removed])
CNN

Thousands gather Sunday for prayer and protests in Washington ([link removed])
The Washington Post *

Muslims join to demand police reforms, back black-led groups ([link removed])
The Associated Press

Blue shirts, no ties: New dress code for Mormon missionaries ([link removed])
The Associated Press

Latest crop of West Point graduates includes first observant Sikh cadet ([link removed])
The New York Times *

Houston religious leaders wait to reopen, citing caution as an act of love ([link removed])
Houston Chronicle *

Amid pandemic, scores of U.S. Catholic schools face closure ([link removed])
The Associated Press


International Headlines
UN ‘appalled’ by twin jihadist attacks in Nigeria ([link removed])
BBC News

The appeal of ISIS fades among Europeans who returned home from Syria ([link removed])
The Washington Post *

In every corner of Bangkok, spirits need a home and maybe a strawberry Fanta ([link removed])
The New York Times *

Young Japan priests try to breathe life into fading Buddhism ([link removed])
The Associated Press

In Peru, thousands of faces at Mass – none now alive ([link removed])
The Associated Press

Polish election: President says LGBT ‘ideology’ worse than communism ([link removed])
BBC News

Australia’s first trans-led legal service hit with wave of concern over religious discrimination bill ([link removed])
The Guardian

Arab envoy warns Israelis that annexation threatens warming ties ([link removed])
The New York Times *


Analysis & Commentary
Churches are closed, but religion has a new home on the internet ([link removed])
Fast Company

The wedding that started a Republican civil war ([link removed])
The Atlantic *

Ready to go back to church? 10 things to consider before heading to worship ([link removed])
Religion News Service

Donald Trump’s Bible or George Floyd’s? That’s the choice facing America’s Christians ([link removed])
USA TODAY

Jesus was divisive: A black pastor’s message to white Christians ([link removed])
NPR

Here’s what the science says about the links between religion and health ([link removed])
Deseret News


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