Pew Research Center

Religion & Public Life

July 01, 2020
Daily Religion Headlines
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Approval of President Trump has slipped among white evangelicals since April, but eight-in-ten say they would vote for him if the election were held today – and three-quarters say presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden would make a “poor” or “terrible” president. A new Fact Tank post ([link removed]) also looks at views toward Trump and Biden among several other religious groups.
U.S. Headlines
High court sparks new battle over church-state separation ([link removed])
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Families challenging Maine ban on state aid for religious schools see opening with high court ruling ([link removed])
BANGOR DAILY NEWS*

Pope urges U.S. Catholic media to work to overcome racism ([link removed])
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Filipino American who had strict religious upbringing launches Queer Youth of Faith Day ([link removed])
NBC NEWS

Keeping safe while serving, church groups tackle pandemic and protests ([link removed])
RELIGION NEWS SERVICE

Interfaith group: No Buddhist or Hindu statues in nightclubs ([link removed])
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Iowa judge temporarily blocks 24-hour abortion waiting period until legal challenge is resolved ([link removed])
THE DES MOINES REGISTER*

‘Not your old-school Aryan Nation guy’: Army case highlights evolving threat ([link removed])
NPR


International Headlines
China’s software stalked Uighurs earlier and more widely, researchers learn ([link removed])
THE NEW YORK TIMES*

Calls for UN probe of China forced birth control on Uighurs ([link removed])
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Museum or mosque? Turkey debates iconic Hagia Sofia’s status ([link removed])
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The Rev. Georg Ratzinger, choirmaster and Benedict’s brother, dies at 96 ([link removed])
THE NEW YORK TIMES*

With tourism and giving down, Vatican tightens belt. It may not work, despite Pope Francis’ hopes ([link removed])
RELIGION NEWS SERVICE

Sahel summit agrees need to intensify campaign against jihadists ([link removed])
REUTERS

Jewish deaths in UK more than double amid pandemic, data shows ([link removed])
THE GUARDIAN

High court set to rule on humanist wedding recognition in England and Wales ([link removed])
THE GUARDIAN


Analysis & Commentary
Supreme Court removes a brick from the church-state wall ([link removed])
BLOOMBERG NEWS*

John Roberts just bulldozed the wall separating church and state ([link removed])
SLATE

Espinoza ends state-sanctioned religious discrimination in education ([link removed])
NATIONAL REVIEW*

Statues of Saint Junípero Serra deserve to stay ([link removed])
THE WASHINGTON POST*

Don’t let the pandemic kill religious freedom ([link removed])
REASON

U.S. international religious freedom efforts should not promote Islamic extremism ([link removed])
REAL CLEAR RELIGION

Hey hey, ho ho white Jesus has to go… but the issue is more complicated than you think ([link removed])
RELIGION DISPATCHES


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