Pew Research Center

Religion & Public Life

July 20, 2020
Daily Religion Headlines
NEW FROM PEW RESEARCH CENTER
Is belief in God necessary to be moral and have good values? Across 34 countries on six continents, a median of 45% people say yes, according to a new Pew Research Center survey ([link removed]) . But there are large regional variations in answers to this question.
U.S. Headlines
‘A dangerous environment’: As churches reopen, outbreaks are sprouting and some are keeping doors shut ([link removed])
USA Today

Biden’s bid touts faith, courts even religious conservatives ([link removed])
The Associated Press

John Lewis, preaching politician and civil rights activist, dies at 80 ([link removed])
Religion News Service

Religious faith was a lifelong constant for Rep. John Lewis ([link removed])
The Associated Press

Texas attorney general says religious private schools ‘need not comply’ with local health orders to close ([link removed])
The Texas Tribune

Religious leaders weigh in on mask mandate’s exemption for religious gatherings ([link removed])
The Oklahoman *

‘This is an attack on the church.’ Jesus statue beheaded at Florida Catholic church ([link removed])
The Miami Herald *

Tampa Bay religious organizations received millions in federal coronavirus loans ([link removed])
Tampa Bay Times *

Under new California rules, LA Catholic schools will no longer be able to resume in-person classes ([link removed])
Religion News Service


International Headlines
Blaze at centuries-old cathedral in France under investigation as arson ([link removed])
NPR

UK accuses China of ‘gross’ human rights abuses against Uighurs ([link removed])
BBC News

Polish ‘LGBT-free’ town weighs risk of losing EU funds ([link removed])
Reuters

India rounds up critics under shadow of virus crisis, activists say ([link removed])
The New York Times *

Sudan capital witnesses limited protests against law amendments ([link removed])
Dabanga

Vatican indicates support to exhume babies at Irish home ([link removed])
The Associated Press

Coronavirus: ‘Selfless’ UK faith group hands out thousands of meals ([link removed])
BBC News

None of Iraq’s existing graveyards wanted the bodies of COVID-19 patients. So Shiite leaders created a burial ground for them that is also open to Sunnis and Christians ([link removed])
The New York Times *


Analysis & Commentary
Would the Prophet Muhammad convert Hagia Sophia? ([link removed])
The New York Times *

Coronavirus, conspiracy theories, and the Ninth Commandment ([link removed])
The Dispatch

The long history of how Jesus came to resemble a white European ([link removed])
The Conversation

How a Christian summer camp ended up with 82 cases of COVID ([link removed])
Slate

Should churches be excluded from mask mandates? ([link removed])
Deseret News

Start looking, and you’ll see roads all over the Bible ([link removed])
The New York Times *


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