‘A dangerous environment’: As churches reopen, outbreaks are sprouting and some are keeping doors shut
USA Today
Biden’s bid touts faith, courts even religious conservatives
The Associated Press
John Lewis, preaching politician and civil rights activist, dies at 80
Religion News Service
Religious faith was a lifelong constant for Rep. John Lewis
The Associated Press
Texas attorney general says religious private schools ‘need not comply’ with local health orders to close
The Texas Tribune
Religious leaders weigh in on mask mandate’s exemption for religious gatherings
The Oklahoman *
‘This is an attack on the church.’ Jesus statue beheaded at Florida Catholic church
The Miami Herald *
Tampa Bay religious organizations received millions in federal coronavirus loans
Tampa Bay Times *
Under new California rules, LA Catholic schools will no longer be able to resume in-person classes
Religion News Service
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. But there are large regional variations in answers to this question.
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. But there are large regional variations in answers to this question.
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International Headlines
Blaze at centuries-old cathedral in France under investigation as arson
NPR
UK accuses China of ‘gross’ human rights abuses against Uighurs
BBC News
Polish ‘LGBT-free’ town weighs risk of losing EU funds
Reuters
India rounds up critics under shadow of virus crisis, activists say
The New York Times *
Sudan capital witnesses limited protests against law amendments
Dabanga
Vatican indicates support to exhume babies at Irish home
The Associated Press
Coronavirus: ‘Selfless’ UK faith group hands out thousands of meals
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
The New York Times *
NPR
UK accuses China of ‘gross’ human rights abuses against Uighurs
BBC News
Polish ‘LGBT-free’ town weighs risk of losing EU funds
Reuters
India rounds up critics under shadow of virus crisis, activists say
The New York Times *
Sudan capital witnesses limited protests against law amendments
Dabanga
Vatican indicates support to exhume babies at Irish home
The Associated Press
Coronavirus: ‘Selfless’ UK faith group hands out thousands of meals
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
The New York Times *
Analysis & Commentary
Would the Prophet Muhammad convert Hagia Sophia?
The New York Times *
Coronavirus, conspiracy theories, and the Ninth Commandment
The Dispatch
The long history of how Jesus came to resemble a white European
The Conversation
How a Christian summer camp ended up with 82 cases of COVID
Slate
Should churches be excluded from mask mandates?
Deseret News
Start looking, and you’ll see roads all over the Bible
The New York Times *
The New York Times *
Coronavirus, conspiracy theories, and the Ninth Commandment
The Dispatch
The long history of how Jesus came to resemble a white European
The Conversation
How a Christian summer camp ended up with 82 cases of COVID
Slate
Should churches be excluded from mask mandates?
Deseret News
Start looking, and you’ll see roads all over the Bible
The New York Times *
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