Pew Research Center

Religion & Public Life

July 24, 2020
Daily Religion Headlines
U.S. Headlines
Christian abortion critics urge Dems to change platform ([link removed])
The Associated Press

The church deacon died of COVID-19. Then his body went missing ([link removed])
The Wall Street Journal *

John Lewis funeral to be held at Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist ([link removed])
The Associated Press

In emerging role, chaplains are providing spiritual care for activists in movements across the nation ([link removed])
Religion News Service

In Portland, this rabbi leads the clergy resistance ([link removed])
Religion News Service

Face masks and a mohel: Parents figure out how to host a bris during coronavirus ([link removed])
The Wall Street Journal *

North Dakota governor blasts party’s anti-LGBTQ resolution ([link removed])
The Associated Press

Ilhan Omar campaign mailer accuses opponent of being ‘in the pocket of Wall Street’ and only quotes Jewish donors by name ([link removed])
Vice


International Headlines
Erdogan fulfills cherished goal, opening Hagia Sophia to prayers ([link removed])
The New York Times *

Turkey names three imams, including professor, for Hagia Sophia ([link removed])
The Associated Press

Families of French IS members in Syria battle to bring them back ([link removed])
Deutsche Welle

Two of the IS terrorists dubbed the Beatles admit involvement in captivity of Kayla Mueller, James Foley ([link removed])
NBC News

Cut off from world, and virus, Gaza prepares for Eid like nowhere else ([link removed])
Reuters

Taliban say ready for talks with Kabul after Eid holiday ([link removed])
The Associated Press


Analysis & Commentary
Hagia Sophia’s history of conflict and faith ([link removed])
The Associated Press

Praying at Hagia Sophia, Erdogan crowns long campaign to revitalize Islam in Turkey ([link removed])
Reuters

IS prisoner issue a ticking timebomb for the West ([link removed])
BBC News

The attempted shutdown of China’s Christians ([link removed])
National Review *

COVID-19 and religion, from the sublime to the malicious ([link removed])
The Vancouver Sun *

Statues topple and a Catholic church burns as California reckons with its Spanish colonial past ([link removed])
The Conversation

Has Buddhist culture helped stem the coronavirus? ([link removed])
Australian Broadcasting Corporation


* Some websites may require a paid subscription
Sign up for our Weekly Newsletter ([link removed]) .
Follow us on Facebook ([link removed]) , Twitter ([link removed]) and RSS ([link removed]) .

This email was sent to [email protected]
No longer want to receive these emails? You can manage your subscriptions ([link removed]) .
To remove yourself from ALL Pew Research Center emails, please unsubscribe here ([link removed]) .

© PEW RESEARCH CENTER | 1615 L Street NW, Suite 800, Washington, D.C. 20036