Pew Research Center

Religion & Public Life

July 27, 2020
Daily Religion Headlines
U.S. Headlines
Split 5 to 4, Supreme Court rejects Nevada church’s challenge to shutdown restrictions ([link removed])
The New York Times *

Outdoor religious gatherings draw warnings and rebukes from health officials ([link removed])
Los Angeles Times *

26 deaths in three U.S. convents, as nuns confront the pandemic ([link removed])
The Associated Press

A small Alabama church had a revival and now 40 people have coronavirus ([link removed])
AL.com

Federal judge blocks rollout of Tennessee’s strict new abortion restrictions as court weighs law’s fate ([link removed])
The Tennessean *

Sen. Hawley lays down new antiabortion marker for Supreme Court nominees ([link removed])
The Washington Post *

Rep. Ted Yoho removed from board of Christian charity over his comments about Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ([link removed])
The Washington Post *

Jewish group asks head of Philadelphia NAACP to resign after anti-Semitic Facebook post ([link removed])
WPVI

Black Catholics’ history: Will U.S. Catholic schools teach it? ([link removed])
The Associated Press


International Headlines
Pilgrims arrive in Mecca for downsized hajj amid pandemic ([link removed])
The Associated Press

India’s PM to attend temple groundbreaking at disputed site ([link removed])
The Associated Press

Volunteer confesses to starting fire at Nantes cathedral ([link removed])
The New York Times *

Wiley: Anti-Semitism row prompts 48-hour Twitter boycott ([link removed])
BBC News

West Bank mosque damaged by arson, Palestinians blame settlers ([link removed])
Reuters

Being Muslim in Germany’s Bundeswehr means no pastoral care ([link removed])
Deutsche Welle

Banned in China, some Falun Gong fear new Hong Kong national security law ([link removed])
Reuters

Faithful return to Mexico City churches with masks, gel ([link removed])
The Associated Press

In Jerusalem’s Old City, the devout adjust to worship in the coronavirus era ([link removed])
NPR


Analysis & Commentary
The federal death penalty can be administered fairly ([link removed])
The New York Times *

We can’t roll the dice on religious liberty: Nevada, the Supreme Court, and churches ([link removed])
Christianity Today *

The end is near? Why some Latter-day Saints (hey, it’s in their church’s name) and others think it is ([link removed])
The Salt Lake Tribune *

China and the Uighurs: everyone’s business ([link removed])
The Guardian

A monk’s life in turmoil in Tibet ([link removed])
The New Yorker *


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