Pew Research Center

Religion & Public Life

August 05, 2020
Daily Religion Headlines
U.S. Headlines
‘Never Trump’ Republicans team with progressives to convert the president’s religious base ([link removed])
POLITICO

Muslim Democratic delegates reject party platform over aid for Israel, Iran sanctions ([link removed])
RELIGION NEWS SERVICE

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine reminds churches of social distancing standards after one worshipper spreads coronavirus to 91 others ([link removed])
CLEVELAND.COM*

How families are finding God, grace and faith outside a house of worship ([link removed])
THE NEW YORK TIMES*

Times Square advertisers asked not to run Hindu temple ad ([link removed])
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Photo appears to show Jerry Falwell Jr. with zipper down and arm around a woman ([link removed])
POLITICO

Member of controversial church sues online critics who claimed he helped spread COVID-19 ([link removed])
THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER*

Louisville council to debate ‘buffer zone’ for health care facilities including abortion clinic ([link removed])
LOUISVILLE COURIER JOURNAL*


International Headlines
Modi founds a temple on mosque’s ruins, in triumphal moment for Hindus ([link removed])
THE NEW YORK TIMES*

India’s residency law in Kashmir amplifies demographic fears ([link removed])
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Kashmiris worried about their future after one year under India’s lockdown ([link removed])
RELIGION UNPLUGGED

Poor and desperate, Pakistani Hindus accept Islam to get by ([link removed])
THE NEW YORK TIMES*

Lawyer hails ‘miracle’ as Russian court releases Jehovah’s Witness ([link removed])
REUTERS

China Uighurs: A model’s video gives a rare glimpse inside internment ([link removed])
BBC NEWS

Austria will allow descendants of Holocaust victims to receive citizenship ([link removed])
JEWISH TELEGRAPHIC AGENCY

Lockdown services revive appeal of the church in Scotland ([link removed])
BBC NEWS


Analysis & Commentary
Why a giant Hindu deity is appearing in Times Square on Wednesday, and why it’s so controversial ([link removed])
SLATE

Idolatry or solidarity? Christian athletes questioning Black Lives Matter show Americans’ ideological divide ([link removed])
RELIGION UNPLUGGED

‘Strange Rites’ review: The freedom to mix and match ([link removed])
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL*

Religions’ wins are losses ([link removed])
SCOTUSBLOG

The growing threat to religious freedom in health-care provision ([link removed])
NATIONAL REVIEW*

Is COVID-19 the death of the synagogue? ([link removed])
THE JERUSALEM POST*


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