Daily Religion Headlines

Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died Friday, was shaped by her minority faith
Religion News Service

Jewish Americans grieve Justice Ginsburg as Jewish new year begins
NPR

Amy Coney Barrett, controversial Catholic, reemerges as potential Supreme Court pick
Religion News Service

Abortion was back-burnered in the presidential race. Not anymore
The New York Times *

How Joe Biden’s faith shapes his politics
NPR

Evangelicals at base of Trump hopes for Pennsylvania repeat
The Associated Press

The Falwells, the pool attendant and the double life that brought them all down
The Washington Post *

Pelosi to church: ‘Follow science’ on COVID-19 restrictions
The Associated Press

Group appeals U.S. judge’s Idaho transgender sports ban ruling
The Associated Press

An Idaho ‘no-masker’ pastor prayed against a mask mandate. He’s now in intensive care for COVID-19
The Washington Post *
 

Somalia: Al-Shabab attacks intensify as election looms
Deutsche Welle

Bulgarian court jails two men for life for 2012 bus bombing
Reuters

India arrests nine al Qaeda militants planning ‘terrorist attacks’
Reuters

Christian pastor, soldier shot dead in Indonesia’s Papua
Reuters

Islam still faces obstacles on path to be part of Germany
Deutsche Welle

Germany to improve safety of Jewish sites after Halle attack
The Associated Press

Jewish pilgrims retreat from Ukrainian border
The Associated Press

‘Political paralysis’: Lebanese patriarch points at Shiite leaders for cabinet delay
Reuters

 

How Jewish history and the Holocaust fueled Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s quest for justice
The Washington Post *

Why Teddy Roosevelt’s warning to lay off a candidate’s religious beliefs is still relevant today
The Conversation

Religious leaders are becoming content creators to keep their followers engaged
Vox

Justice and the Rohingya people are the losers in Asia’s new cold war
The Guardian

I’m a Muslim and Arab American. Will I ever be an equal citizen?
The New York Times Magazine *

Ilhan Omar is not here to put you at ease
The New York Times Magazine *