October 9, 2020

Daily Religion Headlines

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NEW FROM PEW RESEARCH CENTER

What lessons do Americans see for humanity in the coronavirus pandemic? We asked people to describe their takeaways, and a new essay looks at a sampling of responses – including many presented exactly as respondents wrote them. Some see religious significance, while others cite lessons in society’s failure to tackle problems like racism, economic inequality and climate change.

U.S. headlines

Supreme Court, amid pandemic, temporarily lets women get abortion pills without doctor visits
USA Today

COVID drug Trump touted as a ‘cure’ was developed using cells derived from aborted fetal tissue
CBS News

Scalia ‘heir’ Barrett may be open to reversing Roe v. Wade
The Associated Press

Inside the People of Praise, the tight-knit faith community of Amy Coney Barrett
The New York Times*

Orthodox Jewish leaders sue to block New York restrictions where COVID-19 cases are rising
The Washington Post*

Amid NYC protests, Orthodox Jews urge new virus-era dialogue
The Associated Press

Catholic priest sues California state and local leaders over COVID-19 restrictions
KPBS

Florida principal in Holocaust dispute is reinstated
The New York Times*

Man charged with Sikh murder released for lack of evidence, victim’s family protests with vigil
San Francisco Chronicle*

House calls bring Jewish tradition of Sukkot to the isolated
The Associated Press

International headlines

One Jehovah’s Witness acquitted in Russia as others get months of restrictions
Religion News Service

Anti-Semitism in Germany ‘sharply rising,’ warns security agency
Deutsche Welle

Halle synagogue attack: Neo-Nazi trial revives horror of attack
BBC News

Militants in Mali free four hostages after government releases prisoners
The New York Times*

Hungarian government calls new children’s book ‘homosexual propaganda,’ causing stir
Reuters

The Buddhist monk and make-up artist seeking LGBT+ equality in Japan
Reuters

Analysis and commentary

Mike Pence avoided Roe v. Wade in Wednesday’s debate. Here’s why
The Washington Post*

The hazard of confirming an anti-abortion U.S. Supreme Court justice days before an election
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution*

Is the Supreme Court too Catholic?
The Wall Street Journal*

There’s a way to avert the looming coronavirus crisis in Hasidic Brooklyn. But the city needs to choose it right now
Tablet

Do Cuomo’s new COVID rules discriminate against religion?
The New York Times*

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