Daily Religion Headlines

Southern Baptist seminary presidents nix critical race theory
Religion News Service

With more holidays ahead, Massachusetts governor says ‘too many’ COVID-19 clusters are stemming from religious gatherings
Boston.com

California officials urge U.S. Supreme Court to leave coronavirus restrictions on churches in place
East Bay Times *

Some churches scale back in-person worship amid COVID-19 surge
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette *

Kentucky AG asks U.S. Supreme Court to rule on religious schools lawsuit
Louisville Courier Journal *

Christians look for new way to wait out pandemic during Advent
The Boston Globe *

Closed for Christmas, Washington National Cathedral is more popular than ever
The Washington Post *

From Englewood to the Vatican: Reminiscing with family of new Cardinal Wilton Gregory
Chicago Sun-Times *
 

Coronavirus robs biblical Bethlehem of Christmas cheer
The Associated Press

Faith leaders pair with health officials to save India’s largest slum from COVID-19
Religion News Service

Scores of nuns contract coronavirus at German convent
Deutsche Welle

Pope book backs George Floyd protests, blasts virus skeptics
The Associated Press

What is behind Austria’s plan to outlaw ‘political Islam’?
Financial Times *

Christchurch inquiry: Islamic group says it ‘asked for help’ before attack
The Guardian

From sexual addiction to queerness, young Christians are grappling with big questions around sex and faith
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
 

The Supreme Court was right to block Cuomo’s religious restrictions
The New York Times *

Why are some places of worship unconcerned about holding potential super-spreader events?
Los Angeles Times *

Religious conservatives have won a revolutionary victory in the Supreme Court
Vox

Eric Metaxas and the losing of the evangelical mind
Religion News Service

How did Hasidic Jewry become a stronghold of Trumpism?
Religion Dispatches

Why is Hong Kong so superstitious?
BBC News