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December 21, 2020
** Daily Religion Headlines
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A daily roundup of the latest religion headlines from around the web · Subscribe ↗ ([link removed])
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** U.S. headlines
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After turbulent 2020, faith in America faces more big issues ([link removed])
The Associated Press
COVID Christmas: Packed church wait-lists, live-streamed services and increased giving ([link removed])
The Washington Post*
Christmas without music? Churches are finding a way ([link removed])
The New York Times*
Los Angeles County reverses ban on indoor religious services after Supreme Court decision ([link removed])
KTLA
As friends celebrate Christmas, Muslims navigate religious, cultural implications ([link removed])
The Toledo Blade*
Eight Catholic sisters die of COVID-19 within a week at a Wisconsin home ([link removed])
The New York Times*
Church leaders tell Loeffler to back off Warnock’s religious views ([link removed])
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution*
President in the pews: D.C. churches offer Biden options ([link removed])
The Associated Press
LDS handbook adds warning against prejudice and misinformation, revises entries on sex abuse, conversion therapy, stillborn babies and more ([link removed])
The Salt Lake Tribune*
Luter, Greear latest Southern Baptist leaders to weigh in as turmoil over race theory grows ([link removed])
Religion News Service
** International headlines
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Vatican: OK to get virus vaccines using abortion cell lines ([link removed])
The Associated Press
Concern among Muslims over halal status of COVID-19 vaccine ([link removed])
The Associated Press
Once a slogan of unity, ‘Je suis Charlie’ now divides France ([link removed])
The New York Times*
German court sentences synagogue gunman to life in prison ([link removed])
Reuters
Germany brings home ‘Islamic State’ brides, children from Syrian camps ([link removed])
Deutsche Welle
India’s Modi surprises with Sikh temple visit amid farm protests ([link removed])
Reuters
Amid freed Nigeria schoolboys’ joyful reunions, fear lingers ([link removed])
The Associated Press
In a tough year, a nativity scene ‘that has had problems’ ([link removed])
The New York Times*
Egyptian court acquits men accused of abusing Coptic woman ([link removed])
The Associated Press
Bolivia recognizes first same-sex marriage ([link removed])
Deutsche Welle
** Analysis and commentary
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Why the Puritans cracked down on celebrating Christmas ([link removed])
The Conversation
How we survive winter ([link removed])
The New York Times*
An Advent lament in the pandemic ([link removed])
The New Yorker*
‘We out’: Charlie Dates on why his church is leaving the SBC over rejection of critical race theory ([link removed])
Religion News Service
Saint Joseph, Man of the Year ([link removed])
National Review*
COVID’s toll on the Orthodox Christian Church ([link removed])
Commonweal*
The Supreme Court’s confusing new ‘religious liberty’ order, explained ([link removed])
Vox
The Supreme Court opened the door for religious charter schools ([link removed])
Newsweek
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