Daily Religion Headlines

After turbulent 2020, faith in America faces more big issues
The Associated Press

COVID Christmas: Packed church wait-lists, live-streamed services and increased giving
The Washington Post*

Christmas without music? Churches are finding a way
The New York Times*

Los Angeles County reverses ban on indoor religious services after Supreme Court decision
KTLA

As friends celebrate Christmas, Muslims navigate religious, cultural implications
The Toledo Blade*

Eight Catholic sisters die of COVID-19 within a week at a Wisconsin home
The New York Times*

Church leaders tell Loeffler to back off Warnock’s religious views
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution*

President in the pews: D.C. churches offer Biden options
The Associated Press

LDS handbook adds warning against prejudice and misinformation, revises entries on sex abuse, conversion therapy, stillborn babies and more
The Salt Lake Tribune*

Luter, Greear latest Southern Baptist leaders to weigh in as turmoil over race theory grows
Religion News Service
 

Vatican: OK to get virus vaccines using abortion cell lines
The Associated Press

Concern among Muslims over halal status of COVID-19 vaccine
The Associated Press

Once a slogan of unity, ‘Je suis Charlie’ now divides France
The New York Times*

German court sentences synagogue gunman to life in prison
Reuters

Germany brings home ‘Islamic State’ brides, children from Syrian camps
Deutsche Welle

India’s Modi surprises with Sikh temple visit amid farm protests
Reuters

Amid freed Nigeria schoolboys’ joyful reunions, fear lingers
The Associated Press

In a tough year, a nativity scene ‘that has had problems’
The New York Times*

Egyptian court acquits men accused of abusing Coptic woman
The Associated Press

Bolivia recognizes first same-sex marriage
Deutsche Welle
 

Why the Puritans cracked down on celebrating Christmas
The Conversation

How we survive winter
The New York Times*

An Advent lament in the pandemic
The New Yorker*

‘We out’: Charlie Dates on why his church is leaving the SBC over rejection of critical race theory
Religion News Service

Saint Joseph, Man of the Year
National Review*

COVID’s toll on the Orthodox Christian Church
Commonweal*

The Supreme Court’s confusing new ‘religious liberty’ order, explained
Vox

The Supreme Court opened the door for religious charter schools
Newsweek