Daily Religion Headlines

Televangelist Pat Robertson says it’s time for Trump to accept Biden’s win and ‘move on’
The Washington Post*

Some U.S. Black pastors, key players in COVID education, are hesitating to push vaccine
Reuters

Lawmakers include $2.75 billion for private schools in stimulus after prodding by Orthodox Jewish and Catholic groups
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

A new pastor who couldn’t meet members of her church found a way to celebrate Christmas with them
The Washington Post*

Jentezen Franklin, Trump adviser and prominent Georgia pastor, tests positive for COVID-19
Religion News Service

How a female priest helped calm tensions over Daniel Prude’s police custody death in Rochester
The Washington Post*

After permit approved for whites-only church, small Minnesota town insists it isn’t racist
NBC News

Proud Boys leader takes credit for burning D.C. church’s Black Lives Matter banner
NPR

Why NBA star Kyrie Irving was burning sage before a game with the Celtics
Religion News Service
 

Israeli high court hears challenge to Jewish nation law
The Associated Press

Anti-Semitic tweets targeting Miss France contestant spark investigation
The Wall Street Journal*

Orthodox Jewish leaders are telling their followers to vaccinate for COVID-19. Will they listen?
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Two Vatican cardinals close to Pope Francis test positive for COVID-19
America*

Papal Christmas, New Year moved indoors because of coronavirus
Reuters

Francis warns Vatican officials their conflicts polarize Catholic Church
National Catholic Reporter

Undeterred by ICC decision, Uighurs hail EU, UK steps toward holding China accountable
The World

Filipinos go the whole hog at Christmas. But coronavirus is crimping a yuletide tradition
The Washington Post*
 

God help us: We’re losing our religion and filling the void with politics
USA Today

Praying apart isn’t the same as praying together. That’s why we sued D.C.
The Washington Post*

Submitting to government doesn’t mean surrendering constitutional rights
Real Clear Religion

America’s most famous nun on confronting death
Slate

Islamic militias are protecting churches in Indonesia
Religion Unplugged

Pandemic cooking and Jewish food rituals offer comfort in times of sickness
The Conversation