Daily Religion Headlines

Leaked transcript shows NY church’s attempt to block Child Victims Act
ABC News

Kirbyjon Caldwell, former pastor and presidential adviser who promoted ‘good success,’ sentenced to prison
Religion News Service

Heartbeat abortion ban may finally pass in South Carolina
The Associated Press

Latter-day Saints are overrepresented in Utah’s Legislature, holding nine of every 10 seats
The Salt Lake Tribune *

Houston woman faces historic indictment over female genital cutting
Religion News Service

Beloved N.J. mosque shouldn’t have been sold to developers, Muslims say in lawsuit
NJ.com

LA clergy look to hold city officials responsible for allowing Sean Feucht’s Skid Row event
Religion News Service
 

Pope Francis and former Pope Benedict get first dose of COVID-19 vaccine
CNN

Pope’s adviser says COVID has highlighted ‘existential’ climate risk
The Guardian

Israel hopes to vaccinate Holocaust survivors to save and repay ‘treasured’ population
Religion News Service

Taliban cracks down on ‘costly’ polygamy
BBC News

U.S. blacklisting of Yemen’s Houthis may cause ‘large-scale famine,’ UN warns
The New York Times *

A mansion built by Jerusalem’s most notorious mufti slated to become a synagogue
Religion Unplugged

Sheldon Adelson to be buried on Jerusalem’s Mount of Olives
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
 

How one Atlanta church impacted Martin Luther King Jr., the Civil Rights Movement and incoming Sen. Raphael Warnock
Time

Trump ignites a war within the church
The New York Times *

The Capitol siege recalls past acts of Christian nationalist violence
The Conversation

U.S. set for flurry of ‘Christian nationalist’ bills advanced by religious right
The Guardian

A ‘time of crisis’ for Poland’s Catholic Church
National Catholic Reporter

Can spiritual directors help?
The New York Times *

How to make the Islamic world less radical
The Wall Street Journal *