Daily Religion Headlines

Civil rights leader Rev. William Barber to deliver homily at official inaugural prayer service
The Washington Post *

McConnell to attend Inauguration Day church service with Biden
Washington Examiner

Ahead of inauguration, faith leaders urge devotees in state capitols to take precautions
Religion News Service

Inauguration week prayer event aims to show Christian unity
The Associated Press

Warnock calls for equity and integrity in sermon at Ebenezer Baptist ahead of MLK Day
NPR

Martin Luther King Jr. faith events continue in time of COVID-19 and Capitol chaos
Religion News Service

‘A place to fund hope’: How Proud Boys and other fringe groups found refuge on a Christian fundraising website
The Washington Post *

March for Life, the country’s biggest annual antiabortion rally, will be virtual this year
The Washington Post *

School choice lawsuit surge pushes possible high court fight
The Associated Press

Saleh’s hiring by Jets source of pride for Muslim community
The Associated Press
 

Thousands of churches in England opt to close over COVID fears
The Guardian

Tackle French ‘abuse’ of Muslims, civil society groups tell UN
Al Jazeera

Uighur campaigners to target 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics sponsors
The Guardian

Swiss government urges voters to reject burqa ban in March referendum
Reuters

Woman with links to deposed cardinal to go on trial, Vatican says
Reuters

Indian Muslim trust to start Ayodhya mosque project on January 26
Al Jazeera

Egyptian woman arrested for baking ‘indecent’ cakes
BBC News

Casino mogul and ‘Jewish patriot’ Adelson buried in Jerusalem
Reuters
 

Biden’s big Bible is heavy with history, symbolism
Christianity Today *

This MLK Day, white evangelicals again have a choice to make on racial justice
Religion News Service

Race and reconciliation
First Things *

Are the brains of atheists different to those of religious people? Scientists are trying to find out
The Conversation

What Jon Ossoff means for the South and its buried Jewish past
The Washington Post *