February 10, 2021

Daily Religion Headlines

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NEW FROM PEW RESEARCH CENTER

Half of all U.S. adults think evangelical Christians will lose influence in Washington under President Joe Biden’s new administration while just 9% think they will gain influence, according to a January Pew Research Center survey. White evangelical Protestants are particularly likely to expect a loss of influence during the Biden presidency.

U.S. headlines

No touching! Churches get ready for Ash Wednesday in a pandemic
Religion News Service

Cuomo’s COVID limits on religious gatherings tossed by judge
Bloomberg News *

The digital divide is giving American churches hell
Wired *

‘You don’t have a second chance’: Muslim Americans lament lost time with loved ones after lifting of travel ban
USA Today

Democratic lawmakers push FDA to lift restrictions on abortion pill
Politico

God cares a lot about money, say faith finance groups, and maybe you should too
Religion News Service

International headlines

Polish court orders scholars to apologize over Holocaust study
The New York Times *

Why Germany prosecutes the aged for Nazi roles it long ignored
The New York Times *

Israel’s ultra-Orthodox reject criticism, defy virus rules
The Associated Press

Vatican seeks elder care rethink after COVID-19 ‘massacre’
The Associated Press

Bangladesh sentences eight to death for publisher’s murder
Al Jazeera

After military coup, it’s ‘time to shout’ for Myanmar evangelicals
Christianity Today *

Leonardo’s ‘Last Supper’ reopens to public with short wait
The Associated Press

Analysis and commentary

Biden’s choice in China
First Things *

Marjorie Taylor Greene’s ‘apology’ and the challenge of Jesus
CNN

This Lent, give up mixing faith with political terrorism
Religion News Service

Black Catholic women like Amanda Gorman are forgotten prophets of American democracy
The Washington Post *

A chaplain creates community for young Shiite Muslims
Religion & Politics

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