partisan split over virus-era religious freedom

Poll shows a partisan split over virus-era religious freedom
The Associated Press

Churches can reopen soon in parts of Virginia and Maryland. But many will keep their doors shut
The Washington Post *

Rev. Barber’s Poor People’s Campaign calls for resistance to reopening plans
Religion News Service

Wisconsin salon owner claims business is ministry, Safer at Home violates freedom of religion
WBAY

FBI: Charges in weapons sting follow anti-Semitic posts
The Associated Press

Jewish Americans say they are scapegoated for the coronavirus spread
NPR

Jewish Federation concerned about video of Alabama children drawing swastika
AL.com

Georgia governor excludes abortion providers from legal liability protections
THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION *

Ramadan Lights to pick Detroit area’s best-decorated homes
The Associated Press

Wrongfully imprisoned for decades, Jimmie Gardner is driven by faith and justice
Religion News Service

 

International Headlines

In UK, Catholic churches ‘should be allowed to reopen before others’
The Guardian

‘My rabbi’s tools now include a phone’: UK Jewish burials changed by COVID-19
The Guardian

Police, protesters clash in Montenegro’s north over bishop’s detention
Reuters

Government of Nicaragua ‘irresponsible’ in handling the pandemic, bishop says
Religion News Service

Bigotry mars return of Italy hostage who converted to Islam
The Associated Press

Ukraine police probe senior officer’s request for Jews’ personal info
CBS News

 

Analysis & Commentary

A biblical mystery at Oxford
The Atlantic *

The false choice presented to Sikh doctors serving COVID patients
Religion News Service

Where Southern states stand on abortion bans during the COVID-19 pandemic
The Tennessean *

In God’s time
First Things *

 

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