Big Tech censors religion, too

At least 36 states give clergy vaccine priority, for the risks they face and the example they set
The New York Times*

Arkansas governor signs medical conscience objections law
The Associated Press

Transgender girls in sports: GOP pushes new front in culture war
The New York Times*

U.S. religious-rights official says she is ‘flattered’ to be target of China sanctions
Reuters

Atlanta massacre sparks a political awakening in the Korean church
Politico

Franklin Graham unfazed after evangelical base blasts him for encouraging vaccines
Religion News Service

California woman sentenced for Catholic school bomb threats
The Associated Press

Noose found in courtyard of Episcopal church on Capitol Hill
The Washington Post*

Pagan sues Panera Bread Company alleging religious discrimination
Religion News Service

An old church in Maryland marks a pandemic Palm Sunday with a parade of cars
The Washington Post*

International headlines

Explosion rocks Indonesian church compound on Palm Sunday
The New York Times*

Pakistani judge orders blasphemy probe against organizers of Women’s Day march
Reuters

Religious leaders and politicians call for calm in UK cartoon row
The Guardian

Sudan recommits to religious liberty in pact with holdout rebels
Bloomberg News*

Inside Myanmar’s army: ‘They see protesters as criminals’
The New York Times*

Auschwitz museum slams New Yorker Holocaust piece on Poland
The Associated Press

China sanctions U.S., Canadian officials over Xinjiang
The Associated Press

Pope, on Palm Sunday, says devil taking advantage of pandemic
Reuters

Indians gather for Holi celebrations as virus cases surge
The Associated Press

Israelis gather for Passover, celebrating freedom from virus
The Associated Press

Analysis and commentary

The flaw at the center of purity culture
The Atlantic*

Big Tech censors religion, too
The Wall Street Journal*

He’s a famous evangelical preacher, but his kids wish he’d pipe down
The New York Times*

Passover’s promise of a safer place is America’s story this year
Religion News Service

As Passover begins, Jews feel unwelcome in the EU
Deutsche Welle

The religious foundations of Arab-Israel peace
Religion News Service

How do faithless people like me make sense of this past year of COVID?
The Guardian