Polygamy bill passes Utah House

Sip from the common cup? On Ash Wednesday, coronavirus and the flu have religious leaders tweaking rituals
The Washington Post *

Attorney General William Barr: Progressives moving away from liberal democracy; religion, free press weakening
The Tennessean *

Polygamy bill passes Utah House, appears headed for governor
The Salt Lake Tribune *

Biden shares story of faith with pastor who lost wife in 2015 Charleston shooting
CNN

Meet the pastor who prays over Elizabeth Warren before every debate
Religion News Service

Congressman Bennie Thompson asks DOJ to investigate Catholic sex abuse settlement
The Clarion-Ledger *

 

International Headlines

Saudi Arabia halts pilgrimage; Iran vice president has virus
The Associated Press

Virus or not, religion dominates in land of Islamic shrines
Bloomberg News *

Pope cancels visit with Rome priests for ‘slight’ illness
The Associated Press

A mob out for blood: India’s protests pit Hindus against Muslims
Reuters

The roots of the Delhi riots: A fiery speech and an ultimatum
The New York Times *

Germany upholds headscarf ban for trainee Muslim lawyers
Agence France-Presse

Ethiopian Cardinal Berhaneyesus Demerew barred from entering Eritrea
BBC News

 

Analysis & Commentary

The Supreme Court nears the moment of truth on religion
The New York Times *

Religious liberty wins another
The Wall Street Journal *

Why Delhi violence has echoes of the Gujarat riots
BBC News

Most politicians don’t court Muslim voters. Bernie is betting on them in Texas
Texas Monthly

Muslims should kill Islamophobia with kindness
The New York Times *

The Bible that oozed oil
Slate

 

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