The attempted shutdown of China’s Christians

Christian abortion critics urge Dems to change platform
The Associated Press

The church deacon died of COVID-19. Then his body went missing
The Wall Street Journal *

John Lewis funeral to be held at Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist
The Associated Press

In emerging role, chaplains are providing spiritual care for activists in movements across the nation
Religion News Service

In Portland, this rabbi leads the clergy resistance
Religion News Service

Face masks and a mohel: Parents figure out how to host a bris during coronavirus
The Wall Street Journal *

North Dakota governor blasts party’s anti-LGBTQ resolution
The Associated Press

Ilhan Omar campaign mailer accuses opponent of being ‘in the pocket of Wall Street’ and only quotes Jewish donors by name
Vice

 

International Headlines

Erdogan fulfills cherished goal, opening Hagia Sophia to prayers
The New York Times *

Turkey names three imams, including professor, for Hagia Sophia
The Associated Press

Families of French IS members in Syria battle to bring them back
Deutsche Welle

Two of the IS terrorists dubbed the Beatles admit involvement in captivity of Kayla Mueller, James Foley
NBC News

Cut off from world, and virus, Gaza prepares for Eid like nowhere else
Reuters

Taliban say ready for talks with Kabul after Eid holiday
The Associated Press

 

Analysis & Commentary

Hagia Sophia’s history of conflict and faith
The Associated Press

Praying at Hagia Sophia, Erdogan crowns long campaign to revitalize Islam in Turkey
Reuters

IS prisoner issue a ticking timebomb for the West
BBC News

The attempted shutdown of China’s Christians
National Review *

COVID-19 and religion, from the sublime to the malicious
The Vancouver Sun *

Statues topple and a Catholic church burns as California reckons with its Spanish colonial past
The Conversation

Has Buddhist culture helped stem the coronavirus?
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

 

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