German state bans burqas, niqabs in schools

Pandemic lawsuits from voters, worshipers, prisoners meet roadblock at Supreme Court
USA Today

Convent outside Detroit lost 13 religious sisters to COVID-19 with 12 dying in one month
CNN

As pandemic wears on, faith leaders dig in on life or death decisions
Religion News Service

Catholic leaders in Nashville face scrutiny over handling of sexual assault allegation
The Tennessean *

Baltimore man sues Catholic hospital for transgender discrimination over refusal to perform surgery
The Baltimore Sun *

Satanic Temple offers scholarships to high school grads
The Associated Press

Supreme Court decision reignites the fight over Utah’s 18-week abortion law
The Salt Lake Tribune *

 

International Headlines

Trial begins in Germany over synagogue attack on Yom Kippur
The New York Times *

German state bans burqas, niqabs in schools
Deutsche Welle

Israeli parliament bans LGBTQ ‘conversion therapy’ in preliminary vote, risking coalition crisis
Haaretz *

Netflix cancels Turkish show after government demands removal of gay character
The Hollywood Reporter *

Rwandan church embraces LGBT+ community
Deutsche Welle

Kenya’s churches reopen cautiously as COVID-19 infections are on the rise
Religion Unplugged

U.S. conducts airstrike against ISIS in Somalia
CNN

Greenland votes to keep vandalized statue of Danish missionary
Bloomberg News *

 

Analysis & Commentary

Un-HolyLand? An Arab Muslim reckoning with racism
NPR

America is seeing a surge in anti-Catholic vandalism
The Week

COVID-19 is imperiling the Jewish day school
Tablet

Wearing a mask is pro-life
America

My spiritual path through the COVID-19 darkness
Religion News Service

 

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