Daily Religion Headlines

Liberty University and Falwell: A bond that’s hard to break
The Associated Press

Democrats tap array of faith leaders to speak at convention
The Associated Press

Joe Biden’s Catholic politics are complicated, but deeply American
Religion News Service

Mormons cool to Trump are finding new influence in Arizona
The Associated Press

A Virginia House candidate campaigns by attacking ‘a man dressed as a woman’
The New York Times *

Judge orders John MacArthur, Grace Community Church to wear masks, social distance during services
Religion News Service

The LDS Church is removing Minerva Teichert paintings from its own chapels, prompting a question: Where does the art belong?
The Salt Lake Tribune *

 

LGBT rights are flashpoint in culture war dividing Europe’s East and West
The Wall Street Journal *

Zimbabwe’s Catholic bishops accuse government of abuses
The Associated Press

South Korea church coronavirus cluster causes alarm
BBC News

Fewer people but deep faith on Greece’s Assumption holiday
The Associated Press

Remittances to Pakistan hit record high due to subdued hajj spending
Reuters

Angola orders Brazil evangelical churches to close
BBC News

Pope urges Nile states to continue talks over disputed dam
The Associated Press

A life’s work shattered: Stained glass artist counts cost of Beirut blast
Reuters

 

The end of the secular republic
The Atlantic *

The renegade priest helping undocumented people survive the pandemic
The New Yorker *

A saint’s sins
The New York Times *

UK’s first Muslim female referee talks learning English, discrimination and career goals
BBC News

COVID-19 cannot stop the hum of a church choir
NPR