Daily Religion Headlines

Jerry Falwell Jr. resigns as head of Liberty University, will get $10.5 million in compensation
The Washington Post *

Jerry Falwell Jr.’s departure brings relief on Liberty University’s campus
The New York Times *

Cissie Graham Lynch attacks transgender rights in RNC speech
NBC News

Republican convention speaker out of lineup after retweeting anti-Semitic rant
Politico

Dangerous levels of contempt’: Trump deploys a convention to attack Dems on religion
Politico

More than 300 faith leaders call on Trump, Republican delegates to change immigration policies
Religion News Service

Texas renews court effort to ban abortion procedure
The Associated Press

U.S. rejects U.N. rights panel upholding access to abortions during pandemic
Reuters

Kentucky lawmakers resume push to curb ‘conversion therapy’
The Associated Press
 

U.S. presses other Muslim nations to establish ties with Israel
The New York Times *

Pope to readmit faithful to general audiences from next week: Vatican
Reuters

Ukraine to restrict Jewish pilgrimage in response to Israel plea
Reuters

Orthodox Jewish students embrace gap year in Israel, despite COVID-19
Religion News Service

Outspoken atheist, arrested in Nigeria for blasphemy, hasn’t been seen since
The New York Times *

Ratko Mladic to address judges directly in Srebrenica appeal
BBC News

New Zealand mosque shooter won’t speak at court sentencing
The Associated Press

Congo army says Islamist militia kills 20 in east
Reuters

Pope Francis encourages nun helping trans community in Argentina
Religion News Service
 

Why only the Republicans are talking about abortion
The New York Times *

Joe Biden’s leap of faith
The Wall Street Journal *

Pompeo’s Jerusalem speech really about Trump using Israel to land Evangelical, not Jewish, votes
Chicago Sun-Times *

I’m Billy Graham’s granddaughter. Evangelical support of Donald Trump spits on his legacy
USA Today

What explains the strange, long life of The Protocols of the Elders of Zion?
The Atlantic *

A look at key moments in Falwell’s relationship with Liberty
The Associated Press