Daily Religion Headlines

How QAnon uses religion to lure unsuspecting Christians
CNN

Inspired by Trump, Hasidic backlash grows over virus rules
The New York Times *

Coalition of prosecutors, attorneys general across U.S. vows not to enforce antiabortion laws
The Washington Post *

Republicans repeatedly brought up Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s faith. Democrats stayed away from it
BuzzFeed

A California pastor encouraged parishioners to use an unauthorized GOP ballot drop box at his church
CNN

Big crowd in Minnesota grills representative of controversial Nordic heritage church
Star Tribune *

After St. Paul mosque vandalized multiple times, CAIR-MN asks for community support
St. Paul Pioneer Press *

Connecticut synagogue’s virtual shiva service disrupted by Zoombombers posting anti-Semitic, pornographic videos
Hartford Courant *

Maryland Episcopal diocese reparations fund gains $100,000 in community donations
Religion News Service
 

‘You cannot serve both God and money’: Vatican’s financial scandal takes new twist
NPR

‘You don’t belong here’: In Poland’s ‘LGBT-free zones,’ existing is an act of defiance
CNN

Germany to give $662 million in aid to Holocaust survivors
The Associated Press

China defends Tibet labor program, urges against overdoing religion
Reuters

‘Chinese female Jesus’ stalks Indian youth on social media, alarming church leaders
Religion Unplugged

LGBT groups in Japan launch petition seeking equality law
The Associated Press
 

Trump and Biden make pitches to very different Catholic voters
Religion Unplugged

White evangelicals are actually for Trump in 2020, not just against his opponent
Christianity Today *

Amy Coney Barrett’s Christian religiosity
The Wall Street Journal *

Why isn’t Pope Francis wearing a mask?
America *

From mute to menacing: Why TV’s portrayal of Muslims still falls short
The Guardian

The persecution of the Uighurs is a crime against humanity
The Economist *