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Volunteer Al Wheeler, wearing bunny ears, keeps an eye on the service and cars during a drive-in Easter service at First Baptist Church in Plaistow, N.H., on April 12. Since the COVID-19 pandemic has made services inside the church a danger to health, the

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Share Your Thoughts: How Church May Change After The Coronavirus

5:30pm May 13, 2020

by Tom Gjelten

Houses of worship in America have now been closed for about two months. We are wondering how worship habits will be changed long-term by the COVID-19 pandemic. We'd like you to share your thoughts.

Hassidic Jews Socially distancing on a Willamsburg street during Saturday morning shabbat prayers on May 2.

Jewish Americans Say They Are Scapegoated For The Coronavirus Spread

3:29pm May 13, 2020

by Matt Katz

Violations of health regulations by Orthodox Jews have been documented by public officials and media at a level of scrutiny that Jews say others don't face.

Supreme Court Weighs Whether Religious Schools Can Fire Lay Workers

7:26pm May 11, 2020

The pair of cases is the second time in less than a decade that the court has been asked to consider arguments involving discrimination lawsuits from teachers fired by parochial schools.

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Supreme Court Weighs Whether Parochial Schools Are Exempt From Fair Employment Laws

2:45pm May 11, 2020

by Nina Totenberg

For decades, lower courts have recognized an exception to the nation's employment laws for ministers. But how do we define who is a minister and who is not?

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A group of conservative Catholics suggests coronavirus social distancing measures lead to a "police state."

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Some See Plot To Create 'World Government' In Coronavirus Restrictions

6:39pm May 08, 2020

by Tom Gjelten

A manifesto by some prominent Catholic leaders alleges that some powers are using the coronavirus as a "pretext" to foment worldwide panic, restrict freedom and gain control over citizens.

COVID-19 Pandemic Further Alienates Muslim Minority Rohingya

8:13am May 07, 2020

by Michael Sullivan

Boats full of Muslim minority Rohingya refugees are being pushed back by Malaysia, in part, the government says, over fears of the coronavirus virus.

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Surveys show that about a quarter of Protestant congregations and more than a third of Catholic parishes successfully pursued loans under the first round of the SBA's Paycheck Protection Program.

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Many Houses of Worship Have Sought Government Aid, Surveys Show

7:55pm May 06, 2020

by Tom Gjelten

Houses of worship have taken a big financial hit during the coronavirus shutdown. Many have applied for government aid under an SBA emergency loan program.

While Donald Trump won the Catholic vote in 2016, his chances of winning the group again might be complicated by the growing number of Latino Catholic voters and Joe Biden being Catholic himself.

Trump Seeks Catholic Voters, But Some Catholics Push Back

8:42am May 05, 2020

by Tom Gjelten

President Trump aims to rally U.S. Catholics to support his reelection. The effort is dividing Catholics along partisan lines and within congregations.

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Clinical Study Considers The Power Of Prayer To Combat COVID-19

8:11pm May 01, 2020

by Tom Gjelten

"We all believe in science, and we also believe in faith," says the principal investigator.

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African Americans Hit Hardest By COVID-19 But Most Likely To Say Faith Has Grown

3:25pm April 30, 2020

by Tom Gjelten

Most U.S Christians say their faith has been unaffected by the coronavirus. Those who attend historically black churches are the exception.