Articles of interest about religion (and the virus) - Nov 19

***THE VIRUS 

Lockdowns could be avoided if 95% of people wore masks, says WHO 

Covid-19 Expert: Americans Will Start Dying in ER Waiting Rooms

The Coronavirus Is Airborne Indoors. But We’re Still Scrubbing Surfaces. ($)

38 percent of Americans planning on having Thanksgiving dinner with 10 or more people

Coronavirus invades men’s reproductive organs, can affect their fertility

'Breakthrough finding' reveals why certain Covid-19 patients die 

Is it safe to eat at outdoor restaurants with tents and barriers?  

***RELIGION & THE VIRUS 

Televangelist who blamed COVID-19 on premarital sex dies from virus

***RELIGION AND POLITICS

In 2018, Worldwide Government Restrictions on Religion Reach Highest Level in More Than a Decade

How Biden swung the religious vote

Family split over son’s support of Trump politics threatens Billy Graham’s legacy

Evangelicals in Midwest who ditched Trump cost him the election, early data suggests

Trump wins white evangelicals, Catholics split

Sekulow-run Christian charities steered $65M to the Trump lawyer and his family

***EVANGELICAL CHANGES  

Why the Partisan Divide? The U.S. Is Becoming More Secular—and More Religious 

Trump has changed the way evangelical Christians think about the apocalypse  

The Evangelical Reckoning Begins ($)

Why Evangelicals Aren't What They Used to Be 

Christian Conservatives Respond to Trump’s Loss and Look Ahead

***CATHOLIC

Sainted too soon? Vatican report fast John Paul II in harsh new light

Catholics divided as bishops examine Biden’s abortion stance

***MEGACHURCHES

US Megachurches Are Getting Bigger and Thinking Smaller

Bigger Than Its Pastor: What Hillsong's Post-Carl Lentz Future Looks Like

L.A. megachurch pastor mocks pandemic health orders, even as church members fall ill

***RELIGION

Sony acquires faith-based streaming service

Martin Luther’s Ninety-five Theses, as E-mailed by Your Passive-Aggressive Co-Worker