Articles of Interest about religion, the virus, and teaching - March 17

***THE VIRUS

Coronavirus may drive more high school seniors to in-state public colleges 

Social distancing prevents infections, but it can have unintended consequences

Coronavirus Rumors: Running List Of Fake News, Hoaxes, Disinformation 

***TEACHING DURING THE VIRUS

Welcome to Your Hastily Prepared Online College Course - McSweeney’s Internet Tendency 

Bringing Your Course Online: Resources from MLA 

Suddenly trying to teach humanities courses online? Here's what the experts recommend  

As coronavirus closures force colleges to move students online, ed-tech experts see opportunity -- but also risk 

Zoom videoconferencing is very popular. It has bigger plans

Why College Students Are One Of The Most Affected Groups By COVID-19 Outbreak 

How to Help Students Who Are at Risk of Dropping Out  

As coronavirus closes schools, teachers and families brace for massive experiment in online education 

***RELIGION & THE VIRUS

SoCal Church Offers a Drive-In Mass in Keeping With COVID-19 Guidelines  

Evangelical preacher claims to cure coronavirus through TV  

California mega-church cancels its ‘faith healing’ hospital visits, citing coronavirus

You’d think God could target the problem better by only giving “them” the virus!

Los Angeles Times postpones Festival of Books due to coronavirus 

Churches are closing doors, live streaming services for congregants avoiding coronavirus 

Liberty University Moves Classes Online Despite Falwell's Initial Coronavirus Skepticism  

COVID-19 Forces Hundreds of Bible Study Fellowship Classes Online

Televangelist Attempts To “Heal” Coronavirus Patients Through The TV 

***RELIGION

Anti-gay sign in religious leader’s yard sparks protest outside Bossier City church  

Do Christian Churches Care About the Climate Crisis 

Museum of the Bible's Dead Sea Scrolls are fake, analysis shows  

Did Jack Welch's Evangelical Faith Change the Controversial 'Rock Star' CEO of General Electric? 

***RELIGION AND POLITICS

How a data-backed Christian nationalist machine helped Trump to power 

White Evangelicals See Trump as Fighting for Their Beliefs, Though Many Have Mixed Feelings About His Personal Conduct 

***RELIGION & THE LAW 

Caught between gender equality and religious liberty (opinion) 

Pennsylvania opens grand jury investigation into Jehovah’s Witnesses’ cover-up of child sex abuse 

Texas megachurch pastor pleads guilty to defrauding investors

***DENOMINATIONS

California Southern Baptists to shutter newspaper

The courage and compassion of Catholic activist Dorothy Day