Articles of interest about religion - April 22

***COVID-19 

Moderna hopes to have Covid booster shot for its vaccine ready by the fall, CEO says

People who get Covid between vaccine shots can get second dose soon after recovery

***RELIGION & THE VIRUS

Polls find vaccine hesitancy in White Evangelical community

Are there any drugs I shouldn't mix with my COVID-19 vaccine?

Study: White evangelicals biggest group planning to skip vaccine

***RELIGION 

It’s Not Just Young White Liberals Who Are Leaving Religion 

New study links evangelical Christianity to phallic insecurity in the United States

Brazil is building a new statue of Jesus -- and it's going to be bigger than Rio's

***RELIGION AND POLITICS

Can America's 'Civil Religion' Still Unite The Country? (opinion)

***RELIGION & THE LAW 

Minnesota churches caught in standoffs between protesters and police

Sex discrimination suit against Florida church tests ‘ministerial exception’ rulings

North Dakota governor signs Ten Commandments school bill

Seattle police reverse course on dinner invitation sent by Franklin Graham's org invited Seattle police officers

Former employee sues Dave Ramsey's company for alleged religious discrimination, ‘cult-like’ atmosphere

***THE BIBLE 

Bibles Get American Pastor Tangled Up in Turkish Politics

Home Share Religion A $300 designer Bible aims to make the holy book more hip  

***DENOMINATIONS

Evangelical Christian denomination behind proposed $200 million development in Columbus suburb

America’s largest Protestant denomination considers changing direction ($) 

United Methodist Church anticipates split of denomination over gay rights, other issues

***SEMINARIES

Black Gateway Seminary board member protests ‘racial insensitivity’ of SBC’s seminary leaders

How Baptists hold differing views on the resurrection of Christ and why this matters

***CATHOLIC

Rape allegations surface for Jesuit priest accused of inappropriate conduct at Loyola, Boston College

Passionists order, Catholic dioceses didn’t reveal predator deacon in their midst 

***MEGACHURCHES

Megachurch Pastor’s son becomes famous on TikTok for his criticism of religion ($) 

***RELIGION & WOMEN'S ISSUES 

'The Making Of Biblical Womanhood' Tackles Contradictions In Religious Practice

***ISLAM

Muslim civil rights group sues Facebook 

Ramadan 2021 brings decisions for Muslims

***SIKHS

U.S. Sikh group demands probe of possible hate bias in deadly Indianapolis FedEx rampage

***PASSING 

Ole Anthony, Dallas pastor known for relentless investigations into TV preachers, dies at age 82