Articles of interest about religion - May 21

***COVID-19

Unvaccinated Americans Twice As Likely To Feel Comfortable Ditching Masks, Poll Finds As Mandates Lift 

Fauci says people are "misinterpreting" the new CDC mask guidance

***RELIGION & THE VIRUS

Officials grapple with vaccine hesitancy among Latino evangelicals

15 San Diego Rock Church employees have contracted COVID-19

***RELIGION AND POLITICS

What new laws in Montana and South Dakota say about religious freedom 

***RELIGION & BUSINESS 

 Lifeway Christian Resources downtown Nashville headquarters sells for $95 million 

The Legacy Of Harold Camping, Who Falsely Predicted The World’s End, Lives On in Family Radio

***RELIGION & RACIAL ISSUES

How purity culture and anti-Asian racism intersect in some white evangelical circles

***DENOMINATIONS

Russell Moore leaving Southern Baptist position for spot with Christianity Today  

Lutherans elect first transgender bishop 

***MEGACHURCHES

Founder of Hillsong Church says he had concerns about Carl Lentz for years 

A Louisiana megachurch used inappropriate tactics to 'train' teens, ex-interns say

Pastor of metro Atlanta mega-church announces retirement

Saddleback Church ordains first female pastors

***SURVEYS ABOUT RELIGION

Survey finds racial division, stereotyping among Christians  

U.S. Jews far less religious than Christians or Americans overall by some measures

***BILLY GRAHAM 

Billy Graham subject of PBS documentary

PBS' Billy Graham documentary captures preacher's pull and ambition 

How Billy Graham weaponized white evangelical Christian power in America (opinion)

***EASTERN RELIGIONS

Instagram Labeled One Of Islam’s Holiest Mosques A Terrorist Organization

Sikhism Explained: What to Know About This Often-Misunderstood Religion

***CONVERSION THERAPY 

The U.K. is set to pursue a ban on ‘conversion therapy.’ Here’s where other countries stand on the issue. ($) 

***CHRISTIAN MUSIC

DC Talk's Kevin Max Identifies as an 'Exvangelical'

‘Because He Lives’ still resonates 50 years later