Friday's News & Ideas - 3/6/2020

The Democratic Party is not antithetical to religion
Religion & Politics: To be sure, there are rising numbers of religiously unaffiliated Democratic voters, yet the Democratic Party’s secular image seems erroneous when one considers how often candidates have folded religious rhetoric into their campaigns.

6 ways universities are responding to coronavirus
NPR: Higher education in the United States is more of an international community than ever, and that means the impacts of the coronavirus have been felt broadly across the country already

Meditation and surround sound meet prayer in Brooklyn church
Associated Press: Welcome to sound bath Evensong.

No matter what the Supreme Court decides, abortion opponents have already won
Vox: As the Supreme Court considers a Louisiana law, this is how anti-abortion groups see the direction of the country.

Those shoes were made by a Uighur detainee
The Nation: China forces Muslim minorities to produce materials that may be used by Nike, Uniqlo, Zara, and other retail giants. It’s time for the fashion industry to talk about divestment.

The Spark

When coronavirus quarantine is class warfare
A pandemic is a great way to examine American class inequities,* The New York Times says.

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