Law and Religion Headlines
Friday, 11 February 2022
62% of white Evangelicals have had at least 1 dose of COVID-19 vaccine: poll
(Ryan Foley, The Christian Post)
Wednesday, 2 February 2022
Ordinance limiting Oregon church meal services violates religious freedom, lawsuit says
(Alejandra Molina, Religion News Service)
Streaming online has been a boon for churches, a godsend for isolated
(Bob Smietana and Elizabeth E. Evans, Religion News Service)
Faith in the metaverse: A VR quest for community, fellowship
(Luis Andres Henao, Religion News Service)
Wednesday, 26 January 2022
Groups raise concerns over 19 federal agencies’ plans to track religious objectors to COVID-19 vaccines
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
Monday, 24 January 2022
Defeat the Mandates protesters: We're not 'anti-vaxxers,' this is about coercion
(Brandon Showalter, The Christian Post)
Monday, 17 January 2022
Protesters demonstrate against vaccine mandate in nation's capital: 'This is loving your neighbor'
(Ryan Foley, The Christian Post)
Israeli ultra-Orthodox leaders push for children to get vaccinated
(Israel Hershkovitz, Al-Monitor: Israeli Press)
Wednesday, 15 December 2021
Survey: Americans concerned too many are seeking religious exemptions to vaccines
(Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service)
Wednesday, 15 September 2021
Post-Trump, Christian nationalists preach a theology of vaccine resistance
(Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service)
Wednesday, 1 September 2021
Nearly 60% of white evangelicals have gotten COVID vaccine: poll
(Ryan Foley, The Christian Post)
Friday, 27 August 2021
South Africa: Legal provision for mandatory vaccination in the workplace
(Amanda Visser, News24)
Wednesday, 11 August 2021
WEBINAR, 11 August 2021 (10AM New York): Girls' Access to Education in Bangladesh During COVID-19
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Wednesday, 28 July 2021
Survey: Vaccine hesitancy declines among faith groups, spurred partly by religious appeals
(Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service)
Sparked by pandemic fallout, homeschooling surges across US
(David Crary, Religion News Service)
Friday, 23 July 2021
Religions unite to fight Covid as Myanmar crisis worsens
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
Friday, 16 July 2021
In many COVID hot spots, a pattern: High concentrations of white evangelicals
(Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service)
Wednesday, 30 June 2021
An invitation to join the conversation on COVID and women
(Sofia Caseiro, Viewpoints: A blog of the G20 Interfaith Forum)
Amish put faith in God’s will and herd immunity over vaccine
(John Seewer, Religion News Service)
Hajj pilgrims urged to visit vaccine centers for second jab
(Deema Al-Khudair, Arab News)
Wednesday, 23 June 2021
Indian Hindus turn to honoring ‘corona goddess’ to quell pandemic
(Bhavya Dore, Religion News Service)
Monday, 3 May 2021
Vaccinated faithful throng Jerusalem church for Holy Fire
(Religion News Service)
Monday, 26 April 2021
Survey: Faith leaders key to combat vaccine hesitancy among religious — and QAnon believers
(Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service)
Monday, 19 April 2021
‘Fundamental betrayal’ of Christian beliefs: Over 1,000 clergy vow to oppose vaccine passport
(Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post)
Wednesday, 14 April 2021
Hasidic, devout, and mad as hell about COVID-19: Op-Ed
(Emma Green, The Atlantic)
Wednesday, 24 March 2021
Women in the COVID-19 Crisis: Disproportionately Affected and Protagonists of Regeneration
(Dicastery for Promoting Intergral Human Development)
Tuesday, 23 March 2021
COVID-19 Vaccines: Resources for Church Leaders
(Cabina di Regia of the Vatican COVID-19 Commission, DiReSom)
Wednesday, 17 March 2021
Zoe's prayer, Jeremiah's question, and the unbearable burden of being: Empathy and Education
(James Christie, Viewpoints: A blog of the G20 Interfaith Forum)
Wednesday, 3 March 2021
US bishops discourage Catholics from getting Johnson & Johnson vaccine if given a choice
(Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service)
USCCB: Moderna's and Pfizer's coronavirus vaccines ethically preferable to Johnson & Johnson's
(Catholic News Agency)
Monday, 1 March 2021
VIDEOS: Coronaspection, from the Elijah Interfaith Institute
Elderly religious overlooked in Belgium’s early COVID-19 vaccination programs
(Catholic News Agency)
Friday, 19 February 2021
Anti-vax at the Vatican? You might lose your job
(Nicole Winfield, Religion News Service)
Wednesday, 3 February 2021
Churches in LA’s working-class neighborhoods urge: ‘bring the vaccine to the people’
(Alejandra Molina, Religion News Service)
Friday, 29 January 2021
How highly religious women are redefining feminism
(Naomi Schaefer Riley, Deseret Magazine)
Wednesday, 20 January 2021
John Steenhuisen: South African President's COVID measures infringe on free practice of religion
(Aphiwe Deklerk, Sowetan Live)
Monday, 18 January 2021
How do you foster Catholic community in quarantine?
(Jonah McKeown, Catholic News Agency)
Friday, 1 January 2021
Top news articles of 2020 Christians should know about
(Kayla Koslosky, Christian Headlines)
Monday, 21 December 2020
Holy Communion by mail ‘not canonical’
(Hattie Williams, Church Times)
Friday, 4 December 2020
Catholic Aid is helping returned African migrants counter hunger, COVID-19
(Tawanda Karombo, Religion Unplugged)
Wednesday, 18 November 2020
The ethics of Moderna's coronavirus vaccine
(Catholic News Agency)
Friday, 13 November 2020
Stressed by COVID, online seekers discover Buddhism’s calming practice
(Caitlin Yoshiko Kandil, Religion News Service)
World Youth Day 2023 organizers urge youth to join ‘great national movement’
(Catholic News Agency)
Friday, 23 October 2020
Yom Kippur Zoom reunites Holocaust survivors 71 years later
(Luis Andres Henao and Jessie Wardarski, Religion News Service)
Wednesday, 14 October 2020
Judge rules DC COVID restrictions 'substantially burden' religious freedom
(Catholic News Agency)
Wednesday, 7 October 2020
Aid to the Church in Need providing aid to nuns in poverty during pandemic
(Catholic News Agency)
Wednesday, 30 September 2020
Pope Francis calls for new economic model to rebuild post-coronavirus world
(Catholic News Agency)
Friday, 25 September 2020
Normally a refuge on campus, college Muslim groups fight students’ isolation in a pandemic
(Hira Qureshi, Religion News Service)
The Weekly Round-Up: rising Covid-19 cases and constitutional concerns
(Alethea Redfern, UK Human Rights Blog)
Wednesday, 2 September 2020
This new 600-page book contains Jewish laws of coronavirus, from hand-washing to drug trials
(Avital Chizhik-Goldschmidt, Forward)
Saturday, 2 May 2020
COVID-19 Resources and Information
Berkley Center Faith and COVID-19: Resource Repository (Google Doc)
Friday, 1 May 2020
Headlines about COVID-19
(International Center for Law and Religion Studies, ICLRS Headlines)
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the United States
(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
CDC Coronavirus Interactive: Current data by state
(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, US Government)
COVIDView: A Weekly Surveillance of U.S. COVID-19 Activity
(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, US Government)
COVID-19: Cases, Data, and Surveillance
(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, US Government)
COVID-19, Religion and Belief: Webinar Series Landing Page
(BYU Law ICLRS, LDS-Europe, CRS, DISPOC, FGV Direito RIo, FBK-ISR)
Respecting democracy, rule of law and human rights in the framework of the COVID-19 sanitary crisis : A toolkit for member states
(The Council of Europe)
Coronavirus WorldOMeter
(updating demographics for COVID-19 worldwide)
Joint European Roadmap towards lifting COVID-19 containment measures
(Ursula von der Leyen, Charles Michel, The European Union)
Religious Responses to COVID-19
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Joint Learning Initiative on Faith & Local Communities, World Faiths Development Dialogue)
COVID-19 Special Coverage from Jurist (with University of Pittsburgh)
(Timeline of US legal events, Jurist)
Religion, Law and COVID-19 Emergency (DiReSoM)
Religion, Law and COVID-19 Emergency
(Law and Religion in Multicultural Societies/多元文化社会中的法律与宗教/ القانون والدين في المجتمعات متعددة الثقافات)
Religion, Law and COVID-19 Emergency (Europe subscribers)
(Diritto e Religione nelle Società Multiculturali, Derecho y Religión en las Sociedades Multiculturales/ Droit et Religion dans les sociétés multiculturelles/Recht und Religion in Multikulturellen Gesellschaften)
Religions for Peace’s Multi-religious COVID-19 Hub
Law, Religion and Covid-19 Emergency – Ebook, Diresom Papers 1
(Edited by Pierluigi Consorti, DiReSoM: Diritto e Religione nelle Società Multiculturali/ Law and Religion in Multicultural Societies)
Berkley Center Faith and COVID-19: Resource Repository (Landing Page)
(Katherine Marshall, Olivia Wilkinson, David Robinson, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Joint Learning Initiative on Faith & Local Communities, World Faiths Development Dialogue)
Religions for Peace: Statements in response to COVID-19
(Religions for Peace)
Resources for Faith Communities Responding to COVID-19 (Coronavirus)
(Buddhist, Bahá'i, Christian, Islamic, Jewish, Sikh, Hindu, Religions for Peace)
Multi-religious Humanitarian Fund in response to COVID-19 (RfP)
(fund will provide seed money for interreligious projects focusing on serving humanitarian needs, Religions for Peace)
Religions for Peace’s Multi-religious Action on COVID-19
(Religions for Peace)
Religions for Peace Facebook page
(Religions for Peace International)
Berkley Center: Religion and Development A-Z Subtopics
(Katherine Marshall, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Daily Highlight #50: Guidance Directed Specifically to Religious Communities and Leaders
(COVID-19: Exploring Faith Dimensions, Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)
COVID-19 guidance for religious communities and leaders
(Katherine Marshall and Olivia Wilkinson, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Religious action on COVID-19: Efforts in the field
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Human Rights & COVID-19: Articles and Resources
(Human Rights Watch)
COVID-19 resources from the Observer Research Foundation
(Observer Research Foundation)
COVID-19 articles from Arab News
(Arab News)
Worldwide COVID-19 coverage on Voice of America
(Voice of America)
Coronavirus news on National Post (Canada)
(National Post)
COVID-19, from the Adventist News Network
(Adventist News Network)
COVID 19 and States of Emergency: Introduction & List of (52) Country Reports
(Joelle Grogan, Verfassungsblog on Matters Constitutional)
Debate (texts): COVID 19 and States of Emergency
(Hosted by Verfassungblog and Democracy Reporting International under the reconstitution program, coordinated by Joelle Grogan., Verfassungsblog on Matters Constitutional)
Gender, Faith and COVID-19 Resources
(Side by Side: Faith Movemet for Gender Justice)
Corornavirus: Complete coverage on Religion News Service
(Religion News Service)
COVID-19 Resource Centre (Lancet)
(The Lancet)
Coronavirus Resources: The Washington Post
(The Washington Post)
What you need to know about the coronavirus: The Atlantic's guide to understanding COVID-19
(The Atlantic)
Coronavirus live news from The Guardian
(The Guardian)
Religious Freedom in the COVID-19 Crisis (from RFI)
(Religious Freedom Institute)
In their own words .... A blog collecting the reflections of Religions for Peace leaders and partners as they respond to COVID-19
(Dr. Kezevino Aram, Rabbi Sir David Rosen, Philbert Aganyo, Mohamed Elsanousi, Religions for Peace)
Coping with the Coronavirus: Resources from the World Council of Churches
(World Council of Churches)
COVID-19 Fact Sheet: The World Council of Churches
(World Council of Churches)
Blogposts: Women, Justice, & Law: COVID-19
(Institute for African Women in Law)
Religions for Peace SIERRA LEONE conducts “Training of Trainers” on COVID-19 prevention and awareness-raising for over 500 diverse faith leaders
(Religions for Peace)
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