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Events Headlines
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS (due 10 June 2020): KAICIID Fellows Programme
(KAICIID Dialogue Centre)
GAiN Europe Series Launches May 30, 2020
(Victor Hulbert/Corrado Cozzi, Adventist News Network)
WEBINAR, 26 May 2020 ( 2pm EDT): Democracy’s defenders — American diplomacy in the age of COVID-19
(Norman Eisen, Jeff Gedmin, Alina Polyakova, Brookings)
GOOGLE MEET EVENT, 22 March 2020 (11:30 CEST): Old identities, new times: Does the common legal identity withstand modernity?
(Sharon Shakargy, Roberto Toniatti, Nausica Palazzo, Marco Ventura, FBK-Centro Per Le Scienze Religiose and Università Di Trento-Facoltà Di Giurisprudenza)
ONLINE ZOOM WEBINAR, 21 May 2020: The COVID-19 Crisis: Faith Engagement Between Peace and Conflict in Asia
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
WEBINAR, 21 May 2020 (3 pm CEST / 9 am EDT): COVID-19, Religion and Belief: Webinar Series || EPISODE 7: Business, Religion, Economics
(Cole Durham, Brian Grim, Azza Karam, Jeffrey Franks)
COVID-19, Religion and Belief: Webinar Series Landing Page
(BYU Law ICLRS, LDS-Europe, CRS, DISPOC, FGV Direito RIo, FBK-ISR)
International Headlines
New Publication: Christianity and Criminal Law
(Mark Hill QC, Norman Doe, R H Helmholz and John Witte Jr, Routledge)
COVID-19: How UAE is to celebrate Eid Al Fitr 2020
(Dona Cherian, Gulf News)
Eid al-Fitr 2020: Everything you need to know
(Al Jazeera)
When is Eid al-Fitr 2020 and how is it different to Eid al-Adha?
(Becky Pemberton and Sophie Roberts, The Sun)
Eid 2020: The do’s and dont’s of celebrating Eid Al Fitr during the Covid-19 pandemic
(Yousra Zaki, Gulf News)
Coronavirus battleground shifts to Latin America: Live updates
(Al Jazeera)
WHO reports record number of new daily coronavirus cases
(Al Jazeera)
‘Slum bishop’ of Buenos Aires says pandemic exposes pre-existing injustice
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Religious leaders, organisations in India urge Muslims to observe Eid at home
(Mahtab Alam, The Wire)
A reference to the ICJ for an Advisory Opinion over COVID-19 pandemic
(Sandrine De Herdt, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)
Fraternity. A Proposal from Religions to States to Overcome the Covid-19 Emergency
(Maria Luisa Lo Giacco, DIRESOM Papers)
First Presidency provides guidelines for safely returning to Church meetings and activities
(Newsroom, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
How do Buddhists handle coronavirus? The answer is not just meditation
(Pierce Salguero, Religion News Service Opinion)
China says boy picked by Dalai Lama now a college graduate
(Associated Press)
Vatican reiterates two-state solution as Israeli-Palestinian relations escalate
(Claire Giangravé, Religion News Service)
Abbas says PA to no longer abide by accords with Israel, US
(Mohammed Daraghmeh, Associated Press)
20 years after withdrawal, Israel, Hezbollah brace for war
(Bassem Mroue and Josef Federman, Associated Press)
'Horrifying surge' in lockdown domestic violence as 'silent crisis' explodes
(RNS Press Release Distribution Service, Religion News Service)
Tel Aviv mayor sues new Transportation Minister for libel over claims about tefillin stands
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Tel Aviv mayor sues Likud MK for NIS 500,000 in “tefillin stand affair”
(Yeshiva World)
The United States stands for life against the United Nations | Opinion
(Elyssa K, Newsweek)
Four churches in Tajikistan fined for translating the Bible
(Aaron Sseruyigo, Uganda Christian News)
Indonesia: Shia uprooted by violence on Madura Island long to go home
(Yovinus Guntur W., Benar News)
Selangor (Malaysia) Religious Council seeks to intervene in SIS’ move to challenge law
(Free Malaysia Today)
Respect each other’s religion, says Errabelli
(Telangana Today (India))
What is Laylat al-Qadr, the holiest night in Ramadan?
(Al Jazeera)
Praying in time of COVID-19: How world's largest mosques adapted
(Arwa Ibrahim, Al Jazeera)
ISIS tried to destroy this church, now Muslims and Christians join hands to rebuild
(Emily Judd, Al Arabiya)
Iranian Anglican Church member given third prison sentence at retrial
(Article 18)
100 years of all kinds of Catholics – good and bad – going to confession in movies
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Celebrating the Ascension while staying safe
(Thomas O'Loughlin, La Croix International)
COVID-19 Resources and Information
COVID-19 Resources and Information
COVID-19: How often should you wash your reusable face mask?
(Yousra Zaki, Gulf News)
Europe Headlines
Freedom of religion at stake in the context of fighting against Covid-19
(Fr. Barrios Prieto, General Secretary of COMECE, The Catholic Church in the European Union)
Article 6 applies to challenge to conditions imposed on suspected Al-Qaeda affiliate – an extended look
(Jonathan Metzer, UK Human Rights Blog)
Belgium: 'Catholic' label removed from hospitals that allow euthanasia
(Tom Heneghan, The Tablet: The International Catholic News Weekly)
Religious Freedom in Spain during coronavirus pandemic: On the Abuses Committed by Spanish Public Authorities in the Implementation of Emergency Legislation against COVID-19 that Undermine Religious Freedom
(Dr. Jose Luis Bazan, Workind Paper)
Salzburg Catholic organization targeted with "pro choice" vandalism
(Kath.net, Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination in Europe)
Guidance on construction work in churches
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Hungary outlaws changing birth gender on documents
(BBC News)
MSPs back bill to allow mixed-sex civil partnerships in Scotland
(Craig Paton, Sarah Vesty, Daily Record)
Serbia-Montenegro tensions escalate amid church dispute
(Associated Press)
Masses in Italy are a go, but other sacraments still suffer restrictions
(Elise Ann Allen, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
On 5th anniversary of Laudato Si’, faith organizations divest from fossil fuel
(Charles Collins, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Bishops issue organ donation guidelines after England starts ‘opt out’ system
(Charles Collins, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
How religious leaders cope with COVID-19 (video from Cologne)
(Deutsche Welle)
Joy, fear and sorrow mix for Italian Jews returning to synagogue
(Cnaan Liphshiz, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Moldovan Orthodox Church says Bill Gates, 5G dangerous for mankind
(Interfax-Religion)
Coronavirus: French court orders ban on worship to end
(BBC News)
French government ordered to lift coronavirus lockdown ban on religious meetings
(France 24)
Amsterdam’s Jewish quarter is getting ready to reopen, but some wonder if it will ever be the same
(Cnaan Liphshiz, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
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)
Joint European Roadmap towards lifting COVID-19 containment measures
(Ursula von der Leyen, Charles Michel, The European Union)
United States Headlines
With mosques closed, NYC Muslims find new ways to observe Ramadan
(Samira Sadeque, Al Jazeera)
There's good news for COVID-era church leaders amid all that familiar bad news
(Richard Ostling, GetReligion)
As COVID-19 spreads in ICE detention, oversight is more critical than ever
(John Hudak and Christine Stenglein, Brookings)
Social distancing in Black and white neighborhoods in Detroit: A data-driven look at vulnerable communities
(Makada Henry-Nickie and John Hudak, Brookings)
What can be done to protect front-line communities from COVID-19?
(John Hudak and Makada Henry-Nickie, Brookings)
White evangelicals among groups with slipping confidence in Trump’s handling of COVID-19
(Gregory A. Smith, Pew Research Center Fact Tank)
How Americans’ ‘tell it like it is’ attitude renders us vulnerable to conspiracy theories
(Tara Isabella Burton, RNS Column: Religion Remixed)
American Catholics, meet the Communion service
(Thomas Reese SJ, RNS Column: Signs of the Times)
Responding to COVID-19 is a marathon, not a sprint
(Thomas Reese, RNS Column: Signs of the Times)
Pandemic will alter Communion rituals for many US Christians
(David Crary, Religion News Service)
More young adults are leaving religion, but that’s not the whole story, say researchers
(Jana Riess, RNS Column: Flunking Sainthood)
A 24-hour online vigil will name some of the people who have died of COVID-19
(Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service)
Reform Jewish umbrella group cuts staff by 20% due to COVID-19
(Kathryn Post, Religion News Service)
Poll: US believers see message of change from God in virus
(Elana Schor, Religion News Service)
US health officials quietly release more reopening guidance
(Mike Stobbe, Associated Press)
Clergy, scientists grapple with thoughts of worship without congregational singing
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)
Should Reform and Conservative Judaism merge?
(Jeffrey Salkin, RNS Column: Martini Judaism)
Four young people of different faiths move into a home together, then a pandemic happens
(Alejandra Molina, Religion News Service)
COVID-19 delayed a United Methodist schism. But it has left LGBT members in limbo
(Nathan Romo, Religion News Service)
Daily Highlight #64: What Do We Know About Online Religious Practice and How the COVID-19 Crisis Is Reshaping It?
(COVID-19: Exploring Faith Dimensions, Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)
Distancing Religion online: Lessons from the pandemic prompted religious move online
(Heidi A. Campbell, Contending Modernities, University of Notre Dame)
Court refuses to dismiss Title VII suit because ministerial exception unclear on facts
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Catholic school sues for more adequate state bus transportation
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Labor Department issues new guidance on religious liberty protections
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
DOJ says California is discriminating against places of worship in reopening plan
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Justice Department warns California coronavirus rules may violate religious freedoms
(Matthew Ormseth, Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times)
Genetics expert Francis Collins wins major religion prize
(Associated Press)
New York opens the door to small religious gatherings
(Karen Matthews, Marina Villeneuve And Michael Hill, Associated Press)
Catholic doctors say churches essential, offer ‘road map’ to safely reopen
(Pablo Kay, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
A defense of Biblical objectivity in journalism
(Marvin Olasky, Religion Unplugged Opinion)
The things that are Caesar’s
(Sherry F. Colb, Verdict)
Religious fundamentalists are making the pandemic worse
(Juan Cole, The Nation)
Two Southern churches forced to reclose after leaders, congregants get coronavirus
(Aris Folley, The Hill)
The masked Samaritan
(Brian Kaylor, Word & Way)
New York Times on young Republicans and African-American voters? Look for familiar ghosts
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Indy Star sports writer spotlights wedding of Christian teens – including a dying groom
(Julia Duin, GetReligion)
The Atlantic probes QAnon sect and finds (#shocking) another evangelical-ish conspiracy
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Days after yeshiva raid, New York police disperse crowd at Brooklyn synagogue
(Shira Hanau, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Orthodox leaders press for reopening guidance as parents say ‘underground yeshivas’ are already holding classes
(Shira Hanau, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Thinking about Little Richard: Mark Kellner with a Seventh-day Adventist look at rock pioneer
(Terry Mattingly)
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