Law and Religion Headlines
Monday, 28 September 2020
Israel ushers in Yom Kippur with record COVID cases, tight restrictions and government apologies
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Israelis mark Yom Kippur under ‘painful’ virus lockdown
(Joseph Krauss, Associated Press)
Rabbis ponder COVID-19 queries of ultra-Orthodox Jewish life
(Ilan Ben Zion, Associated Press)
COVID-19 corruption kills, say South Africa church leaders at campaign launch
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
How student sports ministries are adapting this fall
(Hamil R. Harris, Religion Unplugged)
Friday, 25 September 2020
A Dialogue on Racism in the Time of COVID-19
(Ganoune Diop and Audrey Kitagawa, G20 Interfaith Forum Blog)
QR codes for “Test and Trace” in churches
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
A bonanza of C-19 challenges
(Rosalind English, UK Human Rights Blog)
Normally a refuge on campus, college Muslim groups fight students’ isolation in a pandemic
(Hira Qureshi, Religion News Service)
Cardinal says Syria has been hit with a ‘poverty bomb’
(Courtney Mares, Catholic News Agency)
Church challenges D.C.'s COVID-19 orders
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Statement after Adoption of the Draft Resolution Entitled, "Comprehensive and Coordinated Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic"
(H. E. Archbishop Gabriele Giordano Caccia, Apostolic Nuncio and Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations)
UK: Were the March 2020 lockdown restrictions lawfully imposed? (Part 1)
(Emmet Coldrick, UK Human Rights Blog)
UK: Were the March 2020 lockdown restrictions lawfully imposed? (Part 2)
(Emmet Coldrick, UK Human Rights Blog)
What democracy looks like: Protecting voting rights in the US during Covid-19 pandemic
(Human Rights Watch)
Gender in academic publishing
(Gráinne de Búrca, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)
Choir practice in Spain infects 30 of 41 members with virus
(Associated Press)
Church of England updated COVID-19 guidance, 25 September
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
COVID-19 restrictions and the effect on human rights
(Equality and Human Rights Commission)
Wednesday, 23 September 2020
Existing for others in times of COVID-19
(Jeroen Jans, Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)
Religion and a COVID-19 Vaccine—a Complex Question with Complex Answers
(Renae Barker, Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)
Weekly Highlight #124: Messages, Information, and Misinformation
(COVID-19: Exploring Faith Dimensions, Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)
Holy See at UN offers comments on comprehensive and coordinated response to the Covid-19 pandemic
(Zenit: The World Seen from Rome)
The Ramadan in the days of Covid-19. A glance from Italy
(Rosa Geraci, DIRESOM: Religion, Law and COVID-19 Emergency)
New COVID-19 legislation and guidance to 26 September
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Prominent evangelical church is the first to sue D.C. over covid-19 worship limits
(Michelle Boorstein, The Washington Post)
Faith after COVID-19: How many flocks will survive digital 'worship shifting' trends?
(Terry Mattingly, OnReligion)
California Catholics join fight against COVID restrictions of worship
(Anne Stych, Religion Unplugged)
Monday, 21 September 2020
Politics is wrecking America’s pandemic response
(Jonathan Rothwell and Christos Makridis, Brookings - Up Front)
Pelosi 'misspoke' on San Francisco Mass attendance, spokesman claims
(Matt Hadro, Catholic News Agency)
Saudi Arabia to launch app for Mecca pilgrims amid virus
(Associated Press)
Surviving 2020: How many churches will die because of COVID-19 and 'worship shifting'?
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
COVID 'group of six' ban in England 'will not apply' to places of worship
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Friday, 18 September 2020
Boris Johnson: Rosh Hashanah marks ‘end of a year many would like to forget’
(Jack Mendel, Jewish News)
Hungarian Jews to celebrate Rosh Hashanah on a boat on the Danube amid rising COVID infections
(Cnaan Liphshiz, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
The pandemic exposes realities of failing to combat global censorship
(Katrina Lantos Swett, The Hill - Opinion)
California Christian school must abide by COVID-19 restrictions
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Christian school ordered to cease on-campus learning during pandemic
(Bianca Bruno, Courthouse News Service)
Ohio law bans COVID orders that close houses of worship
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
New law bans officials from closing Ohio places of worship
(Andrew Welsh-Huggins, Associated Press)
Pelosi to church: ‘Follow science’ on COVID-19 restrictions
(Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press)
Jewish pilgrims retreat from Ukrainian border
(Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press)
Under lockdown, Israel faces bitter start of Jewish New Year
(Ilan Ben Zion, Associated Press)
SF Archbishop: Catholics’ right to worship ‘unjustly repressed’ by government
(Catholic News Service)
Nearly 10 percent of town quarantined after Argentine priest ignores safety protocols
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Two bishops ask Philippine president to let health workers go abroad
(Catholic News Service)
New podcast: Yes, it will be big news if COVID-19 closes 20% of America's churches
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Choirs and the “rule of six” – new advice
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
COVID-19: Church of England and RSCM updates
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Bishops confront health and social crisis in Peru
(Zenit: The World Seen from Rome)
Wednesday, 16 September 2020
Weekly Highlight #123: Pandemic tests believers and religious institutions
(COVID-19: Exploring Faith Dimensions, Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)
San Francisco Catholics plan Eucharistic processions to ‘Free the Mass’
(Catholic News Agency)
How humility can win the coronavirus battle, and restore trust in politics
(David Briggs, Association of Religion Data Archives: Ahead of the Trend)
Second coronavirus lockdown in Israel frustrates many religious Jews’ plans for High Holidays
(Michele Chabin, Religion News Service)
New survey reveals turnaround in church giving
(Religion News Service)
Churches report giving boost months after pandemic started
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)
American Jews adapt the Seder for Rosh Hashana in a DIY pivot
(Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service)
Few will hear the shofar blown indoors this Rosh Hashanah. So rabbis are taking to the streets.
(Cathy Alter, The Washington Post)
Mask-in-school requirement challenged on Free Exercise grounds
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Coronavirus in Ohio: Parents sue health department director Lance Himes over K-12 school mask mandate
(Jackie Borchardt, Cincinnati Enquirer)
Jerusalem’s Great Synagogue will be closed for the High Holidays for the first time
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
English bishop urges Catholics to come back to churches
(Catholic News Agency)
Clarification of NSW COVID rules for churches- separate buildings
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)
Canadian bishops to discuss pandemic’s future impact on Church
(Brian Dryden, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
John MacArthur’s COVID-disbelieving church loses round 1
(Mark Silk, RNS Column: Spiritual Politics)
High Holy Day services and gatherings: UK's COVID-19 checklist
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
COVID-19 Coronavirus: legislation and guidance (II)
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Catholic mission sees covid-19 as latest challenge in an uphill vocation
(Claire Giangravé, The Washington Post)
Monday, 14 September 2020
Vatican urges return to in-person Mass as soon as possible
(Associated Press)
New COVID-19 legislation and guidance: to 19 September
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Saturday, 12 September 2020
Mass return: Wisconsin dioceses lift Sunday dispensation
(Catholic News Agency)
Friday, 11 September 2020
Pope Francis: Promote the common good to heal wounds of coronavirus crisis
(Catholic News Agency)
In India, a Baul mystic is singing COVID-19 advice to rural communities
(Priyadarshini Sen, Religion Unplugged)
Mariners Church, one of America’s largest churches, announces reopening for in-person services
(Leonardo Blair, The Christian Post)
More than 2K Christians gather in ‘worship protest’ after they are shut out of Seattle park
(Leonardo Blair, The Christian Post)
California ban on indoor religious services upheld
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
1st Circuit hears oral arguments in COVID-19 worship service limitation challenge
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
First Circuit Court of Appeals hears case involving Calvary Chapel
(WABI News)
Argentine archbishop laments ‘double standard’ as numbers allowed at Mass reduced
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Global COVID-19 parables: What responsibility do faith groups have to the larger society?
(Ira Rifkin, GetReligion)
Judge grants injunction barring John MacArthur, Grace Community Church from meeting indoors
(Alejandra Molina, Religion News Service)
The continuing fight for religious liberty in the age of COVID-19
(Jeremy Dys, Courier Journal)
Thursday, 10 September 2020
WEBINAR, 10 September 2020 (10am EDT): Dueling Pandemics: Faith, HIV, and COVID-19
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Wednesday, 9 September 2020
Church of England: Places of worship and new restrictions
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
“Worship” unaffected by new restrictions in England
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Physicians tell justices not to disturb lower-court ruling that eased access to abortion pill during pandemic
(Amy Howe, SCOTUSblog)
The Covid-19 pandemic in Muslim countries
(Caterina Gagliardi, DIRESOM: Religion, Law and COVID-19 Emergency)
Weekly Highlight #122: Looking Toward Long-Term Impacts of COVID-19
(COVID-19: Exploring Faith Dimensions, Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)
Dutch priests fear people won’t return to Mass post-pandemic
(Francesco Paloni, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
How COVID-19 has disrupted Judaism’s most sacred High Holidays
(Trent Toone, Deseret News Faith)
Calcutta archbishop invokes Mother Teresa, says don’t forget poor during pandemic
(Nirmala Carvalho, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Monday, 7 September 2020
Faith leaders step in to provide humane treatment of incarcerated individuals during covid-19
(The International Dialogue Centre (KAICIID))
SF archbishop: City’s worship restrictions show ‘callous unconcern’ for spiritual needs
(Jonah McKeown, Catholic News Agency)
As Africa’s COVID-19 cases rise, faith is put to the test
(Rodney Muhumuza, Associated Press)
New COVID-19 legislation and guidance: to 12 September
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Thousands of Israeli couples cannot marry due to COVID-19
(Jeremy Sharon, The Jerusalem Post)
Pope Francis says pandemic is ‘a wake-up call’ to care for creation
(Courtney Mares, Catholic News Agency)
‘Kayak Church’ gathers Pennsylvania church in person — and on the water — amid pandemic
(Emily McFarlan Miller, Religion News Service)
Friday, 4 September 2020
AP Photos: Around the world, faith in the summer of COVID-19
(Associated Press)
Nepal protesters defy virus lockdown, clash with riot police
(Binaj Gurubacharya, Associated Press)
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