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Tools for studying pandemic religion
(A. Trevor Sutton, Sightings: The Martin Marty Center, University of Chicago Divinity School)

Friday, 17 July 2020

Covid-19, Religion and FORB. Reflections upon the Completion of the Covid-19 & FoRB Webinar series
(Pasquale Annicchino, Judd Birdsall, Francesco Di Lillo, Michael Mohallem, Brett Scharffs, Marco Ventura, BYU Law ICLRS, LDS-Europe, CRS, DISPOC, FGV Direito RIo, FBK-ISR)

Annicchino: Reflections upon the Completion of the Covid-19 & FoRB Webinar Series
(Pasquale Annicchino, Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)

Scharffs: Reflections upon the Completion of the Covid-19 & FoRB Webinar Series
(Brett G. Scharffs, Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)

Birdsall: Reflections upon the Completion of the Covid-19 & FoRB Webinar Series
(Judd Birdsall, Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)

Ventura: Reflections upon the Completion of the Covid-19 & FoRB Webinar Series
(Marco Ventura, Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)

WEEKLY HIGHLIGHT #114: COVID-19: Exploring Faith Dimensions
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Texas exempts religious private schools from reopening guidelines
(Tal Axelrod, The Hill)

Coronavirus updates: NM court upholds worship service limits, CA Gov tightens restrictions, U.S. Navy reverses policy
(Don Byrd, BJC Online)

Should churches be excluded from mask mandates?
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News)

Singing in Church of England churches and cathedrals
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

South Korean prosecutors question church leader
(Associated Press)

Thursday, 16 July 2020

Faith, hope and creative destruction: religious responses to COVID-19
(Donald E. Miller, Religion News Service)

California churches sue Gavin Newsom, reigniting coronavirus religious liberty battle
(Nicholas Rowan, The Washington Examiner)

The media’s jihad against Sweden’s no-lockdown policy ignores key facts – OpEd
(Ryan McMaken, Mises Institute)

India to allow Hindu pilgrims to Kashmir despite coronavirus risk
(Al Jazeera)

Wednesday, 15 July 2020

Clergy cannot get inmates' executions delayed because of COVID fears
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Court denies Catholic priest's motion asking for delay of prisoner's execution
(Catholic News Agency)

In Los Angeles, Catholic schools plan to resume in-person classes, while public schools go online
(Alejandra Molina, Religion News Service)

Hasidim's arrival in Uman impossible this year - Ukrainian Foreign Ministry's document
(Interfax-Religion)

COVID-19 reveals how ‘everything is Interconnected,’ says British Ambassador to the Holy See
(Heather Walker, Zenit: The World Seen from Rome)

COVID19 in Latin America at heart of prayer vigil organized by Sant’Egidio in Rome
(Deborah Catellano Lubov, Zenit: The World Seen from Rome)

Tuesday, 14 July 2020

Imams in Mombasa maintain that Mosques will remain closed
(Vincent Kejitan, The Standard)

Why Buddhist monks collect alms and visit households even in times of social distancing
(Thomas Borchert, The Conversation)

Court upholds New Mexico's COVID-19 limits on church services in lengthy opinion
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

AP explains why it was wrong for local-level Catholic employees to get coronavirus relief money
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)

Scotland: Government guidance on safe reopening of places of worship
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Relaxation of coronavirus legislation in Wales from 13 July: initial guidance for churches
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Monday, 13 July 2020

Marriages and civil partnerships in Wales
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

Yes, Catholic Church got billions in federal coronavirus aid — and thank goodness
(Charles C. Camosy, Religion News Service)

Italy predicts decline in births following coronavirus
(Hannah Brockhaus, Catholic News Agency)

Dilemma in re-opening places of worship
(Saada Hassan, The Standard)

Sunday, 12 July 2020

Millions of children forced into labor as COVID-19 creates global hunger crisis: World Vision
(Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post)

Churches amid the pandemic: Some outbreaks, many challenges
(David Crary, Associated Press)

Saturday, 11 July 2020

Is The Cameroon ceasefire talk nearing amid Covid-19 pandemic?
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)

Friday, 10 July 2020

Hagia Sophia in contest during COVID-19 emergency
(Coby Vail, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Thursday, 9 July 2020

Article 9 challenges to the COVID-19 lockdown in England: R (Hussain) and Dolan
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) Regulations 2020: revised post
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Burial traditions clash with coronavirus safety in Indonesia
(Niniek Karmini and Victoria Milko, Associated Press)

Wednesday, 8 July 2020

Supporting a more socially inclusive society in Bangladesh: Seeking lessons from different experiences
(Sarah Thompson, Aisha Binte Abdur Rob, Katherine Marshall, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

DAILY HIGHLIGHT #113: The Religious Responses to COVID-19 Project: Changing Pace
(COVID-19: Exploring Faith Dimensions, Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)

United Nations Human Rights Mandate Holders and COVID-19
(Just Security)

A conversation with U.N. Special Rapporteur Ahmed Shaheed: COVID-19 and freedom of belief
(Just Security)

A conversation with U.N. Special Rapporteur David Kaye: COVID-19 and Freedom of Expression
(Just Security)

A conversation with U.N. Special Rapporteur E. Tendayi Achiume: COVID-19, Racism, and Xenophobia
(Just Security)

CDC director, President Trump push for schools to reopen in the fall
(Amanda Casanova, Christian Headlines)

Arkansas Baptist leader says report blaming churches for COVID-19 spread 'unfair'
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)

Tuesday, 7 July 2020

Faith-Based Organizations Responding to COVID-19
(Brett Scharffs and Katherine Marshall, Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)

DAILY HIGHLIGHT #111 COVID-19: Soul-searching, and Honest Conversations
(COVID-19: Exploring Faith Dimensions, Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)

Are “squalid” prison conditions and the response to the Covid-19 pandemic breaching human rights?
(Jonathan Metzer, UK Human Rights Blog)

Technosurveillance mission creep in Israel’s COVID-19 response
(Natan Sachs and Kevin Huggard, Brookings: TechStream)

Interfaith Forum calls for protection of human rights amid Covid-19
(Fr. Benedict Mayaki, SJ, Vatican News)

Interfaith Council proposes four-phase reopening of places of worship
(Japheth Ogila, The Standard)

AMC, Cinemark, Regal, movie theaters say that if churches can reopen, so can movie theaters. So they decided to sue New Jersey
(Herb Scribner, Deseret News)

Jewish summer camps in New York lose challenge to COVID-19 closures
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Judge denies request to allow opening of Orthodox sleepaway camps in Catskills
(Chris McKenna, Times Herald-Record)

Russian court fines coronavirus-denying rebel monk
(Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press)

Northern Ireland: Executive statement on indoor weddings and baptisms
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Religious streaming services expand during pandemic
(Religion Watch - Baylor Institute for Religious Freedom)

Anglicans divided over shape of post-pandemic church life and ministry
(Religion Watch - Baylor Institute for Religious Freedom)

Hindu deities drafted as ‘celestial epidemiologists’ in war against COVID-19
(Religion Watch - Baylor Institute for Religious Freedom)

Televangelists, megachurches tied to Trump approved for millions in pandemic aid
(Chris Pr, Reuters)

United by religion: BJP's Mangal Prabhat Lodha, SP's Abu Azmi want relaxation on religious ceremonies amid pandemic in Mumbai
(Dhaval Kulkarni, The Free Press Journal)

Guidelines to be followed when churches are reopened
(Vincent Kejitan, The Standard)

COVID-19 Cases in the U.S. rise, but number of fatalities fall
(Scott Slayton, Christian Headlines)

Monday, 6 July 2020

UK: The new coronavirus guidelines for schools to open in September
(Camilla Turner, The Telegraph)

COVID is no excuse to close immigration
(Matthew Lau, Convivium: Canada's Premier Hub for Faith in Common Life)

DAILY HIGHLIGHT #110: Hindu Perspective on the COVID-19 Emergency
(COVID-19: Exploring Faith Dimensions, Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)

The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) Regulations 2020
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Covid-19 in Africa: How Youth are Stepping Up
(Alcinda Honwana and Nyeleti Honwana, From Poverty to Power)

Justice Kavanaugh refuses to enjoin Illinois District Court's upholding of COVID-19 limits on political gatherings
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Illinois can favor religious gatherings over political ones
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Podcast: Dentists and Covid-19
(Rosalind English, UK Human Rights Blog)

Federal court in New York halts worship service restrictions, citing George Floyd protests
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

Faith leaders ask Congress to boost overseas pandemic aid
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Highly politicized COVID-19 divides nations and faiths
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

Pastor of one of California's largest churches has no plans to stop singing
(Janice Williams, Newsweek)

Sunday, 5 July 2020

Covid-19 is here to stay. People will have to adapt
(The Economist)

DAILY HIGHLIGHT #109: Focusing on the Ultra Poor in the Philippines
(COVID-19: Exploring Faith Dimensions, Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)

COVID-19: further guidance on Test and Trace and data protection
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Calif. issues ban on singing in churches amid ongoing pandemic
(Brandom Showalter, The Christian Post)

British pastors sue, challenging Government COVID-19 orders which closed churches
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Saturday, 4 July 2020

One Mennonite bishop’s perspective on faith and hope during the COVID-19 pandemic
(Trent Toone, Deseret News Faith)

Even at the door, or still in the driveway? Telling the difference between the end and merely a terrible crisis
(Shane Anderson, Adventist Review Online)

Friday, 3 July 2020

LDS Church’s COVID-19 relief now the largest humanitarian aid project in its history
(Tad Walch, Deseret News)

South Bay United Pentecostal Church v. Gavin Newsom (church re-opening in pandemic case)
(Supreme Court of the United States)

SCOTUS: Church challenges COVID-19 stay-at-home order (Updated)
(Amy Howe, SCOTUSblog)

When it comes to reopening churches in the pandemic, Supreme Court says grace ain’t groceries
(Ross D. Silverman, The Conversation)

The fight to stop federal executions isn’t over
(Jeremy Stahl, Slate)

DAILY HIGHLIGHT #108: Refugee Perceptions Through the Lens of Religious Beliefs: Rohingya Camps
(COVID-19: Exploring Faith Dimensions, Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)

COVID-19: 4 things to know about face masks
(Sheryl Lynn, The Christian Post)

Thursday, 2 July 2020

DAILY HIGHLIGHT #106: Deep Prejudices Surface During the COVID-19 Crisis
(COVID-19: Exploring Faith Dimensions, Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)

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