Law and Religion Headlines
Thursday, 26 March 2020
Climate of uncertainty: Coronavirus in New York City
(Krisanne Johnson, US News & World Report)
‘Their loved one is dying alone’: a hospice rabbi on how coronavirus is shaping death
(Molly Boigon, Forward)
Major Jewish groups create ‘emergency pandemic coalition’
(Aiden Pink, Fast Forward: Quick reads through a Jewish lens)
Some Orthodox rabbis in Israel approve use of video conference for seder
(Marcy Oster, Fast Forward: Quick reads through a Jewish lens)
This doctor was already treating patients with Trump’s ‘gift from God’ drug - before FDA approval
(Ari Feldman, Forward)
Many patients and not enough ventilators: Is religion part of this coronavirus puzzle?
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Coronavirus is going to radicalize millennials
(Joel Swanson, Forward Opinion)
Stay home: A portrait of confinement in Milan
(Camilla Ferrari, US News & World Report)
COVID-19 is one of America’s greatest trials. What can we learn from it?
(Jack Graham, Religion News Service)
Prisoners keeping faith during coronavirus, says former Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski
(Bob Smietana, Religion News Service)
There’s no legal reason for churches to receive quarantine exceptions
(Chrissy Stroop, Religion Dispatches, Rewire.News)
In Turkey, political Islam is getting in the way of rational health policy
(Can Dundar, The Washington Post)
Under international law, China and/or the Chinese Communist Party can and should be sued for the enormous damages they caused to the world
(Massimo Introvigne, Bitter Winter: A Magazine on Religious Liberty and Human Rights in China)
Is Syria unable, or unwilling, to fend off Iran coronavirus contagion?
(Amberin Zaman, Al-Monitor: Syria Pulse)
Egypt seeks economic haven from coronavirus threat
(Ahmed Elleithy, Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
Implementation of curfew to fight COVID-19 proves difficult in Iraq
(Omar al-Jaffal, Al-Monitor: Iraq Pulse)
Holy Land churches, mosques, synagogues close for coronavirus
(Michele Chabin, Religion News Service)
Wednesday, 25 March 2020
When faith threatens public health
(Candida Moss, CNN Opinion)
States differ on exempting worship from coronavirus closures
(Elana Schor, Associated Press)
Virginia governor makes attending church a criminal offense
(Catholic News Agency)
America's largest population of Holocaust survivors is endangered by the cornonavirus as Crown Heights Borough Park shut down
(Armin Rosen, Tablet Magazine)
UKHRB Round Up 23/03/2020 Lockdown at Last
(Alethea Redfern, UK Human Rights Blog)
Number of coronavirus cases in the UK - and where are they?
(Dominic Gilbert and Ashley Kirk, The Telegraph)
Korea: 64 new cases of coronavirus on Monday, some from abroad
(Korea JoongAng Daily)
Visitors arriving in Korea from U.S. face restrictions starting Friday
(Korea JoongAng Daily)
South Korea: Hundreds of protestant churches refuse to halt their religious services
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
The US and China need to relearn how to coordinate in crises
(Ryan Hass, Brookings)
Mask diplomacy: How coronavirus upended generations of China-Japan antagonism
(Chen Li and Ryan McElveen, Brookings)
21 million cellphone users in China may suggest a high CCP virus death toll
(Nicole Hao, The Epoch Times)
Britain moves to coronavirus closures, including churches
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
New Hampshire judge upholds ban on gatherings, dismisses religious liberty complaint
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Catholic moral theology has important role as pandemic causes ethical dilemmas
(Charles Collins, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Catholic agencies: Move refugees from Greece to avoid pandemic disaster
(Jonathan Luxmoore, Catholic News Service)
Ukrainian government wants to limit public celebration of Easter
(RIA Novosti, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Did Hobby Lobby letter really say God told company to keep stores open during virus crisis?
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Louisiana pastor defies COVID-19 stay-at-home order, holds services for hundreds
(Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Los Angeles Times)
FFRF protests Pence’s appeal for church contributions
(Freedom From Religion Foundation)
Iran refuses to release Christian prisoners despite coronavirus outbreak
(Benjamin Weinthal, The Jerusalem Post)
Iraqi government officials, clerics unite against COVID-19
(Hassan Ali Ahmed, Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East)
Turkey and coronavirus: Conspiracy theories and religious fantasy
(Burak Bekdil, The Algemeiner)
‘Deadly as Dachau’: Activists call for mass decarceration during pandemic
(Aysha Khan, Religion News Service)
Washington National Cathedral donates 5,000 medical masks resurrected from crypts
(Paul O-Donnell, Religion News Service)
UK groups push for 'emergency contraception' expansion amid coronavirus outbreak
(Catholic News Agency)
French church bells ring in show of solidarity during coronavirus pandemic
(Catholic News Agency)
UK government retracts rule change on chemical abortions
(Catholic News Agency)
Bahrain claims success with anti-malarial drug used on coronavirus patients
(Al-Monitor)
Iran hopes for partial sanctions relief amid epidemic
(Al-Monitor: Iran Pulse)
Plan to feed Jordanians under curfew sows chaos
(Mohammad Ersan, Al-Monitor: Jordan Pulse)
Tuesday, 24 March 2020
Coronavirus COVID-19: Closure of all Church of England buildings
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Coronavirus: Archbishops’ and Bishops’ Statement
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
UK Prime Minister's speech on coronavirus - transcript
(Boris Johnson, Gov.UK)
Holy Week liturgies cannot be postponed, can be held even without the faithful present
(Cindy Wooden, La Croix International)
Meet Syria’s female doctors
(Hadia Mansour, Al-Monitor: Syria Pulse)
Updates on how COVID-19 is impacting Church members worldwide
(Newsroom, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
Archbishops and Bishops: stay at home but continue to pray, to love, to care for the vulnerable
(The Church of England)
France bans all religious gatherings at Easter
(Xavier Le Normand (with Arnaud Bevilacqua and Claire Lesegretain), La Croix International)
UK coronavirus lockdown could last even LONGER than three weeks
(Natasha Clark, The Sun)
Coronavirus latest from Rome
(Edward Pentin, National Catholic Register)
How Catholics in Africa are dealing with COVID-19
(Lucie Starr, La Croix International)
Getting ahead of the COVID-19 curve
(Peter Stockland, Convivium)
Kurdish-led northeast under lockdown as Syria announces first coronavirus case
(Amberin Zaman, Al-Monitor: Syria Pulse)
Iranians’ demands for quarantine fall on deaf ears
(Rohollah Faghihi, Al-Monitor: Iran Pulse)
Intel: Coronavirus forces partial US troop drawdown in Iraq
(Bryant Harris, Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East)
Under nationwide curfew, Jordanians now ponder economic cost of coronavirus
(Osama Al Sharif, Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East)
Message to Europe's leaders, citizens, and people of good will
(Gary B. Sabin, Massimos De Feo, Erich W. Kopischke, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints European Office)
Turkey cuts water supply for NE Syria
(Olivia Miller, International Christian Concern)
Deal on coronavirus stimulus package imminent after democrats block two bills in 24 hours
(Scott Slayton, Christian Headlines)
2020 Tokyo summer olympics are postponed
(Milton Quintanilla, Christian Headlines)
Texas bans abortions during COVID-19 pandemic, threatens doctors with jail
(Michael Foust, Christian Headlines)
AA under quarantine: How coronavirus is changing 12-step recovery programs
(Mary Farrow, Catholic News Agency)
Lives worth living? Why healthcare rationing must be ethical
(Matt Hadro, Catholic News Agency)
Despite legal exemption, UK bishops close church buildings in response to coronavirus
(Catholic News Agency)
Louisiana governor announces day of prayer and fasting
(Catholic News Agency)
Amid coronavirus, Southern Baptists cancel annual meeting
(Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service)
Orthodox Jewish leaders unite against the coronavirus
(Elana Schor, Religion News Service)
Washington Post asks if the world is ending; which faith leaders are actually saying that?
(Julia Duin, GetReligion)
Texas and Ohio COVID-19 limits on elective medical procedures include elective abortions
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Monday, 23 March 2020
Public prayer in a viral time
(Ray Pennings, Convivium: Canada's Premier Hub for Faith in Common Life)
Pope calls all Christians to pray Our Father together, March 25 at noon
(Kathleen N. Hattrup, Aleteia)
Is there a coronavirus peace dividend for Israelis and Palestinians?
(Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East)
A different kind of extraordinary
(Hannah Marazzi, Convivium: Canada's Premier Hub for Faith in Common Life)
Coronavirus, sports, and joy
(Raymond J. de Souza, Convivium: Canada's Premier Hub for Faith in Common Life)
‘Health Silk Road:’ China showers Europe with coronavirus aid as both spar with Trump
(Alan Crawford, Peter Martin, and Bloomberg, Fortune)
Coronavirus: China's progaganda campaign in Europe
(Soeren Kern, Gatestone Institute)
Coronavirus drives the U.S. and China deeper into global power struggle
(Michael Crowley, Edward Wong and Lara Jakes, The New York Times)
"A storm is coming" – Doctors warn of COVID-19 wave wracking US prisons
(Alan Macleod, Mint Press News)
Iran's Rouhani says COVID-19 measures may be eased within weeks
(Al Jazeera)
Hard-hit Iran frees more prisoners amid coronavirus outbreak
(Al Jazeera)
Pray, but stay away: holding on to faith in the time of coronavirus
(Robyn J. Whitaker, The Conversation)
Indonesia prayers spread world’s top Covid-19 kill rate
(John McBeth, Asia Times)
Australia lab may have found Covid-19 cure
(Alan Boyd, Asia Times)
Hong Kong faces ‘third wave’ of pandemic
(Jeff Pao, Asia Times)
Migrant workers flee Thailand after virus lockdown
(Asia Times)
How China brought the world to a standstill
(Gordon Watts, Asia Times)
Coronavirus: Why did China’s multimillion-dollar early warning system fail?
(Guo Rui, South China Morning Post)
Coronavirus: concern in Wuhan community over suspected asymptomatic case
(Zhuang Pinghui, South China Morning Post)
Will China’s support for nations fighting Covid-19 improve its global image?
(Laura Zhou, South China Morning Post)
Forget coronavirus, the abortions must go on
(Alexandra DeSanctis, National Review)
Assisted suicide lobby call for ‘teledeath’ remote euthanasia during pandemic
(Alex Schadenberg, LifeSiteNews Opinion)
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