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Tuesday, 24 March 2020

Articles of interest - 23 March 2020
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Coronavirus COVID-19: Closure of all Church of England buildings
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

The Law Commissions on electoral law and “undue spiritual influence”
(Frank Cranmer, 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)

Scottish church sues Edinburgh council over right to host American preacher who labelled homosexuality 'not normal behaviour'
(Conor Matchett, Edinburgh News)

Egyptian lawmaker calls for free COVID-19 tests as Cairo accused of profiteering
(Marwa Al-A'sar, Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)

Impacts of US withdrawal from Qaim base in Iraqi border with Syria
(Shelly Kittleson, Al-Monitor: Iraq Pulse)

Will Gantz jettison or legitimize Netanyahu's fear mongering?
(Akiva Eldar, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)

Yemen Huthis uphold death sentence for Baha'i, community says
(AFP, Yahoo News)

Huthi court in Yemen upholds anti-Baha'i death sentence and dissolution order
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Yemeni Baha'i detained on religiously motivated and baseless charges has faced 18 appeals since 2013
(Bahá’í International Community)

USCIRF deplores Houthi order to execute Hamid bin Haydara and dissolve Baha’i institutions in Yemen
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

Vietnamese Catholics blocked from fencing off religious statue
(Olivia Miller, International Christian Concern)

Turkey cuts water supply for NE Syria
(Olivia Miller, International Christian Concern)

Pluralism in danger: Northern Iraq
(Benjamin Harbaugh, 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)

Is Nigeria the next Iraq?
(Tina Ramirez, The Christian Post)

‘This is the worst place in the world’: US faith leaders meet victims of Boko Haram, Fulani herdsmen (Februay 28)
(Samu;;el Smith, The Christian Post)

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

Religion Photos of the Week - 20 March 2020
(Kit Doyle, Religion News Service)

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)

Clinical course and risk factors for mortality of adult inpatients with COVID-19 in Wuhan, China: a retrospective cohort study
(Lancet)

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)

Abortion activists in Poland fret as coronavirus curbs access
(Alicja Ptak, Reuters)

Orthodox school with good education threatened with deregistration over LGBT
(Simon Rocker, Jewish Chronicle)

Faith-based adoption agency to plead its ‘Free Exercise’ case to the Supreme Court
(Nicole Russell, The Epoch Times)

CSW urges government action in case of Khartoum church attacked four times by extremists
(CSW: Everyone Free to Believe)

South Korea’s PM recommends churches, gyms close
(Associated Press)

Ohio stay-at-home order exempts religious gatherings
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Ohio governor and health director announce a 'stay at home' order for at least 2 weeks: 'This is a war on a silent enemy'
(Connor Perrett, Business Insider)

The Orthodox church & social teaching: ‘For the life of the world’
(John Chryssavgis, Commonweal)

Priests in India face charges for breaking COVID-19 restrictions on mass gatherings
(Nirmala Carvalho, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Iranian cleric pleads with pope to help end U.S. sanctions
(Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service)

Rabbi among 3 arrested for operating a mikvah in Buenos Aires
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Does Cuomo’s ban on gatherings exempt houses of worship?
(Ari Feldman, Forward)

‘None of us have a fear of corona’: The faithful at an outbreak’s center
(Hannah Beech, The New York Times)

Kyrgyz missionary contracts Covid-19 in Pakistan - Kyrgyz Foreign Ministry
(Interfax-Religion)

First Amendment and God's power: Press enters debate on believers gathering for worship
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)

Question for reporters: Global coronavirus pandemic is a BIG story, but exactly how big?
(Bobby Ross Jr., GetReligion)

Coronavirus COVID-19: Marriage law update
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

Iran releases a third of Christian prisoners due to coronavirus concerns
(Jayson Casper, Christianity Today)

Canada: ‘Can I take my kids to the park?’ And more coronavirus questions answered
(André Picard, The Globe and Mail)

Andorra set to become latest nation to legalize gay marriage
(Sonia Elks, Hugo Greenhalgh, Reuters)

At least 60 Italian priests have died after contracting coronavirus
(Courtney Mares, Catholic News Agency)

Ankara’s economic measures bring little relief against virus crisis
(Mustafa Sonmez, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)

Russia hoping to outdo Saudis over time in coronavirus-hit oil market
(Maxim A. Suchkov, Al-Monitor: Russia / Mideast Pulse)

Rouhani calls US offer to fight coronavirus 'great lie’
(Al-Monitor: Iran Pulse)

Why some Iranians are opposed to closing religious shrines to fight coronavirus
(Ali Hashem, Al-Monitor: Iran Pulse)

Coronavirus damages Iraqi economy with fall in tourism, oil prices
(Omar al-Jaffal, Al-Monitor: Iraq Pulse)

Jordan to launch doorstep food deliveries during round-the-clock lockdown
(Al-Monitor: Jordan Pulse)

Gaza officials warn fragile health care system ‘cannot survive’ coronavirus
(Al-Monitor)

Turkey considers freeing some detainees as virus menaces prison populations
(Amberin Zaman, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)

Chinese Christians caught between coronavirus and persecution
(Olivia Miller, International Christian Concern)

Lt. governor and aspiring Jesuit has long record on 'abortion rights'
(Ed Condon, Catholic News Agency)

Ohio AG: abortion clinics can't use resources needed for coronavirus fight
(Catholic News Agency)

Newark archdiocese campaigns for parishes facing coronavirus cash crunch
(Catholic News Agency)

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