Law and Religion Headlines
Thursday, 25 June 2020
Pandemic peacebuilding: A conversation with Rev. Drew Christiansen, S.J.
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Wednesday, 24 June 2020
House of Bishops Statement on Government COVID-19 guidance
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
DAILY HIGHLIGHT #98: How Stigma Links to COVID-19 in Indonesia
(COVID-19: Exploring Faith Dimensions, Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)
DAILY HIGHLIGHT #96: HOVID in Reality: Hunger Linked to COVID-19 Emergency and Faith-led Food Banks
(COVID-19: Exploring Faith Dimensions, Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)
Reopening of places of worship in England on 4 July: a clarification
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
DAILY HIGHLIGHT #99: Guidelines Part II: Reopening after Shutdowns
(COVID-19: Exploring Faith Dimensions, Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)
Twilight for academic freedom?
(Steve West, World News Group)
Tuesday, 23 June 2020
Law and religion round-up – 21st June
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
DAILY HIGHLIGHT #94 Juneteenth Edition: Black Churches Confront Compounding Crises
(COVID-19: Exploring Faith Dimensions, Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)
DAILY HIGHLIGHT #91: Catholic Schools: COVID-19 Threats and Challenges
(COVID-19: Exploring Faith Dimensions, Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)
Restricted church services in England from 4 July
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Saudi Arabia to hold ‘very limited’ hajj due to virus
(Aya Batrawy, Associated Press)
Saudi Arabia lifts coronavirus curfew, reinstates hajj
(Al-Monitor: Gulf Pulse)
The right to enter his or her own country
(Rutsel Martha and Stephen Bailey, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)
In our opinion: The right to worship should never be cast aside in a pandemic
(Deseret News)
England: Church issues statement on reopening of buildings for public worship
(Episcopal News Service)
Bad faith restrictions on public worship
(Mark Movsesian, First Things)
Unjust rules for religious believers
(Charles J. Chaput and Michael P. Farris, First Things)
The coming “religion recession”
(David Gibson, Religion & Politics: Fit for Polite Company)
DAILY HIGHLIGHT #97: Adapting Practice: African Traditional Religions and COVID-19
(COVID-19: Exploring Faith Dimensions, Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)
Monday, 22 June 2020
Unexpected ‘openings’ and the essence of religious practice: What we learn about the nature of religious practice from the innovations and adaptations of religious communities during the pandemic
(Cynthia G. Lindner, Sightings: The Martin Marty Center, University of Chicago Divinity School)
Beijing Binds: COVID-19 and the China-Central Asia Relationship
(Raffaello Pantucci)
5th Circuit dismisses church's challenge to COVID-19 order as moot
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Dublin archbishop says 50-person limit for Mass is ‘disappointing’ and ‘strange’
(Charles Collins, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
COVID-19: marriage and civil partnerships in Wales
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Montenegro police grill Serbian clerics over church rallies
(Samir Kajosevic, Balkan Insight)
Pope Francis accuses priests who defied pandemic safety measures of acting like ‘adolescents’
(Claire Giangravé, Religion News Service)
Dozens of Christian college faculty eliminated in spring budget cuts
(Liam Adams, Christianity Today)
Saturday, 20 June 2020
In Togo, a Catholic nun fights COVID-19 for the sake of her AIDS patients
(Clement Girardot, Religion News Service)
Indonesia’s Islamic charities: Plugging gaps In economic relief – Analysis
(Eurasia Review Analysis)
Britain has the wrong government for the covid crisis
(The Economist)
Learning from US Streets / A moment of reckoning
(Agnes Callamard, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)
Liturgy-hungry young Christians trade altar calls for Communion rails
(Kathryn Post, Religion News Service)
Friday, 19 June 2020
Religion and Religious Freedom in the COVID-19 Era: Finding Community and Hope (report of the conference)
(International Center for Law and Religion Studies)
BYU conference touts religious freedom as soothing balm during COVID-19
(Jason Swensen, Deseret News Faith)
Mike Leavitt urges individual preventative action to combat COVID-19
(Jared Lloyd, Daily Herald)
Latter-day Saint apostle says pandemic is a ‘wake-up call’ about the fragility of religious freedom
(Tad Walch, Deseret News Faith)
Egypt's lucrative blood plasma black market
(Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
Rogue Russian priest seizes convent with Cossack brigade, sparks public showdown with Church – Analysis
(Matthew Luxmoore, Eurasia Review Analysis)
‘People Still Need Us’: A Report on a Survey of Faith Leaders on the Island of Ireland during the Covid-19 Pandemic
(Gladys Ganiel, Queen’s University Belfast, The Irish Council of Churches/Irish Inter-Church Meeting)
Institutional advantage: The pandemic reveals how power rests with the Church
(Massimo Fagioli, Commonweal)
Public masses to resume in Northern Ireland on June 29
(Charles Collins, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Free exercise of religion - coronavirus in the Philippines
(Tony La Viña, Manila Standard)
Pandemic forces Jews to be flexible on ritual circumcisions
(Menachem Wecker, Religion News Service)
Saudi Arabia to reopen Mecca mosques as cases surpass 150,000
(Al-Monitor)
Germany’s far-right a major loser from COVID-19, so far
(Constanze Stelzenmüller, Brookings: Order from Chaos)
DAILY HIGHLIGHT #104: Pope Francis on Mask Debates
(COVID-19: Exploring Faith Dimensions, Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)
Thursday, 18 June 2020
WEBINAR RECORDING, 18 June 2020: COVID-19, Religion and Belief: Webinar Series || EPISODE 11: Africa and the Middle East Perspectives
(Rosalind I. J. Hackett, Fayyad Alqudah, Khalid Hajji, Ahmed Salisu Garba, Luka David Mosoma)
Missionaries around the world are responding to COVID-19
(Bethany Johnson, Religion Unplugged)
DAILY HIGHLIGHT #93 Googling “Prayer” During the COVID-19 Crisis
(COVID-19: Exploring Faith Dimensions, Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)
COVID-19 is intensifying religiosity globally
(Jeanet Bentzen, Religion & Diplomacy: A Resource of the Transatlantic Policy Network on Religion and Diplomacy)
Court sides with Pritzker on religious gathering restrictions
(Cole Lauterbach, The Center Square)
Catholic Priests and Orthodox Jewish congregants sue New York governor in federal court for civil rights violations
(Bethany Blankley, Patheos Blog)
Contagious Christianity requires proximity
(Paul Louis Metzger, Patheos Blog)
7th Circuit: Congregation limits don’t violate religious freedom
(Timothy Eggert, Chicago Daily Law Bulletin)
With new document, Vatican implements practical steps for environmental sustainability
(Claire Giangravé, Religion News Service)
Federal appeals court refuses to block Illinois order capping religious services at 10 individuals
(Cassandra Maas, Jurist: Legal News & Research)
7th Circuit upholds Illinois COVID-19 restrictions on worship services
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Illinois churches lose challenge to ban on mass gatherings
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Catholic priest and doctor: Coronavirus crisis a ‘window of opportunity’ for the homeless
(Catholic News Agency)
We need the Sabbath’s calm more than ever
(Geraldine Van Bueren, The Times)
Wednesday, 17 June 2020
DAILY HIGHLIGHT #92: Capturing Wisdom of Religious Leaders: “Coronaspection”
(COVID-19: Exploring Faith Dimensions, Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)
Arkansas AG sues TV pastor over virus treatment claims
(Andrew DeMillo, Associated Press)
Diplomats laud Church, other religions for role in fight against pandemic (UK, Vatican)
(Elise Ann Allen, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Financially hit by COVID-19, Washington National Cathedral lays off staff
(Kathryn Post, Religion News Service)
Will Covid-19 put an end to hookah culture in Egypt?
(Ahmed Elleithy, Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
Saudi Arabia approves dexamethasone as coronavirus treatment
(Al-Monitor)
Advocates appeal for Catholic schools amid closures nationwide
(Jonah McKeown, Catholic News Agency)
Tuesday, 16 June 2020
The rule of law and the place of religion: Lessons from the pandemic
(Andrea Pin, Talk About: Law and Religion)
COVID-19: update on reopening places of worship in England
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
COVID-19: Personal Risk Factors for Clergy, Church Workers and Volunteers
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Conference to address COVID-19's religious freedom implications
(Anna Bryner, Daily Herald)
COVID-19: update on reopening places of worship in Wales
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Law Pod UK New Episode: IICSA Update and Abuse within Minority Religions
(Emma-Louise Fenelon, UK Human Rights Blog)
Three New York Orthodox Jews sue Cuomo, de Blasio over coronavirus restrictions
(Jackson Richman, Cleveland Jewish News)
7th Circuit hears arguments over worship size limits
(Timothy Eggert, Chicago Daily Law Bulletin)
New York's double standard
(Martina Moyski, Church Militant)
As churches reopen, let's not lose the sense of sanctity in our homes
(Samuel Rodriguez, Religion News Service Opinion)
COVID-19 costs President Trump support among Catholics
(Thomas Reese, Religion News Service Opinion)
Amnesty blasts Bahrain, Kuwait for 'highly invasive' COVID-19 tracing apps
(Al-Monitor)
Monday, 15 June 2020
Court upholds Nevada COVID-19 restrictions on worship services
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Churches and casinos (covid19 order)
(Courthouse News Service)
Suit challenges NY worship restrictions vs. permitted Floyd protests
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
DAILY HIGHLIGHT #90: Frontline Christian Sanitation Workers in Pakistan Face Discrimination
(COVID-19: Exploring Faith Dimensions, Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)
Brazilian voices shout with silence to echo their pain for COVID-19 victims
(Ecumenical News)
DAILY HIGHLIGHT #89: COVID-19 Lockdowns and Religious Observance: Patterns and Issues in India
(COVID-19: Exploring Faith Dimensions, Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)
Jews, Christians sue Cuomo and de Blasio for violating religious freedom during pandemic
(Molly Boigon, Forward)
Religious freedom lessons from COVID-19 disputes
(Thomas Berg and Shawna Kosel, Christianity Today)
Sunday, 14 June 2020
Catholic summer camps take campfires virtual
(Anna Wilgenbusch, Catholic News Agency)
DAILY HIGHLIGHT #88: The Vatican, COVID-19, and Religious Freedom
(COVID-19: Exploring Faith Dimensions, Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)
Saturday, 13 June 2020
More changes to NSW rules concerning churches
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)
Churches fight Illinois ban on mass gatherings at Seventh Circuit
(Lisa Klein, Courthouse News Service)
Protests and coronavirus resurgence fears resurrect battle over church openings
(Nicholas Rowan, The Washington Examiner)
Friday, 12 June 2020
Philippine Church warns against 'holy' Covid-19 gimmicks
(Joseph Peter Calleja, UCANews)
Civil rights probe of state limits on churches urged
(Tom Strode, Baptist Press)
Oregon Supreme Court vacates judge’s ruling that voided Gov. Brown’s coronavirus social gathering restrictions
(Maxine Bernstein, Oregon Live)
Churches say Mass. city's 10-person limit too extreme, plan to defy mayor’s restrictions
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
Adventist Community Services in St. Thomas and St. John Assists Dozens of Homeless Families
(Adventist News Network)
Ready to go back to church? 10 things to consider before heading to worship
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)
In Greece, pandemic deprives refugees of vital link to food and locals
(Magdalena Rojo, Religion News Service)
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