Law and Religion Headlines
Friday, 12 June 2020
DOJ rules Washington state COVID-19 religious restrictions unconstitutional
(Shore News Network)
Jordan gets high marks for dealing with COVID-19, but economic crisis deepens
(Osama Al Sharif, Al-Monitor: Jordan Pulse)
Thursday, 11 June 2020
Virtual charter schools and online learning during COVID-19: An imperfect comparison
(Brian Fitzpatrick, Mark Berends, Joseph J. Ferrare, and R. Joseph Waddington, Brookings)
The impact of COVID-19 on student achievement and what it may mean for educators
(Jim Soland, Megan Kuhfeld, Beth Tarasawa, Angela Johnson, Erik Ruzek, and Jing Liu, Brookings)
Will homeschooling really cause a “COVID slide”?
(Paul Schwennesen, Law & Liberty)
A right to gather?: Balancing health risks and religious liberties during the COVID-19 crisis
(David L. Hudson, Jr., ABA Journal)
Many faithful say it’s time to gather. Some governors disagree
(Lindsay Van Ness, Pew Charitable Trusts)
'We're meeting in-person this Sunday': Churches fight 'petty tyrants' in reopening battles from NJ to MA
(Steven Warren, ABS CBN News)
Becket Fund assists 40 Dane County Catholic sites to open at 25 percent capacity
(Brent King, Diocese of Madison Catholic Herald)
Northeastern Churches clash with officials over reopenings
(Milton Quintanilla, Christian Headlines)
Worship services return to chapels; congregations will rebuild over time
(Tammy L. Reed, Fort Lee Traveller)
Famed Thai temple bars foreigners entry over COVID-19 fears
(Busaba Sivasomboon, Associated Press)
Orthodox reporter challenges De Blasio on NYPD ejecting Hasidic families from playgrounds
(Ari Feldman, Forward)
How to feed crowds in a protest or pandemic? The Sikhs know
(Priya Krishna, The New York Times)
Radical conservative Orthodox cleric faces secular court
(Ilia Smirnov, Kommersant)
Be honest: After journalism earthquakes of the past week or so, wouldn't you head for the hills?
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Private prayer update – yet another change
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
DOJ invokes protests in urging Maryland county to amend order for religious gatherings
(Justine Coleman, The Hill)
WEBINAR, 11 June 2020 (3 pm CEST, GMT+2, EDT 9 am): COVID-19, Religion and Belief Ep. 10 || Covid-19, Freedom of religion or belief, and gender
(Kishan Manocha, Ahmed Shaheed, Mariam Gavtadze, Mine Yildirim)
Wednesday, 10 June 2020
DAILY HIGHLIGHT #85: COVID-19 Accelerates Losses of Navajo Nation Elders and Traditions
(COVID-19: Exploring Faith Dimensions, Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)
Freedom of Religion and the impact of COVID-19 on Christian life and worship
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)
COVID-19 and ‘war’ clauses in investment treaties: A breach through the wall of state sovereignty?
(Kit De Vriese, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)
COVID-19: update from the Church of England on reopening church buildings
(Becky Clark, with permission, Law & Religion UK)
AP report raises concerns about China and WHO; China denies
(Associated Press)
Dr. Birx says George Floyd protests have resulted in the destruction of 70 Covid-19 testing sites
(Tobias Hoonhout, National Review)
Fauci ‘very concerned’ protests are ‘perfect set up’ to spread coronavirus
(John McCormack, National Review)
Less gratitude, please. How COVID-19 reveals the need for migration reform
(Marta Forest, Brookings - Future Development)
COVID-19 Infection Control Guidance for churches
(Working Group on COVID-19 Infection Control, Bishops’ Conference of Scotland)
A COVID-19 response for the world’s poor
(Erik Berglöf, Gordon Brown, Helen Clark, and Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Brookings OpEd)
Bishops' Conference of Scotland - Pastoral Letter 5th June 2020
(General Secretariat, Bishops' Conference of Scotland)
Coronavirus shortages give Russia’s charity sector a new spark
(The Christian Science Monitor)
Youth or consequences: Put youth at the center of COVID-19 recovery
(Patrick Fine, Susan Reichle, and Kristin M. Lord, Brookings - Future Development)
Impact of COVID-19 on day-to-day lie of church and European societies
(Joint Meeting of the CCEE-COMECE Presidencies, Zenit: The World Seen from Rome)
DAILY HIGHLIGHT #84: Zambian Nuns with COVID-19 Radio Messages
(COVID-19: Exploring Faith Dimensions, Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)
COVID-19 crisis returns spotlight to Gulf migrant communities
(Sebastian Castelier, Al-Monitor: Gulf Pulse)
Religious liberty attorneys suing New Jersey governor respond to lifting of stay-home orders
(InsiderNJ)
Despite win in Wisconsin, religious discrimination remains during lockdown
(Zack Smith, The Daily Signal - Commentary)
Religious liberty attorneys, ” Our lawsuit seeks to be the catalyst that will end New Jersey’s experiment in absolute monarchy.”
(The Ridgewood Blog)
Donor privacy under attack
(Steve West, World News Group)
Canada’s religious leaders should stop tolerating unjustified lockdown
(John Carpay, The Epoch Times)
Josh Hawley requests investigation of religious liberty violations by state officials
(Jon Guze, the Locker Room)
WEBINAR, 10 June 2020 (03:00 PM in Qatar, GMT+3, 8 am EDT): China’s Role in the MENA Region Post-COVID-19
(Adel Abdel Ghafar, Degang Sun, Emilie Tran, Yahia H. Zoubir, Zeno Leoni,, The Brookings Doha Center)
Outside-The-Box Ministry
(Sandra Blackmer, Adventist News Network)
ADRA Peru volunteers deliver vouchers, food kits to vulnerable families
(Rosemary Sanchez, Adventist News Network)
Litigation trends in the post COVID-19 world
(Dani Alexis Ryskamp, J.D., Expert Institute)
Judicial restraint in the time of COVID-19?
(Karla Chaffee, RLUIPA-Defense)
COVID-19 arrests for religious gatherings in Chile
(Alliance Defending Freedom)
Nepalese police arrest pastor for preaching about COVID-19
(Alliance Defending Freedom)
TV pastor Jim Bakker hopes attorney general halts probe
(Associated Press)
Catholic stations in Brazil offer positive coverage for government money, report claims
(Eduardo Campos Lima, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
France: Covid-19 – Scapegoating an Evangelical church in Mulhouse
(Forum for Religious Freedom Europe)
Church participation has been declining for decades. Will the pandemic make it worse?
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News Faith)
Indonesians remain sensitive to perceived blasphemy: YLBHI
(Budi Sutrisno, The Jakarta Post)
Tuesday, 9 June 2020
DAILY HIGHLIGHT #75: The COVID-19 Vaccine Challenge: Faith Fears?
(COVID-19: Exploring Faith Dimensions, Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)
Latest on the Lockdown Challenge in the UK courts
(Rosalind English, UK Human Rights Blog)
Round Up 8.6.2020 – George Floyd protests spread worldwide, Hong Kong concerns rise and the UK eases coronavirus lockdown…
(Thomas Hayes, UK Human Rights Blog)
Will COVID-19 increase religious hostilities and discrimination?
(Marie Juul Petersen & Claire Thomas & Sajjad Hassan, OpenGlobalRights)
Coronavirus pandemic: Tracking the global outbreak
(BBC News)
Minister for Human Rights chairs coronavirus roundtable with faith leaders
(Department for International Development, Gov.UK)
God has ‘removed’ coronavirus, Tanzania’s president claims
(Tom Odula, Associated Press)
When churches reopen, don’t sing or shake hands, do make sermons short, says new guide
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)
Funerals, Holy Communion and ordinations – further advice
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Outdoor weddings in Northern Ireland - "modified rapture"
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Monday, 8 June 2020
Supreme Court Rejects challenge to pandemic restriction on church services
(Joe Carter, Keep the Faith)
Journalism cancels its moral voice: What does this mean for Catholic news? For religion news?
(Clemente Lisi, GetReligion)
Ivory Coast: Parish sells masks to help retired bishops, priests, imams
(Catholic News Service)
Individual prayer in churches (Church of England)
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Take care in letting your guard down against COVID-19, Pope Francis advises
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
The quiet demise of the separation of church and state
(Nelson Tebbe, Micah Schwartzman and Richard Schragger, The New York Times)
Bishop Donald J. Hying: Churches ready to safely welcome back worshipers
(Bishop Donald J. Hying, Madison.com)
Decision to bar distribution of ''prasad'' at religious places was taken by Centre: Punjab CM
(Outlook India)
Vince Hatt: Let's build a Statue of Responsibility
(Vince Hatt, La Crosse Tribune)
Expanding Euthanasia during the Pandemic
(Brian Bird, Public Discourse: The Journal of the Witherspoon Institute)
COVID-19, the right to education and Bangladesh
(Psymhe Wadud, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)
DAILY HIGHLIGHT #83: “Infodemics”: Bangladesh Illustrates Links Between COVID-19 and Discrimination
(COVID-19: Exploring Faith Dimensions, Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)
Christian families in India banned from burying their dead
(Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post)
DAILY HIGHLIGHT #82: Geneva Communities Mobilize to Support Those in Need
(COVID-19: Exploring Faith Dimensions, Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)
Faith and Community Mobilization During COVID-19: Caravane de la Solidarité in Geneva, Switzerland
(Katherine Marshall, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Coronavirus: Lockdowns in Europe saved millions of lives
(BBC News)
Moscow eases lockdown despite infection rate
(BBC News)
Turkey's Erdogan cancels weekend curfew despite spike in cases
(Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)
Sunday, 7 June 2020
DAILY HIGHLIGHT #81: Turning Tragedy into Hope: Hasidic Jews Donate Lifesaving Plasma
(COVID-19: Exploring Faith Dimensions, Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)
Saturday, 6 June 2020
Coronaspection: World religious leaders look inward during a time of global hardship
(Alon Goshen-Gottstein, Tablet Magazine - Belief)
Amid cries for justice, a surge of mercy
(Daniel Philpott, Public Discourse: The Journal of the Witherspoon Institute)
In rejecting the Zoom Seder, what did Orthodox Jews affirm?
(Chaim Saiman, Mosaic)
Friday, 5 June 2020
The pandemic is still gathering pace in most of the world
(The Economist)
Calls for action amid growing Covid-19 pressures on religious communities globally
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)
Music, musicians, and the congregation: Churches during relaxation of lockdown – II
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Deadly tide: Infections are rising fast in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan
(The Economist)
How the pandemic is reshaping baptism rituals in churches across the country
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News Faith)
COVID-19: further guidance from the Church of England
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Madison Bishop Hying says he will 'stand on principle' in reopening lawsuit
(Christine Rousselle, Catholic News Agency)
Churches are eager to reopen after state eases restrictions; Rock Hill holds outdoor service
(Russell Ingold, Fontana Herald News)
Houses of worship play an essential role in hope and healing
(Emilie Kao, The Heritage Foundation)
Update: Health officials lift cap on worship size diocese saw as 'unjust'
(Catholic News Service)
3rd Circuit, 2-1, affirms dismissal of church's challenge to Delaware COVID-19 limits
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Suit challenges New Jersey's COVID-19 limit on worship services
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
An interfaith dialogue on religious responses to COVID-19 in Bangladesh
(Sarah Thompson, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Director of RFI's Islam and Religious Freedom Action Team speaks on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on American Muslims
(Religious Freedom Institute)
Elderly Turks furious over 'nonsense' lockdown
(Sibel Hurtas, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)
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