Law and Religion Headlines
Monday, 4 May 2020
Court rejects challenge to Illinois 10-person limit on religious services
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Judge: stay-at-home order doesn’t violate religious rights
(Amanda Vinicky, WTTW News)
DOJ files statement of interest supporting church's challenge to Virginia's COVID-19 restrictions
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
The Department of Justice files statement of interest in support of church that ministers to underserved communities
(U.S. Department of Justice)
How a network of activists are helping women get abortions in Argentina during coronavirus lockdown
(Ciara Nugent, TIME)
Chinese government resumes removal of crosses from church buildings
(Catholic News Agency)
Court weighs in on applying mass gathering ban to churches
(Bruce Schreiner, Associated Press)
Dutch religious leaders prepare for ‘one-and-a-half-meter church’
(Anton de Wit, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Virus fear turns deportees into pariahs at home in Guatemala
(Sonia Pérez D., Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Two secular New Yorkers visited the Samaritan's Purse field hospital: One volunteered, that other arrested
(Micah Danney, Religion Unplugged)
Saturday, 2 May 2020
URGENT CALL FOR PAPERS. due 1 May 2010: Law, Religion, State, and Covid-19
(Journal of Law, Religion and State)
COVID-19 Resources and Information
COVID-19 Resources and Information
Friday, 1 May 2020
Headlines about COVID-19
(International Center for Law and Religion Studies, ICLRS Headlines)
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the United States
(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
CDC Coronavirus Interactive: Current data by state
(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, US Government)
COVIDView: A Weekly Surveillance of U.S. COVID-19 Activity
(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, US Government)
COVID-19: Cases, Data, and Surveillance
(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, US Government)
COVID-19, Religion and Belief: Webinar Series Landing Page
(BYU Law ICLRS, LDS-Europe, CRS, DISPOC, FGV Direito RIo, FBK-ISR)
Respecting democracy, rule of law and human rights in the framework of the COVID-19 sanitary crisis : A toolkit for member states
(The Council of Europe)
Coronavirus WorldOMeter
(updating demographics for COVID-19 worldwide)
Joint European Roadmap towards lifting COVID-19 containment measures
(Ursula von der Leyen, Charles Michel, The European Union)
Religious Responses to COVID-19
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Joint Learning Initiative on Faith & Local Communities, World Faiths Development Dialogue)
COVID-19 Special Coverage from Jurist (with University of Pittsburgh)
(Timeline of US legal events, Jurist)
Religion, Law and COVID-19 Emergency (DiReSoM)
Religion, Law and COVID-19 Emergency
(Law and Religion in Multicultural Societies/多元文化社会中的法律与宗教/ القانون والدين في المجتمعات متعددة الثقافات)
Religion, Law and COVID-19 Emergency (Europe subscribers)
(Diritto e Religione nelle Società Multiculturali, Derecho y Religión en las Sociedades Multiculturales/ Droit et Religion dans les sociétés multiculturelles/Recht und Religion in Multikulturellen Gesellschaften)
Religions for Peace’s Multi-religious COVID-19 Hub
Law, Religion and Covid-19 Emergency – Ebook, Diresom Papers 1
(Edited by Pierluigi Consorti, DiReSoM: Diritto e Religione nelle Società Multiculturali/ Law and Religion in Multicultural Societies)
Berkley Center Faith and COVID-19: Resource Repository (Landing Page)
(Katherine Marshall, Olivia Wilkinson, David Robinson, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Joint Learning Initiative on Faith & Local Communities, World Faiths Development Dialogue)
Religions for Peace: Statements in response to COVID-19
(Religions for Peace)
Resources for Faith Communities Responding to COVID-19 (Coronavirus)
(Buddhist, Bahá'i, Christian, Islamic, Jewish, Sikh, Hindu, Religions for Peace)
Multi-religious Humanitarian Fund in response to COVID-19 (RfP)
(fund will provide seed money for interreligious projects focusing on serving humanitarian needs, Religions for Peace)
Religions for Peace’s Multi-religious Action on COVID-19
(Religions for Peace)
Daily Highlight #50: Guidance Directed Specifically to Religious Communities and Leaders
(COVID-19: Exploring Faith Dimensions, Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)
COVID-19 guidance for religious communities and leaders
(Katherine Marshall and Olivia Wilkinson, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Religious action on COVID-19: Efforts in the field
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Human Rights & COVID-19: Articles and Resources
(Human Rights Watch)
COVID-19 resources from the Observer Research Foundation
(Observer Research Foundation)
COVID-19 articles from Arab News
(Arab News)
Worldwide COVID-19 coverage on Voice of America
(Voice of America)
Coronavirus news on National Post (Canada)
(National Post)
COVID 19 and States of Emergency: Introduction & List of (52) Country Reports
(Joelle Grogan, Verfassungsblog on Matters Constitutional)
Debate (texts): COVID 19 and States of Emergency
(Hosted by Verfassungblog and Democracy Reporting International under the reconstitution program, coordinated by Joelle Grogan., Verfassungsblog on Matters Constitutional)
Gender, Faith and COVID-19 Resources
(Side by Side: Faith Movemet for Gender Justice)
Corornavirus: Complete coverage on Religion News Service
(Religion News Service)
COVID-19 Resource Centre (Lancet)
(The Lancet)
Coronavirus Resources: The Washington Post
(The Washington Post)
What you need to know about the coronavirus: The Atlantic's guide to understanding COVID-19
(The Atlantic)
Coronavirus live news from The Guardian
(The Guardian)
Religious Freedom in the COVID-19 Crisis (from RFI)
(Religious Freedom Institute)
In their own words .... A blog collecting the reflections of Religions for Peace leaders and partners as they respond to COVID-19
(Dr. Kezevino Aram, Rabbi Sir David Rosen, Philbert Aganyo, Mohamed Elsanousi, Religions for Peace)
Coping with the Coronavirus: Resources from the World Council of Churches
(World Council of Churches)
COVID-19 Fact Sheet: The World Council of Churches
(World Council of Churches)
Blogposts: Women, Justice, & Law: COVID-19
(Institute for African Women in Law)
Religions for Peace SIERRA LEONE conducts “Training of Trainers” on COVID-19 prevention and awareness-raising for over 500 diverse faith leaders
(Religions for Peace)
Religions for Peace KENYA partners with the Ministry of Health for a national media campaign to #KomeshaCorona
(Religions for Peace)
The Christian Science Monitor's complete coronavirus coverage (free)
BBC News Coronavirus Resources
(BBC News)
The Economist’s coverage of the coronavirus (free)
(The Coronavirus Hub, The Economist)
Coronavirus news UK (from The Telegraph)
(The Telegraph)
How to stay well prevention resource center (Scientology)
(Scientology)
Five COVID deaths at Wisconsin home for religious sisters with dementia
(Catholic News Agency)
Five books to help us understand global health problems [reading list]
(OUPblog)
As states ease lockdown restrictions, churches must decide when — and how — to reopen
(Emily McFarlan Miller and Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service)
Survey: Religious Americans say coronavirus crisis has strengthened their faith
(Catholic News Agency)
Church sues Ill. governor over stay-at-home order, accuses state of ‘discriminatory hostility’
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
California emergency orders upheld against Free Exercise challenge
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
More thoughts about equal treatment and the coming disagreements
(Marc O. DeGirolami, Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)
Federal Court: “if beer is ‘essential,’ so is Easter.”
(Evan Seeman, RLUIPA-Defense)
Drive-in cinemas are booming in Germany amid COVID-19 restrictions
(Sabine Oelze, Deutsche Welle)
De Blasio’s ‘message’ to Jews
(Jeff Ballabon and Mark Goldfeder, The Wall Street Journal - Opinion)
Illinois order revised to allow small, safe worship services
(John O'Connor, Associated Press)
Bosnian Serbs under fire for mismanaging coronavirus crisis
(Sabina Niksic, Associated Press)
Mayor de Blasio is no enemy of Orthodox Jews, but others are vilifying us
(Avi Shafran, The Jerusalem Post)
The pandemic and rising Islamophobia mar Ramadan in India
(Aijaz Hussain, Associated Press)
Mayor de Blasio and 'the Jewish community'
(Mark Silk, RNS Column: Martini Judaism)
Religious revival or reversal emerging from the pandemic?
(Religion Watch - Baylor Institute for Religious Freedom)
Religious gatherings spreading the faith and the coronavirus?
(Religion Watch - Baylor Institute for Religious Freedom)
Culture wars intensify over easing restrictions on congregations in pandemic
(Religion Watch - Baylor Institute for Religious Freedom)
Jewish home-based rituals adapting and changing during pandemic
(Religion Watch - Baylor Institute for Religious Freedom)
Trump brings religion into the coronavirus culture war
(David Frum, The Atlantic)
German and Austrian governments thank churches for their cooperation during coronavirus
(Evangelical Focus)
Nunavut religious leaders urge self-reflection during pandemic
(Thomas Rohner, CBC News)
When religion is dangerous for your health
(Daniel Burke, CNN)
Temple Mount closed to both Jews, Muslims over coronavirus
(Mordechai Goldman, Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East)
Was Trump’s call about oil with Saudi leader the start of a reset in relations?
(Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East)
Low projections dim Ankara's high hopes for tourism recovery
(Mustafa Sonmez, Al-Monitor)
Trump administration touts aid that meets small fraction of Yemen’s COVID-19 needs
(Bryant Harris, Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East)
COVID-19 Blog Series from the Canadian Council of Christian Charities
(Deina Warren)
Thursday, 30 April 2020
WEBINAR, 30 April 2020 (3 pm CEST): COVID-19, Religion and Belief Series: Ep. 4, European Union Institutions' Perspective
(Marco Ventura, Vincent Depaigne, Philippe Perchoc, Raphael Warolin)
ONLINE ZOOM WEBINAR, 30 April 2020 (12 noon EDT): The COVID-19 Crisis: Adaptations and Tensions During the Month of Ramadan
(Atallah FitzGibbon, Samia Huq, Katherine Marshall, Saliou Mbacke, David Robinson, Olivia Wilkinson, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Health crisis and Franco-German friendship: A joint declaration signed by the Protestant Churches of Baden, the Palatinate and UEPAL (article in French)
(Christian Albecker, Prof. Dr. Jochen Cornelius-Bundschuh, Dr. h. c. Christian Schad, UEPAL)
For a Europe that cares for all – during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond
(Eurodiaconia and other NGOs)
Now that everybody is homeschooling, a newsworthy elite assault slams the usual version
(Richard Ostling, GetReligion)
Church guidance: live streaming and copyright
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Experts offer a path to reopening churches, and the sacraments
(Catholic News Agency)
Italian churches prepare to resume funerals after eight-week ban
(Courtney Mares, Catholic News Agency)
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