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Friday, 24 April 2020

Updates on religious liberty lawsuits over stay-at-home orders
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

20 percent of church entities that applied received SBA loans to maintain staff
(Dennis Sadowski, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Trump Administration helps churches survive shutdowns
(Brian Burch, Real Clear Religion)

Pakistan’s government is caught between a mosque and a hard place
(Michael Kugelman, Foreign Policy)

Tajikistan tells farmers to avoid ramadan fast, cites disease and need to work
(Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty)

New York City to provide 5L free halal meals during Ramzan
(India Post)

Americans are divided by religion on who should get critical care if there is a shortage of ventilators
(Stephanie Kramer, Pew Research Center Fact Tank)

‘Never mentioned religion, my side not heard,’ says Mumbai man held for refusing parcel by Muslim delivery boy
(Harshil Mehta, Swarajya)

Following Trump's halt to US immigration, bishops call for solidarity
(Catholic News Agency)

Texas ends emergency ban on elective abortions, but questions remain
(Catholic News Agency)

Standing for life in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic
(Christian Headlines)

Conservative group calls for 'reopen church sunday'
(Jack Jenkins, Christian Headlines)

Pakistan's most oppressed and the COVID-19 pandemic
(International Christian Concern)

Women, children face increased risk of abuse during Mideast lockdowns
(Al-Monitor)

Israel weighs strategic implications of coronavirus crisis
(Ben Caspit, Al-Monitor)

Coronavirus reveals Palestinian economic dependence on Israel
(Adnan Abu Amer, Al-Monitor)

Is the Russian Orthodox Church really pro-life?
(Andrew Sorokowski, RISU Column)

Thursday, 23 April 2020

WEBINAR, 23 April 2020 (3 pm Brussels - GMT+2)—COVID-19, RELIGION, and BELIEF Series: Episode 3, COVID-19, Religion and Belief: Civil Society Organizations' Perspective
(Judd Birdsall, Rachel Bayani, Christen Broecker, Giovanni Gaetani, Revd Dr Patrick Roger Schnabel)

WEBINAR, 23 April 2020 (9 am EDT)—COVID-19, RELIGION, and BELIEF Series: Episode 3, COVID-19, Religion and Belief: Civil Society Organizations' Perspective
(Judd Birdsall, Rachel Bayani, Christen Broecker, Giovanni Gaetani, Revd Dr Patrick Roger Schnabel)

WEBINAR, 23 April 2020 (3 pm Brussels)—COVID-19, RELIGION, and BELIEF Series: Episode 3, COVID-19, Religion and Belief: Civil Society Organizations' Perspective
(Judd Birdsall, Rachel Bayani, Christen Broecker, Giovanni Gaetani, Revd Dr Patrick Roger Schnabel)

WEBCAST EVENT, 23 April 2020 (9:30 am EDT): Pakistan’s coronavirus crisis: Impact and solutions
(Asia Center, United States Institute of Peace)

Socially Distant TOWN HALL, 23 April 2020 (9:00 EDT): COVID-19 and Climate Change as Public Health Crises: How the values of religious and indigenous peoples can guide us in balancing our relationship with the Earth
(Michale McGarrell, Religions for Peace and The Network for Religious and Traditional Peacemakers)

How is EU cooperation on the Covid-19 crisis perceived in member states?
(Sophia Russack / Steven Blockmans, CEPS)

A disproportionate interference: the Coronavirus Regulations and the ECHR
(Francis Hoar, UK Human Rights Blog)

Port denials and restrictions in times of pandemic: Did international law lose its North Star?
(Alina Miron, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)

Washington’s Muslim community begins a Ramadan like no other
(Julie Zauzmer, The Washington Post)

As the world looks for coronavirus scapegoats, India pins blame on Muslims
(Joanna Slater and Niha Masih, The Washington Post)

Hajj cancellation wouldn’t be the first – plague, war and politics disrupted pilgrimages long before coronavirus
(Ken Chitwood, The Conversation)

White evangelicals most likely to support religious exemptions to stay-at-home orders
(Carol Kuruvilla, Huffington Post)

Church giving down more due to COVID-19 than during recession, survey shows
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)

Pandemic preaching: Exploring homiletical adaptation and invention in the midst of the global pandemic
(Cynthia G. Lindner, Sightings: The Martin Marty Center, University of Chicago Divinity School)

Stories make us human: A rabbi's reflections on Passover 2020
(Joseph A. Edelheit, Sightings: The Martin Marty Center, University of Chicago Divinity School)

Dispatch: India is scapegoating Muslims for the spread of coronavirus
(Sameer Yasir, Foreign Policy)

COVID-19: New poll reveals almost two-thirds of churches see drop in giving
(State of the Plate: Nationwide Poll, RNS Press Release Archive)

Coronavirus: Muslim Council of Britain warns UK mosques could close forever
(Inzamam Rashid, Sky News)

UN praises Israel aid to Palestinians as bereaved families demand block
(Lahav Harkov, The Jerusalem Post)

Can the coronavirus help repair ties between Israel's Jews and Arabs?
(Editorial, The Jerusalem Post)

The Jewish Imperative of the coronavirus crisis
(Ronald S. Lauder, The Jerusalem Post)

Preference for the Poor: Responding to the COVID-19 Emergency
(Daily Highlight, Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)

COVID-19, Climate Change, and Theology: New Starts or Wine in Old Bottles?
(Daily Highlight, Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)

‘If you don’t work you don’t eat’: Where lockdowns have extra sting
(Whitney Eulich and Ryan Lenora Brown, The Christian Science Monitor)

Could pandemic pave a path to peace? Why Yemen war is resistant.
(Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor)

States band together to take next step against coronavirus
(Francine Kiefer, The Christian Science Monitor)

Coronavirus response puts EU solidarity to the test
(Lenora Chu and Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor)

Don’t waste the pandemic response
(Bertrand Badré, Project Syndicate)

The Chinese Health Organization?
(Brahma Chellaney, Project Syndicate)

Patients vs. the Pandemic
(Joseph E. Stiglitz, Arjun Jayadev, Achal Prabhala, Project Syndicate)

Mississippi city allows drive-up church services
(Associated Press)

During the coronavirus, academics have found themselves in a crisis of their work
(Rinaldo Walcott, Maclean's)

US judge denies bid to open California churches in pandemic
(Don Thompson, Associated Press)

Another suit challenges Kentucky ban on in-person church services
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Trio sue over religion, travel ban (read the lawsuit); governor responds
(Veronica Jean Seltzer, WTVQ News)

Dioceses in bankruptcy challenge ban on access to COVID-19 loans
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Bankrupt dioceses sue SBA for payroll loan access
(Catholic News Agency)

8th Circuit upholds Arkansas COVID-19 ban on surgical abortions
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Court allows Arkansas ban on surgical abortions due to virus
(Andrew DeMillo, Associated Press)

How the coronavirus has altered Iranians' view of faith
(Kersten Knipp, Deutsche Welle)

Correction to errors in coronavirus Regulations
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

Are church shutdowns legal or gross infringements on religious freedom?
(William Duncan, The Federalist)

Is our religious freedom being quarantined by the government?
(Jason Jimenez, The Christian Post)

Indian religious leaders welcome financial help
(Bijay Kumar Minj, UCA News)

"Put women and girls at the centre of efforts to recover from COVID-19"
(Secretary-General António Guterres, The United Nations)

Why more men are dying from COVID-19 than women - A geneticist explains
(Jenny Graves, The Conversation, Science Alert)

Poll: Large majority of Americans think it’s more important to stay home than return to work
(Quint Forgey, Politico)

Trump invites all GOP senators to join economic recovery group — except Mitt Romney
(Dennis Romboy, Deseret News Politics)

Sen. Mitt Romney was the only GOP senator not invited on Trump's new coronavirus advisory group
(Christal Hayes, USA Today)

Indonesian Muslims brace for somber Ramadan amid pandemic restrictions
(Ahmad Pathoni, Religion News Service)

This LA megachurch has served 350,000 free meals during pandemic
(Alejandra Molina, Religion News Service)

Catholic Extension shares how the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting the seminarian class of 2020
(RNS Press Release Distribution Service)

Were some key quotes accurate? Concerning Jerry Falwell's anger at The New York Times
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)

Coronavirus: First patients injected in UK vaccine trial
(Fergus Walsh, BBC News Health)

The reason Zoom calls drain your energy
(Manyu Jiang, BBC Worklife)

Wednesday, 22 April 2020

GLOBAL ONLINE EVENT, 22 April 2020 (16h00 Abu Dhabi |12 noon GMT | 8h00 EST | 20h00 Beijing: For Humanity: Inter-Faith Solidarity and Joint Action to Combat COVID-19
(Brian J. Grim, H. E. Dr. Ali Rashid Al Nuaimi & 15 others, Organized by The World Muslim Communities Council)

GLOBAL ONLINE EVENT, 22 April 2020 (12 noon GM): For Humanity: Inter-Faith Solidarity and Joint Action to Combat COVID-19, Webinar
(Brian J. Grim, H. E. Dr. Ali Rashid Al Nuaimi & 15 others, Organized by The World Muslim Communities Council)

EVENT PROGRAM, 22 April 2020: For Humanity: Interfaith Solidarity & Joint Action To Combat COVID-19
(Brian J. Grim, H. E. Dr. Ali Rashid Al Nuaimi & 15 others, Organized by The World Muslim Communities Council)

EVENT PROGRAM, 22 April 2020: For Humanity: Interfaith Solidarity & Joint Action To Combat COVID-19
(Brian J. Grim, H. E. Dr. Ali Rashid Al Nuaimi & 15 others, Organized by The World Muslim Communities Council)

WEBINAR, 22 April 2020 (3 pm in Qatar / GMT+3): Covid-19: Implications for Peace and Security in the Middle East
(Ranj Alaaldin, Tanya Gilly-Khailany, Frederic Wehrey, Galip Dalay, Brookings Doha Center)

Ridván 2020 Message from the Supreme Body (Video Recording)
(Jacqueline Claire, Baha’i World)

Muslims try to keep Ramadan spirit amid virus restrictions
(Samy Magdy and Lee Keath, Religion News Service)

Safe Ramadan practices in the context of the COVID-19
(World Health Organization)

Orthodox Jewish women are facing an impossible choice right now
(Emma Green, The Atlantic)

Why some people get sicker than others:COVID-19 is proving to be a disease of the immune system. This could, in theory, be controlled
(James Hamblin, The Atlantic)

The best hopes for a coronavirus drug. If there is a way to stop COVID-19, it will be by blocking its proteins from hijacking, suppressing, and evading humans’ cellular machinery
(Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic)

A new statistic reveals why America’s COVID-19 numbers are flat
(Robinn Meyer and Alexis C. Madrigal, The Atlantic)

Stay-at-home orders to fight coronavirus are protected by the U.S. Constitution
(Erwin Chemerinsky, The Sacramento Bee)

That ancient question that will not go away: Where is God in the coronavirus crisis?
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)

Congo bishop – and president’s uncle – first African prelate to die of COVID-19
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Religious leaders in Jerusalem recite joint prayer composed for the coronavirus
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Priest banned from service fined in St. Petersburg for 12-minute holy procession
(Interfax-Religion)

Washington Post gets inside the painful COVID-19 crisis in Church of God in Christ
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)

Here's a COVID-19 era book list for writers and readers intrigued by religion themes
(Richard Ostling, GetReligion)

Why are we litigating church openings?
(Mark Silk, RNS Column: Spiritual Politics)

North Macedonia’s Orthodox Church could become a coronavirus super-spreader
(Igor Bosilkovski, Foreign Policy)

Beneath Trump-WHO spat, a US-China race for leadership
(Howard LaFranchi, The Christian Science Monitor)

The grim truth about the "Swedish model"
(Hans Bergstrom, Project Syndicate)

Tuesday, 21 April 2020

WEBINAR CLE, 21 April 2020: You Are Excused: Force Majeure and the Workplace in the COVID-19 Era
(Ferderal Bar Association)

WEBINAR, 21 April 2020 (4 pm UK time): “Council of Europe: The Conscience of Europe in a Time of Crisis”
(Kanstantsin Dzehtsiarou, Dr Stuart Wallace, Veronika Bilkova, Philip Leach, Rob Lindholm, Jörg Polakiew, Ineta Ziemeleicz, Strasbourg Observers)

WEBINAR, 20 April 2020 (11 am EDT): Confronting climate change in the global COVID-19 recovery
(Samantha Gross, Stéphane Hallegatte, Ingrid-Gabriela Hoven, Todd Stern, Pablo Vieira, Brookings, NDC Partnership)

Religion can be a healing balm for COVID-19's disruption, if applied judiciously
(Susan Hayward, Azza Karam, Katherine Marshall, Religion News Service Opinion)

Religion Photos of the Week, 18 April 2020: This week’s selection includes Easter, lockdowns around the world, and more
(Kit Doyle, Religion News Service)

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