Law and Religion Headlines
Tuesday, 5 May 2020
A ‘breakdown of trust’: pandemic corrodes church-state ties in Russia
(Andrew Higgins, The New York Times)
Free coverage for contraceptives? Supreme Court again considers religious exemptions
(Richard Wolf, USA Today)
Religious liberty means COVID-19 restrictions cannot target churchgoers
(Tony Perkins, Religion News Service Opinion)
Prisoner wins first round in challenge to UK terrorism law
(Owen Bowcott, The Guardian)
Why religious freedom stokes coronavirus protests in the U.S., but not Canada
(Pamela E. Klassen, The Conversation, phys.org)
Arab world binges on religious harmony
(Christian Science Monitor)
Erdoğan hints 'changes' in bar associations after LGBTI+ row with religion authority
(Bianet News)
"The idea of Digital Theology is to look at both digital culture and theology and ask how one speaks to the other"
(Peter M. Phillips, Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Ireland, Article 13 and Article 6: still no effective remedy for excessive delay in proceedings
(Joanna Curtis, UK Human Rights Blog)
Monday, 4 May 2020
Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue greets people on Ramadan
(TwoCircles.net)
Articles of interest - 4 May 2020
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
A quarter of Americans, and a majority of black Protestants, say their religious faith has deepened because of the coronavirus
(Michelle Boorstein, The Washington Post)
Religious freedoms in India deteriorated last year, U.S. government watchdog says
(Michelle Boorstein and Joanna Slater, The Washington Post)
6th Circuit allows drive-in church services while appeal is pending
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Court rules for church against KY governor
(Liberty Counsel)
Administrative offices of New Orleans Archdiocese file for bankruptcy
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Proclamation on Jewish American Heritage Month, 2020
(The White House)
Pastors challenge Maryland's COVID-19 limits on worship services
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Priest sues challenging New Jersey COVID-19 order
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
NJ priest suing Gov over pandemic order as ‘unconstitutional’
(New Jersey 101.5)
Worldwide prayer event hopes to reach 1 billion people by the end of May
(Milton Quintanilla, Christian Headlines)
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)
3,500 marriages mark Taiwan's same-sex marriage legalization
(Huang Tzu-ti, Taiwan News)
Ramadan TV series about Gulf Jews ignites controversy
(Joseph Krauss, Associated Press)
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)
10 years and many lawsuits later, battles over religion and birth control coverage just keep getting messier
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News Faith)
Putin wants his face removed from church wall
(RIA Novosti, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Little Sisters of the Poor in crisis: This Atlantic feature is about COVID-19 and sacrifice
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Law and religion round-up – 3rd May
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Supreme Court to hear 2 cases about when religious employers can ignore civil rights laws
(Ian Millhiser, Vox)
Religious freedom: A consistent priority for the Trump administration
(David Closson, Townhall)
Looking at the Mikveh half full: Religious freedom advocates see upside in new Gantz-Netanyahu government
(Judy Maltz, Haaretz)
Two secular New Yorkers visited the Samaritan's Purse field hospital: One volunteered, that other arrested
(Micah Danney, Religion Unplugged)
Moroccan school training women imams to combat extremism
(Priyadarshini Sen, Religion Unplugged)
Saturday, 2 May 2020
COVID-19 Resources and Information
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
US riots update: Trump says George Floyd’s memory is being dishonored
(Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post)
Berkley Center Faith and COVID-19: Resource Repository (Google Doc)
Germany designates Hezbollah as terrorist group, conducts raids on suspects
(France 24)
Police continues to interrupt early rain covenant church's online worship
(Olivia Miller, International Christian Concern)
Friday, 1 May 2020
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 Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the United States
(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Headlines about COVID-19
(International Center for Law and Religion Studies, ICLRS Headlines)
Joint European Roadmap towards lifting COVID-19 containment measures
(Ursula von der Leyen, Charles Michel, The European Union)
Coronavirus WorldOMeter
(updating demographics for COVID-19 worldwide)
COVID-19 Special Coverage from Jurist (with University of Pittsburgh)
(Timeline of US legal events, Jurist)
Religious Responses to COVID-19
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Joint Learning Initiative on Faith & Local Communities, World Faiths Development Dialogue)
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)
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)
Berkley Center: Religion and Development A-Z Subtopics
(Katherine Marshall, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Religions for Peace Facebook page
(Religions for Peace International)
Daily Highlight #50: Guidance Directed Specifically to Religious Communities and Leaders
(COVID-19: Exploring Faith Dimensions, Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)
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)
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)
Coronavirus news on National Post (Canada)
(National Post)
COVID-19, from the Adventist News Network
(Adventist News Network)
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)
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)
Gender, Faith and COVID-19 Resources
(Side by Side: Faith Movemet for Gender Justice)
Corornavirus: Complete coverage on Religion News Service
(Religion News Service)
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)
COVID-19 Resource Centre (Lancet)
(The Lancet)
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)
Coronavirus news UK (from The Telegraph)
(The Telegraph)
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