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Wednesday, 22 April 2020

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

DC priest describes a culture of cover-up in wake of McCarrick scandal
(Claire Giangravé, Religion News Service)

Tuesday, 21 April 2020

WEBINAR, 21 April 2021 (4PM CEST): Final Episode Directions for Future Research in AI and Religion- AIR2020/21
(International Conference -Artificial Intelligence and Religion, Centre for Religious Studies Centre for Information and Communication Technology Fondazione Bruno Kessler (FBK), Trento)

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, 21 April 2020 (12:00 noon EDT): Religious Studies and the Military: Promising Venues for Public Scholarship
(Guldeep "Geena" Kaur, Jacueline Witt, Religious Freedom Center Public Scholars Project)

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)

In empty churches, Orthodox Christians mark Easter amid COVID-19 restrictions
(The Associated Press, CBC)

Orthodox Christians mark Easter Holiday amid coronavirus restrictions
(Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty)

Christos Anesti! Experiencing Orthodox Easter with no lamb or family gathering
(John Kass, Chicago Tribune)

Santorini lit up for Greek Orthodox Holy Friday
(Greek CIty Times - YouTube Video)

Orthodox Christians celebrate Easter from a distance
(Megan Bsharah, Eyewitness News WCHS)

Romanians celebrate from their windows during Orthodox Easter Vigil
(Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty)

Orthodox Easter service takes place without public at Christ the Saviour Cathedral in Moscow
(Ruplly, Recording of Live Stream - YouTube Video)

Pakistanis gather for Friday prayers defying coronavirus advisory
(Asad Hashim, Al Jazeera)

Baha’i networks in the Congo keep thousands informed and inspired
(BWNS, Bahá’í World News Service)

NASA visualization reveals a dramatic, hidden effect of the coronavirus on the United States
(Passant Rabie, Inverse)

On Divine Mercy Sunday, Pope Francis urges countries to put aside ‘selfish indifference’ during coronavirus pandemic
(Gerard O’Connell, America: The Jesuit Review)

Pope Francis shares his vision for Covid-19 aftermath
(Gerard O’Connell, America: The Jesuit Review)

UN agencies issue urgent coronavirus appeal after $2bn request falls well short
(Peter Beaumont, The Guardian)

Pope Francis taps Argentinian priest to help lead Vatican response to coronavirus crisis
(Gerard O’Connell, America: The Jesuit Review)

Covid-19: the humbling and humbled virus
(Francis B. Nyamnjoh, Corona Times)

COVID-19 in Mount Athos: Adapting Ancient Practices to Modern Realities
(Daily Highlight, Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)

Bangladesh: Massive crowd breaks lockdown rules to attend Ansari's funeral
(The Business Standard)

War or Peace: Could COVID-19 Tip the Balance in Afghanistan?
(Daily Highlight, Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)

The right to education in Transdniestria seven years after Catan and Others v. Moldova and Russia: are we there yet?
(Linda Hamid, Guest Blogger, Strasbourg Observers)

AP covers Orthodox Easter around the world – except in the churches of America
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)

Pandemic and religious revival
(Filip Mazurczak, First Things)

WEBINAR, 21 April 2020 (10:30 am CDT): 50th Earth Day Observance with Global Religious and Indigenous Leaders
(Mirele Goldsmith, Hindoug Oumarou Ibrahim, Lyla June, Hellen Murgo, Gopal Patel, Lauren Van Ham, Parliament of the World's Religions)

Parliament of the World's Religions Earth Day webinars
(The Parliament of the Worlds Religions)

Why countries can’t meet the demand for gear against covid-19
(The Economist)

How Covid-19 is making millions of Americans healthier
(Hans Taparia, The New York Times Opinion)

Our health depends on each other. That’s why we need to fight this threat together
(Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, TIME)

Why employers should promote religious diversity
(Byron R. Johnson and Christos Makridis, Real Clear Religion)

Covid-19 has killed multiple bishops and pastors within the nation’s largest black Pentecostal denomination
(Michelle Boorstein, The Washington Post)

Roe v. Wade was an 'incorrect' decision, Clarence Thomas says in new opinion
(Michael Foust, Christian Headlines)

President Trump announces temporary ban on immigration
(Lori Arnold, Christian Headlines)

Federal Judge says Kansas churches can hold worship services despite 10 person gathering limit
(Amanda Casanova, Christian Headlines)

Under fire from many, Samaritan’s Purse finds an unlikely champion
(Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service)

Mozambique: The rise of an insurgency
(Benamin Harbaugh, International Christian Concern)

Turkey's press freedom decreases
(Olivia Miller, International Christian Concern)

Coronavirus does not spare North Korea, according to sources
(Olivia Miller, International Christian Concern)

Providence bishop calls for evangelization, renewal after coronavirus
(Catholic News Agency)

Elderly and disabled have same right to treatment as others amid pandemic, say bishops
(Catholic News Agency)

Kansas governor can't single out churches in COVID rules, judge says
(Kevin Jones, Catholic News Agency)

Israel's new foreign minister, the man without a tie
(Rina Bassist, Al-Monitor)

Delayed S-400 activation could offer chance for Turkey-US ties to warm
(Diego Cupolo, Al-Monitor)

Oil crash means more misery ahead for US shale producers
(Al-Monitor)

Saudi Arabia wins oil price war - at a huge cost
(Al-Monitor)

What we know about the 'devious' coronavirus
(Al-Monitor)

At least seven dead in Yemen flash floods
(Al-Monitor)

Lebanese protesters back on the streets... in their cars
(Al-Monitor)

US zeroes in on shadowy Lebanese playmaker in Iraq
(Al-Monitor)

Iran says it's released 1,000 foreign prisoners since outbreak began
(Al-Monitor)

Church property is held in constructive trust for parent Episcopal diocese
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Supposed church enjoined from selling bleach as sacrament to cure covid-19
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

“Church” claims bleach is coronavirus-curing “sacrament,” faces wrath of FDA
(Jon Brodkin, ARS Technica)

Young Christian woman and pregnant convert seriously injured in eastern Uganda
(Morning Star)

Status of temporary abortion bans
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Two states' coronavirus abortion bans remain after court interventions
(Catholic News Agency)

Finland’s first same-sex adoptions confirmed
(News Now Finland)

Spain arrests ex-rapper as Islamic State fighter in Syria
(Aritz Parra and Serge Cartwright, Associated Press)

In call with religious leaders on re-opening churches, Trump sought election support
(Christopher White, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

African church leaders: Insurgents could increase attacks during pandemic
(Jonathan Luxmoore, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

England’s bishops praise worldwide drop in executions
(Charles Collins, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Religious tension in India aggravated by coronavirus
(Srinivas Mazumdaru, Deutsche Welle)

Citizen complaint about church people not observing lockdown precautions
(Ivan Zhilin, Novaia Gazeta)

Chief Rabbi welcomes Keir Starmer’s commitment to fighting antisemitism
(Jewish News)

The pandemic and the toll of transatlantic discord: At a time of crisis, the U.S.-European relationship can—and must—be saved
(Karen Donfried and Wolfgang Ischinger, Foreign Affairs)

How America's urban-rural divde has shaped the pandemic
(Jonathan Rodden, Foreign Affairs)

Don't let great powers carve up the world: Spheres of influence are unnecesary and dangerous
(Hal Brands, Foreign Affairs)

We need a more resilient American economy
(Marco Rubio, The New York Times Opinion)

Army brigade removes chaplains’ Facebook videos on prayer during COVID-19 following complaints
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)

In India, a pandemic of prejudice and repression
(Siddharth Varadarajan, The New York Times)

Israeli court rules against print shop that refused to serve LGBT group
(Jacob Magid, The Times of Israel)

Italy declares victory over Covid-19 in poorer south
(France 24)

Religious group’s mass gatherings across Asia spark virus clusters
(Faseeh Mangi, Bloomberg)

Saskatchewan gov’t reverses ban on drive-in religious services after legal challenge
(LifeSiteNews)

Now that the world has spotted Hindutva bigotry, Modi insists that coronavirus doesn’t see religion
(Rohan Venkataramakrishnan, Scroll.in India)

COVID-19, Africans’ hardships in China, and the future of Africa-China relations
(Yun Sun, Brookings)

What is the fate of religion in Europe?
(Tina Magazzini, Tariq Modood, Anna Triandafyllidou and Thomas Sealy, Open Democracy)

Applying coronavirus pain for geopolitical gain
(Francesco Sisci, Asia Times)

Indian industries try in vain to ease lockdown
(Asia Times)

COVID-19 widens the rift between Israel’s ultra-orthodox and secular communities
(Gil Zohar, Religion Unplugged)

Coronavirus is highlighting the rift In Islam between modernists and literalists
(Lawrence Pintak, Religion Unplugged)

Germany’s largest newspaper editor-in-chief to China’s president: You’re endangering the world
(Arthur Block, The Levant News)

The secret to Germany’s COVID-19 success: Angela Merkel is a scientist
(The Atlantic)

Quackery in Iran: Desperate Iranians are getting bad medical advice
(The Economist)

Overlooked businesses during the pandemic
(Brookings)

Tensions Surround Rituals Following COVID-19 Deaths: Obligatory Cremation in Sri Lanka
(Daily Highlight, Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)

Travelling in time of corona: Margaret Atwood talks about narrow escape from Covid-19
(India Today)

'Plague on a biblical scale': Hasidic families hit hard by virus
(Liam Stack, The New York Times)

Monday, 20 April 2020

WEBINAR Recording — COVID-19, RELIGION, and BELIEF: Episode 2: FoRB, COVID-19 and Human Dignity
(Ewelina Ochab, Jan Figel, Brett Scharffs, Marco Ventura, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints European Office)

WEBINAR Recording — COVID-19, RELIGION, and BELIEF: Episode 2: FoRB, COVID-19 and Human Dignity
(Ewelina Ochab, Jan Figel, Brett Scharffs, Marco Ventura, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints European Office)

WEBINAR Recording — COVID-19, RELIGION, and BELIEF: Episode 2: FoRB, COVID-19 and Human Dignity
(Ewelina Ochab, Jan Figel, Brett Scharffs, Marco Ventura, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints European Office)

WEBINAR Recording: The COVID-19 Crisis: From Past Experience to Present Realities
(Katherine Marshall, David Robinson, Olivia Wilkinson, Barbara Brilliant, Daleen Raubenheimer-Foot, Peter Kwame Yeboah, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Launch of GLOBAL Multi-religious Faith-in-Action COVID-19 Initiative
(Religions for Peace)

To be born a Sikh... (Comment from India)
(Ira Pande, Tribune India)

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