Law and Religion Headlines
Thursday, 16 April 2020
Religion and the COVID-19 crisis: Social welfare
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Where is justice? Islam, equality, and covid-19 (Responding to: religion and the covid-19 crisis: social welfare)
(Hossein Askari, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Toward a religious ethic of social equity through maximum productivity in a post-pandemic era (Responding to: religion and the covid-19 crisis: social welfare)
(Carl Raschke, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Of solidarity and global health security (Responding to: religion and the covid-19 crisis: social welfare)
(Drew Christiansen, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
“Let us remain united” – Churches call for commitment to common European values amidst COVID-19
(Conference of European Churches with the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union)
“Christ is risen!” – CEC and COMECE presidents offer Easter message
(Press Release, Conference of European Churches and Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union)
COVID-19: A prayer for the affected
(Prepared by CEC Executive Secretary Rev. Sören Lenz, Conference of European Churches)
How to build community while worshipping online
(Heidi A. Campbell, The Conversation)
Muslim women who cover their faces find greater acceptance among coronavirus masks – ‘Nobody is giving me dirty looks’
(Anna Piela, The Conversation)
Scapegoating “Christian Nationalists” for the coronavirus pandemic
(Steven Wedgeworth, Public Discourse: The Journal of the Witherspoon Institute)
It’s time for the government to introduce food rationing
(Robert Garner, OUPblog)
DOJ said judges can’t stop immigration hearings over COVID-19. Cleary Gottlieb called that a ‘death trap.’
(Jacqueline Thomsen, The National Law Journal)
Europe’s double standard for China’s overfishing
(Jonathan G. Odom, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)
Walmart faces wrongful death suit after employee dies from COVID-19
(Molly Stubs, Expert Institute)
Coronavirus crisis makes curtail of religious freedom justifiable — temporarily
(Thomas F. Farr, President, Religious Freedom Institute, National Catholic Register)
U.S. Justice Department sides with church in COVID-19 religious dispute
(Lawrence Hurley, Reuters)
Supreme Court to hear cases on Trump's financial docs, religious freedom and Electoral College via telephone
(Ariane de Vogue, CNN Politics)
Lunch Series on Religion and Nationalism: Russia (view previous event)
(Jocelyne Cesari, Kristina Stoeckl, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Black clergy memorialize the dead, ask government to address disparities
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service Opinion)
Opposition to Samaritan’s Purse Central Park field hospital grows
(Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service)
Bending the COVID-19 inequality curve
(Thomas Reese, RNS Column: Signs of the Times)
Virtual tours bring Egypt's museums, archaeological sites online
(Amira Sayed Ahmed, Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
Calls for release of prisoners grow in Egypt despite arrest campaign
(Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
The show must go on: Egypt's Ramadan soap operas defy COVID-19
(Shahira Amin, Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
Egyptians fear coronavirus count falls far short of reality
(Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
Is coronavirus good for health of Turkish-US relations?
(Kadri Gursel, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)
Israeli annexation talks threaten ties with Arab world
(Ksenia Svetlova, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)
Gazan medical masks make a statement
(Ahmed Sammak, Al-Monitor: Palestine Pulse)
Trump announced the U.S. will suspend WHO funding. That could leave another global initiative under China’s influence
(Alexander Cooley, Daniel Nixon, PONARS Eurasia)
Courtroom access: Faced with a pandemic, the Supreme Court pivots
(Amy Howe, SCOTUSblog)
CEC-CCME take necessary measures in response to COVID -19
(the Conference of European Churches (CEC) and Churches’ Commission for Migrants in Europe (CCME))
Reflections on Christian Communion in a Time of Physical Distancing and COVID-19
(CEC Thematic Group on Science, New Technologies and Christian Ethics, Conference of European Churches)
Covering 'mainline' faith: Why do the old Protestant churches get so much news ink?
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
For futures files: Women deacons and Latter-day Proclamation (plus bonus Godbeat anecdote)
(Richard Ostling, GetReligion)
Buddhist influencer Tyler Knott Gregson offers spiritual tools to cope during COVID-19
(Liza Vandenboom, Religion Unplugged)
Catholic hospitals under attack
(Wesley J. Smith, First Things)
USCIRF religious prisoner of conscience Mr. Mohammed Ali Taheri granted asylum in Canada
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Sri Lankan Muslims angry over forced Covid-19 cremations
(UCA News)
Poland seeks abortion ban on babies with Down syndrome
(LifeSiteNews)
Egyptian policeman, seven suspected militants killed in Cairo gunbattle
(The New York Times)
Rival Ukraine churches clash over Easter lockdown rules
(Associated Press)
Muslims grapple with Ramadan rituals in coronavirus era
(Mariam Fam, Associated Press)
Justice Department sides with Mississippi church in coronavirus dispute, other suits move forward
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Fear & interfaith prayer: Seeds of peace
(Paul Moses, Commonweal)
Silence over Easter police raids captures ‘through the looking glass’ moment
(John L. Allen Jr., Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
During coronavirus, Vatican employs spiritual, political silence
(Elise Ann Allen, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Paris archbishop welcomes Macron’s renewed pledge to rebuild Notre Dame
(Catholic News Service)
What happens to religious art from churches that have been closed?
(Gaby Reucher, Deutsche Welle)
The Justice Department achieves a victory for religious liberty
(Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review)
Russian Defense Ministry's Public Council supports idea of alternative service in main church of Armed Forces
(Interfax-Religion)
Joint NGO statement highlights health and security risks from COVID-19 crisis for vulnerable Iraqi communities
(Religious Freedom Institute)
Washington should fund ministers’ salaries
(Michael A. Helfand, The Wall Street Journal (Opinion))
How Saudi Arabia's religious project transformed Indonesia
(Krithika Varagur, The Guardian)
Keeping Baha’i prisoners, Iran threatens the entire country’s health
(Winston Nagan, Religion News Service)
East European Catholics draw lockdown parallels with communist rule
(Jonathan Luxmoore, Catholic News Service)
No, COVID-19 didn’t suddenly empower government to do anything it wants to churches
(Ryan Tucker, The Federalist)
COVID-19 and EJIL
(Sarah Nouwen and Joseph Weiler, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)
Southern Baptist ethicist Russell Moore says churches may apply for SBA loans
(Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service)
Man charged with planting a bomb at a Jewish assisted-living home in apparent anti-Semitic attack in Massachusetts
(Julie Zauzmer, The Washington Post)
Wednesday, 15 April 2020
CALL FOR PAPERS, due 15 April 2020: 70 Years ECHR Conference at Ghent University
(Posted by Antoine Buyse, ECHR Blog)
Religion Photos of the Week - 10 April 2020
(Kit Doyle, Religion News Service)
Thou shalt practice social distancing
(Mustafa Akyol, Foreign Policy)
Religious freedom and the coronavirus
(John Stonestreet and Roberto Rivera, The Christian Post)
The World-Defining Contest between Monism and Dualism and the Future of Religious Freedom
(Brett G. Scharffs, Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)
Religion and the Rule of Law: Elements of Desperation and Inspiration
(Paul Gowder, Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)
Articles of interest - 13 April 2020
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Religious Liberty Initiative at Notre Dame Law School
(Jon Hannah, Mirror of Justice Blog)
Passover, Easter, Ramadan — and interfaith America in action
(Eboo Patel, Religion News Service)
We need to respect the choice not to die of COVID-19 alone
(Charles C. Camosy, RNS Column: Purple Catholicism)
What the Amish can teach us about surviving apocalyptic times
(David Williams, Religion News Service)
In some European Jewish communities, getting the coronavirus carries a stigma
(Cnaan Liphshiz, Jewish Telegraphic Agency: Opinion)
Government acted unlawfully in assisting USA to prosecute IS fighter — an extended look
(Sapan Maini-Thompson, UK Human Rights Blog)
The perils of politics in a pandemic
(The Economist)
The Amazon’s Defenders: Portraits of indigenous peoples of the Amazon and their sacred territories
(Pablo Albarenga, The Washington Post)
At Easter blessing, Pope Francis addresses the world: “This is not a time for indifference”
(Claire Giangravé, Religion News Service)
Pope Francis shines a light on prisoners during Good Friday's unusual Via Crucis
(Claire Giangravé, Religion News Service)
Priest who dialogued with Muslims and Catholic traditionalists dies of coronavirus
(Nicolas Senèze, La Croix International)
New director named for Vatican financial watchdog authority
(Catholic News Agency)
Churches in Malawi flout government restrictions on gatherings due to COVID-19
(La Croix International)
Covid-19 checkpoints targeting out-of-state residents draw complaints and legal scrutiny
(Luz Lazo and Katherine Shaver, The Washington Post)
Churches sue Calif. over order banning in-person religious services over COVID-19 concerns
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
Pro-Lifers can pray outside abortion clinics in Mich. during coronavirus shutdown, court rules
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
Knights of Columbus in New Mexico, Hawaii help Native people during coronavirus
(Mary Farrow, Catholic News Agency)
California churches sue governor to allow public worship services amid coronavirus
(Catholic News Agency)
Federal court says chemical abortions can continue despite Texas order
(Catholic News Agency)
Justice department backs Mississippi church over drive-in services
(Catholic News Agency)
Vatican creates commission to address coronavirus aftermath
(Hannah Brockhaus, Catholic News Agency)
There's an app for that: Christian mindfulness, meditation apps find their moment
(Emily McFarlan Miller, Religion News Service)
Top Muslim leaders launch grant initiative to protect imams from layoffs
(Aysha Khan, Religion News Service)
Justice Department takes church’s side in 1st Amendment suit
(Emily Wagster Pettus, Colleen Long, and Michael Balsamo, Religion News Service)
Israel’s health minister has the coronavirus. He’s also under fire for allegedly defying his own department’s orders
(Sam Sokol, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Half of Americans say Bible should influence U.S. laws, including 28% who favor it over the will of the people
(Michael Lipka, Pew Research Center Fact Tank)
Cremation under coronavirus restrictions
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Suit challenges enforcement of COVID-19 orders against pro-life activists
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
ADF files suit on behalf of NC citizens arrested for praying outside of abortion facility
(Alliance Defending Freedom)
Marriages among opposite-sex couples fall to a record low
(BBC News)
'Why did God let this happen?' Washington Post report on pastor's death asks fair questions
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Passover Seders without your grandchildren? Coronavirus crisis forced painful changes
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
An Easter think piece: What happens when movie-makers talk to scribes who 'get' religion?
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
This journalist did her job: Now she hopes that it didn't expose her to COVID-19
(Bobby Ross Jr., GetReligion)
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