six-ways-religious-and-traditional-actors-can-take-action-to-prevent-the-spread-of-covid-19-virus-in-their-communities.pdf In the unprecedented time of the global pandemic of COVID-19 virus, also known as corona virus, religious and faith-based institutions, actors and teachings can positively contribute to preventing the spread of the virus and serve as a source of comfort and stability. Religious and traditional actors are frequently well-positioned to respond and communicate information …
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 8, 2020 USCIRF Condemns the Stigmatization of Religious Minorities during COVID-19 Pandemic Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today expressed its concern over reports that religious minority groups from around the world have faced discrimination because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Religious communities have been harassed and …
Click here by Marci A. Hamilton Just as predicted here religious believers are demanding exemptions from the state COVID-19 stay-at-home mandates. That is their right, but, governors and lawmakers: faith alone is not a good enough reason to let someone break the law. You are responsible for the public good. Before you grant any religious exemption to …
As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads around the globe many religious leaders and laypeople have sought to discern some divine purpose behind it. But historian Matthew Rowly cautions that those “who think they have the ability or duty to discern God’s purposes for a plague face a daunting task—and perhaps more historical awareness might temper their confidence.” …
Click here by Kyle Mantyla | April 6, 2020 11:57 am During a YouTube livestream last Friday, right-wing pastor Curt Landry told his viewers that they should listen to President Donald Trump and not medical experts when it comes to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak because Trump was chosen by God and therefore has greater spiritual authority. “We are in …
Source: https://canopyforum.org/2020/04/06/a-plague-of-confusion-coronavirus-and-passover/?fbclid=IwAR0abAYi_nXSROsiPrrB3aUndWlkntM1Yc8Hu1peqG7RaLJ7Kx_tG1MObd8 by David R. Blumenthal As the holiday of Passover approaches, we think of the last days of the Jews in Egypt. We think of Pharaoh faced with a slave-insurrection and a series of plagues that ravage his land. We think of his scientists/magicians trying to figure out just what these plagues are and …
Members of Bethany Slavic Missionary Church are baptized Sept. 8 in Sacramento County. (Max Whittaker / For The Times) By ANITA CHABRIA, SEAN GREENE, RONG-GONG LIN II APRIL 2, 2020 12:39 PM UPDATED 7:53 PM SACRAMENTO — A Pentecostal church in a Sacramento suburb is the epicenter of a coronavirus outbreak with more than six dozen confirmed cases, prompting …
March 13, 2020 WASHINGTON – Earlier today, Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), issued a reflection and prayer on Coronavirus (COVID-19). His statement is part of the USCCB’s ongoing engagement on the issue over the last several weeks. Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City, chairman of …
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