Covid 19 and religion

Posted on September 23, 2020 by borderslynn

Humans have adhered to religious beliefs for thousands of years. Many belief systems fly in the face of advice for self and other protection against the current contagious virus.

Here we have an example in the news this month:

Israeli Hasids

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/ukraine-hasidic-jews-belarus-border-pilgrimage-israel-plea-1312126

Christian worship:

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/faith/2020/09/24/to-exempt-or-not-to-exempt-covid-19-exemptions-continue-to-spark-debate-over-religious-liberty-public-health/

COVID-19: PM confirms church worship unaffected by new restrictions

UK Statistical analysis related deaths by religion, May 2020

https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/articles/coronaviruscovid19relateddeathsbyreligiousgroupenglandandwales/2marchto15may2020

Muslim worship in UK, September 2020

https://mcb.org.uk/resources/coronavirus/

India, Hindu advice:

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/immense-self-discipline-caution-exercised-at-places-of-worship-during-covid-19-pandemic-mukhtar-abbas-naqvi/article32535471.ece#!

Israel advice on Covid and worship:

The Moral Failure in Israel’s Approach to the COVID-19 Pandemic

Buddhist in Thailand:

https://asialink.unimelb.edu.au/insights/covid-in-thailand-failed-and-foolhardy-predictions

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About borderslynn

Retired, living in the Scottish Borders after living most of my life in cities in England. I can now indulge my interest in all aspects of living close to nature in a wild landscape. I live on what was once the Iapetus Ocean which took millions of years to travel from the Southern Hemisphere to here in the Northern Hemisphere. That set me thinking and questioning and seeking answers. In 1998 I co-wrote Millennium Countdown (US)/ A Business Guide to the Year 2000 (UK) see https://www.abebooks.co.uk/products/isbn/9780749427917
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