Covid-19, Law and Religion in Belgium

Christians, Louis-Léon
(2020) International Conference on Covid-19 Pandemic & Religious Freedom: Reports from North America and Europe — Location: University of Portsmouth (UK) (2.December.2020)

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The paper introduces to some specificities of the belgian regulation of religious liberty during the COVID-19 crisis.The Belgian regime of recognised religions has had very few "advantages" during the COVID-19 crisis, apart from maintaining the salaries of priests and other religious ministers. Even towards recognized religions, a lack of empathy has been shown by public authorities — even in their public speeches. Nevertheless, religious officials maintained a position of support for the government's health measures, although legal challenges have been filed by some of the more radical devotees.
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Christians, L.-L. (2020). Covid-19, Law and Religion in Belgium. International Conference on Covid-19 Pandemic & Religious Freedom: Reports from North America and Europe, University of Portsmouth (UK). https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/115253