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Corona Cases and Religious Freedom (none / 0)

Israel's ultra-Orthodox have come under heavy criticism for flouting pandemic restrictions, and holding large weddings and funerals that have brought clashes with police and unprecedented public anger toward the religious community. By @IlanBenZion. [_link]
— AP Middle East (@APMiddleEast) February 10, 2021

In New York

$15,000 Fine After Secret Hasidic Wedding Draws Thousands of Guests | New York Times - Nov. 24, 2020 |

In The Netherlands Bible Belt cities ...

Mass testing starts in Bible belt village and a typical Dutch town | Dutch News |

Bij the Dutch Reformed it's not the adults and church gatherings, more the stubbornness of the youth in former fishing communities as in the village of Urk.

by Oui on Sun Feb 14th, 2021 at 07:57:26 PM EST
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Orthodoxy, Anti-vaxxers, Stubbornness ... (none / 0)

Israel study touts Pfizer jab's effectiveness as country fights Covid disinformation
The reluctance of some groups in the population to get vaccinated is a key reason why infection rates remain high.
In the case of the ultra-Orthodox, some influential religious leaders have called on their followers not be immunised.
Meanwhile, Israel's Arab minority tends to suffer from a lack of trust in the Jewish leadership. And younger Israelis often think they can't get seriously ill.
Rabbi Yuval Hacohen Asherov, a popular Jewish preacher with an online following who has stated that germs do not cause diseases, has posted numerous anti-vaccine videos with hundreds of thousands of views. A recent video falsely claimed the Covid-19 vaccine caused death.

by Oui on Mon Feb 15th, 2021 at 06:02:44 PM EST
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Oxford/AstraZeneca Fails In South Africa | 75 comments (75 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)