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● Crown disease 19 epidemic
At the moment of the 2019 coronary virus disease epidemic, whether many countries in the world enter the critical period of maintaining social distances, whether it can meet at an early date depends on whether people can insist on guarding at least one meter.
During this difficult period, whether the large religious assembly became the epidemic prevention gap became a question of external attention.After all, from Asia to the Middle East, from Europe to North America, large -scale religious assemblies have repeatedly become the news protagonist of epidemic prevention.
Science resistance VS religious resistance
In Malaysia, 1,1600 people gathered in the church in the Great Castle of Kuala Lumpur, the largest local infection group.It was originally scheduled to hold more than 8,000 rally in Gawa City, Indonesia. It was finally canceled after many official persuasion, but thousands of people have gathered.The organizer was asked if he was worried about the risk of infection, saying that we were more afraid of Allah.
The Mazu in Taiwan attracts millions of people to participate every year. The event is nine days, about 340 kilometers.Yan Qingbiao, chairman of the organizer, announced that it was held in accordance with the usual and emphasized the protection of Mazu, and the event eventually extended under the pressure of public opinion.
In Italy, France, Spain and other places, Mass permanently performed in the epidemic, and a kiss iconic ceremony was held according to the traditional Catholic tradition.In the United States, there were still large churches on weekends that regardless of their dwellings, and they insisted on holding a collection.A pastor in Florida said to believers: You may be infected elsewhere, but not here.
Scholars: Science and belief are not contradictory
The love and hatred of science and religion have been for a long time.At the moment when the crown disease epidemic is raging, the pull of science and disease resistance and religious diseases have emerged again, because even in the 21st century in the 21st century, human beings never rely solely on science in front of diseases, and religious beliefs will always play a certain role.
For the Asian metropolitan country, the situation of Malaysia and Indonesia is worrying.Malaysia is currently the most confirmed case of crown diseases, and Indonesia has the most death cases.Of course, not every patient attended large rally, but the seriousness of the epidemic reminds people of this old problem: Does belief and science must have contradictions?
Researcher of the Easov Isaev Issa East South Asian Research Institute of Singapore, Dr. Norshahril Saat, analyzed in the inquiry of United Za posters that in the doorsy of Muslim, the science and beliefs are not contradictory. The problem is not religious itself, butIt lies in the thinking mode of the religious community.
Norcharil said: We can criticize the tendency of Muslim in conservative and fateful thinking, but we must not blame the religion itself.Conservatives and fate believes that prayer is enough to prevent them from being infected with viruses, which runs counter to religious doctrines.Religious doctrine encourages people to use scientific ways to solve problems while faith.In the doorship doctrine, science and belief are not contradictory.
Norcharil believes that when it is the importance of teaching people about science, I believe that more Muslims have learned in the epidemic.
When faith encounters virus plus politics
When faith encounters a virus, the resistance of resistance becomes complicated; when faith encounters viruses and politics, the resistance of resistance becomes difficult.
The Jakarta Post reported that because the wound of the Presidential election last year in Indonesia has not healed, some people not only understand religion with their destiny thinking, but also refuse to respond to the government's request to maintain social distance due to political reasons.In West Java, some people refused to obey the government's instructions to close the church, because they still did not accept the 2019 presidential election results.
According to the New York Times review article, US President Trump despised risks at the beginning of the outbreak and ignored the medical judgment of experts many times.The doctrine is consistent. These conservative religiousists who refuse to believe in science are exactly the source of his votes.
As the U.S. epidemic continues to deteriorate, Trump has to change his mouth, and it is better to change from the original lightly described as a dignified plague.The latest calculation released on April 1 shows that the number of people who died in the United States in the next few weeks to several months may be from 100,000 to 240,000. Trump described that he will be in hell in the next two weeks.Previously, he had announced the extension of anti -epidemic measures such as maintaining social distance until April 30 to slow down the speed of virus transmission.
The epidemic continues to guard the belief now
Maintaining at least one meter social distance is the biggest change brought by the crown disease epidemic.One meter impacted all aspects of life, turning home office, online classes, online sports, online shopping, etc. into normal life.
Belief is no exception. Different religious organizations around the world have also made arrangements for zero -activation.
In Singapore, the Musanitarian Church continued to close, and the prayer on Friday was temporarily canceled.Norcharil said: Muslims have accepted the necessary adjustments. This is a painful decision, but it is acceptable if necessary. Everyone continues to pray and learn with relatives at home.
Indonesia's second largest Muslim Organization Messenger Missionary Federation issued a notice that one month when the epidemic was not improved, Muslims could pray for evening prayers during the fasting month at home.The Mention Missionary Federation also suggested that this year's prayer ceremony is generally held in the church or in an open -air venue.
According to BBC, some Catholic churches have changed the Mass in Africa, Europe and North America.The priest no longer puts the holy cake on the believer's tongue, but in his hand, and no longer uses a public meal cup of wine. In the ceremony of expressing peace, the congregation no longer shakes hands.
At present, the guardian one meter and the guardian belief are not contrary.
California San Diego Pantel Church has turned to the worship ceremony through the webcast. The pastor Melz told believers: Although we are far apart, our hearts are very close.
This sentence has the same magic of the slogan that promotes the one -meter social distance: how deep love is and how far the distance is.
