Churches, synagogues, and mosques are closed to Holy Days of Christians, Jews and Muslims due to the outbreak of the Coronavirus. According to Christop Shattuck of DW, these circumstances are also an unusual situation for followers of these religions.
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"The shortest definition of religion is interpretation, interpretation," said the Catholic cleric Johann Baptist Mats, who just passed away in December.
The German theologian Mats founded the "New Political Theology", which, on the one hand, promotes the underprivileged section of society on the other, and warns the materialist interpretations of religion on the other.
At present, the world is suffering from borders and social outbreaks due to the Coronavirus. Coronavirus but no border. It is an international epidemic and a global threat. The world is stagnant. The world is in a state of fear right now.
When millions of people in Africa went to starvation and famine, when volcanic eruptions covered the atmosphere of Iceland, when the tsunami waves swept the catastrophe in Asia, the world watched the spectacle only remotely. However, the outbreak is different because everyone is the victim.
That is why the great epidemic raises many kinds of religious and spiritual questions. Every follower has to acknowledge that the elements of suffering, sorrow, doubt, and anger are present in God's creations. But some begin to call it the punishment of God, and from there it also creates the basis of ambiguity in God's identity.
Jewish and Muslim reaction
Christians around the world are celebrating their most sacred week, celebrating the tragedy, death, reckoning, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. On the other hand, the Jewish community celebrates the two-week sacred ritual of liberation from Egyptian slavery, and Muslims are busy preparing for the holy month of Ramadan, which begins a few days later.
In these traditional festivals of the three religions, one thing is common and that is to eat together. The Jewish cedar, the Last Supper of Christians, and the fast of Muslims are eaten together, but all three are celebrating the traditions of the past.
Source: DW
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