瘟疫、政治與宗教－以台灣COVID-19擴散後管制宗教為例

「瘟疫」、「政治」、「宗教」三者的關係，它是個古老的問題，而2019年12月新冠狀病毒出現，則是個新的問題。本文挑選台灣地區COVID-19，在2021年5月15日至7月9日擴散期間作為個案。描述並解讀台灣政府如何運用「政治力」與「科學力」防堵瘟疫。從此，宗教變成邊陲行業；傳統宗教的「神學觀」、「醫學觀」似乎很難用來壓制瘟疫。政府下令「第三級警戒」後，宗教受到波及，各宗教也對此加以回應。我試圖詮釋及解答下列幾個問題：1.宗教神學與瘟疫的關聯？2.政府在瘟疫來臨時，主要作為？3.第三級警戒對宗教的限縮？4.本地宗教面對第三級警戒的神學觀及其回應方式？這四個問題，構成本文的主軸。用之檢驗在瘟疫之後，政府與宗教互動模式，及政治對宗教發展或限制的「理論命題」。

關鍵字

瘟疫；新冠肺炎；政治力；科學力；第三級警戒

並列摘要

The relationship between ＂pandemic,＂＂politics,＂ and ＂religion＂ is an old problem, and the emergence of the new coronavirus in December 2019 is a new one. This article selects COVID-19 in Taiwan, which will spread from May 15 to July 9, 2021, as a case study. Describe and interpret how the Taiwan government uses ＂political power＂ and ＂scientific power＂ to prevent the pandemic.Since then, religion has become a periphery industry; the ＂theological views＂ and ＂medical views＂ of traditional religions seem to be difficult to use to suppress the pandemic. After the government ordered the ＂third level of alert,＂ religions were affected, and various religions responded to this. I tried to interpret and answer the following questions: 1.What is the connection between religious theology and the pandemic? 2.What will the government do when the pandemic comes? 3.Does the ＂third level of alert＂ restrict religions in Taiwan? 4.The theology of local religions facing the ＂third level of alert＂ and how to respond? These four questions constitute the main topic of this article. It is used to test the ＂theoretical propositions＂ of the interaction between the government and religion after the pandemic, and the restriction of religion development by the state power.