Law and Religion Headlines
Thursday, 5 November 2020
WEBINAR, 5 November 2020, 12:35 pm EST: Indian and Western Varieties of Secularism: A Conversation with Rajeev Bhargava
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Wednesday, 4 November 2020
A more conservative court hears same-sex foster parent case
(Jessica Gresko, Associated Press)
Supreme Court hears oral arguments in Catholic foster care agency case
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
At Supreme Court, Justices consider religion, LGBTQ rights
(Nina Totenberg, National Public Radio)
Justice Barrett leans against LGBTQ protections during oral arguments in foster care case
(Colin Kalmbacher, Law and Crime)
‘Blind violence cannot be justified by anything’ — Cardinal Schonborn condemns attacks on Vienna’s synagogues
(Deborah Castellano Lubov, Zenit: The World Seen from Rome)
Religious freedom is protected by city’s enforcement of nondiscrimination provisions in contracts for foster family certification
(Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Prayer for peace following attacks in France and Vienna
(Conference of European Churches)
Gunman who killed 4 in Vienna attack had sought to join IS
(Philipp Jenne and Geir Moulson, Associated Press)
Blog Conversation: God in secular constitutions
(Dmytro Vovk, Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)
Blog Conversation: God in Grundgesetz: Germany's basic law or postwar constitution
(Justin Collings, Talk About: Law and Religion)
Blog Conversation: The Trinity, the “prevailing religion,” and the Greek constitution
(Effie Fokas, Talk About: Law and Religion)
Blog Conversation: God in the Irish constitution
(David Kenny, Talk About: Law and Religion)
Blog Conversation: The notion of God and Christian heritage in Polish constitutions
(Piotr Szymaniec, Talk About: Law and Religion)
Blog Conversation: God and "the belief of ancestors" in the Russian constitution
(Mikhail Antonov, Talk About: Law and Religion)
Radical Islamists step up work among young Russians - Patrushev
(Interfax-Religion)
Lukashenko accuses Catholic Archbishop Kondrusiewicz of planning to destroy Belarus
(Interfax-Religion)
Burma elections: This Sunday, the country needs a miracle
(Benedict Rogers, FoRB in Full: A blog by CSW)
In supporting same-sex civil unions, Pope Francis is showing how the Catholic definition of what constitutes a family is changing
(Julie Hanlon Rubio, The Conversation)
Role of religious freedom in combatting violence against women in India
(Sharon Angel, Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
India: Interfaith couples suffer amid a growing religious divide
(Deutsche Welle)
England: Archbishops join interfaith call to allow public worship in lockdown
(Episcopal News Service)
After UP, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh mulls law against interfaith marriages
(Hindustan Times)
Have instructed SIT to probe 'Love Jihad' angle in Ballabgarh incident: Anil Vij
(ANI, Yahoo News)
In Turkey, parishioners safe, but iconic cathedral damaged after quake
(Dale Gavlak, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
In Turkey, life for Syrian refugees and Kurds is becoming increasingly violent
(Yasin Duman, The Conversation)
Opinion: Why so many Poles are breaking with the Catholic Church
(Magdalena Moskalewicz, The Washington Post - Opinions)
Argument: Poland's culture wars
(Dalibor Rohac and Lance Kokonos, Foreign Policy)
A religious discrimination bill in NSW
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)
New survey on attitudes toward LGBT rights
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Americans are broadly supportive of a variety of LGBTQ rights
(PRRI)
Suit filed over school's ban on religious messages on COVID-19 masks
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
MS public school prohibits 3rd-grade student from wearing ‘Jesus Loves Me’ face mask
(Alliance Defending Freedom)
Religious voter trends to watch on Election Day
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
CSW publishes briefing on impact of technology on freedom of religion or belief
(CSW: Everyone Free to Believe)
Survivors detail horrifying abuses in North Korea where Christians are tortured for their faith
(CBN News)
Laos: When following Jesus makes you homeless
(Christopher Summers, Open Doors)
Islamist attacks and the unique French secularism
(Karin Kneissl, RT)
Religious liberty endangered by French draft law against “separatism”
(The European Times)
Islamic Cooperation Youth Forum and Religions for Peace sign memorandum of understanding
(Religions for Peace)
Louisiana passes amendment saying there is no constitutional right to abortion
(Mary Margaret Olohan, The Daily Signal)
Opinion: How liberal college students found common ground with evangelical peers
(Eboo Patel, USA Today)
USCIRF releases new report about United Nations human rights mechanisms
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Religious leaders in Cuba under pressure to sign agreement regarding church demolition
(CSW: Everyone Free to Believe)
Hate crime bill: Parents face prosecution if ‘insulting remarks’ are repeated in playground
(Mark McLaughlin, The Times)
UN investigator: Rights of minorities to worship undermined
(Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press)
Mississippi approves flag with magnolia, ‘In God We Trust’
(Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press)
Louisiana man gets 25 years for torching 3 Black churches
(Associated Press)
Legal Journal Number 1 (16): October 2020 (Spanish)
(Observatorio de Libertad Religiosa de América Latina y El Caribe)
E Pluribus Nihil -- People will not stand to see their cathedrals burned, their teachers beheaded, and their journalists massacred.
(Helen Dale, Law & Liberty)
Brazilian governor renounces her father’s Nazi sympathies — but Jewish groups say not strongly enough
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Pro-abortion group forbidden to use name ‘Catholics’ in Brazil
(Eduardo Campos Lima, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Russia's Chief Rabbi Lazar opposed to phrase 'Islamic terrorism'
(Interfax-Religion)
Freedom of speech mustn't hurt religious feelings - Russia's Matviyenko
(Interfax-Religion)
Lukashenko calls on Catholic Church to play constructive role in Belarus
(Interfax-Religion)
Services and events on Remembrance Sunday in England
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
East Africa faces 'alarming situation' with locusts - Lutherans, aid groups seek counter measures
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Islam Channel fined £20,000 by Ofcom over ‘antisemitic hate speech’
(Jewish News)
Public worship is Covid-19 secure, say faith leaders ahead of four-week lockdown in England
(Zenit: The World Seen from Rome)
Special issue of the Journal of Cesnur on Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia (PDF)
(CESNUR – Center for Studies on New Religions)
Weekly highlight #130: Tensions around reopenings and cancellations of festivals; revival of gleaning
(Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)
Religion and integral ecology: Five years of Laudato Si (plus responses)
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
New Constitution: Conversations in Chile pave new path
(Bahá’í World News Service)
Athens finally gets a mosque
(Al Jazeera)
The Journey to Riyadh – Reflections on making our voices heard
(Mohammed Abu-Nimer, G20 Interfaith Forum Blog)
From prisoner to (provisional) refugee: the story of Bagashar Malik (an ethnic Kazakh who escaped arrest in Xinjiang)
(Leila Adilzhan, Bitter Winter: A Magazine on Religious Liberty and Human Rights in China)
China: Special weekly FoRB newsletter (27.10-02.11.2020)
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
From Make America Great Again to Make America Better: how US history shapes Christianity and politics
(Matthew Patrick Rowley, The Conversation)
Young Christian boy beaten in Somalia
(International Christian Concern)
Tuesday, 3 November 2020
Restrictions on religious freedom in Europe in the name of the fight against COVID-19
(European Centre for Law & Justice)
Monday, 2 November 2020
Symposium: Defending Smith by ignoring soundbites and considering the mundane
(Lisa Soronen, SCOTUSblog)
Symposium: Religious privilege in Fulton and beyond
(Micah Schwartzman, Richard Schragger and Nelson Tebbe, SCOTUSblog)
Pope Francis prays for victims of terrorist attack at French basilica
(Hannah Brockhaus, Catholic News Agency)
Pompeo: China is world's 'gravest threat' to religious freedom
(Catholic News Agency)
Polish Catholics urged to pray and fast after protesters disrupt Masses over abortion ruling
(Catholic News Agency)
Citing pope's warnings about drugs, Catholic bishops speak on ballot proposals
(Catholic News Agency)
In other news ... new Supreme Court to hear potentially sweeping religious freedom case this week
(Matthew Brown, Deseret News)
Supreme Court adoption case could have national impact on religious liberty
(Matt Hadro, Catholic News Agency)
Foster moms ask High Court to protect faith-affirming foster care
(Becket: Press Release)
Allow Catholic foster care agencies to follow their convictions
(Thomas G. Wenski, Real Clear Religion)
Parents' challenge to school's LGBT non-discrimination rules dismissed for lack of standing
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
State Department allows "Israel" to be listed as birthplace on passports of Americans born in Jerusalem
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Court upholds New York's COVOD-19 cluster action initiative
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Articles of interest - 2 November 2020
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Ballot measures to watch in tomorrow's election
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Britain's Equality Commission cites Labour Party for antisemitism
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Investigation into antisemitism in the Labour Party finds unlawful acts of discrimination and harassment
(Equality and Human Rights Commission)
International Special Envoys on Anti-Semitism co-sign letter urging football clubs to adopt IHRA definition of antisemitism
(Yossi Lempkowicz, European Jewish Press)
Indonesian Muslims protest France’s defense of cartoon
(Andi Jatminko and Niniek Karmini, Associated Press)
Indonesian leader condemns France attacks, Macron’s comments
(Niniek Karmini, Associated Press)
Anti-France protests continue, as Macron seeks understanding
(Muhammad Farooq, Associated Press)
AP explains: Why France sparks such anger in Muslim world
(Angela Charlton, Associated Press)
Paris’ Sacre-Coeur Basilica to be classified as a protected historic monument
(Hannah Brockhaus, Catholic News Agency)
Huge funeral for Montenegro bishop despite rising infections
(Predrag Milic, Associated Press)
Saudi man crashes car into gates of Mecca’s Grand Mosque
(Associated Press)
AP photos: Worldly concerns bleed into the spiritual realm
(Associated Press)
Assisted dying will become legal in New Zealand in a year — what has to happen now?
(Jeanne Snelling and Andrew Geddis, The Conversation)
The battle for the soul of Islam
(James M. Dorsey, Hudson Institute)
Islamic State attack on Kabul University kills 22, wounds 22
(Susannah George and Sharif Hassan, The Washington Post)
The road to hell: Dante's Inferno and the undermining of trust
(Russell P. Johnson, Sightings: The Martin Marty Center, University of Chicago Divinity School)
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