Law and Religion Headlines
Friday, 16 October 2020
Psycho and American wickedness
(Titus Techera, Law & Liberty)
Cardus on "The church, the state, and the pandemic"
(Religious Freedom Institute)
Canada's bishops say conversion therapy ban threatens religious freedom
(Catholic Herald)
Canada: Faith leaders fight back against expanding MAiD
(Peter Stockland, Convivium: Canada's Premier Hub for Faith in Common Life)
Exposing the truth in the persecution of Cardinal Pell
(Michael Quinlan, The Catholic Weekly)
New South Wales: Thousands back religious freedom bill
(Marilyn Rodrigues, The Catholic Weekly)
Appeals court strikes down Texas' second-trimester dismemberment abortion ban
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
World Mission Sunday: number of Catholics continues to rise worldwide
(Catholic News Agency)
Addition of Cuba, China, Russia to UN Human Rights Council draws criticism
(Catholic News Agency)
Netherlands to expand euthanasia law, allowing doctors to end lives of children under 12
(Brandon Showalter, The Christian Post)
Cert. filed in church's challenge to Illinois COVID-19 orders
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Romanian churches petition to SCOTUS
(Liberty Counsel)
2nd Circuit hears oral arguments in Vermont school voucher case
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Rockland County (NY) synagogues sue over targeted COVID-19 order
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Orthodox Jewish rabbis sue Cuomo for 'blatantly anti-Semitic' COVID order
(Tyler O'Neil, PJ Media)
Tennessee 48-hour abortion waiting period struck down
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Two-day waiting period for abortion struck down in Tennessee
(Daniel Jackson, Courthouse News Service)
Jewish leaders call COVID rules ‘blatantly anti-Semitic’
(Larry Neu, Associated Press)
Man described as neo-Nazi pleads guilty in synagogue plot
(Coleen Slevin, Associated Press)
The Serbian Orthodox Church and the 2020 Montenegro elections
(Ermin Sinanović, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Amid fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan’s Jews pray for victory for their ‘motherland’
(Forward)
Archbishop accuses Turkey of backing ‘third Armenian genocide’ in Nagorno-Karabakh
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Latest attack on Coptic Christians highlights religious violence in Egypt
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Poland becomes testing ground for Vatican’s new anti-abuse legislation
(Paulina Guzi, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Government committee: Spain’s euthanasia bill tantamount to murder
(Catholic News Service)
English churches to benefit from government cultural COVID grants
(Charles Collins, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Justice Amy Coney Barrett could soon prove crucial on legal fights over religious vs. LGBTQ rights
(Richard Ostling, GetReligion)
Religious Liberty discussions on day 3 of Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation hearing
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Amy Coney Barrett's views on 1st Amendment religion issues examined
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
ABCs of Amy Coney Barrett’s faith
(Fr. Raymond de Souza, Convivium: Canada's Premier Hub for Faith in Common Life)
4 interesting moments from final day of Barrett's confirmation hearings
(Ryan Foley, The Christian Post)
Judge Thomas Griffith says Judge Barrett will not let religious worldview color Supreme Court decisions
(Tad Walch, Deseret News Faith)
President Eyring, Sister Eubank highlight interfaith cooperation at BYU’s 27th Annual International Law and Religion Symposium
(Aubrey Eyre, Church News)
France: Teacher decapitated in gruesome 'Islamist terror attack' near Paris
(Deutsche Welle)
Germany: Top police informant identified by Islamist and convicted terrorist
(Nik Martin, Deutsche Welle)
Russian parliament backs away from controversial change in religion law
(Nikita Viatchanin, Parlamentskaia Gazeta)
The first Russian doctoral thesis on Islamic theology earned
(Interfax-Religion)
Uzbekistan: "The draft religion law is only an advertisement"
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
RFI’s Islam and Religious Freedom Action Team supports Christian student’s Supreme Court fight
(Ismail Royer, Religious Freedom Institute)
Hong Kong Catholic millionaire won't surrender fight for democracy
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
York community to get first rabbi since Jews expelled from England in 1290
(Stephen Oryszczuk, Jewish News)
Charedi housing association wins landmark Supreme Court case
(Jewish News)
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks says he is being treated for cancer
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Human trafficking & exploitation — risks surge during pandemic – US Embassy to Holy See organizes virtual symposium across globe
(Deborah Castellano Lubov, Zenit: The World Seen from Rome)
Archbishop Caccia addresses UN on sustainable development
(Zenit: The World Seen from Rome)
Literature Highlights: Law and the Christian tradition in Scandinavia: The writings of great Nordic jurists
(John Witte, Jr., Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
Law and The Christian Tradition in Scandinavia: The Writings of Great Nordic Jurists
(Kjell Å Modéer, Helle Vogt, Routledge)
New law requires Chinese citizens to be 'patriotic' to perform hajj
(Daily Sabah)
USCIRF welcomes the appointment of Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
LGBT groups in Japan launch petition seeking equality law
(The Hindu)
48 MEPs request the EU appoint an EU Special Envoy on FoRB
(Juan Sanchez Gil, The European Times)
The connection between religious freedom and international development at World Vision
(World Vision)
Lisbon: Bishops highlight support for persecuted Christians and defense of religious religion as a balance sheet of 25 years of AIS in Portugal (Portuguese)
(Fundação AIS Portugal)
Thursday, 15 October 2020
WEBINAR, 15 October 2020 (5:30 PM ET): The Church, the State, and the Pandemic
(Cardus Religious Freedom Institute)
VIRTUAL EVENT, 15 October 2020 (1PM EDT): Conversation with USCIRF: Religious Freedom in Turkey
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Wednesday, 14 October 2020
Philos Project briefing on the Karabakh crisis
(Mark Movsesian, Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)
Churches call for immediate end to military actions in Nagorno-Karabakh region
(Conference of European Churches)
Elder Bednar: Lack of respect for faith leads to ‘crisis of legitimacy’ in COVID-19 response
(Tad Walch, Deseret News Faith)
Saudi Arabia presides over G-20 interfaith forum
(Aya Batrawy, Associated Press)
G20 Interfaith Forum urges putting ‘human dignity back at the center’ of global debate
(Ines San Martin, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
"Leadership is not about knowing everything. It's about knowing who to connect to": G20 Interfaith leaders target COVID-19 relief
(KAICIID Dialogue Centre)
Al Smith dinner 2020: Trump and Biden make pitches to very different Catholic voters
(Terry Mattingly, OnReligion)
St. Junipero Serra statue defaced, pulled down on California's Indigenous People’s Day
(Jonah McKeown, Catholic News Agency)
A DC church shows how to fight for religious freedom
(David French, Dispatch: The French Press)
Religion central to Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict
(Matt Hadro, Catholic News Agency)
Vatican to turn building in Rome offered by nuns into shelter for refugees
(Catholic News Agency)
The miracle attributed to Carlo Acutis' prayers
(Catholic News Agency)
Court rules DC church can hold outdoor services for now
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)
Judge rules DC COVID restrictions 'substantially burden' religious freedom
(Catholic News Agency)
Orthodox Jewish leaders sue to block New York restrictions where covid-19 cases are rising
(Sarah Pulliam Bailey, The Washington Post)
In San Diego, Black Muslims are working to expand voting access in jails
(Aysha Khan, Religion News Service)
Student Senate president who was removed for his religious views gets limited relief
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Court orders pay for ousted Florida State Student Senate president
(Greta Anderson, Inside Higher Ed)
Facebook bans holocaust denial, reversing earlier policy
(Religion Clause)
Facebook will ban Holocaust denial
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Coptic Christians targeted with mob violence
(CSW: Everyone Free to Believe)
Eight Bahais begin prison sentences in Birjand, Iran
(Sen's daily)
MEPs condemn LGBT conversion therapy in appeal to European Commission
(Lorna Hutchinson, The Parliament Magazine)
The United Nations continues its abortion advocacy
(Elyssa Koren, National Review)
‘A slap in the face’: 9/11 families say US-Sudan deal would torpedo two-decade lawsuit
(Elizabeth Hagedorn, Jared Szuba, Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East)
Polish farmers protest planned animal welfare law
(Associated Press)
Sri Lanka Catholic bishops oppose proposed charter amendment
(Krishan F, Associated Press)
Muslim protesters march against Indonesia’s new labor law
(Niniek Karmini, Associated Press)
Israel’s president warns of growing social schism, loss of moral compass
(Ben Caspit, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)
Lives Lost: London rabbi worked to end community's isolation
(Danica Kirka, Associated Press)
Brazil Catholics drawn to worship despite downsized services
(Tatiana Pollastri and Mauricio Savarese, Associated Press)
The Book of Ruth: Justice Ginsburg on religious freedom
(Ronit, Religion & Politics: Fit for Polite Company)
Jewelry ad featuring interfaith couple sparks outrage in India
(Geneva Abdul, The New York Times)
Is Nigeria’s new business reform law a threat to religious freedom?
(Shola Lawal, America: The Jesuit Review)
Refugee data on religion disappears as fewer persecuted Christians admitted to US
(Emily McFarlan Miller, Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service)
The Senate's quiet shift on religious freedom vs. abortion
(Zachary B. Wolf, CNN)
Pretextual religious reasons for firing not protected by religious autonomy doctrine
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Kentucky restrictions on church services debated at Sixth Circuit
(Kevin Koeninger, Courthouse News Service)
After outrage, Indian brand pulls ad with interfaith couple
(Sheikh Saaliq, Associated Press)
Effort to bar LGBTQ discrimination moves ahead in Michigan
(David Egg, Associated Press)
Germany to give $662 million in aid to Holocaust survivors
(David Rising, Associated Press)
Rohingya Christians persecuted for their faith
(Fabian Gomes, Church Militant)
The UN's Human Rights Council grows more odious
(Lawrence J. Haas, Newsweek Opinion)
The untold story of Syrian Kurdish Christians
(Nadine Maenza & David Alton, Providence)
Jesuit priest taken into custody by Indian National Intelligence Agency
(CSW: Everyone Free to Believe)
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