Law and Religion Headlines
Wednesday, 23 September 2020
Drawn-out trial reaches conclusion for Jehovah's Witness
(Kavkazskii Uzel, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Chief Rabbi of Russia Berel Lazar invited to Bahrain
(Interfax-Religion)
Putin bestows Order for Merit to Fatherland, 1st degree on oldest ruling bishop of Russian Orthodox Church
(Interfax-Religion)
Court arrests 3 leaders of Krasnoyarsk Church of the Last Testament
(Interfax-Religion)
This just in! Evangelicals are actually America's least politicized group of churches
(Richard Ostling, GetReligion)
Oaths and affirmations in court: an Irish perspective [reposted]
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Irish Gaelic on memorials? Re St Giles, Exhall: a further update [reposted]
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Does Biblical literacy enrich Constitutional literacy? The Bible’s forgotten influence on the American Constitutional tradition
(Daniel L. Dreisbach, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
New study: Gen Z's religious lives are more complex than 'affiliated' or 'unaffiliated'
(Springtide Research Institute, Religion News Service)
US Bishop migration chairman comments on upcoming World Day for Migrants and Refugees
(Zenit: The World Seen from Rome)
Muslim Brotherhood appoints acting guide after arrest of leader
(George Mikhail, Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
Saudi to gradually resume 'umrah' pilgrimage from October 4
(Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East)
Who is a terrorist, actually?
(Daniel L. Byman, Brookings)
Vatican steps up opposition to euthanasia and assisted suicide
(Philip Pullella, Reuters)
NHS to hold review into gender identity services for children and young people
(The Guardian)
Seeking a viable alternative to Indonesia’s blasphemy laws
(Desi Hanara, The Diplomat)
Russia’s new draft law barring pastors trained overseas from preaching deals “powerful blow” to religious freedom
(Barnabas Fund)
42% of Iranian LGBTI are victims of sexual violence and rape, new 6Rang report finds
(6rang)
More than 60 LGBT, intersex people killed in Colombia in first eight months of 2020
(Reuters)
The European Convention of Human Rights and climate change – finally!
(Ole W Pedersen, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)
Portuguese climate change claim in Strasbourg
(David Hart, UK Human Rights Blog)
Why the Indian state is now scared of the Kashmiri Shia
(Raashid Maqbool, Al Jazeera)
Muslims win call to prayer court battle in German town
(Al Jazeera)
German court quashes ban on mosque's call to prayer
(Deutsche Welle)
German Catholic Church is losing priests and parishes
(Christoph Strack, Deutsche Welle)
More rights for children? German evangelicals voice concern about growing role of State
(Evangelical Focus Europe)
Prominent evangelical church is the first to sue D.C. over covid-19 worship limits
(Michelle Boorstein, The Washington Post)
Faith after COVID-19: How many flocks will survive digital 'worship shifting' trends?
(Terry Mattingly, OnReligion)
California Catholics join fight against COVID restrictions of worship
(Anne Stych, Religion Unplugged)
New Zealand bishops say ‘No’ to euthanasia; urge caution on recreational marijuana
(Charles Collins, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Monday, 21 September 2020
Stand together and build a just world, UN chief says in message for International Day of Peace
(UN News)
Ruth Bader Ginsburg was shaped by her minority faith
(Yonat Shimron, Associated Press)
Ruth Bader Ginsburg will be the first Jew and first woman to lie in state at the Capitol
(Ron Kampeas, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
RBG: Defender of equality, principled dissenter, faithful supporter of religious liberty
(Holly Hollman, Baptist News Global)
Podcast-blitz: RBG black swan, global fertility, decades of Catholic sin, religious liberty and more
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Politics is wrecking America’s pandemic response
(Jonathan Rothwell and Christos Makridis, Brookings - Up Front)
Study: Liberal congregations more politically active than conservative ones
(Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service)
Muslim woman sues Los Angeles Police Department for forcibly removing her hijab
(Alejandra Molina, Religion News Service)
Activists to hold protest rally after reports of ICE officials forcing Muslim detainees to eat pork
(Alejandra Molina, Religion News Service)
Pope Francis makes surprise donation to struggling poultry workers
(Catholic News Agency)
Abortion a key issue in Supreme Court nomination process
(Catholic News Agency)
Pelosi 'misspoke' on San Francisco Mass attendance, spokesman claims
(Matt Hadro, Catholic News Agency)
Freedom of Religion or Belief club formed at BYU
(Emily Harrah, The Daily Universe)
Utah ranks 2nd in nation for supporting laws that protect LGBTQ community
(Courtney Tanner and Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune)
Religion Photos of the Week - 18 September 2020
(Kit Doyle, Religion News Service)
EEOC sues over failure to accommodate Seventh Day Adventist
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
EEOC sues Frito-Lay for religious discrimination
(U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission)
New issue of EJIL (Vol. 31 (2020) No. 2) out this week
(Mary Guest, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)
Articles of interest - 21 September 2020
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Health professionals and the law: Protecting practice according to conscience
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)
Pope, Spanish bishops voice alarm over euthanasia debate
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Euthanasia would be a defeat for human dignity, Spanish legislators warned
(c, The Catholic Universe)
Hong Kong court refuses to recognise overseas same-sex marriages
(Beh Lih Yi, Reuters)
Eritrean evangelical, Pentecostal Christians jailed for their faith temporarily freed on bail
(World Watch Monitor, The Christian Post)
Study confirms explosive growth of Iranian Christians
(The Christian Institute)
Chengdu City Shaheyuan police intimidate Early Rain Covenant Church couple
(China Aid)
Mike Pompeo: Holy See's moral witness needed in China
(Catholic News Service)
Trump’s top envoy urges Vatican to challenge China on religious freedom
(Elise Ann Allen, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
China’s Catholics and the Church’s moral witness
(Michael R. Pompeo, First Things)
USCIRF welcomes release of Pastor A Dao in Vietnam
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Saudi Arabia to launch app for Mecca pilgrims amid virus
(Associated Press)
Ginsburg’s death puts Roe v. Wade on the ballot in November
(David Crary, Associated Press)
Russian religions oppose changes in religion law
(Vzgliad, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Russian Bible Society feels harassed
(Credo.Press, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Russia's quiet persecution of religion
(Arielle Del Turco, Family Research Council)
Russian parliament will consider changes in religion law tomorrow
(Nezavisimaia Gazeta, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Plug-in: What's in a name? More evidence that Americans live in a post-denominational age
(Bobby Ross Jr., GetReligion)
Surviving 2020: How many churches will die because of COVID-19 and 'worship shifting'?
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Would the United States of America be better off without all that tacky religion stuff?
(Richard Ostling, GetReligion)
Law and religion round-up – 20th September
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
COVID 'group of six' ban in England 'will not apply' to places of worship
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Online hate focus at virtual Labour conference events with communal groups
(Jenni Frazer, Jewish News)
Stonewall to continue trans campaign for right to change birth certificates
(Libby Brooks, The Guardian)
Polish parliament votes to ban $1.8 billion industry of kosher and halal meat for export
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
The 2020 Election: A clear distinction on abortion
(David Closson, Public Discourse: The Journal of the Witherspoon Institute)
How the Trump Administration has harmed faith communities
(Guthrie Graves-Fitzsimmons, Maggie Siddiqi, and Samantha Behar, Center for American Progress)
Amy Coney Barrett, controversial Catholic, re-emerges as potential Supreme Court pick
(Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service)
Pentagon issues decree to bolster religious freedoms of service members
(Alex Best, Christianity Daily)
Are Iraqi youths losing their religion?
(Judit Neurink, Al-Monitor)
Religion and its services contribute $67.5 billion to the Canadian economy, calculates new study
(Tyler Dawson, National Post)
Observers remain skeptical as Uzbek government says religious extremism rising
(Asim Kashgarian, Voice of America)
Explained: Pakistan's emotive blasphemy laws
(Asad Hashim, Al Jazeera)
Egypt’s presidency clashes with religious institutions over verbal divorce
(Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East)
Flier threatening 2nd Holocaust posted on vandalized monument in Ukraine for the genocide
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Hearing in trial of Hyper Cacher store killings set for Yom Kippur, and court won’t change the date
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Unveiling: Malaysian activist fights for hijab freedom
(Choo Ching Yee, Agence France-Presse)
At meeting with Muslim missionaries, PM Muhyiddin urges against extremism to defend Islam
(Soo Wern Jun, Malay Mail)
Persecution forces Laotian Christians to practice faith in secret
(UCA News)
A right to regularize unlawful residence? Pormes v. Netherlands untangled
(Mark Klaassen, Strasbourg Observers)
Black Jesus version of Michelangelo's Pietà divides Catholics on race and politics
(Claire Giangravé, Religion News Service)
A summer correspondence: The decision to rename a dormitory reveals the fragility of historical nuance
(Richard A. Rosengarten, Sightings: The Martin Marty Center, University of Chicago Divinity School)
Sunday, 20 September 2020
Should colleges focus on religious diversity too?
(George Leef, National Review)
Saturday, 19 September 2020
VIRTUAL EVENT, 19 September 2020 (3 PM ET): Giussani Series 2020: From Utopia To Presence
(Crossroads Cultural Center)
PODCASTS (on now) - The Keeper: Solidarity Sabbath Season
(Hosted by Katrina Lantos Swett, Lantos Foundation for Human Rights and Justice)
Friday, 18 September 2020
Zelensky's Rosh Hashanah greeting expresses hope for return to normal rhythm of life next year
(Interfax-Religion)
Presidential message on Rosh Hashanah, 2020
(The White House)
President issues Rosh Hashanah message
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Boris Johnson: Rosh Hashanah marks ‘end of a year many would like to forget’
(Jack Mendel, Jewish News)
Hungarian Jews to celebrate Rosh Hashanah on a boat on the Danube amid rising COVID infections
(Cnaan Liphshiz, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
ONLINE SEMINAR, 18 Sept 2020 (12 PM London): Religion, Business, Economics and Sustainable Development
(Peter Petkoff with Kenneth J. Barnes, Canon Edmund Newell, Naoto Yoshikawa, Oxford Journal of Law and Religion, with Brunel Centre for Entrepreneurship and Sustainability, G20 Interfaith Forum, Centre for Religion and Culture Regent’s Park College, Oxford Society for Law and Religion)
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