Law and Religion Headlines
Friday, 21 August 2020
Making children, unmaking families
(Christopher O. Tollefsen, Public Discourse: The Journal of the Witherspoon Institute)
In new term, Supreme Court once again takes up religious liberty
(Carol Zimmermann, National Catholic Reporter)
South Korea's latest church-linked coronavirus outbreak is turning into a battle over religious freedom
(Paula Hancocks, CNN International)
New body camera footage shows Phoenix officer mocking Muslim faith of black man before being killed
(Muslim Advocates)
In South Korea’s new covid-19 outbreak, religion and politics collide
(Choe Sang-Hun, The New York Times)
South Korean president turns to Catholic bishops to help fight coronavirus
(Elise Ann Allen, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Hopes and fears for religious freedom in Vietnam
(James W. Carr and Glenn Grothman, The Hill)
Rep. Rashida Tlaib joins Congressional Freethought Caucus
(Aysha Khan, Religion News Service)
Analysis: Will religious freedom flourish in post-treaty Middle East?
(Lela Gilbert, World Israel News)
Devout Catholics and secular progressives
(Robert P. George, First Things)
Demands to treat churches and casinos equally may be asking too much and not enough
(Kathleen A. Brady, Religious Freedom Institute)
Myanmar’s election, the Rohingya crisis and the road to democracy
(Abdullah Yusuf, The Conversation)
Myanmar needs religious leaders’ prophetic voices, moral courage in building peace and justice
(Zenit: The World Seen from Rome)
Israel and Germany hold first joint air force drills in German skies
(Miriam Berger, The Washington Post)
How I became Chief Rabbi of the UAE and why that matters to global Jewry
(Yehuda Sarna, The Times of Israel)
Why churches are fighting shutdown orders
(ReligiousLiberty.TV)
LA County fails bid to shut down church and must prove why free exercise rights should be infringed
(ReligiousLiberty.TV)
Judicial overreach threatens religious freedom
(Howard C. Self, United Press International (UPI))
Remarks by Ambassador Michael George DeSombre at Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University
(U.S. Embassy)
South Texas Christian school defies court order and plans in-person classes
(Isaiah Mitchell, The Texan)
‘Disagreeing with gay marriage could end in court’, says top lawyer
(The Christian Institute)
Local officials in Nepal order halt to construction of church building
(Morning Star News)
UN Special Rapporteur on religious persecution in India: “solidarity with victims important.”
(Alliance Defending Freedom)
Challenge to California COVID-19 limits on church services rejected
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
New Jersey COVID-19 limits on indoor church services upheld
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Teacher's suit over pronouns used in addressing transgender student is remanded to state court
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
BJC: Government foster care programs should serve all qualified parents
(Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Pope phones bishop in Mozambique after he is attacked by pro-government press
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Report shows NGOs complying with ban on using U.S. foreign aid for abortion
(Catholic News Service, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Belarusian Orthodox Church prohibits its clergy from participating in protests
(Interfax-Religion)
Pope Francis calls for COVID-19 vaccine that includes the poor
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Catholic Church of New Zealand welcomes Royal Commission’s Marylands School inquiry
(Zenit: The World Seen from Rome)
Catholic leaders in Australia publish report on church governance
(Zenit: The World Seen from Rome)
Book review: In two new scholarly works, a shared critique of the court’s approach to church and state
(Steven Green, SCOTUSblog)
Last rights? Death chamber chaplains and the law
(Matthew P. Cavedon, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
Navigating a global health crisis: Responses of Baha’i communities around the world
(Bahá’í International Community)
IGE and Indiana Wesleyan University to develop global engagement and religious literacy certificate program
(Institute for Global Engagement)
Beyond the state: Our shared duties to cooperate to realize human rights during the evolving risks of a global pandemic
(Diane Desierto, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)
Taiwan: A tax case and a religious liberty problem
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
China : Special weekly FORB newsletter (11-18 August 2020)
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Russia: Alexander Dvorkin, an enemy of religious minorities, is turning 65 today
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Nuncio, bishops call on Nigeria to protect its citizens
(Peter Ajayi Dada, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Latter-day Saint women impacted U.S. suffrage movement, 19th Amendment
(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
Superior Electorial Court rejects punishments for abuse of religious power in election (Portuguese)
(Veja)
More Jehovah's Witnesses arrested in ethnic region of western Siberia
(Izvestiia, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Russia: 42 known "missionary activity" prosecutions in first half of 2020 – list
(Victoria Arnold, Forum 18 News Service)
Russia holds church accountable for coronavirus infections
(Interfax-Religiia, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Russia: 100 known "missionary activity" prosecutions in 2019 – list
(Victoria Arnold, Forum 18 News Service)
Pope Francis supports project to ‘free’ Virgin Mary from mafia exploitation in Italy
(Hannah Brockhaus, Catholic News Agency)
Biden 2020: 'Devout' Catholic? 'Cuomo' Catholic? 'McCarrick' Catholic? 'Pope Francis' Catholic?
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Will Joe Biden's faith become a campaign issue as anti-Catholic attacks rise in America?
(Clemente Lisi, GetReligion)
America hasn’t always been kind to Catholic presidential candidates
(A. James Rudin, Religion News Service)
Wednesday, 19 August 2020
Education and the restoration of moral agency
(R.J. Snell, Public Discourse: The Journal of the Witherspoon Institute)
Why religious pluralism and religious literacy matter for the future of religious freedom in America
(Andrew D. Graham, Public Discourse: The Journal of the Witherspoon Institute)
Polish 'LGBT-free' town gets state financing after EU funds cut
(Reuters)
Democracy and the religious concept of freedom
(Fred van Iersel, Blog: Tocqueville, Religion and Democracy, Faculty of Philosophy, Theology and Religious Studies, Radboud University, Netherlands)
G20 Interfaith Forum gathers North American religious leaders for consultation on religious response to racism, COVID-19 and refugees
(G20 Interfaith Forum, PR Newswire)
Federal judge in Idaho stops state from implementing ban on transgender athletes
(Jim Keyser, Idaho Statesman)
Churches respond to IRS proposed changes in group exemption letter program
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Court enjoins Trump Administration roll back of transgender protections in health care
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Judge halts Trump's rollback of transgender health protections
(Susannah Luthi, Politico)
Jumping the wake: Preserving freedom of belief
(Steve Hitz, Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
Polish nationalists and LGBT activists face off in Warsaw
(Reuters)
Is American Christian jurisprudence a thing? (book review)
(Steven D. Smith, Law & Liberty)
Federal court in South Carolina rules lawsuit over taxpayer funding of discriminatory foster child placement service may proceed
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
A bridge unlike any other: Why the West should care about the Hagia Sophia
(George E. Demacopoulos, Commonweal)
Hagia Sophia has been converted back into a mosque, but the veiling of its figural icons is not a Muslim tradition
(Christiane Gruber and Paroma Chatterjee, The Conversation)
NPR dumps Jewish meteorologist who compares Seattle to Kristallnacht
(Julia Duin, GetReligion)
Bishop condemns killing of human rights activist in Philippines
(Zenit: The World Seen from Rome)
ECtHR on state responsibility for the right to life: the pardoning of a ethnically-motivated killing
(Joanna Curtis, UK Human Rights Blog)
The Weekly Round-up: A-level Results, Facial Recognition, and Special Educational Needs
(Sam Sykes, UK Human Rights Blog)
Religious liberty ruling for wedding photographer commended
(Tom Strode, Biblical Recorder)
Democratic LGBTQ platform leaves little room for religious liberty
(Heather Sells, CBN News)
Joe Biden campaigns on faith
(Daniel Silliman, Christianity Today)
Judge rules in favor of photographer: Gov’t can’t compel speech when it violates an artist’s religious principles
(Heather Clark, Christian News Network)
Podcast: Will religious liberty prevail?
(Carrie Abbott)
Muslim ICE detainees in Miami forced to choose between pork or rotten halal food, lawyers say
(Aysha Khan, Religion News Service)
Bipartisan network of Christian groups launches police reform initiative
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)
Islamic terrorism unit in course does not violate 1st Amendment
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Court rejects constitutional challenge to critical teaching about Islamic terrorism
(Eugene Volokh, The Volokh Conspiracy)
‘Satanist’ ex-soldier sentenced to 2 1/2 years in bomb plot
(John Hanna, Associated Press)
Global leaders condemn Mali coup amid worry about extremists
(Baba Ahmed and Carley Petesch, Associated Press)
Christian groups unveil new criminal justice reform push
(Elana Schor, Associated Press)
Archbishop says church needs more aid to help refugees arriving in Greece
(Jonathan Luxmoore, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Drowning in bottles: My Muslim story of addiction and substance use disorder
(Karen Kaiser, Muslim Matters)
Do these issues matter? Trump utters religious slur while Harris underlines Biden's Catholic questions
(Richard Ostling, GetReligion)
Spanish Sephardi heritage boost
(Jewish News)
Ministerial exceptions, religious exemptions, and anti-discrimination legislation: Reciprocal lessons from America and Australia
(Paul T. Babie, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
Pope: Rich can’t get priority for vaccine, poor need help
(Frances D'Emilio, Associated Press)
Pro-western Belarusian project does not need Orthodox believers, speaker of the World Russian People's Council believes
(Interfax-Religion)
Leader of Catholic Church in Belarus asks interior minister to allow priests to visit detained people
(Interfax-Religion)
Moscow church continues to side with Belarus dictator
(RIA Novosti, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Belarus president points to the religious aspect of conflict
(Interfax-Religiia, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Russia: 142 known "anti-missionary" prosecutions in 2019-20
(Victoria Arnold, Forum 18 News Service)
Human rights center publicizes case of Jehovah's Witness believer
(Memorial, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Israel aware of importance of Alexander Metochion issue to Russia, hopes court proceedings will be over soon - diplomat
(Interfax-Religion)
Ukraine set to make Pesach, Chanukah and Rosh Hashanah official holidays
(Jewish News)
Crimea: Mosque closed as "There is no community there"?
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
What the coronavirus pandemic has taught us about religious freedom and trust
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News Faith)
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