Law and Religion Headlines
Wednesday, 5 August 2020
Women of faith in COVID-19 response: A view from the frontlines (Responding to: Young women of faith leading COVID-19 response)
(Martine Dushime, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
A law to ban foreigners to participate in religious activities in Russia
(Evangelical Focus Europe)
Religion is the hidden theme in this coronavirus-hydroxychloroquine controversy
(Julia Duin, GetReligion)
CNK condemns Dutch elderly euthanasia bill
(Care Not Killing)
Freedom of religion “indispensable for individual and society”
(Alliance Defending Freedom)
In Pictures: Lonely burials for coronavirus victims in Iraq
(Al Jazeera)
B.C. hospice stands firm against all-out assault
(Peter Stockland, Convivium: Canada's Premier Hub for Faith in Common Life)
A time for holy wisdom
(Robert Joustra, Convivium: Canada's Premier Hub for Faith in Common Life)
When mass kneeling replaces faith
(Peter Menzies, Convivium: Canada's Premier Hub for Faith in Common Life)
Gunmen attack South Sudan Anglican cathedral, killing at least 23
(Juma Peter, Episcopal News Service)
Public outrage deters Al-Shabaab more than counter-terror efforts. Here’s why
(Mohammed Ibrahim Shire, The Conversation)
Cruz accuses Pentagon of 'culture of hostility towards religion' after Christian Air Force vet's talk canceled
(Sam Dorman, Fox News)
Archbishop Elpidophoros and Governor Andrew Cuomo preside at ceremony to resume construction of the Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and national shrine at the World Trade Center
(Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America)
What does the Bible say about religious liberty?
(Jim Denison, Denison Forum)
Media fail to report Bible burning
(Bill Donohue, Eurasia Review Opinion)
Buddhist monks have reversed roles in Thailand – now they are the ones donating goods to others
(Brooke Schedneck, The Conversation)
Pompeo’s plan for a hierarchy of human rights could serve to undermine them all – including religious freedom
(Shelley Inglis, The Conversation)
Jamaican school now says 7-year-old girl with dreadlocks may attend
(Kate Chappell, The Washington Post)
Chief Justice deplores threats against judges after dreadlocks ruling
(The Gleaner)
‘Sinicization’ of Islam intensifies amid the pandemic
(Li Wensheng, Bitter Winter: A Magazine on Religious Liberty and Human Rights in China)
Suit says Chicago schools program promoted Hindu beliefs
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Parents, teacher, churches sue Chicago school district to stop Hindu meditation from being taught to students
(Heather Clark, Christian News Network)
Hindu temple ad runs in Times Square despite opposition
(Thalia Beaty, Associated Press)
Continue the conversation: New podcast discussion guides for Christians against Christian nationalism
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Sayragul Sauytbay: How China is destroying Kazakh culture
(Nadine Wojcik, Deutsche Welle)
Will Tammy Duckworth be the first deist veep since Thomas Jefferson?
(Steven Waldman, Religion News Service)
Biden needs to bring religious Americans into the Democratic fold
(Avi Schick, The Hill Opinion)
How Trump is moving heaven and earth to motivate evangelical voters
(Linda Feldmann, The Christian Science Monitor)
Keeping faith in nuclear disarmament
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
A new theology of peace and nonviolence (Responding to: Keeping faith in nuclear disarmament)
(Rick Wayman, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
In this nuclear world, I am my brother’s keeper (Responding to: Keeping faith in nuclear disarmament)
(Annie Ortega-Shyne, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Seeking hope in nuclear disarmament by escaping our limited context (Responding to: Keeping faith in nuclear disarmament)
(Nate Van Duzer, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Shifting the nuclear narrative (Responding to: Keeping faith in nuclear disarmament)
(Erin Connolly, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
The resilience of the survivors (Responding to: Keeping faith in nuclear disarmament)
(Alicia Sanders-Zakre, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Over 1,500 Brazilian priests support bishops’ attack on Bolsonaro
(Eduardo Campos Lima, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Thinking with David Briggs and Ryan Burge: Whoa, is religious left really on rise (again)?
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Czech government rejects second Parliamentary attempt to legalise euthanasia
(BRNO Daily)
Private Christian university in Canada says no sex outside heterosexual marriage. LGBTQ alumni say that discriminates
(Bobby Hristova, CBC News)
Swedish government party wants to force imams, rabbis to wed homosexuals
(Sputnik News)
Poor and desperate, Pakistani Hindus accept Islam to get by
(Maria Abi-Habib and Zia ur-Rehman, The New York Times)
Weekly Highlight #117: COVID-19: Exploring Faith Dimensions
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Joint Learning Initiative on Faith & Local Communities, World Faiths Development Dialogue)
Europe’s largest and most influential political network responds to inflammatory remarks by Turkish president
(Bayt ar-Rahmah)
Bayt ar-Rahma: Europe’s most influential political network responds to inflammatory remarks by Turkish president
(Religious Freedom Institute)
Ankara to host interfaith dialogue expo as Hagia Sophia controversy heats up
(Matt A. Hanson, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)
Survey of British Muslims claims almost half hold antisemitic views
(Jewish News)
Counting religion in Britain, July 2020
(Clive D. Field, British Religion in Numbers)
Muslim antisemitism in Great Britain– It’s time to face reality
(Wasiq Wasiq, Jewish News)
Statement on nuclear weapons by Bishops of England and Wales
(Zenit: The World Seen from Rome)
COVID-19: further (separate) guidance for England and for Wales
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Church leaders praise John Hume for dedication to cause of peace in N. Ireland
(Charles Collins, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
John Hume, Irish nationalist, Northern Ireland peace broker, praised by Catholics, Protestants and world leaders
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Face covering during weddings and other services
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Thessaloniki Jews get language heritage programme after Spanish deal struck
(Jewish News)
Her gospel choir brought her closer to God. Now she can only hum from home.
(Michelle Boorstein, The Washington Post)
State Senator asks Governor to allow clergy to enter healthcare facilities
(Leesville Daily Leader)
Sen. Mike Lee: 'Religious liberty has to be revered and respected,' even in a pandemic
(Lisa Riley Roche, KSL)
Notre Dame Law’s Religious Liberty Clinic expects broad reach
(Olivia Covington, The Indiana Lawyer)
Tuesday, 4 August 2020
ZOOM EVENT, 4 August 2020 (12PM EDT): Faith & Belief ERGs Zoom Call with DELL Technologies
(Dell Technologies, Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
VIRTUAL EVENT, 4 August 2020 (12PM ET): ADL’s Annual Supreme Court Review
(ADL)
Monday, 3 August 2020
Law and religion round-up – 2nd August
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
New COVID-19 legislation and guidance: to 8 August
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
English Catholic bishops: Church backs vaccination to protect the most vulnerable
(Catholic News Agency)
Heroes of Western civilization: 76 years after the Warsaw Uprising
(The White House)
Trump, at risk of losing White Evangelicals, attacks Biden on God
(Jacob Jarvis, Newsweek)
Articles of interest - 3 August 2020
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Religion Watch, Volume 34 No. 12
(Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion)
Algeria's opportunity for freedom
(Claire Evans, Religious Freedom Institute)
Algeria's government must respect freedom of religion or belief
(Scott Weiner, Religious Freedom Institute)
Uzbekistan lifts 'ban' on minors attending prayers in mosques
(Al Jazeera)
Iran Health Ministry says COVID-19 deaths are higher than reported
(Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East)
Egypt eyes coronavirus vaccine production
(Hagar Hosny, Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East)
The problem with the ‘Judeo-Christian tradition’
(James Loeffler, The Atlantic)
Live Mic: Sen. Mike Lee weighs in after Supreme Court rules against Nevada church
(Curt Gresseth, KSL)
USAID official fired after anti-LGBTQ social media posts
(Matthew Lee, Associated Press)
Review of the year's religious court cases
(Oregon Faith Report)
Marshall votes no on Department of Defense Appropriations Act
(Sarah Motter, WIBW)
U.S. Ambassador for religious liberty warns Vatican: China is ‘at war with faith’
(Thomas D. Williams, Breitbart News)
Vandalism and destruction of churches and religious symbols continue across America
(Jorge Gomez and Mia Gradick, First Liberty)
The significance of the Char Dham board verdict (on state regulation of temples in India)
(Faizan Mustafa, The Hindu)
New York Times offers update on India's gay prince: Yes, there are big religion ghosts
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Uyghurs, CCP fake news exposed by new UHRP report
(Ruth Ingram, Bitter Winter: A Magazine on Religious Liberty and Human Rights in China)
On Yazidi genocide anniversary, failure to support survivors decried
(Seth J. Frantzman, The Jerusalem Post)
Israel needs to prepare for the Biden era - opinion
(Ori Wertman, The Jerusalem Post - Opinion)
Satanic Temple has promissory estoppel claim after its permit to erect memorial was voided
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Limits on street preacher at farmers market are upheld
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Would God support vaccines?
(Megan Bailey, Beliefnet)
Vatican calls for arson investigation at Nicaragua cathedral
(Associated Press)
Work resumes on church destroyed on 9/11
(Karen Matthews, Associated Press)
South Korea church leader arrested over coronavirus outbreak
(Deutsche Welle)
Jehovah's Witness granted reduced punishment
(Ivan Zhuravkov, 7x7 Kursk oblast, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Jehovah's Witnesses repeatedly tried for same offenses
(Za Prava Cheloveka, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
75 years after A-bombings in Japan, world worries about new arms race
(Hisashi Yukimoto and Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
English Bishops clarify Catholic position on vaccination
(Zenit: The World Seen from Rome)
Should Protestants reject natural law? Responding to common objections
(David VanDrunen, Public Discourse: The Journal of the Witherspoon Institute)
The conversion of Hagia Sophia: Desire, spectacle, and a historical re-enactment (Responding to: Hagia Sophia: From museum to mosque)
(Ömür Harmanşah, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
A nation in fight with itself: The Hagia Sophia between ideas and elites (Responding to: Hagia Sophia: From museum to mosque)
(Sinem Adar, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Plug-In: To kneel or not to kneel? That isn't a new controversy linking sports and faith
(Bobby Ross Jr., GetReligion)
To unite the country, we need honesty and courage
(Robert P. George and Cornel West, Boston Globe)
Thinking with Ryan Burge and Damon Linker: Blessed be the ties that used to bind America?
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
LGBTQ employees can sue for termination – what other employment policies do you now need to review?
(John L Litchfield and John S. Lord Jr., The National Law Review)
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