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Thursday, 18 June 2020

Missionaries around the world are responding to COVID-19
(Bethany Johnson, Religion Unplugged)

DAILY HIGHLIGHT #93 Googling “Prayer” During the COVID-19 Crisis
(COVID-19: Exploring Faith Dimensions, Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)

COVID-19 is intensifying religiosity globally
(Jeanet Bentzen, Religion & Diplomacy: A Resource of the Transatlantic Policy Network on Religion and Diplomacy)

Supreme Court stops Texas execution for inmate's religious liberty
(Carol Zimmermann, Angelus News)

Supreme Court decision is a major victory for LGBTQ employees
(Acadia Parish Today)

What does Trump’s reversal of transgender health care policy mean for Catholic providers?
(Kevin Clarke, America: The Jesuit Review)

USCCB, other Catholic groups urge Court to protect faith-based foster care
(Carol Zimmermann, Catholic New York)

Title VII prohibits workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation and transgender status
(Alyson Dieckman and JoLynn Markison, JD Supra)

Court sides with Pritzker on religious gathering restrictions
(Cole Lauterbach, The Center Square)

Catholic Priests and Orthodox Jewish congregants sue New York governor in federal court for civil rights violations
(Bethany Blankley, Patheos Blog)

Contagious Christianity requires proximity
(Paul Louis Metzger, Patheos Blog)

Blind woman banned from park for 2 years for sharing Jesus
(Caleb Parke, Fox News)

7th Circuit: Congregation limits don’t violate religious freedom
(Timothy Eggert, Chicago Daily Law Bulletin)

With new document, Vatican implements practical steps for environmental sustainability
(Claire Giangravé, Religion News Service)

Supreme Court blocks Trump from rescinding DACA; DHS sec. calls ruling a 'double standard'
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)

Faith groups applaud Supreme Court DACA decision
(Jace Jenkins, Religion News Service)

All-Ukrainian Council of Churches calls on the Committee of the Verkhovna Rada to reject draft laws on gender
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

Federal appeals court refuses to block Illinois order capping religious services at 10 individuals
(Cassandra Maas, Jurist: Legal News & Research)

Supreme Court grants last minute stay of execution to Texas inmate
(Joshua Cossin, Jurist: Legal News & Research)

7th Circuit upholds Illinois COVID-19 restrictions on worship services
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Illinois churches lose challenge to ban on mass gatherings
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Minister challenges Louisiana cockfighting ban
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Cert. petition filed in Title VII reasonable accommodation case
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Bolton: Trump said Xi was right to detain ethnic minorities
(Ben Fox and Deb Riechmann, Notre Dame News)

Ohio legislature sends student religious liberties bill to governor
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

Amid phantoms of death: A call for new paradigms of religious response to uprisings for black lives (Responding to: Religion and racial justice: The George Floyd protests)
(Cleve V. Tinsley IV, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Costa Rica’s bishops defend Catholic Church’s role as state religion
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Amsterdam isn’t just Europe’s ‘sin city’: It’s the Eucharistic heart of The Netherlands
(Carmen Montón Lecumberri, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Senate Democrats move to gut the Religious Freedom Restoration Act
(John McCormack, National Review)

Azerbaijan: Will fired parliamentary staffer be reinstated?
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)

Just a church-business story? Black pastor is new chairman of top Southern Baptist board
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)

Renewed threats of military action on Korean Peninsula alarms World Council of Churches
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

Religious liberty advocates hope ministerial exception applies in private school case
(Christopher Vondracek, The Washington Times)

Haryana State in India to implement religious conversion bill
(International Christian Concern)

Supreme Court holds in its hands the future of Blaine amendments and religious education
(Trent Franks, The Washington Examiner)

Religious persecution is engulfing the world
(Arielle Del Turco, The Christian Post)

Turkey gets comfortable in northern Syria
(Semih Idiz, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)

UAE condemns Turkish and Iranian military interventions in Iraq
(Al-Monitor: Iran Pulse)

If the Church had stood up against slavery, ‘we may not be here,’ SBC pastor says
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)

Justice Department proposes rolling back content protections for big tech companies
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)

Catholic priest and doctor: Coronavirus crisis a ‘window of opportunity’ for the homeless
(Catholic News Agency)

Counting Religion in Britain, May 2020
(Clive D. Field, British Religion in Numbers)

We need the Sabbath’s calm more than ever
(Geraldine Van Bueren, The Times)

Islamophobia and anti-Muslim hatred in North East England
(Peter Hopkins, John Clayton, and Tell Mama, UK Economic and Social Research Council, Northumbria University, Newcastle University, TellMAMA)

Wednesday, 17 June 2020

EU sends mixed messages on freedom of religion or belief
(ADF International)

Religious freedom “challenged” worldwide, but European Commission terminates FoRB Special Envoy mandate
(Forum for Religious Freedom Europe)

Vatican defrocks priest named 'pope' of African sect
(Juste Hlannon, La Croix International)

DAILY HIGHLIGHT #92: Capturing Wisdom of Religious Leaders: “Coronaspection”
(COVID-19: Exploring Faith Dimensions, Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)

USCIRF celebrates President Trump’s signature of Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

As Trump signs Uighur human rights law, Bolton book claims he supported Chinese camps
(Aysha Khan, Religion News Service)

America must condemn China’s abuse of Muslim minority
(Diliman Abdulkader, Real Clear Religion)

South Africa’s failure to legislate on religious marriages leaves women vulnerable
(Waheeda Amien, The Conversation)

Time to end the silence on the persecution of Christians in Nigeria
(Mervyn Thomas, Christian Today)

Abortion: House of Lords backs NI regulations
(BBC News)

US Supreme Court halts Texas execution over clergy question
(Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press)

5th Circuit upholds Texas prison chaplain execution protocol
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Supreme Court stays execution of prisoner denied a chaplain in the execution chamber
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Supreme Court blocks execution for Texas prisoner denied spiritual adviser
(Richard Wolf, USA Today)

High court decision spotlights GOP divide over LGBT rights
(Alan Fram, Associated Press)

Arkansas AG sues TV pastor over virus treatment claims
(Andrew DeMillo, Associated Press)

Unwilling sacrifices: anti-blackness, religion, and the clearing (Responding to: Religion and racial justice: The George Floyd protests)
(Biko Mandela Gray, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Do black lives matter to God? Reflections on history, theology, and hope amid the flames of outrage (Responding to: Religion and racial justice: The George Floyd protests)
(Cheryl Sanders, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Mind the gap: humanist thoughts on Christianity in the age of black lives matter (Responding to: Religion and racial justice: The George Floyd protests)
(Anthony Pinn, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Joining the sinners or resisting the sin? American Christian churches and race (Responding to: Religion and racial justice: The George Floyd protests)
(Elizabeth M. Bounds, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

People and property: reflections on George Floyd (Responding to: Religion and racial justice: The George Floyd protests)
(Timothy Rainey II, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Anger & forgiveness: Why they often go together…and should
(Ross McCullough, Commonweal)

Villagers in India kill Christian teenage convert after accusing him of ‘witchcraft’
(Nirmala Carvalho, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Looking ahead: After SCOTUS ruling, some major faith groups still face LGBTQ battles
(Richard Ostling, GetReligion)

LGBT employment protections and religious liberty
(Amanda Hollis-Brusky, The Washington Post)

Religious liberty publication fined by Russian court
(Religiia i Pravo, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))

Level of public radicalization declining in Russia - FSB
(Interfax-Religion)

Russia: 6.5 years' jail for building "world theocratic state" with 700 roubles
(Victoria Arnold, Forum 18 News Service)

That question again: Where is the familiar faith theme in news about these civil rights events?
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)

Of graves, headstones and “offensive” inscriptions: Re St Margaret’s Rottingdean
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Ban on churches in Malaysia using 'Allah' for God arises again
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

Diplomats laud Church, other religions for role in fight against pandemic (UK, Vatican)
(Elise Ann Allen, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

France’s historic and modern church-state cooperation
(Josué Michels, The Trumpet)

Religious conservatives look to the next Supreme Court rulings on religious liberty
(Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service)

Financially hit by COVID-19, Washington National Cathedral lays off staff
(Kathryn Post, Religion News Service)

Five years after shooting, Mother Emanuel uneasily adapts as pilgrimage site
(Matthew J. Cressler, Religion News Service Opinion)

‘Seismic implications’ for religious liberty, church in SCOTUS ruling
(Russell Moore, The Baptist Messenger, FIrst PErson)

Religious right laments SCOTUS ruling but sees opportunities
(Elana Schor, Federal News Network)

Supreme Court avoids religious liberty issues in employment discrimination case
(Rafael Hoffman, Hamodia)

After Supreme Court decision, Sen. Josh Hawley says religious conservatives have a 'bad' deal
(Catholic News Agency)

Here's how the Supreme Court seriously imperiled religious liberty
(Bill Donohue, CNS News Opinion)

Supreme Court LGBT decision puts pressure on religious employers, employees
(Kevin Jones, Catholic News Agency)

Baptist groups join forces to promote religious freedom during difficult year
(Jeff Brumley, Baptist News Global)

U.S. Department of State: Odessa City Hall continues to discriminate against Greek and Roman Catholics
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

Will Covid-19 put an end to hookah culture in Egypt?
(Ahmed Elleithy, Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)

Will Cairo succeed in stopping Ethiopian control over Nile waters?
(Ayah Aman, Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)

Saudi Arabia approves dexamethasone as coronavirus treatment
(Al-Monitor)

Iranian official criticizes Instagram for 'immorality'
(Al-Monitor: Iran Pulse)

What do we do with critical theory?: Racism, white privilege, and Christianity
(Shane Morris & John Stonestreet, Christian Headlines)

In final vote, UK Parliament approves N Ireland legal abortion rules
(Catholic News Agency)

Can Catholics support 'Black Lives Matter'?
(Catholic News Agency)

Advocates appeal for Catholic schools amid closures nationwide
(Jonah McKeown, Catholic News Agency)

Supreme Court stays Texas execution over chaplain dispute
(Catholic News Agency)

Tuesday, 16 June 2020

BYU religious freedom review to feature Bednar, focus on COVID-19 and racial tensions
(Emily Andersen, Daily Universe)

The rule of law and the place of religion: Lessons from the pandemic
(Andrea Pin, Talk About: Law and Religion)

This Perilous Moment: A Statement from Religious Leaders and Communities on the Crisis of Racial Injustice and Inequity and the Current Protests
(Religions for Peace, Parliament of the World's Religions, United Religions Initiative, Interfaith Center of New York, Religions for Peace)

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