Law and Religion Headlines
Tuesday, 16 June 2020
Articles of interest - 15 June 2020
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
COVID-19: update on reopening places of worship in England
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
COVID-19: Personal Risk Factors for Clergy, Church Workers and Volunteers
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
The recent ECtHR judgment Kövesi v. Romania. Reactions of Romanian authorities and implications regarding the rule of law
(Dragoș Călin, Strasbourg Observers)
Conference to address COVID-19's religious freedom implications
(Anna Bryner, Daily Herald)
COVID-19: update on reopening places of worship in Wales
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Law Pod UK New Episode: IICSA Update and Abuse within Minority Religions
(Emma-Louise Fenelon, UK Human Rights Blog)
Study: Religious Freedom and LGBT Rights
(Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
The “ordinary meaning” of sex (impact on religious freedom?)
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)
Big Brother and the New Ministry of Truth: How President Trump’s executive order may have disastrous consequences for religious freedom
(Kristina Arriaga, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
Update: Court says federal law protects LGBT workers from discrimination
(Catholic News Service)
US Govt Dept upholds religious organisations’ right to public funding
(The Christian Institute)
Health care advocates push back against Trump's erasure of transgender rights
(Sheila Kaplan, The Boston Globe)
Three New York Orthodox Jews sue Cuomo, de Blasio over coronavirus restrictions
(Jackson Richman, Cleveland Jewish News)
US woman becomes the first observant Sikh to graduate from top military academy
(Brooke Fryer, SBS News)
ACLJ requests the immediate release of captive Christian teen Leah Sharibu at the U.N. Human Rights Council
(Paul Archuleta, American Center for Law and Justice)
Religious people in Hong Kong worried as territory awaits Beijing’s security law
(John Burger, Aleteia)
PPP funds still available for Christian organizations if they apply before June 30th
(Sutton Turner, The Christian Post)
7th Circuit hears arguments over worship size limits
(Timothy Eggert, Chicago Daily Law Bulletin)
Gayle Manchin elected as Chair of bipartisan U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, Tony Perkins and Anurima Bhargava as Vice Chairs
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
USCIRF releases new report about Pakistan
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
New York's double standard
(Martina Moyski, Church Militant)
Supreme Court fails to exercise restraint in employment cases, says family research council
(Standard Newswire)
Coalition denounces democrats’ anti-Catholic ‘prejudice and bigotry’
(Thomas D. Williams, Breitbart News)
Supreme Court rules ‘transgenders,’ such as men who want to wear skirts, cannot be fired in 6-3 decision
(Christian News Network)
Want to make systemic change? Pope Francis has some ideas
(Claire Giangravé, Religion News Service)
Rev. Rolland Slade, first black chair of Southern Baptist Executive Committee, elected
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)
As churches reopen, let's not lose the sense of sanctity in our homes
(Samuel Rodriguez, Religion News Service Opinion)
Why we need religious freedom for all: An appeal and invitation to the Church | Review of Luke Goodrich’s Free to Believe
(Eric Patterson, Providence Mag)
COVID-19 costs President Trump support among Catholics
(Thomas Reese, Religion News Service Opinion)
Amnesty blasts Bahrain, Kuwait for 'highly invasive' COVID-19 tracing apps
(Al-Monitor)
Do you know someone of a different religion or belief than yours?
(Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
Monday, 15 June 2020
Supreme Court says gay, transgender workers are protected by federal law forbidding discrimination on the basis of sex
(Robert Barnes, The Washington Post)
In landmark ruling, U.S. Supreme Court bars discrimination against LGBT workers
(Lawrence Hurley, Reuters)
Landmark: Supreme Court rules 1964 Civil Rights Act protects LGBT employees
(Michael Foust, Christian Headlines)
Justices rule LGBT people protected from job discrimination
(Mark Sherman, Associated Press)
US Supreme Court rules employers cannot discriminate against LGBTQ+ workers
(Dominic Rushe, The Guardian)
Supreme Court rules in favor of gay and transgender workers
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News)
Supreme Court rules that federal law protects LGBTQ persons from employment discrimination
(Kathryn Post, Religion News Service)
Supreme Court: Title VII bans LGBT discrimination
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Supreme Court: Employment law protects sexual orientation and gender identity
(Joe Carter, The Gospel Coalition)
Supreme Court rules federal employment discrimination laws protect LGBT employees
(Mary Margaret Olohan, The Daily Signal)
Are Trump and Biden religious? Your answer may say more about your political views than their faith
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News)
Religion and racial justice: The George Floyd protests
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
"Many Thousands Gone": Theology, race, and justice (Responding to: Religion and racial justice: The George Floyd protests)
(Josiah Ulysses Young III, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
In defense of anger in anti-racist protest (Responding to: Religion and racial justice: The George Floyd protests)
(Candace Jordan, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Troubling the waters: Baptism and Black Lives Matter (Responding to: Religion and racial justice: The George Floyd protests)
(Brad R. Braxton, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
The ends of anti-racist protest (Responding to: Religion and racial justice: The George Floyd protests)
(Jonathan Tran, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
The fight for black lives is a spiritual movement (Responding to: Religion and racial justice: The George Floyd protests)
(Hebah Farrag, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
The end of the world: Reflections from black activism (Responding to: Religion and racial justice: The George Floyd protests)
(Vincent Lloyd, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
No more tinkering, tear down the master’s house: Black feminists and Black Lives Matter (Responding to: Religion and racial justice: The George Floyd protests)
(Terrence L. Johnson, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
JCLS/CLR Symposium, Deans Panel: A history of Catholic legal education (audio from February 14, 2020)
(Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)
Israel’s government approves funding for Trump Heights settlement
(Rina Bassist, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)
Parliament speaker opens new conservative era in Iranian politics
(Shervin Ghaffari, Al-Monitor: Iran Pulse)
Turkey bombs PKK targets in northern Iraq as government's ratings sag
(Amberin Zaman, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)
Iran's Rouhani warns other countries against following US arms sanctions
(Al-Monitor: Iran Pulse)
Israel OK's transfer of Qatari financial aid to Gaza
(Rina Bassist, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)
As Syria’s economy teeters, US prepares sweeping sanctions
(Elizabeth Hagedorn, Al-Monitor: Syria Pulse)
Church in India set on fire by suspected radical Hindu nationalist
(International Christian Concern)
Yearly protest for Eritrean Christians held online
(Olivia Miller, International Christian Concern)
Lebanese Armenians singled out in protests
(Olivia Miller, International Christian Concern)
Britain to drop plans to make changing gender easier - media
(Rachel Savage, Thomson Reuters Foundation News)
Thai civil groups want abortion rights
(Penchan Charoensuthipan, Bangkok Post)
Court upholds Nevada COVID-19 restrictions on worship services
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Churches and casinos (covid19 order)
(Courthouse News Service)
USCIRF condemns Russian persecution of Jehovah’s Witnesses
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Abortion rights groups sues for defamation
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Suit challenges NY worship restrictions vs. permitted Floyd protests
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Vatican frees broker as details emerge of costly London deal
(Nicole Winfield, Associated Press)
Muslims join to demand police reforms, back black-led groups
(Mariam Fam, Associated Press)
West Point graduates its first observant Sikh woman
(Associated Press)
Polish president calls LGBT ‘ideology’ worse than communism
(Vanessa Gera, Associated Press)
Labor Department issues new guidance ensuring religious organizations’ access to federal grants, includes some church-state protections
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Argentina’s bishops condemn ‘illegal espionage’ of clerics by government
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Nigerian bishop says Africa needs to stop blaming the West for its problems
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Ben Carson: America needs to 'grow up' and stop 'being offended by everything'
(Michael Foust, Christian Headines)
Religious-freedom arguments aren’t enough
(Alexandra DeSanctis, National Review)
DAILY HIGHLIGHT #90: Frontline Christian Sanitation Workers in Pakistan Face Discrimination
(COVID-19: Exploring Faith Dimensions, Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)
Supreme Court: Firing gay, transgender employees violates federal law
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
Supreme Court rules that Title VII prohibits discrimination against LGBTQ employees
(Eric Bachman, Forbes)
Supreme Court's LGBT decision could pose 'grave threat to religious liberty,' Christian leaders say
(Michael Foust, Christian Headlines)
Alito warns SCOTUS decision is a threat to religious liberty
(John McCormack, National Review)
Supreme Court: Sexual orientation and gender identity covered under federal discrimination law
(Matt Hadro, Catholic News Agency)
Supreme Court ruling on Civil Rights Law, LGBT workers will have disastrous effects on women
(Maureen Collins, The Christian Post)
Ukrainian churches oppose same-sex and transgender rights
(RISU, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
UN calls for end to 'cruel' 'conversion therapy'
(Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post)
Russian Jewish community leader criticizes U.S. State Dept for too mild attitude toward Ukrainian govt's anti-Semitic actions
(Interfax-Religion)
Plug-in: History Repeats itself as Little Rock Central hero's great-grandson shows courage
(Bobby Ross Jr., GetReligion)
Bishops entrust Polish Church to Mary in St. John Paul II centenary year
(Catholic News Agency)
Brazilian voices shout with silence to echo their pain for COVID-19 victims
(Ecumenical News)
Cardinal Turkson delivers face masks, care packages to Romani families
(Courtney Mares, Catholic News Agency)
Vatican officials grant bail to London property broker
(Catholic News Agency)
Pope Francis names lay finance expert as secretary of Vatican ‘central bank’
(Hannah Brockhaus, Catholic News Agency)
DAILY HIGHLIGHT #89: COVID-19 Lockdowns and Religious Observance: Patterns and Issues in India
(COVID-19: Exploring Faith Dimensions, Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)
Prague Catholics rejoice at restoration of Marian statue toppled by angry mob
(Hannah Brockhaus, Catholic News Agency)
As English churches reopen, Welsh Catholics are still waiting
(Catholic News Agency)
Jews, Christians sue Cuomo and de Blasio for violating religious freedom during pandemic
(Molly Boigon, Forward)
Containing infiltration of foreign religions according to law
(Global Times)
Nigeria failing to protect Christian farmers from violence, British MPs say
(Jamie Prentis, The National)
Is genocide happening in Nigeria as the world turns a blind eye?
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)
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