Law and Religion Headlines
Monday, 15 June 2020
Tunisia’s Islamists and their proxies in the West
(Martha Lee, Blitz)
UP government in action to snatch hard-earned land from more than 30,000 Sikh farmers
(Sikh 24)
Religious freedom lessons from COVID-19 disputes
(Thomas Berg and Shawna Kosel, Christianity Today)
Weekend Plug-in: June 12, 2020
(Bobby Ross Jr., Religion News Service)
Religion Photos of the Week - 12 June 2020
(Kit Doyle, Religion News Service)
The church must make reparation for its role in slavery, segregation
(Shannen Dee Williams, National Catholic Reporter)
Black clergy testify to outrage and hope in demonstrations across Washington
(Jace Jenkins, Religion News Service)
Killed on a daily basis: International inaction on Nigeria’s security crisis cannot continue
(Mervyn Thomas, FoRB in Full: A blog by CSW)
Sunday, 14 June 2020
Egypt, Italy to ink major arms deal despite human rights concerns
(Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
Trump administration "very concerned" over religious freedom in India
(Olivia Miller, International Christian Concern)
Atlantans take to streets to protest officer's killing of Rayshard Brooks
(Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post)
Catholic summer camps take campfires virtual
(Anna Wilgenbusch, Catholic News Agency)
DAILY HIGHLIGHT #88: The Vatican, COVID-19, and Religious Freedom
(COVID-19: Exploring Faith Dimensions, Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)
Pope Francis appeals for peace in Libya after discovery of mass graves
(Courtney Mares, Catholic News Agency)
Saturday, 13 June 2020
Release of the 2019 International Religious Freedom Report
(U.S. Department of State)
State Department releases 2019 International Religious Freedom Report
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
State Department issues 2019 International Religious Freedom Report, notes progress in Uzbekistan, deterioration in China
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Law and religion round-up – 14th June
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
More global protests emerge over racism, police actions
(Sylvia Hui and Ed White, Associated Press)
USCIRF hearing: Applause and alarm for Syria’s fledgling northeast government
(Lela Gilbert, Real Clear Religion)
More changes to NSW rules concerning churches
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)
Suit challenges Illinois abortion coverage mandate
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Lawsuit charges Illinois with religious liberty violations over forced abortion coverage
(Thomas More Society)
HHS adopts final rule rolling back transgender and abortion protections in health care
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
HHS moves to curtail abortion, transgender health protections
(Shira Stein, Bloomberg Law)
Polish archbishop urges protection of 'family values' ahead of vote
(Wojciech Zurawski, Reuters)
US religious freedom report voices concern: ‘Need to ensure protection to minorities in India’
(The Indian Express)
US State Department highlights Turkish government’s violations of religious rights in its 2019 report
(Stockholm Center for Freedom)
USCIRF welcomes release of State Department’s 2019 International Religious Freedom Report
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
USCIRF releases new report about limitations on freedom of religion or belief
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Nearly 60 attacks against believers and worship places reported in Spain
(Evangelical Focus)
Official: Bomb explodes in Kabul mosque, at least 4 killed
(Tameem Akhgar, Associated Press)
President Trump issues Executive Order on Advancing International Religious Freedom amid tear gas controversy
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Trump administration revokes transgender health protection
(Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press)
Trump Administration’s executive order could jump-start the cause of global religious freedom
(Religious Freedom Institute)
New podcast: Jump in GetReligion WABAC machine and explore roots of @NYTimes revolt
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Necessary work: James Baldwin’s ‘The Fire Next Time’ & white self-scrutiny
(Burke Nixon, Commonweal)
U.S. government condemns persecution of Catholic Church in Nicaragua
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Trinidad archbishop, who worked with young people, weighs in against pot
(Laura Ann Phillips, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
More Christians are saying black lives matter. But faith-based support for the police runs deep
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News Faith)
Calls to defund the police put Jewish institutions in a tough position
(Ben Sales, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Ukrainian church defends former president Poroshenko
(RISU, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Is it time to topple monuments to antisemitism?
(Jeremy Havardi, Jewish News)
Iraq and Syria synagogues are earmarked for ‘urgent’ repair
(Stephen Oryszczuk, Jewish News)
Archbishop of Canterbury and top Catholic leader voice opposition to annexation
(Jewish News)
A pastoral word on a troubling double standard in american public life
(Bill Parent, Religious Freedom Institute)
These aren’t protests, they’re religious ceremonies
(James McElroy, The American Conservative)
Professors panel from JCLS/CLR Symposium on history of Catholic legal education
(Marc O. DeGirolami, Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)
Pakistan continues to violate Universal Declaration of Human Rights' right to freedom of religion
(ANI, Times News Now)
Leaders in religious freedom hotspots welcome Trump executive order
(John Burger, Aleteia)
ADF International CEO reflects on religious freedom in Europe today
(K. V. Turley, National Catholic Register)
The fastest growing religions in Canada
(Ellen Kershner, World Atlas)
Catalent escapes Muslim worker's suit over prayer breaks
(Law 360)
Sikhs and policing — the tension between freedom and justice
(Simran Jeet Singh, Religion News Service)
The NLRB rethinks its position on when it may assert jurisdiction over religious schools in labor matters involving faculty members
(Keahn N. Morris, James R. Hays, John S. Bolesta, The National Law Review)
Dear white people: Being an ally isn’t always what you think
(Deepti Hajela and Leanne Italie, Associated Press)
Churches fight Illinois ban on mass gatherings at Seventh Circuit
(Lisa Klein, Courthouse News Service)
Religious freedom in Morocco: A regional paragon-in-the-making
(Madeleine Handaji, Morocco World News)
US fears for Hong Kong's religious freedom under security law
(Ryo Nakamura, Nikkei Asian Review)
Criminal conviction of activists involved in the BDS campaign boycotting products imported from Israel had no relevant and sufficient grounds and violated their freedom of expression
(Registrar of the Court, The European Court of Human RIghts)
US Department of State says Georgian laws, policies continue to grant Orthodox Church ‘unique privileges’
(Agenda.ge)
Protests and coronavirus resurgence fears resurrect battle over church openings
(Nicholas Rowan, The Washington Examiner)
State Department rebukes China as one of the worst abusers of religious freedom
(Carol Morello, The Washington Post)
Friday, 12 June 2020
The killing of George Floyd has sparked global soul-searching
(The Economist)
Philippine Church warns against 'holy' Covid-19 gimmicks
(Joseph Peter Calleja, UCANews)
Religious liberty lawsuit challenges Illinois abortion insurance mandate
(Diana Chandler, Baptist Press)
Civil rights probe of state limits on churches urged
(Tom Strode, Baptist Press)
Jeff Sessions says gov't agencies cutting ties with Ala. megachurch is attack on religious liberty
(Leonardo Blair, The Christian Post)
India denies visa to US religious freedom investigators
(Catholic News Agency)
Petition seeks firing of Southern Baptist seminary president Mohler over protest remarks
(Billy Kobin, Louisville Courier Journal)
Baptist group representing 1,000 churches sues Ill. over law forcing them to cover abortions
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
DOJ tells SCOTUS Catholic foster care can't be forced to place children with gay couples
(Tampa Dispatch)
Opposers of the vaccination bill lie on both sides of the aisle, politically.
(Joy Moore, Our Community Now Oklahoma)
His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros Address on the Feast Day of Saint Bartholomew
(Orthodox Observer News)
Remarks by Vice President Pence in a listening session with faith and community leaders | Pittsburgh, PA
(The White House)
Defending Persecuted Christians in India at the U.N.
(CeCe Heil, American Center for Law and Justice)
March for unity, peace and prosperity grassroots group to hold rally for peace in Middletown
(Andy Goodpaster, Atlantic Highlands Herald)
Oregon Supreme Court vacates judge’s ruling that voided Gov. Brown’s coronavirus social gathering restrictions
(Maxine Bernstein, Oregon Live)
Churches say Mass. city's 10-person limit too extreme, plan to defy mayor’s restrictions
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
European Court upholds right to boycott Israel
(Ali Abunimah, The Electronic Intifada)
A big step for religious freedom
(Nina Shea, Virtue online)
Washington Adventist University community members march alongside the Nation for Change
(Adventist News Network)
Adventist Community Services in St. Thomas and St. John Assists Dozens of Homeless Families
(Adventist News Network)
Media spin Catholic response to protests
(William Donohue, Eurasia Review Opinion)
Ready to go back to church? 10 things to consider before heading to worship
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)
Young Japan priests try to breathe life into fading Buddhism
(Malcom Foster, Religion News Service)
Amid pandemic, scores of US Catholic schools face closure
(David Crary, Religion News Service)
In Greece, pandemic deprives refugees of vital link to food and locals
(Magdalena Rojo, Religion News Service)
State Department: Wins, losses for religious freedom in 2019
(Tom Strode, Baptist Press)
The end of “one country, two systems”?
(June Cheng, World News Group)
DOJ rules Washington state COVID-19 religious restrictions unconstitutional
(Shore News Network)
HHS shift could protect workers’ conscience rights
(Rachel Lynn Aldrich, World News Group)
Ethiopian military leader calls out Egypt over Nile dam dispute
(Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
Jordan gets high marks for dealing with COVID-19, but economic crisis deepens
(Osama Al Sharif, Al-Monitor: Jordan Pulse)
Lebanon’s central bank to inject dollars as currency crashes
(Al-Monitor: Lebanon Pulse)
President Trump meets with black leaders to discuss police reform, anti-racism
(Amanda Casanova, Christian Headlines)
Austin to fund secret abortions for minors, despite Texas law
(Catholic News Agency)
Thursday, 11 June 2020
Religious Freedom Week highlights issues for prayer, reflection and action
(Leslie Miller, The Arlington Catholic Herald)
Racial justice requires religious freedom
(Brian J. Grim, Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
How We Rise: Policy solutions to upend structural racism and create a more equitable society for all
(New Blog, Brookings)
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