Law and Religion Headlines
Thursday, 11 June 2020
George Floyd Moves the world: The legacy of racial protest in America and the imperative of reform
(Mary L. Dudziak, Foreign Affairs Today)
Europe: Land of the Free?
(Alberto Mingardi & Carlo Stagnaro, Law & Liberty)
Virtual charter schools and online learning during COVID-19: An imperfect comparison
(Brian Fitzpatrick, Mark Berends, Joseph J. Ferrare, and R. Joseph Waddington, Brookings)
The impact of COVID-19 on student achievement and what it may mean for educators
(Jim Soland, Megan Kuhfeld, Beth Tarasawa, Angela Johnson, Erik Ruzek, and Jing Liu, Brookings)
The banality of racism in education
(Jon Valant, Brookings)
Will homeschooling really cause a “COVID slide”?
(Paul Schwennesen, Law & Liberty)
Bishops in Middle East and Nigeria applaud Trump’s religious-liberty executive order
(Edward Pentin, National Catholic Register)
A right to gather?: Balancing health risks and religious liberties during the COVID-19 crisis
(David L. Hudson, Jr., ABA Journal)
Student religious liberty bill passes Ohio Senate, heads back to House with COVID-19 changes
(Susan Tebben, Richland Source)
Syria sees spike in Islamic State attacks, say religious liberty experts
(Christopher Vondracek, The Washington Times)
Sessions: Birmingham governmental backlash to Church of the Highlands ‘an attack on both religious liberty and freedom of speech’
(Sean Ross, Yellow Hammer News)
Sen. Cruz urges Secretary of Defense to protect religious freedom of military service members
(Texas Insider)
Many faithful say it’s time to gather. Some governors disagree
(Lindsay Van Ness, Pew Charitable Trusts)
With religious rulings on the horizon, U.S. Christians see Supreme Court favorably
(Amanda Rapace, NJ Today)
'We're meeting in-person this Sunday': Churches fight 'petty tyrants' in reopening battles from NJ to MA
(Steven Warren, ABS CBN News)
Sessions calls on Birmingham to reverse decision against the Church of the Highlands
(Brandon Moseley, Alabama Political Reporter)
Hotel housekeeper claims she was fired for refusing to work Sundays, sues
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
Becket Fund assists 40 Dane County Catholic sites to open at 25 percent capacity
(Brent King, Diocese of Madison Catholic Herald)
Northeastern Churches clash with officials over reopenings
(Milton Quintanilla, Christian Headlines)
Protecting an employee’s right to keep holy days sacred even at a major corporation
(Geoffrey Surtees, American Center for Law and Justice)
Worship services return to chapels; congregations will rebuild over time
(Tammy L. Reed, Fort Lee Traveller)
ACLU struggles with liberty, free speech
(Bill Donohue, Newsmax)
Archbishop Gregory promised the truth: Has he told it? – Analysis
(JD Flynn, Eurasia Review Analysis)
Federal appeals court dismisses challenge to Missouri abortion law
(Cassandra Maas, Jurist: Legal News & Research)
India denies visas to U.S. panel on religious freedom, says it has no standing
(Sanjeev Miglani, Nigam Prusty, Reuters World News)
NLRB reduces its jurisdiction over religious colleges
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
DOJ proposes changes in asylum procedures
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Famed Thai temple bars foreigners entry over COVID-19 fears
(Busaba Sivasomboon, Associated Press)
New Zealand Catholic high school tears down Black Lives Matter posters
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Religious freedom commission: U.S. cannot ignore northeast Syria
(Dale Gavlak, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
World Council of Churches wants EU sanctions on Israel if it annexes West Bank lands
(Cnaan Liphshiz, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Orthodox reporter challenges De Blasio on NYPD ejecting Hasidic families from playgrounds
(Ari Feldman, Forward)
The First Amendment, black liberation and you
(Benjamin Marcus, Religious Freedom Center, Freedom Forum Institute)
The Islamic attitude towards race and racism
(Maliya Naz, Muslim Girl)
How to feed crowds in a protest or pandemic? The Sikhs know
(Priya Krishna, The New York Times)
Ignore the optics. Trump’s executive order could jump-start the cause of global religious freedom.
(Daniel Philpott, America Magazine)
I've always suffered racism. Becoming a Christian didn't make it easier
(Trillia Newbell, Religion News Service)
'Black Lives Matter' around the world, including in Nigeria amid rising violence
(Lela Gilbert, Religion Unplugged)
‘You can’t reconcile a nation that’s never been equal.’ Three black pastors reflect on this moment.
(Batya Ungar-Sargon, Forward)
Radical conservative Orthodox cleric faces secular court
(Ilia Smirnov, Kommersant)
Russian press reports American criticism of intolerance
(Kommersant, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Be honest: After journalism earthquakes of the past week or so, wouldn't you head for the hills?
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
What explains Donald Trump's unusual and controversial brandishing of the Bible?
(Richard Ostling, GetReligion)
Private prayer update – yet another change
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Orthodox rabbi urges Jews, black people to ‘stand together’ in rousing speech
(Mathilde Frot, Jewish News)
UK Catholic bishops: visa rules are causing supply priest shortage
(Catholic News Agency)
ZOOM WEBINAR (registration required), 11 June 2020 (12;30 pm EDT): Global Religious and Secular Dynamics: A Conversation with Charles Taylor
(Berkley Center and Reset Dialogues on Civilizations)
DOJ invokes protests in urging Maryland county to amend order for religious gatherings
(Justine Coleman, The Hill)
India denies visas to US panel on religious freedom
(Al Jazeera)
Tibetan applicants for police work turned away over political concerns: report
(Richard Finney, Radio Free Asia)
ZOOM WEBINAR, 11 June 2020 (3 pm EDT): Heart, Hands, and Faith in Today's Troubled Time
(Azhar Azeez on humanitarian faithfulness by American Muslims, Rev. Michael Carson on spiritual strength from Native Americans, Religious Freedom Center, Freedom Forum, with support from The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations.)
WEBINAR, 11 June 2020 (3 pm CEST, GMT+2, EDT 9 am): COVID-19, Religion and Belief Ep. 10 || Covid-19, Freedom of religion or belief, and gender
(Kishan Manocha, Ahmed Shaheed, Mariam Gavtadze, Mine Yildirim)
Wednesday, 10 June 2020
DAILY HIGHLIGHT #85: COVID-19 Accelerates Losses of Navajo Nation Elders and Traditions
(COVID-19: Exploring Faith Dimensions, Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)
'Defund the police' is not a serious — or a safe — solution
(James M. Casey, The Hill Opinion)
GOP senators introduce resolution opposing calls to defund the police
(Jordain Carney, The Hill)
There's a growing call to defund the police. Here's what it means
(Scottie Andrew, CNN)
Freedom of Religion and the impact of COVID-19 on Christian life and worship
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)
COVID-19 and ‘war’ clauses in investment treaties: A breach through the wall of state sovereignty?
(Kit De Vriese, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)
Can a lead urn be a “building”? Dill
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
COVID-19: update from the Church of England on reopening church buildings
(Becky Clark, with permission, Law & Religion UK)
‘Safetyism’ only means words have real consequences
(Tara Isabella Burton, RNS Column: Religion Remixed)
The policeman who might be a saint
(Andrea Gagliarducci, Catholic News Agency)
America, we are leaving
(Travis Yates, Law Officer)
AP report raises concerns about China and WHO; China denies
(Associated Press)
Dr. Birx says George Floyd protests have resulted in the destruction of 70 Covid-19 testing sites
(Tobias Hoonhout, National Review)
Fauci ‘very concerned’ protests are ‘perfect set up’ to spread coronavirus
(John McCormack, National Review)
(New) Guide on Article 9 of the European Convention on Human Rights - Freedom of thought, conscience and religion
(Directorate of the Jurisconsult, European Court of Human Rights)
The Economist: A special issue on racial injustice in America
Funeral service honors George Floyd in his hometown of Houston
(Justin Carissimo, Audrey Mcnamara, Sarah Lynch Baldwin, Caroline Linton, CBS News)
In Los Angeles, Black Lives Matter activists and clergy denounce police brutality during George Floyd memorial service
(Alejandra Molina, Religion News Service)
George Floyd death: Why US protests are so powerful this time
(BBC News)
How George Floyd’s death reverberates around the world
(The Economist)
“Mama, Mama… I can’t breathe!” Statement by the Circle of Concerned African Women Theologians
(Prof. Musa W. Dube, Dept. of Theology, University of Bostwana, General Coordinator, Circle of Concerned African Women Theologians)
Locking arms for racial harmony in America: What the NAACP and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are doing together
(President Russell M. Nelson, President Derrick Johnson, Chairman Leon Russell, The Reverend Amos C. Brown, Medium)
The Forgotten King: Commentary on protest, race, and MLK
(Ken Makin, The Christian Science Monitor)
Combating Racism
(D. Gordon Smith, Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)
The killing of George Floyd sparks controversy over African-Iraqi
(Saad Salloum, Al-Monitor: Iraq Pulse)
Lessons from King, Tocqueville, and Augustine on loving our black neighbors
(Ashleen Menchaca-Bagnulo, Public Discourse: The Journal of the Witherspoon Institute)
Trump’s Bible photo op splits white evangelical loyalists into two camps: Ardent supporters saw the photo op as a blow against evil while others saw the gesture as cynical and a ploy
(Matthew Teague, The Guardian)
Romney’s racial justice march spotlights faith groups’ role
(Elana Schor, Associated Press)
Can a single passage of Talmud help us think about Black Lives Matter?
(Dov Nelkin, Forward)
The largest UK Jewish group has commissioned a report on the prejudice black Jews face
(Marcy Oster, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
The big idea: Black and white preachers, together, need to sound prophetic note on race
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Catholic fraternal groups call for prayer and justice amid George Floyd protests
(Catholic News Agency)
Is Christian unity possible with so much dsagreement?
(John Stonestreet, Christian Headlines)
'Being heard is only the first step': California Chief Justice confronts unrest after Floyd death
(Cheryl Miller, The National Law Journal)
Less gratitude, please. How COVID-19 reveals the need for migration reform
(Marta Forest, Brookings - Future Development)
COVID-19 Infection Control Guidance for churches
(Working Group on COVID-19 Infection Control, Bishops’ Conference of Scotland)
A COVID-19 response for the world’s poor
(Erik Berglöf, Gordon Brown, Helen Clark, and Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Brookings OpEd)
Head of RC bishops in Germany says laity will move Church forward
(Christa Pongratz-Lippitt, La Croix International)
Bishops' Conference of Scotland - Pastoral Letter 5th June 2020
(General Secretariat, Bishops' Conference of Scotland)
Coronavirus shortages give Russia’s charity sector a new spark
(The Christian Science Monitor)
Youth or consequences: Put youth at the center of COVID-19 recovery
(Patrick Fine, Susan Reichle, and Kristin M. Lord, Brookings - Future Development)
Impact of COVID-19 on day-to-day lie of church and European societies
(Joint Meeting of the CCEE-COMECE Presidencies, Zenit: The World Seen from Rome)
DAILY HIGHLIGHT #84: Zambian Nuns with COVID-19 Radio Messages
(COVID-19: Exploring Faith Dimensions, Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)
COVID-19 crisis returns spotlight to Gulf migrant communities
(Sebastian Castelier, Al-Monitor: Gulf Pulse)
Vatican prelate calls fences around White House 'unacceptable' at vigil for George Floyd
(Claire Giangravé, Religion News Service)
Activists call for justice, equal remembrance of Breonna Taylor on her 27th birthday
(Religion News Service)
Watery end for statue of slave trader in UK city of Bristol
(Pan Pylas, John Leicester, Associated Press)
Racial resentment varies widely among religious groups
(Ryan Burge, Religion News Service Opinion)
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