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Wednesday, 3 June 2020

Plug-in: As flames and fury rock America, George Floyd recalled as man of faith and peace
(Bobby Ross Jr., GetReligion)

Racism is a disease of the heart and other epiphanies in a journey towards anti-racism
(Hena Zuberi, Muslim Matters)

Can human love make a comeback?
(Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review)

How national religious leaders reacted to this weekend’s protests over racial violence
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News Faith)

Riots are violence
(David Harsanyi, National Review)

My generation failed to deal with racism
(Thomas Reese SJ, RNS Column: Signs of the Times)

DAILY HIGHLIGHT #77: COVID-19 in Africa: Puzzles, Positive News, Religious Roles
(COVID-19: Exploring Faith Dimensions, Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)

Who Is My COVID-19 Neighbor?
(Andy Olsen with Susan Mettes, Christianity Today Magazine)

President Trump calls for support for international religious freedom in new executive order
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News Faith)

Executive Order on Advancing International Religious Freedom
(Donald J. Trump, The White House, United States)

USCIRF applauds Executive Order to advance international religious freedom
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

Trump signs order on international religious freedom after JPII shrine visit
(Catholic News Agency)

MP suspended after using antisemitic language on social media readmitted to SNP
(Mathilde Frot, Jewish News)

Home, home on the rage: And seldom was heard an unpredictable word in Trump Bible wars
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)

Early medical abortion and COVID-19: R (Christian Concern)
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

MinistryWatch.com is go-to resource for keeping up with evangelical controversies
(Richard Ostling, GetReligion)

Religious freedom foes seek to leverage coronavirus controversies
(Kevin Jones, Catholic News Agency)

Nuns praying for looters after attack on Catholic bookstore
(Matt Hadro, Catholic News Agency)

For most churchgoers, controversy between religious freedom and public health is not real
(Kraig Beyerlein, David Nirenberg, USA Today Opinion)

President Nelson Shares Social Post about Racism and Calls for Respect for Human Dignity
(Press Release, Newsroom: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)

When wedding vows conflict with the Catholic workplace
(Sarah Salvadore, National Catholic Reporter)

US administration announces groundbreaking Executive Order on international religious freedom
(Alliance Defending Freedom)

Trump Signs Executive Order On Religious Freedom Abroad After China Cracks Down On Hong Kong Freedoms
(Elle Reynolds, The Federalist)

President Trump issues Executive Order on international religious freedom
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Christian persecution watchdog group concerned about China's increased control over Hong Kong
(lwhite, Christian News Today)

Pastor whose church was burned down vows to pray for soul of arsonist, continue worship
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)

‘Arbitrary,’ ‘unconstitutional’ COVID-19 orders target of Texas Supreme Court petition
(Andy Hogue, The Hayride)

Swiss gays hope for marriage equality ahead of parliamentary vote
(Denis Balibouse, Cecile Mantovani, Reuters)

Judge dismisses church’s lawsuit against St. Louis County, but it could be refiled
(Jeremy Kohler, St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

New report finds anti-Semitism on the rise in Czech Republic
(Associated Press)

Pennsylvania lawmakers introduce bill to exempt religious exercise from public health emergency orders
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

Pandemic, protests & Pentecost: A time for prophetic preaching
(Claudia Avila Cosnahan, Commonweal)

UK Foreign Office asked to help religious minorities during coronavirus pandemic
(Charles Collins, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Christians, Muslims hope Mosul project helps rebuild trust
(Dale Gavlak, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Northern Ireland’s Legislative Assembly rejects UK-imposed abortion law
(Simon Caldwell, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Iran debates 'honor killings' after girl's murder shocks country (But religious authorities continue to oppose change.)
(Shabnam von Hein, Deutsche Welle)

Trump's religious photo-ops aren't about piety. They're about power
(Daniel Burke, CNN)

White House: Trump church visit akin to Churchill WWII role
(Aamer Madhani and Zeke Miller, Associated Press)

Trump does not speak for these Christians
(Emma Green, The Atlantic)

New level of harsh penalty requested for Jehovah's Witness
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))

Case involving organization of Jehovah's Witnesses group being investigated in Moscow Region
(Interfax-Religion)

Uzbekistan: police agent provocateur used to entrap Muslims
(Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18 News Service)

Montenegro accused of violating soldiers’ rights over protest ban
(Samir Kajosevic, Balkan Insight)

From disillusioned Muslim to Christian Arab Zionist
(Rami Dabbas, The Algemeiner)

Press release: AG Pax­ton files mul­ti­state ami­cus defend­ing reli­gious lib­er­ty for fos­ter care providers
(EIN Presswire)

Tuesday, 2 June 2020

Afghan official: Kabul mosque bombed, 2 dead, 2 wounded
(Rahim Faiez, Associated Press)

More Title IX turmoil: OCR athletics decision puts transgender rights in flux
(Jackie Gharapour Wernz, JD Supra)

Desperate Christians trading faith for food in corona crisis - human rights lawyer
(Christian Today)

New Zealand churches reopen as coronavirus restrictions ease
(Tracey Bridcutt, Adventist News Network)

Catholics in Belgium still in liturgical lockdown
(Christophe Henning, La Croix International)

Arrests in Ivory Coast after girl dies following an 'exorcism'
(Guy Aimé Eblotié, La Croix International)

Supreme Court says Druze immigrant can appeal factual findings under Convention Against Torture
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Supreme Court rules immigrants who fear torture can appeal deportations in court
(Harper Neidig, The Hill)

Man gets 10-month sentence for threatening Muslim politician
(Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press)

Why U.S. leadership matters for the global defense, protection and promotion of human rights
(Harold Hongju Koh, The Foreign Service Journal)

Indonesia cancels hajj pilgrimage due to coronavirus
(Edna Tarigan, Associated Press)

Trump tries religious gestures to hike support amid protests
(Jill Colvin and Elana Schor, Associated Press)

DC Episcopal bishop: ‘I am outraged’ by Trump church visit
(Elana Schor, Associated Press)

What Turkey did to its Christians: ‘The thirty-year genocide’
(Gabriel Said Reynolds, Commonweal)

After recovering from COVID-19, African cardinal calls for debt relief for continent
(Elise Ann Allen, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Bosnian church official defends Mass for victims of communist massacre
(Jonathan Luxmoore, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Presidential message on Global Coptic Day, 2020
(Donald J. Trump, The White House)

Bishop urges UK to act to protect Hong Kong democracy agreement
(Simon Caldwell, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Sasse slams clearing of protesters for Trump’s church photo opportunity
(John McCorrmack, National Review)

Veterans Affairs department to reverse course and replace tombstones that have swastikas
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

‘Not the same question’: de Blasio says businesses, churches to remain closed even as demonstrators flout lockdowns
(Zachary Evans, National Review)

Overcoming the dilemma of religious Lliberty
(Karen Taliaferro, Law & Liberty)

'Fake news' and the lure of conspiracy theories: Are evangelicals the only folks fooled?
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)

In Phyllis Schlafly biopic on FX, evangelicals got all the acid – but Schlafly was Catholic
(Julia Duin, GetReligion)

May a parish or town council grant-aid a place of worship? – yet further thoughts
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Dean of the Court of Arches appointed
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (Wales) Regulations 2020, as amended
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Two cases show that religious freedom is dwindling in Europe
(Andrea Gagliarducci, Catholic News Agency)

Catholic bishops urge MLAs to reject abortion legislation
(Gerry Moriarty, The Irish Times)

Quick thoughts on the California church-closure case
(Mark Movsesian, The Volokh Conspiracy)

Buhari relaxes restrictions on churches, mosques, banks, hotels
(This Day)

Chief Justice strikes a blow for balanced religious liberty
(Tyler Broker, Above the Law)

Historical and religious connections between Pakistan and Afghanistan – OpEd
(Awais Ahmed, Eurasia Review)

Adhere to government protocols on covid-19—religious leader to Ghanaians
(Beyonce Diamond Kpogli, Modern Ghana)

European Parliament condemns Algeria’s oppression of Christians
(Yahia Hatim, Morocco World News)

The Power Worshippers: A look inside the American religious right
(Paul Rosenberg, Al Jazeera)

Shincheonji and coronavirus in South Korea: Sorting fact from fiction: A White Paper
(Massimo Introvigne, Willy Fautré, Rosita Šorytė, Alessandro Amicarelli, Marco Respinti, Human Rights Without Frontiers International, Center for Studies on New Religions)

Christian leaders link the fires of protest and Pentecost in weekend messages
(Emily McFarlan Miller, Religion News Service)

There are few gatherings more appropriate to Pentecost than protest
(Tara Isabella Burton, RNS Column: Religion Remixed)

Bringing Torah into the streets means fighting for justice
(Alexander Davis, Forward)

As Trump signs religious freedom order, photo ops criticized
(Raquel Martin, WSPA News)

Update: Trump visits shrine on anniversary of St. John Paul II visit to Poland
(Dennis Sadowski, Catholic News Service)

Trump Signs an Executive Order to Promote International Religious Freedom
(Emel Akan, NTD News)

Moore: Court’s ruling on church falls short
(Tom Strode, The Baptist Messenger)

Southern Baptist Convention president’s church policies questioned
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)

An outbreak of Coronavirus at women's monastery of UOC-MP in Kyiv
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

How the SCOTUS abortion ruling could affect upcoming Senate races
(Catholic News Agency)

Monday, 1 June 2020

Articles of interest- 1 June 2020
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Law and religion round-up – 31st May
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Seventh-day Adventists in Brazil promote religious liberty amid pandemic conditions
(Fernando Torres, Adventist News Network)

Why 4 justices on the Supreme Court voted to reopen churches in the pandemic
(Ian Millhiser, Vox)

The pastors already planning to rebel against future shutdowns
(Emma Green, The Atlantic)

48 state-run churches shut down in one county in two weeks
(Tang Zhe, Bitter Winter: A Magazine on Religious Liberty and Human Rights in China)

Emergency orders can't last forever
(Keith E. Wittington, Reason Foundation)

Vatican denounces rising anti-Christian hate crimes in Europe
(Thomas D. Williams, Breitbart News)

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