Law and Religion Headlines
Monday, 27 January 2020
Key quotes from world leaders at Holocaust forum
(Associated Press)
USCIRF honors International Holocaust Remembrance Day, cautions against rising anti-Semitism
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
On liberation anniversary, Auschwitz survivors in their own words and photos
(Donald Snyder, Forward)
Those who were there: Voices from the Holocaust
(Yale University Podcasts)
Pence speaks at World Holocaust Forum
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Proclamation on National Day of Remembrance of the 75th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz, 2020
(The White House)
Weekend thinking with Ryan Burge: Emerging patterns in 'born again' Catholics confusion
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
On Holocaust Remembrance Day, paying tribute to victims and survivors
(Meghna Chakrabart and iHilary McQuilkin, WBUR)
Gay rights dispute is pulling apart the United Methodist Church, after decades of argument
(Scott T. Vehstedt, The Conversation)
Indonesian president sends official invitation to Pope Francis
(Ryan Dagur, UCA News)
Middletown Applebee's supervisor claims she was fired after booting Islamophobic customer
(Andrew J. Goudsward, Asbury Park Press)
Dozens of anti-LGBTQ state bills already proposed in 2020, advocates warn
(Julie Moreau, ABC News)
Diversity: A confrontation
(Eboo Patel, Inside Higher Ed)
How parents pass their religious beliefs on to children, knowing they may walk away
(Lois M. Collins, Deseret News | InDepth)
Trump addresses March For Life
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Remarks by President Trump at the 47th Annual March for Life
(The White House)
President proclaims National School Choice Week
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Proclamation on National School Choice Week, 2020
(The White House)
Son's wish to be cremated prevails over mother's religious objections
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Ruling upholds judge’s cremation order over mother’s wishes
(Associated Press)
Jewish day school may move ahead with some claims in dispute with New York village
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Federal judge allows lawsuit against village of Airmont, NY, local school district to move forward
(Press Release, First Liberty)
Egyptian court gives life sentence for 8 IS-linked militants
(Sam Magdy, Associated Press)
Iraqi protesters defy top cleric and return to the streets
(Samya Kullab, Associated Press)
Vatican urges visiting Iraqi president to protect Christians
(Associated Press)
National populism and Christian symbolism: A conversation with Tobias Cremer
(Tobias Cremer, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Cardinal Cupich warns against the Church entering partisan politics
(Christopher White, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Cardinal Tumi says things improving in Cameroon’s troubled Anglophone areas
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
She has 6 employees and less than $2 million. The mission: Stop anti-Semitism in New York City.
(Ben Sales, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Reactionary populism will tear us apart if we don't address income inequality
(Ro Khanna and Francis Rooney, Real Clear Policy)
Court bans leader of Murmansk Jehovah's Witnesses from talking to fellow members, using Internet
(Interfax-Religion)
Turkmenistan: first 2020 conscientious objector jailing
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
Brazil under Bolsonaro has message for teenagers: Save sex for marriage
(Ernesto Londoño and Letícia Casado, The New York Times)
“My Gang Is Jesus”: Brazil’s evangelicals face the temptations of the drug trade
(Alex Cuadros, Herper's Magazine)
Unrecognized minorities in Iran must now hide religion to obtain crucial government ID
(Center for Human Rights in Iran)
Iran imposes discriminatory forms for new national ID cards
(Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty)
Ethiopian government silent as hate crimes flourish
(Sadik Kedir Abdu, Anadolu Agency)
Evangelicals respond to Spanish government: ‘Parents have right to educate children according to their convictions’
(Evangelical Focus)
Kurdistan Region PM meets German gov. delegation to talk Peshmerga support, ISIS threat
(Kurdistan 24)
Government’s religious discrimination bill enshrines the right to harm others in the name of faith
(Simon Rice, The Conversation)
‘Poland is the new battleground’: Judges face peril, even death threats, for criticizing right-wing government
(Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times)
Saturday, 25 January 2020
Prince Charles visits Jerusalem tomb of his grandmother who saved Jews in WWII
(Joseph Krauss, The Times of Israel)
25 Muslim faith leaders make ‘groundbreaking’ visit to Auschwitz
(Vanessa Gera, The Times of Israel)
Rooted: Jewish values run deep
(Sponsored by The Avi Chai Foundation, My Jewish Learning)
Legal Spirits Episode 018: SCOTUS takes a pair of cases on the Ministerial Exception
(Center for Law and Religion Forum at St. John's University School of Law)
A looming court case will test America’s devotion to the First Amendment
(Judith Miller, City Journal)
Can the Supreme Court brings us together, rather than drive us apart? Part 1
(Michael K. Erickson, Public Square Magazine)
Can the Supreme Court brings us together, rather than drive us apart? Part 2
(Christopher D. Cunningham, Public Square Magazine)
Big news decades in the making: Why are United Methodists finally going to divorce?
(Richard Ostling, GetReligion)
Exclusive photos: The March for Life takes Washington DC by storm
(Jeffrey Bruno, Aleteia)
Trump, a late convert to cause, attends anti-abortion rally
(Jill Colvin, Associated Press)
Trump becomes the first president to speak in person at March for Life
(Sarah Pulliam Bailey, The Washington Post - Religion)
Zambian Catholic bishops want end to poisonous attacks
(La Croix International staff (with Catholic News Service), La Croix International)
Friday, 24 January 2020
World court orders Myanmar to prevent further genocide of Rohingya
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Myanmar ordered to prevent genocide against Rohingya by top UN court
(Helen Regan, CNN)
The International Court of Justice orders Myanmar to protect the Rohingyas from genocide
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)
President sends greetings on Lunar New Year
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Presidential Message on Lunar New Year, 2020
(The White House)
On the Armenian question and Mideast Christians today
(Mark Movsesian, Center for Law and Religion Forum at St. John's University School of Law)
Revisiting the “Armenian Question”
(Mark Movsesian, Law & Liberty)
Be careful what you tweet for (part 2) (re: what constitutes a protected philosophical belief)
(Euan Lynch, UK Human Rights Blog)
Be careful what you tweet for (part 1) (re: what constitutes a protected philosophical belief)
(Euan Lynch, UK Human Rights Blog)
The Forstater case (protected philosophical belief)
(Mr J Talyer, Employment Judge, The Employment Tribunals)
'Lives worth protecting' – Trump admin. backs Ohio Down Syndrome abortion ban
(Michael Foust, Christian Headlines)
Annual poll finds 70 percent of adults continue to support abortion restrictions
(Dennis Sadowski, Catholic News Service)
Survey finds significant 'pro-choice' support for abortion regulations
(Catholic News Agency)
Does opposing abortion mean you should boycott Starbucks? Some advocates say yes.
(Julie Zauzmer, The Washington Post - Religion)
HHS says California violated federal conscience protections on abortion coverage
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
California threatened with funds loss over abortion coverage
(Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press)
Learning from Roger Scruton
(Helen Dale, Law & Liberty)
The Scruton tapes: an anatomy of a modern hit job
(Douglas Murray, The Spectator)
Human rights advocates welcome ‘landmark’ UN ruling to prevent Rohingya genocide
(Aysha Khan, Religion News Service)
USCIRF applauds international court’s ruling on measures to protect Rohingya in Burma
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Remembering Roger Scruton
(Law & Liberty Editors, Law & Liberty)
Roger Scuton, sentinel of the West ("Much of the West, Scruton argues, is founded on the Jewish and Christian drive to know and express that which is sacred."
(Samuel Gregg, Law & Liberty)
Bible vs indigenous beliefs at issue in Bolivia
(Brady McCombs, Associated Press)
Warren rolls out council of interfaith advisers
(Elana Schor, Associated Press)
Russian court imposes fines on 2 Jehovah’s Witnesses
(Associated Press)
Russia: Three more Jehovah's Witness "extremism" convictions
(Victoria Arnold, Forum 18 News Service)
Vandals set fire to mosque in east Jerusalem
(Associated Press)
Two more Jehovah's Witnesses convicted
(Igor Cherniuk, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Court: Methodist bishops must testify in sex abuse case
(Jay Reeves, Associated Press)
Muslim women occupy streets in India against citizenship law
(Sheikh Saaliq, Associated Press)
Orthodox community in Alexander Metochion in Jerusalem to appeal decision on property change
(Interfax-Religion)
RFI issues open letter opposing the Blaine Amendments, urging the Supreme Court to rule them unconstitutional
(Religious Freedom Institute)
India’s Muslims are fighting for their religion. Should they display it, too?
(Raksha Kumar, Foreign Policy)
Narendra Modi’s sectarian agenda has gone too far
(The Economist)
Stop religious persecution in Nigeria
(Stephen Enada, Inside Sources)
Legal first as jail threat makes man grant ‘get’
(The Canadian Jewish News)
While reporting on tennis great Margaret Court, can reporters at least try to be objective? (There's a catch linked to religious faith.)
(Julia Duin, GetReligion)
France: 339 anti-Catholic incidents in eleven months in France
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Thursday, 23 January 2020
Discrimination without discriminating?
(Michael A. Helfand, The Wall Street Journal)
EVENT, 23 January 2020: Christians in American Public Life: Confronting Controversies and Cultivating Common Ground
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
School choice law rooted in anti-Catholicism, Supreme Court hears
(Matt Hadro, Catholic News Agency)
Justice Kavanaugh says bans on public funding for religious schools are ‘rooted in grotesque religious bigotry against Catholics’
(Evan Gerstmann, Forbes)
Supreme Court expected to rule in favor of religious schools receiving taxpayer funding
(Will Maule, Christian Headlines)
US bishops speak up on school choice as Supreme Court hears case
(Catholic News Agency)
Supreme Court’s conservatives seem open to some state aid for religious schools
(Robert Barnes, The Washington Post - Politics)
A promising day for religious liberty at the High Court
(John McCorrmack, National Review)
What the Supreme Court missed about Wednesday’s religious-schools case
(Monica Kristin Blair, The Washington Post)
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