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Monday, 23 December 2019

2nd Circuit: Rabbinical college prevails in part of its zoning law challenge
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Free Exercise challenge to Vermont's dual enrollment program moves ahead
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Recent articles of interest - 23 December 2019
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Catholic agency charges county with retaliation
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Ingham County puts Catholic agency's refugee work at risk
(Ingrid Jacques, The Detroit News)

USCIRF welcomes sanctions against Iranian “hanging judges” responsible for severe religious freedom violations
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

India’s main opposition party stages protest against new law
(Sheikh Saaliq, Associated Press)

Evangelical tussling over anti-Trump editorial escalates
(Elana Schor, Associated Press)

Israel to grant holiday travel permits to Gaza Christians
(Associated Press)

Sudan government off of U.S. religious freedom blacklist
(Associated Press)

Pakistani professor gets death sentence in blasphemy case
(Asim Tanveer, Associated Press)

Evangelism and religious supremacy
(Simran Jeet Singh, RNS Column: Articles of Faith)

Belgian daily accuses Jewish lawmaker of spying for Israel
(Cnaan Liphshiz, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Chad bishops call out political leaders on corruption in Christmas message
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Trump rule separates billing for elective abortion from health coverage
(Julie Asher, Catholic News Service)

Russia projects its persecution of religion onto United States
(Interfax-Religiia, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))

U.S. Department of State report on freedom of religion in Russia not worthy of attention - Russian Orthodox Church
(Interfax-Religion)

BBC tells us where the next clash with radicalized Islam will be: In the Sahel
(Julia Duin, GetReligion)

Christianity Today sparks furore after saying Donald Trump 'should be removed from office'
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

Law and religion round-up – 22nd December
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

A new secularism is appearing in Islam
(Mustafa A, The New York Times Opinion)

Muslim worker fired after asking off for religious holiday: suit
(Joshua Rhett Miller, New York Post)

Saturday, 21 December 2019

***Headlines sending paused until the New Year
(Donlu Thayer, International Center for Law and Religion Studies)

***Headlines sending paused until the New Year
(Donlu Thayer, International Center for Law and Religion Studies)

***Headlines sending paused until the New Year
(Donlu Thayer, International Center for Law and Religion Studies)

Final 2019 podcast: Oh-so familiar Top 10 religion stories list (with a few exceptions)
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)

Set political disagreements aside for the holidays
(Mitch Daniels, The Washington Post)

Americans are at each other’s throats. Here’s one way out.
(Amanda Ripley, The Washington Post Opinions)

Migration and the Christmas story (Central to that story is displacement and relocation)
(Eric Hodgens, La Croix International)

Friday, 20 December 2019

Top church-state stories of 2019
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

Hanukah faith in a time of oppression
(Rabbi Allen S. Maller, Patheos Blog: Jewish Voices)

UK: 10 cases that defined 2019
(Jonathan Metzer, UK Human Rights Blog)

Top 10 Religion Stories of 2020 (plus 17 more) - United States
(Religion News Association)

Notre Dame Cathedral to miss first Christmas in centuries
(Thomas Adamson, Associated Press)

Report from the Capital - Winter 2019
(Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

New Law & Religion Bibliography from the AALS Section on Law and Religion
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Humanity in Crisis: New book addresses ethics and role of faith communities
(Rev. David Hollenbach, S.J, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

2019 Annual Law and Religion Newsletter (including Bibliography)
(AALS Section on Law and Religion, The Association of American Law Schools)

Brian Tierney, rest in peace
(Samuel Gregg, Acton Institute Powerblog)

A robust understanding of tolerance must be rooted in human dignity, conscience, and reason
(Religious Freedom Institute)

Religion and living arrangements around the world
(Pew Research Center Religion & Public Life)

Religion Watch - Volume 35 No. 2
(Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion)

Rabbi Sharon A. Kleinbaum appointed to U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom reauthorized for three years
(Press Release, U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

USCIRF reauthorized by Congress
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

H.R.1865 - Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (including USCIRF reauthorization)
(United States House of Representatives, Congress.gov)

Court fills out spring calendar with new grants (ministerial exception cases)
(Amy Howe, SCOTUSblog)

The Supreme Court will hear 2 major cases about when religious schools can ignore civil rights laws
(Ian Millhiser, Vox)

Supreme Court grants cert. in 2 ministerial exception cases
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Amicus brief in the new ministerial-exception cases
(RIck Garnett, Mirror of Justice Blog)

Supreme Court to hear Catholic school religious freedom cases
(Christine Rousselle, National Catholic Register)

Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrissey-Berru (ministerial exception case)
(Case Page, SCOTUSblog)

Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrissey-Berru
(Case Detail, Becket Law)

Human Rights breaches in Russia, Afghanistan and Burkina Faso
(European Union, The European Sting)

Settlement reached in suit over homeless shelter
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Addressing homeless ministries through RLUIPA: Shawnee Mission Unitarian Universalist Church v. The City of Lenexa, Kansas
(Press Release by Daniel P Dalton, Dalton & Tomich, PLC)

Francis is dragging the Church, kicking and screaming, into… the 20th century (The pope's reforms are seen as too modest by some, but too radical by others)
(Robert Mickens, La Croix International)

Vatican office lifts veil, revealing vast caseload of abuse
(Nicole Winfield, Associated Press)

What lifting pontifical secrecy for clergy abuse cases will change for victims
(Claire Giangravé, Religion News Service)

Is a 2022 Olympic boycott over China's treatment of Uighur Muslims a possibility?
(Ira Rifkin, GetReligion)

Donbas: Luhansk: Gospel of John, Baptist books banned
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)

“Sex” vs “gender identity” as a philosophical belief: Forstater
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Losing a job for believing that biological sex is immutable
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)

Schüth v Germany: a footnote
(Frank Cranmer, wih thanks to Dr Georg Neureither, Law & Religion UK)

BAG: Compensation for damages from a church musician (Schüth) for deliberate moral harm - legal force of a judgment rejecting an action against dismissal
(Dr. Georg Neureither, Religion- Welanshauung - Law [RWR])

Let Christmas come early
(Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review)

Favourite Readings 2019 – Recommendations for Vacation Reading
(Sarah Nouwen, EJIL: Talk!)

Paralysed Leeds man Paul Lamb loses 'right to die' case
(BBC News)

The ECHR and gender quotas in elections
(Jurij Toplak, EJIL: Talk!)

Mexico: Hidalgo state official denies religious intolerance
(CSW: Everyone Free to Believe)

Police in Vietnam detain Falun Gong follower, seize her pamphlets
(Radio Free Asia)

Tajik pastor released early after 3 years in prison
(International Christian Concern)

Tajikistan: Muslim faces 18-year charges, Jehovah's Witness prisoner denied Bible, Pastor freed
(Mushfig Bayram, Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)

Tajik woman says police detained, threatened her over Islamic head scarf in anti-hijab raid
(Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty)

Be strong to resist foreign interference, Dr M tells Muslim nations
(Free Malaysia Today)

Malaysian ex-PM takes Islamic oath denying murder claim
(Associated Press)

Mahathir: Islamic conference in KL to tackle Islamophobia
(Associated Press)

Islamophobia in Muslim-majority Malaysia
(Sheith Khidhir, The ASEAN Post)

Religious diversity in Kyrgyzstan: A believer is a man and a citizen, first of all
(Leila Saralaeva, Central Asian Bureau for Analytical Reporting)

Religious leader protection bill sparks debate in Indonesia
(Ryan Dagur, UCA News)

Islam used as soft power by Turkish government in Europe
(Revue des Deux Mondes, 97 rue de Lille, 75007 Paris, France – www.revuedesdeuxmondes.fr, Religion Watch - Baylor Institute for Religious Freedom)

Wanted: Imams made in Germany
(Zia Weise, Politico)

British court says Sikh challenge to census proposal Is premature
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Pope, UN issue message on migrants, climate, nuclear weapons
(Associated Press)

Iraq’s top cleric calls for quick formation of government
(Samya Kullab, Associated Press)

Germany signs ‘historic’ deal to reintroduce military rabbis
(Associated Press)

Argentina bishops criticize new government’s decree liberalizing abortion
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Nigeria: The misplaced priority of the Jigawa state government
(Ibitoye Olukosi, Qwenu!)

China sets new restrictions on Tibetan religious festival in Lhasa
(Radio Free Asia)

Examining the second draft of religion bill (Australia)
(Kieran Pender, The Saturday Paper)

Serbian Church to rally in Montenegro against property law
(Samir Kajosevic, Balkan Insight)

United States takes action against violators of religious freedom
(Mike Pompeo, U.S. Department of State)

Joseph in a cage, Mary on a raft: Should churches make political statements with Nativity scenes?
(Jennifer Graham, Deseret News)

Friday Five: CT's editorial, LDS church's $100 billion, Catholic priests, SBC sex abuse, holiday grief
(Bobby Ross Jr., GetReligion)

The cost of secrecy isn’t worth it for the LDS Church
(Nathan B. Oman, The Salt Lake Tribune)

Loyola University Law Professor Sam Brunson on transparency in the Mormon Church
(Paul Glader, Religion Unplugged)

Thursday, 19 December 2019

Jews and Judaism, religion and identity (Placing Trump's executive order to combat anti-Semitism in the long history of debates about Jewish identity)
(Simeon Chavel, Sightings: The Martin Marty Center, University of Chicago Divinity School)

Black Jews are being forced to answer for Jersey City. It's disgraceful
(Tamar Manasseh, Forward Opinion)

Katherine Marshall receives the United Nations Association of the National Capital Area's 2019 Louis B. Sohn Human Rights Award
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

India's Supreme Court will review controversial citizenship law amendments
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

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