Law and Religion Headlines
Tuesday, 8 October 2019
USCIRF launches the Freedom of Religion or Belief Victims List
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Red Mass opens Supreme Court term with religious liberty and abortion on the docket
(Matt Hadro, Catholic News Agency)
Three justices attend Red Mass to mark new judicial term
(Katie Bart, SCOTUSblog)
Annual Red Mass attended by three current justices and others
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
At Red Mass, Archbishop Gregory encourages those in law to reflect God’s justice and mercy
(Mark Zimmermann, Catholic Standard)
Abortion, guns and gay rights on the docket for Supreme Court's new term
(Nina Totenberg, National Public Radio)
Supreme Court hears oral arguments in LGBTQ employment discrimination cases
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
SCOTUS hears employment discrimination cases
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Historic Supreme Court arguments Tuesday in LGBTQ workplace rights dispute
(Ariane de Vogue, CNN)
SCOTUS will consider gender identity- What does that mean for Christians?
(Dave Pivonka, Real Clear Religion)
Supreme Court cases will heavily affect religious ministries
(Stephanie N. Taub, Washington Examiner)
Would a Supreme Court ruling in favor of LGBTQ workers lead to ‘massive social upheaval’?
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News)
Supreme Court hears major LGBT case; USA Today listens to one side of debate – period
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Supreme Court is divided over gay, transgender job bias in civil rights case to be decided during 2020 election
(Richard Wolf, USA Today)
A “view” from the courtroom: Pop culture and protocol
(Mark Walsh, SCOTUSblog)
Argument analysis: Justices divided on federal protections for LGBT employees
(Amy Howe, SCOTUSblog)
R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes Inc. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
(Full Oral Argument, Supreme Court of the United States)
R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes Inc. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
(Case Page, SCOTUSblog)
R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes Inc. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
(Oral Arguments (transcript), Supreme Court of the United States)
Altitude Express Inc. v. Zarda (consolidated with Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia)
(Case Page, SCOTUSblog)
Cert. petition filed in contraceptive mandate exemption challenge
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Supreme Court to hear major abortion case that could ‘gut Roe v. Wade’
(Michael Foust, Christian Headlines)
Legal Spirits Episode 014: Requiring clergy to report child sex abuse to state authorities
(Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)
Iran's Ministry of Education fails to deliver on promises
(Mohammad Reza Niknejad, Al-Monitor: Iran Pulse)
Iraq protests continue despite calls for calm
(Ali Mamouri, Al-Monitor: Iraq Pulse)
White House issues Yom Kippur greetings
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Chaos grips Northern Syria as invasion imminent
(Olivia Miller, International Christian Concern)
Egypt, US combine efforts to boost family planning programs
(Amira Sayed Ahmed, Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
Israel hampering Palestinian economy at its own risk
(Akiva Eldar, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)
Malaysian MP wants Sunni Islam as official religion
(Olivia Miller, International Christian Concern)
U.S. Christians send solidarity statement to Hong Kong Christians
(Olivia Miller, International Christian Concern)
Christian university leaders meet to discuss how they can diversify their campuses
(Alejandra Molina, Religion News Service)
At Amazon synod, UN expert says Catholic Church still behind on gender equality
(Claire Giangravé, Religion News Service)
Tampa ban on counseling for minors with unwanted same-sex attraction, gender confusion struck down
(Brandon Showalter, The Christian Post)
Republican lawmaker spearheads house resolution classifying pornography as 'public health hazard'
(Will Maule, Christian Headlines)
Christian florist sued for turning down same-sex couple appeals case to U.S. Supreme Court
(Mikaela Mathews, Christian Headlines)
Senators introduce bill requiring states to report abortion figures
(Matt Hadro, Catholic News Agency)
Federal appeals court considering Mississippi's 15-week abortion ban
(Catholic News Agency)
Tens of thousands protest France IVF bill
(Catholic News Agency)
Indiana bishops say death penalty does not help convicts or victims
(Catholic News Agency)
UK company apologizes for pro-life billboard aimed at local MP
(Catholic News Agency)
Newborns' removal after refusal of optional shot raises parental rights concerns
(Perry West, Catholic News Agency)
Nusrat Jahan should change her name and religion: Muslim cleric
(Sandeep Rai, Times of India)
Parliament: K. Shanmugam, WP's Faisal face off over separation of religion from politics
(Tham Yuen-C, Straits Times)
Iranian Instagram star 'arrested for blasphemy'
(Julie Zaugg, CNN)
Religious freedom should not be an excuse for social engineering
(Lisa Davies, The Sydney Morning Herald)
'Unworkable and unfair': Big business opposes religious freedom bill
(Michael Koziol, The Sydney Morning Herald)
Hoa Hao Buddhists in Vietnam beaten while trying to stop temple demolition
(Radio Free Asia)
Justice Department files brief in Maine school choice appeal
(U.S. Department of Justice)
Justice Department supports Mainers’ challenge of religious school tuition ban
(Dennis Hoey, Press Herald)
Property disputes and Orthodoxy: Orlović and Metropolitan Church of Bessarabia
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Georgian patriarch hopes for German president to facilitate settlement of Transcaucasia's crises
(Interfax-Religion)
Why did Putin's comments not help Jehovah's Witnesses?
(Viktor Vladimirov, GolosAmeriki, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Five new Jehovah's Witnesses criminal cases in Moscow suburb
(Vrossii.onlain, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Judge shows a little mercy for Jehovah's Witnesses
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Two more arrests of Jehovah's Witnesses
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Canadian synagogue targeted with swastikas and anti-Jewish symbols
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Federal court halts Michigan foster care policy as likely religious freedom violation
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Inquiry prompts Virginia prisons to change religious rules
(Associated Press)
Transgender man shunned by Baptist college to get new name
(Associated Press)
Certiorari denied in challenge to "Bible in the Schools" program
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear Bible in Schools case
(Charles Boothe, Bluefield Daily Telegraph)
Warren now tied with Biden for lead in Democrat presidential race
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
Pope Francis appoints North Dakota priest to lead Diocese of Helena
(Courtney Mares, Catholic News Agency)
Tennessee Gov. declares day of prayer and fasting: ‘Give thanks to God almighty’
(Michael Foust, Christian Headlines)
Malka Leifer's case is shaking the Australian Jewish community's faith in Israel
(Michael Visontay, The Guardian)
Australia: Catholic Church calls for overhaul of 'problematic' religious freedom bill
(Michael Koziol, The Sydney Morning Herald)
Photo of Australian Jewish boy being forced to kiss classmate’s shoes sparks outrage
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Patriarch Kirill congratulates Western Europe's 'Russian exarchate' on rejoining Russian Orthodox Church
(Interfax Religion)
Pentagon pushes back on Turkish incursion in Syria
(Jack Detsch, Al-Monitor)
Turkish press reacts to pending Syria operation
(Diego Cupolo, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)
Two Jehovah's Witnesses released from custody, placed under house arrest in Russia's Primorye
(Interfax-Religion)
Confusion reigns as Trump authorizes troop withdrawal from Turkish-Syrian border towns
(Amberin Zaman, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)
Parliament updates religious harmony law; stiffer penalties to deal with religious hate crimes
(Grace Ho, Straits Times)
U.S. Department of Commerce adds 28 Chinese organizations to its Entity List
(U.S. Department of Commerce)
US sanctions Chinese entities for human rights abuses of Uighurs
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Macau diocese angered by government light show on church ruins
(Catholic News Agency)
U.S. sanctions Chinese tech companies, citing treatment of Muslim Uighurs
(Thomson Reuters, CBC News)
USCIRF webinar series: Webinar #4: China
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Monday, 7 October 2019
Reporters delve into Dallas judge giving Amber Guyger a Bible and urging her to read John 3:16
(Bobby Ross Jr., GetReligion)
Amber Guyger judge's proselytization an abuse of power, FFRF charges
(Freedom From Religion Foundation)
Law and religion round-up – 6th October
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
State schools and religion: ‘We’re changing in the same way as society is’
(Carl O'Brien, The Irish Times)
Of course rabbis should preach politics. Divorcing religion from politics is a Christian ideal.
(Joel Swanson, Forward)
Batei Din and arbitration awards: Sterling
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Pulpits vs. pews: Thinking about choices that mainline Protestants make on Election Day
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
In livestream debate, Canadian candidates discuss faith-related issues
(Michael Swan, Catholic News Service)
Bishops call on European citizens to wake up, rejoice
(Jonathan Luxmoore, Catholic News Service)
Church, government partner to help more inmates get college education
(Kurt Jensen, Catholic News Service)
French conservatives protest bill allowing IVF for lesbians
(Chris Den Hond and Angela Charlton, Associated Press)
UN investigator: Myanmar is not safe for Rohingyas to return
(Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press)
Islamists, jailed tycoon claim Tunisian parliament victory
(Bouazza Ben Bouazza, Associated Press)
UN racism rapporteur criticizes Dutch burqa ban
(Mike Corder, Associated Press)
Supreme Court denies review of discovery directed to church
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Healthcare-workers and transgender clients: Mackereth
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
British Employment Tribunal rules against doctor who objects to policy on pronouns for transgender patients
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
European Court says conviction for holocaust denial does not violate free speech rights
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Judicial ethics complaint filed over judge's gift of Bible to convicted murder defendant
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Texas stays execution based on judge’s use of anti-Semitic slurs
(Cameron Langford, Courthouse News Service)
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