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EVENT, 5 - 6 April 2020: Touro Law Center's 6th Annual National Moot Court Competition in Law & Religion (Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center)
Headlines hiatus continues: See lists on the website! (International Center for Law and Religion Studies [ICLRS], J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University)
CALL FOR PAPERS: Deadline 10 December 2019: Human Dignity and Human Rights – Christian Perspectives and Practices: A Focus on Constitutional and International Law (International Center for Law and Religion Studies)
EVENTS, October and November 2019: Religions in the Americas Lecture Series (Martin Marty Center Series on Religions in the Americas, The University of Chicago Divinity School)
EVENT, 14 November 2019: A conversation with the First Lady of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Rula Ghani (United States Institute of Peace)
How Afghanistan’s first lady is pushing for women’s rights (Amie Ferris-Rotman, Independent)
EVENT, 12 November 2019: Vatican Diplomacy: Three Models (Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
EVENT, 10-11 November 2019: Rabbinc Judaism and its Contexts (The University of Chicago Divinity School)
EVENT, 10 November 2019: Confronting the Church's Crisis: Leading Lay Voices on the Sexual Abuse Scandal in the Church (Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
EVENT, 6 November 2019: Current Challenges in Refugee Policy: Kids, Courts, and Refugee Resettlement in Global Perspective (Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
EVENT, 6 November 2019: Systematic, Ongoing, Egregious: Religious Prisoners of Conscience - A Global Crisis (U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Facebook and the speech of religious pro-lifers (Charles C. Camosy, Religion News Service)
In U.S., familiarity with religious groups is associated with warmer feelings toward them (David Masci, Pew Research Center Fact Tank)
Pa. House spends $1.1 million to win court battle to preserve opening prayer tradition (Jan Murphy, PennLive, WHYY)
Reporters: Forget the evangelicals. Will white Catholics dump Donald Trump in 2020? (Richard Ostling, Get Religion)
FBI's killing of Detroit Muslim leader 10 years ago haunts communities (Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press)
William Barr, Catholic moralist: The limits of ‘micro-morality’ (Paul Baumann, Commonweal)
In Utah, the spooky tale of a haunted Jewish mausoleum (PJ Grisar, Forward)
Opinion: Christianity as we know it is dying. Let’s welcome the new life ahead (Amy Butler, Religion News Service)
Kanye West’s austere reform church (Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic)
Only The Atlantic dares call out the Kanye West–Donald Trump–Jesus Freak axis (Douglas LeBlanc, Get Religion)
‘A Dangerous Mix’: Billboard sparks debate over role of religion in government (CBS News)
A refreshing and welcome book on religious liberty in America by a true champion (Elliot Mincberg, People For the American Way)
Faith in American Public Life (new book) (Melissa Rogers, Baylor University Press)
Colander-wearing ‘Pastafarian’ claims religious discrimination over Ohio driver’s license photo (Danae King, The Columbus Dispatch)
Pastor in Columbia, Mo., trashed by local paper for preaching about gender dysphoria (Julia Duin, Get Religion)
Bitter clash between LGBTQ orthodoxy and Orthodox Christianity? Press should ask about that (Terry Mattingly, Get Religion)
U.S. Supreme Court declines to review religious freedom challenge to public school unit on Islam (Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Armenian Church calls U.S. congressmen's recognition of Armenian genocide important for restoration of historical justice (Interfax-Religion)
A year after Pittsburgh attack, study finds almost 1 in 3 Jews sometimes hide their faith (Julie Zauzmer, The Washington Post)
Jeffrey Epstein case: Expert hired by his family suggests doubt on suicide finding (Lauel Wamsley, NPR)
Legal Spirits Episode 015: SCOTUS grants cert in the Louisiana abortion case (Mark Movsesian, Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)
Alabama abortion ban is temporarily blocked by a federal judge (Rick Rojas and Alan Blinder, The New York Times)
Will Virginia vote for abortion extremism? (John McCorrmack, National Review)
Woman says Roncalli fired her for supporting 2 employees fired over same-sex marriages (Arika Herron, Indianapolis Star)
LGBTQ advocates, allies rally at the Capitol for nondiscrimination law (John L. Micek, Pennsylvania Capital-Star)
How election season turns a sacred Catholic ritual into a political weapon (Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News)
Biden denied communion at SC parish over abortion stance (Matt Hadro, Catholic News Agency)
Not just "one big orgy": Fighting the stigma of consensual non-monogamy (Jessica Kegu, Jason Silverstein, CBSN Originals)
Have 1in 5 Americans been in a consendual non-monogamous relationship? (Charles Fain Lehman, Institute for Family Studies)
No, polygamy is not a 'rght’ (John Hirschauer, National Review)
A scoop and solid coverage: Joe Biden denied Holy Communion over abortion support, paper reports (Bobby Ross Jr., Get Religion)
Biden’s communion denial highlights faith-politics conflict (Meg Kinnard and Elana Schor, Associated Press)
Should Biden have been denied the Eucharist? (John Hirschauer, National Review)
New York passes Johnson Amendment barring churches, nonprofits from political endorsements (Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
Rep. Banks introduces resolution protecting freedom of conscience (WBIW)
Liberal Christian group files ethics complaint against Attorney General Barr (Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service)
Respect for human dignity a foundation for religious liberty (Ken Camp, Baptist Standard)
How the Trump Cabinet’s Bible teacher became a shadow diplomat (The New York Times)
University of Illinois student government passes resolution saying anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism are different (Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Steelers moment of silence commemorates synagogue shooting (Associated Press)
Lawsuit: Muslim boy questioned at Ohio school about religion (Mark Gillispie, Associated Press)
At Border Mosque, a Muslim prayer is shared across the US-Mexico divide (Alejandra Molina, Religion News Service)
At J Street Conference, presidential candidates say Israel policy is due for a reboot (Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service)
Supreme Court rejects case of Christian student forced to write Islamic prayer (Michael Foust, Christian Headlines)
Will the US Naval Academy grant the Satanic Temple equal rites? (Becky Garrison, Religion Dispatches - Rewire.News)
Will anyone remember 11 dead Jews? (Emma Green, The Atlantic)
Pro-life leaders ask HHS to separate abortion payments in insurance plans (Catholic News Agency)
Archbishop Gomez asks for prayers for those impacted by Calif. fires (Catholic News Agency)
Will Democrats veer into a religious freedom minefield on churches and taxes? (Terry Mattingly, OnReligion)
'We are still here': Jewish community, city come together to remember and repair one year after attack (Peter Smith, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is dead (Napp Nazworth, The Christian Post)
Kanye West's conversion could be a cultural wrecking ball (Andrew T. Walker, National Review)
Mormons to the rescue: The reddest faith in America is also the one most skeptical of Donald Trump (Timothy Egan, The New York Times Opinion)
Top US diplomat on religious freedom in India, meets Dalai Lama (Outlook India)
U.S. Government supports the Dalai Lama and people of Tibet: Top US Diplomat (Jane Cook, Tibet Post International)
Free to Believe: The Battle Over Religious Liberty in America (new book) (Luke Goodrich, Multnomah, Penguin Random House)
Religious leaders preach unity and pray for separated families at border (Lauryn Schroeder, San Diego Union Tribune)
Catholic Diocese of SLC urges people to call lawmakers against raising the food tax (Ben Winslow, Fox News 13)
Why economic freedom is just as important as religious freedom (Kevin Baldeosingh, The Foundation for Economic Education)
What does faith have to do with it? Romney is on a moral crusade, for some vague reason (Terry Mattingly, Get Religion)
An American Muslim imam’s letter to the American Sikh community (Omar Suleiman, Religion News Service)
Scope of judge’s ruling on marriage licenses questioned (Matthew Barakat, Associated Press)
Trump-Netanyahu embrace boosts progressive Jewish Americans (Elana Schor, Associated Press)
Trump hails military strike on Islamic State (Associated Press)
Minnesota clergy, ICE critics want bishop name off building (Steve Karnowski, Associated Press)
USCIRF observes International Religious Freedom Day (Press Release, U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Americans celebrate the Hindu festival of Diwali (Mary Jane Maxwell, Share America)
A fall tradition: American Jews observe holy days (Mary Jane Maxwell, Share America)
Religion and community in the United States (Share America)
A critique of human rights (Mark Movsesian, Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)
Rights as Weapons: Instruments of Conflict, Tools of Power (new book) (Clifford Bob, Princeton University Press)
Opinion: Why millennials are skipping church and not going back (Christine Emba, The Washington Post)
Jewish and Muslim historic interfaith partnership (PR Newswire)
Shunning religion (William Schweiker, University of Chicago Divinity School: Sightings)
Monks’ eviction from Long Beach Cambodian Buddhist temple riles congregation (Anh Do, Los Angeles Times)
Boston cathedral’s call to be a ‘house of prayer’ extends to Muslims’ Friday prayers (Lynette Wilson, Episcopal News Service)
American Muslims challenge transgenderism — and each other (Jennifer S. Bryson, Public Discourse: The Journal of the Witherspoon Institute)
Inside the newsroom: LGBTQ issues and religion. Our reporter takes part in conference that asks ‘What can we do better?’ (Doug Wilks, Deseret News)
Big news stories lurk on both sides of shrinking middle ground in American religion (Terry Mattingly, Get Religion)
The dark side of memes: spreading untruths about religion (Rhina Guidos, Catholic News Service)
Symposium examines religion’s role in lives of resettled refugees in U.S. (Catholic News Service)
New complaint filed against Indianapolis archdiocese in gay marriage case (Christopher White, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Are white evangelicals as concerned about Middle Eastern Christians as we're meant to believe? (John Stoehr, Religion Dispatches - Rewire.News)
U.S., Australia stand up for Uighur rights (Leigh Hartman, Share America)
ICE drops $300,000 fine for an immigrant in church sanctuary (Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service)
In the U.S. belief in Christianity is falling rapidly: Pew study (Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Friday Five: Astros blunder, Chick-fil-A, SBC women profs, Ugandan justice, Jesus (really) saves (Bobby Ross Jr., Get Religion)
What happened to ObamaCare and trans rights? Let's look at that headline in a mirror (Terry Mattingly, Get Religion)
Atheists call for establishing atheism as the national religion (Tom Trinko, American Thinker)
Connecticut synagogue evacuated after receiving 2 bomb threats (Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Religious freedom panel examines ways to protect holy sites worldwide (Mark Pattison, Catholic News Service)
Appeals court rules against Little Sisters of the Poor over HHS mandate (Catholic News Service)
9th Circuit rejects bid to reinstate expansive religious exemption from contraceptive coverage mandate (Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
EVENT, 25 October 2019: Catholic Social Thought and Democratic Civil Society in Ukraine (Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
EVENT, 25 October 2019: The Orthodox Church of Ukraine: Ecclesiological, Ecumenical, and Geopolitical Dimensions (Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Religion Watch, October 2019, Volume 34 No. 12 (Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion)
EVENT, 24 October 2019: Finding Faith in Foreign Policy?: Understanding the Operationalization of Religion in American Diplomacy (Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Liberal professor enters a classroom in Appalachian mountains, and this is not a joke (Douglas LeBlanc, Get Religion)
What teaching ethics in Appalachia taught me about bridging America's partisan divide (Evan Mandery, Politico)
Presidential candidates fail to consider harms against religious institutions (Richard W. Garnett & Nathan A. Berkeley, Real Clear Religion)
When it comes to John MacArthur, Beth Moore and Russell Moore, let's ask tougher questions. (Julia Duin, Get Religion)
Protect the religious rights of Muslims. They are your rights, too. (Asma T. Uddin, Big Think)
How Bernie Sanders became a favorite among Muslim Americans (Josefin Dolsten, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Tragedies deepen Jewish-Muslim bonds to fight hate crimes (Elana Schor, Associated Press)
Colorado releases new report on Catholic sex abuse in state (Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service)
Letter urges Congress to guard pro-life protections in foreign spending (Christine Rousselle, Catholic News Agency)
Pompeo highlights religious freedom, pro-life goals as among US priorities (Matt Hadro, Catholic News Agency)
Secular group demands investigation into Mike Pompeo's 'Christian Leader' speech (Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
New US rep to United Nations in Geneva hailed for pro-life beliefs (Matt Hadro, Catholic News Agency)
Texas court favors woman seeking gender transition for 7 year-old son (Catholic News Agency)
Abortion doctor arrested for allegedly pulling gun on pro-life protestor (Mikaela Mathews, Christian Headlines)
Appeals court rules against Little Sisters' exemption from HHS mandate (Christine Rousselle, Catholic News Agency)
Ninth Circuit upholds block on birth control exemption for religious employers (Mairead McArdle, National Review)
EEOC issues update on religious discrimination, accommodations (Fed Week)
‘Border Church’ and ‘Border Mosque’ team up for prayer service (Alejandra Molina, Religion News Service)
Freedom From Religion Foundation to investigate Bevin's meeting with pastors (Sarah Ladd, Louisville Courier Journal)
Freedom of religion doesn't exist if people are afraid to wear symbols of their faith (Leila Ettachfini, Vice)
This week's religion charts: Are young folks the only problem in empty sanctuaries? (Terry Mattingly, Get Religion)
Florida bill would require school districts to offer courses on religion, the Bible (Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Black Baptist church shaped Cummings' commitment (Jeff Karoub, Associated Press)
EVENT, 23 October 2019: Protecting Houses of Worship and Holy Sites (U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Amid bush-league PR operation, Houston Astros could use some good – er, God – news (Bobby Ross Jr., Get Religion)
For many immigration activists, welcoming “strangers” is an act of faith (Menachem Wecker, Religion & Politics: Fit for Polite Company)
How religion widens the partisan divide (Ronald Brownstein, CNN)
Church, tribal leaders gather for Native American anti-poverty summit (Ann Carey, National Catholic Reporter)
Washington Post keeps following 'Uncle Ted' McCarrick story – into Newark and New York (Terry Mattingly, Get Religion)
Bishops urge stay of execution, note ‘strong evidence’ inmate is innocent (Catholic News Service)
Fired Indianapolis Catholic school counselor files lawsuit (Associated Press)
Secular groups decry Carson’s church and state comment (Elana Schor, Associated Press)
Why Trump’s sanctions failed to shock Turkey’s economy (Mustafa Sonmez, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)
Who betrayed Syria’s Kurds? (Amberin Zaman, Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East)
Texas grand jury declines to indict monsignor in consent case (Nomaan Merchant and Nicole Winfield, Religion News Service)
How parishes can help address the epidemic of domestic abuse (Matt Hadro, Catholic News Agency)
Jury rules against dad trying to save his 7-year-old son from gender transition (Brandon Showalter, The Christian Post)
Chicago History Museum shares stories of ‘American Medina’ in new exhibit (Emily McFarlan Miller, Religion News Service)
New Yorker riffs on Doug Pagitt counseling Democrats on how to reach out to evangelicals (Julia Duin, Get Religion)
Pittsburgh abortion clinic buffer zone law upheld (Mary Anne Pazanowski, Bloomberg Law)
Pa. city can’t stop pro-life activists from counseling women outside abortion clinics, says federal court (Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
Louisiana court skeptical, but lets challenge to abortion regulations continue (Christine Rousselle, Catholic News Agency)
Three women of faith who changed America (A. James Rudin, Religion News Service Opinion)
World will suffer badly if nothing is done to stop persecution of religious minorities: Condoleezza Rice (ANI News)
Separation of state from religion is preferable: Condoleezza Rice (NDTV)
With the New Year in Judaism, now is the time to atone for religious discrimination (Keisha Russell, Real Clear Religion)
What are the biggest threats to religious liberty in the US? (Michael Gryboski, Christian Post)
Muslim employee claims discrimination by New York DMV over Friday prayers (Aysha Khan, Religion News Service)
Marijuana retailer, church face off over downtown Anchorage pot shop (Aubrey Wieber, Anchorage Daily News)
Chick-fil-A culture war goes international: What's the real story in plans to close British location? (Bobby Ross Jr., Get Religion)
William Barr’s wild misreading of the First Amendment (Jeffrey Toobin, The New Yorker)
‘A new movement’: Pray for the country, its leaders, church official urges Latter-day Saints (Sarah Jane Weaver, Deseret News)
What should college grads, and high school grads, know about world religions? (Terry Mattingly, Get Religion)
Library removes Sikh memorial after criticism from India (Associated Press)
Judge OKs $40M settlement with Duluth diocese (Associated Press)
Video highlights from Constitution Day at The King’s College (Mark Movsesian, Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)
When is a Byzantine cross just a tattoo and when is it a reason to ask another question? (Terry Mattingly, Get Religion)
In U.S., decline of Christianity continues at rapid pace (Pew Research Center Religion & Public Life)
Share of Americans with no religious affiliation growing (David Crary, Associated Press)
Pew report: Older US Christians being quickly replaced by young ‘nones’ (Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service)
Obituary of powerful Congressman Elijah E. Cummings of Maryland haunted by religion ghosts (Bobby Ross Jr., Get Religion)
Friday Five: Elijah Cummings, Kurdish evangelicals, Tree of Life, viral forgiveness, open marriages/NYT (Bobby Ross Jr., Get Religion)
Amid rising anti-Semitism, the People of the Book rejoice with the Law (Jeff Jacoby, Boston Globe)
Americans are turning away from church as population of Christians decline, Pew study claims (Leonardo Blair, The Christian Post)
Study: Religious attendance flatlining, but giving remains strong (Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service)
Syria crisis tests Trump’s global religious freedom vows (Elana Schor, Associated Press)
Some US forces to remain in northeastern Syria, SDF sources say (Amberin Zaman, Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East)
Majority of Hispanics in U.S. no longer Catholic, new study finds (Charles Collins, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
The limits of religious freedom: America must come to grips with when faith groups limit personal liberty (Torah Bontrager, New York Daily News)
Accusing SBC of ‘caving,’ John MacArthur says of Beth Moore: ‘Go home’ (Bob Smietana, Religion News Service)
Sex trafficking survivors fight bill to decriminalize prostitution in nation's capital (Brandon Showalter, The Christian Post)
Pastors of larger churches more likely to prioritize counseling and discipleship, new study says (LifeWay Research)
Spike in violence, profanity on TV shows rated OK for kids: PTC warns (Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)
Florida church opens coffee shop run by young adults with autism (Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
I, Pastafari: we all have something to learn from the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster (Tony Meacham, The Conversation)
Post-Beto podcast: Yes, it's time for reporters to ask about 'freedom of worship' (again) (Terry Mattingly, Get Religion)
Latter-day Saint leaders lend support in humanitarian effort and meet government leaders in Texas and Arizona (Tad Walch, Deseret News Faith)
Federal judge blocks Trump's new immigration rule (Will Maule, Christian Headlines)
Franklin Graham says he won’t second guess Trump on Syria (Mikaela Mathews, Christian Headlines)
Sasse resolution: Church beliefs should not jeopardize tax-exempt status (Matt Hadro, Catholic News Agency)
New hotline connects women in crisis pregnancies to resources, community (Mary Farrow, Catholic News Agency)
Catholic aid group expresses concern over Haiti unrest (Catholic News Agency)
Questions raised as Satanic Temple asks to hold meeting at Naval Academy (Matt Hadro, Catholic News Agency)
Archdiocese of Washington opposes local bill to legalize prostitution (Christine Rousselle, Catholic News Agency)
European court says Azerbaijan must exempt Jehovah's Witnesses from military (Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Lt. Gov.’s prayer for atheist group was unconstitutional, atheist group says (Michael Foust, Christian Headlines)
New bill seeks to introduce Bible classes across Florida public schools (Will Maule, Christian Headlines)
Houston Police Department changes uniform policy to allow practicing Sikhs to serve in honor of HCSO Deputy Sandeep Dhaliwal (St. John Barned-Smith, Houston Chronicle)
Looking for a tough group to interview? Try doing cold-call visits with the Amish (Julia Duin, Get Religion)
Trump, Pompeo, Barr intensify religious liberty rhetoric in speeches across the country (Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Report outlines ‘dangers, harms’ assisted suicide laws pose to disabled (Julie Asher, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
After deadly shooting, Pittsburgh synagogue plans reopening (The Associated Press, Religion News Service)
Pompeo’s ‘Christian leader’ speech goes only as far as Trump allows (Eric Atcheson, Religion News Service)
RNS morning report: Eliud Kipchoge’s Marathon; Methodist Clergyman Accused; Walt … (Jonathan Woodward, Religion News Service)
In this Latino LA neighborhood, Jews commemorate an ancient biblical holiday (Alejandra Molina, Religion News Service)
EVENT, 18 October 2019: The Globalization of the American Cultural Wars (Co-sponsored by the Berkley Center and University of Innsbruck's Postsecular Conflicts project., Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
The Possibility of Religious Freedom: Early Natural Law and the Abrahamic Faiths (Karen Taliaferro, Cambridge University Press)
How William Barr, culture warrior, weaponizes religious liberty (Mark Silk, RNS Column: Spiritual Politics)
Pondering how to cover religion news for readers in the 'nones' generation (Ira Rifkin, Get Religion)
Experts fear legislation will further reduce religion in Quebec schools (Philippe Vaillancourt, Catholic News Service)
Gov. Cuomo pledges ‘full support’ for public statue of Mother Cabrini (Catholic News Service)
EEOC sues Service Caster Corp. for national origin and religious harassment, retaliation (U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission)
EEOC sues over harassment of Pentecostal employees (Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
US Supreme Court rebuffs student’s Islamic ‘indoctrination’ appeal (Barry Duke, Patheos Blog: Friendly Atheist)
Cert. denied in challenge to high school unit on Islam (Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
EVENT, 17 October 2019: ‘Same God’ film screening (Religious Freedom Center, Freedom Forum Institute)
New York Law School adds religious training to its diversity program (Karen Sloan, Law.com)
Where Americans and Europeans agree – and differ – in the values they see as important (Pew Research Center Fact Tank)
40% of Muslim students in CA report being bullied due to religion, according to survey (Alejandra Molina, Religion News Service)
Media 'break out the pitchforks' after Pompeo's speech on 'Being a Christian Leader' (Bobby Ross Jr., Get Religion)
Why Evangelical Christian leaders care so deeply about Trump abandoning the Kurds (Carol Kuruvilla, Huffington Post)
Nigerian bishop says ‘border wall’ would be good for Nigeria (Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Is the state church coming? (Jane Clark Scharl, Crisis Magazine - A Voice for the faithful Christian Laity)
Naval base protesters may not raise RFRA or 1st Amendment defenses (Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Court to doctors: you won't be forced to perform gender transition procedures (Press Release, Becket)
Court vacates Obama-era rule mandating gender transition and abortion procedures (Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Conversion therapy rule draws statement of opposition from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Tad Walch, Deseret News)
Mormon church opposes Utah LGBTQ ‘conversion therapy’ ban (Brady McCombs and Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press)
Witch season provides a deep look into the millennial mindset (Tara Isabella Burton, Religion News Service)
Cultivate common ground regarding faith in public life (Melissa Rogers, Religion News Service)
The Forest Service ignored Apache religion in its review of Oak Flat Copper Mine (Elizabeth Whitman, Phoenix New Times)
State Department website promotes Mike Pompeo speech on 'Being a Christian Leader' (Savannah Behrmann, USA Today)
Religious News worth reading, week ending Oct 12th 2019 (World Religion News)
Attorney General William P. Barr delivers remarks to the Law School and the de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture at the University of Notre Dame (U.S. Department of Justice)
Religious liberty, nondiscrimination, and the left (Peter Kirsanow, National Review)
US policy changes leave Israel alone against Iran (Ben Caspit, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)
Gas trade: stand-alone win-win for US-Turkey relations (Olgu Okumuş, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)
US announces full withdrawal from northern Syria as Turkish forces advance (Amberin Zaman and Jack Detsch, Al-Monitor: Syria Pulse)
New California law forces colleges to carry abortion pills so students can ‘stay on track’ (Michael Foust, Christian Headlines)
School declines free Chick-fil-A Food ‘out of respect’ to LGBT staff (Michael Foust, Christian Headlines)
Calif. governor signs state college campus abortion pill mandate into law (Catholic News Agency)
Ohio down syndrome abortion ban remains blocked after court ruling (Catholic News Agency)
California expands statute of limitations for childhood sex abuse (Catholic News Agency)
New York will get statue of Mother Cabrini (Catholic News Agency)
Historic Marian shrine in Florida elevated to national shrine (Catholic News Agency)
'Our rights come from God almighty:' President Trump reassures Christians at Values Voter Summit (Mikaela Mathews, Christian Headlines)
Facing crises, Team Trump takes aim at the church-state line (Steve Benen, MSNBC)
Troubling Q&A on tax exemption for churches during presidential candidate town hall (Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Beto O’Rourke wants anti-gay churches to lose their tax exemptions. He’s wrong (Hemant Mehta, Patheos Blog: Friendly Atheist)
Democrats are going to regret Beto’s stance on conservative churches (John Inazu, The Atlantic)
Warren joins Buttigieg in nixing threat to church tax status (Elana Schor, Associated Press)
Meet the imam building a ‘Muslim Village’ in the heart of Vegas (Aysha Khan, Religion News Service)
At LGBTQ forum, Democratic candidates talk God — a lot (Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service)
Preaching the American Gospel (Glenn A. Moots, Law & Liberty)
Protestants Abroad: How Missionaries Tried to Change the World but Changed America (David A. Hollinger, Princeton University Press; Reprint edition (June 11, 2019))
ICLRS International Law & Religion Symposium recordings of keynote and plenary sessions (International Center for Law and Religion Studies, Brigham Young University)
Muslim professor devotes his life to bringing Jews, Muslims together to find common ground (Lara Hansen, Duke Chronicle)
USCIRF raises alarm over reports that Houthi Court in Yemen may deport Baha’is (U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
The US Naval Academy will host Satanic services, according to The Satanic Temple (Lucien Greaves, Patheos Blog: Friendly Atheist)
Keston Center for Religion, Politics and Society to commemorate 50 years of Keston Institute, celebrate book (Baylor University)
William Barr speaks at Notre Dame about ‘militant’ forces of secularism, religious liberty in America (Kelli Smith, The Observer)
Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg says churches shouldn't be punished for being anti-LGBTQ (Jason Lemon, Newsweek)
Buttigieg pushes back on O'Rourke threat to strip religious institutions of tax-exempt status (Justin Wise, The Hill)
Correction: There were two crucial Iowa religious liberty rulings linked to higher ed (Terry Mattingly, Get Religion)
Granddaughter of Westboro Baptist Church founder chronicles leaving in 'Unfollow' (Kate Tuttle, National Public Radio)
Unfollow: A Memoir of Loving and Leaving the Westboro Baptist Church (new book) (Megan Phelps-Roper, Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux)
Religious right sticks by Trump as political heat rises (Elana Schor, Associated Press)
Pompeo talks religious freedom in Nashville speech (Kimberlee Kruesi, Associated Press)
Secy. Pompeo speaks to Christian conference (Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Being a Christian leader (Michael R. Pompeo, U.S. Department of State)
AG seeks to halt adoption ruling, denies anti-Catholic bias (Associated Press)
Gunman opens fire at church wedding ceremony in New Hampshire, 2 people shot (Associated Press)
Ohio ban on Down syndrome abortion blocked by U.S. appeals court (Jonathan Stempel, Reuters)
No, my synagogue didn’t just violate the Johnson Amendment (Mark Silk, RNS Column: Spiritual Politics)
New data files now available at the ARDA (The Association of Religion Data Archives (ARDA))
Religion in the public schools (Pew Research Center Religion & Public Life)
Friday Five: Dodger blues, religious freedom threat, Bathsheba raped?, judge's faith, Chick-fil-A hero (Bobby Ross Jr., Get Religion)
Oral arguments in the Supreme Court LGBT cases: Saturday Night Live Pat, social upheaval, and potential middle ground (Ernie Haffner, Ernie the EEO Nerd)
How the Government is prioritizing religious freedom again (Lauretta Brown, National Catholic Register)
Beto O’Rourke calls for stripping churches of tax-exempt status if they ‘oppose same-sex marriage’ (Tobias Hoonhout, National Review)
Buttigieg: When religion is used to justify discrimination, ‘It makes God smaller’ (Chris Walker, Hill Reporter)
Protecting religious freedom has a domino effect (Benjamin Marcus, Religious Freedom Center, Freedom Forum Institute)
During LGBTQ rights town hall, top Democrats call for limits on religious freedom (Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News)
Tennessee governor issues proclamation asking residents to pray, fast, and seek God’s forgiveness (Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
US bars Chinese officials for crackdown on Muslim minorities (Associated Press)
New book: Religious Beliefs and Conscientious Exemptions in a Liberal State (Edited by John Adenitire, Independent Publishers Group)
USCIRF statement on anniversary of Pastor Andrew Brunson’s release by Turkish authorities (U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Policy brief: Increased persecution of Iran’s Baha’i community in 2019 (U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
USCIRF urges Congress to pass Tibetan Policy and Support Act, welcomes recent measures to protect religious freedom in China (U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
USCIRF launches new database of religious persecution victims (Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Citizen lacks standing to challenge city's annual menorah lighting (Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
EEOC sues Center One for religious discrimination: Call center company refused to accommodate religious beliefs and practices of employee, federal agency charges (U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission)
EEOC sues over denial of religious accommodation to Messianic Jewish employee (Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Halliburton to pay $275,000 to settle national origin and religious discrimination suit (U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission)
EEOC suit over insults to Muslim employees settled (Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Court defers to decisions of parent body in dispute with break-away Presbyterian congregation (Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Cert. denied in dispute over liability of national church body for sex abuse by church elder (Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
The Supreme Court rejected a case about the Jehovah’s Witnesses and sex abuse (Hemant Mehta, Patheos Blog: Friendly Atheist)
More security does not require less freedom: The case of the NYPD surveillance program (Asma T. Uddin, Talk About: Law and Religion)
Security measures and the gender dimension of freedom of religion or belief (Mine Yildirim, Talk About: Law and Religion)
Sex, sexual orientation, and the separation of powers (Thomas Ascik, Law & Liberty)
Race and sex are fundamentally different. That should matter to SCOTUS (John Bursch, The National Law Journal)
Christian Universalism and the Nation (R. R. Reno, First Things)
The Nation and the Bible (James R. Rogers, Law & Liberty)
A Recipe for Overruling Roe v. Wade 2/ (Kevin C. Walsh, Mirror of Justice Blog)
Templeton Lecture on Religion and World Affairs, 10 October 2019: The Myth of the Secular: Religion, War, and Politics in the 20th Century and Beyond (Walter A. McDougall) (Cneter for the Study of the American West, Foreign Policy Research Institute)
Summary of the Business Roundtable with Ambassador Sam Brownback (Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
Testimony on Viewpoint Diversity and Freedom of Speech in Higher Education U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform) (Robert P. George, Reprinted in Mirror of Justice blog)
EVENT, 10 October 2019: Identity Transformation, Offender-Led Religious Movements, and Justice System Reform (Fall Speaker Series: Byron Johnson, RFI’s Center for Religious Freedom Education (CRFE))
Insult, injury and religious liberty (A Catholic charity wins a modest victory, but only because of a state official’s ugly rhetoric.) (Walter Olson, The Wall Street Journal (Opinion))
Yale Law School establishes religious-liberty clinic (Ed Whelan, National Review)
A Virginia teacher is fighting for his religious freedom. Good for him. (Thomas Wheatley, The Washington Post)
Twist in the InterVarsity vs. Iowa story: Can a ministry require its leaders to be 'Christian'? (Terry Mattingly, Get Religion)
InterVarsity can require its leaders to be Christian, judge rules (Emily McFarlan Miller, Religion News Service)
University cannot force InterVarsity to have non-Christian leaders, court rules (Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
Presidential message on Yom Kippur, 2019 (The White House)
U.S. sanctions Chinese tech companies, citing treatment of Muslim Uighurs (Thomson Reuters, CBC News)
USCIRF launches the Freedom of Religion or Belief Victims List (U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
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)
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)
SCOTUStalk joins We the People podcast to preview the new term (discussion of cases involving LGBT employment discrimination, public funding for private religious schools, abortion, etc) (SCOTUSblog)
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, Get Religion)
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)
Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia (consolidated with Altitude Express Inc. v. Zarda) (Case Page, SCOTUSblog)
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)
White House issues Yom Kippur greetings (Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
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)
Egypt, US combine efforts to boost family planning programs (Amira Sayed Ahmed, Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
Confusion reigns as Trump authorizes troop withdrawal from Turkish-Syrian border towns (Amberin Zaman, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)
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)
Warren now tied with Biden for lead in Democrat presidential race (Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
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)
Tennessee Gov. declares day of prayer and fasting: ‘Give thanks to God almighty’ (Michael Foust, 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)
USCIRF webinar series: Webinar #4: China (U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Indiana bishops say death penalty does not help convicts or victims (Catholic News Agency)
Pope Francis appoints North Dakota priest to lead Diocese of Helena (Courtney Mares, Catholic News Agency)
Newborns' removal after refusal of optional shot raises parental rights concerns (Perry West, Catholic News Agency)
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)
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)
Reporters delve into Dallas judge giving Amber Guyger a Bible and urging her to read John 3:16 (Bobby Ross Jr., Get Religion)
Amber Guyger judge's proselytization an abuse of power, FFRF charges (Freedom From Religion Foundation)
Of course rabbis should preach politics. Divorcing religion from politics is a Christian ideal. (Joel Swanson, Forward)
Pulpits vs. pews: Thinking about choices that mainline Protestants make on Election Day (Terry Mattingly, Get Religion)
Church, government partner to help more inmates get college education (Kurt Jensen, Catholic News Service)
Supreme Court denies review of discovery directed to church (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)
Trial judge's alleged anti-Jewish bias leads to stay of execution (Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Conversion therapy ban overturned in Tampa could impact Palm Beach County (Luli Ortiz, CBS 12 News)
Tampa conversion therapy ban invalidated on preemption grounds (Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Court refuses to enforce Jewish marriage contract provision (Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Fired for using the wrong pronouns (UK and USA) (Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)
He applied for a green card. Then the FBI came calling: A shadowy federal program is ensnaring thousands of Muslim immigrants (Daniel Burke, CNN)
Ukrainian Catholics seek communication with U.S.A. (RISU, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Catholics can offer calming voice in a time of fiery political debates (Dennis Sadowski, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Indiana bishops want decision to resume federal death penalty rescinded (Carol Zimmermann, Catholic News Service)
Lawsuit challenging Bible display has additional plaintiff (Associated Press)
For a lot of American teens, religion is a regular part of the public school day (Pew Research Center Religion & Public Life)
New survey on religious activity in public schools (Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Federal judge denies county’s motion to dismiss Nativity case (Jordan Richart, The Tribune (Seymour, Indiana))
Court refuses to dismiss challenge to Nativity scene (Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Hamilton County sheriff's deputies face $11 million lawsuit for allegedly forcing woman into late-night baptism (Rosana Hughes, Chattanooga Times Free Press)
Lawsuit claims deputy coerced driver to be baptized (Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Pompeo speaks at Vatican symposium on faith-based organizations (Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Chabad house's suit against zoning officials is dismissed (Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Stanley Fish on the First Amendment (new book) (Marc O. DeGirolami, Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)
The First: How to Think About Hate Speech, Campus Speech, Religious Speech, Fake News, Post-Truth, and Donald Trump (Stanley Fish, Atria/One Signal Publishers)
EVENT, 6-8 October 2019: Human Dignity and Freedom of Religion or Belief: Preventing and Addressing Persecution (26th Annual International Law and Religion Symposium, International Center for Law and Religion Studies)
Dr. Azza Karam to be keynote speaker at Religion Communication Congress 2020 (Dr. Karam will address the topic of interfaith cooperation with civil society) (Religion News Service)
Friday Five: Forgiveness and justice, Scouting and faith, Tree of Life anniversary, Eric Metaxas (Bobby Ross Jr., Get Religion)
Two stunning hugs end Amber Guyger's murder trial on a merciful note (Jennifer Emily, Dallas News)
Amber Guyger was hugged by her victim’s brother and a judge, igniting a debate about forgiveness and race (Hannah Knowles, The Washington Post)
Hug seen around the world: Botham Jean's brother forgives ex-officer who killed his brother (Bobby Ross Jr., Get Religion)
A big news story: Scouting was a mainstream thing, embracing a vague faith. What now? (Terry Mattingly, Get Religion)
Eric Metaxas on Trump, Bonhoeffer, and the future of America (Bob Smietana, Religion News Service)
RNA conference marks 70 years amidst the shifting sands (Knives out!) of journalism (Julia Duin, Get Religion)
Supreme Court grants certiorari on Louisiana abortion law restriction (Gee v. June Medical Services) (Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Gee v. June Medical Services LLC (Louisiana abortion providers case) (Case Page, SCOTUSblog)
EEOC sues over firing of Jehovah's Witness employee (Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Pediatrics 2000 sued by EEOC for firing employee who requested religious accommodation (Press Release, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission)
USCIRF statement on Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary (U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Gandhi’s 150th birthday: A little-remembered philosopher translated the Mahatma’s ideas of nonviolence for Americans (John Charles Wooding, The Conversation)
What a Washington Post op-ed writer got wrong about Brigham Young (Boyd Matheson, Deseret News Opinion)
‘Planned Parenthood’s Secret Weapon' in Hollywood (Nora Caplan-Bricker, The Washington Post Magazine)
'Planned Parenthood's secret weapon' profile in WPost magazine needs a counterpoint (Julia Duin, Get Religion)
Exposing the disproportionate amount of Black babies destroyed by the abortion industry (blackgenocide.org)
Supreme Court to review ruling on Louisiana abortion law (Robert Barnes, The Washington Post)
The Catholic Church and Boy Scouts are lobbying against child abuse statutes. This is their playbook (Marisa Kwiatkowski, and John Kelly, USA Today)
USA Today buries lede (here we go again) in big report on sexual-abuse 'window' laws (Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Three decades ago, America lost its religion. Why? (Derek Thompson, The Atlantic)
That question again: Why did America 'lose its religion' around 1990? Or did it? (Richard Ostling, Get Religion)
Hail Mary passes and Lombardi in daily Mass: Catholicism ignored in NFL 100 coverage (Clemente Lisi, GetReligion)
The dark side of the Dallas Charter (Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People) (Thomas G. Guarino, First Things)
Congress: Respect Jamal Khashoggi’s legacy by ending support for the Saudi war in Yemen (Bruce Riedel, Brookings)
Ep. 10: Embracing civic pluralism (Podcast) (Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
How religious groups are working to attract young New Yorkers (Maya Rajamani, AMNewYork)
The fight to make meaning out of a massacre (Pittsburgh’s synagogue shooting) (Emma Green, The Atlantic)
Climate action for peace – faith-based perspectives (United Nations Environment Programme)
Evangelicals see the light on climate change (James Osborne, Houston Chronicle)
We Stand Divided: The Rift Between American Jews and Israel (Daniel Gordis, HarperCollins Publishers)
The author & the expert: ‘How Jews practice their religion today’ (Tzvi Novick, Commonweal)
The New American Judaism: How Jews Practice Their Religion Today (Jack Wertheimer, Princeton University Press)
On China’s National Day, USCIRF urges U.S. Government to take action on religious freedom (U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder rejects LGBT anti-discrimination protections for staff (Jeremy Pelzer, Cleveland.com)
Muslim woman says in lawsuit that Falls Church company wouldn’t hire her because she wanted to pray at work (Julie Zauzmer, The Washington Post)
Ballot drive to ban abortion procedure in Michigan hits 200k signatures (Lauren Gibbons, Mlive Michigan)
The Hill interview: Buttigieg opens up about faith (Reid Wilson, The Hill)
Will religious freedom play on the world stage? (Jeremy P. Barker, The Hill)
In Iowa, a federal judge fines university officials for anti-religious discrimination. So where's the coverage? (Julia Duin, Get Religion)
Russian government claims American interference in Ukrainian church dispute (Credo.Press, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
At Vatican, Pompeo says authoritarian regimes see God as a threat (Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Nuns return to the Supreme Court: The Little Sisters ask the Supreme Court to protect them from the HHS Mandate once and for all (Becket)
Cert. filed by Little Sisters of the Poor over contraceptive mandate exemption (Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Federal court blocks Georgia's abortion ban from taking effect (Center for Reproductive Rights)
Courts rule on Virginia and Georgia abortion statutes (Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Antiabortion law spreads in East Texas as ‘sanctuary city for the unborn’ movement expands (Emily Wax-Thibodeaux, The Washington Post)
House committee holds oversight hearing on travel ban, No Ban Act (Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
U Iowa officials personally liable for religious discrimination (Becket)
Christian student group can retain selective leadership requirements (Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
A Virginia teacher was fired for refusing to use a trans student’s pronouns. Now, he’s suing his school district. (Teo Armus, The Washington Post)
Fired teacher sues saying requirements on pronouns for transgender students violated his rights (Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Between two promised lands (the growing rift between American and Israeli Jews) (Ari Blaff, Tablet)
Why the Arizona Supreme Court ruling in favor of our art studio is a win for everyone (Joanna Duka and Breanna Koski, Religion News Service)
The dueling US foreign policy approaches to Ukraine pose a risk for Kyiv (Steven Pifer, Brookings)
Ecclesiastical court judgments – September (I) (David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Virginia teacher fired for not using trans student's preferred pronouns sues school district (Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
Pennsylvania bill will allow schools to display ‘In God We Trust’ (Mikaela Mathews, Christian Headlines)
LGBT lobby group proposes the United Methodist Church be separated into 4 denominations (Will Maule, Christian Headlines)
Congress passes resolution against border emergency (Catholic News Agency)
Bishops and Catholic Charities condemn new federal refugee limits (Christine Rousselle, Catholic News Agency)
Judge rules in favor of Michigan Catholic foster care agency (Catholic News Agency)
DOJ backs Archdiocese of Indianapolis over firing of teacher for gay marriage (Catholic News Agency)
Illinois bill would ban government travel to pro-life states (Catholic News Agency)
HHS allocates $33m previously meant for Planned Parenthood (Catholic News Agency)
The 8 must-read Jewish news stories of 5779 (Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Religious Freedom in Focus, volume 82 – September 2019 (Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice)
CURA hosts conference on Muslim communities in Europe and North America (The Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies, Boston University)
Religious tax exemption good for society, church and state (David Closson, Inside Sources)
Do Africans need to repent for slave trade? This Wall Street Journal piece suggests they should (Julia Duin, Get Religion)
Campaign 2020 question: Do Christians see a difference between cussing and profanity? (Richard Ostling, Get Religion)
Moscow patriarchate disputes American view of religious liberty (Interfax-Religiia, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Funeral, Sikh ceremony scheduled for slain Texas deputy (Associated Press)
Shelter says it beat back rule it take transgender women (Rachel D'Oro, Associated Press)
President Trump sends Rosh Hashanah greetings (Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Presidential message on Rosh Hashanah, 2019 (The White House)
Justice Department files statement of interest in Indiana lawsuit brought by former teacher against Archdiocese (U.S. Department of Justice)
DOJ backs Catholic Archdiocese in firing of teacher for same-sex marriage (Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Trump’s DOJ just escalated the fight over whether religion is a license to discriminate (Ian Millhiser, Vox)
UN chief: World faces ‘unprecedented threat’ from terrorism (Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press)
The Trump Administration can’t force colleges to further its anti-Muslim agenda (American Civil Liberties Union)
OFCCP receives push back on proposed “religious freedom” protections (National Law Review)
Harry Reid urges understanding of Islam (Dana Gentry, Nevada Current)
Supreme Court case could open floodgates to faith-school vouchers (Rick Snedeker, Patheos Blog: Friendly Atheist)
Friday Five: Heidi Hall's last story, mainline blues, praying to plants, FFRF stenography, Ukraine scoop (Bobby Ross Jr., Get Religion)
Once again, progressive anti-Christian bigotry carries a steep legal cost (David French, National Review)
Kansas polling place’s move to Catholic church questioned (Associated Press)
US is urged to end probe of Middle East studies program (Collin Binkley, Associated Press)
Justice Department backs Catholic Church in teacher firing (Associated Press)
Federal judge halts Michigan's new gay adoption rules (Beth LeBlanc, The Detroit News)
Michigan Catholic adoption agency gets preliminary injunction protecting its policy on LGBTQ couples (Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Federal judge rules in favor of Catholic adoption agency in religious liberty case against Michigan (Caleb Parke, Fox News)
Veterans group pushes to dismiss suit over Bible on display (Michael Casey, Associated Press)
Foundation says governor violated Constitution with prayers (Associated Press)
Israel, US urge EU to take action against boycott movement (Samuel Petrequin, Associated Press)
Virginia woman sues, says prayer break request cost her job (Matthew Barakat, Associated Press)
Judge: Michigan adoption agencies can turn away LGBT couples (David Eggert, Associated Press)
Sam Brownback on religious freedom: It's a fundamental right for everybody. (Frank Suyak, Deutsche Welle)
Religious freedom envoy dismayed Islamic countries won’t condemn China’s abuse of Uighur Muslims (Patrick Goodenough, CNS News)
US envoy promotes faith alliance as ‘significant’ rights initiative (Adam Phillips, Carol Guensburg, Voice of America)
South Carolina GOP governor accused of violating First Amendment by leading prayers before press conferences (Jessica Campisi, The Hill)
Inside Higher Ed adds snark in click-bait shot at Baylor's doctrines on sex and marriage (Terry Mattingly, Get Religion)
Rice's band tackles Baylor's homophobia (Elin Johnson, Inside Higher Ed)