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WEBINAR RECORDING, 18 June 2020: COVID-19, Religion and Belief: Webinar Series || EPISODE 11: Africa and the Middle East Perspectives
(Rosalind I. J. Hackett, Fayyad Alqudah, Khalid Hajji, Ahmed Salisu Garba, Luka David Mosoma)
This Perilous Moment: A Statement from Religious Leaders and Communities on the Crisis of Racial Injustice and Inequity and the Current Protests
(Religions for Peace, Parliament of the World's Religions, United Religions Initiative, Interfaith Center of New York, Religions for Peace)
Articles of interest - 15 June 2020
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Study: Religious Freedom and LGBT Rights
(Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
Israel’s government approves funding for Trump Heights settlement
(Rina Bassist, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)
Parliament speaker opens new conservative era in Iranian politics
(Shervin Ghaffari, Al-Monitor: Iran Pulse)
Iran's Rouhani warns other countries against following US arms sanctions
(Al-Monitor: Iran Pulse)
Israel OK's transfer of Qatari financial aid to Gaza
(Rina Bassist, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)
As Syria’s economy teeters, US prepares sweeping sanctions
(Elizabeth Hagedorn, Al-Monitor: Syria Pulse)
Church in India set on fire by suspected radical Hindu nationalist
(International Christian Concern)
Yearly protest for Eritrean Christians held online
(Olivia Miller, International Christian Concern)
Lebanese Armenians singled out in protests
(Olivia Miller, International Christian Concern)
Thai civil groups want abortion rights
(Penchan Charoensuthipan, Bangkok Post)
Argentina’s bishops condemn ‘illegal espionage’ of clerics by government
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Nigerian bishop says Africa needs to stop blaming the West for its problems
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
DAILY HIGHLIGHT #90: Frontline Christian Sanitation Workers in Pakistan Face Discrimination
(COVID-19: Exploring Faith Dimensions, Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)
UN calls for end to 'cruel' 'conversion therapy'
(Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post)
Brazilian voices shout with silence to echo their pain for COVID-19 victims
(Ecumenical News)
Vatican officials grant bail to London property broker
(Catholic News Agency)
Pope Francis names lay finance expert as secretary of Vatican ‘central bank’
(Hannah Brockhaus, Catholic News Agency)
DAILY HIGHLIGHT #89: COVID-19 Lockdowns and Religious Observance: Patterns and Issues in India
(COVID-19: Exploring Faith Dimensions, Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)
Containing infiltration of foreign religions according to law
(Global Times)
Is genocide happening in Nigeria as the world turns a blind eye?
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)
Tunisia’s Islamists and their proxies in the West
(Martha Lee, Blitz)
UP government in action to snatch hard-earned land from more than 30,000 Sikh farmers
(Sikh 24)
Trump administration "very concerned" over religious freedom in India
(Olivia Miller, International Christian Concern)
Catholic summer camps take campfires virtual
(Anna Wilgenbusch, Catholic News Agency)
DAILY HIGHLIGHT #88: The Vatican, COVID-19, and Religious Freedom
(COVID-19: Exploring Faith Dimensions, Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)
Pope Francis appeals for peace in Libya after discovery of mass graves
(Courtney Mares, Catholic News Agency)
State Department rebukes China as one of the worst abusers of religious freedom
(Carol Morello, The Washington Post)
State Department: Wins, losses for religious freedom in 2019
(Tom Strode, Baptist Press)
The end of “one country, two systems”?
(June Cheng, World News Group)
Ethiopian military leader calls out Egypt over Nile dam dispute
(Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
Jordan gets high marks for dealing with COVID-19, but economic crisis deepens
(Osama Al Sharif, Al-Monitor: Jordan Pulse)
Lebanon’s central bank to inject dollars as currency crashes
(Al-Monitor: Lebanon Pulse)
Muslim World League head becomes first recipient of award uniting faiths
(Jewish News Syndicate)
COVID-19 arrests for religious gatherings in Chile
(Alliance Defending Freedom)
Nepalese police arrest pastor for preaching about COVID-19
(Alliance Defending Freedom)
Hong Kong's religious freedom crisis takes backseat to basic journalistic norms in USA
(Ira Rifkin, GetReligion)
Indonesians remain sensitive to perceived blasphemy: YLBHI
(Budi Sutrisno, The Jakarta Post)
Europe Headlines
The rule of law and the place of religion: Lessons from the pandemic
(Andrea Pin, Talk About: Law and Religion)
COVID-19: update on reopening places of worship in England
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
COVID-19: Personal Risk Factors for Clergy, Church Workers and Volunteers
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
COVID-19: update on reopening places of worship in Wales
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Turkey bombs PKK targets in northern Iraq as government's ratings sag
(Amberin Zaman, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)
Britain to drop plans to make changing gender easier - media
(Rachel Savage, Thomson Reuters Foundation News)
USCIRF condemns Russian persecution of Jehovah’s Witnesses
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Vatican frees broker as details emerge of costly London deal
(Nicole Winfield, Associated Press)
Polish president calls LGBT ‘ideology’ worse than communism
(Vanessa Gera, Associated Press)
Ukrainian churches oppose same-sex and transgender rights
(RISU, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Russian Jewish community leader criticizes U.S. State Dept for too mild attitude toward Ukrainian govt's anti-Semitic actions
(Interfax-Religion)
Bishops entrust Polish Church to Mary in St. John Paul II centenary year
(Catholic News Agency)
Cardinal Turkson delivers face masks, care packages to Romani families
(Courtney Mares, Catholic News Agency)
Prague Catholics rejoice at restoration of Marian statue toppled by angry mob
(Hannah Brockhaus, Catholic News Agency)
As English churches reopen, Welsh Catholics are still waiting
(Catholic News Agency)
Nigeria failing to protect Christian farmers from violence, British MPs say
(Jamie Prentis, The National)
Egypt, Italy to ink major arms deal despite human rights concerns
(Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
Ukrainian president again asks pope to help with citizens’ release
(Carol Glatz, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Swiss Guards receive formation in security, faith, chaplain says
(Carol Glatz, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
France: Covid-19 – Scapegoating an Evangelical church in Mulhouse
(Forum for Religious Freedom Europe)
German Foreign Minister’s humiliating supplication to Beijing endangers pro-democracy activist
(Aaron Rhodes, Forum for Religious Freedom Europe)
New level of severity of punishment of Jehovah's Witnesses reached
(Memorial, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Crimea: Third jailing as second Jehovah's Witness jailed
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
Italy’s homophobia law threatens pulpit
(Jules Gomes, Church Militant)
US watchdog group: Turkey’s actions in Syria endanger religious diversity
(Elizabeth Hagedorn, Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East)
United States Headlines
Religious implications of Supreme Court's LGBT decision
(Brian J. Grim, Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
Complete coverage of the George Floyd protests on Religion News Service
The “ordinary meaning” of sex (impact on religious freedom?)
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)
Landmark: Supreme Court rules 1964 Civil Rights Act protects LGBT employees
(Michael Foust, Christian Headlines)
In landmark ruling, U.S. Supreme Court bars discrimination against LGBT workers
(Lawrence Hurley, Reuters)
Supreme Court says gay, transgender workers are protected by federal law forbidding discrimination on the basis of sex
(Robert Barnes, The Washington Post)
Justices rule LGBT people protected from job discrimination
(Mark Sherman, Associated Press)
US Supreme Court rules employers cannot discriminate against LGBTQ+ workers
(Dominic Rushe, The Guardian)
Supreme Court rules in favor of gay and transgender workers
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News)
Supreme Court rules that federal law protects LGBTQ persons from employment discrimination
(Kathryn Post, Religion News Service)
Supreme Court: Title VII bans LGBT discrimination
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Supreme Court: Employment law protects sexual orientation and gender identity
(Joe Carter, The Gospel Coalition)
Supreme Court rules federal employment discrimination laws protect LGBT employees
(Mary Margaret Olohan, The Daily Signal)
Are Trump and Biden religious? Your answer may say more about your political views than their faith
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News)
Religion and racial justice: The George Floyd protests
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
"Many Thousands Gone": Theology, race, and justice (Responding to: Religion and racial justice: The George Floyd protests)
(Josiah Ulysses Young III, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
In defense of anger in anti-racist protest (Responding to: Religion and racial justice: The George Floyd protests)
(Candace Jordan, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Troubling the waters: Baptism and Black Lives Matter (Responding to: Religion and racial justice: The George Floyd protests)
(Brad R. Braxton, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
The ends of anti-racist protest (Responding to: Religion and racial justice: The George Floyd protests)
(Jonathan Tran, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
The fight for black lives is a spiritual movement (Responding to: Religion and racial justice: The George Floyd protests)
(Hebah Farrag, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
The end of the world: Reflections from black activism (Responding to: Religion and racial justice: The George Floyd protests)
(Vincent Lloyd, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
No more tinkering, tear down the master’s house: Black feminists and Black Lives Matter (Responding to: Religion and racial justice: The George Floyd protests)
(Terrence L. Johnson, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
JCLS/CLR Symposium, Deans Panel: A history of Catholic legal education (audio from February 14, 2020)
(Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)
Court upholds Nevada COVID-19 restrictions on worship services
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Churches and casinos (covid19 order)
(Courthouse News Service)
Abortion rights groups sues for defamation
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Suit challenges NY worship restrictions vs. permitted Floyd protests
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Muslims join to demand police reforms, back black-led groups
(Mariam Fam, Associated Press)
West Point graduates its first observant Sikh woman
(Associated Press)
Labor Department issues new guidance ensuring religious organizations’ access to federal grants, includes some church-state protections
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Ben Carson: America needs to 'grow up' and stop 'being offended by everything'
(Michael Foust, Christian Headines)
Religious-freedom arguments aren’t enough
(Alexandra DeSanctis, National Review)
Supreme Court: Firing gay, transgender employees violates federal law
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
Supreme Court rules that Title VII prohibits discrimination against LGBTQ employees
(Eric Bachman, Forbes)
Supreme Court's LGBT decision could pose 'grave threat to religious liberty,' Christian leaders say
(Michael Foust, Christian Headlines)
Alito warns SCOTUS decision is a threat to religious liberty
(John McCormack, National Review)
Supreme Court: Sexual orientation and gender identity covered under federal discrimination law
(Matt Hadro, Catholic News Agency)
Supreme Court ruling on Civil Rights Law, LGBT workers will have disastrous effects on women
(Maureen Collins, The Christian Post)
Plug-in: History Repeats itself as Little Rock Central hero's great-grandson shows courage
(Bobby Ross Jr., GetReligion)
Jews, Christians sue Cuomo and de Blasio for violating religious freedom during pandemic
(Molly Boigon, Forward)
Religious freedom lessons from COVID-19 disputes
(Thomas Berg and Shawna Kosel, Christianity Today)
The church must make reparation for its role in slavery, segregation
(Shannen Dee Williams, National Catholic Reporter)
Atlantans take to streets to protest officer's killing of Rayshard Brooks
(Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post)
Protests and coronavirus resurgence fears resurrect battle over church openings
(Nicholas Rowan, The Washington Examiner)
DOJ rules Washington state COVID-19 religious restrictions unconstitutional
(Shore News Network)
HHS shift could protect workers’ conscience rights
(Rachel Lynn Aldrich, World News Group)
Judicial restraint in the time of COVID-19?
(Karla Chaffee, RLUIPA-Defense)
Ban on sex offender attending church services is upheld
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
TV pastor Jim Bakker hopes attorney general halts probe
(Associated Press)
Church participation has been declining for decades. Will the pandemic make it worse?
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News Faith)
God and guns: American churchgoers are packing heat and opening a new era in Christendom
(Paul Glader and Michael Ray Smith, Religion Unplugged)
In Jewish tradition, racism is a sin
(Jason Rubenstein, Forward)
Dramatic funeral service for George Floyd: Was there Gospel in it, or only politics?
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Ohio Senate unanimously passes student religious expression bill
(Laura Hancock, cleveland.com)
Race relations in light of Islamic teachings
(Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of Michigan)
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