WEBINAR RECORDING: Young Women of Faith and Transformative Leadership in COVID-19 Response
(Katherine Marshall, Ruth Gopin. Dr. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, et al., Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs)
Articles of interest - 22 June 2020
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Saudi Arabia to hold ‘very limited’ hajj due to virus
(Aya Batrawy, Associated Press)
Saudi Arabia lifts coronavirus curfew, reinstates hajj
(Al-Monitor: Gulf Pulse)
Jewish people have total freedom of religion in Iran, says rabbi
(Tehran Times)
Chief rabbi of Iran: Israel does not represent Judaism
(Mordechai Goldman, Al-Monitor: Iran Pulse)
Parliament alone cannot stop honor killings in Iran
(Leila Alikarami, Al-Monitor: Iran Pulse)
Honoring Pride week, Tel Aviv recognizes same-sex couples
(Rina Bassist, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)
Tel Aviv to recognize same-sex and interfaith couples
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Group calls for ceasefire in Southern Kaduna killings
(John Gabriel, Daily Post NG)
Beijing Binds: COVID-19 and the China-Central Asia Relationship
(Raffaello Pantucci)
NGO pushes for UN adoption of IHRA definition of antisemitism
(Aaron Reich, The Jerusalem Post)
USCIRF denounces recent ISWAP attacks in Northeast Nigeria
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Religion and universal human rights (India)
(Ali A. Firdausi, Siasat Daily)
Hard-line Hindu relative threaten to kill Christian's children in Uttar Pradesh, India
(Christian Headlines)
Iraq's plans to cut salaries face strong backlash
(Omar al-Jaffal, Al-Monitor: Iraq Pulse)
Tunisia unemployment protests escalate with activist’s arrest
(Al-Monitor)
How Libya’s war is poisoning Tunisia’s politics
(Amberin Zaman, Al-Monitor)
Amazon bans ads for book on how transgender ideology harms girls, young women
(Brandon Showalter, The Christian Post)
Virtual conference promotes fatherhood as boon to society
(Perry West, Catholic News Agency)
Law and religion round-up – 21st June
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Restricted church services in England from 4 July
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Russia: Currently jailed, serving suspended sentences, fined - list
(Victoria Arnold, Forum 18 News Service)
“Incessant killing more dangerous than Coronavirus”: report on Nigeria to UK Parliament
(Julia Bicknell, World Watch Monitor)
European court awards damages to widow whose inheritance was reduced under sharia law
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Rights court orders Greece to pay widow in sharia law case
(Molly Quell, Courthouse News Service)
Dublin archbishop says 50-person limit for Mass is ‘disappointing’ and ‘strange’
(Charles Collins, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
In first, Spanish state calls attempts to boycott Israel a form of anti-Semitism
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Azerbaijan: Strasbourg court rules long pre-trial detention "excessive"
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
COVID-19: marriage and civil partnerships in Wales
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Russia consecrates massive armed forces cathedral
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Montenegro police grill Serbian clerics over church rallies
(Samir Kajosevic, Balkan Insight)
France repatriates children from Islamic State camp in northeast Syria
(Al-Monitor: Syria Pulse)
Turkish air raids displace Iraqi Christians again
(Olivia Miller, International Christian Concern)
Is Turkey’s wealth fund becoming a crisis shelter?
(Mustafa Sonmez, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)
Turkey resumes discrimination against Protestants
(Olivia Miller, International Christian Concern)
US religious freedom commission condemns Turkish airstrikes
(Catholic News Agency)
Clergy, marital difficulties and wrongful dismissal: Gould again
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Headlines concerning Bostock v. Clayton County (LGBT employment rights case)
U.S. Bishops’ religious liberty chairman announces religious freedom week from June 22-29, 2020
(United States Conference of Catholic Bishops)
Racism in the Church: Pastor AR Bernard offers spiritual, practical tools to combat injustice
(Jeannie Law, The Christian Post)
DAILY HIGHLIGHT #94 Juneteenth Edition: Black Churches Confront Compounding Crises
(COVID-19: Exploring Faith Dimensions, Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)
DAILY HIGHLIGHT #91: Catholic Schools: COVID-19 Threats and Challenges
(COVID-19: Exploring Faith Dimensions, Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)
US: Address Slavery’s Legacy on Juneteenth
(Human Rights Watch)
Devil in the detail of SCOTUS ruling on workplace bias puts LGBTQ rights and religious freedom on collision course
(Kelsy Burke and Emily Kazyak, The Conversation)
After Black Lives Matter controversy, Catholic removed from Florida State student government
(Matt Hadro, Catholic News Agency)
'Utah Compromise' on religious liberty, gay rights?
(Terry Mattingly, Herald-Mail Media)
Justice Gorsuch’s misguided sex discrimination opinion fails logic test
(Ryan T. Anderson, The Patriot Post)
Why Gorsuch upheld civil rights for LGBTQ Americans
(Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor)
Job protection for gays does not imperil religious freedom
(Michael McGough, Akron Beacon Journal Opinion)
After Bostock
(Steve West, World News Group)
Why Bostock will never have the final word on human sexuality
(David Closson, The Christian Post)
Plug-In: What does this landmark LGBTQ ruling mean for traditional religious institutions?
(Bobby Ross Jr., GetReligion)
US supreme court’s LGBTQ rights ruling is explosive – but do not read much into it
(Patrick Smyth, The Irish Times Opinion)
Landmark LGBT ruling: What it means for religious exemptions and the 2020 election
(Bobby Ross Jr., The Christian Chronicle)
The aftermath of Bostock: A cultural seismic shift
(Robert Rivera and John Stonestreet, Christian Headlines)
Stay tuned: Ceasefire in battles between LGBTQ rights and religious liberty?
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
A rainbow in the sky (Bostock ruling)
(Kenneth Tiven, India Legal)
‘Ministerial exception’ still immune from rulings on discrimination
(Eric Brown, Republican American)
Unexpected ‘openings’ and the essence of religious practice: What we learn about the nature of religious practice from the innovations and adaptations of religious communities during the pandemic
(Cynthia G. Lindner, Sightings: The Martin Marty Center, University of Chicago Divinity School)
In what do we trust? Reflecting on what holds us together as a society that embodies justice
(William Schweiker, Sightings: The Martin Marty Center, University of Chicago Divinity School)
BYU Religious Freedom Review focuses on moving forward after pandemic
(Emily Andersen, Daily Universe)
Tennessee lawmakers pass 'heartbeat' abortion bill banning procedure after six weeks
(Gabriella Borter, Reuters)
Ohio passes Student Religious Liberties Act
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Suit challenges COVID-19 closure of Jewish overnight camps
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Injunction and $1M damages for false use of kosher certification symbol
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Illinois court gives major boost to kosher symbol; warning to unauthorized users
(Kosher Today)
5th Circuit dismisses church's challenge to COVID-19 order as moot
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Tennessee newspaper investigating ‘horrific’ end of times ad
(John Raby, Associated Press)
Religious leader criticizes toppling of statue
(Associated Press)
Protesters target Founding Fathers, topple statues of Washington, Jefferson and others
(Michael Foust, Christian Headlines)
The perpetual cycle of however: soul in the fight for racial justice (Responding to: Religion and racial justice: The George Floyd protests)
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Black Lives Matter: Between novelty and repetition (Responding to: Religion and racial justice: The George Floyd protests)
(Joseph Winters, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Justice Department files lawsuit against Stafford County, Virginia, over blocking of Islamic cemetery
(U.S. Department of Justice)
We can find common ground on gay rights and religious liberty
(Jonathan Rauch and Peter Wehner, The New York Times Opinion)
‘Racialized policing’ program takes faith leaders from grief to action
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)
Pope Francis accuses priests who defied pandemic safety measures of acting like ‘adolescents’
(Claire Giangravé, Religion News Service)
Catholics urged to pray, reflect, act to safeguard religious freedom
(Leslie Miller, The Record Newspaper)
Black Catholics: Words not enough as church decries racism
(David Crary, Religion News Service)
Miami archbishop to lead US Catholic bishops on religious liberty
(Catholic News Agency)
California mission aims to preserve St. Junipero Serra statue
(Catholic News Agency)
President Trump talks statues, Archbishop Viganò in EWTN News interview
(Catholic News Agency)
Toppling statues of Junipero Serra ‘fails test’ of history, California Catholic bishops say
(Catholic News Agency)
'None more vulnerable than the unborn' - Tenn. Gov. will sign heartbeat abortion ban
(Michael Foust, Christian Headlines)
White Christianity and Disney Princess Theology
(James F. McGrath, Patheos Blog Religion Prof)
Is racism a gospel issue?
(Grayson Gilbert, Patheos Blog: The Chorus in the Chaos)
Tennessee passes heartbeat abortion ban; ACLU, Planned Parenthood filing lawsuit
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
Pittsburgh diocese to open personal parish to serve black Catholics
(Catholic News Agency)
Black religious leaders are up front and central in US protests – as they have been for the last 200 years
(Lawrence Burnley, The Conversation)
Carmella on "Progressive Religion and Free Exercise Exemptions"
(Thomas Berg, Mirror of Justice Blog)
US bishops may want to look to Burundi as they ponder 2020 race
(John L. Allen Jr., Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Why talk about bad actors versus good people misses the problem of systemic racism
(Linda McCain, OUPblog)
The future of the church may belong to the fecund, but not the nuclear family
(Holly Stallcup, Religion News Service Opinion)
Liturgy-hungry young Christians trade altar calls for Communion rails
(Kathryn Post, Religion News Service)
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