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LATEST ISSUE of the Journal of Law and Religion (free access through November 30)
(various, Cambridge University Press)
Supporting a more socially inclusive society in Bangladesh: Seeking lessons from different experiences
(Sarah Thompson, Aisha Binte Abdur Rob, Katherine Marshall, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
DAILY HIGHLIGHT #113: The Religious Responses to COVID-19 Project: Changing Pace
(COVID-19: Exploring Faith Dimensions, Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)
United Nations Human Rights Mandate Holders and COVID-19
(Just Security)
A conversation with U.N. Special Rapporteur Ahmed Shaheed: COVID-19 and freedom of belief
(Just Security)
A conversation with U.N. Special Rapporteur David Kaye: COVID-19 and Freedom of Expression
(Just Security)
A conversation with U.N. Special Rapporteur E. Tendayi Achiume: COVID-19, Racism, and Xenophobia
(Just Security)
Faith-Based Organizations Responding to COVID-19
(Brett Scharffs and Katherine Marshall, Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)
DAILY HIGHLIGHT #111 COVID-19: Soul-searching, and Honest Conversations
(COVID-19: Exploring Faith Dimensions, Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)
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)
Technosurveillance mission creep in Israel’s COVID-19 response
(Natan Sachs and Kevin Huggard, Brookings: TechStream)
Interfaith Council proposes four-phase reopening of places of worship
(Japheth Ogila, The Standard)
How the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster became 'world's fastest growing religion'
(Kevin Polowy, Yahoo Entertainment)
Turkistani exiles ask International Criminal Court to investigate genocide against Uyghurs
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Uighur exiles push for court case accusing China of genocide
(Marlise Simons, The New York Times)
Santa Muerte—a folk saint for both sides in the drug wars
(Religion Watch - Baylor Institute for Religious Freedom)
Export of Afro-Brazilian religions producing different syntheses for different audiences
(Religion Watch - Baylor Institute for Religious Freedom)
Hindu deities drafted as ‘celestial epidemiologists’ in war against COVID-19
(Religion Watch - Baylor Institute for Religious Freedom)
Pakistan: Protect religious freedom for Hindus
(Amnesty International)
United by religion: BJP's Mangal Prabhat Lodha, SP's Abu Azmi want relaxation on religious ceremonies amid pandemic in Mumbai
(Dhaval Kulkarni, The Free Press Journal)
Guidelines to be followed when churches are reopened
(Vincent Kejitan, The Standard)
Expert blasts Chinese ‘hypocrisy’ on easing birth limits, except for Uyghurs
(Elise Ann Allen, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Debating racism in the Arab world
(Kersten Knipp, Deutsche Welle)
Highly politicized COVID-19 divides nations and faiths
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Relentless debate on forced conversions
(Ghulam Nabi Abbasi, Modern Diplomacy)
Trump agencies move to limit LGBT rights as courts expand them
(Erin Mulvaney, Lydia Wheeler, Paige Smith, Andrew Kreighbaum, Bloomberg Law)
Genocide and religious freedom
(Obadiah Mailafia, Vanguard Nigeria)
Europe Headlines
Article 9 challenges to the COVID-19 lockdown in England: R (Hussain) and Dolan
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) Regulations 2020: revised post
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
May a fostering agency recruit only heterosexual Evangelicals?: Cornerstone
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
UK Supreme Court holds children’s hearings system is compatible with article 8
(Daniel McKaveney, UK Human Rights Blog)
Are “squalid” prison conditions and the response to the Covid-19 pandemic breaching human rights?
(Jonathan Metzer, UK Human Rights Blog)
Interfaith Forum calls for protection of human rights amid Covid-19
(Fr. Benedict Mayaki, SJ, Vatican News)
Polish president proposes constitutional ban on LGBTQ adoption
(Muri Assunção, New York Daily News)
Russian court fines coronavirus-denying rebel monk
(Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press)
Attempt to ‘hijack’ Domestic Abuse Bill to liberalize UK abortion law fails
(Charles Collins, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Six Muslims detained in Crimea on suspicion of involvement in Hizb ut-Tahrir
(Interfax-Religion)
Northern Ireland: Executive statement on indoor weddings and baptisms
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Anglicans divided over shape of post-pandemic church life and ministry
(Religion Watch - Baylor Institute for Religious Freedom)
Muslim-background intellectuals find place in European far-right
(Religion Watch - Baylor Institute for Religious Freedom)
Russian Orthodox Church sees the Internet as a crucial tool for outreach
(Religion Watch - Baylor Institute for Religious Freedom)
Jewish and Muslim leaders unite ahead of hearing into Belgian kosher-halal ban
(Jewish News)
Podcast: Dentists and Covid-19
(Rosalind English, UK Human Rights Blog)
Russian protestants seek removal of legal impediment to their activity
(Sergei Chugunov, Religiia i Pravo, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Activist of protestant Initsiativniki, who refuse to cooperate with state, punished
(Kommersant, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Putin comments on LGBT flag flying over U.S. embassy building in Moscow
(Interfax-Religion)
Russian Foreign Ministry hopes global significance of Hagia Sophia will be taken into account when determining its status
(Interfax-Religion)
Turkey orders deportation of pastor’s wife and mother-of-three in string of expulsions
(World Watch Monitor)
United States Headlines
Supreme Court rules in favor of Little Sisters in contraception-mandate case
(Brittany Bernstein, National Review)
Opinion analysis: Court rejects challenge to exemptions from birth-control mandate
(Amy Howe, SCOTUSblog)
Little Sisters of the Poor v. Pennsylvania (2020 SCOTUS opinion)
(Supreme Court of the United States)
Court OK’s limiting free birth control on religious grounds
(Jessica Gresko, Associated Press)
Opinion analysis: Court rules that Catholic elementary school teachers are “ministers,” cannot sue for employment discrimination
(Amy Howe, SCOTUSblog)
Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrissey-Berru (consolidated with St. James School v. Biel)
(Case Page, SCOTUSblog)
Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrissey-Berru (SCOTUS 2020 Opinion)
(Supreme Court of the United States)
Supreme Court’s ‘faithless electors’ decision safeguards electoral college
(Brittany Bernstein, The Daily Signal)
Argument analysis: In a close case, concerns about chaos from “faithless electors”
(Amy Howe, SCOTUSblog)
Chiafalo v. Washington (SCOTUS 2020 "faithless electors" opinion)
(Supreme Court of the United States)
AMC, Cinemark, Regal, movie theaters say that if churches can reopen, so can movie theaters. So they decided to sue New Jersey
(Herb Scribner, Deseret News)
Jewish summer camps in New York lose challenge to COVID-19 closures
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Judge denies request to allow opening of Orthodox sleepaway camps in Catskills
(Chris McKenna, Times Herald-Record)
Religion and race: NPR targets sins and struggles of Southern evangelicals – alone
(Julia Duin, GetReligion)
How secular protests became spiritual, and religious
(Religion Watch - Baylor Institute for Religious Freedom)
Religious streaming services expand during pandemic
(Religion Watch - Baylor Institute for Religious Freedom)
American Muslims rethinking Islamic ban on adoption
(Religion Watch - Baylor Institute for Religious Freedom)
Televangelists, megachurches tied to Trump approved for millions in pandemic aid
(Chris Pr, Reuters)
Has 35 years of deterioration of Establishment Clause protection finally given the theocrats their victory?
(Tyler Broker, Above the Law)
Upcoming execution tests Trump administration’s commitment to religious liberty
(Austin Sarat, Verdict)
The unofficial racism consultants to the white evangelical world
(Emma Green, The Atlantic)
Federal court in New York halts worship service restrictions, citing George Floyd protests
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Faith leaders ask Congress to boost overseas pandemic aid
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
No, science will never make philosophy or religion obsolete
(Ethan Siegel, Forbes)
Pastor of one of California's largest churches has no plans to stop singing
(Janice Williams, Newsweek)
USAID religious adviser appointee made harsh anti-Islam comments and warned of violence if Tea Party failed in 2010 elections
(Em Steck and Andrew Kaczynski, CNN)
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