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LATEST ISSUE of the Journal of Law and Religion (free access through November 30)
(various, Cambridge University Press)
Articles of interest - 13 July 2020
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Religion Photos of the Week - 10 July 2020
(Kit Doyle, Religion News Service)
World Council of Churches publishes, 'Voices of Faith at the United Nations'
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
COVID19 in Latin America at heart of prayer vigil organized by Sant’Egidio in Rome
(Deborah Catellano Lubov, Zenit: The World Seen from Rome)
Saudi Arabia announces steep fines for hajj trespassers
(Al-Monitor: Gulf Pulse)
Imams in Mombasa maintain that Mosques will remain closed
(Vincent Kejitan, The Standard)
Group seeks crackdown against Pakistan temple opponents
(UCA News)
Why Buddhist monks collect alms and visit households even in times of social distancing
(Thomas Borchert, The Conversation)
Made in China vs. made in heaven: China can increase global trust and economic growth by embracing greater religious freedom
(Brian Grim, Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
Campaign brewing to get Hindu god Brahma off popular beer
(William J. Kole, Associated Press)
Mahmoud Dicko – Mali’s controversial guardian of faith
(Philipp Sandner, Deutsche Welle)
Russian Foreign Ministry 'regrets' transformation of Hagia Sophia into mosque
(Interfax-Religion)
Erdogan assures Putin that the security of Christian relics will be ensured in Hagia Sophia
(Interfax-Religion)
Moscow satisfied with Turkey's pledge to keep Hagia Sophia open to visitors - Peskov
(Interfax-Religion)
Pope weaves ‘Tale of Two Cities’ on Hong Kong and Hagia Sophia
(John L. Allen Jr., Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Nepal’s government actively targets religious minorities
(Religion News Service)
Cairo Court applies Christian religious law in inheritance case
(Al-Masry Al-Youm, Egypt Indepedent)
US Bishops issue statement on Hagia Sophia
(Zenit: The World Seen from Rome)
Religious liberty in Tibet: From bad to worse
(Massimo Introvigne and Dominic Nardi, Bitter Winter: A Magazine on Religious Liberty and Human Rights in China)
How will the court deal with the Christchurch mosque killer representing himself at sentencing?
(Kris Gledhill, The Conversation)
The relationship between blasphemy laws and religious extremism in the Middle East and North Africa
(FoRB in Full: A blog by CSW)
China sanctions Cruz, Rubio, Smith, Brownback for criticism
(Associated Press)
5 dead in hostage situation at troubled South Africa church
(Cara Anna, Associated Press)
Christians in Hong Kong, under the thumb of the Chinese Communist Party
(Alessandra Bocchi, National Review)
Robbers invade convent in Uganda, beat nuns while taking valuables, cash
(Godfrey Olukya, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Venezuela bishops denounce ‘general chaos’ under Maduro
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Lebanon: New coalition to defend free speech
(Human Rights Watch)
Sudan drops death penalty for apostasy, alcohol ban for Christians
(Jayson Casper, Christianity Today)
Modi’s slide toward autocracy: Using Hindutva ideology, India’s leader is restyling the country as one with only the trappings of democracy.
(Azeem Ibrahim, Foreign Policy)
Sudan's liberalization for the chosen few
(Cristina Krippahl, Deutsche Welle)
Freedom of Religion SA petitions for review of same-sex marriages bill
(IOL News)
J&K: Concerned over alleged excessive force used against minorities, say UN Special Rapporteurs
(Scroll.in India)
‘White supremacy’ is the new ‘homophobia’
(Michael Brown, The Christian Post)
Gunmen kill at least 5 at South African megachurch, create ‘hostage situation’
(Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post)
Bahrain upholds death sentences despite torture claims
(Al-Monitor: Gulf Pulse)
Iran offers unconditional support to Hamas, Islamic Jihad
(Rasha Abou Jalal, Al-Monitor: Iran Pulse)
Israeli protesters clash with police outside Netanyahu's residence
(Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)
US enthusiasm seems to be fading on Netanyahu’s annexation plan
(Rina Bassist, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)
Israel creates plan to develop, protect Sea of Galilee
(Rina Bassist, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)
Ultra-Orthodox threaten unity government over coronavirus measures
(Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)
US threatens sanctions in bid to restore oil sharing in Libya
(Al-Monitor: North Africa Pulse)
Dilemma in re-opening places of worship
(Saada Hassan, The Standard)
Saudi Arabia to fund Quran Complex
(The Express Tribune)
400+ Protestant venues destroyed or closed in Shangrao City
(Tang Zhe, Bitter Winter: A Magazine on Religious Liberty and Human Rights in China)
Millions of children forced into labor as COVID-19 creates global hunger crisis: World Vision
(Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post)
Yemeni economy in free fall amid collapsing currency, COVID-19
(Mohammed Yahya Gahlan, Al-Monitor: Gulf Pulse)
Kenya is having another go at passing a reproductive rights bill. What’s at stake
(Anthony Idowu Ajayi and Meggie Mwoka, The Conversation)
Could the International Criminal Court investigate atrocities against the Uighur Muslims in China?
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)
Could Facebook help to establish the Burmese government’s intent to commit genocide against the Rohingya Muslims?
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)
Is The Cameroon ceasefire talk nearing amid Covid-19 pandemic?
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)
Uyghur traditional houses destroyed by the CCP: Another tool of cultural genocide
(Massimo Introvigne, Bitter Winter: A Magazine on Religious Liberty and Human Rights in China)
Uighurs reflect on 2009 violence that set off Chinese crackdown
(Aysha Khan, The Washington Post)
Suicide of Egyptian activist Sarah Hegazi exposes the ‘freedom and violence’ of LGBTQ Muslims in exile
(Ahmad Qais Munhazim, The Conversation)
Europe Headlines
Molla Sali v. Greece: a pyrrhic victory following just satisfaction judgment?
(Adiba Firmansyah, Strasbourg Observers)
COVID-19 reveals how ‘everything is Interconnected,’ says British Ambassador to the Holy See
(Heather Walker, Zenit: The World Seen from Rome)
Report calls for higher education to empower Muslim voices
(Mirage)
EU, Turkey clash over Hagia Sophia, Mediterranean drilling
(Raf Casert, Associated Press)
UK Catholic leaders join interfaith appeal for debt cancellation for poorest nations
(Charles Collins, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Turkey says it rejects EU condemnation over Hagia Sophia
(Associated Press)
Scotland: Government guidance on safe reopening of places of worship
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Relaxation of coronavirus legislation in Wales from 13 July: initial guidance for churches
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Sanctions must be placed on Nigeria after horrific Christian persecution, lobby group says
(Shanker Singham, Daily Express)
Pope Francis expresses sadness after Hagia Sophia is declared a mosque
(Catholic News Agency)
Jehovah's Witnesses report searches, detentions of their followers in Russia's Voronezh
(Interfax-Religion)
Russia: 15 months in deportation centre so far
(Victoria Arnold, Forum 18 News Service)
Growing momentum and opportunity for impact one year on from UK report on response to persecution
(Religious Freedom Institute)
Law and religion round-up – 12th July
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Marriages and civil partnerships in Wales
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Confirmation of the election of the Archbishop of York
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Turkish president's mosque decision on Hagia Sophia evokes 'grief and dismay' at World Council of Churches
(Anli Serfontein, Ecumenical News)
Labour receives draft of EHRC report into antisemitism in party
(Jewish News)
CEC Annual Report 2019: Together in Hope and Witness
(13th Assembly of the European Christian Environmental Network, Conference of European Churches)
Churches-EU Dialogue: CEC and COMECE meet with German EU Presidency
(Conference of European Churches)
Once the seat of eastern Christianity, Hagia Sophia is set to be turned into a mosque
(Milton Quintanilla, Christian Headines)
Italy predicts decline in births following coronavirus
(Hannah Brockhaus, Catholic News Agency)
British Foreign Secretary to sanction Russian and Saudi Human Rights abuses with new Magnitsky sanctions
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)
The Murad Code of Conduct is to transform documenting conflict-related sexual violence
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)
United States Headlines
Removal of St Junipero Serra statues in the state – Statement of California Catholic Conference of Bishops
(Zenit: The World Seen from Rome)
America is in the grips of a fundamentalist revival—But it’s not Christian.
(David French, The Dispatch)
Racial justice and interfaith cooperation
(Eboo Patel, Inside Higher Ed)
Abortion rights proponents win in 4 cases
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Court upholds New Mexico's COVID-19 limits on church services in lengthy opinion
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Court rejects church's claim that its Free Exercise rights include cockfighting
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
AP explains why it was wrong for local-level Catholic employees to get coronavirus relief money
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Kanye: Is God really telling him to run for president? Expect headlines, no matter what
(Julia Duin, GetReligion)
Defending the freedom of the church
(Michael P. Moreland, First Things)
May religious liberty stand the test of time and culture
(Salena Zito, The Washington Examiner Opinon)
Greg Harton: Court guards religion as central to U.S. freedoms
(Greg Harton, Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette)
4th Circuit: Rastafarian inmate can move ahead with his suit over solitary confinement
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Trump’s problem with race and religion
(Steven K. Green, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
Double win at Supreme Court elates religious conservatives
(David Crary and Elana Schor, Associated Press)
Taking freedom too far: The USCCB prioritizes culture wars over theology
(Chris Damian, Commonweal)
How a recent Supreme Court ruling could affect America’s religious future
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News Faith)
This Supreme Court term was a win for religious conservatives. We can thank Trump.
(Hugh Hewitt, The Washington Post)
Thinking about 'fundamentalism' with David French: Does this f-word apply to liberalism?
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Supreme Court to hear Georgia Gwinnet College case about religion, free speech
(Alex Swoyer, The Washington Times)
The religious liberty court
(Carrie Campbell Severino, National Review)
How does religion affect happiness around the world?
(Jill Suttie, Greater Good Magazine)
Religious liberty is important, but it’s not enough
(Ryan T. Anderson, Public Discourse: The Journal of the Witherspoon Institute)
The Little Sisters win—for now
(Mark David Hall, Law & Liberty)
Fire that destroyed roof of the San Gabriel Mission remains under investigation
(Alejandra Molina, Religion News Service)
Yes, Catholic Church got billions in federal coronavirus aid — and thank goodness
(Charles C. Camosy, Religion News Service)
ACLU: Biden should require taxpayer funding of abortion in first 100 days as president
(Michael Foust, Christian Headlines)
After a devastating fire, Mission San Gabriel community vows to rebuild
(Pablo Kay, Catholic News Agency)
Georgia abortion heartbeat law banned by federal court
(Catholic News Agency)
Judge strikes down HHS rule on ‘abortion surcharge’ in health plan exchanges
(Catholic News Agency)
Court halts scheduled federal executions
(Catholic News Agency)
US Catholic bishops lament end to federal limits on payday loans
(Catholic News Agency)
The Supreme Court's big rulings were surprisingly mainstream this year
(Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux, FiveThirtyEight)
Statues of Mary vandalized in weekend of Catholic church attacks
(Catholic News Agency)
Churches amid the pandemic: Some outbreaks, many challenges
(David Crary, Associated Press)
Religious liberty scores a win at Supreme Court
(Erin Hawley, The Detroit News Opinion)
Podcast: Recent SCOTUS decisions on religion open up new questions
(National Public Radio (NPR))
Austin’s religious leaders both embrace, grapple with racial reckoning
(Sarah Asch, Austin American-Statesmen)
Florida man lights Catholic Church on fire with parishioners inside
(Catholic News Agency)
Arrest made in Florida Catholic church burning
(Catholic News Agency)
Evangelical, Catholic leaders say Trump has left persecuted Christians in danger
(Jace Jenkins, Religion News Service)
Federal loans for small businesses went to thousands of churches and other religious organizations
(Yonat Shimron, The Washington Post)
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