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INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP and PUBLISHING PROJECT: 12-13 February 2021: Religion, State, and Society in Post-Communist Countries: Thirty Years after the End of the Cold War
(Elizabeth Clark, Merilin Kivirog, Dmytro Vovk, BYU Law ICLRS, University of Tartu School of Law, Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University’s Center for Rule of Law and Religion Studies)
WEBINAR SERIES, 25 November 2020 (4 PM CEST): The Android and the Fax: AI and Buddhism in Contemporary Japan
(Erica Baffelli (University of Manchester), Center for Religious Studies, Foundazione Bruno Kessler, Trento)
LIVESTREAM EVENT, 20 November 2020: The ECHR Turns 70 – Taking Stock, Thinking Forward
(Human Rights Centre, Ghent University, Belgium)
International Headlines
LATEST ISSUE of the Journal of Law and Religion (free access through November 30)
(various, Cambridge University Press)
Religion Photos of the Week - 17 July 2020
(Kit Doyle, Religion News Service)
Articles of interest - 20 July 2020
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
‘Racism will not pass’…
(Lawrence Hill-Cawthorne, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)
John Paul II is already a saint – is it time to add 'the great' to this pope's title?
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
The art of the social contract
(Richard A. Rosengarten, Sightings: The Martin Marty Center, University of Chicago Divinity School)
Oxford University coronavirus vaccine trial produces strong immune reponse
(Mairead McArdle, National Review)
Safety and immunogenicity of the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine against SARS-CoV-2: a preliminary report of a phase 1/2, single-blind, randomised controlled trial
(Pedro M Folegatti et al., The Lancet)
To harass Hindu-Muslim couples, rightwing activists are now using their marriage documents
(Shiba Kurian, The Wire)
New Hong Kong law restricts religious freedom
(Communal News)
40,800 female births doomed in Vietnam every year
(Minh Nga, VN Express)
Brazilian priest under fire after calling President Bolsonaro a ‘worthless bandit’
(Eduardo Campos Lima, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Was Jesus white and should sacred art that depicts Him in that manner be scrapped?
(Richard Ostling, GetReligion)
Radical Muslims protest Sudan’s abolishment of apostasy, other Islamist laws
(Morning Star News)
Baja California lawmakers reject same-sex marriage
(Mexico Daily News)
Most LGBT people in Ghana oppose legalization of same sex marriage
(Elvis Adjetey, About Africa Feeds)
Lahore interfaith leader slams hate campaign against minorities (videos)
(Asia News)
Argentine archbishops under attack for establishing abuse reporting offices
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Nigerian Christians praise Muslim group's call to government over Boko Haram's terror actions
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Change of status of Hagia Sophia: ‘An attack on religious liberty’
(Marina Droujinina, Zenit: The World Seen from Rome)
USCIRF applauds Sudan’s repeal of apostasy law through passage of New Fundamental Rights and Freedoms Act
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
How Pompeo’s focus on religion could recast US rights policy
(Howard LaFranchi, The Christian Science Monitor)
The right of self-defense in Confucianism
(Ping-cheung Lo, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
The worlds most technologically sophisticated genocide is happening in Xinjiang
(Rayhan Asat and Yonah Diamond, Foreign Policy)
Europe Headlines
Church leader raises concerns for Christian businesses in Northern Ireland that refuse services to gay weddings
(Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post)
Law and religion round-up – 19th July
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
The Weekly Roundup: Shamima Begum, paedophile-hunters, and criminal justice
(Sam Sykes, UK Human Rights Blog)
A taste of unexpected Jewish-Muslim cooperation: Jews and Muslims fight together against European governments for the right to kosher meat slaughtering
(Yossi Aloni, Israel Today)
Church Law Society Newsletter Prague – Brno – Olomouc – Stříbro, No. 7/2020
(Jiří Rajmund Tretera and Záboj Horák, eds., English Version)
Vatican indicates support to exhume babies at Irish home
(Nicole Winfield, Associated Press)
Refusal to register the birth details of a child born abroad through surrogacy not in breach of the right to respect for private life, in so far as a legal parent-child relationship can be established through adoption
(Registrar of the Court, European Court of Human Rights Press Release)
Arson investigation after fire heavily damaged Nantes Cathedral
(Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination in Europe)
Spain accepts two religious freedom recommendations presented by the WEA at the UN Human Rights Council
(Evangelical Focus)
Russian investigators pursue human trafficking charges over surrogate pregnancies
(Nataliya Vasilyeva, The Telegraph)
Harassiing grafiti at Saint-Martin Basilica
(Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination in Europe)
Hasidim's arrival in Uman impossible this year - Ukrainian Foreign Ministry's document
(Interfax-Religion)
Buckingham Palace writes to the United Synagogue for its 150th anniversary
(Jewish News)
Turkey’s Generation Z turns against Erdogan
(Gonul Tol, Ayca Alemdaroglu, Foreign Policy)
Government policy has left Muslim students feeling unable to speak up on campus
(Sariya Cheruvalilil-Contractor, The Conversation)
United States Headlines
John Lewis, preaching politician and civil rights activist, dies at 80
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)
Religious faith was a lifelong constant for Rep. John Lewis
(Jay Reeves, Associated Press)
Pausing to consider the life and message of John Lewis
(Bill Turnbill, Faith Matters)
May his memory be a blessing: 4 lessons we can learn from civil rights hero John Lewis
(Mark Pelavin, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
John Lewis and C.T. Vivian belonged to a long tradition of religious leaders in the civil rights struggle
(Lawrence Burnley, The Conversation)
John Lewis: Love in Action (radio episode, last updated 26 January 2017)
(Interview by Krista Tippett, On Being)
When reporting on race (and living as a Christian) there's so much that I don't know
(Bobby Ross Jr., GetReligion)
Ban on worship and home bible sudies faces legal challenge
(Liberty Challenge)
California COVID-19 limits on worship services challenged
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Release: LGBTQ groups build momentum for the Equality Act
(Adam Peck, Center for American Progress)
Podcast: Religious Liberty at the Supreme Court
(Richochet)
Religious freedom is ‘foremost' in unalienable rights, US Commission Reports
(Matt Hadro, National Catholic Register)
Thanks, Justice Alito
(Joel Belz, World News Group)
Evangelical churches sue California governor over ban on singing during services
(Carol Kuruvilla, Huff Post)
If we're serious about protecting religious liberty, we need universal healthcare | Bruce Ledewitz
(Bruce Ledewitz, Pennsylvania Capital-Star)
Jesus statue beheaded at Catholic church in South Florida
(Associated Press)
Religious liberties and non-discrimination are not polar opposites
(Austin Dunlow, Technician Opinion)
Tools for studying pandemic religion
(A. Trevor Sutton, Sightings: The Martin Marty Center, University of Chicago Divinity School)
Pro-choice movement’s big win at Supreme Court might really have been a loss
(Mary Ziegler, The Conversation)
Pompeo says US should limit which human rights it defends
(Ben Fox, Associated Press)
This week's podcast: Bari Weiss and the influence of woke orthodoxy at the New York Times
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Toppling history? A reflection on the debate about Confederate monuments and the enduring truths that ought to guide us
(William Schweiker, Sightings: The Martin Marty Center, University of Chicago Divinity School)
5th Circuit says fired employee's suit does not necessarily require deciding ecclesiastical questions
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Why Black Christians are bracing for a 'whitelash'
(Daniel Burke, CNN)
Counterpoint: Religious liberty scores a win at the Supreme Court, and it’s about time
(Erin Hawley, Inside Sources)
Clergy cannot get inmates' executions delayed because of COVID fears
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Court denies Catholic priest's motion asking for delay of prisoner's execution
(Catholic News Agency)
Poway rabbi pleads guilty to fraud charges
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Supreme Court decision on contraceptives called a win for religious freedom
(Long Island Catholic)
Rabbi wounded in synagogue shooting pleads guilty in tax fraud case
(Bianca Bruno, Courthouse News Service)
9th Circuit hears arguments in Hindu challenge to California curriculum standards
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Claims of anti-Hindu bias in California schools debated at Ninth Circuit
(Nicholas Iovino, Courthouse News Service)
Christians sound alarm on religious freedom at 2020 Carolina Values Summit
(David Larson, North State Journal)
In Los Angeles, Catholic schools plan to resume in-person classes, while public schools go online
(Alejandra Molina, Religion News Service)
U.S. judge permanently stops Georgia’s ‘heartbeat law’ from taking effect
(Catholic News Service)
The Supreme Court’s religious school decisions aren’t inconsistent
(Dan McLaughlin, National Review)
Religious liberty after Bostock and Our Lady of Guadalupe
(John McCormack, National Review)
Unhappy with Pentagon’s religious liberty guidance, lawmakers demand meeting with SECDEF
(Kent Miller, Military Times)
Born of bigotry, died in religious liberty: The Supreme Court ends the Blaine Amendments in empowering parental choice
(Charles J. Russo & William E. Thro, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
Legal Spirits Episode 025: Supreme Court law and religion roundup
(Marc DeGirolami, Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)
Episcopal leaders call death penalty ‘abhorrent to God’ as Trump administration resumes federal executions
(David Paulsen, Episcopal News Service)
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