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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)
SUMMER SCHOOL & INTERRELIGIOUS TRAINING SEMINAR, 2-13 August 2020: Religion in Times of Crisis. Live from Jerusalem
(Elijah Interfaith Institute)
VIRTUAL ROUNDTABLES ON ASIAN LAW, 6 August 2020 (4PM SGT - 8AM GMT): Freedom of Religion or Belief: Asia and Comparative Perspective
(Arif Jamal, Nazila Ghanea, Jaclyn Neo, Benjamin Schonthal, Mark Hill QC, Center or Asian Legal Studies, National University of Singapore School of Law)
VIRTUAL EVENT, 5 August 2020 (10:30am): USCIRF Update with USAID: The President’s Executive Order on International Religious Freedom
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
International Headlines
LATEST ISSUE of the Journal of Law and Religion (free access through November 30)
(various, Cambridge University Press)
G20 INTERFAITH FORUM 2020: Bringing Faith and Policy Together
(Website, G20 Interfaith Forum Association)
Religion Photos of the Week -24 July 2020
(Kit Doyle, Religion News Service)
Articles of interest - 27 July 2020
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Southern Mongolia, the unknown cultural genocide
(Massimo Introvigne, Bitter Winter: A Magazine on Religious Liberty and Human Rights in China)
Kaduna crisis: Interfaith group urges better intelligence, surveillance
(The Nation)
Ulema urged to work for promoting interfaith harmony
(Dawn)
Faithful still avoid churches
(Kirsten Kanja, The Standard)
Pilgrims arrive in Mecca for downsized hajj amid pandemic
(Aya Batrawy, Associated Press)
Is the conversion of Hagia Sophia into a mosque an Islamic act? (Responding to: Hagia Sophia: From museum to mosque)
(Yasir Yılmaz, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Hagia Sophia and Turkish anxiety to lead the Muslim world (Responding to: Hagia Sophia: From museum to mosque)
(Ihsan Yilmaz, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Hagia Sophia and Islamist nation-building: Hijacking the conservative architectural imaginary (Responding to: Hagia Sophia: From museum to mosque)
(Bülent Batuman, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Erasing history at the Hagia Sophia (Responding to: Hagia Sophia: From museum to mosque)
(Esra Akcan, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Beyond conquest narratives: Hagia Sophia, past and present
(Patricia Blessing and Ali Yaycıoğlu, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Will the real Aya Sofia please stand up?
(Muhammad Wajid Akhter, Muslim Matters)
The Uluru statement is not a vague idea of ‘being heard’ but deliberate structural reform
(Gabrielle Appleby, The Conversation)
Religious liberty puts at risk by Hong Kong security law says Asian cardinal
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Bishop says Philippines stained with ‘blood of innocents’ under Duterte
(Charles Collins, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Catholic charity blames Zimbabwe rape crisis on lack of ‘social safety net’
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Update on rules for NSW churches under COVID restrictions
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)
Covid-19 as a threat to international peace and security: The role of the UN Security Council in addressing the pandemic
(Erin Pobjie, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)
Why is the West silent on the Uighurs?
(Matthew Eason, MercatorNet)
Freedom of religion or belief: China – Special Weekly FORB Newsletter (20-26.07.2020)
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Wife of detained Nigerian humanist pleads for 'proof of life'
(Emmanuel Akinwotu, The Guardian)
Faithful return to Mexico City churches with masks, gel
(Maria Verza, Associated Press)
Mexican bishops call for action ahead of Supreme Court abortion ruling
(David Agren, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Dispute in Egypt over control of new Anglican province rooted in yearslong legal challenge
(Egan Millard, Episcopal News Service)
Sissi sets his sights on Al-Azhar, the beating heart of Egypt's religious life
(Zvi Bar'el, Haaretz)
India’s PM to attend temple groundbreaking at disputed site
(Emily Schmall, Associated Press)
Indian archdiocese offers the government its facilities as treatment centers for covid-19
(Zenit: The World Seen from Rome)
Europe Headlines
Law and religion round-up – 26th July
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Coronavirus and ecclesiastical law – I
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Trustee of Britain’s largest Muslim charity resigns over anti-Semitic Facebook posts
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Faith schools advised to ‘vary admissions arrangements’
(Jewish News)
Chief Rabbi: Social media inaction on antisemitism ‘amounts to complicity’
(Jewish News)
Government COVID-19 guidance for England: special religious services and gatherings checklist
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Poles split over govt plan to exit domestic violence treaty
(Monika Scislowska, Associated Press)
Vatican official criticizes ‘senseless politics’ in US and UK surrounding pandemic response
(Claire Giangravé, Religion News Service)
Russian Orthodox Church calls for learning lessons from Hagia Sophia's transformation into mosque, Nantes Cathedral arson
(Interfax-Religion)
Being Muslim in Germany's Bundeswehr means no pastoral care
(Christoph Strack, Deutsche Welle)
World Council of Churches names 2022 date for 11th Assembly in Germany
(Ecumenical News)
Barcelona cardinal holds Mass in defiance of government order
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Dutch airline KLM discriminated when it asked woman to move for Orthodox man, watchdog finds
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
More Turks disassociate morality and faith in God – study
(Ahval)
Eastern Europeans more likely to believe God is necessary to be moral
(Evangelical Focus Europe)
Greeks most religious in EU, survey shows
(Pavlos Papadopoulos, Ekathimerini)
Russkiy Mir: The role of Russian Orthodox Church in cultural diplomacy
(Bhagya Raj Rathod, Modern Diplomacy)
Alexei Lidov: The Cathedral of the Russian Armed Forces and the future of the Russian Orthodox Church
(Spotify, Religion Unplugged Podcast)
United States Headlines
Justices decline to intervene in dispute over Nevada COVID-19 restrictions
(Amy Howe, SCOTUSblog)
US Supreme Court denies Nevada church’s appeal of virus rule
(Scott Sonner, Associated Press)
We can’t roll the dice on religious liberty: Nevada, the Supreme Court, and churches
(Ed Stetzer, Christianity Today)
Supreme Court, 5-4, refuses to enjoin pending appeal Nevada limits on worship services
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Utah Sen. Mike Lee asks Trump to prod states to reopen churches or face loss of COVID-19 aid
(Lee Davidson, The Salt Lake Tribune)
Union University rescinds student’s admission, draws criticism and support
(Tom Strode, Biblical Recorder)
Supreme Court: States can limit church attendance during coronavirus pandemic
(Brandon Moseley, Alabama Political Reporter)
Ohio minister says county law forces her to perform same-sex weddings
(Alex Swoyer, The Washington Times)
D. James Kennedy Ministries survey reveals Christian hunger for fearless pulpits
(Standard Newswire)
Podcast: Religious Liberty at the Supreme Court with guest Michael McConnell
(Stanford Radio)
Suit again targets N.C. private school scholarship program
(Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press)
Barbecue Baptist Church delivers meals, a message and a little levity amid pandemic
(Emily McFarlan Miller, Religion News Service)
Pastor John MacArthur, Grace Community Church defy bans on singing, indoor worship
(Alejandra Molina, Religion News Service)
BJC urges U.S. Senate not to divert public education dollars to private schools in coronavirus relief legislation
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Black Catholics’ history: Will US Catholic schools teach it?
(David Crary, Religion News Service)
The Little Sisters’ win reminds us of what we’ve lost
(Ismail Royer, Religious Freedom Institute)
Where are churches in the Black Lives Matter movement?
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News Faith)
Joe Biden, Democrats face tough religious issues in public life that will not go away
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
A spirituality of social justice and peacemaking: Elements from within the Roman Catholic tradition
(Thomas Massaro, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
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