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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)
ZOOM EVENT, 4 August 2020 (12PM EDT): Faith & Belief ERGs Zoom Call with DELL Technologies
(Dell Technologies, Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
VIRTUAL EVENT, 4 August 2020 (12PM ET): ADL’s Annual Supreme Court Review
(ADL)
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)
Russian Orthodox Symphonia in the Time of Coronavirus
(Mikhail Antonov, Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)
KAICIID: The Road to the G20 Interfaith Forum
(KAICIID Dialogue Centre)
G20 Interfaith Forum gathers Latin American religious leaders for consultation on COVID-19 and society inequalities exposed by the virus
(G20 Interfaith Forum, PR Newswire)
Uighur Muslims are being killed, tortured and imprisoned. We cannot stay silent when the stakes are so high
(Yasmin Qureshi, Independent Opinion)
The Uighurs' suffering deserves targeted solutions, not anti-Chinese posturing
(James Millward, The Guardian)
USCIRF condemns execution of aid workers by ISWAP militants
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Queensland LNP MPs discouraged from meeting euthanasia campaigners ahead of conscience vote
(Ben Smee, Guardian (Australia))
Indonesian religious group cries foul over tomb closure
(Konradus Epa, UCA News)
In Japan, doctors’ arrests for assisted suicide of Yuri Hayashi spark calls for euthanasia debate
(South China Morning Post)
District 18 (video)
(Vimeo, Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
Technology infuses ancient hajj rites tailored for pandemic
(Aya Batrawy, Associated Press)
Thinking theologically with pandemics
(Uday Chandra, Al Jazeera)
Malaysia’s unwelcoming shore for refugees fleeing religious persecution
(Gayle Manchin and James W. Carr, The Diplomat)
The Vatican is said to be hacked from China before talks with Beijing
(David E. Sanger, Edward Wong and Jason Horowitz, The New York Times)
Turkey sends strong message through Trabzon Hagia Sophia
(International Christian Concern)
Weekly highlight #116: COVID-19: Exploring faith dimensions
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Joint Learning Initiative on Faith & Local Communities, World Faiths Development Dialogue)
Pakistan: Church resists censorship by internet police
(Eurasia Review)
Pakistani Muslim accused of insulting Islam killed in court
(Associated Press)
U.S. ambassador for religious liberty warns Vatican: China can’t be trusted
(Charles Collins, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Brazilian church campaign draws attention to threats against advocates
(Lisa Alves, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
A human rights body calls upon States to take legal actions against China for its atrocities against Uighur Muslims
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)
Kazakhstan: Two churches' buildings ordered confiscated in Nur-Sultan
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
Alarm raised about ongoing crisis in Nigeria at world churches' meeting
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Why are philosophers and theologians so hostile to economics?
(Paul Oslington, Public Discourse: The Journal of the Witherspoon Institute)
Bengaluru: Logistical issues see BBMP cremate bodies irrespective of community or religion
(Times Now News)
Delete ‘secular’, ‘socialist’ words from the Constitution: Plea in Supreme Court
(Abraham Thomas, Hindustan Times)
Europe Headlines
Russian Foreign Ministry sends notes of protest to Western states' embassies over LGBT flags hoisted on their buildings
(Interfax-Religion)
Jehovah's Witness in Russia convicted of extremism, concern over crackdown
(Brendan Cole, Newsweek)
For French Catholics, arson at Nantes cathedral shows their religion is under attack
(Claire Giangravé, Religion News Service)
Germany arrests woman accused of joining IS in Syria
(Associated Press)
Damaged door of attacked German synagogue replaced
(Associated Press)
Italy: Controversial verdict may force legalization of assisted suicide
(Junno Arocho Esteves, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
New COVID-19 legislation and guidance: to 1 August
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Lessons for America from Europe’s Christian democracy
(James R. Rogers, Law & Liberty)
Do we need religion to be moral? The answer depends of where you live, a new report finds
(Yahoo News)
Scottish Catholics fear hate crime law will criminalise the Bible
(Marc Horne, The Times)
Presentations from 7th Virtual Summer School on Human Rights
(Conference of European Churches)
US hits Poland, others in Europe over Holocaust claims
(Matthew Lee, Associated Press)
Compression of history and boundary-building in the Hagia Sophia controversy (Responding to: Hagia Sophia: From museum to mosque)
(Belgin Turan Özkaya, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs)
Poroshenko 'proud' of tomos criminal case against him
(Interfax-Religion)
Wiley apologises for ‘generalising’ about Jews, insisting he isn’t antisemitic
(Jewish News)
Women religious on frontlines of COVID19 pandemic, honored by American & British Ambassadors to the Holy See
(Deborah Castellano Lubov, Zenit: The World Seen from Rome)
United States Headlines
Department of Justice announces guidance on religious liberty protections in grant programs
(U.S. Department of Justice)
DOJ releases new religious liberty guidance on grants
(Christopher Vondracek, The Washington Times)
DOJ clarifies religious groups' equal access to government grants
(Catholic News Agency)
Joe Biden and Democratic strategists face faith issues in 2020 that will not go away
(Terry Mattingly, OnReligion)
Faith-based ‘violence interrupters’ stop gang shootings with promise of redemption for at-risk youth – not threats of jail
(Deanna Wilkinson, The Conversation)
Sailor gets OK to grow 4-inch beard, pushes Navy to grant career-length waiver
(Gina Harkins, Military.com)
‘Free to be Faithful’ – Summer 2020 newsletter
(Reporter: Official Newspaper of The Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod)
The fabric of faith
(Steve Hitz, Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
Anger, leaks and tensions at the Supreme Court during the LGBTQ rights case
(Joan Biskupic, CNN Politics)
State Senator Robert Mills works to protect religious liberties of patients
(Randy Brown, Bossier Press-Tribune)
The Supreme Court imperils parents' right to pass their values on to children
(Melissa Moschella, The Daily Signal - Commentary)
Religious coalition opposes more coronavirus relief for private schools
(Jeff Brumley, Baptist News Global)
Bostock fallout begins
(Steve West, World News Group)
Religious liberty after Bostock
(Russell Shaw, The Boston Pilot)
Lawsuit claims Murphy double standards violates New Jersey freedom of religion
(Shore News Network)
Baptist university rescinds student’s admission over same-sex relationship
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
Moore, others urge FDA to remove abortion pill from U.S. market
(Tom Strode, Baptist Press)
Can churches’ focus on race move from reconciliation to justice?
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)
Blaming the Church for the homeless In L.A. – OpEd
(Bill Donohue, Eurasia Review Opinion)
Suit challenges North Carolina opportunity scholarship program
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Faith leaders criticize Trump’s plan to reject new DACA applicants
(Carol Zimmermann, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
A First Amendment framework for effective dialogue in the classroom
(David Callaway and Trey Daniel, Religious Freedom Center, Freedom Forum Institute)
When conservative Justices revolt
(Emma Green, The Atlantic)
The government can’t intervene, so how should Catholics solve employment disputes?
(Nathaniel Romano, America Magazine)
News story? Twitter algorithms cancel Tim Tebow, just ahead of Big Tech showdown on Hill
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
For white Christians, racial justice starts with telling the truth
(Robert P. Jones, Religion News Service)
This Tisha B’Av, American Jews use the day of lament to cry out to God for Black lives
(Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service)
From MLK to John Lewis, Ebenezer Baptist Church has been a haven for civil rights
(Jewel Wicker, NBC News)
John MacArthur, Grace Community Church defy California bans on singing, indoor worship
(Alejandra Molina, Baptist Press)
The ACLJ fights back against California’s church singing ban
(American Center for Law and Justice)
I told fellow believers our liberties would be protected in the pandemic. The court proved me wrong.
(Matthew T. Martins, The Washington Post - Opinions)
Prohibitions on in-person religious services: valid under the Smith test, no matter their Free Exercise burden
(Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
Third church looks to Supreme Court for protection from state-ordered worship restrictions
(Nicholas Rowan, Washington Examiner)
COVID-19 and religious liberty
(Perry Dane, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
Senator Mike Lee asks for help protecting religious liberty
(Mary Richards, KSL)
Sen. Mike Lee urges Trump to stop states from ‘discriminating’ against churchgoers amid pandemic
(Dennis Romboy, Deseret News Faith)
U.S. Supreme Court declines to halt Nevada worship service limits
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
High court's order on Nevada church draws dissent
(Tom Strode, Baptist Press)
Supreme Court's decision allows Nevada's governor to favor Caesars Palace over Calvary Chapel
(Zack Smith, The Daily Signal - Commentary)
Religious liberty advocates predict Supreme Court victory for Nevada church resisting coronavirus orders
(Nicholas Rowan, Washington Examiner)
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