Law and Religion Headlines
Friday, 25 June 2021
Religious freedom week 2021: Solidarity in freedom
(Mark Rothe, Catholic Standard)
Southern Baptist leader wants to 'iron out our differences'
(Bob Smietana, The Washington Post Opinion)
Unholy post-Trump trinity: Bannon, Pompeo and Pence
(Doug Pagitt, The Washington Post)
Faith in silence in America
(Robin Givhan, The Washington Post)
US law: vaccination requirements and religion
(Robert Iafolla, The Washington Post)
Why choosing the next dalai lama will be a religious – as well as a political – issue
(Brooke Schedneck, The Conversation)
Mali’s global illicit antiquities trade is decimating the nation’s rich cultural heritage
(Allan Ngari, Daily Maverick)
Religion does not make you exempt from lockdown rules in South Africa, churches told
(The Citizen)
Pride and prejudice among Jews in South Africa – it’s up to us
(Rabbi Greg Alexander, Jewish Report)
South African Judge comes out swinging against apology ruling
(Tali Feinberg, Jewish Report)
A defense against religious critics' critiques of South Africa's amendments to Equality and Unfair Discrimination Act
(Pierre de Vos, Daily Maverick)
Lack of burial space is changing age-old funeral practices, and in Japan ‘tree burials’ are gaining in popularity
(Natasha Mikles, Religion News Service)
Muslim group to petition for burial sites in Japan
(NHK World - Japan)
Religious freedom group wants Bible removed from POW/MIA table at Navy base in Japan
(Erica Earl, Stars and Stripes)
Does contemporary Japan need religion?
(Michael Hoffman, The Japan Times)
Dutch leader tells Hungary: If you don’t like LGBT rights, you can leave the E.U.
(Adam Taylor, The Washington Post)
To prevent violent extremism in Tajikistan, promote religious freedom
(Tony Perkins, Nury Turkel, The Diplomat)
EEOC complaint charges Stanford University with anti-Jewish hostile work environment
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
This new social justice theory is making academia dangerous for Jews
(David Bernstein, Forward Opinion)
Cockfighting ban does not violate Establishment Clause
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Random COVID screening in parochial schools not an Establishment Clause violation
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
NY Governor signs Gender Recognition Act
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Governor Cuomo signs the Gender Recognition Act
(Press Release, New York State)
Two weeks in review, 7 – 20 June 2021
(Gail Lythgoe, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)
Photos of the week: Summer/winter solstice; Manila Archbishop installment
(Kit Doyle, Religion News Service)
Disgraced Polish archbishop elected mayor; more bishops sanctioned
(Jonathan Luxmoore, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Poland backs property restitution reforms slammed by Israel
(Associated Press)
AP-NORC poll: Most say restrict abortion after 1st trimester
(David Crary And Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press)
Tens of thousands attend Pride parade in Israel’s Tel Aviv
(Ariel Schalit, Associated Press)
Irish Gaelic on memorials? Re St Giles, Exhall in the Court of Arches
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Biggest Northern Ireland unionist party endorses new leader
(Pan Pylas, Associated Press)
Saving 'friendless' churches from demolition in England and Wales
(Terry Mattingly, Religion Unplugged)
Global Latter-day Saint leaders support measures enhancing spiritual healing of religiously oppressed
(Newsroom: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
Gibraltar approves changes to strict abortion law in ballot
(Associated Press)
University of California sets rules for religious hospitals
(Associated Press)
Vatican moves to tamp down spat with Italy over LGBT rights
(Colleen Barry, Associated Press)
Alfeyev & Lavrov: A glimpse into Church-state relations in Russia
(John Chryssavgis, Commonweal)
Pope’s top aide says Vatican not trying to block anti-homophobia bill
(Elise Ann Allen, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Pittsburgh congregation asks DOJ to reverse course on death penalty for shooter
(Molly Boigon, Forward)
The Jewish stake in the battle against Critical Race Theory
(Jonathan S. Tobin, Jewish Journal)
Where did white Evangelicalism’s hatred of Critical Race Theory really begin?
(Andre E. Johnson, Religion Dispatches)
Legal Journal Number 8 (16): June 2021 (Spanish)
(Observatorio de Libertad Religiosa de América Latina y El Caribe)
Why is Islamophobia wrong at home and acceptable against Palestinians?
(Omar Suleiman, Religion News Service)
Evangelicals of south Russia face charges
(Kavkaz Realii, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Russia readies implementation of new law affecting religion
(RIA Novosti, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Prosecutor demands harsh sentences for elderly Jehovah's Witness couple
(OVD.Info, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Russia: "Extremist organisations" suspended sentences and fines - list
(Victoria Arnold, Forum 18 News Service)
Vatican challenges Italian bill on homophobia saying it infringes on civil liberties
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
After Fulton, religious foster care agencies still vulnerable
(Richard W. Garnett, First Things)
Perspective: Supreme Court case goes beyond LGBTQ+ versus Catholic rights
(David Callaway, Freedom Forum Institute)
Supreme Court unanimously upholds religious freedom for foster parents
(Chelsea Langston Bombino, Religion Unplugged)
The Fulton opinion and the originalist future of religious freedom
(John O. McGinnis, Law & Liberty)
In France's military, Muslims find a tolerance that is elusive elsewhere
(Norimitsu Onishi and Constant Méheut, The New York Times)
US website seizures targeting Iran cast wide net over dissident and religious broadcasters
(Matthew Petti, The Intercept)
Targeting religious liberty -- Why no faith is safe under the Biden administration
(Robert Jeffress, Fox News Opinion)
German Islamic teacher's license revoked for being too liberal
(Leah Carter, Deutsche Welle)
Religion as an instrument for either national unity or division
(Muyiwa Adetiba, Vanguard Nigeria)
The religion behind a divided America and its conflict with China
(Peter T. C. Chang, South China Morning Post)
China implements policies on freedom of religious belief
(Xinhua, Shanghai News.net)
Thursday, 24 June 2021
ZOOM SEMINAR, 24 June 2021 (5:30-7:30pm BST): 'Cult' Rhetoric in 21st Century
(Hosted by Edward Graham-Hyde and Aled Thomas, Inform Seminar)
WEBINAR, 24 June 2021 (10AM ET): Book Launch: Religious Soft Diplomacy and the United Nations
(Religions for Peace)
WEBINAR, 24 June 2021 (1:30PM in Santiago): G20IF Religion and Sustainable Development - Latin American Perspectives
(G20 Interfaith Forum)
Wednesday, 23 June 2021
Freedom of religion and belief in Turkey: Recent challenges and recommendations in the context of European integration
(Özgür Heval Çɪnar, Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)
Options for Turkey’s religious and cultural minorities
(Abijah Crawford, Providence Mag)
Advancing religious freedom in different political regimes in theory and practice
(Elizabeth A. Clark, Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)
VIRTUAL EVENT, 23 June 2021 (10:30AM ET): USCIRF Conversation on Ten Years after the Arab Spring: How has Religious Freedom Changed Across the Middle East?
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
WEBINAR, 23 June 2021 (3PM Brussels): Faith & Society Webinar Series [Ep. 4] | Interfaith Dialogue: The Key to Peace and Pluralism
(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints European Office)
Christians, religious minorities protest establishment of Islam as state religion in Bangladesh
(Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post)
White Gen X and millennial evangelicals are losing faith in the conservative culture wars
(Terry Shoemaker Share Tweet, Religion News Service)
France’s Macron pushes controls on religion to pressure mosques
(Noemie Bisserbe, Stacy Meichtry, The Wall Street Journal)
Let Jack Phillips bake cake
(William McGurn, The Wall Street Journal)
PM Draghi defends Italy from Vatican objections to LGBT law
(Associated Press)
On Italian ‘homophobia’ bill: will people believe the pope is Catholic?
(Ed. Condon, JD Flynn, The Pillar)
The power worshippers: Inside the dangerous rise of religious nationalism
(Jessica T. Mathews, Foreign Affairs)
Testimony submitted to the Senate committee hearing on Health Education, Labor and Pension: Vaccines: America's Shot at ending the Covid-19 Pandemic
(Curtis Chang, United States Senate)
How Evangelical conservatives are gaining power in Brazil
(Chayenne Polimédio, Foreign Affairs)
Guys, interrupted: Indonesian trans men set their sights on more visibility
(Amahl S. Azwar, The Jakarta Post)
What is the religious exemption to Title IX and what’s at stake in LGBTQ students’ legal challenge
(Kif Augustine-Adams, The Conversation)
From pews to politics: Religious sermons and political participation in Africa
(Noah Nathan, Foreign Affairs)
Responses to anti-Asian hate crimes
(JoAnne Wadsworth, Viewpoints: A blog of the G20 Interfaith Forum)
A work in progress; progress in the work (religious diplomacy)
(James Christie, Viewpoints: A blog of the G20 Interfaith Forum)
An issue without borders: Finding solutions to the refugee crisis
(Elizabeth Ferris, Viewpoints: A blog of the G20 Interfaith Forum)
UChicago Divinity School research center names executive director
(Religion News Service)
Supreme Court rules for Catholic foster care agency in major religious freedom case
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News)
Kentucky religious leaders celebrate Supreme Court decision
(Brandon Porter, Mark Maynard, Kentucky Today)
Hard-liner Raisi wins Iran presidency amid record low turnout
(Sarbas Nazari, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)
Clash at Al-Aqsa Mosque leaves several wounded
(Al-Monitor: Palestine Pulse)
Islamic State revives religious police in northeast Syria
(Mohammed Hardan, Al-Monitor: Syria Pulse)
June 17th – Victory for religious freedom at the Supreme Court
(Richard D. Land, The Christian Post)
OPINION Why Supreme Court's ruling in Fulton case is critical win for religious minorities: Opinion
(Asma T. Uddin and Howard Slugh, USA Today)
'Fresh wave of violence' in Mozambique driven by radical jihadist extremists; children beheaded: report
(Emily Wood, The Christian Post)
82% of Americans say religious freedom is key to ‘healthy American society’: poll
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
Supreme Court asked to rule if Boston can legally refuse to fly Christian flag at city hall
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
SBC becomes first US denomination to condemn China's genocide of Uyghurs
(Leah MarieAnn Klett, The Christian Post)
Democrat warns Catholic Church it may be stripped of tax-exempt status if politicians denied communion
(Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post)
Bible-engaged Americans more hopeful, despite suffering trauma and heartache: report
(Emily Wood, The Christian Post)
'Substantial win': Conservative Christians react to Supreme Court foster care ruling
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
Myanmar military wages war against Christian ethnic minorities
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
Vatican official urges end to Mexico's divisions, violence
(David Agren, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Christians seek removal of Pakistani PM's 'offensive' interview
(Kamran Chaudhry, Union of Catholic Asian News)
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