Law and Religion Headlines
Friday, 4 December 2020
Did the Supreme Court’s ruling on restrictions at houses of worship herald a big shift? Maybe not
(Tony Mauro, Freedom Forum)
Australian Bishops differ over blessing of same-sex marriages
(Muriel Porter, Church Times)
How a Supreme Court bent on protecting religion could harm it
(Benjamin Spratt, Joshua Stanton, Religion News Service Opinion)
U.S. Supreme Court sides with challenge to California's COVID-19 religious service curbs
(Lawrence Hurley, Reuters)
Justices order review of California virus rules for churches
(Associated Press)
California church sees victory in order from high court
(Brian Melley, Associated Press)
Justices flip the script on COVID-19 worship bans, but top health official urges closures
(Bobby Ross Jr., Religion Unplugged)
Justices tell lower court to take another look at California COVID-19 restrictions on indoor worship
(Amy Howe, SCOTUSblog)
‘Biblical mandate.’ California churches ready to defy Newsom after Supreme Court ruling
(Dale Kasler, Sacramento Bee)
The Supreme Court is colliding with a less-religious America
(Ronald Brownstein, The Atlantic)
Women's movement sweeps Latin America to loosen abortion restrictions
(Daina Beth Solomon and Cassandra Garrison, Reuters)
76 Church of Almighty God members sentenced to prison
(Deng Jie, Bitter Winter: A Magazine on Religious Liberty and Human Rights in China)
Sectarian violence breaks out in Minya
(CSW: Everyone Free to Believe)
Is there hope for Christians in Algeria?
(International Christian Concern)
Algeria should improve its religious legislation, says European Parliament
(Willy Fautré, Bitter Winter)
Vietnam denies permission for ECVN(S) to hold clergy assembly
(Morning Star News)
Religious freedom in the age of a global pandemic
(Trey Daniel, Freedom Forum)
Oklahoma governor declares day of prayer as virus surges
(Ken Miller, Associated Press)
Religious freedom in education: A fundamental, yet elusive right
(Charles J. Russo, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
Macron seeks an enlightened Islam
(Christopher Caldwell, The Wall Street Journal - Opinion)
Islam for Emmanuel Macron is like the West for Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
(Ramazan Kılınç, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
The long and troubles history of the French Republic and Islam: Emmanuel Macron is the latest in a long line of French presidents who have sought reform of the faith
(Jean-Pierre Filiu, Newlines Magazine)
ECtHR Decides the First Case Regarding Covid-19 Measures
(Kushtrim Istrefi, ECHR Blog)
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community UK newsletter - 3 December 2020
(Ahmadiyya Muslim Community UK)
M.A. v. Belgium: the (in)voluntary return of a Sudanese migrant and the dangers of informal migration cooperation with third countries
(Eleonora Frasca, Strasbourg Observers)
Inadmissibility of application lodged by individual complaining about handling of Covid-19 health crisis
(Press Release by the Registrar of the Court, European Court of Human Rights)
Their existing secularism and our aspired secularism
(Hasan Ismaik, Egypt Indepedent Opinion)
Season 2, Ep. 05: This Emotional Court (podcast)
(Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
6th Circuit finds no “hint of hostility toward religion” in Kentucky governor’s COVID-19 order halting in-person schools
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Cardinal Pell on the Vatican and vindication
(Nicole Winfield, Associated Press)
Judge rejects prosecutor's request to imprison Jehovah's Witnesses without trial
(Interfax-Religiia, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Russian police accused of brutality against Jehovah's Witness
(Za Prava Cheloveka, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
What to make of the Court's church attendance ruling
(Sean Trende, Real Clear Politics)
At last, it's time for reporters to look abroad, with decline of Islam in Iran a brewing story
(Richard Ostling, GetReligion)
Envision the unmaking of religious freedom
(Thomas Farr, Legatus)
COVID-19: revised Regulations for Wales
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
The Premier League adopts the IHRA definition of antisemitism
(Jewish News)
EU invites all member states to adopt definition of anti-Semitism that includes Israel hatred
(Cnaan Liphshiz, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Churches won’t be restricted amid pandemic, ‘God is bigger than gov't’: Mississippi gov.
(Leonardo Blair, The Christian Post)
End COVID lockdowns, say over 49,000 doctors and scientists
(Jackson Elliott, The Christian Post)
Oklahoma governor proclaims day of fasting, prayer as coronavirus cases spike
(Leonardo Blair, The Christian Post)
WEA head: Biblical illiteracy 'utmost problem' facing global evangelicalism WEA head: Biblical illiteracy 'utmost problem' facing global evangelicalism
(Leah MarieAnn Klett, The Christian Post)
Religious communities should prepare for Brexit, says lawyer
(Rebecca Paveley, Church Times)
Public trust in the clergy has dramatically decreased in recent years, survey finds
(Hattie Williams, Church Times)
Religious-freedom restrictions at highest levels for more than a decade, research finds
(Maddy Fry, Church Times)
Honor killings against women increase in southeast Syrian city
(Akhin Ahmed, Al-Monitor: Syria Pulse)
Islamic State increases attacks in Iraq’s Sunni areas
(Shelly Kittleson, Al-Monitor: Iraq Pulse)
No Christmas cheer in Bethlehem this year amid coronavirus pandemic
(Aziza Nofal, Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East)
North Carolina: Bathroom bill sequel: LGBTQ rights advocates, social conservatives prepare to battle again
(Paul Woolverton and Gareth McGrath, The Fayetteville Observer)
Fundamental free speech principle: no viewpoint discrimination
(David Hudson, Religious Freedom Center, Freedom Forum Institute)
Dr. Lilian Sison waging peace by healing trauma
(Religions for Peace)
“Interfaith mothers” secure release of child hostages in Sierra Leone
(Religions for Peace)
Catholic Aid is helping returned African migrants counter hunger, COVID-19
(Tawanda Karombo, Religion Unplugged)
G20 Interfaith Forum kicks off preparations for its 2021 global event in Italy with "handover" ceremony
(G20 Interfaith Forum, PR Newswire)
UN passes Pakistan-led interfaith dialogue resolution
(Islamuddin Sajid, Anadolu Agency)
Government raises 'strong concerns' about North Korea after report into horrific persecution
(Christian Today)
Number of North Koreans exposed to Bible increasing annually despite persecution: report
(The Christian Post)
Photos of the Week: Romanians in the rain; South Korean entrance exams
(Kit Doyle, Religion News Service)
Love jihad: Indian Muslim student arrested ‘for trying to convert Hindu girl’ under new interfaith marriage law
(South China Morning Post)
Police disrupt interfaith wedding in Lucknow
(Vatsala Gaur, The Economic Times)
Faith leaders pair with health officials to save India’s largest slum from COVID-19
(Priyadarshini Sen, Religion News Service)
India’s fading promise of religious freedom: Part 3
(International Christian Concern)
Police in India make first arrest under new interfaith marriage law
(Geneva Abdul and Sameer Yasir, The New York Times)
Indian state places new restrictions on religious conversion
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
German pastor’s sentence for hate speech against homosexuals prompts different reactions
(Evangelical Focus Europe)
Churches granted land for construction in Gezira state
(CSW: Everyone Free to Believe)
Court suspends Geneva worship ban, religious gatherings resume
(ADF International)
Eritrea releases 28 Jehovah’s Witnesses
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Israel arrests man who doused inside of church with fuel
(Associated Press)
BJC warns against politicizing religious beliefs, sermons of candidates: ‘No religious test means no religious test’
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Should Hong Kong crackdowns count as ‘anti-Christian persecution’?
(John L. Allen Jr., Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Militants open fire and burn police car in Philippine town
(Associated Press)
Why these religious schools believe they deserve to be open
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News Faith)
Rabbi Lazar blessed the new Israeli ambassador to work in Russia
(Interfax-Religion)
Voronezh court softens restrictive measure on 10 Jehovah's Witnesses
(Interfax-Religion)
Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry protests over French parliament's resolution on protection of Christian communities
(Interfax-Religion)
Kazakhstan: Court rejects seriously-ill prisoner's release plea
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
New podcast: NYTimes op-ed offers sharp media criticism on SCOTUS and religious liberty
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Ecclesiastical court judgments – November 2020 (II)
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
COVID-19: New Church of England guidance
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Using my religion—how is the balance between religion and politics shifting in America? (podcast)
(The Economist)
Venezuelan Bishops issue statement ahead of elections
(Zenit: The World Seen from Rome)
Indonesian politics roiled by return of radical firebrand imam Rizieq
(Paul Marshall, Religion Unplugged)
The young Jewish woman of color leading America's effort to end hunger on college campuses
(Hebah Farrag, Religion Unplugged)
When believers become invisible
(Jonathon Van Maren, Convivium)
UK road to be named after founder of the Sikh faith, Guru Nanak
(Al Jazeera)
Uighurs forced to eat pork as China expands Xinjiang pig farms
(Ted Regencia, Al Jazeera)
No surprises, conservative Christians helped Trump garner 74 million votes, but percentage was high, survey shows
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Trump is rushing to execute inmates. We must raise our voices in protest.
(Helen Prejean, The Washington Post Opinion)
Latino Protestants more conservative, supportive of Trump than Latino Catholics, poll finds
(Alejandra Molina, Religion News Service)
Post-election survey: 97% of conservative Christians backed Trump
(Ryan Foley, The Christian Post)
The Democratic Party's religion problem
(Musa al-Gharbi, Real Clear Religion)
Religious-freedom restrictions at highest levels for more than a decade, research finds
(Maddy Fry, 12/26/2020)
Wednesday, 2 December 2020
God and religion in the Australian constitution
(Nicholas Aroney, Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)
The pandemic is making visible how important religious liberty is to Orthodox Jews in America
(Shira Hanau, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
God, religion, and faith in the Australian Constitution
(Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)
The symbolic significance of God in the Australian constitution
(Alex Deagon, Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)
Fratelli tutti: A series of reflections
(Dmytro Vovk, Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)
Religious Peacebuilding in Fratelli tutti
(Montserrat Gas-Aixendri, Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)
On the ILC, professional background, gender and positivism: A Rejoinder to Jan Klabbers
(Danae Azaria, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)
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