Law and Religion Headlines
Monday, 5 October 2020
The threat to life and liberty from the United Nations’ abuse of human rights
(Grace Melton, Public Discourse: The Journal of the Witherspoon Institute)
Religion and the Presidential election
(Steven K. Green, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
Is the prochoice religious community a sleeping giant?
(Frederick Clarkson, Religion Dispatches)
China’s communist Christ
(Cameron Hilditch, National Review)
Judging Judge Barrett and the separation of church and state
(Philip Hamburger, Newsweek Opinion)
Light and life for Christians in the midst of Iran’s darkness
(Lela Gilbert, Providence Mag)
New COVID-19 legislation and guidance to 3 October
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Law and religion round-up – 4th October
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
US religious freedom commissioners raise red flags for Belarus treatment of religious bodies
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
How USAID translates the Executive Order on advancing international religious freedom into action
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)
Trans-Atlantic efforts advance freedom of religion
(Rehman Chishti and Knox Thames, Newsweek Opinion)
Department of Justice files statement of interest supporting Capitol Hill Baptist Church's efforts to practice its faith during COVID-19
(U.S. Department of Justice)
Archbishop of Bogotà laments threats to life in Colombia
(Zenit: The World Seen from Rome)
Two Catholic dioceses file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganzation
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Camden latest Catholic diocese bankrupted by clergy abuse claims
(Josh Saul, Bloomberg)
9th Circuit upholds California's COVID restrictions on religious services
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
U.S. appeals court upholds California’s coronavirus restrictions on churches
(Los Angeles Times)
Five cases of interest already on Supreme Court's docket as term opens
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Cert. denied in appeal by Kim Davis who refused to issue same-sex marriage licenses
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Supreme Court rejects bid by ex-Kentucky clerk who defied gay marriage ruling to block lawsuit
(John Kruzel, The Hill)
Satanic Temple sues ad agency for refusing abortion billboards
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Saving lives by donating plasma: Why are Shincheonji’s good deeds ignored?
(CESNUR – Center for Studies on New Religions)
Germany: Attack on Jewish man investigated as anti-Semitic
(Kristen G, Associated Press)
Germany: Anti-Semitic attack at Hamburg synagogue
(Deutsche Welle)
Scientology v. Germany: 50 years of legal battles
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Antwerp Jews to lose army protection under new Belgium government’s plan
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
National Majlis-e-Amila Belgium have honour of virtual meeting with world head of Ahmadiyya Muslim community
(Ahmadiyya Muslim Community UK)
The difference between heroes and martyrs: When we memorialize victims of police violence, their past actions are irrelevant
(Russell P. Johnson, Sightings: The Martin Marty Center, University of Chicago Divinity School)
Friday, 2 October 2020
Photos of the week - 2 October 2020
(Kit Doyle, Religion News Service)
National Religion and Spirituality Survey 2020
(Association of Religion Data Archives (the ARDA))
Does college drive young people away from church?
(Ryan Burge, Religion Unplugged)
USCIRF releases new report about religious tensions and Fulani communities in West and Central Africa
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
2020 list of goods produced by child labor or forced labor
(The Bureau of International Labor Affairs, United States Department of Labor)
Comparative Church Law and Juridical Ecumenism
(Mark Hill QC, Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)
Court temporarily halts enforcement of Tennessee's mandated abortion reversal disclosures
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Federal judge blocks Tennessee medication abortion law
(Daniel Jackson, Courthouse News Service)
WEA calls on Sweden to better protect religious freedom of asylum seekers
(Evangelical Focus Europe)
2020 college free speech rankings
(College Pulse)
Laos to raise awareness about new law protecting Christian minority
(Asia News)
Hungary sharply criticizes EU Commission after report
(Associated Press)
‘Religious freedom under attack worldwide’ – US Embassy to Holy See organizes important event in Rome
(Deborah Castellano Lubov, Zenit: The World Seen from Rome)
Suburban NY diocese files for bankruptcy amid abuse lawsuits
(Michael R. Sisak and David R. Martin, Associated Press)
Jews in Europe face new restrictions on religious freedom, says rabbi
(Orlando Crowcroft, Euronews)
Ethnic identifiers in Myanmar election app criticized
(Pyae Sone Win and Grant Peck, Associated Press)
Faith groups decry Trump’s plans for record low refugee cap
(Julie Watson and Matthew Lee, Associated Press)
Inside the church at the heart of the Louisville protests
(Claire Galofaro, Associated Press)
Brazil’s Bolsonaro baffles evangelicals with top court pick
(Mauricio Savarese, Associated Press)
As Brazil burns, bishops point finger at Bolsonaro
(Eduardo Campos Lima, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Ukrainians are mixing religion and politics
(RISU, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Yezidi tattoos: where tradition meets brave defiance and a battle for survival
(Sofya Shahab, Ayad Akak Vian, Institute of Development Studies)
Patriarch asks the State Duma speaker to broadly discuss amendments on the removal of children from the family
(Interfax-Religion)
Many journalists are not pursuing crucial religion angles in Black Lives Matter coverage
(Richard Ostling, GetReligion)
Religion and the Israeli demonstrators
(Raymond Apple, The Jerusalem Post - Opinion)
St. Therese Parish in Utah ‘overwhelmed’ with support after statue vandalism
(Mary Farrow, Catholic News Agency)
Catholic groups urge US to accept more refugees in 2021
(Catholic News Agency)
Vatican official tells UN: Women deserve better than abortion
(Courtney Mares, Catholic News Agency)
Judge upholds Colorado's coronavirus limits on religious gatherings
(Catholic News Agency)
Iranians call COVID-19 diagnosis 'lesson' for Trump
(Al-Monitor: Iran Pulse)
Yazidi spiritual leader Baba Sheikh dies at 87
(Al-Monitor: Iraq Pulse)
Faith leaders offer prayers as President Trump tests positive for COVID-19
(Bob Smietana, Jack Jenkins, Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)
Adventists’ new North American leader hopes to leverage the denomination's 'strength of diversity’
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)
Alabama officials sued over voter registration form requiring 'so help me God' vow
(Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service)
Most congregations are doing all right during COVID-19. But the future is uncertain.
(Bob Smietana, Religion News Service)
Faith-based organizations express outrage over plan to cut refugee admissions to historic low — again
(Emily McFarlan Miller, Religion News Service)
Australian man jailed after stomping on pregnant Muslim woman
(Jessie Yeung, CNN)
No fault divorce does not infringe husband's Free Exercise rights
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Denial of church's sewer extension application did not violate RLUIPA or Constitution
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Alabama's voter registration oath is challenged
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
FFRF challenges religious voter oath requirement in Alabama
(Freedom from Religion Foundation)
Moral witness and religious freedom
(Michael R. Pompeo, U.S. Department of State)
Russia’s Catholic Church warns against proposed curbs on clergy
(Jonathan Luxmoore, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
The persecution of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russia: An international human rights concern
(CESNUR – Center for Studies on New Religions)
Judge blocks deportation of man detained on church grounds
(Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press)
New research shows religious liberty drives human flourishing – and why this matters now more than ever
(Christos Makridis, Real Clear Religion)
Amy Coney Barrett’s religion is important but irrelevant
(Thomas Reese, RNS Column: Signs of the Times)
Azerbaijan: Regime admits freedom of religion and belief violations to ECtHR
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
Montenegro’s new majority argue over religion law’s fate
(Samir Kajosevic, Balkan Insight)
Religious freedom under assault in 'Europe's last dictatorship'
(Gary Bauer and Nury Turkel, The Hill - Opinion)
India’s fading promise of religious freedom
(International Christian Concern)
Is the Taliban seeking a 'Sunni Afghan version' of Iran?
(Frud Bezhan, Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty)
China’s war on religion
(Meg Midwood, International Christian Concern)
The coronavirus, the compelling state interest in health, and religious autonomy
(W. Cole Durham, Jr., Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
Launch of the new Canadian Centre for Christian Charities
Canada’s hidden economy (due to religion)
(Stephen Lazarus, Convivium: Canada's Premier Hub for Faith in Common Life)
Canada reintroduces bill banning LGBT conversion therapy
(Mahad Arale, Reuters)
In Uganda, thousands finally return to places of worship
(John Semakula, Religion Unplugged)
World: LGBTQI rights during pandemic times: Activists raise alarm over increase in hate speech and violence
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
CfMM special report: How the British media reports terrorism
(Centre for Media Monitoring)
Law, Rights, and Religion (new book)
(Samantha Knights, Oxford University Press)
Islam and the Liberal State: National Identity and the Future of Muslim Britain
(Stephen H. Jones, Bloomsbury Publishing)
Post-Liberal Religious Liberty: Forming Communities of Charity
(Joel Harrison, Cambridge University Press)
Argentina approves a law to give spiritual assistance to prisoners
(Evangelical Focus)
Secretary Pompeo speaks at Vatican conference on defending religious freedom
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
In wake of financial scandals, Vatican releases budget for first time in four years
(Claire Giangravé, Religion News Service)
Vatican diplomats: ‘political correctness’ is hindering religious freedom
(Courtney Mares, Catholic News Agency)
Religious freedom and courage: The United States pressures the Vatican on its China policy
(Jérôme Chapuis, La Croix International)
The Vatican's unprecedented attempt at financial transparency
(Xavier Le Normand, La Croix International)
Pompeo, Vatican clash over China after tensions spill out
(Nicole Winfield, Associated Press)
Position of the Churches in the armed conflict in Colombia and the possibility of peace (Spanish)
(José Fabio Naranjo Mesa, The Comission of Truth of Colombia)
German religious leaders warn of division, growing social inequality
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
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