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ZOOM WEBINAR, 11 June 2020 (3 pm EDT): Heart, Hands, and Faith in Today's Troubled Time
(Azhar Azeez on humanitarian faithfulness by American Muslims, Rev. Michael Carson on spiritual strength from Native Americans, Religious Freedom Center, Freedom Forum, with support from The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations.)

WEBINAR, 11 June 2020 (3 pm CEST, GMT+2, EDT 9 am): COVID-19, Religion and Belief Ep. 10 || Covid-19, Freedom of religion or belief, and gender
(Kishan Manocha, Ahmed Shaheed, Mariam Gavtadze, Mine Yildirim)

Wednesday, 10 June 2020

DAILY HIGHLIGHT #85: COVID-19 Accelerates Losses of Navajo Nation Elders and Traditions
(COVID-19: Exploring Faith Dimensions, Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)

'Defund the police' is not a serious — or a safe — solution
(James M. Casey, The Hill Opinion)

GOP senators introduce resolution opposing calls to defund the police
(Jordain Carney, The Hill)

There's a growing call to defund the police. Here's what it means
(Scottie Andrew, CNN)

Freedom of Religion and the impact of COVID-19 on Christian life and worship
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)

COVID-19 and ‘war’ clauses in investment treaties: A breach through the wall of state sovereignty?
(Kit De Vriese, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)

Can a lead urn be a “building”? Dill
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

COVID-19: update from the Church of England on reopening church buildings
(Becky Clark, with permission, Law & Religion UK)

‘Safetyism’ only means words have real consequences
(Tara Isabella Burton, RNS Column: Religion Remixed)

The policeman who might be a saint
(Andrea Gagliarducci, Catholic News Agency)

America, we are leaving
(Travis Yates, Law Officer)

AP report raises concerns about China and WHO; China denies
(Associated Press)

Dr. Birx says George Floyd protests have resulted in the destruction of 70 Covid-19 testing sites
(Tobias Hoonhout, National Review)

Fauci ‘very concerned’ protests are ‘perfect set up’ to spread coronavirus
(John McCormack, National Review)

(New) Guide on Article 9 of the European Convention on Human Rights - Freedom of thought, conscience and religion
(Directorate of the Jurisconsult, European Court of Human Rights)

The Economist: A special issue on racial injustice in America

Funeral service honors George Floyd in his hometown of Houston
(Justin Carissimo, Audrey Mcnamara, Sarah Lynch Baldwin, Caroline Linton, CBS News)

In Los Angeles, Black Lives Matter activists and clergy denounce police brutality during George Floyd memorial service
(Alejandra Molina, Religion News Service)

George Floyd death: Why US protests are so powerful this time
(BBC News)

How George Floyd’s death reverberates around the world
(The Economist)

“Mama, Mama… I can’t breathe!” Statement by the Circle of Concerned African Women Theologians
(Prof. Musa W. Dube, Dept. of Theology, University of Bostwana, General Coordinator, Circle of Concerned African Women Theologians)

Locking arms for racial harmony in America: What the NAACP and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are doing together
(President Russell M. Nelson, President Derrick Johnson, Chairman Leon Russell, The Reverend Amos C. Brown, Medium)

The Forgotten King: Commentary on protest, race, and MLK
(Ken Makin, The Christian Science Monitor)

Combating Racism
(D. Gordon Smith, Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)

The killing of George Floyd sparks controversy over African-Iraqi
(Saad Salloum, Al-Monitor: Iraq Pulse)

Lessons from King, Tocqueville, and Augustine on loving our black neighbors
(Ashleen Menchaca-Bagnulo, Public Discourse: The Journal of the Witherspoon Institute)

Trump’s Bible photo op splits white evangelical loyalists into two camps: Ardent supporters saw the photo op as a blow against evil while others saw the gesture as cynical and a ploy
(Matthew Teague, The Guardian)

Romney’s racial justice march spotlights faith groups’ role
(Elana Schor, Associated Press)

Can a single passage of Talmud help us think about Black Lives Matter?
(Dov Nelkin, Forward)

The largest UK Jewish group has commissioned a report on the prejudice black Jews face
(Marcy Oster, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

The big idea: Black and white preachers, together, need to sound prophetic note on race
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)

Catholic fraternal groups call for prayer and justice amid George Floyd protests
(Catholic News Agency)

Is Christian unity possible with so much dsagreement?
(John Stonestreet, Christian Headlines)

'Being heard is only the first step': California Chief Justice confronts unrest after Floyd death
(Cheryl Miller, The National Law Journal)

Less gratitude, please. How COVID-19 reveals the need for migration reform
(Marta Forest, Brookings - Future Development)

COVID-19 Infection Control Guidance for churches
(Working Group on COVID-19 Infection Control, Bishops’ Conference of Scotland)

A COVID-19 response for the world’s poor
(Erik Berglöf, Gordon Brown, Helen Clark, and Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Brookings OpEd)

Head of RC bishops in Germany says laity will move Church forward
(Christa Pongratz-Lippitt, La Croix International)

Bishops' Conference of Scotland - Pastoral Letter 5th June 2020
(General Secretariat, Bishops' Conference of Scotland)

Coronavirus shortages give Russia’s charity sector a new spark
(The Christian Science Monitor)

Youth or consequences: Put youth at the center of COVID-19 recovery
(Patrick Fine, Susan Reichle, and Kristin M. Lord, Brookings - Future Development)

Impact of COVID-19 on day-to-day lie of church and European societies
(Joint Meeting of the CCEE-COMECE Presidencies, Zenit: The World Seen from Rome)

DAILY HIGHLIGHT #84: Zambian Nuns with COVID-19 Radio Messages
(COVID-19: Exploring Faith Dimensions, Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)

COVID-19 crisis returns spotlight to Gulf migrant communities
(Sebastian Castelier, Al-Monitor: Gulf Pulse)

Vatican prelate calls fences around White House 'unacceptable' at vigil for George Floyd
(Claire Giangravé, Religion News Service)

Activists call for justice, equal remembrance of Breonna Taylor on her 27th birthday
(Religion News Service)

Watery end for statue of slave trader in UK city of Bristol
(Pan Pylas, John Leicester, Associated Press)

Racial resentment varies widely among religious groups
(Ryan Burge, Religion News Service Opinion)

Jemar Tisby and Tyler Burns: Black Christians ‘cannot do this alone’
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)

Remembering the Christianity of Jesus, not empire
(Amy Butler, Religion News Service Opinion)

The moderator’s dilemma: Donald Trump has reignited a debate about regulating speech online
(The Economist)

After St. John’s, thinking differently about a president, a Bible and race
(Nick Hall, Religion News Service Opinion)

Stop asking what the Bible means to the President
(Seth Perry, Sightings: The Martin Marty Center, University of Chicago Divinity School)

Bahrain releases human rights activist Nabeel Rajab from prison
(Al-Monitor: Gulf Pulse)

Top Saudi cleric: Jews, Muslims need to join forces to fight antisemitism
(The Jerusalem Post)

Iran says it's ready for more prisoner swaps with the US
(Al-Monitor: Iran Pulse)

Can a clinical negligence trial be heard remotely?
(Caroline Cross, UK Human Rights Blog)

Minneapolis faces not just a rebuilding but a reckoning
(Justin Ellis, The Atlantic)

Iranian-American freed in prisoner swap with U.S. arrives in Iran
(Writing by Parisa Hafezi; Editing by Peter Graff, Reuters)

Majid Taheri: US releases Iranian doctor in prisoner swap
(BBC News)

The double standard of the American riot
(Kellie Carter Jackson, The Atlantic)

Religious liberty attorneys suing New Jersey governor respond to lifting of stay-home orders
(InsiderNJ)

Critics object to religious liberty gains
(Eurasia Review Opinion)

Supreme Court should protect faith-based agencies and free exercise
(Edwin Meese III, Newsweek Opinion)

Paycheck protection, churches and the Constitution - It’s complicated
(Peter J. Reily, Forbes)

Despite win in Wisconsin, religious discrimination remains during lockdown
(Zack Smith, The Daily Signal - Commentary)

ERLC panel encourages habits of rest
(Liz Tablazon, Biblical Recorder)

Justice Roberts swings away from unfettered religious liberty on church openings
(Mark Silk, RNS Column: Spiritual Politics)

Critics object to religious liberty gains
(Catholic League)

Religious liberty attorneys, ” Our lawsuit seeks to be the catalyst that will end New Jersey’s experiment in absolute monarchy.”
(The Ridgewood Blog)

Southern Baptist President J.D. Greear says ‘black lives matter’
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)

Donor privacy under attack
(Steve West, World News Group)

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