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Monday, 8 June 2020

Court orders dismissal of Trump Muslim travel ban challenges
(Denise Lavoie, Associated Press)

Germany: Man arrested over threat to attack Muslims
(Associated Press)

Germany launches terrorism probe over planned attack on Muslims
(Deutsche Welle)

Four neo-Nazi ‘diehards’ to be sentenced over membership of banned terror group
(Jewish News)

Journalism cancels its moral voice: What does this mean for Catholic news? For religion news?
(Clemente Lisi, GetReligion)

Bishop: New anti-terrorism bill in Philippines is ‘inhuman, unjust and unlawful’
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Vatican agreement with China likely to be renewed, archbishop says
(Elise Ann Allen, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Lebanon deescalates sectarian clashes after tense night
(Bassem Mroue, Associated Press)

Ivory Coast: Parish sells masks to help retired bishops, priests, imams
(Catholic News Service)

American Christians worship amid damaged churches
(Stefan J. Bos, BosNewLife)

Bishop Budde: Trump’s visit to St. John’s Church outraged me
(Mariann Edgar Budde, The New York Times)

Plug-in: Seven pop-quiz questions about Donald Trump's photo op with a Bible
(Bobby Ross Jr., GetReligion)

Weekend thinking about this complex reality: More and more Americans hate each other
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)

Individual prayer in churches (Church of England)
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

Take care in letting your guard down against COVID-19, Pope Francis advises
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

The quiet demise of the separation of church and state
(Nelson Tebbe, Micah Schwartzman and Richard Schragger, The New York Times)

Keir Starmer vows to ‘kick antisemites out’ of Labour during radio phone-in
(Mathilde Frot, Jewish News)

Bishop Donald J. Hying: Churches ready to safely welcome back worshipers
(Bishop Donald J. Hying, Madison.com)

Decision to bar distribution of ''prasad'' at religious places was taken by Centre: Punjab CM
(Outlook India)

China, Russia and Iran chide U.S. over racism while persecuting minorities in their own countries
(Shane Croucher, Newsweek)

Vince Hatt: Let's build a Statue of Responsibility
(Vince Hatt, La Crosse Tribune)

Parolee files appeal for being sent back to jail due to the refusal of attending religious service
(Keely Sugden, Fox 31 Denver)

Renewing religious discourse: Fundamental dialectics
(Hasan Ismaik, Egypt Indepedent Opinion)

Trump administration argues adoption orgs. allowed to refuse LGBT couples
(Aaron Reich, The Jerusalem Post)

Trump administration backs Catholic charity which refuses to work with same-sex couples
(Ryan J. Farrick, Legal Reader)

Remarks of SRSG Patten at the virtual Launch Event for the Handbook for United Nations Field Missions on Preventing and Responding to Conflict-Related Sexual Violence
(Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict Logo Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, United Nations)

Bedouins say Israeli police ignoring violence in their communities
(Afif Abu Much, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)

Syria’s Kurdish-led alliance sweeps Deir ez-Zor for Islamic State sleeper cells
(Jared Szuba, Al-Monitor: Syria Pulse)

Jordan Valley Palestinians watch as Israel imposes authority ahead of looming annexation
(Ahmad Melhem, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)

Palestinian Lives Matter: Huge Jewish-Arab rally in Tel Aviv decries Netanyahu's plan to annex 1/3 of West Bank
(Juan Cole, Common Dreams)

Is Islamic State making a comeback in Sinai?
(Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)

Expanding Euthanasia during the Pandemic
(Brian Bird, Public Discourse: The Journal of the Witherspoon Institute)

“It should call out to every Jew:” Crown Heights rallies for Black Lives Matter
(John Kunza, Forward)

COVID-19, the right to education and Bangladesh
(Psymhe Wadud, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)

DAILY HIGHLIGHT #83: “Infodemics”: Bangladesh Illustrates Links Between COVID-19 and Discrimination
(COVID-19: Exploring Faith Dimensions, Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)

Christian families in India banned from burying their dead
(Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post)

DAILY HIGHLIGHT #82: Geneva Communities Mobilize to Support Those in Need
(COVID-19: Exploring Faith Dimensions, Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)

Faith and Community Mobilization During COVID-19: Caravane de la Solidarité in Geneva, Switzerland
(Katherine Marshall, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Coronavirus: Lockdowns in Europe saved millions of lives
(BBC News)

A bill introducing "no-fault" divorces in England and Wales has been backed by MPs
(BBC News)

Moscow eases lockdown despite infection rate
(BBC News)

Lebanon’s ‘pillar’ of Catholic education at risk of collapsing
(Doreen Abi Raad, National Catholic Register)

Turkey's Erdogan cancels weekend curfew despite spike in cases
(Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)

French president demands Iran release anthropologist dual citizen
(Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East)

Sunday, 7 June 2020

DAILY HIGHLIGHT #81: Turning Tragedy into Hope: Hasidic Jews Donate Lifesaving Plasma
(COVID-19: Exploring Faith Dimensions, Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)

Saturday, 6 June 2020

Coronaspection: World religious leaders look inward during a time of global hardship
(Alon Goshen-Gottstein, Tablet Magazine - Belief)

Days of Unrest: Associated Press coverage of reaction to the death of George Floyd

George Floyd Protests: Live updates
(The Washington Post)

US cardinal at Vatican prays for Floyd, and America’s future
(Nicole Winfield, Associated Press)

Hundreds, including Al Sharpton, Eric Garner's mom, mourn at George Floyd memorial in Minneapolis (VIDEO)
(Danielle Wallace, Michael Ruiz, Fox News)

George Floyd’s death an American tragedy with global echoes
(Jill Lawless, Associated Press)

Amid cries for justice, a surge of mercy
(Daniel Philpott, Public Discourse: The Journal of the Witherspoon Institute)

Dean Marcus Cole, "I am George Floyd. Except, I can breathe. And I can do something."
(RIck Garnett, Mirror of Justice Blog)

We are individuals, not victims
(Zais Jilani, Tablet Magazine - Belief)

Future Trends: Global news which may provide insight to the future
(Institute for Economics & Peace and Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)

Lord, is it I?
(Public Square Magazine)

Disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on racial and ethnic minorities needs to be urgently addressed – Bachelet
(United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner)

Amid protests, US faith leaders engage racism and politics
(Elana Schor, Associated Press)

We Can't Breathe: UN OHCHR Experts Issue Joint Statement and Call for Reparations
(Diane Desierto, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)

Mike Pence meets with black faith leaders, says church is the right place to address George Floyd’s death
(Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post)

White evangelicals, racism, and George Floyd: Our hour of decision
(Ronald J. Sider, The Christian Post)

Catholic law school offers free help to arrested protesters
(Anna Wilgenbusch, Catholic News Agency)

Vatican: No active coronavirus cases among employees
(Hannah Brockhaus, Catholic News Agency)

In rejecting the Zoom Seder, what did Orthodox Jews affirm?
(Chaim Saiman, Mosaic)

North Carolina man charged with threatening to burn down Black church
(Pete Williams, NBC News)

Friday, 5 June 2020

Minneapolis officer faces upgraded murder charge in George Floyd death, 3 others charged
(Danielle Wallace, Bradford Betz, Fox News)

This movement is not anarchy. It could push America to be a better nation
(The Editorial Board, The Washington Post)

‘Worship of a false God’: Fr. Bryan Massingale on racism in America
(Regina Munch, Commonweal)

In New York, protests must go on, but religious services may not
(Jonathan S. Tobin, National Review)

Welcome to the revolution you paid for
(Edward N. Luttwak, Tablet Magazine)

Global Human Intelligence Forum
(Streamed from Sydney, Australia, Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)

The pandemic is still gathering pace in most of the world
(The Economist)

Calls for action amid growing Covid-19 pressures on religious communities globally
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)

Music, musicians, and the congregation: Churches during relaxation of lockdown – II
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

Toward a Social Ethos of the Orthodox Church: A New Document of the Ecumenical Patriarchate
(Rev. Dr. John Chryssavgis, Archdeacon of the Ecumenical Throne, blogs.goarch.org)

Deadly tide: Infections are rising fast in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan
(The Economist)

How the pandemic is reshaping baptism rituals in churches across the country
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News Faith)

COVID-19: further guidance from the Church of England
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

Advisory Opinion No. 2: a Slightly Bigger Rodent
(Laurens Lavrysen, Strasbourg Observers)

Madison Bishop Hying says he will 'stand on principle' in reopening lawsuit
(Christine Rousselle, Catholic News Agency)

Churches are eager to reopen after state eases restrictions; Rock Hill holds outdoor service
(Russell Ingold, Fontana Herald News)

Houses of worship play an essential role in hope and healing
(Emilie Kao, The Heritage Foundation)

Vatican roundup: Causes of saints, rising intolerance and crime, Astalli Center
(The Irish Catholic)

Trump admin. to Supreme Court: Let adoption agencies reject LGBT families
(Chris Johnson, Southern Florida Gay News)

Adoption agency should be able to reject gay couples, Trump administration argues
(Julie Moreau, NBC News)

Trump order on global religious liberty praised
(Tom Strode, Baptist Press)

Update: Health officials lift cap on worship size diocese saw as 'unjust'
(Catholic News Service)

Tony Perkins, Gayle Manchin, Nadine Maenza, Anurima Bhargava, Jim Carr, and Johnnie Moore reappointed to USCIRF
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

3rd Circuit, 2-1, affirms dismissal of church's challenge to Delaware COVID-19 limits
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Suit challenges prof's radical interpretation of Islam
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

First Amendment lawsuit filed over terrorism lesson at Scottsdale Community College
(Matthew Casey, Fronteras)

CAIR-Arizona files lawsuit against public college for permitting anti-Muslim professor to condemn religion and punish Muslim student in violation of First Amendment
(Council on American-Islamic Relations)

6th Circuit strikes down Kentucky abortion law
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Sixth Circuit rejects Kentucky’s second trimester abortion restrictions
(Kevin Koeninger, Courthouse News Service)

Suit challenges New Jersey's COVID-19 limit on worship services
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

The gospel according to Xi: Beijing considers publishing official translations of holy texts like the Bible.
(Matthew Taylor King, The Wall Street Journal - Opinion)

UK Supreme Court paves way for funding commercial surrogacy
(The Iona Institute for Religion and Society)

Catholic schools in Spain call for respect of freedom of education
(Vatican News)

An interfaith dialogue on religious responses to COVID-19 in Bangladesh
(Sarah Thompson, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Burundi court upholds presidential election results questioned by bishops
(Eloge Willy Kaneza, Associated Press)

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