Law and Religion Headlines
Wednesday, 3 June 2020
Judge dismisses church’s lawsuit against St. Louis County, but it could be refiled
(Jeremy Kohler, St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
New report finds anti-Semitism on the rise in Czech Republic
(Associated Press)
Pennsylvania lawmakers introduce bill to exempt religious exercise from public health emergency orders
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Pandemic, protests & Pentecost: A time for prophetic preaching
(Claudia Avila Cosnahan, Commonweal)
UK Foreign Office asked to help religious minorities during coronavirus pandemic
(Charles Collins, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Christians, Muslims hope Mosul project helps rebuild trust
(Dale Gavlak, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Northern Ireland’s Legislative Assembly rejects UK-imposed abortion law
(Simon Caldwell, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Iran debates 'honor killings' after girl's murder shocks country (But religious authorities continue to oppose change.)
(Shabnam von Hein, Deutsche Welle)
Trump's religious photo-ops aren't about piety. They're about power
(Daniel Burke, CNN)
White House: Trump church visit akin to Churchill WWII role
(Aamer Madhani and Zeke Miller, Associated Press)
Trump does not speak for these Christians
(Emma Green, The Atlantic)
New level of harsh penalty requested for Jehovah's Witness
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Case involving organization of Jehovah's Witnesses group being investigated in Moscow Region
(Interfax-Religion)
Uzbekistan: police agent provocateur used to entrap Muslims
(Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18 News Service)
Montenegro accused of violating soldiers’ rights over protest ban
(Samir Kajosevic, Balkan Insight)
From disillusioned Muslim to Christian Arab Zionist
(Rami Dabbas, The Algemeiner)
Press release: AG Paxton files multistate amicus defending religious liberty for foster care providers
(EIN Presswire)
Tuesday, 2 June 2020
Afghan official: Kabul mosque bombed, 2 dead, 2 wounded
(Rahim Faiez, Associated Press)
More Title IX turmoil: OCR athletics decision puts transgender rights in flux
(Jackie Gharapour Wernz, JD Supra)
Desperate Christians trading faith for food in corona crisis - human rights lawyer
(Christian Today)
New Zealand churches reopen as coronavirus restrictions ease
(Tracey Bridcutt, Adventist News Network)
Catholics in Belgium still in liturgical lockdown
(Christophe Henning, La Croix International)
Arrests in Ivory Coast after girl dies following an 'exorcism'
(Guy Aimé Eblotié, La Croix International)
Supreme Court says Druze immigrant can appeal factual findings under Convention Against Torture
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Supreme Court rules immigrants who fear torture can appeal deportations in court
(Harper Neidig, The Hill)
Man gets 10-month sentence for threatening Muslim politician
(Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press)
Why U.S. leadership matters for the global defense, protection and promotion of human rights
(Harold Hongju Koh, The Foreign Service Journal)
Indonesia cancels hajj pilgrimage due to coronavirus
(Edna Tarigan, Associated Press)
Trump tries religious gestures to hike support amid protests
(Jill Colvin and Elana Schor, Associated Press)
DC Episcopal bishop: ‘I am outraged’ by Trump church visit
(Elana Schor, Associated Press)
What Turkey did to its Christians: ‘The thirty-year genocide’
(Gabriel Said Reynolds, Commonweal)
After recovering from COVID-19, African cardinal calls for debt relief for continent
(Elise Ann Allen, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Bosnian church official defends Mass for victims of communist massacre
(Jonathan Luxmoore, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Presidential message on Global Coptic Day, 2020
(Donald J. Trump, The White House)
Bishop urges UK to act to protect Hong Kong democracy agreement
(Simon Caldwell, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Sasse slams clearing of protesters for Trump’s church photo opportunity
(John McCorrmack, National Review)
Veterans Affairs department to reverse course and replace tombstones that have swastikas
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
‘Not the same question’: de Blasio says businesses, churches to remain closed even as demonstrators flout lockdowns
(Zachary Evans, National Review)
Overcoming the dilemma of religious Lliberty
(Karen Taliaferro, Law & Liberty)
'Fake news' and the lure of conspiracy theories: Are evangelicals the only folks fooled?
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
In Phyllis Schlafly biopic on FX, evangelicals got all the acid – but Schlafly was Catholic
(Julia Duin, GetReligion)
May a parish or town council grant-aid a place of worship? – yet further thoughts
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Dean of the Court of Arches appointed
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (Wales) Regulations 2020, as amended
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Two cases show that religious freedom is dwindling in Europe
(Andrea Gagliarducci, Catholic News Agency)
Catholic bishops urge MLAs to reject abortion legislation
(Gerry Moriarty, The Irish Times)
Quick thoughts on the California church-closure case
(Mark Movsesian, The Volokh Conspiracy)
Buhari relaxes restrictions on churches, mosques, banks, hotels
(This Day)
Chief Justice strikes a blow for balanced religious liberty
(Tyler Broker, Above the Law)
Historical and religious connections between Pakistan and Afghanistan – OpEd
(Awais Ahmed, Eurasia Review)
Adhere to government protocols on covid-19—religious leader to Ghanaians
(Beyonce Diamond Kpogli, Modern Ghana)
European Parliament condemns Algeria’s oppression of Christians
(Yahia Hatim, Morocco World News)
The Power Worshippers: A look inside the American religious right
(Paul Rosenberg, Al Jazeera)
Shincheonji and coronavirus in South Korea: Sorting fact from fiction: A White Paper
(Massimo Introvigne, Willy Fautré, Rosita Šorytė, Alessandro Amicarelli, Marco Respinti, Human Rights Without Frontiers International, Center for Studies on New Religions)
Christian leaders link the fires of protest and Pentecost in weekend messages
(Emily McFarlan Miller, Religion News Service)
There are few gatherings more appropriate to Pentecost than protest
(Tara Isabella Burton, RNS Column: Religion Remixed)
Bringing Torah into the streets means fighting for justice
(Alexander Davis, Forward)
As Trump signs religious freedom order, photo ops criticized
(Raquel Martin, WSPA News)
Update: Trump visits shrine on anniversary of St. John Paul II visit to Poland
(Dennis Sadowski, Catholic News Service)
Trump Signs an Executive Order to Promote International Religious Freedom
(Emel Akan, NTD News)
Moore: Court’s ruling on church falls short
(Tom Strode, The Baptist Messenger)
Southern Baptist Convention president’s church policies questioned
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)
An outbreak of Coronavirus at women's monastery of UOC-MP in Kyiv
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
How the SCOTUS abortion ruling could affect upcoming Senate races
(Catholic News Agency)
Monday, 1 June 2020
Articles of interest- 1 June 2020
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Law and religion round-up – 31st May
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Seventh-day Adventists in Brazil promote religious liberty amid pandemic conditions
(Fernando Torres, Adventist News Network)
Why 4 justices on the Supreme Court voted to reopen churches in the pandemic
(Ian Millhiser, Vox)
The pastors already planning to rebel against future shutdowns
(Emma Green, The Atlantic)
48 state-run churches shut down in one county in two weeks
(Tang Zhe, Bitter Winter: A Magazine on Religious Liberty and Human Rights in China)
Emergency orders can't last forever
(Keith E. Wittington, Reason Foundation)
Vatican denounces rising anti-Christian hate crimes in Europe
(Thomas D. Williams, Breitbart News)
The new normal: back to church in Papua New Guinea
(Willie Kunsei, Adventist News Network)
Amid mounting protests in the US, Pope Francis calls for unity in diversity
(Claire Giangravé, Religion News Service)
US Supreme Court, 5-4, refuses to enjoin California's limits on worship services
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Court declines to lift restrictions on crowds at church services
(Amy Howe, SCOTUSblog)
TRO denied in church's challenge to Delaware COVID-19 order
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Federal judge denies request to more broadly open Delaware churches
(Esteban Parra and Isabel Hughes, Delaware News Journal)
Court refuses to order Vermont to extend dual enrollment program to Catholic school
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Church's RLUIPA zoning claim rejected
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Guidance released on NSW COVID-19 laws and churches
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)
U.S. Supreme Court upholds California’s COVID-19 restrictions on religious worship
(Evan Seeman, RLUIPA-Defense)
Minneapolis basilica damaged by fire In riots
(JD Flynn, Eurasia Review)
The US report on religious freedom in India calls for reflection
(Faizan Mustafa, The Indian Express)
Taiwan court strikes down law criminalizing adultery
(Amy Qin, The New York Times)
Religious responses to domestic abuse during the covid-19 pandemic
(Katherine Marshall, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs | World Faiths Development Dialogue)
Pixar makes history with first LGBT protagonist in short movie Out
(Jake Coyle, Time)
Supreme Court decision could affect abortion debate in America
(Charles C. Camosy, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Missouri's only abortion clinic wins licensing battle against state health department
(Gabriella Borter, Reuters)
DOJ supports church suing to overturn Colorado governor’s executive order
(Tyler Gillett, Jurist)
Vice President Pence mourns loss of evangelist at service
(Jeff Martin, Associated Press)
Faith leaders in dual roles guiding congregations and police
(Giovanna Dell’Orto, Associated Press)
Missionary says ‘one nation, two systems’ sets up Hong Kong for a fall
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
London archbishop says opening churches a matter of ‘basic equality’
(Charles Collins, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Africans in Germany lose their church communities
(Daniel Pelz, Deutsche Welle)
Pandemic creates problems for Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia
(Kavkazskii Uzel, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
When covering riots and flames, it's wise to seek veteran voices from black churches
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
COVID-19: latest guidance from the Church of England – updated
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Captain Flinders navigates the law of burial
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
White evangelicals shown as a group with slipping trust in Trump's handling of COVID-19
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
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