Law and Religion Headlines
Monday, 20 January 2020
CALL FOR PAPERS, DUE 20 January 2020: Expert Seminar and Special Issue on “The Impact of Religious Freedom Research”
(Special Issue of the International Journal for Religious Freedom (IJRF), International Institute for Religious Freedom)
EVENT, 20 January 2020: Rights, dignity and religion: responding to 'modern slavery'
(at St Mary’s Church & Conference Centre, Sheffield, The University of Sheffield)
Faith and anti-trafficking website
(An ESRC funded research project at the Universities of Sheffield and Leeds)
EVENT, 20 January 2020: Religion in the Streets: Tips for Sharing Scholarship with the Public
(Webinar with Katie Day (Emerita, United Lutheran Seminary) and David Morgan (Duke University), The Religious Freedom Center of the Freedom Forum Institute (Public Scholars Project))
MLK Day 2020: What to know about the civil rights icon’s legacy
(Bill Hutchinson, ABC News)
How MLK channeled the Spirit of 1776
(Jarrett Stepman, The Daily Signal - Commentary)
Why MLK is America's last Founding Father
(Dion Pierre, The Daily Signal - Commentary)
Martin Luther King Jr. Day: Faith, politics mix on holiday
(Jeff Amy, Associated Press, Marin Independent Journal)
Martin Luther King Jr: A life in pictures
(ABC News)
Articles of Interest - 20 January 2020
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Articles of interest - 13 January 2020
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
A religion question and so much more: What is Judaism?
(Richard Ostling, GetReligion)
Canadian court says Indigenous events in school did not infringe religous freedom of Christian students
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Canada Supreme Court won't hear revocation of charitable status appeal
(Deina Warre, Canadian Council of Christian Charities: Noteworthy)
Canada Summer Jobs 2020: Coming soon!
(Barry W. Bussey, Canadian Council of Christian Charities: Intersection)
Canada: Muslim group challenges Quebec religious law
(Barry Ellsworth, Anadolu Agency)
International Center for Law and Religion Studies celebrates 20 years in 2020
(Sarah Belliston, Daily Herald)
Roger Scruton, a provocative public intellectual, dies at 75
(Alan Cowell, The New York Times Books)
Roger Scruton: Conservative thinker dies at 75
(BBC News)
Roger Scruton: A conservative for modern times
(Dominic Green, The Wall Street Journal - Opinion)
Roger Scruton, philosopher of a ‘humane and moderate politics’
(The Editors, National Review)
Roger Scruton, British philosopher and conservative lightning rod, dies at 75
(Harrison Smith, The Washington Post)
Roger Scruton: Burkean and Bohemian
(John Haldane, First Things)
Roger Scruton, R.I.P. He labored to defend the great conservative ideal of home, safe from the ravages of time and trends
(Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review)
South Korea: Forced change of religion: Sun Hwa KIM killed by her ex-husband
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Chinas's Second Cultural Revolution
(Thomas F. Farr, First Things)
Heated Vatican debates about Pachamama rites lingered and lingered ...
(Terry Mattingly, OnReligion)
5th Circuit: Court should not agree to use pronoun requested by litigant
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
We’re at war over gender pronouns. Can’t we all just show some respect?
(Ruth Marcus, The Washington Post - Opinions)
Claims against Notre Dame and feds over contraceptive coverage move ahead
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
New Guidance: Liturgical furnishing in English Cathedrals
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Slovak Embassy hosts interfaith reception with Constantinian Order
(Jo Siedlecka, Independent Catholic News)
Law and religion round-up – 19th January
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Three Texas towns vote in favor of "sanctuary cities for the unborn," hoping to ban abortion
(The Texas Tribune)
Bangladesh sentences 10 to death for 2001 political bombings
(Julhas, Associated Press)
Hungary commemorates 1945 liberation of Budapest ghetto
(Pablo Gorondi, Associated Press)
Cult ‘anointed by God’ kills 7 in Panama jungle
(Juan Zamorano, Associated Press)
Where virtue falls short, US envoy says money talks on religious freedom
(John L. Allen Jr., Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Pope hopes Berlin summit will lead to peace in Libya
(Junno Arocho Esteves, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Muslim world leaders visit Auschwitz in 'strong signal' of interfaith support
(Christoph Strack, Deutsche Welle)
Concerning a Christian-school student and her rainbow birthday cake (and online pics)
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Bolsonaro’s unholy alliance should worry Davos man
(Mac Margolis, Bloomberg, Yahoo Finance)
Intolerant Labour can't afford to become the anti-Catholic party
(Tom Harris, The Telegraph)
Saturday, 18 January 2020
Should state governments help fund religious schools?
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News)
Togo archbishop reminds president he is a ‘servant of the people’
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Scholar Robert George says religious expression faces ‘open hostility’ on some campuses
(Kurt Jensen, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Justices taking up bans on state money to religious schools
(Mark Sherman, Associated Press)
Major U.S. faith-based health care system leads anti-trafficking campaign
(Jo Ann Zuniga, Catholic News Service)
Families should have the right to choose from scholarships at religious institutions
(The Washington Post)
Offence of blasphemy officially scrapped from Irish law
(Jack Beresford, The Irish Post)
Trump administration's religious freedom announcements square with Constitution, Supreme Court precedent
(Michael P. Farris, The Hill)
Friday, 17 January 2020
Trump administration announces guidance on prayer in school, new regulations on faith-based partnerships
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Remarks by President Trump on the announcement of guidance on Constitutional prayer in public schools
(The White House)
New federal proposals on grants to religious entities, campus speech and guidance on school prayer
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Trump offers new guidance on school prayer amid rift with evangelical magazine
(John Fritze, USA Today)
Protests against citizenship law continue unabated in India
(Sheikh Saaliq and Ashok Sharma, Associated Press)
India Christian activist says protests against proposed Jesus statue ‘unjustified’
(Nirmala Carvalho, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
State of Kerala sues India in Supreme Court alleging citizenship law is discriminatory
(Alina Rizvi, Jurist)
Suit in India over discriminatory citizenship law
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
6th Circuit: Mosque is not in interstate commerce under federal arson statute
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Online site has immunity in banning conversion therapy videos
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Pastor loses suit over gay-conversion videos on Vimeo
(Amanda Ottaway, Courthouse News Service)
8th Circuit hears arguments in religion clause challenge to Missouri abortion restrictions
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Eighth Circuit hears Satanist’s challenge to Missouri abortion law
(Joe Harris, Courthouse News Service)
Supreme Court grants review in contraceptive mandate exemption case
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Supreme Court will hear Little Sisters' plea to keep caring for the elderly poor
(Becket Law)
Officials: Iraq’s top cleric discharged from hospital
(Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Associated Press)
Brazil fires top culture official over Nazi-linked comments
(Diane Jeantet and Mauricio Savarese, Associated Press)
Germany: Ugly anti-Semitic remnant at center of court battle
(Geir Moulson and Kerstin Sopke, Associated Press)
Pakistani court hands down 55-year sentences to 86 Islamists
(Munir Ahmed, Associated Press)
Pence courts evangelical Latino voters in Florida
(Tamara Lush, Associated Press)
USCCB president urges nation to overcome racism that still clouds hearts
(Catholic News Service)
Watchdog says persecution of Christians ‘taking a technological turn’
(Nick Mayrand, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Spanish cardinal: ‘Marxist communism … has been reborn’ in the country
(Catholic News Service)
Australian archbishop rejects breaking seal of confession for abusers
(Michael Sainsbury, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Iran: Khamenei praises attack on US bases as 'day of god'
(Deutsche Welle)
Moderate Jewish Democrats push bill to reverse Trump ban on migration from some Muslim countries
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
“There is a great awakening happening”: The contentious role of religion in educating kids
(Annabelle Timsit, Quartz)
Putin's annual state of the nation address elevates values
(Interfax-Religiia, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
And this just in: Religious left is real, important, rather small and it's actually old news
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Category: Game shows. Question: How did Jeopardy! stumble into the Israeli-Palestinian quagmire?
(Ira Rifkin, GetReligion)
Charity trustees and decision-making: St Margaret’s Somerset Hospice
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
'Why Religion?' asks 'How hearts can heal' after tragedy
(Terry Gross, National Public Radio)
As Iran and Iraq simmer, giants of Shiite world vie for influence
(Scott Peterson, Christian Science Monitor)
Betsy Davos: Religious liberty in our schools must be protected
(Betsy DeVos, USA Today)
Protecting faith-based colleges
(Elizabeth Redden, Inside Higher Ed)
Thursday, 16 January 2020
January 16 is Religious Freedom Day
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
(Thomas Jefferson, Monticello.org)
Presidential Proclamation on Religious Freedom Day, 2020
(Donald Trump, The White House)
Religious freedom means standing up for another person's beliefs
(Zeenat Rahman, The Hill)
National Religious Freedom Day - January 16
(Resources, Proclamations, Gateways To Better Education)
EVENT, 16 January 2020: Religious Literacy: Challenges for Today
(The Loyola Institute, Trinity College Dublin)
National Religious Freedom Day Calendar
Why America must recommit to religious freedom
(Thomas Jipping and Stephanie Neville, The Daily Signal)
COURSE, 16-19 January 2020: "Be One" Ecumenical Course
(CEC, European Fellowship of Christian Youth, the Committee of Children and Youth at the Ecumenical Council in Finland and the Danish Youth Council)
EVENT, 16 January 2020: See You in Court? International Legal Proceedings Relating to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
(The University of Westminster, London)
EVENT, 16 January 2020: Free Exercise Equality: What It Means for International Religious Freedom
(David Little, Thomas F. Farr, Andrew P.W. Bennett, Jennie Bradley Lichter, Knox Thames, Religious Freedom Institute and Museum of the Bible, Washington, DC)
KAICIID: The year in photos 2019
(KAIICID Dialogue Centre)
Good-faith arguments: The value of keeping KAICIID
(Michael Driessen, Commonweal)
Open Doors Watch List: 2020 report on the religious freedom of Christians
(Download Link, Open Doors - World Watch List)
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