Law and Religion Headlines
Friday, 22 November 2019
In advance of Tom Hanks movie opening, AP goes to Pittsburgh and explores Mister Rogers' faith
(Bobby Ross Jr.)
New images of Mr. Rogers’ ‘Neighborhood’ on eve of new film
(Gene J. Puskar, Associated Press)
Across Mister Rogers’ actual neighborhoods, his faith echoes
(Ted Anthony, Associated Press)
In our opinion: This Thanksgiving, the real craving is for the goodness of Mister Rogers
(The Editorial Board, Deseret News)
Tom Hanks’ Mister Rogers isn’t the main character in ‘Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood.’ Here’s why that’s a good thing
(Josh Terry, Deseret News)
Supreme Court will hear case over no-fly list
(Associated Press)
Justices grant government’s petition in dispute over lawsuit against FBI agents
(Amy Howe, SCOTUS Blog)
Note to sports writers: America magazine's Notre Dame football feature required reading this fall
(Clemente Lisi, GetReligion)
This web designer shouldn't have to wait to be free to create
(Joanna Duka and Breanna Koski, The Daily Signal - Commentary)
Most Americans want to protect churches and people of faith. Then it gets complicated
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News)
Regulating holiday decorations a seasonal struggle for cities
(J.D. Capelouto, Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Third Thursdays with Ruthie: The intersection of religion and labor law
(Ogletree Deakins, Lexology)
USCIRF releases new reports on religious freedom in Indonesia and Vietnam
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Notre Dame adjunct rebuts Barr's contentious talk on religious freedom
(Catherine M. Odell, National Catholic Reporter)
Event, 22 November 2019: Religion in Mexican Politics, Migration, and Mexican American Communities, 1920-2020
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Atheist group says Kanye West's jail house performance violated the Constitution
(Lori Arnold, Christian Headlines)
Sex abuse victims sue claiming unfair settlements by Catholic church
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Render unto thy neighbor what is they neighbor's: The Neighborly Faith conference at Wheaton College
(Micah eadowcroft, Providence Mag)
Lawsuit: Church pressured victims into unfair settlements
(Michael Rezendes, Associated Press)
The last Shakers?: Keeping the faith in a community facing extinction
(Katherine Lucky, Commonweal)
Chick-fil-A denies capitulating to LGBT activists; Christian groups won't be excluded from donations
(Brandon Showalter, The Christian Post)
Thursday, 21 November 2019
Canada's Anglicans are vanishing and RNS can't find any conservatives to debate the reasons why
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
China’s campaign to silence Americans (and religious freedom)
(Robert Carle, Religion Unplugged)
Pope calls Catholics in Thailand to follow in footsteps of early missionaries
(Catholic News Agency)
Sahel bishops seek peace for region facing growing humanitarian crisis
(Catholic News Service)
Transgender Catholic sues Argentine bishop
(Rodney Pelletier, Church Militant)
This Portuguese Jewish community couldn’t afford a rabbi. Now it made a $1 million movie appearing on Netflix.
(Cnaan Liphshiz, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Are religious minorities safe in the BJP's India?
(International Christian Concern)
Many in Venezuela’s 2nd city turn to prayer, not politics
(Scott Smith, Associated Press)
Cameroon prelates lead ‘peace caravans’ to troubled Anglophone regions
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Patriarch of Jerusalem initiates meeting of heads of local churches in Amman with view to preserving church unity
(Interfax-Religion)
Statue of Christ at Shandong church replaced with a lightning rod
(Olivia Miller, International Christian Concern)
Indian court to set law on women's entry in temples, mosques
(The Philadelphia Tribune)
China pressures Trump to veto bill of solidarity with Hong Kong protesters
(Matt Hadro, Catholic News Agency)
SBC Pres. JD Greear says he'll refer to trans individuals by their preferred pronouns
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)
Harvest report pins ‘massive corporate governance failure’ on former pastor
(Emily McFarlan Miller, Religion News Service)
Paige Patterson’s career ended after Megan Lively came forward. Her struggle continues
(Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service)
Argentinian court dismisses transgender man's suit against Catholic Church that refused to change his name on records
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Attorney General Becerra protects California in triumph over Trump administration’s harmful healthcare refusal rule
(Office of the Attorney General (California))
Federal executions put on hold while court case moves forward
(Catholic News Agency)
Democratic candidates: Protecting abortion is ‘what we do and what we stand for’
(Catholic News Agency)
Do more to fight poverty, say European bishops, Caritas
(Jonathan Luxmoore, Catholic News Service)
Wedding photographer sues over city's public accommodation ordinance
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
'Abortion rights are human rights,' Elizabeth Warren says at 5th Democratic debate
(Michael Foust, Christian Headlines)
Chicago school district gives transgender students unrestricted access to locker rooms
(Mikaela Mathews, Christian Headlines)
Suit claiming discriminatory enforcement of codes against Orthodox Jews moves ahead
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Court sets aside new health care conscience rules
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Orthodoxy in Ukraine: Ecumenical and Theological Perspectives
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Blood products and Jehovah’s Witnesses: An NHS Trust v C NHS Trust & Ors
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
New York requires religious schools, churches, hospitals to hire pro-abortion, pro-LGBT employees
(Holly Scheer, The Federalist)
Preeminent? The bishops miss the mark on faithful citizenship
(Matthew Sitman, Commonweal)
Let's make an honest attempt to help Reuters with its biased, one-sided story on abortion and conscience
(Bobby Ross Jr., GetReligion)
LA and New York scribes ask: How does Dolly avoid politics while embracing gays and church folks?
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Advocacy organization (Becket) releases "Religious Freedom Index" survey
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Guatemalan bishops’ ministry: Bad idea to send asylum-seekers to jungle
(David Agren, Catholic News Service)
BJC urges U.S. Supreme Court to continue distinct treatment of religion in the law
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Commission for Religious Liberty)
God, family, homeland: Brazil's Bolsonaro launches new party
(France 24)
Americans have positive views about religion’s role in society, but want it out of politics
(Pew Research Center Religion & Public Life)
California denied preliminary injunction in license dispute over faith based teen rescue facility
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Hong Kong ablaze as protests intensify: 'We might as well go down fighting'
(Brandon Showalter, The Christian Post)
‘Bombshell testimony’: 5 Important takeaways from the latest impeachment hearings
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
UP law panel moots legislation to check religious conversions
(The Hindu)
Does religion have a privileged status in the UK?
(Rahila Gupta, CNN International)
Introducing the Religious Freedom Index
(Becket Law)
Judge rejects California’s attempt to shut down Christian boarding school
(Pacific Justice Institute)
Religion no bar to this professor of Urdu in BHU
(Omar Rashid, The Hindu)
New NY law forbids religious employers from firing for abortion
(Wesley J. Smith, National Review)
Pro-life stem cell research finds success—and seeks more support
(Kevin Jones, Catholic News Agency)
A priest at a teen’s funeral said his suicide was ‘against God.’ The mother is suing.
(Marisa Iati, The Washington Post)
USCIRF statement on three key developments in Rohingya justice
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Wednesday, 20 November 2019
Tokyo archbishop: Japanese Shinto celebrations a chance for evangelization
(Timothy Nerozzi, Catholic News Agency)
Archbishop of Tokyo: ‘Collapse of traditional family system’ a challenge for irreligious Japan
(Timothy Nerozzi, Catholic News Agency)
Canadian doctors get ready for child euthanasia
(Wesley J. Smith, National Review)
Four powers the pope needs to grant the new chief of Vatican finances
(Thomas Reese)
Tibetans cast alarm on high-tech persecution of faiths in China
(Marco Respinti, Bitter Winter: A Magazine on Religious Liberty and Human Rights in China)
‘Absolutely no mercy’: Leaked files expose how China organized mass detentions of Muslims
(Austin Ramzy and Chris Buckley, The New York Times)
39 Falun Gong practitioners in China sentenced to prison in October 2019 for refusing to renounce their faith
(Minghui.org)
She survived a Chinese internment camp and made it to Virginia. Will the U.S. let her stay?
(Emily Rauhala and Anna Fifield, The Washington Post)
Israel to host largest event ever focused on anti-Semitism
(Aron Heller, Associated Press)
Personal attacks are ‘never acceptable,’ Scottish bishops say in buildup to Dec. 12 UK election
(Charles Collins, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Putin stresses importance of joint efforts to protect Christians in Middle East
(Interfax-Religion)
Much is legally incorrect about the Sabarimala judgment
(Arghya Sengupta, The Telegraph (India))
Nun loses spot in retirement home for refusing to stop wearing her habit
(James Crowley, Newsweek)
Parents win right to prayer-free alternative to religious assemblies
(Henry McDonald, The Guardian (UK))
Opposition activists hold hunger strikes in Nicaraguan churches
(Catholic News Agency)
Politician of Spain's Vox party offers ultrasounds outside Madrid abortion clinics
(Catholic News Agency)
In West Africa, Church leaders meet to discuss humanitarian crisis
(Catholic News Agency)
The Xinjiang Papers: Either turning or returning point
(Marco Respinti, Bitter Winter)
Siege of Nicaragua’s Catholic cathedral eases as hunger strikers leave
(Ismael Lopez Ocampo and Mary Beth Sheridan, The Washington Post)
The "synodality" masquerade
(George Weigel, First Things)
The Amazon fires: Notre Dame, nostra culpa—our house is burning (Responding to: Religious responses to the Amazon rainforest fires)
(Aaron Perry, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
The Amazon synod: "plus tard sera trop tard" (Responding to: Religious responses to the Amazon rainforest fires)
(Michael Schuck, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
FoRB on the Frontlines: “Everyone’s hatred was ever present”
(FoRB in Full: A blog by CSW)
The convergence of religious, economic, and political fundamentalisms undermines God’s creation in the Amazon (Responding to: Religious responses to the Amazon rainforest fires)
(Rudelmar Bueno de Faria, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Religious responses to the Amazon rainforest fires
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Douglas Todd: How Quebec’s religious garb ban compares to harsh regimes
(Douglas Todd, Vancouver Sun)
The fires of Amazonia (Responding to: Religious responses to the Amazon rainforest fires)
(Drew Christiansen, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
In Bolivia, interim leader sets conservative, religious tone
(Anatoly Kurmanaev, The New York Times)
An ecological reading of the synod for the pan-Amazon region (Responding to: Religious responses to the Amazon rainforest fires)
(Guillermo Kerber, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Old religious tensions resurge in Bolivia after ouster of longtime indigenous president
(Religion News Service Opinion (the Conversation))
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