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Thursday, 27 June 2019

Italian prelate resigns amid flurry of charges, including political muscle
(Elise Harris, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Catholic charity says asylum seekers in UK made to ‘feel worthless’
(Charles Collins, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Remarks by President Trump at the Faith and Freedom Coalition “Road to Majority” 2019 Conference
(The White House)

Trump speaks to faith and freedom conference
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Minnesota Diocese settles with abuse victims in bankruptcy proceeding
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Increasing support for religiously based service refusals
(Daniel Greenberg, Maxine Najle, Natalie Jackson, Oyindamola Bola, Robert P. Jones, Public Religion Research Institute)

Survey fiids increased support for religious-based refusals to serve small business customers
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Court upholds Maine law barring taxpayer funding for religious schools
(Robbie Feinberg, Maine Public)

Two very wrong perspectives on Masterpiece Cakeshop
(John O. McGinnis, Law & Liberty)

District Court, citing 1st Circuit precedent, upholds Maine's school funding plan
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Singapore: A golden treasure of ASEAN – analysis
(Nguyen Thi Kieu Khanh, Eurasia Review)

Secular Puritanism and the Bladensburg Cross
(Greg Weiner, Law & Liberty)

This region of Indonesia was known for its religious harmony. Now, Catholics face growing intolerance.
(Juke Carolina, Public Radio International)

Abortion and the Establishment Clause in the New York Times
(Jeffrey Polet, Law & Liberty)

Turkey under Erdogan: Caught between secular and Islamic identities
(CSWPress, FoRB in Full (a blog by CSW))

Wednesday, 26 June 2019

Pilgrimage: Normandy and Lourdes defy the stereotypes of France's ardent secularism
(Clemente Lisi, Get Religion)

New religious movement surfaces in Moscow
(Olgda Kuznetsova, Sobesednik)

Jehovah's Witnesses criminally charged in Kostroma
(Web-site of Investigative Committee of Russian Federation, Russia Religion News)

Making LGBT a protected class will kill religious liberty
(T.R. Clancy, American Thinker)

The Trump Justice Department has turned 'religious liberty' into a license to discriminate
(Michael J. Stern, USA Today)

Why the Supreme Court’s decision to let a taxpayer-funded cross stand is dangerous for American Jews
(Joshua Z. Rokach, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Millions of people suffer from religious persecution. Here's how America's religious freedom ambassador is trying to change that
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News Faith)

‘Robust’ religious freedom, education seen as key to countering attacks
(Catholic News Service)

East African bishops condemn Eritrea seizure of church health centers
(Francis Njuguna, Catholic News Service)

Lebanese town bans Muslims from buying, renting property
(Bassem Mroue, Associated Press)

Internet-ordained ministers sue Tennessee over marriage ban
(Associated Press)

Evangelical group to spend $50M on get-out-the-vote efforts
(Elana Schor, Associated Press)

Minnesota diocese reaches $34M settlement with abuse victims
(Associated Press)

9th Circuit, over dissents, denies en banc rehearing in Ministerial Exception case
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

“Do No Harm: Examining the Misapplication of the 'Religious Freedom Restoration Act'.”
(Education and Labor Committee, U.S. House of Representatives)

House holds hearing on "Do No Harm" Act
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Maryland officials deny low-income kids school vouchers if they choose Christian school
(Alliance Defending Freedom)

Christian school sues over exclusion from state funding programs
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Movsesian on Masterpiece Cakeshop
(Mark Movsesian, Law and Religion Forum)

Rumors of the non-delegation doctrine’s demise are greatly exaggerated
(Peter J. Wallison, Law & Liberty)

Workplace hate crime meets Commerce Clause threshold
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

USCIRF statement on mob lynching of Muslim man in India
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

Tuesday, 25 June 2019

Internet church sues Tennessee over law barring ministers ordained online from performing weddings
(Hannah Natanson, The Washington Post - Religion)

State Department issues 2018 International Religious Freedom Report
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

2018 Report on International Religious Freedom
(United States Department of State)

Law and religion round-up – 23rd June
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Why India’s south confounds the otherwise all-conquering Narendra Modi
(The Economist)

Religious Freedom in Focus, volume 81 – June 2019
(Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice)

Muslim women defy ban to swim in burkinis at French pool
(BBC News Europe)

Spanish prosecutors want inquiry into church sex abuse cases
(Associated Press)

Cuba restores oldest Jewish cemetery as Havana is spruced up
(Andrea Rodriguez, Associated Press)

Egypt arrests 8, including ex-lawmaker and secular activists
(Samy Magdy, Associated Press)

Saudi coalition says head of Yemen’s Islamic State captured
(Aya Batrawy and Sam Magdy, Associated Press)

Moroccan women press to legalize abortion amid pending bill
(Associated Press)

Universal Life Church Ministries sues Tennessee to protect online ordination
(Press Release)

Universal Life Church sues over Tennessee ban on solemnization of marriages by those ordained online
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Supreme Court says law banning registration of 'scandalous' trademarks violates First Amendment
(Ariane de Vogue and Kate Sullivan, CNN)

Supreme Court says ban on immoral or scandalous trademarks violates 1st Amendment
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Supreme Court asks SG for views on Catholic Diocese pension case
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Factional dispute in Ethiopian Orthodox Church dismissed
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

IRS urged to accommodate Amish on Child Tax Credit claims
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Alabama governor signs law allowing church to have its own police force
(Owen Daugherty, MSN)

Specified Alabama religious schools and church can create their own police forces
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Sperm donor recognised as father
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)

Huge tent collapses at Indian ceremony, 14 reported dead
(Associated Press)

The Supreme Court made the Bladensburg Cross a special case. Let’s keep it that way
(Amanda Tyler, Religion News Service Opinion)

On the cross
(Marc O. DeGirolami, Law and Religion Forum)

Greek Orthodox church in US gets 1st new leader in 20 years
(David Crary, Religion News Service)

Law Society cannot compel enlightenment
(T. David Marshall, Hamilton)

Monday, 24 June 2019

"Religious Freedom and the Common Good" Symposium Papers
(Thomas C. Berg, Mirror of Justice Blog)

American Legion v. American Humanist Assn (Bladensburg Cross Case)
(Slip Opinion, Supreme Court of the United States)

Same-sex and single-parent adoption and religious discrimination: Page
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

USCIRF statement on World Refugee Day and link between religious freedom and displacement
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

Saturday, 22 June 2019

Gundy v. US was a chance to tell Congress they can't regift legislative power
(Adam Carrington, Washington Examiner)

U.S. Supreme Court declines 5-3 to resuscitate nondelegation doctrine; Justice Gorsuch strongly dissents
(Jace Lington, Ballotpedia News)

Israel Folau and the tension at the heart of religious freedom
(Andrew West, The Guardian)

Megachurch forming police force after passage of Alabama law
(Chris Mills Rodrigo, The Hill)

United Nations' attitude has changed to faith-based organizations in recent years, says UN adviser Azza Karam
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

Elder Gong meets government leaders in Asia and Oceania
(Newsroom, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)

Patriarch Filaret requests government aid
(RISU, Russia Religion News)

Churches involved in dispute between Georgia and Russia
(Credo.Press, Russia Religion News)

Ex-teacher sues over ousting over transgender student names
(Associated Press)

California campus removes bell marking Catholic missions
(Natalie Rice, Associated Press)

Why you shouldn't blame millennials for religious freedom's image crisis
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News InDepth)

Religious symbols in Quebec? Non, merci
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Friday, 21 June 2019

Clergy Discipline Commission Annual Report 2018 – Summary
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

Xinjiang internment camps, Rohingya in Myanmar highlighted for religious repression: report
(Joshua Lipes, Radio Free Asia)

Crackdown on Christians in Eritrea spurs UN expert to press Government 'to live up to its international commitments'
(UN News)

In a victory for religious liberty, Supreme Court saves ‘Peace Cross’
(Charles Collins, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Religion Watch, June 2019, Volume 34 No. 8
(Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion)

USCIRF statement on release of State Department’s 2018 International Religious Freedom Report
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

UK rabbi to House of Lords: Rise in antisemitism today similar to Holocaust era
(Tamar Beeri, The Jerusalem Post)

Friday Five: Neo-tabloid NYT, pro-life Dems, Matt Chandler's 'interview,' Jimmy Carter's pastor, gelatos
(Bobby Ross Jr., GetReligion)

Religion ghosts in anti-vax wars: Why do some believers say this is a religious liberty fight?
(Terry Mattingly, Get Religion)

Head of Georgian delegation in IAO refuses parliamentary mandate following riots in Tbilisi
(Interfax-Religion)

Defense minister accuses U.S. of supporting non-mainstream religious entities in Russia
(Interfax-Religion)

IAO delegation led by Russian MP leaving Tbilisi early
(Interfax-Religion)

Ivanishvili lashes out at organizers of Interparliamentary Assembly on Orthodoxy session for electing Russian as chair
(Interfax-Religion)

Supreme Court: Cross can stand on public land in separation of church and state case
(Nina Totenberg, National Public Radio)

Supreme Court upholds cross on public land in Maryland
(Jessica Gresko, Associated Press)

Supreme Court allows Bladensburg Cross to remain in flurry of opinions
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Early analysis of Supreme Court's Bladensburg Cross ruling
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Peace Cross puzzlement
(Marc O. DeGirolami, Law and Religion Forum)

Symposium: American Legion lays the groundwork for the downfall of Lemon
(Travis Weber, SCOTUSblog)

Symposium: More light than heat
(Michael Stokes Paulsen, SCOTUSblog)

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