Law and Religion Headlines
Monday, 19 September 2022
EVENT, 19 September 2022 (10:30AM ET): USCIRF Conversation: Assessing Religious Freedom in Egyptian Curriculum Reform
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
EVENT, 19 September 2022 (7:30-9:00PM PT): A Constitutional Symposium: Religious Liberty and LGBTQ+ Rights, Moraga, CA, USA
(Jack Miller Center for Teaching America's Founding Principles and History, St. Mary's College of California)
Lugato on the international legal framework for hate speech and its limits
(Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)
Around the web - 19 September 2022
(Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)
Decline in religion a national health concern
(Brian Grim, Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
Uganda: Noise control: What NEMA, Church leaders agreed upon
(Uganda Christian News)
Photos of the week: Kazakhstan religious conference, fire destroys historic LA church
(Kit Doyle, Religion News Service)
Queen funeral: Sermon from the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby from Westminster Abbey in full
(The Scotsman)
A statement from the LSE Faith Centre on the death of Queen Elizabeth II
(London School of Economics Religion and Global Society Blog)
Factbox: Westminster Abbey - traditional church for royals in life and death
(Angus Macswan, Reuters)
Cardinal prays at queen’s funeral, signaling Charles’ openness to dialogue
(Catholic News Service)
Serbian police arrest dozens as Belgrade EuroPride marchers defy ban
(Agence France-Presse, The Guardian)
India: Job discrimination against Indian Muslims up 9% in 15 years
(Daily Sabah)
Our civilizational moment: The crisis of the West, the war of the worlds, and the faith required for our time
(Os Guinness, Faith & Law)
Russia: Special bimonthly freedom of religion or belief (01-15.09.2022)
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
TPNRD releases report on religious responses to the Russian invasion
(Religion & Diplomacy: A Resource of the Transatlantic Policy Network on Religion and Diplomacy)
Iran: Mahsa Amini: Iran police say woman's death was 'unfortunate'
(David Gritten, BBC News)
Articles of interest - 19 September 2022
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
A Supreme Court setback prompted drastic action at this religious school
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News)
A country of churches: Why Ukraine will prevail
(Adrian Bonenberger, Commonweal)
Hong Kong: Why is 90-year-old Cardinal Zen standing trial in Hong Kong?
(Kate Mayberry, Al Jazeera)
Cameroon: ‘Enough is enough,’ say Cameroon bishops after kidnapping, church burning
(Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Germany: 2 antisemitic attacks reported in Berlin on single day, amid rising tally of incidents
(Toby Axelrod, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
4 months after barring Jewish passengers, Lufthansa (again) announces new steps to combat antisemitism
(Toby Axelrod, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
World’s churches converge on Germany city of Karlsruhe to pray and act
(World Council of Churches)
A Texas judge just took religious ‘freedom’ too far
(Noah Feldman, Bloomberg)
Large-scale disorder breaks out in Leicester
(Caroline Lowbridge, James Lynn and Dan Martin, BBC News)
An old question that's back in the news: Why can’t non-Muslims visit Mecca and Medina?
(Richard Ostling, GetReligion)
Are American Christians on the path to severe persecution for their faith?
(David Curry, Religion News Service)
Portugal: President of the Religious Liberty Commission highlights the importance of the program "The Faith of Men" (Portuguese)
(PR/CB/OC, Ecclesia)
Brazil: Walk against intolerance brings together representatives of religions in Rio (Portuguese)
(Mariana Tokarnia, Agência Brasil)
‘Brazil under Constitution’: Religious freedom is a right guaranteed to all Brazilians (video)(Portuguese)
(Globo Play)
Protection of the fundamental rights of religious leaders in the context of violence in Argentina, Colombia, El Salvador, Honduras and Mexico (Spanish)
(Observatorio de Libertad Religiosa de América Latina y El Caribe)
Friday, 16 September 2022
Yeshiva University suspends all student clubs as it appeals case against LGBTQ alliance
(Julia Gergely, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Biden includes faith leaders in summit’s charge to ‘rise together against hate’
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)
White House hosts summit addressing hate-motivated violence
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Political Satire and Sexist Stereotypes: A Critical Insight on the Case of Patrício Monteiro Telo de Abreu v. Portugal
(Sofia Balzaretti, Strasbourg Observers)
The King's remarks to faith leaders
(The Royal Family)
King Charles moves meeting with faith leaders to avoid Shabbat clash
(Jewish News)
Calls mount for barring anti-Muslim Hindu from entering UK
(International Quran News Agency (IQNA))
Family and its protective effect: Part 1 of the Independent Family Review
(The Children's Commissioner's Office)
Scottish legislators have no ‘reasonable excuse’ to ignore basic tenets of the rule of law
(Jeremiah Igunnubole, Scottish Legal News)
EVENT, 15-16 September 2022: Past, Present, & Future of Religiously Affiliated Law Schools
(Touro University Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center)
EVENT, 16 September 2022 (8:30AM ET): A briefing to highlight an upcoming UNGA resolution calling for the repeal of the death penalty for Apostasy & Blasphemy
(International Religious Freedom Roundtable)
A contest of illiberalisms: Balancing the interests of separatist communities and the larger society
(Richard T. Foltin, The American Bar Association)
UAE chief Chabad rabbi married in the Gulf's largest Jewish wedding
(Tovah Lazaroff, The Jerusalem Post)
Not gone, but forgotten? Syrian refugees struggle to move forward.
(Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor)
Germany, Jewish groups reach final chapter of Holocaust compensation negotiations
(Bojan Pancevski, The Wall Street Journal)
Iran: Mahsa Amini: Woman dies after arrest by Iran’s morality police
(Al Jazeera)
'The world is watching': Australian daughter of Iranian Baha'i in prison pleads for her release
(Nassim Khadem, ABC News Australia)
Christianity's American Fate: How Religion Became More Conservative and Society More Secular (forthcoming)
(David A. Hollinger, Princeton University Press)
Martinez-Torron on religious exemptions
(Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)
Rinella on sharia in the state system
(Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)
Belarus proposes legislation to stop Christians from appealing to the UN
(Daniel Silliman, Christianity Today)
The Saudi mirage of religious freedom
(Gabriella Perez, Providence Mag)
African nations stand alone against abortion rights, gender ideology at the UN
(Edie Heipel, Catholic News Agency)
Why survey data of religious nones, decline of Christianity differs
(Ryan Burge, Religion Unplugged)
Iraq: Arbaeen pilgrimage brings millions to Iraqi city of Karbala
(Usaid Siddiqui, Al Jazeera)
Southern Baptists to keep promoting ‘life, religious liberty, marriage’ protections via policy arm
(Mark A. Kellner, The Washington Times)
DOD fast-tracked vaccine religious exemption denials, civil liberties law firm says
(Mark A. Kellner, The Washington Times)
Sri Lankan monks protest electricity price hike
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
India: Christians wary as Indian state outlaws conversion
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
WCC expresses solidarity, urges advocacy for the human rights and self-determination of Indigenous Peoples across the world
(World Council of Churches)
WCC statement urges confronting racism, revisiting “complicity of some religious bodies”
(World Council of Churches)
China: Special bimonthly freedom of religion or belief (01-15.09.2022)
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
France: Feet of clay: The French MIVILUDES acknowledges the faulty bases of its reports
(Massimo Introvigne, Bitter Winter)
Watchdog warns Defense Department in “noncompliance” with federal law
(Jorge Gomez, First Liberty)
No more discrimination for Christian ministry & Jewish congregations
(Jorge Gomez, First Liberty)
Weekly column from Italy: When politicians only use Christianity for their own benefit
(Chiara Lamberti, Christian Network Europe)
Afghanistan: Taliban torture and execute Hazaras in targeted attack – new investigation
(Amnesty International)
Supreme Court declines to expedite another religious liberty dispute, majority requires applicant to exhaust lower court options first
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Mitt Romney, Mike Lee and the Senate’s battle over same-sex marriage: Utah’s two senators are reportedly working to address religious liberty concerns
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News)
2,000 churches and Christian ministries ask Senate to oppose Respect For Marriage Act
(Kim Roberts, Religion Unplugged)
"Made" in Jordan: Assessing the legacy of the Amman Message
(Mackenzie R. Poust, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Brazil: Clergy take sides in Brazil’s presidential election
(Eduardo Campos Lima, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Chad: Bishops in Chad say African country’s national dialogue is a ‘monologue’
(Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Religious liberty beyond red and blue divides
(Sarah Estelle, Real Clear Religion)
Pope says supplying weapons to Ukraine is morally acceptable for self defence
(Philip Pullella, Reuters)
Pope asks Nicaraguan government to let expelled nuns return
(Philip Pullella, Reuters)
Pope’s presence in Kazakhstan to help ‘map way out of conflicts’
(Devin Watkins, Vatican News)
Uzbekistan: "Go on dreaming!" prison governor replies to tortured prisoner of conscience's medical need
(Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18 News Service)
Why are Jehovah’s Witnesses persecuted?
(Mathew N. Schmalz, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
WCC, CEC letter to OSCE chairman urges avoiding further escalation in Nagorno-Karabakh
(World Council of Churches)
European churches urge EU to establish peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan
(Conference of European Churches)
Council of Parties appoints new KAICIID leadership
(KAICIID Dialogue Centre)
Little churches still matter, says Martha’s Vineyard pastor of church that took in migrants
(Bob Smietana, Religion News Service)
Poland must repeal ‘blasphemy law’ after pop star vindicated
(National Secular Society)
Anti-religious violence in the wake of the Dobbs decision
(Rick Plasterer, Juicy Ecumenism, Institute on Religion and Democracy)
Thursday, 15 September 2022
EVENT, 15-22 September 2022: World Week for Peace in Palestine and Israel: Faith, Hope and Love in Action: Towards Justice in Israel Palestine
(World Council of Churches)
CALL FOR PAPERS, abstracts due 15 September 2022: Religion, Dialogue, and Democracy in Africa
(Dialogue Institute)
VIRTUAL EVENT, 13-15 September 2022: Religious Freedom, Rule of Law, and Cross Cultural Religious Literacy
(Ministry of Law and Human Rights Republic of Indonesia and Leimena Institute)
VIRTUAL EVENT, 15 September 2022 (13:00 GMT): Together with URI: Peacebuilding
(United Religions Initiative)
VIRTUAL EVENT, 15 September 2022 (12PM ET): The Abraham Accords Two Years On: Building Peace, Looming Threats
(Hudson Institute)
VIRTUAL EVENT, 15 September 2022 (2PM ET): Webinar on Hinduism and Discriminatory Experiences
(G20 Interfaith Forum)
Wednesday, 14 September 2022
Secretary-General's video message to the 7th Congress of World and Traditional Religions
(United Nations)
Opinion: Yeshiva University v. YU Pride Alliance
(Supreme Court of the United States)
S. Ct. (5-4) won't temporarily stop N.Y. ruling that Orthodox Jewish Yeshiva U. recognize "LGBTQ student group"
(Eugene Volokh, The Volokh Conspiracy)
U.S. Supreme Court requires Yeshiva University to allow LGBT student club
(Andrew Chung, Reuters)
When religion meets the law
(Dan Schnur, Jewish Journal)
Yeshiva University case means we’re all Jews now
(William McGurn, The Wall Street Journal)
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