Law and Religion Headlines
Wednesday, 7 September 2022
Judge rules for religious adoption agency limiting services
(Associated Press)
Judge rules New York can’t close Christian adoption agency over same-sex couple rules
(Mark A. Kellner, The Washington Times)
Judge rules against required coverage of HIV prevention drug
(Paul J. Weber, Associated Press)
Yep, forcing employers to pay for drugs that violate their consciences is still prohibited by federal law
(Stephanie Slade, Reason)
Why religious freedom can’t protect abortion
(Andrew Kubick, Public Discourse: The Journal of the Witherspoon Institute)
Clergy sue to halt Florida abortion law, citing religious freedom
(Michelle Boorstein, The Washington Post)
Positive views of Supreme Court decline sharply following abortion ruling
(Pew Research Center)
Vaccine hesitancy is not a matter of doctrine, but for some it remains a matter of faith
(Mallory Challis, Baptist News Global)
China: ‘Our people are still trapped’: Uyghur exiles demand action on abuses
(Helen Davidson, The Guardian)
China: Beijing hounds Chinese church seeking safety overseas
(Tassanee Vejpongsa and Dake Kang, Associated Press)
UN report on China’s abuse of Uyghurs is stronger than expected but missing a vital word: genocide
(Jo Smith Finley, The Conversation)
Islamic NGOs say they endure systematic financial discrimination
(William Worley, Devex)
The role of religion in peacebuilding and development
(United Religions Initiative)
RFI releases threat advisory: Ongoing criminal attacks on pro-life institutions
(Religious Freedom Institute)
Hong Kong: Church congregation flees persecution in Hong Kong, now seeking protection from UN
(Alex Collett, Premier Christian News)
Spanish pharmacists fight abortion law that forces them to dispense morning after pill
(Murcia Today)
Legal Spirits Episode 043: The New Thoreaus
(Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)
Faith can be a core element of DEI
(Brian Grim, Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
Ekins on some features of liberalism in a censorious age
(Marc O. DeGirolami, Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)
Weekly Highlight #220: COVID-19: Exploring faith dimensions: New research on religion and COVID-19
(Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)
When did religious belief become an excuse to discriminate?
(Louise Melling, The Washington Post)
Serbian president reveals grandfather was murdered in Holocaust - exclusive
(Zvika Klein, The Jerusalem Post)
IGE awarded $1.4 million grant from Templeton Religion Trust for catalyzing religious engagement networks worldwide
(Institute for Global Engagement)
Church Reporter, Vol. 7/8, 23 August 2022 - Newsletter for the English speaking members and friends of the Church Law Society
(Jiří Rajmund Tretera and Záboj Horák, eds., Church Law Society Prague – Brno – Olomouc – Stříbro – České Budějovice)
Egypt demands Netflix, others adhere to ‘societal values’
(Associated Press)
Eminent domain violated rights of Chabad
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
English cardinal calls on new prime minister to tackle cost-of-living crisis
(Charles Collins, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
New UK PM Truss is a true friend of Israel, Lapid says
(Lahav Harkov, The Jerusalem Post)
UK: A message for the new Prime Minister
(The Church of Scotland)
UK: How COVID-19 changed religious experience
(Joshua Edelman, London School of Economics Religion and Global Society Blog)
Chile: Keep pushing forward, Chilean bishops say after voters reject constitution
(David Agren, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Polish church backs new war reparations, but stresses reconciliation
(Jonathan Luxmoore, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Kenya: Show leadership to our divided nation, religious leaders to president-elect Ruto
(Arnold Neliba, Catholic Information Service for Africa)
Kenyan archbishop urges citizens to accept verdict on presidential vote
(Fredrick Nzwili, Catholic News Service)
Israel’s African outpost: Inside Nairobi's Jewish community
(Robert Carle, Religion Unplugged)
Attacks on churches and pro-life centers are attacks on religious liberty and pluralism
(Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review)
Why antisemitism flourishes in election season
(Nathan Guttman, Moment Magazine)
Belarus: Officials threaten to liquidate Minsk's New Life Church
(Olga Glace, Forum 18 News Service)
Ninth Circuit upholds Washington ban on conversion therapy
(Edvard Pettersson, Courthouse News Service)
Book review: Destroying ISIS
(Ralph L. DeFalco III, Law & Liberty)
New book: Degrade and Destroy: The Inside Story of the War Against the Islamic State, from Barack Obama to Donald Trump
(Michael Gordon, Macmillan)
New book: African Perspectives on Religion and Climate Change
(Edited by Ezra Chitando, Ernst M. Conradie, Susan M. Kilonzo, Routledge)
Senate to vote on same-sex marriage in coming weeks
(Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press)
Afghanistan: ISIS group targets religious minorities
(Eurasia Review)
Afghanistan: The Hazara community at risk of genocide in Afghanistan
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)
Pakistani evangelicals on the Afghan border: “There are converts hiding their identity”
(Jonatán Soriano, Evangelical Focus)
India: Congress’s Rahul Gandhi launches march to ‘unite India’
(Al Jazeera)
India: Prayers teaching moral values not confined to religion: Supreme Court
(Hindustan Times)
Global ethic census welcomes feedback
(Parliament of the World's Religions)
Tinder launches advocacy campaign urging Senate to pass Respect for Marriage Act
(Brooke Migdon, The Hill)
French imam fined and sentenced for anti-Semitism in sermon
(Christian Network Europe)
Swiss canton of Wallis retains the Name of God in its constitution
(Christian Network Europe)
Egypt: Women with hijab found to face bias in Egypt
(Ahmed Elshamy, BBC News)
European churches affirm Christian values of hospitality in response to refugee crisis
(World Council of Churches)
Church leader joins commemoration to mark 50 years since attack at Olympic Games
(World Council of Churches)
Mikhail Gorbachev’s tragic legacy in the Russian Orthodox Church
(John P. Burgess, Religion News Service)
Will Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act overlook Black Churches for secular organizations?
(Chelsea Langston Bombino, Religion Unplugged)
Brazil: Evangelicals flex muscle in Brazilian election race
(France 24)
Brazil: "It was my government that created the law of religious freedom", says Lula (Portuguese)
(IG Ultimo Segundo)
Brazil: Can you close church in Brazil? What does the Religious Liberty Act say? (Portuguese)
(UoL Rio de Janeiro)
Religious dialogue to secure peace (German)
(Deutsche Welle)
Tuesday, 6 September 2022
The high price of Dobbs: What single-issue politics did to our democracy
(George Scialabba, Commonweal)
Apaches urge rehearing in fight to preserve sacred site in Arizona
(Alejandra Molina, Religion News Service)
Delsol, “The Insurrection of Particularities, Or, How the Universal Comes Undone”
(Marc O. DeGirolami, Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)
Monotheism, Intolerance, and the Path to Pluralistic Politics
(Christopher A. Haw, Cambridge University Press)
EVENT, 6-7 September 2022: 30th Anniversary of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities
(UN Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues, Tom Lantos Institute)
Nigeria: USCIRF releases new report on violence impacting religious freedom in Nigeria
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Australia: An Anglican “lifeboat” for Australia
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)
China: Churches in China 'facing toughest persecution since Cultural Revolution' says Christian charity
(Donna Birrell, Premier Christian News)
China renews crackdown on churches
(Mark King, Christian Today)
China: Economic implications of China’s repression of Uyghurs
(Brian Grim, Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
Around the web - 5 September 2022
(Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)
Mexico: Jesuits remain in Mexican mountains after priests’ killings
(Fabiola Sánchez, Associated Press)
Mexico: Thousands in Tabasco protest against laws threatening “freedoms, life and family”
(Evangelical Focus)
Israeli president evokes horrors, ties at German parliament
(Kirsten Grieshaber, Associated Press)
Germany: A pro-life win in Germany vindicates more than just the right to free expression
(Elyssa Koren, National Review)
Spanish abortion reform opens unwelcome debate for conservatives
(Guy Hedgecoe, The Irish Times)
Sweden: Affirmation from Swedish government: Religious freedom is priority
(Christian Network Europe)
India: Religion based violence in India
(Tasneem Shafiq, Global Village Space)
Serbia Orthodox church head publicly supports EuroPride ban
(Jovana Gec, Associated Press)
Protesters seek to disrupt LGBTQ event at Utah university
(Associated Press)
Qatar: World Cup beer policy finally agreed by Qatari organizers
(Graham Dunbar, Associated Press)
Qualified immunity denied in Muslim woman's challenge to jail's booking photo policy
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Articles of interest - 5 September 2022
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Church's attempt to separate from parent to avoid receivership was fraudulent
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Appeals court grants injunction ordering California school district to reinstate Fellowship of Christian Athletes as official student club
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Investigators say July fire at Orem Utah Temple was arson, ATF offers cash reward for information
(Tad Walch, Deseret News)
Why the ‘BYU for Orthodox Jews’ is asking the Supreme Court for help
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News)
The White Christian understanding of the U.S. has a global history
(Chanhee Heo, The Washington Post)
Russian Orthodox Church outraged by interference of Latvian secular authorities in church affairs
(Interfax-Religion)
Russia: Freedom of religion or belief: Special bimonthly (16-31.08.2022)
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Russia’s rabbis call for peace in Ukraine
(Associated Press)
NUS president suspended during investigation into antisemitism claims
(Lee Harpin, Jewish News)
UK: Homophobic abuse by street preachers in Leeds tackled by council and police with new code of conduct
(Victoria Finan, The Yorkshire Post)
“Contested heritage”: further considerations in Re Dorchester St Peter
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Law and religion round-up – 4th September
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Colombia: Catholic bishops in Colombia put hope in "Week for Peace" to stem violence
(La Croix International)
KAICIID launches two new e-learning courses focused on sustainable development and refugee support
(KAICIID Dialogue Centre)
Somalia: At least 19 civilians killed in al-Shabab attack in Somalia
(Al Jazeera)
Afghan minority groups face threats from ISKP: HRW
(Al Jazeera)
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