Law and Religion Headlines
Wednesday, 12 October 2022
Religion and human rights: A conversation with Elisa Massimino
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
EVENT, 12 October 2022 (19:00 CET): Mass for Europe (Bruxelles)
(The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE))
EVENT, 12 October 2022 (14:00 CET): Freedom of Religion in Türkiye. A focus on Christian minorities (Brussels)
(MEP Bert-Jan Ruissen and ADF International)
'They ripped away a part of my identity': In Sudan, the military junta is cutting protesters' hair
(Eliott Brachet, Le Monde)
Recent survey provides insight on scope and scale of Christian healthcare in Africa
(Religion News Service)
Christians in Burkina Faso face 'existential threat'
(Alex Collett, Premier Christian News)
Russians search for Jewish roots to flee Putin’s army draft for Israel
(Marina Lapenkova, The Times of Israel)
Russia: Two priests on trial for opposing Russia's war in Ukraine
(Victoria Arnold, Forum 18 News Service)
Russian seminary students exempted from mandatory military service
(Christian Network Europe)
The destruction of churches and religious communities in Ukraine matters
(Mónika Palotai and Kristóf György Veres, Hudson Institute)
Catholic hospitals are growing — and banning treatments they see as ‘immoral’
(Frances Stead Sellers and Meena Venkataramanan, The Washington Post)
Concerns grow over the increasing ties between Christianity and right-wing nationalism
(Laura Barrón-López, PBS News Hour)
UN experts call on India to repeal legislation discriminating against religious minorities
(Religion News Service)
Commonwealth countries are the most likely to have blasphemy laws
(Humanists UK)
Charter re-released on world day against death penalty calls on the final 11 countries who continue to sanction the death penalty for apostasy and blasphemy to repeal such laws
(Jubilee Campaign USA)
ReMinEm website
(Religious Minorities in the Euro-mediterranean Space)
Europe needs Morocco as an ally: how does it affect religious freedom?
(Jonatán Soriano, Evangelical Focus)
Spain: Alarm for the sexual education of children (Spanish)
(Alianza Evangélica Española)
Prof. Petr Kratochvíl reflects on universal hospitality and the commandment of love
(Conference of European Churches)
Declaration on the situation in Nicaragua
(Twitter, Consorcio Latinoamericano de Libertad Religiosa)
Meet Rashad Hussain, the first Muslim to serve as America’s religious freedom ambassador
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News)
Weekly Highlight #225: COVID-19: Exploring faith dimensions: Our updates
(Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)
Portugal’s president feels heat from church sex abuse remark
(Barry Hatton, Associated Press)
Protests galvanize Iranians abroad in hope, worry and unity
(Sylvia Hui, Associated Press)
Iran protests are proving a durable challenge to the Islamic republic
(Sune Engel Rasmussen, The Wall Street Journal)
Physician assistant files federal lawsuit against Michigan Health after she was fired for her beliefs about gender
(First Liberty)
Certiorari denied in fetal personhood case
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Perspective: How Orthodox Jewish schools came to the front of the religious freedom conversation
(Samuel Goldman, Deseret News)
Poll: Latinos, including Christians, overwhelmingly support abortion access
(Alejandra Molina, Religion News Service)
Report from the Capital - Fall 2022 issue
(Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Fiji archbishop warns against ‘new colonial forces’ in Pacific nation
(Charles Collins, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Church leaders: Moving British Embassy to Jerusalem ‘counterproductive’
(Judith Sudilovsky, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Brussels recommends granting Bosnia the status of EU candidate, but with conditions
(Jorge Liboreiro and Aleksandar Brezar, Euronews)
Book bans: Are these fights about a Christian nationalist plot or something else entirely?
(Julia Duin, GetReligion)
Religious Rhetoric in US Right-Wing Politics: Donald Trump, Intergroup Threat, and Nationalism
(Chiara Migliori, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
The seal of the confessional and the Church of England
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Date of coronation of King Charles III
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Sikhs fight to be Marines without sacrificing faith
(Becket)
Sikhs’ appeal to start boot camp with beards, long hair, turbans gains sympathy at D.C. hearing
(Mark A. Kellner, The Washington Times)
Romania: COVID, restricting prisoners’ worship and Article 9 ECHR: Spînu
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Ethics education the focus of KAICIID workshop in Indonesia
(KAICIID Dialogue Centre)
Eboo Patel is leading Interfaith America into the new era of religious diversity
(Kimberly Winston, Religion Unplugged)
CAIR condemns vandalism targeting Wisconsin synagogue
(Ismail Allison, Council on American-Islamic Relations)
Swedish Christians criticise democratic conditions proposal
(Christian Network Europe)
Vietnam: Commemoration Day of FORB Victims of Violence: 29 NGOs protest
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Catholic church in Brazil desecrated and 28 statues of saints destroyed
(Catholic News Agency)
Brazil: Freedom of worship relativized in the STF (Brazil's Supreme Court) (Portuguese)
(Gazeta do Povo)
Brazil: Manaus – “religious intolerance” – during procession of São Francisco das Chagas, man attacks image of saint and faithful were hit (Portuguese)
(Redação Portal Manaós)
Monday, 10 October 2022
How to make progress on gender equality without decreasing religious freedom: The OSCE context
(Montserrat Gas-Aixendri, Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)
Brian Grim addresses JRCLS Religious Liberty Fellows
(Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
Around the web - 10 October 2022
(Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)
An interfaith journey to forge ties between Israel and Pakistan
(BeLynn Hollers, Religion News Service)
Europe's top human rights court criticizes Belgium in euthanasia case
(Robert Clarke, Newsweek)
Satanists’ prayer stunt isn’t about free speech. It’s about silencing Christians
(Brett Harvey, Alliance Defending Freedom)
China: 'There is no longer a safe place to be a Christian in China' - report
(Mark King, Christian Today)
Turkey's 'disinformation' bill could harm freedom of expression: Europe watchdog
(The New Arab)
Canada: Private members’ bill on conscience rights in MPs’ hands
(Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register)
Legal Spirits episode 044: Traditionalism rising
(Marc O. DeGirolami, Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)
New book: Current Issues in Australian Constitutional Law
(A. Keith Thompson (Editor), Connor Court Publishing)
African leaders at forefront of global symposium on peacebuilding
(Newsroom: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
Religion Watch, Volume 37 No. 11 (Including: Religious liberty intensifying culture wars?)
(Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion)
Faith & Media Initiative: A mission to unite, creating change together
Church Reporter, Vol. 7/9, 23 September 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)
Following court decision on DACA, U.S. Bishops’ Migration Chairman renews plea for Congress to provide legislative solution
(United States Conference of Catholic Bishops)
Montenegro holds pride march despite opposition from church
(Predrag Milic, Associated Press)
Articles of interest - 10 October 2022
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
City's harassment of private prayer services in rabbi's home violated 1st Amendment
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
As Kenya’s government lifts ban on GMOs, some bishops express reservations
(Fredrick Nzwili, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Moral middle candidates want to save America (but they keep losing)
(Daniel Silliman, Christianity Today)
Archbishop of Canterbury ‘concerned’ by impact of possible embassy move to Jerusalem
(Justin Cohen, Jewish News)
Islamophobic hate crime rising in UK: Head of Muslim foundation
(Anadolu Agency)
Scottish archbishop: It’s ‘immoral’ not to keep benefits in line with inflation
(Charles Collins, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Law and religion round-up – 9th October
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Aberdeen University rejects IHRA in favour of rival antisemitism definition
(Lee Harpin, Jewish News)
Kenyan President William Ruto criticized for favoring Pentecostal Christians
(Tom Osanjo, Religion Unplugged)
Native Americans’ struggle for control over sacred lands is making progress
(Rosalyn R. LaPier, Religion Unplugged)
Haiti: Religions for Peace’s statement on Haiti – October 10, 2022
(Religions for Peace)
India: Supreme Court seeks Centre’s response to plea challenging instant divorce among Muslims
(Scroll)
India’s Hindu nationalism is exporting its Islamophobia
(Omar Suleiman, RNS Column: Islam Beyond Phobia)
India: Christians back Anglo-Indian quota in parliament
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
WCC acting general secretary visits Korean Peninsula
(World Council of Churches)
These four religious organisations in Norway lose money because of grant cuts
(Christian Network Europe)
Christian nationalism will lead to Christian persecution, SBC President Bart Barber warns
(Leonardo Blair, The Christian Post)
Iran’s hijab protests are of Raisi’s own making
(Kourosh Ziabari, Foreign Policy)
Indonesia: Religious leaders in Indonesia use social media to combat radicalism
(International Christian Concern)
In Nicaragua, crackdown on religious actors further imperils return democracy
(Maria Antonia Montes and Savarni Sanka, The United States Institute of Peace)
Ambassador Hussain travels to Utah and Tennessee
(U.S. Department of State)
International Christian Embassy Jerusalem holds annual Sukkot event
(The Jerusalem Post)
Brazil: Did you suffer religious intolerance? Know what are your rights (Portuguese)
(Itatiaia Juiz de Fora, Redação)
Brazil: Father Kelmon says he is a victim of religious intolerance in Globo [TV] debate (Portuguese)
(UOL São Paulo)
Video: Ukrainian religious actors and organizations after Russia’s invasion
(Religion & Diplomacy: A Resource of the Transatlantic Policy Network on Religion and Diplomacy)
The world must know: IRF presented a report on targeted Russian attacks on religious communities in Ukraine
(Maksym Vasin, Institute for Religious Freedom, Ukraine)
UN concerned by state harassment of Ukrainian Orthodox Church
(Interfax-Religion)
UCCRO Statement on Russian terrorist attacks on the cities of Ukraine
(Institute for Religious Freedom, Ukraine)
Friday, 7 October 2022
Remedies for religious persecution in China: An international human rights perspective
(Michelle Coleman, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
UN rights body rejects Western bid to debate Xinjiang abuses
(Jamey Keaten, Associated Press)
RFI’s Paul Marshall discusses religious persecution on Catholic radio
(Religious Freedom Institute)
EVENT, 6-7 October 2022: Freedom of Religion or Belief in Times of Migration
(Observatory on Religious Freedom in the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights (ORFECT))
Canada: MAiD expansion takes us to a ‘dark place’
(Charles Lewis, The Catholic Register)
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