Law and Religion Headlines
Monday, 3 October 2022
The First Brazilian Symposium on Religious Freedom
(Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)
CALL FOR PROPOSALS, deadline 3 October 2022: 2023 Chicago Parliament
(Parliament of the World's Religions)
Recordings of Freedom of Religion and Belief London Conference
(G20 Interfaith Forum)
Iran: Women, Christians and their powerful resistance to Iran's fanatical regime
(Lela Gilbert, Newsweek)
United Arab Emirates: Examining religion’s role in fostering peace
(Bahá’í World News Service)
Where to go to learn about something religious?
(Brian Grim, Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
Message from G20 Interfaith Forum Vice President: Katherine Marshall
(G20 Interfaith Forum)
Around the web - 3 October 2022
(Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)
BVI Christian Council appeals court’s judgment in same-sex marriage
(Caribbean National Weekly)
Jerusalem court orders state to recognize online marriages performed via Utah
(Judah Ari Gross, The Times of Israel)
Qatar World Cup: “Native and migrant Christians risk discrimination, harassment and police surveillance”
(Evangelical Focus)
Photos of the week: Jewish pilgrims in Ukraine; Hurricane Ian
(Kit Doyle, Religion News Service)
IGE hosts roundtable between Vietnam government delegation and U.S. faith-based charities
(Institute for Global Engagement)
Women protesters demand more security after Afghan bombing
(Siddiqullah Alizai, Associated Press)
Yet another attack on the Hazara in Afghanistan
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)
Due to religious intolerance, a woman sets fire to an Umbanda store in Varzea Grande (Portuguese)
(Gislaine Morais, VGN)
Public Note on the Complaint which re-established the mandate of the city councilor of Curitiba [that invaded a Catholic temple] (Portuguese)
(Edna Zilli, ANAJURE)
Japan’s Kishida vows to regain trust in church controversy
(Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press)
Anti-gay marriage former county clerk Kim Davis loses bid for qualified immunity in lawsuit brought by same-sex couples, again
(Colin Kalmbacher, Law & Crime)
Articles of interest - 3 October 2022
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Qualified immunity protects defendants who denied religious exemptions from covid vaccine mandate
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Special permit requirement only for houses of worship violates 1st Amendment
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Certiorari denied in Scientology arbitration case and Falun Gong leafleting case
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Free religious freedom protection kits
(First Liberty)
No religious exemption from felon-in-possession gun ban for Muslim believer in self-defense
(Eugene Volokh, The Volokh Conspiracy)
Pakistani Christians oppose politicization of their institutions
(Kamran Chaudhry, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Two weeks in review, 19 September – 2 October
(Tal Gross, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)
Catholic school can fire guidance counselor in same-sex marriage, federal district court rules
(Mark A. Kellner, The Washington Times)
Majority of Catholics say Biden should not seek re-election, new poll finds
(Clemente Lisi, Religion Unplugged)
A comparison of Islamic political system and democracy
(Muhammad Adam Khan, Eurasia Review)
CEC trains Belgian churches in safety and security
(Conference of European Churches)
Reformation and revival in American civil religion
(Richard Gamble, Law & Liberty)
Ecclesiastical court judgments – September (II)
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Ecclesiastical court judgments – September (I)
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Law and religion round-up – 2nd October
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Religious forum calls on Church leaders to tackle injustice in India
(Nirmala Carvalho, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
In India, where Hindu majority has complex views, Supreme Court liberalizes abortion law
(Kalpana Jain, Religion News Service)
Criminal Christianity? What this Bible smuggler taught me about breaking the law
(David Landrum, Premier Christianity)
FECRIS, Russian anti-cultism denounced at the OSCE
(Alessandro Amicarelli, Bitter Winter)
Pope Francis makes passionate plea for Putin to end cycle of ‘violence and death’ In Ukraine
(Clemente Lisi, Religion Unplugged)
Russia: Special bimonthly freedom of religion or belief (16-30.09.2022)
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Defending our sacred right to vote
(Barbara Williams-Skinner, Jim Wallis, Adam Taylor, Religion News Service)
How believers in China keep the faith under Xi Jinping's watchful eye
(Karen Tong, ABC News Australia)
International community is failing the Uyghurs but a change may be ahead
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)
China: Special bimonthly freedom of religion or belief (16-30.09.2022)
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Message on the International Day of Non-Violence
(Twitter, Muslim World League)
Belarus: Fines, car park worship ban for New Life Church
(Olga Glace, Forum 18 News Service)
Christian share of the Croation population drops in 2021
(Christian Network Europe)
Friday, 30 September 2022
Uphold rights, dignity of all people, especially those most vulnerable, says Secretary-General, in message for Non-Violence International Day
(United Nations)
CALL FOR PAPERS, submissions due 30 September 2022: 2023 Ivory Coast Conference
(African Consortium for Law and Religion Studies (ACLARS))
EVENT, 30 September 2022 (5PM EDT): Conference on Vodou & Development
(Centre Culturel Spirtuel et Traditionnel and CUNY Haitian Studies Institute)
REQUEST FOR SUBMISSIONS, deadline 30 September 2022: Exploring Identities: Religious Freedom, Religious Liberty, and the Law
(Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
New book: On Salafism: Concepts and contexts
(Azmi Bishara, Stanford University Press)
Australia: Legal issues arising for Christian schools in NSW
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)
Faith-based challenge prompts 2nd Circuit to audit creativity of wedding vendors
(Josh Russell, Courthouse News Service)
Cuban dictatorship expels superior of Jesuits from the island
(Catholic News Agency)
Judge hears arguments challenging New York’s new gun law
(Michael Hill, Associated Press)
Israel: Ultra-Orthodox protesters block Jerusalem intersection over draft
(Associated Press)
After Supreme Court backs praying coach, no sweeping changes
(Luis Andres Henao, Associated Press)
3rd Circuit remands RLUIPA challenge to sex-offender treatment program
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
California Civil Rights Department sued by HAF for unconstitutionally misrepresenting Hinduism
(Hindu American Foundation)
Nonreligious women of color convene to talk Christian nationalism, reproductive rights
(Alejandra Molina, Religion News Service)
France: Supporters of statue of St. Michael the Archangel in small French town vow to fight removal order
(Charlotte Evans and AC Wimmer, Catholic News Agency)
Panelists discuss conflict between LGBTQ+ rights, religious liberty
(Ethan Brown, Virginia Law Weekly)
Algeria: “A government will never uproot faith in Jesus from the hearts of Algerians”
(Jonatán Soriano, Evangelical Focus)
After Pope outreach, Nicaragua's Ortega calls Church a 'dictatorship'
(France 24)
How the US Congress is trying to fight against Uyghur forced labor
(Religion Unplugged)
Religious ‘switching’ patterns will help determine Christianity’s course in U.S.
(Alan Cooperman, Pew Research Center)
Brazil: Afro-Brazilian religions targeted by counter-cult violence in Brazil
(Massimo Introvigne, Bitter Winter)
Recognised, studied and put to good use: Religious actors in global affairs
(International Partnership on Religion and Sustainable Development (PaRD))
Religions for Peace partners with the Ansari Institute for Global Engagement with Religion
(Religions for Peace)
The Role of Religious Actors in Dialogues For Peacebuilding and Conflict Prevention in Afghanistan: A Case Study in The Faculty of Shari’a (Islamic) Law And The Faculty of Public Policy, Kabul University
(Mohammad Afzal Zarghoni, Jurnal Ilmiah Ilmu Ushuluddin)
Ensuring and monitoring the right to freedom of peaceful assembly during pandemic the focus of ODIHR event
(The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe)
Professor Mark Movsesian on The New Thoreaus
(YouTube Video, The Bech-Loughlin First Amendment Center)
Pro-life groups ask DC Circuit for freedom to peacefully express their views, same as other orgs
(Alliance Defending Freedom)
City employees did not show sincere religious objection to COVID vaccine
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
What this ‘sleeper case’ could mean for public schools and the separation of church and state
(Mya Jaradat, Deseret News)
Iranians are ready for a different approach to religion and government
(Zoha Qamar, FiveThirtyEight)
Iranian women have been rebelling against restrictions since the Islamic Revolution in 1979 – with renewed hope that protests this time will end differently
(Pardis Mahdavi, The Conversation)
Italy: Civil, church authorities back migrants as Italy poised for hardline policy
(Elise Ann Allen, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Newsom’s pro-choice billboards citing Bible verse draw rebukes from religious leaders
(Mark A. Kellner, The Washington Times)
Bangladeshi Buddhists denied justice for a decade
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
European governments accused over 'suppression of Muslim civil society'
(Simon Hooper, Middle East Eye)
Iraqis embracing allocation of state budget for Arbaeen pilgrimage: poll
(International Quran News Agency (IQNA))
Yeshiva University’s battle for religious freedom
(Tom Farr and Mitchell Rocklin, Religious Freedom Institute)
UN releases Uighur human rights report despite Chinese intimidation
(Eric Patterson, Providence Mag)
Myanmar: In a world of crises and tragedy, we must not forget about Myanmar
(Benedict Rogers, FoRB in Full: A blog by CSW)
OSCE diplomats received evidence of Russian crimes against religious communities and religious figures of Ukraine
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Ukrainian religious actors and organizations after Russia's invasion: The struggle for peace
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Estonian government demands that Metropolitan breaks with Kirill
(Christian Network Europe)
Russian bishops: Nation must recognize conscientious objection to war
(Jonathan Luxmoore, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Azerbaijan: Conscientious objector jailing "very unexpected decision"
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
This time, will U.S. Supreme Court finally clarify rights of same-sex marriage dissenters?
(Richard Ostling, GetReligion)
Effective Altruism and Religion: Synergies, Tensions, Dialogue
(Dominic Roser and Stefan Reidener, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
Zimbabwean government blames religious anti-vaxxers for deadly measles outbreak
(Cyril Zenda, Religion Unplugged)
Belgium: Recognition of religions raised at the OSCE: Belgian delegation replies
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Belgium: Discriminatory system of recognition of religion raised at the OSCE
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
As religious affiliation declines, America needs religious freedom more than ever
(Jorge Gomez, First Liberty)
Texas judge's courtroom prayer ceremonies upheld by U.S. appeals court
(Nate Raymond, Reuters)
FFRF blasts appeals court’s ‘theocratic’ decision over Texas courtroom prayer
(Freedom From Religion Foundation)
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