Law and Religion Headlines
Wednesday, 20 July 2022
China: Statement on the 23rd anniversary of the persecution of the Falun Gong
(Twitter, Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China)
China & Central Asia: Xi seeks to “sinicize” Islam in Xinjiang
(Eurasianet)
Iran cracks down on house churches
(International Christian Concern)
Russia’ Security Council: New law needed to “neutralize” “cults” and “foreign” religions
(Massimo Introvigne, Bitter Winter)
Russian court nullifies acquittal of Jehovah's Witness
(Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty)
How Russia’s war is undoing 30 years of Jewish community building in Ukraine
(Cnaan Liphshiz, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
UGCC Patriarch meets with the US ambassador to Ukraine
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Metropolitan Onufriy meets with the US Ambassador to Ukraine
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
US rabbi reviving Jewish roots in her family’s Italian town
(Frances D'Emilio, Associated Press)
Exhibit recalls Catholic journalists’ courage in Lithuania under Soviets
(Christina Lee Knauss, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Monday, 18 July 2022
Justice Department files religious discrimination suit against the City of Lansing, Michigan
(U.S. Department of Justice)
Statement on Bethlehem and the Church of the Nativity
(Twitter, Joseph R. Biden Jr.)
High-level attention to freedom of religion and belief and its linkage to sustainable development
(International Partnership on Religion and Sustainable Development (PaRD))
Morocco: King Mohammed VI recognizes Jewish community as part of Moroccan culture
(Lahav Harkov, The Jerusalem Post)
SUMMER SCHOOL COURSE, 18-23 July 2022: Theology of the Other under the Pressure of the Empire
(The Eastern European Institute of Theology)
When a company’s public positions are in tension with employees beliefs
(Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
Pakistan: The right to have rights: The intense hatred towards a religious community
(Raza Habib Raja, The Express Tribune)
Pakistani Christian mechanic sentenced to death for blasphemy
(Kevin Zeller, Mission Network News)
Religion Watch, Volume 37 No. 8
(Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion)
Around the web - 18 July 2022
(Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)
New book: Catholicism: A Global History from the French Revolution to Pope Francis
(John T McGreevy, W. W. Norton & Company)
U.S. houses of worship increase security after shootings
(Deepa Bharath and Luis Andres Henao, Associated Press)
Lebanon LGBTQ community suffers setback amid wider clampdown
(Kareem Chehayeb, Associated Press)
Articles of interest - 18 July 2022
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
The activist behind opposition to the separation of church and state
(Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service)
More than 100 Florida churches file lawsuit to leave United Methodist Church
(Emily McFarlan Miller, Religion News Service)
Top Italian prelate urges unity amid latest political crisis
(Elise Ann Allen, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Nigerian prelate sees attacks on Christians as part of broader government failures
(Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Antisemitism scandal roils international art exhibition Documenta 15, held in Germany
(Toby Axelrod, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
France: Marking 80 years since deportation of French Jews, Macron vows to oppose antisemitism today
(Cnaan Liphshiz, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Pew gap in blue America? David French and Ryan Burge offer much to think about
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Switzerland is particularly concerned about the increasing number of hate crimes (FoRB Ministerial)
(The European Times)
Revista Derecho y Religión (2022): “Eutanasia y Laicidad”
(Santiago Cañamares Arribas, Salvador Pérez Álvarez, Marcos González Sánchez, Instituto Metodológico de Derecho Eclesiástico del Estado (IMDEE))
'War on Women' needs forceful response, not glib statements
(Shada Islam, EUobserver)
China: Freedom of religion or belief: Bimonthly FORB newsletter (01-15.07.2022)
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Photos of the week: Shinzo Abe assassination; Eid al-Adha commemorations
(Kit Doyle, Religion News Service)
Japan: Abe’s assassination: An anti-cult hate crime?
(Massimo Introvigne, Bitter Winter)
Japan: Shinto religion has long been entangled with Japan’s politics – and Shinzo Abe was associated with many of its groups
(Kaitlyn Ugoretz, The Conversation)
Patriarch Theophilos III relays Christians’ concerns to US President Joe Biden
(World Council of Churches)
Two Weeks in Review, 4 July – 17 July
(Tal Gross, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)
Iran: Book discussing compatibility of Islam with democracy published in Iran
(International Quran News Agency (IQNA))
Canada: Alberta's human rights commission chief under fire for Islamophobic book review
(Mrinali Anchan, CBC News)
Sri Lankan bishops want tainted politicians away from power
(Quintus Colombage, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Korean religious groups call for abolition of death penalty
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
Bishops renew peace calls for Africa's Great Lakes Region
(Prisca Materanya, La Croix International)
"In Portugal, we see immigrants as an important resource for the development of our country"
(KAICIID Dialogue Centre)
Book review: Spiritualizing Humanity by Rafael Domingo Oslé & Gonzalo Rodríguez-Fraile Díaz
(Mónica García-Salmones, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
Christian nationalism drove these people out of their churches
(Vice)
Nazila Ghanea: The new UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief
(Roghayeh Rezaei, Iran Wire)
When personal and professional morals clash: Conscientious objection in medicine
(Crystal Gwizdala, Yale School of Medicine)
200+ religious buildings destroyed or damaged by the Russians in Ukraine
(Ruslan Khalikov, Bitter Winter)
Chief Army Rabbi appointed in the Armed Forces of Ukraine
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Perspective | The Christian right's version of history paid off on abortion and guns
(Lauren R. Kerby, The Washington Post)
Australia: ‘We don’t trust in governments’ or UN, Scott Morrison tells Margaret Court’s Perth church
(Josh Butler, The Guardian)
FBK’s Centre for Religious Studies is now on YouTube with a specially dedicated channel
(Fondazione Bruno Kessler)
India: Muslims have become a persecuted minority in India, experts warn
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)
India: After DMK MP’s outburst, an old Dravidian divide over religion comes to fore
(Arun Janardhanan, The Indian Express)
Overpopulation and religion – The Connection
(Debidatta Mahapatra, The Times of India)
With parents in detention centers, Rohingya children in India face uncertain future
(Shadab Farooq, Religion Unplugged)
Renewed focus on brining Daesh to justice urgently needed
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)
UK: Putting religious freedom back on the map
(Miles Windsor, The Critic)
Church backs multifaith COP26 call to ensure ‘a just and sustainable future’
(The Church of Scotland)
On This Day: King Edward I signs edict expelling Jews from England
(Ariella Marsden, The Jerusalem Post)
UK: Law Commission Marriage Review – timeline
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Law and religion round-up – 17th July
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Abortion – Links to L&RUK posts (since 2012)
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Beyond Apologies: Children, Mothers, Religious Liberty, and the Mission of the Catholic Church
(David M. Smolin, SSRN)
Germany: Headscarved woman assaulted in Berlin, others racially abused
(Anadolu Agency)
Russian Embassy employees visited bishops of the UOC-MP every Friday, - Yuri Chornomorets
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Members of the UN Security Council consider Russia's actions aimed at destroying the cultural heritage of Ukrainians
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Russia will “neutralise internal threats” posed by “radical” religious associations
(Evangelical Focus)
Most Danes believe religion is a path to conflict
(Evangelical Focus)
Sunday, 17 July 2022
EVENT, 17-18 July 2022: Foro Latinoamericano de combate al antisemitismo, Buenos Aires, Argentina
(Foro Latinoamericano de combate al antisemitismo)
Friday, 15 July 2022
The Justices’ faith and their Religion Clause decisions
(Marcia Coyle, National Constitution Center)
How future Supreme Court rulings may fuel the decline of religion in the US
(Jacob R. Neiheisel and Paul A. Djupe, The LSE Phelan US Centre’s daily blog on American Politics and Policy)
Many SCOTUS friends with ideological interests in OT 2021
(Adam Feldman, Above the Law)
Majority of public disapproves of Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade
(Pew Research Center)
Telemedicine abortion continues on Guam after Roe overturned
(Audrey McAvoy, Associated Press)
Overturning Roe v. Wade did not impose religion on America
(Daniel Ortner, Public Square Magazine)
Supreme Court's confusing ruling on Kennedy is a clear win for pluralism
(Nat Malkus, Real Clear Policy)
The Supreme Court has ushered in a new era of religion at school
(Adam Laats, The Atlantic)
IRF Summit: Human Dignity Initiatives
(YouTube Video, International Center for Law and Religion Studies (ICLRS), Brigham Young University)
A conversation with Judge J. Clifford Wallace
(David F. Levi, Bolch Judicial Institute at Duke University School of Law)
Filipino Catholic law school dean trashes divorce bill
(Joseph Peter Calleja, Union of Catholic Asian News)
WEBINARIO, 15 July 2022 (12PM in Lima): Buenas Prácticas Religiosas e Interreligiosas en América Latina y el Caribe en Respuesta a la Pandemia del COVID-19
(Reunión del Foro Político de Alto Nivel sobre Desarrollo Sostenible)
VIRTUAL EVENT, 15 July 2022 (9AM ET): Advancing Human Rights in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
(A Bipartisan Congressional Dialogue with Rep. Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) and Rep. Young Kim (R-CA), The United States Institute of Peace)
Myanmar: Religious actors protect human rights: Focus Myanmar
(International Partnership on Religion and Sustainable Development (PaRD))
Terrorism has no nationality, ethnicity or religion
(Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Al Jazeera)
Ahmet Mete, controversial ‘mufti’ among Greek Muslims, dies
(Costas Kantouris and Demetris Nellas, Associated Press)
Landmark judgment against Turkey for ignoring European ruling
(Human Rights Watch)
ECtHR failed to meet Turkey's expectations on Kavala case: Ankara
(Daily Sabah)
Rights court slams Turkey’s refusal to release political prisoner
(Molly Quell, Courthouse News Service)
Interview on Radio Vaticana on “Liberalism’s Limits: Religious Exemptions and Hate Speech”
(Marc O. DeGirolami, Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)
Law School hosts second annual Notre Dame Religious Liberty Summit in Rome
(Kevin Allen, Notre Dame News)
Elder Cook, Europe leaders participate in U.K. conference on preventing violence, promoting religious freedom
(Scott Taylor, Church News)
Despite reiterating support for freedom of religion or belief the UK Africa Minister declines to raise the demolition of a church in Kaduna with the Nigerian Government.
(David Alton, Lord Alton of Liverpool)
CEC’s work on human rights presented in London
(Conference of European Churches)
The British are coming: UK takes religious freedom torch from US
(Jayson Casper, Christianity Today)
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