Law and Religion Headlines
Monday, 11 July 2022
Tackling hate speech at nexus of tech, government, and civil society
(Bahá’í World News Service)
Australia: Freedom of speech for University student protected
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)
VIRTUAL EVENT: 11 July 2022 (1PM EDT): Preserving Life on Land: Plans, Projects, Pitfalls and Partnerships for Rainforest Preservation
(Religions for Peace)
Canadian Conference April 2022: Practicing law and having faith are compatible
(Jen Long, J. Reuben Clark Law Society)
The growing international movement for religious freedom
(Peter Burns, The American Conservative)
Talk on religious freedom must lead to firm action
(Anba Angaelos, The Times)
Video: Love works (Intel and cross-faith groups)
(Vimeo, Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
United Nations presents follow-up to unprecedented report on combatting antisemitism
(Haley Cohen, The Jerusalem Post)
Bosnia: More genocide victims to be buried on Srebrenica anniversary
(France 24)
Americans United says Florida is inserting white Christian nationalism in the classroom
(Mark Wingfield, Baptist News Global)
Friday, 8 July 2022
European Parliament demands that abortion be included in EU Charter
(Le Monde)
International Ministerial Conference on Freedom of Religion or Belief 2022: conference statements
(Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, UK Government)
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon speaks at close of London Ministerial
(Twitter, CSW UK)
Video highlight: Prayer breakfast at London Ministerial
(Twitter, Archbishop Angaelos)
Video highlight: Metropolitan Epiphanius speaks at the London Ministerial
(Twitter, UK in Ukraine)
Video highlight: Nadia Murad on freedom of religion and belief
(Twitter, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
Freedom of religion or belief is under further threat in China
(Twitter, David Linden)
EVENT, 8 July 2022: Liberalism’s Limits: Religious Exemptions and Hate Speech (Rome)
(The Department of Law, Economics and Languages (GEPLI) at LUMSA University (Rome) and the Center for Law and Religion at St. John's University (New York))
EVENT, 8 July 2022 (12PM ET): To Invent is Divine: How Strong Patent Rights Help Us to Reflect God's Innovative Nature
(Faith & Law)
Judge: Execution can’t proceed without religious requests
(Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press)
Hate crimes officers investigate explosion outside NY mosque
(Associated Press)
From Joseph Smith to Bruce R. McConkie, 12 quotes about religious freedom in Church history
(Christine Rappleye, Church News)
Hope in humility: The next frontier for freedom
(Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
Weekly Highlight #212: COVID-19: Exploring faith dimensions: Emerging from the pandemic: Lasting effects?
(Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)
New book: In the Hands of God: How Evangelical Belonging Transforms Migrant Experience in the United States
(Johanna Bard Richlin, Princeton University Press)
Women worldwide face sex-based religious persecution
(Katie Yoder and Maisy Sullivan, Catholic News Agency)
Cuba fails to meet international religious freedom standards
(Ken Camp, Baptist Standard)
Georgia slabs called satanic by some torn down after bombing
(Jeff Amy, Associated Press)
India ruling party has no Muslim MP for the first time in history
(Bilal Kuchay, Associated Press)
Dalai Lama marks 87th birthday by opening library and museum
(Ashwini Bhatia, Associated Press)
References to defendant's Amish community in sentencing was not improper
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Break-away faction in Church of God not entitled to property ownership
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
In a historic term, momentum to move the law often came from the five justices to the chief’s right
(Amy Howe, SCOTUSblog)
A key anti-Donald Trump evangelical ponders what seven years have wrought in America
(Richard Ostling, GetReligion)
Associated Press: Today's Supreme Court contains too many pro-Catechism Catholics
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Christian nationalists are excited about what comes next
(Katherine Stewart, The New York Times)
Hiding in plain sight: Christian nationalism’s threat to faith freedom for all
(Jennifer Hawks, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
Another chink in the armor of legal discrimination against religious schools
(Nicole Stelle Garnett, Public Discourse: The Journal of the Witherspoon Institute)
Mexico: Hounded by drug cartels, Mexican bishops reiterate calls for peace
(Juliette Paquier, La Croix International)
Q&A with Anila Ali: Empowering the next generation of Muslim peace builders
(Isabella Meibauer, Religion Unplugged)
Christian adoption agencies offer insight into impact of abortion bans, restrictions
(Audrey Jackson, Religion Unplugged)
China’s treatment of Uighur Muslims exposed
(Al Jazeera)
Poll finds American doubts about Bible at all-time high
(Mark A. Kellner, The Washington Times)
ICC names Afghanistan, Fulani militants, and Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as worst persecutors
(International Christian Concern)
Russia: Oral statement at the UN for prosecution of Patriarch Kirill
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Lebanon: WCC delegation listens to concerns and hopes of Middle East churches on path to assembly
(World Council of Churches)
WCC reiterates right to life for migrants, decries lives lost in border crossings
(World Council of Churches)
GEM School grounds economic justice biblically
(World Council of Churches)
Philippines divorce bill dismays Church leaders, youth group
(Joseph Peter Calleja, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Philippines: Bishops to assess Church’s influence in Philippine election
(Joseph Peter Calleja, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Sri Lankan religious leaders urge army to stop attacking citizens
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
Indonesia: Church joins call for Indonesian schools to cover human trafficking
(Katharina R. Lestari, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Timor-Leste to promote 'human fraternity' through interfaith music
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
Pennsylvania town threatens churches with $500 fines for providing free meals, counseling services
(Christian Britschgi, Reason)
Israel asks Saudis to let Mecca pilgrims fly in from Tel Aviv
(Al Jazeera)
Russia: Bashkortostan may become special administrative district as optimal system for Islamic financing model
(Interfax-Religion)
Progressive Christians: Don’t look to the Bible for abortion rights arguments — women’s autonomy is not a Biblical value
(Rhiannon Graybill and Jill Hicks-Keeton, Religion Dispatches)
Ukraine says it will not allow in Uman pilgrims for Rosh Hashanah
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Exiled from Russia, Pinchas Goldschmidt is formally out as Moscow’s chief rabbi after 29 years
(Cnaan Liphshiz, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Faith institutions announce divestment from fossil fuel companies
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Fumbling the First Amendment: ‘Kennedy v. Bremerton’ is stunningly bad jurisprudence
(Michael Peppard, Commonweal)
Biden honors Greek Orthodox priest, Catholic nun with Medal of Freedom
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)
The patriotic Virgin: How Mary’s been marshaled for religious nationalism and military campaigns
(Dorian Llywelyn, The Conversation)
A Christian approach to America’s standoff on gun safety reform
(Raymond Chang, Religion News Service)
Religion summit shines bright light on the real human toll of religious violence, persecution
(Tad Walch, Deseret News)
Religions must ‘double-down’ on doing good, being civil, CORL leaders say during visit with church
(Tad Walch, Deseret News)
Does religious freedom protect a right to an abortion? One rabbi’s mission to find out
(Madeleine Carlisle and Abigail Abrams, Time)
Religious liberty divides American Jews
(Nathan Lewin, The Wall Street Journal)
U.S. Supreme Court decision in Carson v. Makin reconfirms availability of municipal bond financing for religious organizations
(Marc Bauer, Jenna Magan, and Stephen Spitz, JD Supra)
Attitudes about transgender issues vary widely among Christians, religious ‘nones’ in U.S.
(Michael Lipka and Patricia Tevington, Pew Research Center)
The West is wrong about Islam: MEMO in conversation with Peter Oborne
(Middle East Monitor)
When religious freedom means freedom for religious violence
(Frederick Clarkson, Religion Dispatches)
Iraq: The challenge of reintegrating Kyrgyz children of ISIS fighters in Iraq
(Scott Worden, The United States Institute of Peace)
Historic Welsh synagogue gets over $600,000 to reopen as cultural center
(Madeline Fixler, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
A significant step towards friendlier Jewish-Muslim dialogue
(Ephraim Mirvis, Jewish News)
“Net zero”, church heating, and the consistory courts – IV
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
UK: JK Rowling says women making gender-critical claims safer after 'free speech' tribunal
(Gabriella Swerling, The Telegraph)
Wednesday, 6 July 2022
CAIR welcomes appointment of Imam Mohamed Magid to U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom
(Council on American-Islamic Relations)
Biden appoints imam to USCIRF
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
10 facts about religion and government in the United States
(Rebecca Leppert and Dalia Fahmy, Pew Research Center)
International Ministerial Freedom of Religion or Belief Conference 2022: Foreign Secretary's opening speech
(Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and The Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss MP)
Faith leaders to pray together ahead of government FoRB conference
(Catherine Goodier, Independent Catholic News)
Freedom of belief fundamental freedom amid today's 'appalling persecution': British foreign secretary
(Ahmet Gurhan Kartal, Anadolu Agency)
Currently Christianity is the most persecuted religion in the world, says Hungarian Minister
(Daily News Hungary)
UK: Independent assessment of FCDO support for persecuted Christians around the world: FCDO's response to the findings
(Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon)
Christian organisations join large religious freedom conference of the UK government
(Evangelical Focus)
UK: Truss backs drive for Foreign Office to take religious persecution more seriously
(Francis Martin, Church Times)
Chief Rabbi warns of ‘threat’ to circumcision and kosher slaughter across Europe
(Lee Harpin, Jewish News)
UK: Assisted dying debate
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Changes to legislative prayer in the Isle of Man
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Ecclesiastical court judgments – June (II)
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Law and religion round-up – 3rd July
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Liz Truss slams Putin’s false ‘holy war’ as synagogues ‘reduced to rubble’
(Lee Harpin, Jewish News)
Today’s fight for religious freedom
(Thomas F. Farr, First Things)
VIRTUAL EVENT, 6 July 2022 (2PM in London): State Responsibility for the Yazidi Genocide
(The Yazidi Justice Committee)
Turkey should face international court over Yazidi genocide, report says
(Patrick Wintour, The Guardian)
There is 'heavy hatred against Christian values' in Western society, says MP prosecuted over sexuality beliefs
(Ryan Foley, Christian Today)
ODIHR panel of experts on freedom of religion or belief
(Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe)
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