Law and Religion Headlines
Wednesday, 14 September 2022
Myanmar junta desecrates another Catholic church
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
Indonesia: Bishop slams ‘intolerant policies’ in Indonesia’s Maluku
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
India: Arrested Muslim boy, 8, gets bail a week after India violence
(Rifat Fareed, Al Jazeera)
India: Conflict of law and religion in Indian context
(Shekher Hattangadi, FB Independent)
Panel: Preventing genocide of Indian Muslims
(YouTube Video, Council on American-Islamic Relations)
Mississippi and Illinois rank highest in nation’s religious liberty, new study shows
(Jovan Tripkovic, Religion Unplugged)
Cuban bishops decry "gender ideology" ahead of referendum on family
(La Croix International)
Faith chaplains to comfort mourners queuing for Queen’s Lying-In-State
(The Church of England)
Queen helped strengthen Britain’s relationship with the church, ambassador says
(Elise Ann Allen, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Oaths of allegiance: Church of England
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Religious objections to COVID vaccine: Wierowska
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Church and state
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
FFRF launches ‘We’re atheists and we vote’ national campaign
(Freedom From Religion Foundation)
Kazakhstan: Jewish Rabbi upholds role of religions in promoting peace
(Benedict Mayaki and Deborah Castellano Lubov, Vatican News)
Pope, China’s Xi in Kazakhstan ahead of Xi-Putin meeting
(Brian Grim, Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
Pourquoi se dirige-t-on vers une légalisation de l’euthanasie en France ?
(Emmanuel Hirsch, The Conversation)
Switzerland: Smearing freedom of expression with paint (German)
(Schweizerische Evangelische Allianz SEA)
Brazil: Court orders Christian channels to be deleted from YouTube for religious intolerance (Portuguese)
(Duda Monteiro de Barros, Veja)
Brazil: 78.4% have already been victims of religious intolerance in terreiros, research shows (Portuguese)
(Tainá Andrade, Correio Braziliense)
Tuesday, 13 September 2022
EVENT, 13 September 2022 (4PM MST): The Constitution Under Pressure: Lessons From Abraham Lincoln, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, United States
(Wheatley Institute)
Monday, 12 September 2022
Photos of the week: The life and death of Queen Elizabeth II
(Kit Doyle, Religion News Service)
Queen Elizabeth: A friend to all faiths
(The European Times)
King Charles: What are his views on Islam?
(Al Jazeera)
MPs including Keir Starmer chose a secular oath to the King. Should Christians be concerned?
(John Stevens, Premier Christianity)
Edinburgh’s historic cathedral will hold Scotland’s farewell to The Queen
(The Church of Scotland)
British Muslims reflect on late Queen Elizabeth II, UK’s monarchy
(Umar Lateef Misgar, Al Jazeera)
Queen Elizabeth, servant of God
(Rowan Williams, First Things)
UK: Citizenship: from right to privilege
(Institute of Race Relations)
Supreme Court to revisit LGBTQ rights – this time with a wedding website designer, not a baker
(Charles J. Russo, The Conversation)
Around the web - 12 September 2022
(Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)
Barclay on religious exemptions and hate speech
(Mark Movsesian, Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)
Will modern Ireland tolerate Catholic schools?’ A new paper from The Iona Institute
(The Iona Institute)
Religion Watch, Volume 38 No. 10
(Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion)
Southern Africa Regional Forum on Religion and Covid-19
(Eve de la Mothe Karoubi, Sustainable Development Solutions Network)
Canada, not U.S., to resettle some Afghan religious minorities
(Susan Crabtree, Real Clear Politics)
New York poised to strengthen oversight of nonpublic schools
(Carolyn Thompson, Associated Press)
Faculty, students sue Christian school over LGBTQ hiring ban
(David Crary, Associated Press)
Mozambique’s jihadis spread into most populous province
(Alexandre Nhampossa, Associated Press)
Bangladesh leader: Prolonged Rohingya stay impacts stability
(Julhas Alam, Associated Press)
Pope heads to Kazakh interfaith congress, without patriarch
(Nicole Winfield and Kostya Manenkov, Associated Press)
Serbia: Thousands protest planned Pride gathering in Serbia
(Associated Press)
Nearly 200 religious colleges deemed ‘unsafe’ for LGBTQ students by Campus Pride
(Alejandra Molina, Religion News Service)
Hillary and Chelsea Clinton talk faith, marriage as ‘Gutsy’ series premieres
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)
Abortion in Italy: Can Legge 194 serve as a model for the United States?
(Massimo Faggioli, Commonweal)
China slams Italian media over article denouncing organ harvesting
(Forum for Religious Freedom-Europe)
Latvian Orthodox Church chooses not to argue with govt about its status
(Interfax-Religion)
Citing state’s RFRA and Free Speech principles, federal court sides with wedding photographer in dispute over same-sex wedding objection
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
What the church says about increased vandalism
(Tad Walch, Deseret News)
The geopolitics of Pope Francis’ trip to Kazakhstan – analysis
(Courtney Mares, Eurasia Review)
Denmark: Hijab ban proposal sparks debate, protests in Denmark
(Anna Gudmann Hansen, Al Jazeera)
As September 11 looms, honor those lost and remember another 9/11
(Parliament of the World's Religions)
Decades after 9/11, Muslims battle plague of Islamophobia in US
(Darren Lyn, Anadolu Agency)
Two weeks in review, 29 August – 11 September
(Tal Gross, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)
India: Places of Worship Act: Scales tilt in favour of claimant seeking change
(Apurva Vishwanath, The Indian Express)
Karnataka: 4 held for throwing slippers at mosque during Ganesh festival procession
(The Indian Express)
India: Plan to end Sikh-Christian 'conversion' rift in India
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
China targets religion on radio, TV and internet
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
Muslims warn of serious repercussions due to constant desecration by Jewish fanatics of Al-Aqsa Mosque
(WAFA News Agency)
Explainer: The Yeshiva University case and its implications for religious liberty
(Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission)
Orthodox Church of Latvia seceded from Moscow – It was a matter of national security, says the President
(Orthodox Times)
Seeking justice and peace for all in the Middle East
(World Council of Churches)
Australia: Act on China’s abuses in Xinjiang
(Human Rights Watch)
Cruz: GOP will win Senate, and unraveling Biden’s assault on religion will be first priority
(Jordan Boyd, The Federalist)
France: Appeal starts in Paris court over Charlie Hebdo attack
(Reuters)
IRF Ambassador meets with Turkish officials
(Twitter, Rashad Hussain)
Brazil: By supporting Lula, Marina defends the secular state and speaks of "threat of threats" (Portuguese)
(Lucas Teixeira, UoL Rio de Janeiro)
Brazil: Lula says the church cannot have a political party, and Bolsonaro praises “the Christian majority” (Portuguese)
(Carolina Ferreira, CNN Brasil)
Ukrainian bishops back U.N. reports of citizens deported to Russia
(Jonathan Luxmoore, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Ukraine: Controversy about property of Kyiv-Pechersk & Pochaiv Lavras
(Willy Fautré, Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Swiss court convicts woman of stabbing attack, IS ties
(Associated Press)
Saturday, 10 September 2022
EVENT, 10 September 2022 (19:00): The Superior Electoral Court and the fiction of the abuse of electoral religious power in Brazil (Portuguese)
(Facebook, Comissao Liberdade Religiosa OAB Taboão da Serra)
WEBINAR, 10 September 2022, (1:30PM ET): Competing Religious Liberties
(Raj Attiken, AdventistToday.org)
Friday, 9 September 2022
Indonesia: Seminar on promoting and protecting human dignity in Balinese culture
(International Committee of the Red Cross)
Indonesian Christians decry stalled church project
(Katharina R. Lestari, Union of Catholic Asian News)
In memoriam: Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
(Parliament of the World's Religions)
Church bells to toll and prayers said across England as nation enters mourning
(The Church of England)
Admiration, respect and gratitude for the life of Queen Elizabeth II
(Newsroom: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
Why Queen Elizabeth mattered: It turns out we needed a queen all along.
(Jeffrey Salkin, RNS Column: Martini Judaism)
Pope Francis mourns death of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II
(Devin Watkins, Vatican News)
Long a friend of the Jews, King Charles is a mensch for all seasons
(Benjamin Ivry, Forward)
Patriarch Kirill calls Elizabeth II symbol of sustainability of centuries-old traditions for entire Europe
(Interfax-Religion)
Bishop Kenneth Nowakowski of the UGCC called for prayers for the repose of Queen Elizabeth II
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Elizabeth the Great: Why do many journalists choose to edit faith out of her Christmas talks?
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Death of HM Queen Elizabeth II: Parliamentary business
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Queen Elizabeth II’s religious legacy
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News)
Why the world loved Queen Elizabeth
(Phillip Blond, First Things)
Resources and liturgy – Church of England
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
For many European Christians, Queen Elizabeth was a role model
(Evert van Vlastuin, Christian Network Europe)
A devout believer, the Queen took her faith seriously
(Jewish News)
Queen Elizabeth II – defending faith and promoting Christian knowledge – a statement from the SPCK on the death of its patron
(Anglican Ink)
Queen Elizabeth II and religion
(ABC News Australia)
5 facts about religion in the life of Queen Elizabeth II, who served Jesus her king
(Bobby Ross Jr., Religion Unplugged)
U.S. Supreme Court's Sotomayor lets Yeshiva University bar LGBT student club
(Andrew Chung and Nate Raymond, Reuters)
Yeshiva University doesn't have to recognize LGBTQ student group for now, Sotomayor rules
(Ariane de Vogue, CNN)
Yeshiva University won’t be forced to recognize LGBTQ club for now
(Amy Howe, SCOTUSblog)
U.S. Supreme Court asked again to reverse state decision targeting Oregon bakers for religious beliefs
(First Liberty Institute, PR Newswire)
Texas judge rules HIV drug mandate violates religious freedom
(Aimee Picchi, CBS News)
Sikh asylum seekers in Arizona face religious discrimination by the border patrol
(Walter Ewing, Immigration Impact)
Evangelical athletic group can return to San Jose high school, federal appeals court rules
(Mark A. Kellner, The Washington Times)
Egypt’s burning churches
(Paul Marshall, Providence Mag)
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