Law and Religion Headlines
Wednesday, 29 June 2022
Roe v Wade: the religious right has long influenced law in the US – here’s how abortion rights could be challenged elsewhere
(Pam Lowe, The Conversation)
Opinion: Utah advocates for religion, but the state’s constitution has an inconsistency
(Jon England, Deseret News)
Christian massacres in Nigeria a top topic at global religious freedom summit
(Mark A. Kellner, The Washington Times)
Supreme Court won’t hear evangelical ministry’s defamation case
(Mark A. Kellner, The Washington Times)
D. James Kennedy Ministries loses legal battle against ‘hate group’ label
(Daniel Silliman, Christianity Today)
Russia’s antisemitism aimed at Ukraine’s Zelenskyy is just the Kremlin variant of a very old European virus
(Michael Brenner, The Conversation)
Why the Supreme Court’s football decision is a game-changer on school prayer
(Charles J. Russo, The Conversation)
Bracing for global impact as Roe v. Wade abortion decision overturned
(Adva Saldinger, Devex)
Oak Flat Apache site: Destruction can proceed, 9th Circuit says
(Massimo Introvigne, Bitter Winter: A Magazine on Religious Liberty and Human Rights in China)
What the Pope's visit to Canada means for indigenous residential school survivors
(JoAnne Wadsworth, Viewpoints: A blog of the G20 Interfaith Forum)
A helicopter’s alleged involvement in Kaduna terrorist attacks could mean one of two things
(Ellis Heasley, FoRB in Full: A blog by CSW)
Scratching the wounds of the past: India’s disputes over mosques and temples are only increasing religious tensions
(FoRB in Full: A blog by CSW)
Tuesday, 28 June 2022
LIVE STREAM, 28 June 2022, 3:30 PM EDT (Washington, DC): Addressing FoRB Concerns at the G20 Level
(G20 Interfaith Forum)
Monday, 27 June 2022
Oslo shooting: Norway attack being treated as Islamist terrorism, police say
(BBC News)
Opinion: Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization (PDF)
(Supreme Court of the United States)
EVENT, 27 June 2022 (1PM ET): An Unflinching Voice: USCIRF's Impact on International Religious Freedom
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
‘A revolutionary ruling – and not just for abortion’: A Supreme Court scholar explains the impact of Dobbs
(Morgan Marietta, The Conversation)
Roe overturned: What you need to know about the Supreme Court abortion decision
(Linda C. McClain and Nicole Huberfeld, The Conversation)
America’s religious communities are divided over the issue of abortion: 5 essential reads
(Kalpana Jain, The Conversation)
Supreme Court overturns Roe, upends 50 years of abortion rights: 5 essential reads on what happens next
(Matt Williams, The Conversation)
For the religious right, a victory 50 years in the making
(Yonat Shimron and Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service)
Flash panel: Understanding Dobbs: Imagining a post-Roe world
(YouTube Video, de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture)
Qatar: USCIRF releases new report on Qatar
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Ukraine: Four churches in areas now under Russian control harassed by officials
(Eric Foley, Do the World)
Ukrainian govt refuses to cancel lease with Ukrainian Orthodox Church
(Interfax-Religion)
Church of England: territorial integrity of Ukraine is indisputable
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Ukrainian Council of Churches: the Istanbul Convention was ratified in a rush without the public discussion promised
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Overheard: Russian ambassador talks Ukraine war and ‘Jewish guys’ at Cafe Milano
(Daniel Lippman, Politico)
Canada: 2-year Uighur resettlement plan must include releasing prisoners of conscience
(Justice For All Canada)
Canadian Hindu leader says he supports killings of Muslims, Sikhs in India
(The New Arab)
CEC Summer School focuses on security, artificial Intelligence and human rights
(Conference of European Churches)
CEC Annual Report 2021: Churches Together for Hope
(Conference of European Churches)
Pakistan: Death sentence upheld for two Christians in Pakistan
(International Christian Concern)
Pakistan: Religious Freedom & Business films make headlines in Pakistan
(Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
After Roe’s demise, clergy lead faithful in praise, laments
(Holly Meyer and David Crary, Associated Press)
Italian nun slain in Haiti is hailed by pope as martyr
(Associated Press)
Vatican to start monthly newspaper by and with the poor
(Nicole Winfield, Associated Press)
Articles of interest - 27 June 2022
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Roe v. Wade ends: Latter-day Saint leaders urge members ‘to protect life and to preserve religious liberty’
(Tad Walch, Deseret News)
Mexico: Explainer: What led to priests being killed in Mexico?
(Mark Stevenson, Associated Press)
The End of Roe: A test for American democracy
(Commonweal)
Pondering the temptation to power in wake of historic Roe v. Wade ruling
(John L. Allen Jr., Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Cameroon: Archbishop says peace a prerequisite for justice in Cameroon
(Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Indonesia criminal code update risks backsliding on freedoms
(Eva Kusuma Sundari, The Diplomat)
Indonesia's Islamic school helping people with psychological disorders and addiction
(Andreas Pamungkas and Yusuf Pamuncak, Deutsche Welle)
‘After Shabbat, we will act’: American Jews gear up for wave of post-Roe activism
(Ron Kampeas, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Portugal: Porto Jewish community calls Portugal’s criminal probe into its actions ‘Holocaust against families’
(Cnaan Liphshiz, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Abortion bans trample on the religious freedom of Muslims, too
(Asifa Quraishi-Landes, San Francisco Chronicle)
What 6 American religious subgroups think about abortion
(Myrian Garcia, Religion Unplugged)
July Synod: plans for “net zero carbon” by 2030
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Flags and flagpoles: consistory court considerations
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Law and religion round-up – 26th June
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Kosher food in Belfast ‘limited’ but no one is ‘starving’, says community leader
(Lee Harpin, Jewish News)
West Yorkshire Combined Authority adopts IHRA definition of antisemitism
(Lee Harpin, Jewish News)
Restricting public worship during covid: The response of courts across the globe
(Mark Movsesian, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
With charity and firmness: On the overturning of Roe
(R.J. Snell, Public Discourse: The Journal of the Witherspoon Institute)
Russian diplomats continue to help Moscow Patriarchate get backing of ancient but small Orthodox Patriarchates
(Paul Goble, Eurasia Review)
Patriarch Kirill urges not to doubt the correctness of Russian way
(Interfax-Religion)
Auschwitz Museum says it’s a target of Russian propaganda
(Vanessa Gera, Associated Press)
Saudi religious soft power diplomacy eyes Washington and Jerusalem first and foremost – analysis
(James M. Dorsey, Eurasia Review)
Black churches have mixed reactions as the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade
(Hamil R. Harris, Religion Unplugged)
UN, world leaders condemn US Supreme Court ruling on abortion
(Al Jazeera)
France in Focus (on laicite)
(Al Jazeera)
What comes after Roe
(Gerard V. Bradley, First Things)
India: Christians condemn article defaming India's first layman saint
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
India: U.S. Congresswoman Ilhan Omar’s resolution about the alleged mistreatment of minorities in India
(Priyali Prakash, The Hindu)
Asian Catholics urged to tackle deforestation before it's too late
(Fabian Antony, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Sri Lankan Buddhist monks call for new constitution
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
Bangladesh Church kept away from drafting education policy
(Stephan Uttom Rozario, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Dahmash Mosque faces Judaisation risk
(Middle East Monitor)
Risks of Muslim genocide: MEMO in conversation with Dr Gregory Stanton
(Middle East Monitor)
Court packing threats intensify in the wake of recent Supreme Court decisions
(t, First Liberty)
Churches can lead the way in teaching and example as Roe reversed in Dobbs
(Jeffrey Walton, Juicy Ecumenism, Institute on Religion and Democracy)
How to talk to your church about the Dobbs Supreme Court decision
(Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission)
Belgium: State and religion in Belgium: the slap of the European Court
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Humanists condemn anti-abortion Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization
(American Humanist Association)
Supreme Court overturns abortion rights; Americans United readying religious freedom litigation
(Americans United for Separation of Church and State)
Nigeria: Church plan to mobilize voter registration ahead of 2023 election
(Odiwuor Opiyo, Catholic Information Service for Africa)
WCC shares greetings with World Student Christian Federation General Assembly
(World Council of Churches)
African faiths launch climate change justice network
(World Council of Churches)
From Rabbi Michael Simon (Temple Beth Kodesh) on abortion, Judaism, and religious exemptions
(Eugene Volokh, The Volokh Conspiracy)
USCCB statement on U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson
(United States Conference of Catholic Bishops)
Countries with bad record on persecution request to attend UK religious freedom summit
(Tola Mbakwe, Premier Christian News)
FoRB Conference will help champions of religious freedom to build a coalition
(Lianne Kolirin, Religion Media Centre)
They cite the same Bible and evoke the same Jesus. But these two Christians are on opposite sides of the abortion debate
(John Blake, CNN)
Australia: ACT discrimination law reforms narrow religious freedom
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)
Turkey: Arrests in Istanbul as LGBTQ marchers try to defy Pride ban
(Associated Press)
Turkey: Islam and Friday prayers in Turkish prisons: Abdullah Yalçın
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Around the web - 27 June 2022
(Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)
Supreme Court ruling proves once again that religion and education are inseparable
(Auguste Meyrat, The Federalist)
Split appeals court advances transfer of sacred Apache site to copper miners
(Barbara Grzincic, Reuters)
Federal appeals court greenlights destruction of native sacred land
(Becket)
Gen Z and trends in religious faith and practice: Looking at 2021 and beyond
(Ryan Burge, GetReligion)
Religious schools may face another hurdle to state tuition
(David Sharp, Associated Press)
Another challenge to school district's vaccine mandate fails
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Department of Interior report includes role of religious institutions in Indian Boarding School policies
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
7th Circuit denies preliminary injunction to doctor fired for refusing vaccine
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Employees' religious objections to apron logo may support Title VII claim
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Perspective: The Carson v. Makin decision won’t increase religious strife. It will reduce it
(Ilya Somin, Deseret News)
Why were these churches raided by the FBI?
(Collin Leonard, Deseret News)
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