Law and Religion Headlines
Wednesday, 31 August 2022
Repeal resolution granting Muslim school holidays, FFRF urges San Francisco
(Freedom From Religion Foundation)
The link between Texas’ law requiring ‘In God We Trust’ signs in schools and the January 6 insurrection
(Andrew L. Seidel, Religion Dispatches)
Taiwan: Statement on Regional Religious Freedom Forum
(Twitter, Tsai Ing-wen)
Nicaraguans risk losing their last havens as regime targets their churches
(Christopher Hill, Freedom House)
Chile: Carmelite nuns show favor to the Chilean anti-Catholic constitution (Spanish)
(InfoCatólica)
International Day for Victims of Enforced Disappearance: Stories from China (Chinese)
(FoRB in Full: A blog by CSW)
Monday, 29 August 2022
ONLINE COURSE, 29 August - 7 October: Under Caesar's Sword: Christians in Response to Persecution
(Daniel Philpott, University of Notre Dame)
Christianity, Ethics and the Law: The Concept of Love in Christian Legal Thought (forthcoming)
(Zachary R. Calo, Joshua Neoh, A. Keith Thompson, eds, Routledge)
Landi v. Italy: Proving Discrimination with Statistics in Cases of Domestic Violence
(Stella Christoforidou, Strasbourg Observers)
Annual talk at Rimini Meeting in Italy, on Natural Disposition & Values; discussing Luigi Giussani's "Religious Sense"
(Twitter, Mohammed Al-Issa)
“Italy’s fragmentation is caused by individualism and a complex electoral system”
(Jonatán Soriano, Evangelical Focus)
EVENT, 29 August 2021: The London Interfaith Fun Run
Myanmar: No justice, no freedom for Rohingya 5 years on
(Human Rights Watch)
Australian Journal of Law and Religion - Volume 1
(Australian Journal of Law and Religion)
Australia: The Anglican split: why has sexuality become so important to conservative Christians?
(Mark Jennings, The Conversation)
Yoga versus democracy? What survey data says about spiritual Americans’ political behavior
(Evan Stewart and Jaime Kucinskas, The Conversation)
Court: Arkansas can’t ban treatment of transgender kids
(Andrew DeMillo, Associated Press)
Why many Latinos are choosing Protestantism over Catholicism
(Marina E. Franco, Axios)
Americans Don’t want books banned, but they’re divided over what schools teach
(Zoha Qamar, FiveThirtyEight)
Why virtue signaling isn’t the same as virtue – it actually furthers the partisan divide
(Christopher Beem, The Conversation)
Yeshiva University seeks Supreme Court protection for religious identity
(Becket)
Yeshiva University asks Supreme Court to block forced recognition of LGBTQ club
(Kelsey Reichmann, Courthouse News Service)
Federal court strikes down Transgender Mandate
(Becket)
Around the web - 29 August 2022
(Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)
Public law and private law
(Marc O. DeGirolami, Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)
WZO marks 125th anniversary of 1st Zionist Congress with lavish, costly Swiss affair
(Avner Hofstein and Judah Ari Gross, The Times of Israel)
Long overlooked, Oregon's Swastika Mountain may have a new name soon
(Dustin Jones, National Public Radio)
Weaponizing Water: Water Stress and Islamic Extremist Violence in Africa and the Middle East (forthcoming)
(Marcus D. King, Lynne Rienner Publishers)
Sounding the alarm on anti-Catholic violence
(Andrea Picciotti-Bayer, National Catholic Register)
New Chinese Catholic leaders say they’ll follow Communist Party principles
(Catholic News Service)
Church of Almighty God: False demonstrations in Korea—again
(Liu Ya’nan, Bitter Winter)
China: Forced labor in Xinjiang, UN Rapporteur confirms: “It’s enslavement, a crime against humanity.”
(Ruth Ingram, Bitter Winter: A Magazine on Religious Liberty and Human Rights in China)
China: Directly urging the U.N. to press for release of Christian pastor John Cao from wrongful imprisonment in China
(CeCe Heil, American Center for Law and Justice)
Tokyo summit on freedom, peace & inclusion
(Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
VIRTUAL COURSE: Using Interreligious Dialogue (IRD) to Strengthen Peace, Reconciliation and Social Cohesion
(KAICIID Dialogue Centre)
Christian medical ministry sues Michigan AG for discriminating against its religious views
(Alliance Defending Freedom)
Serbia’s leader says EuroPride won’t happen due to threats
(Jovana Gec, Associated Press)
Serbia: People protest against the holding of European Pride in Belgrade
(Sofia News Agency)
Canada: Nazem Kadri proud to parade Stanley Cup through home town and into mosque where tragedy struck
(Lance Hornby, Toronto Sun)
Turkish pop star jailed over joke placed under house arrest
(Nazlan Ertan, Al-Monitor)
Attacked at home, Afghan Sikhs find community on Long Island
(Deepa Bharath, Associated Press)
Judge: Congregation at oldest US synagogue can stay, for now
(Mark Pratt, Associated Press)
Iraq: Clashes erupt after Iraqi Shiite cleric resigns, 15 dead
(Qassim Abdul-Zahra and Samya Kullab, Associated Press)
RFRA defense cannot be decided on pre-trial motion
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Articles of interest - 29 August 2022
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
New Texas law requires posting ‘In God We Trust’ in schools, others warn of brazen Christian environment as students return to public schools
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Evangelical group releases climate change report, urges a biblical mandate for action
(Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service)
Cardinal says tiny East Timor, in shadow of Muslim giant, is laboratory of tolerance
(Elise Ann Allen, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Episode 419: Religious Liberty and the American Founding by Vincent Phillip Muñoz
(John J. Miller, National Review)
Ukraine: Independence Day celebrated by religious leaders in the Cathedral
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
UWC concerened the Pope’s recent disorienting statements regarding the war in Ukraine
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Russia: Six who met to study their faith on trial in Moscow
(Victoria Arnold, Forum 18 News Service)
Fifth anniversary of the Rohingya crisis in Myanmar: UK statement
(Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, GOV.UK)
Employment, freedom of speech and Evangelical views on sexuality: Walters
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Law and religion round-up – 28th August
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Greek archaeologists call on UNESCO to save Hagia Sophia
(Orthodox Christianity)
U.S. Bishops’ Chairman for International Justice and Peace expresses solidarity with Maronite Church
(United States Conference of Catholic Bishops)
U.S. Bishops’ Chairman for International Justice and Peace expresses solidarity with the church in Nicaragua
(United States Conference of Catholic Bishops)
Young theologians begin exploration of borders, reconciliation, and unity
(World Council of Churches)
European churches affirm reconciliation and unity ahead of the WCC Assembly
(Conference of European Churches)
Ireland: Post-Catholic Ireland on screen
(John Duggan, First Things)
Federal court asked to block Michigan enforcement of gender identity care rules at Christian clinic
(Mark A. Kellner, The Washington Times)
Two weeks in review, 15 August – 28 August
(Tal Gross, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)
Thailand recognizes Catholic churches after 93-year wait
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
In India’s BJP-ruled states, Christians under attack for alleged forced conversions
(Naila Khan, Religion Unplugged)
India: 26 Muslims booked in UP for offering congregational prayer at home
(Radio Pakistan)
A Catholic podcasting star says theocracy is not the way
(David Marchese, The New York Times)
Photos from the Church’s All Africa Service Day
(Mary Richards, Church News)
Shinzo Abe’s killing puts Unification Church under microscope
(William Sposato, Foreign Policy)
Iran: Prejudiced courts aiding land grabs of Baha’i properties in Iran
(Center for Human Rights in Iran)
Calif. school district can't bar Christian club opposed to gay marriage, court rules
(Nate Raymond, Reuters)
Psychedelic salon looks to the possibility of sacred healing
(Kathryn Post, Religion News Service)
Anti-Hindu attacks grow, from N.Y. to a California Taco Bell
(Richa Karmarkar, The Washington Post)
U.S. sues broker for selling data that could track church, health clinic visits
(David Shepardson, Reuters)
U.S. can't punish Christian hospitals for refusing to do abortions, gender surgery
(Brendan Pierson, Reuters)
Queen Elizabeth helped make UK more tolerant of all Christian denominations
(Catherine Pepinster, National Catholic Reporter)
Saturday, 27 August 2022
EVENT, 27 August 2022: Tokyo: Dare to Overcome
(Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
Friday, 26 August 2022
U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights announces resolution of anti-Semitic harassment investigation of Kyrene School District #28
(U.S. Department of Education)
Egypt: USCIRF releases report on religious freedom reforms to Egypt’s educational curriculum
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Egypt: Smothering the Coptic Church: A deadly fire reveals another reality of life for Copts
(Regina Munch, Commonweal)
Myanmar: UN chief: Rohingya must be part of Myanmar crisis solution
(Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press)
Burma: USCIRF calls for justice on fifth anniversary of genocidal campaign against the Rohingya
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
New book: Text and Interpretation: Imam Jaʿfar al-Ṣādiq and His Legacy in Islamic Law
(Hossein Modarressi, Harvard University Press)
Argentina: Jewish groups slam Argentine president for repeatedly comparing number of COVID-19 deaths to the Holocaust
(Jackie Hajdenberg, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Argentina: Catholic Church in Argentina opposes legalization of euthanasia
(Catholic News Agency)
Sudan: Court hearing for Christians accused of apostasy
(Middle East Concern)
Japan: Abe murder suspect says life destroyed by mother’s religion
(Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press)
Vatican’s Russia-Ukraine diplomacy sees setbacks
(Nicole Winfield, Associated Press)
Oz’s Senate bid could be a Muslim first but is ‘complicated’
(Marc Levy, Associated Press)
Photos of the week: Cycling in church; Rabbi Cohen’s funeral
(Jessi Dodge, Religion News Service)
Pope Francis asks North Korea to invite him to visit
(France 24)
Indonesian court rejects bid to dodge church graft trial
(Ryan Dagur, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Cambodia: Catholic educators test themselves on Cambodia
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
Zambia: Christians welcome Zambian plans to end death penalty
(Mwansu Pintu, Union of Catholic Asian News)
German federal president to deliver keynote speech at WCC 11th Assembly
(World Council of Churches)
Dr Agnes Abuom reflects on “compassionate love, inclusivity and dignity”—for all
(World Council of Churches)
First Liberty asks the Supreme Court to consider a postal worker forced to quit his job
(Mia Gradick, First Liberty)
Big win for thousands of U.S. Marines with religious objections to covid vaccine mandate
(Jorge Gomez, First Liberty)
Fighting religious persecution
(Eric Patterson, World)
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