Law and Religion Headlines
Friday, 5 August 2022
Japan: Atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki left survivors wrestling with spiritual questions – here’s how Buddhists and Catholics responded
(Yuki Miyamoto, The Conversation)
How to answer when Christian nationalists embrace the label as a badge of honor
(Blake Chastain, Religion News Service)
In Sri Lanka, Buddhist monks’ involvement in protests raises familiar questions
(Haley Barker, Religion News Service)
8 over 80: At 92, John Perkins still mobilizes Christian communities
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)
Ethiopia: Nuns and priests flee, more churches shut in Ethiopia’s Tigray region
(Fredrick Nzwili, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Florida’s Jews are front-and-center in the abortion fight
(Jackie Hajdenberg, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
New book: The Christian Structure of Politics: On the De Regno of Thomas Aquinas
(William McCormick, Catholic University of America Press)
Book review: How Thomas Aquinas desacralized the state
(Samuel Gregg, Law & Liberty)
Render to God what is God's: Reflecting Christ in politics
(James Spencer, Real Clear Religion)
'Foreign ministers' of Russian Orthodox Church, Holy See meet in Vatican
(Interfax-Religion)
The Ukrainian Muslims fighting against Russia
(Micah Reddy and Anastasia Levkova, Al Jazeera)
Russian strike hits crowd at bus stop: many dead, they damaged a church, wounding a priest
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Do trends in Grand Rapids tell us something about religion, evangelicalism and the GOP?
(Richard Ostling, GetReligion)
Protecting cultural and religious heritage: The battle of unknown soldiers
(KAICIID Dialogue Centre)
Pope Francis’ delayed African visit muddies hope for peace-building in DRC, South Sudan
(Tawanda Karombo, Religion Unplugged)
An interview with the Greek Orthodox environmental chief for ‘The Green Patriarch’
(Jovan Tripkovic, Religion Unplugged)
India: Muslim women in India allege bias in hiring for jobs
(Zubair Amin, Al Jazeera)
Cuba cracks down on religious citizens despite constitutional ‘guarantees,’ experts say
(Mark A. Kellner, The Washington Times)
Singapore: Church calls for safeguarding marriage, family in Singapore
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
Illinois Muslims optimistic after report shows they’re among country’s most diverse and fastest-growing faith communities
(Shanzeh Ahmad, Chicago Tribune)
Bahraini regime tightens crackdown on Shias ahead of Ashura commemorations
(Press TV)
Reasons not to limit private-employer-imposed speech restrictions: A Constitutional right not to associate?
(Eugene Volokh, The Volokh Conspiracy)
Nepal: Pastor sentenced to one year in prison for missionary activities
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
MSU professor Frank Ravitch analyzes the separation of church and state
(Liz Nass, The State Nass)
Belize: Church and State agree on deferment of cannabis referendum
(Aaron Humes, Breaking Belize News)
Unwelcoming: San Diego church barred from renting local venue for Christmas show because it’s “religious”
(First Liberty)
Mexico: Could priests in Mexico avoid being killed by wearing a cassock?
(Walter Sanchez Silva, Catholic News Agency)
In Sudan, a gradual return of the Islamist regime
(Katarzyna Rybarczyk, Modern Ghana)
France: UN committee slams France over school rule on Muslim headscarf
(The Local)
France: Le Conseil constitutionnel juge conformes à la Constitution, sous deux réserves d'interprétation, plusieurs dispositions législatives relatives au régime des associations exerçant des activités cultuelles
(Conseil constitutionnel)
With Al Qaeda down but not out, killing Zawahiri is symbolic
(James M. Dorsey, Modern Diplomacy)
Netherlands: Special Envoy for Religion and Belief meets with MWL Secretary-General
(Twitter, Muslim World League)
Montenegro govt faces no-confidence vote over church deal
(Samir Kajosevic, Balkan Insight)
Nigeria: Persecution of Christians in Nigeria is driven by Islamism, not climate change
(David Landrum, Premier Christianity)
Over 70% Brits don’t think it’s important for PM to be Christian
(National Secular Society)
At Lambeth, Anglican Communion abandons vote on same-sex marriage
(Catherine Pepinster, Religion News Service)
Rights of cohabiting partners: HC report
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Ageism and antisemitism in employment: Dooley
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Spain: Scientology’s religious order’s anniversary included in Spain’s Religious Holiday Calendar
(The European Times)
Spanish town previously named Fort Kill the Jews vandalized with antisemitic graffiti as Jewish family reportedly plans to move in
(Orge Castellano, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Doctors challenge harmful transgender mandate
(Becket)
In Kansas abortion vote, a blow to Catholic bishops’ political strategy
(Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service)
The New Thoreaus
(Mark Movsesian, SSRN)
Canada: Starbucks apologizes to Sudbury family following racist, bottle-throwing incident
(Casey Stranges, CBC News)
Thursday, 4 August 2022
VIRTUAL EVENT, 4 August 2022 (12PM ET): Human Library: Bringing my faith and beliefs to my workplace
(Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
Wednesday, 3 August 2022
Iran: “Senseless cruelty”: Fresh wave of arrests and raids across Iran as Bahá’ís absurdly accused of “colonialism”
(Bahá’í World News Service)
Iran: Baha’is accused of “colonialism” and “infiltrating kindergartens” as 52 fresh acts of persecution add to more than 100 in recent weeks
(Bahá’í International Community)
Iran: Shocking demolition of homes and land grabs signals intensifying persecution of Iran’s Baháʼís
(Bahá’í World News Service)
Iran: Lawyer who helped overturn pastor’s death sentence now in prison with him
(Article 18)
Iran: Islamic Human Rights Award kicks off
(Mehr News Agency)
Clerics sue over Florida abortion law, saying it violates religious freedom
(Michelle Boorstein, The Washington Post)
Sri Lankan Church concerned over crackdown on dissent
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
China: ‘I fear they will normalise this’ – Restrictions combine to make life even more difficult for religion and belief groups in China
(FoRB in Full: A blog by CSW)
Nicaragua’s government shutters 6 church radio stations
(Gabriela Selser, Associated Press)
Iraq: Followers of cleric told to withdraw from Iraq’s parliament
(Samya Kullab, Associated Press)
Eight years into genocide, Yazidi community threatened by political inaction
(Yazda)
India: Hyderabad: Masjid-e-Khaja bulldozed late at night in Shamshabad
(Shaista Khan, Siasat Daily)
India: How religious worship is boosting conservation in India
(Kavitha Yarlagadda, BBC News)
Archie Battersbee: Mum says life support could end on Wednesday
(BBC News)
Welsh bishops demand cancellation of debts for poorer countries
(Anglican Ink)
Christians urged to stand with believers who “pay the ultimate price”
(SAT-7 UK)
Ecclesiastical court judgments – July (II)
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Dobbs is not a religion case
(Bruce Ledewitz, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
How the Green Bay Packers helped Justice Samuel Alito explain religious liberty law
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News)
Alito’s anxiety
(Brian Kaylor and Beau Underwood, Word & Way)
Faith-based groups sue to overturn Florida's 15-week abortion ban
(Matt Dixon, Politico)
Wisconsin violated Archdiocese rights in excluding clergy as COVID precaution after other outsiders were allowed in
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Impact of Kennedy v. Bremerton already apparent as courts are forced to reconsider Establishment Clause cases
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Religion, health, and public life: A conversation with Becky Yang Hsu
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Somalia names former al-Shabab spokesperson as religion minister
(Al Jazeera)
Somalia appoints former al-Shabab militant as new religious affairs minister
(Deutsche Welle)
Deborah Lipstadt, back from Saudi Arabia, says progress underway on combatting antisemitism in Gulf states
(Andrew Lapin, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Turkish NBA star Enes Kanter Freedom is hosting an interfaith basketball clinic in Jerusalem
(Jacob Gurvis, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Disability theology: How religious beliefs can help or hinder accessibility
(Kathryn Post, Religion News Service)
Sikh Americans honor 10th anniversary of Oak Creek shooting
(Alejandra Molina, Religion News Service)
The simple Sikh teaching that can inspire us to resist hating those who hate us
(Simran Jeet Singh, RNS Column: Articles of Faith)
Democrats call on IRS to review Family Research Council’s ‘church’ status
(Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service)
"While standing up to the enemy, Ukraine thinks about feeding the world’s hungry,"- Head of the UGCC
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
An interfaith prayer for Ukraine held in Bucha
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Churches criticize Ukraine’s OK of Council of Europe women’s convention
(Jonathan Luxmoore, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Russia: Government pressure on religious leaders to support Ukraine war
(Victoria Arnold, Forum 18 News Service)
News-media theater? Seattle Pacific University sues state attorney general in LGBTQ fracas
(Julia Duin, GetReligion)
Celebrating the Scholarship of Michael J. Perry
(John Witte, Jr., Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
Colombian bishops offer president-elect support in tackling narco criminal gangs
(La Croix International)
Putin’s war in Ukraine politicizing Muslims in Russia – OpEd
(Paul Goble, Eurasia Review)
Pope Francis to visit Kazakhstan for interfaith conference
(Al Jazeera)
Religions for Peace-South Africa hosts interfaith youth climate program
(Facebook, Religions for Peace)
CAIR-WA files ‘flying while Muslim’ lawsuit against Alaska Airlines
(Council on American-Islamic Relations)
Religion is a feature, not a flaw
(Josh Holdenried, First Things)
Religious persecution overseas threatens U.S. national security, retired general says
(Mark A. Kellner, The Washington Times)
‘Biased’, ‘selective’, ‘antisemitic’: Accusations against the UN commission of inquiry on Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories
(Rosa Freedman, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)
Pakistani politician calls for expulsion of Ahmadis
(Kamran Chaudhry, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Faith groups praised for response during Covid pandemic
(Paul Jeffrey, Union of Catholic Asian News)
South Korea: Prayers, songs in South Korea express hopes for reconciliation and the WCC 11th Assembly
(World Council of Churches)
Russia: Freedom of religion or belief: Special bimonthly digest (16-31.07.2022)
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Amos C. Brown Fellowship to Ghana begins
(Newsroom: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
FFRF critiques Justice Alito’s disturbing remarks against nonreligious
(Freedom From Religion Foundation)
FFRF gets teacher’s evangelizing halted in Alabama
(Freedom From Religion Foundation)
Against public atheism
(Timon Cline, The American Conservative)
Religious freedom conflicts ahead after Michigan supreme court redefines sex
(Kevin J. Jones, Catholic News Agency)
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