Law and Religion Headlines
Monday, 25 July 2022
Ireland: The Preamble and the ultimate source of law
(David Quinn, The Iona Institute)
New book: Religion, Law, and the Constitution (Second Edition)
(Daniel O. Conkle, Foundation Press)
An ‘imposter Christianity’ is threatening American democracy
(John Blake, CNN)
Around the web - 25 July 2022
(Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)
Center for Law and Religion co-hosts Rome Conference on liberalism’s limits
(St. John's University)
Chile’s bishops object to draft constitution over abortion, euthanasia
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Myanmar: International Court of Justice proceeds with the case against Myanmar
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)
Photos of the week: Indian harvest festival; Mourning in Ukraine
(Jessi Dodge, Religion News Service)
Saudi police arrest man who helped Israeli sneak into Mecca
(Abdullah Al-Shihri and Aya Batrawy, Associated Press)
Canada: Pope set for historic apology for school abuses in Canada
(Peter Smith, Associated Press)
Ecclesiastical abstention doctrine deprives civil court of jurisdiction over Seventh-Day Adventist Church dispute
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
11th Circuit remands Establishment Clause case that had relied on Lemon test
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Articles of interest - 25 July 2022
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Church of Scientology asks U.S. Supreme Court to force Danny Masterson rape accusers into binding ‘religious arbitration’
(Aaron Keller, Law & Crime)
‘Natural enemies’ no more: How Rome finally embraced democracy
(John T. McGreevy, Commonweal)
Paul Raushenbush: ‘Christian nationalism is a threat to the American way of life’
(Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service)
Cuba: As Pope Francis cozies up to Raúl Castro, Cuban Catholics take another approach
(Kristina Arriaga, Religion News Service)
Pax Christi USA has remained persistent in pursuit of peace for 50 years
(Dennis Sadowski, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Colombia: Church in Colombia eager to lend a hand in peace talks with guerillas
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
What the curious history of 'Judeo-Christian’ can teach us about defeating White Christian nationalism today
(Eboo Patel and Robert P. Jones, White Too Long)
Any arrests so far in attacks on Catholic churches and pro-life pregnancy centers? Here's what we know
(Joe Bukuras, Catholic News Agency)
Russia: Person behind blast at Orthodox school in Russia's Serpukhov given 13-year term
(Interfax-Religion)
Syria: Blast rocks church in Syria at its inauguration ceremony
(Interfax-Religion)
Orthodox Church of Jerusalem urges West to stop attacks on Patriarch Kirill
(Interfax-Religion)
"It’s enslavement, not liberation": A Muslim from Kharkiv addressed his fellow believers from the Russian Federation after the attack on the mosque
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Q&A with Kathryn Gin Lum, author of ‘Heathen: Religion And Race In American History’
(Kenneth E. Frantz, Religion Unplugged)
CAIR calls on Maryland’s Montgomery County Council to oppose resolution adopting IHRA‘s anti-free speech framework of antisemitism
(Ibrahim Hooper, Council on American-Islamic Relations)
Va. AG ‘reviewing’ complaint Inova rejected ‘multiple’ religious vaccine exemption applications
(Mark A. Kellner, The Washington Times)
House passes contraception bill that threatens life and religious liberty
(Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission)
Russia: Intensification of the offensive against LGBTQI people
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Indonesia: Ecumenical body defends traditional beliefs in Indonesia
(Katharina R. Lestari, Union of Catholic Asian News)
New York village officials attempt to take Jewish congregation’s property
(Jorge Gomez, First Liberty)
Disney fires employees who requested religious accommodations
(Alyssa Walkup and Jorge Gomez, First Liberty)
The history and meaning behind the separation of church and state
(Ethan Tong, First Liberty)
Three responses to “Hopeful Realism”
(Jordan J. Ballor, Bradford Littlejohn and Andrew T. Walker, Public Discourse: The Journal of the Witherspoon Institute)
Vietnam: Cao Dai follower detained for hours after returning from U.S. religious summit
(Radio Free Asia)
India: ‘Forced conversions’: Delhi HC tells BJP leader he has to show more than just apprehensions
(Express News Service)
Australia: How your taxes ended up funding religious jobs in WA’s public schools
(Emma Young, The Sydney Morning Herald)
Iraq: Reconstruction of Mosul church, sparks hope for Christians
(YouTube Video, Al Jazeera)
As monkeypox spreads, global organizations mobilize faith networks to fight stigma
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)
Living in Love and Faith Next Steps Group statement on the Lambeth Calls
(The Church of England)
UK: Christians welcome free speech guidance for police officers
(Christian Today)
UK: Don’t buffer the truth about censorship zones
(Jeremiah Igunnubole, The Critic)
Gender-critical views: Forstater again
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Law and religion round-up – 24th July
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Déjà I do: Some initial thoughts on the Law Commission’s ‘Celebrating Marriage’ report
(Russell Sandberg, Law & Religion UK)
Sunday, 24 July 2022
SUMMER SCHOOL, 24-29 July and 31 July-4 August: Interreligious Leadership Training Seminar
(The Elijah Interfaith Institute)
Friday, 22 July 2022
Dean G. Marcus Cole’s welcome address at the 2022 Notre Dame Religious Liberty Summit in Rome
(University of Notre Dame Law School)
Religious freedom is under fire across the globe, experts warn
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
11th Circuit denies en banc review in conversion therapy case
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
11th Circ. lifts block on Georgia abortion ban law
(Rosie Manins, Law360)
New book: Religious Freedom in a Secular Age: A Christian Case for Liberty, Equality, and Secular Government
(Michael F. Bird, Zondervan Academic)
New book: Augustine and Contemporary Social Issues
(Edited By Paul L. Allen, Routledge)
Perspectives: Court OKs coach’s on-field prayer, shifting balance for religious expression
(Freedom Forum Institute)
UK: Annual report and accounts: 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022
(Equality and Human Rights Commission)
Updated COVID-19 advice from CofE
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
UK: It is too difficult to prosecute Jew hatred – as PM, I will fix that
(Liz Truss, Jewish News)
Church of Scientology participates to the International Ministerial on Freedom of Religion or Belief: London 2022
(European Office Church of Scientology Public Affairs & Human Rights)
A Bitter Winter reporter at the International Religious Freedom Summit 2022
(Marco Respinti, Bitter Winter)
Kenya: Bishop Mark Kariuki: We pray that there shall be peace in our nation (video)
(Twitter, Inter-Religious Council of Kenya (IRCK))
Hamas calls for massive presence of Palestinians at Al-Aqsa mosque
(International Quran News Agency (IQNA))
Russian Justice Ministry's Moscow branch seeks to shut down Jewish Agency for Israel
(Interfax-Religion)
Israel aims to stop Russian move against Jewish nonprofit
(Associated Press)
Vatican cardinal backs fossil fuel nonproliferation treaty
(Associated Press)
Vatican says they’re gifts; Indigenous groups want them back
(Nicole Winfield, Associated Press)
San Francisco permit requirement for park church services enjoined
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Lebanon: Bishop’s arrest threatens delicate religious balance in Lebanon
(Elise Ann Allen, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
French report warns lack of upkeep poses danger to historic churches
(Jonathan Luxmoore, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Vatican slams German reformers, warns of potential for schism
(Deutsche Welle)
Turkey: Dozens of Jewish graves damaged in 600-year-old Turkish cemetery
(David I. Klein, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Justice Neil Gorsuch’s radical reinterpretation of the First Amendment
(Fabio Bertoni, The New Yorker)
World Council of Churches regresses on antisemitism
(David J. Michaels, Real Clear Religion)
Tajik president warns of danger of religious extremism ideology
(Interfax-Religion)
The main surge of Hasidic pilgrims to travel to Uman via Moldova this year
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Orthodox priests tortured in Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Tajikistan: Prisoner of conscience still denied proper medical care
(Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18 News Service)
Former religious right leader: I saw our phrases in Alito’s abortion opinion
(Josh Gerstein, Politico)
What's the role of religion as social trust unravels in American public life?
(Richard Ostling, GetReligion)
Will the fog of war smuggle same-sex marriage into Ukraine?
(Mark Regnerus, Public Discourse: The Journal of the Witherspoon Institute)
Hopeful realism: Renewing Evangelical political morality
(Jesse Covington, Bryan Mcgraw and Micah Watson, Public Discourse: The Journal of the Witherspoon Institute)
Panama: Bishops reiterate need for economic, social stability in Panamanian families
(La Croix International)
Ukrainian refugees in Poland redefine what it means to be a church
(Erik Tryggestad, Religion Unplugged)
Brazil: Documentary ‘Respect Our Sacred’ exposes struggle to decriminalize African religions in Brazil
(Camila Da Silva, Religion Unplugged)
Iran: Let’s be honest, Iran’s hijab saga is not about religion
(Kourosh Ziabari, The New Arab)
Iran: 44 Iranian Bahá'ís arrested, arraigned, or jailed as leading human rights figure says situation is “getting worse”
(Bahá’í World News Service)
Egypt: Short film on Bahá’í community highlights efforts for coexistence
(Bahá’í World News Service)
CAIR urges Indiana real estate official to meet Muslim community leaders after Islamophobic post
(Council on American-Islamic Relations)
Pakistan Church seeks roll back of ‘Islamized’ school curriculum
(Kamran Chaudhry, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Legal presence, perseverance vital to confront religious persecution
(Rick Plasterer, Juicy Ecumenism, Institute on Religion and Democracy)
Religious institutions update: July 2022
(Nathan Adams IV, JD Supra)
How White Christian nationalists seek to transform America
(Michael Luo, The New Yorker)
Supreme Court decision paves way for public funds to flow to religious schools
(Edward Graham, National Education Association)
Poland: Judges under pressure: Defending the rule of law in Poland
(Al Jazeera)
Who is entitled to ‘hurt religious sentiments’?
(Aasha Mehreen Amin, Asia News)
Islam with Chinese characteristics: China’s ethno-religious challenge in Xinjiang – analysis
(Veena Ramachandran, Eurasia Review)
Indonesia: Will West Sumatra’s new law lead to more Islamic conservatism in Indonesia?
(South China Morning Post)
Center for Faith and Learning leads exploration of faith and vocation with faculty retreat in Buenos Aires, Argentina
(Pepperdine University)
Uganda: LGBTQI+, religion, diversity, and inclusion dialogue with Universal Coalition of Affirming Africans Uganda
(Natalie E. Brown, U.S. Embassy in Uganda)
Canada's Inuit seek Pope's help to return accused priest from France
(Rod Nickel, Reuters)
The post-pandemic Western populist right: A purported clash between the public good and individual rights
(Chiara Migliori, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
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