Law and Religion Headlines
Wednesday, 4 May 2022
Supreme Court leak jump-starts new epoch in faith-based abortion politics
(Jacob Lupfer, Religion News Service)
Peru: Church workers: Catholics must stand with victims in mining conflicts
(Barbara Fraser, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Canadian panel urges not hiring military chaplains of certain religions
(Paul Schratz, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Canada’s charities and the value they create
(Curtis Towns, Canadian Centre for Christian Charities)
Colorado parish defaced with pro-abortion graffiti for second time in seven months
(Jonah McKeown, Catholic News Agency)
Over 200 evangelical leaders lobby Congress to pass immigration reform
(Ryan Foley, The Christian Post)
Sen. Raphael Warnock draws ire of conservative Twitter for defending abortion as ‘pro-choice pastor’
(Leonardo Blair, The Christian Post)
Like Christmas, Eid is being commercialized – and that's a welcome thing
(Rifat Malik, National Public Radio)
Russia never attacked anyone, always protected its borders - Patriarch Kirill
(Interfax-Religion)
Patriarch Kirill can't be scared with sanctions - Russian Orthodox Church
(Interfax-Religion)
Uzbekistan: "Police watch us like we are in the palm of their hands"
(Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18 News Service)
Alongside abortion, don't neglect the Supreme Court's big school prayer ruling
(Richard Ostling, GetReligion)
The pope, Cardinal Becciu and bad real estate deals: Concerning the Vatican 'Trial of the Century'
(Clemente Lisi, GetReligion)
Pope Francis, just war theory, the Ukraine, and beyond: Can war be just?
(Charles J. Russo, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
Lebanon: The butterfly effect of dialogue
(KAICIID Dialogue Centre)
Afghanistan: KAICIID Board of Directors condemns mosque bombing
(KAICIID Dialogue Centre)
Afghanistan: ‘I am sure they will change’: Taliban swap guns for pens to learn about human rights
(Elise Blanchard, The Guardian)
Afghanistan: Appeal to the UN to protect Hazaras in Afghanistan
(Fair Observer)
Afghanistan: Intolerance of atrocity crimes in Ukraine should apply to Afghanistan
(Belquis Ahmadi, Kate Bateman, Scott Worden, The United States Institute of Peace)
The macro and micro-politics of religion on 2022 Philippine election – analysis
(Jumel Gabilan Estrañero, Eurasia Review)
Toronto theologian calls on Orthodox world to break ties with Moscow Patriarch Kirill
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
The Sikh-American community is building resilience as hate crimes rise
(Manmeet Sahni, Religion Unplugged)
China’s ongoing persecution of Christians and the case of Pastor Wang Yi
(Olivia Enos, The Heritage Foundation)
China: United Nations on a visit to Xinjiang, China
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)
Religious school athletes sue over Alabama officials’ refusal to switch Sabbath basketball game
(Mark A. Kellner, The Washington Times)
Generous, but equal treatment? Anti-discrimination duties of states hosting refugees fleeing Ukraine
(Janine Prantl and Ian Matthew Kysel, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)
“Lament, Hope and Courage” - WCC publishes its Annual Review 2021
(World Council of Churches)
Statement on the leaked Alito draft opinion in Dobbs
(Robert George, Mirror of Justice)
Russian Orthodox Church scolds Pope Francis after 'Putin's altar boy' remark
(Guy Faulconbridge, Reuters)
Sri Lanka: It's time to go, religious leaders tell Sri Lankan govt
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
Highly religious Americans more skeptical of human enhancements such as brain implants, gene editing
(Dalia Fahmy, Pew Research Center)
Should Hong Kong’s Christian groups be worried about national security law curbs?
(Danny Mok, South China Morning Post)
Stories of genocide: Lessons for today
(Each Other)
Tuesday, 3 May 2022
EVENT, 3 May 2022: Freedom22 – National Conference 2022 (Parramatta, NSW)
(Freedom for Faith)
Monday, 2 May 2022
Support for “Strasbourg Principles” in inter-religious dialogue on religion and peace, religion and human rights
(Council of Europe)
French Jews on the tightrope
(Anael Malet, Mosaic Magazine)
Belarus: Christians in Belarus are ready 'to sacrifice' in the name of justice
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Sweden: Continued Quran burning sparks riot in Sweden
(International Quran News Agency (IQNA))
Spanish bishops say they won’t participate in national clerical abuse inquiry
(Ines San Martin, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Spain: Nineteen attacks on Christians during Holy Week in Spain
(Walter Sanchez Silva, Catholic News Agency)
UK: Trustee investment policy: Butler-Sloss & Ors
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Morocco: ‘Reconciliation’: Moroccan ISIL prisoners ‘de-radicalised’
(Al Jazeera)
UK’s Jewish ambassador to Ukraine feeling ‘comfortable’ on return to Kyiv
(Jewish News)
UK: Law and religion round-up – 1 May
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
UK: Ecclesiastical court judgments – April (I)
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Opinion: Shurtleff v. Boston
(Supreme Court of the United States)
Supreme Court says Boston was wrong to refuse raising Christian group’s flag
(Robert Barnes, The Washington Post)
Supreme Court rules against Boston in Christian flag case
(Mark Sherman, Associated Press)
Boston violated First Amendment when it rejected Christian flag, court unanimously rules
(Amy Howe, SCOTUSblog)
Why the Christian flag can fly on this government flagpole
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News)
Explainer: Supreme Court unanimously upholds free speech in Boston flag case
(Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission)
Boston can't exclude Christian flag from city hall flagpole when it allows many other groups to fly flags
(Eugene Volokh, The Volokh Conspiracy)
Supreme Court rules Boston was wrong to bar Christian flag from city hall
(Scott Shackford, Reason)
Justices say Boston can't ban Christian flag from City Hall
(Jimmy Hoover, Law360)
The Supreme Court hands the Christian right a victory it actually deserved to win
(Ian Millhiser, Vox)
Supreme Court says Boston unconstitutionally barred Christian flag from city hall
(Nina Totenberg, National Public Radio)
Supreme Court: Boston can’t reject a “Christian” flag (but there’s an easy fix)
(Hemant Mehta, Only Sky)
Students lead more public schools to close for Islamic holidays
(Amaarah DeCuir, The Conversation)
American Muslim women are finding a unique religious space at a women-only mosque in Los Angeles
(Tazeen M. Ali, The Conversation)
Satellites over the Amazon capture the choking of the ‘house of God’ by the Belo Monte Dam – they can help find solutions, too
(Pritam Das, Faisal Hossain, Hörður Bragi Helgason, and Shahzaib Khan, The Conversation)
The unlikely tool that could help ease the burden of refugees in Europe
(Trent Toone, Deseret News)
Argument: Russians are getting sick of church. Orthodox Christianity—and Vladimir Putin—are at the center of the country’s newest culture war.
(Alexander Baunov, Foreign Policy)
Argument: The Pope, the Patriarch—and a little bit of Putin: The meeting between the heads of the two churches in Cuba on Friday wasn’t just about religion. It was about politics.
(Reid Standlish and Benjamin Soloway, Foreign Policy)
Law students sue U. of Idaho alleging religious discrimination over ‘no-contact’ order
(Mark A. Kellner, The Washington Times)
How should Black churches respond to the fight for LGBTQ rights?
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News)
Latino Muslims — a growing group — struggle to find their place in the Islamic community
(Mya Jaradat, Deseret News)
European Parliament denounces persecution of religious minorities worldwide
(European Conservatives and Reformists)
Pakistan's former PM, PTI leaders accused of blasphemy
(Kamran Chaudhry, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Pakistan: Questions to EU Commission about blasphemy laws by an MEP
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
China: Special bimonthly: Freedom of religion or belief (16-30.04.2022)
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
When a company’s public positions are in tension with employees’ beliefs
(Kent Johnson, Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
US committed to UN truce and ‘better future’ for Yemen, says US envoy
(Al-Monitor)
May 2022 Newsletter
(The Association of Religion Data Archives)
Photos of the week: End of Ramadan approaching, Orthodox Easter
(Kit Doyle, Religion News Service)
Biden restores celebration of Eid al-Fitr at White House
(Will Weissert, Associated Press)
Man accused of setting car ablaze over owner’s religion
(Associated Press)
‘Beatle’ gets life sentence for Islamic State beheadings
(Matthew Barakat, Associated Press)
Recent articles of interest - 2 May 2022
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Statement by President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr
(The White House)
Bioethics: End-of-life scenarios and choices
(Fondazione Bruno Kessler)
Canada: Anglican leader visits Canadian residential school survivors
(Associated Press)
Cameroon: Archbishop says Cameroonians, not foreigners, causing country’s problems
(Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Top Vatican diplomat says ‘Christian values’ no excuse for ‘sacrilegious’ war
(Elise Ann Allen, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Kazakhstan president welcomes bishops of Central Asia at first meeting
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Doug Emhoff says being the second gentleman brought him closer to Judaism
(Ron Kampeas, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Jewish soldiers are buried under crosses around the world. A rabbi’s nonprofit is changing that.
(Ron Kampeas, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
The Pope and the Patriarch of Moscow
(George Weigel, First Things)
Antisemitism increased under Trump. Then it got even worse.
(Michelle Goldberg, The New York Times)
Let Coach Kennedy pray
(David French, The Atlantic)
Plug-In: Can a high school coach pray at 50-Yard line? Five SCOTUS hearing takeaways
(Bobby Ross Jr., GetReligion)
Israel outrage at Sergei Lavrov's claim that Hitler was part Jewish
(BBC News)
When sacred symbols and rituals are combined with State power
(Sande Ramage, La Croix International)
Muslim Brotherhood’s influence in US should be confronted and defeated
(Dalia Al-Aqidi, Arab News)
MPs propose to impose sanctions against Kirill and three other figures of the Russian Orthodox Church
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
"Ukraine is standing, Ukraine is fighting, Ukraine is praying", the Head of the UGCC
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Satanic Temple sues elementary school for not allowing after-school Satan club
(Anne Stych, Religion Unplugged)
Protecting Orthodox Jewish schools
(Moshe Hauer and Michael A. Helfand, First Things)
Philippine bishops' chief urges release of jailed senator
(Joseph Peter Calleja, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Indonesia: Church attack in Indonesia's Papua province wounds two
(Konradus Epa, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Lemon, avatars, and irritable observers
(Josh Blackman, The Volokh Conspiracy)
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