Law and Religion Headlines
Friday, 29 April 2022
Israeli forces raid Al-Aqsa mosque, over 40 Palestinians injured
(Al Jazeera)
Afghanistan: Taliban supreme leader urges world to recognise ‘Islamic Emirate’
(Al Jazeera)
Afghanistan: At least 10 killed in explosion at Kabul mosque
(Al Jazeera)
Visit to Sudan highlights importance of strengthening solidarity with churches
(World Council of Churches)
The Constitution protects, not punishes, religious expression
(Richard W. Garnett and Joseph Graziano, Newsweek)
Pakistan: Religious freedoms and crematoriums: No rest for the dearly departed
(London School of Economics Religion and Global Society Blog)
What if the 9 Orthodox patriarchates got involved in the Ukraine-Russia war?
(Joseph Ghougassian, The Christian Post)
Atheist activist demands Fla. school districts ban the Bible for being ‘dangerous,' ‘obscene’
(Ian M. Giatti, The Christian Post)
Pope Francis: All countries should promote family-friendly policies
(x, Catholic News Agency)
Trump officials muzzled CDC on church covid guidance, emails confirm
(Dan Diamond, The Washington Post)
Individualized exemptions, vaccine mandates, and the new Free Exercise clause
(Zalman Rothschild, The Yale Law Journal)
In WWII, Japanese Americans’ faith came under suspicion and helped them survive their incarceration
(Alejandra Molina, Religion News Service)
VCs see promise in the religious metaverse—and a market of 6 billion people
(Jackson Fordyce, Fortune)
Humanists celebrate National Day of Reason Resolution introduced in the US House of Representatives
(American Humanist Association)
UK: Government appeals court decision to quash Holocaust memorial planning permission
(Adam Decker, Jewish News)
UK: 'We continue to make progress': Gov gives update on religious freedom review
(Tola Mbakwe, Premier Christian News)
British MPs slam Pakistan for its treatment of religious minorities
(Naomi Canton, The Times of India)
UK: Universal Periodic Review of Great Britain
(Equality and Human Rights Commission)
UK: Smyth Review update
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Poland: An old synagogue in Krakow could heal our social ills
(Jeffrey Salkin, RNS Column: Martini Judaism)
Polish leader calls for Ukraine unity at Holocaust event
(Associated Press)
Nordic churches meet with WCC for a look at horizon of hope
(World Council of Churches)
Condoleezza Rice calls Ukrainians’ ‘fierce defense’ of their rights an ‘affirmation of freedom and its power’
(Marjorie Cortez, Deseret News)
Thursday, 28 April 2022
Iran: Worrying violations of religious freedom in Iran, Christians arrested
(Asia News)
EVENT, 28 April 2022: Free Expression Awards
(Freedom Forum)
Wednesday, 27 April 2022
Coach Joe Kennedy goes to the Supreme Court and the media coverage gets a B+
(Julia Duin, GetReligion)
The Supreme Court debates public prayer. So should we.
(Jacob Lupfer, Religion News Service)
How much leeway should the Supreme Court give coaches to pray?
(Mark Silk, RNS Column: Spiritual Politics)
Supreme Court leans toward coach in case on school prayer
(Adam Liptak, The New York Times)
Oral arguments at Supreme Court offer glimmer of hope for praying coach in First Amendment case against school district
(Sarah Parshall Perry, The Heritage Foundation)
Supreme Court considers high school football coach prayer case in ‘startling’ oral arguments
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
USCIRF releases 2022 annual report on international religious freedom
(Hannah Daniel, Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission)
USCIRF: America’s watchdog on international religious freedom presents its 2022 report
(Lela Gilbert, Religion Unplugged)
Frederick A. Davie reappointed as USCIRF Commissioner
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
ADL audit finds antisemitic incidents in United States reached all-time high in 2021
(Anti-Defamation League)
Group reports record tally of antisemitic incidents in 2021
(Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press)
Waiver in plea agreement precludes appeal of ban on possessing antisemitic material
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Anti-Semitic incidents in U.S. jump to new high, report says
(Omar Abdel-Baqui, The Wall Street Journal)
Antisemitic attacks in New York are at highest level in decades
(DNYUZ)
CEC President: “Pray and work for justice and truth, and keep the horizon of reconciliation and peace”
(Conference of European Churches)
Update from CEC General Secretary | 2023 CEC General Assembly
(YouTube Video, Conference of European Churches)
Switzerland: Pakistani Christian convert granted protection at Europe’s top court
(ADF International)
Myanmar: Persecution of Myanmar Christians 'akin to Rohingya'
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
Hong Kong priest: China trying to control religion in Hong Kong
(Jonah McKeown, Catholic News Agency)
Afghanistan: Kunduz mosque attacked during Friday prayers
(BBC News)
Egypt: Enlightened religious discourse vital in facing destructive extremist thought: Egypt’s President
(Egypt Today)
Egypt frees 9 Copts who called for the rebuilding of their church
(Middle East Monitor)
India: Modi weighs replacing India’s religion-based laws before polls
(Bibhudatta Pradhan, Bloomberg)
India: 11 die when truck hits power line at Hindu festival in India
(Ashok Sharma, Associated Press)
India: Is politics fueling attacks on Muslims?
(Al Jazeera)
India: ‘Kashmir Files’ – A film used to fuel religious intolerance in India
(FoRB in Full: A blog by CSW)
Report identifies worst violators of religious freedom
(ADF International)
Weekly Highlight #203: COVID-19: Exploring faith dimensions: Taking stock of COVID-19 impact: Returning to “normal”?
(Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)
Vatican trial places pope, top aide at center of London deal
(Nicole Winfield, Associated Press)
Researchers: COVID-19, Israel-Gaza war fueled antisemitism
(Laurie Kellman, Associated Press)
Activist’s self-immolation stirs questions on faith, protest
(Deepa Bharath and Colleen Slevin, Associated Press)
Marine with religious objections to COVID vaccine is denied preliminary injunction
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
AZ Gov. Ducey signs bills protecting religious liberty of care facility residents, churches
(Greg Chafuen, Alliance Defending Freedom)
California court says "get" denial can be basis for denying husband child custody
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Idaho law students file suit after university punishes them for their religious beliefs
(Michael Ross and Tyson Langhofer, Alliance Defending Freedom)
Still Suspect: The Impact of Structural Islamophobia (pdf)
(Council on American-Islamic Relations)
French Muslims vote for ‘whoever spits in their face least’
(Tom Heneghan, Religion News Service)
Poland and the Jews. It’s complicated.
(Jeffrey Salkin, RNS Column: Martini Judaism)
Buddhist views on suicide examined after climate activist self-immolated on Earth Day
(Ira Rifkin, Religion News Service)
UK: Same-sex marriage and the Church of Scotland
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
UK: COVID-19 information for churches in Wales
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
South Africa: Churches provide relief after lethal flooding in South African province
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
UK: Five Hertsmere Tory councillors rebuked over antisemitic abuse at Jewish candidate
(Lee Harpin, Jewish News)
The one and only pro-life argument
(Michael Stokes Paulsen, Public Discourse: The Journal of the Witherspoon Institute)
Jordanian king expresses steadfast support for protecting worship places in Jerusalem
(La Croix International)
Kazakhstan: Asian Church pins hopes on papal visit to Kazakhstan
(Ben Joseph, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Philippines: Jailed Filipino senator gets clerical poll bid backing
(Joseph Peter Calleja, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Indonesia to deport Canadian for disrespecting sacred mountain
(Katharina R. Lestari, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Sweden Quran burning rooted in West’s normalization of Islamophobia
(International Quran News Agency (IQNA))
Netherlands: Antisemitic incidents reach 10-year high in the Netherlands
(Cnaan Liphshiz, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Netherlands: Twitter admits temporarily suspending Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders
(Euronews)
What is church autonomy?
(Lael Weinberger, The Volokh Conspiracy)
Courts struggle to articulate the limits of church autonomy
(Lael Weinberger, The Volokh Conspiracy)
Church autonomy and church accountability as complimentary principles
(Lael Weinberger, The Volokh Conspiracy)
Jerusalem: Orthodox institutions urge freedom of worship in Jerusalem, reject restrictions on Holy Fire Saturday
(World Council of Churches)
Sudan: Ecumenical solidarity visit encourages cooperation between churches and people of Sudan
(World Council of Churches)
WCC to observe World Immunization Week with theme ‘‘Long Life For All”
(World Council of Churches)
Guatemala: Message about religious freedom roundtable
(Twitter, Sam Brownback)
Taiwan: Covenantal pluralism in Confucian societies: The Taiwan example and its lessons for the world
(André Laliberté, London School of Economics Religion and Global Society Blog)
Turkey: Christian group decries Turkey’s life sentence for human rights advocate
(Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post)
SC Gov. McMaster signs bill protecting churches from forced closure during pandemics
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
Ethiopia: Over 20 killed in anti-Muslim attack in Ethiopia: Islamic group
(Aymeric Vincenot, Al-Monitor)
Mexico: Vatican’s chief diplomat visits Mexico during time of Church-State tensions
(Ines San Martin, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Hispanic Catholic leaders meeting with Senators on immigration reform
(John Lavenburg, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Latter-day Saint leaders and LGBTQ advocates deepen their relationship on Washington D.C. Temple tour
(Tad Walch, Deseret News)
Kenya: How a Christian education shaped the life of the late Kenyan president Mwai Kibaki
(Tom Osanjo, Religion Unplugged)
Kenya: A bishop cannot avoid encountering politicians but only do so as a pastor of people, says Archbishop Muhatia
(Catholic Information Service for Africa)
LDS leaders talk a lot about religious liberty, but is it really at risk? (podcast)
(David Noyce and Tamarra Kemsley, The Salt Lake Tribune)
Video: How can we defeat Islamophobia?
(Council on American-Islamic Relations)
Great and Holy Pascha in Ukraine: Details matter when war crashes into holiest day of the year
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
In Kherson, almost 60 children are hiding in the basement of a church
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Russia: Patrushev pointed out the special role of Russia in shaping the geopolitical and moral climate in the world
(Interfax-Religion)
The Russian Security Council paid tribute to Christian leaders who disagree with the Russophobia of the "collective West"
(Interfax-Religion)
Patriarch gives patriotic sermon in Kremlin cathedral
(Interfax-Religiia, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Mission Eurasia ministry center blown up in Ukraine, hundreds of Bibles destroyed: 'God will provide'
(Ryan Foley, The Christian Post)
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