Law and Religion Headlines
Friday, 3 June 2022
High school rules barring religious requirements for Christian student organization leaders is upheld
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
New study: Government favoritism of religion ‘may harm institutions it is meant to support and protect’
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
What faith groups are doing to help with the housing crisis
(Mya Jaradat, Deseret News)
Utah religious leaders say ‘no more’ to deaths from gun violence
(Emily Ashcraft, Deseret News)
2 women are killed at a church in Iowa, hours after a shooting near Milwaukee
(Ayana Archie, National Public Radio)
Seattle Pacific University students plan to sue over LGBTQ exclusion
(Alejandra Molina, Religion News Service)
El Salvador: How to break the cycle of violence?
(Sturla Stålsett, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Bishop chairmen call for Congressional action to address gun violence
(United States Conference of Catholic Bishops)
Indonesian leader honors Catholics with Flores visit
(Konradus Epa, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Indonesia: Can a 'green Islam' save Indonesia from climate collapse?
(Enno Hinz, Deutsche Welle)
Should religion influence U.S. public policy? It always has, on both the left and right
(Richard Ostling, GetReligion)
Poland: RFI's David Trimble interviewed by Laboratory of Religious Freedom in Poland
(Religious Freedom Institute)
Act on food crisis now, urges WHO special envoy at churches-led meeting
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
State Department: Bulgaria refuses to allow construction of new mosques
(The European Times)
One country, two faiths
(Lee Trepanier, Public Discourse: The Journal of the Witherspoon Institute)
One Faith No Longer: The Transformation of Christianity in Red and Blue America
(George Yancey and Ashlee Quosigk, NYU Press)
A shifting world and the political loyalties of a globalized Vatican
(Massimo Faggioli, La Croix International)
Faith emerges as a vital part of Uvalde's story, even as attention focuses on police and guns
(Bobby Ross Jr., Religion Unplugged)
Red flags in the SBC response to sexual abuse
(Aaron M. Renn, First Things)
Pride Month rainbow flag displayed at American Vatican embassy in Rome
(Mark A. Kellner, The Washington Times)
Blinken vows U.S. will ‘stand up’ for religious freedom around globe
(Mark A. Kellner, The Washington Times)
Parliament executive director joins inauguration of Home of Harmony
(Parliament of the World's Religions)
Resisting despair, addressing extremism and recommitting to non-violence
(Parliament of the World's Religions)
Myanmar: US report highlights minority persecution in Myanmar
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
Mongolia: Pope urges Mongolian Catholics and Buddhists to promote peace
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
Sri Lankan religious leaders decry arrest of activists
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
No pseudonymity for challenge to Maine healthcare worker vaccine mandate
(Eugene Volokh, The Volokh Conspiracy)
Nigeria: WCC condemns kidnappings in Nigeria, urges adequate security for all
(World Council of Churches)
Nigeria is following Pakistan on blasphemy and mob violence
(Farahnaz Ispahani and Sean Nelson, Real Clear Religion)
Nigeria: RFI's Stephen Rasche interviewed on Islamic extremism in Nigeria
(Religious Freedom Institute)
Male “champions for gender justice” from African countries share insights
(World Council of Churches)
EU Military Bishops in Brussels discuss perspectives for peace
(The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE))
Russia: Freedom of religion of belief : FORB special bimonthly newsletter
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Ukrainian Orthodox Church breaks with Moscow over war
(Neil MacFarquhar, The New York Times)
Russian Orthodox head escapes EU sanctions thanks to Orban
(Samuel Petrequin, Associated Press)
Pope, Kirill may meet at religious congress in Kazakhstan in September
(Elise Ann Allen, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Russian aggression turns Lithuanian church against Moscow
(RISU, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada votes for sanctions on Patriarch Kirill
(Interfax-Religion)
Lavrov, OIC secretary general discuss causes of escalation in int'l relations
(Interfax-Religion)
Russia destroyed over 370 cultural heritage sites after 100 days of war: almost half of them are churches
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Russia: Renewed criminal trials of Muslim Nursi readers
(Victoria Arnold, Forum 18 News Service)
Russia: Islam is the Kremlin's other pillar against the West
(Benjamin Quénelle, La Croix International)
WCC urges action on global humanitarian impacts of the war in Ukraine
(World Council of Churches)
Abortion rights groups sue to stop Florida's 15-week ban
(Arek Sarkissian, Politico)
Thursday, 2 June 2022
EVENT, 31 May - 2 June 2022: 2nd Catholic Youth Convention on the Future of Europe
(The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE))
Wednesday, 1 June 2022
UK: Street preacher wins legal challenge against Covid arrest on Easter Sunday
(Christian Today)
Around the web - 31 May 2022
(Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)
UK: Sharia law considerations for pension trustees
(Kirsty McLean, National Review)
Nigeria: Truth about religious intolerance in Nigeria
(Raymond Oise-Oghaede, The Guardian)
Rev Kort, pastor Latzel, politician Räsänen: accusations of homophobia in Europe
(Evangelical Focus)
Kyrgyzstan: Fundamentalist Islamic group still active in Kyrgyzstan despite ban and crackdown
(Farangis Najibullah, Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty)
UK: Encouraging evangelism in public services will promote division, not divinity
(Megan Manson, National Secular Society)
Nigerian archbishop: Religious persecution is ‘systematic’ in country’s north
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Asia/Pakistan - Christians wanted to carry out the most humble jobs: the Punjab government puts an end to this practice
(Agenzia Fides)
Islam’s political system in view of Hanafi Sunnis
(International Quran News Agency (IQNA))
Foreign Minister highlights Bahrain's deep commitment to freedom of religion and belief
(News of Bahrain)
Myanmar: Freedom of belief and religion – What does it mean for them?
(Shan Herald Agency for News)
Religious leaders must inspire humanity to renounce violence, pope says
(Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service)
Moscow suffers its most high profile defection yet
(Katherine Kelaidis, Religion Dispatches)
China continues religious repression in Tibet
(The Print)
NC parents’ bill with LGBTQ limits going to Senate floor
(Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press)
Nigeria: Abducted prelate of Nigerian Methodist church regains freedom
(Chinedu Asadu, Associated Press)
Asian American Christians see more work for the church to do to stop AAPI hate
(Emily McFarlan Miller, Religion News Service)
Ukrainian Orthodox primate: ‘We are called to stop this evil’
(Lew Nescott Jr., Religion News Service)
Episode 86: Sister Carol F. McConkie, a former member of the Young Women general presidency, on building bridges through service, advocacy and education
(Sarah Jane Weaver, Church News)
In defence of Catholic healthcare
(YouTube Video, The Iona Institute)
Australia: Forcing religious-run health centres to allow assisted suicide
(Angelo Bottone, The Iona Institute)
Ireland: The poor state of marriage across the EU
(Angelo Bottone, The Iona Institute)
The culture of encounter: An imperative for a divided world
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Reflections on the Culture of Encounter
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Scholars and practitioners focused on women and peacebuilding need to take religion more seriously
(Katherine Marshall, Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies)
CEC seminar highlights Ukrainian church voices
(YouTube Video, Conference of European Churches)
German minister not guilty of anti-LGBT hate speech
(Ken Chitwood, Christianity Today)
Spain: Religious discrimination in the workplace, a silenced reality in Spain
(Evangelical Focus)
Russia: Five years after Jehovah's Witness ban, jailings continue
(Victoria Arnold, Forum 18 News Service)
New book: Law and Religion in the Commonwealth
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)
Law and Religion in the Commonwealth: The Evolution of Case Law
(Renae Barker (Anthology Editor), Paul Babie (Anthology Editor), Neil Foster (Anthology Editor), Bloomsbury)
Snead book recognized in New York Times as one of “Ten Books to Understand Abortion Debate in US”
(Kenneth Hallenius, de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture)
How the role and visibility of chaplains changed over the past century
(Wendy Cadge and, The Conversation)
The Ukrainian Orthodox Church and the Moscow Patriarchate: Split or maneuver?
(Willy Fautré, Bitter Winter: A Magazine on Religious Liberty and Human Rights in China)
Nicaragua: Persecution of Bishops and silencing of Catholic media
(Massimo Introvigne, Bitter Winter: A Magazine on Religious Liberty and Human Rights in China)
Three Austrian churches vandalized in two weeks
(Pierluigi Zoccatelli, Bitter Winter: A Magazine on Religious Liberty and Human Rights in China)
Modest Warming in U.S. Views on Israel and Palestinians: Young Americans’ attitudes are as favorable toward the Palestinian people and government as toward Israel
(Becka A. Alper, Pew Research Center)
Like Americans overall, Catholics vary in their abortion views, with regular Mass attenders most opposed
(Gregory A. Smith, Pew Research Center)
What the data says about abortion in the U.S.
(Jeff Diamant and Besheer Mohamed, Pew Research Center)
Air Force members file lawsuit to stop punishment and separation after religious accommodations from vaccine denied
(First Liberty)
Monday, 30 May 2022
Eid-al-Fitr celebration at the State Department
(Twitter, Antony Blinken)
A Proclamation: Prayer for Peace, Memorial Day 2022
(The White House)
CALL FOR PAPERS, abstracts due by 30 May 2022: Freedom of religion or belief in times of migration
(Observatory on Religious Freedom in the Jurisprudence of the ECHR)
UK: Policing laws place Christian freedoms at greater risk, warns legal group
(Christian Today)
UK: Law and religion round-up – 29th May
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
UK: Ecclesiastical court judgments – May
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
UK: Never again should British Jews feel conflict between religion and politics
(Shabina Asad Qayyum, Jewish News)
UK: Gove discusses housing and planning issues with Charedi leaders
(Lee Harpin, Jewish News)
UK: Procurement Bill – procurement of goods made in states credibly accused of genocide and states using slave labour
(David Alton, Lord Alton of Liverpool)
Israel-Palestine news: Chaos as Israelis rally in East Jerusalem
(Virginia Pietromarchi and Farah Najjar, Al Jazeera)
Jerusalem: Gulf and Arab condemnation as extremists, Israeli Knesset member storm Al-Aqsa Mosque
(Arab News)
Jerusalem: 50% Jewish Israelis support Jewish prayer on the Temple Mount
(Tamar Hermann and Or Anabi, The Israel Democracy Institute)
Jerusalem: Yossi Klein Halevi on the convergence of politics and religion at Jerusalem’s Temple Mount
(American Jewish Committee)
Middle East: Unholy politics and a Christian exodus
(Gerard Russell, The Critic)
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