Law and Religion Headlines
Wednesday, 30 March 2022
Interfaith rally supports Ketanji Brown Jackson in front of Supreme Court
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)
Turn on the news: Why Ketanji Brown Jackson’s faith doesn’t matter (but Amy Coney Barrett’s did)
(Daniel Schultz, Religion Dispatches)
The head of the North Caucasus' Muslims considers negotiations with Ukraine pointless
(Interfax-Religion)
Russian church reacts to bill in Ukrainian parliament
(Interfax-Religiia, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
28 communities have left the UOC-MP to join the OCU since the beginning of the war
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
The Russian Christians boldly issuing anti-war appeals
(April L. French and Mark R. Elliott, Religion Unplugged)
Jordan king: Israel must respect Muslim rights at Al-Aqsa
(Al Jazeera)
The time is ripe for a clergy abuse inquiry in Latin America
(Adalberto Méndez López, Al Jazeera)
Russia and the European human rights system: Doing the right thing … but for the right legal reason?
(Kanstantsin Dzehtsiarou, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)
Philippines: Church help sought for volcano evacuees in Philippines
(Joseph Peter Calleja, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Taiwan: Belgian priests get Taiwanese citizenship for supporting poor
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
Ghana: Continental plenary of Bishops to discuss insecurity in Africa
(Arnold Neliba, Catholic Information Service for Africa)
Burundi: Country’s reconciliation dominate president’s talk with Pope Francis
(Arnold Neliba, Catholic Information Service for Africa)
Egypt: Pope mourns Cardinal Antonios Naguib, Patriarch Emeritus of Alexandria of Copts
(Paschal Norbert, Catholic Information Service for Africa)
Adventist mission sends emergency funds to Ukraine
(Andrew McChesney, Adventist News Network)
Out there: Perspectives on the study of Black metaphysical religion
(Matthew Harris, The Immanent Frame)
Palestinian gunman kills 5 in 3rd attack in Israel in a week
(Ilan Ben Zion, Religion News Service)
The road to decriminalization of psychoactive drugs runs through religion
(Brad Stoddard, Religion Dispatches)
Bride trafficking along the China-Pakistan economic corridor
(Madiha Afzal, Brookings Institution)
Higher religious adherence may be associated with lower mortality
(Avneesh Bhangu and Nicholas Ng Fat Hing, 2 minute medicine)
Polish churches receive training to ensure strong and safe communities
(Conference of European Churches)
Ethiopia’s war in Tigray risks wiping out centuries of the world’s history
(Hagos Abrha Abay, The Conversation)
With all eyes on Ukraine, Latin American dictators attack religious freedom
(Teo Babún, Washington Examiner)
NGOs call on US Senators to hold gross violators of human rights accountable
(ADF International)
Russian-controlled Crimea orders law to ban Ukrainian Orthodox Church
(The Jerusalem Post)
Cuba: ‘A new front’ in the pursuit of justice in Cuba
(Anna Lee Stangl, FoRB in Full: A blog by CSW)
“Ordinary workers” — Some thoughts sparked by a Marketplace Ministry for Microsoft (MMFM)’s March wisdom meeting
(Kent Johnson, Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
Russia sentences two Crimean Tatars to 17 and 13 years for talking about their faith
(Halya Coynash, Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group)
Iran bans women from stadiums, again
(Asia News)
Ban on proselytizing at city farmers market violates free speech rights
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Religion and nationalism in global perspective (plus responses)
(Nora Fisher Onar, Mona Oraby, Sarah Riccardi-Swartz, Candace Lukasik, Philip W. Barker, Michael J. Walsh, Scott W. Hibbard, Shaunna Rodrigues, Katherine Kelaidis, Brian Haggard, Landon Schnabel, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Two stories of emergent agency from faith groups in COVID-19
(Olivia Wilkinson, Katherine Marshall, James Huff, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Perspective: Why African Americans hold fast to their faith
(Theresa Dear, Deseret News)
Sephardic citizenship bids at risk amid ‘implosion’ of New Mexico’s Jewish community leadership
(Asaf Shalev, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Orthodox women sue airlines after being grounded on flight home to New York
(Julia Gergely, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Getting ‘more Christians into politics’ is the wrong Christian goal
(David French, Dispatch: The French Press)
Muslim women in hijab get the brunt of discrimination. I asked them what that’s like.
(Nura Sediqe, The Washington Post)
On kinship, collective memory, and Ukraine: The developing, collective memory of Ukraine’s recent history, with the short stories and images that encapsulate and promote it, is unlikely to be suppressed or soon forgotten.
(Doren Snoek, Sightings - The University of Chicago Divinity School)
Russian Defense Ministry accuses Ukrainian troops of attempt to stash ammo in Uman synagogue
(Interfax-Religion)
Intra-faith standoff possible in Ukraine if bill banning Russian-based religious organizations adopted - Russian Orthodox Church
(Interfax-Religion)
Moscow extremely negatively views Ukrainian bill banning activities of Russian Orthodox Church
(Interfax-Religion)
Guiding Christians to the best conciliation process and preparing them to participate well in it
(Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
The Russian Orthodox Church’s empire of media
(Jacob Lassin, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
Orthodox leaders in Ukraine shifting allegiance from Moscow to Kyiv lest they appear ‘collaborators and agents of Russia’
(Paul Goble, Eurasia Review)
FEET executive committee statement against the Russian invasion of Ukraine
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
The EU ban of RT and Sputnik: Concerns regarding freedom of expression
(Igor Popović, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)
The Nones and the religion clauses: Two new empirical studies on the influence of Nones in law and religion cases
(Mark Movsesian, The Volokh Conspiracy)
Religious mobilization in Ukraine
(Denis Brylov, Tetiana Kalenychenko, The United States Institute of Peace)
WCC convenes roundtable on Ukraine, calls for diplomacy instead of threats, dialogue instead of confrontation
(World Council of Churches)
We must not let health care become a religion-free zone
(Charles C. Camosy, America: The Jesuit Review)
Greece: WEA urges Greece to change the legislation prohibiting proselytism
(Evangelical Focus)
America/Brazil - Fight against human trafficking: joint commitment of the Church and social organizations
(Agenzia Fides)
Myanmar onslaught drags on as world watches Ukraine
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
Myanmar junta has destroyed over 100 Buddhist monasteries, Christian churches – report
(Craig C. Lewis, Buddhistdoor Global)
EVENT, 7 April 2022: Interfaith Ramadan Celebration- IEA & PTIJ
(Interfaith Encounter Association)
Orthodox Jewish women scholars’ growing authority is recognized in push to publish
(Beth Kissileff, Religion News Service)
With eye to China investment, Taliban now preserve Buddhas
(Samya Kullab, Religion News Service)
Earliest mention of ‘Yahweh’ found in archaeological dump
(Jerry Pattengale, Religion News Service)
UK: Jewish religious leaders among guests at Prince Philip thanksgiving ceremony
(Jewish News)
UK: NSS raises religious imposition on children’s rights with UN
(National Secular Society)
UK: Re the Rustat Memorial: a casenote
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Wales: updated COVID-19 guidance on places of worship and funerals
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Argentina: Juicio a la secta yogui: terminaron de declarar todos los testigos (Spanish)
(Miguel Perlado, HemeroSectas)
Faith leaders urge senators to confirm Judge Jackson to Supreme Court
(Carol Zimmermann, Catholic News Service)
Canadian Indigenous give pope moccasins, ask him to walk with them
(Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service)
Armenia: European Court of Human Rights dispels anti-cult myths on Jehovah’s Witnesses
(Massimo Introvigne, Bitter Winter)
Armenia: Refusal of registration again: Jehovah’s Witnesses in the NKR v Armenia
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Nagorno-Karabakh: Second ECtHR finding against Armenia on entity's religious freedom
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
Supreme Court protects prayer in death chamber
(Ryan Colby, Becket: Press Release)
Video messages from CEC General Secretary - March 2022
(YouTube Video, Conference of European Churches)
France: Court revokes gov. decision on mosque closure in Bordeaux
(International Quran News Agency (IQNA))
73% of US counties had more deaths than births in 2021: Census report
(Leonardo Blair, The Christian Post)
Utah lawmakers override veto to ban biological males from competing in girls' sports
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
Biden says the US will welcome up to 100,000 Ukrainian refugees
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
Finnish court clears lawmaker of charges over homosexuality comments
(Essi Lehto and Anne Kauranen, Reuters)
Finnish court acquits lawmaker in freedom of speech case
(Associated Press)
Finland: Court clears Finnish MP over anti-gay Bible tweet
(AFP, Macau Business)
Finland: Evangelical politician, bishop in Finland cleared of ‘hate speech’ charges over remarks on gays
(Mark A. Kellner, The Washington Times)
Finnish court rebukes state prosecution of Christians for saying God made men and women different
(Joy Pullmann, The Federalist)
Tuesday, 29 March 2022
WEBINAR, 29 March 2022: Interreligious Perspectives on Peace: A Conversation with Fadi Daou
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
WEBINAR, 29 March 2022 (11AM ET): IRF Webinar | Advocating to eliminate the death penalty for blasphemy and apostasy laws
(International Religious Freedom Roundtable)
WEBINAR, 29 March 2022 (19:00 CET): Is the EU as a community of shared legal principles in a crisis?
(The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE))
Monday, 28 March 2022
France: Paris mosque rector warns anti-Islam rhetoric in French election risks ‘spiral of hatred’
(International Quran News Agency (IQNA))
UK: Law and religion round-up – 27th March
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
UK: Dunking, breaking, moving, (re)making…: Thoughts on the inherent contests of heritage, and on Rustat
(Simon Hunter, Law & Religion UK)
UK: Jewish lawyer wins £26,000 payout for religious discrimination after being sacked for not going to work during Passover
(Chay Quinn, Daily Mail)
Italy: Photographer captures the decline of the Church in Italy
(Roman Robroek, PetaPixel)
Greece: Pushbacks and lawlessness
(Pavlos Eleftheriadis, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)
WEBINAR, March 28, 2022 (12:30PM EDT): Wahhabism and the World: A Conversation with Peter Mandaville
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Around the web - 28 March 2022
(Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)
Republican vetoes of transgender sports bans mark a rare split in culture wars
(James Oliphant and Maria Caspani, Reuters)
Spain: Thousands of protesters in Madrid march against new abortion law
(Agence France-Presse, South China Morning Post)
Brazil: Court allows giant statue of Virgin Mary to be built in Brazil
(Eduardo Campos Lima, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Brazil’s education minister resigns amid evangelical scandal
(Associated Press)
Brazil: The battle for the presidency of Brazil could rest on how evangelicals vote
(Ana Ionova, Los Angeles Times)
Historically Black school to remain open on Alabama coast
(Associated Press)
Canada: Pope's meeting with Métis survivors of residential schools was 'comfortable' but did not include apology
(Olivia Stefanovich, CBC News)
Afghanistan: Taliban hard-liners turning back the clock in Afghanistan
(Kathy Gannon, Associated Press)
Afghanistan: With eye to China investment, Taliban now preserve Buddhas
(Samya Kullab, Associated Press)
China charges Christian rights activist with subversion
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
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