Law and Religion Headlines
Friday, 25 March 2022
The travail of international religious freedom, and of US leadership
(Tom Farr, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops)
Book review: Forgetting the Fall
(Brian A. Smith, Law & Liberty)
Lebanon: Maronite patriarch advocates for Lebanon's neutrality
(La Croix International)
International Women’s Day invites reflection on women’s role in interreligious dialogue
(KAICIID Dialogue Centre)
Longtime professor claims he was fired from Christian university for hosting gay speaker
(Cheryl Mann Bacon, Religion Unplugged)
A message regarding the situation in Ukraine by Rissho Kosei-Kai
(Religions for Peace)
Youngkin calls being Va. governor ‘absolute affirmation of my faith’ at Liberty University talk
(Mark A. Kellner, The Washington Times)
A call for help, the call of the global ethic
(Parliament of the World's Religions)
Crimean Tatars: Eight years of anything but marginal resistance
(Maksym Vishchyk, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)
Iranian envoy underlines using Muslim world capacities to counter Islamophobia
(International Quran News Agency (IQNA))
Armenia PM congratulates leader of Islamic Revolution, Iran’s President on Nowruz
(International Quran News Agency (IQNA))
Timor-Leste's Catholic university launches first courses
(Ryan Dagur, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Indonesia: Jakarta govt provides more funds to renovate churches
(Konradus Epa, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Statement of the Christian Group on Migration on the arrival of refugees from Ukraine
(The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE))
Letter to Patriarch Kirill Addressing the Situation in Ukraine
(The Elijah Interfaith Institute)
Kenya: RSCK urges bishops to institutionalize the fight against human trafficking
(Odiwuor Opiyo, Catholic Information Service for Africa)
Agreement on the moral authority of original meaning
(Kevin C. Walsh, Mirror of Justice)
FYF speech – UK Parliament, APPG for Yezidis
(Free Yezidi Foundation)
Shrine of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá: Emerging Shrine a symbol of peace and service to humanity
(Bahá’í World News Service)
Threats to religious freedom and to women go hand in hand
(Jeff Brumley, Baptist News Global)
India: Amnesty calls denial of bail to Muslim activist ‘big blow’
(Bilal Kuchay, Al Jazeera)
India: Hijab bans in India: Where communalism and patriarchy intersect
(Sanya Dhingra, Al Jazeera)
India: Muslim activist recounts two ‘painful’ years in jail
(Zafar Aafaq, Al Jazeera)
Indian journalists demand halt to hatred against Muslims
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
Asia/Pakistan - Forced conversions: a bill is urgently needed to protect religious freedom
(Agenzia Fides)
#RNA2022: Nation's religion writers convene — in person — for annual conference
(Bobby Ross Jr., Religion Unplugged)
Primeiro Simpósio Brasileiro De Liberdade Religiosa
(Centro Brasileiro de Estudos em Direito e Religião, Brasil; e Centro Internacional de Estudos de Direito e Religião, J. Reuben Clark Law School,Brigham Young University, EUA)
Ukraine: Religion in plain sight?
(William Schweiker, Sightings - The University of Chicago Divinity School)
Thursday, 24 March 2022
EVENT, 24-25 March 2022: Beyond “Defensive Crouch,” Religious Freedom
(Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University)
WEBINAR, 24 March 2022 (12:30PM EDT): We God’s People: A Book Launch Event
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
WEBINAR, 24 March 2022 (16:30 CET): "But let justice roll on like a river" (EU mandatory due diligence legislation)
(COMECE, CIDSE and Iglesias y Minería)
Wednesday, 23 March 2022
Interim measures by the European Court of Human Rights in the Ukrainian conflict: United against the Russian aggression
(Aurélie Van Baelen, Strasbourg Observers)
Jackson invokes her Christian faith, stays mum on specifics
(Peter Smith, Associated Press)
Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmation hearings: Religious liberty roundup from day two
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Why faith is in the spotlight during Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation hearings
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News)
At confirmation hearing, Lindsey Graham grills Ketanji Brown Jackson on faith
(Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service)
WEBINAR, 23 March 2022 (2PM ET): Corporate Chaplaincy
(Chaplaincy Innovation Lab)
Will Putin’s unfortunate war against Ukraine have the unexpected “side effect” of leading to the creation of a single autocephalous Church in the country?
(Luigi Sandri, DiReSoM: Diritto e Religione nelle Società Multiculturali/ Law and Religion in Multicultural Societies)
CEC president regrets Ukraine war, highlights Christian gospel for peace
(Conference of European Churches)
CEC–CCEE Joint Committee appeals for an end to war in Ukraine
(Conference of European Churches)
Alito, Thomas: Supreme Court should let religious employers discriminate against those with different beliefs
(Alison Durkee, Forbes)
Indiana and Utah governors veto bans of transgender females on sports teams
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Indiana governor vetoes bill that would reserve girls' sports to females
(Jonah McKeown, Catholic News Agency)
Death of influential rabbi marks turning point for Israeli ultra-Orthodox
(Israel Hershkovitz, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)
Israelis taken aback by Zelenskyy’s use of Holocaust-victim rhetoric
(Mazal Mualem, Al-Monitor: Israeli Press)
Israel’s minister of religious affairs appoints women as latest reform
(Mazal Mualem, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)
Tunisia calls on Muslim nations to stop Israeli crimes
(International Quran News Agency (IQNA))
At train stations and borders, Ukrainians face human trafficking threat
(Anli Serfontein, Catholic News Service)
Most Christians see their spiritual lives as private, but outlook clashes with their role as disciples: study
(Leonardo Blair, The Christian Post)
Ukrainian Orthodox Christians confident in a 'brighter' future amid Russian invasion
(Ryan Foley, The Christian Post)
Most US adults think country is moving in wrong direction morally, turning to family for guidance: study
(Leonardo Blair, The Christian Post)
Putin quotes John 15:13 to hail Ukraine invasion at Moscow rally: 'The words from the Bible'
(Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post)
Working-class Christian boys with strong faith in God do better in school than less religious peers: study
(Leonardo Blair, The Christian Post)
Americans' post-COVID return to church flatlines: Survey
(Ecumenical News)
Study: More congregations are reopening but attendance remains flat
(Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service)
Study: Women of no faith face discrimination — when they are seen at all
(Alejandra Molina, Religion News Service)
Pope: No justification for Russia's 'sacrilegious' war on Ukraine
(Cindy Wooden, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Myanmar welcomes new priests amid conflict
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
With Ukraine, Vatican balances diplomacy and interfaith ties
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
As more than 3 million flee Ukraine, US focuses aid in Europe
(Rhina Guidos, Union of Catholic Asian News)
War in Ukraine may leave millions hungry, warns Eugene Cho of Bread for the World
(Bob Smietana, Religion News Service)
Jehovah’s Witnesses to resume in-person gatherings, door knocking still on hold
(Alejandra Molina, Religion News Service)
Australia: Religious freedom is under threat in Victoria
(Andy Mullins, MercatorNet)
Cuba: Report on Cuba finds increased violations of freedom of religion
(Alex Collett, Premier Christian News)
Pakistani PM urges Islamic nations to mediate in Ukraine war
(Munir Ahmed, Associated Press)
Pakistan: Religious violence on rise in Pakistan: Report
(ANI)
Pakistan’s blasphemy laws promote mob murder against Christians
(McKenna Hammack, Providence Mag)
Weekly Highlight #198: COVID-19: Exploring faith dimensions: Resilience and reopening
(Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)
Indonesia: Alissa Wahid full interview (freedom, extremism, blasphemy, and more)
(YouTube Video, Tina Ramirez, Hardwired Global)
Autocratic vs. democratic Islam = UAE vs. Indonesia – analysis
(James M. Dorsey, Eurasia Review)
Brazil: Rio de Janeiro temple called a ‘beacon for life’ as Brazil prepares for religious freedom symposium
(Tad Walch, Deseret News)
Brazil: Pastors’ role in education funding creates uproar in Brazil
(Diane Jeantet, Associated Press)
Haiti: Prominent Haitian Vodou priestess dies, and country mourns
(Peter Smith, Associated Press)
Iraq: Rights group denounces violence against LGBT people in Iraq
(Mariam Fam and Samya Kullab, Associated Press)
Russian talking point: Blaming US for Ukraine church split
(Peter Smith, Associated Press)
Statement by President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden marking Nowruz
(The White House)
Supreme Court GVR's Title VII reasonable accommodation appeal
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
DC minor consent law violates parents' free exercise rights
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Judge bars D.C. from vaccinating children without parental consent
(Justin Wm. Moyer and Julie Zauzmer Weil, The Washington Post)
In settlement, Michigan allows Catholic charities to refuse child placements with same-sex or unmarried couples
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Case closed: Catholic nonprofit can keep its doors open to serve thousands of vulnerable MI children
(Alliance Defending Freedom)
Kyiv’s Jews, persecuted under Polish-Lithuanian, Russian, Nazi and Soviet regimes, now face the onslaught of Putin’s forces
(Victoria Khiterer, The Conversation)
Why is Russia’s church backing Putin’s war? Church-state history gives a clue
(The Conversation)
Saudi Arabia: Mass execution of 81 men
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Afghanistan: Taliban threaten revenge killings
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Zelensky offers new details about his family’s Holocaust history, igniting debate over Ukrainian Holocaust memory
(Philissa Cramer, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Canada: Papal meetings will address ‘legacy of suffering’ Indigenous face, Canadian bishops say
(Elise Ann Allen, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
The European Response to Conflict in Ukraine: a Legal Analysis: . Summarised on Law Pod UK
(Rosalind English, UK Human Rights Blog)
Is Putin a ‘real’ Christian? To understand this conflict we need to ask different questions
(Sarah Riccardi-Swartz and Robert Saler, Religion Dispatches)
Putin and the Muslim world
(Julius Strauss, The Spectator)
Islamists from Middle East fighting in Ukraine - Syrian ambassador to Russia
(Interfax-Religion)
As Florida's DeSantis wages culture war, his Catholic faith isn't news – unless it's used to attack him
(Clemente Lisi, GetReligion)
Young ambassadors combat hate speech and discrimination in Morocco
(KAICIID Dialogue Centre)
Colombian bishops band together to support diocese gripped by violence
(l, La Croix International)
The death of Islamic State (IS) leader Abu Ibrahim Al-Qurashi: A window to stop the cycle of violence ideology – analysis
(Muhammad Saiful Alam Shah Sudiman, Eurasia Review)
Zelensky counts on the Vatican to act as a mediator in ending the war
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
New website OnlySky aims to unite the nonreligious
(Kimberly Winston, Religion Unplugged)
Churches get mixed results in suits over land use regulations
(Bernie Pazanowski, Bloomberg Law)
Indian state forbids interfaith marriages, conversions
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
India: How is the hijab row threatening Indian secularism?
(Murali Krishnan, Deutsche Welle)
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