Law and Religion Headlines
Wednesday, 23 March 2022
India: Karnataka govt defends move by temples to ban Muslim traders from fairs
(Hindustan Times)
The real civil rights issue of our time
(Josh Holdenried, First Things)
Hindu man in US Air Force gets religious waiver to wear tilak as part of uniform
(Scroll)
Why the future of the world’s largest religion is female – and African
(Gina Zurlo, The Conversation)
Barbados: Religious faiths urged to come together to tackle issues
(Barbados Today)
Local clergy affix letter calling for end to Ukraine war to Jerusalem Russian church
(Lazar Berman, The Times of Israel)
Northeast Tennessee city’s crosses face legal challenge, stir offer of counsel
(Mark A. Kellner, The Washington Times)
Winners of the 2022 H.M. King Abdullah II World Interfaith Harmony Week prize announced
(Parliament of the World's Religions)
Statement by the G20 Interfaith Forum on the present and unfolding tragedy in Ukraine and Eastern Europe
(G20 Interfaith Forum Blog)
The Council of Europe excludes Russia: A setback for human rights
(Jannika Jahn, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)
Philippine Supreme Court shuts door on would-be bigamists
(Joseph Peter Calleja, Union of Catholic Asian News)
WHO guidelines on abortion imply conscience objections are 'indefensible'
(Kevin J. Jones, Catholic News Agency)
Will Finland side with religious freedom?
(Frank Wolf and Arielle Del Turco, The Hill)
UK: An inclusive Britain starts with inclusive schools
(Stephen Evans, National Secular Society)
UK: Johnson says UK universities have been ‘tolerant of antisemitism for too long’
(Lee Harpin, Jewish News)
UK: Rustat memorial: judgment
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
FoRB: MEPs Van Dalen and Fidanza launch the 2017-2021 worrying report
(The European Times)
Tuesday, 22 March 2022
WEBINAR, 22 March 2022 (4PM London): Violations of FoRB as a Driver of Forced Migration
(Lord Alton of Liverpool, Fiona Bruce MP, Brendan O'Hara MP, the APPG on the Yazidis and the APPG on IFoRB)
Monday, 21 March 2022
High court rejects case of Christian group, bisexual lawyer
(Associated Press)
Justices issue quiet order list; Alito and Thomas highlight religious-liberty issue
(Amy Howe, SCOTUSblog)
Alito and Thomas eye bigger carveout for churches to discriminate in hiring
(Kelsey Reichmann, Courthouse News Service)
How Putin’s invasion became a holy war for Russia
(Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service)
Myanmar: Determination of the Genocide against the Rohingyas- a step toward truth, accountability, and future
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)
Myanmar: USCIRF welcomes State Department’s determination of genocide committed by Burmese
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Since the beginning of the occupation, the number of religious organizations in Crimea has halved, and that of the OCU parishes decreased by six times
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Ukraine: Evangelical pastor arrested by Russians in Mariupol
(Release International)
Ukraine: The Azov Battalion: Is it really a “Nazi” regiment?
(Massimo Introvigne, Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Russia: Will Patriarch Kirill be an accomplice to war crimes and the gravedigger of the Orthodox Church?
(Novaya Gazeta, Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Around the web - 21 March 2022
(Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)
U.S. judge rules against Kentucky clerk who denied same-sex marriage licenses
(Reuters)
US expands travel bans on Chinese officials for persecution
(Matthew Lee, Associated Press)
US says Myanmar repression of Muslim Rohingya is genocide
(Ben Fox, Associated Press)
Afghanistan: Taliban announcement a clear sign girls returning to school
(Kathy Gannon, Associated Press)
Vatican defends hasty rollout of revolutionary laity reform
(Nicole Winfield, Associated Press)
Canada: Prime Minister's tweet following attack at mosque
(Justin Trudeau, Twitter)
Canadian mosque worshippers attacked with bear spray
(Associated Press)
Canada indigenous demand Church admit role in ‘genocide,’ rescind colonization edicts
(Elise Ann Allen, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Scouts reach deal with Catholic committee in BSA bankruptcy
(Randall Chase, Associated Press)
Articles of interest - 21 March 2022
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Churches can move ahead on damage claims against county for its COVID orders
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
New York releases new proposed curriculum rules for nonpublic schools
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Ketanji Brown Jackson publicly expresses thanks to God but keeps faith history private
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)
Franklin Graham, Russia and the ‘Moralist International’
(Mark Silk, RNS Column: Spiritual Politics)
Chile: Controversy in Chile over government appointment of Jesuit
(Sixtine Lerouge, La Croix International)
Chile’s new leader puts bishops on notice over legacy of abuse scandals
(Ines San Martin, Crux)
Elder Christofferson praises Judge Wallace for making ‘a difference for good’
(Jon Ryan Jensen, Church News)
Russian American pastors combat propaganda in their churches
(Emily Belz, Christianity Today)
Ukraine, Russia and the unbearable lightness of ‘never again’
(Yehuda Kurtzer, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Russian scholar analyzes attitude on Ukrainian war of religious leaders
(InVictory, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Russian Church experiencing hardest time in contemporary history - Patriarch Kirill
(Interfax-Religion)
Thinking about world Christianity, as Crux digs deep into many overlooked Catholic details
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Syria: 'Forgotten catastrophe' of Syria's 11-year war deplored by Catholic envoy
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Senegal: Community of Sant'Egidio works for peace in Senegal
(La Croix International)
Indonesia: Violated: Churches and religious freedom in Aceh Singkil, Indonesia
(Beril Huliselan, New Mandala)
Indonesian human rights defenders accused of defamation
(Katharina R. Lestari, Union of Catholic Asian News)
The war of aggression against Ukraine, cultural property and genocide: Why it is imperative to take a close look at cultural property
(Lando Kirchmair, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)
Islam and religious plurality: Deconstructing exclusivist thinking and practices – analysis
(Mohamed Bin Ali, Eurasia Review)
Ukrainians have made their choice 80 years ago. They rescued Jews. People of Israel, now you have such a choice, President Zelenskyy in the Knesset
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
University of Oregon to buy campus of defunct Lutheran university for $60 million
(Anne Stych, Religion Unplugged)
Voices of religious youth on Ukraine to all world leaders
(Religions for Peace)
European Catholic Social Days: “we have walked together, we have been in a real process of synodality”
(The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE))
European Catholic Social Days on technological & ecological transitions
(The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE))
Australian judge accuses UN of ‘coup d’etat’ after dismissal from case involving Chinese dissidents
(Josh Feldman and Eryk Bagshaw, The Sydney Morning Herald)
ACT Alliance, WCC delegation visits Hungary, Ukraine and Romania with a focus on humanitarian needs, church response
(World Council of Churches)
Pakistan: Pak opposition rebukes Imran Khan for using 'religion card' to save his govt
(ANI)
Pakistan: Religion-fueled mobs on the rise again in Pakistan
(The Indian Express)
Iranian, Pakistani FMs discuss Muslim world affairs, bilateral ties
(International Quran News Agency (IQNA))
Turkey: Police violence against members of anti-gov’t religious group sparks outrage
(Stockholm Center for Freedom (SCF))
India: After receiving Padma Bhushan, Ghulam Nabi Azad says he hopes to eradicate religion- and caste-based politics
(Economic Times)
Ethiopia: Religion and politics prove a heady mix for Abiy (paywall)
(Africa Intelligence)
Colombia: Extortion is bad in Colombia, but it’s even worse for Christians
(Deann Alford, Christianity Today)
UK: Law and religion round-up – 20th March
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
UK: COVID-19: Church of England guidance update
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Sunday, 20 March 2022
EVENT, 17-20 March 2022: 3rd European Catholic Social Days. Europe - beyond the pandemic: a new beginning
(Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union, Council of the Bishops’ Conferences of Europe, Slovak Episcopal Conference, Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development)
Friday, 18 March 2022
Two more cases involving religious exercise claims
(John Elwood, SCOTUSblog)
A steep price to pay for religious freedom
(Ziporah Reich, Real Clear Religion)
VIRTUAL EVENT, 17-18 March 2022: Keough School Dignity & Development Forum
(Keough School of Global Affairs, University of Notre Dame)
VIRTUAL EVENT, 18 March 2022 (10AM ET): The Ideological Origins of India’s BJP
(Hudson Institute)
Study: Christians, Jews and Muslims encounter workplace discrimination differently
(Alejandra Molina, Religion News Service)
India court upholds hijab ban in schools as religious tensions continue in Karnataka
(Kevin J. Jones, Catholic News Agency)
Gazans outraged over millions of dollars spent building mosques
(Hadeel Al Gherbawi, Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East)
Black Catholics in US are a tiny minority increasingly drawing on immigrants: Study
(Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service)
Black Catholic worship is unique — but majority-Black parishes are rare, survey says
(Jonah McKeown, Catholic News Agency)
Live updates: How Russia’s assault on Ukraine affects Middle East
(Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East)
Christian millennials give 3 times more money to charity than non-religious counterparts: study
(Ryan Foley, The Christian Post)
Virus pushes 4.7 million Southeast Asians into extreme poverty
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
Indian court rules hijab non-essential to practicing Islam
(Nirendra Dev, Union of Catholic Asian News)
The use of religious arguments for the justification of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
(Kristina Stoeckl, Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)
Pope asserts Ukraine right to defense in blasting Russia war
(Nicole Winfield, Associated Press)
Putin’s war & Pope Francis
(Massimo Faggioli, Commonweal)
Putin quoted words from Scripture, speaking about the goals of special operation in Ukraine
(Interfax-Religion)
Russian muftis calls the special operation in Ukraine a forced defensive measure
(Interfax-Religion)
Zelensky to German parliament: Russia’s war has made the phrase ‘never again’ meaningless
(Ron Kampeas, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Head of Russian Orthodox Church in Estonia signs anti-war statement
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
The role of religion in Russia’s war on Ukraine
(Aidan Houston and Peter Mandaville, The United States Institute of Peace)
Experts discuss "Religious freedom in the context of Russia's aggression against Ukraine: the experience of 2014-2022"
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Our Lady of Fatima pilgrim statue arrives in Ukraine prior to March 25 consecration
(Katie Yoder, Catholic News Agency)
Lithuania's world-famous hill of crosses attracts visitors to ponder, pray for Ukraine
(Michael Ray Smith, Religion Unplugged)
N. Ireland’s top prelates say UK should waive visas for Ukrainian refugees
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
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