Law and Religion Headlines
Monday, 18 April 2022
Russian Orthodox leader backs war in Ukraine, divides faith
(Jeanne Whalen, The Washington Post)
Religion and Ohio politics: How religious leaders walk the line on IRS rules about campaigning in places of worship
(Jeremy Pelzer, cleveland.com)
'Teaching and religious literacy' on Monday's Access Utah
(Tom Williams, Utah Public Radio)
Pakistan: Understanding a radicalized Pakistan
(Muhammad Azam, International Policy Digest)
Nigeria: You can put away your clerical garb, join partisan politics, Presidency replies Bishop Kukah
(Johnnosco Agbakwuru, Vanguard News Nigeria)
How employers can create, maintain a religiously inclusive workplace
(Bloomberg Law)
India: Maharashtra: Loudspeakers at religious sites to be allowed only with due permission
(Mint)
India: Christians in India arrested during Maundy Thursday service
(Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post)
Indian religious leaders touched by foot-washing ritual
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
India: Indore Bahá’í Chair: Principles requisite for climate action
(Bahá’í World News Service)
India: Can Narendra Modi stop hate speech in India?
(Al Jazeera)
House Republicans dishonor an iconic Florida judge
(Mark Silk, RNS Column: Spiritual Politics)
Chinese arrests and the power of hope in a resurrected king
(Hope Rawlson, Juicy Ecumenism, Institute on Religion and Democracy)
Religious left panel frets Dobbs Abortion case presages ‘human rights crisis’
(Haley Blauch, Juicy Ecumenism, Institute on Religion and Democracy)
Ecuador: Push to make abortion a 'human right' in Ecuador defeated after veto
(Ryan Foley, The Christian Post)
Uganda: Muslims abduct teacher, burn him inside mosque for praying in Christ’s name
(Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post)
Friday, 15 April 2022
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS, due 15 April 2022: Global Interfaith Youth Network’s Quarterly Newsletter
(Religions for Peace)
CALL FOR PAPERS, due by 15 April 2022: Invitation for Research Articles/Papers for AIMPLB Law Journal-JLRA
(Twitter, All India Muslim Personal Law Board)
2022 Freedom Expression Award honoree Nikole Hannah-Jones: Reviving voices lost to history and empowering communities today
(Freedom Forum)
2022 Freedom Expression Award honoree Eric Treene: Upholding religious freedom for all
(Freedom Forum)
Most Americans say moral lessons of Easter, Passover ‘important’ to country's future: poll
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
Sunday politics in Georgia: punting on historical reckoning. As Sen. Raphael Warnock seeks reelection this year in Georgia, the Baptist minister might find a key group working against him—fellow pastors.
(Brian Kaylor, Sightings - The University of Chicago Divinity School)
India: Clashes erupt in India’s New Delhi during Hindu procession
(Al Jazeera)
India: 2002 pogrom still haunts Muslim freedom fighter’s family in India
(Tarushi Aswani, Al Jazeera)
India: Interfaith marriage: Bride's father claims she is being held against her will
(Devdiscourse)
Moscow Mechanism invoked by 45 OSCE participating States following consultation with Ukraine
(Ambassador Michael Carpenter, U.S. Mission to the OSCE)
Russia’s attacks on civilians in Mariupol are ‘war crimes,’ OSCE says
(Adela Suliman, Bryan Pietsch, and Claire Parker, The Washington Post)
Generation Z and the future of faith in America
(Daniel A. Cox, Survey Center on American Life)
Political and religious identities and view on abortion
(Diana Orcés, PRRI)
Through child marriage or paid adoption, Afghan girls bear brunt of crisis
(Sudarsan Raghavan, The Washington Post)
The Bible and American history
(Mark Noll, OUPblog / Religion)
Russia: Freedom of religionor belief – Special bimonthly FORB digest (01-15.04.2022)
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Egypt: Renewed imprisonment of 9 Copts accused of demonstrating in order to issue a decision to rebuild a church, and EIPR calls for their release
(Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights)
Baptists and other religious minorities already facing severe persecution in Russian-occupied portions of Ukraine
(Jeff Brumley, Baptist News Global)
Myanmar: Christian persecution worsens under military regime in Myanmar
(Evangelical Focus)
Pakistan: The emerging IS threat in Pakistan
(Muhammad Akbar Notezai, The Diplomat)
Dining with Israel’s president and hearing his plea for interfaith fraternity — a postcard from Tribune’s Peggy Fletcher Stack
(Peggy Fletcher Stack, MSN)
Evangelical leader explains how we can depolarize faith in American politics (video)
(CNN)
Iran: USCIRF calls for permanent release of Iranian pastor Youcef Nadarkhani following furlough
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Uzbekistan: Russian translation - Report on Uzbekistan's religious and political prisoners
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Syria: Rescuing the missing in Syria | Opinion
(Knox Thames, Newsweek)
UAE’s first fully equipped Jewish neighborhood to be established, says Rabbi
(Jennifer Bell, The Jerusalem Post)
Prayer, worship lift unaccompanied migrant teens in shelters
(Giovanna Dell'Orto, Associated Press)
Josh Mandel runs Ohio GOP Senate campaign ‘through churches’
(Jill Colvin and Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press)
Arizona court won’t halt sex suits naming Boy Scouts, others
(Bob Christie, Associated Press)
Palestinians and Israeli police clash at major holy site
(Joseph Krauss, Associated Press)
Zimbabwe: Easter holiday bus crash in eastern Zimbabwe takes 35 lives
(Farai Mutsaka, Associated Press)
Acting Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Lisa Peterson on the release of the 2021 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices
(U.S. Department of State)
Victory: Shawnee State agrees professors can’t be forced to speak contrary to their beliefs
(Alliance Defending Freedom)
$400,000 settlement in favor of prof who refused to recognize student's gender transition
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Statement by President Joe Biden on Passover
(The White House)
White House issues two holiday statements
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Court in Tennessee allows claims to go forward against officer for failure to intervene in forced baptism after traffic stop
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
What is the Sikh festival of Baisakhi and why is it so sacred?
(Simranjit Khalsa, Religion News Service)
With high hopes for holidays, three faiths take stock of COVID-19 losses and gains
(Adelle M. Banks, Emily McFarlan Miller, Alejandra Molina, Kathryn Post, and Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service)
South African church leaders, Amnesty urge more protection for migrants
(Bronwen Dachs, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
God is not dead: The obituary for American Christianity has been written again and again, but the data tells a different story
(Ryan Burge, Deseret News)
As Ramadan, Passover and Easter converge, an interfaith trolley rolls out
(Mya Jaradat, Deseret News)
Heirs of Holocaust victim sue Israel Museum over rare medieval hagaddah
(Asaf Shalev, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
The cross contradicts our culture wars
(Russell Moore, Christianity Today)
Passover and the Constitution: The Jewish festival teaches that liberty is only possible with tradition and order.
(William A. Galston, The Wall Street Journal)
Good Friday is the perfect day to commit to ending the death penalty
(Krisanne Vaillancourt Murphy, America: The Jesuit Review)
Collaboration with Russian army by Orthodox church
(RISU, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Authorities close two Moscow churches in west Ukraine
(Interfax-Religiia, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Is evangelical Protestantism breaking into five factions in the United States of America?
(Richard Ostling, GetReligion)
Podcast: Thoughts on a third of a century as a columnist (and a symbolic SCOTUS ruling)
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
China: Understanding Xi’s China
(Eric Patterson, World)
China: Special bimonthly FORB newsletter (01-15.04.2022)
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Scientology and its members continue to gather support for their freedom to live and practice their religion
(The European Times)
North Korea: MEP Bert-Jan Ruissen: “the DPRK regime is systematically targeting religious beliefs and minorities”
(The European Times)
Religion Watch, Volume 37 No. 5
(Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion)
A legal analysis of religious arbitration
(Ronald Colombo, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
American religious support for COVID protocols, and public values
(R. Drew Smith, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
UCCRO Appeal regarding safety during religious holidays
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Ukrainian seminarians appeal to Russian seminarians
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
In Alaska, a Russian-speaking church becomes a hub for helping Ukrainians
(Bobby Ross Jr., Religion Unplugged)
Indonesia: 18 die in Indonesian Easter truck crash tragedy
(Katharina R. Lestari, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Cambodia: Catholic institute wins environment award in Cambodia
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
Conference in Doha discusses modern Islamic entrepreneurship, halal economy
(International Quran News Agency (IQNA))
On the evolution of Religion in Europe: a case-law study on new religions, ancient spirituality and unexpected philosophies (pt. I)
(Giovanni Morselli, Observatory on Religious Freedom in the Jurisprudence of the ECHR)
Cardinal Parolin says religion is fundamental to promoting peace
(Catholic News Agency)
Kurdish leaders reiterate coexistence, religious freedom on Easter Eve
(Rudaw)
Why ‘religious liberty’ has ended up inside quotation marks
(Terry Mattingly, Religion Unplugged)
NYC Landmarks Commission sued in fight to protect historic Brooklyn church site
(Josh Russell, Courthouse News Service)
The French culture war over Islam shows no sign of abating
(Emanuelle Degli Esposti and Chris Chaplin, Al Jazeera)
French presidential campaign spotlights Muslim headscarves
(Elaine Ganley and Daniel Cole, Associated Press)
In France’s election, a meaty issue unites Jews and Muslims
(John Leicester, Associated Press)
French bishops address voters, do not indicate choice for president
(Xavier Le Normand, La Croix International)
France: ‘Radical vision’: France vote spotlights Muslim headscarves
(Al Jazeera)
UK: COVID-19: Church in Wales updated guidance
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Lee v. The United Kingdom: A Trend Toward Heightened Pleading Standards?
(Clare Ryan, Strasbourg Observers)
UK: The hidden threat to freedom of conscience in the Conversion Therapy bill
(Stuart Waiton, The Herald)
UK: This Easter: Grandmother awaits justice after being arrested for prayer walk during lockdown
(ADF UK)
Turkey: The first prayer for Ramadan in 88 years in “Hagia Sophia” celebrated
(The European Times)
Eastern European body votes to leave United Methodist Church
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
Abdi Ibrahim v. Norway: A new Zeitgeist regarding (intercultural) adoptions at the ECtHR
(Elvira Loibl, Strasbourg Observers)
D.M. and N. v. Italy: individual measures in aid of biological parents in adoption proceedings
(Kyriaki Patsiantastras, Strasbourg Observers)
Spain: AP Photos: Spanish Easter processions back after 2-year wait
(Bernat Armangué, Associated Press)
Germany: Cologne Catholic Church funds paid for priest's gambling debts
(Deutsche Welle)
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