Law and Religion Headlines
Monday, 21 February 2022
Mushroom rabbi grows psilocybin for Denver congregation
(Tiney Ricciardi, Associated Press)
India: Religious practice will have to be essential to faith: Government tells High Court
(Deccan Herald)
India: High court plea bid to make hijab must for all Muslim women: Karnataka
(Vasantha Kumar, The Times of India)
Indian Christians hesitate to take stand in hijab row
(John Dayal, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Uttar Pradesh: India's Muslim victims of hate crimes live in fear
(BBC News)
Indian archbishop calls for protection of Christians
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
India: Government officials in India destroy Jesus statue after Hindu nationalists object
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
India: Farmer anger will test Modi as India’s ‘grain bowl’ votes
(Sheikh Saaliq, Associated Press)
Sex offender registration law does not violate free exercise rights
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
5th Circuit: United Airlines employees irreparably injured by religious coercion over COVID vaccine
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Court grants preliminary relief to service members in Navy SEAL 1 case
(Liberty Counsel)
Settlement assures Universal Life ministers can perform weddings in Nevada
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Articles of interest - 21 February 2022
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Satirical videos criticizing Jehovah's Witnesses did not violate copyrights
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Supreme Court denies injunction as school system postpones vaccine mandate
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Tunisian evangelicals among signatories of first National Charter for Peaceful Coexistence
(Evangelical Focus)
From the new Christian right to Christian nationalism, part 1
(Mark Silk, RNS Column: Spiritual Politics)
On immigration, DeSantis chooses Trumpism over Catholicism
(Jacob Lupfer, Religion News Service)
Cameroon bishops warn ‘those who take the sword will perish by the sword’
(Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Advocates call for help for Black migrants from Biden administration
(Rhina Guidos, Catholic News Service)
Canada: Montreal’s Holocaust Museum relocating to new $80 million site in historic Jewish quarter by 2025
(Caleb Guedes-Reed, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Canada: They’re targeted by Canada’s far-right. So why did they join the ‘freedom convoy’?
(Pallavi Pundir, VICE)
Canadian trucker protests echo U.S. Christian nationalism? Press says 'yes'
(Bobby Ross Jr., GetReligion)
Jewish federations umbrella releases new document adding gun reform and LGBTQ advocacy back to policy priority list
(Ron Kampeas, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Russia: Putin claims Orthodox church threatened by Ukrainian government
(Interfax-Religiia, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Russia: How Putin turned religion’s ‘sharp power’ against Ukraine
(Peter Mandaville, The United States Institute of Peace)
Russia: How Putin’s politics threaten the Church’s witness
(Russell Moore, Christianity Today)
Russia: The strange Russian war against Reiki
(Massimo Introvigne, Bitter Winter)
Ukraine: COMECE welcomes EU financial assistance to Ukraine
(The Catholic Church in the European Union)
Ukraine: Thinking about Orthodox history and the complex West vs. East divisions in Ukraine
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
UK: Jewish delegation from United Kingdom thanks Pope Francis for denouncing antisemitism
(Currents News)
UK: Law and religion round-up – 20th February
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Nigeria's worsening security is of deep concern to world churches body
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Egypt: Al-Azhar reacts to undermining miracle of Prophet’s Mi’raj
(International Quran News Agency (IQNA))
Egypt moves to ban journalists from discussing religion after talk show host cast doubt on Quran story
(Thaer Mansour, The New Arab)
Malaysia: Race and religion dominated political coalitions’ strategy during Melaka polls, says group
(Ashman Adam, Malay Mail)
“What has Christianity to do with Criminal Law?”
(Peter Wosnik, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
Journalism fellowship and policy forum bring dialogue to Arab region media
(KAICIID Dialogue Centre)
New E-learning course will support the engagement of faith actors in advancing the SDGs
(KAICIID Dialogue Centre)
Mexican diocese laments murders, attempts to silence, journalists
(David Ramos, Catholic News Agency)
Nagorno-Karabakh: Human rights activist asks UNESCO to ensure protection of Nagorno-Karabakh’s historic Christian sites
(Catholic News Agency)
UAE: Dubai Expo: Chance for change in Middle East and North Africa
(Maghie Ghali, Al Jazeera)
Scandal, secularism eroding trust in America’s pastors, surveys find
(Mark A. Kellner, The Washington Times)
Bahrain: British MP Criticizes London, Washington’s Indifference to Rights Violations in Bahrain
(International Quran News Agency (IQNA))
Why Christians must pursue biblically defined justice
(Jason Thacker, Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission)
Sri Lankan cardinal loses faith in Easter attack probe
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
Indonesian mosques told to keep the noise down
(Ryan Dagur, Union of Catholic Asian News)
How a trial in Finland could have worldwide effects on government persecution of religion
(Joy Pullmann, The Federalist)
Spain’s Catholic bishops ask law firm to open independent audit on clerical sex abuse
(Courtney Mares, Catholic News Agency)
Belgian Constitutional Court fails to uphold health care providers’ right to uphold the right to life
(ADF International)
France: Court cases call for removal of religious statues in France
(Pierluigi Zoccatelli, Bitter Winter)
France: Eric Zemmour contre le port des signes religieux en public
(Evangéliques.info)
L’année 2022 sera cruciale pour les Juifs d’Europe
(Daniel Höltgen, Euractiv)
Saturday, 19 February 2022
Jan Figel: Religious minorities face many types of social and religious discrimination in Pakistan[Interview]
(The European Times)
Friday, 18 February 2022
Avci v Denmark: The Expulsion of Settled Migrants and the Pitfalls of Process-based Review in Strasbourg
(Harriet Ní Chinnéide, Strasbourg Observers)
Savran v. Denmark: application of articles 3 and 8 ECHR against the removal of mentally ill foreigners
(Ellen Vandennieuwenhuysen, Strasbourg Observers)
CALL FOR ESSAYS: abstracts due 18 February 2022: Thinking the Unthinkable: Beyond International Law’s Imaginaries
(The Women in International Law Network (WILNET))
Poll: Best and Worst ECtHR Judgment and Best Separate Opinion of 2021
(Strasbourg Observers)
A Lost Opportunity for Border Justice at the European Court of Human Rights
(Itamar Mann, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)
The International Court of Justice's 2022 Reparations Judgment in DRC v. Uganda: 'Global Sums' as the New Device for Human Rights-Based Inter-State Disputes
(Diane Desierto, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)
Uganda: Catholics in Uganda losing donated land due to lack of documentation
(Tonny Onyulo, Catholic News Service)
Ireland: The case against commercial surrogacy
(The Iona Institute)
Italy’s constitutional court blocks physician-assisted suicide referendum
(Hannah Brockhaus, Catholic News Agency)
Greek farm protests are a sign of Europe’s inflation anxiety
(Costas Kantouris and Derek Gatopoulos, Associated Press)
Greece: Activists convicted of ‘falsely accusing’ Greek bishop of hate speech
(Helena Smith, The Guardian)
Why Hindus should celebrate Black History Month
(Murali Balaji, Religion News Service)
Americans support religious freedom — as long as it’s convenient for everyone
(Ryan Burge, Religion News Service)
Black seminary grads, with debt higher than others, cope with money and ministry
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)
A 300-year-old church hopes to connect with spiritual but not religious neighbors
(Bob Smietana, Religion News Service)
Bystander training is a first step toward stopping hate against Asians, Pacific Islanders
(Pat Mccaughan, Episcopal News Service)
Massachusetts received 385 reports of hate crimes in 2020
(Steve LeBlanc, Associated Press)
German police: Antisemitism one reason man killed own family
(Associated Press)
Dozens of hard seltzers could get the boot under Utah law
(Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press)
Families sue W.Va. school district over Christian assembly
(Leah Willingham, Associated Press)
Hungary: Bolsonaro and Orban stress shared migration views
(Justin Spike, Associated Press)
France: Far-right French candidate makes taboo term his mantra
(Elaine Ganley, Associated Press)
Vatican: Cardinal Becciu laments ‘humiliation’ after police raids tied to Vatican financial trial
(Claire Giangravé, Religion News Service)
Vatican: Lawyers: papal decrees violated fraud suspects’ human rights
(Nicole Winfield, Associated Press)
Vatican spy story takes center stage as fraud trial resumes
(Nicole Winfield, Associated Press)
Palestine: Fear is a bad teacher: ‘The politics of persecution’
(David Neuhaus, Commonweal)
Colombia: Ahead of national elections, Colombian bishops call for strengthening democracy
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Colombia: Church in Colombia only voice for the people as armed factions battle
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Canada: Toronto interfaith group issues call to action for faith leaders to participate in Interfaith Harmony Week
(Parliament of the World's Religions)
Canadian religious groups speak out on immigration detention
(Victoria Strang, Human Rights Watch)
Canada: COVID restriction protests affecting Church in Canada
(John Lavenburg, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Liberals need not choose between sexual abuse survivors and the religious minority communities that failed them
(Afzal Upal, Religion Dispatches)
Rural Africans ignored in deals between EU, African Union, letter says
(Jonathan Luxmoore, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Atheist group sues West Virginia school district over ‘mandated’ Christian assembly
(Mark A. Kellner, The Washington Times)
India: Controversy over hijab at India's educational institutions
(Deutsche Welle)
Bosnia: The Lev Tahor Hasidic sect is bouncing around the Balkans, attracting attention wherever they go
(David I. Klein, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Arizona Jews sue to stop the state from executing people with Zyklon B, which the Nazis used to gas Jews
(Nicole Raz and Mala Blomquist, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Jewish federations umbrella group removes gun control and LGBTQ advocacy from policy priority list
(Ron Kampeas, Forward)
Mayor Eric Adams sounds off on recent antisemitic attacks: ‘We won’t let this vicious hatred go unanswered in our city’
(Lisa Rozner, CBS New York)
Can religion and faith combat eco-despair?
(Rita D. Sherma, The Conversation)
Russia: Prosecution spells out specific charges against Jehovah's Witnesses
(Kavkazskii Uzel, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Russia: Putin instructs not to allow the use of Internet to incite religious hatred
(Interfax-Religion)
Uzbekistan: New trial imminent for Muslim prisoner of conscience?
(Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18 News Service)
China: IRF Ambassador statement on Bishop James Su Zhimin
(Twitter, Rashad Hussain)
China: Tom Farr discusses China's religious freedom violations on "Conversations with Consequences"
(Religious Freedom Institute)
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