Law and Religion Headlines
Monday, 14 March 2022
East Timor bishops object to use of Church symbols in presidential campaigns
(Eduardo Campos Lima, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
How Pope Francis could lead a ‘soft power’ push on Ukraine
(John L. Allen Jr., Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Puerto Rico religious leaders welcome long-awaited debt restructuring plan
(Dennis Sadowski, Catholic News Service)
There goes that Ryan Burge guy, again: Myths about evangelicals, Catholics and others
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
One of the central religion-beat issues of our day: What is 'Christian nationalism'?
(Richard Ostling, GetReligion)
In rare show of unity, all 25 Jewish House Democrats blast Amnesty director’s comments on Israel
(Ron Kampeas, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Yeshiva, they can: New N.Y. regulations requiring private school students to learn the basics must be enforced
(Editorial Board, New York Daily News)
Cornel West sees a spiritual decay in the culture
(Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker)
Russia shells mosque housing 80 civilians in Mariupol: Ukraine
(Al Jazeera)
Russia’s unjust attack and Ukraine’s just war
(Jakub Grygiel, Public Discourse: The Journal of the Witherspoon Institute)
AUCCRO calls on Belarusian religious leaders not to allow their army to be involved in the war against Ukraine
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
India: How Sikhs became a new target of India’s right wing and voted No to BJP
(Midhat Fatimah, Religion Unplugged)
India: Hands off her hijab
(Avni Aghi, The McGill International Review)
India: Charity warns than election win in India battleground could escalate trouble for Christians
(Alex Collett, Premier Christian News)
Putin’s war on Ukrainian children
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)
Navy SEALs ask Supreme Court to end vaccine exemption punishment
(Mark A. Kellner, The Washington Times)
Faith for Earth Dialogue at UNEA highlights Parliament's interfaith climate action
(Parliament of the World's Religions)
At war: When do states supporting Ukraine or Russia become parties to the conflict and what would that mean?
(Alexander Wentker, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)
Two weeks in review, 28 February – 13 March 2022
(Gail Lythgoe, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)
Russian troops liberate monastery in Nikolskoye occupied by Aidar nationalist battalion militants
(Interfax-Religion)
Specialized Ministries Pre-assembly shared commitment to compassion, peace and justice
(World Council of Churches)
Legal Journal Number 5 (17): February/March 2022 (Spanish)
(Observatorio de Libertad Religiosa de América Latina y El Caribe)
Head of Ukrainian church relies on intercession of St. Michael
(Website of P.Ts.U., Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Chilean bishops extend support for new left-leaning president
(La Croix International)
Myanmar: Two shot dead in military raid on Myanmar Catholic village
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
South Korea: Scholar’s new book studies life of Muslims in South Korea
(International Quran News Agency (IQNA))
Ukraine invasion splits Orthodox Church, isolates Russian patriarch
(Philip Pullella, Reuters)
ACLJ files brief with Supreme Court defending religious liberty and a football coach's right to pray privately after games
(Laura Hernandez, American Center for Law and Justice)
Portuguese Jewish community suspends Sephardic certification effort following rabbi’s arrest
(Cnaan Liphshiz, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Pakistan: Zoroastrianism & Buddhism added in SNC along with five other religions
(Ayesha Areej, The Academia - Pakistan's Premier Education Magazine)
Islamic finance and lived religion in Denmark and Norway
(The Peace Research Institute Oslo)
Nigeria: We must use religion to help our people – Osinbajo
(Muideen Olaniyi, Daily Trust)
Indonesia: Religious Ministry spokesperson responds to blasphemy allegations
(Tempo)
Report on Countering Islamophobia/Anti-Muslim Hatred to Eliminate Discrimination and Intolerance Based on Religion or Belief
(Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations)
Leaders of Turkey, Greece hold talks in rare meeting
(Associated Press)
Turkey, Armenia hold 'constructive' talks on mending ties
(Tuvan Gumrukcu, Reuters)
Azerbaijan: State appointment of all imams now in law
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
1st German Catholic diocese allows women to perform baptisms
(Associated Press)
UK: Law and religion round-up – 13th March
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Friday, 11 March 2022
Army grants first religious waiver for soldier seeking coronavirus vaccine exemption
(Corey Dickstein, Stars and Stripes)
Pentagon asks Supreme Court to lift injunction barring vaccine mandate for military personnel, plus developments in other vaccine mandate cases
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Houses of worship, nonprofits to see more federal security funding in spending bill
(Mark A. Kellner, The Washington Times)
Saudi blogger reported freed after decade in prison
(Associated Press)
Saudi Arabia: Release of Raif Badawi an overdue and a necessary step for Saudi Arabia
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Guatemala Congress bans same-sex marriage
(BBC News)
Guatemala Foreign Affairs: ‘Let us unite in a common pro-life and pro- family cause’
(Javier Bolaños, Evangelical Focus)
WEBINAR, 11 March 2022 (9AM EST): Faith and the COVID-19 Pandemic at Two Years: A Retrospective
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
WEBINAR, 11 March 2022 (2PM CET): The Expendable and Targeted Communities: Religious or Belief Minorities at Risk. Session One: recommendations from the Forum on Minority Issues & the situation of minorities in Xinjiang, Afghanistan & Nigeria
(International Bar Association's Human Rights Institute and the U. S. Mission to the United Nations)
Russian church leader puts the blame of invasion on those who flout ‘God’s law,’ but taking biblical law out of its historical context doesn’t work
(Samuel L. Boyd, The Conversation)
The religious battle for Ukraine
(Knox Thames)
WEBINAR, 17 March 2022 (12PM EDT): Cathonomics: Can Catholic social thought provide the basis for a more just economic paradigm?
(A Conversation with Anthony M. Annett, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
China: Church of Almighty God persecution continues to increase
(Massimo Introvigne, Bitter Winter: A Magazine on Religious Liberty and Human Rights in China)
Chile's first gay couple weds as same sex marriage law takes effect
(Fabian Cambero, Reuters)
Iraq: 20-year-old girl who converted to Christianity murdered after Tik Tok Video
(Premier Christian News)
Photos of the week: Russian escalation in Ukraine, Umrah pilgrims in Saudi Arabia
(Kit Doyle, Religion News Service)
Beatifications back home inspire hopes among US Salvadorans
(Alejandra Molina, Associated Press)
Russia-Ukraine war: Some pastors wonder about “end of days”
(David Crary, Associated Press)
Pence meets far-right Israelis on West Bank holy site tour
(Joseph Krauss, Associated Press)
Israel’s Chief Rabbi to create special religious courts for Ukrainian refugees
(Hana Levi Julian, Jewish Press)
Israel approves law barring hundreds of Palestinian families from reuniting
(Middle East Eye)
Israel: Christians fund emergency hotlines to help Ukrainian Jews make aliyah
(Maayan Jaffe-Hoffman, The Jerusalem Post)
Alaska Supreme Court upholds award of vaccination decision-making to father over mother's religious objections
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
A Texas judge blocks the state from investigating parents of transgender youth
(Julián Aguilar, National Public Radio)
As Russian attacks intensify, churches organize rescue missions, relief centers and baptisms
(Erik Tryggestad, Religion Unplugged)
Occupiers spread fake news about Ukraine restricting the rights of Muslims
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
The international law of protected spaces and the collapse of the humanitarian corridors in Ukraine
(Kenneth Chan Yoon Onn, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)
As war rages, some Ukrainians look to Mary for protection – continuing a long Christian tradition
(Kayla Harris, Religion News Service)
Trust, humility, bravery: A forum in Texas shows how interfaith understanding is forged
(Paul Brandeis Raushenbush, Religion News Service)
Catholic bishops got exactly what they wanted in congressional budget agreement
(Thomas Reese, RNS Column: Signs of the Times)
Texas clergy part of lawsuit struck down in latest blow to abortion law challenge
(Alejandra Molina, Religion News Service)
In search of a prophetic voice for tech ethics: How should the Church speak about the digital age?
(John P. Slattery, Commonweal)
Nicaragua: Ortega regime expels Vatican representative from Nicaragua
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Orthodox priest reportedly arrested in Russia for sermon decrying invasion of Ukraine
(Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service)
Elder Gong: Religious liberty is deeply rooted in Latter-day Saint doctrine and history
(Trent Toone, Deseret News)
How European Latter-day Saints are supporting and providing relief to refugees
(Trent Toone, Deseret News)
Their country suddenly a pariah, Jews look for ways to leave Russia
(Jonathan Shamir, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
ADL develops algorithm to track antisemitism on social media
(Asaf Shalev, Forward)
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson would add another Protestant voice to heavily Catholic Supreme Court
(Yahoo News)
Courageous judges uphold religious liberty
(Lathan Watts, Inside Sources)
What do the Nation of Islam and Marjorie Taylor Greene have in common?
(Joseph Stuart, Religion & Politics: Fit for Polite Company)
The purpose of hijab: Reclaiming the narrative
(Um Talhah Sadaf Syed, Muslim Matters)
Russian victory would mark end of religious freedom in Ukraine
(Arielle Del Turco, Family Research Council)
Russia: Appellate court orders new trial for Jehovah's Witness
(OVD.Info, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Churches respond to growing humanitarian needs in Ukraine and bordering countries
(World Council of Churches)
Patriarch Kirill accuses Western politicians of attempting to turn Ukrainians into Russia's enemies
(Interfax-Religion)
Russia: Patriarchate priest fined for condemning war in Ukraine
(Victoria Arnold, Forum 18 News Service)
Podcast: What's next for Russian priests who asked if Putin will be damned for invading Ukraine?
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Does the Global Respect Act respect moral orthodoxy?
(Todd Huizinga, The Hill)
An “oath unviolated”: Realizing the joy of medicine through the free exercise of conscience
(Andrew S. Kubick, Christ Medicus Foundation)
UK: Abuse survivors hear Stormont public apology
(Jayne McCormack & Chris Andrews, BBC News)
UK: Victims of ‘vile’ abuse of children in care in Northern Ireland reject apology
(Lisa O'Carroll, The Guardian)
UK: English cardinal calls on UK government to accept more Ukrainian refugees
(Charles Collins, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
UK: Contested heritage and the Church of England
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
UK: Religious discrimination in employment: Bialick
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Churches will suffer if Florida changes solar policy
(Lewis Jennings, The Palm Beach Post)
Religion, politics, and public health: A toxic combination
(Barbara Pfeffer Billauer, The American Council on Science and Health)
Egyptian president mandates compulsory church constructions in new urban plans
(La Croix International)
Egypt: The soft power role of the Egyptian Orthodox Church in resolving future religious conflicts
(Nadia Helmy, Modern Diplomacy)
Bangladesh: Court seeks end to discrimination against Bangladeshi women
(Stephan Uttom, Union of Catholic Asian News)
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