Law and Religion Headlines
Friday, 14 January 2022
‘Guilty, your honor’: Man who dressed as Captain Moroni for Jan. 6 Capitol breach makes plea deal
(Tad Walch, Deseret News)
A cryptic email, then a confession: How a Muslim group uncovered moles
(Michelle Boorstein and Hannah Allam, The Washington Post)
Russia: Appeals court defies instructions from Supreme Court in Jehovah's Witnesses case
(Kavkazskii Uzel, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Ukraine/Greece: Ambassador Pyatt’s remarks at 3rd International Conference on Religious Diplomacy
(U.S. Embassy and Consulate in Greece)
Ukrainian priests appeal for prayers, support as Russian threat grows
(Jonathan Luxmoore, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Russia: Prospects for religious freedom in Russian-occupied Ukraine
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Russia persecuting 130 Ukrainians for political and religious reasons
(Ukrinform)
Russia: Illegal prosecution of Jehovah's Witness in Russian-occupied region
(Credo.Press, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Kyrgyzstan: Religious freedom survey, January 2022
(Mushfig Bayram and John Kinahan, Forum 18 News Service)
Myanmar: Churches hit as Myanmar military escalates attacks, while claiming to support Christians
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Myanmar church sheltering families damaged by strikes
(Elise Ann Allen, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Wales: guidance on Religion, Values and Ethics published
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
UK: Facebook censors ACN's campaign to help abused women
(Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians in Europe)
UK: COVID-19: Church in Wales update
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Canada: Tai Chi and religion in Canada: another view: FLK Institute of Taoism
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
The challenge of politics and faith
(Bettina Krause, Adventist Review)
Why the nation's top Episcopal bishop and a Vanderbilt historian talked democracy and religion
(Liam Adams, The Tennessean)
Pakistan slammed by HRW over dissent crackdown, alleged rights abuses
(Asad Hashim, Al Jazeera)
Pakistan: Report of a non-Muslim student beaten for not learning the Quranic Surah by heart
(Twitter, David Alton, Lord Alton of Liverpool)
Pakistan: Religion-based terrorism, extremism on the rise in 2021
(Marco Respinti, Bitter Winter)
Holy See calls on OSCE to focus on protecting religious freedom
(Lisa Zengarini, Vatican News)
Chile: Religious, pro-life groups make proposals for Chilean constitutional convention
(Giselle Vargas, National Catholic Register)
CEC extends condolences on passing of EU Parliament President David Sassoli
(Conference of European Churches)
Brazil: In the state of Amazonas, entities organize debate on religion, philosophy and science in the face of radical denialism (Portuguese)
(Bruno Pacheco, Agencia Cenarium)
Portugal: Court accepts 16-year-old Jehovah's Witness to refuse blood transfusion (Portuguese)
(Manuel Pestana Machado, Observador)
Court rules in favor of Illinois Catholic church that fired gay music director
(Anne Stych, Religion Unplugged)
CAIR, Free Uyghur Now join 70+ groups in calling on Moroccan, Saudi Governments not to deport Uyghurs to China
(Council on American-Islamic Relations)
China: What the Uyghur legal action in Turkey against CCP leaders means
(Ruth Ingram, Bitter Winter: A Magazine on Religious Liberty and Human Rights in China)
China jails Christians for attending religious event in Malaysia
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
China: Religious revival in China: ups and downs – Analysis
(P. K. Balachandran, Eurasiareview: Opinion)
Religious freedom: What it is – And what it is not
(Rob Boston, Americans United for Separation of Church and State)
Thursday, 13 January 2022
VIRTUAL EVENT, January - April 2022: What it means to be human: Implications for public policy & bioethics
(Bur Oak Foundation and the Program on Health, Spirituality & Religion at the University of Michigan Medical School)
Wednesday, 12 January 2022
Colombia: Multi-religious collaborative effort in Colombia for positive peace
(Religions for Peace)
France: Mosque closures: What powers does the French government have?
(The Local)
France: Dealing with religion at work: words and deeds (in French)
(Hugo Gaillard, The Conversation)
What will be the top religion stories of 2022? Here are a few leading possibilities
(Bobby Ross Jr., Religion Unplugged)
Pope Francis rips ‘cancel culture,’ emphasizes need to combat climate change, global conflict
(Mark A. Kellner, The Washington Times)
Australia: Attorney general defends religious schools’ right to sack teachers for views on sexuality
(The Guardian)
Singapore: Offensive religious content: Singapore bans book on political cartoons
(Outlook India)
Bill would let Nebraska doctors deny care due to personal belief
(Sara Gentzler, Omaha World-Herald)
The challenges facing us: What the latest Pew report, and the muted response to it, actually reveal about the state of the American Jewish community
(Jack Wertheimer, Tablet Magazine)
Weekly Highlight #188: COVID-19: Exploring faith dimensions: A push for moral imperatives to vaccinate
(Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)
Tajikistan country update
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Egypt: Jehovah’s Witnesses banned since 1960 defend their case at the UN
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Egypt: USCIRF welcomes Egypt’s release of Coptic activist Ramy Kamel
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Afghanistan: Religious police issue posters ordering women to cover up
(France 24, Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Pakistan court questions extra marks for reciting Quran
(Kamran Chaudhry, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Pakistan’s top court grants bail to Christian facing blasphemy charge
(Catholic News Agency)
Eric Treene full interview
(YouTube Video, Tina Ramirez, Hardwired Global)
China: Why religious freedom will be in the spotlight at the 2022 Olympics
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News)
China: Beijing Games’ corporate brand gamble: Human rights organizations accuse corporate sponsors of prioritizing profits over principles
(Phelim Kine, Politico)
China upholds 7-year jail term for Christian bookstore owner
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
Religious freedom can teach us about strengthening American democracy
(Nicole Bibbins Sedaca, George W. Bush Presidential Center)
Business: A powerful force for supporting interfaith understanding and peace
(Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
Germany: "Go for gender justice!" (in German)
(Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland)
Taking your land (podcast)
(Stream of Conscience, Becket)
Federal court blocks compelled support for religion in S.C.
(Rob Boston, Americans United for Separation of Church and State)
Norway: Continuing Norwegian leadership on freedom of religion or belief
(Knox Thames, Blog of the London School of Economics)
Italian Episcopal Conference: Suggestions on some measures to deal with the covid emergency
(DiReSoM: Diritto e Religione nelle Società Multiculturali/ Law and Religion in Multicultural Societies)
Judge dismisses challenge to religious exemption elimination
(Susan Haigh, Associated Press)
North Dakota bishops oppose UND gender inclusion policy
(James MacPherson, Associated Press)
James opens gubernatorial campaign with evangelical appeal
(Associated Press)
Italy: Rome church condemns swastika-draped casket at funeral
(Associated Press)
"Spiritual distress" from employer's vaccine mandate is not "irreparable injury"
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Michigan federal court denies employee’s attempt to stave off termination for failing to receive covid-19 vaccine on religious grounds
(Mikle S. Jew, The National Law Review)
Canada: Halifax council may write letter against Quebec religious symbol ban
(Pam Berman, CBC News)
Canadian preachers to push back on ban against gay conversion therapy
(Mark A. Kellner, The Washington Times)
Canada: Sault Taoist temple loses fight for tax-free designation
(Darren MacDonald, Northern Ontario)
New Mexico church official urges nuclear disarmament talks
(Susan Montoya Bryan, Associated Press)
Blockbuster watch: Affirmative action, same-sex weddings, and other big relists
(John Elwood, SCOTUSblog)
Kazakh president urges preventing merger of criminality, religious extremism
(Interfax-Religion)
Russian Orthodox bishop sides with Kazakhstani president
(Interfax-Religiia, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Russia: Moscow church leader in Belarus echoes dictator's aspiration
(Religiina Pravda, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Belarus: UN appeal for fined conscientious objector
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
Return of 'nuns' growing weed: A Rolling Stone puff piece on this emerging religious group
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
20 years later, the Boston Globe clergy sex abuse revelations show why journalism matters
(Clemente Lisi, GetReligion)
Ireland: COVID-19, mootness and restrictions on religious observance in Ireland: Ganley
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
India: Religion as a unifying force
(A Ravindra, Deccan Herald)
India's top court intervenes in hate speeches against Muslims
(Ashok Sharma, Associated Press)
India: Naga Christians walk against Indian army abuse
(Nirendra Dev, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Israel: Religious services minister unveils government plan to reform conversion system
(The Times of Israel)
Israel liberalizes its kosher certification system
(Nicolas Rouger, La Croix International)
KAICIID fellows’ publications show how interreligious dialogue addresses issues in everyday life
(KAICIID Dialogue Centre)
Saudi diplomacy needs flesh on its skeleton of sports and religion
(James M. Dorsey, Modern Diplomacy)
Muslims in interfaith bonds are proliferating. Imams willing to marry them are not.
(Sara Badilini, Religion News Service)
UK: More than 100 student leaders back suspension of JNF UK schemes over chair’s ‘Islamophobia and bigotry’
(Lee Harpin, Jewish News)
Could Sabbath closure laws make a comeback?
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News)
EU official says the Simon Wiesenthal Center’s annual antisemitism list has gone too far
(Cnaan Liphshiz, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Jewish charities among top funders of Islamophobia, says report by Muslim civil rights group
(Asaf Shalev, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Federal ruling paves way for Mississippi mosque construction project
(Joseph Hammond, Religion News Service)
Syria: US commissioner condemns ‘destabilizing’ Turkey in light of recent strikes in Kobane
(Rudaw)
Biden administration planning lists of employees seeking ‘religious’ vaccine exemptions
(Mark A. Kellner, The Washington Times)
Japan: 'Unzen Hell' a reminder of Christian persecution
(Cristian Martini Grimaldi, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Philippines: More Filipino Catholic groups lend support to Robredo
(Joseph Peter Calleja, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Bangladesh: Tribal leaders seek justice over Catholic's death
(Stephan Uttom, Union of Catholic Asian News)
International law as true law: A new approach to a perennial problem
(Philip Allott, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)
Why the Catholic Church is losing Latin America
(Francis X. Rocca, Luciana Magalhaes, and Samantha Pearson, The Wall Street Journal)
Can Mormonism thrive as a global religion?
(The Economist)
Monday, 10 January 2022
The First Annual Forum on Law and Religion of the Southern Cone: Remarks from speakers and panelists
(Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)
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