Law and Religion Headlines
Friday, 4 March 2022
Russia: “Evil forces” fight against Putin’s army in Ukraine, Patriarch Kirill says
(Willy Fautré, Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Ukraine: Orthodox united against Putin
(Massimo Introvigne, Bitter Winter)
The Court grants urgent interim measures in application concerning Russian military operations on Ukrainian territory
(The European Court of Human Right)
Ukraine’s believers and the ‘Christian’ Putin
(Mindy Belz, The Wall Street Journal)
Bangladesh: New Christians in Bangladesh face persecution from Muslim families
(Kevin Zeller, Mission Network News)
UK faith leaders warn about the “threat to liberties” of the new Police law
(Evangelical Focus)
High court reverses decision allowing Muslims’ FBI bias suit
(Jessica Gresko, Associated Press)
Muslims face setback in challenge to FBI surveillance
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News)
Becket backs on-field prayer at Supreme Court
(Becket)
Tightrope: A Christian student balances his faith above the circus of campus Cancel Culture
(Chris Potts, ADF Legal)
John Lewis missed at Alabama civil rights pilgrimage
(Jay Reeves, Associated Press)
Alabama governor blasts high school sports association over inflexible playoff schedule
(Mark A. Kellner, The Washington Times)
‘I love Berlin’: Jewish refugee kids reach safety in Germany
(Kirsten Grieshaber, Associated Press)
Argentine bishop defended by pope sentenced in abuse case
(Almudena Calatrava, Associated Press)
Hungarian pastor steps up to help large Roma refugee family
(Justin Spike and Bela Szandelszky, Associated Press)
In LA, ‘Atheist Pirates’ remove religious signs from public streets and overpasses
(Alejandra Molina, Religion News Service)
Kentucky governor: No place for antisemitism in Kentucky
(Bruce Schreiner, Associated Press)
Kyiv shrines, memorials with powerful symbolic value at risk
(Peter Smith, Associated Press)
Court rips DoD in military case
(Liberty Counsel)
It’s beyond time to remove bans on religious attire from sports uniforms
(Simran Jeet Singh, RNS Column: Articles of Faith)
In Brazil, Bolsonaro is losing Evangelical support; Catholics overwhelmingly back Lula
(Eduardo Campos Lima, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Catholic bishops of Belarus condemn war in Ukraine
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
What does the Russian invasion mean for religious minorities in Ukraine?
(Anna Piela, Religion & Politics: Fit for Polite Company)
"No bunker can shelter you from God's response. We will restore the cathedral and remove all traces of war," - President Zelensky
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Ukraine: Verkhovna Rada passes a law banning pro-Russian political parties, religious and non-governmental organizations
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Russian invasion reveals fissures among Orthodox Christians
(Meagan Clark, Religion Unplugged)
The Russian Buddhists' head supports the military operation in Ukraine
(Interfax-Religion)
Podcast: Return of the SBC civil war? That'd be a huge development in American religion
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Two insiders' writings should be weighed carefully by evangelical-watchers in the press
(Richard Ostling, GetReligion)
New religious movements based on Islamic ideas
(The European Times)
UK: Labour MP praises World Jewish Relief’s Ukraine fundraising efforts
(Lee Harpin, Jewish News)
Promoting the peaceful resolution of disputes in the Shia Ismaili Muslim community – a holistic approach
(Shan Momin, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
Book review: Antisemitism in America
(Juliana Geran Pilon, Law & Liberty)
CEC president urges Patriarch Kirill to raise his voice against Ukraine war
(Conference of European Churches)
Ivory Coast: African Christians, Muslims make landmark commitment to interreligious dialogue
(Guy Aimé Eblotié, La Croix International)
Afghan Taliban views on legitimate Islamic governance
(Clark B. Lombardi and Andrew F. March, The United States Institute of Peace)
Russia’s “genocide disinformation” and war propaganda are breaches of the International Convention Concerning the Use of Broadcasting in the Cause of Peace and fall within the ICJ’s jurisdiction
(Talita de Souza Dias, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)
A threat to Russian authoritarianism
(Eric Patterson, World)
Religious freedom: A multifaceted gift to humanity
(Ganoune Diop, Adventist Review)
New book: God's Property: Islam, Charity, and the Modern State
(Nada Moumtaz, University of California Press)
Human Rights Council holds separate interactive dialogues on the human rights situations in Eritrea and in Sri Lanka
(Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations)
China bans New Year religious gatherings in Tibetan capital Lhasa
(Lobe Socktsang, Radio Free Asia)
China: Can China’s new regulations really stop evangelism on the internet?
(Sean Cheng, Christianity Today)
Russia’s menacing mix of religion and nuclear weapons
(Dmitry Adamsky, Foreign Affairs)
Saudi Arabia and Indonesia: Clashing visions of ‘moderate Islam’ – analysis
(James M. Dorsey, Eurasia Review)
Experts call for the creation of a special tribunal for the punishment of the crime of aggression against Ukraine
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)
Putin to be taken before major international and regional courts
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)
The situation in Ukraine
(Fiona Bruce, International Religious Freedom or Belief Alliance, U.S. Department of State)
Indian Christians form human chain to oppose anti-conversion bill
(Bijay Kumar Minj, Union of Catholic Asian News)
India: Is the hijab on trial in India? (podcast)
(Al Jazeera)
India: Christians hold silent protest against anti-conversion Bill
(The Hindu)
India: A priest overcomes India’s anti-Christian violence to lead interfaith dialogue
(Priyadarshini Sen, Religion News Service)
India: Banning the hijab targets Muslim women
(Hasan Ali, The Nation)
Timor-Leste poll candidates told not to politicize Church
(Ryan Dagur, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Philippine candidate backers see red at priests in pink
(Joseph Peter Calleja, Union of Catholic Asian News)
ESA calls EU leaders to establish a European weekly common day of rest
(The Catholic Church in the European Union)
Sweden convicts woman for recruiting son to fight in Syria
(Associated Press)
Germany urges UN rights office to publish Uyghur report
(Associated Press)
France: Anti-Muslim policies in France reach ‘threshold of persecution’
(TRTWorld)
France: Hijabs in the French courts
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
France top court upholds city ban on lawyers wearing hijabs and other religious symbols in courtrooms
(Ananya Upadhya, Jurist)
Spain: Catalan Government Director of Religious Affairs presents religious diversity exhibit at Scientology Church in Barcelona
(The European Times)
UK: Jewish and Muslim schoolchildren attend ‘first of its kind’ interfaith workshop
(Jewish News)
Nigeria: USCIRF commissioner Davie Calls for the immediate release of RPOC Yahaya Sharif-Aminu
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Egypt: USCIRF commends release of Egyptian religious prisoner Reda Abdel Rahman
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
CEC president urges Patriarch Kirill to raise his voice against Ukraine war
(Conference of European Churches)
New coalition, with Catholic members, will push Congress on immigration
(Rhina Guidos, National Catholic Reporter)
Thursday, 3 March 2022
WEBINAR, 3 March 2022 (12PM ET): Building Allyship & Collaboration
(Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
WEBINAR, 3 March 2022 (12PM ET): Global Prayers for Ukraine
(Parliament of the World’s Religions and The Committee of Religious NGOs at the UN)
Wednesday, 2 March 2022
First Muslim elected to Connecticut House of Representatives
(Associated Press)
CAIR urges President Biden to address American Muslim concerns during State of the Union address
(Council on American-Islamic Relations)
Severely restricting religious freedom predicts war
(Brian Grim, Religious Freedom and Business Foundation)
Indiana Senate backs narrower bill on vaccine limitations
(Tom Davies, Associated Press)
India: Why do secularists see Hinduism as ‘cultural’ and Islam as ‘religious’?
(Zehra Mehdi, The Wire)
India: Delhi riots: For Muslim teens who were shot, no justice in sight
(Oishika Neogi, Al Jazeera)
India: Key findings on Indian attitudes toward gender roles
(Jonathan Evans, Pew Research Center)
Could Russia be suspended from the United Nations?
(Rebecca Barber, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)
Was Russia’s recognition of the separatist republics in Ukraine ‘manifestly’ unlawful?
(Pavle Kilibarda, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)
Will a state supplying weapons to Ukraine become a party to the conflict and thus be exposed to countermeasures?
(Kai Ambos, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)
Can Turkey close the Turkish Straits to Russian warships?
(M. Emre Hayyar, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)
Manufacturing hate: What we need to know about racism and what we can do to combat it
(Milton Allimadi, Viewpoints: A blog of the G20 Interfaith Forum)
Ecological racism and deep-sea mining in the Pacific
(JoAnne Wadsworth, Viewpoints: A blog of the G20 Interfaith Forum)
Canada: Ontario judge dismisses churches' challenge against COVID-19 rules
(Noushin Ziafati, CBC News)
Canada: Southwestern Ont. churches lose court challenge over COVID-19 restrictions
(CTV News)
Canada: ACCtoo calls Anglican Church of Canada to repent for mishandling abuse allegations
(Kathryn Post, Religion News Service)
Pope Francis on Ash Wednesday: Lent is a time for conversion and interior renewal
(Courtney Mares, Catholic News Agency)
Lebanon: American, European bishops urge support for Lebanon
(Christine Rousselle, Catholic News Agency)
Ukraine conflict: Bomb hits Catholic diocese’s headquarters in besieged city
(Catholic News Agency)
What do abortion laws look like in Latin America? Here's a country-by-country map
(Jonah McKeown, Catholic News Agency)
Iran's supreme leader blames US for Russia war on Ukraine
(Al-Monitor: Iran Pulse)
Gaza weary of Ukrainian crisis as wheat supplies dwindle
(Hadeel Al Gherbawi, Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East)
Facing Western isolation over Ukraine, Russia looks to Mideast, Islamic world
(Kirill Semenov, Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East)
Lent 3.0: Third Lent in pandemic offers chance for spiritual reset, healing
(Carol Zimmermann, Catholic News Service)
Pope Francis ties support for peace in Ukraine to Ash Wednesday’s start of Lent
(Claire Giangravé, Religion News Service)
Christians take up fasting for Ukraine on Ash Wednesday
(Sarah Pulliam Bailey, The Washington Post)
5 interesting facts about Ash Wednesday, Lent
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
To buy a house or find a spouse, most Americans say young adults have it harder than parents: study
(Leonardo Blair, The Christian Post)
'Presidents are not kings': 5 notable decisions by Ketanji Brown Jackson
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
Nigerian women protest parliament rejection of pro-equality bills
(Ope Adetayo, Al Jazeera)
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