Law and Religion Headlines
Wednesday, 1 December 2021
Christians fearful as Niger hit hard by jihadist insurgency
(La Croix International)
Saudi Religious moderation is as much PR as it as theology – analysis
(James M. Dorsey, Eurasia Review)
KAICIID trains ASEAN officials in interreligious dialogue
(KAICIID Dialogue Centre)
Turkey's only Christian magazine turns 10 years old
(Michael Ray Smith, Religion Unplugged)
Tuesday, 30 November 2021
NEW CALL FOR PAPERS (Sixth ICLARS Conference), Deadline 30 November 2021
(International Consortium for Law and Religion Studies, Sixth ICLARS Conference, Cordoba, 19-21 September 2022)
WEBINAR, 30 November 2021 (11:30AM EST): COVID-19, Children, and Caregiver Loss: From Data to Action
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Monday, 29 November 2021
WEBINAR, 29 November 2021 (15:00 GMT/22:00 Bangkok): SEAFORB Webinar 4--Vietnam: How to engage international community to combatting intolerance and coping with repression
(Southeast Asia Freedom of Religion or Belief Conference)
Indian Residential Schools: What does it mean if the Pope apologizes in Canada?
(Christopher Hrynkow, The Conversation)
USC issues apology after 'offensive chant' during football game against BYU
(Sarah Moon, CNN)
USC apology following game against BYU
(Twitter, USC Trojans)
Money, schools and religion: A controversial combo returns to the Supreme Court
(Charles J. Russo, The Conversation)
Podcast: Jordan Peterson and God
(Mark Bauerlein, First Things)
Russia: Freedom of religion or belief: Special Bimonthly FORB digest (16-30.11.2021)
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Russia hit by European court for discriminating Krishnas, Unification Church
(Massimo Introvigne, Bitter Winter)
Center for Law and Religion celebrates 10th anniversary
(Center for Law and Religion, St. John's Law School)
Hate crimes against Christians on the rise in Europe
(The Iona Institute)
Ireland: The contradictions of ‘values-free’ sex and relationships education
(David Mullins, The Iona Institute)
The persecution of Christians, October 2021
(Raymond Ibrahim, Gatestone Institute)
Winsome Sears says she, Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin pray for wisdom
(Mark A. Kellner, The Washington Times)
The irreligious Right
(Nathan Pinkoski, First Things)
Roe v. Wade hangs in balance as reshaped court prepares to hear biggest abortion case in decades
(Amy Howe, SCOTUSblog)
Religious abortion rights supporters fight for access
(Holly Meyer, Associated Press)
Statement by President Joe Biden on Hanukkah
(The White House)
Articles of interest - 29 November 2021
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
WEA Secretary General expresses solidarity with Eastern Orthodox Church, laments reconversion of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul
(The European Times)
Pakistan: MEPs visit in Islamabad: Interview of MEP Tomáš Zdechovsky
(Willy Fautré, The European Times)
Politics in the pews: The relationship among race, religion and political protest
(R. Khari Brown & Ronald Brown, Religion Unplugged)
As right to euthanasia spreads, where do religions stand?
(Richard Ostling, Religion Unplugged)
Pope, diplomats point to migration as key theme of Greece-Cyprus trip
(Elise Ann Allen, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Iraq: Court hearing resumes on marriage of 12-year-old girl
(Shawn Yuan, Al Jazeera)
Loss and trauma: Churches help Iraqi Christians displaced by Islamic State
(Dale Gavlak, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
‘We can change the air that abusers breathe’: How faith communities are addressing domestic violence
(Mya Jaradat, Deseret News)
Church vandalism is soaring. Here’s why everyone should care.
(Samuel J. Aquila and Tim Busch, The Washington Post)
Taiwan: Elimination of violence against women and the Tai Ji Men case
(Willy Fautré, Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Queen Elizabeth II offers clear, personal sermon – even while absent from public stage
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Coronation and communion
(Timothy Jacobson, First Things)
Boris Johnson: Weevil infestation of antisemitism still evident under Starmer
(Lee Harpin, Jewish News)
UK: Making antisemitism awareness more accessible to Catholic schools
(Judith Hayman, Jewish News)
Changing Church: Autumn 2021 Survey: Research Report (PDF)
(Evangelical Alliance)
Evangelical church attendance, giving significantly hit by pandemic, UK study finds
(The European Times)
Law and religion round-up – 28th November
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Learning to respect religious sites: A key lesson for Africa and beyond
(KAICIID Dialogue Centre)
The autonomous self is a coercive God
(Casey Chalk, Public Discourse: The Journal of the Witherspoon Institute)
Religious exemptions to COVID-19 vaccine mandates do not include political, social, economic beliefs, according to EEOC
(Daniel Eric Gonzalez, JD Supra)
A Pueblo church is fighting a municipal code violation on religious grounds, here's why
(Tracy Harmon, The Pueblo Chieftain)
Democrats make war on religious institutions just in time for the holidays
(Mary Vought, The Federalist)
Christians in Zamfara State threatened, told to close churches and stop worship
(International Christian Concern)
Christian and Muslim groups respond differently to U.S. removal of Nigeria as a U.S. Country of Particular Concern
(Anthony Akaeze , Baptist News Global)
Dozens of Christians slain as Nigeria moves off CPC list
(Morning Star News)
The US no longer considers Nigeria a ‘Country of Particular Concern’, but what has changed?
(Mervyn Thomas, FoRB in Full: A blog by CSW)
Secularists are cultural elites who despise faith - opinion
(Shmuley Boteach, Jerusalem Post)
Australia: Inquiry into religious discrimination bill should not consider other exemptions, chair says
(Paul Karp, The Guardian)
Australia: Religion bill gives faithful a chance to defend themselves
(Jennifer Oriel, The Australian)
A public flagpole, a Christian flag and the First Amendment
(Adam Liptak, The New York Times)
Baby we were born for war: To Dominionist Christian groups, no election is too small — and Colorado is just the beginning
(Frederick Clarkson, Religion Dispatches)
Indonesia pays compensation to sexually abused altar boys
(Katharina R. Lestari, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Is there hope for Taiwan–Tibet relations?
(East Asia Forum)
‘Hate won’: Indian Muslim comic says he’s ‘done’ after shows axed
(Bilal Kuchay, Al Jazeera)
Interfaith love a risk amid India’s Hindu nationalist surge
(Sheikh Saaliq, Associated Press)
Now, no need to show religious papers in Kerala to register marriage
(Somak Adhikari, India Times)
India: Asaduddin Owaisi demands withdrawal of CAA, says law was enacted on basis of religion
(ABP News)
A rabbi reflects on the Law, the Pharisees and 'our friend' Francis
(Yehiel E. Poupko, National Catholic Reporter)
Israeli president celebrates Hanukkah at West Bank site
(Moshe Edri, Associated Press)
Religious Services Minister plans law to exempt rabbis from political comments restrictions
(Jeremy Sharon, Jerusalem Post)
Saturday, 27 November 2021
Will Iraqi Kurdistan's youth turn to religious extremism next?
(Cathrin Schaer, Deutsche Welle)
Friday, 26 November 2021
Omar seeks action over House colleague’s remarks on Muslims
(James Anderson, Associated Press)
Church of Sweden apologizes, embarks on reconciliation with Indigenous Sámi people
(John Last, CBC News)
Australian Bishops commend Religious Discrimination Bill
(Vatican News)
Mud mosque dating back to the Umayyad era discovered in Iraq
(Al Jazeera)
EVENT, 26 November 2021 (9:00 CET): Religious freedom before, during and after covid-19 between Europe and the member states
(Università degli Studi di Trieste)
Religious freedom legislation? Yes, because Australians need freedom from the tyranny of equity
(Edie Wyatt, Spectator Australia)
Australian “conversion therapy” laws and religious freedom
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)
Indonesia kicks off drive to end violence against women
(Katharina R. Lestari, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Indonesian lawyers defend under fire Catholic priest
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
Filipino priest honored with Dutch rights award
(Joseph Peter Calleja, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Ex-leader urges Timor-Leste to adopt papal fraternity deal
(Ryan Dagur, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Pakistani police arrest four for ‘blasphemy’ over mosque argument
(Al Jazeera)
In Pakistan, poverty drives forced conversions
(Kamran Chaudhry, Union of Catholic Asian News)
A Light Unseen: The History of Catholic Legal Education in the United States: A Response to Our Colleagues and Critics
(John M. Breen and Lee J. Strang, Center for Law and Religion, St. John's Law School)
Christians face arrests, jail terms for church meetings and printing religious texts
(CSW: Everyone Free to Believe)
Xinjiang’s vanishing Christians
(Aid to the Church in Need)
Nigeria: Privatising religion
(Minabere Ibelema, Punch)
Lord Polak urges UK to ‘refuse to participate in the Beijing Winter Olympics’
(Lee Harpin, Jewish News)
On freedom of religion or belief, the UK government needs to turn its rhetoric to reality
(FoRB in Full: A blog by CSW)
November 2021 newsletter
(Equality and Human Rights Commission)
A shocking reversal: The US officially turns a blind eye to Nigeria’s endangered Christians
(Lela Gilbert, Providence Mag)
Reflections by Dr Ahmed Shaheed, UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief
(YouTube Video, Institute of Development Studies)
Photos of the week: Christmas and Hanukkah preparations; large trial verdicts
(Kit Doyle, Religion News Service)
New issue of EJIL (Vol. 32 (2021) No. 3) – now published
(European Journal of International Law, Oxford University Press)
Leeds United and Kim Kardashian giving Afghan girls their ‘bend it like Beckham’ moment
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)
‘Praying to the West’ offers look at America’s diverse Muslim communities
(Joseph Hammond, Religion News Service)
Weaponizing laïcité: How secularism fails France’s Muslim women
(Lucie Guano Dent, The Oxford Student)
Pope Francis and Macron meet at the Vatican amid clergy abuse scandals in France
(Claire Giangravé, Religion News Service)
Bangladesh sends hundreds more Rohingya refugees to island
(Julhas Alam, Associated Press)
ICC judges cut Muslim radical’s sentence in Timbuktu case
(Associated Press)
A Proclamation on: Thanksgiving Day, 2021
(The White House)
9th Circuit: BIA should consider Evangelical Christians separately from all Christians in assessing deportation risk
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Greyhound will pay $45,000 to settle EEOC religious discrimination suit
(U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission)
19 dead, 32 injured in Mexico pilgrimage bus crash
(Associated Press)
Number of priest suicides causing concern in Brazilian Church
(Eduardo Campos Lima, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
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