Law and Religion Headlines
Friday, 12 November 2021
Photos of the week: Hindu sun god festival, Mexico Migrant Mass
(Religion News Service)
Their followers on the move, Lev Tahor sect leaders are convicted of child exploitation
(Asaf Shalev, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Priests differ on call to arms in violence-torn Mexico state
(Mark Stevenson, Associated Press)
The disputes between Armenia and Azerbaijan: The CERD Compromissory clause as a one-way ticket to Hague
(Filippo Fontanelli, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)
Explore the Center for Ecumenical and Interreligious Engagement at Seattle University's Faith for Earth Guide
(Parliament of the World's Religions)
Paris Muslim leaders mark 6 years since Bataclan attacks
(Associated Press)
Video: CAIR Plus – #FBIvFazaga
(Ismail Allison, Council on American-Islamic Relations)
What Elder Holland and the Rev. Teal have learned about the meaning of friendship
(Trent Toone, Deseret News)
Taliban: Bomb hits mosque in Afghanistan, wounds at least 15
(Associated Press)
Portuguese bishops plan committee to investigate sex abuse
(Associated Press)
Slovakia rejects proposed law restricting access to abortion
(Associated Press)
Education, religious groups gain most from giving strategy
(Haleluya Hadero, Associated Press)
Judge rules United Airlines can mandate vaccine for employees
(Jordan Williams, The Hill)
Christians in Palestine underestimated and under threat, says new report
(The European Times)
Helena synagogue building set to return to Jewish community
(Iris Samuels, Associated Press)
Pope urges European solidarity with migrants amid new crisis
(Associated Press)
Italy sees drop in native-born priests, increase in foreign clergy
(Elise Ann Allen, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Brazil Church leaders call for international pressure on Bolsonaro to save Amazon
(Eduardo Campos Lima, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
USCCB novena prays for religious liberty ahead of Christ the King feast
(Marie Mischel, Catholic News Service)
When efforts to convert Jews become harmful
(David J. Michaels, Real Clear Religion)
Educating girls is an Islamic obligation
(Amina J. Mohammed and Lana Zaki Nusseibeh, The Wall Street Journal)
Belarus: "We, political prisoners, were not allowed to attend clubs, the church .."
(Olga Glace, Forum 18 News Service)
Once again: Anti-Catholic hate crimes are way up, but where's the mainstream news coverage?
(Julia Duin, GetReligion)
Journalism tips on: (1) Evangelical crack-ups, (2) campus faith fights, (3) COVID exemptions
(Richard Ostling, GetReligion)
The evangelical moment in American prison reform?
(Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion)
Charismatic prophets show few signs of recanting after failed prophecies
(Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion)
Evangelical “sleeper cells” among Orthodox Jews?
(Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion)
El Salvador’s evangelicals carrying the flame for liberation theology?
(Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion)
Hungary’s mainstream religious organizations find benefit in “Christian inspired” policies
(Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion)
Ireland’s Protestant and Catholic church leaders share new sense of unity
(Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion)
Catholic Church plays disruptive role in Philippines’ anti-drug violence
(Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion)
Catholic Church and convent in Myanmar attacked by Tatmadaw
(International Christian Concern)
Five tech innovations used as weapons against people of faith
(David Curry, Religion News Service)
Oklahoma brings religious bias suit over Catholic hospitals' COVID vaccine mandate
(Tom Hals, Reuters)
Conservative Justices suddenly discover limits to religious liberty
(Adam Serwer, The Atlantic)
Violence contradicts God's will, Cuban bishops tell authorities ahead of anti-govt protests
(La Croix International)
Black Catholics in US dismayed after archbishop calls protests "pseudo-religions"
(Brian Fraga, La Croix International)
The rapidly-growing archdiocese in Nigeria's capital turns 40
(Lucie Sarr, La Croix International)
Bridging the divide: KAICIID publishes new guide on interreligious dialogue
(KAICIID Dialogue Centre)
Rural Bangladeshis turn to faith, family for fact-checking
(Eurasia Review)
Spanish bill that would criminalize prayer near abortion clinics called a 'danger to democracy'
(Blanca Ruiz, Catholic News Agency)
Allegations of mass killings of protesters by the Iranian government under review
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)
Left, right or middle? Two of America's biggest seminaries are pro-vaccine, but anti-mandate
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Canada: FaithTech uses the IT crowd for spiritual help, not just technical
(Shannon Cuthrell, Religion Unplugged)
Youngest generation most open to public religious expression
(Cardus)
Patriarch Sviatoslav tells the Pope about the problems of Ukrainian society: war, oligarchs, and pandemics
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
All-Ukrainian Council of Churches and the Prime Minister of Ukraine to search for constructive solutions to important issues
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Thursday, 11 November 2021
VIRTUAL EVENT, 11 November 2021: Cardus Elevate with Rt. Hon. David Johnston
(Cardus)
The Supreme Court’s conservatives finally found a religious objection they don’t like
(Mark Joseph Stern, Slate)
Wednesday, 10 November 2021
Dalai Lama says China’s leaders ‘don’t understand’ diversity
(Associated Press)
Country's first all-Muslim city council is elected in Michigan
(Safia Samee Ali, NBC News)
School must offer alternatives to nursing students who assert religious objection to covid vaccination requirement
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Navy SEALs file federal lawsuit against Biden Administration for denying religious exemptions to vaccine mandate
(First Liberty)
S3, Ep. 03: What’s going on with religious exemptions to COVID-19 vaccine mandates?
(Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Religious groups say implementing Biden’s vaccine mandate would be ‘sin against God’s Holy Word’
(Dennis Romboy, Deseret News)
Two evangelical seminaries sue to block vaccine mandates, citing religious freedom
(Bob Smietana, The Washington Post)
BLOG SYMPOSIUM (Book Discussion), 4-12 November 2021: David Lefkowitz’s Philosophy and International Law: A Critical Introduction (CUP, 2020)
(Gail Lythgoe, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)
U.S. proposes rescinding expansion of religious exemption for contractors
(Julia Love, Reuters)
BYU Marriott School of Business renews focus on religious freedom
(Chad Little, Mike Miller, BYU Marriott School of Business)
A.M. and Others v. Russia: ECtHR stands up for trans parents
(Pieter Cannoot and Ingrida Milkaite, Strasbourg Observers)
Archbishop says closer Vatican-Russia ties could benefit the world
(Catholic News Service)
Russian PM satisfied with Pope's attitude to Moscow's views on int'l issues
(Interfax-Religion)
The Russian synagogues didn't turn off the lights until morning In memory of the Kristallnacht
(Interfax-Religion)
Survey in Britain finds lack of awareness about Holocaust
(Josef Federman, Associated Press)
Duchess of Cambridge officially opens new Holocaust exhibit at Imperial War Museum
(Justin Cohen, Jewish News)
Ban on conversion therapy in United Kingdom could lead to prosecution of pastors
(Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians in Europe)
Scotland’s new Hate Crime Act will have a chilling effect on free speech
(Helen Joyce, The Economist)
Ecclesiastical court judgments – October (III)
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Persecuting faith: Documenting religious freedom violations in North Korea
(David Alton, David Alton, Lord Alton of Liverpool)
HS2 – discoveries at St Mary’s Old Church, Stoke Mandeville
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Church Reporter, Vol. 6, 10 November 2021 - Newsletter for the English speaking members and friends of the Church Law Society
(Jiří Rajmund Tretera and Záboj Horák, eds., Church Law Society Prague – Brno – Olomouc – Stříbro)
China's unrelenting efforts to abolish Christianity continue with surveillance of clergy to ensure loyalty
(Andrea Morris, CBN News)
China shuts down Christian school in Beijing
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
US Holocaust Museum says China boosting Uyghur repression
(Matthew Lee, The Washington Post)
Philosophy and the law of armed conflict
(Alejandro Chehtman, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)
David Lefkowitz’s response to EJILTalk! commentators
(David Lefkowitz, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)
Muslims barred from Friday prayer sites in India’s Gurgaon
(Aljazeera)
Hindu mobs storm Sunday prayer services in India
(Bijay Kumar Minj, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Indian govt's mindset is greatest hurdle towards peace in region: PM Imran Khan
(Geo News)
‘What fear?’: Hindus bathe in frothy, polluted Indian river
(Shonal Ganguly and Altaf Qadri, Associated Press)
Malaysian state's Sharia law criminalizes conversion from Islam
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
USCIRF releases new report on religious freedom conditions in Malaysia
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Weekly Highlight #181: COVID-19: Exploring faith dimensions: Religion versus science, religion with science
(Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)
USCIRF releases new report on Egypt’s religious freedom improvements and challenges
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
WEBINAR, 17 November 2021 (12PM EST): Who Belongs at the Thanksgiving Table? Immigration, Religion, and the Four-Hundredth Anniversary of the First Thanksgiving
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
COP26: Why is it a concern for churches?
(Conference of European Churches)
Italy: No one can oppose a crucifix in a classroom
(f, fsspx.news)
Secularism and its discontents: Religious liberty in France and the United States
(Stavros Niarchos Foundation, SNF Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins)
Human trafficking suit spreads to Hindu temples in 5 states
(Associated Press)
Ban on use of donated space as polling places is questioned
(David Eggert, Associated Press)
Court will take new look at masks in religious schools
(Associated Press)
Palestinian PM: Only two-state solution can end ‘apartheid’
(Joseph Krauss, Associated Press)
Why the Supreme Court’s conservatives may rule against a Christian inmate on death row
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News)
Court debates inmate’s request for prayer and touch during execution, but a key justice remains silent
(Amy Howe, SCOTUSblog)
High court skeptical of Texas death row inmate prayer demand
(Jessica Gresko, Associated Press)
Catholic bishops seek answers in rising vandalism incidents
(Alejandra Molina, Associated Press)
German president remembers anti-Jewish pogrom 83 years ago
(Kirsten Grieshaber, Associated Press)
Pritzker signs COVID-19 amendment to Illinois conscience law
(John O'Connor, Associated Press)
Labor Department proposes rescinding Trump era's broad religious employer exemption rule
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Realtors group hearing "hate speech" "ethics complaint" against pastor-realtor …
(Eugene Volokh, The Volokh Conspiracy)
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