Law and Religion Headlines
Wednesday, 13 October 2021
Don’t let religious liberty claims mask bad faith arguments
(Daniel Bennett, Christianity Today)
Religious vaccine exemption stays for NY health care workers
(Michael Hill, Associated Press)
How a New York Catholic school hopes to transform education for students with disabilities
(Adora Namigadde, The Pillar)
Freedom of religion keystone of life in Turkey
(MENAFN)
Europe’s Top Court to rule on Covid-19 worship ban challenges
(ADF International)
Netherlands: LGBTI organisations say next government must enshrine rights in coalition deal
(Dutch News)
What is being done to address religious freedom abuses worldwide?
(Christian Today)
New evidence: How religion aids peaceful change
(Miranda Rivers; Jason Klocek, Ph.D.; Sandra Tombe, United States Institute of Peace)
The UN appoints a Special Rapporteur to monitor human rights in Afghanistan
(Evangelical Focus)
Explainer: Can the Taliban suppress the potent IS threat?
(Samya Kullab, Associated Press)
An apology to the Afghan girl
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)
Michalyn Steele on the cultural property of Indigenous Peoples
(Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)
Evangelos Kyriakidis, “The destruction of heritage as an extreme form of affront to humanity”
(Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)
In Brazil, Catholic pilgrims defy COVID to celebrate saint
(Tatiana Pollastri and Diane Jeantet, Associated Press)
Europe court rejects case seeking to blame Vatican for abuse
(Nicole Winfield, Associated Press)
Revisiting the "separation of church and state" in our time of deep division
(Richard Garnett, Religious Freedom Institute)
Gunmen abduct 3 Catholic seminarians in Nigeria’s northwest
(Chinedu, Associated Press)
Religion, identity and conflict in northern Nigeria
(United States Institute of Peace)
Activists seek legal marijuana in former hippie haven Nepal
(Binaj Gurubacharya, Associated Press)
Biden picks former Indiana Senator as Ambassador to Vatican
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Supreme Court signals it will side with Kentucky attorney general in bid to defend restrictive abortion law
(Kevin Breuninger, CNBC)
Dante: A prophet of hope (plus responses)
(Francesco Ciabattoni, Vittorio Montemaggi, Alessandro Vettori, David G. Lummus, Laura Ingallinella, Kristina Olson, Alison Cornish, Francis J. Ambrosio, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Argentine bishops call publicly funded opera performance ‘blasphemy’
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
First Jewish wedding held in Bahrain in 52 years
(Shira Hanau, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Libya’s Jewish graveyards were destroyed. They are being rebuilt online.
(Cnaan Liphshiz, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
It’s time for a better and smarter alliance against porn: Feminists and Evangelicals united once; they can unite again
(David French, Dispatch: The French Press)
Terror & tourism: Xinjiang eases its grip, but fear remains
(Dake Kang, Associated Press)
Vatican to open embassy in Armenia
(Interfax-Religion)
Why the Malmo Forum against antisemitism risks failure
(Avrum Burg, The Times of Israel)
The Programme of the Malmö Forum
(Government Offices of Sweden)
German shock at neo-Nazi burial in empty Jewish grave
(BBC News)
The pro-choice religious community could be a force to be reckoned with
(Frederick Clarkson, Ms. Magazine)
Baha'i spouses of Jordanians are not eligible for naturalisation
(Safaa Ramhi, Middle East Monitor)
Ukraine to cooperate with United States to preserve Jewish heritage sites
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Humanity’s demographic future
(Jesús Fernández-Villaverde, Public Discourse: The Journal of the Witherspoon Institute)
Old atheists and new theists
(Terence Sweney, Public Discourse: The Journal of the Witherspoon Institute)
In Portugal, network for dialogue member MEERU creates a culture of welcome
(KAICIID Dialogue Centre)
UK: Reenvisioning the traditional chaplaincy
(KAICIID Dialogue Centre)
Blair on Sacks: ‘He was my rabbi too. He’ll inspire future generations, Jewish or not’
(Sandy Rashty, Jewish News)
Moscow broadens attacks on religions with foreign ties, threatening even more groups – OpEd
(Paul Goble, Eurasia Review)
Persecution of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russia escalates to torture
(Bitter Winter)
Russian rights advocates defend prosecuted Jehovah's Witnesses
(Kavkazskii Uzel, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
New survey sheds light on deep-rooted antisemitic attitudes across EU nations
(Ben Cohen, Algemeiner)
Study on mutual recognition of baptism in Europe ties theological reflection to real-life experience
(Susan Kim, Conference of European Churches)
‘War is contrary to the will of God’ – An appeal for peace for the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches
(Church and Peace)
Singapore: The men going to military jail for their faith
(Derek Cai, BBC News)
Middle East home to highest rate of religious persecution
(Asia News)
USCIRF releases report highlighting Uzbekistan’s religious and political prisoners
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
BYU Marriott School of Business NAC presentation
(Brian Grim, Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
Weekly Highlight #177: COVID-19: Exploring faith dimensions: Renowned religious leaders support covid-19 vaccines but acrimonious debates persist
(Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)
Judge blocks Baltimore from banning Catholic group’s rally
(Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press)
Holocaust forum looks at social media’s role in antisemitism
(Jan M, Associated Press)
Italy high court nixes arrest warrant for Vatican suspect
(Associated Press)
GOP stalls pick who’d be government’s highest-ranking Muslim
(Mary Clare Jalonick And Mariam Fam, Associated Press)
Restoring indigenous dignity in Canada: The hard truth about reconciliation
(Andrew Bennett, Convivium)
Young people’s attitude toward marriage is changing. Here’s why it matters
(Lois M. Collins, Deseret News)
Follow-up submission to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
(Equality and Human Rights Commission)
Tuesday, 12 October 2021
Monday, 11 October 2021
For Natives, land is sacred. Why aren’t we protecting their religious freedom?
(Billie Jo Kipp, Mohamed Magid, Allison K. Ralph, Religion News Service)
Targeted killing of civilians in Kashmir triggers fears of religion-based violence
(Zaffar Iqbal, Religion Unplugged)
US appeals court lets Texas resume ban on most abortions
(Paul J. Weber, Associated Press)
India: How states have denied Hindus real freedom with centre’s support for last 70 years
(TR Ramesh, News 18)
Indian police detain hundreds amid violence in Kashmir
(Associated Press)
In India, boy meets girl, proposes — and gets accused of jihad
(Lauren Frayer, NPR)
If religion becomes an afterthought, ‘our society loses its soul’, Bishop Barron says
(The Catholic Leader)
An argument for more religious days to be recognized by corporations, governments
(Maya Rezak, The Emory Wheel)
On social dissolution: Lost threads and forgotten dogmas
(William Schweiker, The University of Chicago Divinity School)
Cuban church leader facing criminal investigation
(CSW: Everyone Free to Believe)
Say a prayer for Cuba and the destiny of its people
(Teo Babún, Miami Herald)
Pope to lawmakers: Climate change requires quick consensus
(Frances D'Emilio, Associated Press)
Caring for the environment has a long Catholic lineage – hundreds of years before Pope Francis
(Joanne M. Pierce, The Conversation)
Child marriage and domestic violence: what we found in 16 African countries
(Anthony Idowu Ajayi with Abdul-Aziz Seidu and Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, The Conversation)
Adolescent girls in five African conflict zones share stories about their lives
(Katrina Lee-Koo and Eleanor Gordon, The Conversation)
Falling through the cracks: shining a light on adolescent girls in humanitarian emergencies
(Lindsay Stark, The Conversation)
Egypt’s criminalisation of minority free speech through blasphemy cases
(Mohamed Mandour, Coptic Solidarity)
The inconsistency of American feminism in the Muslim world
(Megan K. Stack, New Yorker)
United Nations: China denies allegations of organ harvesting
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)
Colombian nun held hostage in Mali since 2017 has been freed
(Premier Christian News)
Asia falls short on religious freedom, say Christian legal experts
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
Pelosi meets with the pope amid abortion debates
(Mark A. Kellner, Washington Times)
Adventist Church sees rate of growth tumble due to pandemic: Report
(Mark A. Kellner, Washington Times)
Afghan women have a long history of taking leadership and fighting for their rights
(Wazhmah Osman and Helena Zeweri, The Conversation)
Taliban say they won’t work with US to contain Islamic State
(Kathy Gannon, Associated Press)
Taliban's religious police instructed to be more moderate, but vulnerable Afghans say brutal justice is still being meted out
(Brent Swails and Clarissa Ward, CNN)
Texas executions face delays over religious rights claims
(Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press)
NC Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson criticized over anti-LGBT views
(Bryan Anderson, Associated Press)
Germany: Cologne's mosques to play call to prayer on Fridays
(Deutsche Welle)
Germany’s largest mosque to broadcast call to prayer on Fridays
(Al Jazeera)
German city of Cologne permits broadcast of muezzin’s call
(Associated Press)
Articles of interest - 11 October 2021
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Interfaith declaration on science and religion cooperation for environmental care
(Petar Gramatikov, The European Times)
Orthodox Christians in Bulgaria – the most liberal in Eastern Europe and Eurasia
(The European Times)
Philippine bishops congratulate journalist who won Nobel Peace Prize
(Catholic News Service)
How employers judge religious exemption requests
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News)
Leading mayoral candidate in Rome apologizes for Holocaust comments decried as antisemitic
(Simone Somekh, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Kazakhstan: New religious meeting restrictions now in senate
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
Crucial question in all those newsworthy abortion debates: When does life begin?
(Richard Ostling, GetReligion)
Britain accuses UN of downplaying antisemitism as Durban vote passes
(Michael Daventry, Jewish News)
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