Law and Religion Headlines
Friday, 1 October 2021
São Paulo street renamed for Dominican opponent to military regime
(Eduardo Campos Lima, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
World Meeting of Families to use social media to reach ‘every corner of the earth’
(Ines San Martin, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Spanish bishops condemn tightening of rules on abortion, euthanasia
(National Catholic Reporter)
Spanish politicians object to Pope’s ‘apology’ for abuses of American colonization
(Ines San Martin, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Sacred forests, a destructive pilgrimage and religious leaders speak out
(Sam B, Deutsche Welle)
Jews, Christians and Muslims come together to paint over swastikas in Argentinian Jewish cemetery
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
How the Christian right embraced voter suppression
(Sarah Posner, Vox)
A blogger who took a provocative photo at St. Basil's Cathedral detained in Moscow
(Interfax-Religion)
Russia proposes ‘extremist’ label for LGBT, feminist, child-free movements
(The Moscow Times)
Russia: Freedom of religion or belief : Special Bimonthly FORB digest (16-30.09.2021)
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Rostov Jehovah's Witness loses first appeal, plans a second
(Kavkazskii Uzel, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Uzbekistan: Wanted for 5-year jail term, prisoners tortured again
(Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18 News Service)
Notable omission among liberal religious voices in phase 2 of Supreme Court abortion case
(Richard Ostling, GetReligion)
COVID-19 pandemic exposes great need for delivering care based on conscience and compassion
(Grattan Brown, National Catholic Register)
Navigating the faculty system – CofE environment programme webinar
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Ecclesiastical court judgments – September
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
September news from the Equality and Human Rights Commission
(Equality and Human Rights Commission)
In lead-up to Glasgow meeting, churches amplify calls for climate justice
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Supreme Court’s conservatives have abortion, guns, God on agenda
(Greg Stohr, Bloomberg Law)
Faith groups decry Biden administration’s handling of Haitian immigrants at U.S.-Mexico border
(Jack Jenkins, The Washington Post)
BIC Addis Ababa: Climate action requires insights of science and religion, says BIC
(Bahá’í World News Service)
Singapore university sets new research initiative on Catholicism in Asia
(La Croix International)
Thursday, 30 September 2021
WEBINAR, 30 September 2021 (11AM ET): USCIRF Conversation: Accountability for Crimes Against Humanity
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
URGENT REMINDER, 30 September 2021: Deadline for Confirmation and Modification of Presentations for the 6th ICLARS Conference in Cordoba
(Javier Martínez-Torrón, ICLARS Cordoba 2022)
Wednesday, 29 September 2021
Lawyer: New York governor uses God unfairly in vaccine fight
(Larry Neumeister, Associated Press)
Judge: Street preachers’ $500K bond ‘grossly unreasonable’
(Leah Willingham, Associated Press)
Judge dismisses charges tied to genital mutilation case
(Ed White, Associated Press)
High court could add more contentious cases to busy lineup
(Jessica Gresko and Mark Sherman, Associated Press)
US jury convicts leader of neo-Nazi threat campaign
(Associated Press)
Catholic lawmakers can’t justify a vote for the Women’s Health Protection Act
(Charles C. Camosy, Religion Unplugged)
Religions for Peace’s reflections on the G20 Interfaith Forum
(Religions for Peace)
"Near helpless" response of international community will embolden those responsible for atrocities in Afghanistan, UN warned
(ADF International)
'What's next in Afghanistan?' Warning: this news topic involves religion (bonus podcast)
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
International Criminal Court to investigate the Taliban and IS-K
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)
On climate change, what more can clergy and religion reporters do?
(Ira Rifkin, Religion Unplugged)
Will American Jews abandon the Democratic party?
(Dr. Michael Brown, Religion Unplugged)
The UK must learn to lead on religious freedom
(Miles P.J. Windsor, Religious Freedom Institute)
Pope Francis faces tests on abortion, gay rights
(Francis X. Rocca, The Wall Street Journal)
The Supreme Court faces more pandemic questions this term. Here are 4 takeaways from last year’s rulings.
(Herschel Nachlis, Kyle Thomson, Amy Park and Annika Begley, The Washington Post)
Pakistan: ‘No minimum age for conversion in Islam’: LHC
(Ahmed Saeed, Voice PK)
Lithuanian Archbishop Grušas is the new CCEE President
(Consilium Conferentiarium Episcoporum Europae (CCEE))
CEC president contributes to dialogue on Future for Europe in EPP Rome meeting
(Conference of European Churches)
Evangelicals say religious freedom must be protected after Switzerland backs same-sex marriage
(Christian Today)
USCIRF releases new report on religious freedom conditions in Saudi Arabia
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
More Polish regions revoke anti-LGBT declarations over EU funds withdrawal
(Euronews)
Dr. Katrina Lantos Swett full interview
(YouTube Video, Hardwired Global)
Julie Fishman Rayman and Andrea Martin full interview
(YouTube Video, Hardwired Global)
Weekly Highlight #175: COVID-19: Exploring faith dimensions: Vaccination: Impact of religious approaches for global programs
(Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)
After knife attack, New Zealand criminalizes terror plotting
(Nick Perry, Associated Press)
Iraq’s top Shiite cleric calls for high voter turnout
(Associated Press)
Chile: Congress takes step toward abortion decriminalization
(Eva Vergara, Associated Press)
Polish court orders damages for toppling priest statue
(Associated Press)
Hindutva extremism on the rise in India against Christians and other minorities, videos show
(The European Times)
South Sudan church leaders work for peace, but soldiers won’t listen
(Paul Jeffrey, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Spanish bishops oppose government registry of medical conscience objectors
(Ines San Martin, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Dozens killed in Islamist attacks in northern Nigeria
(Charles Collins, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Merkel to join Pope in closing Rome interreligious event on Oct. 7
(Ines San Martin, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Americans are surprisingly supportive of religion in school
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News)
Martin Luther King III asks BYU students to rise up and create his father’s ‘beloved community’
(Tad Walch, Deseret News)
Does a “right to abortion” take priority over the freedom of conscience?
(Forum for Religious Freedom-Europe)
The baffling legal standard fueling religious objections to vaccine mandates
(Charles McCrary, The New Republic)
Russia: Rosfinmonitoring List violates presumption of innocence
(Victoria Arnold, Forum 18 News Service)
U.K. could be leader and partner to U.S. on international religious freedom
(Miles P.J. Windsor, Newsweek)
Brentford hosts Premier League’s first succah after Jewish-Muslim collaboration
(Jewish News)
Consultation for vaccine passports – England
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Mission and Pastoral Measure 2011: consultation period extended
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Emirati activist fasts for Yom Kippur after being inspired on Israel visit
(Josh Salisbury, Jewish News)
Ukraine marks 80th anniversary of mass shootings in Kyiv's Babyn Yar
(Reuters)
AHA weighs in on abortion rights and capital punishment
(Nicole Carr, The Humanist)
Uzbekistan: The issues in improving the religious policy regulation system
(eureporter)
Australia is rich with religious diversity. So why are our newsrooms falling behind?
(Enqi Weng and Alexandra Wake, The Conversation)
When the state denies religious rights we all lose
(Kevin Donnelly, The Australian)
Conversion therapy bans are too easy for religious groups to sidestep
(Julie Rodgers, Religion News Service)
Muslim women more likely than men to experience Islamophobia, survey finds
(Alejandra Molina, Religion News Service)
Religious liberty and social equality in the aftermath of Fulton v. Philadelphia
(Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
US priests' association promotes "turning the pulpit green"
(La Croix International)
Bishops in Togo denounce church closures, vaccine mandates
(Charles Ayetan, La Croix International)
How much weight do the pope's words on migrants really carry?
(Loup Besmond de Senneville, La Croix International)
Two weeks in review, 13-26 September 2021
(Gail Lythgoe, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)
Advocating for Haitians, faith groups pressure Biden to end Trump-era measure
(Jack Jenkins, Religion Unplugged)
Indonesia's Minister of Religious Affairs sets agenda for the G20 Interfaith Forum to be held in 2022
(Timothy Shah, Viewpoints: A blog of the G20 Interfaith Forum)
Monday, 27 September 2021
Workplace vaccination policies in South Africa: Juggling science, legal liabilities, constitutional rights, personal choice and greater good
(Ufrieda Ho, The Daily Maverick: Opinionista)
Christian leaders meet with White House in push for child tax credit, voting rights, family support
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
Christians living in fear as Taliban carries out executions, amputations as punishments
(Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post)
Muslim groups boycott Hilton over bulldozed Xinjiang mosque
(Joseph Hammond, Religion News Service)
Sisi statements spark debate about status for Egyptian atheists
(Shahira Amin, Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East)
Freedom of belief and religion in Egypt
(The Medialine)
Egypt seeks help from NGOs to advance social protection programs
(Ayah Aman, Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
Newsrooms in America can hire subsidized local religion beat reporters
(Religion News Service)
There is no time to lose in the appointment of a new EU Special Envoy for FoRB
(Mervyn Thomas, FoRB in Full: A blog by CSW)
Led by ‘Father Revolutionary,’ Indigenous Guatemalans turn to Orthodox Christianity
(David I. Klein, Religion News Service)
How the world’s biggest Islamic organization drives religious reform in Indonesia – and seeks to influence the Muslim world
(Ahmet T. Kuru, The Conversation)
What Harvard’s humanist chaplain shows about atheism in America
(Penny Edgell, Wendy Cadge, The Conversation)
Metropolitan Geron Emmanuel of Chalcedon at the G20 Interfaith Forum 2021
(The National Herald)
Canada’s disconnect on religious freedom
(Susan Korah, Convivium)
One hundred Spanish evangelical leaders gather to reflect on euthanasia
(Evangelical Focus)
Makkah’s museums open their doors again to visitors for a cultural journey
(Tareq Al-Thaqafi, Arab News)
Hungary's Foreign Minister calls EU cutting funding over LGBT promotion law 'blackmail'
(Rebecca Klapper, Newsweek)
Iceland elects Europe’s first female-majority parliament
(Arab News)
Christians in SE Asia gain a little more religious freedom
(Kevin Zeller, Mission Network News)
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