Law and Religion Headlines
Friday, 3 September 2021
Ireland: ‘Massive’ housing crisis contributing to family breakdowns, Archbishop warns
(The Iona Institute)
‘My freedom is in Christ’: International religious freedom event highlights rise in Christian persecution
(Becca Coon, Decision: The Evangelical Voice for Today)
New JBI study identifies surging global antisemitism as an urgent human rights crisis
(American Jewish Committee)
Pro-family MP warns about Canadian bills that could oppress Christians across the country
(Life Site News)
Lithuanian president says he is against demands to let homosexuals adopt children
(The Baltic Times)
Pakistan: Taliban threat - churches increase security
(John Pontifex, Aid to the Church in Need)
Two Cuban pastors fined for participating in nationwide protests
(CSW: Everyone Free to Believe)
Shia leader Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Saeed al-Hakeem dies in Iraq
(Al Jazeera)
One of Iraq’s most influential Shiite clerics dies at 85
(Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Associated Press)
Group distributes ‘trauma kits’ to temples ahead of holidays
(Associated Press)
AP photos: After disaster and death, finding succor in faith
(Associated Press)
Bill tells NC hospitals to let in clergy during emergency
(Associated Press)
Navy chaplain's claim dismissed on res judicata grounds
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Mask mandate did not violate Jewish student's rights
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
European Academy of Religion 2021: One of the first sessions was on Scientology and Gnosticism
(Juan Sanchez, The European Times)
Vaccine exemption roundup: Cases winding through courts address claims for religious exemption from vaccine mandates
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
1st Afghan refugee since Taliban takeover arrives in Utah
(Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press)
In Rod Dreher’s new book political left, right threaten public religious practice
(Elise Ann Allen, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
After Afghanistan withdrawal, pope denounces attempts to impose democracy
(Junno Arocho Esteves, Catholic News Service)
Mexican bishops concerned over fate of migrants, including Haitians
(David Agren, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Ida death toll nears 50 as flooding pounds Northeast states; 25 dead in New Jersey, 6 missing
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
Poland's 'state of emergency' worsens Afghan refugees' EU border plight
(Magdalena Gwozdz-Pallokat, Deutsche Welle)
2 new synagogues open in Budapest
(Cnaan Liphshiz, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Churches bear the brunt under Myanmar junta
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
Faith leaders gather in Houston in response to gun violence
(Kathryn Post, Religion News Service)
Vatican diplomacy making a difference
(George Weigel, First Things)
Why some Muslim women feel empowered wearing hijab, a headscarf
(Kalpana Jain, The Conversation)
Bolivia's bishops lament 'deplorable' human rights situation
(Catholic News Agency)
Appeals court reviews harsh sentences of Jehovah's Witnesses
(OVD.Info, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
More than 2.5 million people have visited the Jewish Museum in Moscow during its nine years of operation
(Interfax-Religion)
Do Christian 'conservatives' have different beliefs than secular 'conservatives'?
(Ryan Burge, GetReligion)
Traditionis custodes: Traditional Catholic institutes appeal to French bishops for ‘mediator’
(Catholic News Agency)
RFI Executive Vice President discusses Afghanistan crisis, plight of persecuted Christians
(Religious Freedom Institute)
Survey: 69 percent of Americans profess to be Christians despite holding to some unbiblical beliefs
(Milton Quintanilla, Christian Headlines)
The intersection of blasphemy laws and institutional religious freedom: Egypt, Indonesia, Pakistan, and Turkey
(Religious Freedom Institute)
Time-limit for lodging appeals and due process: Üçdağ
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Because they are trusted, faith communities are vital in COVID fight, says WHO chief
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Police, officials in China's Chengdu order Early Rain Church members to leave
(Qiao Long and Chingman, Radio Free Asia)
Why Satanists may be the last hope to take down Texas’s abortion bill
(Nicole Goodkind, Fortune)
Supreme Court denies request to stop Texas 6-week abortion ban, with John Roberts and liberals dissenting
(Ariane de Vogue, CNN)
Supreme Court leaves Texas abortion ban in place
(Amy Howe, SCOTUSblog)
What Texas abortion foes want next
(Emma Green, The Atlantic)
Comparing Texas’ abortion ban to Islamic law is inaccurate, perpetuates Islamophobia, experts say
(Alejandra Molina, Religion News Service)
Suit by anti-abortion protesters seeking to chalk slogan on DC streets is dismissed
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Madras HC rejects PIL against chanting of mantras in Tamil in temples
(sify.com)
Community elders unite to end deadly Christian-Muslim clashes in Nigeria
(Festus Iyorah, TRTWorld)
Indonesia condemns attack on Ahmadiyah minority house of worship
(Stanley Widianto, Reuters)
Law without gospel: Social identity pietism and the First Amendment balance - Part I
(Laura Ford, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
Law without gospel: Social identity pietism and the First Amendment balance Part II
(Laura Ford, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
Religious minorities and religious freedom at home — and in Afghanistan
(M. Christian Green, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
Central African Republic: An African cardinal who seeks to "disarm hearts and minds"
(La Croix International)
Religion and politics, in the US and abroad
(The New York Times)
Alabama: Pastor can hold inmate’s hand during execution
(Kim Chandler, Associated Press)
Thursday, 2 September 2021
WEBINAR, 2 September 2021 (2PM ET): The Muslim Experience in the Shadow of 9/11
(Simran Jeet Singh, Rowaida Abdelaziz, Asma Uddin, Sahar Aziz, Noreen Nasir, The Associated Press, The Conversation and Religion News Service)
Wednesday, 1 September 2021
EVENT, 1-3 September 2021: The Xinjiang Crisis: Genocide, Crimes Against Humanity, Justice
(Newcastle University)
In Russia, religious minorities face curfews, movement restrictions, job bans after jail
(Victoria Arnold, Religion Unplugged)
US may have to coordinate with Taliban on IS
(Associated Press)
US faith groups unite to help Afghanistan refugees after war
(Luis Anders Henao, Peter Smith, and Mariam Fam, Associated Press)
Virginia high court rules for teacher in transgender debate
(Associated Press)
The endless war against human rights in Afghanistan: Human rights defenders’ joint statement of solidarity with the people of Afghanistan
(Diane Desierto and Tahmina Sobat, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)
CALL FOR PAPERS, abstracts due 1 September 2021: “Religiously Motivated and Religion-Based Discrimination: Prohibition, Regulation, Exemption” (PDF)
(Bar Ilan University)
Afghanistan's Uyghurs fear the Taliban, and now China too
(Joel Gunter, BBC News)
Afghan evacuees face uncertain future in India
(Nirendra Dev, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Shifting to governing, Taliban will name supreme Afghan leader
(David Zucchino, The New York Times)
Afghanistan's arc from 9/11 to today: Once hopeful, now sad
(Kathy Gannon, Associated Press)
As US leaves Afghanistan, Catholics want to welcome refugees
(Rhina Guidos, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Pope aims mild rebuke at US over Afghanistan withdrawal
(Carol Glatz, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Afghan Christians left behind will be ‘targeted with deadly violence’: Human rights group warns
(Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post)
Don’t confuse military action with the mission of God
(Ed Stetzer, Religion News Service)
Former US religious freedom ambassador Sam Brownback warns of potential genocide for religious minorities in Afghanistan
(Lauretta Brown, National Catholic Register)
Everything the media will cover about Afghanistan is bound up with a rigid form of Islam
(Richard Ostling, GetReligion)
CALL FOR PAPERS, deadline 1 September 2021: Religious Actors & Humanitarian Norms Compliance in Armed Conflict: Roles, Influence, Engagement (PDF)
(The Generating Respect Project)
California, LA County both to pay $400,000 settlement to John MacArthur’s church
(Alejandra Molina, Religion News Service)
Anthropologist: California law on Native Americans’ remains favors religion over social sciences
(Elizabeth Weiss, The Mercury News)
Report: Boomers, millennials differ greatly in church attendance
(Ryan Burge, Religion News Service)
How the Black church can help end the HIV/AIDS crisis
(Frederick A. Davie, Don Abram, Religion News Service)
Biden administration to analyze, re-consider Free Inquiry Rule for religious students at public universities
(Chris Woodward, Billy Davis, One News Now)
Is Pope Francis resigning? Recent legislations encourage rumors
(The Pillar)
Catholic voices of dissent amidst push for euthanasia laws in Queensland
(Mark Bowling, Catholic Leader)
The ‘Marriage for all’ referendum is about the rights of children, say Swiss Christians
(Evangelical Focus)
Christian convert arrested and repatriated from Tunisia
(CSW: Everyone Free to Believe)
CEC mourns the loss of Rev. Richard Fischer
(Conference of European Churches)
Update from CEC General Secretary Dr Jørgen Skov Sørensen | September 2021
(YouTube Video, Conference of European Churches)
20 years after 9/11, jihadi terrorism rises in Africa
(Alexandre Marc, Brookings)
Xinjiang genocide conference aims to up pressure on China
(Associated Press)
China: Freedom of religion or belief: Special bimonthly FORB (16-31.08.21)
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
China: Police arrest 10 kids, 18 adults in raid on worship gathering
(Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post)
China: Former “anti-cult” top bureaucrat Peng Bo is in jail
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Indonesia: Muslim cleric arrested on blasphemy charges for insulting Christianity, calling the Bible ‘fiction’
(Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post)
Church: Talks on Sri Lankan blasts require gov’t credibility
(Krishan Francis, Associated Press)
20 state AG's sue feds over LGBTQ anti-discrimination interpretations
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Former Trump administration officials launch new faith-based outreach coalition
(Jacob Kornbluh, Forward)
Washington conversion therapy ban upheld
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
TRO requires university soccer team to grant religious exemptions from vaccine mandate
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
The deafening silence of the Pakistani Church
(Naeem Harry, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Religious leaders oppose bid to legalize cannabis in Sri Lanka
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
Laudato Si' inspires young Americans to faith-based climate action
(Dennis Sadowski, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Rewards for spying on 'illegal religious activities' in China
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
Christians jailed, children detained in China
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
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