Law and Religion Headlines
Friday, 13 August 2021
Russian appeals court leaves harsh punishment of Crimean Jehovah's Witness
(Credo.Press, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
New podcast: Yes, religious issues are part of the great divide in media and, thus, America
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Social media’s threat to religious freedom
(Salvatore J. Cordileone and Jim Daly, The Wall Street Journal - Opinion)
COVID-19 legislation and guidance: update to 14 August
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
South Dakota YMCA hunger-fighting project highlighted on International Youth Day
(Ecumenical News)
America’s oldest synagogue
(Nell Porter Brown, Harvard Magazine)
11th Circ. leery of religion claims in nuclear protest
(Law 360)
US warns 9/11 anniversary could inspire extremist attacks
(Associated Press)
Bin Laden’s catastrophic success: Al Qaeda changed the world—but not in the way it expected
(Nelly Lahoud, Foreign Affairs)
Religions for Peace hosts faithful conversation: Restorative justice, intergenerational healing, and reconciliation
(Religions for Peace)
The religious convictions of Henri Dunant, founder of the ICRC
(Cédric Cotter, International Committee of the Red Cross)
Intersections interview: CSJ case
(Barry W. Bussey, Canadian Centre for Christian Charities)
As American news suffers declines, Amish newspapers flourish In print
(Michael Ray Smith, Religion Unplugged)
Texas nuns win reprieve to transport undocumented migrants
(Mark A. Kellner, The Washington Times)
Poland’s disciplinary chamber for judges threatens rule of law – ECJ
(Rosalind English, UK Human Rights Blog)
Israeli forces attack worshippers at Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron
(Al Jazeera)
Thursday, 12 August 2021
Religious freedom and human rights advocates call for the immediate and unconditional release of Mr. Nguyễn Bắc Truyển
(Human Rights Watch)
Wednesday, 11 August 2021
Our planet...
(James Christie, Viewpoints: A blog of the G20 Interfaith Forum)
United Methodist divorce nears, while denomination's left wing Zooms to the left
(Terry Mattingly, OnReligion)
Church Reporter, Vol. 6, 14 August 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)
The new MIVILUDES report: Bad methodology, unreliable results
(Massimo Introvigne, Bitter Winter)
France: A Catholic priest murdered by suspected cathedral arsonist in Nantes
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
French police detain woman for poster deemed antisemitic at COVID protest
(Cnaan Liphshiz, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Examining interplay of culture and gender equality in Turkey
(Bahá’í World News Service)
Turkey’s anti-Kurdish measures violate religious freedom
(Aykan Erdemir and Sude Akgundogdu, Providence Mag)
How this Catholic nun and immigration activist became one of the world’s most influential people
(Mya Jaradat, Deseret News)
In one of the most Christian countries on earth--Uganda--everyone is banned from Church
(Lois McLatchie, Premier Christianity)
Armenia’s population could decline by 80,000 due to sex-selective abortions
(Right To Life UK)
Pakistani activists rally to protest forced conversion of girls from religious minorities
(Radio Mashaal, Gandhara)
Hope amid the darkness for Pakistan's religious minorities
(Kamran Chaudhry, UCA News)
Belgian churches on flooding: “It is only material losses, our faith has not been shaken”
(Jonatán Soriano, Evangelical Focus Europe)
Street preacher vindicated after court finds no evidence of wrongdoing
(Christian Today)
Are church weddings on the way out? Religious ceremonies fall to record low with just one in five couples now choosing them as overall marriage rate hit its lowest rate in more than a DECADE
(David Wilcock, Daily Mail)
Chilean legislative committee votes against permitting elective abortions
(Giselle Vargas, Catholic News Agency)
Russia: The life of two Jehovah’s Witnesses under threat in prison
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
WEBINAR, 11 August 2021 (10AM New York): Girls' Access to Education in Bangladesh During COVID-19
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Weekly Highlight #168: COVID-19: Exploring faith dimensions: Faith and vaccine trends; beacons of hope
(Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)
Churches deemed essential in future states of emergency in NH
(Holly Ramer, Associated Press)
Sanctions on Iran block mosque from claiming religious tiles
(Matthew Barakat, Associated Press)
The first COVID-19 related collective complaint before the European Committee of Social Rights deemed inadmissible: Greek Bar Associations v. Greece
(Maria Kotsoni, Strasbourg Observers)
Charlotte OKs LGBT protections after blocked expansion
(Associated Press)
Court enjoins requirement that Christian doctors perform gender transition procedures and abortions
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
10th Circuit: Jail chaplain succeeds on qualified immunity grounds in suit over religious diet
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
10th Circuit: Muslim inmate can move ahead on claim that he was forced to shave beard
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Ladakh scraps permit system for tourists visiting ‘protected’ areas, some villages to stay out of bounds
(Shyamal Sinha, The European Times)
U.S. Supreme Court asked to decide whether social work professor at religious college is ministerial employee under Title VII
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Together apart: Letter from Italy
(Massimo Faggioli, Commonweal)
Internal affairs: ‘Follow your conscience’
(Bernard G. Prusak, Commonweal)
Brazilian bishops warn against threat to democracy as Bolsonaro decries voting machines
(Eduardo Campos Lima, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
U.S. bishops welcome Senate passage of infrastructure bill
(John Lavenburg, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Court affirms hiring rights for religious schools
(Becket: Press Release)
These religious freedom advocates want the 2022 Olympics to be moved
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News)
What to know about the infrastructure bill’s controversial ‘gender identity’ provision
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News)
Marc Lieberman, who brought Jews and Buddhists together, dies at 72
(Clay Risen, The New York Times)
American Muslims are 2 times more likely to have attempted suicide than other groups
(Dalia Faheid, National Public Radio)
Tajikistan: Imam jailed for preaching his own sermon
(Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18 News Service)
Yo, New York Times editors: Why edit faith out of obit for the 'Mother Teresa' of Africa?
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Press braces for the Supreme Court's big one: Religion and abortion (phase I)
(Richard Ostling, GetReligion)
COVID-19: New guidance Alert Level Zero, Church in Wales
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Churchyard access and prescriptive right of way: Hughes
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Religion and politics — the younger generation isn't having it
(Albert Hunt, The Hill - Opinion)
New clashes in Portland confirm that Christian nationalism remains a clear and present danger
(Chrissy Stroop, Religion Dispatches)
Seeking a sovereign for the end of democracy: Monarchism and the far right
(Sarah Riccardi-Swartz, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
Cardinal Chávez hails El Salvador president for holding talks with NGOs
(La Croix International)
European youth will not bridge Europe’s divides
(Luka Ivan Jukic, Al Jazeera)
Iranians gather in packed Muharram ceremonies amid fifth wave
(Maziar Motamedi, Al Jazeera)
Will the Biden Administration recognize the atrocities against the Rohingyas for what they are?
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)
7 takeaways from International Religious Freedom Summit
(Makenna McCoy, The Daily Signal)
Monday, 9 August 2021
Living in exile: “As long as the same government is in power I do not dare to return”
(FoRB in Full: A blog by CSW)
The Bavarian State Administrative Court of Appeal Rules that applying the “sect filter” is Illegal
(Massimo Introvigne, Bitter Winter: A Magazine on Religious Liberty and Human Rights in China)
Jehovah’s Witnesses: A strange Norwegian decision
(Massimo Introvigne, Bitter Winter: A Magazine on Religious Liberty and Human Rights in China)
Seven years and counting: Yazidi genocide survivors still pursuing justice
(Jeremy Barker and Victoria Friedlander, Religious Freedom Institute)
Young evangelicals are leaving church. LGBTQ bias may be driving them away.
(Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service)
Back to school: Parents, religion, and COVID-19 vaccination
(PRRI and Interfaith Youth Core)
Nepal accepts UN UPR report recommendation to decriminalise abortion
(The Week)
How a bill to fight homophobia has polarised Italy and sparked a culture war
(Andrea Carlo, Euronews)
The four races that will define the future of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
(Ambassador Hesham Youssef, The United States Institute of Peace)
Israel’s new diaspora minister: I welcome criticism from UK Jews
(Nathan Jeffay, Jewish News)
65% of Israeli public support civil marriage - report
(Gadi Zaig, Jerusalem Post)
Christian police officer loses religious discrimination claim
(Christian Today)
Let us worship: Legal challenge filed in Uganda to overturn “draconian” covid-19 worship ban
(ADF International)
Raul J. Muniz, “Protests in Cuba and the detention of religious leaders”
(Marc O. DeGirolami, Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)
Raisi ready to support ‘any diplomatic plan’ that lifts sanctions on Iran
(Al-Monitor)
ACLU, Americans United, & Law Firm DLA Piper secure federal appeals court victory for Colorado parolee jailed for refusing to attend worship services
(American Civil Liberties Union)
Parole can’t be revoked for refusing faith-based rehab, federal court rules
(Mark A. Kellner, The Washington Times)
10th Circuit: Parolee may move ahead in suit challenging his placement in Christian housing
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Articles of interest - 9 August 2021
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Some praise, some doubts as Facebook rolls out a prayer tool
(Holly Meyer and David Crary, Associated Press)
Hungary adds new restrictions on sale of LGBT-themed books
(Associated Press)
Black Baptist group renews historic calls for civil rights
(Peter Smith, Associated Press)
Latin American bishops call on government leaders to put people first
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Catholic Church in Italy grapples with loss of tax funds
(Elise Ann Allen, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Vaccine mandates are here. What will happen to religious objectors?
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News)
Bangladesh arrests social media star over dance video at mosque
(Deutsche Welle)
Trump’s Muslim ban harmed Muslim Americans’ health, study finds
(Rowaida Abdelaziz, Huffington Post)
The church is a free speech movement
(Peter J. Leithart, First Things)
Practitioners of ancestral religion make their existence known
(Interfax-Religiia, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
The new anti-semitism
(Asher Maoz, Viewpoints: A blog of the G20 Interfaith Forum)
Twist on familiar assimilation questions: Where are trends leading Islam in U.K. (and U.S.)?
(Richard Ostling, GetReligion)
Why does the infrastructure bill Include “sexual orientation and gender identity” language?
(David Trimble and Nathaniel Hurd, Religious Freedom Institute)
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