Law and Religion Headlines
Monday, 3 May 2021
Annual Al-Quds march against Israel canceled in Berlin
(Toby Axelrod, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Top Army chaplain dedicates Torah at Fort Bliss following renovation of base synagogue
(Ron Kampeas, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Australian Jurists and Christianity
(Geoff Lindsay and Wayne Hudson, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
As COVID-19 swamps India, decision to allow Kumbh Mela’s crowds is scrutinized
(Bhavya Dore, Religion News Service)
Beyond the coup in Myanmar: Don’t ignore the religious dimensions
(Susan Hayward, Just Security)
China’s new oversight body fuels fears about religious freedom
(Elise Ann Allen, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
ChinaAid releases 2020 Annual Persecution Report
(ChinaAid Association)
A quarter of refugees in Japan in 2020 from China
(NHK World - Japan)
China: Freedom of religion or belief: Special bimonthly FoRB newsletter
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Xinjiang genocide deniers: hyper-cautious scholars or useful idiots? Those who argue that the G-word is not appropriate and the hired guns for Beijing play different games.
(Marco Respinti, Bitter Winter: A Magazine on Religious Liberty and Human Rights in China)
Friday, 30 April 2021
Remembering 500 years of Christianity in the Philippines
(Franz Jan Santos, The Diplomat)
How To Perform Umrah This Ramadan – Interview
(Mohammed Al-Sulami, Eurasia Review Opinion)
China: New Decree Tells Religious Leaders To ‘Support The Communist Party’
(Yang Ming, Eurasia Review)
Violence-Legitimizing Verses In Religious Scriptures Increase Support For Lethal Violence
(Eurasia Review)
Russia, China, Myanmar recommended for State Department list of religious freedom violators
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)
For California Muslims: A Ramadan approaching normal
(Joseph Hammond, Religion News Service)
‘Beautiful’ Ramadan returns for Israeli Muslims as restrictions lift
(Michele Chabin, Religion News Service)
Despite multiracial congregation boom, some Black congregants report prejudice
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)
Why Utah’s conservatism is better: The Mormon right has not followed white evangelicals’ descent into grievance politics
(The Economist)
Richard Dawkins loses ‘humanist of the year’ title over trans comments
(Alison Flood, The Guardian)
The Guardian view on 'post-Christian' Britain: a spiritual enigma
(Editorial, The Guardian Opinion)
Op-Ed: For LGBTQ+, don’t let politics, religion mix
(Avital Kessler-Godin, Jewish Exponent)
Is faith the key to herd immunity? New research shows that faith-based initiatives could boost vaccination rates among not just the religious but all Americans
(Mya Jaradat, Deseret News)
Hudson valley community address religion, racism, need for community
(Hudson Valley Press)
UK public sector equality duty
(Equality and Human Rights Commission)
Baha'i youth initiative in Cambodia reduces soil erosion during floods
(Baha'i World News Service)
Faith-based and secular anti-trafficking organizations have more in common than you might think
(John Frame, Christianity Today)
Manitoba, Canada: Mistrust, religion, fear of side-effects feed COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy
(Nicholas Frew, CBC News)
Canadian descendants want Turkey to call historic event a genocide
(Susan Korah, Convivium)
The role of religion and faith-based communities in COVID-19 vaccination efforts in Africa
(JoAnne Wadsworth, Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)
The prospects of American religion have never been higher
(Ari Lamm, The Wall Street Journal - Opinion)
U.S. Catholic bishops may press Biden to stop taking Communion
(Bobby Ross Jr., Religion Unplugged)
Netherlands: Eddie Cortez-Altes recognized as a Peace Hero by the Mayor of the Hague
(Azza Karam, Religions for Peace)
China brutalizes religious groups with repressive policies
(UCA News)
Not everything is luxury in Andorra: evangelicals engage in social action as tourism collapses
(Jonatán Soriano, Evangelical Focus Europe)
Dozens ‘crushed to death’ in Israel pilgrimage stampede
(Aljazeera)
Photos of the Week: Orthodox Holy Week; Israeli festival stampede
(Kit Doyle, Religion News Service)
New issue of EJIL (Vol. 31 (2020) No. 4) – now published
(Mary Guest, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)
CALL FOR PAPERS, due 30 April 2021: Quaderni di Diritto e Politica Ecclesiastica no. 2/2021
(Observatory of Liberties and Religious Institutions (OLIR))
ONLINE WORKSHOP, 30 April 2021 (4:15PM CEST): Execution of the Judgments of the European Court of Human Rights: Taking stock and thinking forward
(Centre for Fundamental Rights at the Hertie School, Middlesex University, and the German Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection)
3rd Circuit dismisses inmate's complaint of religious necklace confiscation
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Catholic school campus minister's claims dismissed under ministerial exception doctrine
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
State moves to restrict abortions continue
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Tennessee fights to reimpose ban on selective abortions
(Kevin Koeninger, Courthouse News Service)
President declares May as Jewish American Heritage Month
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
A Proclamation on Jewish American Heritage Month, 2021
(The White House)
Promoting religious freedom – A corporate social responsibility
(Kent Johnson, Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
'Full-blown assault' on free expression: Inside the comprehensive Liberal bill to regulate the internet
(Tristin Hopper, National Post)
General Synod digest: Government rhetoric on religious freedom not enough, UK bishop declares
(Pat Ashworth, Church Times)
Turkey needs to change its policy and rhetoric toward religious minorities
(Aykan Erdemir and Nadine Maenza, Newsweek Opinion)
Finnish Christian politician Päivi Räsänen formally charged for hate crime against homosexuals
(Evangelical Focus Europe)
Egypt toughens penalties for FGM; activists remain sceptical
(Menna A. Farouk, Thomson Reuters Foundation)
Mali's failure to ban FGM challenged in West Africa's top court
(Nita Bhalla, Thomson Reuters Foundation)
Vandalism in France, Germany and Italy
(Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination in Europe)
Uzbekistan: Shia Muslim fined for having Shia material
(Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18 News Service)
UN condemns one year detention of Nigerian humanist Mubarak Bala
(Emmanuel Akinwotu, The Guardian)
Saudi Arabia: Do not forget FORB prisoners Raif Badawi, Ashraf Fayadh & Sheik al-Habib
(Willy Fautré, Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Campaign launched to discredit Christian groups in Nepal
(Morning Star News)
Santal Christians return to ancestral faith in Bangladesh
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
Pakistan decries EU parliament’s move on blasphemy laws
(Munir Ahmed, Associated Press)
County to pay $1.1M to settle church’s religious bias claims
(Associated Press)
Spain arrests 3 for urging extremist attacks against France
(Associated Press)
Burkina Faso fighters seek protection with spiritual rituals
(Sam Mednick, Associated Press)
AP Photos: A month of religious holidays, pyres and prayer
(Associated Press)
Complacent or Complicit? The bishops fail to defend democratic principles
(Massimo Faggioli, Commonweal)
How faith groups feel after Biden’s first 100 days
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News)
In precedent-setting case, German city to return painting to heirs of Jewish businessman who was once in concentration camp
(Toby Axelrod, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Crimean Pentecostals acknowledge breaking anti-evangelism law
(Article 28, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Russian church spokesman cautiously upbeat about Ukrainian situation
(Religiina Pravda, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Director of RFI’s Middle East Action Team visits Najaf and Baghdad to promote religious freedom
(Religious Freedom Institute)
Iran continues its vicious campaign against its own citizens
(Miles P.J. Windsor, Religious Freedom Institute)
Swastikas, employment and “religious” symbols: Horvarth
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Ecclesiastical Court Judgments – April (II)
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Marriage in England and Wales from 4 May
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
COVID-19 vaccines v. conscientious objections in the workplace: How to prevent a new catch-22
(Adelaide Madera, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
The double standard of campus equality
(Isabel Davidson, Jewish Journal)
A US-led international conference on Lebanon?
(Kennedy Lee, Providence Mag)
RNS Oscars: 10 movies from 2020 with spiritual angles you may have missed
(Religion News Service)
Thursday, 29 April 2021
WEBINAR, 29 April 2021 (6PM London): Spirituality and Ecology: Religious Wisdom for the Future
(Parliament of the World's Religions)
WEBINAR, 29 April 2021 (4PM EDT): Black Women, Black Love: A Conversation on Marriage, Religion, and Black Families
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Wednesday, 28 April 2021
CALL FOR PAPERS (due 28 April 2021): Law, Religion, and Sustainability: The role of freedom of religion or belief in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals
(The 7th International Colloquium on Law and Religion)
WEBINAR, 28 April 2021 (5:30PM Brussels): CALL Talks #3 - "Remote-Working"
(Church Action on Labour and Life, European Christian Employment and Economy Network)
Myanmar swimmer to forgo Tokyo Olympics in protest at junta violence
(Kyodo News)
WEBINAR, 28 April 2021 (9AM New York/3PM Brussels): Faith & Society Webinar Series [Ep. 2] | Enhancing Civil Society Engagement with International Organizations in Promoting Freedom of Religion or Belief
(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints European Office)
A historical and critical analysis of Alberta’s prohibition on religious charter schools
(Brett Fawcett, Cardus)
Israel-Palestine peace efforts after the two-state solution
(Marwan Muasher, Foreign Affairs)
Religion considered in "making humanity greater again"
(Philip Allott, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)
Bangladesh cracks down on Islamist group after anti-Modi protests
(Aljazeera)
Turkey condemns Dutch lawmaker’s anti-Islam tweet
(Aljazeera)
How colonialism eroded Pakistan’s history of religious fluidity
(Haroon Khalid, Aljazeera)
The perils of being an African traditional religion practitioner
(Ado Aminu, yNaija)
Note on government and religion in Ireland
(Tomas Finn, The Irish Times)
FBI reaches out to Hasidic Jews to fight antisemitism – but bureau has fraught history with Judaism
(Sarah Imhoff, The Conversation)
First for US leader: Biden officially acknowledges Armenian genocide
(Lela Gilbert, Religion Unplugged)
Iranian authorities prohibiting Baha’is from a dignified burial
(Baha'i International Community)
Students sue Yeshiva University for refusal to recognize LGBTQ organizations
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Yeshiva University students file lawsuit to get LGBTQ student club recognized
(Sarah Pulliam Bailey, The Washington Post)
California wants charities to share donor data. In a time of cancel culture, does that put people at risk?
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News)
United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Annual Report 2021
(United States Commission on International Religious Freedom)
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