Law and Religion Headlines
Friday, 26 March 2021
Why the Equality Act is no big threat to religious freedom
(Mark Silk, RNS Column: Spiritual Politics)
What to expect from a Becerra HHS on abortion and religious freedom
(Lauretta Brown, National Catholic Register)
Catholic journalists are must-read sources for those seeking reality of Cuomo scandals
(Clemente Lisi, GetReligion)
Our conscience points us to true freedom
(Andrew P.W. Bennett, National Catholic Register)
RFI President praises Secretary of State Blinken's toughness on Uyghur genocide in China
(Religious Freedom Institute)
COVID-19: New MHCLG guidance on singing
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Capacity to marry: NB v MI
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Franklin Graham draws flak after promoting vaccine and saying he thinks Jesus would too
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Google found to be hosting sickening antisemitic reviews of Auschwitz
(Sophie Wilkinson, The Guardian)
Duchess of Sussex donates £10,000 to only joint Jewish-Muslim kitchen in the UK
(Jewish News)
Tribal, religious groups back Apache bid to halt copper mine
(Law 360)
Romania OKs holding Easter celebrations despite virus surge
(Stephen McGrath, Associated Press)
Thursday, 25 March 2021
WEBINAR, 25 March 2021 (12:30PM EDT): Looking Through Gender Lenses at COVID-19's Impact: Religious and Ethical Perspectives
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
WEBINAR, 25 March 2021 (12:30 EDT): Film For Women's Rights: Reframing the Narrative
(Womens' Voices Now)
Wednesday, 24 March 2021
North Dakota warned Ten Commandments bill will spur lawsuits
(James MacPherson, Associated Press)
Bangladesh court sentences 14 Islamist militants to death
(Associated Press)
Minorities protest in Dhaka against anti-Hindu violence
(Sumon Corraya, Asia News)
U.S., E.U., Canada and Britain announce sanctions on China over the abuse of Uyghurs
(Emily Rauhala, The Washington Post)
Treasury Department imposes sanctions on Chinese officials over Uyghur human rights
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Treasury sanctions Chinese government officials in connection with serious human rights abuse in Xinjiang
(U.S. Department of the Treasury)
USCIRF applauds coordinated sanctions against Xinjiang officials
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Grand Chamber to examine two applications concerning requests to repatriate two French women held in a camp in Syria with their children
(Press Release by the Registrar of the Court, European Court of Human Rights)
The Gospel according to Dickens
(Algis Valiunas, First Things)
Many out of one?
(Cal R. Trueman, First Things)
The infidelity of the present
(Robert P. Imbelli, First Things)
Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World
(YouTube Video)
Silver lining in the dark cloud': Closure of public schools creates challenges, opportunities
(Ryan Foley, The Christian Post)
Cries for help from Nigerian Catholics: Battles over land, cattle, honor and, yes, religion
(Terry Mattingly, OnReligion)
Delhi: Another arrest in interfaith marriage violence as couple goes into hiding
(Times of India)
An invitation to dialogue: Bosnia at war
(Steven K. Moore, G20 Interfaith Forum)
Church, state, and religious education: explaining different shifts in Europe
(Leni Franken, Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)
Voices of lament, hope, and courage: A week of prayer in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic
(World Council of Churches)
86 Percent of Protestant Churchgoers Are Proud of Their Church's COVID-19 Response: Survey
(Milton Quintanilla, Christian Headlines)
NCAA should boot Oral Roberts due to biblical beliefs on LGBT issues, USA Today columnist says
(Michael Foust, Christian Headlines)
Catholic leaders speak out against violence targeting Asian Americans
(Carol Zimmerman, Catholic News Service)
Vatican releases pope’s Holy Week, Easter schedule
(Junno Arocho Esteves, Catholic News Service)
What the Equality Act could mean for Catholics
(Catholic News Agency)
Why are we treated worse than others?
(Becket: Press Release)
Native Americans appeal for protection of sacred sites
(Becket: Press Release)
Pope Francis reduces cardinal wages as Vatican finances struggle due to pandemic
(Claire Giangravé, Religion News Service)
Study: Most Black ‘nones’ believe in God or higher power, fewer pray regularly
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)
Despite partisan rancor, Americans broadly support LGBTQ rights
(Public Religion Research Institute)
Study: Americans overwhelmingly support LGBTQ nondiscrimination laws
(Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service)
New survey shows strong support for LGBTQ rights championed in the Equality Act
(PRRI)
Majority of Republicans support same-sex marriage: survey
(Ryan Foley, The Christian Post)
Asian American Christian Collaborative releases statement condemning Atlanta shootings
(Emily McFarlan Miller, Religion News Service)
Why is the Asian Church cold about Muslim friendship?
(Ben Joseph, Union of Catholic Asian News)
WEBINAR, 24 March 2021, 5:00 pm (GMT): The Right to the Truth Concerning Gross Human Rights Violations
(The Coalition for Genocide Response)
New UK law ‘could see street preachers banned’
(Adam Kula, News Letter)
Christians & California’s homeless calamity
(Derryck Green, Juicy Ecumenism, Institute on Religion and Democracy)
Cert. petition filed in Maine church's challenge to COVID limitations
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Weekly highlight #148: COVID-19: Exploring faith dimensions: addressing vaccine concerns, gendered covid-19 responses, and what “postapocalyptic” survivors can teach us
(Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)
Women in the COVID-19 Crisis: Disproportionately Affected and Protagonists of Regeneration
(Dicastery for Promoting Intergral Human Development)
Maine church case goes to SCOTUS
(Liberty Counsel)
Court dismisses challenge to book used in high school literature curriculum
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Prominent ex-Mormon sues church for fraud in the use of members' tithes
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Call for businesses to raise awareness of modern-day genocide
(Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
Pakistan: Adventist sentenced to death for blasphemy
(Massimo Introvigne, Bitter Winter)
UN rights body urges freedom of religion in Sri Lanka
(Peter Kenny, Anadolu Agency)
Sri Lanka minorities call on UNHRC to stop anti-Muslim policies
(Daily Sabah)
Sri Lanka: Over 20 NGOs against the re-introduction of the anti-conversion law
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Let us worship: Court ruling on Scottish government’s worship ban imminent
(ADF International)
A Christian survival guide for a secular age
(Rod Dreher, Deseret News)
Far-right party set to gain new influence after Israeli vote
(Joseph Krauss, Associated Press)
Lawsuit accuses Mormon church of fraud in use of donations
(Sophia Eppolito, Associated Press)
Salt Lake church providing sanctuary to mother and kids joins legal battle against ICE
(Annie Knox, Deseret News)
Can we still reason together? A conversation with Robert P. George
(Serena Sigillito and Robert P. George, Public Discourse: The Journal of the Witherspoon Institute)
The Christian baker who said ‘no’
(William McGurn, The Wall Street Journal - Opinion)
Keeping up with the times: If schools nix 'Mom and Dad,' is mainstream journalism next?
(Richard Ostling, GetReligion)
Islamic radicals intensifying activity in Urals due to uncontrolled immigration - Patrushev
(Interfax-Religion)
COVID-19: was the closure of places of worship in Scotland lawful? Philip & Ors
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
House of Lords: draft Registration of Marriages Regulations 2021
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Vicarious liability for rape: Barry Congregation of JWs
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
When can religious indoctrination deprive an adult of capacity? EOA
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
WEBINAR, 24 March 2021 (10AM Central): The Road to COP26: An Intergenerational and Multilateral Conversation on Climate Justice
(Parliament of the World's Religions)
WEBINAR, 24 March 2021 (11:30AM EDT): The Geopolitics of Religious Moderation in the Middle East and North Africa
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
WEBINAR, 24 March 2021 (9AM EDT / 2PM CET): Faith & Society: A Global Perspective
(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints European Office)
Palace firm vs opening churches on Holy Week
(Catherine S. Valente, The Manila Times)
Manila Archdiocese vows to defy govt Holy Week ban
(Joseph Peter Calleja, Union of Catholic Asian News)
French minister warns of ‘foreign meddling’ in Strasbourg mosque funding row
(RFI)
The U.S. needs deradicalization—for Christian extremists
(Melissa Graves, Muhammad Fraser-Rahim, Foreign Policy)
Religious and sectarian identity in Syria
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Damascus or Dar'a? The rural-urban divide in the Syrian conflict (Responding to: Religious and sectarian identity in Syria)
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Identity as analytical category: ten years of knowledge production on Syria (Responding to: Religious and sectarian identity in Syria)
(Harout Akdedian, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Politics of sectarianism in the Middle East: Past and present (Responding to: Religious and sectarian identity in Syria)
(Ayşe Baltacıoğlu-Brammer, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Sectarian messaging and perceptions in the Syrian civil war (Responding to: Religious and sectarian identity in Syria)
(Erin York, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Syria’s “Sunni question” is here to stay (Responding to: Religious and sectarian identity in Syria)
(Thomas Pierret, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
The post-human dynamics of politics and religion in Syria (Responding to: Religious and sectarian identity in Syria)
(Maximilian Lakitsch, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
The role of religion in the political future of Syria: State Muslimness versus Islamism (Responding to: Religious and sectarian identity in Syria)
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Syrian bishop calls economic sanctions ‘crime against humanity’
(Elise Ann Allen, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Tuesday, 23 March 2021
COVID-19 Vaccines: Resources for Church Leaders
(Cabina di Regia of the Vatican COVID-19 Commission, DiReSom)
Legal Journal Number 5 (16): February/March 2021 (Spanish)
(Observatorio de Libertad Religiosa de América Latina y El Caribe)
Monday, 22 March 2021
US and China clash at UN meeting on combatting racism
(Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press)
Has the Vatican lost its voice in China?
(Fredrik Fällman, East Asia Forum)
Vatican should speak up on China, scholar says
(Catholic News Agency)
Iceland adds Judaism to list of state-recognized religions
(Cnaan Liphshiz, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Iceland recognizes Judaism as an official state religion
(Hadassah Brenner, The Jerusalem Post)
New tortures target Church of Almighty God members
(Wang Yichi, Bitter Winter: A Magazine on Religious Liberty and Human Rights in China)
European bishops: Some nations reduced religious freedom during pandemic
(Jonathan Luxmoore, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Erdogan pulls Turkey out of European treaty aimed at protecting women from violence
(Kareem Fahim, The Washington Post)
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