Law and Religion Headlines
Monday, 22 February 2021
Catholics, evangelicals unite on free speech fears under Scottish hate bill relating to transgender issue
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
UK’s oldest synagogue gets nearly £500,000 to protect its heritage
(Josh Salisbury, Jewish News)
CCCU launches new database of racial, ethnic diversity resources
(Ryan Foley, The Christian Post)
Orthodox Amazon sellers say they’re squeezed by new 6-day-a-week shipping requirement
(Ron Kampeas, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Indian state seeks tribal religion code in census
(Bijay Kumar Minj, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Most black adults believe religion, church play significant role in African American experience
(Leah MarieAnn Klett, The Christian Post)
Why the White House faith office matters
(Eboo Patel, The Hill - Opinion)
Majority of black Americans remain highly religious even if they don't go to church
(Leonardo Blair, The Christian Post)
As the pandemic rages on, more than 20 states debate bills that would protect in-person church services
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News)
What can the Indonesian Church do to ease the Papua conflict?
(Ryan Dagur, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Pakistani Christians arrested for promoting Christianity
(Kamran Chaudhry, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Why Iran won’t cross China on the Uighurs
(Kourosh Ziabari, Asia Times)
U.S. State Department lawyers concluded insufficient evidence to prove genocide in China
(Colum Lynch, Foreign Policy)
Canada’s Trudeau, Cabinet abstain from China genocide vote
(Rob Gillies, Associated Press)
China: Special weekly FoRB newsletter on freedom of religion or belief (15-21.02.2021)
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Hindutva, the political ideology that puts Christians under suspicion
(Evangelical Focus)
USCIRF releases new report about Santería in Cuba
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Saudi schoolbooks: What does it take to recontextualize Islam? – Analysis
(James M. Dorsey, Eurasia Review Opinion)
Saudi women can join armed forces in latest widening of rights
(Reema Alothman, The Economic Times)
Missing piece of the puzzle: Preserving religious diversity by protecting the past
(Knox Thames, The United States Institute of Peace)
Assailants vandalize chapels in southern Philippines
(Joseph Peter Calleja, Union of Catholic Asian News)
When Brahma Became Allah Or Selected Aspects Of Transcultural Transformation Of Hindu Epic The Ramayana Into Malay Hikayat Seri Rama – OpEd
(Dr. Azly Rahman, Eurasia Review Opinion)
Palestinian President Abbas gives Christians outsize voice in new legislature
(Daoud Kuttab, Religion News Service)
Biden vs. the Bishops – OpEd
(William Donohue, Eurasia Review Opinion)
Advocating for persecuted Christians should be a non-partisan issue
(Sarah Bassil, Providence Mag)
New book by church historian explains tensions between Biden and U.S. bishops
(Christopher White, Religion Unplugged)
A Catholic sinner seeks communion - And happens to be President
(Emma Green, The Atlantic)
Will religion suffer under the Biden Administration? - OpEd
(Sam Field, World Religion News)
Lessons from Nigeria for peace building in the United States
(Jacob Choji Pwakim, Foreign Policy Argument)
Mubarak Bala: The 300 Day Campaign
(Andrew Hulett, The Humanist)
England: Daily Telegraph publishes proof of massacre by Ethiopian forces in Tigray
(David Alton, Lord Alton of Liverpool)
"If there is no freedom of conscience, there is no democracy" (Spain)
(Evangelical Focus Europe)
Poland and Turkey offer their religious rights' insights at UN Human Rights Council
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Sunday, 21 February 2021
CALL FOR PAPERS, due 21 February 2021: The Influence, Legacy and Future of the European Court of Human Rights in the International Legal Order
(European Society of International Law)
Saturday, 20 February 2021
WEBINAR, 20 February 2021 (9AM CST): Buddhist-Catholic Dialogue | Retreat on Climate Awareness
(Parliament of the World's Religions)
Friday, 19 February 2021
Statement by President Joe Biden on Ash Wednesday
(The White House)
USCCB: Equality Act would ‘punish’ religious groups opposed to gender ideology
(Catholic News Agency)
New Publication: Law, Religion, and Freedom: Conceptualizing a Common Right
(W. Cole Durham, Jr., Javier Martínez-Torrón, Donlu D. Thayer, eds., Routledge ICLARS Series on Law and Religion)
America: we should adopt religion-inclusive language
(Arjun Badami, The Hoya)
Faith leaders condemn Uyghur persecution
(Sarah Mac Donald, The Tablet UK)
Interfaith Youth Core funds campus projects at the intersection of racial justice and interfaith work
(Diverse Issues in Higher Education)
Berliners debate renaming street after Israel's only female prime minister
(Gil Zohar, Religion Unplugged)
Muslim leaders and government officials denounce Iran’s persecution of Baha'is
(Bahá’í International Community)
Force marriages, conversions contrary to Islamic teachings: Ashrafi
(Business Recorder)
New book gives look state of Russian Orthodox Church
(Religion Today)
Russian Orthodox ally named to Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs
(Religion Today)
Angola decriminalizes same-sex relationships
(Kgaugelo Masweneng, Sowetan Live)
The Case of Gestur Jónsson and Ragnar Halldór Hall v Iceland: Between Two Paradigms of Punishment
(Agnė Andrijauskaitė, Strasbourg Observers)
Holding the Parent Company Liable for Human Rights Abuses Committed Abroad: The Case of the Four Nigerian Farmers and Milieudefensie v. Shell
(Wubeshet Tiruneh, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)
Vatican expects deficit of $60 million in 2021
(Catholic News Agency)
Smartphone generation 'raised on hardcore porn,' church must address coming 'tsunami': expert warns
(Leah MarieAnn Klett, The Christian Post)
Conservative groups lament reintroduction of 'conscience-crushing,' 'Orwellian' Equality Act Conservative groups lament reintroduction of 'conscience-crushing,' 'Orwellian' Equality Act
(Ryan Foley, The Christian Post)
2 Pakistani Christians charged with blasphemy for defending faith in public, may face death penalty
(Emily Wood, The Christian Post)
Most black Americans attend black churches but want diversity: study
(Leonardo Blair, The Christian Post)
South Carolina legislature passes heartbeat abortion ban; governor expected to sign
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
16 killed, Catholic church burned by suspected Islamic rebels in DRC attack
(Emily Wood, The Christian Post)
Christian folk music makes a comeback in Bangladesh
(Stephan Uttom, Union of Catholic Asian News)
The Wall of Jesus stands tall in Pakistan
(Kamran Chaudhry, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Christian marriage and divorce bill ready in Pakistan
(Zahid Hussain Khan, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Want to understand Black experience? Learn about African American faith, survey finds
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)
In voting, Orthodox Jews are looking more like evangelicals
(Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service)
COVID-19 pandemic has Vatican bracing for $60 million deficit in 2021
(Claire Giangravé, Religion News Service)
Georgia SBC church faces banishment for accepting LGBTQ members
(Maina Mwaura, Religion News Service)
As US refocuses anti-extremism programs on far right, many Muslims still oppose them
(Joseph Hammond, Religion News Service)
A Mexican American evangelical examines how Latino identity is shaped by faith
(Alejandra Molina, Religion News Service)
‘Horrible’: Witnesses recall massacre in Ethiopian holy city
(Cara Anna, Associated Press)
Famous monastery in Ethiopia destroyed, looted amid ongoing violence: reports
(Brandon Showalter, The Christian Post)
Attacks on ancient religious sites in Ethiopia kill hundreds, reports say
(Fredrick Nzwili, Religion News Service)
Cert filed in case on curricular treatment of Hinduism
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Cert. petition filed en ecclesiastical abstention case
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Southern Baptist group asks Supreme Court to review decision interfering with church autonomy
(First Liberty)
Judge dismisses B.C. government application for COVID injunction against churches
(Keith Fraser, Vancouver Sun)
South Dakota and South Carolina pass new abortion provisions
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Trump impeachment lawyer interviewed about his Jewish religious observance
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
EEOC lawsuit on behalf of fired Seventh Day Adventist employee settled
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Frito-Lay settles EEOC religious discrimination lawsuit
(U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission)
By debasing religion, Canadian intellectuals are playing a dangerous game
(Conrad Black, National Post)
Canada: "conscience rights" failing to argue against MAiD bill
(Peter Stockland, Convivium)
Canadian court refuses to order churches to follow health orders pending hearing on constitutionality
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Canada lawmakers to vote on accusing China of genocide
(Rob Gillies, Associated Press)
Serbian Orthodox Church picks ally of president as patriarch
(Dusan Stojanovic, Associated Press)
Iraqi official says top Shi’a cleric won’t sign fraternity doc with pope
(Elise Ann Allen, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Kemp: Bar Georgia governors from limiting religious services
(Associated Press)
Faith, medical leaders collaborate to get COVID-19 vaccine in arms of more people
(Yonat Shimron, Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)
Disputes over church property and ACCA ambiguity
(John Elwood, SCOTUSblog)
Belarus: Bailiffs, police evict Church
(Olga Glace, Forum 18 News Service)
Ryan Burge day: Political tensions rise as secularism grows (yet faith numbers stay strong)
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Employment law and religious opposition to homosexuality: Omooba
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Vatican says it won't punish those who refuse COVID-19 vaccine
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Decree of the President of the Vatican City Commission on Public Health Emergency on vaccination obligation of employees (Italian)
(DiReSoM: Diritto e Religione nelle Società Multiculturali/ Law and Religion in Multicultural Societies)
Anti-vax at the Vatican? You might lose your job
(Nicole Winfield, Religion News Service)
Toward a new jurisprudential consensus: Common good originalism
(Josh Hammer, Public Discourse: The Journal of the Witherspoon Institute)
India: Government policies, actions target minorities
(Human Rights Watch)
Delhi High Court directs authorities to register marriage of interfaith couple
(Poonam Sharma, India Today)
India: father, brother among 4 held for killing woman for wanting to marry outside religion
(The Indian Express)
A year later, UAE govt grants birth certificate to interfaith couple’s child
(Hindustan Times)
India: Hindu nationalists injure Christians in ‘pre-planned’ attack on church construction site
(Leah MarieAnn Klett, The Christian Post)
Catholics fearful over 'hounding' of young Indian activists
(Bijay Kumar Minj, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Development, good governance don't know religion, caste, creed: PM Modi
(Deccan Herald)
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