Law and Religion Headlines
Monday, 9 March 2020
Filipino bishops say abuse of women is an 'affront to God'
(Catholic News Agency)
Hearing delayed in lawsuit over teacher's firing for same-sex marriage
(Catholic News Agency)
Mountain couriers brave bullets along Iran-Iraq border
(Dana Taib Menmy, Al-Monitor: Iraq Pulse)
In Moscow, Hamas offers 4 plans for Palestinian unity
(Ahmad Abu Amer, Al-Monitor: Palestine Pulse)
Former Turkish minister establishes party to challenge Erdogan
(Ayla Jean Yackley, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)
Sunday, 8 March 2020
School closes gender-neutral bathroom after alleged sexual assault
(Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post)
Saudi travel ban slams Egypt's religious tourism industry
(Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
How Turkey's soldiers and spies saved the day in Syria
(Barin Kayaoglu, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)
Approved by the State but not allowed to function
(Wang Anyang, Bitter Winter: A Magazine on Religious Liberty and Human Rights in China)
Saturday, 7 March 2020
International Women's Day Events
International Women's Day 2020: History, strikes and celebrations
(BBC News)
When is International Women's Day 2020? Date, theme and the main UK events for IWD
(Lynn Rusk, inews UK)
Scottish Episcopal Church updates Coronavirus (COVID-19) guidance – 6 March
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Friday, 6 March 2020
CONTEST, deadline 6 March 2019: Annual Religious Liberty Essay Scholarship Contest
(Baptist Joint Commission for Religious Liberty)
Religions for Peace Launches 2020-2025 Strategic Plan
(Religions Peace)
Xinjiang Camps: A book exposes CCP's lies
(Serikzhan Bilash, Bitter Winter: A Magazine on Religious Liberty and Human Rights in China)
Atlanta Jews lead interfaith anti-hate lobby
(Paula Baroff, Atlanta Jewish Times)
The Religious Discrimination Bill and legal practitioners
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)
Coronavirus fears put a halt to the Muslim pilgrimage of umrah – but not yet the hajj
(Ken Chitwood, The Conversation)
Why it took Congress 40 years to pass a bill acknowledging the Armenian genocide
(Eldad Ben Aharon, The Conversation)
Argument: Modi's India is racing to a point of no return
(Kapil Komireddi, Foreign Policy)
What The Satanic Temple is and why it’s opening a debate about religion
(Joseph P. Laycock, The Conversation)
High school football coach's complaint over on-field prayer ban is dismissed
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Court: Bremerton Schools did not violate Kennedy's religious rights
(Andrew Binion, Kitsap Sun)
Singapore Parliament: New portal to provide more support for couples considering divorce
(Theresa Tan, Straits Times)
Gibraltar divided ahead of abortion referendum
(AFP)
MLAs share emotional stories as Nova Scotia considers abortion bubble zones
(Taryn Grant, CBC News)
Brazil’s Church-State relationship still frosty after govt. minister’s outreach to bishops
(Eduardo Campos Lima, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Religious polarization: Is India following Pakistan's path?
(Atif Tauqeer, Deutsche Welle)
Why Delhi police did nothing to stop attacks on Muslims
(Hartosh Singh Bal, The New York Times)
Ecclesiastical court judgments – February (II)
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Rights groups sound alarm on religion-minded Pompeo commission
(Josh Russell, Courthouse News Service)
Have Iraqi religious centers contributed to the spread of coronavirus?
(Lujain Elbaldawi, Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East)
Canada: Church membership a matter of contract?
(Barry W. Bussey, Canadian Council of Christian Charities: Intersection)
Church’s EU Office invited ambassadors of American and Caribbean dountries to discuss human dignity
(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints European Office)
Jewish leaders: Nazi flag at Sanders rally further proof of rise in anti-Semitism
(Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service)
Thursday, 5 March 2020
EVENT, 5-7 March 2020: International Moot Court Competition in Law and Religion in Rome
(European Academy of Religion)
Promoting freedom of religion or belief and gender equality in the context of the sustainable development goals
(Marie Juul Petersen, The Danish Institute for Human Rights)
Ten cases of coronavirus contracted in 'megachurch' in France
(Malo Tresca, La Croix International)
Congolese bishops hold session on the protection of minors
(Lucie Starr, La Croix International)
Sant'Egidio seeks France's ongoing help for migrants
(Arnaud Bevilacqua, La Croix International)
Virginia becomes 20th state to ban conversion therapy
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Virginia is first Southern state to ban conversion therapy for minors
(Sandra E. Garcia, The New York Times)
West Virginia legislature enacts law to permit courses on the Bible
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Bible bill heads to governor’s desk (WV)
(Metro News)
USCIRF hearing on Citizenship Laws and Religious Freedom
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
The Holy See slams UN Report on religious freedom
(Andrea Gagliarducci, Catholic News Agency)
Transgender man Freddy McConnell appeals decision not to be named father
(BBC News)
Hong Kong’s homophobic public housing policy ruled unconstitutional and unlawful by High Court
(Rachel Wong, Hong Kong Free Press)
Tokyo court rules same-sex common-law couple has marriage legal protections
(The Mainichi)
Worries over virus prompt changes in many worship services
(Associated Press)
Kentucky school district removes Bible verse display
(Associated Press)
China-made phones, tablets tainted by coerced Uighur labor
(Dake Kang and Yanan Wang, Associated Press)
BJC urges Supreme Court to affirm that RFRA permits monetary damage awards
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Congo bishops say corruption continues under new regime
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Former Irish president threatens to quit Catholic Church over Vanier revelations
(Charles Collins, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
UN report on gender equality attacks religious freedom, says official
(Carol Glatz, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Conditions of possibility for religious freedom
(Benjamin Marcus, Religious Freedom Center, Freedom Forum Institute)
Fourth Jehovah's Witness since 2017 imprisoned for six years
(Mediazona, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Jehovah's Witnesses member from Yalta fined 400,000 rubles
(Interfax-Religion)
Jehovah's Witnesses member from Crimea sentenced to 6 years in penal colony
(Interfax-Religion)
Crimea: "Unjustifiable to jail someone for reading the Bible"
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
Church in Wales updates Coronavirus (COVID-19) guidance – 5 March
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Church of England updates Coronavirus (COVID-19) guidance – 5 March
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Ecclesiastical court judgments – February (I)
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity closes over Covid-19 fears ahead of Easter
(Jewish News)
To the victim, belong the spoils of (this) law (Australia)
(Dara MacDonald, The Australian)
Security for houses of worship: The law, and practical steps to take
(Barry Black and Lane Paulsen, law.com)
In Congress, an assault on religious liberty, in the name of LGBT rights
(John Hirschauer, National Review)
The Justices punt on religious liberty
(Nathan Lewin, The Wall Street Journal - Opinion)
Egypt bans Shiite websites to deter extremist ideologies
(Menna A. Farouk, Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East)
Archbishop in India condemns removal of Jesus statue from Christian cemetery
(Nirmala Carvalho, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Albany, NY becomes third city to condemn India’s citizenship laws
(Aysha Khan, Religion News Service)
Faith-fueled satellite TV combats coronavirus ‘wave of fear’
(Press Release, Religion News Service)
How we respond to coronavirus outbreaks may depend on what we want from religion
(Jamie Aten, Religion News Service)
Wednesday, 4 March 2020
EVENT, 4 March 2020: USCIRF Hearing on Citizenship Laws and Religious Freedom
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Fleeing coronavirus and finding our mortality
(Tara Isabella Burton, RNS Column: Religion Remixed)
Islamic State-Inspired knife attack exposes the vulnerability of the Maldives
(Animesh Roul, The Jamestown Foundation)
Maldives: State of play of the criminalisation of religious activities
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Israelis just voted against the two state solution
(Abe Silberstein, Forward Opinion)
The dam is breaking for LGBT acceptance in the Orthodox world
(Matthew Schultz, Forward Opinion)
Abortion could be legalised in Argentina - the first major Latin American country to do so
(Alice Hall, The Telegraph)
Colombia was close to legalizing abortion. Instead, a top court kept restrictions in place.
(Miriam Berger, The Washington Post)
Colombia's Constitutional Court rules against legalizing abortion in first 16 weeks of pregnancy
(Reuters World News)
Colombia court upholds law restricting access to abortion
(Associated Press)
India: Bill for extending upper limit of abortion to 24 weeks introduced in Lok Sabha
(PTI, The Hindu)
At AIPAC, Bloomberg pledges to combat anti-Semitism, supports two-state solution
(Aaron Bandler, Jewish Journal)
Israeli Ambassador tells AIPAC that Israel will 'be America's most important ally in the 21st century'
(Aaron Bandler, Jewish Journal)
Pence says at AIPAC, 'Anti-Zionism is anti-Semitism' is gov't policy
(Aaron Bandler, Jewish Journal)
At AIPAC, UK Chief Rabbi urges American Jews to unite against anti-Semitism
(Aaron Bandler)
Who won Israel's third election and who lost
(David Suissa, Jewish Journal Roundtable)
The gay rights movement has an anti-Semitism problem
(Blake Flayton, Jewish Journal)
Catholic voters ignored by Democrats at their own peril
(Thomas Reese SJ, RNS Column: Signs of the Times)
Malaysia takes a turn to the right, and many of its people are worried
(James Chin, The Conversation)
Pete Buttigieg’s candidacy meant a lot to LGBTQ Christians like me: He showed Americans that sexuality, gender identity, and faith weren’t mutually exclusive.
(Guthrie Graves-Fitzsimmons, Vox)
Clerics of different faiths to launch united protest against Delhi violence
(Millennium Post)
Religious leaders join interfaith dialogue to end local communist armed conflict
(Philippine Information Agency)
Dispatch: India's Muslims accuse police of targeted killings
(Anchal Vohra, Foreign Policy)
Schools don’t feel like safe spaces for LGBT teachers
(Catherine Lee, The Conversation)
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