Law and Religion Headlines
Friday, 21 June 2024
New Louisiana law requiring classrooms to display Ten Commandments churns old political conflicts
(Kevin McGill and Sara Cline, Associated Press)
FFRF, coalition to file lawsuit against new Louisiana 10 Commandments law
(Freedom From Religion Foundation)
Communication bridges differences at the 9th Annual Interfaith Solidarity March
(Scientology)
Major Archbishop Shevchuk says Ukraine’s freedom is essential for religious freedom
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
The 2024 General Election manifestos on the Prevent Duty and extremism
(Rebecca Riedel, Law & Religion UK)
Canterbury Cathedral to offer Prayers of Love and Faith for same-sex couples
(Canterbury Cathedral)
Nigel Farage comments worrying for Muslims, says community leader
(The Independent)
Colorado town faces religious liberty lawsuit after cracking down on church's shelter ministry for homeless
(Taylor Penley, Fox News)
Americans want values-based foreign policy
(Knox Thames, The Fletcher Forum of World Affairs)
South Africa: Parental rights discussion (video)
(YouTube Video, Freedom of Religion South Africa (FOR SA))
Free speech and how Christianity in Ireland will be persecuted under hate speech laws
(Theo McDonald, The Irish Catholic)
Mexico: Peace must be a priority, say Catholic leaders on anniversary of priests’ violent deaths in Mexico
(María Teresa Hernández, Associated Press)
Wheeler Trucking to pay $65,000 to resolve EEOC discrimination and retaliation lawsuit
(U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission)
Brazilian Supreme Court justice accuses bishops of ‘disinformation’ on marijuana debate
(Eduardo Campos Lima, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
German government reports rise in extremist crimes, partly due to Israel-Hamas war
(Toby Axelrod, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Russia: Heavy prison terms for 9 Jehovah’s Witnesses in the occupied territory of Crimea
(Willy Fautré, The European Times)
Russia: Who ordered torture of Jehovah's Witness prisoner of conscience?
(Victoria Arnold, Forum 18 News Service)
New report, side event highlight faith actors and their role in civic space
(World Council of Churches)
Nigeria: MURIC urges Kwara government to protect rights of female Muslims
(The Guardian)
In Nigeria, churches stride forward together in response to HIV and AIDS
(World Council of Churches)
Macedonian courts’ failure to recognize rights and balance interests concerning adoption in the case of Mitrevska v. North Macedonia
(Vesna Stefanovska, Strasbourg Observers)
One Sunday, the new NATO leader, Mark Rutte, preached in the church about the talents from Matthew 25
(Bart-Jan Spruyt, Christian Network Europe)
Tajikistan: Hijab ban: Know all details and reasons behind government’s decision here
(Organiser)
Israelis are getting religion, in spite of a coercive Chief Rabbinate
(Kenneth Brander, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
How churches are stepping up to fill the affordable housing gap
(Sydney Jezik, Deseret News)
Nicaragua: Cardinal Leopoldo Brenes attends masses under surveillance of the Sandinista Police (Spanish)
(Nicaragua Actual)
9th Circuit reverses dismissal of suit challenging refusal to grant religious exemptions to vaccine mandate
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Court says EEOC exceeded its authority in new rules under Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Thursday, 20 June 2024
EVENT, 20 June 2024: Religious Freedom Annual Review: Becoming Peacemakers Through Supporting Religious Freedom and Pluralism (Provo, UT, USA)
(International Center for Law and Religion Studies (ICLRS), Brigham Young University)
Wednesday, 19 June 2024
Statement by President Joe Biden on the occasion of Eid al-Adha
(The White House)
Court protects Catholic ministries from federal abortion mandate
(Becket)
Probe finds two universities failed to protect Jewish, Muslim students
(Laura Meckler, The Washington Post)
Protecting fundamental rights: The EU’s demands for China to respect freedom of religion
(CAP Liberté de Conscience)
Reflecting on state cooperation with religion in Europe
(Silvia Meseguer Velasco, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
EVENT, 19 June 2024 (10AM GMT+1): The effectiveness of human rights in a multilevel legal order under threat? (Nijmegen, Netherlands)
(Jasper Krommendijk, Radboud University)
Around the web - 17 June 2024
(Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)
Indigenous and African-descent Religious Leaders meet in Belém, Brazil to discuss issues with IF20, part of G20 Social
(G20 Interfaith Forum)
China: Hundreds of Uyghur village names change
(Human Rights Watch)
Sunday school – Monday through Friday: Oklahoma joins states with ‘release time’ laws letting K-12 kids leave school for religious lessons
(Charles J. Russo, The Conversation)
United Nations takes a step to combat Srebrenica genocide denial
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Religion Unplugged)
9th Circuit: Homeowner's intrusive Christmas display at center of fragmented decision on Fair Housing Act claims
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
With world’s highest rates of religiously unaffiliated, East Asia remains spiritually vibrant
(Chloë-Arizona Fodor, Religion News Service)
Cake shop owner asks Colorado Supreme Court to find he was right to refuse transgender birthday cake order
(Amanda Pampuro, Courthouse News Service)
Freedom of religion or belief and the UK general election: what do the manifestos say?
(FoRB in Full: A blog by CSW)
Illegal disposal of pews: Church of St Michael, Bath, Twerton-on-Avon
(Shirani Herbert, Law & Religion UK)
Clergy Discipline Commission: Annual Report 2024
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Building inclusive cities: Addressing urbanization, migration, and gender inequality at the KAICIID Global Dialogue Forum
(KAICIID Dialogue Centre)
Annunciation House lawyer says Texas' lawsuit attacks Catholic religious liberty
(Kate Scanlon, National Catholic Register)
The relationship between religion and politics in America (podcast)
(Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission)
"Yes in God's backyard"—a useful, but limited form of housing deregulation
(Ilya Somin, Reason)
Russian pressure weighs heavily on Bulgarian church election
(Andreja Bogdanovski, Balkan Insight)
Jews and Christians together
(Ian Speir, Juicy Ecumenism, Institute on Religion and Democracy)
Iran: Eight Christians sentenced to combined 45 years in prison
(Article 18)
Required religious release policy for schools pushed at Ohio Statehouse hearing
(Natalie Fahmy, NBC 4i News)
Twenty-five years of bipartisan support for international religious freedom
(Abraham Cooper and Frederick A. Davie, The Washington Times)
Victory for Mark Janny, Colorado man jailed for refusing to attend Christian worship services while on parole
(Americans United for Separation of Church and State)
Tuesday, 18 June 2024
VIRTUAL EVENT, 18 June 2024 (9AM ET): Religious freedom and integral human development: a new global platform
(Atlantic Council)
Monday, 17 June 2024
Australia's Albanese, China's Li hold talks on trade, rights
(Kirsty Needham, Reuters)
Australia: Queensland government accused of cowing to Christian Lobby on anti-discrimination bill
(Ben Smee, The Guardian)
This Protestant church in Rome loses legal battle against tax authorities
(Chiara Lamberti, Christian Network Europe)
Readout of President Biden’s meeting with His Holiness Pope Francis
(The White House)
Steel calls for accountability for religious freedom violations in Vietnam
(Michelle Steel, U.S. House of Representatives)
India: Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets Pope Francis and invites him to visit India
(Agenzia Fides)
India slowly expands protections for ostracized interfaith, mixed-caste couples
(Priyadarshini Sen, Religion News Service)
Nicaragua: Religious freedom and Latin America: Murillo’s rhetoric — backed by Ortega’s mano dura — confronts identity and dignity in Nicaragua
(Emily A. Cole, London School of Economics Religion and Global Society Blog)
Religion Watch, Volume 39 No. 7
(Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion)
1A in action: Imam Ossama Bahloul and fighting for the right to worship
(Freedom Forum)
Global Interfaith Monitor No. 24
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
The hollowing out of an American church
(Joseph Bottum, National Review)
Articles of interest - 17 June 2024
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Nigeria: Popular cleric Fr Mbaka urges government action on minimum wage deadlock to prevent crisis
(Linet Maina, Catholic Information Service for Africa)
China: Henan's new approach: The Sinicization of weddings and funerals
(China Aid)
China: Religious persecution and issues – Bimonthly Digest June 01-15
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Mexico: No solution for Protestant families after fifty days of displacement
(CSW: Everyone Free to Believe)
Judge rejects religious leaders' challenge of Missouri abortion ban
(Heather Hollingsworth, ABC News)
State judges cannot revise a church court decision that violated the church’s own rules
(Massimo Introvigne, Bitter Winter)
Kenya president joins Pope Francis in calling for end of conflicts in Africa
(Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Pope Francis urges G7 leaders to prioritize human dignity in AI development
(Inno Flores, Tech Times)
Canada’s last remaining faith reporter reflects the past, and future, of religion (podcast)
(Not That Kind of Rabbi, The Canadian Jewish News)
Pakistani Taliban announce a 3-day cease-fire with security forces on Eid al-Adha holiday
(Associated Press)
Stop bullying religious schools
(Timothy Cardinal Dolan, Compact)
DRC: ISIS kills dozens of Christians in DRC; churches close after latest attacks
(Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post)
The questionable “extraterritoriality” of Switzerland’s jurisdiction in the Semenya case (ECtHR)
(Sarah Thin, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)
Evangelical Christians more likely to avoid issue of racial injustice following murder of George Floyd
(Rice University)
Religion and spirituality in East Asian societies
(Jonathan Evans, Alan Cooperman, Kelsey Jo Starr, Manolo Corichi, William Miner, Kirsten Lesage, Pew Research Center)
Israel: Uproar over bill intended to increase religious party's control over rabbinical establishment
(Eliav Breuer, The Jerusalem Post)
2,500 Gazans unable to perform Hajj due to Israeli occupation of Rafah crossing: Official
(Middle East Monitor)
Over 40k Muslims pray at Al-Aqsa to mark 1st day of Eid al-Adha
(Muslim Mirror)
The Head of State discussed humanitarian support for Ukraine with the Ecumenical Patriarch
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
The President met with Pope Francis
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Russia tries to erase evangelical churches from occupied Ukraine
(Matthew Luxmoore, The Wall Street Journal)
Russia: Religious persecution and issues – Bimonthly Digest June 01-15
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Archbishop urges voters not to miss June 18 registration deadline
(The Church of England)
Jews are more common in sports than imagined. So is antisemitism.
(Keith Kahn-Harris, Jewish News)
Law and religion roundup – 16th June
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
General Synod July 2024: GS Misc Papers
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Geography impacts religion formation – Rizvan Huseynov
(Azərbaycan24)
Podcast: Utah: Why politics give Gen Z the ick
(KUER)
New wave of violence erupts against Christians in the Indian state of Manipur
(Ganesh Rajaraman, Religion Unplugged)
Transparency of the House of Bishops
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
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