Law and Religion Headlines
Wednesday, 29 November 2023
CEC webinar focuses on the need for safety and security for religious communities
(Conference of European Churches)
Alleged assassination plot against Sikh separatist could hamper India-U.S. relations
(Saira Bano, The Conversation)
Stung by anti-Israel protests and hate, many Jews are reasserting their identity
(Michele Chabin, Religion News Service)
USCIRF releases report on national level anti-conversion laws around the world
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Burkino Faso: Unable to go to church: Burkina Faso's Christians living under threat of attacks
(Tonny Onyulo, Sight)
ECHR begins hearing right-to-die case of Hungarian lawyer
(Balkan Insight)
New documentary offers a peek into the triumphs and struggles of Muslim chaplains in US military
(Mariam Fam, Associated Press)
Antisemitic incidents in Germany rose by 320% after Hamas attacked Israel, a monitoring group says
(Kirsten Grieshaber, Associated Press)
Kapparot protesters lose suit against city
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Protecting People from Their Own Religious Communities: Jane Doe in Church and State
(Eugene Volokh, Journal of Law and Religion)
Kyrgyzstan: Repressive draft new Religion Law out for public discussion
(Felix Corley and Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18 News Service)
Canada: Churches prepare report for Canada’s Universal Periodic Review
(World Council of Churches)
Head of Tibet’s government-in-exile meets with Canadian lawmakers
(Radio Free Asia)
New Zealand: Māori atheism on the rise: the legacy of colonisation is driving a decline in traditional Christian beliefs
(Masoumeh Sara Rahmani and Peter Adds, The Conversation)
Kansas clergy place faith in state legislators embracing ‘moral truth’ of Medicaid expansion
(Tim Carpenter, Word & Way)
Malawi: Africa’s Wall Street quiets Christian worship
(Nyasha Bhobo, Christianity Today)
Nigeria: Strengthening collaborations to end religiously motivated violence
(United Religions Initiative)
Nigeria: In wake of killing and arrest, Nigerian prelate blasts blasphemy laws
(Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
GOP AGs blast Biden admin for foster care plan they say would effectively ban Christians
(Brianna Herlihy, Fox News)
Largest ever religion & work survey
(Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
Jewish groups sue over Berkeley law student organizations' antisemitic policies
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Justice Department files statement of interest supporting Oregon church’s free meal program
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Bethlehem pastors arrive in DC, urge lawmakers to embrace cease-fire, peace plan
(Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service)
Poll: Less than half of Jewish college students feel safe on campus
(Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service)
India: Nun aims to mobilize 100,000 sisters in India in fight against human trafficking
(Nirmala Carvalho, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
US, Japanese bishops hail UN summit on prohibiting nukes as ‘journey toward hope’
(John Lavenburg, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
‘Ultimately, we are alone’: Schumer calls out antisemitism on the left in a speech on the Senate floor
(Ron Kampeas, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Texas man sentenced for antisemitic hate crime after seeking to burn down synagogue
(U.S. Department of Justice)
Where does religion fit in a religiously pluralistic country?
(Russell Shaw, National Catholic Register)
Russia: Fourth post-prison Jehovah's Witness deportation
(Victoria Arnold, Forum 18 News Service)
Freedom of religion, there is something rotten in France’s mind
(Juan Sanchez Gil, The European Times)
Religious accommodation and its limits
(Farrah Raza, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
Indonesia: ISORA R20 Forum, President: Religion plays a role in creating world peace
(Hidayat Salam and Mawar Kusuma Wulan, Kompas)
Rule of law protects democracy, pope says
(Cindy Wooden, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Sri Lankan cardinal warns of threat to freedom of speech
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
Ethiopian church leaders meet at Ecumenical Institute at Bossey
(World Council of Churches)
Position paper on EU legislation on Labour Migration released by the Christian Group on Migration and Asylum
(The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE))
Biden Administration federal funding rule change threatens religious liberty
(Rick Plasterer, Juicy Ecumenism, Institute on Religion and Democracy)
Church of England Bishop introduces Bill to allow humanitarian visas for those seeking asylum
(The Church of England)
Facts not “visions” required for faculty
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Cambridge University history dept promotes ‘Anti-Zionism’ online panel
(Michelle Rosenberg, Jewish News)
How Parthenon sculptures sparked a diplomatic row between Greece and UK
(Al Jazeera)
The International Association of Scientologists’ 39th Anniversary—and a protest that failed
(Willy Fautré, Bitter Winter)
A religious revolution is under way in the Middle East
(The Economist)
Kenya: Inter-Religious Council of Kenya launches social intelligence report
(Kenya News Agency)
Brazil: Religious manifestations x law of silence: how to reconcile (Portuguese)
(Carla Hummel, Jornal Cidade)
Brazil: The issue of religious intolerance from the perspective of Brazilian law (Portuguese)
(Letícia Santos Silva, Portal Invest NE)
Brazil: Seventh-day Adventists, religious freedom and interfaith dialogue (Portuguese)
(Heron Santana IASD, IASD)
Argentina: November 25th: National Religious Freedom Day (Spanish)
(Aciera)
Chile: Rector of the UC for conscientious objection in a constitutional proposal: “It is at the level of religious freedom and it does not hurt to put it in the Constitution” (Spanish)
(Shelmmy Carvajal, La Tercera)
Tuesday, 28 November 2023
VIRTUAL COURSE, November - December 2023: Religious Engagement in Peacebuilding (Instructor-Led)
(The United States Institute of Peace)
WEBINAR, 28 November 2023 (11AM ET): USCIRF Conversation: Threats to Religious Sites in Turkey
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Monday, 27 November 2023
Vanuatu: “A motivating force of love”: Interfaith gathering at Vanuatu Temple inspires hope
(Bahá’í World News Service)
The Democratic Republic of the Congo works to improve religious freedom for Christians
(Joseph Hammond, Religion Unplugged)
India: BJP leader charged with hate speech in Telangana
(CSW: Everyone Free to Believe)
India: Secularism must be followed by all religious communities and citizens: Justice MR Shah
(Narsi Benwal, Bar and Bench)
Australia: Fourteen members of Toowoomba religious group front court over death of eight-year-old Elizabeth Struhs
(Alex Brewster and Cindy Wockner, ABC News Australia)
Jewish, Islamic groups back up Catholic school in lawsuit challenging new Michigan law
(Brianna Herlihy, Fox News)
Australia: Voluntary assisted dying is now available in all Australian states. How do the NSW laws compare?
(Casey Michelle Haining, Ben White, Katrine del Villar, and Lindy Wilmott, The Conversation)
Australia: New NSW “religious vilification” law
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)
Australia: What happened to our secular state? Opinion
(Michael Dove, Central Western Daily)
Around the web - 27 November 2023
(Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)
The Oxford Handbook of Christianity and Law
(Edited by John Witte, Jr. and Rafael Domingo, Oxford University Press)
How do Americans think about chaplains?
(Wendy Cadge, London School of Economics Religion and Global Society Blog)
Faith in action: Jewish, Christian, and Muslim solidarity for just peace in times of conflict (video)
(Harvard Divinity School)
Violence against women and girls today: one killed every 11 minutes
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)
With antisemitism rising as the Israel-Hamas war rages, Europe’s Jews worry
(Jamey Keaten And Laurie Kellman, Associated Press)
Tens of thousands march against antisemitism in London including UK ex-Prime Minister Boris Johnson
(Sylvia Hui, Associated Press)
Law and religion roundup – 26th November
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Articles of interest - 27 November 2023
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Abortion concerns once delayed a major religious freedom law. Now, they’re back in the spotlight
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News)
Antisemitism in Germany: A 'lack of empathy?'
(Torsten Landsberg | Nadine Wojcik, Deutsche Welle)
Religious leaders call on Congress to pass aid to Israel
(Lauren Sforza, The Hill)
Member of Md. hate-crime task force suspended for anti-Israel remarks
(Katie Shepherd, The Washington Post)
Fighting antisemitism and Islamophobia in one breath
(Elyse Wechterman, Religion News Service)
Religious leaders joined Ukraine's military and political leadership in prayer for Holodomor victims
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Peruvian bishops hail new law that specifies the rights of the unborn child
(Diego Lopez Marina, Catholic News Agency)
Want freedom to criticize China, Palestine, Mexico, etc.? Protect criticism of Israel
(Eugene Volokh, The Volokh Conspiracy)
How people around the world view same-sex marriage
(Sneha Gubbala, Jacob Poushter and Christine Huang, Pew Research Center)
Vietnam: Authorities attack Buddhist community during language class at a temple
(CSW: Everyone Free to Believe)
Church in Slovakia built with support from Hungarian government
(Hungary Today)
Indonesia: Government offices in Indonesia can now be used as temporary places of worship
(International Christian Concern)
Sweden's prime minister condemns far-right call to demolish mosques
(AFP, Euronews)
N.J. law enforcement, religious leaders review threat landscape and discuss security measures at houses of worship
(David Matthau, WHYY and NPR)
Ventura County man sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for making death threats to a nonprofit and reproductive health centers
(U.S. Department of Justice)
The challenges of being a religious scientist
(Christopher P. Scheitle, The Conversation)
Indonesian VP encourages Muslims in Slovakia to promote moderate Islam
(Tempo)
Legal Journal Number 2 (19): November (Spanish)
(Observatorio de Libertad Religiosa de América Latina y El Caribe)
Most trusted charities? Veterans groups. Who's failing? Religious organizations
(Jim Rendon, The Chronicle of Philanthropy)
Friday, 24 November 2023
Oklahoma Christian leaders seek to join suit opposing state-funded Catholic school
(Fiona André, Religion News Service)
Appeals court upholds denial of unemployment benefits to health care worker who was denied religious exemption from vaccine mandate
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Is Thanksgiving a religious holiday?
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News)
The Netherlands’ longtime ruling party says it won’t join a new government following far-right’s win
(Mike Corder, Associated Press)
Dutch election: Anti-Islam populist Wilders set for big win
(Paul Kirby and Anna Holligan, BBC News)
Iran's women defend themselves against state violence
(Shabnam von Hein and Shora Azarnoush, Deutsche Welle)
Iran: UN resolution notes ‘increasing’ religious-freedom restrictions in Iran
(Article 18)
Red Wednesday message
(Twitter, Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon)
European churches colour red for persecuted Christians
(Christian Network Europe)
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