Law and Religion Headlines
Friday, 11 August 2023
Parliament of the World's Religions seeks understanding and action
(Jason DeRose, NPR)
Rohingya: At least 23 dead, 30 missing after boat sinks
(Jonathan Head, BBC News)
Supreme Court goes postal: A rapid response to Groff v. DeJoy
(YouTube Video, ABA Section of Civil Rights and Social Justice)
Defending belief for all
(Knox Thames)
Mexican high court finds ex-congressman guilty of ‘gender-based political violence’ over tweet
(Daniel Payne, Catholic News Agency)
Hare Krishna in the Twenty-First Century
(Angela R. Burt, Cambridge University Press)
Religious parents fight sex and gender storybook mandate in court
(Becket)
Advancing freedom of religion or belief: The impact of IPPFORB'S network in 2022
(International Panel of Parliamentarians for Freedom of Religion or Belief (IPPFoRB))
From Christian temperance to D.A.R.E. — the war on drugs has its roots in white Christian nationalism
(Andrew Monteith, Religion Dispatches)
Justice after War: Jus Post Bellum in the 21st Century
(David Chiwon Kwon, Catholic University of America Press)
Iran: A year ago, an Iranian woman’s death sparked hijab protests. Now businesses are a new battleground
(Nasser Karimi and Jon Gambrell, Associated Press)
Expelled church members' claims barred by statute of limitations
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
11th Circuit: PLRA exhaustion requirement does not include filing of rule change petition
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Canada: Suit by Christian ministry says Quebec wrongly cancelled its use of convention center
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Canada: Harvest Ministries suing Québec government for forcing event cancellation
(Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms)
Canada's top court refuses appeal from B.C. churches protesting COVID-19 restrictions
(CBC News)
Nation and religion in Judaism
(Artur Abramovych, The European Conservative)
Liberty for some … but not all
(Steve West and Mary Reichard, World)
Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with a representative of the Ecumenical Patriarchate
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Commission for Racial Justice: Summary of 3rd Report
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
“Luminous and obscure”: Into the depths of Constitutional meaning
(Perry Dane, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
World Youth Day highlights: KAICIID engages with Pope Francis and leads grassroots activities
(KAICIID Dialogue Centre)
Sikh recruit makes Marine Corps history, completing boot camp with turban, beard
(Mark A. Kellner, The Washington Times)
Vietnam govt approves parish for ethnic Hmong Catholics
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
South Africa: WCC general secretary meets with South African president Cyril Ramaphosa to discuss local and global peace
(World Council of Churches)
Why are Scandinavian countries the centre of Quran burnings?
(Christian Network Europe)
Malaysia: No more riding on religious sentiment after Aug 12 said PM
(Radzi Razak, The Malaysian Reserve)
Indonesia: Arbiters of truth or blasphemy?
(The Jakarta Post)
India: MP makes 1st conviction under religious freedom law
(The Times of India)
Staged videos fuel religious hate and misogyny in India
(Akhil Ranjan, BBC News)
India's hardline Hindus oppose construction of church
(Bijay Kumar Minj, Union of Catholic Asian News)
India's religious violence: What's behind raging clashes?
(Murali Krishnan, Deutsche Welle)
India: Polygamy not fundamental to Islam; banning it will not violate religious freedom: Expert Panel
(Aasha Khosa, Awaz-The Voice)
Thursday, 10 August 2023
WEBINAR, 10 August 2023 (6PM GMT): Providing Refuge for Climate Refugees in International Law
(International Academy for Multicultural Cooperation)
Wednesday, 9 August 2023
Rep. Matt Gaetz to introduce ‘National Prayer In School Act’
(Henry Rodgers, Rep. Matt Gaetz)
Vietnam says there are no Montagnards in its Central Highlands
(Radio Free Asia)
Viet president meets bishops, strengthens ties
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
Investigating the 'spiritual healers' sexually abusing women
(Hanan Razek, BBC News)
Pakistan: UN Security Council condemns Pakistan suicide attack; calls for strong action against terrorism regardless of motivation
(Arul Louis, South Asia Monitor)
Blurring political lines: A dispute over school curricula in Maryland shows how American Muslims defy binary partisan thinking
(Maggie Phillips, Tablet Magazine)
Iran: USCIRF condemns recent arrests and jailing of Baha’is in Iran
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Southwest will appeal judge's ruling requiring 'religious liberty training'
(Daniel Wiessner, Reuters)
August 2023 Newsletter
(The Association of Religion Data Archives)
How India’s religious violence is becoming a problem for American politicians
(Richa Karmarkar, Religion News Service)
House Republicans back Finnish Christians facing retrial for hate speech
(Mark A. Kellner, The Washington Times)
Suit against tech giant shines light on U.S. complicity in Chinese torture
(Susan Crabtree, Real Clear Politics)
FSIA precludes suit against Hungary for property confiscated from its Jewish population in Holocaust
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Indian pastor attacked for alleged religious conversion
(Bijay Kumar Minj, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Biden admin hijacks pregnant-workers law to impose illegal abortion mandate
(Alliance Defending Freedom)
Couple sues Massachusetts after being rejected as foster parents due to Catholic beliefs
(Dennis Romboy, Deseret News)
World Cup: Benzina's hijab a symbol for inclusivity
(Janek Speight, Deutsche Welle)
Israel: Herzog, police chief meet Christian leaders to condemn attacks on community
(Lazar Berman, The Times of Israel)
Australia will refer to West Bank as ‘Occupied Palestinian Territories’ in policy change
(Shira Li Bartov, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Why DEI programs can’t address campus antisemitism
(Tammi Rossman-Benjamin, SAPIR)
Niger: African bishops oppose military intervention to end coup in Niger
(Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Pope announces flurry of diplomatic activity in coming months
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Kyrgyzstan: Fear of state reprisals for registration applications grows
(Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18 News Service)
Mind-blowing statistics: Four dramatic shifts in American faith over the past 50 years
(Ryan Burge, GetReligion)
Charity Commission inquiry: Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Britain
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Third Biannual Report Archbishops’ Commission for Racial Justice
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Website set up for Alderney Nazi death camp review
(Andrew Segal and Ben Chapple, BBC News)
Russia, Cassation confirms a two years and six months sentence of a Jehovah’s Witness
(Willy Fautré, The European Times)
In Ukraine's east, a shrapnel-scarred monastery is caught up in war and religious rivalry
(Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty)
Metropolitan of the UOC MP sentenced to 5 years in prison for anti-state activities
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
The right to conscientious objection under martial law in Ukraine
(Illia Roskoshnyi, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
Dublin’s dilemma
(John Duggan, First Things)
Helping people displaced by climate change in international law
(Sherrie Steiner, G20 Interfaith Forum Blog)
China: Even Taoists are being “Sinicized”: shanghai hosted the “First Forum on Sinicization of Taoism”
(He Yuyan, Bitter Winter)
China: Cross demolition continues in Zhejiang Province
(ChinaAid)
Canada: Christian group sues Quebec government for blocking convention over abortion concerns
(Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press)
Canada: This booming GTA sports league for women comes with modesty rules and prayer breaks
(Noor Javed, Toronto Star)
Colombia: WCC keynote address: “Could Colombia’s peace process be an inspiration to the rest of the world?”
(World Council of Churches)
A threat to the Chaldean Patriarchate is a threat to all Christians in Iraq
(Scott Morgan, Juicy Ecumenism, Institute on Religion and Democracy)
Minsk authorities continue to bother New Life Church
(Christian Network Europe)
Norway provides subsidy for maintenance of old churches
(Christian Network Europe)
Denmark and Sweden's commitment to free speech is wilting in the face of Quran burnings
(Jacob Mchangama, Time)
Religious objections over pronouns test High Court’s new stance
(George Weykamp, Bloomberg Law)
Quran burning: A prelude to Muslim Holocaust?
(Kubra Solmaz, TRT World)
Tuesday, 8 August 2023
EVENT/WEBINAR, 8-10 August 2023: II Simpósio Brasileiro de Liberdade Religiosa
(International Center for Law and Religion Studies (ICLRS), Brigham Young University)
Monday, 7 August 2023
Why are North Texas churches being targeted by violence? Experts weigh in
(Joy Ashford, The Dallas Morning News)
Republicans push to reinstate Trump-era religious exemption policy for contractors
(Cami Mondeaux, Washington Examiner)
Around the web - 7 August 2023
(Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)
Anti-Christian violence growing in Jerusalem
(Chris Tomlinson, The European Conservative)
India: ‘How will any Muslim feel safe?’ Spate of attacks increases tensions in India
(Hannah Ellis-Petersen and Aakash Hassan, The Guardian)
India: HC seeks Centre, Delhi govt's stand on PIL for removal of unauthorised religious structures
(Devdiscourse)
Religious pluralities, inclusive modernities, and sustainable development
(Katherine Marshall, Institute for Global Engagement)
Teaching covenantal pluralism to university students
(Judd Birdsall, Institute for Global Engagement)
Vivek Ramaswamy’s Hindu faith is front and center in his GOP presidential campaign
(Deepa Bharath, Associated Press)
Articles of interest - 7 August 2023
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
9th Circuit: Fire chief's dismissal was not motivated by religious discrimination
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Atheist and agnostic fired for not attending company prayers win $50K in suit
(Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service)
Elite press skips doctrine at World Youth Day in favor of (#surprise) scandal and politics
(Clemente Lisi, GetReligion)
Taking a kirpan to court? Gulshan
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Local council prosecute army veteran over silent prayer in unexpected U-Turn
(ADF UK)
In Good Faith? How the Bloom Report misrepresents religion in the UK
(David G. Robertson, London School of Economics Religion and Global Society Blog)
Law and religion round-up – 6th August
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Why the Hindu right opposes affirmative action in the US
(Somdeep Sen, Al Jazeera)
Texas school district shelves prayer event after out-of-state atheist group protests
(Mark A. Kellner, The Washington Times)
German Muslim may not wear burqa while driving
(Christian Network Europe)
Iran embassy slams Denmark's passive stance amidst Quran desecration furor
(International Quran News Agency (IQNA))
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