Law and Religion Headlines
Monday, 22 May 2023
Writing From a Russian prison, Server Mustafayev calls for ‘strength in unity’
(Freedom House)
Q&A: Section 230 is at the Supreme Court. Here’s why that matters for free expression
(Freedom House)
European Islamophobia Report 2022: findings & next step actions
(YouTube Video, European Network on Religion & Belief)
Around the web - 22 May 2023
(Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)
“No one should be sentenced to death for peaceful expression”—Human rights advocates call on Nigeria to release prisoner of conscience Yahaya Sharif-Aminu
(ADF International)
Church, state join forces in Cameroon in fight against hate speech
(Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Iran executes protesters after bogus trials
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)
Church Reporter, Vol. 8/5, 15 May 2023 - Newsletter for the English speaking members and friends of the Church Law Society (PDF)
(Jiří Rajmund Tretera and Záboj Horák, eds., Church Law Society Prague – Brno – Olomouc – Stříbro – České Budějovice)
When autocratic governments host interfaith dialogues: An interview with Jon Hoffman
(Religion & Diplomacy: A Resource of the Transatlantic Policy Network on Religion and Diplomacy)
Israel: Faith leaders unite in Haifa to champion religious diversity amid tensions
(The Jerusalem Post)
Extremist Israeli Cabinet minister visits sensitive Jerusalem holy site
(Tia Goldenberg and Josef Federman, Associated Press)
Articles of interest - 22 May 2023
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Biden administration affirms core religious liberty principles in new guidance on religion in public schools
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Intel wins 2023’s most faith-friendly company as Fortune 500 warms to religious diversity
(Kathryn Post, Religion News Service)
Corporate Religious Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (REDI) Index 2023
(Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
Corporate diversity programs get religion
(Francis X. Rocca, The Wall Street Journal)
In Morocco, conference brings together rabbis from three continents
(David I. Klein, Religion News Service)
Liberty is not the product of any one religion
(Farah Adeed, Acton Institute)
The Islamic case for freeing Afghan women
(The Christian Science Monitor)
Klitschko supports petition against the UOC-MP's land rights
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Ukrainians are directing their anger at their church
(Anchal Vohra, Foreign Policy)
Zelensky at the Summit of the Arab League: Help us protect people, including Muslims
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Human voices: Using personal stories to promote inclusion and empathy for Europe's refugees
(KAICIID Dialogue Centre)
Lebanese feminists protest after woman harassed over swimsuit
(Urooba Jamal, Al Jazeera)
Trial for the dissolution of the FECRIS: The anti-cultists lose the first round
(Massimo Introvigne, Bitter Winter)
Outcry after French police question schools about pupils absent on Muslim holiday
(RFI)
Two weeks in review, 8 May – 21 May 2023
(Tal Gross, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)
Religious freedom was meant to protect not bludgeon. What happened?
(Brad Hirschfield, Religion News Service)
Beyond a coronation – the case for a civil investiture
(Jonathan Chaplin, London School of Economics)
Is “ethnocentric nationalism” protected by s.10 of the Equality Act?: Cave
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Law and religion round-up – 21st May
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Hundreds of churches will have to close, says Kirk
(Joanne Macaulay, BBC News)
Church has important role in ‘post-truth’ world
(The Church of Scotland)
Indonesia: VP urges public to support HR development based on science, technology
(Antara News)
Legal Journal Number 7 (18): May (Spanish)
(Observatorio de Libertad Religiosa de América Latina y El Caribe)
Sunday, 21 May 2023
APPLICATION OPEN, deadline 21 May 2023: KAICIID Fellows Programme 2024
(KAICIID Dialogue Centre)
Friday, 19 May 2023
VIRTUAL EVENT, July 2023: 2023 Institute on Teaching and Learning for Campus-wide Interfaith Excellence
(Interfaith America)
Adding Sikhs to the curriculum
(Maggie Phillips, Tablet Mag)
Pakistan: Call for certain amendments to secure equal rights to non-Muslims
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Statement of the inter-faith group of the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots, May 2023
(World Council of Churches)
Pakistan encroaches on international Ahmadi web site content
(Isabella Meibauer, Religion Unplugged)
South Korea: Pig heads, BBQs: Mosque backlash tests S Korea religious freedom
(Raphael Rashid, Al Jazeera)
Catholic nuns to foster dialogue between Japan, S. Korea
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
Al-Azhar warns of rising Islamophobia in Europe, stresses confronting far-right groups
(International Quran News Agency (IQNA))
Was this couple married 0, 1, or 2 times?
(Eugene Volokh, The Volokh Conspiracy)
Argentina's Church offers mea culpa, 40 years on from end of dictatorship
(Buenos Aires Times)
Malaysia: Selangor Islamic council hits out at Putrajaya's 'unilateral' move in 'Allah' issue
(Malaysia Now)
Religion and educational mobility in Africa
(Alberto Alesina, Sebastian Hohmann, Stelios Michalopoulos & Elias Papaioannou, Nature)
The faithful see both crisis and opportunity as churches close across the country
(Scott Neuman, NPR)
The importance of religion in the lives of Americans is shrinking
(Jason DeRose, NPR)
The Department of Education updates guidance on public school prayer
(Jason DeRose, NPR)
Khartoum under bombardment as Sudan's rivals talk
(Reuters)
Religion and congregations in a time of social and political upheaval
(PRRI)
Afghanistan’s crisis requires a coherent, coordinated international response
(William Byrd, The United States Institute of Peace)
APPG statement on the arrest of Cardinal Joseph Zen
(All Party Parliamentary Group for International Freedom of Religion or Belief)
Bangladesh: New risks for Rohingya refugees
(Human Rights Watch)
Egypt: Women abused over alleged ISIS ties
(Human Rights Watch)
The Iraqi government is failing victims of ISIS in Sinjar
(Adam Coogle, Human Rights Watch)
Disengaging and reintegrating violent extremists in conflict zones
(Andrew Glazzard, The United States Institute of Peace)
Hate speech sparks fears of violence against Yazidis in Iraq
(Frankie Vetch, Coda Media)
The Kerala Story: Dozens held in Maharashtra after Islamic State film row
(Meryl Sebastian, BBC News)
Chhattisgarh: A state where religious minorities live in fear
(FoRB in Full: A blog by CSW)
Canada should decry democratic backsliding in India
(Farida Deif, Human Rights Watch)
Supreme Court unanimously sides with Twitter in ISIS attack case
(Nina Totenberg, NPR)
Unusual ruling frees Christian couple from prison in Iran
(Morning Star News)
WCC general secretary after the visit to Moscow “WCC to be an instrument of dialogue”WCC general secretary after the visit to Moscow “WCC to be an instrument of dialogue”
(World Council of Churches)
Occupied Ukraine: "Disappeared" clergy still "disappeared" after six months
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
At graduations, Native American students seek acceptance of tribal regalia
(Cheyanne Mumphrey, Associated Press)
Indiana school counselor fired for speaking about gender identity policy
(Alliance Defending Freedom)
MIVILUDES, from tragedy to farce: Bailiff Compels Georges Fenech to pay his debts to Scientology
(Massimo Introvigne, Bitter Winter)
Sanchez v. France [GC] - 45581/15 (Freedom of expression)
(The European Court of Human Rights)
European Court upholds politician's conviction for failing to remove third party hate speech from his Facebook page
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Religious broadcasters seek to reverse California law aimed at quelling online hate speech
(Alejandra Molina, Religion News Service)
American, Japanese bishops urge G7 to act on nuclear disarmament
(John Lavenburg, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Biden admin's reliance on overturned 'Lemon test' leaves sour taste with religious liberty group
(Jon Brown, Fox News)
Hundreds of rabbis say Biden’s plan to fight antisemitism should embrace a disputed definition
(Ron Kampeas, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
RFI’s David Trimble convenes meeting with Taiwanese delegation on Capitol Hill
(Religious Freedom Institute)
Taiwanese leader: Be ‘firm and determined’ in deterring China
(Susan Crabtree, Real Clear Politics)
Schism and legal disputes over ownership of church buildings in the history of the Nederduitsch Hervormde (Dutch Reformed) Church in South Africa
(Yolanda van der Vyver, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
Ortega's Sandinista regime shuts another Catholic university in Nicaragua
(La Croix International)
California can’t force objecting doctors to help patients seeking assisted suicide, judge rules
(Mark A. Kellner, The Washington Times)
Indonesian students' Sharia support worries Church
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
Quebec Muslim groups sue government over prayer room ban in schools
(CTV News)
Belgium: Cult issues: US State Department Report highlights victories in court of Jehovah’s Witnesses
(Willy Fautré, Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
In the news: breaking religious freedom stories across the country - 19 May 2023
(First Liberty)
German government campaigns for Muslim chaplains
(Christian Network Europe)
When faith says to help migrants – and the law says don’t
(Laura E. Alexander, The Conversation)
Assisted dying bill facing opposition from faith leaders
(Lucy Garcia, The National)
United Nations challenges UK over collective worship and religious discrimination in schools
(Humanists UK)
UK-based group documents rights abuses since Taliban takeover of Afghanistan with ‘witness map’
(Rahim Faiez, Associated Press)
Thursday, 18 May 2023
International faith and community leaders gather for IF20 New Delhi to contribute to G20 agendas
(G20 Interfaith Forum)
Wednesday, 17 May 2023
Remarks by President Biden, First Lady Jill Biden, and Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff at a Celebration of Jewish American Heritage Month
(The White House)
Antisemitism is the focus at a Jewish American Heritage Month event at the White House
(Ron Kampeas, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
A message from EEOC Chair Charlotte A. Burrows for 2023 Jewish American Heritage Month
(U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC))
2022 Report on International Religious Freedom
(U.S. Department of State)
EVENT, 14-17 May 2023: 10th ACLARS Conference in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire: Law, Religion, and Reconciliation in Africa
(African Consortium for Law and Religion Studies (ACLARS))
VIRTUAL EVENT, 17 May 2023: European Islamophobia report 2022: Findings & next step actions
(European Network on Religion and Belief)
EVENT, 17 May 2023 (12:30PM ET): The Godless Crusade: Religion, Populism, and Right-Wing Identity Politics in the West
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Türk calls on G7 countries to rekindle the spirit of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
(Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations)
International Day of Living Together in Peace - 16 May
(United Nations)
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