Law and Religion Headlines
Wednesday, 28 June 2023
Manuela et al. v. El Salvador: The pitfalls of a landmark case for reproductive justice from a torture perspective
(María Fernanda Perico and María Camila Castellanos, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)
‘Try again, fail again, fail better’: The International Law Commission is back on international organizations
(Lorenzo Gasbarri, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)
Yunnan, “Sinicization” of mosques, temporarily suspended after protests, started again
(Chen Tao, Bitter Winter)
How China is using folk religion to woo Taiwan
(Drum Tower, The Economist)
China asks Tibetan monks to cut ties with Dalai Lama
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
The evolving jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights on domestic abuse: A.E. v Bulgaria
(Ronagh McQuigg, Strasbourg Observers)
How a Jewish prisoner went hungry in a Norwegian cell
(Christian Network Europe)
The First Amendment and refusals to deal
(Eugene Volokh, The Volokh Conspiracy)
Islamists wield hidden hand in Sudan conflict, military sources say
(Khalid Abdelaziz, Reuters)
Stand up for religious freedom — or surrender your rights to the government
(Timothy Cardinal Dolan, New York Post)
Civil society leaders in Nepal convene seminar on interfaith tolerance and religious freedom
(International Christian Concern)
Tuesday, 27 June 2023
VIRTUAL EVENT, 27 June 2023 (2PM ET): Rise of Hindu Nationalism in the United States
(Religions for Peace)
Monday, 26 June 2023
The Biden-Modi meeting was a failure for democracy
(Knox Thames, Time)
Weaponization of Hindu festivals: A catalyst for anti-Muslim violence in India
(Rishabh Jain, Religion Unplugged)
Indian minister mocks Obama comment on protecting Muslims
(Al Jazeera)
Risk of “state intervention in Christian doctrine” if recommendations of UN expert on LGBT issues are followed, warns WEA
(Evangelical Focus)
Churches in South Africa have a critical role in halting the cancer of corruption
(Jonatán Soriano, Evangelical Focus)
Alarm in Italy over law to shutter Muslim prayer spaces
(Middle East Monitor)
ECHR upholds Italy’s policy: One mother & one father on birth certificates
(Chris Tomlinson, The European Conservative)
Azerbaijan converts church in Lachin into mosque
(Asbarez)
Lankford, Hern defend religious liberty of hospitals
(James Lankford, United States Senator)
Ahmadi Muslims barred by law from celebrating Eid-ul-Adha in Pakistan
(Twitter, International Human Rights Committee (IHRC))
Saudi Arabia wants tourists. It didn’t expect Christians.
(Vivian Nereim, The New York Times)
French women's football organization makes gains against veil ban
(Agence France-Presse, Daily Sabah)
Religion Watch, Volume 38 No. 7
(Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion)
Church Reporter, Vol. 8/6, 15 June 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)
The provocation by witchcraft defence in anglophone Africa: Origins and historical development
(Emmanuel Sarpong Owusu, Oxford Journal of Law and Religion)
In praise of the establishment clause
(Michael McConnell, Liberty Magazine)
Around the web - 26 June 2023
(Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)
Religious calling to a job can motivate employees but might result in mistreatment going unaddressed
(Amy McCaig, Religion and Public Life Program, Rice University)
The moral and religious argument for affirmative action
(Adam Russell Taylor, Sojourners)
A fateful choice (Christian higher education stands at an important crossroads)
(Joy Elizabeth Mosley, Liberty Magazine)
Faith-based organizations tell Congress to reauthorize PEPFAR
(Lydia Andrews, The Africa Faith and Justice Network (AFJN))
Insights from the field: Podcast explores FUNDAEC’s agricultural initiatives
(Bahá’í World News Service)
3 courts rule on claims for religious exemptions from covid vaccine mandates
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Articles of interest - 26 June 2023
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Last 2 days of Passover will now be days off at NYC public schools next year
(Lisa Keys, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
NYC will add Diwali as a public school holiday, but there’s a catch this year
(Associated Press)
Ecclesiastical abstention doctrine bars court from interpreting foundation's bylaws
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Catholic Democrats issue new ‘statement of principles’ defending abortion rights
(Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service)
Care & Conscience Rights
(Jacqui Oesterblad, Commonweal)
Nigeria human rights group files ICC complaint over anti-Christian violence
(Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Plug-In: Updates on faith angles in America's post-Roe cultural landscape
(Bobby Ross Jr., GetReligion)
Law and religion round-up – 25th June
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
CIP Religion and Global Challenges Initiative
(University of Cambridge)
In Ukraine, Jews feel significantly safer than in Russia
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Ethical veganism, COVID vaccine and employment: Owen v Willow Tower
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Ahmadiyya persecution in Pakistan (video)
(Twitter, Fleur Anderson MP)
Russia: Judges "ignore completely" amended supreme court guidance on extremism law application
(Victoria Arnold, Forum 18 News Service)
Iraqi Christians wary of land acquisition drive in the Nineveh plains
(La Croix International)
Canada: Ontario school board's anti-Islamophobia strategy questioned after Muslim student singled out
(Jenna Benchetrit, CBC News)
Explainer: The ERLC joins amicus brief alongside Minnesota-Wisconsin Baptists in support of religious liberty
(Hannah Daniel and Jared Smith, Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission)
‘Reeks of profiling’: US ‘no-fly’ list appears to target Muslims
(Joseph Stepansky, Al Jazeera)
Replace Korean War Armistice Agreement with peace treaty, WCC urges
(World Council of Churches)
WCC statement marks 75th anniversary of Universal Declaration of Human Rights
(World Council of Churches)
Malaysia sues Meta over ‘undesirable’ content on Facebook
(Sebastian Strangio, The Diplomat)
FFRF condemns NY mayor’s unrelenting attacks on state/church separation
(Freedom From Religion Foundation)
Embracing the Divine Gift of Freedom: Religious Freedom Week 2023
(United States Conference of Catholic Bishops)
Launch of the MWL initiative on building bridges between East and West at the UN
(Twitter, Muslim World League)
Mexico: Christmas nativity scenes in public spaces do not violate religious freedom, says SCJN minister (Spanish)
(Diana Lastiri, Proceso)
Marcela Szymanski: "Religious freedom has never been one of the primary interests of the West" (Spanish)
(María Martínez López, Alfa Y Omega)
Brazil: "Religious injury" and ethnic religious groups: critical approach to Law 14.532/2023 (Portuguese)
(David Pimentel Barbosa de Siena, Conjur)
Brazil: João Campos sanctions the law that creates the Statute of Religious Freedom in Recife (Portuguese)
(Weverton Kaero, Portal de Prefeitura)
Saturday, 24 June 2023
The Sacralization of AI and the AI-zation of the Sacred
(Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)
Why Indonesian Islam matters
(Paul Marshall, Oxford House Research)
Narendra Modi denies religious discrimination exists in India
(Kanishka Singh and Nandita Bose, Reuters)
Radicalization of Modi’s India is national interest concern
(Paul Marshall, Providence)
Biden, Modi respond to questions about religious freedom in India
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Violence against tribal Christians in Manipur, India (podcast)
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Pakistan: Death sentence for Christian youth on blasphemy charges sparks outrage among activists, religious minorities
(Devdiscourse)
Religious Freedom Report 2023
(Aid to the Church in Need)
Top German Court upholds freedom of assembly: prayer group may pray near abortion organisation
(ADF International)
Wisconsin court shouldn’t confine religion within church walls
(Paul Marshall, Religion Unplugged)
Nicaragua: Jailed for reporting news of a religious procession
(Carlos F. Chamorro, Havana Times)
Monotheism and Social Justice
(Robert Karl Gnuse, Cambridge University Press)
German parliament approves a memorial to Jehovah’s Witnesses persecuted by the Nazis
(Associated Press)
Germany’s biggest Jewish educational and cultural complex since the Holocaust to open in Berlin
(Kirsten Grieshaber, Associated Press)
On a wing and a prayer: Mike Pence hitches presidential hopes on fellow evangelicals
(Jonny Williams, Christianity Today)
Appeal for religious liberty to a culture embracing Pride Month
(Hunter Baker, The Gospel Coalition)
Meloni: "It is everyone's duty to defend religious freedom"
(Agenzia Nova)
Mali's referendum on a new constitution many Muslims oppose
(Lucie Sarr, La Croix International)
Women and girls at the frontline of climate change
(JoAnne Wadsworth, G20 Interfaith Forum Blog)
Manifestation of neo-colonialism—the case of cacao and the dark secret of chocolate
(JoAnne Wadsworth, G20 Interfaith Forum Blog)
Spirited seas: science and spirituality, an interfaith exploration of the environmental consequences of deep seabed mining
(JoAnne Wadsworth, G20 Interfaith Forum Blog)
Islamophobia in France: “Muslim prayers” in schoolyards are “intolerable” says minister
(AhlulBayt News Agency)
An orthodox rabbi makes the case for legalizing organ markets
(Ilya Somin, The Volokh Conspiracy)
A doctoral programme protected by the right to education in Telek and Others v. Türkiye? More careful research required
(Dylan Couck, Strasbourg Observers)
The implementation of ECtHR psychiatry-related judgments in Romania: UN CRPD standards as a way forward
(Ioana Iliescu, Strasbourg Observers)
His 1956 complaint about Bible-reading in school changed history. He says things are worse now.
(Michelle Boorstein, The Washington Post)
Professor’s quest: A closer dialogue between study of religion and other disciplines
(Ray Waddle, Yale Divinity School)
Congo's Catholic church questions government's election preparations
(Reuters)
Portugal's Parliament President joins KAICIID in celebrating Day of Religious Freedom and Interreligious Dialogue
(KAICIID Dialogue Centre)
Portugal is one of the countries with the greatest religious freedom in the world, says Parliament unanimously (Portuguese)
(Antonio Marujo, 7MARGENS)
Portugal: «Harmony between religions makes our work easier» – Zuhair Alharthi (Portuguese)
(ECCLESIA Agency)
Control over bodies: Transformation of a religious tradition into law
(Zahra Abedinezhad, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
Houses of worship and religious architecture: Identity, place, and effects of repurposing
(Frederick Rucker Jr., Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
Friday, 23 June 2023
Opinion: Braidwood Management v. EEOC (pdf)
(Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals)
EVENT, 19-23 June 2023: Sixth Annual Conference | Theme: Religion from the Inside
(European Academy of Religion)
HYBRID EVENT, 23 June 2023 (10AM ET): A Whole of Society Approach: Religious Actors as Driver of Change and Preventing Violent Extremism (New York)
(Religions for Peace, ACT Alliance, World Council of Churches, The Network for Religious and Traditional Peacemakers, Bahá'í International Community, and United Nations Office on Genocide Prevention and the Responsibility to Protect)
Court exempts a Texas company from following anti-discrimination law protecting LGBTQ+ workers
(Kevin McGill, Associated Press)
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