Law and Religion Headlines
Friday, 24 March 2023
EVENT, 23-24 March 2023: The First Latin American Forum of Journalism and Religion
(International Center for Law and Religion Studies (ICLRS), Brigham Young University)
WEBINAR, 24 March 2023 (2PM in Zurich): HRC52 Parallel Event | Recognising the Diversity of Yemen - Safeguarding the rights of every Yemeni to determine their religion or belief
(Jubilee Campaign USA)
Sturgeon issues apology over forced adoption
(BBC News)
The Taliban are digging an enormous canal
(The Economist)
Failed unions: Arab Americans were the test cases for mass surveillance and we let it happen
(Justine El-Khazen, The Tablet)
U.S. Supreme Court rejects Christian preacher's challenge to university
(John Kruzel, Reuters)
Ecumenical Orthodox Patriarch plans Lithuanian branch, in blow to Moscow
(Andrius Sytas, Reuters)
Chinese bishop wants Catholics to abandon 'undergound' Church
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
The witness: why is global outrage about the Uyghur genocide muted?
(Amy Mackinnon, Foreign Policy)
IRFBA chair’s statement on Vietnamese religious prisoners of conscience Y Yich and Y Pum Bya
(U.S. Department of State)
2023 Annual Report: rights violations against Christians in Iran
(Article 18)
Internet shutdowns, dozens of arrests and a manhunt. What's happening in India's Punjab state?
(Nick Logan, CBC News)
NSIRA review of the CRA is not enough
(National Council of Canadian Muslims)
Calls for a ‘green’ Ramadan revive Islam’s long tradition of sustainability and care for the planet
(Noorzehra Zaidi, The Conversation)
Muslims pray at Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa at start of holy month of Ramadan
(Alarabiya News)
Muslim world facing historic test over Al-Aqsa Mosque: IUMS
(Middle East Monitor)
Israel's great compromise
(Shalom Lipner, First Things)
Inside the contentious fight to outlaw evangelical Christianity in Israel
(Mark A. Kellner, The Washington Times)
Israel: Netanyahu assures no law against Christians after missionary bill outrage
(Maya Zanger-Nadis and Michael Starr, The Jerusalem Post)
Israeli judicial overhaul pits secular, religious communities against each other
(Shayndi Raice and Aaron Boxerman, The Wall Street Journal)
New book: Democracy, Religion, and Commerce: Private Markets and the Public Regulation of Religion
(Edited By Kathleen Flake and Nathan B. Oman, Routledge)
Bishops and Friends: History and Legal Interpretation in Recent Amicus Curiae Briefs before the Supreme Court
(Maria E. Doerfler, Journal of Law and Religion, Cambridge University Press)
Gender Inequality and Biological Supremacy: A Sex Equality Analysis of Patrick Parkinson’s “Neutral” Proposal
(Shannon Gilreath, Journal of Law and Religion, Cambridge University Press)
The Limits of Defining Identity in Religion-Gender Conflicts: A Response to Patrick Parkinson
(Laura Portuondo and Claudia E. Haupt, Journal of Law and Religion, Cambridge University Press)
Gender Identity Discrimination and Religious Freedom
(Patrick Parkinson, Journal of Law and Religion, Cambridge University Press)
Citizenship, Identity, and Veiling: Interrogating the Limits of Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights in Cases Involving the Religious Dress of Muslim Women
(Róisín Áine Costello and Sahar Ahmed, Journal of Law and Religion, Cambridge University Press)
NY’s power to regulate religious schools trimmed by judge
(Michael Hill, Associated Press)
Immigration officials violated pastor's free exercise rights
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Moving of Confederate monument did not violate plaintiffs' religious rights
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Colorado doctor fights firing by Catholic hospital over handling of a terminally ill patient
(Amanda Pampuro, Courthouse News Service)
BJC supports Biden administration restoring religious liberty protections to beneficiaries of government-funded services
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Feminists need to oppose hijab bans as much as hijab mandates
(Dalia Mogahed, Al Jazeera)
India: Betrayal of Christ, Constitution? Religious, political leaders seeking to 'sell the soul'
(Cedric Prakash, Counterview)
Will “The Guardian” protect justice in India?
(Caroline Duffield, The Critic)
US religious freedom commission seeks repeal of India’s anti-conversion laws
(Shaikh Azizur RahmanVO, VOA)
How India’s hunt for Amritpal Singh caused diplomatic row with UK
(Al Jazeera)
U.S. bishops urge Dept. of Education to keep rule protecting campus religious groups
(John Lavenburg, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
African faith leaders ask U.S. to help solve security, humanitarian crisis in Sahel region
(John Lavenburg, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
A new threat to religious liberty for Catholics
(Matt Lamb, Washington Examiner)
A "Religion of No Efficacy"
(John G. Grove, Law & Liberty)
An interview with Justine Auma: Embracing the power of dialogue through her KAICIID Fellow's journey
(KAICIID Dialogue Centre)
A call for interfaith groups to prioritize water crises dialogue – Part 2
(Husna Ahmad, Clair Brown and Sherrie Steiner, G20 Interfaith Forum Blog)
Vatican lauds Timor-Leste for annual aid to Church
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
Churches in the Philippines call for protection of human rights and its defenders
(World Council of Churches)
In the news: breaking religious freedom stories across the country - 24 March 2023
(First Liberty)
Ten years on from coup in the Central African Republic; armed alliances shift but civilians continue suffering
(FoRB in Full: A blog by CSW)
No easy way out: The Strasbourg Court and legacy Russian cases
(Dmitry Kurnosov, Strasbourg Observers)
AI and the meaning of life: Tech industry turns to religious leaders
(Justin McLellan, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops)
Georgetown opens first-of-its-kind mosque on a U.S. college campus
(Georgetown University)
Deaths of Islamic figures highlight political and religious divide in Azerbaijan
(Eurasianet)
Uganda to jail people who identify as LGBTQ in one of world's most anti-gay laws
(Emmanuel Akinwotu, NPR)
Colombia: Youth participate in pedagogy on religious freedom (Spanish)
(Alcaldía Municipal de Dosquebradas)
The Constitutional Court of Spain fully endorses the euthanasia law (Spanish)
(El Nuevo Día)
Brazil: OAB [BAR Association] creates special commission to monitor cases of religious intolerance in Alagoas (Portuguese)
(Ascom OAB/AL, Correio dos Municípios)
Brazil: CMC celebrates African roots and candomblé nations (Portuguese)
(João Cândido Martins, Câmara Municipal de Curitiba)
Brazil: PEC (Constitutional Amendment Project) extends tax immunity for temples and political parties (Portuguese)
(Agência Câmara, Bom Dia Advogado)
Brazil: Statutes 11.635/07, 14.519/23 and 14.532/23 and the fight against religious intolerance (Portuguese)
(Eduardo Szazi and Jéssica Caroline Tragancin Ribeiro, Migalhas)
Inside the contentious fight to outlaw evangelical Christianity in Israel
(Mark A. Kellner, The Washington Times)
Thursday, 23 March 2023
EVENT, 23 March 2023 (5:30PM in New York): Symposium on the Rise of the Nones and American Law
(Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)
EVENT, 23 March 2023 (1PM to 5:30PM PST): Dignity in Diversity: Why religious freedom and human dignity matter, UNLV Thomas and Mack Moot Court facility
(Las Vegas Alliance for Religious Freedom and Human Dignity)
HYBRID EVENT, 23 March 2023 (6PM ET): When Religious Liberty Divides Us – Free Exercise of Religion in the 21st Century
(University of Toledo College of Law)
Wednesday, 22 March 2023
Statement from President Joe Biden on the occasion of Ramadan
(The White House)
Fact Sheet: President Biden Designates Avi Kwa Ame National Monument
(The White House)
VIRTUAL EVENT, 22 March 2023 (11AM ET): Tackling Human Trafficking in Africa: Catholic Sisters Share Successful Advocacy Strategies
(The Africa Faith and Justice Network (AFJN))
Twenty years on, Iraq bears scars of US-led invasion
(Sarah Sanbar, Human Rights Watch)
Women’s day: Global South leaders should stand by Iranians fighting for their rights
(Rothna Begum, Human Rights Watch)
Deportation of Tajik activist from Germany raises concerns
(Hugh Williamson, Human Rights Watch)
Türkiye prepares to welcome holy month of Ramadan
(Daily Sabah)
MP seeks clarity from Govt. regarding the policing of ‘thoughtcrime’ and silent prayer outside abortion clinics
(Right To Life UK)
London's West End lit up for Ramadan for first time
(BBC News)
Counter terror police help investigation as man set alight near Birmingham mosque
(Rebecca Woods, Phil Mackie, and David Lumb, BBC News)
Elderly man walking home from mosque set on fire in UK
(Mehmet Solmaz, Anadolu Agency)
Socioeconomically weak Muslims, immigrants, refugees most prone to becoming targets of Islamophobia in Denmark: Expert
(Rabia Ali, Anadolu Agency)
Türkiye, Iraq reaffirm commitment to fight all forms of terrorism
(Merve Aydogan, Anadolu Agency)
Why nothing is getting better for Rohingya refugees stuck in Bangladesh
(Lauren Frayer, NPR)
Ugandan parliament passes bill to jail gay people
(Patience Atuhaire and James Gregory, BBC News)
Two held after mob rushes Sydney LGBT protesters
(BBC News)
A fight in Arizona over sacred land and a mine raises big issues
(The Economist)
Apaches tell court copper mine would harm sacred sites
(Anita Snow, Associated Press)
Indonesia’s Jews come out
(Johannes Nugroho, The Tablet)
Annual report: Rights violations against Christians in Iran
(Middle East Concern)
Church response to war highlighted at EPP Vilnius meeting
(Conference of European Churches)
Jehovah’s Witnesses mass killing in Hamburg, interview with Raffaella Di Marzio
(Jan Leonid Bornstein, The European Times)
Country overview: Iraq
(Religious Freedom Institute)
New bill aims to outlaw caste discrimination in California
(Deepa Bharath, Associated Press)
Ramadan finds greater recognition in America’s public schools
(Amaarah DeCuir, The Conversation)
Eric Adams has a point about church and state
(Thomas Farr, Real Clear Religion)
His Holiness the Dalai Lama interacts with Muslim scholars from Malaysia, Sweden and USA
(Buddhist Times)
Holy See draws attention to people facing religious persecution
(Vatican News)
Belgium to become second EU country to recognize Buddhism
(Marine Strauss, Reuters)
President of UAE exchanges Ramadan greetings with Arab heads of state
(Emirates News Agency)
Texas VA clinic removes ‘Remember Our Veterans’ metal cross after watchdog complains
(Mark A. Kellner, The Washington Times)
Religious charities’ conscience protections obliterated under new Biden proposal, critics say
(Mark A. Kellner, The Washington Times)
Muslim man told he can't pray in Ottawa train station, video shows
(Avanthika Anand, CBC News)
After politics, Bobby Rush takes interfaith post, joining multi-religious leaders bringing global convening of faiths to Chicago
(Parliament of the World's Religions)
Critical drivers of change: Faith communities & climate action
(Emily Echevarria, Parliament of the World's Religions)
A call for interfaith groups to prioritize water crises dialogue – Part 1
(Husna Ahmad, Clair Brown and Sherrie Steiner, G20 Interfaith Forum Blog)
China: Kindergarten parents must pledge not to hold religious beliefs
(ChinaAid)
Student seen ripping pages from Qur'an 'a concerning incident of Islamophobia,' says Ontario school board
(Sara Jabakhanji, CBC News)
Email Subscription
The International Center for Law and Religion Studies maintains a Law and Religion Headlines service covering news about freedom of religion or belief internationally. All interested may subscribe to this service, free of charge, using the link below.
Subscribe