Law and Religion Headlines
Wednesday, 24 April 2024
We have come into His house: The Black church, Florida’s Stop W.O.K.E., and the fight to teach Black history (Part I)
(Timothy Welbeck, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
Friday, 12 April 2024
Consultation will explore “Faith Perspectives on Reparations, Sustainable Development, and Economic Justice”
(World Council of Churches)
Brazil: Religious racism generates conviction for moral damages (Portuguese)
(Bom Dia Advogado)
Wednesday, 27 March 2024
Wa Baile v Switzerland: An implicit acknowledgment of racial profiling as structural discrimination
(Nozizwe Dube, Strasbourg Observers)
Wednesday, 20 March 2024
Buddhists use karmic healing against one US city’s anti-Asian legacy and nationwide prejudice today
(Deepa Bharath and Terry Tang, Associated Press)
Friday, 15 March 2024
As threats to Black cemeteries persist, a movement to preserve their sacred heritage gains strength
(Giovanna Dell'Orto and Darren Sands, Associated Press)
Wednesday, 6 March 2024
Faith in God, themselves, and the people: Black religious activist-educators
(Almeda M. Wright, Oxford University Press)
Monday, 26 February 2024
Faith leaders renew push for ‘accurate’ Black history education in Florida
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)
Friday, 23 February 2024
Dressed to express: How dress codes discriminate against Texas students and must be changed
(ACLU Texas)
Race and LGBTQ issues in K-12 schools
(Luona Lin, Juliana Menasce Horowitz, Kiley Hurst and Dana Braga, Pew Research Center)
Monday, 19 February 2024
The secularisation of Martin Luther King
(Jon Kuhrt, London School of Economics Religion and Global Society Blog)
Monday, 12 February 2024
Georgia’s Black churches unite for voter engagement campaign
(Cheyanne M. Daniels, The Hill)
S5, Ep. 15: Black America’s changing religious landscape (podcast)
(Sabrina E. Dent and Anthony Pinn, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Friday, 9 February 2024
Cathedrals and churches to mark Racial Justice Sunday
(The Church of England)
Monday, 29 January 2024
Biden praises Black churches and says the world would be a different place without their example
(Zeke Miller, Associated Press)
Friday, 26 January 2024
Member of white supremacist group convicted of defacing Michigan synagogue with neo-Nazi symbols
(US Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, U.S. Department of Justice)
Wednesday, 17 January 2024
Dozens of Black churches receive total of $4 million for historic preservation
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)
Monday, 15 January 2024
MLK’s dream for America recalled in celebrations held across the US
(Clemente Lisi, Religion Unplugged)
Friday, 12 January 2024
Anti-racists slam blackface use in Spain's Epiphany parades
(David Latona, Joan Faus and Eva Manez, Reuters)
Monday, 8 January 2024
Biden condemns white supremacy in a campaign speech at a church where Black people were killed
(Colleen Long, Zeke Miller and Darlene Superville, Associated Press)
Friday, 5 January 2024
“Churches can, mosques can’t”: Race, immigration, and Islam in Belgium
(Hafsa Oubou, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
Monday, 18 December 2023
Black American solidarity with Palestinians is rising and testing longstanding ties to Jewish allies
(Noreen Nasir and Aaron Morrison, Associated Press)
Friday, 15 December 2023
Wary court mulls religious claim over race, gender training
(Khorri Atkinson, Bloomberg Law)
We can’t take democracy for granted
(Simran Jeet Singh, RNS Column: Articles of Faith)
Black church coalition names reparations, voting, health equity among priorities
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)
Friday, 8 December 2023
Address by the OSCE Personal Representatives on Combating Anti-Semitism and Combating Racism, Xenophobia and Discrimination: UK response
(Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, GOV.UK)
Friday, 1 December 2023
South Africa's anti-Israel stance alarms country's Jews
(David Ehl, Deutsche Welle)
Monday, 20 November 2023
Brazil: Project increases penalty for racial insults committed in sporting, religious and cultural activities (Portuguese)
(Bom Dia Advogado)
Monday, 13 November 2023
Native Alaskan healer named North America’s first female saint in Orthodox Church
(Meagan Saliashvili, Religion News Service)
Wednesday, 8 November 2023
Racism and discrimination in Germany exposed in new survey
(Marcel Fürstenau, Deutsche Welle)
Brazil: Religious racism is the theme of an ebook launched by NGOs (Portuguese)
(Redação, Observatório 3º Setor)
Friday, 3 November 2023
Attorney General Merrick B. Garland delivers remarks at the United Against Hate virtual forum
(Merrick Garland, U.S. Department of Justice)
Why Black women like Yolanda Pierce are rising to lead top theology schools
(Rebekah Barber, Religion News Service)
Wednesday, 1 November 2023
Muslim women in the West in the crosshairs of Zionists, white ‘feminists’
(Sahar Aziz, Al Jazeera)
Saturday, 28 October 2023
Air Canada apologizes after British MP questioned 'because his name is Mohammad'
(Brishti Basu, CBC News)
Monday, 23 October 2023
Man sentenced to 18 months in prison for making racially-motivated harassing calls to African American woman employed at Billings church
(U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Montana, U.S. Department of Justice)
Friday, 13 October 2023
‘Retain and explain’ guidance – DCMS
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Church of England still has ‘considerable distance’ to cover on racial justice, Archbishop of York tells conference
(The Church of England)
Monday, 9 October 2023
Overcoming racism: Fostering social cohesion at the grassroots in Sweden
(Bahá’í World News Service)
Monday, 2 October 2023
The legal and theological theory of the Doctrine of Christian Discovery
(Renée K. Gadoua, Religion News Service)
Monday, 25 September 2023
National Cathedral unveils racial justice-themed windows, replacing Confederate ones
(Juliana Kim, NPR)
Monday, 18 September 2023
March for Our Lives, faith leaders call on Florida lawmakers to ‘cease and desist’
(Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service)
Friday, 15 September 2023
Why is France so obsessed with controlling Muslim women's bodies?
(Malak Benslama-Dabdoub, Middle East Eye)
Wednesday, 13 September 2023
Commission on Racial Justice: 3rd Biannual Report
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Monday, 11 September 2023
Afghanistan: New pathways to positive engagement in Afghanistan
(Charles Ramsey, Institute for Global Engagement)
Friday, 8 September 2023
The Students for Fair Admissions cases at the Supreme Court: Commentary by Paul Gowder
(Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)
Black churches in Florida buck DeSantis: 'Our churches will teach our own history.'
(Deborah Barfield Berry, USA Today)
Wednesday, 6 September 2023
Harvard Divinity School selects first Black woman as dean
(Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service)
Friday, 1 September 2023
Sixty years later, King’s dream still calls
(Bridget Moix, Religion News Service)
Monday, 28 August 2023
Thousands gather for March on Washington’s 60th anniversary
(Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service)
Wednesday, 23 August 2023
Two histories, one future: The legacy of Confederate memorials and the promise of public spaces
(PRRI)
From MLK to today, the March on Washington highlights the evolution of activism by Black churches
(David Crary, Associated Press)
Monday, 21 August 2023
Churches must lead development in Black communities — if they want it to get done
(Quintin E. Primo, Religion News Service)
Friday, 18 August 2023
Summer camp in California gives Jewish children of color a haven to be different together
(Jacquelyn Martin, Associated Press)
Friday, 11 August 2023
Turkish Muslims in Germany anxious over threats to mosques
(Daily Sabah)
Commission for Racial Justice: Summary of 3rd Report
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Wednesday, 9 August 2023
Third Biannual Report Archbishops’ Commission for Racial Justice
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Monday, 7 August 2023
Why the Hindu right opposes affirmative action in the US
(Somdeep Sen, Al Jazeera)
Friday, 4 August 2023
‘The Justins’ seem like civil rights-era throwbacks. But 2023 isn’t 1968.
(Michelle Boorstein, The Washington Post)
Wednesday, 2 August 2023
A proclamation on establishment of the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument
(The White House)
Monday, 24 July 2023
The Students for Fair Admissions cases at the Supreme Court: Video commentary
(Frederick Mark Gedicks, Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)
Oversight Group – transatlantic slavery
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
How the First Amendment can save affirmative action
(Kent Greenfield and Eduardo Peñalver, The Hill)
Monday, 10 July 2023
Black nun who founded first African American religious congregation advances closer to sainthood
(Luis Andres Henao, Associated Press)
It’s a Christian mandate to create a society where all flourish — SCOTUS keeps undermining it
(Sally Vonner, Religion News Service)
Monday, 3 July 2023
Jewish quotas were at the heart of Supreme Court affirmative action ruling
(Ron Kampeas, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Catholic universities blast Supreme Court affirmative action decision
(Peter Pinedo, Catholic News Agency)
Friday, 30 June 2023
Supreme Court slashes affirmative action, rejecting Catholic universities’ support for race-based admissions
(Jason Chahyadi, Juicy Ecumenism, Institute on Religion and Democracy)
Wednesday, 28 June 2023
Michigan prisons must recognize ‘explicitly racist’ religion
(Shweta Watwe, Bloomberg Law)
Monday, 26 June 2023
The moral and religious argument for affirmative action
(Adam Russell Taylor, Sojourners)
Wednesday, 14 June 2023
The Catholic Church profited from slavery — 'The 272' explains how
(Terry Gross, NPR)
Monday, 12 June 2023
Three years after George Floyd’s death, faith groups quietly advance racial healing
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)
Wednesday, 7 June 2023
The gospel of reconciliation: Why people of faith should unite for civil rights
(Jacqueline Cooke-Rivers, Deseret News)
Climates of anti-blackness: Religion, race and environmental politics in Bolivia
(Mareike Winchell, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
Wednesday, 31 May 2023
Understanding Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders and their views
(Madelyn Snodgrass, PRRI)
Monday, 29 May 2023
Charges reduced for ‘Indigenous Peoples 5’ in toppling of Junipero Serra statue
(Alejandra Molina, Religion News Service)
Friday, 26 May 2023
Mosque in Germany gets letter with neo-Nazi threats
(Ayhan Simsek, Anadolu Agency)
Monday, 22 May 2023
Racist memorial to slaver John Gordon removed from Dorset church
(Hannah Walsh, BBC News)
Is “ethnocentric nationalism” protected by s.10 of the Equality Act?: Cave
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Wednesday, 17 May 2023
Pembrokeshire: James Allchurch jailed for racist podcasts
(BBC News)
Friday, 12 May 2023
Havasupai Tribe in Arizona marks a spiritual homecoming: ‘We are still the Grand Canyon’
(Felicia Fonseca, Associated Press)
Monday, 8 May 2023
Diverse cultures and shared experiences shape Asian American identities
(Neil G. Ruiz, Luis Noe-Bustamante and Sono Shah, Pew Research Center)
Monday, 1 May 2023
France takes flak at United Nations over racism, police violence
(Daily Sabah)
Friday, 21 April 2023
Islamophobia is entrenched in Canada: Senate findings
(Barry Ellsworth, Anadolu Agency)
Wednesday, 19 April 2023
MLK not CRT: A Christian Case for Reparations for Racism in the United States
(Daniel Philpott, Arc of the Universe)
Monday, 3 April 2023
University of London professor fired for antisemitic insults at students
(The Jerusalem Post)
Friday, 31 March 2023
France must end police brutality, racist ideology: expert
(Leila Nezirevic, Anadolu Agency)
The faith that stares through death (Dr. King's march in Birmingham and faith)
(Paul Kix, Deseret News)
Friday, 24 March 2023
NSIRA review of the CRA is not enough
(National Council of Canadian Muslims)
Monday, 20 March 2023
Haaland v. Brackeen and the logic of discovery
(Dana Lloyd, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
WCC shares Week of Prayer for overcoming racism and xenophobia
(World Council of Churches)
Wednesday, 8 March 2023
Federal Anti-Indian Law: The Legal Entrapment of Indigenous Peoples
(Peter d’Errico, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
Tuesday, 7 March 2023
M.B. and Others v. Slovakia (No. 2): the need for an anti-racist approach in European Court of Human Rights’ decision
(Jonathan McCully, Strasbourg Observers)
Beating Brown v. Board of Education? Overrepresentation and desegregation measures in Elmazova and Others v. North Macedonia
(Merel Vrancken, Strasbourg Observers)
Monday, 6 March 2023
Religicide: Examining religious, ethnic, and racial violence
(JoAnne Wadsworth, Viewpoints: A blog of the G20 Interfaith Forum)
Friday, 3 March 2023
Open letter to permanent representatives of member and observer states to the UN Human Rights Council
(Human Rights Watch)
Wednesday, 1 March 2023
The importance of Christianity to Black Americans
(Madelyn Snodgrass, PRRI)
Faith leaders urge Biden to sign executive order for reparations study by Juneteenth
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)
Monday, 27 February 2023
WEBINAR, 27 February 2023 (7PM ET): Religion and the Legacies of Slavery | A Series of Public Online Conversations: Memory, History, and the Ethics of Reparations
(Harvard Divinity School)
A brief history of the Black church’s vital role in American political history
(Jason Oliver Evans, Religion News Service)
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