Law and Religion Headlines
Wednesday, 26 October 2022
Another terrorist attack reminds us of the Taliban’s failure to protect Afghan citizens
(Ellis Heasley, FoRB in Full: A blog by CSW)
Disappointments at the UN, but we must not let the challenges obscure the good that it can achieve
(Ellis Heasley, FoRB in Full: A blog by CSW)
Nigeria: USCIRF releases new report on blasphemy laws in Nigeria
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Hear from top performing companies on the REDI index
(Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
Uganda: Faith leaders called on during Uganda ebola outbreak
(Joseph Hammond, Religion Unplugged)
Uganda: How should we approach workplace evangelism? Christian police officer in trouble
(Male Marvin, Uganda Christian News)
Canada: Parliament votes to help Uyghurs and condemn genocide in China
(The Globe and Mail)
Vatican Dicasteries join IOC in appeal for peace
(Christopher Wells, Vatican News)
Brazil: Catholic groups give Bolsonaro poor marks on Brazil social programs
(Lise Alves, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
In Brazil’s presidential election, many Jews feel like they are choosing ‘between the cross and the sword’
(Marcus M. Gilban, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
In rare rebuke, Russian chief rabbi accuses senior defense official of antisemitism
(Cnaan Liphshiz, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Post-war system of international relations becoming obsolete - Russia's Patriarch Kirill
(Interfax-Religion)
Patriarch Kirill's call for amending national security strategy requires detailed discussion - Kremlin
(Interfax-Religion)
Pope, religious leaders launch appeal: 'No more war and universal ceasefire'
(Deborah Castellano Lubov, Vatican News)
Now it is extremely important to protect humanity and strengthen cooperation in the democratic world - Volodymyr Zelenskyy at a meeting with representatives of the world’s Jewish communities
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Russia's Security Council claims there are "hundreds of sects" in Ukraine and demands "desatanisation"
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Ethiopia: Has religion been fueling the politics of conflict in Ethiopia? A cautionary tale
(Jon Abbink, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
Museum warns of heightened risk of genocide, mass atrocities in Ethiopia
(The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum)
Religions for Peace’s statement on the prisoners in Russia and Belarus
(Religions for Peace)
Cardinal Zen on trial
(Tim Busch, First Things)
Urgent measures needed for promoting interfaith harmony in world: Islamabad Conference
(International Quran News Agency (IQNA))
Eswatini: Bishop Jośe Luis decries spate of killings and violence in the kingdom
(Odiwuor Opiyo, Catholic Information Service for Africa)
Monday, 24 October 2022
Macron urges Russian Orthodox Church to resist Kremlin pressure on Ukraine
(Philip Pullella, Reuters)
Gutoc stresses importance of peacebuilding at 29th Int’l Law and Religion Symposium
(Jaleen Ramos, Manila Bulletin)
Lafarge pleads guilty to conspiring to provide material support to Daesh
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)
OIC adopts Istanbul Declaration to combat Islamophobia worldwide
(Daily Sabah)
'Anti-Muslim attacks surge amid legitimization of ideology'
(Daily Sabah)
Qatar’s Emir asked to restore rights of Baha’is: Statement of the Baha’i International Community
(Bahá’í International Community)
India at 100 must be a nation without discrimination
(K K Shailaja, The Indian Express)
Japan Cabinet minister resigns over Unification Church ties
(Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press)
Vatican and China extend their deal on bishop appointments
(Frances D'Emilio, Associated Press)
Articles of interest - 24 October 2022
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
The push for women’s rights in Iran is a push for religious freedom too
(Kate Shellnutt, Christianity Today)
Russian anti-cult leader: “International religious liberty is a Nazi idea”
(Massimo Introvigne, Bitter Winter)
Appeal to the World Council of Churches on Russian terroristic attacks on Ukrainian civilians
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Zelensky puts the sanctions against Patriarch Kirill into effect
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Tajikistan: Restrictions continue for Muslims, intrusive questionnaires for non-Muslims
(Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18 News Service)
Dignity and belonging in family, church, and state
(Rafael Domingo, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
Manresa 2022 International Multireligious Forum
(Manresa 2022)
Bangladeshi minorities demand protection of rights
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
Canada: Cambridge city hall Islamic heritage display aims to educate, spread love
(Hala Ghonaim, CBC News)
WCC reflects on women’s transformative leadership at international conference on innovation in Africa
(World Council of Churches)
Afghanistan: Another terrorist attack reminds us of the Taliban’s failure to protect Afghan citizens
(Ellis Heasley, Sight)
Ghana: Christian nationalism poses a threat to human rights in Ghana
(Jeffrey Haynes, The Conversation)
Israel: Time to change laws on shabbat public transportation is running out
(Or Kashti, Haaretz)
Will Egypt’s sectarian tensions and discrimination against Christians come to an end?
(Zeina Hanafy, Egyptian Streets)
Kenya's a secular state; we must separate religion, state affairs
(Githieya Kimari, The Standard)
Mexico: ‘We don’t want to live in war,’ says bishop in violence-plagued Mexico
(Catholic News Agency)
Chile: Legal Journal Number 1 (18): October (Spanish)
(Observatorio de Libertad Religiosa de América Latina y El Caribe)
Friday, 21 October 2022
Canada: Muslim leaders condemn 'violent and vile Islamophobia' toward mosque in Thornhill, Ont.
(Desmond Brown, CBC News)
Canada: Melissa Lantsman MP statement condemning Islamophobia
(Twitter, National Council of Canadian Muslims)
Photos of the week: Lord of Miracles procession; Brazil elections
(Kit Doyle, Religion News Service)
Turkish singer appears in court over religious schools joke
(Associated Press)
Iranian Christians join protests over woman’s beating death: Reports
(Mark A. Kellner, The Washington Times)
Why is Iran’s secular shift so hard to believe?
(Dina Nayeri, Intelligencer)
Iran punishes Christians with harsh prison sentences
(Evangelical Focus)
Iran’s Olympic chief claims no punishment coming for climber
(Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press)
Occupied Ukraine: Religious leaders seized, tortured; churches, mosques closed; no news of seized Baptist couple
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
The failed theological-political dream of Orthodoxy
(Benoît Fauchet, La Croix International)
Russia creates the "Muftiate of Muslims of Little Russia" in the occupied territories
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
The Head of the UGCC calls on the academia of the Catholic Church to give a legal assessment of the modern neo-imperial geopolitics of Russia
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Aquinas’s theology of politics
(Theresa MacArt, Public Discourse: The Journal of the Witherspoon Institute)
Faith Action on the UN Sustainable Development Goals Database
(Parliament of the World's Religions)
G20: Ups and (mostly) downs in Washington during the IMF and World Bank annual meetings
(Katherine Marshall, G20 Interfaith Forum Blog)
Asian bishops urged to push dialogue for peace, reconciliation
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
Religious leaders want end to Ghana's illegal mines
(Damian Avevor, Catholic News Service)
WCC consultation in Dominican Republic helps strengthen church involvement in HIV response
(World Council of Churches)
Interreligious dialogue calling for participation and acting together
(Manda Andrian, World Council of Churches)
Pakistan wraps off its 1st Int'l conference on “Islamophobia”, hosts 1st meeting of religious leaders
(Egypt Today)
India secular character must be preserved, country's top court says
(Arpan Chaturvedi, Reuters)
India: Country secular, take suo motu action against hate speeches: SC tells 3 states
(The Indian Express)
UN Chief admonishes India to protect rights of minorities
(Meenakshi Ganguly, Human Rights Watch)
Indonesia shamelessly abandons Uyghurs
(Yaqiu Wang, Human Rights Watch)
Brazil: Facts First: Lula is wrong about the creation of a law on religious freedom (Portuguese)
(Luana Cataldi, CNN Brasil)
Wednesday, 19 October 2022
Message from the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue to Hindus on the occasion of the feast of Deepavali 2022, 17.10.2022
(Holy See Press Office)
Iran: Christian convert released from prison
(Middle East Concern)
Pakistan: Abducted, married and forced to convert to Islam - this human rights atrocity must be stopped
(Tehmina Arora, Premier Christianity)
Church pressures Angolan government to regularize undocumented immigrants
(Eduardo Campos Lima, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Archbishops of the Russian Orthodox Church in Europe call on Patriarch Kirill to speak out against the war
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Pope prays for Ukraine as EU condemns attacks on civilian infrastructure
(Vatican News)
Regulating religion in Taiwan: Historical background, changes, and recent controversies
(Rung-Guang Lin, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
Iraqi Christians face uncertain future after eviction from ‘Virgin Mary compound’ in Baghdad
(Rody Sher and Charlotte Evans, Catholic News Agency)
India: Government forms commission to review granting of Scheduled Caste status to Dalit Christians and Muslims
(CSW: Everyone Free to Believe)
Hindu nationalist surge in India creating fissures in diaspora
(Al Jazeera)
Q&A: Understanding India’s crackdown on Muslim groups
(Al Jazeera)
Vatican returns three ancient mummies to Peru
(Sebastián Sansón Ferrari, Vatican News)
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill, WCC acting general secretary meet in Moscow, agreeing that war cannot be holy
(World Council of Churches)
Russia: First criminal conviction for opposing war in Ukraine on religious grounds
(Victoria Arnold, Forum 18 News Service)
Almost one third of Russians positively see Russian Church's relations with society and state, another third stands for lower activity – poll
(Interfax-Religion)
Nigeria: Church calls for withdrawal of controversial water bill, says it violates principle of common good
(Arnold Neliba, Catholic Information Service for Africa)
New book: Religion and World Politics: Connecting Theory with Practice
(Erin K. Wilson, Routledge)
Call to cut EU subsidies for anti-Semitic schoolbooks in Palestina
(Christian Network Europe)
USCIRF releases new report on blasphemy in Southeast Asia
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Brazil’s Lula issues letter to evangelicals to allay concern
(Mauricio Savarese, Associated Press)
Brazil: Worker forced to pray the “Our Father” before the work day will receive compensation (Portuguese)
(Bom Dia Advogado)
Brazil: Tax immunity of the temples of any worship and the principle of the secular state (Portuguese)
(Junior Lopes, Conjur)
Brazil: Cases of religious violence grow in the country and believers suffer intimidation (Portuguese)
(Tainá Andrade, Correio Braziliense)
Monday, 17 October 2022
Can faith-based schools retain their traditional religious values in a changing world?
(Charlie Russo and Keith Thompson, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
Australian football executive forced to resign, prompting debate about religious liberty
(Dave Crampton, Christianity Today)
Australia stock exchange gets Islamic ETFs
(Zawya)
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