Law and Religion Headlines
Wednesday, 7 September 2022
Global ethic census welcomes feedback
(Parliament of the World's Religions)
Egypt: Women with hijab found to face bias in Egypt
(Ahmed Elshamy, BBC News)
Mikhail Gorbachev’s tragic legacy in the Russian Orthodox Church
(John P. Burgess, Religion News Service)
Brazil: Evangelicals flex muscle in Brazilian election race
(France 24)
Brazil: "It was my government that created the law of religious freedom", says Lula (Portuguese)
(IG Ultimo Segundo)
Brazil: Can you close church in Brazil? What does the Religious Liberty Act say? (Portuguese)
(UoL Rio de Janeiro)
Tuesday, 6 September 2022
Delsol, “The Insurrection of Particularities, Or, How the Universal Comes Undone”
(Marc O. DeGirolami, Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)
Monotheism, Intolerance, and the Path to Pluralistic Politics
(Christopher A. Haw, Cambridge University Press)
Nigeria: USCIRF releases new report on violence impacting religious freedom in Nigeria
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Australia: An Anglican “lifeboat” for Australia
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)
China: Churches in China 'facing toughest persecution since Cultural Revolution' says Christian charity
(Donna Birrell, Premier Christian News)
China renews crackdown on churches
(Mark King, Christian Today)
China: Economic implications of China’s repression of Uyghurs
(Brian Grim, Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
Mexico: Jesuits remain in Mexican mountains after priests’ killings
(Fabiola Sánchez, Associated Press)
Mexico: Thousands in Tabasco protest against laws threatening “freedoms, life and family”
(Evangelical Focus)
Israeli president evokes horrors, ties at German parliament
(Kirsten Grieshaber, Associated Press)
India: Religion based violence in India
(Tasneem Shafiq, Global Village Space)
Qatar: World Cup beer policy finally agreed by Qatari organizers
(Graham Dunbar, Associated Press)
Articles of interest - 5 September 2022
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Russian Orthodox Church outraged by interference of Latvian secular authorities in church affairs
(Interfax-Religion)
Russia: Freedom of religion or belief: Special bimonthly (16-31.08.2022)
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Russia’s rabbis call for peace in Ukraine
(Associated Press)
Colombia: Catholic bishops in Colombia put hope in "Week for Peace" to stem violence
(La Croix International)
KAICIID launches two new e-learning courses focused on sustainable development and refugee support
(KAICIID Dialogue Centre)
Somalia: At least 19 civilians killed in al-Shabab attack in Somalia
(Al Jazeera)
Afghan minority groups face threats from ISKP: HRW
(Al Jazeera)
At press conference, ecumenical leaders advance agenda of the earth, persons with disabilities, and gender justice
(World Council of Churches)
Türkiye warns Greece to stop refusing to recognize Muslim clerics
(Daily Sabah)
Turkish president to attend inauguration of eco-mosque in Croatia
(International Quran News Agency (IQNA))
Brazil: Catholic priest Paulo Ricardo is monitored by order of a judge of the Supreme Court of Brazil (Portuguese)
(Sara Andrade, Diario do Estado)
Brazil: Association of faithful does not have legitimacy to protect the use of the term 'Catholic', says Superior Court of Justice (Portuguese)
(Danilo Vital, Consultor Jurídico)
Brazil: Bishops ask for prayer and alert Brazil about the fight against religious in Nicaragua (Portuguese)
(Ana Carolina Curvello, Gazeta do Povo)
Friday, 2 September 2022
The foundational character of freedom of religion or belief
(W. Cole Durham, Jr., Viewpoints: A blog of the G20 Interfaith Forum)
China: Statement on the release of the UN OHCHR assessment of human rights concerns in the Uyghur Region
(Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China)
China: USCIRF Welcomes Xinjiang Report Released by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
China: Uighurs demand accountability after UN report on China abuses
(Al Jazeera)
China: Special bimonthly Newsletter Freedom of religion or belief (15-31.08.2022)
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
China: International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances – Stories from China
(FoRB in Full: A blog by CSW)
Cuba: “I want to be a good man” – an interview with David Rosales, son of Pastor Lorenzo Rosales Fajardo
(FoRB in Full: A blog by CSW)
Iran: Enemies seek disintegration of Muslim countries, Iran’s FM says
(International Quran News Agency (IQNA))
Iran: More Baha'is arrested in Iran as month-long crackdown total hits 245
(Bahá’í International Community)
Pakistan: UN rapporteurs express concern at persecution of Christian pastor and son
(Voice PK)
Uzbekistan: USCIRF releases report on religious freedom in Uzbekistan
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Announcing new Chair and Vice Chair of URI Global Council
(United Religions Initiative)
Tunisia: New Tunisian constitution concerns Christians
(International Christian Concern)
The Volokolamsk Metropolitan Antony (Sevryuk) reacts to the speech of the German president
(The European Times)
Law as Religion, Religion as Law
(Edited by David C. Flatto and Benjamin Porat, Cambridge University Press)
Afghan mosque blast kills 18, including pro-Taliban cleric
(Associated Press)
Turkey: Armenian Christians critical of Turkey's new ruling on religious foundations
(La Croix International)
Turkish pop singer indicted for inciting hatred
(Associated Press)
Hezbollah at 40 stronger than ever but has more enemies
(Bassem Mroue, Associated Press)
Photos of the week: New Catholic cardinals; Hindu Ganesha festival
(Kit Doyle, Religion News Service)
Rushdie’s right to blasphemy, not free speech, was attacked at Chautauqua
(Samir Kalra, Religion News Service)
Pope’s September prayer intention: For abolition of the death penalty
(Vatican News)
Ethiopian bishops say ‘No more war!’ as fighting resumes
(Fredrick Nzwili, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Australia: 'Death to Israel' student magazine angers Australian Jewish students
(Michael Starr, The Jerusalem Post)
World Council of Churches refuses to isolate Russian Orthodox Church delegation at its assembly
(Interfax-Religion)
Iraq: Thousands in Iraq demand regime change after Shia factions clash
(Al Jazeera)
South Sudan: Clerics urge state to recognize plight of families of missing persons
(Odiwuor Opiyo, Catholic Information Service for Africa)
South Korea: Conscientious objectors: a legal battle against punitive alternative service
(Willy Fautré, Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
WCC journals on cutting edge of a changing world
(World Council of Churches)
Israel: World Vision Gaza director sentenced to 12 years in controversial terrorism case
(Steve Rabey, Religion Unplugged)
Wednesday, 31 August 2022
Colombian authorities dismantle Catholic chapel at airport, sparking controversy
(Catholic News Agency)
Faith-based and other relief efforts underway to assist Pakistan flood victims
(Alejandra Molina, Religion News Service)
Pakistan: The cruelty of blasphemy laws
(Lois McLatchie, Spiked)
Weekly Highlight #219: COVID-19: Exploring faith dimensions: Post-COVID-19 “normal”? Concerns around discrimination
(Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)
Burkina Faso bishop says American nun freed by captors
(Arsene Kabore, Associated Press)
Japan PM apologizes for party’s church links, will cut ties
(Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press)
Iraqis heed cleric’s plea to leave streets after clashes
(Samya Kullab and Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Associated Press)
Vatican: Pope clearly condemns Russia’s ‘repugnant’ war
(Frances D'Emilio, Associated Press)
Iraq: Muqtada al-Sadr and Iraq’s propensity for an intra-Shia conflict
(Arwa Ibrahim, Al Jazeera)
Iraq: Explainer: What spurred the bloody armed clashes in Baghdad?
(Samya Kullab, Associated Press)
St. Kitts law criminalizing gay sex found unconstitutional
(Dánica Coto, Associated Press)
Eritrean government seizes church-owned technical school
(Fredrick Nzwili, Catholic News Service)
Iran: He captured rare images of Jewish life in Iran. Then he fled, fearing for his safety.
(Lauren Hakimi, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Mikhail Gorbachev dismantled the Iron Curtain — and allowed Russian Jews to live openly again
(Pinchas Goldschmidt, Forward)
Iran: Monthly news about Baha’is and Christians in August (31.08.2022)
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
End it now: Rwanda-Democratic Republic of the Congo crisis
(Jacques Bahati, The Africa Faith and Justice Network (AFJN))
China: UN cites possible crimes vs. humanity in China’s Xinjiang
(Jamey Keaten and Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press)
Chinese Catholics warned over ‘foreign infiltration’
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
Kenya: Clerics call for justice as court begins hearing of presidential petitions
(Arnold Neliba, Catholic Information Service for Africa)
Indian police hunt for culprits behind church vandalism
(Bijay Kumar Minj, Union of Catholic Asian News)
India: ‘Anti-Muslim in its soul’: A boycott hurts Bollywood’s Aamir Khan
(Suparna Sharma, Al Jazeera)
Salman Rushdie and the wider effects of blasphemy accusations
(Paul Marshall, Religion Unplugged)
6 months of Russia’s full-scale attack: 205 religious sites ruined in Ukraine
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Ukraine's ambassador to the Vatican praised today's Vatican statement on the war in Ukraine
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Mass events on Rosh Hashanah banned in Uman
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Cabinet of Ministers approves proposals on personal sanctions against Patriarch Kirill and several members of the Russian Orthodox Church
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Australia: Victorian Liberal Party branch stacking claims as Pentecostal church 'infiltrates' branches
(Bec Symons, Charlotte King, Andy Burns, ABC News Australia)
Australia: Bid to change Queensland law that allows religious schools to discriminate against gay teachers
(Eden Gillespie, The Guardian)
Taiwan: Statement on Regional Religious Freedom Forum
(Twitter, Tsai Ing-wen)
Nicaraguans risk losing their last havens as regime targets their churches
(Christopher Hill, Freedom House)
Chile: Carmelite nuns show favor to the Chilean anti-Catholic constitution (Spanish)
(InfoCatólica)
International Day for Victims of Enforced Disappearance: Stories from China (Chinese)
(FoRB in Full: A blog by CSW)
Monday, 29 August 2022
Christianity, Ethics and the Law: The Concept of Love in Christian Legal Thought (forthcoming)
(Zachary R. Calo, Joshua Neoh, A. Keith Thompson, eds, Routledge)
Myanmar: No justice, no freedom for Rohingya 5 years on
(Human Rights Watch)
Australian Journal of Law and Religion - Volume 1
(Australian Journal of Law and Religion)
Australia: The Anglican split: why has sexuality become so important to conservative Christians?
(Mark Jennings, The Conversation)
Public law and private law
(Marc O. DeGirolami, Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)
WZO marks 125th anniversary of 1st Zionist Congress with lavish, costly Swiss affair
(Avner Hofstein and Judah Ari Gross, The Times of Israel)
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