Law and Religion Headlines
Wednesday, 27 July 2022
Latin-Jewish alliance aims to use star power to combat antisemitism and misinformation in media
(Orge Castellano, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
New book: The Economics of the Parables
(Robert Sirico, Regnery Publishing)
The State Service for Ethnic Policy explains the UOC-MP current status
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Russians destroyed 183 religious buildings in Ukraine, the majority of them in the Donetsk region
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Russia's influence in the Balkans: The interplay of religion, politics, and history
(Harun Karčić, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Russian court asked to declare Tajik Islamic Renaissance Party terrorist organization
(Interfax-Religion)
Situation surrounding Jewish Agency for Israel in Russia should not be politicized - Kremlin
(Interfax-Religion)
Tajikistan: Banned from wearing mourning clothes, arrested, tortured
(Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18 News Service)
Uzbekistan: Judge jails Muslim as he "read literature .. spread his beliefs .. met others"
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
Chile: Catholic bishops offer guidance on Chile's new constitution
(La Croix International)
As conflicts continue in South Sudan and Democratic Republic of Congo, Christian groups pray, highlight concerns
(World Council of Churches)
Kenya: Clerics condemn culture of secrecy in election, urge IEBC to communicate regularly
(Arnold Neliba, Catholic Information Service for Africa)
Ghana: SECAM plenary to focus on security and migration in Africa, bishop explains
(Paschal Norbert, Catholic Information Service for Africa)
Asia/Syria - Attack on the inauguration of the church of Saint Sofia, wanted by the Russians
(Agenzia Fides)
Sacred and/or secret, confession and other forms of religious secrecy: A scholarly discussion
(Alessandro Amicarelli, Bitter Winter)
Does Islamophobia pose a threat to cultural Harmony?
(The International Forum for Rights and Security (IFFRAS))
Protection of minorities: Our fruitful work
(Twitter, Muslim World League)
Monday, 25 July 2022
Turkey’s Erdogan rails at Greece over Muslim minority rights
(Associated Press)
London Ministerial Innovation Hub: FoRB in the future
(Knox Thames)
RFI contributes to 2022 International Ministerial Conference in London
(Religious Freedom Institute)
Pursuing religious liberty, worldwide - President Dallin H. Oaks
(YouTube Video, Church Newsroom)
President Oaks and Vatican II: A Latter-day Saint apostle praises a late pope and a Catholic document
(Tad Walch, Deseret News)
Elder Quentin L. Cook participates at United Kingdom Parliament to promote religious freedom, supporting global conference
(Church Newsroom)
Iran: 95-year-old cleric, Jannati, reinstated as head of powerful Guardian Council
(Iran News Wire)
Iran: USCIRF releases new report on Iranian propaganda against religious minorities
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Center for Law and Religion co-hosts Rome Conference on liberalism’s limits
(St. John's University)
Chile’s bishops object to draft constitution over abortion, euthanasia
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Myanmar: International Court of Justice proceeds with the case against Myanmar
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)
Photos of the week: Indian harvest festival; Mourning in Ukraine
(Jessi Dodge, Religion News Service)
Saudi police arrest man who helped Israeli sneak into Mecca
(Abdullah Al-Shihri and Aya Batrawy, Associated Press)
Canada: Pope set for historic apology for school abuses in Canada
(Peter Smith, Associated Press)
Articles of interest - 25 July 2022
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
‘Natural enemies’ no more: How Rome finally embraced democracy
(John T. McGreevy, Commonweal)
Cuba: As Pope Francis cozies up to Raúl Castro, Cuban Catholics take another approach
(Kristina Arriaga, Religion News Service)
Colombia: Church in Colombia eager to lend a hand in peace talks with guerillas
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Russia: Person behind blast at Orthodox school in Russia's Serpukhov given 13-year term
(Interfax-Religion)
Syria: Blast rocks church in Syria at its inauguration ceremony
(Interfax-Religion)
Orthodox Church of Jerusalem urges West to stop attacks on Patriarch Kirill
(Interfax-Religion)
"It’s enslavement, not liberation": A Muslim from Kharkiv addressed his fellow believers from the Russian Federation after the attack on the mosque
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Russia: Intensification of the offensive against LGBTQI people
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Indonesia: Ecumenical body defends traditional beliefs in Indonesia
(Katharina R. Lestari, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Vietnam: Cao Dai follower detained for hours after returning from U.S. religious summit
(Radio Free Asia)
India: ‘Forced conversions’: Delhi HC tells BJP leader he has to show more than just apprehensions
(Express News Service)
Australia: How your taxes ended up funding religious jobs in WA’s public schools
(Emma Young, The Sydney Morning Herald)
Iraq: Reconstruction of Mosul church, sparks hope for Christians
(YouTube Video, Al Jazeera)
As monkeypox spreads, global organizations mobilize faith networks to fight stigma
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)
Friday, 22 July 2022
Dean G. Marcus Cole’s welcome address at the 2022 Notre Dame Religious Liberty Summit in Rome
(University of Notre Dame Law School)
Religious freedom is under fire across the globe, experts warn
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
New book: Religious Freedom in a Secular Age: A Christian Case for Liberty, Equality, and Secular Government
(Michael F. Bird, Zondervan Academic)
New book: Augustine and Contemporary Social Issues
(Edited By Paul L. Allen, Routledge)
Church of Scientology participates to the International Ministerial on Freedom of Religion or Belief: London 2022
(European Office Church of Scientology Public Affairs & Human Rights)
A Bitter Winter reporter at the International Religious Freedom Summit 2022
(Marco Respinti, Bitter Winter)
Kenya: Bishop Mark Kariuki: We pray that there shall be peace in our nation (video)
(Twitter, Inter-Religious Council of Kenya (IRCK))
Hamas calls for massive presence of Palestinians at Al-Aqsa mosque
(International Quran News Agency (IQNA))
Russian Justice Ministry's Moscow branch seeks to shut down Jewish Agency for Israel
(Interfax-Religion)
Israel aims to stop Russian move against Jewish nonprofit
(Associated Press)
Vatican cardinal backs fossil fuel nonproliferation treaty
(Associated Press)
Vatican says they’re gifts; Indigenous groups want them back
(Nicole Winfield, Associated Press)
Lebanon: Bishop’s arrest threatens delicate religious balance in Lebanon
(Elise Ann Allen, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Turkey: Dozens of Jewish graves damaged in 600-year-old Turkish cemetery
(David I. Klein, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
World Council of Churches regresses on antisemitism
(David J. Michaels, Real Clear Religion)
Tajik president warns of danger of religious extremism ideology
(Interfax-Religion)
The main surge of Hasidic pilgrims to travel to Uman via Moldova this year
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Orthodox priests tortured in Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Tajikistan: Prisoner of conscience still denied proper medical care
(Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18 News Service)
Will the fog of war smuggle same-sex marriage into Ukraine?
(Mark Regnerus, Public Discourse: The Journal of the Witherspoon Institute)
Panama: Bishops reiterate need for economic, social stability in Panamanian families
(La Croix International)
Ukrainian refugees in Poland redefine what it means to be a church
(Erik Tryggestad, Religion Unplugged)
Brazil: Documentary ‘Respect Our Sacred’ exposes struggle to decriminalize African religions in Brazil
(Camila Da Silva, Religion Unplugged)
Iran: Let’s be honest, Iran’s hijab saga is not about religion
(Kourosh Ziabari, The New Arab)
Iran: 44 Iranian Bahá'ís arrested, arraigned, or jailed as leading human rights figure says situation is “getting worse”
(Bahá’í World News Service)
Egypt: Short film on Bahá’í community highlights efforts for coexistence
(Bahá’í World News Service)
Pakistan Church seeks roll back of ‘Islamized’ school curriculum
(Kamran Chaudhry, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Legal presence, perseverance vital to confront religious persecution
(Rick Plasterer, Juicy Ecumenism, Institute on Religion and Democracy)
Who is entitled to ‘hurt religious sentiments’?
(Aasha Mehreen Amin, Asia News)
Islam with Chinese characteristics: China’s ethno-religious challenge in Xinjiang – analysis
(Veena Ramachandran, Eurasia Review)
Indonesia: Will West Sumatra’s new law lead to more Islamic conservatism in Indonesia?
(South China Morning Post)
Uganda: LGBTQI+, religion, diversity, and inclusion dialogue with Universal Coalition of Affirming Africans Uganda
(Natalie E. Brown, U.S. Embassy in Uganda)
Canada's Inuit seek Pope's help to return accused priest from France
(Rod Nickel, Reuters)
Wednesday, 20 July 2022
Rome: Notre Dame Religious Liberty Initiative
(Brian Grim, Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
Statement on Notre Dame Religious Freedom Summit in Rome
(Instagram, Dallin H. Oaks)
In Rome, President Oaks continues Latter-day Saint effort to champion religious liberty worldwide
(Tad Walch, Deseret News)
Offering a historic address in Rome, Italy, President Oaks calls for a global effort to ‘defend and advance’ religious freedom
(Sarah Jane Weaver, Church News)
Nigeria: Religious freedom takeaways on the ground in Nigeria
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Nigeria: Making sense of Christian persecution in Nigeria
(Mathew Otieno, MercatorNet)
Anglophone Islam: A New Conceptual Category
(Abdul-Azim Ahmed, Springer Link)
Uganda: Villas to villages: Uganda's religious networks fight corruption at all levels
(International Partnership on Religion and Sustainable Development (PaRD))
How interreligious collaboration can bring peace: An interview with Dr. Azza Karam
(Tracy Marshall, Development Guild DDI)
Western Sahara: Christian/Muslim dialogue in refugee camps
(YouTube Video, Tina Ramirez, Hardwired Global)
Weekly Highlight #214: COVID-19: Exploring faith dimensions: COVID-19 and religion on global and local agendas
(Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)
Indonesian Catholics ‘watchful’ after hardline Islamist released
(Katharina R. Lestari, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Indonesia: Persecution watchdog concerned over strengthening of Indonesia’s anti-blasphemy laws
(Tola Mbakwe, Premier Christian News)
Egypt: Mobs attack Christians’ homes, businesses after church's legal recognition
(Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post)
Afghanistan: UN slams killings, rights abuses under Afghanistan’s Taliban
(Rahim Faiez, Associated Press)
Indian Catholics seek withdrawal of ‘misleading’ lesson on Hagia Sophia
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
India’s top court orders release of jailed Muslim journalist
(Sheikh Saaliq, Associated Press)
Vatican imposes new investment policy amid financial scandal
(Nicole Winfield, Associated Press)
Pope tells religious orders to report abuse, protect others
(Associated Press)
In an unprecedented food crisis, Buddhist anti-hunger fund meets its moment
(Haley Barker, Religion News Service)
Philippines: ‘Red-tagging’ threat fails to frighten Filipino religious superiors
(Catholic News Service)
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