Law and Religion Headlines

Friday, 24 June 2022

New book: Human Dignity and Political Criticism
(Colin Bird, Cambridge University Press)

Book review: A vulnerable account of human dignity
(James Dominic Rooney, Law & Liberty)

Religious communities in the Holy Land remain united beyond the pandemic
(Nicolas Rouger, La Croix International)

Palestinian Arabs may face eviction from historic inns in Jerusalem’s Christian Quarter
(Gil Zohar, Religion Unplugged)

Is our God too small?
(James Christie, G20 Interfaith Forum Blog)

Iran: Int’l conference to discuss ‘Religions and Playing Role in 3rd Millennium’
(International Quran News Agency (IQNA))

Hazaras: Persecution denounced in the Italian Parliament
(Marco Respinti, Bitter Winter)

Regarding false media reporting on Israel and Dr Pillay
(World Council of Churches)

“Statelessness is about expulsion from the human community”
(World Council of Churches)

Eastern African religious leaders urge Democratic Republic of Congo to embrace dialogue as means to resolve grievances
(World Council of Churches)

Tunisia: TV interview explores constructive role of religion in society
(Bahá’í World News Service)

Wednesday, 22 June 2022

Pope Francis: A world free of nuclear weapons is necessary and possible
(Vatican News)

Pope blasts violence in Mexico as he mourns 2 slain Jesuits
(Associated Press)

Australian state outlaws public displays of Nazi swastikas
(Rod McGuirk, Associated Press)

Maldives religious extremists disrupt Yoga Day event
(Associated Press)

Judgment: In the case of Abdullah Yalçın v. Turkey (no. 2)
(The European Court of Human Right)

Will La Luz Del Mundo persist with leader behind bars?
(Alejandra Molina, Religion News Service)

Bhutan: Buddhist leader in Bhutan fully ordains 144 women, resuming ancient tradition
(Haley Barker, Religion News Service)

Kenya: Tribal tensions challenge Christian unity during Kenyan elections
(Robert Carle, Religion Unplugged)

Kenya: We are not electing saints or angels, bishops caution against careless voting
(Arnold Neliba, Catholic Information Service for Africa)

African bishops call on world leaders to protect biodiversity
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Uzbekistan: "The authorities do not want us to exist"
(Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18 News Service)

Afghanistan: 'No future for us,' say Afghan Sikhs after temple attack
(Union of Catholic Asian News)

Afghanistan: KAICIID’s Board of Directors’ statement on Attack against Sikh Temple in Afghanistan
(KAICIID Dialogue Centre)

Nigeria’s religious-cleansing crisis is not due to climate change
(Nina Shea, Hudson Institute)

Nigeria: KAICIID Board of Directors condemns church attacks in Nigeria
(KAICIID Dialogue Centre)

Korean archbishop seeks dialogue to ease border tensions
(Union of Catholic Asian News)

Tunisia’s Saied confirms no state religion in new charter
(Arab News)

Syria: Islamic State group claims Syria bus attack that killed 13
(Associated Press)

U of T grad Mukti Patel on studying religion and its role ‘in the everyday’
(Rahul Kalvapalle, University of Toronto)

India: In the world’s largest democracy, people of faith aren’t free
(David Curry, Religion News Service)

India: OIC human rights body denounces discriminations, rights violations against Indian Muslims
(International Quran News Agency (IQNA))

Mali: Islamist militants kill 132 villagers in Mali weekend attacks, government says
(Reuters)

Uganda: Bishops decry high cost of living
(Catholic Information Service for Africa)

Canada: The Government of Canada calls for applications to fill the new position of Special Representative on Combatting Islamophobia
(The Government of Canada)

Canada: Privatization of Canada’s part-time prison chaplains hurting inmates of minority faiths: Report
(Omar Mosleh, Toronto Star)

Podcast: Freedom of Religion or Belief and Cultural Heritage Protection: Synergistic not Competitive
(Knox Thames)

Vietnam: Draft decrees on religion provoke concern
(CSW: Everyone Free to Believe)

Answering the refugee crisis as a matter of faith
(Waseem Ahmad, Anne Burghardt, Mark Hetfield, Religion News Service)

CEC participates in high-level Ukrainian interreligious delegation meeting
(Conference of European Churches)

Moscow church leader continues defense of Russian aggression
(RISU, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))

Jerusalem Patriarchate condemns Western rhetoric against Patriarch Kirill
(Interfax-Religion)

USCIRF welcomes European Court judgment against Russia on Jehovah’s Witnesses
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

Ecodefence v Russia: The ECtHR’s stance on foreign funding of civil society
(Florian Kriener, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)

Patriarch Kirill says invaders in Ukraine "protect Russia on the battlefield"
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

Monday, 20 June 2022

World Refugee Day - June 20
(UNHCR)

Summer 2022 issue of The Review of Faith & International Affairs: Freedom of Religion or Belief as a Human Right
(Institute for Global Engagement)

“The Bear and the Bees”: How religious freedom strengthened Ukrainian resiliency
(John Moroz Smith, Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)

Pope makes unusual choice for new Indonesian bishop
(Katharina Reny Lestari, Union of Catholic Asian News)

One killed, many wounded in Afghan mosque bombing
(Union of Catholic Asian News)

Afghanistan: Two killed as blast hits Sikh temple in Kabul
(Al Jazeera)

Afghanistan: Islamic State claims Sikh temple attack in Afghanistan
(Union of Catholic Asian News)

Millions of Christians languish in refugee camps globally
(Union of Catholic Asian News)

Nigerian priest says he shielded parishioners like chicks during massacre
(Union of Catholic Asian News)

Iran hangs man convicted of killing clerics in April attack
(Associated Press)

Kashmir: Rohingya families in Kashmir fear separation as India cracks down
(Al Jazeera)

Indian Catholics slam silence over Nigerian massacre
(Union of Catholic Asian News)

India: The vulnerability of Catholic leaders
(John Dayal, Eurasia Review)

Indian Christians fret over declining population growth
(Union of Catholic Asian News)

Canada: Mounties arrest priest for assault at school
(Associated Press)

Articles and reports of interest - 20 June 2022
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Why Indigenous communities need a seat at the table on climate
(Ray Minniecon, Religion News Service)

South African theologian to take helm of World Council of Churches in 2023
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

Malaysia: UN experts welcome announcement to abolish mandatory death penalty
(Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations)

Malaysia: Analysts warn about rising intolerance in Malaysia
(Muzliza Mustafa, Benar News)

Religions for Peace signs Framework of Cooperation agreement with SRSG-SVC
(Religions for Peace)

Palestinians call for ban on concert in historic Negev mosque
(Middle East Monitor)

Metropolitan Nifon, new WCC vice moderator: “pray and act concretely to alleviate the sufferings in the world”
(World Council of Churches)

WCC central committee statement on war in Ukraine: “war, with the killing and all the other miserable consequences it entails, is incompatible with God’s very nature”
(World Council of Churches)

COMECE to European Council: Renew efforts for peace in Ukraine
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

Emmanuel Macron visits St. Sofia of Kyiv
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

COMECE to the European Council: “renew your efforts for peace in Ukraine and implement a credible EU enlargement process”
(The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE))

UK government imposes more Magnitsky sanctions on Putin’s supporters, including Patriarch Kirill
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)

Nepal: US annual religious freedom report faults Nepal for restrictions on Tibetans
(Tibetan Review)

Mother Teresa, Dorothy Day, Andrei Sakharov — Prophets of human dignity
(Maryella Hierholzer, National Catholic Register)

Cambodia hosts Muslim World League delegation
(Twitter, Muslim World League)

Legal Journal Number 8 (17): June (Spanish)
(Observatorio de Libertad Religiosa de América Latina y El Caribe)

China: Leader of Chinese bible church detained and fined for hosting gathering
(China Aid)

Australia: Religious freedom challenges for theological colleges in Australia
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)

Two Nigeria churches attacked; worshippers killed, abducted
(Chinedu Asadu, Associated Press)

Nigerian Catholic priest under fire for "preaching" against presidential candidate
(Justine John Dyikuk, La Croix International)

South Korea's euthanasia law dismays Catholics
(Union of Catholic Asian News)

Thousands flock to Indonesian volcano for Hindu ritual sacrifice
(Union of Catholic Asian News)

Timor-Leste Catholics celebrate feast of Corpus Christi
(Union of Catholic Asian News)

Pope suggests interreligious cooperation to tackle threats to planet
(Carol Glatz, Union of Catholic Asian News)

Bangladesh: Church leaders, economists slam 'unfair' Bangladesh budget
(Stephan Uttom Rozario, Union of Catholic Asian News)

Pakistan still failing to protect religious minorities
(Kamran Chaudhry, Union of Catholic Asian News)

Friday, 17 June 2022

Ukrainian Orthodox Church asks EU diplomats for protection
(Interfax-Religion)

Religious leaders of Ukraine visited the European Parliament and the Commission of the Bishops' Conferences of the EU
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

The head of Vatican diplomacy warns against territorial compromises at the expense of Ukraine
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

High-level Ukrainian interreligious delegation visits COMECE
(The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE))

Border town church in Ukraine becomes a hub of relocation and relief
(Erik Tryggestad, Religion Unplugged)

The risks of human trafficking and exploitation as a result of the war in Ukraine
(Alison Ussery, G20 Interfaith Forum Blog)

UK sanctions Russian Orthodox head; decries forced adoption
(Associated Press)

Russian Orthodox Church describes sanctions against Patriarch Kirill as absurd, pointless
(Interfax-Religion)

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