Law and Religion Headlines
Wednesday, 1 June 2022
In defence of Catholic healthcare
(YouTube Video, The Iona Institute)
Australia: Forcing religious-run health centres to allow assisted suicide
(Angelo Bottone, The Iona Institute)
The culture of encounter: An imperative for a divided world
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Reflections on the Culture of Encounter
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Scholars and practitioners focused on women and peacebuilding need to take religion more seriously
(Katherine Marshall, Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies)
CEC seminar highlights Ukrainian church voices
(YouTube Video, Conference of European Churches)
Russia: Five years after Jehovah's Witness ban, jailings continue
(Victoria Arnold, Forum 18 News Service)
New book: Law and Religion in the Commonwealth
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)
Law and Religion in the Commonwealth: The Evolution of Case Law
(Renae Barker (Anthology Editor), Paul Babie (Anthology Editor), Neil Foster (Anthology Editor), Bloomsbury)
The Ukrainian Orthodox Church and the Moscow Patriarchate: Split or maneuver?
(Willy Fautré, Bitter Winter: A Magazine on Religious Liberty and Human Rights in China)
Nicaragua: Persecution of Bishops and silencing of Catholic media
(Massimo Introvigne, Bitter Winter: A Magazine on Religious Liberty and Human Rights in China)
Monday, 30 May 2022
UK: Procurement Bill – procurement of goods made in states credibly accused of genocide and states using slave labour
(David Alton, Lord Alton of Liverpool)
Israel-Palestine news: Chaos as Israelis rally in East Jerusalem
(Virginia Pietromarchi and Farah Najjar, Al Jazeera)
Jerusalem: Gulf and Arab condemnation as extremists, Israeli Knesset member storm Al-Aqsa Mosque
(Arab News)
Jerusalem: 50% Jewish Israelis support Jewish prayer on the Temple Mount
(Tamar Hermann and Or Anabi, The Israel Democracy Institute)
Jerusalem: Yossi Klein Halevi on the convergence of politics and religion at Jerusalem’s Temple Mount
(American Jewish Committee)
Middle East: Unholy politics and a Christian exodus
(Gerard Russell, The Critic)
AJC welcomes UN expert Dr. Ahmed Shaheed’s action plan on combating antisemitism
(American Jewish Committee)
Canada: Eradicating doctrinally orthodox chaplains in the Canadian military
(Eric Patterson, World)
Canada: CAI and NCCM call on NHL to implement a lifelong ban of racist fans in aftermath of attacks on Nazem Kadri
(Canadian Arab Institute)
A tale of two genocide cases: International justice in Ukraine and Myanmar
(Juliette McIntyre and Adam Simpson, East Asia Forum)
Nigeria: Don’t vote based on religion, ethnicity, group urges Nigerians
(Godwin Isenyo, Punch)
Nigeria: Prelate of Nigeria Methodist church abducted in southeast
(Chinedu Asadu, Associated Press)
Nigeria: Children among 31 killed at church fair stampede in Nigeria
(Chinedu Asadu, Associated Press)
Egypt court sentences 2 aged Islamist leaders to 15 years
(Associated Press)
Tunisian court bans travel for Islamist party chief, others
(Bouazza Ben Bouazza, Associated Press)
China: UN human rights chief asks China to rethink Uyghur policies
(Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press)
US slams China’s effort to ‘manipulate’ UN envoy’s Xinjiang visit
(Al Jazeera)
Pope, Anglican, Scottish church leaders to pray in Africa
(Frances D'Emilio, Associated Press)
Articles of interest - 30 May 2022
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Mexico: Bishops in violence-wracked Mexico prioritize quest for peace
(La Croix International)
Mexico: Elder Gerrit W. Gong addresses an Inter-American interfaith forum in Mexico’s Senate Chambers
(Gustavo Ramos, Church News)
Nicaragua: The ways new donations from the Church will help health care in Nicaragua
(Mary Richards, Church News)
Rabbi James Rudin’s memoir recounts the interfaith movement’s hits and misses
(Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service)
Russian Church calls the appointment of an LGBTQ+ representative as White House speaker a moral degradation
(Interfax-Religion)
Indian Muslim union ratifies several resolutions
(International Quran News Agency (IQNA))
India: When matters of faith are part of political agendas
(Kapil Sibal, The New Indian Express)
India: The truth behind Indian extremists’ anti-Muslim ‘great replacement theory’
(Charu Sudan Kasturi, The Guardian)
Facing a rise in religous repression in India and elsewhere in South Asia (Season 4 — Ep. 3)
(Andrea Picciotti-Bayer, National Catholic Register)
New book: Free Speech: A History from Socrates to Social Media
(Jacob Mchangama, Basic Books)
In Lisbon, KAICIID’s latest fellows cohorts graduate, join growing alumni network
(KAICIID Dialogue Centre)
Caritas Philippines condemns bid to call off local polls
(Joseph Peter Calleja, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Hong Kong: Masses axed as Tiananmen memorials erased in Hong Kong
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
Kuyperianism for a New Age (with Shadi Hamid and Matthew Kaemingk)
(YouTube Video, The Institute on Religion and Democracy)
Malaysia: Religious Minister warns TikTokers to stop dressing up their stand fans in prayer clothes
(Yap Wan Xiang, Says)
Pakistan: Another merciless killing of Ahmadi
(Forum for Religious Freedom-Europe)
Experts put the world on notice: There is a risk of genocide in Ukraine
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)
Orthodox Church of Lithuania seeks greater independence from Moscow Patriarchate
(Interfax-Religion)
Ukraine's oldest Orthodox Church seeks independence, while the Lavra monastery is at risk
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Mass intervention?: The joint statement of 41 states on Ukraine v. Russia
(Brian McGarry, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)
Russia has immunity against any military adventurism - Patriarch Kirill
(Interfax-Religion)
Moscow church denies that Ukrainian church broke away from it
(RIA Novosti, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Vol. 13 No. 1/2 (2020): Responding to secularism
(The International Journal for Religious Freedom)
Myanmar military carries out atrocities in the east, too
(Mary Yang, Foreign Policy)
Friday, 27 May 2022
Why freedom of thought matters - The Louder Than Words Podcast
(University of Essex)
Baha’i community in Qatar
(UK Parliament)
Australia: Religious leaders support constitutional referendum on Indigenous voice to parliament
(Paige Cockburn, ABC News Australia)
Egypt hosts major church conference – but its own Coptic community still faces persecution
(All Arab News)
Sudan: Evangelical church properties threatened with demolition
(CSW: Everyone Free to Believe)
Of Montaigne and liberal tolerance
(Mark Movsesian, Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)
Photos of the week: Uvalde shooting; Dalai Lama
(Kit Doyle, Religion News Service)
Afghanistan: Blast in Kabul mosque, IS bombs in north Afghanistan kill 14
(Rahim Faiez, Associated Press)
Afghanistan: UN official expresses concern on rights in Afghanistan
(Rahim Faiez, Associated Press)
India: Gyanvapi mosque row; another attempt to push Muslims to the wall – OpEd
(Shahid Farooq Abbasi, Eurasia Review)
The Hinduization of India is nearly complete
(Yasmeen Serhan, The Atlantic)
India: Law on places of worship in India comes under scrutiny
(Nirmala Ganapathy and Debarshi Dasgupta, The Straits Times)
India: Dispute over mosque becomes religious flashpoint in India
(Sheikh Saaliq And Krutika Pathi, Associated Press)
South American bishops say countries must work together to face migrant crisis
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
In Israel, a Hasidic dynasty’s rivalry erupts into violence
(Cnaan Liphshiz, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Council of Religious Leaders in Israel: “We are all one family”
(The European Times)
Israeli court upholds non-Muslim prayer ban at Al-Aqsa
(Al Jazeera)
Christians must be able to remain in Jerusalem, say bishops who visited
(Judith Sudilovsky, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Uzbekistan: Two more prisoners of conscience jailed, one for 7 years
(Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18 News Service)
Kazakhstan: Multiple long-term punishments for exercising freedom of religion or belief
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
Joe Biden ignores Asia's fading religious freedom
(Ben Joseph, Union of Catholic Asian News)
MoU signed between Religions for Peace and the Islamic Fiqh Academy
(Twitter, Religions for Peace)
The children are the future – or not? Exploring the complexities of the relationship between the rights of children and future generations
(Aoife Nolan, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)
Indonesian Catholics mourn popular Islamic cleric
(Ryan Dagur, Union of Catholic Asian News)
China: Punishment for selling Christian books devastates Chinese couple
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
Chinese Christians denied passports amid pandemic
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
Sri Lankan religious leaders want curbs on presidential powers
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
Establishment of Union of Islamic countries possible: official
(International Quran News Agency (IQNA))
Act on food crisis now, urges WHO special envoy at WCC-led meeting
(World Council of Churches)
Kenya: Biden Administration to work with global faith actors to protect vulnerable children
(Arnold Neliba, Catholic Information Service for Africa)
Eritrea: 20 years without religious freedom
(Evangelical Focus)
Pakistan blasphemy law ‘costing lives’
(Michael Swan, The Catholic Register)
Canada: Quebec mosque gunman may seek parole in 25 years, top court rules
(Al Jazeera)
Canada: Albertans launch Dignity Forum in response to increase in racism, hatred
(Calgary Herald)
The president and the Patriarch: the significance of religion in the Ukrainian crisis
(Grace Davie, Oxford University Press)
War causing realignment of Orthodox affiliations
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Ukrainian Orthodox Church Council declares full independence
(Interfax-Religion)
Prime Minister of Finland visits Bucha’s church with a mass grave of civilians tortured by invaders
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Ukrainian Orthodox Church, loyal to Russia since 2019 schism, now cuts ties over war
(Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty)
Russia expels Jehovah's Witness prisoner to home country
(Kasparov.ru, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Russia: Authorities double down on persecuting 'undesirables'
(Human Rights Watch)
Thursday, 26 May 2022
Video: The Russian Orthodox Church and/in/after the War: Interview with Jerry Pankhurst and Alar Kilp
(Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)
Wednesday, 25 May 2022
Moroccan authorities restore ancient Jewish cemetery of Meknes
(Cnaan Liphshiz, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Pope Francis’ health: Here's a timeline of his medical issues in recent years
(Hannah Brockhaus, Catholic News Agency)
Pope Francis calls for a Christian economy based on community
(Hannah Brockhaus, Catholic News Agency)
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