Law and Religion Headlines

Monday, 7 March 2022

Articles of Interest - 7 March 2022
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Holy wars: How a cathedral of guns and glory symbolizes Putin’s Russia
(Lena Surzhko Harned, Religion News Service)

Members of the Church in Europe provide relief and help to refugees
(Newsroom: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)

Ukrainians are streaming out of the country. What are faith-based organizations doing to help?
(Mya Jaradat, Deseret News)

CWFL welcomes 25 women of faith leaders to 2022 Fellowship Program
(Institute for Global Engagement)

In emotional appeal to US Jewish leaders, Zelensky calls Russian invasion ‘pure Nazism’
(Ron Kampeas and Asaf Shalev, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Long bus rides, temporary shelters and lots of phone calls: Inside the Jewish response to the mounting refugee crisis in Poland
(Toby Axelrod, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

The religious roots of Ukrainian resistance
(George Weigel, Catholic World Report)

Question for New York Times scribes and others: Did Vladimir Putin dream up the Kievan Rus?
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)

Plug-In: Seeking Russia-Ukraine war input? Here are some religious perspectives
(Bobby Ross Jr., GetReligion)

Pope sends cardinals as envoys for Ukraine crisis
(Paulina Guzik, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Russian Orthodox priests call for immediate end to war in Ukraine
(Elise Ann Allen, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Philippine bishops deny charge that they are meddling in politics
(Catholic News Service)

Russia media crackdown during Ukraine war, draws global Christian communication group's flak
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

Philippines: Correcting misconceptions about the separation of church and state
(Antonio Contreras, The Manila Times)

Can you have women’s rights without abortion rights?
(Sara Miller Llana, Charis McGowan, Monika Rębała, The Christian Science Monitor)

India: Yet another Indian state proposes anti-conversion law
(Bijay Kumar Minj, Union of Catholic Asian News)

Malawi: Religious values key to Malawi 2063 vision says First Lady Monica-Chakwera
(Leah Chiweza Banda-Mana, Nyasa Times)

Religion and its publics in South Asia: Perspectives on the past and present
(various, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)

President Zelensky: We will not forgive. And God will not forgive. And instead of Forgiveness, there will be a Day of Judgment, I'm sure of it.
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

Sheikh Said Ismagilov urge Russian Muslims to self-determine given the situation
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

Voices of Religions for Peace Leaders on Ukraine
(Religions for Peace)

Miracle on the Dniepr
(Jakub Grygiel, First Things)

Complex disputes and narrow compromissory clauses: Ukraine’s institution of proceedings against Russia
(Matina Papadaki, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)

Treatment of persons hors de combat in the Russo-Ukrainian War
(Saeed Bagheri, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)

EJIL:The Podcast! Episode 14 – “From Russia With War”
(Dapo Akande, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)

March 2022 Issue
(The Revealer, The Center for Religion and Media at NYU)

Saturday, 5 March 2022

Pakistan: Suicide bombing kills 56 at Shiite mosque in Pakistan
(Kathy Gannon and Riaz Khan, Associated Press)

Friday, 4 March 2022

Blog Series: Religion and the Russian-Ukrainian War
(Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)

Pakistan: They can silence the man but not his vision – Celebrating the life of Shahbaz Bhatti
(YouTube Video, CSW: Everyone Free to Believe)

Pakistan: Archbishop Welby concerned over blasphemy laws in Pakistan
(Aftab Alexander Mughal, Union of Catholic Asian News)

Religion, the Russian-Ukrainian war, and social media
(Elizaveta Gaufman, Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)

The end of unity: How the Russian Orthodox Church lost Ukraine
(Regina Elsner, Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)

Pray against foreign invasion or pray for peace? Ukrainian Orthodox churches and the Russian-Ukrainian war
(Andriy Fert, Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)

Photos of the week: Carnival celebrations and Lent begins
(Kit Doyle, Religion News Service)

Iraq: RFI signs Memorandum of Understanding with the Catholic University of Erbil
(Religious Freedom Institute)

Change-making conversations: Ukraine and international religious freedom
(YouTube Video, Baptist News Global)

Russia: “Evil forces” fight against Putin’s army in Ukraine, Patriarch Kirill says
(Willy Fautré, Human Rights Without Frontiers International)

Ukraine: Orthodox united against Putin
(Massimo Introvigne, Bitter Winter)

The Court grants urgent interim measures in application concerning Russian military operations on Ukrainian territory
(The European Court of Human Right)

Ukraine’s believers and the ‘Christian’ Putin
(Mindy Belz, The Wall Street Journal)

Bangladesh: New Christians in Bangladesh face persecution from Muslim families
(Kevin Zeller, Mission Network News)

Argentine bishop defended by pope sentenced in abuse case
(Almudena Calatrava, Associated Press)

Kyiv shrines, memorials with powerful symbolic value at risk
(Peter Smith, Associated Press)

In Brazil, Bolsonaro is losing Evangelical support; Catholics overwhelmingly back Lula
(Eduardo Campos Lima, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Catholic bishops of Belarus condemn war in Ukraine
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

What does the Russian invasion mean for religious minorities in Ukraine?
(Anna Piela, Religion & Politics: Fit for Polite Company)

"No bunker can shelter you from God's response. We will restore the cathedral and remove all traces of war," - President Zelensky
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

Ukraine: Verkhovna Rada passes a law banning pro-Russian political parties, religious and non-governmental organizations
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

Russian invasion reveals fissures among Orthodox Christians
(Meagan Clark, Religion Unplugged)

The Russian Buddhists' head supports the military operation in Ukraine
(Interfax-Religion)

New religious movements based on Islamic ideas
(The European Times)

Promoting the peaceful resolution of disputes in the Shia Ismaili Muslim community – a holistic approach
(Shan Momin, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)

CEC president urges Patriarch Kirill to raise his voice against Ukraine war
(Conference of European Churches)

Ivory Coast: African Christians, Muslims make landmark commitment to interreligious dialogue
(Guy Aimé Eblotié, La Croix International)

Afghan Taliban views on legitimate Islamic governance
(Clark B. Lombardi and Andrew F. March, The United States Institute of Peace)

Russia’s “genocide disinformation” and war propaganda are breaches of the International Convention Concerning the Use of Broadcasting in the Cause of Peace and fall within the ICJ’s jurisdiction
(Talita de Souza Dias, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)

A threat to Russian authoritarianism
(Eric Patterson, World)

Religious freedom: A multifaceted gift to humanity
(Ganoune Diop, Adventist Review)

New book: God's Property: Islam, Charity, and the Modern State
(Nada Moumtaz, University of California Press)

Human Rights Council holds separate interactive dialogues on the human rights situations in Eritrea and in Sri Lanka
(Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations)

China bans New Year religious gatherings in Tibetan capital Lhasa
(Lobe Socktsang, Radio Free Asia)

China: Can China’s new regulations really stop evangelism on the internet?
(Sean Cheng, Christianity Today)

Russia’s menacing mix of religion and nuclear weapons
(Dmitry Adamsky, Foreign Affairs)

Saudi Arabia and Indonesia: Clashing visions of ‘moderate Islam’ – analysis
(James M. Dorsey, Eurasia Review)

Experts call for the creation of a special tribunal for the punishment of the crime of aggression against Ukraine
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)

Putin to be taken before major international and regional courts
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)

The situation in Ukraine
(Fiona Bruce, International Religious Freedom or Belief Alliance, U.S. Department of State)

Indian Christians form human chain to oppose anti-conversion bill
(Bijay Kumar Minj, Union of Catholic Asian News)

India: Is the hijab on trial in India? (podcast)
(Al Jazeera)

India: Christians hold silent protest against anti-conversion Bill
(The Hindu)

India: A priest overcomes India’s anti-Christian violence to lead interfaith dialogue
(Priyadarshini Sen, Religion News Service)

India: Banning the hijab targets Muslim women
(Hasan Ali, The Nation)

Timor-Leste poll candidates told not to politicize Church
(Ryan Dagur, Union of Catholic Asian News)

Philippine candidate backers see red at priests in pink
(Joseph Peter Calleja, Union of Catholic Asian News)

Germany urges UN rights office to publish Uyghur report
(Associated Press)

Nigeria: USCIRF commissioner Davie Calls for the immediate release of RPOC Yahaya Sharif-Aminu
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

Egypt: USCIRF commends release of Egyptian religious prisoner Reda Abdel Rahman
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

Wednesday, 2 March 2022

Severely restricting religious freedom predicts war
(Brian Grim, Religious Freedom and Business Foundation)

India: Why do secularists see Hinduism as ‘cultural’ and Islam as ‘religious’?
(Zehra Mehdi, The Wire)

India: Delhi riots: For Muslim teens who were shot, no justice in sight
(Oishika Neogi, Al Jazeera)

India: Key findings on Indian attitudes toward gender roles
(Jonathan Evans, Pew Research Center)

Could Russia be suspended from the United Nations?
(Rebecca Barber, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)

Was Russia’s recognition of the separatist republics in Ukraine ‘manifestly’ unlawful?
(Pavle Kilibarda, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)

Will a state supplying weapons to Ukraine become a party to the conflict and thus be exposed to countermeasures?
(Kai Ambos, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)

Can Turkey close the Turkish Straits to Russian warships?
(M. Emre Hayyar, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)

Manufacturing hate: What we need to know about racism and what we can do to combat it
(Milton Allimadi, Viewpoints: A blog of the G20 Interfaith Forum)

Ecological racism and deep-sea mining in the Pacific
(JoAnne Wadsworth, Viewpoints: A blog of the G20 Interfaith Forum)

Canada: Ontario judge dismisses churches' challenge against COVID-19 rules
(Noushin Ziafati, CBC News)

Canada: Southwestern Ont. churches lose court challenge over COVID-19 restrictions
(CTV News)

Canada: ACCtoo calls Anglican Church of Canada to repent for mishandling abuse allegations
(Kathryn Post, Religion News Service)

Pope Francis on Ash Wednesday: Lent is a time for conversion and interior renewal
(Courtney Mares, Catholic News Agency)

Lebanon: American, European bishops urge support for Lebanon
(Christine Rousselle, Catholic News Agency)

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