Law and Religion Headlines

Wednesday, 15 September 2021

China: Special bimonthly FoRB newsletter (01-15.09.2021)
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)

Israel comes to halt for solemn day of Yom Kippur
(Associated Press)

Founder of South Korea’s biggest church, Cho Yong-gi, dies
(Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press)

Religious actors cite religious literacy and solidarity as preconditions for religious freedom
(KAICIID Dialogue Centre)

Burkino Faso: Bishop closes parishes after Islamic terrorists try force conversions
(Kamboissoa Samboé, La Croix International)

Nicaraguan bishops celebrate national independence with calls for reconciliation
(La Croix International)

Canadian federal leaders get an F on defending religious freedom
(Brian Dryden, The B.C. Catholic)

Religious schools in Victoria to lose the right to sack LGBTQ staff
(Royce Millar and Ben Schneiders, The Age)

No citizenship for the children of Malaysian women and foreign fathers
(Steve Suwannarat, Asia News)

Russian diplomat repeats accusations about American meddling in Orthodoxy
(Union of Orthodox Journalists, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))

An end to neo-Islamism in the Middle East?
(Cathrin Schaer, Deutsche Welle)

Archbishop praises military day after death of Peru’s ‘Shining Path’ founder
(Elise Ann Allen, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Kenyan bishops bar politicians from addressing church congregations
(Fredrick Nzwili, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Religious leaders offer prayers before start of U.N. General Assembly
(Beth Griffin, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Turkey’s Armenian Christian minority is safeguarding ancient liturgy
(Christopher Sheklian, Religion Unplugged)

Monday, 13 September 2021

Peace should be a fundamental right, pope tells G20 Interfaith Forum
(La Croix International)

G20 Interfaith Forum is all about connections and solving world problems, religious leaders say
(Tad Walch, Deseret News)

In Italy, Elder Rasband tells global faith leaders: ‘The world needs us’
(Tad Walch, Deseret News)

The pandemic, UN cyber negotiations and international law and norms
(Harry Aitken, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)

2 elderly pastors imprisoned for their faith in Eritrea
(Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post)

Thousands sign petition to protect religious freedom in Indonesia
(Katharina R. Lestari, Union of Catholic Asian News)

Controversies over Islamophobia dog Canada’s conservatives
(Associated Press)

Canada: Trudeau, O'Toole call debate question on Quebec's secularism offensive, unfair
(Catharine Tunney, CBC News)

Articles of interest - 13 September 2021
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

The first woman with a headscarf graduated from the Turkish Military Academy
(The European Times)

Armenia: Conference on international religious freedom and peace
(The European Times)

In Vatican as elsewhere, dialogue’s always easier outside the fold
(John L. Allen Jr., Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Salvadoran bishops call for respect of rule of law, constitution
(Rhina Guidos, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Ukrainian press sets Moscow church against America
(Religiina Pravda, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))

A whole generation of human rights defenders may perish in Afghanistan
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)

The Islamic world has changed over the past 20 years. The Taliban is about to feel it.
(Fareed Zakaria, The Washington Post)

Taliban: Women can study in gender-segregated universities
(Kathy Gannon, Associated Press)

Digital rights can't flourish alone; church, civil society support needed, says German Christian leader, now heading a foundation
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

Separation of “church” and state in Israel
(David Lazarus, Israel Today)

Vatican rejects Israeli criticism over pope comments on Jewish law
(Philip Pullella, Reuters)

Jailbreak from Israeli prison shakes up Palestinian public opinion
(Daoud Kuttab, Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East)

Photos of the Week: Serbian Orthodox tensions; Rosh Hashana
(Kit Doyle, Religion News Service)

Global religious and interfaith networks engage global governance
(JoAnne Wadsworth, G20 Interfaith Forum Blog)

G20 interfaith policy brief workshop of the anti-racism initiative: A summary
(Dion A. Forster, G20 Interfaith Forum Blog)

Baha’i assemblies in Iran: Those who were kidnapped and those who were shot by firing squad
(Iran Press Watch)

T&T: ERHA’s virtual interfaith service “Rejuvenate”
(Guardian)

How Evangelical leaders use social media to support pro-Bolsonaro act (Portuguese)
(Vinícius Lemos, BBC News)

Islamophobia: what oppresses Muslim women in Brazil is not the scarf, says researcher at USP (Portuguese)
(Letícia Mori, BBC News)

Lula: "I am against abortion, but it is every woman's right" (Portuguese)
(José Casado, Veja)

Saturday, 11 September 2021

Religion, peace, and world affairs: Reflections on the legacy of September 11 (Part 1)
(Thomas Banchoff, Michael Kessler, Jane McAuliffe, Judd Birdsall, David Little, José Casanova, Katherine Marshall, Erin Cline, Shaun Casey, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Friday, 10 September 2021

Religion, peace, and world affairs: Reflections on the legacy of September 11 (Part 2)
(Jocelyne Cesari, Drew Christiansen, Gerard J. McGlone, Peter Mandaville, David Hollenbach, Terrence L. Johnson, Paul Elie, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

What two 9/11 anniversaries can teach us about the role of religion
(Eboo Patel, Religion News Service Opinion)

RFI President Tom Farr: “Preventing another attack: International religious freedom”
(Religious Freedom Institute)

Western societies need proactive policies to protect institutional religious freedom
(Religious Freedom Institute)

Saudi Arabia, 20 years after 9/11: ‘A country in the making’
(Aya Batrawy, Associated Press)

The Taliban and “sovereignty”: Popular vs. divine
(Eric Patterson, Religious Freedom Institute)

Amen to religions in South Africa giving vaccines the nod
(The Citizen)

Conference fuels growing US debate over Hindu nationalism
(Joseph Hammond, Religion News Service)

Safe in the US, Afghan evacuees turn their attention to the families they left behind
(Emily McFarlan Miller, Religion News Service)

Argentine medical association says abortion law goes against principles of ethics
(The Iona Institute)

Libya: New hearing date for church
(Middle East Concern)

Evangelical families in Mexico lose access to water, services for refusing to deny their faith
(Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post)

IGE Convenes Religious Freedom Education and Dialogue Seminar in Laos’ Phongsaly Province
(Institute for Global Engagement)

Why did Uganda suspend 54 faith-based and aid groups backed by the West?
(John Semakula, Religion Unplugged)

Boston cardinal meets Cuban leader on visit to Havana
(Associated Press)

Mexican Supreme Court invalidates second state law against abortion
(David Agren, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Egypt: New ruling on hymen repair stirs up controversy
(Jennifer Holleis, Deutsche Welle)

In Turkey, religious cleric joins calls to censor social media
(Arzu Geybullayeva, Global Voices)

Turkish government sees K-pop as a threat
(Ceyda Nurtsch, Deutsche Welle)

More than 100 headstones smashed at Jewish cemetery in Argentina
(Cnaan Liphshiz, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Taliban: We want ties with US and rest of the world — but not Israel
(Ron Kampeas, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

20 years ago, the UN Durban Conference aimed to combat racism. It devolved into a ‘festival of hate’ against Jews.
(Ron Kampeas, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

More countries to boycott Durban conference as New Zealand and Cyprus quit
(Michael Daventry, Jewish News)

Zimbabwe: Church leaders meet President
(Mukudzei Chingwere, All Africa)

India: K'taka govt to omit controversial religious texts from school books
(The Tribune)

Islamic NGO in Senegal seeks to block immoral web series
(Lucie Sarr, La Croix International)

A Catholic book purge in Canada
(Jérôme Chapuis, La Croix International)

Religions for Peace and KAICIID sign MoU on multireligious collaboration initiatives
(KAICIID Dialogue Centre)

The United States once again call on Russia to stop the persecution of Crimean Tatars and the OCU in Crimea
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

Russia: Suspended sentence, though she did "nothing apart from study Koran"
(Victoria Arnold, Forum 18 News Service)

Wednesday, 8 September 2021

Taliban forms acting government in Afghanistan, saying permanent leadership to be named soon, as protests grow
(Susannah George, Haq Nawaz Khan, Rachel Pannett, Ezzatullah Mehrdad and Adam Taylor, The Washington Post)

South Africa body says vaccination should be employee’s choice
(Suthentira Govender, Sowetan Live)

Book review: ‘Religion and the Rise of Capitalism’ (theology’s invisible hand)
(Daniel K. Finn, Commonweal)

Activists push for delay of U.N. climate summit, as heads of churches issue unprecedented joint statement
(Brady Dennis and William Booth, The Washington Post)

Pope, patriarch and Canterbury abbot issue climate appeal
(Nicole Winfield, Associated Press)

Indonesia: Leaders should maintain religious harmony in society: VP Amin
(Antara News)

What is Sharia? Islamic law shows Muslims how to live, and can be a force for progress as well as tool of fundamentalists
(Kalpana Jain, The Conversation)

Mexico's top court decriminalizes abortion in 'watershed moment'
(Lizbeth Diaz and Laura Gottesdiener, Reuters)

Mexico decriminalizes abortion
(Mary Beth Sheridan and Alejandra Ibarra Chaoul, The Washington Post)

South Africa lobbyists identify constitutional right to freedom of religion as missing in new cannabis bill
(Sandisiwe Shoba, The Daily Maverick)

Weekly Highlight #172: COVID-19: Exploring faith dimensions: Global vaccination uptake, mandate arguments, and calls for increased mental health
(Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)

WCC Vaccine Champions encourage churches’ leadership in promoting public health
(World Council of Churches)

Canada: Charitable status at issue in the 2021 federal election
(Barry W. Bussey, Canadian Centre for Christian Charities)

Canada: Charitable status for pregnancy care centres at risk
(Canadian Centre for Christian Charities)

EU religious freedom envoy position now vacant while Afghan faith minorities face deepening crisis
(ADF International)

Iranian Christians sentenced to five years in prison for apostasy
(fsspx.news)

Pakistan: Churches increase security because of the Taliban threat
(John Pontifex, Aleteia)

Protecting human rights of religious minorities is essential for conflict prevention
(ADF International)

Let us worship: Faith representatives turn to Uganda’s Constitutional Court to lift worship ban
(ADF International)

Kidnapped, raped, wed against their will: Kyrgyz women’s fight against a brutal tradition
(Mauro Mondello, The Guardian)

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