Law and Religion Headlines
Friday, 2 July 2021
What does it mean to think of the world “in Jewish”?
(Saul Noam Zaritt, OUPblog)
France probes claims that retailers used forced Uyghur labor
(Angela Charlton, Associated Press)
Nigerian President: religion is not the problem--the people of Nigeria are
(Africa Examiner)
Vatican steps into heated debate on anti-homophobia law in Italy
(Claire Giangravé, Religion News Service)
The CCP at 100: What next for human rights in Eu-China relations?
(Zsuzsa Anna Ferenczy, 9DASHLINE)
Evangelical church leader arrested in Khartoum
(CSW: Everyone Free to Believe)
India: Open Doors publishes new report on situation of religious minorities
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Report concludes Christians in India are living in 'constant fear'
(Cara Bentley, Premier Christian News)
India’s Hindutva hardliners treat religious conversion as security threat
(Asim Ali, Modern Diplomacy)
Activists, religious believers tightly controlled for 100 year anniversary of Communist Party
(CSW: Everyone Free to Believe)
Do we have a constitutional right to free speech?
(Rocco Loiacono, Spectator Australia)
USCIRF applauds ban on Chinese solar panels produced by Uyghur forced labor
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
China: Special bimonthly FoRB newsletter (16-30.06.2021)
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
"My future is now." An Afghan woman from a threatened minority wrestles with what happens when the U.S. withdraws
(Knox Thames, TIME)
Pakistan’s Khan backs China on Uighurs, praises one-party system
(Al Jazeera)
Imran Khan has normalized prejudice in Pakistan
(Farahnaz Ispahani, The Diplomat)
The perils of being Ahmadi in Pakistan
(Knox Thames, Inkstick)
'My Brother’s Keeper: Addressing Impending Genocide' – the National Parliamentary Prayer Breakfast
(Knox Thames, YouTube Video)
Religious discrimination during crises: A global perspective
(Knox Thames, YouTube Video)
Vatican seeks all-out effort to combat vaccine hesitancy
(Nicole Winfield, Associated Press)
Pope: Lebanon must remain a ‘land of tolerance, pluralism’
(Nicole Winfield, Associated Press)
#No Beijing 2022 – WELT-OLYMPIATAG (German)
(Forum for Religious Freedom-Europe)
Radicals in Tbilisi protest against LGBT events
(Interfax-Religion)
Catholic bishops in Togo increase dialogue efforts
(Charles Ayetan, La Croix International)
Tanzanian president asks Catholic bishops for help to fight COVID-19
(La Croix International)
Freedom of religion or belief to promote peace, justice & stronger societies
(JoAnne Wadsworth, G20 Interfaith Forum Blog)
Covid-19: Religious organisations in South Africa support ban on gatherings
(Nicole McCain, News24)
For heaven’s sake? The gospel truth behind the agenda of Brazil’s likely ambassador to South Africa
(Peter Fabricius, Daily Maverick)
Wednesday, 30 June 2021
Ukrainian Baptist goes to Russia seeking converts
(Kavkaz Realii, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Plans to remove Russians from list of native peoples of Ukraine utter nonsense - Russian Orthodox Church
(Interfax-Religion)
Russia: Jehovah's Witnesses receive long prison sentences
(Deutsche Welle)
Russian Church proposes to make the Day of Crimea's Reunification with Russia a national holiday
(Interfax-Religion)
The case against legalized religious holiday: Balancing the scale between politics and religion in Liberia
(Samuel B. Reeves, Front Page Africa)
Marriage officers in South Africa should have the right to object on religious grounds
(Shaun de Freitas, Mail & Guardian)
South Africans have been talking, but courts will have the final say on marriage laws
(Nonkululeko Njilo, Sowetan Live)
An invitation to join the conversation on COVID and women
(Sofia Caseiro, Viewpoints: A blog of the G20 Interfaith Forum)
No religion: Why more in Singapore are turning away from traditional faiths
(Chew Hui Min, CNA)
A ‘change government?’ Not for religion and state
(Ariel Finkelstein, Jerusalem Post)
Life sentence upheld for Christian in blasphemy case
(Morning Star News)
Pakistani activists reject bill to rename minorities
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
Investigating child sexual abuse in Pakistan's madrasas
(S. Khan, Deutsche Welle)
Islamic State group says it’s behind Congo suicide bombing
(Al-Hadji Kudra Maliro, Associated Press)
Bishop warns Cameroon military offensive risks radicalizing Anglophone youth
(Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Pope to meet with Canada Indigenous amid demands for apology
(Nicole Winfield, Associated Press)
More churches burn down on Canada indigenous land
(BBC News)
Rabbi Reuven Bulka, 'giant' in Ottawa's Jewish community, dies at 77
(Joseph Tunney, CBC News)
Urban places rich in Islam? – The ethos of an Islamic city in the modern world
(Traversing Tradition)
Save Afghanistan’s Sikhs and Hindus
(Henna Hundal and Sai Rajagopal, The Wall Street Journal - Opinion)
Religion and development in Africa: Blessing or curse?
(Deutsche Welle)
How involved should priests be in politics? Nigeria is a reminder it’s not just an American question.
(Kay Ugwuede, America: The Jesuit Review)
Azerbaijan doubles down on religious freedom
(International Christian Concern)
Iranian Christians receive prison sentence for 'sectarian activities'
(Jerusalem Post)
Peru's bishops call for "protection of democratic life"
(Malo Tresca, La Croix International)
Cuban bishops oppose "gender ideology" in schools
(La Croix International)
Colombian bishops seek peace in troubled indigenous areas
(La Croix International)
Newspaper's 'murder' marks death of press freedom in Hong Kong
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
Mending Christian divisions can give hope to the world, pope says
(Cindy Wooden, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Weekly Highlight #162: COVID-19: Exploring faith dimensions: Religious bodies vs. governments; faith vs. the pandemic
(Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)
Patriarch Daniel of Romania on World Social Media Day: A good word enlightens communication
(Biserica Ortodoxă Română)
WCC central committee members demonstrate commitment to Thursdays in Black
(World Council of Churches)
COVID restrictions on NSW churches
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)
Pakistani court upholds life sentence of Christian man accused of blasphemous text messages
(Emily Wood, The Christian Post)
Ancient mosques in Egypt await rescue
(Hani Sameer, Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
In UAE visit, Israeli minister builds ties after Gaza war
(Aya Batrawy, Associated Press)
Family reunification law aims to lower number of Palestinian citizens in Israel
(Daoub Kuttab, Al-Monitor: Palestine Pulse)
Religious freedom advocates warn that church closures are ‘wrong direction’ for Algeria
(Catholic News Agency)
Catholics must know how Peter’s Pence is spent, Vatican official says
(Junno Arocho Esteves, Catholic News Service)
Effective interfaith education for social cohesion
(Katherine Marshall, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Saudi authorities review Hajj preparations at Prophet’s Mosque and other sites in Madinah
(Arab News)
Hajj pilgrims urged to visit vaccine centers for second jab
(Deema Al-Khudair, Arab News)
What Indians think about religion and religious differences in five charts
(Rukmini S, Mint)
Religion in India: Tolerance and segregation
(Pew Research Center)
Key findings about religion in India
(Jonathan Evans and Neha Sahgal, Pew Research Center)
Religious tolerance central to Indians' identity, says new survey
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
Indian Sikhs angry over forcible conversion of women
(Nirendra Dev, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Church leaders in India demand answers after death of Christian in police custody
(Nirmala Carvalho, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Tokyo Catholic churches to keep restrictive measures during Olympics
(Catholic News Service)
Syria’s humanitarian crisis raises a moral dilemma: To shun or engage with Assad regime
(David Romano, Arab News)
Religion and diplomacy important to COVID-19 vaccination efforts, scholars and policymakers say at Georgetown event
(Lily Erickson, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
First denomination to condemn Uyghur Muslim genocide? Southern Baptists
(Knox Thames, Christianity Today)
How China is turning religion into another state-controlled tool to support its Communists ideals
(Nathan VanderKlippe, The Globe and Mail)
Activist: China’s ‘killing’ of Hong Kong paper has ‘serious implications’ for religious liberty
(Catholic News Agency)
1000+ Church of Almighty God members arrested
(Li Mingxuan, Bitter Winter: A Magazine on Religious Liberty and Human Rights in China)
Iran: FORB digest: News about Baha’is and Christians in Iran in June (01.07.21)
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Is critical thinking a threat to Catholicism in Indonesia?
(Justin L. Wejak, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Monday, 28 June 2021
Recognising the remarkable: A call for the release of Nguyen Bac Truyen
(FoRB in Full: A blog by CSW)
Call for Action to Address Conflict-Related Sexual Violence in Ethiopia’s Tigray Region from Women from Africa and of African Descent
(FoRB in Full: A blog by CSW)
From one crackdown to another: The life of Xu Na
(FoRB in Full: A blog by CSW)
Voluntary assisted dying will begin in WA this week. But one Commonwealth law could get in the way
(Charles Corke, The Conversation)
Victoria’s voluntary assisted dying scheme is challenging and complicated. Some people die while they wait
(Ben White, Lindy Willmott, and Marcus Sellers, The Conversation)
Reforming Muslim family laws in non-Muslim democracies
(Yuksel Sezgin, Academia)
21 Bloody Holy Spirit members sentenced in Guangxi
(Qi Junzao, Bitter Winter)
USCIRF releases new report on religious freedom conditions in Central African Republic
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Two explosions hit Congo’s eastern city of Beni
(Al-Hadji Kudra Maliro and Jean-Yves Kamale, Associated Press)
Poland, Israel in diplomatic spat over Poland’s property law
(Monika Scislowska, Associated Press)
Big Pride parade in Paris; Turkish police stop marchers
(Frances D'Emilio and John Le, Associated Press)
US warns that Islamic State extremists still a world threat
(Matthew Lee, Associated Press)
On first-ever day of prayer, Pope implores mercy for the Middle East
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Catholic agency joins forces with U.N. to help people who are ‘stateless’
(Rhina Guidos, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
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