Law and Religion Headlines
Monday, 21 June 2021
Vatican’s top diplomat urges unity, reconciliation during trip to Mexico
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Religious organizations acquire shield from some intrusion by Russian government
(Institute of Religion and Politics, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Zoroastrianism in modern Russia
(Religion Today)
Lutheran World Federation chooses Estonian Anne Burghardt as its first woman head
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Bishops from three countries urge welcome for migrants crossing channel
(Simon Caldwell, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
UK confirms Durban conference boycott over ‘historic concerns’ on antisemitism
(Lee Harpin, Jewish News)
Uttar Pradesh cops nab duo who ‘converted’ 1,000 to Islam
(The Times of India)
CAIR calls on Hilton hotels to drop Xinjiang project
(Al Jazeera)
Iran bets on religion, repression and revolution
(Bret Stephens, The New York Times)
Biden can keep the two-state solution alive
(Ilan Goldenberg, Foreign Affairs)
Friday, 18 June 2021
Faith leaders to meet at Vatican in October to discuss climate change
(Cindy Wooden, The Compass)
'Don't forget workers pushed to margins' by pandemic, Pope Francis says at world labor summit
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Israel and apartheid: Lessons from the South African experience
(Ziyad Motala, TRTWorld)
Palestinians clash with Israel police at Jerusalem holy site
(Associated Press)
Indonesian vice president: Religion does not teach terrorism
(Antara News)
Why Africa’s faith leaders hold the key to dispelling vaccine doubts
(Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani, The Optimist)
Former Muslim leader at China's biggest mosque in Xinjiang incarcerated
(The Japan Times)
Yazidi survivors of ISIS crimes need more help from international community
(Sadhbh Gallagher, The Irish Times)
The Jesuit priest linking Indians and Pakistanis as unlikely pen pals
(Priyadarshini Sen, Religion Unplugged)
Ebrahim Raisi poised to sweep into Iranian presidency despite weak religious credentials
(Jospeh Hammond, The Washington Post)
USCIRF condemns Saudi Arabia’s latest execution of Shi’a man
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Russia: Freedom of religion or belief – Special bimonthly FORB (01-15.06.2021)
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Keynote addresses of Parliament of the World's Religions' luminaries
(Marianne Williamson, Swami Sarvapriyananda, Grandmother Flordemayo, William E. Swing, Karen Armstrong, David Rosen, Parliament of the World's Religions)
Cardinal Pedro Barreto on the moral responsibility to protect Indigenous peoples and forest communities in Peru
(Pedro Barreto, Religions for Peace)
The deep roots connecting Jewish and Black prophetic witness
(Johari Jabir, The University of Chicago Divinity School)
Here’s what happened at day 3 of the USCCB meeting
(Michelle La Rosa, The Pillar)
Attacks on churches by Burmese military forces on the rise
(International Christian Concern)
Iran election set to intensify Christian persecution
(Andrew Boyd, International Christian Concern)
AP Interview: Tibet exile leader hopes to resume China talks
(Ashwini Bhatia, Associated Press)
Azerbaijan: Religion Law amendments "more controlling mechanisms"
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
When climate catastrophes spark religious turmoil
(Randall J. Stephens, The Washington Post)
Global study finds when religion seeks political dominance, the faith suffers
(Jeff Brumley, Baptist News Global)
How (not) to promote human dignity through higher education
(Gabriela García Escobar, Public Discourse: The Journal of the Witherspoon Institute)
Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster loses bid for legal recognition as incorporated entity in South Australia
(ABC News Australia)
Transgender debate a free speech stress test for Melbourne University
(Adam Carey, The Age)
Wednesday, 16 June 2021
America must rethink its unique and contradictory advocacy of Israel’s Jewishness
(Shibley Telhami, The Brookings Doha Center)
Will Naftali Bennett’s diverse coalition lead Israel to recognize Jewish diversity?
(Michele Chabin, Religion News Service)
Haredi parties boycott Haredi consultants working with Bennett's government
(Sam Sokol, Haaretz)
Israel’s ultra-Orthodox parties, shorn of influence, vow to unseat new leader
(Felicia Schwartz, Dov Lieber, The Wall Street Journal)
Faith Leaders tell G7 Leaders to strengthen the international rules-based order and respond to Uyghur Genocide
(David Alton, Lord Alton of Liverpool)
Christian candidates to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights should not face discrimination
(ADF International)
Open letter to the Sovereign States of the Organization of American States (PDF)
(multiple signatories)
Iran expels Italian nun who served 26 years at leprosarium
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
Vietnam: Religious leaders call for prayer, fairness over church-linked COVID outbreak
(CSW: Everyone Free to Believe)
More Singapore residents identifying as having no religion: census
(Yahoo News)
20% of Singapore residents have no religion, an increase from the last population census
(Cheryl Lin, CNA)
Weekly Highlight #160: COVID-19: Exploring Faith Dimensions: Masks and secularism; vaccine rates; nationalism and COVID-19
(Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)
A call for religious reform
(Justin L. Wejak, Union of Catholic Asian News)
China: Freedom of religion or belief: Special bimonthly newsletter (01-15.06.2021)
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Churches become refuges for fleeing civilians in Myanmar
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
China: UN human rights experts alarmed by ‘organ harvesting’ allegations
(UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights)
China offers glimpse of Tibetan life without the Dalai Lama
(Sam McNeil, Religion News Service)
Netanyahu Is Out, Islamic Party Is In – OpEd
(Rabbi Allen S. Maller, Eurasia Review Opinion)
EU urged to press Laos over human rights violations
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
More than 450,000 people apply to perform Hajj during first 24 hours of registration
(Deema Al-Khudair, Arab News)
Women can register for Hajj without male guardian
(Mohammed Al-Kinani, Arab News)
Ministry reopens 7 Saudi mosques after sanitization
(Arab News)
Saudi decision to allow 60,000 vaccinated residents on Hajj and bar foreigners welcomed
(Arab News)
UN envoy regrets failure to mediate a Yemen cease-fire
(Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press)
Saudi man accused of participating in rebellion executed
(Aya Batrawy, Associated Press)
Critics say Argentinian blacklist of pro-lifers uses Dirty War tactics
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
As fighting continues in Myanmar, thousands take refuge in churches
(Catholic News Service)
President Pedro Castillo has radical plans for Peru
(Camilo Toledo, Jan D. Walter, Deutsche Welle)
Ukraine honors 2 tiny sects with Jewish roots as ‘indigenous peoples,’ and Putin is furious
(Cnaan Liphshiz, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Azerbaijan: 8 new Strasbourg judgments, 9 judgments awaited - list
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
Azerbaijan: A Strasbourg Court judgment alone "is not enough for justice"
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
The theological and the political in Christianity, socialism, and modernity
(Gary Dorrien, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
Monday, 14 June 2021
The war on compensation: troubling signs for civilian casualties in the Gaza strip
(Haim Abraham, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)
Matan Kahana wants to fix Israel's divisions over religion, state
(Jeremy Sharon, Jerusalem Post)
Saudi women allowed to live alone without permission from male guardian
(Khitam Al Amir, Gulf News)
Photos of the Week: Belgium hunger strike; SBC tension
(Kit Doyle, Religion News Service)
Articles of interest - 14 June 2021
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Terror charges laid against accused in Canada Muslim attack
(Associated Press)
That ‘moral squint’ and Canada summer jobs
(Barry W. Bussey, Canadian Centre for Christian Charities)
Egypt court upholds death sentences for 12 over 2013 sit-in
(Associated Press)
Islamist party makes early victory claim in Algeria election
(Associated Press)
Pope demands food aid reach starving people of Tigray
(Associated Press)
Venezuelan cardinal says country needs ‘peaceful, negotiated’ solution to political crisis
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Catholic leaders in Brazil object to plan to replace prison chaplains with radio stations
(Eduardo Campos Lima, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Argentina bishops’ pastoral team rebukes president on country’s origins
(David Agren, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Eritrean Catholic bishops angry over government’s latest school seizures
(Fredrick Nzwili, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Head of new Ukrainian church solicits European aid
(RISU, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
British ambassador to Moscow helps local church
(Interfax-Religiia, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Russian Orthodox Church supports ban on foreigners using surrogacy services
(Interfax-Religion)
Biden, Putin have 'special responsibility' when they meet says world churches body
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Biden urges G-7 leaders to call out and compete with China
(Jonathan Lemire, Aamer Madhani and Jill Lawless, Associated Press)
Religions and persecution of non believers in Africa
(Leo Igwe, Modern Ghana)
Silwan explained: How history and religion are exploited to displace Palestinians
(Rayhan Uddin, Middle East Eye)
G20 as a driver to reduce poverty and ignite growth
(JoAnne Wadsworth, G20 Interfaith Forum Blog)
Saturday, 12 June 2021
The Review of Faith & International Affairs, Volume 19, Issue 1 (2021)
(Institute for Global Engagement)
Young activists fight for a new Lebanon
(DW)
How Religions Around the World have been Affected by Lockdown
(Issuu)
Nigeria's census will not consider religion, ethnicity
(Punch)
London Muslim murders wound us all
(Andrew Bennett, Convivium)
Pakastani blasphemy laws are a danger to Christians
(Charlie Butts, One News Now)
Ratko Mladić, ‘butcher of Bosnia’, loses appeal against genocide conviction
(Daniel Boffey, Julian Borger, The Guardian)
Bangladesh: Hindus, Buddhists and Christians say no to Islam as state religion
(Sumon Corraya, AsiaNews.it)
Mixed city of Arabs and Jews remains on edge after violence
(lan Ben Zion, David Goldman, Religion News Service)
The situation of religious minorities in Tunisia is not good now
(Jonatán Soriano, Evangelical Focus)
Atrocities in Xinjiang: Where do we go from here?
(Foreign Relations Committee, United States Senate)
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