Law and Religion Headlines
Wednesday, 26 May 2021
Covid-19, Catholic nurse in India accused of converting her patients
(Nirmala Carvalho, Asia News)
Weekly highlight #157: COVID-19: Exploring faith dimensions: Religious gatherings and messagesaround the world
(Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)
Iranian Christian priest: Converts living a half-life in Iran
(Maryam Dehkordi, Iran Wire)
Covenantal pluralism
(Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
Pope kisses Auschwitz survivor’s tattoo
(Associated Press)
European Parliament condemns Pakistan’s blasphemy laws
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)
Faith and hope in Hong Kong
(David Mulroney, First Things)
Jehovah's Witnesses punished harshly by courts in Khakassia
(IAKhakasia, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
The court sent one more of Jehovah's Witnesses behind bars. Rustam Seidkuliev was sentenced to 2.5 years in prison for talking about the Bible
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia)
Russia: FECRIS says the persecution of Jehovah’s Witnesses is propaganda
(Willy Fautré, Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Court sorts out sentences for Jehovah's Witnesses
(Interfax-Religiia, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Another trial by media: In defense of Mother Teresa and why she is a saint, not a 'cult leader'
(Clemente Lisi, GetReligion)
Modi’s religious nationalism hurts India’s Hindus, too
(Sunita Viswanath, Foreign Policy)
Christians flee Myanmar to take refuge in India
(Nirendra Dev, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Algeria: Historic church building returned to the EPA
(Middle East Concern)
Are members of a voluntary association bound in contract? Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church of Canada
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Canadian Supreme Court refuses to invalidate Archbishop's expulsion of church members
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
No contract formed between church and expelled members: Supreme Court of Canada
(Aidan Macnab, Law Times)
French, Canadian, Israeli, UN officials demand justice for Sarah Halimi as world anti-Semitism raging
(David Israel, Jewish Press)
Quebec Superior Court decision moves Quebec closer toward anti-religious society
(Susan Ponting, Context Beyond the Headlines)
Monday, 24 May 2021
Democracy after God
(Tobias Cremer, Breaking Ground)
Lithuanian parliament latest to call China's treatment of Uyghurs 'genocide'
(Andrius Sytas, Reuters)
Lessons from the Muslim situation in France
(Alexander Riley, Public Discourse: The Journal of the Witherspoon Institute)
Rajapaksa steps up Sri Lanka’s anti-Muslim measures
(East Asia Forum)
‘Hope in the Holy Land’: New film helps Christians understand Israeli-Palestinian conflict
(Emily Wood, The Christian Post)
China arrests Vatican-approved bishop, priests, seminarians
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
Asia, the hub of modern slavery
(Rock Ronald Rozario, Union of Catholic Asian News)
US condemns Erdogan remarks toward Israel as anti-Semitic
(Diego Cupolo, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)
Israeli police escort Jews to flashpoint Jerusalem site
(Joseph Krauss, Associated Press)
Synagogue attacks and slurs: Jewish community rocked by rise in anti-Semitism amid Israel-Gaza fighting
(Jemima McEvoy, Forbes)
Debate over Israel-Palestine violence highlights shifting political and religious alliances
(Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service)
NGOs submit petition to rights body over persecution of Christians in Turkey
(Ahval)
Islamic radicals kill 15 Christians in attack on baptism celebration in Burkina Faso
(Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post)
Articles of interest - 24 May 2021
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
COVID-19 and religious freedom: Some comparative perspectives
(Javier Martínez-Torrón, Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
Photos of the week: Buddha’s birthday; vaccine drives
(Kit Doyle, Religion News Service)
Something more than luck (on division and unity)
(James Christie, G20 Interfaith Forum Blog)
UNESCO exhibit in Venice focuses on rebuilding Mosul sites
(Colleen Barry, Associated Press)
Another monumental Christ statue being built in Brazil
(Eduardo Campos Lima, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Pakistan: Government attempts to 'Islamize' mainstream curriculum
(S. Khan, Deutsche Welle)
The decline of Christianity in Pakistan
(Kamran Chaudhry, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Pension discrimination could cost Muslim Brits $18bn
(Arab News)
My fellow Hindus sued me for raising alarms about Hindu supremacy
(Sunita Viswanath, Religion News Service Opinion)
Russian Orthodox leader repeats Moscow's rejection of Ukrainian church
(Interfax-Religiia, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Protestants' request to assign church building to them turned down (Russia)
(Fontanka, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Putin notes Patriarch Kirill's contribution to strengthening traditional values in congratulatory telegram
(Interfax-Religion)
Russian Foreign Ministry rejects USA accusations of non-observing religious freedom
(Interfax-Religion)
Christians celebrate Pentecost worldwide as Pope Francis calls for their unity and rejection of ideologies
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Pope prays for China, Congo, appeals for peace in Colombia
(Junno Arocho Esteves, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
8 Christians killed, church burned down during attack in Nigeria
(Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post)
India: Tribal Christians denied food over their faith
(Bijay Kumar Minj, Eurasia Review)
Friday, 21 May 2021
Mosque razed in BJP-ruled Indian state, Muslim body to move court
(Aljazeera)
Jerusalem unrest exposes the brittleness of Israeli sovereignty over Palestinians
(Omar H. Rahman, The National Interest)
Buddhist monks in Myanmar split over coup
(The Japan Times)
UN addresses Gaza attacks
(Zaheena Rasheed, Linah Alsaafin and Usaid Siddiqui, Aljazeera)
Ghana businessman argues religious values are impeding Ghana's economic growth
(Ghana MMA)
Call for repeal of legal decrees that drive religious freedom violations in Cuba
(CSW: Everyone Free to Believe)
Physicians for Human Rights condemns the mass atrocities and escalating violence against civilians in Mindat, Chin State, Myanmar, and calls for international response
(Alexa Lamanna, Physicians for Human Rights)
Rumors about South African government considering polyandry policy are only rumors
(Andisiwe Makinana, TimesLIVE)
Pope Francis calls for global prayer for peace in the Holy Land
(Christine Rousselle, Catholic News Agency)
US bishops promote prayer octave for China
(Catholic News Agency)
Charity is fundamental to politics, Pope Francis tells youth
(Catholic News Agency)
Hong Kong bishop-designate: Dialogue good, religious freedom important
(Catholic News Service)
Rockets, Riots, Sermons, and Soccer: Christian Views on the Conflict in Gaza and Israel
(Jayson Casper, Christianity Today)
Religions for Peace convenes global inter-religious webinar on strengthening inter-religious education
(Pietro Bartoli, Religions for Peace)
Toronto school launches Charter challenge arguing public health order to close schools breaches freedom of religion
(Mariah Sorrouh, Sachem.ca)
The gift of our world: Faith and environmental stewardship
(JoAnne Wadsworth, G20 Interfaith Forum Blog)
2021 ACLARS conference plenaries: Law, religion, and the family in Kenya
(JoAnne Wadsworth, G20 Interfaith Forum Blog)
Franciscan leaders urge ‘boldness’ by U.S. to end violence in Holy Land
(Catholic News Service)
Why Muslim governments are giving China a free pass on its abuses against Uyghurs
(Annelle Sheline and Giorgio Cafiero, Business Insider)
Hearing mulls 2022 Winter Olympic boycott over China human rights record
(Mark Pattison, Catholic News Service)
Argentine lawyers take legal action against restrictions on Mass attendance
(Giselle Vargas, Angelus)
'Running out of time': Tibetan president-elect warns of cultural genocide
(Sanjeev Miglani, Cate Cadell, Reuters)
Report on Shiism in modern Russia
(Religion Today)
Four Jehovah's Witnesses in Cheliabinsk face trial
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Three courts side with Jehovah's Witness' defense
(Kavkazskii Uzel, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Another Muslim activist arrested
(Interfax-Religiia, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
A book review of "A Short History of Russia: From the Pagans to Putin"
(Maria Lipman, Foreign Affairs)
'Master of Islamic Studies' to be administered at Russian Orthodox institution
(Religion Today)
Palestinians, Israeli police clash at Jerusalem's Aqsa hours after Gaza truce
(Reuters)
Fighting in Gaza marks the start of a more violent era
(Khalil Shikaki, Foreign Affairs)
Indonesia Muslims protest at US Embassy over Israel strikes
(Niniek Karmini and Fadlan Syam, Associated Press)
Wednesday, 19 May 2021
Religions for Peace statement on violence in Gaza
(Azza Karam, Religions for Peace)
Limited progress: Religious freedom and covenantal Pluralism in Uzbekistan
(Dmytro Vovk and Elizabeth Clark, Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)
Freedom of religion or belief in Russia: Restrictions and challenges in 2020
(Olga Sibireva, Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)
Pope appeals for peace in Holy Land, says death of children ‘unacceptable’
(Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service)
Hundreds of Muslim clerics have been detained in China's Xinjiang region
(Catholic News Agency)
The impact on religious education after Rwanda’s violent conflict
(iAfrica)
Turkey’s Jewish minority takes the heat amid Israeli-Palestinian violence
(Amberin Zaman, Al-Monitor: Palestine Pulse)
The perfect storm for Israelis and Palestinians
(Natan Sachs, Brookings)
Islamic Jihad leader expected ‘costly’ battle
(Associated Press)
East Jerusalem neighborhood key to halting Palestinian-Israeli fighting
(Ahmad Melhem, Al-Monitor: Palestine Pulse)
More than 120 priests die in 2 weeks amid COVID-19 outbreak in India
(Leonardo Blair, The Christian Post)
Muslim mob attacks Christian villagers in Pakistan
(Kamran Chaudhry, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Keep the faith: Pope's message of hope for devastated Myanmar
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
Pandemic kills four Catholic priests daily in India
(Saji Thomas, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Indonesian police arrest 53 over cathedral bombing
(Katharina R Lestari, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Weekly highlight #156: COVID-19: Exploring faith dimensions: Eid al-Fitr; creative fundraising; vaccination challenges
(Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)
Turkish church attacked, desecrated in village where priest’s parents were kidnapped
(Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post)
Religious freedom and knives in school
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)
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