Law and Religion Headlines
Saturday, 10 October 2020
Former Hong Kong bishop pessimistic about religious freedom as Beijing tightens grip on city
(Yuki Tsang, South China Morning Post)
Pope commits to clean finances amid scandal in backyard
(Nicole Winfield, Associated Press)
New U.N. nuncio addresses economic inequities made worse by COVID-19
(Catholic News Service)
Two teachers accused of involving in religious propaganda at a govt. school in Erode, India
(The Hindu)
Two same-sex couples move Delhi HC for recognition of marriages
(Hindustan Times)
Pope Francis makes the case for his financial reform efforts to European regulators
(Claire Giangravé, Religion News Service)
Friday, 9 October 2020
Huduma Day: Government declares Saturday a public holiday
(Sharon Maombo, The Star Kenya)
Wednesday, 7 October 2020
Human flourishing and religious liberty: Evidence from over 150 countries
(Christos A. Makridis, Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
Azerbaijan: 34 freedom of religion cases pending at ECtHR
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
Nigeria’s Middle Belt Christians endure perpetual violence by Fulani militants
(International Christian Concern)
Authenticity, transparency and trust in the age of covid-19
(Kent Johnson, Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
How religion inspires the Nigerian diaspora to develop Africa
(Edward Ademolu, The Conversation)
Bishops call for the release of Anglophone ‘political prisoners’ in Cameroon
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Catholics globally credit pope for encyclical’s call to uphold human dignity
(Catholic News Service)
Orthodox bishop of Kyrgyzstan urges citizens to pray for peace
(Interfax-Religion)
Archbishop Caccia’s statement at UN ministerial-level meeting on Central African Republic
(Zenit: The World Seen from Rome)
Erdogan decries Macron’s plan against ‘Islamist separatism’
(Al Jazeera)
Hindu nationalists see Muslim jihad everywhere in India
(Bhavya Dore, Religion News Service)
Pope Francis: Rediscover the beauty of the rosary
(Courtney Mares, Catholic News Agency)
The International Criminal Court Independent Expert Review: questions of accountability and culture
(Douglas Guilfoyle, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)
Pope Francis calls for shake-up of healthcare in wake of pandemic
(Catholic News Agency)
Vatican City State makes masks compulsory outdoors
(Catholic News Agency)
Aid to the Church in Need providing aid to nuns in poverty during pandemic
(Catholic News Agency)
Israeli police clash with ultra-Orthodox over virus rules
(Associated Press)
Hagia Sophia matters: Culture, human dignity and the legacies of empires
(Peter Petkoff, G20 Interfaith Forum)
Pakistani Christian acquitted of “blasphemy” after six years on death row
(Barnabas Fund)
Weekly Highlight #125: Emerging Research and Vaccination as a Public Good
(Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)
China: Special Weekly FoRB Newsletter (29.09-06.10.2020)
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Domestic violence law signals hope for Kuwait’s women
(Rothna Begum, Human Rights Watch)
‘Toxic’: Online abuse drives women, girls from social media
(Al Jazeera)
Protect intersex persons’ rights, 34 States tell the United Nations
(The International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association)
Don’t queer Kenyans have a right to religion?
(Arya Karijo, Open Democracy)
Stuck between church, state and family – LGBTIQ people in Haiti
(Neish McLean and Daina Ruduša, Haitian Times)
Monday, 5 October 2020
Articles of interest - 5 October 2020
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
'Dictatorial': Turkey slams Macron's new Islamic separatism law
(Ragip Soylu, Middle East Eye)
Religious news from around the web - October 5, 2020
(World Religion News)
Development, peacebuilding, and the Rohingya in Myanmar
(Mohammad Shahabuddin, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)
Christian Armenia under attack
(Mark Movsesian, First Things)
Missiles, rockets and accusations fly as Nagorno Karabakh flare-up burns into second week
(Aren Melikyan, Arzu Geybulla, Gul Tuysuz and Tim Lister, CNN World)
Iran’s delicate balancing act in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
(Maziar Motamedi, Al Jazeera)
Canadian bill on assisted dying to be reintroduced Monday amid upcoming court deadline
(Joan Bryden, The Canadian Press)
Heterosexual couples to receive same recognition as same-sex counterparts in intestate succession in South Africa
(Zelda Venter, IOL)
Indian Christians demand police action against attackers
(Saji Thomas, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Vietnam releases pastor after 4 years of prison
(Alliance Defending Freedom)
Assistant Pastor of church an “employee” for unfair dismissal claim
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)
Israeli police clash with mourners at rabbi’s funeral
(Associated Press)
Pakistani police say gunmen kill minority Ahmadi professor
(Riaz K, Associated Press)
Jewish sukkah rises at base of world’s tallest tower in UAE
(Isabel Debre, Associated Press)
Mormon president calls on members to help end racism
(Brady McCombs, Associated Press)
Pilgrims return to Mecca as Saudi eases virus restrictions
(Associated Press)
Ukrainian authorities act against Russian harassment of Jehovah's Witnesses
(RISU, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
The threat to life and liberty from the United Nations’ abuse of human rights
(Grace Melton, Public Discourse: The Journal of the Witherspoon Institute)
China’s communist Christ
(Cameron Hilditch, National Review)
Light and life for Christians in the midst of Iran’s darkness
(Lela Gilbert, Providence Mag)
Archbishop of Bogotà laments threats to life in Colombia
(Zenit: The World Seen from Rome)
Saving lives by donating plasma: Why are Shincheonji’s good deeds ignored?
(CESNUR – Center for Studies on New Religions)
Friday, 2 October 2020
Photos of the week - 2 October 2020
(Kit Doyle, Religion News Service)
USCIRF releases new report about religious tensions and Fulani communities in West and Central Africa
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
2020 list of goods produced by child labor or forced labor
(The Bureau of International Labor Affairs, United States Department of Labor)
Comparative Church Law and Juridical Ecumenism
(Mark Hill QC, Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)
Laos to raise awareness about new law protecting Christian minority
(Asia News)
‘Religious freedom under attack worldwide’ – US Embassy to Holy See organizes important event in Rome
(Deborah Castellano Lubov, Zenit: The World Seen from Rome)
Ethnic identifiers in Myanmar election app criticized
(Pyae Sone Win and Grant Peck, Associated Press)
Brazil’s Bolsonaro baffles evangelicals with top court pick
(Mauricio Savarese, Associated Press)
As Brazil burns, bishops point finger at Bolsonaro
(Eduardo Campos Lima, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Ukrainians are mixing religion and politics
(RISU, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Yezidi tattoos: where tradition meets brave defiance and a battle for survival
(Sofya Shahab, Ayad Akak Vian, Institute of Development Studies)
Patriarch asks the State Duma speaker to broadly discuss amendments on the removal of children from the family
(Interfax-Religion)
Religion and the Israeli demonstrators
(Raymond Apple, The Jerusalem Post - Opinion)
Vatican official tells UN: Women deserve better than abortion
(Courtney Mares, Catholic News Agency)
Iranians call COVID-19 diagnosis 'lesson' for Trump
(Al-Monitor: Iran Pulse)
Yazidi spiritual leader Baba Sheikh dies at 87
(Al-Monitor: Iraq Pulse)
Australian man jailed after stomping on pregnant Muslim woman
(Jessie Yeung, CNN)
Moral witness and religious freedom
(Michael R. Pompeo, U.S. Department of State)
Russia’s Catholic Church warns against proposed curbs on clergy
(Jonathan Luxmoore, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
The persecution of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russia: An international human rights concern
(CESNUR – Center for Studies on New Religions)
New research shows religious liberty drives human flourishing – and why this matters now more than ever
(Christos Makridis, Real Clear Religion)
Azerbaijan: Regime admits freedom of religion and belief violations to ECtHR
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
India’s fading promise of religious freedom
(International Christian Concern)
Is the Taliban seeking a 'Sunni Afghan version' of Iran?
(Frud Bezhan, Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty)
China’s war on religion
(Meg Midwood, International Christian Concern)
The coronavirus, the compelling state interest in health, and religious autonomy
(W. Cole Durham, Jr., Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
Launch of the new Canadian Centre for Christian Charities
Canada’s hidden economy (due to religion)
(Stephen Lazarus, Convivium: Canada's Premier Hub for Faith in Common Life)
Canada reintroduces bill banning LGBT conversion therapy
(Mahad Arale, Reuters)
In Uganda, thousands finally return to places of worship
(John Semakula, Religion Unplugged)
World: LGBTQI rights during pandemic times: Activists raise alarm over increase in hate speech and violence
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Post-Liberal Religious Liberty: Forming Communities of Charity
(Joel Harrison, Cambridge University Press)
Argentina approves a law to give spiritual assistance to prisoners
(Evangelical Focus)
Secretary Pompeo speaks at Vatican conference on defending religious freedom
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
In wake of financial scandals, Vatican releases budget for first time in four years
(Claire Giangravé, Religion News Service)
Vatican diplomats: ‘political correctness’ is hindering religious freedom
(Courtney Mares, Catholic News Agency)
Religious freedom and courage: The United States pressures the Vatican on its China policy
(Jérôme Chapuis, La Croix International)
The Vatican's unprecedented attempt at financial transparency
(Xavier Le Normand, La Croix International)
Pompeo, Vatican clash over China after tensions spill out
(Nicole Winfield, Associated Press)
Position of the Churches in the armed conflict in Colombia and the possibility of peace (Spanish)
(José Fabio Naranjo Mesa, The Comission of Truth of Colombia)
TikTok and cultural criticism: the democratization of social commentary
(Brian Britt, Sightings: The Martin Marty Center, University of Chicago Divinity School)
Wednesday, 30 September 2020
Articles of interest - 29 September 2020
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Berkley Center Annual Report 2019-2020
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Nationalism 'must not prevail,' Pope Francis says, addressing the United Nations
(Claire Giangravé, Religion News Service)
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