Law and Religion Headlines
Wednesday, 23 September 2020
Religion and a COVID-19 Vaccine—a Complex Question with Complex Answers
(Renae Barker, Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)
Weekly Highlight #124: Messages, Information, and Misinformation
(COVID-19: Exploring Faith Dimensions, Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)
Holy See at UN offers comments on comprehensive and coordinated response to the Covid-19 pandemic
(Zenit: The World Seen from Rome)
Christian organisations representing 2.8 billion people call for more compassionate EU migration policy
(Joint Statement to the attention of: H.E. Mr Margaritis Schinas, Vice President of the European Commission, Conference of European Churches)
Freedom of religion in the African Human Rights System
(Temelso Gashaw, Modern Diplomacy)
Sexual abuse of Uyghur women by CCP Cadres in Xinjiang: a victim speaks out
(Ruth Ingram, Bitter Winter: A Magazine on Religious Liberty and Human Rights in China)
Nearly 550 Protestant venues shut down in Jiangsu province
(Lu An, Bitter Winter: A Magazine on Religious Liberty and Human Rights in China)
Xinjiang government confirms huge birth rate drop but denies forced sterilization of women
(Ivan Watson, Rebecca Wright and Ben Westcott, CNN)
Militarized labor training and indoctrination: Xinjiang schemes exported to Tibet
(Massimo Introvigne, Bitter Winter: A Magazine on Religious Liberty and Human Rights in China)
China: Special Weekly FoRB Newsletter (15-21.09.2020)
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Protestant Christianity is booming in China
(The Economist)
Israel's High Court says disciplinary panel required for municipal rabbi's comments
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Israel installs more loudspeakers at Al-Aqsa Mosque
(Ahmad Melhem, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)
Israeli High Court orders disciplinary hearing of Safed's chief rabbi for racist comments
(Netael Bandel, Haaretz)
Faith fuels Canada's economy
(YouTube Video, Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
Faith helps fuel Canada’s GDP
(Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
USCIRF Commissioner Nury Turkel named to TIME’s annual TIME100 List of 100 Most Influential People in the World
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Being church in times of transformation (First online Church Leadership Consultation takes place in Europe)
(The Lutheran World Federation of Churches)
The Ramadan in the days of Covid-19. A glance from Italy
(Rosa Geraci, DIRESOM: Religion, Law and COVID-19 Emergency)
United Kingdom lawmakers write Commonwealth over bloodshed under President Buhari, open up on encounter with Ty Danjuma
(Sahara Reporters)
Ahead of regional elections, Cameroonian bishop warns of ‘vertigo of chaos’
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Azerbaijan hopes its new Museum of Mountain Jews will (eventually) spark tourism revival
(Larry Luxner, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Drawn-out trial reaches conclusion for Jehovah's Witness
(Kavkazskii Uzel, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Chief Rabbi of Russia Berel Lazar invited to Bahrain
(Interfax-Religion)
Putin bestows Order for Merit to Fatherland, 1st degree on oldest ruling bishop of Russian Orthodox Church
(Interfax-Religion)
Court arrests 3 leaders of Krasnoyarsk Church of the Last Testament
(Interfax-Religion)
Muslim Brotherhood appoints acting guide after arrest of leader
(George Mikhail, Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
Saudi to gradually resume 'umrah' pilgrimage from October 4
(Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East)
Vatican steps up opposition to euthanasia and assisted suicide
(Philip Pullella, Reuters)
Seeking a viable alternative to Indonesia’s blasphemy laws
(Desi Hanara, The Diplomat)
Russia’s new draft law barring pastors trained overseas from preaching deals “powerful blow” to religious freedom
(Barnabas Fund)
42% of Iranian LGBTI are victims of sexual violence and rape, new 6Rang report finds
(6rang)
More than 60 LGBT, intersex people killed in Colombia in first eight months of 2020
(Reuters)
Why the Indian state is now scared of the Kashmiri Shia
(Raashid Maqbool, Al Jazeera)
New Zealand bishops say ‘No’ to euthanasia; urge caution on recreational marijuana
(Charles Collins, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Monday, 21 September 2020
Stand together and build a just world, UN chief says in message for International Day of Peace
(UN News)
Pope Francis makes surprise donation to struggling poultry workers
(Catholic News Agency)
Religion Photos of the Week - 18 September 2020
(Kit Doyle, Religion News Service)
Articles of interest - 21 September 2020
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Health professionals and the law: Protecting practice according to conscience
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)
Hong Kong court refuses to recognise overseas same-sex marriages
(Beh Lih Yi, Reuters)
Eritrean evangelical, Pentecostal Christians jailed for their faith temporarily freed on bail
(World Watch Monitor, The Christian Post)
Study confirms explosive growth of Iranian Christians
(The Christian Institute)
Chengdu City Shaheyuan police intimidate Early Rain Covenant Church couple
(China Aid)
Mike Pompeo: Holy See's moral witness needed in China
(Catholic News Service)
Trump’s top envoy urges Vatican to challenge China on religious freedom
(Elise Ann Allen, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
China’s Catholics and the Church’s moral witness
(Michael R. Pompeo, First Things)
USCIRF welcomes release of Pastor A Dao in Vietnam
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Saudi Arabia to launch app for Mecca pilgrims amid virus
(Associated Press)
Russian religions oppose changes in religion law
(Vzgliad, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Russian Bible Society feels harassed
(Credo.Press, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Russian parliament will consider changes in religion law tomorrow
(Nezavisimaia Gazeta, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Are Iraqi youths losing their religion?
(Judit Neurink, Al-Monitor)
Religion and its services contribute $67.5 billion to the Canadian economy, calculates new study
(Tyler Dawson, National Post)
Observers remain skeptical as Uzbek government says religious extremism rising
(Asim Kashgarian, Voice of America)
Explained: Pakistan's emotive blasphemy laws
(Asad Hashim, Al Jazeera)
Egypt’s presidency clashes with religious institutions over verbal divorce
(Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East)
Flier threatening 2nd Holocaust posted on vandalized monument in Ukraine for the genocide
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Unveiling: Malaysian activist fights for hijab freedom
(Choo Ching Yee, Agence France-Presse)
At meeting with Muslim missionaries, PM Muhyiddin urges against extremism to defend Islam
(Soo Wern Jun, Malay Mail)
Persecution forces Laotian Christians to practice faith in secret
(UCA News)
Black Jesus version of Michelangelo's Pietà divides Catholics on race and politics
(Claire Giangravé, Religion News Service)
Friday, 18 September 2020
Zelensky's Rosh Hashanah greeting expresses hope for return to normal rhythm of life next year
(Interfax-Religion)
China's disturbing disregard for religious freedom in Xanjiang — and beyond
(Katrina Lantos Swett, Public Square Magazine)
Muslim countries must take a stand for China’s Uighur community
(Katrina Lantos Swett and Irshad Manji, Real Clear World)
Open letter to Walt Disney Company CEO : Disney's dishonor
(Katrina Lantos Swett, Lantos Foundation for Human Rights and Justice)
The pandemic exposes realities of failing to combat global censorship
(Katrina Lantos Swett, The Hill - Opinion)
Open letter to Zoom in response to its deactivation of activist accounts
(Katrina Lantos Swett, Lantos Foundation for Human Rights and Justice)
Lantos Foundation Statement : Our commitment to Internet Freedom in all its forms
(Lantos Foundation for Human Rights and Justice)
U.S. halts imports from China's Uighur region for forced labor
(CBS News)
UN urged to intervene in case of detained Hotel Rwanda dissident
(Stephanie Kirchgaessner, The Guardian)
Paul Rusesabagina of Hotel Rwanda film denied bail
(Al Jazeera)
Barbados pledges same-sex marriage vote, but supporters doubt reform
(Anastasia Moloney, Reuters)
Indonesia’s ban on Bible app contradicts religious tolerance philosophy of Pancasila
(Barnabas Fund)
Unregistered Catholics told to obey CCP or face consequences
(Wang Yang, Bitter Winter: A Magazine on Religious Liberty and Human Rights in China)
Buddhist statues removed from temples and tourist sites
(Hu Ke, Bitter Winter: A Magazine on Religious Liberty and Human Rights in China)
The fate of women’s rights in Afghanistan
(John R. Allen and Vanda Felbab-Brown, Brookings)
USCIRF Commissioner Frederick A. Davie adopts Mubarak Bala and Yahaya Sharif-Aminu of Nigeria through the Religious Prisoners of Conscience Project
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Jewish pilgrims retreat from Ukrainian border
(Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press)
Under lockdown, Israel faces bitter start of Jewish New Year
(Ilan Ben Zion, Associated Press)
Nearly 10 percent of town quarantined after Argentine priest ignores safety protocols
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Two bishops ask Philippine president to let health workers go abroad
(Catholic News Service)
Will Israel’s peace agreements bring religious freedom in the Middle East?
(Lela Gilbert, Religion Unplugged)
Appeals court frees Jehovah's Witness while retaining restrictions on activity
(Kommersant, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Jehovah's Witness held accountable for long past alleged indiscretions
(Anastasia Borshchova, Rostov.ru, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Putin notes Russian Jewish community's role in countering Covid-19
(Interfax-Religion)
Tajikistan: "No reason to fear" census religion question?
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
Anti-conversion law in UP and the dire need for it
(Vicky Nanjappa, OneIndia)
Christians face surge in violence in Nigeria
(Fionn Shiner, Zenit: The World Seen from Rome)
Bishops confront health and social crisis in Peru
(Zenit: The World Seen from Rome)
Rouhani: UAE, Bahrain will bear 'consequences' of Israel deals
(Al Jazeera)
Muslims in Hong Kong, 'the next Xinjiang,' silently support Uyghurs
(Shuk Wa Cheng, Religion Unplugged)
As the International Criminal Court faces more challenges, we need it more than ever
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)
A new face for Canadian Social Conservatism
(Adam MacInnis, Christianity Today)
The donation dilemma: charity in the aftermath of the Beirut explosion
(Nada Moumtaz, Sightings: The Martin Marty Center, University of Chicago Divinity School)
Wednesday, 16 September 2020
World: Where rights have gone wrong
(Peter Kurti, Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Weekly Highlight #123: Pandemic tests believers and religious institutions
(COVID-19: Exploring Faith Dimensions, Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)
Predicting Genocide and Mass Killing
(Deborah Mayersen, Journal of Genocide Research)
After Kabul terror attack, Afghan Sikhs are fleeing to India
(Zaffar Iqbal, Religion Unplugged)
Second coronavirus lockdown in Israel frustrates many religious Jews’ plans for High Holidays
(Michele Chabin, Religion News Service)
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