Law and Religion Headlines
Saturday, 21 March 2020
Non-Muslim woman can't marry because IC wrongly states she's Muslim
(Stephanie Lee, The Star)
Egyptian Salafists in uproar over bill restricting polygamy, underage marriages
(The Arab Weekly)
Progress S’pore Party expels Jan Chan for his post suggesting using holy books as toilet paper
(Martino Tan, Mothership)
China demolishes church, removes crosses as Christians worship at home
(Leah MarieAnn Klett, Christian Post)
The faithful response to coronavirus: protect one another
(Opinion by Maggie Siddiqi and Guthrie Graves-Fitzsimmons, CNN Opinion)
Behind the "-isms"
(Reuven Brenner, Law & Liberty)
South Africa: President Cyril Ramaphosa - Interfaith Meeting in Response to Coronavirus COVID-19 Outbreak
(Press Release: Government of South Africa (Pretoria), All Africa)
Pray and wash: Religion joins with science amid virus crisis
(Elana Schor, Associated Press)
Catholic Cardinal Burke says faithful should attend Mass despite coronavirus
(Claire Giangravé, Religion News Service)
This big-think story theme befits both the Lenten mood and the COVID-19 crisis
(Richard Ostling, GetReligion)
Yemen conflict leaves impact on judiciary
(Ammar al-Ashwal, Al-Monitor: Gulf Pulse)
Friday, 20 March 2020
Mass exodus of teachers triggers education crisis in north east Kenya
(Fredrick Nzwili, World Watch Monitor)
Two churches burned down in Sudan amidst changes
(International Christian Concern)
Tokyo marks 25th anniversary of subway nerve gas attack
(Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press)
Will the Vatican stand up to protect and preserve Islam?
(William Kilpatrick, LifeSiteNews Opinion)
Friday prayers cancelled in Moscow's mosques
(Interfax-Religion)
Police probe Facebook post linking holy texts, toilet paper
(Tee Zhuo, Straits Times)
Inside Australia's decision to close hundreds of its mosques
(Aaron Fernandes, SBS News)
New constitution worries Gambian Christians
(Evangelical Focus)
Can someone be a Hindu by culture and a Christian by faith at the same time?
(Joseph D'Souza, Religion News Service Opinion)
Thousands of Muslim pilgrims ignore virus risk to gather in Indonesia
(Agustinus Beo Da Costa, A. Ananthalakshmi, Reuters)
Israel tightens grip on Palestinian workers to limit COVID-19
(Ahmad Melhem, Al-Monitor: Palestine Pulse)
Thursday, 19 March 2020
New Zealand legalizes abortion
(Catholic News Agency)
Indonesia halts Islamic assembly, quarantining 9,000 people
(Niniek Karmini and Eileen Ng, Associated Press)
Portadores de Coronavírus têm direito ao auxílio-doença?
(Bruno Pellizzetti, Jusbrasil)
Vatican official tells religious orders to obey ‘state and ecclesial’ authorities during COVID-19 crisis
(Christopher White, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Tajikistan lifts ban on joint prayers in mosques
(Interfax-Religion)
Turkmenistan: Raids, fines for religious meetings
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
Legal confusion in Sri Lanka fans flame of Buddhist nationalist hostilities, sources say
(Morning Star)
'Go Amy!' National MP praised for abortion speech calling out intolerance from religious groups
(Zane Small, Newshub)
Patients 'completely recovered': doctors may have found COVID-19 cure
(Michael Foust, Christian Headlines)
Ramaphosa asks religious leaders to help contain spread of coronavirus
(Qaanitah Hunter, Displatch Live)
As Hindu pilgrims prepare to flock to sacred site, Modi urges Indians to stay home
(Vindu Goel and Hari Kumar, The New York Times)
“There has always been persecution in China, it is not because of the coronavirus”
(Jonatán Soriano, Evangelical Focus)
Communist Vietnam lauds church steps against coronavirus
(UCA News)
Will Iran's economy collapse under coronavirus crisis?
(Bijan Khajehpour, Al-Monitor: Iran Pulse)
Jordan announces lockdown in effort to contain coronavirus
(Osama Al Sharif, Al-Monitor: Jordan Pulse)
Wednesday, 18 March 2020
With world turning virtual during COVID-19 crisis, it's easy to pray
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
POSTPONED EVENT, 18 March 2020: Humanity in Crisis: How Ethics and Religion Shape Policy Responses to Refugees (Book Launch)
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Delhi riots: Survivors struggle with constant trauma
(Amir Ansari, Charu Kartikeya, Deutsche Welle)
Rio’s Christ statue closes and state of emergency decreed
(David Biller and Diarlei Rodrigues, Associated Press)
High Court in India rejects plea by Hindu nationalists to ban religious conversions
(International Christian Concern)
Religious zealots in Iran converge to oppose closure of shrines amid coronavirus crisis
(Maryam Sinaiee, Radio Farda)
Consequences of the diplomatic recognition of Abkhazia by the Syrian Arab Republic
(Michael Lambert, Modern Diplomacy)
New Zealand eases abortion restrictions
(Richard Pérez-Peña, The New York Times)
Transgender pastor defies court to conduct same-sex marriages in Hong Kong
(Straits Times)
While we make the best of a pandemic, coronavirus is making the best of us
(Tara Isabella Burton, Religion News Service)
United Methodist Church postpones General Conference amid coronavirus
(Emily McFarlan Miller, Religion News Service)
Civil war rivals vie for Yemen's strategic Socotra island
(Al-Monitor)
Tuesday, 17 March 2020
Conversion Therapy Bill C-8
(Barry W. Bussey, Canadian Council of Christian Charities: Intersection)
Religion Photos of the Week - 14 March 2020
(Kit Doyle, Religion News Service)
Quarantine Reading: Tablet’s book critic suggests some ways to leaven your time indoors
(Adam Kirsch, Tablet Magazine)
How Iran became a global vector of infection for COVID-19
(Noam Blum, Tablet Magazine)
Lebanon struggles to cope with COVID-19 amid financial crisis
(Sarah Abdallah, Al-Monitor: Lebanon Pulse)
Will the coronavirus end globalization as we know it?
(Henry Farrell and Abraham Newman, Foreign Affairs)
U.S.-Chinese distrust is inviting dangerous coronavirus conspiracy theories
(Yanzhong Huang, Foreign Affairs)
Despite coronavirus, in Italy communion is stronger than quarantine
(Claire Giangravé, Religion News Service)
Mubarak’s lasting legacy on Egypt’s Coptic Christians
(Raazan Kılınç, The Conversation)
Pope Francis gives his blessing to an eerily empty St. Peter's Square
(CNN)
China's abuses against Uighurs not going away: Here's how you can help
(Lela Gilbert, Religion Unplugged)
The quiet sufi behing Morocco's push for moderate Islam
(Priyadarshini Sen, Religion Unplugged)
Vishal Arora: The rise of Hindu nationalism
(Meagan Clark, Religion Unplugged Podcast)
Changes in Gambia threaten its traditions of pacifist Islam
(Paul Marshall, Religion Unplugged Opinion)
Iran’s supreme leader issues religious ruling prohibiting ‘unnecessary’ travel amid new coronavirus outbreak
(Associated Press)
ProPublica aside, Iraq's northern plains are a key – albeit underreported – religion story
(Julia Duin, GetReligion)
Bible in schools case progresses to interlocutory hearing
(Scoop)
How a 16,000-strong religious gathering led Malaysia to lockdown
(Yudith Ho and Faris Mokhtar, Bloomberg)
Iranians defy authorities in bid to access holy sites closed amid coronavirus
(Sune Engel Rasmussen and Aresu Eqbali, The Wall Street Journal)
Religious persecution, not religion, basis for India's CAA: Govt tells Supreme Court
(Indian Express, Yahoo News)
What coronavirus is changing for Muslims
(Marième Soumaré, Jules Crétois, The Africa Report)
USCIRF commends Sudan’s disbanding of former regime-appointed church councils
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
European governments speak up for Jehovah's Witnesses
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Iraq's latest prime minister-designate faces opposition from Iran-backed militias
(Ali Mamouri, Al-Monitor: Iraq Pulse)
Monday, 16 March 2020
Articles of interest - 16 March 2020
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Religious news from around the web March 16, 2020
(World Religion News)
Protecting Religious Freedom from Fear: Italian Lessons on Islam, the Public Sphere, and the Limits of Judicial Review
(Andrea Pin and Luca Pietro Vanoni, Talk About: Law and Religion (blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies))
New business initiative to address social, health and economic impact of Covid19 outbreak
(Global Economic Leaders Consortium Delivering Innovative Solutions for COVID19, Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
Standing Together in Spirit and with Actions: Religions for Peace Statement about the Coronavirus (COVID-19)
(Official Statement, Religions for Peace)
Six books to get you through a coronavirus shutdown
(Karen Swallow Prior, Religion News Service)
Preparing for COVID-19? Add caring for the vulnerable to your coronavirus checklist
(Craig Brown, Religion News Service)
Why has coronavirus largely spared Africa?
(Mathew Otieno, Mercator Net)
What Islamic hygienic practices can teach when coronavirus is spreading
(Rose S. Aslan, The Conversation)
Experts cite clear communication as ‘vital’ amid coronavirus outbreak, other crises
(Religion News Service Press Release, In Christ Communications)
USCIRF releases new factsheet on the impact of coronavirus on religious freedom
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Spirituality in a time of quarantine
(Thomas Reese SJ, Religion News Service)
Israel turns to anti-terror technology to counter coronavirus
(Mazal Mualem, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)
Thinking about faith during a plague: Input from Singapore on dealing with coronavirus crisis
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Ghanaian National Chief Imam calls on Muslims to adhere to government’s coronavirus protocols
(Ghana Web)
Muslim officials: Al-Aqsa mosque, third holiest site in Islam, closes over virus concerns, prayers to continue outside
(Associated Press)
Remembering my friend, and why there is no right way to mourn the Christchurch attacks
(Shamim Homayun, The Conversation)
Far-right extremists still threaten New Zealand, a year on from the Christchurch attacks
(Paul Spoonley, The Conversation)
Malaysian Court of Appeal decision in Islamic Renaissance Front Case: A win for religious freedom
(Eugene Yapp, Religious Freedom Institute)
“Abuses, torture, and killing”: U.S. Human Rights Report denounces the CCP Regime
(Marco Respinti, Bitter Winter: A Magazine on Religious Liberty and Human Rights in China)
Delhi High Court declines to hear plea challenging religious conversion
(India Legal)
Evangelical Christians persecuted in Chiapas, forced to become refugees
(Missions Box)
Players support AFL stance against religious freedom bill
(Anthony Colangelo, The Age)
Russia continues to conflate freedom of religion or belief and extremism
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)
Regulating religion in China
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Controlling religions with Chinese characteristics (Responding to: Regulating religion in China)
(Patrick Poon, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Dismantling dehumanizing propaganda is vital to stopping religious persecution (Responding to: Regulating religion in China)
(Levi Browde, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
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