Law and Religion Headlines
Monday, 27 January 2020
International Holocaust Remembrance Day: Purpose and Key Facts
(Holocaust Encyclopedia, United States Holocaust Memorial Musem)
Learn about the Holocaust
(United States Holocaust Memorial Musem)
World leaders ascend to Jerusalem to remember the Holocaust and fight anti-Semitism
(Fiamma Nirenstein, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs)
Key quotes from world leaders at Holocaust forum
(Associated Press)
On liberation anniversary, Auschwitz survivors in their own words and photos
(Donald Snyder, Forward)
Those who were there: Voices from the Holocaust
(Yale University Podcasts)
On Holocaust Remembrance Day, paying tribute to victims and survivors
(Meghna Chakrabart and iHilary McQuilkin, WBUR)
Gay rights dispute is pulling apart the United Methodist Church, after decades of argument
(Scott T. Vehstedt, The Conversation)
Indonesian president sends official invitation to Pope Francis
(Ryan Dagur, UCA News)
Egyptian court gives life sentence for 8 IS-linked militants
(Sam Magdy, Associated Press)
Iraqi protesters defy top cleric and return to the streets
(Samya Kullab, Associated Press)
Vatican urges visiting Iraqi president to protect Christians
(Associated Press)
Cardinal Tumi says things improving in Cameroon’s troubled Anglophone areas
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Court bans leader of Murmansk Jehovah's Witnesses from talking to fellow members, using Internet
(Interfax-Religion)
Turkmenistan: first 2020 conscientious objector jailing
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
Brazil under Bolsonaro has message for teenagers: Save sex for marriage
(Ernesto Londoño and Letícia Casado, The New York Times)
“My Gang Is Jesus”: Brazil’s evangelicals face the temptations of the drug trade
(Alex Cuadros, Herper's Magazine)
Unrecognized minorities in Iran must now hide religion to obtain crucial government ID
(Center for Human Rights in Iran)
Iran imposes discriminatory forms for new national ID cards
(Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty)
Ethiopian government silent as hate crimes flourish
(Sadik Kedir Abdu, Anadolu Agency)
Kurdistan Region PM meets German gov. delegation to talk Peshmerga support, ISIS threat
(Kurdistan 24)
Government’s religious discrimination bill enshrines the right to harm others in the name of faith
(Simon Rice, The Conversation)
Saturday, 25 January 2020
Prince Charles visits Jerusalem tomb of his grandmother who saved Jews in WWII
(Joseph Krauss, The Times of Israel)
25 Muslim faith leaders make ‘groundbreaking’ visit to Auschwitz
(Vanessa Gera, The Times of Israel)
Rooted: Jewish values run deep
(Sponsored by The Avi Chai Foundation, My Jewish Learning)
Zambian Catholic bishops want end to poisonous attacks
(La Croix International staff (with Catholic News Service), La Croix International)
Friday, 24 January 2020
World court orders Myanmar to prevent further genocide of Rohingya
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Myanmar ordered to prevent genocide against Rohingya by top UN court
(Helen Regan, CNN)
The International Court of Justice orders Myanmar to protect the Rohingyas from genocide
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)
On the Armenian question and Mideast Christians today
(Mark Movsesian, Center for Law and Religion Forum at St. John's University School of Law)
Revisiting the “Armenian Question”
(Mark Movsesian, Law & Liberty)
Learning from Roger Scruton
(Helen Dale, Law & Liberty)
Human rights advocates welcome ‘landmark’ UN ruling to prevent Rohingya genocide
(Aysha Khan, Religion News Service)
USCIRF applauds international court’s ruling on measures to protect Rohingya in Burma
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Remembering Roger Scruton
(Law & Liberty Editors, Law & Liberty)
Roger Scuton, sentinel of the West ("Much of the West, Scruton argues, is founded on the Jewish and Christian drive to know and express that which is sacred."
(Samuel Gregg, Law & Liberty)
Bible vs indigenous beliefs at issue in Bolivia
(Brady McCombs, Associated Press)
Russian court imposes fines on 2 Jehovah’s Witnesses
(Associated Press)
Russia: Three more Jehovah's Witness "extremism" convictions
(Victoria Arnold, Forum 18 News Service)
Vandals set fire to mosque in east Jerusalem
(Associated Press)
Two more Jehovah's Witnesses convicted
(Igor Cherniuk, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Muslim women occupy streets in India against citizenship law
(Sheikh Saaliq, Associated Press)
Orthodox community in Alexander Metochion in Jerusalem to appeal decision on property change
(Interfax-Religion)
India’s Muslims are fighting for their religion. Should they display it, too?
(Raksha Kumar, Foreign Policy)
Narendra Modi’s sectarian agenda has gone too far
(The Economist)
Stop religious persecution in Nigeria
(Stephen Enada, Inside Sources)
While reporting on tennis great Margaret Court, can reporters at least try to be objective? (There's a catch linked to religious faith.)
(Julia Duin, GetReligion)
Thursday, 23 January 2020
Pope Francis wants 'holistic approach' to Middle East, UN Security Council told
(Catholic News Agency)
Suspension revoked for Vatican’s financial watchdog authority
(Courtney Mares, Catholic News Agency)
Two popes are one too many
(Thomas Reese SJ, RNS Column: Signs of the Times)
Iraq president calls for restraint after meeting Trump in Davos
(Laura Rozen, Al-Monitor: Iraq Pulse)
Why Egypt is amending its terrorism law
(Khalid Hassan, Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
Should social media posts disqualify Israeli Arab legislator?
(Shlomi Eldar, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)
Israel-Greece-Cyprus take on Turkey in the Mediterranean
(Joshua Krasna, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)
Erdogan's Libya strategy: Jump first, think later
(Semih Idiz, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)
Famed Buddhist nun Pema Chodron retires, cites handling of sexual misconduct allegations against her group’s leader
(Michelle Boorstein, The Washington Post - Religion)
75 years after Auschwitz - collective action against antisemitism is still needed
(Ewelina Ochab, Forbes)
Canadian court says university need not discipline abortion counter-protesters
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Burkina Faso to arm civilians in fight against extremists
(Arsene Kabore, Associated Press)
Niger, Burkina Faso bishops warn of ‘inter-communal conflicts’ if jihadist attacks continue
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Judge rules case against Jehovah's Witnesses too imprecise
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Global community should respond to manifestations of antisemitism, attempts to vindicate Nazis - Putin
(Interfax-Religion)
Tajikistan: 12-year jail term after secret trial
(Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18 News Service)
Law body wary about legislative moves against religious confession (Australia)
(Joe Higgins, The Catholic Leader)
New report on Christian persecution highlights global trends that threaten religious freedom
(Jeremy P. Barker, The Christian Post)
Give me religion that does not polarise society (Indonesia)
(Julia Suryakusuma, Modern Diplomacy)
Wednesday, 22 January 2020
French President Emmanuel Macron loses his temper with Israeli police officers protecting him
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Baha’i faith community hosts World Religion Day
(Anthony Fridgen, KVRR)
Pope: Populism is fertile ground to foment anti-Semitism
(Associated Press)
Pope urges bishops to teach discernment, including on political issues
(Catholic News Service)
‘World Happiness Report’ focuses on government, forgets faith
(Wesley J. Smith, National Review)
Islamic extremists kill Nigerian pastor, attack his hometown
(Sam Olukoya, Associated Press)
US Court ruling ends long legal fight in Chinese torture case
(Dave Collins, Associated Press)
Ivory Coast bishops vow to build bridges, not walls, ahead of 2020 elections
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
‘True Indians’? Citizens are resisting Modi’s scapegoating of Muslims.
(Commonweal)
India’s first-time protesters: Mothers and grandmothers stage weeks-long sit-in against citizenship law
(Niha Masih, The Washington Post)
Battle for India’s new citizenship law moves to top court
(Rishabh R. Jain, Associated Press)
Bengaluru's 170-yr-old Modi Mosque opens doors to all, scores pay a visit
(Prajwal Bhat, The News Minute (India))
German society working at St. Alexander Metochion in Jerusalem not informed of property handover
(Interfax-Religion)
Putin to meet with Patriarch Theophilos and mother of Israeli woman convicted in Russia
(Interfax-Religion)
Bridging the gap between faith and investment discussed by investors, asset managers, developers, churches
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Indonesian government deploys ‘mosque hunters’ who use drones to combat radicalism
(Adi Renaldi, Vice)
HUDO: ‘Sudan government must protect freedom of religion’
(Radio Dabanga, Radio Dabanga)
The role of religious identity in Middle Eastern politics, reflections on our visit to Iraq
(Lord David Alton and Dr. Wael Aleji, Asharq Al-Awsat)
Are we seeing the calm before the storm in the Gulf?
(Karen Young, Al-Monitor)
What reopening the Eliyahu Hanavi Synagogue means for Egypt
(Rasha Mahmoud, Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
How Soleimani’s slaying could affect Iran-Saudi ties
(Saeid Jafari, Al-Monitor: Iran Pulse)
Tuesday, 21 January 2020
CCP resolute to remove all outdoor Buddhist statues
(Lin Yijiang, Bitter Winter: A Magazine on Religious Liberty and Human Rights in China)
Presiding Bishop says Anglican Primates at meeting showed commitment to ‘walking together’
(Episcopal News Service)
Migrants and the bond with God: attachment and survival are linked
(Victor Counted, The Conversation)
Church leaders: Nicaragua living a ‘moral cold war’; Colombia in a state of ‘social survival’
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Catholic theologians say Soleimani assassination violates ‘just war criteria’
(white, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Boko Haram beheads Christian as violence continues in Nigeria
(Shannon Levitt, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Jehovah's Witnesses arrested at gathering in apartment
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Jehovah's Witness sentenced in Far East
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Iran continues to persecute Christians in violation of international law
(Donna Rachel Edmunds, The Jerusalem Post)
A plea for Pakistan's Christians
(Charles J. Chaput, First Things)
No plans to abolish religion status on MyKad - Home Ministry
(Malaysiakini)
Will Iraq's Sunnis form semi-autonomous region if US troops leave?
(Omar Sattar, Al-Monitor: Iraq Pulse)
Iraq reignites after ‘deadline’ expires and protesters killed
(Shelly Kittleson, Al-Monitor: Iraq Pulse)
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