Law and Religion Headlines
Monday, 2 December 2019
Argument: Catholicism's civil war spills into Bolivi
(Sharon Kuruvilla, Foreign Policy)
Fear of Hindu extremist violence ends Christianity in village in northern India
(Chrisan Headlines)
Becciu again denies involvement in IDI hospital purchase
(Catholic News Agency)
Netanyahu to meet with Pompeo in London to discuss Iran
(JNS World News, The Christian Post)
Trump unfreezes US military aid to Lebanon without explanation
(Jack Detsch, Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East)
Turkey-Libya agreement shakes up eastern Mediterranean
(Diego Cupolo, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)
Iranian parliament members seek answers after deadly protests
(Al-Monitor: Iran Pulse)
Acrimony erupts ahead of NATO summit as Turkey stalls defense plans
(Ayla Jean Yackley, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)
Pope sends aide to Greek island to bring back 33 migrants
(Associated Press)
Pope says Nativity scenes should go in town squares, schools
(Alessandra Tarantino and Frances D’Emilio, Associated Press)
Sunday, 1 December 2019
Advent advice from Pope Francis: Choose prayer and charity over consumerism
(Courtney Mares, Catholic News Agency)
Pope's letter on nativity scenes shares the story behind a beloved Christmas tradition
(Courtney Mares, Catholic News Agency)
Pope Francis prays for Iraqi people after 45 killed in protests
(Courtney Mares, Catholic News Agency)
Saturday, 30 November 2019
Religion Photos of the Week (last week of November 2019)
(Kit Doyle, Religion News Service)
Despite stepped-up military actions, Turkey still faces jihadi threats
(Week in Review, Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East)
IS designates Turkey as its next base
(Fehim Tastekin, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)
Questioning the outrage-apology cycle
(Peter Stockland, Convivium: Canada's Premier Hub for Faith in Common Life)
The light in John Henry Newman's darkness
(Gillian Bouras, La Croix International)
The Dalai Lama teaches a lesson on rethinking our faith traditions
(Ira Rifkin, Religion News Service)
550 years after his birth, a reflection on the life of Guru Nanak
(Simran Jeet Singh, RNS Column: Articles of Faith)
Separating church and state: B.C. Legislative Assembly daily prayers receive minor tweak
(Karin Larsen, CBC News)
Big-think story: What does religion have to do with slumping global birth rates?
(Richard Ostling, GetReligion)
The end of babies
(Anna Louie Sussman, The New York Times Opinion)
The gift of children
(A Statement by Evangelicals and Catholics Together, First Things)
Deprivation of Bihari Muslims
(Muhammad Sohail Ahmed, Daily Times - Pakistan)
Hindu nationalism reigns supreme in India, where even large groups are minorities
(Raymond J. de Souza, National Post)
Religious Freedom in Australia – a new Terra Nullius?
(Edited by Iain T. Benson, Michael Quinlan and A. Keith Thompson, Connorcourt Publications)
Australia: Religious discrimination bill due for 2020
(Colin Brinsden, Australian Associated Press)
Australia moves closer to compulsory child abuse reporting by priests
(Lidia Kelly, Reuters)
Religious Australians 'fear showing faith'
(Heather McNab, Australian Associated Press)
Australia: 'This bill is friendless': Chris Bowen signals Labor could vote against religious freedom bill
(Katharine Murphy, The Guardian)
Sabbath buses barrel through Israel’s religious-secular rift
(Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press)
Abortion rate in Russia declines considerably in past 18 years
(Interfax-Religion)
Archdiocese in India marks 100th anniversary of serving poor and marginalized
(Nirmala Carvalho, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Togo bishops call for reform of electoral system ahead of presidential vote
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Another Jehovah's Witnesses case sent back to prosecutor
(Daniil Liapunov, KazanFirst)
Putin notes importance of coordination with OIC in countering threats
(Interfax-Religion)
Evidence of national coordination of anti-Jehovah's Witnesses activity
(SocialMediaNews, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Moscow court arrests U.S. rabbi in absentia in Schneerson library case
(Interfax-Religion)
Thoughts and prayers: Religion stays in B.C. legislature, now joined by ‘reflections’
(Simon Little, Global News.ca)
Manitoba had a cheeky response to Quebec’s ban on religious symbols
(Lila MacLellan, Quartz)
Canada: Speak up to protect conscience rights
(Barry W. Bussey, Canadian Counsel of Christian Charities)
Trinidad And Tobago government to legalize cannabis for medical and religious use
(Desmond O'Flynn, Born2Invest)
Iran opposition leader compares supreme leader to shah
(Jon Gambrell)
Iraqi PM formally submits resignation amid more violence
(Samya Kullab and Murtada Faraj, Associated Press)
Religious discrimination bill: faith-based groups and equality advocates welcome delay
(Sarah Martin, The Guardian)
Friday, 29 November 2019
Human Rights breaches in Haiti, Algeria and Cuba
(Press Release, The Eurpean Parliament)
New Zealand: Referendum question is too vague and misleading, says ethicist
China's oppression of the Uighurs: 'The equivalent of social genocide'
(Bernhard Zand interview of German anthropologist Adrian Zenz)
Reading the Bible in China: Tough times for religious publications
(Sun Kairui, Bitter Winter)
(India) Opinion | BHU protests are misguided in the name of religion
(Shashi Shekhar, Live Mint)
South Africa: Protecting the ANC has become a religion
(Mamphela Ramphele., New 24 and City Press)
Despite violence, Asian Catholic leaders promote interfaith dialogue
(Sarah Salvadore, National Catholic Reporter)
Thursday, 28 November 2019
Egypt: Christian activist's arrest prompts warnings on dissent
(Catholic News Agency)
Iran: Training centers for terrorism and fundamentalism set on fire - OpED
(Hassan Mahmoudi, Eurasia Review)
Two-state solution is dead
(Viewpoint by Jonathan Power, In-Depth News Analysis)
Assyrian Patriarchs address Christian Persecution Conference in Hungary
(Bar Daisan, AINA (Assyrian International News Agency))
Abortion ‘logic’: Kill Kenyan children in the womb to prevent killing outside the womb
(Laura Nicole, LIve Action)
Reaffirming human dignity and its relationship to religious freedom
(Religious Freedom Institute)
Reuniting faith and reason
(Rachel Lu, Law & Liberty)
Kazakhstan: Imminent prison trial for ailing prisoner
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
Kazakhstan: Appeals rejected in absentia
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
EVENT, 29 November 2019: Religious Liberty Lecture and Conference: Religious freedom and inclusivity - compatibility, conflict and the future
(The University of Notre Dame Australia, Sydney)
Wednesday, 27 November 2019
RFI FORIS scholar discusses new book on government discrimination against religious minorities and their institutions
((Dr. Jonathan Fox), Religious Freedom Institute)
Pompeo assails China for rights abuses after document leak
(Matthew Lee, Associated Press)
Freedom of religion vs Freedom of Expression
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)
Is China a model of the common good?
(Matthew Schmitz, First Things)
Volkswagen defends presence in China's Xinjiang amid uproar over Uighur abuses
(Jon Shelton, Deutsche Welle)
Chinese social network TikTok blocks teenager who criticized Uighur camps
(Sofia Diogo Mateus, Deutsche Welle)
China’s religion chiefs to double down on bringing doctrine in line with socialist dogma
(Nectar Gan, South China Morning Post)
The man behind China’s detention of 1 million Muslims
(Associated Press)
China investigates Christian book buyers
(China Aid)
4 Christians killed by Fulani herdsmen in Nigeria; 2 suspects arrested
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)
Buddhist nationalists claim victory in Sri Lankan election
(Emily Schmall, Associated Press)
Pope names financial supervisor president of watchdog authority
(Hannah Brockhaus, Catholic News Agency)
Pope Francis: To protect life, love life
(Hannah Brockhaus, Catholic News Agency)
Christian leaders in Egypt reflect on persecution of Coptic minority
(Christopher White, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
The negative effects of Quebec’s Bill 21 on lawyers and public alike
(Nour El-Sabah Farhat, Canadian Lawyer)
Eritrean migrants face torture in Libya: What the international community can do
(Anna Triandafyllidou and Katie Kuschminder, The Conversation)
Tibetans say the Dalai Lama should choose his successor
(Associated Press)
Argument: Kashmir could wreck India's reputation among Afghans
(Hari Prasad and Zoe Leung, Foreign Policy)
5 years after Islamic State massacre, an Iraqi minority is transformed by trauma
(Tutku Ayhan and Gunes Murat Tezcur, The Conversation)
How the Sahel has slipped into a new post-Jihadist era
(Bakary Sambe, The Conversation)
Religious progressivism
(Colin Turfus, Quillette)
In Mexico, thousands renew consecration to Christ the King
(Catholic News Agency)
Does the Vatican's quasi-official newspaper have a 'fake news' problem?
(Clemente Lisi, GetReligion)
Is it time for the Vatican to rethink its line on a ‘Two-State Solution’?
(John Allen Jr., Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Tuesday, 26 November 2019
Vatican diplomacy in historical and contemporary perspective
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
The Catholic Church in China: One year after the Sino-Vatican Agreement (Responding to: Vatican diplomacy in historical and contemporary perspective)
(Beatrice Leung, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
The enduring power of the Papacy: Pope Francis and international relations (Responding to: Vatican diplomacy in historical and contemporary perspective)
(Timothy A. Byrnes, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Innovation in Vatican Diplomacy (Responding to: Vatican diplomacy in historical and contemporary perspective)
(Drew Christiansen, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Georgian patriarch, foreign ambassadors discuss detention of doctor Gaprindashvili in S. Ossetia
(Interfax-Religion)
International conference on Christian persecution convenes in Budapest
(Courtney Mares, Catholic News Agency)
Religious hatred & international law
(Rashad Aslam, Modern Diplomacy)
Irish nuns’ transfer of hospital land criticized over abortion plans
(Catholic News Agency)
Full text of Pope Francis' in-flight press conference from Japan
(Catholic News Agency)
Quebec court hears motion to freeze religious symbols bill
(Jillian Kestler-D'Amours, Al Jazeera)
5 abortion workers quit, 738 unborn babies saved during 40 days for life
(Michael Foust, Christian Headlines)
Those of faith, especially Christians, are oppressed around the world. Let us stand in solidarity with them
(Michael Nazir-Ali, The Telegraph)
Ausralia: The left’s ‘tyranny of tolerance’ means we need religious freedom laws
(Peter Kurti, The Spectator Australia)
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