Law and Religion Headlines
Monday, 28 October 2019
Priest faces government inquiry over ‘homophobic’ remarks
(Eduardo Campos Lima, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
A 'cry of hope' for the Amazon
(Nicolas Senèze, La Croix International)
Top US diplomat on religious freedom in India, meets Dalai Lama
(Outlook India)
Synod of Bishops: The paradigm shift is accelerating
(Robert Mickens, La Croix International)
U.S. Government supports the Dalai Lama and people of Tibet: Top US Diplomat
(Jane Cook, Tibet Post International)
Inculturation: Critics of Amazon synod ignore facts of history
(Robert Mickens, La Croix International)
Religious freedom in Israel
(Paul Shindman, Honest Reporting)
Let's steer M'sia towards peaceful religious co-existence
(Kasthuri Patto, Malaysiakini)
Why economic freedom is just as important as religious freedom
(Kevin Baldeosingh, The Foundation for Economic Education)
Saudi Arabia working for promotion of ‘true image of Islam’
(SPA, Arab News)
Two Jehovah's Witnesses arrested in Bryansk Region - police
(Interfax-Religion)
Georgian Metropolitan dismissed following statement on country's administration's wish to displace patriarch
(Interfax-Religion)
Judge reconsiders treatment of Jehovah's Witness
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Advocate: Turkish forces doing ‘soft’ ethnic cleansing in northeast Syria
(Dale Gavlak, Catholic News Service)
Morocco wants women, minors held in Iraq, Syria to come home
(Associated Press, Arab News)
Iranian authorities break up mixed-gender party, arrest 15
(Associated Press)
Timeline of the rise and fall of the Islamic State group
(Associated Press)
'Nobody is coming to help us.' The Rohingya have heard grandiose talk of worldwide relief and justice, but seen little to no action.
(Vidya Krishnan, The Atlantic)
Iraqi PM Abdul-Mahdi refuses to resign over deadly protests
(Suadad Al-Salhy, Arab News)
USCIRF observes International Religious Freedom Day
(Press Release, U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
In photos: Religious freedom around the world
(Share America)
Ordaining married permanent deacons would be 'a breach'
(Claire Lesegretain, La Croix International)
Synodal creativity: Beyond the obvious headline (The proposed ordination of married men should not overshadow an open-minded gathering in Rome)
(Dominique Greiner, La Croix International)
The Decent Protester: A Down Under creation
(Binoy Kampmark, Eurasia Review Opinion)
Bishop Shao Zhumin once again taken in for indoctrination
(Lin Yijiang, Bitter Winter)
Malaysia: JAKIM's halal crisis deepens – OpEd
(Murray Hunter, Eurasia Review Analysis (from Asia Sentinel))
UAE Embassy in Abuja organises forum on interfaith dialogue and tolerance
(Emirates News Agency)
Why Israel should expand work permits for Palestinians
(Yossi Beilin, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)
Islamic State leader dead in US raid
(Jack Detsch, Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East)
New IS leader takes over following Baghdadi’s death
(Giorgio Cafiero, Al-Monitor: Gulf Pulse)
With Islamic State’s Al-Baghdadi dead, where does jihadist terrorism go? – Analysis
(Clint Watts, Foreign Policy Research Institute)
The imam and the pastor: from being enemies to ‘partners in peace’
(Sandisiwe Shoba, Daily Maverick)
Pakistani police demolish mosque of minority Ahmadi sect
(Associated Press)
Ministry directed to decide Hindu community's application
(Umer Jamshaid, Urdu Point)
Trump-Netanyahu embrace boosts progressive Jewish Americans
(Elana Schor, Associated Press)
Americans celebrate the Hindu festival of Diwali
(Mary Jane Maxwell, Share America)
Canada: A diverse society: Reflections on a tumultuous 2019 Federal Election
(Barry W. Bussey, Canadian Council of Christian Charities: Intersection)
Syrian Kurdish commander sparks fresh US-Turkish row
(Amberin Zaman, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)
Kartarpur corridor proves Pakistan advocate of peace, interfaith harmony: Dr Firdous
(Associated Press of Pakistan)
Vatican’s U.N. rep pushes for world action to eliminate nuclear weapons
(Catholic News Service)
China fines church for owning ‘wrong’ version of the Bible
(Caleb Parke, Fox News)
Sunday, 27 October 2019
Algeria shuts down Protestant churches, police arrest worshippers
(Benjamin Weinthal, The Jerusalem Post)
Hyping Israel criticism as antisemitism
(Adam Dick, Eurasia Review Opinion)
Lebanon protests stir clash of priorities between Hezbollah and its base
(Makram Najmuddine, Al-Monitor: Iran Pulse)
Saturday, 26 October 2019
Argentina and Uruguay voters face surge of religious and conservative candidates
(Diana Cariboni, Nicolás Iglesias Schneider, María Emilia Cerra & Agostina Mileo, OpenDemocracy, Truth Out)
UN hypocrisy on human rights continues
(Lawrence J. Haas, The Hill)
Churches, UN uneasy at upswing in undernourished people, despite hunger fight progress
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Taiwan holds first pride parade since legalizing gay marriage
(Deutsche Welle)
“Women are equal to everything” says ex-barmaid, current President of the Supreme Court
(Alice Irving, UK Human Rights Blog)
Chinese refugees: Seeking asylum in Italy
(Bitter Winter)
Friday, 25 October 2019
Can Iraqi PM's promises calm popular anger?
(Ali Mamouri, Al-Monitor:Iraq Pulse)
India poised to resrict surrogate pregnancies
(Neeta Lal, YaleGlobal Online)
Egypt's Ministry of Religious Endowments boosts its imams' media skills
(Amr Mostafa, Al-Monitor)
Militant secularism and religious repression in Latin America
(Eric Patterson, Religious Freedom Institute)
Religious freedom panel examines ways to protect holy sites worldwide
(Mark Pattison, Catholic News Service)
Dubai loosens liquor laws as UAE alcohol sales suffer drop
(Jon Gambrell, Associated Press)
EVENT, 25 October 2019: Catholic Social Thought and Democratic Civil Society in Ukraine
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
EVENT, 25 October 2019: The Orthodox Church of Ukraine: Ecclesiological, Ecumenical, and Geopolitical Dimensions
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Secret synagogue in Dubai prays for Persian Gulf revival
(Aron Heller, Associated Press)
What's next for democracy and women's rights in Afghanistan?
(A Bipartisan Congressional Dialogue with Rep. Susan Davis (D-CA) and Rep. Martha Roby (R-AL), United States Institute of Peace)
Pope Francis to visit Asia as it faces ‘unholy trinity’ of Christian persecution
(Charles Collins, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
U.S., Australia stand up for Uighur rights
(Leigh Hartman, Share America)
India, Pakistan to allow visa-free access to Sikh shrine
(Ashok Sharma, Associated Press)
Canada: Removal of charitable status
(Barry W. Bussey, Canadian Council of Christian Charities: Intersection)
Russia: 32 people on trial after nationwide ban
(Victoria Arnold, Forum 18 News Service)
Russian high court rules in favor of Baptist evangelism
(Mikhail Telekhov, RAPSI, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Thursday, 24 October 2019
The Status of Religion and the Public Benefit in Charity Law
(Edited by Barry Bussey, Anthem Press)
A comparative study of religion and politics
(Mark Movsesian, Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)
The Routledge Handbook to Religion and Political Parties (new book)
(Edited by Jeffrey Haynes, Routledge Taylor & Francis Group)
Wednesday, 23 October 2019
FoRB on the frontlines (Meixco): “If I can kill a priest then I can kill anyone”
(FoRB in Full (a blog by CSW))
British bishop rebukes Sydney Anglican leader's call for gay marriage supporters to leave church
(Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian)
Final synod document expected to mention female deacons
(Claire Giangravé, Religion News Service)
As Hong Kong withdraws extradition bill, Catholic leaders call for inquiry into police tactics
(Jonah McKeown, Catholic News Agency)
Anti-Muslim Facebook posts sparked a riot in Bangladesh — and 4 people died
(David Gilbert, Vice)
Reform is the last thing that Lebanon’s leaders want
(David Rosenberg, Haaretz)
Gantz tasked with forming government after Netanyahu failure
(Jonathan Lis, Haaretz)
37 days after the fact, Israel saw today the first real manifestation of Netanyahu’s election defeat
(Chemi Shalev, Haaretz)
IDF rabbis in reserve pen modesty laws handbook for religious soldiers
(Jeremy Sharon, The Jerusalem Post)
Iran attending ‘religion, world’ int’l conference in Moscow
(International Quran News Agency)
‘India is not made of one language, one religion or one enemy,’ says Pranab Mukherjee
(Scroll.in India)
Donbas: Luhansk: Worship bans, clergy bans, punishments
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
Uzbek Islamist fines in Crimea for making calls for extremism
(Interfax-Religion)
Jehovah's Witnesses report members' arrest in Kursk
(Interfax-Religion)
Criminal case opened against organizer of Jehovah's Witnesses group in Norilsk
(Interfax-Religion)
Detained Jehovah's Witnesses are model persons
(Kavkazskii Uzel, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
British government notes ‘deterioration’ of religious liberty in several countries
(Charles Collins, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Lebanon protests receive backing from religious leaders
(Bassem Mroue and Hassan Ammar, Associated Press)
EVENT, 23 October 2019: Protecting Houses of Worship and Holy Sites
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
What is secularism?
(Farzana Mahmood, Dhaka Bangladesh Tribune)
Church in Syria and Iraq could ‘vanish’ if Islamic State regroups, new report claims
(Charles Collins, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Australian government limits scope of report on anti-discrimination laws
(Catholic News Agency)
Why Pope Francis decries nationalism
(Slavica Jakeli, La Croix International)
Naruhito: Japan's emperor proclaims enthronement in ancient ceremony
(BBC News Asia)
Pakistan hopes to ease hostility between Iran, Saudis
(Sabena Siddiqui, Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East)
Religious persecution remains a silent feature of Pakistan: Rights activist
(The Economic Times)
Many think Chinese regulations designed to stymie worship, church growth
(Michael Sainsbury, Catholic News Service)
Why such pernicious propaganda against China?
(Md Enamul Hassan, Global Times)
Tuesday, 22 October 2019
India: No detention camps will be set up, religion can’t be basis for citizenship: Mamata
(The Indian Express)
Commentary: Modern Islamic violence has Marxist roots
(James Baresel, Church Militant)
Egyptian writer: The Egyptian Ministry Of Religious Endowments should focus on fighting extremism and ignorance instead of interfering in people's lives
(The Middle East Media Research Institute)
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