Law and Religion Headlines
Friday, 11 October 2019
Natural disasters make people more religious
(Jeanet Sinding Bentzen, OUPblog)
New book: Religious Beliefs and Conscientious Exemptions in a Liberal State
(Edited by John Adenitire, Independent Publishers Group)
USCIRF statement on anniversary of Pastor Andrew Brunson’s release by Turkish authorities
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Policy brief: Increased persecution of Iran’s Baha’i community in 2019
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
USCIRF launches new database of religious persecution victims
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Trade War now has a human rights dimension
(Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
Justin Trudeau grapples with Quebec’s religious wear law
(Jason Kirby, Financial Times)
Today's methods for countering anti-Semitism insufficient - The Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia (FJCR)
(Interfax-Religion)
Vatican rep to UN addresses violence against women, human dignity
(Catholic News Service)
Unlike the media, Muslim leaders are downplaying China's persecution of their fellow believers
(Richard Ostling, GetReligion)
USCIRF urges Congress to pass Tibetan Policy and Support Act, welcomes recent measures to protect religious freedom in China
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
US bars Chinese officials for crackdown on Muslim minorities
(Associated Press)
Thursday, 10 October 2019
Covenantal Pluralism: A More Perfect Union
((Chris Seiple), Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
Consent is good, but not enough
(Daniel Frost, Public Square Magazine)
Grim travels to Korea and Japan for two major peace initiatives
(Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
In our opinion: Congress has failed the Kurds in Syria
(The Deseret News Editorial Board, Deseret News Opinion)
Tocqueville, Leo XIII, associations, and China's "Great Firewall"
(RIck Garnett, Mirror of Justice Blog)
Wednesday, 9 October 2019
Classicism is not enough: Politics and theology in Charles Norris Cochrane
(Daivd Beer, Law & Liberty)
Opposition to Modi isn’t just about anti-Muslim violence, Indian Christians say
(Aysha Khan, Religion News Service)
Anglican Communion – developments in Rwanda
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
USCIRF statement on Turkish offensive in northeast Syria
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Russia: Lawyers argue case about religious use of housing
(RAPSI, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
China’s repression of Uighurs in Xinjiang
(Council on Foreign Relations)
Tuesday, 8 October 2019
5 ways social media connects religion to younger generations
(World Religion News)
USCIRF launches the Freedom of Religion or Belief Victims List
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Iran's Ministry of Education fails to deliver on promises
(Mohammad Reza Niknejad, Al-Monitor: Iran Pulse)
Iraq protests continue despite calls for calm
(Ali Mamouri, Al-Monitor: Iraq Pulse)
Chaos grips Northern Syria as invasion imminent
(Olivia Miller, International Christian Concern)
Egypt, US combine efforts to boost family planning programs
(Amira Sayed Ahmed, Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
Israel hampering Palestinian economy at its own risk
(Akiva Eldar, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)
Malaysian MP wants Sunni Islam as official religion
(Olivia Miller, International Christian Concern)
At Amazon synod, UN expert says Catholic Church still behind on gender equality
(Claire Giangravé, Religion News Service)
Nusrat Jahan should change her name and religion: Muslim cleric
(Sandeep Rai, Times of India)
Parliament: K. Shanmugam, WP's Faisal face off over separation of religion from politics
(Tham Yuen-C, Straits Times)
Iranian Instagram star 'arrested for blasphemy'
(Julie Zaugg, CNN)
Religious freedom should not be an excuse for social engineering
(Lisa Davies, The Sydney Morning Herald)
'Unworkable and unfair': Big business opposes religious freedom bill
(Michael Koziol, The Sydney Morning Herald)
Hoa Hao Buddhists in Vietnam beaten while trying to stop temple demolition
(Radio Free Asia)
Georgian patriarch hopes for German president to facilitate settlement of Transcaucasia's crises
(Interfax-Religion)
Why did Putin's comments not help Jehovah's Witnesses?
(Viktor Vladimirov, GolosAmeriki, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Five new Jehovah's Witnesses criminal cases in Moscow suburb
(Vrossii.onlain, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Judge shows a little mercy for Jehovah's Witnesses
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Two more arrests of Jehovah's Witnesses
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Canadian synagogue targeted with swastikas and anti-Jewish symbols
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Pope Francis appoints North Dakota priest to lead Diocese of Helena
(Courtney Mares, Catholic News Agency)
Malka Leifer's case is shaking the Australian Jewish community's faith in Israel
(Michael Visontay, The Guardian)
Australia: Catholic Church calls for overhaul of 'problematic' religious freedom bill
(Michael Koziol, The Sydney Morning Herald)
Photo of Australian Jewish boy being forced to kiss classmate’s shoes sparks outrage
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Patriarch Kirill congratulates Western Europe's 'Russian exarchate' on rejoining Russian Orthodox Church
(Interfax Religion)
Pentagon pushes back on Turkish incursion in Syria
(Jack Detsch, Al-Monitor)
Turkish press reacts to pending Syria operation
(Diego Cupolo, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)
Two Jehovah's Witnesses released from custody, placed under house arrest in Russia's Primorye
(Interfax-Religion)
Confusion reigns as Trump authorizes troop withdrawal from Turkish-Syrian border towns
(Amberin Zaman, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)
Parliament updates religious harmony law; stiffer penalties to deal with religious hate crimes
(Grace Ho, Straits Times)
U.S. Department of Commerce adds 28 Chinese organizations to its Entity List
(U.S. Department of Commerce)
US sanctions Chinese entities for human rights abuses of Uighurs
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Macau diocese angered by government light show on church ruins
(Catholic News Agency)
U.S. sanctions Chinese tech companies, citing treatment of Muslim Uighurs
(Thomson Reuters, CBC News)
USCIRF webinar series: Webinar #4: China
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Monday, 7 October 2019
In livestream debate, Canadian candidates discuss faith-related issues
(Michael Swan, Catholic News Service)
UN investigator: Myanmar is not safe for Rohingyas to return
(Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press)
Islamists, jailed tycoon claim Tunisian parliament victory
(Bouazza Ben Bouazza, Associated Press)
UN racism rapporteur criticizes Dutch burqa ban
(Mike Corder, Associated Press)
Pakistan's religious diversity is alive in a Karachi neighborhood
(Hamza Dhoon, Deutsche Welle)
Australia religious freedom laws panned by all sides
(Katina Curtis, 7 News)
Pope names new apostolic nuncio to Chile
(Junno Arocho Esteves, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Amendments to Singapore's religious harmony law approved by Parliament
(Yahoo News)
Saturday, 5 October 2019
Religion is needed in the pursuit of peace
(Blerim Mustafa / Inter Press Service, Business Mirror)
Hindu nationalists open self-styled religious courts as a rebuke to Sharia law
(Priyadarshini Sen, Religion News Service)
Protesters accuse interfaith event at São Paulo cathedral of left-wing activism
(Eduardo Campos Lima, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Ukrainian Catholics seek communication with U.S.A.
(RISU, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Muslims need critical self-reflection: Beyond essentialism and postcolonialism
(Ahmet Kuru, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Violence escalates in Iraq even after top cleric urges calm
(Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Associated Press)
Tory leader grilled on abortion in Canadian election debate
(Rob Gillies, Associated Press)
EVENT, 6-8 October 2019: Human Dignity and Freedom of Religion or Belief: Preventing and Addressing Persecution
(26th Annual International Law and Religion Symposium, International Center for Law and Religion Studies)
The future of the Catholic church: A high-noon moment for Pope Francis over the Amazon
(The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Russia: Jailings "equate peaceful believers with dangerous criminals"
(Victoria Arnold, Forum 18 News Service)
Russian Consitutional Court to rule on troublesome issue for small religious groups
(Mikhail Telekhov, RAPSI, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
China calls it re-education, but Uighur Muslims say it’s ‘unbearable brutality’
(Nick Schifrin and Dan Sagalyn, PBS News Hour)
Friday, 4 October 2019
Bennett: The truth no state can abolish
(Religious Freedom Institute)
The truth no state can abolish (Religious freedom is about living a public faith.)
(Fr. Deacon Andrew Bennett, Convivium)
Afghan election a cautious success story
(Binaiger Nowrojee, Asia Times)
UN has handed Assad a way to win the ‘peace’
(Faisal Al Yafai, Asia Times)
USCIRF statement on Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
A hero to the world, Gandhi is increasingly controversial in India
(Joanna Slater, The Washington Post)
Amazonia: Under the forest, a people
(Isabelle de Gaulmyn, La Croix International)
Synod of Bishops meet for the Pan-Amazon region: Challenges
(Nicolas Senèze (in Rome) and Claire Lesegretain, La Croix International)
A young couple’s gamble: The gates are slamming shut to refugees from Syria's brutal war. Farrah and Besher would risk it all to reach the West.
(Kareem Fahim and Zakaria Zakaria, The Washington Post)
Islam and Institutional Religious Freedom
(Ahmet T. Kuru, Religious Freedom Institute)
Islam, Authoritarianism, and Underdevelopment: A Global and Historical Comparison
(Ahmet T. Kuru, Cambridge University Press)
Christians leaders send statement of solidarity to people of Hong Kong
(Christian Today)
Iraq cleric Sadr demands government resign as deadly protests spike
(AFP Worldwide Network)
Institutional Religious Freedom: Negotiating Diverse Convictions and Societal Harms
(Stanley Carlson-Thies, Religious Freedom Institute Blog)
Pope picks anti-mafia judge for Vatican
(Nicolas Senèze, La Croix International)
Carrie Lam invokes emergency laws in Hong Kong: The law will restrict the wearing of face masks by protesters
(The Economist)
Hong Kong mask ban has precedent in France – but not Europe as a whole
(Suart Lau, South China Morning Post)
Thursday, 3 October 2019
Ending statelessness is easy, says Kyrgyz winner of top U.N. prize
(Umberto Bacchi, Thomson Reuters Foundation News)
Wednesday, 2 October 2019
Boko Haram executes two Christian aid workers in Nigeria
(Morning Star News, Christian Today)
In its struggle to subdue Kashmir, India is stripping it of liberties
(The Economist)
Sudan's persecuted Christians eye long-sought freedom
(France 24 International)
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