Law and Religion Headlines
Wednesday, 3 July 2019
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Father Frank Brennan on Israel Folau and religious freedom
(The Conversation)
Coalition wants to amend Marriage Act as part of new laws to protect religious freedom
(Josh Taylor, The Guardian)
Labor willing to work with the government on religious freedom
(SBS News)
Lieberman: Religion cannot be separated from state in Israel
(Middle East Monitor)
Azerbaijan: Censorship case to join 41 other ECtHR cases?
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
Putin in Vatican to discuss restoration of Christian shrines in Syria, Roman Church's humanitarian projects in Donbas, Venezuela
(Interfax-Religion)
One year after arrest, Jehovah's Witness suspect is freed
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News)
Islamic organization condemns Israeli tunnel near Al-Aqsa
(Associated Press)
Vatican reiterates inviolability of confessional
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Indonesian who took dog into mosque faces blasphemy case
(Niniek Karmini, Associated Press)
Tuesday, 2 July 2019
Scott Morrison pledges bipartisan approach on religious freedoms
(Sarah Martin, The Guardian)
UK joins calls to Eritrea to respect religious freedom
(Christian Today)
Some army cadets listen to rabbis over military commanders, former Israeli defense minister says
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Vatican says ‘no human power’ can compel priests to violate seal of confession
(Elise Harris, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Argentina’s slum priests blast political use of pope’s words, deeds
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
UN envoy will ‘ring the alarm bell’ if no action on Rohingya
(Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press)
USCIRF Chair Tony Perkins to advocate for release of imprisoned Uighur Muslim Dilshat Perhat Ataman
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Hindu pilgrimage begins amid high security in Indian Kashmir
(Associated Press)
USCIRF calls on Houthi court in Yemen to overturn death sentence for religious prisoner of conscience Hamid bin Haydara
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
2019 G20 Interfaith Forum tackles pressing global issues
(Ruth Gopin, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
The G20 Interfaith Forum: Why it’s important
(Katherine Marshall, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
It's critical that the G20 address human trafficking
(Kevin Hyland, Daily Caller)
Russia left, threatened and won: Its return to the Assembly without sanctions
(Lize R. Glas, Strasbourg Observers)
Vatican walks tightrope on China, comes on strong with Germany and confession
(John L. Allen Jr., Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Monday, 1 July 2019
Religious suppression north of the border
(Avi Schick, The Wall Street Journal)
How a rugby star’s homophobic posts got Australians arguing about religion
(Jamie Tarabay and Isabella Kwai, The New York Times)
Law Commission review of wedding law in England & Wales: Terms of Reference
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
The Russian Orthodox Church condemns the law on bishops’ citizenship adopted in Latvia
(Interfax-Religion)
Elton John musical genius but errs on issue of attitudes towards gays in Russia – Putin
(Interfax-Religion)
Politician and church official suggest study of sacred scriptures in schools
(Credo.Press, Russia Religion News)
Latvia imposes nationalist restriction on church officials
(Interfax-Religiia, Russia Religion News)
Actions against Jehovah's Witnesses in Kaluga
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News)
Six Jehovah's Witnesses criminally indicted in Penza
(Website of Investigative Committee of Russia for Penza oblast, Russia Religion News)
Azerbaijan deals harshly with those who impose religion on kids
(Barry Duke, Patheos Blog: The Free Thinker)
WRITING CONTEST - Deadline 1 July 2019: Tenth Annual Religious Liberty Student Writing Competition
(J. Reuben Clark Law Society and the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)
5 facts about religion in Canada
(Michael Lipka, Pew Research Center Fact Tank)
Canada stifles religious freedom
(Wesley J. Smith, National Review)
In Turkey, demography is a brake on Islamisation
(The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Saturday, 29 June 2019
Commission hearing examines Christian persecution around the world
(Mark Pattison, Catholic News Service)
Australia calls for more Holocaust education to fight antisemitism
(Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council)
Friday, 28 June 2019
World churches group and international Jewish committee restore relations after 20-year hiatus
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Russia: Tortured for beliefs, suspect torturers rewarded
(Victoria Arnold, Forum 18 News Service)
Russian Orthodox Church offers to set up the rights of embryo in legislation
(Interfax-Religion)
Jehovah's Witness faces stern penalty in court
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News)
Congo’s bishops want president to reestablish law in country’s east
(Catholic News Service)
Poway rabbi addresses UN session on anti-Semitism
(Ashira Weiss, Lubavitch)
U.S. bishop personally escorts asylum seekers across U.S.-Mexico border
(Christopher White, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Former jailed pastor tells international religious freedom panel that Christianity viewed as national threat in Turkey
(Matthew Brown, Deseret News Faith)
Official: Blast during prayers in Afghan mosque wounds 11
(Associated Press)
Pope offers Chinese clergy way to register with civil agency
(Frances D’Emilio, Associated Press)
Thursday, 27 June 2019
Tolerance and its enemies: Three obervations
(Shashi Jayakumar, RSIS)
30 years after Tiananmen Square, where does religious freedom stand?
(Alex Anhalt, Mission Network News)
“What’s in a name?” – again: Aktaş and Aslaniskender
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Singapore: A golden treasure of ASEAN – analysis
(Nguyen Thi Kieu Khanh, Eurasia Review)
This region of Indonesia was known for its religious harmony. Now, Catholics face growing intolerance.
(Juke Carolina, Public Radio International)
Turkey under Erdogan: Caught between secular and Islamic identities
(CSWPress, FoRB in Full (a blog by CSW))
Wednesday, 26 June 2019
New religious movement surfaces in Moscow
(Olgda Kuznetsova, Sobesednik)
Jehovah's Witnesses criminally charged in Kostroma
(Web-site of Investigative Committee of Russian Federation, Russia Religion News)
Millions of people suffer from religious persecution. Here's how America's religious freedom ambassador is trying to change that
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News Faith)
‘Robust’ religious freedom, education seen as key to countering attacks
(Catholic News Service)
East African bishops condemn Eritrea seizure of church health centers
(Francis Njuguna, Catholic News Service)
Lebanese town bans Muslims from buying, renting property
(Bassem Mroue, Associated Press)
USCIRF statement on mob lynching of Muslim man in India
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Tuesday, 25 June 2019
State Department issues 2018 International Religious Freedom Report
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Why India’s south confounds the otherwise all-conquering Narendra Modi
(The Economist)
Cuba restores oldest Jewish cemetery as Havana is spruced up
(Andrea Rodriguez, Associated Press)
Egypt arrests 8, including ex-lawmaker and secular activists
(Samy Magdy, Associated Press)
Saudi coalition says head of Yemen’s Islamic State captured
(Aya Batrawy and Sam Magdy, Associated Press)
Moroccan women press to legalize abortion amid pending bill
(Associated Press)
Supreme Court asks SG for views on Catholic Diocese pension case
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Sperm donor recognised as father
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)
Huge tent collapses at Indian ceremony, 14 reported dead
(Associated Press)
Law Society cannot compel enlightenment
(T. David Marshall, Hamilton)
Monday, 24 June 2019
"Religious Freedom and the Common Good" Symposium Papers
(Thomas C. Berg, Mirror of Justice Blog)
Saturday, 22 June 2019
Israel Folau and the tension at the heart of religious freedom
(Andrew West, The Guardian)
United Nations' attitude has changed to faith-based organizations in recent years, says UN adviser Azza Karam
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Elder Gong meets government leaders in Asia and Oceania
(Newsroom, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
Patriarch Filaret requests government aid
(RISU, Russia Religion News)
Churches involved in dispute between Georgia and Russia
(Credo.Press, Russia Religion News)
Religious symbols in Quebec? Non, merci
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Friday, 21 June 2019
Xinjiang internment camps, Rohingya in Myanmar highlighted for religious repression: report
(Joshua Lipes, Radio Free Asia)
USCIRF statement on release of State Department’s 2018 International Religious Freedom Report
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Head of Georgian delegation in IAO refuses parliamentary mandate following riots in Tbilisi
(Interfax-Religion)
Defense minister accuses U.S. of supporting non-mainstream religious entities in Russia
(Interfax-Religion)
IAO delegation led by Russian MP leaving Tbilisi early
(Interfax-Religion)
Ivanishvili lashes out at organizers of Interparliamentary Assembly on Orthodoxy session for electing Russian as chair
(Interfax-Religion)
Sri Lanka cardinal says government should have prevented Easter attacks
(Claire Giangravé, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
NY Cardinal says Vatican-Israel ties have made ‘world a better place’
(Christopher White, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Aldo Dávila set to be Guatemala’s 1st openly gay congressman
(SONIA PÉREZ D., Associated Press)
Pope seeks more freedom in theology, dialogue with Islam
(Associated Press)
Kazakhstan: "We don't have censorship", but three books banned
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
China: Lili's story
(CSWPress, FoRB in Full (a blog by CSW))
Thursday, 20 June 2019
7 in 10 Filipinos choose religion over science – global study
(Glenda Marie Castro, Rappler)
Georgian president rules out 'Orthodox union' of Georgia and Russia
(Interfax-Religion)
Archbishop joins pope in calling for talks to resolve U.S.-Iran tensions
(Dennis Sadowski, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Burundi’s bishops caution that political intolerance poses threats
(Francis Njuguna, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Iraqi envoy to Vatican urges international help for Christians to return home
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Wednesday, 19 June 2019
Role of religion at issue in disputed Sudanese transition
(RFI Afrique via Religion Watch, Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion)
With hymns and prayers, Christians help drive Hong Kong’s protests
(Javier C. Hernández, The New York Times)
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