Law and Religion Headlines
Friday, 24 May 2019
Taiwan recognized same-sex marriage for the first time. Here are the scenes of joy.
(Keith McMillan, The Washington Post)
Thursday, 23 May 2019
'It should be a secular process': The implications of religion in Parliament
(Zane Small, Newshub)
“The precarious state of Christianity,” and of religious pluralism, in the Middle East
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Bishops from Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia call for disarmament of herders
(Fredrick Nzwili, Catholic News Service)
Dane jailed by Russia in Jehovah's Witnesses crackdown loses appeal — spokesman
(Moscow Times)
Deadly Jakarta riots revive fears of religion-fueled killing
(Philip Heijmans and Arys Aditya, Bloomberg)
If Francis wants to mediate US/Iran, his best odds may be with Tehran
(John L. Allen Jr., Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
India’s Modi paints image of Hindu ascetic called to power
(Emily Schmall, Associated Press)
India’s Modi wins resounding election victory with potent appeal to nationalism
(Joanna Slater and Niha Masih, The Washington Post)
Modi surges to victory in India on Hindu-first platform
(Emily Schmall, Associated Press)
President Nelson thanks Tongan king for religious liberty in meeting at oceanside royal palace
(Tad Walch, Deseret News Faith)
Protestant pastor fined for conducting regular worship
(Vladimir Ozolin, Religiia i Pravo)
Russian appeals court upholds sentence of Jehovah's Witness
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Russian Foreign Ministry confirms support to Christian communities' role in Middle East
(Interfax-Religion)
The impossible future of Christians in the Middle East
(Emma Green, The Atlantic)
USCIRF condemns Russian court’s decision to uphold conviction of religious prisoner of conscience Dennis Christensen
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
West African bishops pledge church help to counter terror attacks
(Catholic News Service)
USCIRF statement on Senate committee's holding China’s human rights abusers accountable
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
China’s alarming AI surveillance of Muslims should wake us up
(Tim Weinhold, The Washington Post)
Wednesday, 22 May 2019
Actions against Jehovah's Witnesses in four Russian cities
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News)
Brunei’s pernicious new penal code
(Human Rights Watch)
In central Africa, Islamist militias complicate church efforts to battle Ebola
(Fredrick Nzwili, Religion News Service)
Religion and politics should be separate says former Moroccan head of government
(Morocco World News)
Russia: Imprisonment completed, citizenship stripped, awaiting deportation
(Victoria Arnold, Forum 18 News Service)
Russian city cancels cathedral construction after protests
(Associated Press)
Week of protests against building church produces results
(Interfax-Religiia, Russia Religion News)
Pope urges China’s Catholics to unify after bishop deal
(Associated Press)
China’s Orwellian war on religion
(Nicholas Kristof, The New York Times)
Tuesday, 21 May 2019
Burma’s identity crisis
(CSWPress, FoRB in Full (a blog by CSW))
Kremlin takes action to resolve dispute over building a church
(Credo.Press, Russia Religion News)
New Zealand mosque shooting: Gunshots shattered a day of prayer, but gave rise to interfaith resolve
(Tad Walch, Deseret News Faith)
Provocative behavior of migrants causes nationalism, anti-Islamic terrorism - Bortnikov
(Interfax-Religion)
Religion can play a role in Myanmar's development
(John Zaw, La Croix)
Semi-Islamic sect activity punished in Russia
(Argumenty i fakty, Russia Religion News)
Uzbekistan: Torture, no pardon, for prisoner of conscience
(Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18 News Service)
With Ontario court's ruling on doctors, the revolution continues
(Barry W. Bussey, National Post)
Study: It’s easier to be a ‘none’ in Canada than in the US
(John Longhurst, Religion News Service)
Monday, 20 May 2019
Bitter Winter’s Tiananmen movie premieres in Budapest
(Marco Respinti, Bitter Winter)
Employment and religion: Don’t talk (too much) about religion at work
(The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
FLDS bishop cobvicted By Canadian court in marriage of his minor daughter
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Former B.C. polygamous leader guilty in taking child bride to United States
(Amy Smart, The Canadian Press)
Nigerian bishop says sharia law has failed in the north of the country
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
President Nelson meets New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, says church will donate to mosques
(Tad Walch, Deseret News Faith)
Montreal archbishop, religious leaders oppose Quebec’s secularism bill
(Francois Gloutnay, Catholic News Service)
China considers three-child policy while India ponders two-child limit due to Muslim birth rates
(Julia Duin, Get Religion)
Saturday, 18 May 2019
Israel Folau's fight for religious freedom leaves behind ugly mess
(Bret Harris, The Guardian)
Hope’s high stakes: ‘Rafiki’
(Commonweal)
Friday, 17 May 2019
Actions against Jehovah's Witnesses in Volgograd region
(Interfax-Religion)
Conscientious objection must be respectful, pope tells health care workers
(Junno Arocho Esteves, Catholic News Service)
Folau fired by Rugby Australia for contentious online posts
(John Pye, Associated Press)
Gay couples plan mass weddings after Taiwan legalizes unions
(Ralph Jennings, Associated Press)
How Samoa's prime minister is backing a Latter-day Saint effort to provide education in his nation
(Tad Walch, Deseret News Faith)
Kremlin evasive over public demonstrations against building church
(Interfax-Religion)
North Korea begins crackdown on Falun Gong
(Radio Free Asia)
Ukrainian tradition evoked in inauguration of new leader
(RISU, Russia Religion News)
Thursday, 16 May 2019
Dispute over building church in Ekaterinburg continues
(Interfax-Religiia, Russia Religion News)
Man killed over allegation of cow smuggling in Kashmir
(Associated Press)
Mexican court allows abortion if mother’s health is at risk
(David Agren, Catholic News Service)
NYU chaplain to be first chief rabbi of the United Arab Emirates Jewish community
(Ron Kampeas, Sun Sentinel)
Ontario court upholds requirement that objecting doctors refer patients to others
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Potential Dalai Lama visit needs separate discussion - Putin
(Interfax-Religion)
Putin calls for compromise over Orthodox cathedral standoff
(Vladimir Isachenkov and Nataliya Vasilyeva, Associated Press)
Taiwan to vote on formal recognition of same-sex marriage
(Ralph Jenning, Associated Press)
An uncommon victory for an indigenous tribe in the Amazon
(Rachel Riederer, The New Yorker)
White House declines to back Christchurch call to stamp out online extremism amid free speech concerns
(Tom Romm and Drew Harwell, The Washington Post)
Ontario’s top court rules religious doctors must offer patients an ‘effective referral’ for assisted dying, abortion
(Kelly Grant, The Globe and Mail)
Pakistan upholds death for 3, acquits 2 in couple’s killing
(Associated Press)
Wednesday, 15 May 2019
Abuse survivors sue vatican
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Anxiety, hope as church schools wait to reopen in Sri Lanka
(Krishan Francis, Religion News Service)
Countries banning kosher meat are forcing ‘expulsion’ of Jews, says U.S. anti-Semitism envoy
(Callum Paton, Newsweek)
French president faces questions over Notre Dame restoration
(Christopher White, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Kremlin doesn't approve of law breaches in church construction protests in Yekaterinburg
(Interfax-Religion)
Religious freedom and the federal election
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)
Suit seeks to hold Vatican at fault for abuse
(Associated Press)
Top Vatican diplomat grants interview to Chinese Communist tabloid
(Catholic News Service)
Tuesday, 14 May 2019
‘Religious Freedom in Islam’ Review: Politics and Pluralism
(Thomas Albert Howard, The Wall Street Journal)
Australian political leaders agree gays don’t go to hell
(Rod McGuirk, Associated Press)
Brazil’s Catholic Church opposes president’s gun law liberalization
(Eduardo Campos Lima, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Christian schools urge parents to vote for religious freedom on Saturday
(Anna Patty, The Sydney Morning Herald)
Coptic pope: Displacing Christians is bad for Middle East, Europe
(Hicham Driouich, Deutsche Welle)
Gunmen attack Catholic church in Burkina Faso; 6 killed
(Associated Press)
Jehovah's Witnesses make an interim summary of persecution in 2019
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News)
Shorten ignites unholy war by targeting Morrison’s religion
(Joe Kelly, The Australian)
Zelensky posts video of various religious leaders appealing to Donbass and Crimean people
(Interfax-Religion)
Pakistani court grants month’s bail to 2 radical clerics
(Associated Press)
Saturday, 11 May 2019
Benin bishops accused of supporting government after controversial election
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Fools for Christ: Why the public prefers eccentric Christians to archbishops
(The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Friday, 10 May 2019
Advocacy group is critical of Pope's new directive on reporting of sexual abuse
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Lok Sabha Elections 2019: ‘Separate code for Sarna religion gives BJP an edge in Jharkhand’
(Hindustan Times)
Millions in India face uncertain future after being left off citizenship list
(Lauren Frayer, National Public Radio)
Persecution and constitutional theocracy
(Peter J. Leithart, First Things)
Political opportunism in India: Exploiting Islamophobia
(Nazneen Mohsina, The Diplomat)
Young Arabs say religion plays too large a role in the Middle East
(Simeon Kerr, OZY)
Bolivian religious freedom law gives Evangelicals the same rights as Catholics
(Evangelical Focus)
Indonesian director calls for LGBT+ debate after film ban
(Michael Taylor, Reuters)
USCIRF strongly urges administration to raise religious freedom violations in China trade talks
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
USCIRF urges Trump Administration to raise religious freedom in China trade talks
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
How Shaolin Temple survived every attempt to destroy it
(Wee Kek Koon, Inkstone)
Thursday, 9 May 2019
3 convicted of terrorism for arson of Australian mosque
(Associated Press)
A postscript to Dignitatis Humanae: The International Theological Commission’s new document on religious freedom
(Massimo Faggioli, Commonweal)
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