Law and Religion Headlines

Thursday, 4 April 2019

Charges presented to Jehovah's Witnesses in Crimea
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News)

In the religious liberty world, dialogue is not fluffy — it is essential
(Kristen Farrington, Religious Freedom Center, Freedom Forum Institute)

Religious actors and returning migrants in the Northern Triangle
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Part I: Understanding the crisis and relevant players in the Northern Triangle (Responding to: Religious actors and returning migrants in the Northern Triangle)
(Grace Laria and Katherine Marshall, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Part II: The Northern Triangle migrant crisis - FIO programs and strengths (Responding to: Religious actors and returning migrants in the Northern Triangle)
(Grace Laria and Katherine Marshall, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Dalai Lama lauds New Zealand PM for handling mosque attacks
(Ashok Sharma, Associated Press)

Churches unite Rwanda genocide victims and killers to empower communities
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)

Bishop asks Nicaraguans not to take justice into their own hands
(Catholic News Agency)

Religious freedom under attack from ‘new human rights,’ Parolin says
(Catholic News Agency)

Brunei implements law punishing adultery, sodomy with death penalty
(Catholic News Agency)

Cutting Central American aid will make matters worse, critics say
(Catholic News Agency)

New LDS domain name may spark brand war over ‘Church of Jesus Christ’
(Peggy Fletcher Stack, Religion News Service)

India will have the world's highest Muslim population in 2060
(Nathan Glover, World Religion News)

Pope Francis says the Catholic Church should acknowledge its abuse of women
(Gary Nguyen, World Religion News)

Java: Muslim violence against statues of other religions
(Mathias Hariyadi, Asia News)

The battle for Sabarimala How a Hindu temple became a crucible for Indian gender politics
(Deepa Das Acevedo, Foreign Affaits)

Christians, Hindus and Muslims from Lahore: We need a law against forced conversions (Video)
(Shafique Khokhar, Asia News)

Wednesday, 3 April 2019

Permanence and political correctness
(Greg Weiner, Law & Liberty)

As Islamism fades, Iran goes nationalist
(Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar, The New York Times)

Malaysia police likely behind religion-linked abductions: Inquiry
(Kate Mayberry, Al Jazeera)

Let the children be Yazidis
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)

The Pope's visit to Bulgaria: An important historic event that the international media will follow
(novinite.com)

Russian Church calls on OSCE to boost religious freedom monitoring in Ukraine
(Interfax-Religion)

Karabakh settlement process cannot be one-way road - Catholicos of All Armenians
(Interfax-Religion)

Moscow demonstrators support Orel Jehovah's Witness
(Credo Press, Russia Religion News)

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints receives official recognition in Kuwait
(Newsroom)

S Sudan president, opposition to meet at Vatican ‘retreat’
(Nicole Winfield and Sam Mednick, Associated Press)

Australian senator censured for blaming Muslim victims
(Rod McGuirk, Associated Press)

Voluntary assisted dying will soon be legal in Victoria, and this is what you need to know
(Courtney Hempton, The Conversation)

The countries with the 10 largest Christian populations and the 10 largest Muslim populations
(Jee Diamant, Pew Research Center Fact Tank)

Fairness for All legislation protects religious and LGBTQ rights
(Robin Fretwell Wilson, Real Clear Religion)

Religious freedom is about human dignity, pope says in Morocco
(Hannah Brockhaus, Catholic News Agency)

Pope tells Moroccans “we are brothers and sisters”
(Nicole Winfield and Amira El Masiati, Associated Press)

Brunei invokes laws allowing stoning for gay sex, adultery
(Annabelle Liang, Associated Press)

Quebec looks to bar public servants from wearing religious symbols
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

As the United States retreats, China advances: UNESCO's World Heritage Sites, tourism, and religion
(Carsten Vala, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Tuesday, 2 April 2019

Brunei to implement Islamic laws despite criticism
(Olivia Miller, International Christian Concern)

Brunei further implements its sharia penal law-- the details
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Brunei's new anti-gay law goes into effect this week. Here's how the world is reacting
(AnneClaire Stapleton, CNN)

Crimea: Raids, another criminal case, four appeals
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)

Germany protests to Brunei envoy over anti-gay law plans
(Associated Press)

UN slams 'inhuman' Brunei stoning laws
(Al Jazeera)

Same-sex marriage legalised in Cayman
(James Whittaker, Cayman Compass)

Same-sex marriage legalized in Cayman Islands
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

When does protecting faith imperil children? (Video)
(Katherine Marshall, Robin Fretwell Wilson, Ambassador David Saperstein, The Berkley Center, Georgetown University)

Women’s rights in the Catholic Church
(Jenny Tillyard and Judith A Daniels, The Guardian)

Pope: Women have ‘legitimate claims’ for justice, equality
(Nicole Winfield, Religion News Service)

Teaching children to respect and celebrate LGBT+ relationships
(Geoff Dexter, Oliver Boaler, Doug Clark, and Robert Davidson, The Guardian)

Will Iraq close all inspectors general offices?
(Omar Sattar, Al-Monitor: Iraq Pulse)

Is this seat occupied? Hebrew University debates IDF uniforms in class
(Danny Zaken, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)

Iraq inches closer to Egyptian, Jordanian axis
(Ahmed Gomaa, Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)

Will truce between Hamas, Israel last until election day?
(Rasha Abou Jalal, Al-Monitor: Palestine Pulse)

Iranian Red Crescent says US sanctions impeding flood relief
(Al-Monitor: Iran Pulse)

Pope issues new law on reporting of sex abuse of minors and vulnerable adults in Vatican
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Pope Francis' new law mandates all sex abuse claims must be reported to the Vatican immediately
(Elisa Meyer, World Religion News)

Chinese city offers cash incentives to informants on illegal religious groups
(Catholic News Agency)

Erdogan’s Islamist party suffers major losses
(Claire Evans, International Christian Concern)

Hindu radicals raid prayer meeting in India’s Tamil Nadu state
(Olivia Miller, International Christian Concern)

Singapore cancelled anti-Christian Swedish band’s concert
(Gina Goh, International Christian Concern)

Somalia’s infant church emerging amid great tribulations
(Olivia Miller, International Christian Concern)

Quebec bill would bar religious symbols for government employees
(Catholic News Agency)

Quebec's religious symbol ban targets minorities in the name of secularism
(Martin Patriquin, The Guardian)

US envoy to Vatican says China must be ‘called out’ on religious freedom
(John L. Allen Jr., Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Pope seeks to build on Muslim outreach with Morocco trip
(Nicole Winfield and Amira El Masiati, Associated Press)

Pope Francis’ visit to Morocco raises hopes for its Christians
(Aida Alami, The New York Times)

USCIRF condemns Erdogan’s threats to change status of Hagia Sophia
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

HRW urges New Zealand’s Ardern to discuss Muslims in China
(Associated Press)

China city offers cash for information in religion crackdown
(Associated Press)

Thursday, 28 March 2019

The bearable lightness of dignity (a concept necessary to human decency but notoriously resistant to precise definition)
(Mary Ann Glendon, First Things (from May 2011))

Victoria opens the way for secular or atheist school chaplains
(Paul Karp, The Guardian)

The Guardian view on kissing the pope’s ring: the power of symbols
(The Guardian)

UN Security Council condemns Trump's recognition of Israel's sovereignty in Golan
(Amanda Casanova, Christian Headlines)

80-y-o crucifix removed from city council chamber to 'reaffirm' secularism
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)

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