Law and Religion Headlines
Thursday, 21 March 2019
European court accepts Russia's denial that Jehovah's Witnesses were tortured
(Interfax-Religiia, Russia Religion News)
Indian bishops wants election date moved from Holy Thursday
(Nirmala Carvalho, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Pro-life movement in Argentina prepares rallies as elections near
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Jordanian king vows to protect Jerusalem holy sites
(Associated Press)
Pakistani lawmakers claim women’s march was anti-Islam
(Associated Press)
New Zealand to observe Muslim prayer after mosque attacks
(Juliet Williams and Nick Perry, Associated Press)
Bishops oppose 'absurd' amnesty law for El Salvador
(Catholic News Agency)
Victoria parliament considers ending daily Our Father
(Catholic News Agency)
Colombian diocese has served 1 million meals to Venezuelan migrants
(Catholic News Agency)
Will Pope Francis meet the Chinese president this week?
(Courtney Grogan, Catholic News Agency)
Pope Francis unlikely to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping
(Gina Goh, International Christian Concern)
Myanmar to meet with armed ethnic groups over peace talks
(International Christian Concern)
UN opens first ISIS mass grave
(International Christian Concern)
Security tightens for religious venues in Malaysia following NZ attack
(International Christian Concern)
Pakistani Christians rally against persecution at UN headquarters
(International Christian Concern)
Henan pastor criminally detained for opposing unlawful church crackdown
(International Christian Concern)
Chinese Christians cry after receiving their first Bible
(Michael Foust, Christian Headlines)
Trump declares Israel has sovereignty over the Golan Heights
(Lori Arnold, Christian Headlines)
Google banned Christian YouTube ad on homosexuality after backlash from employees
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)
Vancouver city council defunds rape crisis center for barring males who identify as female
(Brandon Showalter, The Christian Post)
Will we get to the bottom of the truth on forced organ removal in China?
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)
Nadia Murad calls for more action to help the abducted Yazidi women and girls
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)
Pompeo in Jerusalem, bearing gifts for Netanyahu
(Danny Zaken, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)
Wednesday, 20 March 2019
Network for Dialogue workshop takes place in Bologna, defines way forward and membership
(KAICIID)
Will the Ukraine Orthodox Church linked to Moscow suffer from a haemorrhage of its parishes?
(Willy Fautré, Eu Political Report)
Israeli soldier and rabbi killed in West Bank attack
(BBC News)
Palestinian suspected in killing two Israelis, wounding one in West Bank attack
(Ruth Eglash, The Washington Post)
Ariel terror victim Rabbi Ahiad Ettinger mourned as a hero
(Jeremy Sharon, The Jerusalem Post)
Iranians are mourning Rabbi Ettinger, Israeli victim of terror, online
(Seth J. Frantzman, The Jerusalem Post)
South Asia Forum for Freedom of Religion or Belief condemns the terrorist attack on mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand
(SAFFORB, Posted by International Human Rights Committee)
The Latest: UAE deports man who praised NZ mosque attacks
(Associated Press)
Turkey’s Erdogan sparks diplomatic row with NZ, Australia
(Suzan Fraser, Associated Press)
Tajikistan: Jailed, awaiting trial on "incitement" charges
(Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18 News Service)
Pope in Morocco: Highlighting Catholic-Muslim ‘dialogue of solidarity’
(Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service)
Papal representative laments ‘more lies and less trust’ in Nicaragua
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Two U.S. citizens convicted in Kuban for illegal missionary activities leave Russia
(Interfax-Religion)
Missionaries detained weeks in Russia arrive in US
(Brady McCombs, Associated Press)
FSB suppresses operation of Jehovah's Witnesses group in Yalta
(Interfax-Religion)
Botswana joins list of African countries reviewing gay rights
(Andrew Novak, The Conversation)
Vatican hosts interfaith conference on sustainable development
(Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
Francis urges personal conversion in implementing Sustainable Development Goals
(Hannah Brockhaus, Catholic News Agency)
Faith and Work Initiatives
(Brian J. Grim, Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
Prosecution of Orel Jehovah's Witnesses continues
(Andrei Prakh, Kommersant)
Multiple Jehovah's Witnesses detained in Russian Far East
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News)
Another report of suppressing Jehovah's Witnesses in Russian north
(Interfax-Religiia, Russia Religion News)
Another report of suppressing Jehovah's Witnesses in Crimea
(Interfax-Religiia, Russia Religion News)
Quebec will exempt current civil servants from religious symbols ban: report
(Montreal Gazette)
Tuesday, 19 March 2019
Christians and Muslims unite to pursue justice for Pakistani woman
(International Christian Concern)
Metropolitan Onufry believes Ukrainian Orthodox Church will overcome the schism
(Interfax-Religion)
Plans for 'proper debate' on issues like hate speech, race and religion in Parliament next month: Shanmugam
(Kevin Kwang, Channel News Asia)
Singapore makes 'no apologies' for tough stance against hate speech: Shanmugam
(Faris Mokhtar, Today Online)
Mamata slams BJP for questioning her religion
(Soumya Das, Deccan Herald)
Russian embassy to Estonia condemns anti-Semitic verbal attack on chief rabbi
(Interfax-Religion)
Pope Francis trip aims to thaw Catholic-Orthodox relations in Romania
(Claire Giangravé, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
How do we criticize religion after Christchurch?
(Courtney Heard, Patheos Blog: Godless Mom)
Dutch Reformed Church loses court battle over same-sex unions
(eNCA)
USCIRF welcomes release of religious prisoner of conscience Abdul Shakoor
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
March 2019 Legislation Factsheet: Anti-Extremism Laws
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
South African court invalidates Dutch Reformed Church's LGBT policy
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Monday, 18 March 2019
Friends against scandal (SNC Lavalin debacle)
(Raymond J. de Souza, Convivium)
Iran's furtive occupation of Iraq's Christian communities
(Lela Gilbert, Hudson Institute)
C. Asia's most unique mosque to be built in Astana - Nazarbayev
(Interfax-Religion)
Erdogan invited to inaugurate Crimean mosque - Putin
(Interfax-Religion)
Intelligence agency used against Moscow church in Ukraine
(Interfax-Religiia, Russia Religion News)
Four lessons we must take away from the Christchurch terror attack
(Joe Burton, The Conversation)
Mosque attacks and the delegitimization of Islam
(Asma T. Uddin, Religious Freedom Center, Freedom Forum Institute)
Why religious sanctuaries have become sites of unholy violence
(Daniel Burke, CNN)
In Tel Aviv, Jews join with Muslims in vigil mourning New Zealand dead
(Jonathan Harounoff, Religion News Service)
Sort of Friday Five: Of course the terrorist attack in New Zealand is a religion-beat story
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Israel gives Islamic authority deadline in holy site closure
(Associated Press)
Israel’s Supreme Court bans Jewish extremist from election
(Associated Press)
Catholic Church criticizes amnesty proposal in El Salvador
(Associated Press)
In veritate vincit (the SNC Lacalin scandal)
(Andrew Bennett, Convivium)
Charges against SNC-Lavalin explained — and how the PMO allegedly got involved
(Rebecca Joseph, Global News)
What you need to know about SNC-Lavalin and Jody Wilson-Raybould
(Chatleaine)
Trudeau’s top bureaucrat retires amid SNC-Lavalin scandal
(Josh Wingrove, Bloomberg)
Looking at this story internationally, what’s the status of modern church doctrines on gays?
(Richard Ostling, Get Religion)
On the conviction of Cardinal Pell
(Neil Foster, The Gospel Coalition)
Morrison announces $55 million for security at religious premises and warns against “tribalism”
(Michelle Grattan, The Conversation)
Scientists call for global moratorium on genetically modified babies
(Catholic News Agency)
Facebook uses AI to tackle revenge porn on social media
(Catholic News Agency)
Pope Francis calls for 'gestures of peace' in wake of mosque attacks
(Courtney Grogan, Catholic News Agency)
Rare disease linked to bloody religious ritual, Ashura
(Nathan Glover, World Religion News)
Mosque attacks spark outrage, fuel concern over Islamophobia
(Mike Corder, Religion News Service)
How social media changes our grieving
(Amanda Greene, Religion News Service)
Creative duo reimagines the Bible for a visual generation
(Caitlin Yoshiko Kandil, Religion News Service)
RFI condemns New Zealand massacre as religious persecution
(Religious Freedom Institute)
Secularization: Canada set to shut down a third of its churches
(Elisa Meyer, World Religion News)
Sunday, 17 March 2019
Saudi female activists finally get a day in court. They deserve freedom.
(Editorial Board, The Washington Post)
Dozens killed in Christchurch mosque attack
(Ben Westcott, Jenni Marsh, Helen Regan, Meg Wagner, Brian Ries, Veronica Rocha, Aimee Lewis and Rob Picheta, CNN)
Christchurch terror attack: Monday live updates
(Newshub)
Latest: Death toll in mosque attacks rises to 50
(Associated Press)
World abhors terror attacks New Zealand mosques
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
The world reacts to New Zealand mosque attacks
(Al Jazeera)
PM's heartfelt message to New Zealand after Christchurch terror attack
(Stuff)
Pope Francis sends condolences for victims of New Zealand shooting
(Full text of the telegram sent by Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin, on behalf of Pope Francis, Vatican News)
Statement of support for Muslim communities and all others impacted by Christchurch shootings
(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Newsroom)
USCIRF statement on New Zealand mosque attacks
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
EPRID’s statement on the terrorist attacks in Christchurch
(European Platform against Religious Intolerance and Discrimination)
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