Law and Religion Headlines
Wednesday, 12 December 2018
Expanding the moral circle to nonhuman animals
(Joe Wills, UK Human Rights Blog)
Russian Orthodox Church urges U.S. to change approach toward assessing religious freedom
(Interfax-Religion)
PBS story on Iran's Jews hurt by failure to fully explain what captive minorities must do to survive
(Ira Rifkin, GetReligion)
Fears of Russia in Ukraine
(Tatiana Ivzhenko, Nezavisimaia Gazeta)
U.S. returns church bells to Philippines after more than 100 years
(Catholic News Service)
Egypt: Copt sentenced to three years in prison for ‘blasphemous’ Facebook post
(World Watch Monitor)
Nigeria: End impunity for killings of Shia
(Human Rights Watch)
Chinese police detain prominent pastor and over 100 Protestants
(Ian Johnson, The New York Times)
Chinese police detain prominent pastor and some members of unregistered church
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Pope Francis to approve new wording of the Lord's Prayer
(Kayla Koslosky, Christian Headlines)
Can annexation save Israel from charges of apartheid on West Bank?
(Akiva Eldar, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)
The unlikely war between Iran, Hezbollah and Israel
(Makram Najmuddine, Al-Monitor: Iran Pulse)
Congress seeks to formally condemn Saudi prince for journalist’s death
(Bryant Harris, Al-Monitor)
Lebanese authorities thwart potential attack against Christians
(Claire Evans, Persecution: International Christian Concern)
Another attack on a CAR refugee camp by UPC
(Nathan Johnson, Persecution: International Christian Concern)
Islamic extremists strike yet another church in upper Egypt
(Olivia Miller, Persecution: International Christian Concern)
Investigation into Egyptian bus attack raises questions
(Claire Evans, Persecution: International Christian Concern)
Southern Nigerian villages still mourning one year later
(Olivia Miller, Persecution: International Christian Concern)
Christian leaders in India anticipate difficult Christmas season
(Olivia Miller, Persecution: International Christian Concern)
Why slain missionary John Allen Chau might be a martyr
(John G. Stackhouse Jr., Religion News Service)
The Tradition Project, Part III: The Value of Tradition in the Global Context - Program
(Villanova University, St. John's University, LUMSA University, LUMSA University School of Law - Rome)
Why is Israel forging secret ties with Sudan?
(Adnan Abu Amer, Al-Monitor: Palestine Pulse)
Tuesday, 11 December 2018
George Bush - death of a patriarch
(Roymond de Souza, Convivium)
'If a Muslim kills a cow in front of Hindus, is it an offence?' IP university law exam asks question on religion
(India Today)
Iran arrests more than 100 Christians in growing crackdown on minority
(Josie Ensor, The Telegraph)
Lingayat Mahasabha to rebut Centre’s denial of separate religion tag in K’taka HC
(Prajwal Bhat, The News Minute)
Iraqi official denies Bahaism as religion
(Saad Salloum, Al-Monitor)
Ukrainian security against Moscow church
(Religiia v Ukraine, Russia Religion News)
African bishops meet to discuss illegal migration from the continent
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Five dead in Brazilian cathedral shooting, cathedral priest asks for prayer
(Catholic News Agency)
Monday, 10 December 2018
Human rights as a secular project : Theoretical and practical conundrums in the western import
(M Abdul Fatah, TwoCircles.net)
Philippines slides to 73rd spot worldwide in freedom index
(Jimbo Owen B. Gulle, Manila Standard)
Race, religion still rallying cries in ‘New Malaysia’
(Nile Bowie, Asia Times)
Thousands rally in KL for Malay rights, showing race and religion still matter in Malaysian politics
(Faris Mokhtar, Today)
Today is 70th anniversary of Universal Declaration of Human Rights
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Time to restore respect for the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
(Andreas Thonhauser, The Daily Signal)
Let’s create a right! December 10 marks the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
(Vincenzina Santoro, MercatorNet)
Celebrating 70 years of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
(Human Rights Law Review, Oxford University Press)
Holy See affirms enduring importance of UN human rights declaration
(Catholic News Agency)
Landmark Declaration on Human Dignity for Everyone Everywhere
(Press Release, The Human Dignity Initiative: Conference in Punta del Este, Uruguay)
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights Celebrated in Brussels
(European Union Office of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the European Platform against Religious Intolerance and Discrimination (EPRID))
Human rights 70 years on: important victories as well as major misses
(Henning Melber, The Conversation)
Affirm human dignity for everyone everywhere and stand up for human rights
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)
70 years since universal declaration, human rights ‘ignored and abused all over the world’
(World Watch Monitor)
"More important than ever'' - CSI marks 70 years of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
(Christian Solidarity Worldwide)
Photos of the week
(Kit Doyle, Religion News Service)
'Respect for the other' lies at the heart of peace education, panelists say at UN interreligious debate
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Christian, Muslim young people spread pre-Christmas cheer in Beirut
(Doreen Abi Raad, Catholic News Service)
Qasr al-Yahud: a mission to restore faith – and hope
(Rachel Cooke, The Guardian)
Blessed Endurance
(Martin E. Marty, Sightings: Religion in Public Life (University of Chicago Divinity School))
Religion Watch, December 2018, Volume 34 No. 2
(Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion)
Bolsonaro vows to govern 'with no distinction' to race, sex, religion
(France 24 Internaitonal)
‘Lingayats, Veerashaivas are Hindus’: Centre denies separate religion status
(The News Minute)
SBU officials didn't let Donetsk metropolitan cross contact line
(Interfax-Religion)
The future of the European Court of Human Rights—subsidiarity, process-based review and the rule of law
(Robert Spano, Human RIghts Law Review)
Russian media attacks against non-Orthodox religions
(SOVA Center for News and Analysis, Russia Religion News)
Two Jehovah's Witnesses are international fugitives from Russian justice
(Zheleznodorozhny district court of Orel, Russia Religion News)
Jehovah's Witness ruled to have committed crime on internet
(Malenkaia Syzran, Russia Religion News)
Opinion: 'Islamic human rights' is a false path
(Shirin Ebadi, Deutsche Welle)
In Nicaragua’s climate of fear, Church is trapped in the middle
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Big rally by Malaysia Muslims calls for upholding privileges
(Eileen Ng, Associated Press)
Iraq celebrates victory over IS while grappling with legacy
(Sinan Salaheddin, Associated Press)
Xinjiang authorities sentence Uyghur philanthropist to death for unsanctioned Hajj
(Reported by Gulchehra Hoja, written in English by Joshua Lipes., Radio Free Asia)
FoRB on the frontlines: It's time to defend the defender
(Michael Forst, FoRB in Full (a blog by CSW))
Muslims, Hindus unite at international summit in Rishikesh
(The Pioneer)
Sexual violence as a weapon of war: why the Nobel Prize for Peace matters
(Angela Muvumba Sellstrom, The Conversation)
The CRISPR baby scandal gets worse by the day
(Ed Yong, The Atlantic)
Israel rejects international immigration pact
(Danny Zaken, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)
Why has illiteracy rate gone up in Iraq?
(Mustafa Saadoun, Al-Monitor: Iraq Pulse)
Database of documented cases of Sufis / Dervishes in prison in Iran
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Does the US want a war with Iran over Syria?
(Week in Review, Al-Monitor)
Holy Christian site where Jesus possibly baptized cleared from landmines after 50-year shutdown
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
The Algerian martyrs shed their blood for Christ, pope says
(Hannah Brockhaus, Catholic News Agency)
Probe of ISIS crimes to begin next year
(Claire Evans, Persecution: International Christian Concern)
Iraq's one-year military defeat of ISIS marred by security concerns
(Olivia Miller, Persecution: International Christian Concern)
Anti-conversion law making life difficult for Christians in Nepal
(William Stark, Persecution: International Christian Concern)
Trafficking of the majority Christian Kachin people
(Gina Goh, Persecution: International Christian Concern)
China detains leading activist pastor and scores of worshipers
(Eva Dou, The Wall Street Journal)
Group says dozens detained in raid on Chinese church
(Associated Press)
Forced military conscription causes alarm in Syria
(Claire Evans, Persecution: International Christian Concern)
Pakistani Christians stranded in Thailand
(Gina Goh, Persecution: International Christian Concern)
Assaulted pastors in India receive protection from court
(Gina Goh, Persecution: International Christian Concern)
1,500 landmines cleared from three churches
(Claire Evans, Persecution: International Christian Concern)
Egyptian Christian receives three-year prison sentence for insulting Islam
(Claire Evans, Persecution: International Christian Concern)
Amnesty International calls on international criminal court to investigate Nigeria
(Nathan Johnson, Persecution: International Christian Concern)
Imprisoned Vietnamese pastor punished for not pleading guilty
(Gina Goh, Persecution: International Christian Concern)
India: Hindus demand building of temple on disputed Ayodhya site
(Reuters, The Guardian)
Poroshenko asks Metropolitan Onufry to help have Ukrainian naval sailors freed
(Interfax-Religion)
Lawsuit filed against Japan’s state-funded ceremonies marking Imperial enthronement
(The Japan Times)
Japanese government sued over emperor’s enthronement ceremony by plaintiffs objecting to its ‘highly religious’ nature
(South China Morning Post)
Mexico City's Jewish mayor prefers to stick to policy, not religion
(Alan Grabinsky, The Jerusalem Post)
Friday, 7 December 2018
A surprisingly religious John Stuart Mill
(Timothy Larsen, OUPblog | Religion)
Did world leaders listen to the G20 Interfaith Forum?
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News InDepth)
The Tradition Project, Part III: The Value of Tradition in the Global Context
(Marc O. DeGirolami, Mirror of Justice)
'The values test is gone': Faith groups welcome changes to summer jobs attestation
(Brian Platt, National Post)
Canadian Council of Christian Charities response to the 2019 Canada Summer Jobs announcement today
(Barry W. Bussey, Canadian Council of Christian Charities: Intersection)
Canada's youth job program changes attestation requirement after objections by pro-life groups
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Liberals changing Canada Summer Jobs attestation after reproductive rights controversy
(Amanda Connolly, Global News)
Daily digest of religion and human rights news in China
(Bitter Winter: A Magazine on Religious Liberty and Human Rights in China)
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