Law and Religion Headlines
Tuesday, 5 June 2018
UN releases first education guide on fighting anti-Semitism
(Associated Press)
Church suspends sacraments as deadly Ebola outbreak spreads
(Religion News Service)
Arrested for praying, released detainee now prays about next steps
(Heather Adams, Religion News Service)
Penza pastor fined for violating anti-evangelism law
(Official website of Prosecutor's Office of Penza oblast, Russia Religion News)
Jesuits denounce threats; protection sought for Nicaraguan bishop
(David Agren, Catholic News Service)
Hindu nationalists trample papal image, call for Christian-free India
(Courtney Grogan, Catholic News Agency)
Iraq’s challenges call for proactive Church, patriarch tells clergy
(Doreen Abi Raad, Catholic News Service)
3 suicide bombers kill at least 6 in Niger mosque attack
(Dalatou Mamane, Associated Press)
The smell of death
(R. R. Reno, First Things)
Defining and defending human rights: Europe and America part ways when it comes to “religious freedom”
(Erasmus, The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Second Christian leader in two weeks kidnapped in Burkina Faso
(World Watch Monitor)
Kazakhstan passes religion law that "undermines principles of human rights"
(World Watch Monitor)
Kazakhstan: Restrictive legal amendments reach Senate
(Forum 18 News Service)
Monday, 4 June 2018
CAR’s clerics warn against attempts to divide Christians and Muslims
(World Watch Monitor)
Pakistan: Christians told they can’t have a church in Muslim-majority village
(Asif Aqeel, World Watch Monitor)
Race, religion is not relevant in appointment of civil servants — Pusat KOMAS
(Malay Mail)
Nepal’s anti-conversion law about to be implemented
(Julie Bourdon, Mission Network News)
U.S. report on religious freedom critical of Sudan
(Zeinab Mohammed Salih, U.S. News & World Report)
Christian-majority Indian state is wary of new hard-line Hindu governor
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Anlässlich Putin Besuch – Appell an Politiker: “Österreich kann nicht einfach zur Tagesordnung übergehen”
(Forum for Religious Freedom Europe)
Bombing targets Afghan clerics calling for peace, killing 7
(Rahim Faiez and Amir Shah, Associated Press)
Sunday, 3 June 2018
Turkey returns confiscated Syriac church property deeds
(Barbara G. Baker, World Watch Monitor)
Saturday, 2 June 2018
India: 2017 saw 20% increase in atrocities against Christians, says lawyer
(Anto Akkara, World Watch Monitor)
Closure of India’s Emmanuel Mission office halts education of 74 children
(Tejaswi Ravinder, World Watch Monitor)
Copts persuaded to drop charges against mob who attacked their church
(World Watch Monitor)
Highwood Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses (Judicial Committee) v. Wall
(Supreme Court of Canada)
Jehovah's Witness v. Wall (case summary)
(Supreme Court of Canada)
Supreme Court of Canada: Churches can determine membership requirements and disciplinary process without judicial review
(Barry W. Bussey, Canadian Council of Christian Charities: Intersection)
Bussey’s commentary on Wall decision recognizing the freedom of religious communities to make decisions on membership & internal rules
(Barry W. Bussey, Canadian Council of Christian Charities: Intersection)
Surpeme Court decision a vistory for church autonomy ("issues of theology are not justiciable")
(Press Release, Christian Legal Fellowship)
Highwood Congregation v Wall: The Supreme Court upholds autonomy of religious groups
(Derek Ross and Ian Sinke, Christian Legal Fellowship)
Religious groups ‘free to determine’ membership, rules: Supreme Court
(Sean Fine, The Globe and Mail)
Supreme Court rules in case of man expelled from Calgary congregation, says religious groups can decide own membership
(Jim Bronskill, Globla News Canada)
World Sikh Organization welcomes Supreme Court of Canada's decision on religious membership
(Rattan Mall, Voice Online)
Jehovah’s Witnesses win right at top court to shun a church member
(Leslie MacKinnon, iPolitics)
Jehovah’s Witness expelled from Calgary congregation can’t take his case to a judge: Supreme Court
(The Star)
More on the Wall Case (list of stories)
Friday, 1 June 2018
Religion News Service launches search for new Editor-in-Chief
(Religion News Service)
Indonesian youths say religion key to happiness, bucking global trend
(Devina Heriyanto, The Jakarta Post)
Important study on the impact of religion on society
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)
Muslims, Christians frequent targets of religiously motivated killings in India: US Report
(Rukhshan Mir, Urdu Point)
Devastated Nigerian church denomination conducts Interfaith Peace Conference
(Zakariya Musa, Church of the Brethren)
Iran’s Jewish and Christian leaders condemn Israeli, U.S. meddling
(Jason Lemon, Newsweek)
Government rejects US report on Myanmar religious freedom
(Aung Kyaw Min, Myanmar Times)
Vatican 'supports' compulsory crosses in Bavarian public buildings, state's prime minister says
(Jane Dalton, Independent)
First-ever Iftar meal to be held in Prime Minister's office
(Gil Hoffman, Jerusalem Post)
Anti-evangelism law misused to harass simple believers
(Elena Apelskaia, Moskovskii Komsomolets)
Religion and violence in Russia
(Olga Oliker, Center for Strategic & International Studies)
Surprising decision by judge allows Jehovah's Witnesses to use internet
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News)
Philippine police boost image with religious processions honoring Mary
(Catholic News Service)
Nicaragua bishops condemn attacks on protesters, Jesuit university
(David Agren, Catholic News Service)
India’s Hindu nationalist party suffers defeat at polls
(Associated Press)
Thursday, 31 May 2018
Turkey slams US report on religious freedom
(Hürriyet Daily News)
Towards a meaningful inter-religious dialogue in Nigeria
(Chinedu Anaesiuba, The Nigerian Observer)
Denmark’s burka ban should scare all religions
(Corey Barnett, World Religion News)
Uzbekistan: Women targetted, due process violations, unfair trial
(Forum 18 News Service)
Moscow patriarchate claims to have pope's protection in current dispute
(Interfax-Religiia, Russia Religion News)
New tactic against Jehovah's Witnesses: charge them with economic crime
(Website of Investigation Department of SUSKR, Russia Religion News)
Israel’s conversion laws are about to get stricter
(Ben Sales, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Israel reportedly will not recognize Uganda’s Jewish community
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Churches, Scouts and YMCA join Australian abuse redress plan
(Rod McGuirk, Associated Press)
So-called honor killing in Catholic family shocks Indian state
(Catholic News Service)
OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS [due 31 May 2018]: The KAICIID Fellows Programme 2019
(KAICIID Dialogue Centre)
Wednesday, 30 May 2018
Asia Bibi will be given another chance at justice
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)
Religious photos of the week
(Kit Doyle, Religion News Service)
India, Indonesia to organise interfaith dialogue in both nations
(Lorna Pouf Mistana, The Times of India)
Release of the 2017 Annual Report on International Religious Freedom
(Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State, United States Department of State)
International Religious Freedom Report for 2017
(Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, United States Department of State)
Five things to know about this year's International Religious Freedom Report release
(United States Department of State)
State Department releases annual report on international religious free
(Catholic News Service)
Gone too soon: Charanjit Singh — a beacon of interfaith harmony
(Riaz Ahmad, The Express Tribune)
US State Dept. issues annual report, to host religious freedom “ministerial” in July
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
US report: Ethnic cleansing of Rohingya persists in Myanmar
(Josh Lederman, Associated Press)
In Iraq, the US State Department has a religious blindspot
(Qamar-Ul Huda, The Hill)
US Secretary of State announces major religious freedom meeting
(Courtney Grogan, Catholic News Agency)
Imam, rabbi and Protestant deacon awarded first Swiss Jews' Dialogue Prize
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Islamic centre in Dubai invites non-Muslims for interfaith Iftar
(The Siasat Daily)
Legal expert anticipates European court's ruling on Jehovah's Witnesses
(Portal-Credo.ru, Russia Religion News)
Jehovah's Witnesses held in pretrial detention for two months
(Interfax-Povolzhe, Russia Religion News)
Unusual political activism by alleged Jehovah's Witness
(Interfax-Religiia, Russia Religion News)
Danish government takes interest in Christensen case
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News)
Judge protects right of reporters (Christensen trial)
(Orlovskie Novosti, Russia Religion News)
Saudi Arabia told the world its problem was Islam. It’s actually tyranny
(Akbar Shahid Ahmed, Huffington Post)
Rio drug raid yields deadly arsenal — and a Jewish holy book
(Marcus M. Gilban, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
US Embassy works with Vatican to promote religious liberty for all
(Callista L. Gingrich, Catholic News Service)
Philippine Congress passes autonomy bill for volatile Muslim region
(Karen Lema, Reuters)
India police officer threatened for saving Muslim man from mob
(BBC News)
Being Christian in Western Europe
(Pew Research Center Religion & Public Life)
10 key findings about religion in Western Europe
(Neha Sahgal, Pew Research Center Fact Tank)
Europe: Not as secular as you think
(Tom Heneghan, Religion News Service)
Study: Christians in west Europe less tolerant of immigrants
(Kirsten Grieshaber, Associated Press)
Study shows that a large minority of Germans would not accept Jewish or Muslim family members
(Deutsche Welle)
Kazakhstan: Legal amendments - no text, no OSCE review
(Forum 18 News Service)
Tuesday, 29 May 2018
Vatican hospital issues new charter on rights of 'incurable' children
(Elise Harris, Catholic News Agency)
'The Church is for life', Francis tells Catholic physicians
(Hannah Brockhaus, Catholic News Agency)
Why so many Israelis love Trump
(Michael Brown, The Christian Post)
Christ at the checkpoint in the age of Trump
(Jayson Casper, Christianity Today)
Is Saudi Arabia lying to us about extremist Islam?
(Derek Welch, World Religion News)
Algeria: two more Protestant churches closed down by government
(World Watch Monitor)
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