Law and Religion Headlines

Religious freedom: Toward a pluralist understanding
(Jaclyn Neo, Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)

Nigeria: Church pushes back against attempts to legalize abortion
(Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Mexican Church calls for a national truce on Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe Mexican Church Calls for a National Truce on Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
(Zenit)

Regulation of FoRB rights by organized crime in Mexico: A real although largely overlooked issue
(Teresa I. Flores, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)

Explained: India's controversial Places of Worship law
(BBC)

India: A temple reborn: Finding hope and harmony in Kashmir
(Zaffar Iqbal, Religion Unplugged)

Sudan: Caught between two paranoid and barbaric military forces, nowhere is safe for the people of Sudan
(FoRB in Full: A blog by CSW)

Taiwan: Religious freedom in post-authoritarian Taiwan. 5. A failure of democracy?
(Tsai Cheng-An, Bitter Winter)

Metropolitan Epifaniy: Russian state-church system will never be a neutral observer in Ukrainian affairs
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

Japan's political landscape shifts amid religious controversies
(Evrim Ağacı)

China: Religion in China: A taboo that is slowly being revealed
(FSSPX News)

The unholy alliance of the Russian Orthodox Church and the Kremlin
(The Economist)

Vietnam: USCIRF alarmed over escalating crackdown in Vietnam
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

Kyrgyzstan: Repressive new Religion Law passes first reading
(Felix Corley and Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18 News Service)

Final in-person IRF Roundtable of 2024 honors IRF Ambassador, Rashad Hussain on Capitol Hill
(The European Times)

Pakistan: Why a bill on religious seminaries is Pakistan’s latest flashpoint
(Abid Hussain, Al Jazeera)

Faith communities champion evidence-based advocacy for ecosystem restoration at desertification COP16
(World Council of Churches)

Ghana Catholic Bishops condemn post-election violence
(Modern G)

Iran: UN experts call for strict new hijab law to be repealed
(UN News)

Notre Dame Law School’s Religious Liberty Clinic defends religious freedom through asylum
(Elyse Paul, University of Notre Dame)

Vatican officials, Palestinian president discuss Gaza's 'very serious' needs
(Joshua McElwee, Reuters)

Brazil: Chapters of Constitutional History: Law and Religion (part 1) (Portuguese)
(Arnaldo Sampaio de Moraes Godoy, Consultor Juridico)

Brazil: Young Brazilians win UN award for film on religious intolerance (Portuguese)
(Nações Unidas Brasil)

Argentina: Interreligious meeting in Buenos Aires: the president of the bishops' conference and Rabbi Dr. Fishel Szlajen seek to create an innovative academic program on religious freedom (Spanish)
(Fishel Szlajen, Infobae)

Wednesday, 11 December 2024

Human Rights Day - 10 December
(Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations)

Syria: Church leaders express ‘hope’ that Syrian regime will respect Christian communities
(Madalaine Elhabbal, Catholic World Report)

Syrian opposition bans forced wearing of hijab
(bne IntelliNews)

Syria: COMECE advocates for peaceful transition
(The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE))

Global reforms of taxation
(YouTube Video, G20 Interfaith Forum)

Indonesian Christian province hosts major Muslim group for first time
(Herald Malaysia Online)

Peru case imperils Vatican sovereignty, religious freedom, and anti-abuse efforts
(John L. Allen Jr., Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Canada: Politicization of charitable status
(Cardus)

African Parliamentarians for change: IPPFoRB UPR workshop in Accra
(International Panel of Parliamentarians for Freedom of Religion or Belief)

Religious responsibilities and action for children: The Abu Dhabi Forum
(Katherine Marshall, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Iran: hijab ‘treatment clinics’ echo historical use of mental illness to control women
(Daanika Kamal, The Conversation)

New set of human rights principles aims to end displacement and abuse of Indigenous people through ‘fortress conservation’
(John H. Knox, The Conversation)

Vatican’s keffiyeh Nativity scene raises eyebrows and then disappears — at least until Christmas Eve
(Nicole Winfield, Associated Press)

Australia: Vandals burn a car and spray graffiti in latest antisemitic attack in Australia
(Rod McGuirk, Associated Press)

Australia: The Melbourne synagogue fire is being treated as a terror attack. Here’s why that matters
(Greg Barton, The Conversation)

Hundreds protest in New Delhi against reported attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh
(Associated Press)

Kenya: Breaking with tradition, Kenyan church leaders refuse politicians’ cash donations
(Fredrick Nzwili, Religion News Service)

Kenya: Church groups increasingly vocal in Kenya, as Council of Churches warns politicians: 'Culture of lies and corruption must stop'
(Christian Daily)

Kenya: Court orders Oshwal Academy to allow Muslim students to pray in school
(Sam Kiplagat, Nation)

Monday, 9 December 2024

Syria: Solidarity and support for the Syrian people in their pursuit of security, stability, and dignity
(Muslim World League)

Syria: Who is Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, the Islamist rebel leading the Syrian advance?
(Adam Taylor, The Washington Post)

Syria: US pounds ISIS camps in Syria after Assad flees
(Jack Detsch, Paul McLeary and Joe Gould, Politico)

China: Human rights lawyers and religious leaders decry systematic accusations of 'fraud' against unregistered churches
(CSW: Everyone Free to Believe)

Iran’s Catholic archbishop admits churches ‘closed to almost everyone’
(Article 18)

Uzbekistan: Demands to reopen, not demolish, church and mosque
(Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18 News Service)

Summary of global summit of religious leaders
(JoAnne Wadsworth, G20 Interfaith Forum Blog)

South Korea: Churches in South Korea condemn declaration of martial law
(World Council of Churches)

Haiti gang kills 110 people accused of witchcraft
(Vanessa Buschschlüter, BBC)

Australian synagogue fire declared terrorism in a decision that increases investigation resources
(Rod McGuirk, Associated Press)

Articles of interest - 9 December 2024
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Nicaragua: Religious sisters face government pressure to leave Nicaragua
(Edgar Beltrán, The Pillar)

Canada: Praying in public? Pas au Québec
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Pakistan interfaith group urges dialogue in latest blasphemy row
(Union of Catholic Asian News)

India: West Bengal OBC case: Reservation can't be on basis of religion, says SC
(The Economic Times)

Mexico: Indigenous Mayans want their sacred cenotes to have personhood status
(Teresa de Miguel, Associated Press)

Mexico: Sacrifices: the conflict between religious freedom and animal welfare (Spanish)
(Alejandra Islas, Noticia Criminis)

Brazil priests condemn ‘institutionalized violence against the poor’ by police
(Eduardo Campos Lima, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Brazil: Public Defender's Office sends recommendation for the State to guarantee freedom of worship to inmates who follow religions of African origin (Portuguese)
(Amanda Sobreira, Defensoria Publica do Estado do Ceara)

Brazil: The obligations of religious organizations (Portuguese)
(William Galle Dietrich, Consultor Juridico)

Friday, 6 December 2024

Australian leader blames antisemitism for arson that extensively damaged a Melbourne synagogue
(Rod McGuirk, Associated Press)

Australia: Protest outside places of worship could be banned in NSW after Great Synagogue incident
(Max Maddison, Sydney Morning Herald)

Understanding and upholding freedom of religion or belief
(YouTube Video, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU))

The Role of Religious Actors in Population Dynamics: Insights from the African Dialogues on Faith and Demography
(Berlin Institute for Population and Development)

Sri Lanka: Letter to President Dissanayake regarding human rights recommendations for the new Sri Lankan government
(Human Rights Watch)

Thailand: Phuket Islamic Ethics Training Center opens
(Phuket News)

WCC advocates faith-based solutions for land restoration at the Desertification COP16
(World Council of Churches)

In Zambia, correct information about HIV is crucial—and churches can help
(World Council of Churches)

Religious people need to be heard more, defended Lutheran leader (Portuguese)
(Instituto Humanitas Unisinos)

India: Waqf bill: Why Indian Muslims worry about Modi plan for $14bn endowments
(Al Jazeera)

India: SC forms special bench to hear challenges to Places of Worship Act
(Jamiat UlamaiHind, Inkl)

India: Hindu governing body shuts out Muslim vendors from world's largest religious festival
(Priyadarshini Sen, Religion News Service)

Canada: Quebec premier says he wants to stop people from praying in public
(Matthew Lapierre and Verity Stevenson, CBC News)

A professional soccer player wrote a religious message on a rainbow armband. It violated league rules
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News)

Wednesday, 4 December 2024

The Faith Pavilion at COP29 and the Forgotten Virtue of Reverence
(W. Cole Durham, Jr., G20 Interfaith Forum Blog)

Cameroon: Archbishop Kleda critiques Cameroon's democracy: "It exists only in name
(Cameroon Concord)

Ghana Catholic Bishop Conference affirms commitment to SafeCare, church-state health partnership
(Emmauel Dzivenu, Joy)

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