Law and Religion Headlines
Wednesday, 4 December 2024
Zimbabwe: Church, state: A partnership for peace, social progress
(Gibson Mhaka, Herald)
AI Jesus might ‘listen’ to your confession, but it can’t absolve your sins − a scholar of Catholicism explains
(Joanne M. Pierce, The Conversation)
Nigeria: United Nations experts call for immediate release of Yahaya Sharif-Aminu, denounce blatant human rights violations in Nigeria
(ADF International)
Syria: Christians under threat after Syria’s second city falls into Islamist hands
(Hélène de Lauzun, The European Conservative)
Syria: HTS Islamists pledge to show tolerance for minorities
(Jennifer Holleis, Deutsche Welle)
Australia saw antisemitic incidents quadruple after Oct. 7, Jewish group reports
(Shira Li Bartov, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Catholic Church denounces martial law order in Korea
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
Egypt’s Mufti emphasizes religious, moral responsibility to support Palestine
(International Quran News Agency (IQNA))
Brazil: University will have to adjust classes to accommodate Adventist students (Portuguese)
(Migalhas)
Brazil: STF [Supreme Court] maintains the use of religious symbols in public buildings as a historical-cultural manifestation (Portuguese)
(Bom Dia Advogado)
China detains 3 Taiwanese followers of banned I-Kuan Tao religion
(Hsia Hsiao-hwa, Radio Free Asia)
Relic of the Buddha loaned by China gets a warm welcome in Thailand
(Associated Press)
Monday, 2 December 2024
Australia: Archbishop welcomes clarification on religious protections under proposed Victorian anti-vilification laws
(Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne)
Human dignity: Interreligious teachings in time of global conflict
(YouTube Video, Elijah Interfaith Institute)
Patriarchs and Heads of Churches in Jerusalem encourage fully commemorating Christmas season
(World Council of Churches)
Pakistan: A 2nd ceasefire is reached between warring Shiites and Sunni Muslims in Pakistan’s restive northwest
(Associated Press)
El Salvador: Catholic church calls on president of El Salvador not to lift ban on gold mining
(Associated Press)
Recent articles, books, and podcasts of interest - 2 December 2024
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Joint Report: The Plight of Iranian Christians Seeking International Protection in Georgia
(Middle East Concern, Article 18, CSW and Open Doors International)
India: Farooq Abdullah and Congress leaders voice concerns over religious discrimination and court orders
(Devdiscourse)
India: What is behind the 'reclaiming temples' campaign?
(Murali Krishnan, Deutsche Welle)
India's anti-conversion law is fine-tuned to allow policing of Christians
(Mohammad Ali, Religion News Service)
India: ‘RSS not walking the talk on mosque rows’
(Preetha Nair, New Indian Express)
Bangladesh: What does Bangladesh’s constitution state about religious freedom?
(Faizan Mustafa, The Hindu)
South Korea: Does cross atop Christmas tree at Seoul Plaza reflect religious bias?
(Lee Jaeeun, Korea Herald)
China's evolving faith communities amid government regulation
(Katherine Guo, China Christian Daily)
China: Religious issues and persecution – Bimonthly Digest November 16-30
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Teaching religions in public education (Spanish)
(Fishel Szlajen, Infobae)
Saturday, 30 November 2024
Religious freedom in Ukraine: Can we move on from misleading election narratives?
(Dmytro Vovk and Elizabeth A. Clark, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
Brazilian Supreme Court unanimously rejects attempt to ban religious symbols from public buildings
(ADF International)
Brazil: STF forms majority to allow religious symbols in public buildings (Portuguese)
(Agencia o Globo)
There is intolerance and discrimination in religious practices in Portuguese-speaking countries (Portuguese)
(Notícias Em Direto)
Compassion beyond borders: Faith communities addressing the refugee crisis
(Aminah Koshul, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Vietnam's jailing of Khmer monks violated religious freedom, rights group says
(Reuters)
Bangladeshi court denies bail to Hindu leader who led rallies for minority protection
(Julhas Alam, Associated Press)
Northern African Bishops warn against using the Bible to legitimize violence
(Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Nicaragua: Radical changes to Nicaraguan Constitution are a blow to Catholic Church
(Eduardo Campos Lima, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Uzbekistan: Religious communities blocked from using own buildings, registering
(Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18 News Service)
KAICIID making a difference in the global call to eliminate violence against women and girls
(KAICIID Dialogue Centre)
ACN report: North Koreans in contact with Christians are sent to prison
(Catholic News Agency)
South Africa: The battle in South Africa over religion and animal sacrifice
(Vicky Abraham, Religion Unplugged)
The role of Ethiopian Orthodox priests in promoting vaccines
(Calvin Manika, Religion Unplugged)
Iran: Religious issues and persecution – Monthly Digest November
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Pakistan: Christian man wins right to correct religion on ID card after being victim of falsified conversion to Islam
(The Christian Post)
India: Rajasthan set to implement stringent anti-conversion law
(Devdiscourse)
India: Why Muslims in India are opposing changes to a property law
(Meryl Sebastian & Neyaz Farooquee, BBC)
India: Christians banned from eight villages in Chhattisgarh State
(CSW: Everyone Free to Believe)
Pope: Lack of respect for religious values leads to intolerance
(Edoardo Giribaldi, Vatican News)
The younger generations’ fight for religious freedom
(Hanna Seariac, Deseret News)
Wednesday, 27 November 2024
The G20 Interfaith Forum: Moving from dialogue to encounter and impact
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
A lack of moral grandeur and spiritual audacity
(Abraham Skorka, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
G20 Interfaith Forum brings moral urgency to the G20 Social Summit
(Marianna Richardson, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Global policy agendas: Encounter and engagement
(Katherine Marshall, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Resist normalization of the extreme
(Sturla Stålsett, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
The G20 Interfaith Forum: Connecting dialogue with impact in the G20 process
(Cole Durham, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Vol. 17 No. 2 (2024): Children, youth and FoRB
(International Journal for Religious Freedom)
The interfaith challenge: Moving from dialogue to impact
(Thomas Banchoff, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
KAICIID and Arigatou International renew commitment to interfaith ethics education at the 6th GNRC Forum in Abu Dhabi
(KAICIID Dialogue Centre)
IF20 at the G20 Social Summit
(JoAnne Wadsworth, G20 Interfaith Forum)
Is the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruling on granting asylum to Afghan women an implication of qualification of gender apartheid in Afghanistan?
(Shima Esmailian, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)
Rwanda: Letter on government church closings from the Primate of Rwanda
(Laurent Mbanda, Anglican Ink)
Malaysian man to be publicly caned at mosque for Islamic crime of close proximity
(Reuters)
Pragmatist Instrumentalism as a Paradigm of Intercultural Legal Semiotics
(Annette Langner-Pitschmann, Oxford Journal of Law and Religion)
Bhutan: Residents in Bhutan’s Samtse residents want unsolicited religious pamphlets investigated
(Asia News Network)
Monday, 25 November 2024
Canada: “Practitioners of Peace”: Ontario youth conference strengthens movement for social progress
(Bahá’í World News Service)
Canada: Justin Trudeau condemns antisemitism after Montreal pro-Palestinian protest where Netanyahu is burned in effigy
(Ben Sales, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Canada: Uniting against hate: Jewish-Hindu coalition confronts university extremism
(Devdiscourse)
Canada: Activism on foot: When Indigenous activists walk the land to honor their past and reshape their future
(Meaghan Weatherdon, The Conversation)
In religion-averse Japan, a religion-backed party remains pivotal
(Levi McLaughlin, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Unification Church ad Jehovah's Witnesses: Why is Japan not accepting a UN visit?
(Massimo Introvigne, Bitter Winter: A magazine on religious liberty and human rights)
G20 leaders make historic commitment to combat human trafficking following faith-based advocacy
(G20 Interfaith Forum, EIN Presswire)
Situating the impact of Hindutva in Nepal
(Mohammed Sinan Siyech, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Hinduism, soft power, and the remaking of global Indian public culture under Narendra Modi
(Rohit Chopra, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Lebanon’s Shiite Muslims pay high price in war between Israel and Hezbollah
(Bassem Mroue and Kareem Chehayeb, Associated Press)
India: 4 killed after a survey of a mosque sparks clashes in a northern Indian city
(Biswajeet Banerjee, Associated Press)
Articles of interest - 25 November 2024
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
UAE: Chabad rabbi killed in United Arab Emirates; Israel denounces ‘despicable antisemitic act’
(Philissa Cramer, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Clean record: Ethics or political persecution (Spanish)
(Fishel Szlajen, Infobae)
Legal Journal Number 2 (20): November (Spanish)
(Observatorio de Libertad Religiosa de América Latina y El Caribe)
Friday, 22 November 2024
Conscientious objection to the military service: A right in progress
(Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)
Conscientious objection to military service in Türkiye
(Mine Yildirim, Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)
Fairness or failure? The punitive nature of South Korea’s alternative service
(Ihntaek Hwang, Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)
Conscientious objection: Context and developments in Armenia
(Nikolay Hovhannisyan, Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)
Torah, war, politics, and the Supreme Court: The 2024 Military Service of Ultra-Orthodox Yeshiva Students Bill
(Moshe Jaffe, Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)
Conscientious objection to military service in Brazil
(Paola Goulart de Souza Spikes, Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)
UN General Assembly takes a stand: New resolution addresses trafficking and forced religious conversions
(The European Times)
Islamic Law in Context: A Primary Source Reader
(Edited by Omar Anchassi and Robert Gleave, Cambridge University Press)
South Africa: FOR SA defended an evangelist’s free speech rights
(YouTube Video, Freedom of Religion South Africa (FOR SA))
Religious freedom challenges for Jehovah’s Witnesses
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Christians mobilize to pray for all the persecuted
(Knox Thames, Religion News Service)
Russia: Pentecostal pastor, Buddhist in pre-trial detention for anti-war remarks
(Victoria Arnold, Forum 18 News Service)
The Sikh kirpan as a spiritual, religious and moral sanction
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Masking religious freedom violations
(Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
KAICIID at the 6th GNRC forum: Advancing child rights and interfaith collaboration
(KAICIID Dialogue Centre)
As Brazil observes Black Awareness Day, churches speak up against all forms of racism
(World Council of Churches)
Churches around the world lit up red in honor of persecuted Christians
(Jonah McKeown, Catholic News Agency)
Bangladesh: Radicalization driving discrimination and attacks against Christians
(Aid to the Church in Need)
Pakistan: Punjab govt fully protecting religious minorities, minister Arora informs British HC
(Nation)
Pakistan: Fighting between armed sectarian groups in restive northwestern Pakistan kills at least 37 people
(Riaz Khan, Associated Press)
Cuba: Religious leaders call for international attention to Cuba's targeting of religious groups
(CSW: Everyone Free to Believe)
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