Law and Religion Headlines
Monday, 3 June 2024
Money and religions
(Fondazione Bruno Kessler)
How religion will influence the 2024 UK General Election
(Paul Bickley, London School of Economics Religion and Global Society Blog)
Muslim Council of Britain raises concerns about Muslim and minority representation in the Labour Party
(The Muslim Council of Britain)
NGOs protest outside Eritrean Embassy in London
(CSW: Everyone Free to Believe)
The C-Word: Why are academics so concerned about the word ‘cult’?
(Aled Thomas and Edward Graham-Hyde, London School of Economics Religion and Global Society Blog)
Prosecutors in Bulgaria seek ban on two organisations for allegedly stoking religious, ethnic hatred
(Sogia Globe)
What is religious literacy?
(Freedom Forum)
The Case for Banning Cousin Marriage
(Patrick S Nash, Oxford Journal of Law and Religion)
Barbados: Anglican Church intends to help Barbados seek reparations
(YouTube Video, Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation)
California city orders police & fire chaplains to stop praying ‘in Jesus’ name’
(First Liberty)
Vatican cardinal urges Europeans to remember own migratory roots ahead of European elections
(Associated Press)
Pakistan: Church leader demands protection of minorities, their rights
(The Nation)
Pakistan: A Pakistani Christian accused of blasphemy and attacked by a mob has died of injuries
(Babar Dogar, Associated Press)
Articles of interest - 3 June 2024
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Obstructing police clearing abortion clinic demonstrators not protected as free exercise
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Civil court must accept disciplinary actions by hierarchical church's parent body
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Russian Human Rights Commissioner acknowledged the detention of two UGCC clergymen by Russia
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Russia: Religious issues and persecution – Bimonthly Digest May 16-31
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Cardinal Parolin: NATO arms in Russia will lead to ‘uncontrollable escalation'
(Lisa Zengarini and Salvatore Cernuzio, Vatican News)
Interfaith, multiculturalism and sustainable development
(Karma Salloum, Eurasia Review)
China: Religious persecution and issues – Bimonthly Digest May 16-31
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
States must stop punishing religious organizations for serving everyone
(Nathan Berkeley, Religious Freedom Institute)
Billions in taxpayer dollars now go to religious schools via vouchers
(Laura Meckler and Michelle Boorstein, The Washington Post)
Vietnam: Thich Minh Tue, the Vietnamese Buddhist monk who walks barefoot for faith and (religious) freedom
(Asia News)
Uganda: Religious freedom advocates collect signatures to block RFOs proposed policy
(Jeff Andrew Lule, New Vision)
Religious liberty legal clinic files Supreme Court and 9th Circuit briefs
(Carrie Hilger, University of St. Thomas)
Christian lifeguard sues L.A. County Fire Department for religious discrimination over forced raising of pride flag
(Thomas More Society)
Friday, 31 May 2024
South Africa: Exploited South African miners turn to churches for help
(Nyasha Bhobo, Christianity Today)
Uganda: Religious leaders protest against proposed policy to regulate churches
(Sylivia Katushabe and Jane Nafula, Monitor)
HYBRID EVENT, 31 May 2024 (8:30AM CT): 10th Annual Law and Religious Freedom Conference (Kansas City, MO, USA)
(University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law)
Remarks by President Biden and Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff at a celebration for Jewish American Heritage Month
(The White House)
Christian organizations come together to take boycott, divestment action as Rafah campaign continues
(Aleja Hertzler-McCain, Religion News Service)
Nigeria: Faith-based initiative helping Nigerians beat unemployment
(Chinonso Kenneth, Religion Unplugged)
Nigeria: Hundreds of hostages, mostly women and children, are rescued from Boko Haram extremists in Nigeria
(Haruna Umar, Associated Press)
China: Volkswagen: Address Uyghur forced labor
(Human Rights Watch)
France’s headscarf ban in the 2024 Summer Olympics reflects a narrow view of national identity, writes a scholar of European studies
(Armin Langer, The Conversation)
China: Religion in China
(Council on Foreign Relations)
China: Officials in Liaoning Province publish Sinicization hymns
(China Aid)
Louisiana may soon require public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments
(Sara Cline, Associated Press)
2nd Circuit: Former Hindu inmate's challenges to mandated treatment program dismissed
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Opinion: Tripathy v. McKoy (RLUIPA claim barred)
(Second Circuit Court of Appeals)
Public organizations demand the adoption of a law to ban the Russian Orthodox Church in Ukraine
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Canada: Gunfire targets Canadian Jewish school for the second time in a week
(Ron Kampeas, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Mitzvah Day’s Stuart Diamond receives Camden interfaith prize
(Michelle Rosenberg, Jewish News)
General Election 2024: campaigning and political activity
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Ecclesiastical court judgments – May
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Safeguarding practice review suspended
(The Church of England)
Pope to Buddhists: 'Let’s work together for a more inclusive world'
(Lisa Zengarini, Vatican News)
Bahraini official and Church leader meet to boost interfaith relations
(Lucy Esplin, Church News)
For American Jews, interfaith weddings are a new normal – and creatively weave both traditions together
(Samira Mehta, The Conversation)
At World Health Assembly, WCC delegation shows churches are crucial to global wellness
(World Council of Churches)
Iran: Religious persecution and issues – Monthly digest May
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Joachim Kuhs, Calvinist pastor in the European Parliament
(Cornelis Boon, Christian Network Europe)
Romanian Christians are not represented in the electoral system
(Marius Bâgu, Christian Network Europe)
Church and state divide: Why Poland’s new government is challenged by abortion
(Patrice McMahon, Religion Unplugged)
Taiwan: Why spiritual organizations should be tax-exempt—including Tai Ji Men
(Massimo Introvigne, Bitter Winter)
India: No illegal religious places be permitted on govt land, says Kerala HC
(Business Standard)
Myanmar conflict: a state of unprecedented turmoil and suffering, Cardinal Bo says
(Ana Paula Morales and Andrés Henríquez, Catholic News Agency)
Australia: Grattan on Friday: Government’s pursuit of a hate speech law could take it down another cul-de-sac
(Michelle Grattan, The Conversation)
Pakistan: Religious minorities in Pakistan most affected by modern-day slavery, British report says
(Charles Collins, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Daesh-K responsible for Moscow terrorist attack: Russia
(Daily Sabah)
Erdogan’s crisis of legitimacy and its consequences
(Henri J. Barkey, Council on Foreign Relations)
Christian group temporarily opens beaches it has closed on Sunday mornings as court fight plays out
(Associated Press)
Thursday, 30 May 2024
Israeli views of the Israel-Hamas War
(Laura Silver and Maria Smerkovich, Pew Research Center)
Wednesday, 29 May 2024
Australia: Criminalizing Nazi symbols and gestures: The Australian experience
(Kerstin Braun and Keiran Hardy, Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)
Video: 2024 USCIRF Annual Report and Recommendations: Commentary by Nadine Maenza
(Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)
HYBRID EVENT, 29 May 2024 (2PM GMT+2): Consultation on the nexus of Land, Water and Food (Geneva, Switzerland)
(World Council of Churches)
Forgiveness and the Modern Constitution: Derrida’s Perjury & Pardon
(Jacques de Ville, Oxford Journal of Law and Religion)
IPPFORB co-organizes interfaith dialogue in Norway on freedom of expression, anti-Muslim hatred, and antisemitism
(International Panel of Parliamentarians for Freedom of Religion or Belief (IPPFoRB))
Promoting social cohesion through dialogue: Celebrating the Network for Dialogue's 5th Anniversary
(KAICIID Dialogue Centre)
The G20 Interfaith Journey: Addis Ababa Interfaith Conference
(Katherine Marshall, G20 Interfaith Forum Blog)
Local data sovereignty: cultivating marginalized access toward technological stewardship
(JoAnne Wadsworth, G20 Interfaith Forum Blog)
2023 Annual Report
(The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE))
Filipino Church organizes street rally to oppose charter change
(Ronald O. Reyes, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Kurdistan always endorses rights of Christians: President Barzani
(Rudaw)
Zimbabwe: Churches urged to work with Government in curbing child marriage
(Flora Fadzai Sibanda, Chronicle)
France: Should Muslim soccer players who refused to wear an anti-homophobia badge be sanctioned?
(Massimo Introvigne, Bitter Winter: A magazine on religious liberty and human rights)
Report: Religious inclusion no longer “next” big thing, surge of religiously inclusive companies is the big thing now
(Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
I’m a brown, Muslim European. For people like me, these EU elections are terrifying
(Shada Islam, The Guardian)
Around the web - 28 May 2024
(Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)
Israel: Netanyahu frequently makes claims of antisemitism. Critics say he’s deflecting from his own problems
(Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press)
Iran says Saudi Arabia has expelled 6 state media journalists ahead of the hajj after detaining them
(Associated Press)
Mexico: As election nears, violence is key issue for Mexicans, including Catholics jolted by priest killings
(María Teresa Hernández, Associated Press)
Does religious freedom give you a right to have dreads?
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News)
Colombia: Amid growing violence in southwestern Colombia, Church calls for dialogue and peace
(Eduardo Campos Lima, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Canada: Toronto leaders rally at Jewish school where shots were fired over Shabbat
(Jackie Hajdenberg, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
How geography and religion drive America’s blue vs. red divide
(Perry Bacon Jr., The Washington Post)
The Ministry of Culture established the Commission to inspect Pochayiv Lavra managed by the UOC-MP
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Sociologist explains why most Ukrainians demand a ban on the Moscow Patriarchate
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Russia: Church to be demolished as place where crime "repeatedly committed"?
(Victoria Arnold, Forum 18 News Service)
How will preachers address social issues during the 2024 election?
(Leah D. Schade, Wayne Thompson, & Amanda Wilson Harper, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
California city official’s ban on chaplains praying ‘in Jesus name’ unconstitutional, attorney says
(Mark A. Kellner, The Washington Times)
Dead boar dumped at Swedish mosque, police probe hate crime
(AFP, Barron's)
Islamophobia on the rise in Austria: Report
(Timo Kirez, Anadolu Agency)
China: WCC strengthens ties with Chinese religious leaders to promote unity and contextualized faith
(World Council of Churches)
India:400 Muslim families evicted from their homes in Assam
(CSW: Everyone Free to Believe)
France’s headscarf ban in the 2024 Summer Olympics reflects a narrow view of national identity, writes a scholar of European studies
(Armin Langer, The Conversation)
Americans are running away from church. But they don't have to run from each other.
(Amanda Jayne Miller and James Willis III, USA Today)
Monday, 27 May 2024
Föderation der Aleviten Gemeinden in Österreich v. Austria: the ECtHR’s silent expansion of the associational dimension of the freedom to manifest religion
(Thibaut Lesseliers, Strasbourg Observers)
WEBINAR, 27 May 2024 (2PM EDT): Climate Change and the Importance of Indigenous Knowledge: Shared humanity for transformative action: a bridge to Brazil
(G20 Interfaith Forum)
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