Law and Religion Headlines
Saturday, 28 October 2023
Public schools and faith-based chaplains: Texas’ new combination is testing the First Amendment
(Charles J. Russo, Religion News Service)
US Jews fracture over support for Israeli retaliation
(Yonat Shimron, Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service)
Religious objection to vaccination: Re WSP (A Child)
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Officers investigate more “thoughtcrimes” amidst widespread criticism of “woke policing”
(ADF UK)
Indi Gregory: European judges reject appeal over ill baby's case
(Dan Martin, BBC News)
India: Church welcomes relaxation of hijab ban in Indian state
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
Israel-Gaza: Bucks faith leaders unite against violence
(Louise Parry and Amy Holmes, BBC News)
India: TPNRD Releases new report on Indian religious diplomacy
(Religion & Diplomacy: A Resource of the Transatlantic Policy Network on Religion and Diplomacy)
Iran: Twenty-six Baha’is in Iran sentenced to 126 years in prison as 10 Baha’i women arrested in Isfahan, and 3 Baha'is in Yazd
(Bahá’í International Community)
Türkiye: Antisemitism rises in Turkey during Israel-Hamas war
(Pelin Ünker, Deutsche Welle)
Biden on 5th anniversary of Pittsburgh synagogue shooting: Hamas invasion is ‘deepening the wound’ of antisemitism
(Ron Kampeas, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Religious persecution is threat to U.S. national security, experts tell Congress
(Peter Pinedo, Catholic News Agency)
Our right to religious freedom requires ceaseless defense
(Mike Lee, Deseret News)
Kyrgyzstan: Six-month jail term for questioning official religious policy
(Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18 News Service)
303 Creative v. Elenis, Groff v. DeJoy and the difference a sentence can make
(Mark Satta, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
Report highlights Christian perspectives on religious freedom
(Conference of European Churches)
A united pursuit in difficult times: MJLC and EuLeMa convene in Sevilla for groundbreaking show of Muslim-Jewish solidarity
(KAICIID Dialogue Centre)
Indonesia: The dilemma of political involvement among Muslim theologians in Indonesia
(Norshahril Saat and Ahmad Muhajir, Yusof Ishak Institute (ISEAS))
WCC general secretary meets with new executive director of International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons
(World Council of Churches)
SoHO Regulation: COMECE releases Position Paper ahead of final trilogue negotiation
(The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE))
Antisemitism in Europe reaching levels unseen in decades, says top Rabbi
(Maria Psara, Euronews)
Russia: A Jehovah’s Witness deprived of his citizenship and deported
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
France: Religious leaders in France are surprisingly nuanced when it comes to euthanasia
(Christian Network Europe)
From California to Maine, some states really seem to dislike religious education
(Jorge Gomez, First Liberty)
Supreme court roundup: 12 pending cases that could impact religious freedom
(Jorge Gomez, First Liberty)
Louisiana’s ‘In God We Trust’ law tests limits of religion in public schools
(Frank S. Ravitch, The Conversation)
The Christian nationalism of Speaker Mike Johnson
(Andrew Whitehead and Samuel L. Perry, Time)
Belarusian group warns of new religious controls
(Jonathan Luxmoore, Church Times)
Japan, religion, and the dissolution of the Unification Church: A conversation
(Massimo Introvigne, Bitter Winter)
States must counter discrimination based on religion or belief at all levels: UN expert
(Devdiscourse)
Baldwin introduces resolution calling for end to religious and political persecution in India
(Tammy Baldwin, Member of Congress)
Argentina takes next step in officially honoring evangelicals. They want more.
(Morgan Lee, Christianity Today)
The treasure of religious freedom
(Eric Patterson, World)
Brazil: Why is the Brazilian State secular? (Portuguese)
(Coordenação, Estratégia Concursos)
Portugal: Human Rights: Holy See warned of the “painful reality” of “lack of religious freedom, wars and violence” (Portuguese)
(CB, ECCLESIA Agency)
Brazil: District Day to Combat Religious Intolerance: event reflects on the right to freedom of belief (Portuguese)
(Ana Beatriz Cabral Cavalcante, Agência de Notícias UniCEUB)
Friday, 27 October 2023
Threats to American democracy ahead of an unprecedented presidential election
(PRRI)
Countries should back ICC investigation on Israel-Palestine
(Balkees Jarrah)
Bringing light without God: Humanist chaplain Anthony Cruz Pantojas
(Joshua Stanton and Benjamin Spratt, Religion News Service)
Christians in Pakistan are struggling to survive barbaric persecution
(David Curry, Religion News Service)
In the Hindu diaspora, dancers and feminists celebrate the modern cultural significance of Navaratri
(Richa Karmarkar, Religion News Service)
Hijab-wearing woman faces suspected racist attack in UK's Yorkshire
(Daily Sabah)
Thursday, 26 October 2023
VIRTUAL EVENT, 26 October 2023 (9AM CST): RPLP Fellows Meeting: The Born Again Dyula: Between Religious Conversion and Ethnic Allegiance in Cote-d’Ivoire
(Religion and Public Life Program, Rice University)
CALL FOR PAPERS, deadline 26 October 2023: What can we learn about bridging divides in America today?
(BYU Law, The University of Utah, Equality Utah, 1st Amendment Partnership, Fairness For All Initiative, Braver Angels, Tolerance Means Dialogues)
Wednesday, 25 October 2023
COMECE President assures Jerusalem Patriarch of EU Bishops’ closeness and support
(The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE))
Israel: Ultra-Orthodox Jews are supporting Israel’s war efforts - here's how
(MAARIV, The Jerusalem Post)
Hearing wrap up: Biden administration must increase efforts to protect religious freedoms globally
(Committee On Oversight and Accountability, U.S. House of Representatives)
On key anniversary, religious freedom more important than ever
(Susan Crabtree, Real Clear Politics)
USCIRF condemns Nicaragua’s expulsion of arbitrarily detained priests
(United States Commission on International Religious Freedom)
The evil of holy wars
(Mark Silk, RNS Column: Spiritual Politics)
Italy: Milan’s Jews on high alert after death threats written in nightclub and chanted at pro-Palestinian rally
(Orge Castellano, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
As Pope Francis calls for another day of fasting and prayer for peace in Middle East, faith leaders respond
(Christine Rousselle, Fox News)
Interfaith potluck aimed to soothe tensions over Israel-Hamas war
(Larry Seward, CBS News)
Leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah holds talks with senior Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad figures
(Kareem Chehayeb, Associated Press)
Antisemitic incidents have spiked in New York since Hamas attack on Israel, new data shows
(Luke Tress, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Turkish police arrest 33 Daesh/ISIS terror suspects
(Muhammed Nuri Erdogan, Anadolu Agency)
FFRF calls out Miss. school district for promoting religion
(Freedom From Religion Foundation)
Vatican summit tackles women’s ordination with a nod from Pope Francis
(Claire Giangravé, Religion News Service)
Archbishop Welby, patriarchs of Jerusalem urge ceasefire, condemn church bombing
(Catherine Pepinster, Religion News Service)
Oklahoma attorney general sues to stop US’s first public religious school
(Sean Murphy, Religion News Service)
A Detroit synagogue president was fatally stabbed outside her home. Police don’t have a motive
(Associated Press)
Police say there’s no evidence of a hate crime in the killing of a Detroit synagogue leader
(Sophia Tareen, Associated Press)
How the Israel-Hamas War impacts regional relations
(Hesham Youssef, The United States Institute of Peace)
Israel still blocking aid to civilians in Gaza
(Sari Bashi, Human Rights Watch)
Palestinian Americans on the Israel-Hamas war: 'We're not even allowed to grieve'
(Sandhya Dirks, NPR)
American Jews and Palestinians face fear and hatred
(Madeline Halpert, BBC News)
Kenyan Catholic priest marries after joining splinter group
Ukraine parliament advances bill seen to ban Russia-linked Orthodox church from country
(Tyler Arnold, National Catholic Register)
Myanmar: UN expert reports on Myanmar’s ‘raging fire of brutality’
(John Sifton, Human Rights Watch)
New Zealand opens inquest into Christchurch mosque attacks that killed 51
(Al Jazeera)
Germany: Christian school shuttered by German government appeals to European Court of Human Rights
(Jon Brown, The Christian Post)
Canada: Obligatory oaths of allegiance and freedom of religion: Wirring
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Catholic bishop calls on UK prime minister to fight climate crisis
(Charles Collins, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Britain’s fastest-growing Christian services held in Chinese
(Kaya Burgess, The Times)
In South Africa, prosecutions intensify as bogus faith groups raid bird species for rituals
(Audrey Simango, Baptist news Global)
Kazakhstan: The 21st secretariat of the Congress of leaders of world and traditional religions
(The World Fellowship of Buddhists)
Occupied Ukraine: Detained, fined, ordered "deported"
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
Ukraine: The head of the UGCC calls on the world Congress of Ukrainians to be messengers of truth about Ukraine's struggle
(Ukraine and World, Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
APPG attends forum on Korean unification
(Twitter, Lord David Alton)
Kenya: Religious leaders open Peacebuilding Architecture Review
(Twitter, Inter-Religious Council of Kenya (IRCK))
India: Lessons on why we humans must unite
(A. K. Merchant, G20 Interfaith Forum Blog)
India: Animal sacrifice in Assam's Kamakhya Temple: A clash between tradition and animal rights
(Bikash Chetry, India Today)
India: In Hinduism’s celebration of Durga, lessons for how to navigate global conflicts
(Murali Balaji, Religion News Service)
Ethiopia: Bishops in Ethiopia warn the country may be on brink of return to war
(Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Years of interfaith progress jeopardized in an instant
(Susan Crabtree, Real Clear Politics)
Upcoming U.S. Supreme Court case could be a huge religion-beat sleeper story
(Richard Ostling, GetReligion)
China: The Christian exodus from China
(William Huang, MercatorNet)
China: UN member countries condemn China’s crimes against humanity
(Louis Charbonneau, Human Rights Watch)
Consent decree entered in RLUIPA suit charging discrimination against Orthodox Jews
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Synod of encounter? Addressing divisions in the global Catholic Church
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
RFRA and the new Thoreaus
(Mark L. Movsesian, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
Battle over Bibles: Q&A with Arizona school board mom canceled over scripture verse
(Jovan Tripkovic, Religion Unplugged)
Czechia: Divorce in Czechia to become easier and quicker
(Anna Fodor, Czech Radio)
Lenis v. Greece: Extreme homophobia not protected under freedom of expression
(Tobias Mortier, Strasbourg Observers)
Ghana: Christian leaders in Ghana are trying to reshape government – it may not end well
(The Conversation)
Religion, geopolitics, and the current conflicts (Spanish podcast)
(Duna Radio)
Image privacy in religious worship Brazil: (Portuguese)
(Carolina de Castro Wanderley, Conjur)
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