Law and Religion Headlines
Monday, 22 July 2024
Jewish leaders in Europe want to stay there despite pessimism about antisemitism, survey finds
(Shira Li Bartov, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Vatican Secretary of State visits the Patriarchal Cathedral of the UGCC in Kyiv
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Law and religion roundup – 21st July
(Law & Religion UK)
Far-right Israeli minister Ben-Gvir makes inflammatory Al-Aqsa visit
(Al Jazeera)
How 'religious' is a 'religious employer'?: Church history and the future of American religious liberty litigation
(Dennis J. Wieboldt III, SSRN)
Canada: Muslim charity calls court ruling on audit a green light for government overreach
(Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press)
Australia: Faith leaders join call to reject Productivity Commission recommendation
(Cath News)
Diverse groups rally to support IN music teacher forced out of job for his religious beliefs
(Alliance Defending Freedom)
Religious freedom is a defining factor for the future of Asia
(Samuel Brownback and Katrina Lantos Swett, Korea Times)
Abortion site buffer zones ‘matter of urgency’, campaigners tell Home Secretary
(Aine Fox, The Standard)
Global Experts Unite to combat modern slavery's $236 billion shadow economy
(G20 Interfaith Forum, EIN Presswire)
Friday, 19 July 2024
Holocaust survivor Mala Tribich honoured by leading interfaith charity
(Michelle Rosenberg, The Jewish News)
Two Jews and a Muslim: Government’s senior lawyers are sworn in
(Lee Harpin, Jewish News)
Angola: Let’s cultivate “justice, peace, the very dignity of the human person”: Archbishop to Angola’s justice, peace officials
(João Vissesse, ACI Africa)
Ten Commandments won’t go in Louisiana classrooms until at least November as lawsuit plays out
(Kevin McGill, Associated Press)
Christian homeless shelter challenges Washington state law prohibiting anti-LGBTQ+ hiring practices
(Janie Har, Associated Press)
Dominican Republic: Dominican activists protest against a new criminal code that would maintain a total abortion ban
(María Teresa Hernández, Associated Press)
Hank’s Furniture to pay $110,000 in EEOC religious discrimination lawsuit
(U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission)
9th Circuit: Zen Apprentice's Suit dismissed under ministerial exception doctrine
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
What does Project 2025 say about religious liberty and the separation of church and state?
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Affordable housing in God’s backyard: Some religious congregations find a new use for their space
(Nadia A. Mian, The Conversation)
What is Catholic Integralism?
(Mathew Schmalz, The Conversation)
Argentina: 30 years after attack on Argentina’s Jewish center, Milei makes promises. But the anguish remains
(Isabel Debre, Associated Press)
Olympics 2024: The litmus test for the future role of international sport in times of war
(Patricia Wiater, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)
Human rights activists reveal information about Russia persecuting Ukrainian churches under occupation
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Russian Court bans online sale of souvenir toilet paper: Depiction offends feelings of religious believers
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Andorra’s 73 Jews are proud to hold down a tiny community in a tiny country
(Larry Luxner, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Armenia: Conscientious objector "could be taken to jail at any time"
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
A religious “Delaware”: Establishing a state haven for religious corporations
(Ian Speir, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
CEC congratulates Ursula von der Leyen on her re-election as European Commission President
(Conference of European Churches)
Against the odds: Women leaders at the forefront of global dialogue
(KAICIID Dialogue Centre)
Oman: Sectarian violence escalates: ISIS targets Shi’ite worshippers in historically peaceful Oman – Analysis
(Girish Linganna, Eurasia Review)
Notre Dame religious liberty summit: Advocates spotlight growing global tensions
(Hamil R. Harris, Religion Unplugged)
Religious roles in environmental protection and addressing climate change
(Rabbi David Saperstein and Katherine Marshall, G20 Interfaith Forum)
Zambia: Church condemns escalating lawlessness and targeted political intolerance against opposition lawmakers
(Catholic Information Service for Africa)
The tide is turning for the European Social Charter: The Vilnius Declaration and the warm-up thereto
(Lize R. Glas, Strasbourg Observers)
Paraguay: Interreligious Forum of the Americas takes place in Paraguay
(Church Newsroom)
Iran: submission to the 48th session of the UN Universal Periodic Review
(CSW: Everyone Free to Believe)
Egypt: submission to the 48th session of the Universal Periodic Review
(CSW: Everyone Free to Believe)
Iraq: submission to the 48th session of the Universal Periodic Review
(CSW: Everyone Free to Believe)
Asia/Pakistan - Legal age for Christian marriage at 18: A step forward to protect girls and abandon child marriage
(Agenzia Fides)
India: Backlash over Indian state's rule said to divide eateries by religion
(Barron's)
New ethics class for non-Orthodox students
(Apostolos Lakasas, ekathimerini)
South Korea: Supreme Court ruling a historic victory for same-sex couples
(Amnesty International)
Wednesday, 17 July 2024
EVENT, 17 July 2024 (9:30AM ET): Bridging Divides and Building Peace - Youth, FoRB and the SDGs (New York, NY, USA)
(The Joint Initiative for Strategic Religious Action (JISRA))
Britain's new government commits to building Holocaust memorial
(Britain's new government commits to building Holocaust memorial, Reuters)
Safeguarding governance in the Church
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Lords Spiritual (Women) Act 2015 (Extension) Bill
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Secular stagnation: How religion endures in a godless age
(Shadi Hamid, Foreign Affairs)
Iranian police question women who marched in religious festival without head scarves
(Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty)
Iran: On the ground in Iran: The Islamic Revolution and faithful resistance
(Charles Ramsey, Religion Unplugged)
CEC Summer School focuses on protecting worship places and cultural heritage
(Conference of European Churches)
Australia: Hate speech – vilification laws and threats to religious speech
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)
USCIRF welcomes Senator Mitch McConnell’s appointment of Meir Soloveichik to U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Israel’s ultra-Orthodox headache
(David Rosenberg, Politico.eu)
Israel’s military will begin drafting ultra-Orthodox men on Sunday. It could rattle the government
(Josef Federman, Associated Press)
Moroccan delegation led by Sharaka tours Israel, defies prejudice
(Ohad Merlin, The Jerusalem Post)
How to combat antisemitism and Islamophobia - opinion
(Zain Ali, The Jerusalem Post)
Oman: Islamic State claims responsibility for deadly attack on Shi'ite mosque in Oman
(Andrew Mills and Alexander Cornwell, Reuters)
Egypt: Plans to build more churches as religious freedom returns
(Amy Balog, Aid to the Church in Need)
Russia: Religious issues and persecution – Bimonthly digest July 01-15
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
ECHR judgement in Savinovskikh v Russia (family and transgender rights)
(The European Court of Human Rights)
Former priest's defamation claim dismissed under ecclesiastical abstention doctrine
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Diocese not liable in bankruptcy for sex abuse without agency relationship with abuser or abuser's institution
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
At RNC, an uneven, awkward embrace of religious pluralism
(Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service)
Advancing peace, justice, and a sustainable way of life through multistakeholder collaboration
(Khushwant Singh, G20 Interfaith Forum Blog)
Kenya’s Catholic Bishops warn of “intolerance, anarchy” as youths remain hell-bent on anti-government protests
(Agnes Aineah, ACI Africa)
Religion is a politically ambivalent phenomenon
(University of Münster)
German bundesliga club Mainz wrong to sack El Ghazi over Gaza comments, court rules
(Deutsche Welle)
WCC contributes to global dialogue on ecology and conflict at online summer school
(World Council of Churches)
Ukraine: The war, religious beliefs and conscientious objection: Orthodox
(Willy Fautré, Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
China: ‘In handcuffs, without paper or pen, I rely on others to convey my safety’ – a call for the release of Elder Zhang Chunlei
(FoRB in Full: A blog by CSW)
Mikyas v. Belgium: one more ‘headscarf case’ that manifestly fails to acknowledge applicants’ concerns
(Saïla Ouald-Chaib, Strasbourg Observers)
Across Asia, respect for elders is seen as necessary to be ‘truly’ Buddhist
(Manolo Corichi and William Miner, Pew Research Center)
Jewish students condemn UCLA for defending and assisting antisemitic encampments
(Becket)
Religion and the political divide in the United States
(PBS)
Al Hassan convicted of international crimes, but not for ones based on gender
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Religion Unplugged)
Monday, 15 July 2024
Are Hindu nationalists solidifying their presence in the UK?
(Sonia Sarkar, Religion Unplugged)
Antisemitic TikTok terrorist jailed for encouraging terrorism and sharing material
(Crown Persecution Service)
Law and religion roundup – 14th July
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Afghanistan: Taliban’s restrictions on Muharram processions continue across Afghanistan
(KabulNow)
Global Interfaith Monitor No. 25
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
WEBINAR, 15 July 2024 (3:30 PM CEST/Brussels): A Journey to the UDHR Centenary | EP. 2 Civil Society Engagement
(Paulo Macedo and Fabio Petito, European Union & International Affairs Office of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
German lay judge challenges a headscarf ban in court
(Marcel Fürstenau, Deutsche Welle)
Far-right circles urge expulsion of Muslims from Spain
(Daily Sabah)
Around the web - 15 July
(Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)
Judge rejects effort by Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson to get records from Catholic church
(Gene Johnson, Associated Press)
Faith in democracy: Participation in government long a papal priority
(Justin McLellan, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops)
Luxembourg: Overcoming passivity through community-building
(Bahá’í World News Service)
Alabama agrees to forgo autopsy of Muslim inmate scheduled to be executed next week
(Kim Chandler, Associated Press)
Taiwan: A Taiwan-based Buddhist charity attempts to take the founding nun’s message of compassion global
(Huizhong Wu and Deepa Bharath, Associated Press)
2nd Circuit rules for photographer challenging NY laws compelling speech
(Alliance Defending Freedom)
Articles of interest - 15 July 2024
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Church ceremony without marriage license was enough to create a civil marriage in New York
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Religious exemptions to Title IX on trial again in appeals case against US Dept of Ed
(Chloë-Arizona Fodor, Religion News Service)
Five faith facts about Trump’s VP pick, JD Vance
(Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service)
Nigeria bishops warn EU deal could push abortion, gender rights on Africa
(Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Jewish elementary school in Zagreb fosters tolerance
(Andrea Jung-Grimm, Deutsche Welle)
Faith leaders, politicians invoke God’s protection for Trump in wake of shooting
(Paul O'Donnell, Religion News Service)
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