Law and Religion Headlines
Wednesday, 10 January 2024
HHS adopts rules implementing conscience protections in federal law
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Religious freedom organization wants the Wilkes County Board of Commissioners to repeal a Christian Heritage proclamation
(John Hinton, Winston-Salem Journal)
Pope Francis prays for an end to religious persecution
(Joseph Tulloch, Vatican News)
Daesh/ISIS terror suspect wanted by Interpol arrested in Türkiye
(Muhammed Kisir, Anadolu Agency)
31 detained, 13 wanted in Turkish operations against Daesh
(Daily Sabah)
Türkiye blocks terror attacks on churches, synagogues in anti-Daesh op.
(Daily Sabah)
World Council of Churches slammed for Cuba trip, claiming gov’t respects religious freedom
(Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post)
FFRF calls out Ala. state senator’s pro-indoctrination remarks
(Freedom From Religion Foundation)
Türkiye nabs 189 Daesh/ISIS suspects in 37 provinces
(Merve Berker, Anadolu Agency)
‘Turbulence’ hits India-US ties after Sikh separatist murder plot
(Sanjay Kapoor, Al Jazeera)
Brazil: ‘Outraged’: Brazilian Muslims face growing Islamophobia over Gaza war
(Eduardo Campos Lima, Al Jazeera)
Turkish intelligence agency nabs Daesh ringleader
(TRT World)
Nicaragua: new priests ordained as UN appeals for missing religious
(Vatican News)
Nicaragua: Bishop Rolando Álvarez unjustly detained for 500 days in Nicaragua
(Matthew Miller, U.S. Department of State)
Young people to make pilgrimage to Christ the King shrine for religious freedom in Mexico
(Diego López Colín, Catholic News Agency)
Woman becomes first non-resident to die through Vermont's assisted suicide law
(Samantha Kamman, The Christian Post)
Religious freedom panel seeks hearings as State Dept. omits India, Nigeria from watchlist
(Mark A. Kellner, The Washington Times)
Prominent Black church in New York sued for gender bias by woman who sought to be its senior pastor
(Darren Sands, Associated Press)
Saudi Arabia interested in Israel normalisation deal after war
(David Gritten, BBC News)
Rebutting allegations of genocide against Israel
(EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)
Why the ICJ cannot order Israel to stop the war in Gaza as a provisional measure
(Jesse Lempel, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)
Syria: 9 dead as Daesh/ISIS terror group attacks convoy of Syrian regime forces
(Esref Musa, Anadolu Agency)
Pakistan rejects US State Department inclusion in religious freedom concern list
(Shashank Pandey, Jurist)
How to deal with same-sex unions? It’s a question fracturing major Christian denominations
(David Crary, Associated Press)
Indonesia: Behind bars for ‘blasphemy’ in Indonesia
(Andreas Harsono, Human Rights Watch)
Pope Francis calls for a universal ban on surrogacy. He says it exploits mother and child
(Nicole Winfield, Associated Press)
Recent incidents of temple vandalism leave American Hindus worried about a larger trend
(Richa Karmarkar, Religion News Service)
Kenyan court: Charge doomsday cult leader within 2 weeks or we release him on our terms
(Ton Odula, Associated Press)
Canada: Pro-life Canadian health workers say they won’t be forced to participate in abortion, euthanasia
(Anthony Murdoch, Lifesite)
January 2024 Newsletter
(The Association of Religion Data Archives)
ADF to Biden admin: Protect Americans' conscience rights
(Alliance Defending Freedom)
Idaho's life-saving law to come before US Supreme Court
(Alliance Defending Freedom)
Conversion therapy ban: Church groups says it is 'ready to go to court' with the Scottish Government
(Rachel Amery, The Scotsman)
Gabriel Attal, France’s new prime minister, says his Jewish ancestry has shaped him
(Ron Kampeas, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Three sites of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra still barricaded by unknown individuals, - Ministry of Culture
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
The dilemmas of living in a post-religious world
(Shadi Hamid, The Washington Post)
Table Talks on Law and Religion
(John Witte, Jr., Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
EU 'Migration Pact' alarms Church and human rights groups
(Alexander Faludy, La Croix International)
Uganda’s High Court deepens divisions among Muslims following property dispute
(John Semakula, Religion Unplugged)
Morocco to lead UN Human Rights Council despite South Africa’s disapproval
(Al Jazeera)
U.S. antisemitic incidents skyrocketed 360% in aftermath of attack in Israel, according to latest ADL data
(Anti-Defamation League)
Hong Kong approves first Catholic university
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
Sri Lanka promises to check distortion of religious teachings
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
Poland's bishops pledge dialogue with new government
(Jonathan Luxmoore, Union of Catholic Asian News)
CAIR announces settlement with Mesa Airlines over Texas Arab, Muslim passengers booted from flight
(Ismail Allison, Council on American-Islamic Relations)
Norway: A trial about the State’s intrusion into religious beliefs
(Willy Fautré, Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Iranian Christian refugees in Turkey no longer eligible for US resettlement scheme
(Article 18)
Glukhin v. Russia: facial recognition considered highly intrusive but not inconsistent with fundamental rights
(Cristina Cocito, Strasbourg Observers)
'Faith and State' Capitol event in Tennessee defends faith in politics
(Liam Adams, Tennessean)
Nigeria: Religious rumblings
(Ebenezer Obadare, Council on Foreign Relations)
Religious institutions update: January 2024
(Nathan Adams IV, Holland & Knight LLP, JD Supra)
Americans embrace religion, reject religious bigotry
(Susan Crabtree, Real Clear Politics)
Philippines: The cascading risks of a resurgent Islamic State in the Philippines
(Haroro J. Ingram, The United States Institute of Peace)
Monday, 8 January 2024
First look at the 2024 Brazil G20 Interfaith Forum
(G20 Interfaith Forum Blog)
Activists seeking refuge in Turkey face deportation, severe persecution in Iran
(Center for Human Rights in Iran)
Canada: Beyond “Happy Holidays!”: it’s time to support Canada’s increasing religious diversity
(Veronique Sioufi, Policy Note)
Canada: A map of the 96 churches that have been vandalized or burned since the residential schools announcement
(Cosmin Dzsurdzsa, True North)
Türkiye nabs 304 suspects linked to Daesh in nationwide ops
(Daily Sabah)
Mainline Protestant clergy’s support for LGBTQ+ rights has grown
(Suzanna Krivulskaya, PRRI)
Lafarge facing lawsuit for their dealings with terrorist organization
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)
Around the web - 8 January 2024
(Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)
Nicaraguan government expels arbitrarily detained priests
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)
Nigeria and India do not make it as Countries of Particular Concern
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)
Dutch anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders has withdrawn a 2018 proposal to ban mosques and the Quran
(Mike Corder, Associated Press)
Brazilian politician’s move to investigate a priest sparks outpouring of support for the clergyman
(Mauricio Savarese, Associated Press)
India court restores life prison sentences for 11 Hindu men who raped a Muslim woman in 2002 riots
(Associated Press)
Belarus’ authoritarian leader tightens control over the country’s religious groups
(Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press)
Court limits discussion of religion in trial for blocking abortion clinic entrance
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Articles and books of interest - 8 January 2024
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Jews and other people of faith can neither hide nor despair
(Shmuley Boteach, Deseret News)
‘Soldiers of Christ’ killing unsettles Korean Americans in Georgia and stokes fear of cults
(Sudhin Thanawala, Religion News Service)
A small Spanish city’s bid to build Europe’s biggest Buddha
(Hanna Vioque, Religion News Service)
Christians Against Christian Nationalism translates TikTok activism to local politics
(Kathryn Post, Religion News Service)
Bishops urged to join campaign to redirect defense spending into social programs
(John Lavenburg, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Chilean mayor under fire for saying being Jewish is a ‘supremacist conception’
(Jackie Hajdenberg, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
How Trump captured Iowa’s religious right
(Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker)
Christian group launches first-ever religious violence database tracking global persecution
(Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post)
Supreme Court to consider whether Oregon man can sue FBI over No Fly List
(Amy Howe, SCOTUSblog)
Tracking religious liberty in the states over time
(Jordan J. Ballor, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
Russian guard raids on Muslim facilities undermining patriotism of believers – OpEd
(Paul Goble, Eurasia Review)
Uganda/Tanzania: Grave error: Construction of oil pipeline threatens burial sites
(Deborah Laker, Religion Unplugged)
Israeli settlers storm Al-Aqsa Mosque compound amid tensions
(International Quran News Agency (IQNA))
World Vision and sexual criteria in religious employment
(Rick Plasterer, Juicy Ecumenism, Institute on Religion and Democracy)
San Diego's first affordable housing project on church land under construction
(Andrew Bowen, KPBS)
Australia bans Nazi salute and public display of terror group symbols
(Reuters)
Australia: Jewish leaders take on Sydney hate clerics amid government, law enforcement inaction
(The Australian)
Young pacifist Baptists in Russia seek alternatives to the war
(Evangelical Focus)
Public urged to report online extremist content following terrorism conviction
(Metropolitan Police)
Non-religious veterans are underserved and overlooked, Humanists UK tells Government
(Humanists UK)
Civil servant given warning after ‘inappropriately’ saying there are two sides to the trans debate
(Steven Edginton, The Telegraph)
The Geopolitics of Religious Soft Power: How States Use Religion in Foreign Policy
(Edited by Peter Mandaville, Oxford University Press)
China: Coming in February: Harsher religious regulations just for Xinjiang
(Ma Wenyan, Bitter Winter)
Biden condemns white supremacy in a campaign speech at a church where Black people were killed
(Colleen Long, Zeke Miller and Darlene Superville, Associated Press)
Azerbaijan’s response to U.S. State Department’s Religious Freedom Report
(Aze.media)
Algeria: Arab Parliament backs Algeria in religious freedom row
(Gobran Mohamed, Arab News)
Navajo Nation calls for delay of mission to send human remains to the moon, citing religious concerns
(Russell Payne, The New York Sun)
Brazil: Freedom of Worship Day January 7, 2024 (Portuguese)
(Radio Jota)
Friday, 5 January 2024
Afghanistan: Taliban arrest women for ‘bad hijab’ in the first dress code crackdown since their return to power
(Associated Press)
Iran: Farmers displaced and farmlands seized as Iran’s government intensifies Baha’i religious persecution
(Bahá’í International Community)
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