Law and Religion Headlines
Wednesday, 23 February 2022
Amid book bans, Muslim authors, parents advocate for children’s books representing Islam
(Tasmiha Khan, Religion News Service)
Iran: UN Special Rapporteur: Tehran arrested dozens of Christians in 2021
(Asia News)
Iran is squeezing Christians and other minorities out of the Middle East, researcher says
(Jonah McKeown, Catholic News Agency)
Covenanting to live together
(Knox Thames, London School of Economics Religion and Global Society Blog)
Weekly Highlight #194: COVID-19: Exploring faith dimensions: Misinformation in Africa; declining church attendance
(Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)
Romania: For first time, Romanian officials commemorate Holocaust refugees who died in sunken ship 80 years ago
(Cnaan Liphshiz, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Dutch universities to ignore query on ties to Jewish groups — but may divulge on Israel
(Cnaan Liphshiz, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Boston area college in turmoil after weeks-long string of antisemitic and racist incidents
(Penny Schwartz, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Australia’s New South Wales state moves to ban the swastika
(Ron Kampeas, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
New book: The Routledge Handbook of Religious Literacy, Pluralism, and Global Engagement
(Edited By Chris Seiple, Dennis R. Hoover, Routledge)
UK: Catholic Church calls Scottish govt’s guidelines on underage sex ‘morally bankrupt’
(Charles Collins, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
UK: Extensive fire caused by arson at church in Glasgow
(Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians in Europe)
UK: Lifting COVID-19 restrictions in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland: update
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
UK: Labour’s strides against antisemitism
(Ezra Cohen, Jewish News)
UK: ADF International’s Lois McLatchie discuses freedom of religion or belief within the UK
(YouTube Video, Freedom Declared Foundation)
Greek ministry report: Anti-Christian attacks make up approx. 93% of all anti-religious hate crimes in 2020
(Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians in Europe)
Algeria: Another Protestant place of worship under threat of closure in Algeria
(Evangelical Focus)
Air Force officers sue over religious exemption denials
(John Seewer, Associated Press)
VA Bible lawsuit dismissed, separate display proposed
(Kathy McCormack, Associated Press)
Places of worship to turn their unused spaces into housing
(Associated Press)
Spain: Bishops in Spain ask lawyers to audit their sex abuse record
(Aritz Parra, Associated Press)
Israel: Muslim man, Mizrahi woman picked to serve as Supreme Court justices, both firsts
(The Times of Israel)
Group representing Christian doctors sues California over forced participation in assisted suicide
(Alliance Defending Freedom)
Bolivian bishops call for judicial reform after murders, rapists freed
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
U.N. wants faith groups to help work against plastic pollution
(Fredrick Nzwili, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Perspective: The sustaining power of faith in times of crisis
(Gérald Caussé, Deseret News)
From normalizing antisemitism to denying it - opinion
(Asaf Romirowsky, The Jerusalem Post)
Pronoun wars? The 'usual suspects' quoted by the press skewed Baptism-gate coverage
(Clemente Lisi, GetReligion)
Norway: Adoption, religious upbringing and Article 9 ECHR: Abdi Ibrahim
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Malawi president, an ordained church minister, visits World Council of Churches in Geneva
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Egypt: Institutional erasure: Legal pluralism in colonial Egypt
(Samy A. Ayoub, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
Thinking beyond Roe: The Bible, Orthodox Judaism, and sexual virtue
(Rafi Eis, Public Discourse: The Journal of the Witherspoon Institute)
Pope has profound understanding of social issues in Africa, says visiting Zambian president
(La Croix International)
How a gay man from Singapore found acceptance in Australia
(Ali MC, Al Jazeera)
Join the Faith Action on the UN Sustainable Development Goals database
(Parliament of the World's Religions)
French barrister fights for right to wear her hijab in court
(Layli Foroudi, Reuters)
Pakistan: Blasphemy, forced conversions, education system: the weak points for the rights of religious minorities
(Agenzia Fides)
Center for the Study of Religion, Culture & Society marks 10 years of creating connections
(Michael Abernethy, Elon University)
France: Anti-religious violence rises by 38% in France in 2 years
(Evangelical Focus)
Ohio bill would require colleges to allow student accommodation for religious observance
(Dmitriy Shapiro, Cleveland Jewish News)
Monday, 21 February 2022
FBI: No political, ideological motivations in mosque fire
(Associated Press)
Malcolm X on racism, capitalism and Islam
(Al Jazeera)
Pakistan: Jan Figel’s views on religious freedom (Part I)
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Pakistan: Former EU FoRB Special Envoy Jan Figel’s views on religious freedom (Part II)
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Pakistan: What vision Pakistan has conjured for religious freedom by scraping the Protection of the Rights of Religious Minorities Bill
(Qamar Rafiq, London School of Economics Religion and Global Society Blog)
EVENT, 21 February 2022 (12:30PM ET): RLI Book Discussion: Why Do People Discriminate Against Jews?
(University of Notre Dame Law School)
Lawmaker on trial in Europe for religious views a 'cautionary tale' for the US, says lawyer
(Kelsey Koberg, Fox News)
Colombia’s highest court legalizes abortion up to 24 weeks
(Manuel Rueda, Associated Press)
Israel: 60 percent of Israelis hide their religion when traveling abroad, study finds
(Dan Lavie, Jewish News Syndicate)
Israeli authority backs down from Mount of Olives park plan
(Ilan Ben Zion, Associated Press)
Iran: The religious-ideological reason Iran calls for Israel's destruction
(Udi Evental, The Jerusalem Post)
As Kuwait cracks down, a battle erupts over women’s rights
(Isabel Debre and Malak Harb, Associated Press)
China: Human rights? China won that Winter Olympics battle. Almost.
(John Leicester, Associated Press)
China: A threat to justice everywhere: Persecution of Uyghurs demands an international response.
(Elizabeth M. Lynch, Commonweal)
Bill to consider churches essential in emergencies advances
(Associated Press)
Mushroom rabbi grows psilocybin for Denver congregation
(Tiney Ricciardi, Associated Press)
India: Religious practice will have to be essential to faith: Government tells High Court
(Deccan Herald)
India: High court plea bid to make hijab must for all Muslim women: Karnataka
(Vasantha Kumar, The Times of India)
Indian Christians hesitate to take stand in hijab row
(John Dayal, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Uttar Pradesh: India's Muslim victims of hate crimes live in fear
(BBC News)
Indian archbishop calls for protection of Christians
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
India: Government officials in India destroy Jesus statue after Hindu nationalists object
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
India: Farmer anger will test Modi as India’s ‘grain bowl’ votes
(Sheikh Saaliq, Associated Press)
Sex offender registration law does not violate free exercise rights
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
5th Circuit: United Airlines employees irreparably injured by religious coercion over COVID vaccine
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Court grants preliminary relief to service members in Navy SEAL 1 case
(Liberty Counsel)
Settlement assures Universal Life ministers can perform weddings in Nevada
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Articles of interest - 21 February 2022
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Satirical videos criticizing Jehovah's Witnesses did not violate copyrights
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Supreme Court denies injunction as school system postpones vaccine mandate
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Tunisian evangelicals among signatories of first National Charter for Peaceful Coexistence
(Evangelical Focus)
From the new Christian right to Christian nationalism, part 1
(Mark Silk, RNS Column: Spiritual Politics)
On immigration, DeSantis chooses Trumpism over Catholicism
(Jacob Lupfer, Religion News Service)
Cameroon bishops warn ‘those who take the sword will perish by the sword’
(Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Advocates call for help for Black migrants from Biden administration
(Rhina Guidos, Catholic News Service)
Canada: Montreal’s Holocaust Museum relocating to new $80 million site in historic Jewish quarter by 2025
(Caleb Guedes-Reed, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Canada: They’re targeted by Canada’s far-right. So why did they join the ‘freedom convoy’?
(Pallavi Pundir, VICE)
Canadian trucker protests echo U.S. Christian nationalism? Press says 'yes'
(Bobby Ross Jr., GetReligion)
Jewish federations umbrella releases new document adding gun reform and LGBTQ advocacy back to policy priority list
(Ron Kampeas, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Russia: Putin claims Orthodox church threatened by Ukrainian government
(Interfax-Religiia, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Russia: How Putin turned religion’s ‘sharp power’ against Ukraine
(Peter Mandaville, The United States Institute of Peace)
Russia: How Putin’s politics threaten the Church’s witness
(Russell Moore, Christianity Today)
Russia: The strange Russian war against Reiki
(Massimo Introvigne, Bitter Winter)
Ukraine: COMECE welcomes EU financial assistance to Ukraine
(The Catholic Church in the European Union)
Ukraine: Thinking about Orthodox history and the complex West vs. East divisions in Ukraine
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
UK: Jewish delegation from United Kingdom thanks Pope Francis for denouncing antisemitism
(Currents News)
UK: Law and religion round-up – 20th February
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Nigeria's worsening security is of deep concern to world churches body
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Egypt: Al-Azhar reacts to undermining miracle of Prophet’s Mi’raj
(International Quran News Agency (IQNA))
Egypt moves to ban journalists from discussing religion after talk show host cast doubt on Quran story
(Thaer Mansour, The New Arab)
Malaysia: Race and religion dominated political coalitions’ strategy during Melaka polls, says group
(Ashman Adam, Malay Mail)
“What has Christianity to do with Criminal Law?”
(Peter Wosnik, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
Journalism fellowship and policy forum bring dialogue to Arab region media
(KAICIID Dialogue Centre)
New E-learning course will support the engagement of faith actors in advancing the SDGs
(KAICIID Dialogue Centre)
Mexican diocese laments murders, attempts to silence, journalists
(David Ramos, Catholic News Agency)
Nagorno-Karabakh: Human rights activist asks UNESCO to ensure protection of Nagorno-Karabakh’s historic Christian sites
(Catholic News Agency)
UAE: Dubai Expo: Chance for change in Middle East and North Africa
(Maghie Ghali, Al Jazeera)
Scandal, secularism eroding trust in America’s pastors, surveys find
(Mark A. Kellner, The Washington Times)
Bahrain: British MP Criticizes London, Washington’s Indifference to Rights Violations in Bahrain
(International Quran News Agency (IQNA))
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