Law and Religion Headlines
Wednesday, 9 February 2022
Canada: Freedom of religion & conscience: What’s the connection?
(Deina Warren, Canadian Centre for Christian Charities)
Intergenerational trauma–the horrific consequence of residential schools in the U.S. and Canada
(Ja:no’s–Janine Bowen, G20 Interfaith Forum Blog)
Sri Lanka’s religious leaders demand turnaround from politicians
(Robin Gomes, Vatican News)
Kazakhstan courts pressure religious freedom
(International Christian Concern)
Germany: Why we should abolish Germany’s church tax
(Nathaniel Flakin, Exberliner)
February 2022 newsletter
(The Association of Religion Data Archives)
Naval chaplaincy appointee under fire for alleged Islamophobia, Christian nationalism
(Mark A. Kellner, The Washington Times)
CVS accused of religious discrimination over contraception exemption in EEOC complaint
(Mark A. Kellner, The Washington Times)
Tuesday, 8 February 2022
WEBINAR, 8 February 2022 (11AM ET): July 11 and the Faith Community's Leadership in Cuba
(Outreach Aid to the Americas)
VIRTUAL EVENT, 8 February 2022 (5:30PM London): Freedom of Religion or Belief in Nepal: Mapping Report Launch
(All Party Parliamentary Group for International Freedom of Religion or Belief)
VIRTUAL EVENT, 8 February 2022 (08:30 Tehran): Islamic Revolution Discourse; Software of Resistance in World
(International Quran News Agency (IQNA))
Monday, 7 February 2022
Australia: Liberals backlash likely to widen split over religious freedom laws
(David Crowe, The Sydney Morning Herald)
Australia: Religious discrimination bill should be passed with caveats, two inquiries recommend
(Biwa Kwan, SBS News)
Australia: Morrison signals attempt to pass religious discrimination bill ‘in the near future’
(Paul Karp, The Guardian)
Australian Hindus oppose Religious Freedom Bill amid fears of forced conversion
(The Australia Today)
Australia: As parliament returns for 2022, the religious discrimination bill is still an unholy mess
(The Conversation)
Lawmakers introduce Arizona LGBT anti-discrimination bill
(Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press)
Bakers, therapists to lose conscience protections under proposed Arizona ‘Equality’ bill
(Mark A. Kellner, The Washington Times)
Latter-day Saint leaders support Arizona’s new gay rights bill. Here’s what they’ve said on the issue in the past
(Tad Walch, Deseret News Faith)
Arizona county sued for religious law
(Juliana Walter, Red Rock News)
Israel: What would Jesus do at an Israeli military checkpoint? This Palestinian pastor wants to know
(Naomi Zeveloff, Religion Unplugged)
Israeli leader talks to Biden about Islamic State, Iran
(Associated Press)
Complaint: Teacher proselytized, made antisemitic comments
(Associated Press)
Lawsuit appealed over Mormon church use of donations
(Associated Press)
Spain: 12 church denominations and the Evangelical Alliance express concern over threats to freedoms
(Evangelical Focus Europe)
Spanish ombudsman set to probe church sex abuse
(Joseph Wilson, Associated Press)
Pope decries genital mutilation, sex trafficking of women
(Frances D'Emilio, Associated Press)
Turkish ski jumper İpcioğlu mum on Uyghur statement
(Associated Press)
France: 16 teachers at Orthodox yeshiva near Paris arrested in raid over conditions for students
(Cnaan Liphshiz, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
French Muslims will choose Islam over France if challenged: Analyst
(International Quran News Agency (IQNA))
France: Macron's government launches new body to oversee Islam in France
(The Arab Weekly)
France: Macron’s government seeks to reshape Islam in France
(Barbara Surk, Associated Press)
Police: 1 dead, 2 injured in shooting at Denver-area church
(Associated Press)
US Jews talk identity, Holocaust after Goldberg’s remarks
(Luis Andres Henao, Peter Smith and David Crary, Associated Press)
Articles of interest - 7 February 2022
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Georgia legislature passes revised anti-boycott of Israel Bill
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Angola bishops warn of ‘dark and nefarious’ atmosphere ahead of elections
(Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Ukraine: Why church conflict in Ukraine reflects historic Russian-Ukrainian tensions
(J. Eugene Clay, Religion Unplugged)
Ukraine: Catholic chief calls Ukraine a pawn in escalating US/Russia conflict
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Why church conflict in Ukraine reflects historic Russian-Ukrainian tensions
(J. Eugene Clay, The Conversation)
Leaning on Jesus to heal America’s racial divide
(Christian Sagers, Deseret News)
Senate GOP Twitter account stops following virulently antisemitic account after reporter’s query
(Ron Kampeas, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
A Jewish teacher criticized Israel. She was fired.
(Liam Stack, The New York Times)
Russian Church asks Turkish authorities to punish organizers of discotheque in Trabzon monastery
(Interfax-Religion)
In Afghanistan, believers in religious minorities have every reason to go underground
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Relevant question for modern Democrats: Are agnostics just 'light' versions of atheists?
(Ryan Burge, GetReligion)
The threat to Roe v. Wade is driving a religious movement for reproductive choice
(Michelle Boorstein, The Washington Post)
Religious vow of obedience needs to be redefined, theologian says
(Elise Ann Allen, Crux)
Only Christians need apply? Missouri governor’s ‘Christian values’ statement prompts legal concerns
(Jack Suntrup, St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Pastor holds bonfire to burn to 'witchcraft' books like 'Twilight'
(Morgan Sung, NBC News)
Neo-Nazi group’s leader among 3 arrested in attack at Orlando demonstration
(Cristóbal Reyes, Orlando Sentinel)
Myanmar: One year on from the coup in Myanmar, today must be a turning point
(Benedict Rogers, FoRB in Full: A blog by CSW)
Myanmar: On democracy in Myanmar, cardinal says there’s ‘no reason for optimism’
(Elise Ann Allen, Crux)
Myanmar: One year of the military junta in power in Myanmar
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)
Wrongly accused of genital cutting, a Muslim mom won’t accept ‘case closed’
(Hannah Allam, The Washington Post)
Francis Collins on COVID-19 politics: ‘The culture war is literally killing people’
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)
India: Clothing and the right to religious freedom: Religious freedom is the hallmark of pluralism. While legitimate restrictions are to be accepted, irrational intrusion into religious notions should be averted.
(Kaleeswaram Raj, The New Indian Express)
India: Calls for atrocity crimes against Muslims in India
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)
India: Protests continue over university students' dress code in India
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
Indian court reminds Hindu petitioner of ‘religious tolerance’
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
In India, the dangers of a homogenous public culture: To the extent that the hijab does not communicate a message of discrimination, inequality, or violence, what grounds allow the State, and State institutions, to ban it?
(Gautam Bhatia, Hindustan Times)
Health care provider pays $75,000 in ‘scrub skirt’ religious bias suit
(Kathryn Post, Religion News Service)
Cuba: ‘The Church was left without a place to worship’ – The story of Alain Toledano Valiente
(FoRB in Full: A blog by CSW)
Vietnam country update
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
UK: New podcast explores relationship between religion and media
(Bahá’í World News Service)
UK: Article 9 and the COVID-19 lockdown in England: Hussain again
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
UK: Law and religion round-up – 6th February
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
UK: Identifying the Yazidi genocide
(Knox Thames, Newsweek)
UK: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Newsletter
(Ahmadiyya Muslim Community UK)
Air Force ordered to pay more than $230M in church shooting
(Associated Press)
Pakistan: Hindu trader shot dead in Ghotki, was told to ‘go to India’ before being killed
(Hanif Samoon, The Friday Times)
Does European multiculturalism threaten women’s rights?
(Robert Carle, Religion Unplugged)
Chinese Christian faces trial for prayers on Tiananmen anniversary
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
China: In Beijing, Olympic ideals coexist with authoritarian rule
(Tim Sullivan, Associated Press)
China: There is only one winner of the Winter Olympics 2022
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)
China: What China is doing to its Christians is no game. We need to speak out during the Olympics
(David Landrum, Premier Christian News)
China: Guterres expects China to let UN rights chief visit Xinjiang
(Al Jazeera)
Brazilian bishops demand justice for Congolese youth beaten to death
(La Croix International)
Haiti: Catholic bishops warn of Haiti's "descent into hell"
(Xavier Le Normand, La Croix International)
Iran: Celebrations at 60,000 mosques in Iran marking anniversary of Islamic revolution victory
(International Quran News Agency (IQNA))
Italy: Stay close to people, pope tells Italian mayors
(Junno Arocho Esteves, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Ethiopian Orthodox Christians stay away from holy town
(Deutsche Welle)
Pakistan: Pastor slain at Pakistan church that commemorates Taliban suicide-bombers' 2013 killing of 127
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Abortion as a human Right: The fight for reproductive rights in Argentina and Poland
(Jaya Nayar, Harvard International Review)
Saudi Arabia: Will Saudi Arabia redefine its religion?
(A.S. Ibrahim, World)
Kenya: After moving out of their comfort zone, atheists in Kenya gain visibility
(Fredrick Nzwili, Religion News Service)
A dispatch from the post-religious future
(Daniel Johnson, Mosaic Magazine)
Overcoming disengagement
(Kent Johnson, Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
Friday, 4 February 2022
Remarks by President Biden at the National Prayer Breakfast
(The White House)
In the future, let’s skip this breakfast
(Rob Boston, Americans United for Separation of Church and State)
Trump’s travel ban forever changed the lives of Muslims around the world
(Rowaida Abdelaziz, The Huffington Post)
‘Empty promises’: The US’s ‘Muslim ban’ still reverberates
(Jihan Abdalla, Al Jazeera)
China: Uyghur athlete is final torchbearer at Beijing Games
(Krystal Hu, Reuters)
Tibetans in India demonstrate against Beijing Olympics
(Shonal Ganguly, Associated Press)
China: ‘Never again,’ for the Uyghurs: Jews around the world ramp up China protests as Beijing Olympics start
(Toby Axelrod, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
China: The only winner of the 2022 Beijing Olympics will be the Chinese government
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Religion Unplugged)
China: IOC ‘have blood on their hands’ by opting for China for Winter Olympics
(Matt Majendie, Evening Standard)
Chinese exiles: Boycott Winter Olympics over Uighur ‘genocide’
(Ted Regencia, Al Jazeera)
China: Pastor Wang Yi, Early Rain Covenant Church
(International Christian Concern)
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