Law and Religion Headlines
Friday, 4 February 2022
China: The ‘tea chat’ that involved 13 hours in prison – Pastor Timothy and increasing persecution in China
(Open Doors)
China: The CCP wages a second genocide—against Falun Gong
(Nina Shea, Hudson Institute)
Biden joins pope, imam in calling for ‘human fraternity’
(Nicole Winfield, Associated Press)
Biden joins Pope Francis, Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, in marking day of human fraternity
(Elise Ann Allen, Crux)
Uzbekistan: More Muslims jailed, tortured, arrested
(Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18)
Norway: An unfair decision against the Jehovah’s Witnesses
(Massimo Introvigne, Bitter Winter)
As anti-semitism grows, so does its dangers to everyone. Here's how you can fight against it - CNN
(Ryan Bergeron, CNN)
New book: Wahhabism and the World: Understanding Saudi Arabia's Global Influence on Islam
(Edited by Peter Mandaville, Oxford University Press)
Iran: Special monthly news about Baha’is and Christians in Iran in January
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Joint statement ahead of the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation
(Delegation of the European Union to the UN)
Justice Department, ICE and the FBI recognize International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation
(U.S. Department of Justice)
Iranian Christians protest against denial of right to education to converts and children
(Barnabas Fund)
Egyptian Christian sentenced to five years in prison over contempt of Islam: NGO
(Thaer Mansour, The New Arab)
UK: Christian barrister calls for College of Policing to adopt a 'Street Preacher's charter'
(Kelly Valencia, Premier Christian News)
Finland: The courage of her convictions: An interview with Päivi Räsänen
(Jonathon Van Maren, The European Conservative)
Movsesian on courts’ responses to COVID restrictions
(Mark Movsesian, Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)
Top human rights tweets of the week
(Marianne Dodson, Human Rights Watch)
Photos of the week: Lunar New Year, Pakistan priest killed
(Kit Doyle, Religion News Service)
February 2022 Issue
(The Center for Religion and Media at NYU, The Revealer)
Suds in the sanctuary: breweries populate vacant US churches
(Kathryn Post, Associated Press)
Missouri governor’s ‘Christian values’ statement questioned
(Jim Salter, Associated Press)
Syria: IS leader blows up self, family as US attacks Syria hideout
(Ghaith Alsayed, Lolita C. Baldor, Bassem Mroue and Zeke Miller, Associated Press)
Church sues city over restricting homeless meal services
(Associated Press)
EU lawmakers urge scrutiny of Egypt’s human rights record
(Associated Press)
Court grants service members emergency relief in Navy SEAL 1 v. Biden
(Liberty Counsel)
Ohio law on disposal of tissue after abortion is enjoined
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
South Dakota Governor signs bill barring transgender women on women's sports teams
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Wajahat Ali recounts joy and pain of his Muslim immigrant upbringing in new book
(Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service)
India's anti-conversion laws fuel attacks on Christians
(Nimisha Jaiswal, Deutsche Welle)
India: Gauhati High Court upholds Assam law on madrassas
(Bikash Singh, Economic Times)
'India is not France,' say activists fighting to wear the hijab in schools
(TRTWorld)
India: Ancient Indian temples are designated ‘iconic,’ worrying preservationists
(Priyadarshini Sen, Religion News Service)
As workers seek to unionize, some clergy are filling a crucial role
(Alejandra Molina, Religion News Service)
Romanian political figure praises antisemitic fascist leader on primetime TV
(Marcel Gascón Barberá , Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Yemen: UN panel describes ‘systematic’ persecution driving Jews out of Yemen; says 7 Jews remain
(Ron Kampeas, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Bulgarian media falsely accused a Jewish leader of embezzling public funds. Then he was hit with antisemitism.
(David I. Klein, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Ukraine: Muslims will defend Ukraine with more than prayers, - Mufti said Ismagilov
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Ukrainian church leader stokes Ukrainian nationalism
(Religiina Pravda, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Russian Church to stay in Africa forever – exarch
(Interfax-Religion)
Lithuanian archbishop backs 'hard line of deterrence' against Russia
(Jonathan Luxmoore, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Russia-Ukraine: Resolving the world’s most dangerous conflict
(Mary Ellen O'Connell, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)
Russia: At Lenin's tomb
(Eugene Vodolazkin, First Things)
In reportage on Russia and Ukraine, don't neglect the importance of two rival churches
(Richard Ostling, GetReligion)
Oregon church sues city that limited soup kitchen hours
(Neil Vigdor, The New York Times)
Amazon primes a Sunday work dilemma
(Kate Shellnutt, Christianity Today)
New book: Muslims and the Making of Modern Europe
(Emily Greble, Oxford University Press)
Religion and wellbeing in the U.S.: update
(Frank Newport, Gallup)
Israel: Haredi MK lashed out at Bennett for putting nationality over religion
(The Jerusalem Post)
Biden said the killed ISIS leader persecuted Yazidis. Here’s what to know about the religious minority.
(Amy Cheng and Ellen Francis, The Washington Post)
Progressive nationalism
(John D. Wilsey, Public Discourse: The Journal of the Witherspoon Institute)
Angola: Catholic Church in Angola to use its resources to strengthen democracy
(La Croix International)
Hong Kong: Pro-Beijing Hong Kong media criticises religious leaders and Falun Gong
(CSW: Everyone Free to Believe)
South Korea: Refusing compulsory military service in South Korea
(YouTube Video, Al Jazeera)
White evangelicals less likely to favor amnesty for illegal immigrants, survey finds
(Mark A. Kellner, The Washington Times)
Associate Director Jane Wise retires from the Center and BYU Law School
(International Center for Law and Religion Studies (ICLRS), Brigham Young University)
Decision-making and public policy at the intersection of religion and AI
(Robert Geraci, G20 Interfaith Forum Blog)
Sri Lankan religious leaders call for radical change
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
Indonesian preacher criticized for 'justifying' domestic violence
(Katharina R. Lestari, Union of Catholic Asian News)
German arrests show Pakistani support for Sikh extremism in India
(Aparna Pande and Sam Westrop, Hudson Institute)
RFI leads multiple briefings at International Military Chiefs of Chaplains Conference
(Religious Freedom Institute)
RFI convenes roundtable discussion with new IRF Ambassador Rashad Hussain
(Religious Freedom Institute)
Australia: Parliamentary reports recommend passage of Religious Discrimination Bills
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)
Thursday, 3 February 2022
VIRTUAL EVENT, 3 February 2022 (07:00 MST): HRLC Annual Lecture - Women’s Rights are Human Rights: A Perspective from Afghanistan
(Human Rights Law Centre)
VIRTUAL EVENT, 3 February 2022 (12PM ET): Barbara Phillips to Discuss Google’s Growing Inter Belief Network (IBN)
(Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
Wednesday, 2 February 2022
RFI meeting with new IRF Ambassador Rashad Hussain
(Twitter, Religious Freedom Institute)
Three things the new ambassador-at-large for religious freedom should prioritize
(Arielle Del Turco, Providence Mag)
WEBINAR, 2 February 2022 (11AM EST): USCIRF Conversation on the Global Compact on Refugees
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Spanish Supreme Court: Catholic lay group can exclude women
(Massimo Introvigne, Bitter Winter: A Magazine on Religious Liberty and Human Rights in China)
Spain: Clergy abuse victims hopeful at signs to end impunity
(Aritz Parra, Associated Press)
Al-Azhar hails Canada’s action against Islamophobia day
(International Quran News Agency (IQNA))
Canada: ‘We’re not oppressed’: Canadians unite to mark World Hijab Day
(Saba Aziz, Global News)
Vogue France says 'yes to the headscarf.' Some Muslim women are not happy
(Jeevan Ravindran, CNN, CNN)
‘It’s a part of me’: In a podcast, Rochester students tell their hijab stories
(Catharine Richert, Minnesota Public Radio)
India: Muslim students wear hijab on World Hijab Day to continue protest against Karnataka College
(Kumari Purvi, She the People)
Women in France hit back after vote to ban hijab in sports
(Rayhan Uddin, Middle East Eye)
UN: Over 100 ex-Afghan forces, officials slain since August
(Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press)
French religious associations must sign a Republican Commitment Contract to access subsidies
(Evangelical Focus)
Pakistan: Statement on killing of Pastor William Siraj
(Twitter, Azad Marshall)
In the war over faith-based foster care agencies, is an end finally in sight?
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News)
Cuba launches public consultations on new Family Code
(La Prensa Latina)
Iran: Converts charged with ‘deviant propaganda’ under amended Article 500
(Article 18)
Iran: Court to review convert’s 10-year prison sentence
(Middle East Concern)
Praying for peace, looking toward Olympics, pope emphasizes unity
(Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service)
Jewish Federations eye security improvements for communities
(Haleluya Hadero, Associated Press)
How 18th-century Quakers led a boycott of sugar to protest against slavery
(Julie L. Holcomb, The Conversation)
Pope Francis tells religious sisters to fight back when mistreated by 'men of the Church'
(Courtney Mares, Catholic News Agency)
Gaza opens 1,700-year-old Byzantine church to public
(Entsar Abu Jahal, Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East)
Younger Evangelicals have a more ‘global mindset,’ broader interests in charitable giving: study
(Leonardo Blair, The Christian Post)
Weekly Highlight #191: COVID-19: Exploring faith dimensions: Never-ending COVID-19 pandemic as Groundhog Day ad infinitum
(Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)
UMC megachurch touts benefits of online worship, says it makes ‘Gospel more available’
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
Indonesian Muslim groups demand closure of newly opened holocaust museum
(Benar News)
Indonesia: Holocaust museum causes stir in Indonesia
(Konradus Epa, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Ordinance limiting Oregon church meal services violates religious freedom, lawsuit says
(Alejandra Molina, Religion News Service)
Italy court definitively annuls warrant for Vatican suspect
(Nicole Winfield, Associated Press)
Utah, home of conservative Trump critics, hosts GOP meeting
(Sam Metz, Associated Press)
Streaming online has been a boon for churches, a godsend for isolated
(Bob Smietana and Elizabeth E. Evans, Religion News Service)
Italy military chaplain hits back at vaccine-mandate critic
(Nicole Winfield, Associated Press)
ABC suspends Whoopi Goldberg over Holocaust race remarks
(David Bauder, Associated Press)
Arizona lawmakers look to curb government’s emergency powers
(Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press)
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