Law and Religion Headlines
Wednesday, 23 June 2021
The challenges of Christian nurses in Pakistan
(Kamran Chaudhry, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Lao Tzu: The first libertarian intellectual: Opinion
(Ryan Ferries, Acton Institute)
Middle Eastern powers vie in shaping next generation of Muslims – Analysis
(James M. Dorsey, Eurasia Review Opinion)
‘Fire monks’ ready to defend monastery from Big Sur blaze
(Religion News Service)
President Biden pledges support for Rev. Barber’s campaign to end poverty
(Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service)
Atheist and humanist groups sue Mississippi over state’s ‘In God We Trust’ license plate
(Alejandra Molina, Religion News Service)
As Senate convenes hearing, more than 300 faith leaders declare support for DC statehood
(Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service)
Halimi and Oubaali: Boxing champions united by different faiths
(Joseph Hammond, Religion News Service)
EEOC sues over employer's failure to accommodate religious objection to finger printing
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
EEOC sues AscensionPoint Recovery Services for religious discrimination
(U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission)
Wisconsin courts end COVID suspension of prison religious services
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Cert. filed in "Christian flag" case
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Christian flag goes to U.S. Supreme Court
(Liberty Counsel)
Suit challenges "In God We Trust" on Mississippi license plates
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Atheists, humanists sue over Mississippi’s ‘In God We Trust’ license plates
(Allen Brewer, WLOX News)
New Texas law protects religious organizations during future emergencies
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Law to keep faith organizations ‘essential’ during disasters takes immediate effect
(Isaiah Mitchell, The Texan)
India’s high court bans conversion therapy: A much needed law
(Bhavyata Kapoor, Jurist)
Why religious tolerance won in Indonesia but lost in India
(Dan Slater, Maya Tudor, Foreign Affairs)
Indian police arrest Muslims in religious conversion case
(Bijay Kumar Minj, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Indian Hindus turn to honoring ‘corona goddess’ to quell pandemic
(Bhavya Dore, Religion News Service)
Indian court orders wide-ranging protections for LGBTIA+ community
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Orthodox Church denied permission to build church in Sudan
(CSW: Everyone Free to Believe)
Amendments to Azerbaijan’s Religion Law place restrictions on appointment of church leaders
(Barnabas Fund)
Bivolaru and Moldovan v. France: A new challenge for mutual trust in the European Union?
(William Julié, Strasbourg Observers)
Newly released “Mapping Migration” study focuses on church response in Europe
(World Council of Churches)
A Catholic’s view on working with all faiths & beliefs
(Vimeo video, Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
USCIRF condemns recent court decisions in Algeria against Christians
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Weekly Highlight #161: COVID-19: Exploring Faith Dimensions: Vaccine Equity and Hesitancy; Religious Freedom and COVID-19
(Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)
AP photos: Tibetan traditions threatened by politics, growth
(Associated Press)
One Nevada church settles, other pressing COVID-19 lawsuit
(Associated Press)
Greece: Bishops attacked with caustic liquid, 10 hurt
(Elena Becatoros and Derek Gatopoulos, Associated Press)
China, Canada spar at UN body over human rights failings
(Jamey Keaten, Associated Press)
Siberia, protest and politics: Shaman Alexander in danger
(Marjorie Mandelstam Balzer, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Church leaders preach peace in Nicaragua as they face threats from Ortega regime
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Cuban bishops hit back against resolution to endorse ‘gender ideology’
(Elise Ann Allen, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Supreme Court’s recent decision an endorsement of religious social services, experts say
(John Lavenburg, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Ambassadors say Vatican summit should offer some hope for Lebanon
(Doreen Abi Raad, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
America is becoming less religious. That could be bad news for people in need
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News)
Hungary anti-LGBT+ law dispute overshadows EU summit
(Bernd Riegert, Deutsche Welle)
High Court favors plaintiffs in Fulton … but fails to affirm religious freedom for all Americans
(Thomas Farr, Religious Freedom Institute)
Fulton: A victory for religious freedom?
(Mark Movsesian, Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)
Fulton and the future of religious liberty
(Gerard V. Bradley, First Things)
Court requires religious exemption but leaves many questions unanswered
(Holly Hollman, SCOTUSblog)
Russia: More "extremist organisation" trial outcomes: suspended sentences, fines
(Victoria Arnold, Forum 18 News Service)
Why does no one, including the New Yorker, want to address the Catholicity of Joe Manchin?
(Julia Duin, GetReligion)
Protect Duty: Consultation
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
The unorthodox priest leading Poland's fight for LGBTQ rights
(Madeline Roache, Time)
Forced marriage advice to be translated into Yiddish for Charedi women
(Josh Salisbury, Jewish News)
Israel's religious parties have lost power for now, but they might make a comeback
(Sputnik)
Israel greenlights controversial project in Hebron’s mosque
(Ahmad Melhem, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)
Israel's Supreme Court OK's non-profit tax status for Messianic congregation
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
In dramatic victory for religious freedom, Israeli Supreme Court allows tax exempt status for Messianic nonprofit
(Tuvia Pollack, All Israel News)
Israel shifts China policy, condemns its treatment of Uyghurs at UNHRC
(Lahav Harkov, Tovah Lazaroff, Jerusalem Post)
Prince Charles awarded prestigious interfaith prize
(Jewish News)
Uzbekistan news site protests at fine over religious reporting
(Eurasianet)
In Central America, Kamala Harris ignored our best hope: Catholic bishops
(Thomas Reese, RNS Column: Signs of the Times)
Supreme Court decision is a win for religious freedom
(Emilie Kao, The Heritage Foundation)
Religion News Service launches Religion Hub
(Religion News Service)
Uzbekistan: Shia mosque reopenings blocked, Religion Law passed with no published text
(Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18 News Service)
Monday, 21 June 2021
Advancing religious freedom in different political regimes: Personal stories
(Dmytro Vovk, Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)
Religious freedom in difficult places
(Brett G. Scharffs and Seng Mai Aung, Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)
Advancing religious freedom in different political regimes
(Ján Figeľ, Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)
In for the long haul—advocating for freedom of religion or belief
(Mine Yildirim, Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)
Saving Iraqi religious minorities and their heritage
(Knox Thames, Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)
The 2021 Religious Freedom Annual Review: An Overview
(Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)
ONLINE EVENT, 21 June 2021: Online Academy Europe challenged by populism: Churches as “the salt of the earth”?
(Conference of European Churches)
LECTURE SERIES, 21 June 2021, (6:30PM GMT+2): Religious minorities in Turkey
(Adelaide Madera, Universität Trier)
A different view of religion and politics
(The Christian Science Monitor)
As U.S. pandemic eases, fewer see religion gaining influence
(Jeffrey M. Jones, Gallup)
Baha’i International Community joins a collective voice for the restoration of ecosystems
(Baha'i International Community)
Lutheran World Federation elects first female general secretary to lead global communion
(Emily McFarlan Miller, Religion News Service)
Think again: Religion in the wake of the pandemic
(Cynthia G. Lindner, The University of Chicago Divinity School)
Germany gets 1st military rabbi in over a century
(Associated Press)
German court convicts a third ISIS member of crimes against humanity committed against Yazidis
(Amal Clooney, Dought Street Chambers)
Spanish court affirmed: Christian view on homosexuality is not hate speech
(Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination in Europe)
How 'People's cathedral' helped form a just and free society in South Africa
(Sam Mathe, Sowetan Live)
Photos of the Week: Southern Baptists meet; historic bell found
(Kit Doyle, Religion News Service)
The business case for international religious freedom
(Vimeo video, Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
Catholic members of U.S. House confront Bishops over possible denial of communion to pro-choice Democrats
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
City's use permit requirement violated state Free Exercise law
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
VA will offer gender confirmation surgery
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Articles of interest - 21 June 2021
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Local faith communities respond to Venezuelan displacement in Latin America and the Caribbean
(JoAnne Wadsworth, G20 Interfaith Forum Blog)
SC considers extending religious objections to therapists
(Michelle Liu, Associated Press)
UN experts call on Holy See to do more against child abuse
(Associated Press)
AP photos: Tourism boom pressures Tibet's historic sites
(Mark Schiefelbein and Sam Mcneil, Associated Press)
Israel arrests Arab suspects in mob killing of Jewish man
(Associated Press)
Bill would ban discrimination against LGTBQ jurors
(Associated Press)
Pope on Myanmar: Houses of worship serve as neutral refuge
(Associated Press)
An architect of European unity moves ahead on sainthood path
(Frances D'Emilio, Associated Press)
BJC reacts to SCOTUS foster care ruling
(Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
SCOTUS rules Philadelphia cannot require Catholic Social Services to certify same-sex couples for foster placement under its contract, majority declines to issue broader ruling
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Vatican’s top diplomat urges unity, reconciliation during trip to Mexico
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Top Republicans worry ‘the church is asleep.’ Here’s their plan to reengage religious voters
(Mya Jaradat, Deseret News)
The GOP’s pool of potential religious supporters is more diverse than you think
(Mya Jaradat, Deseret News)
Why Buddhists should celebrate Juneteenth
(Pamela Ayo Yetunde, Lion's Roar)
Religious organizations acquire shield from some intrusion by Russian government
(Institute of Religion and Politics, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Zoroastrianism in modern Russia
(Religion Today)
Protecting free exercise under Smith and after Smith
(Thomas Berg and Douglas Laycock, SCOTUSblog)
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