Law and Religion Headlines
Thursday, 11 March 2021
DAY OF ACTION, 11 March 2021: Sacred People, Sacred Earth Day of Action
(Parliament of the World's Religions)
ROUNDTABLE, 11 March 2021 (14:00 CET): “Does the ECHR really protect the ‘right to offend, shock or disturb’? A critical assessment of the European Court of Human Right´s hate speech case law”
(Jacob Machangama, University of Central Lancashire (Cyprus) and the Erasmus+ Porgramme of the European Union)
‘Revenge porn’ is a misnomer
(Ruby Peacock, UK Human Rights Blog)
Wednesday, 10 March 2021
Malaysian court rules non-Muslims can use ‘Allah’
(Associated Press)
Myanmar: No religious liberty in an unequal milieu
(Farzana Mahmood, Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)
WEBINAR, 10 March 2021 (10:30AM EST): A Religious Minority Enslaved: Addressing the Complicity of U.S. Companies in Uyghur Forced Labor
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
WEBINAR, 10 March 2021 (1PM EST): Fratelli Tutti: Social Solidarity from Several Points of View
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
VIRTUAL EVENT, 10 March 2021 (11:30AM CST): Inclusivity, Faith, and Belief: How to Navigate Faith and Belief in a Way that Creates a More Inclusive and Accommodating Workplace
(The Forum on Workplace Inclusion)
Pope urges Iraqis 'not to give up' as historic pilgrimage ends
(Shelly Kittleson, Al-Monitor: Iraq Pulse)
Egypt to introduce Judaism in schools
(George Mikhail, Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
Pope Francis, Iraq's Ayatollah Sistani call for unity in historic meeting
(Hassan Ali Ahmed, Al-Monitor: Iraq Pulse)
Freedom House: Syria, Western Sahara worst in world for political rights
(Al-Monitor: Syria Pulse)
Aid groups overwhelmed by needs and numbers of displaced Syrians
(Mohammed Hardan, Al-Monitor: Syria Pulse)
The Weekly Round-Up: Ministerial Maternity Leave, a New Offence and Guidance on Visiting Gran (pt. 1)
(Byul Ryanim, UK Human Rights Blog)
The Weekly Round-Up: Family Benefits and Domestic Abuse (pt. 2)
(Calla Randall, UK Human Rights Blog)
Belgian children and some women to be repatriated from IS camp in Syria.
(Al-Monitor: Syria Pulse)
“To Release or not to Release, that is the Question”: Detention Pending Trial at the International Criminal Court after the Gicheru Case
(Diletta Marchesi and Chiara Fusari, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)
Court denies emergency relief, allows Oak Flat appeal to proceed
(Becket: Press Release)
Defending the Apache Oak Flat site: It is not over
(Massimo Introvigne, Bitter Winter: A Magazine on Religious Liberty and Human Rights in China)
Nigerian scholar: Extremists exploit religious tensions to achieve parochial goals
(Mohammad Mazhari, Tehran Times)
Who is a Jew? Israel’s Supreme Court expands the answer
(Noah Feldman, The Japan Times)
Japanese think tank president: Move 2022 Winter Olympics from Beijing
(Yoshiko Sakurai, JapanForward)
Japan’s new ambassador to the Vatican has a mission — and it’s not just about religion
(Dr. Kevin M. Doak, JapanForward)
US visa applicants denied under Trump ‘Muslim ban’ can reapply
(Aljazeera)
Justice Department settles claims against Toms River, New Jersey over zoning code that restricts houses of worship
(U.S. Department of Justice)
Visa applicants denied under Trump’s Muslim travel ban can reapply
(Rowaida Abdelaziz, Huffington Post)
Belgium: Jehovah’s Witnesses and sexual abuse (Fake news debunked in a recent webinar)
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Australia: What will a Mark McGowan landslide mean for religious freedom?
(Spectator Australia)
Parents concerned ahead of religious freedom case at top human rights court of the Americas
(ADF International)
COVID – 19 vaccination- Christian perspectives (PDF)
(Thematic Group on Science, New Technologies and Christian Ethics, Conference of European Churches)
7th Circuit denies preliminary injunction against prior Illinois limits on worship services
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Colorado bakery, in court again, loses attempt to dismiss transgender discrimination claim
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Statement by President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. on first-ever Papal visit to Iraq
(The White House)
Executive Order calls for review to assure no discrimination in education on basis of sex, sexual orientation or gender identity
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Satanic Temple member sues over Texas abortion requirements
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Satanists sue Texas over pro-life laws that hinder the 'religious ceremony' of abortion
(Michael Foust, Christian Headlines)
Religious sentiments can be hurt only by specific intent, rules Tripura court
(Devrupa Rakshit, The Swaddle)
An urgent appeal for dialogue, peace, and security in Ethiopia
(Executive Committee, Religions for Peace)
Religions for Peace calls all parties to choose peace, dialogue, and democracy
(Executive Committee, Religions for Peace)
Multi-faith action to advance gender equality
(Religions for Peace)
Religious News From Around the World March 8, 2021
(World Religion News)
US hits Iranian officials with travel restriction over ‘gross human rights violations’
(Al-Monitor: Iran Pulse)
Barred from traveling by their husbands, Iranian women suffer under unjust laws
(Leila Alikarami, Al-Monitor: Iran Pulse)
Reconciliation, healing, and peaceful coexistence in Iraq
(Religions for Peace)
Kurdish stamp commemorating pope's visit to Erbil fans Turkish conspiracy fears
(Amberin Zaman, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)
Pope speaks of interfaith tolerance from ancient city of Ur
(Al-Monitor)
Pope Francis’s visit to Iraq: Beyond the symbolism
(Ibrahim Al-Marashi, Aljazeera)
Pope’s Iraq visit 'an important step in promoting fraternity'
(Fr. Benedict Mayaki, SJ, Vatican News)
As pope ends trip, Iraq's prime minister calls for national dialogue
(Hassan Ali Ahmed, Al-Monitor: Iraq Pulse)
Sacred people, sacred earth
(Green Faith, Religions for Peace)
Pope Francis: Meeting with Iraq’s top Shiite cleric offered ‘universal message’ of fraternity
(Catholic News Agency)
The problem with freedom from religion: Laïcité must reckon with the continuing impact of French colonial history
(Mendel Kranz, Sightings: The Martin Marty Center, University of Chicago Divinity School)
Mass. Supreme Court calls into question religious exemption for Christian colleges
(Catholic News Agency)
India begins promised detention, deportation plan of Rohingya refugees
(Zaffar Iqbal, Religion Unplugged)
India's SC notice to Centre on plea seeking uniform law for succession and inheritance
(Yahoo News India)
Court in India dismisses charge that Facebook post violated blasphemy law
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Bible teacher Beth Moore’s split with Southern Baptists has some women wondering whether to follow her
(Sarah Pulliam Bailey and Michelle Boorstein, The Washington Post)
Beth Moore, famed Bible teacher quits Southern Baptists
(Bob Smietana, Associated Press)
Report: China’s treatment of Uyghurs meets definition of genocide
(Catholic News Agency)
One year into the pandemic, U.S. bishops call for global solidarity
(Catholic News Agency)
Fire destroys historic church in Mexico
(Catholic News Agency)
Iraq pilgrims defy virus protocols as case numbers rise
(Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Associated Press)
EU lawmakers seek to declare bloc an LGBT ‘freedom zone’
(Vanessa Gera, Associated Press)
Supreme Court allows religious speech violation lawsuit to continue
(Catholic News Agency)
Firefighters, faith leaders team up to vaccinate vulnerable
(Giovanna Dell'Orto, Associated Press)
UN rights office laments Swiss ban on Muslim face-coverings
(Jamey Keaten, Associated Press)
Switzerland: Where face masks are required but burqas are banned
(Rim-Sarah Alouane, Foreign Policy)
Switzerland referendum: Voters support ban on face coverings in public
(BBC News)
Vatican COVID-19 commission: Church can help combat rising violence against women
(Catholic News Agency)
Gulf opens door to public Jewish life amid Israel ties
(Ilan Ben Zion, Associated Press)
Few women on party lists for upcoming elections in Israel
(Mazal Mualem, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)
Tel Aviv’s Jewish museum reopens after $100 million upgrade
(Ilan Ben Zion, Associated Press)
Congo bishops deplore human rights abuses in country
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Irish bishops call for resumption of public worship after COVID restrictions eased
(Charles Collins, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Vancouver archbishop works with provincial officials to get churches open
(Agnieszka Ruck, Catholic News Service)
Russia's Roskomnadzor holds preventive talk with Paramount Comedy representatives over South Park episode
(Interfax-Religion)
Tajikistan: "I do not know what the Mandela Rules are"
(Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18 News Service)
Hey journalists: Can you name three or more Ramadan news angles linked to COVID-19 vaccines?
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Christians, Jews, Muslims and lobbyists left and right fret over SCOTUS 'donor privacy' case
(Richard Ostling, GetReligion)
Some faith leaders call Equality Act devastating; for others, it's God's will
(Tom Gjelten, National Public Radio)
How the Equality Act would impact faith-based child placement agencies
(Chelsea Langston Bombino, Religion Unpugged)
Progressive church lobbies push radical LGBTQ “Equality Act”
(James Diddams, Juicy Ecumenism, Institute on Religion and Democracy)
Grounds for the Equality Act are simply not there
(Nathan Berkeley, Religious Freedom Institute)
Church of England statement on “position of trust legislation”
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Report: Fast growth of UK Charedi population risks ‘polarisation’ with secular Jews
(Michael Daventry, Jewish News)
Uzbekistan: Draft criminal code offers little meaningful reform
(Human Rights Watch)
With pointed urgency, faiths rise for climate justice
(Religion News Service)
The chorister’s tale: Religious freedom analogies in the COVID pandemic
(M. Christian Green, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
Religious freedom cases during the pandemic: Round II
(Michael J. Broyde, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
Tuesday, 9 March 2021
ONLINE EVENT, 9 March 2021 (2PM GMT): Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) in Practice: Roadmap for working together
(The Faith & Belief Forum)
WEBINAR, 9 March 2021, (15:00 GMT): The Right to Opt-out or Not: The Legal Right of Withdrawal from Religious Education in Norway
(Philosophy, Religion and Education Research Group, University of Oxford)
WEBINAR, 9 March 2021 (15:15 CET): Beyond Hirsi: The interception of migrants at sea
(Seline Trevisanut, Paulo Pinto de Albuquerque, Andrea Saccucci, Hélène Trigoudja, The Netherlands Institut for the Law of the Sea, The Netherlands Institute of Human Rights, Utrecht Centre for Regulation and Enforcement in Europe)
Monday, 8 March 2021
High court revives ex-student’s suit against Georgia college
(Jessica Gresko, Associated Press)
Supreme Court rules in favor of student barred from sharing his faith
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News)
Supreme Court sides with Christian students silenced on Georgia campus
(Devin Dwyer, ABC News)
Roberts alone in dissent as Supreme Court backs student in religious-speech case
(Robert Barnes, The Washington Post)
Court revives lawsuit from student seeking nominal damages for free-speech violation at public college
(Amy Howe, SCOTUSblog)
In campus religious speech case, Supreme Court says nominal damage claim can support standing
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
President Bingham on International Women’s Day: Empower women through education
(Sydney Walker, Church News)
How an Indonesian woman is fighting child marriage (video)
(Ayu Purwaningsih, Deutsche Welle)
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