Law and Religion Headlines
Monday, 22 February 2021
Algeria: Christian sentenced to five years
(International Christian Concern, Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Russia: A Jehovah's Witness sentenced to 7.5 years at age of 63 years
(JW World Headquarters, Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Ousted by war, Iraq's Christians struggle to reclaim homes
(France 24)
Iraq: Full of historic sites important to understanding Christianity
(Dale Gavlak, Catholic News Service)
Virginia legislature votes to abolish the death penalty
(Catholic News Agency)
How a religious White House office could promote the common good—or politicize religion
(Matt Hadro, Catholic News Agency)
French Catholic women launch manifesto on feminine vocation in the Church
(Andrea Gagliarducci, Catholic News Agency)
Articles of interest - 22 February 2021
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Supreme Court to hear challenge on family planning program
(Jessie Hellmann, The Hill)
Supreme Court denies certiorari in church property dispute
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Priest challenges Scotland's coronavirus ban on public worship
(Catholic News Agency)
Private bill seeks freedom for man living in Missouri church
(Jim Salter, Associated Press)
Sri Lankan bishops urge government to release blast inquiry
(Krishan Francis, Associated Press)
Washington taps pastors to overcome racial divide on vaccine
(Ashraf Khalil and Hilary Powell, Associated Press)
Family battles ICE for the same reason they fled their home: They’re Muslim
(Rowaida Abdelaziz, Huffington Post)
Southern Baptists divided over politics, race, LGBTQ policy
(David Crary, Associated Press)
Will Pope have a ‘Pell Problem’ with Super Mario over visions of reform?
(John L. Allen Jr., Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Faiths institute asks Gates Foundation to change tactics in Africa
(Fredrick Nzwili, Catholic News Service)
If Muslims can build churches in Egypt, has persecution ended?
(Jayson Casper, Christianity Today)
Egypt helps Sudan confront Brotherhood ideology through missionaries
(George Mikhail, Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
In the Second Cold War, religious Americans must lead the way
(Cameron Hilditch, National Review)
Progressive(ly) dishonest: The lies of progressive Muslamic academia
(Zainab bint Younus, Muslim Matters)
Religious news from around the web - 22 February 2021
(World Religion News)
Can 'Super Mario' and a dose of Catholic social teachings heal Italy's ailing economy?
(Clemente Lisi, GetReligion)
New COVID-19 legislation and guidance to 27 February
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Law and religion round-up – 21st February
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Catholics, evangelicals unite on free speech fears under Scottish hate bill relating to transgender issue
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
UK’s oldest synagogue gets nearly £500,000 to protect its heritage
(Josh Salisbury, Jewish News)
CCCU launches new database of racial, ethnic diversity resources
(Ryan Foley, The Christian Post)
Orthodox Amazon sellers say they’re squeezed by new 6-day-a-week shipping requirement
(Ron Kampeas, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Indian state seeks tribal religion code in census
(Bijay Kumar Minj, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Most black adults believe religion, church play significant role in African American experience
(Leah MarieAnn Klett, The Christian Post)
Why the White House faith office matters
(Eboo Patel, The Hill - Opinion)
Majority of black Americans remain highly religious even if they don't go to church
(Leonardo Blair, The Christian Post)
As the pandemic rages on, more than 20 states debate bills that would protect in-person church services
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News)
What can the Indonesian Church do to ease the Papua conflict?
(Ryan Dagur, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Pakistani Christians arrested for promoting Christianity
(Kamran Chaudhry, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Why Iran won’t cross China on the Uighurs
(Kourosh Ziabari, Asia Times)
U.S. State Department lawyers concluded insufficient evidence to prove genocide in China
(Colum Lynch, Foreign Policy)
Canada’s Trudeau, Cabinet abstain from China genocide vote
(Rob Gillies, Associated Press)
China: Special weekly FoRB newsletter on freedom of religion or belief (15-21.02.2021)
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Hindutva, the political ideology that puts Christians under suspicion
(Evangelical Focus)
USCIRF releases new report about Santería in Cuba
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Saudi schoolbooks: What does it take to recontextualize Islam? – Analysis
(James M. Dorsey, Eurasia Review Opinion)
Saudi women can join armed forces in latest widening of rights
(Reema Alothman, The Economic Times)
Missing piece of the puzzle: Preserving religious diversity by protecting the past
(Knox Thames, The United States Institute of Peace)
Assailants vandalize chapels in southern Philippines
(Joseph Peter Calleja, Union of Catholic Asian News)
When Brahma Became Allah Or Selected Aspects Of Transcultural Transformation Of Hindu Epic The Ramayana Into Malay Hikayat Seri Rama – OpEd
(Dr. Azly Rahman, Eurasia Review Opinion)
Palestinian President Abbas gives Christians outsize voice in new legislature
(Daoud Kuttab, Religion News Service)
Biden vs. the Bishops – OpEd
(William Donohue, Eurasia Review Opinion)
Advocating for persecuted Christians should be a non-partisan issue
(Sarah Bassil, Providence Mag)
New book by church historian explains tensions between Biden and U.S. bishops
(Christopher White, Religion Unplugged)
A Catholic sinner seeks communion - And happens to be President
(Emma Green, The Atlantic)
Will religion suffer under the Biden Administration? - OpEd
(Sam Field, World Religion News)
Lessons from Nigeria for peace building in the United States
(Jacob Choji Pwakim, Foreign Policy Argument)
Mubarak Bala: The 300 Day Campaign
(Andrew Hulett, The Humanist)
England: Daily Telegraph publishes proof of massacre by Ethiopian forces in Tigray
(David Alton, Lord Alton of Liverpool)
"If there is no freedom of conscience, there is no democracy" (Spain)
(Evangelical Focus Europe)
Poland and Turkey offer their religious rights' insights at UN Human Rights Council
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Sunday, 21 February 2021
CALL FOR PAPERS, due 21 February 2021: The Influence, Legacy and Future of the European Court of Human Rights in the International Legal Order
(European Society of International Law)
Saturday, 20 February 2021
WEBINAR, 20 February 2021 (9AM CST): Buddhist-Catholic Dialogue | Retreat on Climate Awareness
(Parliament of the World's Religions)
Friday, 19 February 2021
Statement by President Joe Biden on Ash Wednesday
(The White House)
USCCB: Equality Act would ‘punish’ religious groups opposed to gender ideology
(Catholic News Agency)
New Publication: Law, Religion, and Freedom: Conceptualizing a Common Right
(W. Cole Durham, Jr., Javier Martínez-Torrón, Donlu D. Thayer, eds., Routledge ICLARS Series on Law and Religion)
America: we should adopt religion-inclusive language
(Arjun Badami, The Hoya)
Faith leaders condemn Uyghur persecution
(Sarah Mac Donald, The Tablet UK)
Interfaith Youth Core funds campus projects at the intersection of racial justice and interfaith work
(Diverse Issues in Higher Education)
Berliners debate renaming street after Israel's only female prime minister
(Gil Zohar, Religion Unplugged)
Muslim leaders and government officials denounce Iran’s persecution of Baha'is
(Bahá’í International Community)
Force marriages, conversions contrary to Islamic teachings: Ashrafi
(Business Recorder)
New book gives look state of Russian Orthodox Church
(Religion Today)
Russian Orthodox ally named to Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs
(Religion Today)
Angola decriminalizes same-sex relationships
(Kgaugelo Masweneng, Sowetan Live)
The Case of Gestur Jónsson and Ragnar Halldór Hall v Iceland: Between Two Paradigms of Punishment
(Agnė Andrijauskaitė, Strasbourg Observers)
Holding the Parent Company Liable for Human Rights Abuses Committed Abroad: The Case of the Four Nigerian Farmers and Milieudefensie v. Shell
(Wubeshet Tiruneh, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)
Vatican expects deficit of $60 million in 2021
(Catholic News Agency)
Smartphone generation 'raised on hardcore porn,' church must address coming 'tsunami': expert warns
(Leah MarieAnn Klett, The Christian Post)
Conservative groups lament reintroduction of 'conscience-crushing,' 'Orwellian' Equality Act Conservative groups lament reintroduction of 'conscience-crushing,' 'Orwellian' Equality Act
(Ryan Foley, The Christian Post)
2 Pakistani Christians charged with blasphemy for defending faith in public, may face death penalty
(Emily Wood, The Christian Post)
Most black Americans attend black churches but want diversity: study
(Leonardo Blair, The Christian Post)
South Carolina legislature passes heartbeat abortion ban; governor expected to sign
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
16 killed, Catholic church burned by suspected Islamic rebels in DRC attack
(Emily Wood, The Christian Post)
Christian folk music makes a comeback in Bangladesh
(Stephan Uttom, Union of Catholic Asian News)
The Wall of Jesus stands tall in Pakistan
(Kamran Chaudhry, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Christian marriage and divorce bill ready in Pakistan
(Zahid Hussain Khan, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Want to understand Black experience? Learn about African American faith, survey finds
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)
In voting, Orthodox Jews are looking more like evangelicals
(Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service)
COVID-19 pandemic has Vatican bracing for $60 million deficit in 2021
(Claire Giangravé, Religion News Service)
Georgia SBC church faces banishment for accepting LGBTQ members
(Maina Mwaura, Religion News Service)
As US refocuses anti-extremism programs on far right, many Muslims still oppose them
(Joseph Hammond, Religion News Service)
A Mexican American evangelical examines how Latino identity is shaped by faith
(Alejandra Molina, Religion News Service)
‘Horrible’: Witnesses recall massacre in Ethiopian holy city
(Cara Anna, Associated Press)
Famous monastery in Ethiopia destroyed, looted amid ongoing violence: reports
(Brandon Showalter, The Christian Post)
Attacks on ancient religious sites in Ethiopia kill hundreds, reports say
(Fredrick Nzwili, Religion News Service)
Cert filed in case on curricular treatment of Hinduism
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Cert. petition filed en ecclesiastical abstention case
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Southern Baptist group asks Supreme Court to review decision interfering with church autonomy
(First Liberty)
Judge dismisses B.C. government application for COVID injunction against churches
(Keith Fraser, Vancouver Sun)
South Dakota and South Carolina pass new abortion provisions
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
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