Law and Religion Headlines
Tuesday, 10 March 2020
The need for a humane immigration debate
(Luma Simms, Law & Liberty)
OAS Secretary General backs 'essential' right to life
(Matt Hadro, Catholic News Agency)
Biden faces backlash over pro-Modi staffer’s close Hindu nationalist ties
(Aysha Khan, Religion News Service)
Virus outbreak disrupts joyous Purim fest, but some improvise
(David Crary, Religion News Service)
Why Bernie Sanders brings out the Muslim vote
(Sajida Jalalzai, Religion News Service)
Parents push back against Wash. state sex ed bill; gov. expected to sign
(Brandon Showalter, The Christian Post)
How are communism and Islamism similar? Muslim reformer explains
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)
Calif. considers bill to allow low income housing on church property
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
Alabama may lift ban on yoga classes in public schools
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
Biden unveils vast LGBT plan overturning Trump's religious liberty protections
(Michael Foust, Christian Headlines)
India: Missing at birth: on sex-selective abortion and infanticde
(Editorial, The Hindu)
Gibraltar set to vote to ease abortion laws although divisions emerge
(The Local es)
UK: Fears children going 'off-grid' as homeschooling up by 700%
(Nick Morrison, Forbes)
Church of Ireland: Commission at odds with church on same sex unions
(News Letter)
The under-representation of women at the top ranks of German politics
(Constanze Stelzenmüller, Brookings)
UK: What’s in store for judicial review?
(Matthew Finn, UK Human Rights Blog)
Death on demand comes to Germany
(Wesley J. Smith, First Things)
The violence of the left
(R. R. Reno, First Things)
The Supreme Court might help us save children's lives
(Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review)
On Afghanistan, give peace a chance — but be wary of the Taliban
(Michael E. O'Hanlon, Brookings)
Order from chaos: The mess in Afghanistan
(Bruce Riedel, Brookings)
The US-Taliban peace deal: A road to nowhere
(John R. Allen, Brookings)
Turkey pressures religious minorities over Syria
(Olivia Miller, International Christian Concern)
Turkey seeks reduced charges against US consulate employee
(Amberin Zaman, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)
Was the Egyptian military funeral for Mubarak legal?
(Khalid Hassan, Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
LGBTQ association achieves major legal milestone in Tunisia
(Amel al-Hilali, Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East)
How did opposition fighters in Daraa’s Sanamayn go separate ways?
(Khaled al-Khateb, Al-Monitor: Syria Pulse)
Monday, 9 March 2020
How children can learn to balance science and religion
(Liam Guilfoyle, The Conversation)
Legal Spirits Episode 020: A new case that may alter Free Exercise doctrine (podcast)
(St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)
India: Hindu nationalists are pushing magical remedies for the coronavirus
(Bhavya Dore, Foreign Policy)
Canada federal government to criminalize conversion therapy
(Barry W. Bussey, Canadian Council of Christian Charities: Intersection)
UN Sec. General’s “biggest data gap in the world” affects persecuted Christian women
(Julia Bicknell, Word Watch Monitor)
International Women’s Day, the Domestic Abuse Bill and Protest Rights- Round Up
(Conor Monighan, UK Human Rights Blog)
“Due regard” for the specialist and generalist
(Bishop of Manchester, The Rt Rev David Walker, Law & Religion UK)
Law and religion round-up – 8th March
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
USCIRF delegation travels to Azerbaijan to assess religious freedom conditions
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
I was in China doing research when I saw my Uighur friends disappear
(Sarah Tynen, The Conversation)
No 2022 Olympics in China, say US Senators: A bipartisan resolution asks to move the games to another country, since China has 'committed crimes against humanity'
(Marco Respinti, Bitter Winter: A Magazine on Religious Liberty and Human Rights in China)
Christian MP condemns 'completely absurd' criminal investigations into LGBT beliefs (Finland)
(Christian Today)
More than 600,000 abortions per year in 4 European countries
(Evangelical Focus)
Arlene Foster tells Secretary of State Brandon Lewis Westminster should leave us to decide on our abortion laws
(Suzanne Breen, Belfast Telegraph)
West Virginia Senate sends Bible class bill to governor for signature
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Religion and citizenship in India
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
A dangerous assault on India’s secular democracy (Responding to: Religion and citizenship in India)
(Achin Vanaik, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Alabama bans yoga in public schools as 'Hindu' and 'religious.' That might change.
(David K. Li, NBC News)
Anti-indigenous sentiment in the Citizenship Amendment Act (Responding to: Religion and citizenship in India)
(Arkotong Longkumer, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Why is yoga banned in Alabama schools? Representatives will debate allowing yoga to be taught in gym class
(Seren Morris, Newsweek)
Challenges and concerns in implementing the Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 in India (Responding to: Religion and citizenship in India)
(Amitabh Kundu, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Citizen Amendment Act is confirmation of India as a Hindu nation-state (Responding to: Religion and citizenship in India)
(Irfan Ahmad, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Citizenship laws and the nazification of India (Responding to: Religion and citizenship in India)
(Angana Chatterji, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Citizenship protests in India: possibilities and challenges of opposition to Hindu nationalism (Responding to: Religion and citizenship in India)
(Tanika Sarkar, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Hindutva and the meaning of modernity (Responding to: Religion and citizenship in India)
(M. Reza Pirbhai, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Chief Argentine prelate comes out swinging against abortion on UN women’s day
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
She was excited for a new school. Then the anti-Semitic ‘jokes’ started.
(Sharon Otterman, The New York Times)
Tajikistan: fines, torture for hijab-wearing, fines for Bible translation
(Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18 News Service)
New £2m government grant to fund interfaith projects that champion tolerance
(Mathilde Frot, Jewish News)
Church and state in Italy work together to prevent spread of coronavirus
(Vatican News)
Why both left and right are knocking charter schools
(Harry Bruinius, Christian Science Monitor)
Workers subjected to ‘onionhead’ religion can keep $1.78 Million
(Patrick Dorrian, Bloomberg Law)
End of Quebec course on religion and ethics seen as win for nationalists
(The Canadian Press, Edmonton Journal)
‘Defend religious freedom’, UK tells UN Human Rights Council
(The Christian Institute)
Tens of thousands of Mexican women protest ‘femicide,’ gender-based violence
(Mary Beth Sheridan, The Washington Post)
Utah House votes to require ultrasounds before abortions
(Benjamin Wood, The Salt Lake Tribune)
European Court of Justice to hear next month appeal against ban of ritual slaughter by Belgium’s Flemish and Walloon regions
(Yossi Lempkowicz, European Jewish Press)
In California, residents may be able to compost their bodies after death
(Alejandra Molina, Religion News Service)
Mexico City women's march erupts into violence outside cathedral
(Catholic News Agency)
Argentine bishops hold pro-life Mass as president plans to legalize abortion
(Catholic News Agency)
Peruvian cardinal calls for suppression of Sodalitium Christianae Vitae
(Catholic News Agency)
Justice Department highlights state-level religious freedom violations
(Matt Hadro, Catholic News Agency)
Sanders announces plans to expand abortion access and funding
(Catholic News Agency)
Filipino bishops say abuse of women is an 'affront to God'
(Catholic News Agency)
Hearing delayed in lawsuit over teacher's firing for same-sex marriage
(Catholic News Agency)
Mountain couriers brave bullets along Iran-Iraq border
(Dana Taib Menmy, Al-Monitor: Iraq Pulse)
In Moscow, Hamas offers 4 plans for Palestinian unity
(Ahmad Abu Amer, Al-Monitor: Palestine Pulse)
Former Turkish minister establishes party to challenge Erdogan
(Ayla Jean Yackley, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)
Sunday, 8 March 2020
School closes gender-neutral bathroom after alleged sexual assault
(Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post)
Saudi travel ban slams Egypt's religious tourism industry
(Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
How Turkey's soldiers and spies saved the day in Syria
(Barin Kayaoglu, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)
Approved by the State but not allowed to function
(Wang Anyang, Bitter Winter: A Magazine on Religious Liberty and Human Rights in China)
Saturday, 7 March 2020
International Women's Day Events
International Women's Day 2020: History, strikes and celebrations
(BBC News)
When is International Women's Day 2020? Date, theme and the main UK events for IWD
(Lynn Rusk, inews UK)
Scottish Episcopal Church updates Coronavirus (COVID-19) guidance – 6 March
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Friday, 6 March 2020
CONTEST, deadline 6 March 2019: Annual Religious Liberty Essay Scholarship Contest
(Baptist Joint Commission for Religious Liberty)
Religions for Peace Launches 2020-2025 Strategic Plan
(Religions Peace)
Xinjiang Camps: A book exposes CCP's lies
(Serikzhan Bilash, Bitter Winter: A Magazine on Religious Liberty and Human Rights in China)
Atlanta Jews lead interfaith anti-hate lobby
(Paula Baroff, Atlanta Jewish Times)
The Religious Discrimination Bill and legal practitioners
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)
Coronavirus fears put a halt to the Muslim pilgrimage of umrah – but not yet the hajj
(Ken Chitwood, The Conversation)
Why it took Congress 40 years to pass a bill acknowledging the Armenian genocide
(Eldad Ben Aharon, The Conversation)
Argument: Modi's India is racing to a point of no return
(Kapil Komireddi, Foreign Policy)
What The Satanic Temple is and why it’s opening a debate about religion
(Joseph P. Laycock, The Conversation)
High school football coach's complaint over on-field prayer ban is dismissed
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Court: Bremerton Schools did not violate Kennedy's religious rights
(Andrew Binion, Kitsap Sun)
Singapore Parliament: New portal to provide more support for couples considering divorce
(Theresa Tan, Straits Times)
Gibraltar divided ahead of abortion referendum
(AFP)
MLAs share emotional stories as Nova Scotia considers abortion bubble zones
(Taryn Grant, CBC News)
Brazil’s Church-State relationship still frosty after govt. minister’s outreach to bishops
(Eduardo Campos Lima, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Religious polarization: Is India following Pakistan's path?
(Atif Tauqeer, Deutsche Welle)
Why Delhi police did nothing to stop attacks on Muslims
(Hartosh Singh Bal, The New York Times)
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