Law and Religion Headlines
Friday, 6 March 2020
Ecclesiastical court judgments – February (II)
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Rights groups sound alarm on religion-minded Pompeo commission
(Josh Russell, Courthouse News Service)
Have Iraqi religious centers contributed to the spread of coronavirus?
(Lujain Elbaldawi, Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East)
Canada: Church membership a matter of contract?
(Barry W. Bussey, Canadian Council of Christian Charities: Intersection)
Church’s EU Office invited ambassadors of American and Caribbean dountries to discuss human dignity
(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints European Office)
Jewish leaders: Nazi flag at Sanders rally further proof of rise in anti-Semitism
(Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service)
Thursday, 5 March 2020
EVENT, 5-7 March 2020: International Moot Court Competition in Law and Religion in Rome
(European Academy of Religion)
Promoting freedom of religion or belief and gender equality in the context of the sustainable development goals
(Marie Juul Petersen, The Danish Institute for Human Rights)
Ten cases of coronavirus contracted in 'megachurch' in France
(Malo Tresca, La Croix International)
Congolese bishops hold session on the protection of minors
(Lucie Starr, La Croix International)
Sant'Egidio seeks France's ongoing help for migrants
(Arnaud Bevilacqua, La Croix International)
Virginia becomes 20th state to ban conversion therapy
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Virginia is first Southern state to ban conversion therapy for minors
(Sandra E. Garcia, The New York Times)
West Virginia legislature enacts law to permit courses on the Bible
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Bible bill heads to governor’s desk (WV)
(Metro News)
USCIRF hearing on Citizenship Laws and Religious Freedom
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
The Holy See slams UN Report on religious freedom
(Andrea Gagliarducci, Catholic News Agency)
Transgender man Freddy McConnell appeals decision not to be named father
(BBC News)
Hong Kong’s homophobic public housing policy ruled unconstitutional and unlawful by High Court
(Rachel Wong, Hong Kong Free Press)
Tokyo court rules same-sex common-law couple has marriage legal protections
(The Mainichi)
Worries over virus prompt changes in many worship services
(Associated Press)
Kentucky school district removes Bible verse display
(Associated Press)
China-made phones, tablets tainted by coerced Uighur labor
(Dake Kang and Yanan Wang, Associated Press)
BJC urges Supreme Court to affirm that RFRA permits monetary damage awards
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Congo bishops say corruption continues under new regime
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Former Irish president threatens to quit Catholic Church over Vanier revelations
(Charles Collins, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
UN report on gender equality attacks religious freedom, says official
(Carol Glatz, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Conditions of possibility for religious freedom
(Benjamin Marcus, Religious Freedom Center, Freedom Forum Institute)
Fourth Jehovah's Witness since 2017 imprisoned for six years
(Mediazona, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Jehovah's Witnesses member from Yalta fined 400,000 rubles
(Interfax-Religion)
Jehovah's Witnesses member from Crimea sentenced to 6 years in penal colony
(Interfax-Religion)
Crimea: "Unjustifiable to jail someone for reading the Bible"
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
Church in Wales updates Coronavirus (COVID-19) guidance – 5 March
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Church of England updates Coronavirus (COVID-19) guidance – 5 March
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Ecclesiastical court judgments – February (I)
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity closes over Covid-19 fears ahead of Easter
(Jewish News)
To the victim, belong the spoils of (this) law (Australia)
(Dara MacDonald, The Australian)
Security for houses of worship: The law, and practical steps to take
(Barry Black and Lane Paulsen, law.com)
In Congress, an assault on religious liberty, in the name of LGBT rights
(John Hirschauer, National Review)
The Justices punt on religious liberty
(Nathan Lewin, The Wall Street Journal - Opinion)
Egypt bans Shiite websites to deter extremist ideologies
(Menna A. Farouk, Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East)
Archbishop in India condemns removal of Jesus statue from Christian cemetery
(Nirmala Carvalho, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Albany, NY becomes third city to condemn India’s citizenship laws
(Aysha Khan, Religion News Service)
Faith-fueled satellite TV combats coronavirus ‘wave of fear’
(Press Release, Religion News Service)
How we respond to coronavirus outbreaks may depend on what we want from religion
(Jamie Aten, Religion News Service)
Wednesday, 4 March 2020
EVENT, 4 March 2020: USCIRF Hearing on Citizenship Laws and Religious Freedom
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Fleeing coronavirus and finding our mortality
(Tara Isabella Burton, RNS Column: Religion Remixed)
Islamic State-Inspired knife attack exposes the vulnerability of the Maldives
(Animesh Roul, The Jamestown Foundation)
Maldives: State of play of the criminalisation of religious activities
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Israelis just voted against the two state solution
(Abe Silberstein, Forward Opinion)
The dam is breaking for LGBT acceptance in the Orthodox world
(Matthew Schultz, Forward Opinion)
Abortion could be legalised in Argentina - the first major Latin American country to do so
(Alice Hall, The Telegraph)
Colombia was close to legalizing abortion. Instead, a top court kept restrictions in place.
(Miriam Berger, The Washington Post)
Colombia's Constitutional Court rules against legalizing abortion in first 16 weeks of pregnancy
(Reuters World News)
Colombia court upholds law restricting access to abortion
(Associated Press)
India: Bill for extending upper limit of abortion to 24 weeks introduced in Lok Sabha
(PTI, The Hindu)
At AIPAC, Bloomberg pledges to combat anti-Semitism, supports two-state solution
(Aaron Bandler, Jewish Journal)
Israeli Ambassador tells AIPAC that Israel will 'be America's most important ally in the 21st century'
(Aaron Bandler, Jewish Journal)
Pence says at AIPAC, 'Anti-Zionism is anti-Semitism' is gov't policy
(Aaron Bandler, Jewish Journal)
At AIPAC, UK Chief Rabbi urges American Jews to unite against anti-Semitism
(Aaron Bandler)
Who won Israel's third election and who lost
(David Suissa, Jewish Journal Roundtable)
The gay rights movement has an anti-Semitism problem
(Blake Flayton, Jewish Journal)
Catholic voters ignored by Democrats at their own peril
(Thomas Reese SJ, RNS Column: Signs of the Times)
Malaysia takes a turn to the right, and many of its people are worried
(James Chin, The Conversation)
Pete Buttigieg’s candidacy meant a lot to LGBTQ Christians like me: He showed Americans that sexuality, gender identity, and faith weren’t mutually exclusive.
(Guthrie Graves-Fitzsimmons, Vox)
Clerics of different faiths to launch united protest against Delhi violence
(Millennium Post)
Religious leaders join interfaith dialogue to end local communist armed conflict
(Philippine Information Agency)
Dispatch: India's Muslims accuse police of targeted killings
(Anchal Vohra, Foreign Policy)
Schools don’t feel like safe spaces for LGBT teachers
(Catherine Lee, The Conversation)
Why Modi’s India has become a dangerous place for Muslims
(Priya Chacko and Ruchira Talukdar, The Conversation)
The Holocaust comes to a vote: A new campaign tries to get both parties to embrace Holocaust education—while the survivors can still help tell the story.
(Bryan Bender, Politico)
A “view” from the courtroom: “Strong feelings” in the latest abortion case
(Mark Walsh, SCOTUSblog)
Abortion rights had a surprisingly hopeful day in the Supreme Court
(Ian Millhiser, Vox)
Supreme Court appears split after hearing first major abortion case with strong conservative majority
(Ariane de Vogue, CNN Politics)
Louisiana abortion case might come down to Roberts, Kavanaugh
(Robert Barnes and Ann E. Marimow, The Washington Post)
Abortion case out of Louisiana a first test for Trump’s Supreme Court justices
(Robert Barnes, The Washington Post)
New poll asks Catholics what they believe about abortion
(Matt Hadro, Catholic News Agency)
With religion-related rulings on the horizon, U.S. Christians see Supreme Court favorably
(Dalia Fahmy, Pew Research Center Fact Tank)
Supervision of sex offender's church attendance upheld
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
10th Circuit: Inedible vegan diet burdened Buddhist inmate's religious exercise
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
10th Circuit rules on vegan diet case
(Michael Karlik, Colorado Politics, Colorado Politics)
Transcript of oral arguments in June Medical Services case now available
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
SL rejects assessments of UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief
(News First)
Virus halts pilgrimages to Mecca, Friday prayers in Iran
(Amir Vahdat and Jon, Associated Press)
2012 Wisconsin Sikh temple shooting survivor dies of wounds
(Todd Richmond, Associated Press)
Worship in the age of coronavirus: Prayer, elbow bumps, hand sanitizer
(Julie Bosman and Mitch Smith, The New York Times)
Jehovah's Witnesses caught in complicated appeals process
(Kavkazskii Uzel, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Tajik believers encouraged to refrain from collective prayers over coronavirus
(Interfax-Religion)
Belarus: Jehovah's Witness fights extradition to Russia
(Olga Glace, Forum 18 News Service)
In photos: Balinese Hindus perform purification ritual amid pandemic
(Agoes Rudianto, Religion Unplugged)
Tuesday, 3 March 2020
OUP conference on religion, society in South Asia (India)
(Outlook India)
EVENT, 3 March 2020: Lunch Series on Religion and Nationalism: India
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Articles of interest - 2 March 2020
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Super Tuesday thinking: When will press get the religion factor among moderate Democrats?
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Religious news from around the web March 2, 2020
(World Religion News)
Want some good news about the future of faith? Look to Generation Z
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News)
Church issues new Coronavirus (COVID-19) guidance
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
UK Ministers urged to strengthen revived Domestic Abuse Bill to protect children
(BBC News)
NIgeria's government agrees: Islamist terrorists target Christians
(Jayson Casper, Christianity Today)
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