Law and Religion Headlines
Friday, 4 October 2024
Most Hispanic Americans support abortion access: AP-NORC poll
(Giovanna Dell'Orto, Amelia Thomson-Deveaux, Luis Andres Henao, and David Crary, Associated Press)
Two tales from one city show the challenges Pope Francis faces to retain his flock in Europe
(Raf Casert, Associated Press)
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit rules in favor of prison minister barred from county jail
(Elyse Paul, University of Notre Dame Law School)
Pepperdine and RFI announce partnership to advance religious freedom globally
(Religious Freedom Institute)
Jordan: Calling it 'religious duty,' Jordanians boycott products from Israel-allied countries
(Heather M. Surls, Religion News Service)
Federal asylum restrictions demonstrate ‘absence of moral compass,’ advocate says
(John Lavenburg, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Uganda: Church-linked groups are helping South Sudanese refugees live like locals in Uganda
(Tonny Onyulo, Religion News Service)
Lavrov wants Trump to “repeal” the law on the Ukrainian language and the ban on the ROC
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Russia: Religious issues and persecution – Bimonthly digest September 16-30
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Russia: Internet censorship and freedom of religion or belief
(Victoria Arnold, Forum 18 News Service)
Law Commission consultation on burial and cremation law
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Calls to appoint religious-freedom envoy soon
(Abigail Frymann Rouch, Church Times)
The Rule of Law in the Islamic Republic of Iran
(Edited by Hadi Enayat and Mirjam Künkler, Cambridge University Press)
Seeding the peace and friendship in Yakoruda – a journey beyond cultures and religions
(Angelina Vladikova, The European Times)
Routledge Handbook of Islam in Africa
(Edited By Terje Østebø, Routledge)
Egypt's Mufti stresses human dialogue as path to global peace
(State Information Service)
A heartfelt appeal for peace in the Holy Land and all the Middle East
(The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE))
North Korea: We cannot look away
(FoRB in Full: A blog by CSW)
UCLA still denies responsibility for excluding Jews during encampments
(Ryan Colby, Becket Law)
Georgia signs into law bill seen by EU as anti-LGBTQ
(France 24)
Kosovo at the center of Europe's ongoing Hijab debate
(Bekim Bislimi, Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty)
Religious leaders, civil society oppose Taliban’s vice and virtue law
(Palwasha L. Kakar; Mohammad Osman Tariq, The United States Institute of Peace)
Belgium, Vatican in diplomatic row over pope’s language on abortion
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Russia: Wide-ranging blocking of religious-related websites
(Victoria Arnold, Forum 18 News Service)
Brunei: Training in interfaith dialogue needed among educated youths in Brunei – analysis
(Siti Mazidah Mohamad, Eurasia Review)
New Oxford/Dublin research: Public majorities worldwide support a democratic world government focused on global issues
(Farsan Ghassim and Markus Pauli, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)
Tibet, monk sentenced to 18 months for sharing Dalai Lama teachings on WeChat
(Bitter Winter)
Challenges of sustainability and peace: For people and planet
(Abraham Skorka, G20 Interfaith Forum Blog)
Pasquinelli and others v San Marino – The momentous competing interests of the community as a whole against healthcare workers refusing the COVID-19 vaccine
(Petra Järvinen and Ville Vikman, Strasbourg Observers)
School religion classes should be compulsory for all students, says Polish cardinal
(Notes from Poland)
Cambodia: Government announces new committee to organise Kathin in Khmer Krom
(The Phnom Penh Post)
An Olympian was suspended for expressing his faith. Was it fair?
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News)
Teenagers on what has shaped their political beliefs and values
(The New York Times)
North Korea: We cannot look away
(FoRB in Full: A blog by CSW)
Wednesday, 2 October 2024
Bill signed: S. 3764 (USCIRF Reauthorization)
(The White House)
FoRB Podcast: The Russian World Narrative and the Russian Aggression in Ukraine
(Dmytro Vovk, Merilin Kiviorg, Catherine Wanner, Thomas Bremer, Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)
Australia: Special envoy to combat Islamophobia
(Anthony Albanese, Prime Minister Australia)
Australia: Hezbollah flags at protests shape as test of new hate-symbol laws
(Tom Crowley, ABC News Australia)
New Zealand: Religious freedom must safeguard every New Zealander
(Marcus Roberts, Indian Newslink)
Religious liberty on Royce Quad
(Michael Avi Helfand, Jewish Review of Books)
Secular group cries religious discrimination
(Courthouse News Service)
Westerville City Schools ends school day religious release time for students
(Allie Vugrincic, WOSU Public Media)
China: Religious issues and persecution – Bimonthly digest September 16-30
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
China is removing crosses from churches, replacing images of Christ with Xi Jinping
(Tyler Arnold, Catholic News Agency)
Indonesian govt calls on mosques to boost climate awareness efforts
(ANTARA)
India country update
(United States Commission on International Religious Freedom)
India: Finalise draft rules under Freedom of Religion Act 1978 within six months: Gauhati High Court to Arunachal Pradesh Govt
(Udit Singh, LiveLaw)
At Jefferson’s Secular University, a talk about religion
(Mike Mather, UVA Today)
India: Religious leaders unite against hate, seek stronger laws
(Clarion India)
Central Asia’s war on hijab
(Niginakhon Saida and Svetlana Dzardanova, The Diplomat)
Police increase patrols at US places of worship amid attack on Israel and start of Jewish high holidays
(Josh Campbell, CNN)
Parents must be given right to opt 1st graders out of instruction on transgender issues
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
In North Carolina, sound of chainsaws brings hope as faith-based workers clear roads
(Bob Smietana, Religion News Service)
Latin American Church discusses protection and promotion of immigrants
(Eduardo Campos Lima, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
British Jews adjusting to ‘new reality’ after year-long surge in antisemitism
(Aamna Mohdin and Neha Gohil, The Guardian)
Transnational aspects of Christian nationalism
(Marietta van der Tol, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
Mexico: Church in Mexico calls on country’s new president to address high crime rate
(Diego López Colín, Catholic News Agency)
Academics say Britain is entering its first “atheist age”
(Catherine Pepinster, Religion Media Centre)
Ecclesiastical court judgments – September
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
A Jubilee policy agenda for the Brazilian G20 summit : Debt, climate, and tax
(JoAnne Wadsworth, G20 Interfaith Forum)
PA ministry warns of normalising Jewish presence as a fait accompli at Al-Aqsa Mosque
(Middle East Monitor)
Ghana: Faith and politics: Ghana’s election hinges on religious battle lines
(Kent Mensah, The Africa Report)
Cardinal Parolin decries wars, abortion, gender ideology, and repression in UN address
(Andrés Henríquez, Catholic News Agency)
Oklahoma freedom caucus supports Bibles in classroom initiative
(State of Oklahoma House of Representatives)
Justice Kavanaugh on the Court’s religious liberty jurisprudence
(Carrie Campbell Severino, National Review)
Virginia Anglican wrongly fired over pronouns vindicated in settlement
(Jeff Walton, Anglican Ink)
Welcome the stranger? How religion has influenced the immigration debate in Texas
(Julián Aguilar, The Texas Newsroom)
Eastern European voters are more likely to care about candidates' religious beliefs, study finds
(Alessio Dell'Anna, Euro News)
Priest Andrei Rusu: Religion remains a pillar of European values
(IPN Press Agency)
Muslim and Catholic Experiences of National Belonging in France: Rethinking Boundaries, Inequities, and Faith in the Republic
(Carol A. Ferrara, Bloomsbury)
Romanian govt. backs Orthodox Church’s plan to set up school in France, social center in Italy
(Radu Dumitrescu, Romania-Insider.com)
KAICIID strengthens global footprint at UNGA: A strategic mission for peace and dialogue
(KAICIID Dialogue Centre)
Monday, 30 September 2024
Former California man sentenced to 35 years in prison for attempting to murder two Jewish men leaving Los Angeles synagogues last year
(U.S. Department of Justice)
Canada: Trudeau condemns violent attack on women wearing hijabs
(Barron's)
CALL FOR PAPERS, abstracts due 30 September 2024: 12th Annual Conference: Law, Religion and Work in Africa (Rabat, Morocco)
(The African Consortium for Law and Religion Studies)
Iraq: Religious freedom challenges in Iraq 10 years after ISIS’s genocide
(United States Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Religion and foreign policy webinar: Muslim-American perspectives on U.S. foreign policy
(Council on Foreign Relations)
10 business skills that reinforce human rights
(Brian Grim, Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
Mexico: Displaced Mexican Baptists allowed to return home
(Ken Camp, Baptist Press)
Around the web - 30 September 2024
(Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)
Prophetic libraries and books in ancient Israel
(Nathan Mastnjak, OUPblog: Religion)
South African archbishop Makgoba lashes government for education 'funding crisis'
(Ecumenical News)
Proselytizing the unhoused: Grants Pass v. Johnson and church-state separation
(Alex Santiago, Americans United for Separation of Church and State)
Podcast explores the BIC’s contributions to the discourse on global governance
(Bahá’í World News Service)
Essay series: Human rights and social ethics: Catholic and secular approaches
(Kristin E. Heyer, Thomas Massaro, and William O'Neill, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Center for Women, Faith & Leadership welcomes 5th Distance Learning cohort to the global multifaith fellowship
(Institute for Global Engagement)
Recent articles of interest - 30 September 2024
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
West Virginia ban on churches incorporating violates 1st Amendment
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
In new lawsuit, religious nonprofit targets Johnson Amendment in order to endorse political candidates without losing tax-exempt status
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Women building global bridges across faith divides
(Hanna Seariac, Deseret News)
Afghanistan: groundbreaking move: Challenging gender persecution in Afghanistan at the ICJ
(Kyra Wigard, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)
Afghanistan: How the Taliban’s new ‘vice and virtue’ law erases women by justifying violence against them
(Dyan Mazurana and Sima Samar, The Conversation)
Israel: In a sacred time on the Jewish calendar, Israeli clerics ponder theology of Oct. 7 attack
(Michele Chabin, Religion News Service)
India: Catholic groups in India support law weakening power of Islamic charity
(Nirmala Carvalho, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Baroness Warsi quits Conservatives in the Lords
(Joshua Nevett, BBC)
Law and religion roundup – 29th September
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Limits on anonymity
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Germany: CEC advances ecumenical cooperation in Hamburg
(Conference of European Churches)
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