Law and Religion Headlines
Thursday, 19 April 2018
East African Mormons look forward to a Nairobi temple
(Fredrick Nzwili, Religion News Service)
Monday, 16 April 2018
African, European bishops: Globalization demands vigilance from Church
(Bronwen Dachs, Catholic News Service)
Promise and failure in a postcolonial world: The Good Friday Agreement and South African democracy (Responding to: The future of the Good Friday Agreement)
(Cóilín Parsons, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Monday, 9 April 2018
South Africa bishops say Zuma’s court appearance good for democracy
(Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Wednesday, 4 April 2018
Five years on, Central African Republic crisis deepens
(Illia Djadi, World Watch Monitor)
Tuesday, 3 April 2018
Netanyahu's incredible flip-flop on African migrants
(Emma Green, The Atlantic)
Tuesday, 27 March 2018
‘Black Panther’ inspires Kenyan church leaders’ march for Pan-African unity
(Fredrick Nzwili, Religion News Service)
Thursday, 22 March 2018
The last male rhino of its kind dies. African religious leaders call it a spiritual loss
(Fredrick Nzwili, Religion News Service)
Monday, 19 March 2018
Eritrea finally explains October 2017 Asmara protest in letter to U.N.
(Abdur Rahman Alfa Shaban, Africa News)
Tuesday, 13 March 2018
Over 1,000 Muslims take refuge in Central African Republic
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
Monday, 5 March 2018
Interfaith film misses Oscar, but raises hope in Africa
(Frerick Nzwili, Religion News Service)
Thursday, 1 March 2018
SA commission says religion should be legislated to avoid another tragedy like Seven Angels
(African News Agency)
Wednesday, 21 February 2018
Latest issue of International Review of Mission focuses on mission insights from Africa
(World Council of Churches)
Monday, 19 February 2018
African cosmologies: spiritual reflections on the ‘Black Panther’ movie
(Yolanda Pierce, Religion News Service)
Tuesday, 13 February 2018
John Wamwara: Christianity and Human Rights in Africa Lecture Series Part 1 [YouTube]
(Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory University)
Monday, 12 February 2018
UN denies complicity in Central African Republic massacres, but questions remain
(World Watch Monitor)
Friday, 9 February 2018
South Africa: Support for SARS probe into abuse within religious sector
(Eyewitness News)
Wednesday, 7 February 2018
5 facts about the religious lives of African Americans
(David Masci, Pew Research Center Fact Tank)
Wednesday, 31 January 2018
Divinity School scholars studying religious freedom and society in Africa
(Adam Gaber, Yale News)
Tuesday, 30 January 2018
African deportations are creating a religious controversy in Israel
(Emma Green, The Atlantic)
Wednesday, 24 January 2018
Niger’s churches rebuilt, but West African nation ‘no longer tolerant’
(Illia Djadi, World Watch Monitor)
Friday, 19 January 2018
In wake of Trump furor, Vatican delivers show of solidarity for Africa
(John Allen and Claire Giangravé, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Thursday, 18 January 2018
In Israel, a rabbinical plan to hide Africans facing deportation
(Michele Chabin, Religion News Service)
Wednesday, 17 January 2018
Church outrage over spanking ban aids violence against South Africa’s children
(Selina Palm, The Conversation)
Tuesday, 16 January 2018
Foresight Africa: Top priorities for the continent in 2018
(Brookings)
Cardinal laments deadly year for Church in Central African Republic
(Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Friday, 12 January 2018
African-American pastor responds to Trump's controversial comment on immigration
(Veronica Neffinger, Christian Headlines)
Tuesday, 9 January 2018
Israel's betrayal of African refugees
(Akiva Eldar, Al Monitor: Israel Pulse)
Wednesday, 13 December 2017
'Black votes matter': African-American propel Jones to Alabama win
(Brian Naylor, NPR)
Monday, 11 December 2017
South Africa: Efforts to curb commercialisation of religion
(Tania Page, AlJazerra)
Friday, 8 December 2017
In Alabama Senate race, African-American Christians may hold the key
(Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service)
Thursday, 7 December 2017
Truth will lead to African peace, Nigerian bishops say
(Perry West, Catholic News Agency)
Tuesday, 5 December 2017
In east Africa, farmers see drought as “a consequence of human action”
(Fredrick Nzwili, World Council of Churches)
Friday, 1 December 2017
Jewish groups urge Israel not to deport African refugees
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Wednesday, 29 November 2017
African women embark on pilgrimage in Burundi
(World Council of Churches)
Wednesday, 22 November 2017
Concert blast shows Central African Republic religious rift
(Pauline Bax, Bloomberg)
Monday, 13 November 2017
The belief that Africa’s Quranic students are passive victims needs to change
(Anneke Newman, The Conversation)
Tuesday, 31 October 2017
Catholic leaders welcome more troops in Central Africa, but want weapons
(Jonathan Luxmoore, Catholic News Service)
Central African Republic IDPs angry at UN failure to protect them
(llia Djadi, World Watch Monitor)
Thursday, 26 October 2017
In Central African Republic, UN contractors bribed to aid Muslims
(Zack Baddorf, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Alexis Okeowo finds God in the brave acts of ordinary Africans
(Meghan Sullivan, NPR)
Wednesday, 25 October 2017
EVENT, 25 October 2017: Afghan First Lady Rula Ghani on women as peacemakers
(United States Institute of Peace: Middle East and Africa Center)
Tuesday, 24 October 2017
Central African Republic: where government writ only runs in the capital
(Illia Djadi, World Watch Monitor)
Thursday, 19 October 2017
South Africa: Bishops call for strengthened governance to save workers’ pensions
(Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Monday, 16 October 2017
Church charges zoning denial stemmed from anti-African discrimination
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Wednesday, 11 October 2017
Asian and African Buddhists and Hindus are opening up to the gospel
(Reagan Hoezee, Mission Network News)
Friday, 6 October 2017
Global church body to intervene in Ethiopia – Eritrea border dispute
(Abdur Rahman Alfa Shaban, Africa News)
Thursday, 5 October 2017
African bishops call on continent’s political leaders to do more to end misery
(Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Tuesday, 3 October 2017
Stuck in the Doldrums - EU-Africa Trade Deals
(Henry Longbottom SJ, europeinfos: Christiain perspectives on the EU)
Saturday, 30 September 2017
Africa prepares to host Mission and Evangelism conference in changing continent
(Ecumenical News)
CALL FOR PAPERS, Response due 30 September 2017: 2018 ACLARS Conference: Law, Religion, and Human Flourishing
(Steering Committee, African Consortium for Law and Religion Studies)
Saturday, 23 September 2017
Religious conflicts on the rise in Africa
(Deutsche Welle)
Saturday, 16 September 2017
Kenya: Ban on registration of churches (from March 2017)
(Melissa Lukulu, East African Centrereg for Law & Justice (EACLJ))
Thursday, 14 September 2017
Cardinal Dieudonne Nzapalainga: Religion is misused in Central African Republic conflict
(Christoph Strack, Deutsche Welle)
Wednesday, 13 September 2017
UN: Poverty, abuse of power, push young Africans into violent extremism
(Lisa Schlein, VOA)
Monday, 11 September 2017
South Africa: Married transgender people can change their official sex, court finds
(Safura Abdool Karim, Ground Up)
South African court reconciles marriage law with gender identity change statute
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Saturday, 2 September 2017
Life insurer faces off against African-American church in battle over rates
(Leslie Scism, Wall Street Journal)
Thursday, 24 August 2017
UN troops ‘complicit’ in killing of civilians, says MP for Gambo, eastern C. African Republic
(World Watch Monitor)
Wednesday, 23 August 2017
Central African priests use Facebook to express outrage, appeal for help
(Catholic News Service)
Wednesday, 16 August 2017
South Africa: President Zuma receives report on abuse of religion
(South African Government News Agency)
Tuesday, 8 August 2017
Growing herdsmen militancy is adding to West Africa’s security threats
(Chukwuma Al Okoli, The Conversation)
Friday, 28 July 2017
Emmanuel Macron was wrong on Africa - as were most of his critics
(Mathew Otieno, MercatorNet)
Thursday, 27 July 2017
Catholic bishop in Central African Republic sheltering Muslims in cathedral
(Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Wednesday, 26 July 2017
Letter from Africa: Freed Boko Haram 'wives' return to captors
(BBC News Africa)
Monday, 24 July 2017
The African famine: Our brothers and sisters need our help
(John Stonestreet and Stan Guthrie, Christian Headlines)
Thursday, 20 July 2017
A farming technique changing lives in Africa
(Julie Bourdon, Mission Network News)
South Africa: Power and money driving political killings - church leader
(Kaveel Singh, News 24)
Faith communities offer a pathway to ending AIDS in Africa
(Michel Sidibe, Religion News Service)
Uganda’s Jews are down to one meal a day because of East Africa’s famine
(Ben Sales, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Central Africa: Catholic bishops call for interreligious dialogue as intolerance rises
(Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Tuesday, 18 July 2017
Church opposes new plans to regulate religious practice in South Africa
(Russell Pollitt, S.J., America, the Jesuit Review)
Wednesday, 12 July 2017
African calls West’s imposition of abortion ‘cultural supremacy’
(Simon Caldwell, Catholic News Service)
South Africa: Every religious practitioner must be registered — CRL Commission report
(Ernest Mabuza, Times Live)
South Africa: Strict laws needed to curb commercialisation of religion
(Sibongile Mashaba, Times Live)
South Africa: Religion report causes a stir
(Rusana Philander, Tamryn Christian and Mariska Joubert, IOL)
Concerns and Objections to CRL Recommendation to License Religion in South Africa
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Watershed judgment clarifies limits of religion in South Africa’s public schools
(Georgia Alida du Plessis, The Conversation)
Tuesday, 11 July 2017
What lies behind the rise of Christian universities in Africa
(Joel Carpenter, The Conversation)
Monday, 10 July 2017
What lies behind the rise of Christian universities in Africa
(Joel Carpenter, The Conversation)
Demographic, cultural impact of old Hajj routes in Africa
(Sanaa Al-Tahir, Sudanow)
Monday, 3 July 2017
South African court bars schools from promoting any one religion
(Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo and Ed Osmond, Reuters)
How to stop the scales of justice being loaded against women and girls in Africa
(Teddy Atim, The Conversation)
Thursday, 29 June 2017
Union official must apologize to South African Jews for hate speech, court rules
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Wednesday, 28 June 2017
South African court bars schools from promoting any one religion
(Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo, Religion News Service)
Thursday, 22 June 2017
Maintaining faith in the most violent country in Africa
(Elijah M. Brown, The Christian Post)
Wednesday, 21 June 2017
Lost ancient Muslim city discovered in Ethiopia could reveal details of Islam’s history in Africa
(Conor Gaffey, Newsweek)
Central African Republic foes sign Church-mediated peace accord
(Philip Pullella, Reuters)
EVENT, 21 June 2017 [LINK NOW AVAILABLE]: 'Nigeria: Exploring the Way Forward'
(Hosted by Lars Adaktusson MEP, and organised by Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) and African Disapora for Freedom of Religion (ADFoR), European Parliament, Brussels)
Tuesday, 13 June 2017
African-American history museum sued for restricting pro-life display
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
South African Council of Churches calls for dissolution of parliament
(Bronwen Dachs, Catholic News Service)
Saturday, 10 June 2017
Zimbabwe: Prophet given cash to 'cleanse', vanishes with couple's savings
(All Africa)
Tuesday, 30 May 2017
South African student, principal apologize for anti-Semitic taunts during Holocaust play
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Reformation is ‘GPS’ for next 500 years, says S. African Anglican leader in Luther’s town
((Archbishop Thabo Makgoba), World Council of Churches)
South African archbishop preaches for a world of one humanity at Reformation ceremony
(Anli Serfontein, Ecumenical News)
Saturday, 27 May 2017
African court rules Kenya violates forest people's land rights
(Katy Migiro, All Africa)
Friday, 26 May 2017
Church leader among dead in Central African Republic
(World Watch Monitor)
Monday, 22 May 2017
S. Africa risks collapsing from systematic siphoning of State assets, churches warn
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
After clashes, Central African cardinal urges more efforts toward peace
(Jonathan Luxmoore, Catholic News Service)
Wednesday, 17 May 2017
Black clergy decry Trump policies as detrimental to African-Americans
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)
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