Law and Religion Headlines
Thursday, 1 November 2018
Anglican school students ask principals to give up right to sack gay teachers
(Naaman Zhou, The Guardian)
Christian traditional ruler in Nigeria executed despite ransom
(Nathan Johnson, Persecution: International Christian Concern)
Pakistani asylum seekers to be deported from Thailand
(William Stark, Persecution: International Christian Concern)
Iranians celebrate country's pre-Islamic history
(Claire Evans, Persecution: International Christian Concern)
Indonesian church fears draft bill seeking to regulate religious education
(Gina Goh, Persecution: International Christian Concern)
ICC commemorates anniversary of 2010 church bombing in Iraq
(Claire Evans, Persecution: International Christian Concern)
Former Imam turns into advocate for Muslim-background believers in Uganda
(Nathan Johnson, Persecution: International Christian Concern)
Iraq launches campaign to rebuild Mosul churches
(Claire Evans, Persecution: International Christian Concern)
Mob attacks village prayer meeting in attempt to kill Indian pastor
(William Stark, Persecution: International Christian Concern)
Islamists protest for second day in Pakistan following Asia Bibi's acquittal
(William Stark, Persecution: International Christian Concern)
Pakistani Christians fear extremists' hostility following Asia Bibi's aquittal
(William Stark, Persecution: International Christian Concern)
Pakistani Christians ask for prayer as violence breaks out following Asia Bibi's release
(Kayla Koslosky, Christian Headlines)
How Asia Bibi went from being the first woman in Pakistan on death row for blasphemy to freedom
(The Indian Express)
Asia Bibi: Pakistan Supreme Court's 'historic' ruling
(M Ilyas Khan, BBC News)
Pakistani Supreme Court clears Catholic woman of blasphemy charges
(Scott Slayton, Christian Headlines)
Asia Bibi: Pakistan court overturns blasphemy death sentence
(Memphis Barker, The Guardian)
Asia Bibi acquittal: Opposition criticises PM Imran Khan
(The News, Pakistan)
EVENT, 6-7 March 2019 [DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION 1 November 2018]: European Academy of Religion Moot Court Competition
(European Academy of Religion, Bologna, Italy)
EVENT, 1-7 November 2018: The Promise of Inclusion, the Power of Love: Pursuing Global Understanding, Reconciliation, and Change
(The 7th Parliament of the World's Religions)
On the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War
(Bishop Franz-Josef Overbeck, EuropeInfos: Christian Perspectives on the EU)
1918, a phony end to the war
(Xavier Boniface, EuropeInfos: Christian Perspectives on the EU)
Teilhard de Chardin: God in war
(François Euvé sj, EuropeInfos: Christian Perspectives on the EU)
The humanitarian consequences of War
(Daniel Palmieri, EuropeInfos: Christian Perspectives on the EU)
A hint of hope for a ceasefire in Yemen: The Americans call for a truce
(The Economist)
Wednesday, 31 October 2018
Don’t let India’s upper-caste men dictate tradition
(Vinita Damodaran, The Guardian)
Standing up to bigotry: Pakistan’s Supreme Court acquits a woman accused of blasphemy
(The Economist)
Pakistani mother Asia Bibi wins appeal against death sentence for blasphemy
(World Watch Monitor)
Asia Bibi: Pakistan court overturns blasphemy death sentence
(Memphis Barker, The Guardian)
Pakistan court acquits Christian on death row for blasphemy
(Zarar Khan and Munir Ahmed, Associated Press)
Pakistani Christian Asia Bibi has death penalty conviction overturned
(Sophia Saifi and James Griffiths, CNN Islamabad)
Supporters hail Asia Bibi acquittal as ‘great day’ for religious freedom
(Elise Harris, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Pakistani Supreme Court clears Catholic woman of blasphemy charges
(Scott Slayton, Christian Headlines)
Asia Bibi acquitted of blasphemy in Pakistan, freed from death row
(Naila Inayat, Religion News Service)
Pakistan's High Court acquits Asia Bibi, Christian woman on death row for blasphemy
(Diaa Hadid and Emily Sullivan, NPR)
Christian woman Asia Bibi spared death sentence in Pakistan after blasphemy conviction overturned Save
(Ben Farmer and Colin Freeman, The Telegraph)
Asia Bibi: protests erupt in Pakistan after blasphemy conviction overturned - video
(Associated Press, The Guardian)
Asia Bibi acquitted, but is she safe? Fighting over blasphemy in Pakistan is far from over
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Pakistan PM appeals for calm after Christian woman acquitted of blasphemy
(World Watch Monitor)
Asia Bibi: Imran Khan attacks hardliners over court case
(BBC News)
Asia Bibi: Pakistan acquits Christian woman on death row
(BBC News)
‘A victory for Pakistan and millions of its marginalised people’ – son of governor who was killed for defence of innocent Asia Bibi
(World Watch Monitor)
USCIRF welcomes Pakistani Supreme Court’s decision to overturn death sentence against Asia Bibi
(Press Release, U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
A look at Pakistan’s blasphemy law over the years
(Associated Press)
Pakistan's blasphemy law and Asia Bibi: Why does religion go bad?
(Mark Woods, Christian Today)
Blasphemy is a crime not only in Pakistan, but Europe too
(Sophie Gorman, France 24 Internaitonal)
Mauitius: Bishop cautions against ethnic and religious census and emphasises “common humanity”
(Anglican Communion News Service)
Russian president backs up Moscow patriarch
(Ukrainskaia Pravda, Russia Religion News)
Jehovah's Witness' detention slightly mitigated
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News)
Christians, Hindus can unite to defend poor, marginalized, Vatican says
(Junno Arocho Esteves, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Canada's last witch trials: Women accused of fake witchcraft
(Robin Levinson-King, BBC News)
On signs of religion, CAQ targets imaginary problem
(Martin Patriquin, Montreal Gazette)
Can artificial intelligence help stop religious violence?
(Mark Easton, BBC News)
Top 10 best, worst countries for atheists ranked: USA among best, Islamic regimes the worst
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
Saudi Arabia is the worst country in the world for atheists
(Derek Welch, World Religion News)
Anti-Semitic attacks are rare in Russia but the sentiment is rife, studies suggest
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Ortega targets Nicaraguan bishop for allegedly backing a coup
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Burma not safe for returning Rohingyas, warns USCIRF
(Press Release, U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
EVENT, 31 October 2018: Russia-Ukrainian Conflict: The Religious Dimension, Washington, DC
(Religious Freedom Institute)
Australia: Anglican church told to apologise for marriage vote conduct rather than 'legalise bullying'
(Paul Karp, The Guardian (Australia))
Victorian Coalition to bring back special religious instruction in state schools if elected
(ABC Net)
East Timor government blocks president’s planned visit to Vatican
(Michael Sainsbury, Catholic News Service)
Tuesday, 30 October 2018
When covering Nigeria and Boko Haram, BBC consistently nails the crucial details
(Julia Duin, GetReligion)
This weekend's think piece? It has to be Khashoggi defense of freedom of expression
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
In Colombia, the Avivamiento megachurch hopes former FARC rebels will get religion
(Julia Friedmann, Religion News Service)
Tsipras reiterates plan to change Church-state relations
(ekathimerini.com)
Cameroon archbishop: Murdered seminarian ‘martyr of Anglophone crisis’
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Nigerian group says troops shot, killed 27 Shiite Muslims
(Associated Press)
Rights group says 9 Christians detained, abused in Sudan
(Associated Press)
US group denounces Yemeni rebels’ prosecution of Baha’is
(Samy Magdy, Associated Press)
Mexican legislators introduce bills to legalize abortion
(Catholic News Agency)
Milton et al., “Toward a Westphalia for the Middle East”
(Marc O. DeGirolami, Law and Religion Forum)
Three Church Mother bodies condemn Zambia Police for taking their brutality to defenseless Church gatherings
(Lusaka Times)
Buhari meets Kaduna religious leaders amidst uneasy calm
(Terhemba Daka, The Guardian (Nigeria))
Nigerian army fire live rounds to disperse Shiite protesters
(Isaac Abrak and Bukola Adebayo, CNN)
Female genital mutilation practised in Iran, study reveals
(Saeed Kamali Dehghan, The Guardian)
Blast kills three Shi'ite Muslim pilgrims in Iraq: police
(Reuters)
Indonesian Christians oppose religious education bill
(Ryan Dagur, UCA News)
Gloves off: India's ruling party underlines Hindu ambitions as elections near
(Krishna N. Das, Reuters)
VHP to intensify Mandir agitation, to meet all MPs
(Vasudha Venugopal, The Economic Times)
The Dalai Lama and China’s quest for Buddhist soft power
(Rinzin Dorjee, The Diplomat)
China: New political requirements for Tibetan monastics
(Human Rights Watch)
EC issues gazette finally cancelling Jamaat’s registration as a political party
(Dhaka Tribune)
Michel Houellebecq: The perils of secular atheistic materialism through the eyes of a French ‘Islamophobic’ intellectual
(K Bhattacharjee, Opindia)
Catholic bishops end synod with controversy and compromise
(Thomas Reese, RNS Column: Signs of the Times)
Dawn-to-dusk hunger strike by BJP over arrest of Sabarimala protesters in Kerala
(Opindia)
Girls in West Africa offered into sexual slavery as ‘wives of gods’
(Wisdom Mensah, The Conversation)
Kazakhstan: Ever harsher jailings for religious talks
(Forum 18 News Service)
Monday, 29 October 2018
Religion in Europe: Blasphemy bans are struck out in Ireland and reinforced in Austria
(The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Ireland votes to oust ‘medieval’ blasphemy law
(Emma Graham-Harrison, The Guardian)
The Pittsburgh attack affects Jews worldwide – we need more than your silent support
(Michael Segalov, The Guardian)
Israeli PM, chief rabbi at odds over Pittsburgh synagogue
(Aron Heller, Associated Press)
India: Religion no bar for entering Sabarimala, says HC
(The Hindu)
Protesters burn Hindu religious center in southern India
(Associated Press)
57 Chibok girls known to have been in two Cameroon towns
(Nathan Johnson, Persecution: International Christian Concern)
Over 20 detained for sharing the gospel in China
(Gina Goh, Persecution: International Christian Concern)
Pope, church leaders grieve after Pittsburgh synagogue carnage
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Outspoken Anglican rector Rod Bower announces bid for Senate seat
(Melissa Davey, The Guardian)
Don't bring back religious education, union warns Victorian opposition
(Calla Wahlquist, The Guardian)
None of us should enjoy the right to have our beliefs shielded from abuse
(Kenan Malik, The Guardian)
Mandated sex ed courses in Ugandan schools draw outrage
(Doreen Ajiambo, National Catholic Register)
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