Law and Religion Headlines

Tuesday, 25 September 2018

Bali cracks down on disrespectful tourists
(Gary Nguyen, World Religion News)

Appointment of Bishops agreement reached by China and Vatican
(Derek Welch, World Religion News)

344 Chinese pastors sign a statement defending their faith amid violent persecution
(Kayla Koslosky, Christian Headlines)

Minister hits out at Zakir Naik-style Islamic preaching
(Nur Hasliza Mohd Salleh, Free Malaysia Today)

Religious groups join forces to fight plastic pollution in Indonesia
(CGTN America)

Church monopoly in schools ‘anything but healthy’, says archbishop
(Colin Gleeson, The Irish Times)

Singapore diplomat urges repeal of 'antiquated' gay sex law
(New Straits Times)

Kerryn Phelps urges PM to release Ruddock religious freedom review before byelection
(Katharine Murphy, The Guardian)

Ukrainian Orthodox Church Synod calls on Verkhovnaya Rada not to pass laws aimed at canonical Church
(Interfax-Religion)

More than a dozen Jehovah's Witnesses arrested in Kostroma
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News)

Can Islamist moderates remake the politics of the Muslim world?
(Taylor Luck, Christian Science Monitor)

Sharks & minnows: How usurers prey on ignorance & desperation
(Jo McGowan, Commonweal)

U.S. House Subcommittee to hold hearing on recent religious persecution in China
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

Greek court convicts 2 over ‘religious’ museum oil attacks
(Associated Press)

China's Christians have 'mixed feelings' about Vatican agreement on bishops
(Radio Free Asia)

Maldives marine artwork destroyed for being a 'threat to Islamic unity'
(Antonia Wilson, The Guardian)

Thai court finds 9 Muslim men guilty in Bangkok bomb plot
(Associated Press)

Should the Catholic church pay reparations to sex-abuse victims?
(Sigal Samuel, The Atlantic)

Iran restricts attorney access for prisoners
(Claire Evans, Persecution: International Christian Concern)

Pakistani Christian woman thrown off roof for refusing to convert to Islam, marry Muslim
(Will Maule, Faithwire)

Kazakhstan: Senate to adopt "extremely harsh" religion amendments?
(Forum 18 News Service)

Monday, 24 September 2018

Provisional Agreement between Holy See and China
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

'The voice of Chinese Catholics is missing from China-Vatican dialogue'
(Shan Ren Shen Fu, Asia News)

Pakistan appoints country's first non-Muslim Advocate General
(Usman Arshad, Daily Pakistan)

What Pakistan's minorities expect from Imran Khan
(Kamran Chaudhry, UCANews)

Catholic nun asked to leave Philippines
(Gina Goh, Persecution: International Christian Concern)

Lebanese land dispute leads to interfaith committee
(Claire Evans, Persecution: International Christian Concern)

Senior ISIS official sentenced in Iraq
(Claire Evans, Persecution: International Christian Concern)

Nuns of Bethlehem face 3 court cases
(Claire Evans, Persecution: International Christian Concern)

Repercussions of Demshaw incident continue
(Claire Evans, Persecution: International Christian Concern)

Terrorist group attacks town in DRC despite active Ebola outbreak
(Nathan Johnson, Persecution: International Christian Concern)

Two evangelical Christians removed from Hindu festival for handing out flyers
(Nirmala Carvalho, Asia News)

Communist crackdown threatens church in China
(Gina Goh, Persecution: International Christian Concern)

Under nationality law, Israeli court favors Jews
(Shlomi Eldar, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)

Vatican and China sign agreement on bishop appointments
(Reuters in Vilnius, The Guardian)

Vatican signs historic deal with China – but critics denounce sellout
(Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian)

School chaplains agency faces tax challenge over $33m in donations
(Paul Karp, The Guardian)

Turkish-US officials ‘cautiously optimistic’ of Brunson’s release
(Barbara G. Baker, World Watch Monitor)

Pope Francis is visiting the Baltic States
(Corey Barnett, World Religion News)

Vatican, China make breakthrough deal on bishop appointments
(The Associated Press, Religion News Service)

Thirty years on, why ‘The Satanic Verses’ remains so controversial
(Myriam Renaud, Religion News Service)

In Nigeria, fears that a crackdown on Muslim group will court another Boko Haram
(Ali Abare Abubakar, Religion News Service)

Sri Lankan cardinal says religion is best guarantor of 'human rights'
(Catholic News Agency)

Saudi royals turn to flag waving and fireworks to marshal support: Monarchy nurtures patriotic nationalism as it sidelines its religious power base
(The Wall Street Journal)

Bishop in India accused of raping nun arrested in Kerala state
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

The silent Popes: Why Francis and Benedict won't answer the accusations dividing their church
(Daniel Burke, CNN)

“Keep Pope out of petty politics,” Malawi bishops urge
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Indonesia presidential contenders vow peaceful campaign
(Associated Press)

Pope warns Lithuanians against rebirth of anti-Semitism
(Nicole Winfield, Associated Press)

Ban on hijab, threat to religious harmony in Nigeria – MURIC
(Adebayo Waheed, Leadership)

Hopes rise for release of U.S. pastor being held in Turkey
(David Gauthier-Villars, The Wall Street Journal)

Extremism advances in the largest Muslim country
(Benedict Rogers, The Wall Street Journal)

Pastors in China prepare to lose their lives for preaching the gospel, defying Communist crackdown
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)

Vatican signs potentially historic deal with China on bishops
(Elise Harris, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Vatican reaches provisional agreement with China over recognition of bishops
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Kazakstan tightens controls on faith groups
(Andrei Grishin, Institute for War & Peace Reporting)

Friday, 21 September 2018

International Day of Peace 21 September - 2018 Theme: “The Right to Peace - The Universal Declaration of Human Rights at 70”
(The United Nations)

International Day of Peace
(Tannenbaum Blog)

International Peace Day: Why United Nations observes this day
(NDTV)

Message on the International Day of Peace
(KAICIID Dialogue Centre, YouTube)

Abduction of Italian priest shocks Niger
(Illia Djadi, World Watch Monitor)

20+ Nigerian Christians drown in river attempting to escape Fulani attackers
(World Watch Monitor)

Meet the woman who could lead Israel’s right-wing camp
(Mazal Mualem, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)

Israel’s two judicial systems
(Mazal Mualem, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)

Al-Azhar includes women in public discussion of harassment, rights
(Muhammed Magdy, Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)

Anti-bullying campaigns raising social awareness in Egypt
(Nayrouz Talaat, Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)

Iranians lash out at preferential treatment of pilgrims
(Saeed Jalili, Al-Monitor: Iran Pulse)

Iran's rich, influential religious singers eclipse clerics
(Rohollah Faghihi, Al-Monitor: Iran Pulse)

271 Indian Christians face criminal charges including converting Hindus through 'spreading lies'
(Amanda Casanova, Christian Headlines)

Over 250 Nigerian Christians killed by Fulani radicals in two months
(Kayla Koslosky, Christian Headlines)

The ‘Splainer: From bloodletting to blood donation, what is Ashura?
(Aysha Khan, Religion News Service)

Bali to bring in new rules for visiting temples after decline in 'quality of tourists'
(Hannah Ellis-Petersen, The Guardian)

Pakistan criticises China over treatment of ethnic Muslims
(Lily Kuo, The Guardian)

Court fines ultra-Orthodox radio station NIS 1 million for keeping women off air
(Times of Israel)

Israeli court fines Orthodox Jewish station for excluding women on broadcasts
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Israeli court fines ultra-Orthodox radio station for banning women from the air
(Michele Chabin, Religion News Service)

‘Treat us like a religion’ - traditional healers demand greater rights
(Nomahlubi Jordaan, Times Live)

The decline and fall of Chinese Buddhism: how modern politics and fast money corrupted an ancient religion
(Mimi Lau, South China Morning Post)

In struggle over Ukrainian Orthodox communion, a political hornet’s nest
(Fred Weir, Christian Science Monitor)

Turkmenistan: Tenth jailed conscientious objector in 2018
(Forum 18 News Service)

About 1 billion rubles were collected for building the main church of Russian Military Forces
(Interfax-Religion)

Additional information about arrests of Perm Jehovah's Witnesses
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News)

Ukraine held accountable by United Nations for rights violations
(Religiia v Ukraine, Russia Religion News)

Another Vatican diplomatic blunder
(George Weigel, National Review)

Kosovo will open an embassy in Jerusalem if Israel recognizes it, president says
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

China distances children from families to subdue Muslim west
(Yanan Wang amd Dake Kang, Associated Press)

Pakistan urges China to ease pressure on Muslims minority
(Associated Press)

Russia looms in background as pope travels to Baltics
(Nicole Winfield and Liudas Dapkus, Associated Press)

China treats Uighur kids as ‘orphans’ after parents seized
(Yanan Wang amd Dake Kang, Associated Press)

Cameroon's Muslim, Christian Leaders join in call for peace
(Moki Edwin Kindzeka, VOA)

Al-Shabaab five years after Westgate: Still a menace in East Africa
(International Crisis Group)

Peace Day - What can you do?
(UN.org/peaceday)

The Druze: A secretive religion tries to secure its future
(Erasmus, The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])

Thursday, 20 September 2018

New era for religion in China as party tightens controls
(Bill Ide, VOA)

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