Law and Religion Headlines

Tuesday, 21 August 2018

Monday, 20 August 2018

Saudi Arabia prepares for the annual Muslim hajj pilgrimage
(Omar Akour, Associated Press)

Muslim pilgrims gather at Mount Arafat for hajj’s pinnacle
(Omar Akour, Religion News Service)

What is the Hajj?
(Ken Chitwood, Religion News Service)

Hajj 'nap pods' being introduced for pilgrims to Saudi Arabia
(Agence France-Presse, The Guardian)

Why Jewish giving to Israel is losing ground
(The Conversation, Religion News Service)

Israeli questioning of US Jews at border exposes deeper rift
(The Associated Press, Religion News Service)

Yes, it's genocide; yes, it's religious — The case of the Rohingya Muslims
(Daniel Philpott, Arc of the Universe: Ethics and Global Justice)

Pope Francis addresses Pennsylvania abuse report in letter to Catholics
(Zachary Basu, Axios)

Letter of His Holiness Pope Francis to the people of God
(The Vatican)

Francis' Letter to the People of God: The pope calls for prayer and fasting in penance for the 'atrocities' of sexual abuse
(La Croix International)

Critics say pope’s comments are both ‘bold’ and ‘too little, too late’
(Emily McFarlan Miller, Religion News Service)

The Catholic Church needs a new doctrine of scandal
(Mark Silk, RNS Column: Spiritual Politics)

The secular fallacy and the war on common law
(Bruce P. Frohnen, Law and Liberty)

Religious photos of the week
(Kit Doyle, Religion News Service)

Religious divisions threaten to further inflame Ukrainian civil war
(Dmitry Babich, Consortium News)

Pope Francis calls on Ukrainian youth to be active peacemakers
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine)

Blasphemy
(RFI's Islam and Religious Freedom Action Team, Religious Freedom Institute)

‘Exploitation in the name of religion must be questioned’
(Times of India)

Ethiopia begins the harmony of peace through collaboration of politics, education, religion and civil society (press release)
(Borkena Ethiopian News)

No decision on Uniform Civil Code as law panel chairman set to retire, Sixth Schedule also a hurdle
(Debayan Roy, News 18)

Militant attacks in Chechnya aimed at disrupting Eid al-Adha celebrations - Kadyrov
(Interfax-Religion)

Tajik president urges citizens to be modest, vigilant
(Interfax-Religion)

Most Russians believe there are forces trying to undermine traditional spiritual values - poll
(Interfax-Religion)

The most consequential clash between Muslims and the Western World
(Raymond Ibrahim, National Review)

Tunisian Jew barred from getting kosher food in prison, family says
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Not all religions are the same, you know: Can a faith be good if it’s not true?
(Richard Ostling, GetReligion)

Never Again: Reflections on ten years since the Kandhamal Tragedy in India
(CSWPress, FoRB in Full (a blog by CSW))

Photo essay: Mexican festival honors Mary and maize
(Ameyalli Diaz Castro, Religion News Service)

Trinity Western drops community covenant requirement for students
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Christianity and the abuse scandal: A Christian responds to revelations of clerical abuse
(Erasmus, The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])

It's time for #MeToo in the Catholic Church
(David Clohessy, The Guardian Opinion)

Lawyers foresee bumpy road ahead if TWU renews its bid for law school accreditation
(Cristin Schmitz, The Lawyer's Daily)

Trinity Western University caves on sex and marriage, but no one calls them on it
(Julia Duin, GetReligion)

McCarrick, the Pennsylvania grand-jury report, and the freedom of the Church
(Rick Garnett, Mirror of Justice blog)

India cast millions of Muslims as illegal immigrants. Their legal battles are just beginning
(Vidhi Doshi, The Washington Post)

Sunday, 19 August 2018

We’ve forgotten how to mend. Faith traditions can help
(Jacob Lupfer, Religion News Service)

Saturday, 18 August 2018

Israel’s attorney general gives Chief Rabbinate ultimatum over payments from restaurants to supervisors
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

In Trump’s standoff with Turkey, two tough-guy leaders and a deal gone wrong
(Anne Gearan and Felicia Sonmez, The Washington Post)

Turkey crisis: the fallout of Qatar's bailout
(Varsha Koduvayur and Aykan Erdemir, The American Interest)

U.S. sanctions on Turkish ministers require recalibration
(Aykan Erdemir and Gonul Tol, The Globalist)

Turkey’s economy czar fails to save the lira
(Aykan Erdemir, Hard News: Foreign Policy)

Religious freedom and the new constitution: Nepal 2018
(Andy Shefford, Evangelical Focus)

Nepali law criminalising ‘hurting of religious feelings’ comes into force
(World Watch Monitor)

Nepal: Law criminalizing evangelism, conversions to Christianity goes into effect
(World Watch Monitor)

‘Foreign forces’ can’t control religion, Chinese official says amid Vatican talks
(South China Morning Post)

A battle for India’s soul
(Shashi Tharoor, The Week)

Jews against Israelis: Netanyahu's Hungarian-style politics - Opinion
(Nitzan Horowitz, Haaretz)

Sharia and civil weddings: How should the law deal with religious marriages?
(Erasmus, The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])

Jehovah's Witnesses equated with Islamist terrorists
(Kasparov.ru, Russia Religion News)

Movement encourages Argentines to quit Catholic Church
(Paul Byrne and Leo la Valle, Associated Press)

Pope Francis urges action rather than apathy in fight against evil
(Nathan Glover, World Religion News)

Mexican pastor survives assassination attempt
(World Watch Monitor)

Anti-Christian slaughter escalates in Nigeria
(Lela Gilbert, Newsmax)

Friday, 17 August 2018

Iraq bloc rejects alliance based on religion, ethnicity
(Ibrahim Saleh, Anadolu Agency)

Australian families left devastated by China's mass detention of Uighurs in Xinjiang
(Lisa Murray, Financial Review)

Religious groups to fight physical, sexual violence against kids in Peru
(Barbar Fraser, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Indians gather as former premier Vajpayee is cremated
(Ashok Sharma, Associated Press)

Turkey is reportedly prepared to release the imprisoned US pastor at the center of their economic crisis
(Ellen Cranley, Business Insider)

“Strengthen ethno-religious tolerance in Nigeria”- U.S. Ambassador Brownback
(U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Nigeria)

The plight of the Yazidi minority in Iraq
(Lewis Sanders IV, Deutsche Welle)

U.S. slaps sanctions on Myanmar for ‘atrocities’
(Nahal Toosi, Politico)

Thursday, 16 August 2018

Trinity Western University drops contentious covenant, but LGBTQ staff still face discrimination
(Aline Bouwman, CBC Opinion)

Yaounde: Cameroon’s Prime Minister attended the 3rd Pan-Africa Congress on Religious Freedom
(Dr. John Graz, Secretary General International Religious Liberty Association, The International Religious Liberty Association)

Turkmenistan: Now eight jailed conscientious objectors
(Forum 18 News Service)

Evangelical believer convicted under anti-evangelism law
(Religiia i pravo, Russia Religion News)

'Islamic State' youth fighters keep the faith in prison
(Judit Neurink, Deutsche Welle)

Francis & the death penalty: Should a Pope change church teaching on his own?
(Paul Baumann, Commonweal)

Pennsylvania sex abuse report presents crucial test for Pope Francis
(Daniel Burke, CNN)

Canada: Statement by the Minister of National Revenue and the Minister of Finance on the Government's commitment to clarifying the rules governing the political activities of charities
(Canada Review Agency, Government of Canada)

Newsletter of the Church Law Society (Prague)

New Report: The Rohingya Crisis: The Shameful Global Response to Genocide and the Assault on Religious Freedom
(The Religious Freedom Institute)

Wednesday, 15 August 2018

Myanmar analysts cast doubt on repatriation and resettlement plans for Rohingya refugees
(Nay Rein Kyaw and Khin Khin Ei, Radio Free Asia)

Courts ease up a little on conditions for Jehovah's Witnesses
(Echo of Moscow Orenburg, Russia Religion News)

Malaysian prime minister defends his right to be anti-Semitic
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Philippines president threats against Catholic bishops
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Cameroon bishop says murdered priest was targeted
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Suicide bomber targets Shiite students in Kabul, killing 48
(Rahim Faiez and Amir Shah, Associated Press)

How Islamophobia is driving anti-refugee sentiment in Korea
(Faras Ghani, Al Jazeera)

Russia eyes refugee return as centerpiece of next policy move in Syria
(Maxim A. Suchkov, Al-Monitor: Russia/Mideast Pulse)

Is Turkey’s 'strategic partnership' with America coming to an end?
(Semih Idiz, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)

Andrew Brunson: the US pastor at the heart of an international crisis
(Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian)

Turkish court rejects U.S. pastor's appeal, upper court yet to rule: lawyer
(Reuters)

Turkey’s Christians divided over 'freedom' declaration
(Sibel Hurtas, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)

Turkey wants its share of Syria’s reconstruction
(Fehim Tastekin, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)

Indonesian blasphemy trial underway for woman who complained about mosque loudspeakers
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Survey suggests Palestinian radicalization driven by lack of hope
(Daoud Kuttab, Al-Monitor: Palestine Pulse)

Arab bloc could get out Palestinian vote in Jerusalem municipal elections
(Rasha Abou Jalal, Al-Monitor: Palestine Pulse)

Palestinian diplomatic campaign gaining traction
(Yossi Beilin, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)

Israel, Hamas on verge of modest truce
(Shlomi Eldar, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)

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