Law and Religion Headlines

Monday, 9 July 2018

Johann Sebastian Bach – a European composer
(Meinrad Walter, EuropeInfos: Christian Perspectives on the EU)

Iranian women's movement pushes for more rights, at its own pace
(Saeid Jafari, Al-Monitor: Iran Pulse)

Steps towards defining antisemitism
(Letters, The Guardian)

Extremist 'pastor' who harassed people at mosques likely to be deported
(Australian Associated Press, The Guardian)

The Crossway by Guy Stagg review – a 3,400-mile walk to Jerusalem
(Blake Morrison, The Guardian)

Look at art for the deep connection between Europe and Islam
(Kenan Malik, The Guardian)

Italian Catholic priests go to war with Salvini over immigration
(Angela Guiffrida and Lorenzo Tondo, The Guardian)

Buhari renews pledge to protect Nigerians as killings continue
(Illia Djadi, World Watch Monitor)

Killings of Catholic priests in Africa raise fears that peacemakers are targets
(Fredrick Nzwili, Religion News Service)

How I caused an earthquake in Israel
(Jeffrey Salkin, RNS Column: Martini Judaism (for those who want to be shaken and stirred))

Israeli centrist leader changes course on ultra-Orthodox draft law
(Mazal Mualem, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)

The humbling of the atheists: How religion survived the progress of science
(Joseph Brean, National Post)

Pope Francis teaches discernment for coping with spiritual battles
(Thomas Reese, RNS Column: Signs of the Times)

LGBT rights not connected to religion, says DAP MP
(Jerry Choong, Malay Mail)

Saudi bid to protect pre-Islamic sites upends religious dictates
(Stephen Kalin, Reuters)

Imran Khan criticised for defence of Pakistan blasphemy laws
(Memphis Barker, The Guardian)

Liberal MP Tim Wilson warns on unintended consequences of religious freedom law
(Paul Karp, The Guardian)

Clash between Duterte and Catholic Church in Philippines intensifies
(Jake Maxwell Watts, The Wall Street Journal)

Bishops call for 3-day fasting after Duterte says God stupid
(Jim Gomez, Associated Press)

The church brutalised Ireland. People have a right to protest against the pope’s visit
(Emer O'Toole, The Guardian)

Zimbabweans go to first polls since 1980 without Mugabe, with church leaders working for better times
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

Netanyahu's nation-state bill harms diaspora in deal with ultra-orthodox
(Gil Hoffman, The Jerusalem Post)

First female Jehovah's Witness in Russia locked up
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News)

The rise of Iraq's young secularists
(Alice Su, The Atlantic)

UNESCO recognizes ancient Stone Age temple in Turkey
(Giuseppe Mancini, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)

This is not a generic prayer story: A flooded cave, 12 Thai boys and a former Buddhist monk
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)

Religious freedom research project Summer 2018 Fellowship reports
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

The vast universe of religious accomodation (Responding to: Religious freedom research project Summer 2018 Fellowship reports)
(Mark Storslee, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

The double-bind situation of Muslim spokepersons in minority contexts (Responding to: Religious freedom research project Summer 2018 Fellowship reports)
(Margot Dazey, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Faith in conquest: Colonialism and Catholic conversion in Goa (Responding to: Religious freedom research project Summer 2018 Fellowship reports)
(Aditi Rajeev Shirodkar, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Church and government in Congo still at loggerheads ahead of elections
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Argentina’s top bishop says abortion is ‘not a right, but a tragedy’
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Government allies rough up priests at Nicaragua church siege
(Associated Press)

Canadian court rules in favor of polyamorous parents
(The Cabin)

Canadian court says polyamorus trio can all be listed as child's parents
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Flipping out, marriage, and surrogacy
(John Stonestreet and Stan Guthrie, The Christian Post)

A giant of Vatican diplomacy: Jean-Louis Tauran opposed the Gulf war and mended fences with Islam
(Erasmus, The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])

Thursday, 5 July 2018

Religion Watch, July 2018, Volume 33 No. 9
(Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion)

UK appoints first religious freedom envoy
(Catholic News Agency)

After fire destroys his life’s work, an artist renews quest to paint Torah
(Michele Chabin, Religion News Service)

Ruth Bader Ginsburg receives Genesis Prize lifetime award in Israel
(Ian Deitch, Times of Israel)

Indian state’s ‘anti-conversion law’ to be repealed
(Anto Akkara, World Watch Monitor)

Report: global restrictions, harassment directed at religious groups continues to rise
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

How does Pew Research Center measure the religious composition of the U.S.? Answers to Frequently Asked Questions
(Pew Research Center)

Religious persecution worsening worldwide; What is Trump doing differently? Tony Perkins responds
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)

Finality of Prophethood oath: IHC orders to release Raja Zafarul Haq committee report
(Geo TV)

Nicaragua VP says God favors repression against priests, people
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Pope stands with Nicaragua’s bishops in demanding democracy
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Pope to reach out to other Christians during Baltics trip
(Associated Press)

Passport officer, police exceeded brief in Lucknow interfaith couple case: Sources
(Times of India)

Muslims repressed in Russian-controlled Ukrainian territory
(Portal-Credo.Ru, Russia Religion News)

Jehovah's Witness nabbed as he tries to board plane
(Portal-Credo.Ru, Russia Religion News)

'Our community is terrorised': Muslims abused as men invade Brisbane mosque
(Australian Associated Press, The Guardian)

Like a lamb to the slaughter: Will the United States send this woman to her death?
(Forum for Religious Freedom Europe)

Elder Holland calls on governments, organizations and faith groups to refocus refugee efforts
(Sarah Jane Weaver, Deseret News Faith)

US teen to meet Somali president after Quran recitation win
(Associated Press)

Pakistan: Officials’ religious belief is public matter, rules judge
(Pakistan Today)

Pakistan court orders public release of report on temporary election law amendments that favored Ahmadis
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

10 months on, the babies of Rohingya rape survivors arrive
(Kristen Gelineau, Religion News Service)

How Pope Francis is renewing the cardinals of the Catholic Church
(Derek Welch, World Religion News)

Iceland’s fastest growing religion will soon complete the first temple to Thor and Odin in 1000 years
(Vilhelm Carlstrom, Business Insider)

Kazakhstan: 69 known administrative prosecutions in six months
(Forum 18 News Service)

Wednesday, 4 July 2018

Religious structures next step in Iraqi building process
(Elise Harris, Catholic News Agency)

Is Riyadh really pushing for control of Jerusalem holy sites?
(Rasha Abou Jalal, Al-Monitor: Palestine Pulse)

How Israel's left could challenge Netanyahu
(Yossi Beilin, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)

The strange relationship between Christianity and Mexican politics
(Derek Welch, World Religion News)

Central African Republic in mourning again as another priest killed
(World Watch Monitor)

Church of Muslim converts told to close in Kyrgyzstan
(World Watch Monitor)

Iraqi archbishop tells USAID delegation to hurry up aid delivery
(World Watch Monitor)

Australian Archbishop sentenced to 12 months home confinement for concealing priest abuse
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Archbishop Philip Wilson to appeal conviction for concealing child abuse
(Melissa Davey, The Guardian)

Australia bishop appeals conviction for protecting pedophile
(Rod McGuirk, Religion News Service)

Australian bishop sentenced to year’s detention for cover-up
(Rod McGuirk, Associated Press)

Archbishop Philip Wilson sentenced for concealing child sex abuse
(Australian Associated Press, The Guardian)

Denial of religious freedom in China threatens idea of freedom itself
(Aaron Rhodes, The Epoch Times)

Tuesday, 3 July 2018

Faith as identity: Why Church members have a responsibility to protect religious freedoms
(Aubrey Eyre, LDS Church News)

Child abuse case brings outrage, but no change in Iran
(Zahra Alipour, Al-Monitor: Iran Pulse)

Sufi women blazing a new trail in Nablus
(Aziza Nofal, Al-Monitor: Palestine Pulse)

Instant verbal divorce rips families apart in Iran's Kurdish region
(Leila Alikarami, Al-Monitor: Iran Pulse)

Egypt delivers Friday sermons in English, French
(Ahmed Fouad, Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)

Slam from Sudan: how Emtithal Mahmoud shook the world
(Alison Flood, The Guardian)

Thailand's religion unite to pray for boys trapped in cave
(Gary Nguyen, World Religion News)

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