Law and Religion Headlines

Saturday, 23 June 2018

LGBTQ rights and the Bible in South Africa (Responding to: Religious decision-making on LGBTQ issues)
(Jeremy Punt, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Many Egyptian Christians feel left out of World Cup
(Hamza Hendawi, Associated Press)

Vatican convicts ex-diplomat of child porn distribution
(Nicole Winfield, Associated Press)

Vatican diplomat admits he possessed child abuse images
(The Guardian)

Canada Supreme Court's Judicial Idiosyncrasy
(Barry W. Bussey, Convivium)

The Constitutional promise of religious freedom betrayed
(Barry W. Bussey, Canadian Council of Christian Charities: Intersection)

Friday, 22 June 2018

Religious freedom beyond current polarizations: A global vision of human dignity
(Dr. Ganoune Diop, Secretary General of the IRLA, The International Religious Liberty Association)

Adventist theologians approve statement on Biblical Eschatology
(Adventist Review)

Richard Wagner holds his first news conference as Canada’s Chief Justice
(CPAC Headlines Politics)

Global uptick in government restrictions on religion in 2016
(Pew Research Center Religion & Public Life)

McDonald lecture series culminates with religious freedom conference
(Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory University)

Key findings on the global rise in religious restrictions
(Katayoun Kishi, Pew Research Center Fact Tank)

Shamanism is building an organization
(Interfax-Religiia, Russia Religion News)

Catholics protest priest killings in Philippines
(Ana P. Santos, Deutsche Welle)

After Colombian election, Church official urges talks with ex-guerrillas
(Cody Weddle, Catholic News Service)

Duterte spokesman says Australian nun still in danger of deportation
(Catholic News Service)

Nicaragua’s bishops strive to find way out of national crisis
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Church suspends talks to ease Nicaragua political crisis
(Associated Press)

Headlines about the Trinity Western case

Monday, 18 June 2018

Breaking bread, piercing prejudice: how a Ramadan meal united faiths
(Amrit Dhillon, The Guardian)

'A month to help those in need': Ramadan relief around the world
(The Guardian)

For Ramadan, more Muslims shape diets around physical and mental health
(Maryam Jillani, NPR)

Why do I want my teenage Muslim boys to fast in Ramadan?
(Emily Richardson, The Guardian)

Eid al-Fitr celebrations around the world – in pictures
(The Guardian)

Filipino Muslims mark Eid in ruins of war-torn Marawi
(Joeal Calupitan and Aaron Favila, Associated Press)

Far from home, Rohingya Muslim refugees count their blessings at Eid
(Priyadarshini Sen, Religion News Service)

Muslims in Australia at a crossroads, Australian senator says
(Katharine Murphy, The Guardian)

South Australia to compel priests to report abuse revealed in confession
(Australian Associated Press, The Guardian)

South Australia Catholic church to ignore law on reporting confessions of abuse
(Australian Associated Press, The Guardian)

Australian priests ‘willing to go to jail’ rather than break confessional seal
(Catholic News Agency)

Australian nun Sister Patricia Fox wins appeal to stay in Philippines
(Margaret Simons, The Guardian)

Evangelical Christians step up abortion clinic protests in Queensland
(Ben Smee, The Guardian)

Shadow of jihadists falls on Cameroon's cattle farmers
(Reinnier Kaze, France 24 Internaitonal)

Indian chess champion quits competition in Iran over headscarf rule
(Michael Safi, The Guardian)

The Supreme Court of Canada and Trinity Western Law School
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Trinity Western loses
(Peter Stockland, Convivium)

Trinity Western law school gets nixed, while the Canadian news coverage is mixed
(Julian Duin, GetReligion)

Trinity Western University loses before Supreme Court of Canada
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)

Canada's Supreme Court: Provinces can refuse law school accreditation over LGBTQ rights
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

STATEMENT on Supreme Court of Canada against Trinity Western University
(Rev. Dr. Andrew Bennett, Cardus Religious Freedom Institute)

The Supreme Court has dismissed religious practice as a matter of mere choice in its TWU decision
(Anna Su, CBC Opinion)

Trinity Western loses fight for Christian law school as court rules limits on religious freedom 'reasonable'
(Kathleen Harris, CBC News)

TWU law school ruling: 'limiting diversity' or 'a game-changer for LGBTQ rights'?
(Clare Henning, CBC News)

Evangelicals visit West Bank to see life — and Christian faith — on the other side
(Dan Rabb, Religion News Service)

Trinidad and Tobago Catholics aid Venezuelan migrants amid government crackdown
(Melissa Williams-Sambrano, Religion News Service)

Egypt goalkeeper declines Budweiser-sponsored ‘Man of the Match’ trophy at World Cup
(Des Bieler, The Washington Post)

Erdogan’s plan to raise a ‘pious generation’ divides parents in Turkey
(Carlotta Gall, The New York Times)

Geneva's Protestant cathedral of St. Pierre holds celebration for 70 years of World Council of Churches
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

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