Law and Religion Headlines
Monday, 18 June 2018
Church and Russian Health Ministry to chair the program of helping Syrian children
(Interfax-Religion)
Several thousand people participated in parade organized by LGBT activists in downtown Kiev
(Interfax-Religion)
Jehovah's Witnesses hit with two-month pretrial detention
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News)
Shamanism moves toward status as organized religion
(SMNews, Russia Religion News)
Islam isn't holding back Muslim women's education—here's the bigger problem
(Shane Croucher, Newsweek)
Afghan Sikh leader holds out hope for dwindling minority
(Rahim Faiez, Associated Press)
US urges Russia to release political and religious prisoners
(Josh Lederman, Associated Press)
Pope denounces abortion as modern-day ‘white glove’ eugenics
(The Associated Press, Religion News Service)
Pope Francis compares abortion to Nazi hate crimes
(Gary Nguyen, World Religion News)
Pope Francis says abortion to avoid birth defects is similar to Nazi crimes
(Hilary Clarke, Valentina DiDonato and Carol Jordan, CNN)
Has Pope Francis revealed he's a fake liberal?
(Derek Welch, World Religion News)
3 legal reactions to the Supreme Court's Trinity Western University decision
(Peer Zimonjic, CBC News)
Bennett: Supreme Court decision relegates freedom of conscience, religion
(Global News)
Vatican, Mexico lament children suffer most from migration
(Associated Press)
Sunday, 17 June 2018
EVENT, 17-23 June 2018: Tradition and Innovation in Religious Movements: East Asia, the West, and Beyond
(CESNUR, Weixin College, Taiwan WeiXin World Peace Promotion Associaton, ISSNR, Weixin College, Taichung Branch, Taichung, Taiwan)
Saturday, 16 June 2018
A timid religion will die fast
(Breda O'Brien, The Irish Times)
Temple and state
(Abhinav Chandrachud, The Hindu)
Football World Cup can close up people, mufti Tajuddin believes
(Interfax-Religion)
Putin lauds Russian Muslim communities' role in maintaining interethnic, interfaith peace
(Interfax-Religion)
Baptists suffer from current anti-evangelism thrust
(Roman Lunkin, Religiia i Pravo)
Friday, 15 June 2018
India: Police slow to register case after church burnt down by suspected Hindu extremists
(Tejaswi Ravinder, World Watch Monitor)
Law societies can deny accreditation to Christian university: Supreme Court
(Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press, CTV News)
TWU loses: Canada’s religious freedom forever altered
(Barry W. Bussey, Canadian Council of Christian Charities: Intersection)
JUDGMENT: Law Society of British Columbia v. Trinity Westery University
(Supreme Court of Canada)
CASE SUMMARY: Law Society of British Columbia v. Trinity Western University and Trinity Western University v. Law Society of Upper Canada
(Supreme Court of Canada)
Trinity Western spokesperson Janet Buckingham ‘disappointed’ by Supreme Court decision
(Global News)
LGBT rights vs. religious freedom: top court ruling on Trinity Western case today
(Kathleen Harris, CBC News)
Bussey's series on the Trinity Western case
(Barry W. Bussey, Canadian Council of Christian Charities: Intersection)
Trinity Western University 'will not be starting a law school in the near future' following court ruling
((interviews with students), Montreal Gazette)
Trinity Western says they won’t have a law school for now
(The Canadian Press, The Globe and Mail)
UN rapporteur welcomes Uzbekistan’s religious freedom pledge
(World Watch Monitor)
Moroccan Christians demand equal marriage rights
(World Watch Monitor)
Ivory Coast bishop chides African priests 'wandering' in Europe
(Lcui Sarr, La Croix International)
For Eid Al-Fitr, the Taliban agrees to its first formal ceasefire since 2001
(Steve Coll, The New Yorker)
Leader of Pakistani Taliban killed by U.S. drone strike, Afghanistan says
(Mushtaq Yusufzai, Francis Whittaker, Ahmed Mengli and Reuters, NBC News)
Afghan Taliban raise hopes with surprise Eid ceasefire
(Reuters)
Thursday, 14 June 2018
Assessing the Impact of Religious Registration
(Roger Finke, Dane R Mataic, Jonathan Fox, Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion)
The LGBT refugees in Turkey who refuse to be forgotten
(Masha Gessen, The New Yorker)
Argentina congress takes historic step towards legalising abortion
(Uki Goñi, The Guardian)
Bid to legalize abortion in Argentina clears first hurdle in Congress
(Daniel Politi and Ernesto Londoño, The New York Times)
My body, my choice’: Argentina moves closer to legal abortion with key vote
(Elizabeth Sulis Kim, The Guardian)
Pro-lifers in Argentina make final push against abortion bill
(Catholic News Agency)
Iran's Orwellian arrest of its leading female human-rights lawyer
(Robin Wright, The New Yorker)
Children in India exhibit religious tolerance, study finds
(Jennifer McNulty, University of California Santa Cruz)
Islamic cleric preaches compassion between Israelis and Palestinians
(Greer Fay Cashman, The Jerusalem Post)
Saudi king orders Eid holiday bonus for some citizens
(Associated Press)
Rahmon calls on Tajik people to display political vigilance, have modest feasts on Eid al-Fitr
(Interfax-Religion)
Legal scholar points out error of arresting Jehovah's Witness
(Darya Kucherenko, Prouvu.ru)
Israel’s Supreme Court temporarily blocks deportation of Ugandan Jew
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Indonesia combines Islam with environmental activism
(Rizki Nugraha, Ayu Purwaningsih, Deutsche Welle)
Humanitarian crisis in Yemen worsens, Catholic aid agency says
(Dale Gavlak, Catholic News Service)
Venezuela and the role of religious institutions during state crises
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Maduro's immorality and the role of the church in Venezuela (Responding to: Venezuela and the role of religious institutions during state crises)
(Feline Freier, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
The Catholic Church and the Venezuela crisis, 20 years on (Responding to: Venezuela and the role of religious institutions during state crises)
(David Smilde, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Chilean church offices raided as part of sex abuse probe
(Patricia Luna, Associated Press)
South African police kill man after fatal mosque attack
(Christopher Torchia, Associated Press)
Netanyahu unexpectedly meets with Indonesian Muslim leader
(Associated Press)
US calls for release of Iranian human rights lawyer
(Associated Press)
Bending the Arc in Nigeria
(Nnadozie Onyekuru, guest post, Arc of the Universe: Ethics and Global Justice)
EVENT, 14 June 2018: Philippines – 2nd Annual Forum on Law and Religion
(Sponsored by the International Center for Law and Philippine Center for Islam and Democracy,, University of the Philippines College of Law’s UP Law Center, Manila)
Wednesday, 13 June 2018
Christianity is becoming abusive In Ghana - Rev Prof. Mante
(Rev George Larbi, Peace FM Online)
India: Christian Council appeals for peace and harmony among Communities in Shillong
(E-PAO)
Christians want marriages recognized in Morocco
(Ahmed Eljechtimi, Reuters)
US broadcaster loses Myanmar outlet over Rohingya name
(Grant Peck, Associated Press)
Mexico's leading presidential candidate embraces many religions
(Jo Tuckman, National Catholic Reporter)
Religious people live four years longer than atheists, study finds
(Alex Matthews-King, The Independent)
The age gap in religion around the world
(Pew Research Center Religion & Public Life)
How computer scientists model the role of religion in society
(Wesley Wildman, Smithsonian)
Our government doesn’t discriminate on basis of religion: Rajnath Singh
(Vijaita Singh, The Hindu)
Indian woman chess star boycotts Iran event over headscarf law
(AFP, Times of Israel)
Is Eritrea becoming the North Korea of Africa?
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)
School chaplains legal challenge argues program is discriminatory
(Amy Remeikis, The Guardian)
Christian groups react to Kim-Trump summit, WCC calls for long-term commitment to peace
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Belarus: State official vetoes foreign Orthodox, Catholic priests
(Forum 18 News Service)
Orthodox believers pray before the Hong Kong Icon of the Mother of God for the future of the Church in China
(Interfax-Religion)
Russia's synagogues are ready to meet 10,000 Jewish football fans
(Interfax-Religion)
Officials continue to hound African Pentecostals studying in Russia
(Mediazona, Russia Religion News)
Young monks lead revival of Buddhism in Mongolia after years of repression
(Natalie Thomas, Thomas Peter, Reuters)
Interfaith leaders in Trinidad express unity on traditional marriage
(Laura Ann Phillips, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Bishops of El Salvador warn against privatizing water
(Catholic News Service)
Catholic leaders in Zimbabwe call for a peaceful election
(Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
In post-ISIS Christian town, heroism and paradox both abound
(John L. Allen Jr., Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Pakistan refuses to allow Islamist party to enter elections
(Associated Press)
Australia PM will make national apology to sex abuse victims
(Trevor Marshallsea, Associated Press)
Argentine Congress begins debate on legal elective abortion
(Associated Press)
Jewish worshiper’s case file missing, as 8 others get bail
(Bonifave Okoro, The Oracle)
Jewish worshipers in Nigeria arrested; most later released on bail
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Ramadan makes training difficult for Muslim world cup players
(Gary Nguyen, World Religion News)
Losing their religion: Younger adults are less religious, and not only in the US
(Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service)
Church leaders in Nicaragua appeal for unity, peace as crisis continues
(Catholic News Agency)
Boko Haram burns Catholic building previously destroyed by Boko Haram
(Catholic News Agency)
Korean bishops call for prayer amid ‘joy’ after Trump-Kim North Korea summit
(Courtney Grogan, Catholic News Agency)
What is the biggest threat young people face? Mediocrity, Pope says
(Elise Harris, Catholic News Agency)
Iraq's Christians, Muslims agree to revive site of ancient church
(Saad Salloum, Al-Monitor: Iraq Pulse)
Syrians making trek home from Turkey for holiday
(Khaled al-Khateb, Al-Monitor: Syria Pulse)
Iranian nationalism grows amid rising US pressure
(Roholihah Faghihi, Al-Monitor: Iran Pulse)
Can Egyptian families be persuaded that less is more?
(Shihira Amin, Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
US recognition of Jerusalem backfires on Israel
(Akiva Eldar, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)
Pope Francis defends environment by attacking the oil industry
(Corey Barnett, World Religion News)
Algerian pastor ‘amazed’ as three churches reopened
(World Watch Monitor)
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