Law and Religion Headlines

Wednesday, 13 June 2018

Quietist Salafism shows resilience in post-Arab Spring world
((from Archives de Sciences Socialies des Religions, Religion Watch (Baylor ISR), Volume 33 No. 8)

What does God look like? Almighty viewed differently based on demographics, politics, researchers find
(Leonardo Blair, The Christian Post)

Archaeology: 3,000-year-old sculpture depicts a Biblical king, but which one?
(Michael Foust, Christian Headlines)

Young more religious than old in only two countries in world
(Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian)

Michelin-starred chef Atul Kochhar sacked over anti-Islam tweet
(Michael Safi, The Guardian)

Fiddling while Rome burns? The Appeals Chamber’s curious decision in Prosecutor v. Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo
(Leila N. Sadat, EJIL: Talk!)

In Bemba and beyond, crimes adjudged to commit themselves
(Diane Marie Amann, EJIL: Talk!)

Religion Watch, June 2018, Volume 33 No. 8
(Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion)

Religion and universities: Faith and higher education can intersect in many different ways
(Erasmus, The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])

Iran faces new threat as Kurdish jihadis join IS in Afghanistan
(Fazel Hawramy, Al-Monitor: Iran Pulse)

Tuesday, 12 June 2018

Ramadan and the challenge of fasting for Muslim WCup players
(Hamza Hendawi, Associated Press)

The business of Ramadan: Religion and capital converge in the UAE
(Adrian Lydon and Tom Page, CNN)

High demand for symbols drive 'Islamic' black market
(Achmad Munjid, Jakarta Post)

Education of Muslim women is limited by economic conditions, not religion
(Conrad Hackett and Dalia Fahmy, Pew Research Center Fact Tank)

Committed believers combine faith and politics
(Lucie Sarr, La Croix International)

Jehovah's Witnesses support their own
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News)

Assessment of religious conversions as genuine or asylum-motivated dismissed as naïve
(World Watch Monitor)

World is praying for peace on Korean Peninsula - over to Trump and Kim
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

Papal diplomat says U.S.-North Korea summit brings hope for peace
(Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service)

North Koreans ‘betrayed’ by human rights omission in Trump-Kim agreement
(World Watch Monitor)

For many South Korean Christians, reunification is a religious goal
(Diane Winstson, Religion News Service)

Madagascar’s cardinal-designate works quietly for improvements for poor
(Bronwen Dachs, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Religious heads reject same sex marriage: ‘God made Adam and Eve’
(Shaliza Hassanali, Trinidad and Tobago Guardian)

China at a religious freedom low
(Daniel Philpott, Arc of the Universe: Ethics and Global Justice)

In Israel, Indonesian Muslim leader risks backlash at home
(Caron Creighton, Associated Press)

Divine victory: the role of Christianity in Roman military conquests
(Peter Heather, OUPblog | Religion)

Sadr welcomes return of Iraqi Jews
(Saad Salloum, Al-Monitor: Iraq Pulse)

Vatican-backed family rally to have speech on welcoming gays
(Nicole Winfield, Religion News Service)

I visited the Rohingya camps in Myanmar, and here is what I saw
(Cresa Pugh, Religion News Service)

Religion is uniquely human, but computer simulations may help us understand religious behavior
(Wesley Wildman, Religion News Service)

Why religions of the world condemn suicide
(Mathew Schmalz, The Conversation)

Vatican stalls German bishops’ plan to give Protestants Communion
(Christopher Lamb, Religion News Service)

Monday, 11 June 2018

Vatican document hints at new debate over married clergy
(Stephanie Kirchgaessner, The Guardian)

Chile sexual abuse scandal: pope accepts resignations of bishops
(Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian)

Pope Francis tells oil bosses world must reduce fossil fuel use
(Reuters in Vatican City, The Guardian)

Earth to planet Catholic: Francis Papacy is no picnic
(Mary E. Hunt, Religion Dispatches)

NSW to change laws to allow child abuse survivors to sue churches
(Australian Associated Press, The Guardian)

US missionary, captive for 20 months, is alive, reports Niger’s president
(Illia Djadi, World Watch Monitor)

Convert in Sweden tells of ‘nightmares every night’ amid fears of deportation and Iranian jail
(World Watch Monitor)

Burkina Faso: Kidnappers release pastor and his family after four days
(World Watch Monitor)

‘Christianity in Syria is under threat from forces the West is supporting’
(World Watch Monitor)

How much freedom do Egypt's female preachers really have?
(Amr Eltohamy, Al-Monitor)

Religion and politics in Kyrgyzstan: A study of Chubak Aji’s sympathizers – analysis
(Cholpon Kainazarova, Eurasia Review)

Democracy the antidote against IS: M.J. Akbar
(The Hindu)

Ethnicity vs religious identity: What does being a Muslim actually mean?
(Khaled Diab, The New Arab)

Pioneering interreligious relations
(Maayan Hoffman, The Jerusalem Post)

The world needs more ethics says Nigerian academic-priest at international higher education conference
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

Priest fatally shot at altar of Philippine Catholic church
(Associated Press)

Extremist attacks rise in energy-rich province in Mozambique
(Christopher Torchia, Associated Press)

Turkey condemns Austria's 'racist' move to close seven mosques
(Kate Connolly, The Guardian)

Schwartz & Tatalovich, “The Rise and Fall of Moral Conflicts in the United States and Canada”
(Mark Movsesian, Law and Religion Forum)

Religions in the New Silk Road (China’s Belt & Road Initiative)
(Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)

Business peacemakers in Asia
(Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)

Business and Peace Declaration on North Korea
(Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)

Pope begins purge in Chilean church over sex abuse scandal
(Niciole Winfield, Associated Press Top News)

Fifty years after Humanae vitae, is opposition to birth control a lost cause?
(Martin E. Marty, University of Chicago Divinity School: Sightings)

Vice President concerned about aid to Iraqi Christians and Yazidis
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Jehovah's Witness relatives cry out for protection
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News)

Ecumenical Patriarch opens international ecological symposium in Greece
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

Russian Orthodox Church denies criticism of U.S. State Dept, says 'religious majority' needs protection
(Interfax-Religion)

An Israeli diplomat praised Hungary for fighting anti-Semitism. Was he being cynical?
(Cnaan Liphshiz, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Third Philippine priest shot since December
(Catholic News Service)

Saba Mahmood's legacy
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

The EU General Data Protection Regulation: Questions and Answers
(Human Rights Watch)

Learning with Saba Mahmood (Responding to: Saba Mahmood's legacy)
(Elizabeth Bucar, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Reading with Saba (Responding to: Saba Mahmood's legacy)
(Michael Allan, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

China steps up ‘training’ of Tibetan clergy, officials
(Associated Press)

Explosions rip through Baghdad mosque, killing 10
(Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Associated Press)

The politics of identity is undone by the impracticality of achieving recognition
(Steven Pittz, Law and Liberty)

Tuesday, 5 June 2018

Colorado wedding cake baker wins before US Supreme Court
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)

Absurd application of anti-evangelism law
(Roman Lunkin, Religiia i pravo)

Newspaper interviews Christensen defense attorney
(Alena Posadskaia, 7x7 Journal)

Fourth week of Christensen trial
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News)

Moscow Jehovah's Witnesses transferred property to Austrian fellow believers
(Portal-Credo.ru, Russia Religion News)

Prosecutor in Krasnodar territory prevents protection of Jehovah's Witnesses' property
(Website of the Prosecutor's Office of Krasnodar Territory, Russia Religion News)

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