Law and Religion Headlines
Thursday, 17 May 2018
Vatican denounces offshore tax havens as harming the poor
(Nicole Winfield, Religion News Service)
Defeated in Syria and Iraq, the Islamic State is rebuilding in countries like Indonesia
(Greg Barton, The Conversation)
Reflections on my visit with Rohingya refugees
(Samuel D. Brownback, US Department of State)
Q&A: Why is the Golan Heights so important?
(Abdulaziz Alghasian, The Conversation)
The Covenant and the courts: Inside a Christian university's law school crusade
(Chris Selley, National Post)
Wednesday, 16 May 2018
When is Ramadan in 2018?
(Al Jazeera)
Ramadan begins
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Muslim fasting month of Ramadan to start Thursday
(Aya Batrawy and Abdullah Al-Shihri, Associated Press)
Is fasting at Ramadan good for you?
(Aamir Hussain, Religion News Service)
What are halal foods?
(Myriam Renaud, The Conversation)
Embassy move, Gaza crisis make for somber start to Palestinians’ Ramadan
(Michele Chabin, Religion News Service)
Russia: Will Constitutional Court reduce "anti-missionary" prosecutions?
(Forum 18 News Service)
The Russian Federation and religious freedom in the spotlight – Side session at the United Nations Geneva (2018-05-14)
(Forum for Religious Freedom Europe)
The US Embassy is in Jerusalem. Now, what?
(Jeffrey Salkin, RNS Column: Martini Judaism)
US embassy in Jerusalem opens amid violence: 4 essential reads
(Danielle Douez, The Conversation)
Religion a large presence as U.S. Embassy opens in Jerusalem
(Tom Gjelten, National Public Radio)
For some, the U.S. embassy’s move to Jerusalem fulfills divine prophecy
(Michele Chabin, Religion New Service)
Is Jerusalem embassy part of God’s grand plan? Why some evangelicals love Israel
(John Fea, Religion News Service)
New US policy toward Jerusalem will advance peace in the region
(John Hagee, Religion News Service)
Why Vatican won’t be joining U.S. on Jerusalem’s Embassy Row
(John L. Allen Jr., Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
At least 61 killed by Israeli forces in Gaza protests as US opens embassy in Jerusalem
(Dawood Rehman, Daily Pakistan)
Israeli violence met with global condemnation
(Maureen Clare Murphy, The Global Intifada)
Hamas official: 50 of the 62 Gazans killed in border violence were our members
(Judah Ari Gross and TOI Staff, The Times of Israel)
Hamas leader says 50 members killed in Gaza protests
(Mairead McArdle, National Review)
The Hanas martyrdom operation
(The Editors, National Review)
Eyeless in Gaza
(Jeffrey Salkin, RNS Column: Martini Judaism (for those who want to be shaken and stirred))
Pakistan condemns Israel's state terrorism in Gaza at UN; calls for independent probe
(Mahmood Idrees, Daily Pakistan)
Israel demands UN condemn Hamas’s use of children, civilians as human shields
(The Times of Israel)
Israel defends Gaza crackdown as self-defense: 'We are saving human life'
(Ben Sales, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Israel has the right and obligation to defend its border with deadly force
(David French, National Review)
Nikki Haley stands up to the U.N.’s Israel hatred
(Video, National Review)
Dianne Feinstein blasts Nikki Haley for stopping UN Gaza query
(Ron Kampeas, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Guatemala moves Israel embassy to Jerusalem, 2 days after US
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
The new American embassy’s messianic moment
(Mark Silk, RNS Column: Spiritual Politics)
'Freedom Flotilla' sets sail from Sweden to the Gaza Srip
(Juliane Helmhold, The Jerusalem Post)
Bitter Winter: Daily news online of religion in China
(Forum for Religious Freedom Europe)
Bitter Winter: A Magazine on Religious Liberty and Human Rights in China
Cooperation, dialogue needed for interreligious harmony, pope says
(Junno Arocho Esteves, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Trial of Danish Jehovah's Witness resumes
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News)
Church lawyer concerned about recovery of church property
(Interfax-Religiia, Russia Religion News)
Mass interfaith prayers held in Bali in wake of Surabaya attacks
(Coconuts Bali)
Questions raised after 'sold out' church biopic plays to empty cinemas in Brazil
(Dom Phillips, The Guardian)
Vatican advises nuns not to overindulge in social media
(Angela Giuffrida, The Guardian)
Indonesia bombings ‘did not come as a surprise’
(World Watch Monitor)
Myanmar: 7,000 Kachin displaced as violence escalates
(World Watch Monitor)
CAR cardinal calls for end to retaliatory violence after shoot-out at Mass
(Illia Djadi, World Watch Monitor)
Pope says he’s thought about when it’s time to ‘take leave’
(The Associated Press, Religion News Service)
Tuesday, 15 May 2018
Vatican and World Council of Churches announce details of visit by Pope Francis
(World Council of Churches)
Quiet Faith is about the ways religion can underpin civic life
(Ron Cerabona, The Canberra Times)
Ayya sect demands status of separate religion
(B. Kolappan, The Hindu)
Indian women breaking down barriers to religious leadership
(Priyadarshini Sen, Religion News Service)
Is Islam exceptional? And what does it mean for the future of Western democracy?
(Shruti Godbole, Brookings)
In Alberta, Sikhs can now ride motorcycles without helmets (because of religion)
(Hemant Mehta, Friendly Atheist)
Thousands of Eritreans of all faiths and none are detained without charge or trial in Eritrea
(CSWPress, FoRB in Full (a blog by CSW))
Lutheran body calls for de-escalation of violence in the Holy Land after day of deadly violence
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Azerbaijan: Theologian challenges state's book ban
(Forum 18 News Service)
Granting Ukrainian splinter autocephalous church status would be legal nonsense - Metropolitan Hilarion
(Interfax-Religion)
Moscow patriarchate leader worries about international situation
(Interfax-Religiia, Russia Religion News)
The Rohingya have fled one crisis for another
(Sophie Cousins, Foreign Policy)
(Bangladesh) An aspect of freedom of religion: Seeing the obverse and the reverse
(Psymhe Wadud, Daily Star)
Brazil’s Christ Redeemer statue illuminated in blue and white for Israel’s 70th anniversary
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Gender is personal – not computational
(Foad Hamidi, Morgan Scheuerman, and Stacy Branham, The Conversation)
Bishops blame corruption for Congo-Brazzaville woes
(Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Ethics of the Syrian intervention
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
U.S. response to the Douma attacks: A just war perspective (Responding to: Ethics of the Syrian intervention)
(John Kelsay, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Peace in Syria requires political vision more than missiles (Responding to: Ethics of the Syrian intervention)
(Matthew Shadle, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Indonesian family that bombed churches well off, friendly
(Niniek Karmini, Associated Press)
Terror attacks on Indonesia churches spur calls for fraternity not violence from Pope Francis, World Council of Churches
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Canada prosecutor recommends jail time in polygamy case
(Associated Press)
Human Rights: Other views - Part I
(Denis MacEoin, Gatestone Institute)
Human Rights: Other views - Part II
(Denis MacEoin, Gatestone Institute)
Monday, 14 May 2018
The young Turks rejecting Islam
(Selin Girit, BBC News)
#FREELEAH: Today is the 15th birthday of Leah Sharibu. But, unlike most young girls around the world, she will be spending her birthday in captivity.
(Guest blog by the Rt Hon Dame Caroline Spelman MP, FoRB in Full (a blog by CSW))
Landmark judgment on Pakistani religious minorities yet to be honoured by the state
(Asif Aqeel and World Watch Monitor staff, World Watch Monitor)
In Brazil, new magazine affirms Church's commitment to religious liberty
(Adventist Review)
Life influences how people deal with environment, say Mideast faith leaders
(Judith Sudilovsky, CatholicPhilly.com)
Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr takes surprise lead in Iraq’s election as prime minister falters
(Tamar El-Ghobashy and Mustafa Salim, The Washington Post)
What do Iraq's elections mean for the remaining Christians?
(Abigail Frymann Rouch, Christian Headlines)
Welcome to Iraq's first post-sectarian election
(Borzou Daragahi, Foreign Policy)
The Latest: UN chief condemns Indonesia church attacks
(Associated Press)
Five Questions on the Yemen Peace Process
(Meighan Stone, Council on Foreign Relations)
Argument: Aung San Suu Kyi is a politician, not a monster
(Peter A. Coclanis, Foreign Policy)
Canadians oppose abortion requirement for summer job grants, poll finds
(Catholic News Agency)
Who is Karl Marx: Meet the anti-capitalist scholar
(Danielle Corcione, Teen Vogue)
The EU, Teen Vogue and the sanitization of Karl Marx
(Andrew Stuttaford, National Review)
Happy Birthday, Karl Marx. You were right!
(Jason Barker, The New York Times Opinion)
Is Marx still relevant?
(Madan Sabnavis, Financial Express Opinion)
Karl Marx & Christianity
(Mark Tooley, Juicy Ecumenism: The Institute on Religion & Democracy's Blog)
Would Karl Marx recognise China's new communism?
(Cary Huang, South China Morning Post)
What has Karl Marx ever done for China?
(Kerry Brown, The Diplomat)
Don't celebrate Karl Marx. His Communism has a death count in the millions
(James Bovard, Opinion columnist, USA Today)
Family carries out suicide attacks on Indonesia churches
(Tuji Martuji, Religion News Service)
Saturday, 12 May 2018
Eco mosque functioning on solar batteries opened in Ukraine
(Interfax-Religion)
Establishing of the so-called one local Church in Ukraine will deepen the existing schism, the UOC official believes
(Interfax-Religion)
Jehovah's Witnesses imprisoned 2 months without trial
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News)
Russians still resolving problems of restoration of churches to historic owners
(Argumenty i Fakty, Russia Religion News)
Four-year sentence for Indonesian pastor who evangelised a taxi driver
(World Watch Monitor)
Indonesia: Man sentenced to four years in prison for religious defamation
(Jakarta Post)
Indonesia sentences Christian man to 4 years for facebook post urging conversion
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Friday, 11 May 2018
10-year prison sentences are upheld for Iranian Christians
(Danika Delello, Christian Headlines)
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