Law and Religion Headlines
Tuesday, 20 March 2018
Philippines edges closer to passing divorce law, despite opposition from Catholic Church
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Report: persecution poisons educational opportunities for religious minority children around the world
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Indian state moves to grant minority religion status to Lingayats
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Karnataka cabinet decides to grant Lingayats separate religion status
(India West)
Buddhism as national religion would fuel extremism: scholar, author
(Pravit Rojanaphruk, Khaosod English)
‘Do not play divisive politics in the name of religion’
(The Hindu)
No deathbed conversion for atheist Stephen Hawking
(Kimberly Winston, Religion News Service)
It's disturbingly easy to buy Iraq's archaeological treasures
(Sigal Samuel, The Atlantic)
Disappearance of pastor and social activist remains unsolved in Malaysia
(UCANews)
"Reconciliation" with indigenous people is comforting for many Canadians, but is a Christian concept up to the task?
(Pamela Klassen and Joseph Wiebe, Religion Dispatches)
Rift within ultra-Orthodox politics affects coalition stability
(Danny Zaken, Al Monitor: Israel Pulse)
Why Palestinians say early elections in Israel would change nothing
(Uri Savir, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)
Single Egyptian mothers face stigma head-on
(Shahira Amin, Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
5 years on, what has Pope Francis done for religious freedom?
(World Watch Monitor)
Animist war game ritual lives on on Indonesian Christian island
(Alexandra Radu, Religion News Service)
North Korean explains growing up under Kim dynasty, and how his perception of Christianity changed
(World Watch Monitor)
Pakistani court orders arrest of cleric over violent rally
(Associated Press)
Interfaith friends and deep gratitude
(John Inazu, Faith Counts)
Holy Envy: What one Muslim woman learned from Mormons about centering her children in the faith
(Asma Uddin, Faith Counts)
Holy Envy: A Mormon learns to see by Jewish lights
(Betsy VanDenBerghe, Faith Counts)
Holy Envy: What Confucianism taught me about mourning
(Michael Ing, Faith Counts)
Holy Envy: A Christian sings Shalom amid the darkness
(Faith Counts)
When Jewish pilgrims visit West Bank — and nothing goes wrong
(Dan Williams and Ali Sawafta, Fast Forward)
Pope Francis being seen as too liberal
(Gary Nguyen, World Religion News)
Japan cult members could be hanged any day for subway attack
(Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press)
Monday, 19 March 2018
Eritrea finally explains October 2017 Asmara protest in letter to U.N.
(Abdur Rahman Alfa Shaban, Africa News)
Unraveling the tapestry of religion and politics: Distinguished Professor Ali Riaz sheds lights on rise of extremism
(Rachel Hatch, Illinois State University)
Hmong: Sectarian violence in Vietnam amidst restrictions on freedom of religion
(Unrepresented Nations and People Organization)
Patriarch Kirill: presidential elections showed unity of Russians around their national leader
(Interfax-Religion)
Metropolitan Hilarion believes western countries do not pay attention to the provoked by them exodus of Christians from the Middle East
(Interfax-Religion)
Uzbekistan: Officials bully child, "show trial", fines
(Forum 18 News Service)
Conflicts over church buildings continue in Ukraine
(RISU, Russia Religion News)
Ronald Lauder, in rare criticism, rebukes Netanyahu over settlements and Orthodox hegemony
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Catholics in Indonesia will be alert during Holy Week in light of church attacks
(Catholic News Agency)
New Israeli bill seeks punishment for Jewish foreigners with ‘chained’ wives
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Proposed Knesset bill would extend Israeli rabbinical court jurisdiction extraterritorially
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Cairo looks to Sufi sheikhs to counter extremism
(Walaa Hussein, Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
Skopje’s identity crisis
(Alexander Galitsky, Neos Kosmos)
Israelis divided over military drafting of ultra-Orthodox Jews
(Elana Ringler, Reuters)
Religious persecution in hindering children's education
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)
Protecting women rights in line with Islamic teachings: Tarar
(Zubair Qureshi, Pakistan Observer)
No hope for Nigeria unless we get our politics right - Peter Obi
(The Eagle Online)
Police, officials call for calm over minaret row in Jayapura
(Nethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post)
Karnataka govt moves to give Lingayats separate religion status
(Vikram Gopal, Hindustan Times)
Karnataka to recommend separate religion status for Lingayats, Veerashaivas
(The Hindu)
Religious photos of the week
(Kit Doyle, Religion News Service)
Can the ECtHR provide an effective remedy following the coup d’état and declaration of emergency in Turkey?
(MIchael O'Boyle, EJIL: Talk!)
The remarkable story of China’s ‘Bible Women’
(Alexander Chow, Christianity Today)
Kazakh woman on trial for downloading Bible is acquitted
(Radio Free Europe)
Myanmar forces Burman culture on minorities, erases identity
(The Associated Press, The New York Times)
Christian retreat center seized in favour of "executive headquarters of Imam's directive"
(Mohabat News)
North Korea 'in talks to free US detainees' as diplomacy escalates
(Channel News Asia)
Mob attacks 4 Christian families in Vietnam for refusing to renounce their faith
(Jardine Malado, Christian Today)
Religious minorities apprehensive about IHC’s ruling on declaring faith
(Madeeha Bakhsh, Christians in Pakistan)
Asia Bibi allowed to keep the rosary sent to her by Pope Francis
(Madeeha Bakhsh, Christians in Pakistan)
Vatican bows to pressure, releases retired pope’s letter
(Nicole Winfield, Religion News Service)
'There is no kosher meat': the Israelis full of zeal for going vegan
(Oliver Holmes, The Guardian)
Nigeria: Unexploded Air Force bombs found in shelled Christian village
(World Watch Monitor)
Jainist monk gives support for India's landmark euthanasia legalization
(Corey Barnett, World Religion News)
'Pope Francis: A man of his word' documentary coming May 18
(Nathan Glover, World Religion News)
Streets deserted, airport closes for Bali’s Day of Silence
(The Associated Press, Religion News Service)
Francis Derangement Syndrome (FDS)
(Mark Silk, RNS Column: Spiritual Politics)
Friday, 16 March 2018
A rabbi in King Hamad’s court preaches Torah of interfaith tolerance
(Amanda Borschel-Dan, The Times of Israel)
Saudi Arabia can win Islam's war of ideas
(John Hannah, Foreign Policy)
Congolese church commission welcomes new mining code, higher taxes
(Catholic News Service)
Peruvian bishops: Welcome Venezuelan migrants with solidarity
(Catholic News Agency)
Catholic leaders criticize Duterte’s withdrawal of Philippines from ICC
(Catholic News Service)
Christian activists say militias target religious minorities in Syria
(Dale Gavlak, Catholic News Service)
New China ‘crime’ crackdown targets threats to party rule
(Yanan Wang, Associated Press)
Myanmar forces Burman culture on minorities, erases identity
(Denis D. Gray, Associated Press)
Vatican convicts ex-Guam archbishop accused of abuse
(Nicole Winfield, Associated Press)
No Bivens claim for interference with religious exercise in Puerto Rican forest
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
CCEE-CEC Joint Committee ask for the respect of the Status Quo in Jerusalem
(Joint Committee of the Conference of European Churches (CEC) and the Council of European Bishops’ Conferences (CCEE))
Rwanda bans Kigali mosques from using loudspeakers
(BBC News)
India: Church leaders deplore bulldozing of hospital premises in BJP-ruled state
(Anto Akkara, World Watch Monitor)
UN ‘failing’ Eritrea’s detained Christians
(World Watch Monitor)
How Stephen Hawking fought God
(Corey Barnett, World Religion News)
A brief history of Stephen Hawking’s atheism
(Kimberly Winston, Religion News Service)
Memories and recollections of the late, great Stephen Hawking
(Letters, The Guardian)
Vatican doctors photo of Benedict’s praise for Francis
(Nicole Winfield, Religion News Service)
Young people to talk with Pope Francis about future of the Church
(Thomas Reese, RNS Column: Signs of the Times)
Am I not a theologian too?
(F Romall Small, Religion News Service)
Vatican removes from office and exiles Guam archbishop accused of sexual abuse
(Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service)
The new Palestinian jihad to obliterate Israel
(Bassam Tawil, Gatestone Institute)
Thursday, 15 March 2018
Turkish-Arab ties marked by fear and loathing
(Semih Idiz, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)
“Arusha Call to Discipleship” issued
(World Council of Churches)
“Sending service” closes Arusha conference
(World Council of Churches)
Seek religion tag for us or face protest: Lingayat seers to government
(Vittal Shastri, Deccan Chronicle)
Reuters misses some key players in news package about Hindu radicalization of India
(Julia Duin, GetReligion)
Another state in India brings anti-conversion bill to assembly
(Deep Joshi, Hindustan Times)
Jain team invites Pope to India
(Suresh Shah, India Post)
After gov't broken promises, thousands of Indian farmers march again for agrarian reform
(Telesur TV)
Eritrean authorities arrest funeral-goers, says UN rapporteur, government denies
(Daniel Finnan, RFI)
New commandments: As China tightens rules on religion, unregistered churches wince
(The Economist)
Federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh taking fire for role in rally
(Tom Zytaruk, North Delta Reporter)
UN agencies, NGOs, and World Council of Churches join to end violence against children
(Ecumenical News)
Kazakhstan: one church, two prosecutions
(Forum 18 News Service)
The whole world will lose from anti-Russian actions of the West, the Russian church official believes
(Interfax-Religion)
Siberian Jehovah's Witnesses try to shield property from confiscation
(RIA Tomsk, Russia Religion News)
China tells Vatican it’s fighting illegal organ transplants
(Nicole Winfield, Associated Press)
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