Law and Religion Headlines
Thursday, 15 March 2018
Addressing climate change is top priority in Cardinal Ribat’s ministry
(Dennis Sadowski, Catholic News Service)
Where does Catholic thinking on “gender theory” go from here?
(John L. Allen Jr., Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Sri Lanka: Buddhists again turn on Muslims. So where do Western Buddhists stand?
(Ira Rifkin, GetReligion)
Sri Lanka lifts Facebook ban after anti-Muslim violence ends
(Associated Press)
School dance, anyone? Pakistan lawmakers in Punjab seek ban
(Zaheer Babar and Munir Ahmed, Associated Press)
After the Rohingya crisis, Aung San Suu Kyi will come to the ASEAN summit with her reputation tarnished
(Nicholas Farrelly and Adam Simpson, The Conversation)
Karnataka cabinet meet to discuss Lingayat religion tag deferred
(The New Indian Express)
Ethnic Uighurs protest Chinese security crackdown
(Associated Press)
“Irrational and illogical” to believe that sexual orientation can never change: Federal judge
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)
Wednesday, 14 March 2018
In China, government-appointed bishops support Xi, Vatican-China deal
(Courtney Grogan, Catholic News Agency)
HCM City leader welcomes Cambodian Minister of Cults and Religion
(Việt Nam News)
Poll blames culture, religion for low participation of women in Nigerian politics
(Journal du Cameroun)
Why Erdogan called for updating Islam
(Mustafa Akyol, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)
Religious conversion: Govt can't ask for certificate, says Kerala HC
(Mahir Haneef, Times of India)
'Time for a revolution in way religion is practised in SA'
(Katleho Sekhotho, Eyewitness News)
How religious marginalization shapes political life in the Philippines
(World Politics Review)
Can Israel balance being Jewish and democratic? The view from the bench
(Steve Linde, The Jerusalem Post)
Maple leaves and mezuzahs Understanding Canada’s Jews
(Erasmus, The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Pro-Moscow Ukrainian church condemns state interference in its affairs
(RISU, Russia Religion News)
Cameroon cardinal accuses military of abuses in fight against Anglophone separatists
(Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Protest & protection: Preserving the Christian presence in Jerusalem’s Old City
(Santiago Ramos, Commonweal)
Indonesia’s Aceh considers beheading as penalty for murder
(Associated Press)
No wholly holy places: Public affairs and religious liberty leaders from the Trans-European region gather in Jerusalem to discuss religious liberty
(Victor Hulbert, Adventist News Network)
Pakistan to require all people to list religion on official documents
(Gary Nguyen, World Religion News)
Pakistan court orders citizens to declare religion
(World Watch Monitor)
Win for hardliners: Pak Court rules public office seekers must declare faith
(Deccan Chronicle)
Pakistani court says citizens must declare religion for identity documents
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Government of Sudan grants religious freedom to Adventist Church
(Adventist News Network)
El Salvador court commutes 2nd woman’s abortion sentence
(Associated Press)
Rohingya villages razed to make way for military bases
(Richard Lloyd Parry, The Times)
Myanmar says it’s ready for UN help with Rohingya return
(Associated Press)
UN genocide adviser: Indications Myanmar cleansing Rohingyas
(Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press)
Justice delayed is justice denied
(CSWPress, FoRB in Full (a blog by CSW))
Turkey calls for life imprisonment of US pastor Andrew Brunson
(Barbara G. Baker, World Watch Monitor)
USCIRF strongly condemns new indictment against pastor Andrew Brunson, including possible life sentence
(Press Release, U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Life sentence hangs over US pastor as Washington sizes up Ankara
(Amberin Zaman, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)
The strange, tragic story of wrongly imprisoned pastor, Andrew Brunson
(Nathan Glover, World Religion News)
Antisemitism: how the origins of history’s oldest hatred still hold sway today
(Gervase Phillips, The Conversation)
Tunisian women fighting for equal inheritance rights
(Amel al-Hilali, Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East)
The topsy-turvy world of Jewish-Arab relations
(Akiva Eldar, Al Monitor: Israel Pulse)
With Tillerson firing, Trump throws transatlantic Iran talks into disarray
(Laura Rozen, Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East)
Why Christians should practice the principle of fasting
(Shane Idelman, The Christian Post)
Henan removes crosses from Chinese Catholic Church, reinstalls them day later
(International Christian Concern)
Chinese priest captures footage of officials tearing down church crosses
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
Indonesia urges religious tolerance for elections in June
(Konradus Epa, UCANews)
Crisis in Kenya schools as non-native teachers leave
(Manase Otsialo, Daily Nation)
Iraq's tribes and Christians: The dangerous solitude of rights erased
(Claire Evans, International Christian Concern)
Summit raises hope North Korea will release 3 US detainees
(Eric Talmadge, The Washington Post)
NGO's present proposal to UN on religious freedom in Malaysia
(Missions Box)
Hindu right wing group vandalises prayer home
(Pon Vasanth, The Hindu)
Egypt’s elections and the man dividing the country’s Copts
(World Watch Monitor)
Lightning kills 15 worshippers in Rwanda, as government cracks down on unsafe churches
(Fredrick Nzwili, Religion News Service)
Freedom or funding: Intersection Moments
(Barry W. Bussey, Canadian Council of Christian Charities: Intersection)
Tuesday, 13 March 2018
Polygamy in Canada: “non-polygamy” in the US
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Religious freedom must not be a green light to discriminate
(Hugh Harris, The Sydney Morning Herald)
Indonesia and Malaysia have political contests coming — and religious votes could make the difference
(Nyshka Chandran, CNBC)
Church and human rights groups in Philippines denounce 'red tagging' of those speaking out
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Why the haredim avoided elections by backtracking on enlistment
(Jeremy Sharon, The Jerusalem Post)
Orthodox baptism figures in Russian presidential campaign
(Portal-Credo.Ru, Russia Religion News)
What does Mike Pompeo as secretary of state mean for Israel and the Jews?
(Ron Kampeas, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
When the peripheries come to you: Why the Catholic Church remains so Eurocentric
(Massimo Faggioli, Commonweal)
Report: Turkey seeks life prison term for US pastor
(Associated Press)
Nigerian schools close down in fear of more abductions by Boko Haram
(Sahara Reporters)
Over 1,000 Muslims take refuge in Central African Republic
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
Culture Alert: March salutes women of all nationalities and sizes
(Nazlan Ertan, Al Monitor: Turkey Pulse)
Why so little Catholic concern over Christian persecution?
(Crisis Magazine: A Voice for the Faithful Catholic Laity)
Holding moral theory accountable
(Msfr. Robert Batule, Crisis Magazine: A Voice for the Faithful Catholic Laity)
Believe, that you might understand: Fides et Ratio at twenty
(Charles J. Chaput, archbishop of Philadelphia, First Things)
Egypt: Copts’ cross tattoos lead to harassment, insults
(World Watch Monitor)
Nigeria Christians want International Criminal Court to investigate Air Force ‘complicity’ in ‘genocide’
(World Watch Monitor)
Jerusalem tax spat pits heaven against earth
(Michele Chabin, Religion News Service)
5 years of Francis and his gritty Catholicism
(John Gehring, Religion News Service)
Pressure mounts on Trump after Putin’s recent anti-Semitic remarks
(Kimberly Winston, Religion News Service)
Pope Francis at 5: Paradigm shift on mercy, migrants and marriage
(Nicole Winfield, Religion News Service)
EVENT, 13 March 2018: It is my given right to live life on my own terms - CSW 62 Side Event Registration
(International Federation for Peace and Sustainable Development)
Cardus launches the Voices from the Crowd initiative
(Convivium)
Monday, 12 March 2018
Cardinal Zen: Vatican-China proposal weakens the Church
(Catholic News Agency)
A Catholic bishop and his rural Chinese parish worry about a deal between Beijing and the Vatican
(Emily Rauhala, The Washington Post)
Freedom of religion by religion for religion
(Muhammad Faizal Abdul Aziz, Malaysia Kini)
Zambia's crackdown on sex dolls sparks debate over rights, religion
(Obert Simwanza, IOL)
India’s Hindu right intensifies a religious battle over a demolished mosque
(Annie Gowen, The Washington Post)
Saudi Crown Prince 'commits to interfaith tolerance' in meeting with Anglican leader
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Saudi-backed interfaith center boosted by crown prince’s surprising reforms
(Tom Heneghan, Religion News Service)
Moscow still smarting from Bulgarian scandal
(Interfax-Religiia, Russia Religion News)
Pro-Moscow church disciplines Ukrainian cleric
(RISU, Russia Religion News)
Pakistan swears in new senators, including Hindu woman
(Munir Ahmed, Associated Press)
Pakistan activists say court ruling threatens minorities
(Associated Press)
Pakistan mother prays for release of 'blasphemer' son
(Kamran Chaudhry, La Croix International)
Pakistan under pressure to rein in blasphemy law
(Kathy Gannon, ABC News)
Infamous blasphemy law may be amended to rein in false claims
(F.M. Shakil, Asia Times)
Pakistani court allows Islamist party to enter elections
(Associated Press)
Reporting on military, religion, a 'taboo' in Pakistan
(ANI)
Same-sex Jewish wedding takes the spotlight in Brazil
(Marcus M. Gilban, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Why some Jews in Russia don’t think Putin’s comment about them was anti-Semitic
(Cnaan Liphshiz, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Priest’s murder causes fear for clergy’s safety in Congo
(Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Tunisian women march for equal inheritance rights
(Bouazza Ben Bouazza, Associated Press)
Faith and a future: every child free to learn
(CSWPress, FoRB in Full (a blog by CSW))
When Boko Haram strikes again, the religious distinctions get blurry in news coverage
(Julia Duin, GetReligion)
Pope Francis is fashioning a new generation of Catholics
(Marie Malzac, La Croix International)
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