Law and Religion Headlines
Tuesday, 6 February 2018
Pope Francis received sex abuse victim’s letter, contradicting denial
(Nicole Winfield and Eva Vergara, Religion News Service)
What living with a death sentence can teach all of us about life
(Jonathan Merritt, RNS: On Faith & Culture)
Mexico City's new cardinal urges people to use faith to rebuild society
(David Agren, The Pilot)
Canadian Senate passes bill to make anthem 'gender-neutral'
(Grace Carr, The Daily Signal)
Monday, 5 February 2018
Not just numbers, displaced people need to share their stories study finds
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Latin America bishops call on US to ‘love the stranger’ in statement on immigration policies
(Episcopal News Service)
Pakistan: Threats against Ahmadiyya community on the rise
(Forum for Religious Freedom Europe)
Costa Rica: Conservative Christian candidate leading in presidential election polls
(Veronica Neffinger, Christian Headlines)
Evangelical, ruling party candidate lead in Costa Rica vote
(Javier Cordoba, Associated Press)
Study finds lower ultra-Orthodox male employment in Israel
(Associated Press)
Kurds protest in Rome as Turkey’s Erdogan meets Pope
(Frances D'Emilio, Associated Press)
Paraguayan rebel group frees 2 kidnapped Mennonite men
(Associated Press)
UN demands Iran's Islamic regime give Christians a fair trial
(Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post)
UN human rights experts say Iran must ensure rights and fair trials of Christians
(Cara Bentley, Premier)
Judge temporarily halts deportation of Indonesian Christians
(David Porter, Religion News Service)
Concerning truth and lies, fake news and 'snake news,' Pope Francis and St. John Paul II and more
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Sarawak churches demand Ku Nan rescind remarks against Christians
(Malay Mail Online)
Bollywood movie 'Padmaavat' draws mixed coverage on Hindu-Muslim themes
(Julia Duin, GetReligion)
Opinion: Who owns Auschwitz?
(Anshel Pfeffer, Haaretz)
Interfaith congress held for peace in Myanmar
(Myo Pyae Thin, Mizzima)
Nationwide interfaith programme launched to boost Singapore's resilience and social cohesion
(Elizabeth Neo, Channel News Asia)
Pope announces day of prayer, fasting for Congo and South Sudan
(Elise Harris, Catholic News Agency)
US adds Hamas political leader to terrorist list
(Shlomi Eldar, Al Monitor: Israel Pulse)
Hamas chief's inclusion on US terror list will further derail peace efforts
(Daoud Kuttab, Al Monitor: Palestine Pulse)
Sisi touts victories for Egyptian women as election nears
(Sayed Elhadidi, Al Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
Are Iraqi Mandaeans better off in Jordan?
(Mohammad Ersan, Al Monitor: Jordan Pulse)
Pool found at ancient Christian site may be where Ethiopian eunuch was baptized in Book of Acts
(Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post)
The U.S. should pressure India to curb Hindu extremism
(George J. Marlin, National Review)
Christians in India living in a climate of fear due to rising persecution
(Divya Trivedi, Frontline)
Chinese Christians can't celebrate Laba Festival?
(Mu Sheng, China Christian Daily)
Persecution prevents Christian parents in North Korea from sharing their faith with their children
(Lorraine Caballero, Christian Daily)
Christians plan prayer rally as Cape Town approaches Day Zero
(Lyndsey Koh, Mission Network News)
Saturday, 3 February 2018
Gay marriage ruling boosts evangelical in Costa Rica vote
(Javier Cordoba, Associated Press)
Friday, 2 February 2018
Iran must ensure rights of Christian minority say UN experts
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Catalogue of Christian shrines destroyed in Syria compiled by Orthodox and Catholics will be represented in Vienna
(Interfax-Religion)
Hijab-less Iranian women arrested while protesting compulsory cover-up
(Deutsche Welle)
Pope Francis says violence must be condemned by “genuinely religious persons”
(Claire Giangravè, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Cardinal in India calls for Catholic education to help counter violence
(Nirmala Carvalho, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Malaysia's AGC sets up unit to address syariah law issues
(Nadirah H. Rodzi, The Straits Times)
AirAsia to crew Aceh flights with men only after hijab rule
(Associated Press)
Indonesia police probe Aceh abuse of transgender women
(Muchtar Yusuf and Niniek Karmini, Associated Press)
US judge blocks deportation of 50 Indonesian Christians
(Reuters, The Christian Post)
1,500 year old pool discovered in Israel may hold Biblical significance
(Veronica Neffinger, Christian Headlines)
Russia proves valuable for ISIS recruitment
(Beth Stolicker, Mission Network News)
Opinion: The U.S. should pressure India to curb Hindu extremism
(George J. Marlin, National Review)
One of Antarctica's most celebrated relics isn't what it seems
(Fortunato Salazar, The Atlantic)
Trinidad's jihadis: how tiny nation became Isis recruiting ground
(Emma Graham-Harrison and Joshua Surtees, The Guardian)
China’s new religion regulations expected to increase pressure on Christians
(World Watch Monitor)
Scholar urges Chinese to learn to defend against new religion regulations
(Catholic News Service, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
China: 100 Christians sent to ‘re-education’ camps in Xinjiang
(World Watch Monitor)
Possible deal between Vatican and China alarms many Catholics
(Simon Denyer, The Washington Post)
How 'Groundhog Day' is the ultimate Buddhism movie
(Corey Barnett, World Religion News)
Judge grants Christian Indonesians time to fight deportation
(Alanna Durkin Richer, Religion News Service)
Vatican nixes former Irish president from Women’s Day event
(Nicole Winfield, Religion News Service)
Secretary-General's remarks at ceremony marking the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust [as delivered]
(Antonio Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General)
Nigerian Air Force complicit in massacre of Christian villagers, says Amnesty
(World Watch Monitor)
Thursday, 1 February 2018
Polish Senate backs controversial Holocaust speech law
(Monika Scislowska, Religion News Service)
Saudi Arabia uses aggression abroad to calm clerics at home
(Bruce Riedel, Al Monitor: Gulf Pulse)
As Australian Muslim women we don't have to be told what we can wear
(Lydia Shelly, The Guardian)
How Muslim women use fashion to exert political influence
(Elizabeth Bucar, The Atlantic)
Holy Envy: What this Catholic learned about missionary work from Mormons
(Brian Grim, Faith Counts)
Iran sentences American art dealer, wife to prison
(Jon Gambrell, Religion News Service)
5 years of Francis: Prominent pope watchers debate his legacy
(Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service)
Pope’s briefing system under scrutiny after Chile gaffe
(Nicole Winfield, Religion News Service)
Najib mulls change to conversion law
(The Straits Times)
Kyrgyzstan: Burial blocked with violence "resolved peacefully"?
(Forum 18 News Service)
Putin to congratulate Patriarch Kirill on anniversary of his enthronement on Thursday
(Interfax-Religion)
Twelve held in south Kazakhstan for extremism propaganda on social media
(Interfax-Religion)
On anniversary of his enthronement patriarch urges not to stop helping residents of the Donbass
(TASS, Russia Religion News)
Indian cardinal urges upholding freedom of religion guarantees
(Anto Akkara, Catholic News Service)
Morality push may outlaw sex outside marriage in Indonesia
(Stephen Wright, Associated Press)
Seven years after the ‘Arab Spring,’ Tunisia is leading another revolution — on women’s rights
(Mona Eltahawy, The Washington Post)
The plan to repatriate Rohingya refugees leads to fears of new dangers
(Victoria Milko, The Washington Post)
Transcript: Interview with Metropolitan Hilarion Alfeyev
(The Economist)
Myanmar: Dozens buried in mass graves confirmed by AP
(Foster Klug, Associated Press)
Ghana sisters blending style, tradition for Muslim women
(Jordi Perdigo, Associated Press)
Argentine Supreme Court strikes down mandatory religion classes in public schools
(Sergio Giuliano, Oxford Human Rights Hub)
Religious communities call on government to remove abortion attestation requirement
(Barry W. Bussey, Canadian Council of Christian Charities: Intersection)
Federal Court refuses injunction on Canada Summer Jobs
(Barry W. Bussey, Canadian Council of Christian Charities: Intersection)
Wednesday, 31 January 2018
European court questions Russian discrimination in anti-evangelism law
(Interfax-Religiia, Russia Religion News)
Macron issues stark warning to Turkey as incursion against Kurds in Syria deepens
(Gareth Browne, The National)
Banishment of villagers for following different religion unconstitutional: Manipur HC
(Ashok K.M, LiveLaw.in)
PM's push for triple talaq ahead of budget session, "for Muslim women": 10 facts
(NDTV)
Hope triple talaq Bill will be law soon, President tells Parliament
(PTI, The Hindu)
Triple talaq is an excuse, Modi government wants to target Shariat: Owaisi
(Zee News)
"We want a local bishop" say Ethiopian Anglicans
(Anglican Communion News Service)
What lessons can be learned from Singapore's religious regulatory framework?
(HA Hellyer, The National)
Secular schools in Israel integrate religious content into science and tech lessons
(Yarden Zur, Haaretz)
Religious leaders say they'll challenge 'fascist' summer jobs form on charter grounds
(Kathleen Harris, CBC News)
Is Taiwan about to lose another diplomatic ally?
(Shannon Tiezzi, The Diplomat)
Strains increase between Venezuelan church leaders, president
(Cody Weddle, Catholic News Service)
Ontario doctors who object to treatment on moral or religious grounds must give referral: court
(Paola Loriggio, The Star)
South Korean bishop hopes Winter Olympics are stepping stone to peace
(Catholic News Service)
Bishops warn against power of ‘fake news’ in Nigeria
(Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Egypt issues suspended sentence to 19 over church attack
(Associated Press)
Zimbabwe’s LGBT community: why civil rights and health issues go hand in hand
(Candice Chikura-Mtwazi, The Conversation)
BN will preserve freedom of faith, assures Najib
(Today Online)
Divinity School scholars studying religious freedom and society in Africa
(Adam Gaber, Yale News)
Ministry of Guidance - Sudan is a living model of religious freedom
(Sudan News Agency)
Reject intolerance, teach respect for other religions, speakers say
(Cindy Wooden, CatholicPhilly.com)
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