Law and Religion Headlines
Wednesday, 17 January 2018
Court orders Costa Rica to implement same-sex marriage and respect transgender rights
(María Fernanda Cruz y Andrea Rodríguez, La Voz)
Amend Constitution to give Sikhs separate religious identity: Sirsa
(The Tribune India)
Muslim county in China bans children from religious events over break
(Christian Shepherd, Reuters)
Kano holds 2nd inter-religious conference
(Yusha'u A. Ibrahim, Daily Trust Nigeria)
Families of interfaith couple clash in J&K’s Nowshera over last rites
(Sanjay Khajurial, The Times of India)
Iran's leader accuses Saudis of 'treason' against Muslims
(Reuters)
Pakistan clerics issue fatwa against suicide bombings
(Drazen Jorgic, Reuters)
Church outrage over spanking ban aids violence against South Africa’s children
(Selina Palm, The Conversation)
Onside against Job Program changes
(Peter Stockland, Convivium)
A look at world's 50 most anti-Christian countries
(Courtney Grogan, Catholic News Agency)
Tuesday, 16 January 2018
South Korea / China: Over 600 refugess of the Church of Almighty God persecuted in China threated to be sent back by South Korea
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
China: Church of Almighty God members fatally tortured while in custody
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Women’s organizations in northern Syria have come a long way
(Kachya Othman, Al Monitor: Syria Pulse)
Ultra-Orthodox women fuel change in traditional communities
(Danny Zaken, Al Monitor: Israel Pulse)
Ceasefire extended in Sudan; Christian persecution continues
(Julie Bourdon, Mission Network News)
St. Francis never said 'preach the gospel and when necessary use words,' Catholic scholars say
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
Russell M. Nelson named 17th LDS Church President
(Mormon Newsroom)
President Russell M. Nelson introduced as 17th LDS president, vows to serve, discusses diversity
(Tad Walch, Deseret News Faith)
Mormon Church names Russell M. Nelson as new leader
(Merrit Kennedy, NPR)
A ‘humbled’ Russell M. Nelson is new Mormon church prophet; he picks Oaks and Eyring to join him as counselors
(David Noyce, Bob Mims, The Salt Lake Tribune)
Who is President Russell M. Nelson? A man of heart, compassion and faith
(Tad Walch, Deseret News Faith)
Who is Russell M. Nelson? Mormon Church to be headed by 93-year-old former heart surgeon
(Leah Thomas, Newsweek)
As Nelson’s longtime right-hand man, Oaks brings a keen legal mind to Mormonism’s new Big Three
(Bob Mims, The Salt Lake Tribune)
Mormon president says room in faith for everyone
(The Associated Press, Religion News Service)
New First Presidency holds news conference
(Mormon Newsroom)
Freedom in the World 2018: Democracy in Crisis
(Freedom House)
Foresight Africa: Top priorities for the continent in 2018
(Brookings)
As North & South Korea Olympic talks open door, Ban Ki-moon to keynote Business & Peace Symposium
(Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
Nepalese Christians arrested in Indian for blasphemy
(Corey Barnett, World Religion News)
People using Magi tradition to respect Jesus in Israel
(Derek Welch, World Religion News)
Salvadorans at risk of losing immigration status find support in churches
(Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service)
Listening to God’s word between Christmas and Lent
(Thomas Reese, RNS Column: Signs of the Times)
Renowned Buddhist scholar faces jail for ‘criticizing’ Thai monarchy
(Kimberly Winston, Religion News Service)
India: Goa’s Hindus have a beef with Congress chief
(Bosco de Souza Eremita, Eurasia Review)
Nigerian student arrested after converting from Islam to Christianity
(World Watch Monitor)
Pastor says abortion clause means he can't apply for federal job funding
(Kelly Egan, Ottawa Citizen)
Pope asks forgiveness for ‘irreparable harm’ from sex abuse
(Peter Prengaman and Nicole Winfield, Religion News Service)
Pope Francis trip in Chile tainted by scandal and violence
(Derek Welch, World Religion News)
How an Egyptian doctor promotes dialogue through health work
(Katja Dorothea Buck, Ecumenical News)
Religious propaganda in Russia pushes people to the supernatural
(novinite.com)
Putin hits raw nerve over Lenin's corpse
(RIA Novosti, Russia Religion News)
Japanese prime minister visits Lithuanian museum honoring Holocaust rescuer Chiune Sugihara
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Another school in India under threat by Hindu nationalists
(Nirmala Carvalho, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Venezuela president orders probe of priests for hate speech
(Associated Press Religion)
Turkish president to visit Vatican in February to discuss status of Jerusalem
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Cardinal laments deadly year for Church in Central African Republic
(Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Bolivia: Christians fear new law may land them in jail
(Amanda Casanova, Christian Headlines)
Monday, 15 January 2018
"The Metaphysics of Democracy"
(Rick Garnett, Mirror of Justice blog)
The Metaphysics of Democracy
(Thomas Joseph White, First Things)
Finding inspiration from Martin Luther King Jr.'s religious legacy | Opinion
(Leslie Callahan, philly.com)
Martin Luther King on the Limits of Civil Disobedience
(Peter C. Myers, The Daily Signal)
Using Martin Luther King, Jr. to discuss racial inequality today
(Berkley Forum, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
3 parts you don’t remember from Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech
(Michelle Garcia, Vox)
On King holiday, religious groups look to 50th anniversary of assassination
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)
Opinion: Public funding should be religion-neutral
(Derek Ross, Montreal Gazette Magazine)
On halacha, politics and humanity
(Asher Maoz, The Jerusalem Post)
Hong Kong’s Catholic Church in President Xi Jinping’s era
(Victor Gaetan, National Catholic Register)
Suu Kyi says Rohingya mass grave investigation positive step
(Associated Press)
Gunmen kill Christian in Egypt’s Sinai
(Ashraf Sweilam, Associated Press)
3 Chile churches firebombed, president calls for ‘respect’
(Eva Vergara and Peter Prengaman, Associated Press)
Putin defines New Valaam Monastery relics saved by Finland as unifying force
(Interfax-Religion)
Communist ideology similar to Christianity - Putin
(Interfax-Religion)
Directorate of Muslims of Uzbekistan disagrees with U.S. State Dept analysis of religious freedom in republic
(Interfax-Religion)
Prosecutor intrudes in Orthodox conflict in Ukraine
(RIA Novosti, Russia Religion News)
How Hindu Nationalists Politicized the Taj Mahal
(Harrison Akins, The Atlantic)
Amb. David Friedman sends condolence letter to family of slain West Bank rabbi
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Is Turkey aligned with al-Qaeda affiliate in Idlib?
(Week in Review, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)
Pope: It’s a sin if fear makes us hostile to migrants
(Frances D'Emilio, Associated Press)
The Catholic church in Latin America: Pope Francis faces a challenging visit to Chile and Peru
(Erasmus, The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Christ statue in Peru damaged by fire days before pope visit
(Mauricio Munoz and Martin Mejia, Associated Press)
Pope seeks to turn tide of Chilean church bruised by scandal
(Nicole Winfield and Eva Vergara, Associated Press)
Sunday, 14 January 2018
Indonesian Muslim hardliners protest Facebook blocking
(Konradus Epa, UCA News)
Newton and the perils of the imagination
(Rob Iliffe, OUPblog Religion)
Friday, 12 January 2018
Brian Grim receives Korea Peninsula Medal of Peace
(Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
Pope Francis to declassify files on Uruguay dictatorship
(Telesur TV)
Pope Francis to signal concern for Ukraine with basilica visit
(John L. Allen Jr., Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Pope letter details concern over Chile bishop
(Eva Veraga and Nicole Winfield, Religion News Service)
Pope's visit to Peru and Chile casts harsh light on handling of sexual abuse cases
(Dan Collyns, The Guardian)
Turkey calls on Russia, Iran to get Syrian army under control
(Fehim Tastekin, Al Monitor: Turkey Pulse)
US caught in crossfire amid flaring Jordan-Saudi tensions
(Jack Detsch, Al Monitor: Gulf Pulse)
Iran's jihadi gambit
(Fazel Hawramy, Al Monitor: Iran Pulse)
Christians from Egypt, India, and Vietnam detail persecution they face
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)
Israel moves to strengthen control of Jerusalem
(Onize Ohikere, Christian Headlines)
Church closures spur fear of crackdown in Algeria
(Julia A. Seymour, Christian Headlines)
Toronto: 11-year-old Muslim girl 'terrified' after man cuts her hijab
(The Guardian)
LGBT rights rise in Catholic Latin America
(Corey Barnett, World Religion News)
Absent religious liberty, no end in sight for Iran's protests
(Lela Gilbert, Newsmax)
Italian evangelicals pray for religious freedom in Kazakhstan
(Evangelical Focus)
Puerto Rico newspaper apologizes for antisemitic column
(Amy Spiro, The Jerusalem Post)
Poll: Yesh Atid soars far beyond Likud after Haredi Shabbat law vote
(Lahav Harkov, The Jerusalem Post)
Kazakhstan: Six await trial; cancer sufferer not freed
(Forum 18 News Service)
Vatican social media re-branding has reached over 4 million followers
(Gary Nguyen, World Religion News)
Government officials intervene in Ukrainian conflict
(Religiia v Ukraine, Russia Religion News)
Nigerian bishop condemns “cries of shrill Islamization”
(Courtney Grogan, Catholic News Agency)
Mideast leaders increase efforts to fight U.S. decision on Jerusalem
(Dale Gavlak, Catholic News Service)
Quebec judge rejects bid to shut Muslim centre
(Tu Thanh Ha, The Globe and Mail)
Quebec court: Muslim community center is not "house of worship"
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
The Freedom of Religion Law in Jharkhand, India: A recycled law that’s repressive on all counts
(CSWPress, FoRB in Full (a blog by CSW))
Canada Summer Jobs: CCCB concerns and statement
(Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops)
New Canada summer jobs policy infringes on religious freedom, say Canada's Catholic bishops
(Deborah Gyapon, Catholic Register)
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