Law and Religion Headlines
Monday, 11 September 2017
Russia, sanctions, and the future of international law
(Lauri Mälksoo, OUPblog)
China greenlights revised rules expanding control over religions
(UCANews)
Ultra-nationalism, anti-Muslim sentiment fuel Rohingya crisis
(John Zaw, La Croix International)
Ethnic violence in Burma triggers refugee crisis
(Onize Ohikere, Christian Headlines)
Russian anti-missionary law mainly hampers Christians
(Julia A. Seymour, Christian Headlines)
Australia: High Court gives go-ahead for marriage ballot
(Michelle Grattan, The Conversation)
Nationwide vote on gay marriage moves ahead in Australia
(Kiley Crossland, Christian Headlines)
A Muslim landowner in the Philippines took in Christians to protect them from Islamist extremists
(Jonathan Kaiman, The Los Angeles Times)
Netanyahu lands in Argentina, boasts 'new era' of Israel-Latin American relations
(Herb Keinon, The Jerusalem Post)
Uzbekistan: Religious freedom survey, September 2017
(Forum 18 News Service)
Pope Francis: United Nations must help in Venezuela crisis
(Hannah Brockhaus and Elise Harris, Catholic News Agency)
Pope Francis denounces climate change deniers
(Deutsche Welle)
Pope Francis’s 5-step plan for lasting Colombian peace
(Austen Ivereigh, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Pope Francis' visit to Colombia hoped to boost peace process with rebels
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Pope Francis says rescinding DACA is not 'pro-life'
(Delia Gallagher, CNN)
Pope Francis injured while riding in popemobile in Colombia
(The Guardian)
Slightly injured pope ends Colombia tour with unity appeal
(Philip Pullella, Noe Torres, Reuters)
Jehovah's Witnesses leader in Kazakhstan punished for presence of child
(Orken-Media.kz, Russia Religion News)
Militants attack convoy in Egypt’s Sinai, kill 18 police
(Ashraf Sweilam and Hamza Hendawi, Associated Press)
600 Conservative rabbis, leaders demand Netanyahu honor Western Wall agreement
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Manila cardinal asks churches to ring bells to remember drug-war deaths
(Catholic News Service)
Nigeria’s bishops take sides in country’s decentralization debate
(Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Supreme Court orders government to appoint police to stop attacks over cows
(Suchitra Mohanty, Mohi Narayan, Reuters)
India's Chief Justice tells authorities to rein in cow protection vigilantes
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
South Africa: Married transgender people can change their official sex, court finds
(Safura Abdool Karim, Ground Up)
South African court reconciles marriage law with gender identity change statute
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Despite protests, State Department says it will return trove of Jewish artifacts to Iraq
(Josefin Dolsten, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
U.S. plans to return retrieved Jewish archive to Iraq
(Religion Clause)
Australia: National party votes against banning burqa in government buildings
(Australian Associated Press, The Guardian)
A Sinner in Mecca review – Islam, homosexuality and the hope of tolerance
(Charles Kaiser, The Guardian)
Eat, pray, live: the Lagos megachurches building their very own cities
(Ruth Maclean and Andrew Esiebo, The Guardian)
‘There will never be peace for Nigeria’s Middle Belt unless there’s equality and justice’
(World Watch Monitor)
Choosing ethical medical treatments as the options narrow
(Jeffrey Weiss, RNS: My Way to the Egress)
Myanmar a 'textbook example of ethnic cleansing', warns UN
(Harry Farley, Christian Today)
Desmond Tutu deals withering critique of Myanmar's Aung San Su Kyi over Rohingyas
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Bangladesh offers land to shelter Rohingya fleeing Myanmar
(Al0Emrun Garjon and Julhas Alam, Associated Press International News)
Erdogan urges Islamic countries to show determination in resolving Myanmar conflict
(Interfax-Religion)
No more need for rallies supporting Myanmar Muslims – Kadyrov
(Interfax-Religion)
Over 100 people rallying in support for Myanmar's Muslims detained on Palace Square in St. Petersburg
(Interfax-Religion)
Pakistani Bishops tell Aung San Suu Kyi to protect Rohingya Muslims
(UCANews Reporter, La Croix International)
Film about Russia's 'holy tsar' premieres after threats and violence
(Marc Bennetts, The Guardian)
Outbreak of violence over movie stuns Russian observers
(Andrei Melnikov, Nezavisimaia Gazeta—Religii)
Saturday, 9 September 2017
Faith: The Jews’ improbable divider
(Amotz Asa-el, Jerusalem Post)
Two Jehovah's Witnesses arrested for taking a walk
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News)
Motu proprio “Magnum Principium”
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Vatican publishes Magnum Principium giving bishops’ conferences greater control over liturgical translations
(Catholic Herald)
Is Pope Francis wearing down Vatican bureaucracy?
(Robert Mickens, La Croix International)
Beijing takes next step in revising regulations on religions
(UCANews)
Friday, 8 September 2017
China passes new religious regulations ‘to prevent extremism’
(World Watch Monitor)
China amps up war against religion
(Derek Welch, World Religion News)
China bans children – and their teachers – from churches
(World Watch Monitor)
Foreign law profs warn of TWU case’s international fallout
(Cristin Schmitz, The Lawyer's Daily: Civil Litigation)
Chief rabbi rage: A toxic clash of religion and politics
(Jerusalem Post)
Studies in contrast: Abraham's story shows the similarities and the differences between faiths
(Erasmus, The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Ukrainian president again raises church questions
(Anton Skripunov, RIA Novosti)
Orthodox activists petition regional officials to ban controversial movie
(Weekend, Russia Religion News)
Morocco’s Muslim monarch is trying to preserve the country’s Jewish history—before it’s too late
(Yardena Schwartz, Newsweek)
Can anyone stop Burma’s hardline Buddhist monks?
(Joe Freeman, The Atlantic)
Qatar pays for outreach to US Jews
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Bishop sheltering Muslims in CAR says fear of death is real
(Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Does condemning Islamic State jihadis constitute "hate speech"?
(Denis MacEoin, Gatestone Institute)
Pope Francis sends condolences to victims of Hurricane Harvey
(Alison Lesley, World Religion News)
After meeting pope, Venezuelan cardinal says anti-Maduro protests must continue
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Pope calls out Colombians, Latin Americans on bias against women
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Australia's top court upholds planned mail survey of voters on same-sex marriage
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
We might be destroying this religious practice ("sky burial")
(Derek Welch, World Religion News)
Canada should be asked about reports on plans to take gays from Chechnya - Russian Foreign Ministry
(Interfax Religion)
Pressure on Myanmar leadership only to escalate tensions - Russian Foreign Ministry
(Interfax Religion)
Jamaat-ud-Dawa: Converting Kuffar at home, killing them abroad
(C. Christine Fair, Hudson Institute)
Human sexuality and the spirit of the age: A statement abandoning the faith
(John Stonestreet, Roberto Rivera, Christian Headlines)
Lack of public schools in Palestine fuels boom in private education
(Aziza Nofalq, Al Monitor: Palestine Pulse)
Poem: Even the Gods
(Nicole Sealey, The New York Times)
Christianity in a new global era
(Lausanne Movement)
Christianity in Iraq: Here are some signs of hope
(Harry Farley, Christian Today)
Christian children 'forced to recite Islamic prayers' in order to receive food in Sudan refugee camps
(James Macintyre, Christian Today)
The battle for Myanmar’s Buddhist spirit – video
(The Guardian)
Pope urges forgiveness in Colombia after decades of conflict
(Nicole Winfield and Joshua Goodman, Religion News Services)
Thursday, 7 September 2017
Pakistan: Christian boy beaten to death in his classroom
(Jospeh Hartropp, Christian Today World)
New fires in empty Rohingya village challenge Myanmar claims
(Associated Press)
Religious leaders condemn escalating violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state
(Tim Wyatt, Church Times)
Pope says marriage can only be between a man and a woman and ‘we cannot change it’
(Carol Glatz, Catholic Herald)
Australian court hears challenges to same-sex marriage vote
(BBC News)
Hindus are outraged by an Australian ad
(Alison Lesley, World Religion News)
What we can learn from religious liberty battles in India
(Alex Caro, Real Clear Religion)
Russian Orthodox Church warns Ukrainian president against meddling in Church's internal affairs
(Interfax-Religion)
Catholicos of All Armenians heading for Moscow to take part in Karabakh meeting
(Interfax-Religion)
Ukraine has right to have autonomous church – Poroshenko
(Interfax-Religion)
The anti-Islam scandal behind godiva's liquor-filled sweets
(Hagay Hacohen, Jerusalem Post)
Azerbaijan shows toleration for Jehovah's Witnesses
(Sputnik Azerbaijan, Russia Religion News)
Millions forced from homes by heavy flooding in South Asia
(Church Times)
Liberal Orthodox rabbis urge US to protect Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
A synagogue in Mozambique
(Jewish Treats)
Ex-President Gus Dur's vision for democratic Islam in Indonesia
(Alissa Wahid, Deutsche Welle)
Castro reign coming to an end in Cuba
(Julie Bourdon, Mission Network News)
Egypt's alimony reform debate begins before bill is introduced
(Rami Galal, Al Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
'Hijabs beautiful' Indonesians tell NY fashion week
(AFP, Al Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East)
Vatican calls on United States, other countries, to join cluster bomb ban
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Israel's worst-ever opposition
(Mazal Mualem, Al Monitor: Israel Pulse)
Vatican supports “responsibility to protect” populations from war crimes, genocide
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
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