Law and Religion Headlines
Wednesday, 16 August 2017
International Religious Freedom Report for 2016
(US State Department, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor)
Remarks on the 2016 International Religious Freedom Annual Report
(Rex W. Tillerson, Secretary of State, United States Department of State)
State Department releases 2016 International Religious Freedom Report
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
State Department releases 2016 International Religious Freedom Report
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
State Department’s Latest International Religious Freedom Report Underscores Need for All-of-Government Strategy
(Press Release, Religious Freedom Institute)
Verdict on first religious freedom report under Trump: Great rhetoric, what do we do?
(John L. Allen Jr., Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
US State Department recognizes ISIS genocide in religious freedom report
(Matt Hadro, Catholic News Agency)
Tillerson calls out key Persian Gulf allies in religious freedom report
(NPR)
U.S Religious Freedom Report names Russia 'country of concern'
(The Moscow Times)
State Duma dubs U.S. Dept of State's report on oppression of religious minorities in Russia as unprofessional
(Interfax-Religion)
ISIS poses one of the biggest threats to religious freedom, State report says
(Diamond Naga Siu, Politico)
U.S. report says IS, non-state groups imperil religious liberties around the globe
(Radio Free Europe)
U.S. State Department decries Islamic State ‘genocide’ of Christians, others
(Associated Press)
Trump administration highlights actions of Islamic State in annual religious freedom summary
(Anne Gearan and Carol Morello, The Washington Post)
Religious freedom: A look at America’s latest report on religious persecution
(Erasmus, The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Religious freedoms restricted in China, Myanmar, Vietnam: Report
(Richard Finney, Radio Free Asia)
US names Hizbul Mujahideen as 'terrorist' group
(Al Jazeera)
State Dept reports Chinese widespread interference in religion in Tibet
(The Tibet Post International)
US slams China, Turkey, Saudi Arabia for religious repression
(Nicole Gaouette and Laura Koran, CNN)
China angered at U.S. criticism of religious freedom, says U.S. not perfect
(Reuters)
Iran rejects U.S. Religious Freedom Report as 'biased'
(Radio Free Europe)
Trump administration lists Pauline Hanson's One Nation a threat to religious freedom
(Tom McIlroy, The Sydney Morning Herald)
US religious freedom report: Gov’t’s failed to implement Kotel compromise
(Michael Wilner, Jerusalem Post)
Tillerson: Protecting targets of ISIS’ ‘genocide’ a religious freedom priority
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)
Tillerson blasts ISIS for genocide in religious freedom report
(Robbie Gramer, Foreign Policy)
More about the US State Department International Religious Freedom Report
South Africa: President Zuma receives report on abuse of religion
(South African Government News Agency)
Letter from Canada: Why is Canadian Catholicism so muted?
(Michael W. Higgins, Commonweal)
Indonesia clinic gives relief to Muslims with tattoo regrets
(Achmad Ibrahim, Associated Press, KSL)
Reason, Faith, and the Struggle for Western Civilization
(Samuel Gregg, The Witherspoon Institute: Public Discourse)
Iraq asks UN to collect evidence to prosecute Islamic State
(Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press Top News)
India hedges pledge to expel Rohingya Muslims amid outcry
(Ashok Sharma, Associated Press Top News)
Islamabad High Court suggests making blasphemy law tougher to check its misuse
(Malik Asad, Dawn)
Pakistan court seeks to amend blasphemy law
(Saba Aziz, Al Jazeera)
Tuesday, 15 August 2017
Study finds women in gender-equal countries have better cognitive skills – here’s how to understand it
(Magdalena Zawisza, The Conversation)
A major uprising in Jerusalem and beyond is just a few missteps away
(Carlo Androvandi, The Conversation)
Down Syndrome in Iceland is ‘disappearing’ because of abortion
(Melanie Israel, The Daily Signal)
Controversy surrounds abortions for Downs syndrome in Iceland
(Mary Rezac, Catholic News Agency)
"What kind of society do you want to live in?": Inside the country where Down syndrome is disappearing
(Julian Quinones, Arijeta Lajka, CBSN On Assignment)
Pro-choicers should explain why they think eugenics is acceptable
(David Harsanyi, The Federalist)
Canadian pastor's release comes as US-North Korea tensions ease: but where does China fit in?
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Christians in Pakistan and India mark 70 years of independence facing hardships
(Ecumenical News)
Saudi suppression of Shiites threatens Canadian arms deal
(Bruce Riedel, Al-Monitor: Gulf Pulse)
Armed disputes reveal Iraqi Christians' discord
(Saad Salloum, trans. Muhammed Hussein Tal'at, Al Monitor: Iraq Pulse)
Kazakhstan: 30 months' jail for sharing faith
(Forum 18 News Service)
Squeezing non-Orthodox Christians out of Russia
(Elena Racheva, Novaia Gazeta)
Jehovah's Witness believer target of criminal case
(Website of prosecutor's office of Kursk province, Russia Religion News)
Australian Commission recommends that child sex abuse learned in confession must be reported to authorities
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
India treats all citizens as equals, be proud of your religion, region and ethnicity, says CJI JS Khehar
(Amit Anand Choudhary, The Times of India)
BJP chief silent on religion tag for Lingayats
(The Times of India)
Modi urges India to reject violence in name of religion
(Tommy Wilkes and Rahul Bhatia, Reuters)
Indonesia: Should the blasphemy law be revised?
(Global Indonesian Voices)
Yes vote on same-sex marriage must not hurt religious freedom: MPs
(Sarah Martina nd Phoebe Wearne, The West Australian)
Forced conversions of Hindu girls in Pakistan make a mockery of its constitution
(Sadiq Bhanbhro, The Conversation)
Monday, 14 August 2017
At least 18 killed as gunmen attack restaurant in Burkina Faso
(Associated Press, CBS News)
The Guardian view on India at 70: democracy in action
(Editorial, The Guardian)
A century and a half of imprisonment; a look at the conditions of 25 Bahá’í prisoners in Tehran and Alborz
(Iran Press Watch)
Respecting rights? Measuring the world's blasphemy laws
(USCIRF, United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF))
Anti-religious speech: Ranking countries by their blasphemy laws
(Erasmus, The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Charlottesville violence highlights high religious hostilities in U.S. and world
(Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
Anglican Diocese of Christchurch to consider gifting Christ Church Cathedral to Government
(Kurt Bayer, New Zealand Herald)
Australian Royal Commission recommends lifting seal of confessional
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Jerusalem: Greek Orthodox church aims to block property sale in court
(Karin Laub, Associated Press)
Hindu today, Muslim tomorrow
(Saba Imtiaz, The Atlantic)
Russian church leader hopes cardinal tackles local issues during visit
(Jonathan Luxmoore, Catholic News Service)
Kyiv patriarchate is de facto the state church today, says Metropolitan Oleksandr Drabynko
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine)
Can the German-Turkish relationship be saved?
(Katrin Elger, Maximilian Popp, Christian Reiermann and Michael Sauga, Spiegel Online)
Suhakam disappointed over Clause 88A removal from Law Reform Bill on religious conversions
(Veena Babulal, New Staits Times)
India: House okays anti-religious conversion law amid din
(Santosh Narayan, The Pioneer)
Ranchi conversion law sparks outrage - No change of religion without permission
(Pheroze L. Vincent, The Telegraph)
Former Belgian PM challenges Pope Francis on euthanasia ban for religious hospitals
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Venezuelan cardinal rejects U.S. military intervention
(Junno Arocho Esteves, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
National Minorities Day observed in President House of Pakistan
(Pakistan Christian Post)
Pakistan: Call for laws against religious discrimination
(Independent Catholic News)
Pakistan: Highlight if hate speech is part of curriculum: President
(Sophia Siddiqui, Pakistan Observer)
Tunisia takes a big step to protect women from abuse
(Lilia Blaise, The New York Times)
What does Trump think about Putin's war on religion?
(Roman Lunkin, Newsweek)
Kaliningrad authorities under pressure from islamophobes refused construction of a mosque
(The MiceTimes of Asia)
Dying with Dignity may challenge Ontario law exempting religious hospitals from offering assisted death
(Laura Fraser, CBC News)
Muslim women: Do their good stories get less news coverage than the bad ones?
(Ira Rifkin, GetReligion)
'Historic day' as Jordanian parliament repeals rape law
(Zena Tahhan, AlJazerra)
70 years later, survivors recall the horrors of India-Pakistan partition
(Vedhi Doshi and Nisar Mehdi, The Washington Post)
A thought occasioned by Charlottesville
(Frank Cranmer & David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
LDS Church issues statement denouncing racism
(Deseret News Faith)
Sunday, 13 August 2017
What is the fate of foreign IS fighters in Iraq?
(Sara al-Qaher, trans. Sahar Ghoussoub, Al Monitor: Iraq Pulse)
What's behind controversial Iraqi cleric's visit to Saudi Arabia?
(Hamdi Malik, trans. Sami-Joe Abboud, Al-Monitor: Iraq Pulse)
Saturday, 12 August 2017
Religion, land bills passed
(The Telegraph India)
Rights clash looms in same-sex debate
(Konstantin Klein, The Weekend Australian)
Ukrainian rebels harass Jehovah's Witnesses
(Informator, Russia Religion News)
Waikato schools flout religion rules
(Donna-Lee Biddle, stuff.co.nz)
Flying Spaghetti Monster flock gets a fair shake in new Deutsche Welle report
(George Conger, GetReligion)
Friday, 11 August 2017
In Iraq's Former 'Triangle of Death,' a decade of stability: An anniversary of reconciliation in Mahmoudiya shows how peace is possible
(United States Institute of Peace)
Churches plead for dialogue and nonviolent resolution of conflict with North Korea
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Number of Russian Muslims to undertake hajj increases by 3,000, to 23,500 people, this year
(Interfax-Religion)
Jehovah's Witnesses defy ban
(Portal-credo.ru, Russia Religion News)
Catholic Relief Services looks to change concept of world’s orphanages
(Catholic News Service)
Israel to probe hospitals heard requiring women to get rabbis’ OK for sterilization
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Minority religious groups suffer in Iran
(Jeff Cimmino, National Review)
President of Canadian bishops calls for action against mining industry
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
In England, Elder Christofferson says religious freedom creates social, political diversity
(Tad Walch, Deseret News National Edition: Faith)
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