Law and Religion Headlines
Friday, 11 August 2017
Muslims and Islam: Key findings in the U.S. and around the world
(Michael Lipka, Pew Research Center Factank)
Russia: "Anti-missionary" punishments full listing
(Forum 18 News Service)
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Thursday, 10 August 2017
Saudi Arabia engages Iraq after a quarter century
(Bruce Pardy, Al-Monitor: Gulf Pulse)
Iran: Religious prisoner of conscience Maryam Naghash Zargaran released
(Press Release, United States Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Using the ABS to conduct a same-sex marriage poll is legally shaky and lacks legitimacy
(Paul Kildea, The Conversation)
Priest from Yevpatoria asks to set up a nudist beach in Crimea
(Interfax-Religion)
Trial of Bible delayed again
(Portal-credo.ru, Russia Religion News)
Scholars criticize analysis of Jehovah's Witnesses' Bible
(Eduard Burmistrov, Open Russia)
Absurdity of lawsuit to find Jehovah's Witnesses' Bible "extremist"
(ReligioPolis Center for Religious Studies Research, Russia Religion News)
New experts drawn into trial of Bible
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News)
Sydney synagogue blocked over terror fears will try again
(Henry Benjamin, Forward)
'Islam is in a transformative process'
(Claudia Mende, Deutsche Welle)
Kenyan bishops urge calm as opposition rejects early results
(Fredrick Nzwili, Catholic News Service)
Violence escalates in Congo after bishops’ peace deal collapses
(Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Indian Christians alarmed at violence against religious minorities
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
‘Government has no stand on separate religion status for Veerashaiva-Lingayat community’
(The Indian Express)
Differences crop up over Lingayat religion tag
(Girish Pattaneshetty, The Hindu)
Putrajaya has failed kids caught in interfaith custody battles, say lawyers
(Melati A. Jalil and Yasmin Ramlan, The Malaysian Insight)
Queensland’s evangelism ban can’t prevail against law
(Mark Fowler, The Australian)
Wednesday, 9 August 2017
Canadian bishops say TWU case could have “profound impact” on religious organizations
(Deborah Gyapong, Catholic Register)
Argument: India is weaponizing its spiritual tourists
(Raksha Kumar, Foreign Policy)
Trial of Jehovah's Witnesses' Bible resumes
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News)
Brazilian Jewish pol honors Muslim refugee assaulted with xenophobic slurs
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
North Korea releases jailed Canadian pastor amid standoff with U.S.
(Reuters)
Vatican official hints at unofficial agreement with China on bishops
(Catholic News Service)
Dominican Republic priest held in death of former altar boy
(Associated Press)
August 10 is a “black day” for Dalit Christians in India
(Nirmala Carvalho, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Explainer: with no free vote for now, where next for marriage equality?
(Ryan Goss, The Conversation)
Churches threatened with confiscation in Cuba
(FoRB in Full (a blog by CSW))
Speak up on religious discrimination at school
(L. Nugraheni, The Jakarta Post)
Madurai police starts helpline to protect those marrying outside caste, religion
(Livemint)
‘Time is ripe for political decision on religion status’
(The Hindu)
Rakshabandhan celebrated among interfaith leaders
(Daily Pioneer)
Australians set for non-binding mail ballot on gay marriage
(Rod McGuirk, Associated Press, KSL)
March of the Living to be held in Rostov region to commemorate Jews massacred by Nazi
(Interfax-Religion)
Tuesday, 8 August 2017
Erdogan to attend OIC summit in Astana
(Interfax-Religion)
Russian Jews appalled by reproaches of trying to monetize Holocaust tragedy
(Interfax-Religion)
Priest detained in Vitebsk brothel to be temporary banned from ministry - Russian Orthodox Church
(Interfax-Religion)
Protestant pastor jailed for 3 years for extremism in Tajikistan
(Interfax-Religion)
Make Pakistan safe for Christians urges European Member of Parliament: Ban blasphemy laws
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Russia: One year of "anti-missionary" punishments
(Forum 18 News Service)
32-year-old man fined for images of Christ on social network
(Portal-Credo.Ru, Russia Religion News)
UAE ambassador explains what secularism means for Middle East governance
(James Langton and Haneen Dajani, The National)
Bangladesh: Religious freedom is dead
(Zarif Ahmed, International Policy Digest)
Efforts on to float Lingayat Mahasabha seeking separate religion status
(The Hindu)
Imam knocked back on interfaith efforts
(Cayman News Service)
US backing for 'nontraditional' families at UN conference raises eyebrowns
(Fred Lucas, The Daily Signal)
Growing herdsmen militancy is adding to West Africa’s security threats
(Chukwuma Al Okoli, The Conversation)
Why are there no new major religions?
(Jon Emont, The Atlantic)
Monday, 7 August 2017
How Buddhist mindfulness can awaken the church
(Daniel P. Coleman, Religion News Service)
Uzbekistan: Short prison terms, fines after "show trial"
(Forum 18 News Service)
Over 100 Georgian prisoners imprisoned in Istanbul demand to set up a corner for prayers
(Interfax-Religion)
Korean church in Tajikistan called illegal
(Interfax-Religiia, Russia Religion News)
Trump advisor seeks meeting with Pope Francis after “incendiary” article in Jesuit journal
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Trump’s evangelical advisers want a meeting with Pope Francis over controversial article
(Michelle Boorstein, The Washington Post)
Bishop in violence-torn Congo appeals to youth: ‘Keep your priests alive’
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Religious Freedom protections in new same sex marriage proposals: too few, too narrow
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)
Aspects of Islam in Asia – Analysis
(Dr. Mohamed Chtatou, Eurasia Review)
Myanmar: It’s high time for stopping the slow-burning genocide – OpEd
(Dr. Habib Siddiqui, Eurasia Review)
Nepal: Rising uncertainty over Constitution implementation – OpEd
(Hari Prasad Shrestha, Eurasia Review)
Makkah governor rejects Qatar’s attempt to reduce Saudi role in Hajj
(Mohammed Al-Sulami, Arab News)
Al-Aqsa focus of Abdallah-Abbas summit in Ramallah
(David Kuttaab, Arab News)
Saudi Arabia: Our position on Syria’s future is firm, no place for Assad
(Arab News)
Asian Youth Day: Cardinals, Bishops and Muslim leaders meet in dialogue
(Mathias Hariyadi, Herald Malaysia Online)
Liberal partyroom slaps down same-sex marriage rebels
(Michelle Grattan, The Conversation)
Sikhs urging UN to support turbans as religious symbol
(Nathan Glover, World Religion News)
Draft law allowing religious servants to solemnize marriage stirs debate in Turkey
(Xinhuanet)
Seminal Egyptian thinker and interfaith dialogue champion Ali El-Samman dies at age 88
(Majalla)
Government withdraws amendments to Marriage and Divorce Act
(Minderjeet Kaur, Free Malaysia Today)
Interfaith dialogue for peace, harmony and security of the world held in Yangon
(Mizzima)
Did Putrajaya cave in to Muslims on child’s faith clause, asks Indira Gandhi’s lawyer
(Melati A. Jalil, The Malaysian Insight)
Colombo Caritas promotes interfaith coexistence
(Melani Manel Perera, Herald Malaysia Online)
AK Party spokesman Mahir Ünal: Everyone's lifestyle, beliefs under state assurance
(Ali Unal, Daily Sabah)
Assisted suicide in Canada: what doctors think
(The Times)
Poroshenko asks Constantinople to recognize autocephaly of the Ukrainian Church
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Tunisia tells ports to deny anti-migrant ship entry
(Associated Press, KSL)
In Zimbabwe, businessman sues church leader for false prophecies of a debt cancellation miracle
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Prophet Makandiwa sued for 'fake prophecies'
(Bulawayo 24 News)
Taliban, Daesh jointly massacred 50 civilians: Afghan officials
(Reuters, Arab News)
Saturday, 5 August 2017
OIC Secretary General strongly condemns Galgadud Region, Central Somalia, governor’s murder
(Organization of Islamic Cooperation)
Vatican calls on Venezuela to suspend constitutional assembly
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Venezuela’s Maduro says line of Vatican’s top diplomat is ‘regrettable’
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Vatican’s strong Venezuela stand gives backing to bishops
(Father Raymond J. de Souza, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Friday, 4 August 2017
Maduro snubs Vatican's call for suspension of Venezuela's Constituent Assembly
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Philippines: Are priests Duterte’s fiercest foes?
(Shelia S. Coronel, The New York Times)
Russian MP congratulates Georgian patriarch on his name day in Tbilisi – media
(Interfax-Religion)
National Service Authority discourages religious girls from IDF service
(Lahav Harkov, Jerusalem Post)
Former head of Turkey’s top religious body to become a university rector
(Novinite Sofia News Agency)
Kazakhstan: Six fines, one deportation for baptism
(Forum 18 News Service)
Divergent reports on Jehovah's Witnesses' appeal in Kazakhstan
(InformBiuro, Russia Religion News)
Georgian religious minorities fear intolerance
(Gruziia OnLine, Russia Religion News)
In first, Senegal and Guinea send ambassadors to Israel
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
West Bank priests stress nonviolence as youths protest Israeli occupation
(Judith Sudilovsky, Catholic News Service)
Chinese state media highlights Vatican official at organ trafficking conference in Beijing
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
China bans Christian summer camps and Sunday schools
(Evangelical Focus)
China tears down the Tibetan City in the Sky
(Steve Shaw, The Diplomat)
German court says Church of Flying Spaghetti Monster is not a religion
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Court extends detention for members of St. Petersburg Church of Scientology
(TASS)
Why Afghan women are campaigning for their names to be heard
(Patrick Evans, BBC News)
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