Law and Religion Headlines

Monday, 24 July 2017

The African famine: Our brothers and sisters need our help
(John Stonestreet and Stan Guthrie, Christian Headlines)

The art of making a jihadist
(Andrew Anthony, The Guardian)

Pastor of church providing school scripture describes Qur’an as a ‘virus’
(Naaman Zhou, The Guardian)

Pope Francis ‘influenced’ us, accused Brisbane war memorial vandals tell court
(Australian Associated Press, The Guardian)

Two former bishops guilty of polygamy involving isolated sect in Bountiful, B.C.
(Bill Graveland, The Globe and Mail)

Religious leaders occupy environment minister's office to protest Carmichael coalmine
(Michael Slezak, The Guardian)

Jailed Christian on hunger strike to protest against treatment of Iranian converts
(World Watch Monitor)

Catholic transgender woman's life was celebrated Sunday at her diverse church
(Elisa Meyer, World Religion News)

An Israeli student stole Holocaust artifacts to use in art project
(Corey Barnett, World Religion News)

Pope prays for ill baby Charlie Gard and parents
(The Associated Press, Religion News Service)

Callista Gingrich may have a built-in advantage to her new role as Vatican ambassador
(Christopher Lamb, Religion News Service)

Russian politician stirs up opposition to movie with church and political support
(Nezavisimaia Gazeta, Russia Religion News)

Second anti-Israel protest staged outside Istanbul synagogue
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Chinese official indicates Beijing to retain tight grip on church
(Catholic News Service)

Where’s the moral outrage? Famine
(Katherine Marshall, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Make Saudi Arabia's vision of tolerance a reality
(Clifford D. May, United States Commission on International Religious Freedom)

Saturday, 22 July 2017

Nelson Mandela’s human rights legacy
(Natasha Holcroft-Emmess, Rights Info: Human Rights News, Views & Info)

Parolin’s visit to Russia key step in Pope Francis’s courtship of Putin
(Claire Giangravè, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Lingayats flex muscle at Bidar rally, want status of independent religion
(Johnson TA, The Indian Express)

Venezuelan bishops offer day of prayer, fasting as riots continue
(Elise Harris, Catholic News Agency)

Prayers offered by Venezuela's Catholic bishop as strike ensues, riots continue
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

Vatican’s top diplomat condems attack against Venezuelan cardinal
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

The violent birth of ‘martyrdom’ – how the ancient concept informs modern religious violence
(Gervase Phillips, The Conversation)

Jehovah's Witnesses are not alone: Ban of Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia has become symbol of senseless discrimination against believers
(Roman Lunkin, Russia Religion News)

Friday, 21 July 2017

Four Chibok girls to start university in US in August
(World Watch Monitor)

Japanese Government rejects article blaming stock market trouble on Jews
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Deadly attack on Jewish home in West Bank follows clashes over Temple Mount
(Deutsche Welle)

Be protagonists of change, Cardinal Sandri tells Ukrainian youth
(Elise Harris, Catholic News Agency)

Church in Colombia a ‘prophetic voice’ for peace, priest says
(Junno Arocho Esteves, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Copyrighting the Church: From the Vatican to the Missionaries of Charity
(Charles Collins, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Mexico: Protestants cut off from basic services
(CSWPress, FoRB in Full (a blog by CSW))

Muslim worshipers confront police as Israel maintains metal detectors at holy site
(Ruth Eglash and William Booth, The Washington Post)

Palestinians protest metal detectors at Holy Site
(Daniel Estrin, NPR)

Temple Mount crisis shows who's really calling the shots at the site
(Nir Hasson, Haaretz)

Fatah officials defy Abbas on Temple Mount crisis
(Shlomi Eldar, translated by Ruti Sinai, Al Monitor: Israel Pulse)

Deputy minister: Temple Mount metal detectors don’t restrict religious freedom
(The Times of Israel)

Islamic body orders Muslim clerics hold Friday prayers near Temple Mount
(Adam Rasgon, Jerusalem Post)

Christian leaders worry about Status Quo after metal detectors installed at Jerusalem site
(Aron Heller, Associated Press)

Kelantan state legal amendment: When the line between state and religion gets blurred
(Oliver Ward, ASEAN Today)

Indonesian religious ministry to propose tougher blasphemy laws
(Max Walden, Asian Correspondent)

Indonesia: ‘Religious rights’ bill would harm minorities
(Human Rights Watch)

Opinion: Respecting Australian law is key to religious freedom
(Rachel Woodlock, Eureka Street)

Sydney Uni teaching how sharia law could be integrated into Aussie law
(Yahoo! News)

Losing our religion: How anti-Muslim sentiment threatens religious freedom
(Amira Elghawaby and Asma Maryam Ali, Toronto Star)

Why Colombia's peace process could mean trouble for LGBT rights
(Ari Shaw, World Politics Review)

Thursday, 20 July 2017

Military setbacks don't ensure Islamic State's demise
(Metin Gurcan, translated by Timur Goksel, Al Monitor: Turkey Pulse)

Charles Krauthammer: What to do for little Charlie Gard
(Opinion Column, New Haven Register)

It's true. Going to church makes you live longer
(Dwight Burdette, World Religion News)

New Anglican bishop tells of Iranian persecution and exile
(World Watch Monitor)

India: Christians in shock after pastor shot dead in ‘safe’ Punjab
(World Watch Monitor)

Legal limbo of Turkey’s Syriac Christian properties still unresolved
(World Watch Monitor)

Philippines reconsiders bill for autonomous Bangsamoro
(World Watch Monitor)

Teaching hate, inspiring terrorism: Saudi Arabia's educational curriculum
(Nina Shea, Hudson Institute)

Facebook blames 'spam detection tool' for blocking Catholic pages with millions of followers
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)

Corruption trial of former Vatican hospital officials begins
(Elise Harris, Catholic News Agency)

Church leaders in China remain open to dialogue with Vatican
(Hannah Brockhaus, Catholic News Agency)

Protests continue in Morocco despite crackdown
(Ilhem Rachidi, Al Monitor)

Palestinian town in Israel shaken by Jerusalem killings
(Daoud Kuttab, Al Monitor: Palestine Pulse)

Sinai initiative targets tribal weddings with push for official documents
(Reham Mokbel, translated by Cynthia Milan, Al Monitor: Egypt Pulse)

For a two-state solution, Israel must say bye-bye to Bibi
(Akiva Eldar, translated by Ruti Sinai, Al Monitor: Israel Pulse)

A farming technique changing lives in Africa
(Julie Bourdon, Mission Network News)

Egyptian government extends state of emergency
(Alex Anhalt, Mission Network News)

Mongolia’s Church calling for unity of believers
(Alex Anhalt, Mission Network News)

Libya: Incitement against religious minority
(Human Rights Watch)

Chinese government: Give up your faith, or else
(CBN News)

South Africa: Power and money driving political killings - church leader
(Kaveel Singh, News 24)

Why has the conservative class become so dependent on the politics of race?
(Joumanah El Matrah, The Guardian)

Rotting pig's head left at Islamic school gate in Queensland
(Joshua Robertson, The Guardian)

Man accused of desecrating cemetery war memorial says he had God's permission
(Australian Associated Press, The Guardian)

Most Christians in Australia support marriage equality and want a free vote
(Gareth Hutchens, The Guardian)

India low-caste leader elected president in boost for Modi coalition
(The Guardian)

Pope Francis is sick of people whining all the time
(Corey Barnett, World Religion News)

Faith communities offer a pathway to ending AIDS in Africa
(Michel Sidibe, Religion News Service)

‘Jet-set monk’ is back in Thailand after extradition from US
(Kankanit Wiriyasajja, Religion News Service)

A Buddhist prayer festival fills a remote Tibetan village with color
(Alexandra Radu, Religion News Service)

Maldives ruling party should repudiate attacks on UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief
(Press Release, U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

Jerusalem church leaders' plea for free access to worship at Holy Sites
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

Tajikistan: Protestant pastor jailed for three years
(Forum 18 News Service)

Uganda’s Jews are down to one meal a day because of East Africa’s famine
(Ben Sales, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Thousands rally in Israel for same-sex couples who want to adopt
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

President Reuven Rivlin speaks with Turkey’s Erdogan over objections by Israel’s Foreign Ministry
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Sierra Leone bishops say citizen action for peace key to 2018 elections
(Catholic News Service)

Central Africa: Catholic bishops call for interreligious dialogue as intolerance rises
(Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

The rise—and fall?—of Hindu nationalism in Nepal (Religious freedom research project Summer 2017 fellowship reports)
(Luke Wagner, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Is there a religious way to get angry?
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News InDepth)

The Saudi dress code debacle
(Rotha Begum, Human Rights Watch)

A look at why a Saudi woman’s miniskirt sparked an outcry
(Aya Batrawy, Religion News Service)

Groups dispute ‘terrorist front’ tag on two NGOs
(Business Mirror)

Rabbi Rosen on role of Jerusalem in interfaith relations
(Vatican Radio)

After two drown in Tanzania, Christians re-examine safety of river baptisms
(Fredrick Nzwili, Religion News Service)

President says he would not like religion to be confused with politics in Mozambique
(Club of Mozambique)

Pakistani Christian boy, 16, charged with blasphemy for discussing his faith
(World Watch Monitor)

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