Law and Religion Headlines

Monday, 5 June 2017

Urgent challenges for the G20: What an F20 might offer
(Katherine Marshall, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Terror in London Britain suffers its third deadly terrorist attack in as many months
(The Economist)

Defeating extremist Islam - A Western imperative
(Saied Shoaaib, Gatestone Institute)

The ’Splainer: The ‘gifts’ of Pentecost and Shavuot
(Kimberly Winston, Religion News Service)

Persecution of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russia intensifies and targets children
(Lauren Markoe, Religion News Service)

EVENT, 5-7 June 2017: Multidisciplinary Volume and Conference on "Law as Religion, Religion as Law"
(Benjamin Porat and David Flatto, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem)

Statement by Knox Thames, Special Advisor for Religious Minorities in the Near East and South/Central Asia
(U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Spain and Andorra)

Depressed or spirit possessed? Reassessing mental health in Bangladesh
(Katherine Marshall, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

ISIS militants battered Syria's ancient Palmyra, but signs of splendor still stand
(Patrick J. McDonnell, The Los Angeles Times)

If we mistake visible aspects of Muslims’ faith for fundamentalism, we risk alienating a generation
(Hannah Smithson, The Conversation)

The battle to unearth Iraq's mass graves
(Eva Huson, Foreign Policy)

Religious leaders emphasise interfaith harmony for “guaranteed long-term peace”
(Anglican News Service)

Indonesian Muslim women engage with feminism
(Dina Afrianty, The Conversation)

EVENT, 2-4 June 2017: Religion and the Legacy of the Soviet State: A 25-year retrospective, Tbilisi, Georgia
(International Center for Law and Religion Studies)

Thursday, 1 June 2017

India arrests Christians for taking kids to Bible camp
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post World)

Cloistered nuns on Facebook: What’s not to like?
(Josephine McKenna, Religion News Service)

Christian school teaches scions of the elite in atheist North Korea
(Choe Sang-Hun, The New York Times)

“A chance to live unity in diversity” – GETI’17 students look to Arusha 2018
(Albin Hillert, World Council of Churches)

Signs tell haredi Orthodox IDF inductees to kill female soldiers
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

On triple talaq, Supreme Court must uphold Constitutional values, not religious ones
(Menaka Guruswamy, Scroll.in)

Indian politician suggests ransom fund for kidnapped priest
(Catholic News Agency)

South Korean president seeks pope’s support in reconciliation efforts
(Andrea Gagliarducci, Catholic News Agency)

Church that suffered under Soviets and rebounded loses its ‘sage’
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

The Balance of Law and Freedom — Sixth in a seven-part series on international religious freedom
(Mormon Newsroom)

Palestinian Authority threatens jail time for breaking Ramadan fast, stoking social media furor
(Jack Khoury, Haaretz)

Kurdistan region of Iraq: New USCIRF report on religious minorities in the KRI
(United States Commission on International Religious Freedom)

My children have no default religion: 2 Kerala leaders refuse to fill in column in school form
(The News Minute)

Lieutenant governor of Ontario hosts first interfaith Iftar
(AhlulBayt News Agency)

Pope Francis receives electric car as part of effort to create “carbon free” Vatican
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Bin Laden’s son steps into father’s shoes as al-Qaeda attempts a comeback
(Joby Warrick and Souad Mekhennet, The Washington Post)

Grooming Jihadists: The ladder of radicalization and its antidote
(Saher Fares, Gatestone Institute)

Muslims and Islam: Key findings in the U.S. and around the world
(Michael Lipka, Pew Research Center Fact Tank)

Wednesday, 31 May 2017

Muslims protest closure of religious schools in Myanmar
(Kyaw Ye lynn, Anadolu Agency)

Orthodox Christians in Europe more likely to believe than practice their religion
(Ariana Monique Salazar, Pew Research Center Fact Tank)

Kazakhstan: Law on religious clothing in the works
(Aktan Rysaliev, Eurasianet)

Cairo to continue targeting ISIS in Libya following attacks on Christians
(Reuters)

Kyrgyzstan: Religious censorship, sharing faiths ban?
(Forum 18 News Service)

Tajikistan bans tobacco, alcohol advertising
(Interfax-Religion)

Tomsk Jehovah's Witnesses found guilty of violating suspension order
(Interfax-Religiia, Russia Religion News)

Jehovah's Witness guilty of illegal evangelism
(Dostup, Russia Religion News)

Harsh measure against Jehovah's Witness unjustified
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News)

Jehovah's Witness gets high court to explain law on sacred scriptures
(SOVA Center for News and Analysis, Russia Religion News)

For two evangelical Christians, Manuel Noriega became the ultimate jailhouse convert
(Derek Hawkins, The Washington Post)

Kidnapped Filipino priest pleads for help in video
(Elise Harris, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Battling AMR at the community level (Responding to Antimicrobial resistance and faith-linked healthcare providers)
(Wilma Z. Mui, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Tuesday, 30 May 2017

Ominous signs of an Asian hub for Islamic State in the Philippines
(Tom Allard, Reuters)

Chabad opens in Laos, its 92nd country
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

No gays from Chechnya have made requests for state protection – Moskalkova
(Interfax-Religion)

No conflicts between Orthodox Christians, Muslims happened in Kyrgyzstan in past 150 years - bishop
(Interfax-Religion)

We agree with Putin to jointly monitor situation surrounding gays in Chechnya - Macron
(Interfax-Religion)

Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Moscow Patriarchate demands return of all property seized from it, halt of attempts to create state Church in Ukraine
(Interfax-Religion)

Russian Orthodox Spiritual and Cultural Center combines Russian traditions, Paris architecture – Putin
(Interfax-Religion)

Lutheran World Federation, deeply troubled at Venezuela situation, calls for inclusive society
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

'The Body and the Blood' follows exodus of Christians in the Middle East
(National Public Radio)

South African student, principal apologize for anti-Semitic taunts during Holocaust play
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Pence to speak at Christian pro-Israel group’s annual summit
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Bangladesh's Lady Justice pits Islamists against secularists
(Arafatul Islam, Deutsche Welle)

Turkish court acquits defendants in Berlin 'honor killing'
(Deutsche Welle)

Pope Francis won’t go to South Sudan; proposed trip too dangerous
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Hungary signs accord with archbishop to support Iraqi clinic
(Associated Press)

Christian children detained in India, state claims they are Hindu under the law
(Nirmala Carvalho, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Christianity does not play a significant role in Australian politics, but cultural conservatism does
(Geoffrey Robinson, The Conversation)

Coptic Christians: Islamic State's 'favorite prey'
(Samuel Tadros, The New York Times)

Twisting Ramadan: Some big newsrooms failed to note timing of attack on Copts in Egypt (updated)
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)

As Taiwan debates gay marriage, advocates eye influence abroad
(Ralph Jennings, The Christian Science Monitor)

Taiwan and gay marriage: Can journalists face the fact that there are two sides to the story?
(Julia Duin, GetReligion)

Aleppo after the fall
(Robert F. Worth, The New York Times)

New York Times Magazine tells dramatic story of Aleppo, minus all that tricky religion stuff
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)

Reformation is ‘GPS’ for next 500 years, says S. African Anglican leader in Luther’s town
((Archbishop Thabo Makgoba), World Council of Churches)

South African archbishop preaches for a world of one humanity at Reformation ceremony
(Anli Serfontein, Ecumenical News)

Message of reconciliation, truth and justice highlighted at German protestant gathering
(Rev. Mary-Anne Plaatjies-van Huffel, World Council of Churches)

A non-believer's day at the Protestant Kirchentag congress in Wittenberg
(Jefferson Chase, Deutsche Welle)

Muslim scholars are target of Taliban
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Taliban target: Scholars of Islam
(Mujib Mashal and Jawad Sukhanyar, The New York Times)

Monday, 29 May 2017

The Emperor of Japan, Prince Philip and the ‘a’ word
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Lavrov offers condolences to Egypt on terrorist attack on Coptic Christians
(Interfax-Religion)

Kyrgyz president promises to help build new Orthodox churches in republic
(Interfax-Religion)

Patriarch Kirill thanks Kyrgyz mufti for kind attitude towards Orthodox believers
(Interfax-Religion)

Faith, secularism and freedom: A pastor and a secularist publisher stand together for freedom
(Erasmus, The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])

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