Law and Religion Headlines
Friday, 21 April 2017
Statement on the ban of the activities of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russia
(European Union Delegation to the United Nations)
American government criticizes ban of Jehovah's Witnesses
(RIA Novosti, Russia Religion News)
Another member of minority religious sect slain in Pakistan
(Ayaz Gul and Madeeha Anwar, Voice of America)
Judge rules Sask. government cannot fund non-Catholic students in Catholic schools
(Global News)
Canadian provinces may not fund non-Catholic sudents in Catholic schools
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Reflecting on the Armenian Genocide
(Robert Melson, OUPblog)
Under Caesar's Sword: How Christians Respond to Persecution
(Volume 15, 2017, The Review of Faith & International Affairs)
Russia: Court bans Jehovah’s Witnesses: Withdraw lawsuit, protect religious freedom
(Human Rights Watch)
Jehovah's Witnesses appeal Russia ban in European Court of Human Rights
(Younews Ng)
Missionary takes Russian arrest to European court
(Bill Bumpas, OneNewsNow.com)
Court ruling bars Sask. gov't from funding non-Catholic students in Catholic schools
(CBC News | Saskatoon)
Reinstate Hinduism and monarchy: Lohani
(Rastriya Samachar Samiti, The Himalayan Times)
Supreme Court to examine religious rights of Parsi women married to non-Parsi men
(A. Vaidyanathan, NDTV)
BJP defaming Hinduism, riots cannot be religion: Mamata Banerjee
(The Indian Express)
Vatican's cricketers prepare for interfaith tournament
(Euronews)
State Dept. condemns Russian religious clampdown
(Curt Mills, US News & World Report)
Will Jakarta’s new governor stand firm against hardline religious groups?
(FNU Testriono, The Conversation)
Christian governor concedes in Jakarta’s polarizing election
(Lyndsey Koh, Mission Network News)
Turkey's AKP claims Kurdish support for referendum, Kurds say otherwise
(Amberin Zaman, Al Monitor: Turkey Pulse)
Under Turkey's watch, al-Bab tries to rebuild
(Mohammed al-Khatieb, translated by Sami-Joe Abboud, Al Monitor: Syria Pulse)
Where is Israel's place in US-Russia struggle?
(Akiva Eldar, translated by Ruti Sinai, Al Monitor: Israel Pulse)
Yemen’s cultural capital Taiz torn by conflict
(Ahmed Alwly, translated by Pascale Menassa, Al Monitor: Gulf Pulse)
Egypt reforms food subsidy system by first kicking out the rich
(Menna A. Farouk, Al Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
Deaf needs presented at annual Bible translation summit
(Katey Hearth, Mission Network News)
Protests continue in crisis-swamped Venezuela
(Julie Bourdon, Mission Network News)
Christianity and Islam expected to grow in sub-Saharan Africa
(Derek Welch, World Religion News)
Russian Supreme Court judge bans Jehovah's Witness organizations as extremist groups
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
More on the application of Russia's anti-extremism laws
Thursday, 20 April 2017
Against the tide: why women’s equality remains a distant dream in Arab countries
(Pamela Abbott and Andrea Teti, The Conversation)
Colombia: Man who performed hundreds of force abortions on female guerillas stands trial
(Sirin Kale, Broadly)
Conservative opposition to Pope Francis spurs talk of a schism in the Catholic Church
(Tom Kington, Los Angeles Times)
Russia outlaws Jehovah's Witnesses
(The Moscow Times)
Russia bans Jehovah’s Witnesses, calling it an extremist group
(Andrew Higgins, The New York Times)
Russian court bans Jehovah's Witnesses as extremist group
(Doug Stanglin, USA Today)
Supreme Court bans Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia
(Associated Press)
Why banning the Jehovah’s Witnesses won’t work for Russia
(Emily T. Baran, OUPblog)
Russian Ministry of Justice finds no legal basis to target Jehovah's Witnesses
(WRN Editorial Staff, World Religion News)
Russia: Jehovah's Witnesses banned, property confiscated
(Victoria Arnold, Forum 18 News Service)
Russian Supreme Court declares Russian branch of Jehovah's Witnesses extremist organization, orders its closure
(Interfax-Religion)
CSW receives UN accreditation
(Press Release, Christian Solidarity Worldwide)
Christian Solidarity Worldwide recognized by UN as NGO
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
UN council accredits religious rights group stalled by panel
(Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press)
Where despair prevails, South Sudan churches issue Easter hope message
(World Council of Churches)
Methodist women in Zimbabwe mark International Women’s Day
(World Council of Churches)
Ghana: Pastor calls for national action against fake ministers of the gospel
(My Joy Online)
Why Religious Freedom?
(Brett Scharffs, Janet Epp Buckingham responding, Cardus Law Research Programs: Symposium on Religious Freedom as a Fundamental Freedom)
When doctrines make news: Why do Hindus believe cows are sacred?
(Richard Ostling, GetReligion)
Religion, power and politics in Indonesia
(BBC News)
Revamped Australian citizenship test 'to focus on religious freedom, domestic violence questions'
(9news.com.au)
Sub-Saharan Africa will be home to growing shares of the world’s Christians and Muslims
(David McClendon, Pew Research Center Fact Tank)
How does Muslim world view Erdogan's referendum win?
(Fehim Tastekin, translated by Timur Goksel, Al Monitor: Turkey Pulse)
Why Palestinian hunger strike may be destined to fail
(Shlomi Eldar, translated by Ruti Sinai, Al Monitor: Israel Pulse)
Are secularists, Islamists headed for confrontation in Iraq?
(Mustafa Saadoun, translated by Sahar Ghoussoub, Al Monitor: Iraq Pulse)
Is tripartite alliance emerging between US, Egypt and Jordan?
(Khalid Hassan, translated by Paul Raymond, Al Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
13 planning attacks on Christians arrested in Egypt
(Catholic News Agency)
Pope Francis among Time Magazine's 100 most influential people
(Catholic News Agency)
Ebola showed government and faith groups need each other
(Bob Blees, The Christian Post)
Christians facing uncertainty after major conservative Islamic victory in Jakarta elections
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
Jakarta governor likely to be spared jail if found guilty of insulting Islam
(Kate Lamb, The Guardian)
Indonesia’s Christian governor Ahok fails in re-election bid, as ‘blasphemy’ trial continues
(World Watch Monitor)
Who speaks for Islam in Pakistan – and where does that leave non-Muslims?
(World Watch Monitor)
Peace in the Holy Land can be realized only if we work together
(Olav Fykse Tveit, Religion News Service)
Trump team exploring possible Pope Francis meeting
(David Jackson, Religion News Service)
Pence tours Southeast Asia’s biggest mosque, talks trade in Indonesia
(Roberta Rampton, Religion News Service)
Pakistan: Stop crusade against Ahmadiyya community
(A statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission)
Pakistani parliament calls for blasphemy laws reform after student’s lynching
(Agency Report, Premium Times)
Malala condemns student lynching, says Pakistanis themselves tarnishing image of Pak & Islam
(PTI, Scoop Whoop News)
EVENT, 20 April 2017: What is to be Done? Responding to the Global Persecution of Christians, National Press Club, Washington, D.C.
(Under Caesar's Sword, University of Notre Dame)
From Holocaust remembrance to Holocaust survivor action
(Arutz Sheva 7)
Chief Rabbi: Act to correct the ruling against Shabbat
(Arutz Sheva 7)
Wednesday, 19 April 2017
A novel’s role in Israeli-Palestinian tensions
(Tobias Grey, The Wall Street Journal)
Expert: Sabbath being desecrated with the approval of the Supreme Court
(Arutz Sheva 7)
Brian Grim leads plenary at one of world’s foremost business leader gatherings
(Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
Supreme Court of Canada to review congregational expulsion: Highwood Congregation v Wall
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Abortion: Law condones the act as it criminalises the image
(Augusto Zimmermann, News Weekly)
Fifth session of Supreme Court case regarding Jehovah's Witnesses
(Portal-credo.ru, Russia Religion News)
Pakistan Archbishop: We're 'moving toward a better society'
(Bill Hoffmann, Newsmax)
Have Egypt’s Salafists had a change of heart on female leaders?
(N.A. Hussein, translated by Pascale el-Khoury, Al Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
ISIS kills policeman, wounds 4 others in foiled attack on St. Catherine's Monastery in Egypt
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
Monastic survival skills: A shooting near an ancient monastery in Egypt highlights its amazing endurance
(ERASMUS, The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Does the United States belong on persecution lists?
(Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra, Christianity Today)
Surrender without subordination: On Gandhi's religion of resistance
(Ajay Skaria, ABC Religion and Ethics)
Palestinian Federation of Chile threatens country’s Jewish leadership over BDS activist
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Israel’s Supreme Court rules some Tel Aviv businesses, supermarkets can operate on Sabbath
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
How active are Indian jihadists in Afghanistan?
(Masood Saifullah, Deutsche Welle)
Philippine archbishop rebukes faithful: ‘I am a Catholic but …’
(Simone Orendain, Catholic News Service)
FSA sees 'golden opportunity' with end of Turkey's operations in Syria
(Khaled al-Khateb, translated by Beatrice Farhat, Al Monitor: Syria Pulse)
How Iran's military strategy against IS may backfire
(Fazel Hawramy, Al Monitor: Iran Pulse)
Is Saudi Arabia really willing to normalize ties with Iraq?
(Ibrahim al-Hatlani, translated by Joelle El-Khoury, Al Monitor: Gulf Pulse)
Gunmen kill policeman in attack near Egypt’s St. Catherine’s Monastery
(Ali Abdelaty, Religion News Service)
Indonesian Muslim candidate wins Jakarta election-pollsters
(Agustinus Beo da Costa and Fergus Jensen, Religion News Service)
Jakarta election exposes deep political, religious divide
(Tom Allard and Gayatri Suroyo, Reuters)
North Korean standoff prompts ministry call to action
(Ruth K'lama, Mission Network News)
Where does referendum leave Turkey's ties with West?
(Semih Idiz, Al Monitor: Turkey Pulse)
Assad regime reportedly holding Syrian boy in viral video under house arrest
(Amanda Casanova, Christian Headlines)
The Australian Christian Lobby is wrong. Australians don't support a gag rule
(Rebecca Huntley, The Guardian)
Indian Christians protest at Good Friday launch of ‘Digital India Day’
(Anto Akkara, World Watch Monitor)
Muslim men compete to be next prayer caller in the 'American Idol' style contest
(Alison Lesley, World Religion News)
EVENT, 19 April 2017: U.S. Policy Analyst Catherine Cosman to discuss Russian religious liberty and foreign policy during lecture
(King's College, Wilkes-Barre, PA)
Polygamy trial set to begin for Winston Blackmore, accused of marrying 24 times
(The Canadian Press)
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