Law and Religion Headlines
Wednesday, 19 April 2017
EVENT: 19 April 2017, The Souls of China: The Return of Religion after Mao
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Tuesday, 18 April 2017
Hundreds gather at attacked Egyptian church to mourn bombing dead
(Mostafa Salem, Reuters)
Who are the Coptic Christians?
(Paul Rowe, The Conversation)
Research shows why Islam is growing faster than other religions
(Derek Welch, World Religion News)
8 in 10 Filipinos still believe religion is important — SWS
(Inquirer.net)
Peace is development motto: Minister
(The Hindu)
Pakistan hate speech investigation against clerics after student killed for alleged blasphemy
(Jibran Ahmed, Reuters)
Catholics in the Philippines re-enact crucifixion, pray for drug victims
(Ronn Bautista, Reuters Africa)
"Yes" vote for executive presidency raises concern about democracy in Turkey
(Source: Xinhua, New China)
Faith groups call for action at UN atomic weapons' talks that nuclear-armed nations boycott
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Summary of day four of Jehovah's Witnesses trial
(Kavkazskii Uzel, Russia Religion News)
Russian media portray Jehovah's Witnesses as American spies
(Interfax-Religiia, Russia Religion News)
Suspicion that orders from above are behind trial of Jehovah's Witnesses
(jw-ru.blogspot.com, Russia Religion News)
Attack near Egypt's St Catherine's Monastery kills one, injures four
(Reuters, Jerusalem Post)
14 year old pregnant girl who escaped Boko Haram sees unborn child as 'gift from God'
(Stoyan Zaimov, Christian Post)
Kazakhstan: Islamic study in Saudi Arabia a crime?
(Forum 18 News Service)
Patriarch Kirill surprised to see no intl reaction to violence against Church in Ukraine
(Interfax-Religion)
Patriarch Kirill urges global community to stop ignoring persecutions of Christians in Iraq, Syria, Africa
(Interfax-Religion)
Russian Orthodox Church comments on CMO’s Khojaly appeal
(APA)
Novaya Gazeta to urge Investigative Committee to probe reports on harassment of gays in Chechnya
(Interfax-Religion)
Russian newspaper fears for staff after Chechen clerics vow vengeance
(Andrew Osborne, Reuters)
Anti-evangelism law still in effect--against Pentecostals
(SOVA Center for News and Analysis, Russia Religion News)
Ukrainians celebrate Easter more than Russians
(Portal-credo.ru, Russia Religion News)
Government leaders show favor to Orthodox church
(Interfax-Religiia, Russia Religion News)
The Nyau cult: unmasking one of Africa’s secret societies
(Silja Fröhlich, Deutsche Welle)
Is calm transition possible after Turkey's referendum?
(A correspondent in Turkey, Al Monitor: Turkey Pulse)
Referendum results divide Turkey
(Julie Bourdon, Mission Network News)
In supporting Erdogan, Turks cite economic and religious gains
(Patrick Kingsley, The New York Times)
Syrian regime evacuates civilians from Homs' last rebel-held area
(Asaad Hanna, Al Monitor: Syria Pulse)
Shiite militias prepare for education 'revolution' in Iraq
(Hassan al-Shanoun, translated by Sahar Ghoussoub, Al Monitor: Iraq Pulse)
Hardline Hindu youth call the shots on streets of northern India
(Rupam Jain, Reuters)
In Netanyahu's Israel, Holocaust Remembrance Day rings false
(Bradley Burston, Haaretz)
Russian church desecrated in Israel
(Interfax-Religion)
Pakistan prevents another Easter attack on its Christians
(World Watch Monitor)
‘Wall-to-wall men’ at the Vatican’s Holy Thursday service
(Letters, The Guardian)
Guan Eng: Shabudin trying to use religion to protect himself
(Edmund Lee, The Sun Daily)
Religion politicised as tense Jakarta election goes down to the wire
(Jewel Topsfield, The Sydney Morning Herald)
‘Dirty’ Jakarta election looms as religious politics resurface
(Fergus Jensen and Tom Allard, Religion News Service)
Canadian polygamy law on trial for the first time in 127 years
(Daphne Bramham, Vancouver Sun)
Monday, 17 April 2017
Reports: Tibetan monk sets himself on fire in western China
(Matthew Brown, AP)
WCC condemns terror attack on evacuees in Syria
(World Council of Churches)
Instead of a wall, an open door: Why Ethiopia welcomes an enemy's refugees
(James Jeffrey, Christian Science Monitor)
As Benedict turns 90, a rare glimpse into his joy-filled life
(Elise Harris and Martin Rothweiler, Catholic News Agency)
On the complex relationship between the religious and the secular – proposing the notion of sedimentation
(Karsten Lehman, The London School of Economics)
Facing down the Taliban, one orchestra performance at a time
(Robbie Gramer, Foreign Policy)
A look centuries-old misconceptions about Mary Magdalene
(Ray Suarez, NPR)
Mary Magdalene maligned as a prostitute. Except she wasn’t
(Petual Dvorak, The Washington Post)
Church-based watchdog decries Philippines' election delay
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
S. Africa's Zuma launches 'assault on the poor' by firing finance chief, says Anglican leader
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
3,000 Easter cakes blessed by Patriarch Kirill delivered to Russian servicemen in Syria
(Interfax-Religion)
Spreading the word: Pope Francis the communicator mixes the personal and the professional
(ERASMUS, The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Bret Stephens defends ‘Arab mind’ quote as NY Times colleagues push back
(Aiden Pink, Forward)
How CNN’s ‘Believer’ smears Israel’s ultra-Orthodox as intolerant ‘black peril’
(Avi Shafran, Forward)
Hindu nationalists disrupt a church service, charging ‘conversion’
(Nirmala Carvalho, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
How religion rises – and falls – in modern Australia
(Gary D Bouma, The Conversation)
The Snapshot tool and a bridge for the Gospel
(Beth Stolicker, Mission Network News)
As ISIS loses territory, civilians find Hope in the remains
(Lyndsey Koh, Mission Network News)
Short hiatus in war gives Ukrainians in Donetsk a chance to celebrate Easter
(Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson, NPR)
Pope, World Council of Churches call for real Syrian peace efforts after car bomb
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Study finds religious persecution spread to more countries in 2015
(Matt Hadro, Catholic News Agency)
Australia: Christians experiencing increased attacks from Muslim extremists
(Veronica Neffinger, Christian Headlines)
Stopping short of Pascha: The New York Times did cover the quiet courage of the Copts
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Boko Haram has forced 117 children to act as suicide bombers
(Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian, Foreign Policy)
Religion-based reservation not in country's interest: Naidu
(Daily News and Analysis)
Religion, lies and politics: Jakarta votes
(Lauren Farrow, News.com.au)
One man show: Erdogan claims victory in Turkey’s referendum
(The Economist)
Erdogan's referendum win no clean sweep
(Barin Kayaoglu, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)
What Erdogan’s narrow referendum victory means for Turkey
(Ishaan Tharoor, The Washington Post)
Patriarch Kirill congratulated Russian member of the International Space Station on Easter
(Interfax Religion)
Patriarch Kirill urges believers to refuse egoism on Easter
(Interfax Religion)
A new Anglican church in Abu Dhabi will be a symbol of tolerance
(Claude Hammond, Religion News Service)
In Easter message, pope warns against the spread of conflict
(Josephine McKenna, Religion News Service)
Religion in the City: The Mormons (my biographical point of view)
(Paulo Mendes Pinto, Parliament of the World's Religions: Ambassador Blog)
Sunday, 16 April 2017
South African dream feels like a nightmare, but no need to despair says archbishop
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Saturday, 15 April 2017
Surprise Findings: China’s youth are getting less nationalistic, not more
(Matt Schrader, Foreign Policy)
Is the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organization?
(Shadl Hamid, Brookings)
NoRuz Celebrations usher in a new day for Zoroastrians at Spring Equinox (post from 20 March 2017)
(Dolly Dastoor, Parliament of the World's Religions: Parliament Blog)
Easter Greetings 2017 from the Conference of European Churches
Jerusalem's streets crowded on Good Friday with Christians, Jews and Muslims
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
12 of the world's most impressive Easter services
(Miss Cellania, Mental Floss)
Uganda: Church leaders call for peace in Easter message
(Ephraim Kasozi, Daily Monitor)
Easter Sunday: Millions attend church as leaders spread celebration messages
(Dominica Sanda, The Sydney Morning Herald NSW)
Easter Messages 2017: National Council of Churches Australia
Symbols of faith: Church leaders join to bring readers this Easter message
(John Borren, NZ Herald)
In pictures: Easter celebrations from across the world
(Harley Tamplin, Metro.co.uk)
Easter week around the world – in pictures
(Joanna Ruck, The Guardian)
Pope’s Easter Vigil Homily
(Pope Francis, Zenit: The World Seen from Rome)
The Archbishop of Canterbury's Ecumenical Easter Letter
(Justin Welby, The Archbishop of Canterbury)
Anglican & World Church leaders’ Easter messages
(Episcopal Café)
Religious leaders deliver Easter messages
(Sky News Australia)
Indian leaders’ messages for Easter, Good Friday
(Vatican Radio)
First Presidency shares 2017 Easter message
(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
Learn Principles of Peace from the Prince of Peace
(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
The just shall live by faith
(President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
What Jesus' words in death reveal about His life
(Greg Laurie, The Christian Post Opinion)
A legal evaluation of the evidence for the resurrection of Jesus
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)
Pope Francis’ homily at Holy Thursday Chrism Mass: Full text
(Vatican Radio)
Thousands of Catholics pray with pope at Rome's Colosseum
(Deutsche Welle)
What is the historical evidence that Jesus Christ lived and died?
(Dr. Simon Gathercole, The Guardian)
Good Friday: What was Jesus charged with that got Him crucified?
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
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