Law and Religion Headlines
Thursday, 16 March 2017
Religious conflict is spreading like a dangerous cancer throughout the Middle East
(Press Release, Hardwired Global)
Zarif gives Netanyahu lesson in Jewish scripture
(Arash Karami, Al-Monitor: Iran Pulse)
Defending a Foundational Freedom
(Dr. Andrew P.W. Bennett, Convivium: Canada's Premier Hub for Faith in Common Life)
Symposium on Religious Freedom as a Fundamental Freedom (Précis, Video, and Paper Download)
(Douglas Farrow and Thomas Farr, Cardus Law Research Programs)
Freedom of Conscience and Religion: A Casualty of the Autonomy Doctrine
(Douglas Farrow, Cardus Law Research Programs)
Religious Freedom and the Common Good: The Importance of Religious Actors and Ideas in Public Life (scroll down)
(Thomas F. Farr, Cardus Law Research Programs)
Philippine church leaders call for positive peace talks
(Joe Torres, UCA News)
Two South Korean pastors arrested in China for smuggling persecuted North Koreans
(Stoyan Zaimov, Christian Post)
Right to citizenship means one humanity, reflects WCC general secretary
(World Council of Churches)
In Lebanon, refugees face hardship - but find hope
(Marcelo Schneider, World Council of Churches)
Islam and Christianity: finding the common ground
(Loyola Ranarison, World Council of Churches)
Russia’s Ministry of Justice moves to ban Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russia
(Jehovah's Witnesses Newsroom)
Russia: Justice Ministry seeks complete Jehovah's Witness ban
(Victoria Arnold, Forum 18 News Service)
Pakistan will delete 'blasphemous' social media
(UCA News)
Turkey plans to ban TV dating shows
(The Guardian)
India, Brexit and the legacy of empire in Africa
(Letters, The Guardian)
Jerusalem: Church of the Holy Sepulchre being restored
(Veronica Neffinger, Christian Headlines)
Second thoughts on assisted suicide: Canadian doctors balk
(John Stonestreet, Christian Headlines)
Nigeria's bishops call on government to defend human rights
(Catholic News Agency)
Self-immolations on the rise among Iraqi Kurdish women
(Laurene Daycard, Al Monitor: Iraq Pulse)
Reaction mixed to EU ruling on religious symbols in workplace
(Simon Caldwell • Catholic News Service, Catholic Philly)
Canadian church group denied entry to US over fears they would 'steal' jobs
(Ashifa Kassam, The Guardian)
Zarif gives Netanyahu lesson in Jewish scripture
(Arash Karami, Al Monitor: Israel Pulse)
Church leaders in India back indigenous people protesting land law changes
(Jatindra Dash, Thomson Reuters Foundation)
Newaz's Holi message: 'Islam gives people freedom to choose their religion'
(Dawn)
Wednesday, 15 March 2017
Myanmar approves diplomatic ties with Vatican
(UCA News)
Russia needs Orthodox monarchy – Crimean head
(Interfax-Religion)
16,000 Voices – Kiwis say no to euthanasia
(Jane Silloway Smith, Mercator Net)
The assisted suicide project will never end
(Paul Russell, Mercator Net)
IGE and ICLRS Expand Religion and Rule of Law Training Program in Myanmar
(Institute for Global Engagement)
Officials warn of global religious extremism threat to China
(Gerry Shih, Associated Press: The Big Story)
The real Hamas: Sorry, folks!
(Bassam Tawil, Gatestone Institute)
South Sudan: Samaritan's Purse 'thankful to God' for release of kidnapped aid workers
(CBN News)
Women and children being raped and slaughtered as South Sudan conflict worsens famine threatening millions
(Lizzie Dearden, Independent)
Populists and Autocrats: The Dual Threat to Global Democracy
(Freedom in the World 2017, Freedom House)
Safe passage - an integral component of the responsibility to protect
(Alex Bellamy, Transconflict)
Stability in the time of change
(Rakesh Sood, The Hindu)
Kazakhstan's AIFC strives to create favorable environment for Islamic financial institutions
(Interfax-Religion)
On the 100th anniversary of the emperor's abdication the patriarch prays for victims of the revolution and civil war
(Interfax-Religion)
Anti-evangelism law hits Russian protestants
(Orlovskie Novosti, Russia Religion News)
South Korea Catholics call for unity after removal of president
(Simone Orendain, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Despite accidents, Mexicans continue to honor saints with fireworks
(David Agren, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Congo illustrates the new look of Christian martyrdom
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Erdogan – the Sultan of an illusionary Ottoman Empire
(Dr. Alon Ben-Meir, Transconflict)
Tuesday, 14 March 2017
The evacuation of Eastern Aleppo: Humanitarian obligation or war crime?
(Elvina Pothelet, EJIL:Talk!)
UN report highlights violations of humanitarian international law
(Rene Wadlow, Transconflict)
Most Canadians favour values test for immigrants, while 23 per cent think Muslims should be banned: poll
(Montreal Gazette, Postmedia News, National Post)
Iran has no intention to recreate Persian Empire
(John LImbert, Iran Review)
The world as global sin: the next step
(Sabahudin Hadžialić, Eurasia Review Essay)
EU-Turkish row: European Christian Political Movement asks EU to stop accession talks
(The European Post)
The right to be yourself? Gender identity as the baptism of autonomy
(Douglas Farrow, First Things)
The right to be yourself: McGill expands its Preferred First Name Procedure
(McGill Reporter)
Strangers in a Strange Land: Living the Catholic Faith in a Post-Christian World
(Charles J. Chaput, Henry Holt and Co.)
Assessing Francis
(William Doino Jr., First Things)
What Pope Francis Really Said: Words of Comfort and Challenge
(Tom Hoopes, Servant)
Donald Trump’s new travel ban faces a trio of lawsuits
(The Economist {American Politics: Democracy in America})
Death spiral: Famine, war and incompetence in the world’s newest country
(The Economist)
China's new policy expected to lead to more religious persecution
(Christian Headlines)
Questioning Jesus' existence: An Eastertime media tradition
(John Stonestreet, BreakPoint)
Iraqi Christians ask EU to support the creation of a Nineveh Plain Province
(The European Post)
Amnesty warns ECJ headscarf ban ruling ‘panders to prejudice’
(Matthew Tempest wiht AFP, EurActiv)
An internal rule of an undertaking which prohibits the visible wearing of any political, philosophical or religious sign does not constitute direct discrimination
(Press Release, Court of Justice of the European Union)
Rabbis slam European ruling allowing ban on religious garb
(Cnaan Liphshiz, Forward)
Christian charity calls on U.N. to investigate freedom of religion violations in the West
(Jardine Malado, The Christian Times)
Egyptian initiative encourages young women to travel the world — alone
(Ayah Aman, translated by Joelle El-Khoury, Al Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
Japanese priest apologizes over 'comfort women'
(UCA News)
Sri Lankan monks, bishops propose religious councils
(Kingsley Karunaratne, UCA News)
Anti-Muslim monk in Myanmar barred from giving sermons
(John Zaw, UCA News)
Christian sites destroyed in Iran
(Julia A. Seymour, Christian Headlines)
What the world could learn from the witness of Egypt's Christians
(Matt Hadro, Catholic News Agency)
Mexico's bishops launch 'the migrant is a gift' campaign on social media
(Catholic News Agency)
Catholic Church is the 'only functioning institution' in South Sudan
(Matt Hadro, Catholic News Agency)
The surprising success of Israeli baseball team boosts Jewish morale at home, abroad
(Michele Chabin, Religion News Service)
Does India's Hindu heartland still love Modi?
(Pamposh Raina, Foreign Policy)
Pakistan city's affluent women bring Islam into their lives and lifestyles
(Saba Imtiaz, The New York Times)
UNHRC: ‘Freedom of religion or belief must be protected’
(World Watch Monitor)
Transitioning out of mediocrity
(Martin E. Marty, University of Chicago Divinity School: Sightings)
Interfaith harmony: Nawaz pledges to safeguard rights of all citizens
(The Express Tribune)
Nawaz Sharif orders ban on 'blasphemous content' online
(Asad Hashim, Al Jazeera)
Forced conversion a crime in Islam, says Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif in Holi message
(PTI, The Economic Times (Pakistan))
Number of Muslims in the new Uttar Pradesh Assembly to be lowest in 25 years
(Aman Sharma, The Economic Times (Pakistan))
Latin America’s largest synagogue welcomes first female rabbi
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Attacks show Venezuelan government relations with Catholics deteriorating
(Catholic News Service, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
'Horrific' suffering of Syrian children: 652 massacred in 2016
(Stoyan Zaimov, Christian Post)
Monday, 13 March 2017
Myanmar Muslim minority subject to horrific torture, UN says
(Jonah Fisher, BBC News)
Yemen war turns two
(Bruce Riedel, Al Monitor: Gulf Pulse)
Is Trump planning a two-state regional conference?
(Ben Caspit, translated by Sandy Bloom, Al Monitor: Israel Pulse)
Extremist expansion in southern Syria puts Jordan on guard
(Mohammad Ersan, translated by Pascale Menassa, Al Monitor: Syria Pulse)
How 'complete' is normalization between Russia, Turkey?
(Maxim A. Suchkov, Al Monitor: Russia Pulse)
Why Qatar and Turkey are becoming an item
(Metin Gurcan, translated by Timur Goksel, Al Monitor: Turkey Pulse)
Azerbaijan: Five years' jail for leading worship?
(Forum 18 News Service)
The other travel ban: The World Council of Churches clashes with Israel over a ban on boycotters
(ERASMUS, The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Disorders continue among Ukrainian Orthodox
(RIA Novosti, Russia Religion News)
Effigies of haredi Orthodox soldiers hung in Jerusalem neighborhood
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Trudeau policy ‘reprehensible example’ of imperialism, says Bishop Crosby
(Catholic News Service, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
The unfinished Gujarat story
(FoRB in Full (a blog by CSW))
Will Turks in Europe bear brunt of Erdogan's outbursts?
(Amberin Zaman, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)
So many journalism questions remain, about current status of evangelism and missions in India
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Officials warn of global religious extremism threat to China
(Gerry Shih, The Washington Post)
Kyrgyz cemeteries to be divided into sectors for various religions groups
(Interfax-Religion)
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