Law and Religion Headlines
Friday, 16 September 2016
Schismatics and nationalists seize a church in western Ukraine
(Interfax-Religion)
Was Mahabali sent to hell? A debate simmers in Kerala over Onam's origin myth
(TA Ameerudheen, Scroll.in)
Cow politics and a mob attack: A window to the Sangh Parivar's rise in West Bengal
(Subrata Nagchoudhury, Scroll.in)
Amos Oz: Saying Israel should not exist is anti-Semitic
(BBC News)
Faith and tuberculosis: Experience and opportunity in Nigeria
(Katherine Marshall and Spencer Crawford, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs)
Violence against women and girls in Kenya: Roles of religion
(Crystal Corman, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs)
Biryani becomes latest issue in India’s struggle over religion, caste, politics
(Tom Heneghan, Religion News Service)
Religious freedom and women's rights share common ground
(Thomas Reese, National Catholic Reporter)
Interfaith group objects to secrecy on marriage law changes
(Minderjeet Kaur, Free Malaysia Today)
Why Australians should say ‘Yes’ to the same-sex marriage plebiscite
(Graeme Orr, The Conversation)
Valerie Amos: ‘academic freedom and freedom of speech must be protected and respected’
(Baroness Valerie Amos, The Conversation)
Insults, offence and words that wound: why language needs to be handled with care
(Howard Manns, The Conversation)
In China, fears of ‘creeping Sharia’ proliferate online
(Matthew S. Erie, Foreign Policy)
The transformative era in Sikh history
(Karamjit K. Malhotra, OUPblog Religion)
Thursday, 15 September 2016
Religious freedoms a litmus test for the strength of democracy
(Mark Fowler, The Australian)
Christian charity restores hope to displaced Iraqi Christians who lost everything
(Ruth Gledhill, Christian Today)
Egypt: New church law discriminates against Christians
(Human Rights Watch)
Israel's Education Minister: studying Judaism more important than math and sciences
(Yarden Skop and Or Kashti, Haaretz)
Rohingyas feel safe in India, but uncertainty looms
(Deutsche Welle)
Kenyan Muslims can wear hijab at Christian schools - court
(BBC)
Why the battle for al-Bab is pivotal in Syria
(Kamal Sheikho trans. Pascale el-Khoury, Al Monitor: Syria Pulse)
Ultra-Orthodox minority beats out secular Israelis in Sabbath battle
(Akiva Eldar trans. Ruti Sinai, Al Monitor: Israel Pulse)
Schismatic priest moves out Donbass refugees from a hospice not far from Kiev
(Interfax-Religion)
In Uganda, a new synagogue for a remote group of Jews
(Lauren Markoe, Religion News Service)
Jewish agencies condemn church groups’ resolution on Israel
(Kirkland An, Religion News Service)
'Are Syrians the only Muslims Indiana fears?'
(Matt Ford, The Atlantic)
Behind Boko Haram's split: A leader too radical for Islamic State
(Yaroslav Trofimov, The Wall Street Journal)
Schismatics and nationalists seize a church in western Ukraine
(Interfax-Religion)
British ambassador to Saudi Arabia completes hajj after converting to Islam
(Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian)
India's bustling Mumbai slows for festival to honor Ganesha
(The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Radical imam's widow arrested over Kenyan attack
(Agence France-Presse)
After the hajj: Mecca residents grow hostile to changes in the holy city
(Raya Jalabi, The Guardian)
Wounded religious sentiments and the law in India
(OUPblog Religion)
Can the UN be true to its democratic principles without reforming the NGO Committee?
(FoRB in Full (a blog by CSW))
Is ISIS a reliable source on its treatment of Christians? Sure, because terrorists don't lie
(Ira Rifkin, GetReligion)
Australia's leader calls for national gay marriage vote
(Michelle Innis, The New York Times)
Australian politician calls for immigration ban, says country ‘in danger of being swamped by Muslims’
(Katharine Murphy, The Guardian)
Breaking news: marriage has very little to do with religion (and vice versa)
(Timothy W. Jones, The Conversation)
Explainer: the same-sex marriage plebiscite
(Adam Webster, The Conversation)
Gay Liberal senator denounces marriage plebiscite
(Michelle Grattan, The Conversation)
Marriage equality: law would protect ‘conscientious objectors’ who reject same-sex weddings
(Paul Karp, The Guardian)
EVENT, 15 September 2016: 3rd Global Conference on World's Religions after September 11
(Montreal, Canada, Parliament of the World's Religions)
Bruce McEver claims medal in global business & interfaith peace awards
(Religious Freedom Center)
Shadowing the China G20 Summit: An interreligious gathering
(Katherine Marshall, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs)
Victorian challenge to religious freedom of faith-based organisations
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)
Wednesday, 14 September 2016
Universities Canada By-Law: A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing
(Barry W. Bussey: Intersection, Canadian Council of Christian Charities)
Political accusations fly in Iraq's Kurdistan region
(Ibrahim Malazada, Al Monitor: Iraq Pulse)
How Egypt's state TV is trying to soothe popular anger
(George Mikhail trans. Mike Nahum, Al Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
Large majority of American-Jews, Israelis call for end to Orthodox monopoly in Israel
(Tamara Zieve, Gil Hoffman, The Jerusalem Post)
Turkmenistan: No change soon for religious minorities after Consitution amended
(World Watch Monitor)
Autonomous Nineveh ‘would preserve Christians and secure West’s interests’
(World Watch Monitor)
'We misled you': How the Saudis are coming clean on funding terrorism
(Zalmay Khalilzad, Politico)
Headscarf emoji proposed by 15-year-old Saudi girl
(BBC)
Pope to visit Azerbaijan in early October
(Interfax-Religion)
Ukrainian Constitutional Court permits public religious services without authorization
(Interfax Religion)
Russian Supreme Court to consider a plaint to ban Aum Shinrikyo
(Interfax-Religion)
Why Ukraine’s newest Holocaust memorial is so important
(Dan Peleschuk, Public Radio International)
Poll: Most Israeli and American Jews want Israel to recognize non-Orthodox marriages, conversions
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Missionaries of Charity forced to drop adoption services in India
(Nirmala Carvalho, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
In expanding Russian influence, faith combines with firepower
(Andrew Higgins, The New York Times)
NYT: Russia uses Orthodox Church to extend its political influence
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Mormon migration provides insights to help modern refugees, apostle says
(Press Release, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
Alden warns against ‘hatred and bigotry’
(Cayman News Service)
Sitagu Sayadaw attends interfaith summit in Israel
(Aung kyaw Min, Myanmar Times)
Why Turkey’s secular opposition now references Prophet Muhammad
(Mustafa Akyol, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)
EVENT, 14-15 September 2016: Symposium: The Politics of Religious Freedom in the Asia-Pacific
(Programme, Institute for Ethics & Society, The University of Notre Dame Australia (Sydney))
EVENT, 14-15 September 2016: Academic Symposium: The Politics of Religious Freedom in the Asia-Pacific
(The University of Notre Dame Australia (Sydney) Institute for Ethics and Society)
Tuesday, 13 September 2016
The ICLARS Oxford Symposium on Law and Religion 2016
(Barry W. Bussey: Intersection, Canadian Council of Christian Charities)
Nicaragua ends restrictions targeting Christian missionaries
(Carey Lodge, Christian Today)
Yemen’s Baha’is face persecution as they struggle to practice their faith
(Rudaw)
Russia: "Extremism" religious freedom survey, September 2016
(Forum 18 News Service)
Kazakh president signs decree on setting up ministry for religious affairs
(Interfax-Religion)
Hamas accuses Abbas of blocking local elections to protect Fatah
(Adnan Abu Amer trans. Sahar Ghoussoub, Al Monitor: Palestine Pulse)
Why a referendum on West Bank is unlikely to change anything
(Akiva Eldar trans. Ruti Sinai, Al Monitor: Israel Pulse)
Saudi Arabia launches Persian-language hajj TV program for Iranians
(Arash Karami, Al Monitor: Iran Pulse)
Moscow Patriarchate's Ukrainian Orthodox Church accuses law enforcement agencies of pressure on its clergy
(Interfax-Religion)
Schismatics destroyed a building of unfinished UOC church
(Interfax-Religion)
Coptic Christians hospitalised in clash with Muslims
(Carey Lodge, Christian Today)
Two dead in Indian-administered Kashmir clashes amid Eid curfew
(BBC)
Many countries allow child marriage
(Aleksandra Sandstrom and Angelina E. Theodorou, Pew Research Center Fact Tank)
Moscow Patriarchate's Ukrainian Orthodox Church accuses law enforcement agencies of pressure on its clergy
(Interfax Religion)
Turkey’s emergency rule stokes Kurdish separatism
(Kadri Gursel trans. Sibel Utku Bila, Al Monitor: Turkey Pulse)
Most vocal critics of Asaduddin Owaisi’s firebrand politics — Muslim community leaders
(Abantika Ghosh, Indian Express)
The conservative churches resettling refugees
(Priscilla Alvarez, The Atlantic)
Israeli Education Ministry to fund matchmakers in religious high schools
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Turkey officially requests Gulen arrest in US over coup suspicions
(Deutsche Welle)
Apostle addresses religious persecution, forced migration at Windsor conference
(Press Release, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
Of 11,491 Syrian refugees resettled in 2016, few are Christians
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Russia: "Extremism" religious freedom survey, September 2016
(Forum 18 News Service)
9/11 15 years later: Where are we now?
(Berkely Forum, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Fifteen years later: Even as xenophobia rises, religious literacy is slowly improving (Response to 9/11 15 years later: Where are we now?)
(Murali Balaji, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Monday, 12 September 2016
Alberta court weighs in on jurisdiction over religious groups following expulsion of Jehovah's Witness member
(Meghan Grant, CBC News | Calgary)
9/11 and the study of religions in the Age of Confusion (Response to 9/11 15 years later: Where are we now?)
(Paul Heck, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs)
Saying “No!” to violence, injustice and stereotypes that demonize, divide, and destroy (Response to 9/11 15 years later: Where are we now?)
(Joyce Dubensky, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs)
Obama administration supports interfaith community service on college campuses (Response to 9/11 15 years later: Where are we now?)
(Kenneth Bedell, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs)
Judge refuses to work on Sabbath if appointed as Kenya's Chief Justice
(Andrew McChesney, Seventh-day Adventist Church)
Hajj pilgrims get ID bracelets after deadly stampede
(The Express Tribune)
Podcast: Ron Hassner on religion on the battlefield
(Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion)
Four Jews still held in Moscow jail for distributing matzoth
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Pope’s anti-sex abuse panel scores victory in Vatican
(Nicole Winfield, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
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