Law and Religion Headlines
Wednesday, 17 February 2016
Two more major legal filings in our global battle to defend Christians from genocide
(Joseph Williams, ACLJ)
Catholicism and Russian Orthodoxy: From the New World, a pope and a patriarch address old-world fights
(ERASMUS, The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Doha Interfaith Dialogue conference underlines role of religion
(Qatar News Agency)
Doha Interfaith Conference concludes, issues final statement
(Qatar News Agency)
Protecting free speech in the Same Sex Marriage Plebiscite debate
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)
Free speech and the plebiscite (part 2)
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)
Intersection: A Discussion on Current Issues Involving Law and Religion
(Barry W. Bussey, Director, Legal Affairs, Canadian Council of Christian Charities)
Nehushtan, “Intolerant Religion in a Tolerant-Liberal Democracy” (Hart)
(Stephanie Cipolla, CLR Forum, St. John's University School of Law)
Qurtuby, “Religious Violence and Conciliation in Indonesia” (Routledge)
(Stephanie Cipolla, CLR Forum, St. John's University School of Law)
The economic case for religious freedom
(Brian J. Grim, The Weekly Number)
Zoroastrianism in Iraq seeks official recognition
(Saad Salloum, Al-Monitor: Iraq Pulse)
African countries clamp down on churches tied to ‘miracle cures’
(Fredrick Nzwili, Religion News Service)
Pope Francis to Mexican youth: ‘Jesus would never ask us to be hit men’
(Religion News Service)
If Islamic State is based on religion, why is it so violent?
(Aaron W. Hughes, The Conversation)
To enlist Iran's youth, Islamic Republic adds a nationalist pitch
(Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor)
In Crimea, Tatars step up resistance to Russian rule
(Nataliya Vasilyeva, The Sydney Morning Herald)
Religion flourishes where secular world was once seen swamping it, says world churches' leader
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Call to suspend hate laws 'disgraceful': Gillian Triggs
(Judith Ireland, The Sydney Morning Herald)
Student Islamic Organisation to hold interfaith dialogue this weekend
(Bilal Khan, DNA)
Interfaith meet seeks to curb extremism
(The Peninsula)
New law in Algeria punishes violence against women
(CBS News)
Turkey ditches religion from IDs as it eyes EU membership
(Alex MacDonald, Middle East Eye)
The case for the Office of Religious Freedom
(Barry Bussey, National Post)
Religion: Friend or foe of the common good?
(World Council of Churches)
Tuesday, 16 February 2016
Pakistan's Sindh province allows Hindu marriages to be registered
(BBC News)
Israeli anti-cult bill under fire
(EIFRF, European Interreligious Form for Religious Freedom)
Can Iraq separate religion and state?
(Wassim Bassem, Al-Monitor: Iraq Pulse)
Jewish shrine reminds Iraqis of religious coexistence
(Adnan Abu Zeed, Al-Monitor: Iraq Pulse)
Pope Francis speaks out against corruption in Mexico
(Al Jazeera America)
In violent suburb called 'Saint Death', Pope criticizes Mexico´s rich
(Al Jazeera America)
Turkey's Protestants 'anxious and distressed'
(Barbara G. Baker, World Watch Monitor)
Uzbekistan: "This is absurd – he wouldn't have fought with anyone, still less on his last day"
(Forum 18)
Religious freedom is an economic asset in the Asia-Pacific Region
(Brian J. Grim, Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
Islamic State lays claim to Muslim theological tradition and turns it on its head
(Harith Bin Ramli, The Conversation)
Christians protect mosques on Fri., Muslims guard churches on Sunday
(Terry Turner, Good News Network)
Province in Muslim Pakistan passes landmark Hindu marriage bill
(Syed Raza Hassan, Reuters)
Former U.N. chief Boutros Boutros-Ghali dead at 93
(Michelle Nichols, Reuters)
The deception and confusing messages must stop
(Ghana Web)
Maghreb, Sahel struggle with religion as anti-terror policy tool
(Elle Laipson, World Politics Review)
Patriarch Kirill believes EU's immigration policy erroneous
(Interfax-Religion)
81% of Mexican adults are Catholic & more facts on religion in Mexico
(Alison Lesley, World Religion News)
Shariah chief judge gives thumbs up to proposed tribunal to resolve interfaith custody disputes
(Yiswaree Palansamy, MalayMail Online)
Putin goes on the march
(Father Raymond J. de Souza, National Post)
Keeping religious status off MyKad, birth certs may solve interfaith woes, rights groups say
(Boo Su-Lyn, MalayMail Online)
Lu touts religious rights as forum nears
(Stacy Hsu, Taipei Times)
Religious freedom ambassador gets temporary reprieve as Liberals mull future of the office Conservatives built
(Lee Berthiaume, National Post)
EVENT, 16-17 February: Doha Conference of Interfaith Dialogue 2016
(The Peninsula)
Monday, 15 February 2016
WCC welcomes meeting of Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill for unity and peace
(Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, World Council of Churches)
Ghosts in Syria: Christians caught in the war are ignored in Washington Post
(Jim Davis, Get Religion (blog))
Why Boko Haram is the world’s deadliest terror group
(Vincent Hiribarren, The Conversation)
Record number of Brazilian Jews moving to Israel
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
British gov’t to prevent publicly funded bodies from boycotting Israeli goods
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
ISIS sex slave survivor: 'what they are doing to women is more difficult than death'
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
Catholic leaders say Zika doesn’t change ban on contraception
(Laurie Goodstein, The New York Times)
Abortion restrictions in Latin America remain despite Zika virus spread
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Israel’s Supreme Court: Public ritual baths must accept non-Orthodox, too
(Michele Chabin, Religion News Service)
Top court rules public ritual baths open to all Jewish conversions
(Times of Israel)
Israel's high court forbids discrimination against Conservative, Reform converts in public mikvehs
(Judy Maltz, Haaretz)
Israel Supreme Court says public-funded mikvehs must be open to Reform and Conservative conversions
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Understanding Islamic State: where does it come from and what does it want?
(James L Gelvin, The Conversation)
Do we need a new human rights commissioner? Yes, but it’s complicated …
(Adam Fletcher, The Conversation)
Patriarch Kirill says he has discussed with Pope Francis ways to prevent global war
(Interfax-Religion)
Soldiers tussle with Buddhist monks heading to Thai rally
(OA Online)
College barred me for marrying outside religion: Kerala student
(Hindustan Times)
BJP incites fight among different religion: Rahul Gandhi
(Bikash Singh, The Economic Times)
Qatar- HE Minister of Justice to inaugurate interfaith dialogue conference
(MENAFN)
Interfaith dialogue to open in Doha
(Gulf News Qatar)
New York Times (#saywhat) interrupts papal tour for a dash of 'Da Vinci Code'
(Terry Mattingly, Get Religion (blog))
Sunday, 14 February 2016
Why politics cannot be divorced from religion
(Learnmore Zuze, New Zimbabwe)
ISIS, al-Qaeda using religion as per convenience: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
(The Economic Times)
Understand all faiths, says Prince of Arcot
(The Times of India)
Interfaith custody tribunal a good idea, says Nancy Shukri
(Robin Augustin, Free Malaysia Today)
World Interfaith Harmony Week celebrations conclude
(Dispatch News)
Saturday, 13 February 2016
Terrorism has nothing to do with race or religion, says OIC
(Alekhbariya)
UAE condemns efforts by some states to use religion to justify, support terror
(Devirupa Mitra, The New Indian Express)
Foreign Policy magazine: Chinese students in U.S. are converting like crazy
(Julia Duin, Get Religion (blog))
The Pope, the Patriarch — and a little bit of Putin
(Reid Standish, Benjamin Soloway, Foreign Policy)
The Pope and the Patriarch: Something more than politics
(Daniel Philpott, Arc of the Universe: Ethics and Global Justice)
Divine Command Theory and moral obligation
(John E. Hare, OUPblog Religion)
Friday, 12 February 2016
History in Havana: Pope seeks to end 1,000-year schism
(Nick Miroff and Briah Murphy, The Washington Post, Star-Telegram)
Silence on sex abuse? Nope, 'The Vatican' didn't tell that to its bishops
(Jim Davis, Get Religion (blog))
Full Text: Joint Declaration of Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill
(Vatican Radio)
Why the Christian community should steer clear of the RSS 'hand of friendship’
(John Dayal, Scroll.in)
Analysis: Saudi Arabia and its links to Islamic State
(Irfan Al-Alawi, Lapido Media: Centre for Religious Literacy in World Affairs)
Egypt: Coptic teens tried for video 'mimicking jihadists'
(World Watch Monitor)
Syria's Sharia courts
(Asaad Hanna, Al-Monitor: Syria Pulse)
After 27 years, men and women will be able to pray together at Western Wall
(Mordechai Goldman, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)
Millennium after split, pope and Russian patriarch meet in Cuba
(Al Jazeera America)
Will I be a future victim of ever-narrowing diversity?
(Jessie Legaree, National Post)
Catholic bishops not obliged to report clerical child abuse, Vatican says
(Stephanie Kirchgaessner, The Guardian)
Pontifical Commission on minors concludes plenary
(Vatican News)
Vatican sends mixed messages on protection of abuse victims
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Rome meets Russia: Media bury role of persecution in historic summit (# LOL update)
(Terry Mattingly, Get Religion (blog))
Patriarch Kirill arrives in Cuba for meeting with Pope Francis
(Interfax-Religion)
Editorial: O come all ye tolerant
(The Jakarta Post)
In Canada especially, faith groups play large role in refugee settlement
(Jodie Shupac, The Canadian Jewish News)
Winners and losers in Deepa interfaith custody battle
(V. Anbalagan, The Malaysian Insider)
Pakistan bans Valentine’s Day as ‘insult to Islam’
(Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D, Breitbart News)
Religious freedom tightening in former Soviet republics (column)
(Martin Roth, BosNewLife)
Trudeau accused of ‘radical secularism’ over apparent plan to shutter religious freedom office
(Steve Weatherbe, Lifesite)
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