Law and Religion Headlines

Friday, 28 August 2015

9-Y-O ISIS sex slaves reveal brutal ritualistic rapes, barbaric treatment of girls sold at sex slave market (Interview)
(Hermione Macura, The Christian Post)

Pakistanis’ ‘blasphemy’ of calling late pastor a Christian ‘prophet’
(Asif Aqeel, World Watch Monitor)

Thursday, 27 August 2015

Lawyer who represented churches in China is missing
(Chris Buckley, The New York Times)

The UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief is due in Dhaka
(BDNew24.com - Bangladesh)

Analysis: The blood of summer and our collective sins of omission
(Haviv Rettig Gur, The Times of Israel)

Muslim population rise due to 'politics of religion': Sena
(Onmanorama)

Preacher who passed out Christian pamphlets at Halifax school loses appeal
(CBC News)

Canadian court says charter does not protect proselytizing in primary school during school hours
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Hong Kong Christian groups feel new scrutiny from mainland
(Javier C. Hernandez and Crystal Tse, The New York Times)

Indian Christians support divorce law change, but their churches are undecided
(UCA News)

Spain accuses suspect of running Islamic State network in Morocco
(Adrian Croft, Reuters)

Lebanon's Hezbollah, Christian allies boycott government meeting
(Tom Perry, Reuters)

Police arrest six Catholics in Rajshahi in connection with the death of a “possessed” tribal woman
(Sumon Corraya, Asia News)

Christians, Muslims and Buddhists celebrate coexistence in Kudus, central Java
(Mathias Hariyadi, Asia News)

500,000 sign petition to end Israel’s Gaza blockade
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Turkey adds its firepower to coalition battling ISIS jihadists in Middle East
(Jonah Hicap, Christian Today)

Mortar attack on two Syrian churches: Damascus Archbishop says 'Our life is like a game of Russian roulette'
(Harry Farley, Christian Today)

Battle for Liberia's soul: Why moves to declare it a 'Christian nation' could spell disaster
(Mark Woods, Christian Today)

Coptic Christian imprisoned for handing out Bibles inside a mall in Egypt
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)

In talks, Muslim rebels seek independence in south Thailand
(The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Muslims not doing 'enough' to fight IS: Jordan's Queen Rania
(Agence France-Presse)

China arrests Christians who opposed removals of crosses
(Tom Phillips, The Guardian)

Azerbaijan: Government must free prisoners of conscience
(Press Release, United States Commission on International Religious Freedom)

Suu Kyi: Myanmar rebels should think carefully on peace deal
(Esther Htusan, Associated Press, The Big Story)

Hundred Bahrain clerics protest restrictions on religious freedom
(AhlulBayt (a.s) News Agency)

WCC delegation affirms churches’ commitment to human rights in Argentina
(World Council of Churches)

In Argentina, WCC general secretary affirms call for pilgrimage of justice and peace
(World Council of Churches)

Pakistanis’ ‘blasphemy’ of calling late pastor a Christian ‘prophet’
(Asif Aqeel, World Watch Monitor)

Opinion: TWU Law School case was expected; we just didn’t know when
(Barry Bussey, The Vancouver Sun)

Islam and Islamism: A Primer for Teachers and Students
(Samuel Helfont, Foreign Policy Research Institute)

Muslims defend Christians’ freedom in Beirut Declaration
(Asia News)

Wednesday, 26 August 2015

Islamic Makassed launch doctrinal battle against Muslim extremism
(Fady Noun, Asia News)

U.S. Commission condemns violations of religious freedom and human rights in Azerbaijan
(Panorama.am)

Religious freedom a ‘reality’ in recovering CAR
(Illia Djadi, World Watch Monitor)

India's Gujarat state hit by violent caste-related protests
(Rupam Jain Nair, Reuters)

Colonial Christianity: The Origins of the Oppression of African Women
(Garikai Chengu, Global Research)

LDS Church to go forward with Scouting program, will continue to evaluate options that meet its global needs
(Mormon Newsroom)

The impending Shiite leadership crisis Baghdad doesn't see coming
(Mohammad Ali Shabani, Al-Monitor: Iran Pulse)

Controversial film about Muhammad to premiere tonight
(Carey Lodge, Christian Today)

Controversial Iranian movie to open Montreal’s World Film Festival
(Matthew Hays, The Globe and Mail)

In Islamic State war, like others, heritage always a target
(Lee Keath, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Kurds take 10 villages from Islamic State in north Iraq
(Isabel Coles, Reuters)

Here comes the ... child bride? Despite legal restrictions, underage marriage persists in rural Egypt
(Ahmed Fouad, Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)

Jailing of gay men in Senegal poses setback to HIV fight in Africa
(Makini Brice, Reuters)

Suspect in Uzbek imam shooting extradited to Sweden
(Jan M. Olsen, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Germany’s small yet important change to the way it deals with Syrian refugees
(Adam Taylor, The Washington Post)

'Fanatical killing of children' in Syrian civil war is a 'cruel tragedy without end,' says Maronite archbishop
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)

Thousands of homes destroyed in Gaza war remain in ruins
(NPR)

Islamists kill at least seven in southern Somali attack
(Feisal Omar and Abdi Sheikh, Reuters)

Pakistani Christian flood victims forced to renounce Jesus Christ, become slaves or die
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)

Federal court upholds death sentence on Pakistani who beheaded doctor over religious insult
(New Strait Times)

Malaysian federal court upholds death sentence of gardener who killed doctor for insulting Islam
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

India's Jains petition court over right to fast until death
(Shaikh Azizur Rahman, Voice of America)

Persecution of Christians to be documented by Iraqi government
(Evangelical Focus)

Centre releases census data on religion, hides caste figures
(Manan Kumar, DNA India)

The struggle over ideological power in the Middle East – OpEd
(Hakim Khatib, Eurasia Review)

In Jerusalem's culture war, secular residents make gains
(Miriam Berger, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Russian soldiers will learn methods of struggle against Islamic radicals and sects
(Interfax-Religion)

In Nigeria, Boko Haram is an equal opportunity terrorist group
(Inés San Martín, Crux)

Islamic State using chemical weapons in Syria
(Interfax-Religion)

Montreal businessman buys freedom for 128 ISIS sex slaves
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Morocco-Spain dismantle Islamic State recruitment cell – OpEd
(Said Temsamani, Eurasia Review)

Russian Church likens attacks on Orthodox Ukrainians to Soviet-era persecutions
(Interfax-Religion)

Can court ask state to compensate damage of religious places during riots: Supreme Court
(The Indian Express)

Egyptian Christian faces trial for handing out Bibles
(Carey Lodge, Christian Today)

Govt releases religion-wise 2011 census: Muslim population grows by 0.8%, Hindu declines by 0.7%
(DNA India)

Hindu population drops below 80 pct as Muslim ratio rises
(Reporting by Andrew MacAskill; Editing by Douglas Busvine and Nick Macfie, Reuters)

Muslims on the rise in India; Census alarms Hindu nationalists
(Reuters, Religion News Service)

Israel to U.S.: Push American Airlines to keep Israel flights
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Vatican says won't co-sponsor Palestinian flag initiative at U.N.
(Louis Charbonneau, Reuters)

Burma: USCIRF condemns passage of religious conversion bill
(Press Release, U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

Burma parliament passes troubling religion laws
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Commission for Religious Liberty)

Burma's parliament passes controversial religious conversion and monogamy laws
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Christian law school argues for religious freedom
(Tamsy, Durham Region)

In the age of Isis, religious education must be taken more seriously
(Andrew Grey, On Religion UK)

Schools, same sex politics and religion in NSW
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)

Nepal on verge of curbing religious freedom
(Vishal Arora, World Watch Monitor)

Tuesday, 25 August 2015

Cornerstone Blog: The Worst Kind of Terror: ISIS and the Threat to Fundamental Rights
(Cynthia Soliman, Religious Freedom Project, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs)

The new law making it harder for people in Burma to switch religions
(Compiled by Mark A. Kellner, Deseret News National Edition | Faith)

This man’s name means 'God,' and he’s being asked to change it
(Herb Scribner, Deseret News National Edition | Faith)

Nine die in clashes over Constitution. Kathmandu sends in the army
(Christopher Sharma, Asia News)

Shelling damages a diocesan building in Gorlovka
(Interfax-Religion)

Still no justice for Kandhamal’s Christians seven years after pogroms
(Nirmala Carvalho, Asia News)

Faisalabad: Christian family forced to flee from place to place after wife converts from Islam
(Stephen Masih, Asia News)

Indonesian ulema tell 42-year-old man named ‘god’ to change his name or lose his rights
(Mathias Hariyadi, Asia News)

Ethiopian Orthodox leaders jailed after protesting about persecution
(World Watch Monitor)

Islamic State executes four people in central Libyan city: residents
(Reuters)

ISIS uses Facebook friends to 'hunt down' and execute gays one by one, says Iraqi civilian
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)

Turkey to join coalition's air fight against Islamic State soon: Pentagon
(Lisa Lambert, Reuters)

Spain, Morocco arrest 14 suspected of recruiting for Islamic State
(Sarah Morris, Inmaculada Sanz, and Adrian Croft, Reuters)

Saudi Arabia beheads nearly twice as many people as ISIS so far this year
(Mint Press News)

Spain and Morocco make 'Islamic State' arrests
(BBC News)

In Syria, potential ally’s Islamist ties challenge U.S.
(Ben Hubbard, The New York Times)

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