Law and Religion Headlines
Wednesday, 13 May 2015
The Churches of Asia join the vigil for persecuted Christians
(Card. Oswald Gracias, AsiaNews.it)
Madhya Pradesh: Hindu radicals attack three churches
(Nirmala Carvalho, AsiaNews.it)
Lesotho Evangelical Church celebrates its 50 years
(World Council of Churches)
WCC ECHOS Commission visits Al Azhar Mosque and University in Cairo
(World Council of Churches)
Minority educational institutions: The UPA’s unconstitutional law
(Gautam Mukherjee, Swarajya Magazine)
EVENT, 13 May 2015: Magna Carta Symposium
(Geoffrey Watson, Keith Thompson, John Emmerig, Jones Day, The University of Notre Dame Australia School of Law, Sydney)
Tuesday, 12 May 2015
Indonesia’s underground atheists lay low after Facebook post that led to imprisonment
(Christian Brown, Global Post)
Ultra-Orthodox returning to higher education
(Mordechai Goldman, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)
Religious freedom panel: Terror, violence spreading worldwide
(J.C. Derrick, Christian Headlines)
The price of freedom: Syrians smuggle Yazidis from IS, at a cost
(Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)
Central Asian militants return to northern Afghanistan
(Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)
State of religious freedom in India
(Kashif-ul-Huda, Two Circles)
Moscow wants greater control over the financial activities of religious organizations
(AsiaNews.it)
Russia: Petition drive to remove Dvorkin from expert analysis committee
(Russia Religion News: Stetson University)
Cambodia welcomes home 10th century statue of a Hindu god
(Sopheng Cheang, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Muslims flee to Malaysia and Indonesia by the hundreds
(Thomas Fuller, The New York Times)
ISIS-affiliated hackers threaten cyberattacks, 'electronic war' on US, Europe
(Alessandria Masi, International Business Times)
Bangladeshi blogger who wrote on site promoting secularism is killed
(Julfikar Ali Manik and Nida Najar, The New York Times)
A third "anti-Islam" blogger murdered in Bangladesh this year
(Sumon Corraya, AsiaNews.it)
Hindus laud new South Wales MP for swearing on Bhagavad-Gita
(Eurasia Review)
Catholics mourn the death of Mgr Van Nghi, defender of religious freedom in Vietnam
(AsiaNews.it)
Mothers and widows remember the attacks on Youhanabad churches
(Silent Thinker, AsiaNews)
New Palestinian saints highlight region’s beleaguered Christians
(Rosie Scammell, Religion News Service)
Singapore teen blogger guilty of insulting Christians
(Jane Onyanga-Omara and Elizabeth Weise, Religion News Service)
HDP candidate says AK Party using religion to remain in power
(Today's Zaman)
Banned Muslim Brotherhood members trickle home to Syria
(Reuters)
UN rights office calls for inquiry into Angolan 'sect' massacre
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Indonesia’s transgender priests face uncertain future
(Kate Lamb, Al Jazeera America)
Tajikistan promises amnesty for returning jihadis
(Edward Lemon, Inside the Cocoon)
Israel demolishes a historic shrine near Nablus and seizes its stones
(Middle East Monitor)
Singapore convicts teenager of obscentiy and insulting religious feelings
(Austin Ramzy, The New York Times)
50 Years of German-Israeli diplomatic relations
(German Missions in the United States)
Leave religion out of Carnival
(Latrare Rahming, The Bahamas Weekly)
Zambia: religion, politics, and the state
(Henry Kyambalesa, Lusaka Times)
Politics at home and abroad, and other issues of religion and state
(Breaking Israel News)
Update on the latest religion news
(Washington's Top News)
Vietnam: communism a stumbling block for religious freedom
(Julie Oosterhouse, Mission Network News)
Zion shall be redeemed with (in)justice (Opinion)
(Yizhak Laor, Haaretz)
Monday, 11 May 2015
After surviving Boko Haram, returnees face hunger in Nigerian towns
(Julia Payne, Reuters)
Iran’s Kurds rise up as their leaders remain divided
(Amberin Zaman, Al Monitor: Iran Pulse)
Israel’s Supreme Court rejects removing Muslim Quarter from Jerusalem Day route
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Australian state offers $500,000 security grant to Melbourne Jewish center
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Bay of Bengal people-smuggling doubles in 2015 - UNHCR
(Tom Miles, Reuters)
Five Egyptian Christian children arrested for making 'blasphemous' prayer video
(Czarina Ong, Christian Today)
Tens of thousands flee fighting in South Sudan, aid groups withdraw
(Denis Dumo, Reuters)
Sex traffickers prey on vulnerable Nepali girls in aftermath of earthquake
(Lucinda Borkett-Jones, Christian Today)
Catholic church warms to liberation theology as founder heads to Vatican
(Stephanie Kirchgaessner and Jonathan Watts, The Guardian)
Business: A powerful force for supporting interfaith & intercultural understanding and peace
(Brian J. Grim, the Weekly Number)
Good news in Nigeria, but not for Chibok girls, yet
(World Watch Monitor)
Worldwide Hindus want Auckland Shiva statue to stay
(Rajan Zed)
Rohingya migrants' boat rescued off Indonesia
(BBC News)
Widow of slain U.S.-Bangladeshi blogger lashes out at Dhaka
(John Shiffman, Reuters)
Afghan clerics uneasy as civil rights movement gains momentum
(Mirwais Harooni and Jessica Donati, Reuters)
Russian artist named a “prisoner of conscience” by Amnesty International has been released
(Sophia Kishkovsky, The Art Newspaper)
Angola's opposition and the churches: A massacre mystery
(http://www.economist.com/news/middle-east-and-africa/21650934-government-plays-it-down-opposition-stokes-it-up-massacre-mystery, The Economist)
UN condemns Taliban attack on prosecutors
(Emelina Perez, Jurist)
Candidly speaking: Global anti-Semitism continues to escalate
(Isi Leibler, The Jerusalem Post)
An alternative perspective on global anti-Semitism
(David Newman, The Jerusalem Post)
High Court allows Jerusalem Day march through Old City’s Muslim Quarter
(Daniel K Eisenbud & Yonah Jeremy Bob, The Jerusalem Post)
US and Israeli Jews learn how to honor their loved ones after they pass away
(Michele Chabin, Deseret News)
Life in Syria for Christians: Teaching tolerance and harmony among the faithful
(Nousha Kabawat, Deseret News National Edition | Faith)
Francis has the chance to help Catholicism in Cuba
(John L. Allen Jr., Crux)
Alkhabeer Capital targets Islamic endowment business
(Arab News)
Pilgrim shatters peace in Haram, arrested
(Fouzia Khan, Arab News)
Are the Rohingya people facing genocide? - OpEd
(Dr. Habib Siddiqui, Eurasia Review)
Thirteen people convicted of mutilating Christian professor
(Nirmala Carvalho, AsiaNews.it)
Not all mosques welcome in Indonesia, world’s most populous Muslim nation
(Daina Beth Solomon, Global Post)
Pakistani Christian leader receives threats, told to “stop building churches or we will kill you”
(Shafique Khokhar, AsiaNews.it)
The Armenian "genocide"?
(Kai Ambos, EJIL:Talk!)
Christianity’s failure in India? Think again
(Daniel Philpott, Arc of the Universe: Ethics and Global Justice)
Why Christianity failed in India
(Tony Joseph, Outlook)
What can we learn from Buddhist moral psychology?
(Jay L. Garfield, OUPblog Religion)
Has Christianity failed in India? There are some who want you to believe so
(Philip Jenkins, Aleteia World)
Schools, scripture and book banning in NSW
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)
Anglican church angry over Department of Education banning of “one-partner” material
(Alicia Wood, The Daily Telegraph)
Chinese top official warned against crime in name of religion
(South China Morning Post)
Afghanistan: Religious leaders nervous as civil rights protests gain momentum
(Christian Today)
Sunday, 10 May 2015
Elder Christofferson champions religious freedom in Brazil speech
(Jason Swenson, Deseret News)
Egyptian youths face trial for 'insulting Islam' by making fun of ISIS
(Steven Edwards, Fox News)
Egypt holds 4 Coptic high schoolers on blasphemy charges
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Aboutreika: Bridging Egyptian polarization or signaling a shift in attitudes? - analysis
(James M. Dorsey, Eurasia Review)
Raul Castro to Pope: Thanks to you, I may come back to the Church
(Alvaro de Juana, Catholic News Agency)
Senseless, mindless and sickening corruption in Ghana, says cleric
(Ghana Web)
U.S. commission criticizes Iran for persecution of religous minorities
(The Tower)
Rescued from Boko Haram, how can they reclaim their lives?
(Susan Brink, NPR)
UNFPA chief urges quality education for victims of insurgency
(Victoria Ojugbana, The Guardian (Nigeria))
Saturday, 9 May 2015
Analysis: ISIS and the use of violence
(David Knowles, Lapido Media: Centre for Religious Literacy in World Affairs)
Vietnamese bishops denounce proposed government document on religious freedom
(Joachim Pham, National Catholic Reporter)
A challenging time for religion in Canada
(John Longhurst, Winnipeg Free Press)
Erdoğan exploits religious symbols, uses Quran as prop in election rallies
(Today's Zaman)
The difference between Islam and Islamism?
(Uzay Bulut, Gatestone Institute)
Modi tells 'Time': Delinking terrorism from religion would 'put an end to the emotional blackmailing'
(Rohan Venkataramakrishnan, Scroll.in)
Qatar revives strict ‘Reflect Respect’ dress code campaign
(Eman El-Shenawi, Al Arabiya)
Afghan Taliban ‘soften stance’ on women’s rights
(Al Arabiya)
Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen: Uglier by the day
(The Economist)
Chinese province to ban rooftop Christian crosses
(Didi Tang, Crux: Covering all things Catholic)
Friday, 8 May 2015
214 out of 234 former Boko Haram hostages are reportedly pregnant
(Diana Ozemebhoya Eromesele, The Root)
After Ebola: New questions raised about burial rites in outbreak nations
(Brian Stallard, Nature World News)
Xi Jinping praise Russian Church's role in fight against fascism
(Interfax-Religion)
Religious freedom in China: 'alarming increase in systematic, ongoing abuses'
(Carey Lodge, Christian Today)
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