Law and Religion Headlines
Wednesday, 14 January 2015
New Charlie Hebdo Muhammad cartoon stirs Muslim anger in Mideast
(Anne Barnard, The New York Times)
French-born Muslim receives death threat over London 'Je suis Charlie' sign
(Nick Winchester, The Guardian)
Charlie Hebdo poster burned in protest as Muslim leaders condemn cover
(Anne Penketh, The Guardian)
Queues form to buy Charlie Hebdo magazine, eBay bids reach more than £1,500
(Carey Lodge, Christian Today)
Egypt moves to ban foreign publications 'offensive to religion' amid condemnation of new Charlie Hebdo edition
(Lora Moftah, International Business Times)
French Muslims feel deeply torn by viral ‘I am Charlie’ slogan
(Anthony Faiola, The Washington Post)
Egypt urges West to provide military support to tackle Islamic extremists
(Matina Stevis, The Wall Street Journal)
Oxford University Press bans use of pig, sausage or pork-related words to avoid offending Muslims
(The Telegraph)
Catholic groups rally against climate change amid intense church debate
(David Gibson, Religion News Service)
Malaysia rights lawyer arrested after saying State agency spreads extremism
(Miko Morelos, Ecumenical News)
France arrests 54 for ‘defending terrorism’ after Charlie Hebdo attack
(Al Jazeera)
5 illogical arguments against Islam
(Huma Munir, On Faith)
Nigerian church leader tells international community: 'Do not forget that we are here'
(Laurice Chavez, Christian Today - World)
The changing shape of Boko Haram
(Lucinda Borkett-Jones, Christian Today)
European Court often condones restrictions on free speech to accommodate “sensitivities”
(Pierre De Vos, Constitutionally Speaking)
Turkey bans Charlie Hebdo cover, newspaper gets death threats
(Josh Levs, Hande Atay-Alam and Zeynep Bilginsoy, CNN)
In a Delhi Catholic church, the Grotto of Our Lady is desecrated
(Nirmala Carvalho, AsiaNews.it)
Chechen leader condemns Prophet Muhammad cartoons, announces massive rally
(RT)
Canadian court bans polygamous group from using Mormon name
(Associated Press: The Big Story)
Mormons win battle to distance themselves from B.C. polygamist
(Daphne Bramham, Vancouver Sun)
The left comes not to praise Charlie Hebdo but to bury it
(John Hayward, Breitbart News)
More governments using internet to enforce blasphemy laws
(Doug Bernard, Voice of America News)
France cracks down on hate speech, sends carrier to Mideast
(Lori Hinnant, Associated Press, The Jackson Sun)
After Paris shooting, Irish say it’s time to finally ditch their blasphemy law
(Adam Taylor, The Washington Post)
North Korea should be held accountable for religious freedom violations - UN General Assembly
(Tracie Hearne, Christian Daily)
Censorship, religion, and PKolitics
(Sawan Patel, Cavalier Daily)
Tibetan Buddhist Association: Tibetan Buddhist sects receive equal protection under the law [Simplified Chinese]
(China News)
Beijing city Religious Affairs Bureau organizes trainings on Buddhism, Taoism [Simplified Chinese]
(Sohu)
As China bans the Burqa, their media blames Western colonialism for the Charlie Hebdo tragedy
(Gerhard Jacobs, The South African)
China bans burqa in major Muslim city
(Lucinda Borkett-Jones, Christian Today)
China bans wearing burqa in biggest Muslim city
(Steven Jiang, CNN)
Conversions cause China to ban Christmas celebrations
(Joseph DeCaro, Worthy Christian News)
China bans burqa in capital of Muslim region of Xinjiang
(Tom Phillips, The Telegraph)
How China's reaction differs from the West after Charlie Hebdo attacks
(CBS News)
The courage to publish: Global news outlets divided over whether to show new Charlie Hebdo covers
(Malaysia Chronicle)
After Charlie attack, media responsiveness to religious sensiivities is still an issue
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Canadian court rejects term of religious marriage contract
(Eugene Volokh, The Volokh Conspiracy)
In remembering the Charlie Hebdo attack we must not forget the responsibility that goes with free speech
(Tariq Modood, The London School of Economics and Political Science)
Kazakhstan: Muslim missionaries – four 20-month prison terms, one 18-month term
(Forum 18 News Service)
Al Qaeda branch claims responsibility for Charlie Hebdo attack
(Holly Yan, Josh Levs, and Salma Abdelaziz, CNN)
Tuesday, 13 January 2015
Pakistan rally celebrates Charlie Hebdo attackers
(Said Kouachi, The Economic Times)
Politics loom large at Paris solidarity rally: But for hundreds of thousands of Parisians, the march was about unity
(Vladislav Davidzon, Tablet: A New Read on Jewish Life)
Video: Vicar of Baghdad speaks about children killed by ISIS for refusing to deny Jesus
(Aleteia)
What comes after the marches for unity against terrorism?
(Sheila Liaugminas, MercatorNet)
Egypt: 'Atheist' student gets 3-year sentence
(Eurasia Review)
Jakarta: Religious Affairs minister defends teacher accused of "proselytising"
(AsiaNews.it)
Where’s Angela? Ultra-orthodox paper edits Merkel and other female world leaders out of Paris march
(Allison Kaplan Sommer, Haaretz)
Trial of last Aum fugitive Katsuya Takahashi to begin Jan 16
(Japan Today)
The problem with calling terrorism “religious”
(Patton Dodd, On Faith)
Grief and defiance in Pakistan as survivors of Taliban massacre return to school
(Ismail Khan, The New York Times)
Pope calls on Sri Lankan religious leaders to seek true reconciliation
(Joe Torres and Quintus Colombage, UCA News)
"Religious beliefs must never be allowed to be abused in the cause of violence and war"
(Diane Montagna, Aleteia)
Egyptian cleric warns Charlie Hebdo against publishing 'racist' cartoons
(Khaled Moussa and Omar Fahmy, Reuters)
French and Israeli officials display some tensions after supermarket terrorist attack
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Canadian court rejects claim for damages for breach of Ketubah
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Metro Vancouver man loses bid for custody of family dog; no damages for thrown slipper
(Neal Hall, Metro News)
Pope slams 'deviant forms of religion' after Paris attacks
(Ella Ide, Yahoo News)
Israel closes Muslim charities for alleged Hamas ties
(AFP, Al Arabiya)
China bans burqas in Xinjiang region
(Al Arabiya)
Show your face! China's largest Muslim city bans the burka
(Al Bawaba News)
Activist who accused Malaysian Islamic Department of extremism, is charged and arrested
(AsiaNews.it)
Buddhists and Muslims learn from Francis to be a united people
(Melani Manel Perera, AsiaNews.it)
Funds running out for Iraqi Christians in Jordan, says refugee official
(Miko Morelos, Ecumenical News)
Tanzania bans witch doctors over albino attacks
(BBC News)
ISIS Libya affiliate claims to kidnap Christians
(CBS News)
Pope backs search for wartime truth in Sri Lanka
(Associated Press, The Washington Post)
Disparity in news coverage: As many as 2,000 dead in Nigeria, but France dominates front pages
(Bobby Ross, Jr., Get Religion)
Muslims' mixed response to new Mohammed cover
(Daniel Burke, CNN International)
In Israel, Charlie Hebdo would not have even had the right to exist
(Ido Amin, Haaretz [paywall])
Religious tolerance is needed to counter extremism [opinion]
(Muzaffar Syah Mallow, New Straits Time Online)
Four Jewish victims of Paris market attack buried in Jerusalem
(Michele Chabin, Religion News Service)
Jewish victims of Paris attacks buried in Jerusalem
(Luke Baker, Reuters)
Je suis Bibi? ‘Mais non,’ say some French Jews
(Tony Karon, Al Jazeera)
Muslims demonstrate in Paris: 'I am not Charlie. But I am against killing'
(Haaretz [paywall])
Who in France will shout, 'I am a Jew'?
(Sefy Hendler, Haaretz [paywall])
John Mbiti becomes the first African scholar to translate Bible in Kikamba language
(World Council of Churches)
The sound of French journalists turning in their graves: exploiting grief for political ends
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Monday, 12 January 2015
Conspiracy theorists blame Paris attack on Israel
(Yair Rosenberg, Tablet: A New Read on Jewish Life)
Paris' march of folly: Inclusion of leaders like Abbas and Turkey's Davutoglu turned a symbolic moment into a farce
(Liel Leibovitz, Tablet: A New Read on Jewish Life)
Liberman denies claim that France made Netanyahu unwelcome at Paris rally
(i24 News)
The Middle East needs evolution, not revolution
(Khalid Abdulla-Janahi, Al Arabiya)
Religious violence increases in India with two Christian communities affected
(Nirmala Carvalho, AsiaNews.it)
Boko Haram is turning into the next Islamic State
(Kabir Chibber, Quartz)
Why are burial rights being denied to a Baha'i in Iran?
(Alison Lesley, World Religion News)
After Paris attacks, 7 questions being asked about Islam
(Daniel Burke, CNN Belief Blog)
Global outrage at Saudi Arabia as jailed blogger receives public flogging
(Ian Black, The Guardian)
The Saudis who say a liberal blogger 'deserves to be lashed'
(BBC News Trending)
Hindu women need to have at least four children to protect religion: VHP leader
(Hindustan Times)
Debate shaping up about new law to fight terror in Canada
(Ian MacLeod, Ottawa Citizen)
Arrests come as Harper mulls new anti-terrorism laws
(Ian MacLeod, Ottawa Citizen)
Cartoonists insist they should be able to satirize anyone — even religious leaders
(Andrew Duffy, Ottawa Citizen)
Vaccination and religious freedom
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)
Iraqi Christians who fled Islamic State say they are not angry with God
(Sarah Stone, Christian Today)
Why North Korea is the most dangerous place to be a Christian
(Mark Woods, Christian Today)
Egyptian sentenced to three years in prison after announcing atheism on Facebook
(Christian Today)
Pastor shot dead by extremist group in Kenya
(Nice Daswani, The Christian Post)
After Paris attacks, Israel vows to welcome European Jews seeking to immigrate
(William Booth and Ruth Eglash, The Washington Post)
New Blog: Law and Religion in Australia
(Neil Foster)
Is Christianity inconsistent with a professional legal education?
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)
Israel shuts Muslim groups over Jerusalem shrine tensions
(Dan Williiams, Reuters)
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