Law and Religion Headlines
Tuesday, 7 October 2014
Reports: ISIS is winning
(Guy Benson, Townhall.com)
Malaysia: Archbishop Lapok: "'Allah' ban akin to cultural genocide"
(Anglican News Service)
Parish priest, 20 Christians kidnapped in Syria
(Reporting by James Mackenzie, editing by John Stonestreet and David Stamp, Reuters)
Pilgrimage of justice and peace inspires Latin American communicators
(World Council of Churches)
Monday, 6 October 2014
Tajik fatwa denounces 'jihadism' abroad
(Nadin Bahrom, Central Asia Online)
Bangladeshi Bishop: Christians and Muslims united under the banner of Abraham
(Sumon Corraya, AsiaNews.it)
Pope Francis opens Synod on the Family with homily
(News.VA)
The global ball is rolling for Religious Freedom & Business
(Brian J. Grim, Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
Catholicism and the family: The letter and the spirit
(B.C., The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and Public Policy])
Synod14: Cardinal Erdo presents Synod's main points for development
(Zenit: The world seen from Rome)
Pope, opening Catholic gathering, tells bishops to speak frankly
(Philip Pullella, Reuters)
Vatican official says synod is "about family, not divorce"
(Elise Harris, Catholic News Agency)
Should religion be blamed for the world's bloodiest wars?
(John Gray, New Republic)
Pope Francis works at reconciling decades-old divisions among Latin American Catholics
(Tim Johnson, McClatchyDC)
Ebola’s cultural casualty: Hugs in hands-on Liberia
(Helene Cooper, The New York Times)
Israel permits Gazans to pray at Jerusalem mosque
(Tia Goldberg, Associated Press, Yahoo! News)
Dalai Lama marks Nobel anniversary as Western support wanes
(Claire Cozens, AFP, Yahoo! News)
Christian persecution feared in Indian state after church is razed
(Miko Morelos, Ecumenical News)
Israeli-Palestinian conflict: Is religious freedom the answer?
(Religious Freedom Project, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs - Cornerstone)
Woolworths of South Africa threatens to sue BDS over protests
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Shiite rebels are Yemen's new masters
(Hamza Hendawi, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Indonesia struggles with Islamic State recruiting
(Niniek Karmini, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Ban on burkas has no place in a liberal democracy like Australia
(Tim Wilson, The Australian)
Himachal Pradesh High Court bans age-old tradition of animal sacrifice
(Firstpost)
Sunday, 5 October 2014
Indian Christian man forced to separate from Hindu wife by right-wing activists
(Anto Akkara and Jeff Thomas, World Watch Monitor)
Pope Francis’s family synod forgoes flash for spiritual depth
(Elizabeth Dias, Time)
Pope opens Synod criticizing 'bad shepherds,' those who 'thwart' God
(Joshua J. McElwee, National Catholic Reporter)
An open letter to those participating in the synod on the family
(Michael E. Allsopp, National Catholic Reporter)
EVENT, 5-7 October 2014: The 21st Annual International Law and Religion Symposium
(The International Center for Law and Religion Studies, Brigham Young University)
Enforcement of Israeli child-support order does not violate Establishment Clause
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
The Yazidis are not getting enough support
(Matthew Barber, Syria Comment - Joshua Landis)
Saturday, 4 October 2014
India, Christian leaders: Concern over attacks on cattle transporters
(Nirmala Carvalho, AsiaNews.it)
Misereor, German Catholics mark 50 years of aid to Christians and Muslims in Indonesia
(Royani Lim, AsiaNews.it)
Tunisia kicks off milestone election race
(Al Bawaba News)
Tony Abbott steps in to have Parliament House burka restrictions overturned
(Chris Uhlmann, Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Ayatollah Khamenei's message to Hajj pilgrims
(Iran Review)
Vatican holds summit on Christian persecution in Middle East
(Philip J. Victor, Al Jazeera America)
Rohingya people need our help
(Dr. Habib Siddiqui, Eurasia Review)
Attack of the Five Monarchies – OpEd
(Rannie Amiri, Counterpunch via Eurasia Review)
The twice-betrayed Christians of Ma'aloula – OpEd
(Franklin Lamb, Eurasia Review)
Friday, 3 October 2014
Cardinal Kasper: Adultery language is offensive, insulting
(Catholic News Agency)
Hong Kong democracy protests carry a Christian mission for some
(Ned Levin, The Wall Street Journal)
Catholic leaders meet for historic discussion of marriage, family issues
(Tierney Sneed, US News & World Report)
Marriage experts send open letter to Pope, Synod members
(Zenit: The world seen from Rome)
Suicide rates among Jewish teens drop as religious devotion grows, study finds
(Lauren Markoe, Religion News Service)
In historic homeland, Pakistan's Sikhs live under constant threat
(Syed Raza Hassan, Reuters)
Pope faces hopes, risks at family conference
(Nicole Winfield, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Vatican synod on family highlights discord between church teachings and U.S. Catholics’ views
(Michael Lipka, Pew Research Center)
Nobel laureates′ conference cancelled in South Africa over Dalai Lama visa
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Women and children for sale: A new U.N. report paints a terrifying picture of life under the Islamic State
(Colum Lynch, Foreign Policy Report)
Burma: Government plan would segregate Rohingya
(Human Rights Watch)
Saudi govt to pay for Haj of martyrs’ relatives
(Arab News)
Muslim scholars vs. ISIS: Is the open letter to the Islamic State really enough?
(Ayman S. Ibrahim, First Things)
An analysis of Muslim voices against IS
(Muhammad Haniff Hassan & Mustazah Bahari, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies)
Vietnam: Catholic activist Dau Van Duong free after three years in prison and beatings
(AsiaNews.it)
Religion, same-sex marriage and the courts in the Rainbow Nation of South Africa
(Guest post by Mark Hill QC, Law & Religion UK)
Egyptian activist loses bid for E.U. honor over call to kill Israelis
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Dalai Lama could return to China as a pilgrim
(AsiaNews.it)
Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protest isn’t only about freedom. It’s also about identity
(Peter Rutland, Foreign Policy Democracy Lab)
Thursday, 2 October 2014
Ecclesia De Lange v The Presiding Bishop of the Methodist Church of Southern Africa (Judgment)
(Ponnan, Wallis, Pillay JJA and Fourie and Mathopo AJJA, The Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa)
Iran and Saudi Arabia: Past and Future
(Hamid Reza Kamali, Iran Review)
Hong Kong: Free peaceful protesters; avoid excessive force
(Human Rights Watch)
Canberra: No place for religious discrimination in Parliament
(Peter Sherlock, The Conversation)
Dalai Lama in informal talks on pilgrimage trip to China
(Richard Finney, Radio Free Asia)
Houthis’ startling capture of Sanaa
(Abdel Aziz Aluwaisheg, Arab News)
South African appeals court says minister must arbitrate dispute with church
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Saudi Arabia: 2 million in Mecca for start of hajj
(Mokhtar Shehata and Benjamin Wiacek, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
U.N. concerned about Myanmar's ethnic, religious tensions
(Louis Charbonneau, Reuters)
ISIS beheads 7 men and 3 women in Syria; US-led airstrikes hit stronghold
(Stoyan Zaimov, Christian Post World)
Myanmar: Rohingya Muslims to be legally labeled as immigrants
(The Journal of Turkish Weekly)
Pope: Nothing justifies the suffering imposed on Christians in the Middle East
(AsiaNews.it)
Alliance between radical Burmese and Sri Lankan monks will "destroy true Buddhism"
(Melani Manel Perera, AsiaNews.it)
Apostasy and blasphemy laws: an affront to human rights
(Alastair Lichten, National Secular Society)
Hong Kong protests: The Party v the people
(The Economist)
Despite IS threat, Baghdad Christians are still seeking baptism
(ACNS staff, Anglican Communion News Service)
Indonesia: Aceh’s new Islamic laws violate rights
(Human Rights Watch)
Indonesia: New sharia bylaw worries religious minorities in Aceh
(Katharina R. Lestari and Ryan Dagur, UCA News)
Aceh: Activists and civil society groups against Sharia for non-Muslims
(Mathias Hariyadi, AsiaNews.it)
World Communion Sunday events include focus on the persecuted Christians
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
Brazil’s evangelicals become a political force to be reckoned with
(Jonathan Watts, The Guardian)
Amidst political turmoil, continuing blasphemy charges for Pakistani Christians
(World Watch Monitor)
Petition seeks protection of females on Israeli airline after gender intolerance
(Miko Morelos, Ecumenical Times)
Survey: Nearly one-quarter of Jewish-Israelis boycotting Arab businesses
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Rapists confess as Kenyan cleric takes up equality struggle
(Katy Migiro, Reuters)
Laws in Bolivia threaten religious liberty
(Journey Christian News)
Wednesday, 1 October 2014
Ecclesia De Lange v The Presiding Bishop of the Methodist Church of Southern Africa
(Press Release, The Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa)
How to stop radicalization in the West
(Room for Debate (from August 28, 2014), The New York Times Opinion Pages)
Sudan: Women protest worsening oppression, rising food prices
(Katy Migiro & Tim Pearce, All Africa)
The case against Qatar
(Elizabeth Dickinson, Foreign Policy Report)
Court rules against ousted gay pastor
(Leila Samodien and Rebecca Jackman, IOL News)
Iran: Stop woman's execution, pleads HRW
(Eurasia Review)
Turkey will fight Islamic State, wants Assad gone - Erdogan
(Arab News)
Iran hangs man for heresy
(AsiaNews.it)
Dhaka: Telecommunications minister removed for attacking Muhammad and Hajj
(Sumon Corraya, AsiaNews.it)
Scores of mainland supporters of democracy in Hong Kong arrested
(AsiaNews.it)
Fight for growing Pentecostal vote in Brazil
(Associated Press, ABC News)
ISIS is the Antithesis of Hajj, the Holy Pilgrimage
(Ameena Jandali / Patheos, Time)
Saudi overhaul reshapes Islam's holiest city Mecca
(Aya Batrawy, Associated Press -The Big Story)
'Selfies' frowned upon, but technology is transforming the Hajj
(Carol J. Williams, Los Angeles Times)
Salafist danger spawns pan-Shiite solidarity
(Ali Mamouri, trans. Rani Geha, Al-Monitor: Iraq Pulse)
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