Law and Religion Headlines
Friday, 29 August 2014
Guatemala: Comunidad judía abandona San Juan La Laguna
(el Periódico)
‘Future of Church in NE Nigeria also threatened’ says Chibok leader
(World Watch Monitor)
Bolivian Evangelical group sues to challenge new rules imposed on religious groups
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Thursday, 28 August 2014
Boko Haram declares full Sharia; beheads Christian men, forces women to marry in Gwoza, Madagali
(Maina Maina, Daily Post)
Pope Francis receives Religious Freedom & Business Foundation Fellow Annicchino
(Melissa Grim, Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
Iraq and Syria follow Lebanon's precedent: A strong case can be made that the nation states created a century ago in the Middle East are now defunct
(George Friedman, MercatorNet)
Ending religion won't end the conflict
(Michael Bird, The Drum (Australia Broadcasting Corporation))
Religion must not become weapon for politics: PM
(BD News)
American dies fighting for Islamic State
(John Bacon and Doug Stanglin, Religion News Service)
Religious liberty in China: The good, the bad, and the ugly
(Doug Bandow, Cato Institute)
Tortured to change religion, alleges woman national champion
(India Today)
Zionism for Refugees: With Central American children at our borders, the United States, and the West, cannot just criticize Israel
(Mark Oppenheimer, Tablet: A New Read on Jewish Life)
PBS bemoans Philippines 'diluting' population control law to protect religious liberty
(Matthew Balan, Town Hall)
Palestinians, Israel agree on ceasefire: What's in the peace deal?
(World Bulletin)
OIC chief Madani: Islamic State 'harms Islam'
(World Bulletin)
Grand Mosque imam calls for 'code of conduct' reform
(World Bulletin)
Fighting for Israeli democracy atop a wedding cake
(Mairav Zonszein, The Jewish Daily Forward)
More faith, less fear, Islam, Islamism and the future of the west,
(Ronald J. Granieri, Foreign Policy Research Institute)
Religion and pluralism: Interreligious theology?
(Peter Berger, American Interest)
Tired of being victims, Iraqi Christians arm themselves to fight ISIS; 'talking about Jesus and peace is not enough,' they say
(Leonardo Blair, The Christian Post)
In Islamist-ruled Mosul, resentment of militants grows
(Matt Bradley, The Wall Street Journal)
Saudi mufti tells young Saudis not to heed call to jihad
(Reuters)
Filipino bishops to counter Islamic state goupd
(The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Bolivia’s Evangelical Christians launch fight for religious freedom
(Christian News Network)
Wednesday, 27 August 2014
Jewish center targeted during 2008 Mumbai attacks reopens
(Krishnadev Calamur, NPR)
The strange role of rappers in the Islamic State’s jihad
(Ishaan Tharoor, The Washington Post)
New freedoms, old prohibitions
(Bahman Nirumand, Qantara.de)
Dominican Republic may seek ex-Vatican envoy’s extradition
(Josephine McKenna, Religion News Service)
Polish diplomat raises extradition for Vatican official accused of sex abuse
(Josephine McKenna, Religion News Service)
All Nigeria schools shut down due to Ebola outbreak spread
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
Qatar's ties to terrorist organizations make the country untrustworthy, says expert
(Sami K. Martin, The Christian Post)
Zara removes striped pyjamas with yellow star following online outrage
(Elena Cresci, The Guardian)
Ontario Sikhs ‘deeply disappointed’ with new helmet law
(Ron Csillag, Religion News Service)
Islamic State turns radical Islam on Syria Muslims
(Reuters)
Nigerian Christians killed by Boko Haram in first half of 2014 nearly equals 2013 Total
(Morning Star News, Christian News Network)
Many religions heavily concentrated in one or two countries
(Conrad Hackett and Joseph Naylor, Pew Research Center)
Myanmar: Rohingya minority may suffer concentration camps
(Krista R. Burdine, World Religion News)
How the Islamic State is faring since it declared a caliphate
(S.B., The Economist Explains)
Tuesday, 26 August 2014
Boko Haram kidnap dozens in attack on village
(Catholic News Agency)
Chinese pastor faces decade in prison for resisting church crackdown
(Lucinda Borkett-Jones, Christian Today)
Letter from an IDF soldier in Gaza
(Jonathan, Tablet: A New Read on Jewish Life)
The urgency of peace
(Michael Cook, MercatorNet)
What Egypt lost in the Al Jazeera trial
(Mahmoud Salem, Al Monitor)
EVENT, 28 August 2014: Religious Freedom in Vietnam
(Hien Vu, IGE August Faith & International Affairs Conference Call Series)
The four ways businesses are advancing peace and religious freedom today
(Brian J. Grim, the Weekly Number)
Islamic authority: extremists no 'Islamic State'
(Sarah El Deeb, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
If Israel is to take its rightful place in the world…
(Erin Solaro, Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
Myanmar: Interfaith laws may go to parliament shortly
(The Nation)
Speaker's Corner: Lawyers eagerly awaiting hearing into LSUC’s dubious Trinity Western decision
(Anna Wong, Law Times)
Ashrafi says nobody would be allowed to resort to violence in name of religion or politics
(Daily Times)
Iraqi Christians upset gov't abandoned them to ISIS, Catholic priest says
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
Hindu groups raise voices for ‘tortured’ shooter
(Alok K N Mishra, The Times of India)
Syria declares its readiness in backing efforts to fight jihadists
(Ben Hubbard, The New York Times)
Pastor held for violating security act
(Cho Chung-un, The Korea Herald)
Former papal diplomat could face trial in Dominican Republic: Vatican
(Philip Pullella, Reuters)
Jewish center reopens 6 years after Mumbai attacks
(Rishi Lekhi, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Australian Muslims feel under siege-(opinion)
(Eurasia News)
UN accuses Isil jihadists of 'ethnic cleansing'
(Ruth Sherlock, The Telegraph)
Special Issue: The Internationalization of International Religious Freedom Policy
(The Review of Faith & International Affairs, Vol. 12, Issue 3, Journal of the Center on Faith & International Affairs at the Institute for Global Engagement)
Monday, 25 August 2014
Children and religion: The true, the false and mythical
(B.C., The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and Public Policy])
China broadens crackdown on foreign missionaries
(Nathan Vanderklippe, The Globe and Mail)
A tale of two Chinese Muslim minorities
(Brent Crane, The Diplomat)
ISIS gives Iraq Christians 'one week' to convert or die
(Charlene Adams, Christian Today)
Boko Haram declares 'Islamic caliphate' in captured Christian town in Nigeria
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
Boko Haram leader says ruling Nigerian town by Islamic law
(Isaac Abrak, Reuters)
For Nuncio accused of abuse, Dominicans want justice at home, not abroad
(Laurie Goodstein, The New York Times)
Teenager arrested in killing of imam in western China
(Edward Wong, The New York Times)
War on the cross
(Jim Tonkowich, Juicy Ecumenism)
ISIS and the echoes of the West's religious terror
(Michael Brendan Dougherty, The Week)
Promoting religious freedom worldwide
(John Boozman, Newton County Times)
Cuba cracks down on Christians
(Julia A. Seymour, WORLD News Service)
Vatican: Former diplomat who abused children could face extradition
(David Gibson, Religion News Service)
World Jewish Congress president Ronald S. Lauder asks "who will stand up for the Christians?"
(Alison Lesley, World Religion News)
Turkmenistan: Eleven-year wait on haj pilgrimage list?
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
China executes eight on terrorism charges; all appear to be Uighurs
(Julie Makinen, LA Times)
China targets ordinary Uighurs with beards, burkas
(Gillian Wong, ABC News)
Saturday, 23 August 2014
ISIS and the echoes of the West's religious terror
(Michael Brendan Dougherty, The Week)
It is about religion, Obama
(Eliyahu Federman, New York Post)
Why Pope Francis supports limited action against Islamic State
(Thomas Reese, National Catholic Reporter)
The politics of not defending Middle Eastern Christians
(Benjamin J. Dueholm, Christian Century)
International petition responds to attacks of sexual radicals on pro-family conference in Melbourne
(Don Feder, Christian News Wire)
The pontiff and the party: For all the humble charm of Pope Francis, the Vatican’s relations with China will be hard to fix
(The Economist)
Friday, 22 August 2014
Islam's moderate voices drowned out by extremists
(Ali Mamouri, MercatorNet)
Ontario students’ organization passes BDS resolution
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
New theme: Religious discrimination and hatred
(Public Spirit)
West warned not to be faint-hearted in dealing with IS
(Gerald Butt, Church Times)
Half a million Vietnamese Catholics on pilgrimage to the Marian shrine of La Vang
(Asia News)
No winners in unhinged, disintegrating Syria
(Carol E. B. Choksy and Jamsheed K. Choksy, World Affairs Journal)
‘One week’ deadlines for Iraqi Christians to convert or ‘face the sword’
(World Watch Monitor)
Hamas publicly executes 18 Palestinians suspected of collaborating with Israel
(Nidal al-Mughrabi and Allyn Fisher-Ilan, Thomson Reuters, Global Post Chatter)
Israeli air strike kills 3 Hamas commanders in Gaza
(Nidal al-Mughrabi and Maayan Lubell, Thomson Reuters, Global Post Chatter)
Why is the Islamic State still so strong? And where are its weak spots?
(Laura Dean, Global Post)
The problem with the "reform three, destroy one" principle [Simplified Chinese]
(Zhejiang Daily)
Zhejiang Buddhist Assocation: Religious activities cannot operate above the law [Simplified Chinese]
(China News)
Iraq Christian population about four time smaller than under Saddam Hussein
(Brian J. Grim, the Weekly Number)
China tries 5 alleged cult members in killing at McDonald’s restaurant
(Simon Denyer, The Washington Post)
Israel kills 3 top Hamas leaders as latest fighting turns its way
(Jodi Rudoren, The New York Times)
Chinese lawyers demand justice for Christian persecution
(Carey Lodge, Christian Today)
Thursday, 21 August 2014
Bringing Abbas back to Gaza not a good idea
(Khaled Abu Toameh, Gatestone Institute)
ISIS combatant posts Gory pictures, threatens Morocco
(Youssef Sourgo)
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