Law and Religion Headlines
Thursday, 17 July 2014
Iraqi Christians and the West: A rock and a hard place
(B.C., The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and Public Policy])
Assisted suicide: Easeful death
(The Economist)
China, Russia hold religious exchange conference in Moscow [Simplified Chinese]
(Voice of Russia)
Why you can't ignore religion if you want to understand foreign policy
(Leo P. Ribuffo, History News Network)
Dalian augments religious restrictions to ensure control, harmony, stability of religion [Simplified Chinese]
(Xinhua Net)
Kenyan coast Christians fear for lives as local politicians appear to be linked to Al Shabab
(World Watch Monitor)
Japan's holiest shrine suddenly breaks this one centuries old tradition
(Alison Lesley, World Religion News)
Sudan bans construction of all new Christian churches
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
Inter-faith marriages caught in the 'web' of archaic law
(The Times of India)
Three charged over Palestinian Mohammad Abu Khdair murder
(BBC News)
Boko Haram kills 44 in vigilante backlash
(Gbenga Akingbule, The Wall Street Journal)
After family's lawsuit is dropped, Sudanese Christian woman may now be able to leave for U.S.
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Sudanese family lawyer drops lawsuit against Christian woman
(Reuters)
Military official says Israel invasion of Gaza is likely
(Jodi Rudoren, The New York Times)
Kyrgystan: Ahmadis "must not worship together. Otherwise they will be punished"
(Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18 News Service)
#FreeAlexSodiqov: Vigils for student arrested in Tajikistan for conducting research
(Tobin Grant, RNS Blog: Corner of Church and State)
Wednesday, 16 July 2014
Authorities target Pastor Zhang’s family who flee to U.S.
(AsiaNews.it)
Buddhists can be terrorists, priests can abuse: Why religion doesn’t preclude inhumanity
(Brian Pellot, RNS Blog: On Freedom)
Israel agrees to cease-fire to allow aid to Gaza
(Nicholas Casey and Joshua Mitnick, The Wall Street Journal)
Islamic State warns Muslim cartoonist
(Deccan Chronicle)
In Kenya, Catholic bishops accused of evicting restaurant because it is run by Muslims
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
On prayer, hatred and cynicism – OpEd
(Asher Maoz, The Jerusalem Post)
Around China: Chinese imam uses social media to promote harmony
(Xinhua News Agency, Global Post)
ANC refuses to apologize for employee’s Hitler post
(JTA)
Meriam's case highlights plight of Sudan's Christians
(World Watch Monitor)
The greatest threat to the health and development of the youth is the poison of religious extremism [Simplified Chinese]
(Er Kenjiang, Qiushi)
Iraq names moderate Sunni parliament speaker in move to break political deadlock
(Isra'al-Rubei'i and Ahmed Rasheed, Reuters)
Israeli strike kills 4 Gaza youths on coastal road
(Ibrahim Barzak, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Tuesday, 15 July 2014
Jihadists are destroying our heritage. If only the West cared.
(Phillip Jenkins, Aleteia)
Laos Christians charged with murder – death of convert
(Indian Christian Activist Network)
Trader sues bishops in tenancy row
(Kamau Muthoni, Standard Digital)
Will the Palestinians take Israel to the ICC? Probably not.
(Alan Johnson / Idealism without Illusion, World Affairs Journal)
The right to be wrong
(Ryan T. Anderson, The Heritage Foundation)
Trusting God for a second child in China
(June Cheng, WORLD News Service)
Israel, let's not become Europe, where hate is on the rise
(Yair Rosenberg, Tablet: A New Read on Jewish Life)
Gaza situation report
(George Friedman, MercatorNet)
CORRECTION: Istituto islamico si discute di Diritti ma non è ammesso il Professore israeliano
(Marco Ventura, Informazione Corretta)
Interfaith leaders launch daylong unity fast for Mideast peace
(Dale Hanson, Religion News Service)
Women bishops * peace fasts * prostitute massacre : Tuesday’s roundup
(Lauren Markoe, Religion News Service)
Will free markets bring religious freedom to China?
(Edward Trancik, Acton Institute)
Iraqi Shiite fighters of Balad provide bulwark for Baghdad
(Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times)
Jailed Chinese pastor's family escapes to US
(Louise Watt, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
The Middle East's Christian diaspora: Christian's continue to flee Iraq. Is there hope for them?
(Lucy Schouten, The American Spectator)
Middle Eastern politican calls for unity between Muslims and Christians
(Morgan Lee, The Christian Post)
Hamas fires rockets into Israel after rejecting cease-fire proposal; calling it a 'joke'
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
Sanmenxia City Religious Affairs Bureau creates religious regulations television game show [Simplified Chinese]
(Henan Province RAB, Sohu)
North Korean Catholics invited to attend Pope's mass in Seoul
(Henri Rose Cimatu, Ecumenical News)
Chibok, 3 months later
(World Watch Monitor)
Monday, 14 July 2014
Assyrian NGO, Christian Solidarity International aiding Iraqis fleeing Mosul, Baghdede
(Assyrian International News Agency)
The fault is not Israel's
(Ben Stein, The American Spectator)
YOU can bring peace in the Middle East!
(Rebecca SIrbu / Rabbis Without Borders, My Jewish Learning)
How America can help to stop the war in Gaza
(Liel Leibovitz, Tablet: A New Read on Jewish Life)
Human trafficking to China
(Marcus Roberts, MercatorNet)
Church of England approves women bishops in historic vote
(Trevor Grundy and Fredrick Nzwili, Religion News Service)
Nigerian archbishop calls for government rescue of schoolgirls
(Elise Harris, Catholic News Agency)
Malala Yousafzai shows support for Nigerian girls abducted by Boko Haram
(Monica Mark, The Guardian)
Netanyahu finally speaks his mind
(David Horovitz, The Times of Israel)
Buddhists honor their deceased ancestors this week
(Mary Herndon, Religion News Service)
Women bishops * immigrants’ saint * Gaza escalates: Monday’s roundup
(Sarah Pulliam Bailey, Religion News Service)
Christian persecution in China intensifies as pastor sentenced to 12 years in 'miscarriage of justice'
(Brownie Marie, Christian Today)
Christians disappearing from Iraq, bishops lament
(Catholic News Agency)
Israeli-Hamas battle escalates; Palestinians flee Gaza airstrikes
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
Police attack Mennonite church gathering in Vietnam
(Luke Martin, Mennonite World Review)
The Dalai Lama calls for peace between Muslims and Buddhists in Myanmar and Sri Lanka
(Krista R. Burdine, World Religion News)
Iraqi Christian leaders appeal to Europe as nuns kidnapped
(Damaris Kremida, World Watch Monitor)
In Malaysia, Islam's legal advance divides families and nation
(Stuart Grudgings, Reuters)
Voodoo won't save Haiti, says cardinal
(Rashmee Roshan Lall, The Guardian)
Mandalay’s Chinese Muslims chilled by riots
(Thomas Fuller, The New York Times)
In divided Jerusalem, rail line for Arabs and Jews is among the fractures
(Jodi Rudoren, The New York Times)
Hollande urges Middle East diplomacy after pro-Palestinian protest in Paris
(Anne Penketh, The Guardian)
The eleven most active religious cults in China
(The China Story)
Hong Kong and Beijing: A fine line for religious leaders
(South China Morning Post)
The economic cost of demolishing houses of worship
(Brian J. Grim, the Weekly Number)
Sunday, 13 July 2014
Berlin protest against Israel’s Gaza op turns violent
(JTA)
Tunisian police shut down restaurants during Ramadan
(Sarra Hlaoui, Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East)
What, exactly, is Hamas trying to prove?
(Jeffrey Goldberg, The Alantic)
In advance of campaign, IDF sends evacuation warning to northern Gazans
(JTA)
Hamas tells Palestinian civilians to stay in homes in face of Israeli warnings
(JTA)
Rocket seriously injures Israeli teen in Ashkelon; dual citizens leave Gaza
(JTA)
Egyptians hoping Israel will destroy Hamas
(Khaled Abu Toameh, Gatestone Institute)
Nepal retracts permission for a Tibetan lama’s cremation
(Bhadra Sharma, The New York Times)
Report: Hamas, not Israel, rejected cease-fired
(Tova Dvorin, Arutz Sheva 7)
Paris synagogue firebombed in anti-Semitic attack
(JTA, Haaretz)
Wenzhou Christians protecting chapel cross face beatings; hundreds of Zhejiang chapel crosses are destroyed [Simplified Chinese]
(Ma Ping, Radio Free Asia)
Saturday, 12 July 2014
S.A.S. v. France: The European Court’s decision in light of human rights doctrine on restricting religious dress
(International Justice Resource Center)
The data of hate
(Seth Stephens-Davidowitz, The New York Times)
Erdogan: No normalizing of ties with Israel
(AP, Mint Press News)
Catholics, Jews and Muslims sign peace statement in Colombia
(Catholic News Agency)
Profile: Nigeria's Boko Haram
(Nachiket Khadkiwala & Saurabh Mishra, Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
Declaration of State of Islam ‘Caliphate’: Will discord among Indonesian jihadists breed violence? – Analysis
(V. Arianti and Robi Sugara, RSIS via Eurasia Review)
Indonesia: Joko vows to remain the same if voted in as president
(Andrea Wijaya, The Jakarta Globe)
Israel and Gaza: The atrocity – OpEd
(Uri Avnery, Eurasia Review)
Death toll passes 100 as Israel continues Gaza assault
(Ma'an News Agency)
CNN: Palestinians want to die – OpEd
(David Swanson, Eurasia Review)
World Council of Churches to divest from world's dirty fuels
(Jon Queally, Mint Press News)
Friday, 11 July 2014
A caliphate erupts amid the boiling hatreds of Sunnis and Shiites
(compiled by Darryl Levings, with information by Kimberly Winston of Religion News Service, Kansas City Star)
Ghana denies religion claims of asylum seekers in Brazil
(Pauline Bax, Bloomberg Businessweek)
Iraqi minorities victim of sectarian conflict
(Ali Mamouri, Al Monitor - The Pulse of the Middle East)
Israeli hospitals continue to treat sick Gazans despite missile attacks
(Judy Seigel-Itzkovich, The Jerusalem Post)
Taliban debate merits of Islamic State's caliphate announcement
(Saud Mehsud and Katharine Houreld, Reuters UK)
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