Law and Religion Headlines
Monday, 2 June 2014
Pakistan's slow but steady progress on ending child marriage
(Mohammad Zia-ur-Rahman, The Guardian)
Evolution to be taught in Israel middle schools for first time; ultra-Orthodox group calls decision a 'mistake'
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
Egypt court calls Islamists sentenced to die 'demons'
(AFP)
Israel surrogate law a victory for gay rights
(Mazal Mualem, trans. Danny Wool, Al Monitor)
Israel’s newest cyberwarriors: ultra-Orthodox Jews
(Christa Case Bryant, The Christian Science Monitor)
Nearly 800 killed in Iraq’s bloodiest month this year: U.N.
(Reuters)
South Korean missionary sentenced to life in prison for forming underground churches
(Carrie Dedrick, Christian Headlines)
South Korean missionary who founded church in North Korea sentenced to life in prison
(Brownie Marie, Christian Today)
South Korea urges release of its missionary sentenced to life in North Korea
(Reuters)
Netanyahu urges world not to recognise Palestinian unity government
(Jeffrey Heller, Reuters)
Taliban leader says release of five Guantanamo Bay prisoners a 'great victory'
(Carrie Dedrick, Christian Headlines)
Nigeria bomb kills at least 14 at northeast football TV showing
(Lanre Ola and Imma Ande, Reuters)
U.S. Embassy warns of terror threat against Christians in Uganda
(Ruth Kramer, Mission Network News)
Sunday, 1 June 2014
Four-in-Ten Pakistanis say honor killing of women can be at least sometimes justified
(Neha Sahgal and Tim Townsend, Pew Research Center: Fact-tank)
Iran: 35 Gonabadi Dervishes sentenced to a total of 85 years of discretionary imprisonment
(Majzooban Noor)
Iran: Rohani responds to critical Imams
(Radio Zamaneh)
Why Ayatollah Khamenei is pessimistic about relations with the United States
(Seyed Hossein Mousavian & Shahir Shahidsaless, Iran Review)
Police arrest suspect in Belgium Jewish Museum killings
(Samantha Murphy Kelly, Mashable US & World)
Saturday, 31 May 2014
Canada on verge of banning Christians from professional life
(Lea Singh, Front Page)
Christian leaders may return to Nicaea: What does it mean?
(Emma Green, The Atlantic)
Husband of condemned Sudanese woman reiterates commitment
(Catholic News Agency)
Meriam Ibrahim: Sudan 'to free' death row woman
(BBC News Africa)
Sudanese death sentence woman to be freed soon: government official
(Khalid Abdel Aziz and Yasmine Saleh, Reuters)
Muslims march in Central African Republic capital, call for evacuation
(Serge Leger Kokpakpa, Reuters)
Ahead of the World Cup, Brazil’s churches work to protect children from sex abuse
(Janet Tappin Coelho, Religion News Service)
Top South African judges speak at law and religion conference
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Emeritus Justice Albie Sachs: Law and Religion in Africa Conference Keynote 1
(Stellenbosch University, YouTube VIDEO)
Chief Justice, Mogoeng Mogoeng: Law and Religion in Africa Conference Keynote 2
(Stellenbosch University, You Tube VIDEO)
Law and religion needed to address social ills – Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng
(Alec Basson, Stellenbosch University)
South Africa's top judge stirs debate urging infusion of law, religion to fight crime
(Peter Kenney, Ecumenical News)
Mogoeng: Why law, religion should mix
(Murray Williams, IOL News)
Meriam Ibrahim 'to be freed' from death row in Sudan
(The Guardian)
South Korean missionary sentenced to life of hard labour by North Korea
(The Guardian)
Pyongyang, South Korean Baptist missionary sentenced to hard labor for life
(Joseph Yun Li-sun, AsiaNews.it)
Meriam Yehya Ibrahim death sentence for apostasy 'barbaric', says David Cameron
(Cath Martin, Christian Today)
"Silsilah": 30 Years of Christian-Muslim relations founded in spirituality
(AsiaNews.it)
Instilling religious values in politics must for peace
(Harun Yahya, Arab News)
Why Egyptians back El-Sissi
(Sarah Eltantawi, Arab News)
China, the easing of the "one child law" means over 2 million more newborns per year
(AsiaNews.it)
Friday, 30 May 2014
A New Council of Nicea? Pope and Patriarch to Meet in Ancient City in 2025
(Aleteia)
Government losing control over veiling, says Khamenei adviser
(Arash Karami, Al Monitor)
Hamas will keep limited force in unity government
(Shlomi Eldar, trans. Ruti Sinai, Al Monitor)
Memorandum given to PM Modi by Indian Americans
(Indian Christian Activist Network)
New foundation promotes religious freedom as good for business
(Matthew Brown, Deseret News National Edition)
Will Netanyahu recognize new Palestinian government?
(Ben Caspit, trans. Simon Pompon, Al Monitor)
Renewed fighting in Mali revives Christian anxieties
(World Watch Monitor)
Thailand coup leader: No elections for at least one year
(Renee Lewis, Al Jazeera America)
Deportation reprieve for Nigerians amid female genital mutilation fears
(Kevin Rawlinson, The Guardian)
China should stop forced abortion and gendercide for Children's Day June 1
(Reggie Littlejohn, Christian News Wire)
Youths pillage mosque in Central African Republic protest over church attack
(Serge Leger Kokpakpa, Reuters)
In Buddhist-majority Myanmar, Muslim minority gets pushed to the margins
(Anthony Kuhn, NPR)
Malaysia Muslim groups call for boycott of Cadbury, Mondelez foods after pork traces
(Trinna Leong, Reuters)
After the Brussels shooting, should Israel revamp its policy of targeted killings?
(Liel Leibovitz, Tablet)
Africa’s Islamic extremist groups are on the rise
(Fredrick Nzwili, Religion News Service)
Israeli and Palestinian presidents to meet at Vatican on June 8
(Philip Pullella, Reuters)
Gender beyond the binary: implications for marriage
(Barend Vlaardingerbroek, MercatorNet)
Pope Francis, the Holocaust, and abortion
(Sheila Liaugminas, MercatorNet)
Church-State clash in China coalesces around a toppled spire
(Ian Johnson, The New York Times)
Meriam Ibrahim remains firm in faith, husband says
(Carrie Dedrick, Christian Headlines)
Burma: Drop draft religion law, says HRW
(Eurasia Review)
Christians in Canada seeking licensure face challenges
(Russ Jones, Christian Headlines)
Tensions high in CAR after church and mosque attacked
(Illia Djadi, World Watch Monitor)
Christian militants drive out Muslims in Central African Republic 'ethnic cleansing'
(Carrie Dedrick, Christian Headlines)
Unrelated men, women can’t have online chat: Scholar
(Arab News)
Shia scholars translate the Catechism of the Catholic Church in Persian
(Bernardo Cervellera, AsiaNews.it)
Nepal, Hindus to government: Give the land to the Christians to bury their dead
(Christopher Sharma, AsiaNews.it)
Fatwa against honor killings declared by Pakistan Ulema Council of Muslim leaders
(Yasmine Hafiz, Huffington Post)
Pakistani civil society groups call for justice against blasphemy and stoning
(AsiaNews.it)
Starvation as the new "death with dignity"
(Wesley J. Smith, First Things)
Yogyakarta, Islamic extremists attack a group of Catholics gathered in prayer
(AsiaNews.it)
Thursday, 29 May 2014
Israel should take Prince Turki's offer on Arab Peace Initiative
(Akiva Eldar, Al Monitor)
Jihadists returning from Syria pose threat to Morocco
(Jules Crétois and Mohammed Boudarham; trans. Joelle El-Khoury, Al Monitor)
Putin’s Muslim family values
(Paul J. Saunders, Al Monitor)
Religious freedom linked to economic growth, finds global study
(Brian J. Grim, Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
Vatican: Israel, Palestinian peace prayer June 8
(Associated Press, The Washington Post)
Muslim group sues Canadian prime minister for defamation
(Omar Sacirbey, Religion News Service)
In Iran dealings, the fantasy of a grand bargain persists--but it's actually just a bad deal
(Lee Smith, Tablet: A New Read on Jewish Life)
Mass hospitalizations as hunger strike spreads in Israeli prisons
(Sarah Lazare, Mint Press News)
Israel stokes sectarianism between Palestinian Christians and Muslims
(Patrick O. Strickland, Mint Press News)
Kazakhstan: Drink vodka – yes, watch football – yes, praying – no
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
Pray for the girls of Nigeria
(Aleteia)
Pakistan PM: honor killing of pregnant woman was ‘unacceptable’
(Katharine Houreld and Shafair Raja, Reuters)
Muslim groups call for boycott of Cadbury after pork is found in chocolate
(Trinna Leong, Reuters)
Welcoming the Pope with lies about Israel’s Christians
(Evelyn Gordon, Commentary Magazine)
Pope Francis breaks tradition during trip to the Middle East
(Krista R. Burdine, World Religion News)
Desperation haunts Syrian civil war's widows
(Rob Kerby, Christian Headlines)
Boko Haram attacks leave over 90 Nigerians dead in Borno and Yobe States
(Brownie Marie, Christian Today)
30 Christians shot dead inside church by Muslim rebels in Central African Republic attack
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
Christian school principal fights off criticism after school turns away Muslim teachers
(Morgan Lee, The Christian Post)
KSA: Don’t misuse freedom of expression to attack divine religions
(Arab News)
41,000 to benefit from low-cost Haj
(P.K. Abdul Ghafour, Arab News)
Egypt, polls closed in presidential vote: Al- Sisi heads for victory
(AsiaNews.it)
Tiananmen psychosis: At least 50 people missing, detained, interrogated
(Wang Zhicheng, AsiaNews.it)
Nigeria's president orders full scale offensive on Boko Haram
(Tim Cocks, Reuters)
Pakistan Prime Minister orders action for stoning pregnant woman
(Carrie Dedrick, Christian Headlines)
Anhui bans coffins and burials, driving seniors to commit suicide
(AsiaNews.it)
Christians in Eritrea face prison and persecution
(Russ Jones, Christian Headlines)
Wednesday, 28 May 2014
Anglican leader says minorities in Pakistan 'under siege'
(Katharine Houreld, Reuters)
As Boko Haram violence continues, Christians and Muslims talk peace
(Illia Djadi, World Watch Monitor)
El-Sisi likely to win Egypt election, but questions about mandate remain
(Jacob Poushter, Pew Research Center: Fact-tank)
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