Law and Religion Headlines
Wednesday, 26 February 2014
Moroccan Salafist imam receives light sentence
(Mohamed Saadouni, Magharebia)
Bombs target church, restaurant in Zanzibar
(Dar Es Salaam, Reuters)
Death toll doubles in Nigerian militant attack on school
(The Journal of Turkish Weekly)
Does the Bible prohibit providing services for same-sex weddings? Theologians weigh in.
(Jonathan Merritt, RNS Blog: On Faith & Culture)
Rights group blasts Myranmar over Rohingya policies
(Robin McDowell, Associated Press)
China condemned for charging Uighur academic Ilham Tohti with separatism
(Agence France-Presse, The Guardian)
Benedict rejects rumors on why he resigned as “simply absurd”
(David Gibson, Religion News Service)
Riots hit Jerusalem holy site
(Joshua Mitnick, Wall Street Journal)
Map: Countries where homosexuality is a crime
(CBC News)
Kerry to Uganda: Repeal anti-gay law — or else
(Julian Pecquet, The Hill)
Tuesday, 25 February 2014
Egypt names Ibrahim Mahlab as new prime minister
(Patrick Kingsley, The Guardian)
The real agenda behind the push for "Islamophobia"
(Raheel Raza, Gatestone Institute)
In Ukraine, both sides exploit Jewish history
(David Firestone, The New York Times: Taking Note)
Rights group: Burma government ‘systematically persecuting’ Rohingya
(Mark Inkey, Asian Correspondent)
Knesset panel agrees to extend stays of young Diaspora Jews
(JTA)
Benghazi terrorists slaughter Egyptian civilians
(Asmaa Elourfi, Magharebia)
Islamist militants blamed for deadly college attack in Nigeria
(Adam Nossiter, New York Times)
Israel and the 'Boycott, Divest, Sanction' bandwagon
(Judy Bachrach, World Affairs Journal: O Contraire)
Yogyakarta: University suspends controversial regulation limiting religious freedom
(Mathias Hariyadi, AsiaNews.it)
WCC general secretary conveys message of “justice and peace” in Iran
(World Council of Churches)
Rohingya crisis: Burma government implicated in ‘Crimes against Humanity’
(Democratic Voice of Burma, Democratic Voice of Burma)
Nigerian Islamists kill 29 pupils in boarding school attack
(Reporting by Joe Hemba; Writing by Tim Cocks; Editing by Larry King, Reuters)
Call for investigation after churches bombed in Zanzibar
(Christian Today - World)
Uganda's President Museveni signs controversial anti-gay bill into law
(Faith Karimi and Nick Thompson, CNN)
Ugandan newspaper prints list of '200 top' gays
(Rodney Muhumuza, Associated Press, The Big Story)
Sunni anger in Lebanon against army grows
(Diaa Hadid, Associated Press, The Big Story)
Nepal Prime Minister Koirala expands Cabinet
(DPA, The Hindu)
Pope revolutionizes Vatican by opening finances to scrutiny
(Reuters, Newsweek)
Martin Luther, music, and the Seven Liberal Arts
(Andreas Lowe, OUPblog Religion)
Israeli police enter holy site to disperse clash
(Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press)
Kyrgyzstan: Who can be a conscientious objector?
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
The Vicar of Baghdad
(Timothy George, First Things: Religion and Public Life)
EVENT, 25 February 2014: Is International Religious Freedom Policy Becoming Respectable?
(Andrew Bennett and Katrina Lantos Swett, The Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs)
Dialogue and disagreement: Are Muslims and Christians really speaking about the same God?
(Angelo M. Codevilla, MercatorNet)
Palestinian youths riot at Temple Mount, three arrested
(JTA)
How Philistine became a dirty word
(Caitlin Yoshiko Kandil, Moment: Jewish Politics, Culture, Religion)
Unstable neighborhood: Terrorist groups encircle Israel
(Yaakov Lappin, Gatestone Institute)
Fascism, Russia, and Ukraine
(Timothy Snyder, The New York Review of Books)
Monday, 24 February 2014
Al-Qaeda affiliates in Syria wrangle over money, power and oil
(Rachid Najm, Central Asia Online)
Live Blog: Crisis in Ukraine
(Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)
Catholic bishops in Alberta, NWT latest to apologize for residential schools
(The Canadian Press, CTV News)
Quebec: Fact-checking claims of “well regulated euthanasia"
(Margaret Somerville, MercatorNet)
The protection of the Church: Why Catholic priests are protecting Muslims in CAR
(William Saletan, Slate)
Muslims seek refuge in C. African Republic church
(Associated Press, The Washington Post)
Algeria commits to mosque neutrality
(Walid Ramzi, Magharebia)
Indian fundamentalist leader calls for an "immediate" stop to conversions . . . except to Hinduism
(Nirmala Carvalho, AsiaNews.it)
Presbyterian stances causing tension with Jews
(Peter Smith, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Ugandan president signs antigay law
(Alan Cowell, The New York Times)
Pope Francis overhauls Vatican finances, names Australian cardinal as comptroller
(David Gibson, Religion News Service)
A seat at the table (women in Judaism)
(Corinne Berzon, The Times of Israel)
Sunday, 23 February 2014
Hindu fundamentalists vs. Hinduism: Column
(Stephen Prothero, USA Today)
Israel and Palestinian territories hit 6-year high in religious hostilities: Can innovative businesses reverse the trend?
(Brian J. Grim, the Weekly Number)
Leading from behind in Syria – OpEd
(Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times)
Reports of first church in Saudi Arabia are false, says Coptic Orthodox Church
(Christian Today - World)
Saturday, 22 February 2014
Chinese touchiness
(Paul R. Pillar, The National Interest)
Pope Francis and the future of charismatic Christianity
(Dale M. Coulter, First Things)
Scandals and corruption, Yoido mega-church pastor sentenced
(AsiaNews.it)
Excerpt: Thomas Friedman’s ‘From Beirut to Jerusalem’
(George Stephanopoulos, ABC News)
In Yemen, a woman's life entangled with Al-Qaida
(Hamza Hendawi, Associated Press)
Israeli demand sparks 'Jewish state' debate
(Dan Perry, Associated Press)
WhatsApp, scourge of ultra-Orthodox Jewish communities
(Alexis C. Madrigal, The Atlantic)
Why South Australian missionary John Short is locked up in North Korea
(Craig Cook, The Telegraph)
Friday, 21 February 2014
Presbyterians and Israel: What heresy does and doesn't mean
(B.C., The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
America's global retreat
(Niall Ferguson, The Wall Street Journal)
Hundreds of Anne Frank books vandalized in Japan
(Martin Fackler, New York Times)
Myanmar’s religious violence: A Buddhist ‘siege mentality’ at work
(Kyaw San Wai, S.Rajaratnam School of International Studies)
Myanmar: Three years of "discipline-flourishing-democracy"
(C. S. Kuppuswamy, South Asia Analysis Group)
Morocco to train Tunisia, Libya imams
(Mohammed Saadouni, Magharebia)
Tunisia to tighten niqab controls
(Monia Ghanmi, Magharebia)
Sudanese authorities demolish church building in anti-Christian campaign
(Assyrian International News Agency)
Nigeria: South-west Muslims absolve Aregbesola of blame in Osun school crisis
(Ademola Babalola, This Day Live)
South Sudanese churches ask warring parties to end conflict and build peace
(World Council of Churches)
Nigeria: 'Hijab - a fundamental human right of female Muslims'
(Daily Trust (Nigeria))
Tattoos reign in Israel -- Jewish law or no
(Yardena Schwartz, The Jewish Daily Forward)
Pope Francis calls for flexibility, patience as he opens talks on church teaching
(David Gibson, Religion News Service)
Canada: Catholic Church withholding millions from victims, alleges government
(Connie Walker, CBC News)
The vicious schism between Sunni and Shia has been poisoning Islam for 1,400 years - and it's getting worse
(Paul Vallely, The Independent)
Redevelopment of Mecca: Bulldozers bear down on site of Mohamed’s birth
(David Usborne, The Independent)
South Sumatra, hundreds of Islamists block the construction of a Protestant church
(Mathias Hariyadi, AsiaNews.it)
Tajik Islamists file lawsuit against special services, state-run television
(Interfax-Religion)
Thursday, 20 February 2014
Crucifixion in Kiev
(Tim Kelleher, Real Clear Religion)
Gallup poll reveals shift in perception of conscientious objection in South Korea
(J. R. Brown, Jehovah's Witness)
Islamic extremist using intimidation tactics in Shahbaz Bhatti murder case
(ASSIST News Service, Christian Today - World)
WEA-RLC research and analysis report: Religious restrictions likely to worsen in Tajikistan
(CrossMap)
Why religious Judaism is tied to nationalism
(Liel Leibovitz, Tablet: A New Read on Jewish Life)
UAE fatwa committee: One-way trip to Mars prohibited in Islam
(Ahmed Shaaban, Khaleej Times)
Gov. Shettima says Izge attack not targeted any religious group
(Augustine Aminu, Daily Times)
Zimbabwe: People at the mercy of false prophets
(Lovemore Meya, The Herald)
UN's Pillay warns CAR sectarian violence getting worse
(Voice of America)
Algerian Islamists boycott presidential election
(Fidet Mansour, Magharebia)
Vatican admits infighting in financial watchdog
(Nicole Winfield, Associated Press via boston.com)
Meet Canada’s defender of the faiths
(Olivia Ward, The Star (Canada))
EVENT, 20-22 February 2011: Workshop KCL Patterns of Argumentation in Late Antique and Early Islamic Interreligious Debates
(Contact: Barbara Roggema ([email protected]), King's College London)
Pakistan urged to release British man sentenced to death for blasphemy
(The Guardian)
War-torn churches shelter Muslims in Central African Republic
(Fredrick Nzwili, Religion News Service)
Religion and the Ukrainian protests
(Eva- Maria Ghelardi, The Tower (Catholic University of America))
How Ukraine's crisis went from compromise to carnage overnight
(Charles Recknagel, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, The Atlantic)
Ukraine's day of infamy
(Alexander J. Motyl, World Affairs Journal)
Is Ukraine the Cold War’s final episode?
(George Will, The Washington Post)
Zulu false dawn: Shembe faithful swap leopardskin for faux fur
(Agence France-Presse, The Guardian)
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