Law and Religion Headlines
Tuesday, 7 January 2014
Egypt's president visits Coptic pope to extend Christmas greeting
(Catholic News Service, Catholic Sentinel)
Pope Francis’ message to the nuns
(Mark Silk, RNS Blog: Spiritual Politics)
Morocco rounds up terror cell members
(Mohamed Saadouni, Magharebia)
A Christian rite with many meanings: A splash of sanctity
(B.C., The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Why Copts celebrate Christmas on 7 January
(Sherry El-Gergawi, Ahram Online)
As religious hostilities in Iraq escalate, the decline since 2007 may reverse
(Brian J. Grim, the Weekly Number)
U. of Haifa profs slam withholding honorary doctorate over politics
(JTA)
Frozen hearts * Frozen Congress * Gay marriage freeze: Tuesday’s Religion News Roundup
(Cathy Lynn Grossman, Religion News Service)
Judge: ‘Let’s burn the Jew’ not racism, even if you burn a Jew
(Lori Lowenthal Marcus, Jewish Press)
Monday, 6 January 2014
Iran: Revolutionary court sentenced a Christian convert to one year in prison
(Jeremy Reynalds, ASSIST News Service, CrossMap)
Islamic scholars in Pakistan push for hate speech ban
(Umar Farooq, The Christian Science Monitor)
Remaining Armenians pray for peace at Christmas in Damascus
(Editing by Oliver Holmes and Alister Doyle, Reuters)
Rohingya boat people trafficked in Thailand
(Human Rights Watch)
With Pakistan’s Hindu Dalits facing increasing violence, a need for reform
(Zia Ur Rehman, The Atlantic Post)
Indonesian Christian politician: remove religion from national ID cards
(CWN, Catholic Culture)
Kerry leaves Israel without framework agreement as West Bank housing plans published
(JTA)
U.S. and Iran face common enemies in Mideast strife
(Thomas Erdbrink, International New York Times Middle East)
Icy Epiphany * Everyone’s pope * Tweaking christening: Monday’s religion news roundup
(Sarah Pulliam Bailey, Religion News Service)
Religion, libraries and war: The acrid smell of burning books
(B.C., The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Insight: Fuelled by Syria war, al Qaeda bursts back to life in Iraq
(Suadad Al-Salhy, Reuters)
Pakistan: The religious hate campaign prevented the burial of a one-and-a-half year-old child
(Asian Human Rights Commission)
Hanoi: Buddhist leader detained, placed under house arrest
(AsiaNews.it)
Saudi government bans imams from preaching about politics
(AsiaNews.it)
Pope Francis to visit Holy Land in May
(BBC News)
Kazakhstan: Fines for "extremist" books
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
Little Sisters act * Kippah ban * Quelle quenelle?: Religious Freedom Recap: Dec. 30 – Jan. 6
(Brian Pellot, RNS Blog: On Freedom)
Sunday, 5 January 2014
Classmate assault was not anti-Semitism, Canadian judge rules
(JTA)
Vatican denies pope is open to recognition of gay civil unions
(Philip Pullella, Reuters)
Why President Bashar al-Assad's rule may endure
(Nicholas Blanford, The Christian Science Monitor)
As Cambodia erupts in protest, a stolen Buddhist relic ignites anger
(Joe Freeman, Religion Dispatches)
The Muslim Brotherhood, back in a fight to survive
(Kareen Fahim)
Bangalore: ‘Sacred groves at risk as faith erodes’
(Papiya Bhattacharya, The New Indian Express)
Wanita PBB appoints Muslim and Christian as joint chairmen of religious bureau
(The Malay Mail Online)
The day religious officers policed another faith in Malaysia
(Jennifer Gomez, The Malaysian Insider)
Iraq glides towards civil war – analysis
(Bernhard Schell, IDN - InDepthNews)
Canadian government to Catholic schools: Teach religion our way
(Bob Unruh, WND Education)
Premarital sex 'immoral', no religion permits it: Court
(The Times of India)
Raid was to enforce law, says Hasan
(New Straits Times)
Rational minds and tolerance will prevail
(The Star Online (Malaysia))
Saturday, 4 January 2014
Imprisoned Pakistani Catholic Asia Bibi writes to Pope Francis saying only God can free her
(Jeremy Reynalds / Assist News, CrossMap)
Malaysia: Christian group to member churches: Deny entry to Islamic authorities
(The Malay Mail Online)
Shot Copt dies on New Year’s Eve after hospital ‘negligence’
(World Watch Monitor)
Tunisia MPs reject Islam as main source of law
(Antoine Lambroschini, AFP, Yahoo! News)
Selangor response to Jais raid on church is pathetic, says Ambiga
(The Malay Mail Online)
Painful birth of Tunisia new constitution
(Middle East Online)
Tunisia's National Assembly approves constitutional provision making Islam country's religion
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Power vacuum in Middle East lifts militants
(Ben Hubbard, Robert F. Worth, Michael R. Gordon, International New York Times Middle East)
Friday, 3 January 2014
5 films that will make 2014 ‘the year of the Bible’
(Jonathan Merritt, RNS Blog: On Faith & Culture)
Political Islam: A movement in motion
(B.C., The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Violence in Central African Republic displaces nearly 1 million: U.N.
(Paul-Marin Ngoupana, Reuters)
After a year with Pope Francis
(Leah Libresco, Patheos Blog: Unequally Yoked)
Media ‘wrong’ to ignore Christians’ plight in Central African Republic
(World Watch Monitor)
Thursday, 2 January 2014
Ian Barbour: Leading scholar of science and religion passes away
(Karl Giberson, Ph.D, Huff Post Religion)
Is Egypt about to explode—again?
(Eric Trager, The Atlantic)
Israel obtains extradition of recalcitrant husband from U.S. using other charges as pretext
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Qaeda-aligned militants threaten key Iraqi cities
(Yasir Ghazi and Tim Arango, International New York Times Middle East)
Will Arabs have the courage to label Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist group?
(Khaled Abu Toameh, Gatestone Institute)
Women of Wall service quiet, but without Torah scroll
(JTA)
New Year twin * Contraception challenge * Jewish Reformation: Thursday’s Religion News Roundup
(Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service)
Malaysia's Islamic authorities seize Bibles as Allah row deepens
(Niluksi Koswanage, Reuters)
Wednesday, 1 January 2014
A Point of View: A long winter for Christians in the Middle East
(William Dalrymple, BBC News)
After defeat, India's gay rights movement sees new political path
(Shivam Vji, The Christian Science Monitor)
Al-Qaeda has killed over 900 medical workers in past 5 years
(Abu Bakr al-Yamani in Sanaa, Waleed Abu al-Khair in Cairo, Mohammed al-Qaisi in Baghdad, Al-Shorfa)
Are Jews a race or a religion? A genetic map helps – OpEd
(Rabbi Allen S. Maller, Eurasia Review)
Buddhism and biology: a not-so-odd couple
(David P. Barash, OUPblog Religion)
Documentary by Jacob Mchangama: "Collision! Free speech and religion"
(Free to Choose TV)
India group seeks action on 'mass conversion' of Aboriginals to Christianity
(Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post World)
Iran: Fifty Christians temporarily arrested; concern over the wellbeing of Rev. Vruir Avanessian
(Mohabat News)
Iran's war on religion
(Katrina Lantos Swett, Real Clear World)
Islamic charity officials gave millions to al-Qaeda, U.S. says
(Joby Warrick and Tik Root, The Washington Post)
Islamist students torch buildings at university in Cairo
(AFP, France 24 International News)
Israeli government pays salaries of 4 Reform rabbis
(JTA)
Kyrgyzstan court rules in favor of conscientious objectors
(Jehovah's Witnesses Newsroom)
Loyola Supreme Court case could jeopardize right to homeschool in Canada: HSLDA
(Patrick B. Craine, LifeSiteNews)
Report: 8 countries on UN Human Rights Council restrict religious freedom
(Brian Pellot, Religion News Service)
Saudi religious police warn against New Year’s celebrations
(AFP, Al Arabiya News Middle East)
Sierra Leone's first-ever Krio Bible makes impact
(Nina de Vries, Voice of America)
The Myth of the Shi’a Crescent: Does Iran truly have the ability to extend its reach into the Arab world?
(Laurence Louër, The Majalla)
The world’s Christian population – take our quiz
(Conrad Hackett, Pew Research Center: Fact-tank)
Sunni militants storm Iraq police stations to free prisoners
(Kamal Namaa, Reuters)
Tuesday, 31 December 2013
Russia suicide bombing: Is Doku Umarov the Kremlin's worst nightmare? (+video)
(Mike Eckel, The Christian Science Monitor)
Four Al Jazeera journalists detained in Egypt, accused of illegal ties to Muslim Brotherhood
(Erin Cunningham, The Washington Post)
Best Dressed Pope * Bad Book Covers * Muslim Informants : Tuesday’s Religion News Roundup
(Religion News Service)
Pakistan: Federal Shariat Court appoints first female judge
(Daily Times)
Edict of Milan, forever?
(John Weicher, Real Clear Religion)
Freedom of Religion or Belief & Blasphemy: Prisoners List (World Report 2013)
(Edited by Willy Fautré; Mark Barwick, David Gonsalves, Aaron Sessions & Alfiaz Vaiya, Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Monday, 30 December 2013
Egyptian presidential advisor: Brotherhood ideology a crime against society
(Ahmad Al-Ghamrawi, Asharq Al-Awsat)
U.N. Human Rights Council fails to protect religious freedom
(Brian Pellot, RNS Blog: On Freedom)
Religion photos of 2013 capture the year's most powerful moments
(Huff Post Religion)
New transformational Roman Catholic pontiff voted winner in survey of Top 10 Religion News Stories of the Year
(Religion Newswriters Association)
The year's most popular blogs: Global Religious Futures, TEDx Talk & 10 Facts About Muslims
(Brian J. Grim, the Weekly Number)
Peres: Impossible to separate religion and state in Israel
(David Lev, Arutz Sheva 7)
Sunday, 29 December 2013
2 persons sentenced to death in Pakistan for blasphemy
(Press Trust of India, Business Standard)
Woman charged with blasphemy out of revenge for refusing arranged marriage
(Kathryn Schroeder, Opposing Views)
Saturday, 28 December 2013
Best of religion blogs 2013: Words that inspired, surprised, and moved us this year
(Huff Post Religion)
Israel pushes to recruit Arab Christians into its army
(AP Wire Service, Tulsa World)
Still out there and growing — al Qaeda on the rebound, experts say
(Ashley Fantz, CNN)
Friday, 27 December 2013
‘Church for people who aren’t into church’: Protestant mega-congregations packing the pews in Canada
(Tristin Hopper, National Post)
How to defend Quebec’s secularism charter
(Sigal Samuel, The Jewish Daily Forward)
Islamic reformism: Definition and prospects
(Shireen T. Hunter, Georgetown Journal of International Affairs)
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