Law and Religion Headlines
Friday, 27 December 2013
LDS Church shares resources on freedom of religion
(Bishop Tom Fox, Baxter Bulletin)
Nazila Ghanea: Iran’s Charter of Citizens’ Rights could worsen religious freedom in the country
(Brian Pellot, RNS Blog: On Freedom)
Pope Francis craze may be idolatry, says Catholic writer Elizabeth Scalia
(Jonathan Merritt, RNS Blog: On Faith & Culture)
Rare portrayal of Muhammad’s youth in upcoming Iranian film
(Tehran Bureau Correspondent, The Guardian)
Thursday, 26 December 2013
Can Muslim lands learn to tolerate Christianity?
(Michael Gerson, The Washington Post)
What Francis can do on anti-Christian persecution
(John L. Allen Jr., National Catholic Reporter)
Japan's Abe visits shrine for war dead, China, South Korea angered
(Antoni Slodkowski and Linda Sieg, Reuters)
Egypt’s military-backed government declares Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organization
(Erin Cunningham, The Washington Post)
Somalia bans Christmas celebrations
(Ghana Web)
Egyptian police raid al-Azhar University in Cairo
(Press TV)
Tuesday, 24 December 2013
Central African Christmas * Ohio Makes 19? * Muslim Yuletide : Tuesday’s Religion News Roundup
(Laruen Markoe, Religion News Service)
Giving birth to God: A wonder beyond gender?
(B.C., The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Political fight in South Sudan targets civilians
(Nicholas Kulish, International New York Times)
Monday, 23 December 2013
Francis, peace and poverty: Another papal challenge
(B.C., The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Mary and feminism: Sexing divinity
(B.C., The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Merry holidays! * Quack attack * Shariah law in London: Religious Freedom Recap: Dec. 16 – 23
(Brian Pellot, RNS Blog: On Freedom)
Sunday, 22 December 2013
At Trinity Western, how to decide when rights collide
(Editorial, The Globe and Mail)
Friday, 20 December 2013
Law societies must show more courage on Trinity Western application
(Elaine Craig, The Globe and Mail)
Trinity Western’s law-school bid gets provincial approval despite same-sex intimacy ban
(Andrew Woo and James Bradshaw, The Globe and Mail)
Violenceagainst Copts in Egypt
(Jason Brownlee, Jadaliyya)
Why global interfaith movements matter
(Katherine Marshall, Georgetown Journal of International Affairs)
Canada's Supreme Court strikes down country's laws restricting activities relating to prostitution
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Remembering Joseph at Christmastime
(Peter Leithart, First Things: On the Square)
Canada wants U.N. official ousted over ‘Palestinian holocaust’ comment
(JTA)
Israel's Supreme Court issues temporary stay of Rabbinical Court's order requiring boy's circumcision
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Why Sunnis fear Shiites
(Hillel Fradkin & Lewis Libby, Commentary Magazine)
Blasphemy: Information Sacrificed on Altars of Religion
(Investigation by Benoît Hervieu - December 2013, Reporters Without Borders)
Journalists face ‘religious straitjackets’ in half of all countries
(Brian Pellot, RNS Blog: On Freedom)
Polygamy priest * Marxist pope * Offensive Satanists: Friday’s Religion News Roundup
(Kevin Eckstrom, Religion News Service)
Turkmenistan: "Singing about God here is banned"
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
Turkmenistan: New prisoner of conscience, prisoners "set up" not to be amnestied
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
Latest Analysis & Commentary
(Gatestone Institute)
Thursday, 19 December 2013
Uzbekistan: Ten fines in Tashkent Region, more elsewhere
(Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18 News Service)
Wednesday, 18 December 2013
Canada: Evangelical Christian university gets preliminary approval for law school
(Katie Hyslop, The Tyee)
Federation of Law Societies of Canada grants preliminary approval of Trinity Western University's proposed law program
(Press Release)
Iraqi Archbishop calls on West to ‘open eyes’ to Christians’ Middle East exodus
(World Watch Monitor)
Israelophobia
(Fiamma Niernstein, Gatestone Institute)
Law school that bans gay ‘sexual intimacy’ clears hurdle
(James Bradshaw, The Globe and Mail)
Tuesday, 17 December 2013
At Jerusalem's ground zero of Arab-Israeli conflict, calls mount to end ban on Jewish worship
(Associated Press, Fox News)
Nigeria: Women protest against forced marriage to deities
(BBC News)
Libya debates Sharia
(Essam Mohamed, Magharebia)
Arrested in Islamic Pakistan for reading the Koran: Ahmadi sect under siege
(Katharine Houreld, Reuters)
Monday, 16 December 2013
At Mandela funeral, Abbas says he opposes boycott of Israel
(Daoud Kuttab, Al-Monitor)
China's illegal detention of Christian pastor
(Mark Stone, Sky News)
Christmas draws near
(R.R. Reno, First Things: On the Square)
Japan Buddhists launch Monks Without Borders
(Danielle Demetriou, The Telegraph)
U.S. religion news journalists choose Top Ten religion news stories of 2014
(Tom Heneghan, Reuters FaithWorld)
Pakistani Christian on blasphemy charge speaks out from jail
(World Watch Monitor)
Freedoms for Saudi university girls end at gates
(Aya Batrawy | The Associated Press, The Salt Lake Tribune)
Israel, Lebanon move to ease tensions
(Josef Federman, Associated Press, KSL.com - World)
Was 2013 a missed opportunity?
(Dr. John Graz, International Religious Liberty Association)
No tolerance without Christianity
(Ken Starr, USA Today)
Baghdad, the local government erects a Christmas tree to show solidarity with Christians
(AsiaNews.it)
Ancient Mumbai crucifix desecrated. Card Gracias : A wound for the entire population
(Nirmala Carvalho, AsiaNews.it)
38 arrested in Tanzania for female genital mutilation: Mayor
(Ahram Online)
Uzbekistan: Amnesty for jailed Koran verses and sermon "smuggler"?
(Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18 News Service)
Three things to know about global Christians as Christmas approaches
(Brian J. Grim, the Weekly Number)
Polygamy legality * O’Toole Spirituality * Obama’s Christmas: Monday’s Religion News Roundup
(Sarah Pulliam Bailey, Religion News Service)
Non-belief as a moral obligation
(Michael Ruse, OUPblog)
Sunday, 15 December 2013
Egyptian Christians bridle at prison terms for Copts only in fatal clash
(David D. Kirkpatrick, International New York Times)
Saturday, 14 December 2013
Study of Mysticism in Chinese Buddhist monks and nuns
(Zhuo Chen, University of Oregon, The Association of Religion Data Archives (ARDA))
Nigerian lawyer defends human rights of women in West Africa
(Matthew Brown, Deseret News National Edition)
What we will all lose if Christians flee the Middle East
(Guest Contributor, Reuters FaithWorld)
An interview with Dan W. Clanton, Jr.
(Oxford Biblical Studies Online)
Friday, 13 December 2013
Egyptian convert arrested for ‘inciting sectarian strife’
(World Watch Monitor)
Three pastors among dead in Central African Republic
(World Watch Monitor)
Court shoots down short-lived same-sex marriage law in Canberra, Australia
(Jethro Mullen, CNN)
Australia same-sex marriage ruling
(High Court of Australia)
Going on retreat to Middle-earth
(Brian Attebery, OUPblog)
Indonesia: Society against the government over religion on ID papers
(Mathias Hariyadi, AsiaNews.it)
Thursday, 12 December 2013
Africa is plagued with tribalism and religious intolerance - Kufuor
(GhanaWeb, GhanaWeb)
Delhi Archbishop courts arrest at Jantar Mantar, demands reservation for Christian Dalits
(India TV)
Ex-army chief Halutz: Israel prefers Assad over Islamists in Syria
(Herb Keinon, The Jerusalem Post)
Moderator expresses concern about cases of corruption
(BusinessGhana, BusinessGhana)
Human Rights Watch World Report 2013
Person of the year: Pope Francis, the people's Pope
(Time Magazine)
In the land of the holy cow, Hindu fury over India’s beef exports
(Joy Winterbottom, Meenakshi Sharma, Reuters)
Fighting religious hatred while protecting free speech
(Elizabeth Cassidy, Georgetown Journal of International Affairs)
African animist funeral customs and military pomp for Mandela burial on Sunday
(Xola Potelwa, Reuters FaithWorld)
India: Separate politics from religion
(Tufail Ahmad, The New Indian Express)
Pakistan: Federal court calls for mandatory death sentence for blasphemy
(Cross Rhythms)
In Tel Aviv, Israel’s ‘sin city,’ an unexpected religious revival takes root
(Suzanne Selengut, Tablet: A New Read on Jewish Life)
Nigeria largely ignores sectarian violence, Human Rights Watch report says
(Joe Brock, Reuters)
Christian and Muslim Dalits beaten in New Delhi protest
(Vishal Arora, Religion News Service)
India: Would Modi save India or wreck it?
(The Economist)
Narendra Modi: A man of some of the people
(The Economist)
Religious leaders seek calm in tense Central African Republic
(Emmanuel Braun, Reuters)
Wednesday, 11 December 2013
Pope Francis’ big year
(Michael Lipka, Pew Research Center: Fact-tank)
Fighting in Central African Republic is not about religion, archbishop says
(Fredrick Nzwili, Religion News Service)
Who is Pope Francis?
(Alyssa Bender, OUPblog)
India’s top court restores law banning gay sex
(Nirmala George, Associated Press, The Salt Lake Tribune)
OIC blames free speech for "Islamophobia" in West
(Soeren Kern, Gatestone Institute)
Pakistan mob kills one over alleged desecration of Koran
(Ahram Online)
Malaysia's 'Allah' ruling widely criticised
(Matt K. George, World Watch Monitor, Christian Today - World)
Tuesday, 10 December 2013
After two weeks, Lev Tahor judgment still hasn’t been executed
(Jason Magder, The Montreal Gazette)
Congressional Testimony: USCIRF Commissioner Dr. M. Zuhdi Jasser testifies before House Foreign Affairs Joint Subcommittee Hearing - "Human Rights Abuses in Egypt," December 10, 2013
(United States Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Human Rights Day: Still pursuing religious freedom
(Mary Ann Glendon, Reuters: The Great Debate)
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