Law and Religion Headlines
Monday, 11 November 2013
A ‘mega-church’ where God is unwelcome; atheists unite at Sunday Assemblies across US, globe
(Associated Press, The Washington Post – On Faith)
Sunday, 10 November 2013
Israeli law could land rabbis in jail for flouting Chief Rabbinate
(Ben Sales, JTA)
No gay residents in Beit Shemesh, haredi Orthodox mayor says
(JTA)
No ban on gov’t officials traveling to Israel, South African Cabinet says
(JTA)
Iranian prison transfer endangers pastor's life, supporters warn
(Catholic News Agency)
Egypt Muslim Brotherhood leaders to face trial early next month
(Al Bawaba)
IGE’S Center for Women of Faith & Leadership co-sponsors “Women & Human Rights in Israel-Palestine”
(Institute for Global Engagement)
Loyola case a battle over religious freedom
(Michael Swan, The Catholic Register)
Jews and Muslims speak out against controversial Quebec bill
(Dalit Halevi and Elad Benari, Arutz Sheva 7)
God's coming phase change: Can the rising generation get religion right?
(Clay Farris Naff, Huff Post Religion)
India: Religious heads meet for peace
(DNA)
Egypt's Tamarod, liberal forces team up to counter Islamist parties
(World Bulletin)
‘Delhi doesn’t vote on caste, religion. It votes for good governance’
(Sanja Kaw, Deccan Chronicle)
Rabbi Sacks in Israel to promote idea of compatibility of science and religion
(Jeremy Sharon, The Jerusalem Post)
India: Blind beliefs in all religions to be brought under bill
(The Hindu)
Sikhs celebrate 544th birth anniversary of religion's founder
(Danny Pata, GMA News)
Saturday, 9 November 2013
Israeli attorney suggests common-law marriage as an act of civil disobedience
(Irit Rosenblum, The Daily Beast: Open Zion)
Tunisia terror plans 'began in 2011', expert says
(Jamel Arfaoui, Magharebia)
Book released on Rumi’s view of unity of religions
(Mohmoud Shalouei, Ahlul Bayt News Agency)
Pakistan-Kuwait relations close, cordial: ‘Ties rooted in religion and history'
(Arab Times)
EU court says gays facing persecution may have grounds for asylum
(Robyn Dixon, Los Angeles Times)
Hindus urge withdrawal of Ganesh-Lakshmi Australian beer
(Eurasia Review)
Column: The global persecution of Christians
(Elizabeth Eisenstadt-Evans, Lancaster Online)
Malaysia: Hu slams Karpal over call to deregister religion-based parties
(Syed Azhar and Ian McIntyre, The Star Online)
Quebec should protect religious minorities
(Ashu Solo, Countercurrents)
The Judaization of Israel – OpEd
(Uri Avnery, Eurasia Review)
Pakistan: Zardari urges people to resist those exploiting religion
(The News - International)
The Islamic world: Religion, philosophy, politics and history
(Abdallah Zbir, Morocco World News)
Friday, 8 November 2013
The blessings of religious liberty
(Nathan Gill, Ethika Politka)
Billy Graham @ 95 * Atheists (heart) Francis * Fallen patriarch : Friday’s Religion News Roundup
(Kevin Eckstrom, Religion News Service)
Pakistan: Unauthorized exploitation of religion
(Malik Tariq Ali, The Nation)
As Nigeria battles Islamist Boko Haram, an imam and pastor spread tolerance
(Dave Joseph, The Christian Science Monitor)
Indonesia's tolerant take on Islam
(Erich Follath, Spiegel Online International)
Jesus Feminists and the women of the holiness-pentecostal movement
(Dale M. Coulter, First Things: First Thoughts)
Message of the WCC Assembly: “We intend to move together”
(World Council of Churches)
First woman and African moderator elected to the WCC Central Committee
(World Council of Churches)
Women face violations because of religion and their sex - UN expert
(Ghana Mission, Modern Ghana)
The end of Protestantism
(Peter J. Leithart, First Things: On the Square)
U.S., Israel lose voting rights at UNESCO over Palestine row
(reporting by Alexandria Sage and Marine Pennetier; editing by Mark John and Mark Trevelyan, Reuters)
Delete column on religion in visa applications for tourists, says Planning Commission
(Kartikeya Sharma, India Today)
Thursday, 7 November 2013
Astronaut Chris Hadfield learned a lot about spirituality in space
(Dominique Mosbergen, Huff Post Religion)
Israel demolishes Church-owned house to expel a Palestinian family
(AsiaNews.it)
Hindu radicals using Patel to build the tallest statue in the world
(AsiaNews.it)
FIFA chief Blatter urges Iran to admit women to stadiums
(Ahram Online)
Quebec’s secularism charter heads to lawmakers
(Ron Csillag, Religion News Service)
Freedom vs. dignity: A sustainable history thesis for the Arab Spring
(Nayef R.F. Al-Rodhan, Georgetown Journal of International Affairs)
JFK's call for religious freedom can transform places like Pakistan
(Katrina Lantos Swett, The Christian Science Monitor)
Islamic Movement leader Salah convicted by Israeli court
(JTA)
Keeping church at arm's length from state
(Ted N.C. Wilson - President, Seventh-day Adventist world church, Huff Post Religion)
Pakistan: Nizami incited war crimes using religion
(The Daily Star)
Many Sunnis and Shias worry about religious conflict
(Pew Research Religion & Public Life Project)
Prayer rules * Mystery exits * Naked ‘Priests’: Thursday’s Religion News Roundup
(Cathy Lynn Grossman, Religion News Service)
'Chhath' puja above religion for a Muslim family
(Business Standard)
Malaysia: ‘Religion creeping into Sarawak politics’
(FMT News)
Pilot claims denied Emirates job for wearing turban
(Daniel Shane, Arabian Business.com)
Wednesday, 6 November 2013
Catholic principal says Quebec rule prohibits teaching faith
(Catholic News Agency)
Onward Christian Soldiers: Christian missionaries in North Korea
(Justin Rohrlich and Chad O'Carroll, Slate)
The audacity of Pope: Three ways Pope Francis could seriously rock the boat
(John Feffer, Foreign Policy in Focus)
Engaging with religion and the religious
(Aurangzeb Haneef, The Express Tribune)
Don’t stop believing: religion has a place in Australia’s future
(Peter Sherlock, The Conversation)
In God we trust: Photographing the intersection of Islam and Culture in Bangladesh
(Munem Waif, Time LightBox)
Al Qaeda-linked group strengthens hold in northern Syria
(Gul Tuysuz, Raja Razek, and Nick Paton Walsh, CNN)
Ottawa Catholic School Board ties religion curriculum to responsible technology use
(Neco Cockburn, Ottawa Citizen)
Premature bomb explosion in Quetta, Pakistan seminary latest in slew of attacks in region
(Jonathan Wolfe, Opposing Views)
Global warming and religion: Faith upon the earth
(B.C., The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Christian ministry, Focus on the Family, praises Russia, doesn't mention corruption, persecution (video)
(Michael Allen, Opposing Views)
The primal role of religion
(Ammar Ali Hassan, Al-Ahram Weekly)
Cows tread on Hindus in western India as part of ancient ritual
(AFP, Australia Network News)
28 people killed in church stampede; politicians banned from attending Nigeria churches
(Morgan Tait, The Christian Post World)
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood finds havens abroad
(Abigail Hauslohner, The Washington Post Middle East)
New WCC Central Committee elected
(World Council of Churches)
Tattoo removal * Atheist Scripture * Hillsong’s Flourishing: Wednesday’s Religion News Roundup
(Sarah Pulliam Bailey, Religion News Service)
Karpal not right in calling to deregister religion-based parties, says PAS
(The Malaysian Insider)
Mumbai: Does religion allow breach of high court orders, judge asks
(Rosy Sequeira, TNN, The Times of India)
Youth leader killed in Tanzania church attack
(Julius Mbaluto, World Watch Monitor)
Egyptian court rejects Muslim Brotherhood’s appeal on ban
(PanArmenian.net)
Palestinians: We do not trust the Americans
(Khaled Abu Toameh, Gatestone Institute)
Tuesday, 5 November 2013
Arab MKs: Temple Mount visits by Jews will lead to Intifada
(JNS News Service, The Jewish Press)
China paper blames blind faith of “uncultured” Uighur youth for Xinjiang unrest
(Adam Rose, Reuters UK)
Global survey on family, gays, won't change doctrine -Vatican
(Philip Pullella, Reuters)
Horrific violence against Christians in Egypt and Syria caught on tape
(Mideast Christian News, The Christian Post World)
Islamic Ideology body okays test tube babies, terms sex-change operations 'un-Islamic'
(APP, The Express Tribune)
Salafis try their hand at religious politics
(Khalil Al-Anani, The Washington Post – On Faith)
Syria: Giant Jesus statue put up between warring factions on Cherubim Mountain
(Diaa Hadid, Associated Press, Huff Post Religion)
The state of religion in China: Stand still and watch
(Fenggang Yang, The Immanent Frame: Secularism, religion, and the public sphere)
U.S. missionary jailed in North Korea 'alone and ailing': mother
(Reporting by Elizabeth Dilts; editing by Cynthia Johnston, G Crosse, Reuters)
Vatican ramps up effort to stop human trafficking
(Rachel Browne, National Post)
World Council of Churches elects new presidents; inter-religious ceremony marks importance of water
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post World)
Vatican embassy in Damascus hit by mortar fire
(PanArmenian.net)
Nepal: Tensions mount as contentious election nears – Analysis
(IRIN Humanitarian News and Analysis)
Jonathan reiterates commitment to religious harmony in Nigeria
(Leadership)
MSF slams ‘politicisation’ of aid in Arakan state
(Hanna Hindstrom, Democratic Voice of Burma)
Al-Maliki’s policies pose bigger threat than Al-Qaeda
(Hassan Barari, Arab News)
God speaks and science discovers exoplanets and organic molecules in outer space – OpEd
(Rabbi Allen S. Maller, Eurasia Review)
Eastern Orthodox unity
(Ivan Plis, First Things: On the Square)
Globalization, religion and humanity beyond the nation-state
(Erin Wilson, Religion Factor)
Chief Rabbinate seeks Ministry cooperation on matters of religion & state
(The Yeshiva World News)
Zambia: No religious political parties, please!
(Henry Kyambalesa, Zambia Daily Mail)
View : Religious extremism
(Javed Ahmed Ghamidi, Daily Times (Pakistan))
Jesus in Syria * Sharing the Galaxy * Kristallnacht Getaway: Tuesday’s Religion News Roundup
(Lauren Markoe, Religion News Service)
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