Law and Religion Headlines
Tuesday, 19 March 2013
China police accuse Tibetan of killing wife amid latest 'self-immolation protest'
(Tania Branigan, The Guardian)
Pakistan: Blasphemy and forced conversion: two young Christians rescued in Lahore
(News.VA)
Nigeria: CAN, Osun govt bicker over introduction of hijab in Christian schools
(Gbenga Olarinoye, Vanguard)
Lebanon: Muslim religious leaders meet to avert further tensions
(The Daily Star)
Egypt forms first ever Council of Churches
(Bellah Zulu, Anglican Communion News Service)
The power of the Islamists in Bangladesh
(Mohshin Habib, Gatestone Institute of International Public Policy)
Lebanese NGO Collaborates with religious leaders to combat domestic abuse
(Paige Kollock, Voice of America)
Blasphemy laws and Pakistan: Whose Islam is it anyway?
(Dr. Faheem Younus, The Huffington Post)
Canada: Bill 18's infringements on religious belief are 'reasonable'
(Donn Short, Winnipeg Free Press)
Media savvy Pope Francis is 'Ronald Reagan' of religion
(The Week UK)
Kenya: MP-elect seek divine intevention in Cord case
(Musembi Nzengu, The Star)
Kenya: Petition puts Ralia's respect at risk, Muslim leaders claim
(Brian Otieno, The Star)
Protesters and police clash outside Egypt Brotherhood's HQ
(SyndiGate.info, Albawaba News)
Zion – the Promised Land – too little, too late
(William A. Cook, The Palestine Chronicle)
Pope's diplomacy put to test as political, religious leaders flock to Rome for installation
(Nicole Winfield, AP via Newser)
Liking on Pope Francis
(Mark Silk, Religion News Service)
Philippine Supreme Court halts implementation of contraceptives law amid church opposition
(AP via the Washington Post)
Monday, 18 March 2013
Kargil: Echoes of attacks against minorities in Pakistan
(Zainab Akhter, Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies)
Papal inaugural Mass will straddle religion and politics
(Philip Pullella, Reuters)
Maharashtra I-T department says Hinduism not a religion, Shiva a ‘superpower’
(Niti Central (India))
New Pope inherits troubled China relations
(Radio Free Asia)
Flap between China and the Vatican has nothing to do with religious freedom
(Jinyoung Park, Policymic)
Jihadists in the Syrian Civil War: On the Road to Damascus?
(Ahmed S. Hashim, RSIS Commentaries)
Wrong interpretations by Maulvis defaming Islam – OpEd
(Tanveer Jafri, Eurasia Review)
Wikileaks shows US Vatican embassy profiled Pope Francis in 2005
(Kevin J. Jones, Catholic News Agency)
Arab nations to monitor jihadist websites
(Jemal Oumar, Magharebia)
Pope Francis will shake up more than Vatican schedules
(Andrea Gagliarducci, Catholic News Agency)
Kazakhstan: Religious freedom fines multiply – criminal penalties to come?
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
Bharatiya Janata Party plans 'march to Dhaka' to protest against attacks on religious minorities
(CNN-IBN)
Religious freedom in Egypt? Ask the Sphinx
(Ken Blackwell and Bob Morrison, Huffington Post)
Yemen’s parties, social and religious groups meet for 1st time to discuss new political system
(Associated Press, The Washington Post)
Orthodox patriarch to Rome for pope's installation
(Susan Fraser, ABC News)
Pope Francis explains why he chose his name, urges a ‘church of the poor’
(David Gibson and Alessandro Speciale, Religion News Service)
Violence against women has no religious justification
(Badria al-Bishr, Al Arabiya)
Egypt: Islamist preacher faces 'contempt of religion' charges
(Aswat Masriya)
Saturday, 16 March 2013
Benedict XVI, Francis, and St. Augustine of Hippo
(Miles Hollingsworth, OUP Blog)
Russian fundamentalists, opposing gay marriage, sue US, want Alaska back
(RIA Novosti)
An unconvincing secularism at the Karachi Literature Festival
(Uthman Badar, New Civilisation)
Friday, 15 March 2013
150 arrested in Pakistan after burning Christian homes
(Xaheer Babar, Associated Press, The Christian Science Monitor)
Nobel prize winner says Pope not connected to Argentine dictatorship
(Catholic News Agency)
World Evangelical Alliance congratulates Pope Francis; hopes to continue dialogue with Catholic Church
(Alex Murashko, Christian Post)
Francis & the Jews
(Editorial, The Jerusalem Post)
Vatican rejects claims of Pope’s ties to Argentina’s ‘Dirty War’
(Daniel J. Wakin, The New York Times)
Beijing cautions new pope on meddling in China
(Gerry Mullany, The International Herald Tribune)
Police clash with Sunni worshippers in Baghdad
(Sameer N. Yacoub, Associated Press, Yahoo! News)
The photos Saudi Arabia doesn't want seen – and proof Islam's most holy relics are being demolished in Mecca
(Jerome Taylor, The Independent)
Center of gravity: The election of Pope Francis
(Ann Neumann, The Revealer)
Pakistan’s blasphemy laws: Christians come under attack in Lahore
(Saba Imtiaz, The Revealer)
Pakistan: When will cases of Blasphemy be filed against the Muslim attackers?
(Asian Human Rights Commission)
Pakistani Christians have no right to protest misuse of blasphemy law
(Shamim Masih, Salem-News)
Saudi King’s interfaith initiative inspires Indians
(P.K. Abdul Ghafour, Arab News)
Nuri Al-Maliki’s battle is not with the Sunnis
(Abdul Rahman Al-Rashed, Arab News)
Priorities for next Pope: Religious freedom in Russia and China
(Rome Reports (Video))
Raphael Aron: Jehovah's Witnesses 'a cruel cult'
(Chris Johnston, The Age (Australia))
UN officials congratulate Pope Francis on assuming leadership of Catholic Church
(UN News Centre)
Kazakhstan to burn bibles?
(Joanna Lillis, EurasiaNet)
World powers express concern for Tibet at UN Human Rights Council
(The Tibet Post)
Humilitas christiana: What Francis reminds us about the papacy
(Scott Stephens, Religion and Ethics)
Living out of wedlock in Iran: A quiet social revolution
(Deutsche Welle)
Pope Francis I – Issues facing the new pontiff, Vatileaks
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Courts become a battleground for secularists, Islamists in Syria
(Deborah Amos, NPR: All Things Considered)
Do countries lose religion as they gain wealth?
(Kazi Stastna, CBC News)
Non-Catholics greet Pope Francis with guarded optimism
(Alia E. Dastagir, Religion News Service)
Why the first Jesuit pope is a big deal
(Caleb K. Bell, Religion News Service)
Thursday, 14 March 2013
Italian bishops thank God for wrong pope
(Reporting By Philip Pullella; Editing by Crispian Balmer and Peter Graff, Reuters)
Conclave elects Pope Francis
(The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life)
Jorge Mario Bergoglio, now Pope Francis, known for simplicity and conservatism
(Anthony Faiola, The Washington Post)
Out of the spotlight, Moroccan Islamic party promotes interfaith dialogue
(Hind Al-Subai Al-Idrisi, Common Ground News Service)
World religious leaders welcome Pope Francis
(Voice of America)
The new Pope: symbol of changes
(Sergey Duz, Voice of Russia Radio)
Pew Forum Weekly Religion News Update
New pope, Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina, has Jewish connections
(JTA)
Pope Francis shuns perks as papal duties begin
(Clifford Ndujihe, Vanguard (Nigeria))
Seminarian hopes Pope Francis will heal religion's 'crisis of faith'
(Melissa Block with John Connaughton, NPR: All Things Considered)
New Pope shifts Church’s center of gravity away from Europe
(Laurie Goodstein, The International Herald Tribune)
Pope Francis' first address in St. Peter's Square at Vatican (FULL TEXT)
(Huffington Post)
Thursday Religion News Roundup: Pope Francis * Declining affiliations * Background checks
(Religion News Service)
New pope must deal with divided church in United States
(Mary Wisniewski, Reuters)
New Zealand: Gay bill bolts over hurdle
(Isaac Davison, The New Zealand Herald)
Gay marriage and preserving religious freedom for celebrants
(Rex Ahdar, Pundit)
Kazakhstan: Court-ordered religious book burning a first?
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
Nonbelievers seek to take God off currency
(Freedom from Religion Foundation)
Netanyahu prepares to accept new coalition
(Jodi Rudoren, The New York Times)
Proposed law calls for freedom of religion and conscience
(Israel Hayom)
Nicolás Maduro claims Chávez had divine role over new pope
(Virginia Lopez, The Guardian)
A church, a school, and a very hard rock
(Catherine Sasman, The Namibian)
Don’t sensationalise satanism: Police
(The Herald Online (Zimbabwe))
EU “concerned” about religious freedom and rights in Libya
(Libya Herald)
Church challenges Kabimba on constitution time frame
(George Mwenya, Zambia Reports)
High court bars demolition of Methodist church building
(Dainal Nemukuyu, The Herald (Zimbabwe))
Taiwan urges China to improve religious freedom
(Rogge Chen and Scully Hsiao, Focus Taiwan News Channel)
Pope Francis hints at impatience for scandal
(Jason Horowitz, The Washington Post)
China urges Vatican to drop Taiwan ties day after pope elected
(Ben Blanchard and Michael Martina, Reuters)
Pope's partial lung shouldn't affect duties
(Maria Cheng, Yahoo! News)
Israel's new government excludes ultra-religious
(Ben Brumfield and Mike Schwartz, CNN)
World Jewish Congress head praises Pope Francis
(Tom Heneghan, Jewish Journal)
Catholic church committed to recovering of infrastructures
(Angola Press via All Africa)
Church condemns sack of corps member over refusal to wear trousers
(Vanguard (Nigeria))
Swaziland: Riot police force halt prayer meeting
(Catholic Information Service for Africa)
Pope Francis, first day after election - live updates
(The Guardian)
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