Law and Religion Headlines
Friday, 18 January 2013
Proposed Christian law school at Trinity Western under fire because of university’s anti-gay rules
(Douglas Todd, The Vancouver Sun)
Some Uruguayan doctors refuse to perform abortions despite law
(Malena Castaldi, Global Post (Thomson Reuters))
US officials call for Iran to release Iranian-American pastor
(Associated Press)
Nigeria detains suspects from military church bombing
(Reuters)
Violence in Mali, Algeria raises fresh fear of radical Islam
(Becky Bratu, NBC Worldwide News)
Ecclesiastical Law Journal - First 2013 issue now available
(Mark Hill, QC, editor, Cambridge Journals)
Muslims, Christians clash in southern Egypt over accusations in Luxor
(Haggag Salama, AP, Worldwide Religious News)
Israel’s Knesset set for record influx of Orthodox lawmakers after Jan 22 vote
(Allyn Fisher-Ilan, Reuters FaithWorld)
Egyptian court sentences Christian family to 15 years for converting from Islam
(Benjamin Weinthal, Fox News)
Violence erupts after Mulsim protesters attack Upper Egypt Church
(Ahram Online)
Press Release: USCIRF Calls charges against Iranian-American Pastor bogus, urges immediate release
(USCIRF)
USA: Egypt needs to do more on religious violence
(Reuters)
Thursday, 17 January 2013
The "victimology" subterfuge
(Christine Williams, Gatestone Institute of International Public Policy)
The self-delusions of secular Jews
(Rabbi Eric H. Yoffie, Huff Post Religion)
Nigeria’s northern insurgency and the selfishness of the nation’s elite
(Emeka Mamah, Clifford Ndujihe, Okey Ndiribe & Dapo Akinrefon, Vanguard)
State Committee: “Fact of religious intolerance has been revealed in the books, which the Jehovah's Witnesses religious community attempted to bring to Azerbaijan”
(Mubariz Aslanov, APA)
Europeans launch campaign to declare life starts at conception
(Alessandro Speciale, Religion News Service)
Nationalism, religion a deadly mix in Balochistan
(Jafaria News Network)
Chechnya admin denies restrictions on religious freedom
(Interfax-Religion)
Azerbaijan: No legal place of worship for 40,000-strong town
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
Pakistani cleric, government strike deal
(Zarar Khan, Associated Press)
Judge orders Russia to pay $50K per day in contempt sanctions
(Zoe Tillman, The Blog of Legal Times)
Wednesday, 16 January 2013
Cleric return jolts Pakistan politics before vote
(Rebecca Santana, Associated Press)
Morsi’s slurs against Jews stir concern
(David D. Kirkpatrick, New York Times)
End conditions that feed terrorism, Ban tells Security Council at day-long debate
(UN News Centre)
Azerbaijan: Accountability for raiders through Baku and Strasbourg courts?
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
Rising religious restrictions around the world include wearing of religious symbols
(Pew Research Center)
Pakistan’s newest martyrs: Why anti-Shi‘ite violence may be the country’s biggest problem
(Omar Waraich, Time)
Aum successor wins damages, apology from Tokyo government
(The Japan Times)
How much Quran belongs in the classroom?
(Ariel Zirulnick, The Christian Science Monitor)
Muslims demolish church building in Egypt
(Mary Abdelmassih, Assyrian International News Agency)
15 years in jail: Egyptian family charged for attempting to restore Christian names
(Russia Today (RT))
Tuesday, 15 January 2013
International religious freedom: A human right for everyone
(Ben Rogers, Conservative Home)
Ontario police investigate and lay polygamy charges, while B.C. dithers
(Daphne Bramham, The Star Phoenix)
Faith in religion good for mental health, says new study
(Independent.ie)
Vatican II and religious liberty
(Joe Carter, Acton Institute Power Blog)
Saudi clerics protest against appointing women to advisory body
(Asma Alsharif, Reuters)
European Court: Religious beliefs do not trump anti-discrimination law
(Peter Montgomery, Religion Dispatches)
Religion and Downton Abbey
(Rev. Ian Markham, Religion & Ethics Newsweekly)
Christians win and lose at European human rights court
(Whitney Williams, World News Service)
Europe's top human rights court defines limits of religious freedom
(Daniel DeFraia and Paul Ames, Global Post)
My human rights wish-list
(Benedict Rogers, Huffpost Impact, United Kingdom)
In Cuba, Hugo Chávez gets spiritual support from Jesus - not Marx
(David Paulin, The American Thinker)
Landmark ruling: Human Rights Court rules religious beliefs do not trump LGBT rights
(David Badash, The New Civil Rights Movement)
Obama: ‘Israel doesn’t know what its best interests are’
(Jeffrey Goldberg, Bloomberg)
Indonesian women told how to ride motorbikes
(Sara Schonhardt, New York Times)
Indonesia: Religious freedom under attack as Shi'a villagers face eviction
(Amnesty International)
Vietnamese diaspora: freedom for unjustly sentenced Catholics
(AsiaNews.it)
Vietnam: Carmelite monastery and Church property targeted, archbishop of Hanoi says
(AsiaNews.it)
Kenya: Bishops call govt's neglect of IDPs 'a disgrace'
(Mathew Ndanyi, All Africa)
Egypt: Shura committee rejects quota for Copts in Parliament
(Aswat Masriya, All Africa)
Germany and Israel: A relationship full of misunderstandings
(Christiane Hoffmann and René Pfister, Speigel Online)
Pakistan: Shia anger against Kayani – Analysis
(B. Raman, Eurasia Review)
Iran: MPs line up behind supreme leader on election issue
(Radio Zameneh)
Christian employees in the UK: a second class category
(Grégor Puppinck, ECLJ, Talpa brusseliensis christiana)
Islamists threaten France following troops deployed to Mali, Somalia
(Jim Kouri, Eurasia Review)
ECtHR Announces Judgment in UK Religious Freedom in Employment Cases: The "right to manifest religion at work is protected but must be balanced against rights of others".
(The European Court of Human Rights, reported by The Strasbourg Consortium)
Monday, 14 January 2013
Algeria to redefine role of mosques
(Fidet Mansour, All Africa)
Egypt's top religious adviser: 'Islam will have a place in Egypt's democracy'
(Katherine Weber, Christian Post)
Emile Durkheim: religion – the very idea, part 6: do we need the sacred?
(Gordon Lynch, The Guardian)
Religion, caste, controversy and the Marathi sahitya sammelan
(Yogesh Pawar, Daily News & Analysis)
Formidable power of Pakistan's anti-Shia militants
(By M Ilyas Khan, BBC News Asia)
Missionary murder suspect threatens judge in courtroom
(Yakup Çetin / Eşref Akgün, Today's Zaman)
Turkey agrees to return land to famous Orthodox seminary
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Anti-Semitism in Europe
(Guy Millière, Gatestone Institute of International Public Policy)
French airstrikes in Mali deter Islamist rebels
(Steven Erlanger and Scott Sayare, The New York Times)
Saturday, 12 January 2013
10 trends in global religion
(Douglas Todd, Vancouver Sun)
Egypt opposition pushes for “guarantees” ahead of key polls
(Trend)
Egypt's Nour Party to run against Muslim Brotherhood in election
(Nadine Marroushi, Bloomberg)
Hindus upset at BBC calling Yoga “fad”
(Eurasia Review)
Hindus welcome Saudi Arabia move of appointing women to Shura council
(Eurasia Review)
Hundreds of French troops drive back Mali rebels
(Rukmini Callimachi and Baba Ahmed, Associated Press)
John Baird's office of religious freedom
(DennisGruending, Rabble.ca)
Malaysian sect prepared for Mayan 'doomsday': police
(The Sun Daily)
Multicultrual India to boost faith tourism
(IANS, The Times of India)
Muslim scholars demand action against Pakistan
(Deccan Herald)
Quetta witnessing sit in by Shias – OpEd
(Shabbir H. Kazmi, Eurasia Review)
Religion remains heart of Haiti 3 years after devastating earthquake
Friday, 11 January 2013
Coptic Pope: Discrimination against Christians in Egypt 'hurts us so much'
(MidEast Christian News, The Christian Post)
Israeli party pulls “What, you’re not Jewish?” TV ad after Russian complaints
(Allyn Fisher-Ilan, Reuters)
Middle East unrest and 'anxiety' concerns international Catholic delegation
(Christian Post Middle East)
Russia allows Muslim women to wear headscarves in ID photos
(Interfax-Ukraine, Kyiv Post)
Saudi king grants women seats on advisory council
(Abdulla Al-Shihri, Associated Press, Worldwide Religious News)
Pakistan blasts: Shia refuse to bury Quetta bomb dead
(BBC News - Asia)
Religion news in brief
(ReporterNews)
Indian Christian calls on Saudi Arabia to recognize migrants' religious rights
(Nirmala Carvalho, AsiaNews.it)
Are radical Muslims opposed to the upcoming parliamentary election in Jordan?
(Khaled Abu Toameh, Gatestone Institute of International Public Policy)
World Watch List 2013: North Korea worst offender in religious persecution
(Open Doors)
Thursday, 10 January 2013
Africa rises, China falls on Christian persecution list
(Lauren Markoe, Religion News Service)
Shas to PM: Uphold status quo on religion and state
(Jeremy Sharon, The Jerusalem Post)
Study: German bigotry shifting from race to religion
(The Local)
New Taipei City focusing on religion
(Tseng Te-feng and Jason Pan, Taipei Times)
Quebec bishops slam court decision forcing private school to teach ‘neutral’ religion/morality class
(Peter Baklinski, LifeSiteNews)
The four ECtHR Christian cases versus the United-Kingdom to be issued on 15 January 2013
(Grégor Puppinck, ECLJ)
Who rules Egypt?
(Abdulrahman Al-Rashed, Arab News)
Khamenei: Enemies seek to target turnout in Iran election
(Iran Review)
Christians banned from using word 'Allah' in Arabic by new fatwa in Malaysia
(Daniel Burke, Christian Post)
US Pastor Saeed Abedini faces notorious 'Hanging Judge' in Iran
(Stoyan Zaimov, Christian Post)
African Anglicans denounce Church of England gay bishop rule
(Tom Heneghan, Reuters)
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