Law and Religion Headlines
Thursday, 27 September 2012
'See you at the pole:' Millions of students pray for spiritual awakening
(Alex Murashko, The Christian Post)
Bay County judge orders man convicted of hate crime to write paper on history of Hinduism
(Cole Waterman, Michigan Live)
Egyptian who tore Bible referred to court
(The Associated Press v. Saudi Gazette)
Obama U.N. speech: A new religion doctrine
(Lauren Markoe, Religion News Service, WWRN)
Wednesday, 26 September 2012
'Savage' jihad ad debuts in New York City subway
(Chris Francescani, Reuters)
Australia upholds traditional marriage, World Council of Families praises decision
(Myles Collier, The Christian Post)
British voters sour on immigration
(Soeren Kern, Gatestone Institute of International Public Policy)
Fleeing ‘persecution’: 48 Pakistani Hindus arrive in India – never to return home
(International Herald Tribune)
French cartoons – Baiting Muslims and Islam as a fundamental principle of the Republic?
(Dr. Reza Pankhurst, New Civilisation)
German court backs Catholic 'pay to pray' rule
(The Associated Press)
In defense of the right to offend
(Charles C. Haynes, Baxter Bulletin)
Islamist wins delay in UK extradition to United States
(Reuters, Yahoo! News)
More Muhammad movies planned, film-makers reveal
(Ben Child, The Guardian)
Nigeria: President Jonathan condemns denigration of religious beliefs
(Nigeria First, All Africa)
NYC Schools dispensing morning-after pill to girls
(LIndsey Tanner and Karen Matthews, Associated Press)
Obama tells U.N. new democracies need free speech
(Helene Cooper, The New York Times)
Obama to UN: US respects universal values of religious freedom, free speech
(Napp Nazworth, Christian Post)
Pakistan Christian leaders appeal for calm after church attack in retaliation for Mohammed film
(Christian Today Australia)
Pakistani church and school burned by Islamic extremists
(Jeremy Reynalds, ASSIST News Service, Religion Today)
Russia: No more mosques for Moscow?
(Geraldine Fagan, Forum 18 News Service)
State Duma weighs law protecting religious sentiment
(Russia Today, Worldwide Religious News)
The film and Muhammad cartoons: it's time for a healthy secularism in the West and Islam
(Samir Khalil Samir, AsiaNews.it)
World Muslim group demands laws against "Islamophobia"
(Stephanie Nebehay, Reuters)
Tuesday, 25 September 2012
Blasphemy proposal challenged
(Bagus BT Saragih and Margareth S. Aritonang, The Jakarta Post)
Buddhist stupa to be moved from Petroglyph National Monument
(The Associated Press v. KUMN)
Colorado Ministry should lose tax exemption for partisan political intervention, says Americans United
(Americans United)
Court sentences Christian bloggers
(ucanews.com)
Defamation of religion
(Sheikh Zakir Elahi, Rupee News)
Extremists establish foothold in the Balkans
(Irfan Al-Alawi, Gatestone Institute)
Federal takeover of B’nai B’rith pension raises questions on group’s future
(Neil Rubin, JTA)
God needs no defense
(Endy Bayuni, Foreign Policy)
Human Rights First urges Secretary Clinton to speak up for freedom of expression in appearances at United Nations General Assembly
(Brenda Bowser-Soder, Human Rights First)
Iran blocks Google
(Info Security)
Kuwait demands Swiss criminalization of defamation of religions
(Kuwait News Agency)
Latin American and Caribbean Lutheran churches discuss challenges
(ENInews)
Mali Islamists becoming more repressive, report
(Krista Larson, The Associated Press)
Nigeria: 150 arrested in sweep against sect
(CBS News)
Shouting ‘fire’ in a crowded world: What blasphemy law debate can mask
(Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite, The Washington Post)
Together for peace at Saint John's Church in Bauchi
(MISNA)
Tolerating intolerance
(Editorial, Chicago Tribune)
Toothless hate speech laws fail all religions
(Rob L. Wagner, Al Arabiya News)
UN experts' concern for religious minorities in Iran
(Bahá'í World News Service)
Wiggins tour: Rallies highlight Nov. 6 vote over retention of an Iowa Supreme Court justice
(Jeff Eckhoff, Des Moines Register)
Yom Kippur – my religion, my faith
(Ilana Angel, Jewish Journal)
Monday, 24 September 2012
9 Killed, 12 injured in Indian temple stampede
(Associated Press)
Appeals court sides with pharmacists in emergency contraceptives case
(Deborah L. Shelton, Chicago Tribune)
Bourbon street preaching limits spawn 2nd lawsuit
(Associated Press)
Brazil faiths urge religious respect
(OnIslam)
Christian girl exonerated in blasphemy case
(Oman Tribune)
Christians face arrest, persecution in Iran, U.N. experts say
(Stephanie Nebehay, Reuters)
German Catholics lose church rights for unpaid tax
(BBC News)
Limits on speech to get U.N. hearing — Speakers may revive debate on blasphemy
(Hannah Allam, Spokesman-Review)
Moving the conversation forward on Muslim women’s rights
(Sheherazade Jafari, Common Ground News)
Pakistan government rejects filmmaker bounty
(AsiaOne)
Pope: Christians in politics shall defend traditional family
(Vatican Radio, Talpa brusseliensis christiana)
Saudi King must impeach his Grand Mufti who demanded the destruction of all churches
(Dr. Hubertus Hoffmann, World Security Network)
Sunni Islam leader calls for peace, urges Muslims to have 'patience and wisdom'
(Ian Lee and Mohamed Fadel Fahmy, CNN)
Symposium highlights challenges to international religious freedom
(Jerry Filteau, National Catholic Reporter)
U.S. says best protection for religious dignity is free speech
(Robert Evans, Chicago Tribune)
UK to extradite radical Muslim cleric to US
(Sylvia Hui & Angela Charlton, Associated Press)
Uzbekistan: 74-year-old woman among latest police raid victims
(Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18 News Service)
Why Turkey can’t lead a ban on Islamophobia?
(Barçin Yinan, Hürriyet Daily News)
Sunday, 23 September 2012
Fixing Nigeria: Good governance as the missing link
(Kayode Oluwa, Business Day)
Nigerian Military: 2 Radical Sect Leaders Killed
(NPR)
Rise of evangelicals changes Brazilian fashion
(Jenny Barchfield, Associated Press)
Suicide bomber kills two, wounds 46, at Nigerian church
(Funon Inusa, Reuters Canada)
Turkey clips military's wings in landmark verdict
(Ayla Jean Yackley, Reuters)
Saturday, 22 September 2012
Anti-Islam film protest muted among India's Muslims
(Anjana Pasricha, Voice of America)
Hindus in Pakistan are a forgotten community
(Naveen Qayyum, World Council of Churches)
Korean church celebrates 100th anniversary
(World Communion of Reformed Churches)
OIC shocked by cartoon, urges calm
(Arab News)
Protests over anti-Muslim film leave 15 dead in Pakistan
(National Post)
Social values, not religion, at the heart of Muslim protests
(Leena El-Ali, Common Ground News)
Which Model, Whose Liberty? Differences between the U.S. and European Approaches to Religious Freedom
(Conference at Georgetown University, 11 October 2012)
Friday, 21 September 2012
Conclusiones del XII Coloquio: “Libertad Religiosa, Conflicto y Reconciliación”
(Dra. Carmen Asiaín, Consorcio Latinoamericano de Libertad Religiosa)
16 Amish convicted in beard cutting attacks
(Michael Muskal, The Medina Gazette)
Albanian Muslims give anti-US protests a miss
(Besar Likmeta, Balkan Insight)
Assad’s grandfather’s 1936 letter predicts Muslim slaughter of minorities, praises Zionists
(Dr. Mordechai Kedar, Jewish Press)
Blasphemy for fun and prophet
(Daniel Greenfield, Gatestone Institute of International Public Policy)
Freedom of speech and 'Innocence of Muslims'
(Lyombe Eko, Press-Citizen.com)
Involuntary sterilisation threatens rights of disabled women
(Gosia Stawecka, Inter Press Service)
Salman Rushdie's new nightmare: Bounty upped amid mideast protests
(Omid Memarian, The Daily Beast)
Texas school bars Bible banners at football games
(Ramit Plushnick-Masti, Associated Press)
Thursday, 20 September 2012
Acting against intolerance
(Jorge Sampaio, New Straits Times)
Actress in anti-Muslim film sues for its removal
(Anthony McCartney, Associated Press)
Armenia: Jailings of conscientious objectors resume
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
At Uman clinic, Jewish pilgrimage of thousands presents unique challenges
(Cnaan Liphshiz, JTA)
Australian lawmakers uphold ban on gay marriage
(Kristine Gelineau, Associated Press)
Benghazi, Cairo, Tunis, Sanna’a and beyond – a wake-up call for bold action
(Jorge Sampaio, TransConflict)
Comment: Calls for international 'blasphemy' law must be resisted
(Andrew Copson , Politics.co.uk)
Council of Europe calls for respect of religious beliefs
(Stanislava Gaydazhieva, New Europe Politics)
Egypt: Pressing the charges of insulting the religion to the activist “Albir Saber”, is a serious violation to the freedom of expression
(The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information)
EU tells UNHRC its concern about tragic situation in Tibet
(The Tibet Bureau Geneva, The Tibet Post)
French magazine runs cartoons that mock Muhammad
(Scott Sayare and Nicola Clark, The New York Times)
Islamic bloc revives drive to outlaw 'religious defamation' worldwide
(Patrick Goodenough, CNS News)
Islamic states to reopen quest for global blasphemy law
(Robert Evans, Al Arabiya News)
John Baird vows to prevent Sikh extremism in Canada
(Les Whittington, The Toronto Star)
Lauder urges Europe not to restrict religious freedom
(European Jewish Press)
Libya: UN experts call for a swift and rigorous response to the destruction of Sufi sites
(Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) , StarAfrica.com)
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