Law and Religion Headlines
Monday, 27 August 2012
Mozambique: Headscarves allowed, burqas banned
(Agência de Informação de Moçambique, AllAfrica)
Pussy Riot team appeals 'punk prayer' jailing
(AFP, France 24 International News)
Riots in Mombasa after killing of Muslim cleric
(San Diego News)
Same-sex marriage: Scotland urged to resist Catholic church campaign
(Lizzy Davies, The Guardian)
Seventeen Afghan partygoers beheaded by Taliban
(The Guardian)
Saturday, 25 August 2012
Bodo-Muslim conflict in Assam – historical roots
(R. Upadhyay, South Asia Analysis Group)
Buddhist group demands stern action against US company manufacturing shoes with Buddha image
(Nepal News)
Faith and rights groups call for hate crime hearings
(Chris Lisee, Religion News Service, The Washington Post)
Faith leaders in India harbor refugees from Assam violence
(Anto Akkara, ENInews)
Is nothing sacred? Thoughts on Mormon undergarments
(Robert A. Rees (via Jana Riess), Religion News Service)
Muslim ministry launches new website
(Chris Meehan, Christian Reformed Church)
Myanmar government can’t hide its crimes
(Dr. Habib Siddiqui, Eurasia Review)
New poll finds Americans evenly divided in views of Muslims
(Omar Sacirbey, Religion News Service)
Yildirim on Turkey’s draft constitution
(Mark L. Movsesian, CLR Forum)
Friday, 24 August 2012
Action of punk rock band would be definitely regarded as a crime in any Western country
(Massimo Introvigne, Interfax-Religion)
Bahrain rights activist Nabeel Rajab acquitted over tweet, still in jail
(RT)
Bangkok conference on the Rohingyas of Myanmar – OpEd
(Dr. Habib Siddiqui, Eurasia Review)
Cardinal speaks out over abortion in Ireland
(Irish Examiner)
China: Buddhist monk sentenced to 7 years for spreading information about Tibet
(Eurasia Review)
Christian opposition to abortion pill mandate grows, two more colleges sue
(Gregory S. Baylor, Alliance Defending Freedom)
Confronting religion: Sikh prohibited from carrying kirpans at airport
(Riaz Ahmad, International Herald Tribune)
Conservative groups release survey on religious hostility in US
(Lauren Markoe, Religion News Service, The Christian Century)
Edinburgh cardinal suspends discussion with govt’ over ‘gay marriage’
(Hilary White, LifeSiteNews)
Five people die in intra-Islamic fighting in West Java
(Mathias Hariyadi, AsiaNews.it)
Integrating Islam the key to “modern culture” in Xinjiang – OpEd
(Dr. Liang Zheng, Eurasia Review)
Is it really ‘McCarthyite’ to ask teachers at Catholic schools to make a declaration of faith?
(Gillan Scott, God and Politics in the UK)
Israel welcomes Palestinians without permits
(Khaled Abu Toameh, Gatestone Institute of International Public Policy)
More violations of religious freedom by local Vietnamese authorities
(Paul. N. Hung, AsiaNews.it)
Obamacare sued by “Best Place to Work for Women” to stop forced group coverage for abortifacients, sterilization, and contraception
(Press Release, Thomas More Society)
Pakistani Muslims: Disabled 11 yr-old Christian should be punished
(Jibran Khan, AsiaNews.it)
Puerto Rico church council welcomes referendum results
(Jorge Zijlstra, ENInews)
Punk band sentence raises some questions - presidential human rights council
(Interfax-Religion)
Russia’s rights ombudsman decries punk rocker verdict
(Gabriela Baczynska, The Washington Post)
Russian Muslims express solidarity with Syrian govt
(Interfax-Religion)
Sectarian jihad in Syria: Made in the USA?
(Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed, Foreign Policy in Focus)
Tanzania: TB Joshua's evangelists to visit Tanzania
(All Africa)
The Pussy Riot trial and the church-state crisis in Russia
(Mark L. Movsesian, CLR Forum)
This week’s news and links: Who wants to keep Sunday special?
(God and Politics in the UK)
What should Jews do about the circumcision crisis?
(Shmuel Rosner, Jewish Journal)
Why science can't replace religion
(Keith Kloor, Discover Magazine)
Thursday, 23 August 2012
Activist seeks release of girl jailed for blasphemy
(Kamran Chaudry, UCAN)
Atheist jailed in Indonesia over Facebook posts
(Steve Williams, Care2)
Editorial: Morsi the pragmatist?
(Dr. Anthony Rusonik, Geopolitical Monitor)
Elane Photography v. Willock resource page
(Press Release, Alliance Defending Freedom)
Islam and technology: The online ummah
(The Economist)
Looking at the tangled roots of violence in northern Nigeria
( Matt McCann, The New York Times)
Mexico religious cult refuses to allow teachers in
(Mark Stevenson, Associated Press)
Mumbai riots: Danger signals
(A. K. Verma, South Asia Analysis Group)
Nigeria: 'Jonathan should not resign' – OPC
(Business Day)
Persecuted Christians: Intolerance grows in Pakistan
(Elizabeth Kendal, Continental News)
Pew Forum Weekly Religion News Update (the complicated politics of abortion)
Poll: Americans split on mixing faith and politics
(Napp Nazworth, Christian Post)
RPT-Militant S. Africa union marches with Bible, witchcraft
(Reuters)
Russia kowtows to Beijing in advance of APEC (re: Falun Gong)
(Andrey Volkov, Epoch Times)
Scottish Christians oppose Dawkins’ book festival appearance
(Trevor Grundy, ENInews)
Suu Kyi’s silence: Nobel winner faces rare criticism for failing to defend Muslim minority
(Associated Press, The Washington Post)
U.S., Israel, Jewish groups apprehensive about Iran-hosted non-aligned summit
(Ron Kampeas, JTA)
Why US must oppose blasphemy laws, not just their abuse
(Nina Shea, Hudson Institute)
Wednesday, 22 August 2012
Accord sought in Germany over circumcision issue
(Melissa Eddy, New York Times)
Bid to stop male circumcision (Tasmania)
(ABC News)
Blog: 5 lessons on religion from the killing fields of Syria
(Clay Farris Naff, Huff Post World)
Criminal charges filed against German rabbi for performing circumcisions
(Raphael Ahren, The Times of Israel)
Do US prisons violate European Human Rights law? – An interview with Hamja Ahsan and Aviva Stahl
(Angola 3 News, OpEdNews.com)
Federal judge to allow questioning of Amish beard-cutting defendant on sexual counseling
(James F. McCarty, The Plain Dealer)
Lawsuit: Students should be able to distribute religious literature
(Elaine Silvestrini, The Tampa Tribune)
Myanmar gov't refutes accusations of religious persecution, discrimination in Rakhine incident
(Xia Hua News)
Nigeria: Religious harmony - Christian youths visit El-Zakzaky in Kaduna
(Isaiah Benjamin, All Africa)
Revivalist preacher Todd Bentley refused entry to UK
(LIzzy Davies, The Guardian)
Syria Christian refugees in Lebanon fear Islamist rebels
(Alexandra Sandels and Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times)
The future of religious minorities in the Muslim world
(Imam Mohamed Magid, Huff Post Religion Blog)
Today: FRC, Liberty Institute release survey on religious hostility in U.S.
(Family Research Council)
Turkey: How far will new Constitution protect freedom of religion or belief?
(Mine Yildirim, Forum 18 News Service)
WCC to hold hearing on religious minorities in Pakistan
(Christianity Today)
Tuesday, 21 August 2012
Amid pressures of daily life, more Koreans revive interest in shamanism
(Jason Strother, Christian Science Monitor)
Austria investigates alleged anti-Jewish cartoon
(George Jahn, Huff Post World)
Bhopal to host global conclave on Hinduism and Buddhism
(Business Standard)
Conservative group challenges atheists' effort to exclude cross from September 11 Museum
(Steve Strunsky, The Jersey Journal)
Ethiopian strongman and Western ally, Meles, dies
(Reuters, Terra)
French tourists guilty in Sri Lanka over Buddha photos
(Charles Haviland, BBC News)
Gilgit Baltistan: sectarian offensive in Pakistan
(Ajit Kumar Singh, South Asia Intelligence Review)
Girl held on Pakistan blasphemy charge
(Katie Hunt and Nasir Habib, CNN Belief Blog)
Hindus welcome Australia's tough posture against tobacco promotion
(Eurasia Review)
Iranian Christian convert granted asylum in the United States
(ACLJ)
Muslim leaders say suspected hate crime on Staten Island fits national pattern
(Deborah Young, Staten Island Live)
Myanmar to curb censorship of Media
(Thomas Fuller, The New York Times)
Niger struggles against Islamist militants
(Sudarsan Raghavan, Washington Post)
NYPD: Muslim spying led to no leads, terror cases
(Matt Apuzzo, Associated Press via AJC)
OIC emergency summit in Mecca
(Video, Press TV)
Professor says he was fired from Atlanta seminary over evangelical beliefs
(Adelle M. Banks, Washington Post)
Regardless of religion, spirituality correlates to better mental health
(Red Orbit)
Religion and modern communication
(Bryan S. Turner, The Immanent Frame)
Religious freedom has limits, for good reason
(Michael J. Broyde, The Jewish Week (New York))
Russian, Polish churches sign reconciliation agreement
(Sophia Kishkovsky, ENInews)
Scandinavia’s Jews brace for fresh attempts to ban circumcision
(Cnaan Liphshiz, JTA)
Secularism: Some concepts and distinctions
(Akeel Bilgrami, The Immanent Frame)
Statement by the President on the occasion of Eid-al-Fitr
(President Barack Obama, Office of the Press Secretary)
The Russian punk band and religious hate crime
(John Coretas, Acton Institute Power Blog)
United Church of Canada votes to boycott some Israeli products
(Kristine Greenaway, Washington Post)
Vatican win: Judge says priests aren't employees
(Nigel Duara, Associated Press)
Monday, 20 August 2012
Profile: the Pussy Riot case (daily broadcasts and summaries)
(RAPSI (Russian Legal Information Network))
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