Law and Religion Headlines
Wednesday, 25 July 2012
Uzbekistan: Two women deported for exercising religious freedom
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
Tuesday, 24 July 2012
Anti-Muslim prejudice hinders integration - Council of Europe Commissioner
(Vestnik Kavkaza)
Arizona Supreme Court denies writ of habeas corpus in case of jailed pastor
(Matthew Hulet, Examiner)
Case of the week: Bull & Bull v Hall & Preddy
(Personnel Today)
Catholic business owners seek injunction to halt HHS mandate compliance
(Brian Fraga, National Catholic Register)
Conservative congressman blasts Bachmann’s anti-Muslim allegations, stands up for religious liberty
(Scott Keyes, Think Progress)
Does Europe understand the First Amendment better than we do?
(Jonathan Peters, The Atlantic)
Egypt to ban alcohol sales during Islamic holidays
(Erin de Santiago, Examiner)
EU supports deployment of W African forces to Mali
(Associated Press)
European Humanist Federation: "Greece must abolish blasphemy laws"
(National Secular Society)
Eweida & Chaplin, Ladele & McFarlane: submissions to the ECtHR
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Federal Appeals Court rules that Wisconsin public school may not hold graduation ceremonies in a church
(Americans United)
First Amendment protects everybody’s religious freedom
(Charles C. Haynes, Religion News Service)
Flight of Christians from Mid-East reaches Syria
(Aidan Clay, Gatestone Institute of International Public Policy)
God backs gay marriage, says Dr Jeffrey John
(John Bingham, The Telegraph)
Human rights talks reveal EU concerns at Russia's new laws
(EU Neighborhood Info Centre)
Hyatt Hotels and the AAR/SBL: An ethicist and a biblical scholar walk past a boycott
(Lillian Daniel, Huff Post Religion)
Is gun control a religious issue?
(David Gibson, Huffington Post)
Libya's defeated Islamists
(Omar Ashour, The Australian)
New politics and religion resources published at Sciences Social Network
(PR Web)
Philadelphia monsignor imprisoned for covering up child sex abuse
(Dave Warner, Reuters)
Secular humanism vs. religion debate grows in TN
(Bob Smietana, The Tennessean)
Some Austrian hospitals end religious circumcision
(Associated Press)
Thousands flee Indian villages as clashes kill 18
(Associated Press)
To fast or not to fast: Muslim athletes face dilemma at Olympic Games
(Trevor Grundy , ENInews)
US religious right presses anti-gay laws in Africa
(Associated Press)
What does Europe want? Beyond the multiculturalist deadlock
(Slavoj Zizek, ABC Religion and Ethics)
Monday, 23 July 2012
Federal Appeals Court upholds Georgia ban on guns in places of worship
(Rhonda Cook and Bill Rankin, Atlanta News)
Fury at Hasidic biz dress codes
(Gary Buiso and Kate Briquelet, New York Post)
Hindus-Jews-Buddhists want California’s Santa Clara City Council shift to multi-faith prayer
(Bikya Masr)
Human rights and religious feelings
(Harison Citrawan, The Jakarta Post)
In German circumcision debate, 'us vs them' fears
(David Rising, Associated Press)
Italy enters into concordates with Mormons, Apostolic Pentecostals, and an Orthodox Church
(Massimo Introvigne, CESNUR)
M.T.A. violated rights of group, judge says
(Benjamin Weiser, New York Times)
New blog concerning law and religion in the UK now online
(Frank Cranmer & David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Polish Catholic Bishops condemn European convention defining gender as ‘social construct’
(Talpa brusseliensis christiana)
Religion fast becoming big business in Kenya
(NTVKenya, YouTube)
Religious leaders say Arms Trade Treaty must regulate ammunition
(Joint Statement, World Council of Churches)
Repression of Myanmar Muslims amid media blackout
(Kourosh Ziabari, Global Research)
Russia: "Extremism" religious freedom survey, July 2012
(Geraldine Fagan, Forum 18 News Service)
Saudi Arabia: 2.5 million throng two Holy Mosques
(Makkah, Arab News)
Sudan advocates to demonstrate against ongoing genocide
(Jeff Walton, Institute of Religion and Democracy, Christian News Wire)
Syria: Five reasons why there will not be an Alawite State
(Joshua Lands, Syria Comment)
Turkey, Saudi Arabia promoting stricter Islam in Albania
(Catholic News Agency)
UK court applies ecclesiastical abstention doctrine to dispute over Sikh leadership
(David Hart, UK Human Rights Blog)
USCIRF urges Clinton to raise specific reforms with Egyptian government
(USCIRF)
Vietnam: Priests protest church attacks
(Radio Free Asia)
Vietnam's two-front war on religion
(Michael Benge, American Thinker)
Western Myanmar unrest: Partisan portrayals risk extremist implications
(Kyaw San Wai, RISIS)
Sunday, 22 July 2012
Sudan: Stoning execution stopped for Ms Intisar Sharif Abdulla: Release without charges
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Saturday, 21 July 2012
Seventh-day Adventist missionaries can resume proselytizing while awaiting court ruling
(Matthew Brown, Deseret News)
Abductions and forced conversions of Christian Coptic women in Egypt dramatically increase
(Myles Collier, Christian Post)
Burning mosques and building mosques
(Kelly James Clark, Huffington Post)
Eliminating workplace discrimination brings us closer to the values of our nation
(David Saperstein, The Washington Post)
Ethiopian Muslims and their struggle for rights
(Elyas Mulu Kiros, Pambazuka News)
European Court of Human Rights unanimously declares application Political Reformed Party v. the Netherlands inadmissible
(H.M.T.D. ten Napel, Law, Religion & Politics)
Islamophobia threatens American values and national security
(Brian Levin, Huffington Post)
New Hungarian Church Law violates fundamental rights
(Jura Nanuk, Central-European Religious Freedom Institute)
Pastor jailed, fined for home church; city says it's a zoning issue
(Tom Strode and Diana Chandler, Baptist Press)
Polish church hopes visit by Russian patriarch will bring reconciliation
(Associated Press, Worldwide Religion News)
Singapore: Yale University to curtail rights on new campus
(Bikya Masr)
Strange religious bedfellows unite for letter against hotel porn
(Dan Mercia, CNN Belief Blog)
Supreme Court decision on Obamacare marked the opening salvo of an American battle for liberty
(Vickie K. Doherty, The Moral Liberal)
Third of Lebanese want laws based on Quran values
(Justin Salhani, Daily Star)
Friday, 20 July 2012
4 suspects detained in attack on Muslim leaders
(The Moscow Times)
A win for 'secularists' in Libya? It's not what you think
(Amyn B. Sajoo, The Christian Science Monitor)
Atheists rally for persecuted unbeliever in Indonesia
(Kimberly Winston | Religion News Service, The Washington Post)
Azerbaijan: Two plus three equals five
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
Centennial celebration of the Brazilian Assemblies of God
(Mark Lemos, Assemblies of God World Missions)
China: Caesar demanding what is God’s – OpEd
(Nina Shea, Eurasia Review)
Faith-based groups can help stem AIDS in Africa, say UN officials
(Ecumenical News International, Episcopal News Service)
In a first, Muslim leaders attacked in Tatarstan
(Nikolaus von Twickel, The Moscow Times)
Leaked Scottish Govt email reveals deep impact of gay marriage
(The Christian Institute)
Marriage, religious liberty, and the “grand bargain”
(Robert P. George, The Witherspoon Institute)
Pakistan to launch TV channel on interfaith harmony soon
(Stephen Manual, All Voices)
Perché l’Intesa è tanto importante per la Chiesa?
(Sala Stampa Chiesa di Gesù Cristo dei Santi degli Ultimi Giorni)
Strict Christian party loses European court fight on women MPs
(Dutch News)
Thursday, 19 July 2012
Enfield schools agree to stop holding graduation ceremonies in Bloomfield church
(Press Release, ACLU)
An Evangelical-Catholic stand on liberty
(Philip Ryken and John Garvey, The Wall Street Journal)
Ancient Syriac monastery under threat
(Menekse Tokyay, The Turkish Weekly)
Another Becket Fund victory for religious freedom
(Robert P. George, First Things)
Attacks target Muslim leaders in Russia's Tatarstan
(Alissa de Carbonnel, Reuters)
First female Anglican bishop for Africa elected in a 'spirit-filled' atmosphere
(Anglican Communion News Service )
Grand Forks B&B discriminated against gay couple, human rights tribunal rules
(Sam Cooper, The Province)
Korean church group proposes peace projects for WCC's 10th Assembly
(Hisashi Yukimoto , ENInews)
New study finds Asian Americans contribute to diversity of U.S. religious landscape
(The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life)
Nigeria's persecuted Christians need help from U.S., ERLC says
(Tom Strode, Baptist Press)
Pew Forum Weekly Religion News Update
Religion News on the Web - 19 July 2012
(The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life)
Religious threats to free speech in Britain and Poland
(National Secular Society)
Russia: Religious freedom survey, July 2012
(Geraldine Fagan, Forum 18 News Service)
Scientology added to the Dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy
(Bob Adams, Church of Scientology International)
Scotland rejects cardinal’s call for gay-marriage referendum
(Catholic Culture.org)
The Herald: Redefining marriage is a ‘legal minefield’
(The Christian Institute)
Workshops for journalists on freedom of religion and expression in Armenia
(Public Radio of Armenia)
Wednesday, 18 July 2012
A debate over freedom, fear and facial hair in Egypt
(Steve Hendrix, The Seattle Times)
Azerbaijan: New literature controls not "formally" about censorship
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
Battle against Obama HHS mandate continues despite judge's ruling
(Steven Ertelt, LifeNews.com)
Boy Scout ban on gays to continue
(Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Los Angeles Times)
Christian concert back on again – despite threatened suit
(Lisa Schencker, The Salt Lake Tribune)
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