Law and Religion Headlines
Friday, 26 August 2016
Europe's rabbis at Moscow congress stunned by absence of anti-Semitism in Russia
(Interfax-Religion)
Imam Velitov placed under house arrest in justification of terrorism inquiry
(Interfax-Religion)
US, Turkey at an impasse over extraditing Muslim cleric
(Josh Lederman and Eric Tucker, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Clergy do not decide to give judgment to preaching by imam Velitov charged with extremism
(Interfax-Religion)
Women lead Friday prayers at Denmark's first female-run mosque
(Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian)
Boko Haram leaves 1.4 million children displaced, dozens used as suicide bombers - UNICEF
(Harry Farley, Christian Today)
Some hotels in Chinese city block people from five Muslim countries
(Ben Blanchard, Gao Liangping and James Pomfret, Reuters)
Senegal clamps down on Quranic schools that exploit children
(Carley Petesch, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Indonesia's most-wanted awakens new generation of jihadis
(Randy Fabi and Kanupriya Kapoor, Reuters)
Dutch far-right party says it will ban mosques, Koran
(Agence France-Presse)
Walgreens clinics run by Catholic organization to include birth control
(Jim Salter, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Atheists’ lawsuit is financial setback for Baptist convention in Kansas City
(Lynn Horsley, The Kansas City Star)
Nonbelievers sue over Pennsylvania House's opening prayers
(Mark Scolforo, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Survey: Germans want a burqa ban
(Carla Bleiker, Deutsche Welle)
California judge considers new physician-assisted suicide law
(Steve Gorman, Reuters)
France's top court overturns burkini ban in Riviera town
(France 24 International News)
Nuns barred from wearing habits on the beach, says deputy mayor of Nice
(Harry Farley, Christian Today)
Why wearing the burqa is on the rise in South Asia
(Shamil Shams, Deutsche Welle)
Troubled Europe debates burqas, niqabs and burkinis
(Michelle Martin, Richard Lough, Maria Haase Coelho, Shadia Nasralla, Sonya Dowsett, Philip Pullella, Stephen Jewkes, John Miller, Toby Sterling and Robert Muller, Reuters)
The surprising Australian origin story of the burkini
(Adam Taylor, The Sydney Morning Herald)
Opinion: Why the burqa ban is wrong
(Martin Muno, Deutsche Welle)
Opinion: Banning the burqa is the right thing to do
(Alexander Kudascheff, Deutsche Welle)
French court suspends burkini ban, controversy goes on
(Chine Labbé and Ingrid Melander, Reuters)
The burkini is a sad symbol of Islam going backwards – and burkini bans are a sad symbol of France doing the same
(Julia Ebner, The Independent)
Forced unveiling of Muslim women
(Qanta A. Ahmed, National Review)
France: Upholding burkini ban risks giving green light for abuse of women and girls
(Amnesty International)
Thursday, 25 August 2016
France’s burkini ban could not come at a worse time
(Fraser McQueen, The Conversation)
French politicians spar ahead of administrative court ruling on burkini
(Deutsche Welle)
In wake of burkini ban, imam blocked from Facebook for photo of clothed nuns at beach
(Oded Yaron, Haaretz)
French burkini bans face legal challenge as tension mounts
(Philippe Sotto, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
French official threatens to sue social media users who share burkini photos
(Amar Toor, The Verge)
French town official threatens to sue those circulating photos of burkini ban
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
A Muslim woman’s right to self-determination (Responding to Religion and Women's Equality)
(Aisha Rahman, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
No U.S. burkini bans, but work yet to do: Column
(Stephen Prothero, USA Today)
Some churches in Zimbabwe demand Mugabe's impeachment
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Power in a union: How the working class shaped religion in America
(Matthew Pehl, Religion Dispatches)
Russian servicemen built a church of Karelian pine at Khmeimim airbase in Syria
(Interfax-Religion)
Passenger not allowed to flight from Moscow with a liter of holy water
(Interfax-Religion)
Hotel reportedly removes Bibles from rooms after atheist complaint
(Billy Hallowell, Deseret News National Edition: Faith)
Indonesia and the United States: Diversity and democracy in turbulent times
(Katherine Marshall, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs)
Faith-based volunteers help search for quake victims
(Josephine McKenna, Religion News Service)
The NYPD broke its own rules when spying on Muslims, inspector general says
(Tess Owen, VICE News)
Investigation says NYPD does not stick to guidelines in surveilling Muslims
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Court refuses to dismiss minister's suit saying ministerial exception is not a jurisdictional bar
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Citing anti-Semitism, French Jews eschew public education
(Cnaan Lipshiz, Haaretz)
Outside Paris, a clinic aims to tackle an age-old practice
(Elizabeth Bryant, Religion News Service)
Bathroom bills and religious freedom laws: Losing battles for the GOP
(Susan Milligan, U.S. News & World Report)
With Wyoming judge’s case, left aims to ban religious people from legal field
(Holly Scheer, The Federalist)
Spanish municipality to rescind BDS resolution following legal action
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Portugal pulls out of law enforcement project led by Israeli university
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Al-Aqsa Mosque back in the eye of the storm with renewed clashes, arrests
(Daoud Kuttab, Al Monitor: Palestine Pulse)
Uncertain future for Syrians as EU-Lebanon migration deal looms
(Tom Rollins, Al Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
Is Israel at fault for surging Arab crime?
(Shlomi Eldar trans. Sandy Bloom, Al Monitor: Israel Pulse)
Will 50 years of occupation unite Israel's peace camp?
(Akiva Eldar trans. Ruti Sinai, Al Monitor: Israel Pulse)
FARC: ‘Colombia wins, death loses’ in peace deal, but not everyone is convinced
(World Watch Monitor)
Report: Pakistan school textbooks riddled with religious 'hate material'
(World Watch Monitor)
Lawyer for Islamic party designated as extremist in Tajikistan accused of disclosing state secret
(Interfax-Religion)
Immoral actions reduced in Russian Army thanks to cooperation with the Church - Defense Minister
(Interfax-Religion)
Jewish Israeli BDS activist requests political asylum in Canada
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Radical Muslims kill 8 people in Nigeria, vandalize churches after Christian student is accused of insulting Islam
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
Christians urged to help 'save Christian mom Asia Bibi from execution' in petition to Pakistan Supreme Court
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
Canada's Mounties say female officers can wear hijabs
(Jason Slotkin, NPR)
'Christian' Union Jack on school uniforms hidden by Saudi religious police
(Harry Farley, Christian Today)
Anti-Christian crackdown in Cuba: Over 1,000 churches seized, Christians dragged away from homes, churches
(Hazel Torres, Christian Today)
Egypt's Coptic Christians protest exclusion from Olympic and other sports
(Ruth Gledhill, Christian Today)
Bishops in Nigeria warn government against promoting culture of contraception, abortion
(Andre Mitchell, Christian Today)
In today’s troubling times, where are our faith leaders?
(E.J. Dionne Jr., The Washington Post)
Muslim convert guilty of assaulting teen who was hugging girlfriend
(The Guardian)
Turkey's military plunges into Syria, enabling rebels to capture ISIS stronghold
(Tim Arango, Anne Barnard, and Ceylan Yeginsu, The New York Times)
Myanmar earthquake kills three, damages scores of ancient temples
(Shwe Yee Saw Myint and Wa Lone, Reuters)
Hajj stoning to be shortened after deadly stampede
(Agence France-Presse)
Saudis and extremism: 'Both the arsonists and the firefighters'
(Scott Shane, The New York Times)
Surprise! Kansas City Star covers only one side of United Methodist debate on sexuality
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Prince Johnson submits bill for Islamic holidays
(J. Burgess Carter, Daily Observer)
Malaysia PM Najib: Amended Act could end ugly disputes when interfaith couples divorce
(Trinna Leong, The Straits Times)
Mississippi Islamic State recruit gets 8 years in prison
(Jeff Amy, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
PM: Civil courts will have precedence in interfaith divorces
(Syed Jaymal Zahid, Malay Mail Online)
Catholic church groups fight bills to revive old sex abuse cases
(Brian Mann, NPR)
Interfaith Summit to educate about Jewish life for all
(Marissa Stern, Jewish Exponent)
Commentary: Religious traditionalists and LGBT activists should check their passions and compromise
(Jacob Lupfer, Religion News Service)
Explainer: What is parliament’s role in the marriage equality debate?
(Ryan Goss, The Conversation)
Critics say French burkini bans employ language of human rights to limit human rights
(Lauren McCauley, Common Dreams)
Chaplains begin treating veterans for newly designated ‘moral injury’
(Natalie Caula Hauff, The Post and Courier)
Nigeria: Islam, the law and Zamfara blasphemy massacre
(Ibrahim Haruna MaiJamaa, Daily Trust)
Wednesday, 24 August 2016
‘How journalists can combat waves of radicalisation’
(The Guardian (Nigeria))
Patriarch Kirill congratulates Poroshenko on Independence Day, hopes for development of church-state interaction
(Interfax-Religion)
Occupying the prairie: Tensions rise as tribes move to block a pipeline
(Jack Healy, The New York Times)
First American missionary caught by anti-evangelism law
(Russia Religion News)
Religion in the media: How has it changed, where is it going, why does it matter?
(Barney Zwartz, ABC Religion and Ethics)
The case for religious studies
(William 'Chip' Gruen, Inside Higher Ed)
The Supreme Court must restore religious liberty to military members
(Kelly J. Shackelford, National Review)
Air Force officer reportedly kept an open Bible on his desk for years, and now he's under fire
(Billy Hallowell, Deseret News National Edition | Faith)
Top Vatican diplomat says ‘time, patience’ needed in talks with China
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Religion and Women's Equality
(Berkley Forum, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Equality means equality, or does it? (Responding to Religion and Women's Equality)
(Katherine Marshall, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Understanding the intersection of faith and women's rights (Responding to Religion and Women's Equality)
(Nicole Bibbins Sedaca, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Legal developments – July General Synod
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
U.S. international religious freedom ambassador calls for repeal of blasphemy laws
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Kim Davis saga ends as judge dismisses case over marriage licenses
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
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