Law and Religion Headlines
Friday, 19 August 2016
German conservatives back partial ban on face veils
(David Rising, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
German interior minister backs ban on full face veils in public places
(Agence France-Presse)
Will Germany follow France in banning Muslim women from wearing a veil?
(Josh Kenworthy, The Christian Science Monitor)
Germany could impose partial ban on face veils, officials say
(Sheena McKenzie, CNN)
Mob violence shows Indonesia must act against online hate speech
(Rido Parulian Panjaitan, The Conversation)
Aleppo bleeds as the picture of another Syrian child pricks the world’s conscience
(FoRB in Full (a blog by CSW))
Judge recommends a review of Pakistani blasphemy law; Seeks equality among all religions
(Chiqui Guyjoco, The Christian Times)
Interview with the theologian and Islam scholar Felix Koerner: "Clean theology is good for every religious community"
(Carolin Kubo, Qantara.de)
Present at the Creation: The never-told-before story of the meeting that led to the creation of ISIS, as explained by an Islamic State insider.
(Harald Doornbos and Jenan Moussa, Foreign Policy)
Putting the International Religious Freedom Report into action
(Zahava Moerdler, Human Rights First)
Religious freedom advocates want US to put teeth into its rhetoric
(Matt Hadro, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Thursday, 18 August 2016
How to unlock the value of Islamic ethics in a violent, dangerous world
(Nuraan Davids and Yusef Waghid, The Conversation)
China's Zhejiang bans religious activities in hospitals as crackdown widens
(Radio Free Asia)
The suspension of Wefaq: a triumph for democracy in Bahrain
(Khalifa A. Alfadhel, Open Democracy)
Iraq: Cleric’s call against anti-LGBT violence
(Human Rights Watch)
Media challenged over portrayal of refugees
(Gavin Drake, Anglican Communion News Service)
Sunnis eye their piece of Iraq pie
(Adnan Abu Zeed, Al-Monitor: Iraq Pulse)
Will Iraq's Shiite militias flow to Syria after post-IS?
(Wassim Bassem, Al-Monitor: Iraq Pulse)
Pastors rarely asked to wed same-sex couples
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)
Kazakh-Turkish lyceums undergo checks for links to preacher Gulen, not to be closed - ministry
(Interfax-Religion)
Another 3 Hizb ut-Tahrir members get long prison terms in St. Petersburg
(Interfax Religion)
Arrest of Moscow mosque imam accused of justifying terrorism may be extended until Oct 27
(Interfax Religion)
Philippine church leaders feel powerless to stop extrajudicial killings
(Catholic News Service)
The secret to Erdogan's survival: Mix money and Islam with the good life
(Donna Abu-Nasr, Bloomberg)
Maharashtra govt wants cash-rich temples to donate earnings to hospitals
(Mayuresh Ganapatye, India Today)
Tennessee sheriff ordered to pay atheists $41,000 after preaching on Facebook
(Andrew Buncombe, The Independent)
Egyptian Christians demand equal rights in rare protest
(Associated Press, Haaretz)
Faith and military duty: Do they conflict?
(Lyle Denniston, Lyle Denniston Law News)
Jehovah's Witnesses in Belarus denied registration and then arrested
(Russia Religion News)
Dozens of Evangelical leaders petition Texas to stop scheduled execution
(Antonia Blumberg, Huffington Post)
Releasing God's word: Do copyrights help or hurt Bible translation?
(Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra, Christianity Today)
'Toward Democracy'
(John T. McGreevy, Commonweal)
Baltimore cuts ties with lawyer after neo-Nazi ties revealed
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
For Israel, it’s no Jew left behind — unless you’re Ethiopian
(Jane Eisner, Forward)
New Jersey agrees to allow atheist references on vanity license plates
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
José Casanova gives interview on sociology of religion
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Jerusalem rabbinical court seeks to end alimony ‘inflation’ in ketubah
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Israel's rabbinical courts grapple with unrealistic marriage contract terms
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Where's the beef? Report on Texas attorney's controversial prayers missing crucial details
(Bobby Ross Jr., GetReligion)
Group eyes suit aimed at Mack’s courtroom prayer
(Catherine Dominguez, The Courier of Montgomery County)
Defense counsel's prayers on Facebook pose concerns
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Ministerial exception doctrine bars ADA claim by Adventist music teacher
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
FFRF sues Pennsylvania county over cross on seal
(Press Release, Freedom From Religion Foundation)
Suit challenges Latin cross in county seal and flag
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Americans United settles lawsuit over New Jersey atheist’s custom license plate
(Press Release, Americans United)
Settlement reached permitting "8THEIST" license plate in New Jersey
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Court upholds legality of disinheritance on basis of religion
(Catholic Culture)
Freedom of religion: Annual mass banned in Turkey
(Charles Oliver, Reason.com)
Indiana: ACLU uses RFRA to sue jail on behalf of Muslim inmate
(Madeline Buckley, Indy Star)
Interfaith religious council set up in Khmelnytskyy
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
The end of the liberal tradition?
(Mark Movsesian, First Things)
Interfaith studies a must in schools, says researcher
(Free Malaysia Today)
Turkey’s derogation from human rights treaties – an update
(Martin Scheinin, EJIL: Talk!)
Kazakhstan: Will Judge punish praying pensioners?
(Forum 18 News Service)
Nova Scotia Barristers Society will not appeal in the Trinity Western case
(Barry W. Bussey: Intersection, Canadian Council of Christian Charities)
CSOs set sights on interfaith harmony
(Aung Kyaw Min and Shoon Naing, Myanmar Times)
Symbols of interfaith progress
(Maureen Fiedler, National Catholic Reporter)
The Dalits of India are finding new ways to fight the caste system
(Kriti Kapila, The Conversation)
We can all be a little radicalised: recognising this will help tackle extremism
(Gavin Bailey, The Conversation)
Women in Nicaragua fight for the right to get abortions that could save their lives
(Shuka Kalantari, PRI's The World)
Why do black activists care about Palestine?
(Emma Green, The Atlantic)
Indigenous Australians fight nuclear dump plan on 'sacred land'
(Timothy Large, Reuters)
Dwindling Amazon Jewish community keeps faith despite religious exodus
(Ryan Schuessler, The Guardian)
Nigeria, battling Boko Haram, detains some of its victims
(Dionne Searcey, The New York Times)
Pope outlines vision for promoting life, family issues
(Nicole Winfield, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Missouri Catholic bishops urge defeat of gun bill allowing concealed carry without training
(Jason Hancock, The Kansas City Star)
Wyoming's top court weighs judge's same-sex marriage case
(Ben Neary, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
US attorney’s office to investigate dispute over Islamic cemetery in Massachusetts
(John R. Ellement, The Boston Globe)
Nearly half of refugees entering the U.S. this year are Muslim
(Phillip Connor, Pew Research Center Fact Tank)
EVENT, 18-19 August 2016: Religious Liberty Conference ‘Varieties of Diversity'
(with Iain Benson delivering Annual Religious Liberty Lecture, The University of Notre Dame Australia’s School of Law, Sydney)
The rights of the unborn: a troubling decision from the [Irish] High Court?
(Human Rights in Ireland, Máiréad Enright, Law & Religion UK)
Yes, Muslim women face discrimination – but they’re pushing for change
(Khursheed Wadia, The Conversation)
Rio pays tribute to 11 Israeli victims of ’72 Munich Olympic massacre
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Wednesday, 17 August 2016
Religion is crucial for a moral, peaceful society, Elder Holland tells Education Week attendees
(Marianne Holman Prescott, Deseret News)
Elder Holland at BYU: Preserving religion’s place can bind society together
(News Release, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
Religious freedom crisis averted in California
(Darren Patrick Guerra and Andrew T. Walker, The Witherspoon Institute: Public Discourse)
California SB1146: Dodging a bullet, and what we can learn
(Gerald McDermott, Patheos Blog: The Northampton Seminar)
Resistance isn’t futile: Christians claim temporary religious liberty win in Cal.
(John Stonestreet, CNSNews.com)
European Day of Jewish Culture to have record 35 countries participating
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Will Saudi women break chains of male guardianship?
(Ibrahim al-Hatlani trans. Pascale Menassa, Al Monitor: Gulf Pulse)
Munich bans backpacks from this year's Oktoberfest
(The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Indonesia cuts jailed Islamic cleric's sentence by 3 months
(The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Police probe anti-Muslim notes left at apartment complex
(The Associated Press, The Big Story)
UN experts: Extremists foiling governments with encryption
(Edith M. Lederer, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Fighting for the ‘soul of France,’ more towns ban a bathing suit: The burkini
(Alissa J. Rubin, The New York Times)
French PM supports local bans on burkinis
(Angelique Chrisafis, The Guardian)
Are France's burkini bans sexist, or liberating?
(Angela Charlton, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
France targets foreign funds for mosques to stop radicalism
(Jonah Hicap, Christian Today)
France holds security meeting to discuss protecting schools
(The Associated Press, The Big Story)
French president visits pope after Islamic attacks
(The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Crowd-sourcing Bibles: how publishers are helping churches, street pastors and the homeless
(James Macintyre, Christian Today)
Public schools in Alabama urged to resist demands to remove God from programmes
(Jonah Hicap, Christian Today)
Anjem Choudary was given platform 'by the media, not Muslims'
(Vikram Dodd, The Guardian)
United Methodist Women stands against North Carolina’s “HB2” law
(Religion News Service)
Egyptians may ease rules for creating churches in Islam-majority nation
(Allan Turner, Chron)
Stanford scholar reveals complex view of Islam in Iranian poetry
(Aditi Chatradhi, The Stanford Daily)
Religious liberty runs into hate and fear in Detroit suburb
(Michigan Radio)
What is Sharia law?
(Gul Tuysu, CNN)
Once a prop for anti-Semites, the Talmud makes a comeback in Russia
(Cnaan Liphshiz, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Coup attempt could cost Turkey more than military might
(Cengiz Candar, Al Monitor: Turkey Pulse)
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