Law and Religion Headlines
Monday, 8 August 2016
Suicide bomber kills at least 70 at Pakistan hospital
(Gul Yousafzai, Reuters)
Brooklyn church, over a century old, likely to make way for affordable housing
(Megan Jula, The New York Times)
Muslim voters' attitudes have shifted 'dramatically' in past 15 years
(NPR)
No quick ruling in North Carolina same-sex marriage lawsuit
(Jeffrey Collins and Gary D. Robertson, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Family of ‘Clock Boy’ Ahmed Mohamed files lawsuit against former school
(Jessica Contrera, The Washington Post)
Turkey opposition leader urges not to politicize religion, army, law
(Sputnik)
Bangladesh Police chief says freethinkers criticising religion contributed to the rise of religious extremism, terrorism
(Bangladesh News 24 Hours)
Zambia election - What role will religion play?
(BBC News)
Turkey detains 10 foreigners over suspected ties to US cleric
(Chicago Tribune)
Young immigrants to Canada passionate about spirituality
(Douglas Todd, Vancouver Sun)
Tolerance is no long enough; we must respect other faiths
(Gregory Han, Houston Chronicle)
Kilimanjaro interfaith forum on economic and social justice
(Deus Ngowi, Daily News)
Lawsuit challenges recent amendment to Illinois Health Care Right of Conscience Act
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty (BJC blog))
Who's afraid of religious liberty?
(Richard Samuelson, Mosaid)
Many Americans hear politics from the pulpit
(Pew Research Center Religion & Public Life)
North Carolina’s religious objection law in court
(Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press)
Suicide blast claimed by Taliban faction in Pakistan claims at least 64 lives
(Aamir Iqbal, The Washington Post)
The ‘no’ campaign on marriage equality owes us better arguments
(Patrick Stokes, The Conversation)
Sign of the times? Henry Luce Foundation subsidizes Godbeat work at The Atlantic
(Richard Ostling, GetReligion)
So are most journalists truly secular? No, many seem to practice their own one true religion
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
The Church of England and legislative reform orders
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Law and religion round-up – 7th August
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Top Catholic bishops criticize Biden for officiating at gay marriage
(David Gibson, Religion News Service)
Vice President Biden performs his first marriage ceremony — and it was for a same-sex couple
(Emily Heil, The Washington Post)
Catholic bishops react to Biden's officiating at same-sex marriage
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Saturday, 6 August 2016
Post navigation← Previous Articles 8 & 9 and the “seal of the confessional” again
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Friday, 5 August 2016
Brave new world should be an election issue
(Wesley J. Smith, First Things)
Court enters, at least temporarily, the fray over transgender rights
(Amy Howe, SCOTUSblog)
Every day an Armageddon: The complex evangelical legacy of Tim LaHaye
(Richard J. Mouw, First Things)
World summit to defend persecuted Christians pulls out of Russia following new religion law
(Billy Hallowell, Deseret News National Edition: Faith)
This young woman battled the Israeli army to become a combat soldier
(Liat Elkayam, Haaretz)
Facebook omits Israeli flag from 2016 Rio Olympics
(Oded Yaron, Haaretz)
Europe migrant crisis sees spike in deadly Mediterranean crossings
(Peter Ford, The Christian Science Monitor)
Indonesia arrests six suspected of plotting Singapore 'rocket attack'
(Fergus Jensen, Reuters)
Americans would rather talk politics than religion if forced to commit a social faux pas
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News | Faith)
Leading Chinese author says Christianity is China's future as believers refuse to give in to fear, persecution
(Leah Marieann Klett, The Gospel Herald)
UN cites reports of up to 3,000 Iraqis captured by IS
(The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Religious Freedom in Focus, Volume 67 - August 2016
(U.S. Department of Justice)
Tense France: famed flea market canceled on security concern
(Elaine Ganley, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Could this be the last battle for Aleppo?
(Mohammed ak-Khatieb trans. Sami-Joe Abboud, Al Monitor: Syria Pulse)
Syria rebels claim taking part of military college in Aleppo
(Philip Issa, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Beyond Aleppo, Syria's war rages on with no end in sight
(Zeina Karam and Philip Issa, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
German university drops Palestinian seminar amid criticism
(The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Iraqi Christians confront two-year trauma with drama
(World Watch Monitor)
Protestants confront resistance to their quest for buildings
(Russia Religion News)
California Assembly declares August as 'Muslim Appreciation and Awareness Month'
(Billy Hallowell, Deseret News National Edition: Faith)
Middle East bishops say US has ‘moral responsibility’ to help Christians
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Rauner signs bill altering health care 'right of conscience' law
(Dean Olsen, The State Journal-Register)
Illinois forces medical providers to participate in genocide
(Press Release, Liberty Counsel)
Illinois governor signs bill amending conscience protections for health care personnel
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Modesty requirement cancels French pool day intended for Muslim women
(Lucy Schouten, The Christian Science Monitor)
Swim-day for women near Marseille prompts ban call
(Elaine Ganley, The Big Story, AP)
French mayor will ban women's swim because of required modest dress
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Sikh congregation sues town after temple construction halted
(Chris Fuchs, NBC News)
Sikh center sues under RLUIPA after work on new temple is ordered stopped
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Judge dismisses suit from Roy Moore, Alabama chief justice, who is seeking to overturn suspension
(Bradford Richardson, The Washington Times)
Court applies Younger abstention to Alabama Chief Justice's suit over temporary removal
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Egypt's former Grand Mufti survives assassination attempt
(Ahmed Mohamed Hassain, Mostafa Hashem, and Ahmed Aboulenein, Reuters)
Azerbaijan: Prisoners tortured, authorities deny torture happened
(Forum 18 News Service)
Kuwait arrests Filipino woman linked to Daesh attack plot
(Arab News)
Constantinople Church official denies rumors of its intention to found metropolia in Ukraine
(Interfax-Religion)
The West must reach out to Turkey
(Mustafa Akyol, Al Monitor: Turkey Pulse)
Is Iran judiciary open to negotiating on human rights?
(Arash Karami, Al Monitor: Iran Pulse)
French embassy worker in Tunisia probed for anti-Semitic hate speech
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Self-radicalized Tunisian held in Italy on terror suspicion
(The Associated Press, The Big Story)
France’s normally silent Muslim community starting to speak out against extremists
(Elaine Ganley, National Post)
Athens's first mosque in 150 years
(Matt Vasilogambros, The Atlantic)
France to rescue Europe’s ‘oldest Jewish building’
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
UK Jews slam Labour’s ‘reward’ for author of ‘whitewash’ anti-Semitism report
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Following outcry, German university scraps anti-Israel course
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
California recognizes August as Muslim Appreciation and Awareness Month
(Monica Luhar, NBC News)
Former Israeli minister: Israel-Saudi peace ‘in the cards’
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
'Worrying' rise in anti-Semitic incidents, charity says
(BBC News)
Pope Tawadros urges Copts in US not to demonstrate over sectarian attacks in Egypt
(Ahram Online)
The inquiry into Islamic law in the UK has served to expose how many Muslims suffer under it
(Melanie Phillips, The Times)
Swedish church to use drones to drop thousands of Bibles in ISIS-controlled Iraq
(James Macintyre, Christian Today)
Nigeria: Four women hospitalised in riot at Anglican church as synod begins
(James Macintyre, Christian Today)
Keeping the peace: In tense elections, religious leaders can make things better—or worse
(The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Pro-choice group eyes easier abortion access in Poland
(Agence France-Presse)
Fatah makes incendiary Facebook claim of killing 11,000 Israelis
(Diaa Hadid, The New York Times)
British Muslim woman detained under terror laws after cabin crew report her reading Syrian art book on plane
(Liam O'Hare and Ted Jeory, The Independent)
Jewish groups decry Black Lives Matter platform’s view on Israel
(Julie Zauzmer, The Washington Post)
A young Syrian torchbearer highlights Brazil’s embrace of refugees
(Andrew Jacobs, The New York Times)
An American Muslim fencer lunges into U.S. Olympic history in Rio
(Hansi Lo Wang, NPR)
Illinois governor surprises GOP with action on birth control, abortions
(Ivan Moreno, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Mugshots showing Muslim women without hijabs were ‘a form of public shaming,’ protester claims
(Cleve R. Wootsen Jr., The Washington Post)
Unlawfully detained for months, Sudan church leaders finally in court
(World Watch Monitor)
‘We have no voice’: Christians in Jordan 2 years after fleeing N. Iraq
(Abigail Frymann Rouch, World Watch Monitor)
Papal blast on kids and gender? The New York Times can't wait to dump on it
(Julia Duin, GetReligion)
Catholic nuns under siege in Syria appeal for help
(Josephine McKenna, Religion News Service)
Do ordination vows matter? A crucial hole in RNS report on United Methodist dispute
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Gambia: J-22 and religion - let there be light
(Momodou Sabally, All Africa)
Americans would rather talk politics than religion if forced to commit a social faux pas
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News National Edition: Faith)
What the Supreme Court's ruling means for transgender bathrooms in schools
(Kelsey Harkness, The Daily Signal)
Fighting for free speech on America's campuses
(Cecilia Capuzzi Simon, The New York Times)
Pastoralists fleeing Boko Haram face new challenges in Cameroon
(Mark Moritz and Mouadjamou Ahmadou, The Conversation)
Catholics in India protest church demolition
(Nirmala Carvalho, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Training prepares church for terrorism, shootings and other disasters
(Rhina Guidos, Catholic News Service, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Turkey’s purge marks endgame in Islamist civil war
(Ishaan Tharoor, The Washington Post)
Fethullah Gulen’s race to the top is over
(Selim Koru, Huseyin Rasit Yilmaz, Foreign Policy)
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