Law and Religion Headlines
Friday, 1 April 2016
Theology in foreign policy ISIS in context
(Jacob Olidort, Foreign Affairs)
Up To No Good: Mississippi religious liberty law is next in LGBT battles
(Jim Davis, Get Religion (blog))
Why some Jews have said Yemeni Jews aren't welcome in Israel
(Mordechai Goldman, trans. Aviva Arad, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)
Turkey official denies Syrian refugee expulsions
(Umut Uras, Al Jazeera)
Army will let Sikh officer keep turban, beard on active duty
(Cathy Lynn Grossman, Religion News Service)
Mississippi's same-sex adoption ban struck down in federal court
(Mississippi News Now)
Court strikes down Mississippi's ban on adoption by same-sex couples
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
High Court strikes another blow against chief rabbinate monopoly on religious life
(Jeremy Sharon, Jerusalem Post)
Israel's high court recognizes conversions performed outside of the Chief Rabbinate's jurisdiction
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Agencies finalize religious liberty rule
(Lydia Wheeler, The Hill)
Agencies issue final rule extending mew religious liberty protections to beneficiaries of federally-funded social service programs
(Melissa Rogers, White House Blog)
Federal agencies adopt final rules on partnering with faith-based organization
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Why Turkey's high unemployment rate may mean more terror attacks
(Zülfikar Doğan, trans. Sibel Utku Bila, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)
Recent consistory court judgments – March 2016
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Legal & Canonical Status of Provincial Episcopal Visitors
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
EVENT, 1 April 2016: Human Dignity, Christian Reconciliation, and Russian-Ukrainian Rapprochement: For a United Europe
(John DeGioia, Borys Gudziak, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Thursday, 31 March 2016
Anti-Semitic anti-Zionism on campus – how should universities respond?
(Gregory Rose, The Conversation)
Should we 3D print a new Palmyra?
(Emma Cunliffe, The Conversation)
Suicide bombing in Lahore park is the latest attempt to shut public spaces and silence minority voices
(Rosita Armytage, The Conversation)
Why the EU refugee deal is a disaster for Greece
(Alexander Clapp, Foreign Policy)
Hundreds of police in China demolish church crosses, leave Christian protesters beaten and bloodied
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
ISIS holds last remaining Christian families under house arrest so they can't escape Raqqa
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)
UC Berkeley students push for on-campus abortion clinic
(Leonardo Blair, The Christian Post)
Iranian group gets help from Islam to save juveniles from execution
(Denise Hassanzade Ajiri, The Guardian)
Anti-Muslim searches spike again after Brussels attacks
(Kuang Keng Kuek Ser, Pri's the World)
Abortion, guns and gay rights offer risks, rewards for state Republicans
(Richard Fausset, The New York Times)
Israel polarized over soldier who killed kounded Palestinian
(Isabel Kershner, The New York Times)
Virginia governor vetoes 'religious freedom' bill, to chagrin of conservatives
(Jenna Portnoy, The Washington Post)
Bill to make the Bible the official book of Tennessee expected to pass Senate
(Joel Ebert, The Tennessean)
FDA backs expanded use of medical abortion pill
(Toni Clarke and Jilian Mincer, Reuters)
Pakistan Islamist protesters end four-day blasphemy protest
(BBC News)
Prior to Lahore bombing, Pakistanis were critical of Taliban and other extremist groups
(Jacob Poushter, Pew Research Center Fact Tank)
Permanence of Christian burial revisited – II
(David Pocklington, law)
Faith-based persecution on the rise in Asia-Pacific
(Asif Aqeel, World Watch Monitor)
Nigeria: A year on, no word on 300 abducted children
(Human Rights Watch)
Why Canada should keep its religious freedom office
(Robert P. George and Katrina Lantos Swett, The Globe and Mail)
Proposed changes to laws on religions in Bulgaria spark ire
(The Sofia Globe)
Violence against women and girls, role of religion considered at UN session
(World Council of Churches)
Lahore bombing shows vulnerability of Pakistanis
(World Council of Churches)
WCC-UNICEF partnership shares two child-friendly versions of the Draft ”Principles for Child-Friendly Churches”
(World Council of Churches)
International affairs facilitator reflects on pilgrimage
(World Council of Churches)
Archbishop of Greece urges EU to share responsibility for refugees
(World Council of Churches)
French ecumenical delegation considers WCC convergence text
(World Council of Churches)
Why Apple is this year's Hobby Lobby
(Herb Scribner, Deseret News National Edition: Faith)
Alexandria court bans demolition of churches in Egypt
(Al Bawaba)
Safe space for free speech
(Charles C. Haynes, Newseum Institute: Inside the First Amendment)
CCCC Granted Intervener Status at the BC Court of Appeal on TWU Case
(Barry W. Bussey, Canadian Council of Christian Charities)
Trump backs off call to punish women for abortions if they’re banned
(Josh Hafner, Religion News Service)
Pakistan rally ends after assurance over blasphemy law
(Al Jazeera)
Kazakhstan: Good Friday in Almaty
(Forum 18 News Service)
B-and-B to pay after refusing same-sex ceremony
(Joe Astrouski, WAND News)
ALJ recommends damages against B&B that rejected civil union ceremony
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Terry McAuliffe, Virginia governor, vetoes religious liberty bill
(Bradford Richardson, The Washington Times)
Virginia governor vetoes "religious freedom" bill as discriminatory
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Catholic school principal's Title VII suit dismissed under "ministerial exception"
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Remarks by the President and the Vice President at Easter prayer breakfast
(Press Release, The White House)
Obama at Easter prayer breakfast: terrorists trying to 'weaken our faith'
(Associated Press)
Obama speaks at White House Easter prayer breakfast
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Alaska Appeals Court: Reconsider sex offender's bar on taking his children to church
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Pakistan arrests 216 suspects in crackdown on terrorists amid Easter bombing attack
(Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post)
Atheists upset University of Iowa created separate Muslim prayer spaces
(Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post)
PCUSA leader calls on NC to repeal law banning transgender bathroom ordinances
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
Islamists end 4-day rally outside Pakistani parliament
(Asif Shahzad, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Global health group takes on gay conversion therapy
(Olivia Lace-Evans, BBC News)
Mississippi Senate OKs bill allowing armed guards in church
(Jeff Amy, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Nev. candidate says Reid urged him to quit, because ‘a Muslim cannot win this race.’
(David A. Fahrenthold, The Washington Post)
Backlash hits GOP governors over 'religious freedom' legislation
(Elena Schneider, Politico)
Stands on social issues tear at the two main conservative bases
(James Hohmann, The Washington Post)
Israeli Jews from the former Soviet Union are more secular, less religiously observant
(Angelina E. Theodorou, Pew Research Center)
EVENT, 31 March-5 May 2016: Living the Faith: Religion and Spirituality in Everyday American Life
(Rice University)
Iranian Christian converts' right to seek asylum can't be denied, EU Human Rights Court rules
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post World)
Supreme Court hints at way to avert tie on birth control mandate
(Adam Liptak, The New York Times)
Wednesday, 30 March 2016
Another loaded question in the news: What does Islam teach about violence?
(Richard Ostling, Get Religion (blog))
Why faith-focused media outlets and coverage matter now more than ever
(Chandra Johnson, Deseret News)
European Court of Human Rights rules in favor of Christian convert from Iran
(Palmer Williams, ACLJ)
Supreme Court in unusual order floats alternative compromise in contraceptive mandate cases
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Cook says discriminatory 'religious freedom' laws are dangerous, calls for action
(Apple Insider)
Faith groups express betrayal at religious exemption veto
(Lisa Hagen, WABE 90.1 FM)
Bishops ask government to reconsider closing religious freedom office
(Deborah Gyapong, The Catholic Register)
Anti-Muslim campaign rhetoric endangers US, says secretary of Homeland Security
(Religion News Service)
Bill to make the Bible the official book of Tennessee is back
(Emily McFarlan Miller, Religion News Service)
French minister shocks with Muslim veil-slavery comment
(Al Jazeera)
Syria war: UN urges leaders to accept more refugees
(Al Jazeera)
Bible colleges lose challenge to state regulation
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
ACLU fights U.S. Bishops $2 million human trafficking grant because Church is pro-life
(Lisa Bourne, Life Site news)
FOIA request aimed at human trafficking grant to Catholic bishops
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Soldiers press Army to stop discriminating
(Press Release, The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty)
Sikhs sue over Army accommodation of religious practices
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Suit by man injured through faith healing may proceed
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Hate-speech law 'threatens learning' – and commerce
(Slok Gyawali, Lapido Media: Centre for Religious Literacy in World Affairs)
U.N. groups finding environmental success when partnering with local religious leaders
(Allison Pond, Deseret News National Edition: Causes)
These schools are giving young Muslims the tools to fight radicalization
(Nick Anderson, Deseret News National Edition: Education)
Even though faith groups support immigration reform, many believers remain anxious about immigrants
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News National Edition: Faith)
Utah Holi colour festival draws thousands for yoga, music
(Associated Press, CBC News)
Tuesday, 29 March 2016
'Moral Mondays' leader starts 'moral revolution' tour
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)
Down in Georgia, here's what the news media's love of 'religious liberty' scare quotes tells you
(Bobby Ross, Jr., Get Religion (blog))
Europeans struggling with reality of refugees, reports advocate for migrants’ rights
(World Council of Churches)
Growing intolerance threatens rights of conscience of health care workers
(Lynn Wardle, CNS News)
How to make sense of the baffling order the Supreme Court just handed down on birth control
(ThinkProgress)
In two days, we had 5 terrorism scares across the world
(Herb Scribner, Deseret News National Edition: Faith)
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