Law and Religion Headlines
Tuesday, 2 February 2016
Mystery surrounds Muslim cleric in US mountain compound
(Michael Rubinkam and Julie Carr Smyth, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
AME Church founder honored with postage stamp
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)
New prayer site highlights divide between Israel, US Jews
(Aron Heller, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Egyptian Christian students stand trial for insulting Islam
(Maggie Michael, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Zika virus isn't the first disease to spark a debate about abortion
(Jasmine Garsd, NPR)
Catholic Italy mobilises as conservatives mount last stand against same-sex unions
(Rosie Scammell, The Guardian)
Syria conflict: Dozens killed near Sayyida Zeinab shrine
(BBC News)
Israel approves mixed-sex Jewish prayer site at Western Wall
(Dan Williams, Reuters)
Separation of mosque and state: In covering anti-Shariah bill, media muddy issues
(Jim Davis, Get Religion (blog))
Boko Haram burns kids alive in Nigeria, 86 dead: officials
(Ismail Alfa and Haruna Umar, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Boko Haram strikes again, in attack that burns generic children alive in their huts
(Terry Mattingly, Get Religion (blog))
Muslims against Christianophobia
(Mohammed Sommak, Mercator Net)
Egyptian Christian students stand trial for insulting Islam
(Standard Journal)
Erie diocese's birth-control case goes to Supreme Court in March
(Ed Palattella, GoErie.com)
Mexican Governor backs Adventist efforts in religious freedom
(Bettina Krause with Libna Stevens and Ruben Ponce, Adventist Review)
Edmonton shoe store's 'no-veil' policy unlikely to withstand human rights challenge, lawyer says
(CBC News)
Britain's 2014 sovereign Sukuk Issuance creates unexpected problem for House of Commons
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Jehovah’s Witnesses fight law on reporting child sex abuse to police
(Trey Bundy, Reveal)
Court says priest-penitent privilege from reporting child abuse may be unconstitutional
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Prayer and high school sports
(Public Religion Research Institute, News Release)
Survey on religion and sports shows 73% favor coaches leading players in Christian prayer
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Recent consistory court judgments – January 2016
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
L.E. v. Greece: Human trafficking and states’ positive obligations
(Vladislava Stoyanova, Strasbourg Observers)
4 Phoenix city councilmen trying to block Satanist prayer
(Dustin Gardiner, The Arizona Republic)
Supreme Court to hear ‘Little Sisters’ case March 23
(Michael O'Loughlin, Crux: Covering all things Catholic)
In Iowa, campaign season finds Muslims caught in a harsh spotlight
(David McGuffin, NPR)
Texas top court sides with cheerleaders in Bible banner suit
(David Warren, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Monday, 1 February 2016
Belgorod and Stary Oskol communities of Jehovah's Witnesses face elimination
(SOVA Center for Information and Analysis)
Russia: Misuse of anti-extremism in December 2015
(SOVA Center for Information and Analysis)
What makes 'religion' news?
(Martin E. Marty, The University of Chicago Divinity School: Sightings)
Shias, Catholics and Protestants: Sectarian splits are widening in Islam and lessening in Christianity
(ERASMUS, The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Islamic State releases 16 Christian hostages north Syria
(ARA News)
Pakistani cleric says he’s willing to review disputed blasphemy law
(Reuters FaithWorld)
Obama to make first visit of his presidency to a U.S. mosque next week
(Michelle Boorstein and Juliet Eilperin, The Washington Post)
White House: Obama's mosque visit 'fits in constellation' of religious freedom events
(Bridget Johnson, PJ Media)
Obama to visit a mosque, and wade deeper into America's war over Islam
(Stephen Prothero, CNN)
Israeli Justice Minister Shaked: 'We will not commit suicide'
(Interview Conducted By Nicola Abé and Ronen Bergman, Spiegel Online)
European leaders investigate religious rights situation in Crimea
(RIA Novosti, Russia Religion News)
Muslim protectors: The untold story of the Holocaust
(Wardah Khalid, HuffPost Religion)
Moving beyond tolerance
(Rev. Victor H. Kazanjian, Jr., HuffPost Religion)
Religious Leaders in Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley offer support for Muslims
(Lloyd Steffen, HuffPost Religion)
South Carolina close to passing formal ban on Sharia law
(Robert Fowler, Opposing Views)
South Carolina “religious freedom” bill being revised
(Charleston Gazette-Mail)
FHSAA 'legal and wise' on prayer issue, religious freedoms organization says
(Jeffrey S. Solocheck, Tampa Bay Times)
Fierce battles in southeast Turkey hedge in Christians
(World Watch Monitor)
Nations gather in Rome to discuss anti-Islamic State push, Libya
(Arshad Mohammed, Reuters)
Germany's Merkel under increasing pressure to reduce refugee numbers: ally
(Matthias Inverardi and Michael Nienaber, Reuters)
Anti-immigration protest turns violent In Britain
(Michaela Whitton, Mint Press News)
PM says Australian vote to decide gay marriage
(Al Jazeera America)
More than 10,000 refugee children missing in Europe
(Al Jazeera)
Israel to allow non-Orthodox Jewish prayer at the Western Wall
(Al Jazeera America)
Wisconsin tribe fights city hall over sacred burial mounds
(Tristan Ahtone, Al Jazeera America)
Nigeria: Faith against corruption
(Katherine Marshall, HuffPost Religion)
D.C. Circuit revives Holocaust survivors' expropriation claims against Hungary
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
No winners in Ashers cake case
(Belfast Telegraph)
Opposite-sex civil partnerships and judicial review: Steinfeld & Anor v S of S for Education
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Explainer: What are the Heritage Foundation and the Alliance Defending Freedom?
(Nicole Hemmer, The Conversation)
The '1 percent' in mainline Protestantism? Congregations attracting young adults
(David Briggs, The ARDA (Association of Religion Data Archives))
Italians rally against rights for gay couples
(Al Jazeera America)
Britain approves controversial gene-editing technique
(Maria Cheng, AP Medical Writer, ABC News)
Turkey country with second highest number of ECtHR convictions
(Murat Yilmaz, Cihan News Agency)
Children from non-religious homes 'discriminated against in Irish schools'
(Mark O'Regan, Irish Independent)
Battle joined over place of faith in education
(Caroline Wyatt, BBC News)
'What if your daughter married a Muslim?' - poll shocks France
(Sam Ball, France 24)
Shani temple row: Ramdev Baba against discrimination of women in religion
(Daily News & Analysis)
Chief Rabbi of Moscow: We're facing a religious world war
(Arutz Sheva)
Muslims donate Bibles, praying mats to churches in Kaduna
(Olamide Oni, Pulse.ng)
Sectarian tensions at home
(Raihan Ismail, OUPblog Religion)
World churches leader hails Muslim scholars' declaration on religious minorities' rights
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Antisemitism continues unabated across the EU
(FRA (European Agency for Fundamental Rights))
FRA publishes first monthly update on fundamental rights and migration
(European Agency for Fundamental Rights)
Suit over Chabad house in historic district survives almost all motions to dismiss
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Texas top court sides with cheerleaders in Bible banner suit
(David Warren, Associated Press)
Texas Supreme Court: Cheerleaders' battle with school district not moot
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Report on mass graves of Yazidis in Sinjar
(Matthew Barber, Syria Comment (Joshua Landis))
EVENT, 1 February 2016: Colloquium in Law and Religion, St. John's Law School, Queens, NY. Brett Scharffs presenting
(Mark Movsesian, First Things)
EVENT, 1 February 2015: The Urgency of Knowing Each Other, Institute for Global Engagement's Faith & International Affairs Conference Call Series.
(Ambassador Akbar Ahmed, Institute for Global Engagement)
Sunday, 31 January 2016
Afghan religious scholars issue fatwa against peace talks
(Tahir Khan, The Express Tribune)
What you need to know about ‘religious liberty’ bills in Georgia
(Aaron Gould Sheinin, Atlanta Journal Constitution)
No religion has taught us to be intolerant: Mamata
(The Statesman)
Al-Ahsa killers ‘have no religion’
(Sultan Al-Sughair and Abdul Hannan Tago, Arab News)
Boko Haram ‘burns children alive’ in northeast Nigeria
(Associated Press and Reuters, The National World)
Marrakech Declaration historic and inspiring
(Dr. Robert P. Sellers, A Report from the Chair of the Parliament of the World's Religions)
Heterosexual civil partnership refusal not a human rights breach
(Adam Wagner, UK Human Rights Blog)
Law and religion round-up – 31st January
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Saturday, 30 January 2016
Law column: Handling religion in the workplace
(Wilford H Stone, The Gazette)
Supreme Court sets date for birth-control mandate showdown
(Tom Howell, Jr., The Washington Times)
Suit seeks to bring marijuana under American Indian Religious Freedom Act
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Tennessee appeals court invokes ecclesiastical abstention in church property dispute
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Texas Supreme Court rules in favor of Bible banner cheeleaders
(Lana Shadwick, Breitbart News)
Legally accepted religious marriages in Latvia
(Eurel: Sociological and legal data on religions in Europe)
Muslims call for removal of baptism preference in schools
(RTE News)
Italian Constitution of 1947 - Article 7, concerning the relationship between the State and the Catholic Church
(Francesco Alicino, Eurel: Sociological and legal data on religions in Europe)
Reforms of the Catholic Church Law in Marital Nullity Trials
(Vera Valente, Eurel: Sociological and legal data on religions in Europe)
Formation à la laïcité: In recent years, some universities have set up a university degree (diplôme d’université) in "laïcité"
(Eurel: Sociological and legal data on religions in Europe)
More is needed to beat ISIS, Pentagon officials conclude
(Michael S. Schmidt and Helene Cooper, The New York Times)
Muslim leaders vow to protect rights of religious minorities
(Tom Gjelten, NPR)
France to recognize Palestinian state if deadlock with Israel remains
(AFP, Reuters, Deutsche Welle)
Italy could finally allow civil unions — but what will the pope say?
(Anthony Faiola, The Washington Post)
Poland to fund private college run by controversial priest
(The Associated Press, The Big Story)
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