Law and Religion Headlines
Tuesday, 17 March 2015
Statement on USCIRF visit to Sri Lanka
(Eric P. Schwartz, United States Commission on International Religious Freedom)
USCIRF Decries church attacks in Pakistan
(United States Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Why San Francisco's city church is wrong about sex
(Robert A.J. Gagnon, First Things)
Presbyterian Church (USA) approves same-sex marriage amendment
(Reuters)
The "hidden Christians" of Japan, a story protected by Mary's mantle
(Mario Bianchin, AsiaNews.it)
Christian leader: Hindu radicals are a danger to the women of India
(Nirmala Carvalho, AsiaNews.it)
Moscow seeks more haj slots for Russia's Muslims, citing annexation of Crimea
(Paul Goble, Window on Eurasia)
Nothing to toast between China and the Vatican: Beijing wants complete control
(Bernardo Cervellera, AsiaNews.it)
France passes ‘deep sleep’ law to help end of life suffering
(RT News)
Hercules business wins case against HHS mandate
(CBN News)
Canada: NDP leader says politicians should not be deciding limits to religious freedom
(The Canadian Press)
Lehigh County's 70-year-old seal at center of religious dispute
(Patrick Lester, The Morning Call)
Rights extended for LGBT and religious communities
(Angelique McNaughton, The Park Record)
UT Bill provides exemption for officials solemnizing marriages
(Angelique McNaughton, Park City News)
Oregon House bill bans 'conversion therapy'
(Peter Wong, Portland Tribune)
In rebel-held Donetsk, religious intolerance grows
(Sabra Aynes, Al Jazeera)
What Islamophobia is and is not (Opinion)
(Mustafa Akyol, Hürriyet Daily News)
The Miracles of Saint Patrick--how he really converted Ireland to Christianity
(Bert Ghezzi, Aleteia)
Utah’s new law a ‘toolkit’ for fighting LGBT discrimination, say activists, legal experts
(Cathy Lynn Grossman, Religion News Service)
Gays, Mormons, and the Constitution: Are there win-win answers for LGBT rights and religious conscience?
(Brookings Institution)
Are there win-win answers for LGBT rights and religious conscience?
(Dennis Romboy, Deseret News National Edition | Faith)
Arizona judges can’t do only opposite-sex marriages, ethics opinion says
(AP, Arizona Capitol Times)
N.J. Assembly panel votes to make religious exemptions for vaccines harder to get
(Susan K. Livio, NJ.com)
Buddhist-Muslim meeting pushes for peace with Yogyakarta statement
(Alison Lesley, World Religion News)
Brazilian court affirms right of Adventist to close his service station for Sabbath
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Garcia fraud case ended as judge grants Scientology arbitration motion
(Tony Ortega, The Underground Bunker)
Federal judge sides with Scientology on refund issue
(Caitlin Johnston, Tampa Bay Times)
Ex-Scientologists must submit fraud claims to internal arbitration
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
ISIS tweets destruction of more Christian sites
(Christian Today)
Turkish museum director accused of having ‘ISIL mentality’
(Doğan News Agency, Hürriyet Daily News)
Arizona says judges cannot refuse to perform same-sex marriages if they perform others
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Euthanasia, religion and secularism (Opinion)
(Russell Shaw, The Boston Pilot)
The rabbi who opposed the ‘religious liberty’ bill
(Jim Galloway, Political Insider)
Don't say I'm oppressed because I'm an Arab woman. It denies me the right to my own experience
(Randa Kattan, The Guardian)
Libya: Islamic State kidnaps 20 foreign medical workers in Sirte
(Mark Woods, Christian Today)
Nigeria: At least 45 dead in ethno-religious conflict
(Carey Lodge, Christian Today)
Freedom of speech with Islamic characteristics
(Geneive Abdo and Jonathan Lyons, The National Interest)
No more Muslim prayer services in churches, says bishop
(Ruth Gledhill, Christian Today)
Muslim Brotherhood leader Badie sentenced to death in Egypt
(BBC News)
Shops, schools close in India town over nun gang-rape
(Agence France-Presse)
Christians say under siege in Modi's India after rape, attacks
(Rupak de Chowdhuri, Reuters)
Myanmar court jails New Zealand bar manager, colleagues for insulting religion
(Jared Ferrie and Aye Win Myint, Reuters)
Norway's Catholic Church denies fraud
(Agence France-Presse)
Kosher supermarket reopens two months after Paris attacks
(Reuters)
Netanyahu says no to statehood for Palestinians
(Jodi Rudoren, The New York Times)
On election’s eve, Netanyahu says no Palestinian state as long as he’s Israel’s PM
(Maayan Lubell, Allyn Fisher-Ilan, and Dan Williams, Religion News Service)
Prominent San Francisco evangelical church drops celibacy requirement for LGBT members
(Kimberly Winston, Religion News Service)
Swastikas painted on Jewish frat house at Vanderbilt
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Swastikas painted in Jewish fraternity in Tennessee's Vanderbilt University
(Fiona Ortiz, Reuters)
NYC's plan for prayer break in pre-K classes raises concerns
(Karen Matthews, Crux: Covering all things Catholic)
College freshmen less religious than ever — just like their parents
(Tobin Grant, Religion News Service)
Mother kidnaps her Dutch children to join Islamic State
(Anthony Deutsch, Religion News Service)
Same-sex couple accuses wedding videographer of discrimination
(Fox News)
Cranston Teachers Alliance sues city for religious discrimination
(Sam Wroblewski, WPRO)
European mosque hosts symposium on religion, freedom, & peace
(World Religion News)
Ancient, modern Iran clash over fire festival
(Al-Monitor: Iran Pulse)
Badie and 13 Brotherhood members sentenced to death
(Middle East Monitor)
Rallies draw hundreds for Indiana religious freedom bill hearing
(Brandon Smith, WBAA Public Radio from Purdue)
World Council of Churches team visits Ukraine
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
MCA: PAS' hudud unfeasible for multi-religious Malaysia
(Hanis Zainal, The Star Online)
Buddhist monks sue Burma minister over 'use of chemicals on protesters'
(The Guardian)
The politics of immigration and religion
(Mark Souder, The News-Sentinel)
Pakistan police use tear gas to break up church attack protests
(Mubasher Bukhari, Reuters)
Navajo nation reaches out to IACHR in San Francisco Peaks battle
(Alysa Landry, Indian Country Today Media Network)
Can Catholic hospitals continue to serve the poor? One program tries
(Lilly Fowler, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Deseret News National Edition | Faith)
The Religious Garb bill looks for support with push from Queens group in Albany
(Sadef Ali Kully, Times Ledger)
Laws aren't best way to resolve conflict between timeless values and the cause du jour
(Kevin Lieninger, The News-Sentinel)
Three is a crowd: bigamy among Hindus and Muslims in India
(Faizan Mustafa, The Indian Express)
Religion and faith: Two entirely different ideas (Opinion)
(Marina Iskander, The Mancunion)
Soul freedom at growing risk
(Doug Bandow, The American Spectator)
Pushback on Liberty Plaza, as ‘religious liberty’ fight goes national
(Daniel Malloy and Greg Bluestein, AJC News)
Adventist Brazilian business owner refuses to pump gas on Sabbath
(Jefferson Paradello, Adventist Review)
Myanmar sentences 3 to prison for depicting Buddha wearing headphones
(Wai Moe and Austin Ramzy, The New York Times)
Kazakh official: don't call IS militants 'Islamists'
(Joanna Paraszczuk, Radio Free Europe)
Fleeing the FLDS: Followers are abandoning the notorious sect in droves
(Joanna Walters, AlJazeera America)
Cricket World Cup: Sikhs barred from India v Zimbabwe because of 'weapons'
(Lincoln Tan, The New Zealand Herald)
EVENT: 17 March 2015: Continuing the Search for Religious Freedom: Present Trials, Future Challenges"
(Most Rev. Charles J. Chaput, Archbishop of Philadelphia, Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary)
Monday, 16 March 2015
Syria: Four years later
(United States Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Ukrainian clergy tilts to Russian occupiers
(RISU, Russia Religion News)
Zuckerberg notes Turkey’s defamation laws over Atatürk as Facebook updates rules
(Hürriyet Daily News)
Indiana House panel votes for 'religious freedom' bill
(Niki Kelly, The Journal Gazette)
Israel Supreme Court rules in favor of Yated Neeman for not publishing photos of women
(Yeshiva World)
Texas principal to stop reading Bible quotes after recordings leaked
(Alison Lesley, World Religion News)
‘MEPs should protect religious freedom in light of Ashers’
(The Christian Institute)
Religion and politics in Nigeria ahead of elections
(Clement Ejiofor and Egbo Ekene, Naij.com)
Russian Central Muslim Board urges artists to be more delicate about believers' feelings
(Interfax-Religion)
Missouri lawmakers want to exempt faith groups from campus discrimination rules
(Jason Hancock, The Kansas City Star)
After Christie veto, lawmakers re-approve bill limiting headstone sales, funeral home ownership
(Mark Mueller, New Jersey On-Line LLC)
Symbolic religious boundaries violate constitution, says scholar
(Jack O'Dwyer, O'Dwyer's)
HRC won’t accept fed’l anti-bias bill with broad exemption
(Chris Johnson, The Washington Blade)
Partners in peace: executions in Iran are surging
(John Hayward, Breitbart News Network)
ND continues to challenge HHS ruling
(Madison Jaros, The Observer)
Religion divides Winnipeg school board
(Nick Martin, Winnipeg Free Press)
Bombers kill 17, injure at least 80 in Pakistan church attacks
(Asif Aqeel, World Watch Monitor)
Court documents and briefs related to Obergefell v. Hodges (same-sex marriage case)
(SCOTUSblog)
How Islamic Is the Islamic State? Not at all. What the Atlantic got wrong about ISIS
(The New Republic)
NYC pre-K expansion plan runs into church-state concerns
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Religion or belief in the workplace and service delivery: Findings from a call for evidence
(Call for Evidence Report, Equality and Human Rights Commission)
Danes of many faiths form human ring around Copenhagen synagogue
(The Associated Press)
Split of Jordan's Muslim Brotherhood blow to regional group
(Karin Laub and Mohammed Daraghmeh, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
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