Law and Religion Headlines
Monday, 16 March 2015
‘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)
Monks plan to sue Myanmar minister for using chemicals to end protest
(Reuters)
For first time, South Boston St. Patrick's Day Parade welcomes LGBT groups
(Alexander LaCasse, The Christian Science Monitor)
Debate over gays in St. Patrick’s parades roils Irish on big day
(David Gibson, Religion News Service)
France blocks five sites accused of 'condoning terrorism'
(Al Jazeera America)
Court rules haredi paper must publish ad by haredi women’s party
(Jeremy Sharon, The Jerusalem Post)
Hospital chaplains, funerals and parochial fees
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Israeli court tells ultra-Orthodox paper to publish ad by party running women candidates
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
NYC’s plan for prayer break in pre-K classes raises concerns
(AP, The Washington Post)
NYC's de Blasio proposes compromise on religious instruction in pre-K programs
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Controversial Russian opera director agrees to remove risque Jesus poster
(Peter Spinella, The Moscow Times)
Indiana House committee passes religious freedom bill
(Carrie Cline, WTHR)
Courts should not meddle with faith and religion: Shiv Sena
(The New Indian Express)
Scientology's media war against new documentary
(CNN)
ISIS executes nine 'spies' for 'betraying the religion of Allah'
(CNN, Al Bawaba News)
Kurds probe 2 possible Islamic State chemical weapon attacks
(Maea Bambuck and Sinan Salaheddin, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
How Egypt’s coup really affected Tunisia’s Islamists
(Monica Marks, Monkey Cage)
UCLA debate raises question of discrimination against believers
(Adele Keim, San Francisco Chronicle)
Azerbaijan: Six new freedom of religion or belief prisoners of conscience
(Forum 18 News Service)
Quebec charter left a legacy of religious, racial tension
(Maria Vanta, Deseret News National Edition | Faith)
How to deal with religious discrimination as an employer
(Matthew Jelalian, Deseret News National Edition | Moneywise)
World seeking to hide persecution of Christians, says Pope Francis
(Diane Montagna, Aleteia)
Is it possible for Methodists to agree to disagree on gay marriage?
(Michelle Boorstein, The Washington Post)
Atheist's religious discrimination case gets second wind
(Saranac Hale Spencer, The Legal Intelligencer)
Utah Governor signs landmark LGBT and religious expression anti-discrimination bill
(The National Law Review)
EVENT, 16 March 2015: Gays, Mormons, and the Constitution: Are there win-win answers for LGBT rights and religious conscience?
(2:00-3:45 pm EDT, Brookings Institution, Washington, DC, Brookings Institution and Deseret News)
Rallies put focus on Indiana's religious freedom bill
(Tony Cook and Stephanie Wang, Indy Star)
Bishops call on Pakistanis to stand with fellow Christians, against extremists
(AsiaNews.it)
Four Muslims among the victims of Lahore's anti-Christian attack
(Shafique Khokhar, AsiaNews.it)
Muslim leaders condemn Lahore church attacks
(Silent Thinker, AsiaNews.it)
Pakistani Christians clash with police over church attacks
(Zaheer Babar, Associated Press, ABC News)
Sunday, 15 March 2015
3 Zhejiang Christians released from detention
(Rachel Ritchie, China Aid)
Case note: Eweida and others v. United Kingdom
(Stefano Trevisan, Academia.edu)
Pope Francis’ popularity extends beyond Catholics
(David Masci, Pew Research Center FactTank)
Siberian prosecutor not letting go of alleged blasphemy case
(Interfax-Religiia, Russia Religion News)
Deadly attack on Pakistan Christians ignites murderous mob
(Farhan Bokhari, CBS News)
Twin bombings at churches in Pakistan kill 14, wound 78
(Mubasher Burkari, Reuters)
Contemporary Islamic views support reform in favor of women
(Ali Mamouri, Al-Monitor: Iraq Pulse)
Federal judge rules for tribe in dispute over eagle permits
(Ben Neary, AP, StarHerald.com)
New Supreme Court decisions change Free Exercise conclusions in Indian case
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Filipino Canadian film and panel tackle LGBT issues and religion
(Craig Takeuchi, Georgia Straight)
Some trying to create confusion in name of religion: Akhilesh Yadav
(Zee News)
Erdoğan and Huntington
(Şahin Alpay, Today's Zaman)
Italy seeks to block regional "anti-mosque law
(Iran Daily)
Religion and law round-up – 15th March
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
CALL FOR PROGRAMS DEADLINE, 15 March 2015: Share the Beauty of Your Faith: Parliament programs explore spiritual wisdom and creativity
(Register • Submit Proposals • Exhibit • Sponsor, Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions)
CALL FOR PAPERS, due 15 March 2015: Challenges and Opportunities: Religious Freedom Development in the Sphere of Law
(Conference in Yerevan, Armenia, 14-16 May 2015)
Saturday, 14 March 2015
West Bengal: after elderly nun raped, faithful march to demand justice
(Nirmala Carvalho, AsiaNews.it)
Amicus brief targets Scalia and Thomas in linking same-sex marriage and campaign finance equality
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
US religion panel seeks permission to visit India
(Vatican Radio)
"Arc of justice is long" for 2002 Gujarat riot victims: Lantos-Swett
(Narayan Lakshman, The Hindu)
Religious freedom proposal: Burden vs. protection
(Chelsea Shneider, Evansville Courier & Press)
Cakegate: a story of the clash of religious freedom and gay rights
(Renae Barker, The Conversation)
German Jews should stop 'making themselves recognisable' in Muslim neighbourhoods, says Jewish council leader
(Jamie Campbell, The Independent)
Evangelicals embrace immigration reform, border controls, survey says
(Mark A. Kellner, Deseret News National Edition | Faith)
Germany's Constitutional Court invalidates blanket ban on teachers' wearing hijabs
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Germany court ends ban on Islamic headscarves for teachers
(BBC: News)
BVerfG: Ein pauschales Kopftuchverbot für Lehrkräfte in öffentlichen Schulen ist mit der Verfassung nicht vereinbar
(Dr. Georg Neureither, Religion – Weltanschauung – Recht [RWR])
Nearly 70 percent of evangelicals do not view religion, science as being in conflict
(Amy McCaig, Rice University)
German court overturns ban on headscarves for Muslim women teachers
(Stephen Brown, Reuters)
Religion in schools: Opt out demand is ‘very low’
(Niall Murray, Irish Examiner)
Islamic State blows up façade of ancient Mosul Chaldean monastery
(Miko Morelos, Ecumenical News)
Palestinian women demand quota increase
(Asmaa Al-Ghoul, Al-Monitor: Palestine Pulse)
Turkey detains Indonesians suspected of trying to join ISIL
(Al Jazeera America)
Interview: Marilynne Robinson on the language of faith in writing
(Sarah Pulliam Bailey, Religion News Service)
Ironic irrelevance: The U.S. National Security Strategy’s lack of strategy on religion
(Dr. Chris Seiple, Institute for Global Engagement)
Spring 2015 Issue of RFIA now available: Public Order & Public Morality: Uses & Abuses of the Legal Limits on Free Speech & Religious Liberty
(The Review of Faith & International Affairs)
Local Government (Religious etc. Observances) Bill – Progress
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Friday, 13 March 2015
Vatican Secretary of State praises Belarus' efforts on Ukrainian settlement
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine)
Support for Christians' human rights in the Middle East in a joint statement signed by 53 States
(AsiaNews.it)
Pastor Raymond de Souza, and the fate of religious liberty in America
(Troy Krause, Redwood Falls Gazette)
Suit defends freedom of religion in Flushing
(Stephen Gregory and Joshua Philipp, Epoch Tines)
Congress urged to take multi-prong approach to religious persecution
(Patricia Zapor, Catholic News Service)
Vatican backs use of force to stop IS 'genocide'
(John L. Allen Jr., Crux: Covering all things Catholic)
Fasting and food: Not by bread alone
(B.C. and M.TZ., The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Does ‘religious freedom’ give Tanzanian witchdoctors the right to murder albinos?f
(Brian Pellot, RNS Blog: On Freedom)
Tannhauser opera staged in Novosibirsk desecrates Christian symbols - Mufti of Moscow
(Interfax-Religion)
Owners of Russian blocked websites complain to the European Court
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Lithuania church uses Jewish headstones as stairs
(JTA, The Jewish Daily Forward)
Meet the long-lost Jews of Jedwabne
(Donald Snyder, The Jewish Daily Forward)
Bishops push for religious freedom protections in adoption, foster care
(Matt Hadro, Catholic News Agency)
IDF education chief seeks to ban rabbis at swearing-in ceremonies
(Marissa Newman, Times of Israel)
Role of rabbis in Israel army ceremonies is in dispute
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Constitutional Court strikes down absolute headscarf ban
(Timothy Jones, Deutsche Welle)
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