Law and Religion Headlines
Wednesday, 11 March 2015
Turkey's official Islamic body extends influence abroad
(Kadri Gursel, Al Monitor: Turkey Pulse)
Islamic State group inflicts heavy damage to 10th century monastery
(John Burger, Aleteia)
Pastors' misplaced blessing for ‘net neutrality’
(Nicholas G. Hahn III, Washington Times)
Iran - There has to be a better way
(Guest blog by Lorraine Cavanagh, Lapido Media: Centre for Religious Literacy in World Affairs)
6 Christians murdered in Nigeria's Kaduna state
(Mark Yapching, Christian Today)
Rally against GA ‘religious freedom’ bill set for St. Patrick’s Day at the Capitol
(Patrick Saunders, The GA Voice)
Protecting religious student groups the focus of Kansas Senate proposal
(Bryan Lowry, The Wichita Eagle)
Sex and Georgia's ‘religious liberty’ bill
(Greg Bluestein, Daniel Malloy, and Jim Galloway, Atlanta Constitution Journal)
Utah bill would expand antidiscrimination protections, religious exemptions
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
New Jersey bill would restrict vaccination exemptions on religious grounds
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
AL House OKs religious liberty bill
(Mary Sell, Decatur Daily)
Cuban pastor imprisoned without charge, wife says for holding church services
(Mark Woods, Christian Today)
Austintown man suing FirstEnergy believes direct deposit violates his religious freedom
(Eric Heisig, Northeast Ohio Media Group)
Fired employee claims his religious objections to direct pay deposit should have been accommodated
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
New York county doesn't want Hasidic Jews to vote: lawsuit
(Victoria Bekiempis, Newsweek)
Suit charges religious discrimination in cancellation of Hasidic Jews' voter registration
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
AG Pruitt praises victory in Ten Commandments monument lawsuit
(Press Release, Oklahoma Office of the Attorney General)
Judge dismisses suit over Oklahoma Ten Commandments monument
(Tim Talley, AP, WRAL.com)
Challenge to Oklahoma 10 Commandments monument dismissed on standing grounds
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
British Muslims condemn terror laws for creating 'witch-hunt' against Islam
(Alexandra Topping, Nishaat Ismail, Shiv Malik, The Guardian)
Thai temple’s gospel of wealth draws protests
(James Hookway, The Wall Street Journal)
Unusual alliance provides hope in fight against Islamic State in Iraq
(Eric Cunningham, The Washington Post)
China says Muslim Uighurs have joined Islamic State group
(The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Utah House panel endorses anti-bias, religious rights bill
(Dennis Romboy, Deseret News)
Cincinnati archdiocese to tweak morality clauses
(The Associated Press)
Lawmakers criticize US law enforcement profiling guidelines
(Tami Abdollah, ABC News)
French lawmakers postpone religious neutrality debate until after elections
(Radio France Internationale)
Republican Texas lawmaker drops religious freedom proposal
(Eva Ruth Moravec, ABC News)
U.N. official calls China's crackdown on Uighurs 'disturbing'
(Sui-Lee Wee, Reuters)
Swedish cartoonist Lars Vilks, in hiding, fears militants are winning
(Religion News Service)
Ukrainian lawmaker speculates about Russia's "Orthodox card"
(Russia Religion News)
Interior Ministry reports the arrest of the extremist group members in the region of Terter
(Contact.az)
The battle for Turkey's education system
(Caleb Lauer, Equal Times)
Three men marry in first "throuple" wedding
(Carolyn Moynihan, Aleteia)
Presbyterian Church (USA): 7 votes away from redefining marriage to include gay couples
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
Tajikistan says detained woman who planned to join IS in Syria
(Radio Free Europe)
A cross-ideological amicus brief on sex discrimination and same-sex marriage
(Ilya Somin, The Volokh Conspiracy)
Russia: Misuse of anti-extremism in February 2015
(SOVA Center for Information and Analysis)
Russian court upholds 8-year sentence for mastermind of foiled terror attack
(Russian Legal Information Agency)
Shin Bet and Police conduct raid on suspected ISIS supporters in Jaljulya
(The Jerusalem Post)
Brotherhood: ‘Our revolution is peaceful and will remain peaceful’
(Middle East Monitor)
'Dialogue not arms' deters ISIS in Libya
(Middle East Monitor)
Man threatens Miami synagogue members while trying to convert them
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Religion and support for birth control health coverage can mix
(Beata Mostafavi, University of Michigan Health System)
India: Christians resent restrictions on preaching religion
(The Hindu)
Qatar ‘committed to freedom of religion’
(Gulf Times)
EVENT, 11 March 2015: Religious Diversity: Philosophical and Political Dimensions
(Professors Roger Trigg and Gavin Floods, Oxford Centre for Christianity and Culture)
China accuses Dalai Lama of 'profaning' Buddhism by signalling end to reincarnation
(Stephen McDonell, Australian Broadcasting Company)
Tuesday, 10 March 2015
Hearing confirms Christian educator "rightly" dismissed for faith in London
(Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians in Europe)
How Republicans should respond to a Supreme Court marriage ruling: Like Lincoln
(Robert P. George, First Things)
Could Tibetan Buddhism BE any more political right now?
(Brian Pellot, RNS Blog: On Freedom)
Moscow Patriarchate to monitor violations of Orthodox Christians' rights in Europe
(Interfax-Religion)
Why America lacks credibility in the Middle East
(Musa al-Gharbi, Foreign Policy in Focus)
What does the Boko Haram/IS alliance mean?
(Obinna Anyadike, IRIN Humanitarian News and Analysis)
China says Dalai Lama ‘profanes’ Buddhism by doubting his reincarnation
(Ben Blanchard, Reuters)
Religious leader reacts to change in MO funeral protest law
(Kadee Brosseau, KFVS)
Employers face novel suits over proselytizing co-workers
(Charles Toutant, New Jersey Law Journal)
Human Rights Council starts interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief
(United Nations Office at Geneva)
Shedding light on #BringBackOurGirls and the global war on women
(Marisa Lengor Kwaning, The Christian Post)
Foreign troops retake Nigerian towns from Boko Haram
(David Smith, The Guardian)
Five Days Remain to Propose a Program and Join World Class Speakers at the Parliament
(Reclaiming the Heart of Our Humanity, 2015 Parliament of the World's Religions, Salt Lake City, Utah)
Social media debate involving faith, race brews at Moody Bible Institute
(Erin Chan Ding, The Chicago Tribune)
U.S. judge allows Ten Commandments to remain at Oklahoma Capitol
(Heide Brandes, Reuters)
China choosing Dalai Lama like Castro naming pope: Tibetan exile leader
(Abhishek Madhukar, Reuters)
China stops Tibetan monks from returning to monasteries
(Alison Lesley, World Religion News)
Jordan's King Abdullah urges EU to fight 'Islamophobia'
(Alastair Macdonald, Reuters)
Islamic State says it has killed two men for homosexuality
(Saif Hameed, Reuters)
Anglican Communion women advocate at UN for gender equality
(Anglican Communion News Service)
Christian American Baptist college defends decision to invite married lesbian bishop to lecture students
(Leonardo Blair, The Christian Post)
Hasidim in Bloomingburg, N.Y., sue for right to vote
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Military chaplain fired for promoting biblical beliefs
(Christian Today)
School plan to change gender stereotypes causes storm in Italy
(Stephanie Kirchgaessner, The Guardian)
Kenya’s Catholic Church to fight hunger by farming its vast land reserves
(Fredrick Nzwili, Religion News Service)
Danish Muslims get OK to form peace ring around Copenhagen synagogue
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Texas Muslims fear for safety after Iraqi man shot dead in Dallas attack
(Tom Dart, The Guardian)
Two Christian pastors in India's Madhya Pradesh imprisoned on conversion charges
(Mark Yapching, Christian Today)
Christian print shop refuses to make gay couple's wedding invites; 'God is our defense,' says Irish firm
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
Philippine court relaxes marriage annulment law: A sign of waning Church influence?
(Jessica Mendoza, The Christian Science Monitor)
Rabbis end ban on Christmas trees in Israel hotels
(The Jewish Daily Forward)
French Parliament debates legalization of terminal sedation
(Sylvie Corbet, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Balancing Islam and middle school in Queens
(Sharon Otterman, The New York Times)
Jewish group wants more youth to visit Israel
(Tamara Audi, The Wall Street Journal)
States fund pregnancy centers that discourage abortion
(Jennifer Ludden, NPR)
New Jewish prayer book speaks to gay equality, women and doubt
(Michelle Boorstein, The Washington Post)
Concerns raised about legal, administrative restrictions on religious freedom
(Christian Solidarity Worldwide)
Spreading the message of religious tolerance
(Steve Lipman, The Jewish Week)
Graham County sheriff bans sex offenders from church
(Jon Ostendorff, The Asheville Citizen-Times, WCNC News)
Sheriff tells registered sex offenders to attend church at county jail
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
U.S. returns eagle feathers to Lipan Apache religious leader after court fight
(Indian Country Today Media Network)
7th Circuit: Milwaukee Archdiocese cannot protect cemetery trust funds in bankruptcy
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Court: Judge erred on Milwaukee archdiocese fund
(Todd Richmond, AP, The Seattle Post Intelligencer)
Illinois appellate court interprets equal terms “comparator” favorably for local government
(Evan Seeman, Karla Chaffee and Dwight Merriam, RLUIPA Defense)
Orthodox Jewish school loses RLUIPA zoning challenge
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Appeals court throws out Missouri law banning noisy protests at houses of worship
(Mark Morris, The Kansas City Star)
8th Circuit invalidates Missouri House of Worship Protection Act
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
American Islam
(Richard Mouw, First Things)
The Jehovah’s Witnesses and the Charity Tribunal
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Two CO Republican religious freedom bills fall in committee
(Bente Birkeland, Community Radio for Northern Colorado)
King Abdullah II encourages European Parliament to promote tolerance between Christians and Muslims
(Ariel Cohen, The Jerusalem Post)
NC sheriff bans sex offenders from church
(Jon Ostendorff, Religion News Service)
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