Law and Religion Headlines
Wednesday, 11 February 2015
Alabama minister arrested for disorderly conduct after trying to officiate gay marriage
(Corinne Cathcart, Joshua Hoyos, and Susanna Kim, ABC News)
Turkish military court sentences conscientious objector to 15 months despite ECHR ruling
(Hürriyet Daily News)
Moscow charges American spies working inside Orthodox church
(Russia Religion News)
State of the states on same-sex marriage
(Joanna Piacenza, Public Religion Research Institute)
How I resisted jihadist temptation - French ex-Guantanamo prisoner speaks
(Allison Hird, RFI)
Russian Supreme Court upholds ban on wearing hijab at school
(Interfax: Religion)
Is China making its own terrorism problem worse?
(Justine Drennan, Foreign Policy)
Is being good good for you?
(Stephen Post, Big Questions Online)
EVENT, 11 February 2015: The State of Islamism: The New Generation
(The Wilson Center)
Tuesday, 10 February 2015
Eastern Catholics rejoice in the restoration of married priests
(Peter Smith, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Female Saudi TV host laughs in male guest’s face when he proposes a bizarre solution for the driving ban
(Terry Firma, Patheos Blog: Friendly Atheist)
Gov. Sam Brownback rescinds protection for gay and transgender state workers
(Bryan Lowry, Kansas.com)
Iranian writers welcome decline of censorship
(Arash Azizi, Al-Monitor: Iran Pulse)
Family, friends mourn death of American ISIS hostage Kayla Mueller
(Ashley Fantz, CNN)
Rivlin announces project to integrate Arab-Israelis into workforce
(JTA)
In Ukraine, Pope Francis backs effort for peace – not any particular party
(Catholic News Agency)
Health-law challenger’s standing in Supreme Court Case Is questioned
(Louise Radnofsky, Jess Bravin and Brent Kendall, The Wall Street Journal)
Dutch Muslim groups worried about mosque protest escalation
(Dutch News)
Sweden: Church receives death threats for supporting Muslims
(Carey Lodge, Christian Today)
In Massachusetts, Muslim families fear Charlie Hebdo backlash
(Rupa Shenoy, WGBH News)
Commentary: Muslim democrats of the world, unite!
(Ghaleb Bencheik, Anwar Ibrahim, Felix Marquardt & Tariq Ramadan, The Jakarta Globe)
Who's behind Italy's rising anti-Semitism?
(Yair Rosenberg, Tablet: A New Read on Jewish Life)
Catholic colleges must motivate alumni to stand for religious freedom
(Justin Petrisek, Cardinal Newman Society)
Considering run for attorney general, MU law professor pushes ‘student religious freedom’ bill
(Eli Yokley, Politic Missouri)
Anti-halal campaigner sued over claims Islamic certification supports terrorism
(Michael Safi, The Guardian)
China to publish Bible in two minority languages [Simplified Chinese]
(China News)
Same-sex marriage: The irony of trying to have it both ways
(Howard Wasserman, PrawfsBlawg)
Explaining the “Swiss cheese” of SSM in Alabama
(Orin Kerr, The Volokh Conspiracy)
Syria news round-up Feb. 9, 2015
(Matthew Barber, Syria Comment - Joshua Landis)
Gay marriage supporters plan to flood Supreme Court with a friendly push
(Richard Wolf, Religion News Service)
Arguing animus in the gay marriage cases
(Dale Carpenter, The Volokh Conspiracy)
Islamic State puts its own cleric on trial after he objected to burning of Jordanian pilot
(Mark Yapching, Christian Today)
Victorian schools struggling with the radicalisation of students and parents, Australian Principals Federation warns
(Henrietta Cook, The Age (Victoria))
Muslim teacher quits French Muslim school citing anti-Semitism, radicalism
(JTA)
Belgian teacher tells Jewish student: ‘We should put you all on freight wagons’
(JTA)
More students tricked into Islamisation in Malaysia
(Angie Chui, Christian Today)
Chinese Imams forced to dance
(OnIslam)
East Turkestan: China cracking down on religious freedoms by forcing Imams to dance
(Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization)
Jewish anti-vaxxers take note: Parental responsibility trumps parental rights
(Jeffrey Salkin, Religion News Service)
German Jews upset about government group on anti-Semitism
(Kirsten Grieshaber, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Physician-assisted death in Canada: Carter v Canada (AG)
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Islam and democracy in 2015
(John Owen, Arc of the Universe: Ethics and Global Justice (Daniel Philpott))
Grandfather's body could be exhumed after relatives of Muslim buried alongside complain he was an unbeliever
(Gregory Walton, The Telegraph)
Archbishop of Canterbury condemns silence over religious persecution
(Cross Rythyms (UK))
Kerry says ISIS ‘insults the religion they falsely represent’
(Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu, The Jewish Press)
Abbas book tying Nazism to Zionism to be translated to Hebrew
(The Jerusalem Post)
Al-Shabab gunmen kill Somali MP Abdullahi Qayad Barre
(BBC News)
Bill to let college clubs pick leaders' religion fails
(Joey Bunch, The Denver Post)
Florida Teachers’ Union argues vouchers violate state education, religious freedom laws
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
School board to decide on religious materials in Orange County public schools
(WFTV (Orlando))
The missing voices in Mideast policy debate
(Editorial, The Jewish Daily Forward)
Christians in Iraq: Peace or a sword?
(B.C., The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Shiite Yemen leader issues threats; US Embassy plans to shut
(Ahmed Al-Haj, Associated Press: The Big Story)
Niger approves sending troops to Nigeria to fight Boko Haram
(Hurriyet Daily News)
The first freedom — religious freedom — remains fundamental
(Ralph Hancock, Deseret News)
Rockets hit Jewish welfare center in Ukraine without exploding
(JTA)
Shiite militias mixed blessing in Iraq, Syria
(Barbara Slavin, Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East)
Court upholds firing of spiritual director by InterVarsity Christian fellowship because she failed to save her marriage
(Leonardo Blair, The Christian Post)
Christian proselytizing raises tensions in Bangladesh
(Antuni David, Lalmonirhat and Stephan Uttom, Jessore, UCA News)
Turkey, Saudi await response to demand for mosque in Cuba, President Erdoğan says
(Hürriyet Daily News)
Right to resist is universal, religious: Turkish main opposition leader
(Hurriyet Daily News)
Only Christian, Jewish children exempt from Turkey’s religious education
(Gönül Koca, Hürriyet Daily News)
Jewish groups rap German anti-Semitism commission for omitting Jews
(Madeline Chambers, Reuters)
Brownback rescinds executive order that offered protections on basis of sexual orientation
(Jonathan Shorman, The Topeka Capital Journal)
Wyoming Senate endorses bill to bar discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation
(Laura Hancock, Casper Star Tribune)
Religious liberty bills get hearing in Indiana Senate
(Tony Cook, USA Today)
Arkansas panel passes bill on religious protections
(Dale Ellis, Times Record)
Turkey offers cash rewards for marrying early
(Zülfikar Doğan, trans.Timur Göksel, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)
Islam, black migrants' churches to grow in UK, study shows
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Anti-Israelism vs. anti-semitism: The truth we should all know - oped
(Alan Hart, Eurasia Review)
Russia, under Putin treason charges are back in vogue (and on the up)
(Nina Achmatova, AsiaNews.it)
India Supreme Court upholds state work rule barring polygamy
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Government rule barring 2nd marriage not violative of Article 25: Supreme Court
(PTI, The India Times)
Archbishop of Delhi: The people voted against Modi and the political use of religion
(AsiaNews.it)
Indian Christians view Delhi elections as a victory over fascism
(Nirmala Carvalho, AsiaNews.it)
Tell David Brooks the 'nones' are alright
(Nick Street, Al Jazeera America)
Statue of controversial missionary Junipero Serra could get booted from U.S. Capitol
(Kevin Eckstrom, Religion News Service)
Not sure for how long India will stay secular: Supreme Court
(Utkarsh Anand, Indian Express)
In order to meet Islam, we must go back to Christ
(Piero Gheddo, AsiaNews.it)
Data on Europe's falling Jewish population published
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Yeshivah centre management 'rotten to its core', abuse victim tells inquiry
(Melissa Davey, The Guardian)
Pope Francis calls for peace in Ukraine: 'This is a war between Christians'
(Christian Today)
EVENT,10 February 2015: British Catholics, Muslims and the Social Conscience of Churches
(Professor Francis Davis, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs)
Meet 'Average Mohamed,' a gas station manager who's using cartoons to fight ISIS recruitment
(Producer, Carol Hills, PRI)
Interposition ordered by Alabama Chief Justice on same-sex marriage
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Monday, 9 February 2015
German court rules synagogue firebombing an ‘act of protest’
(James Kirchick, The Daily Beast)
India's Catholic Bishops call for a stop to anti-Christian violence, say Christians are not second-class citizens
(Nirmala Carvalho, AsiaNews.it)
UK needs to take urgent action over anti-Semitism, lawmakers say
(Michael Holden, Reuters)
Vatican wants global attention on abuse and dehumanization
(Sheila Liaugminas, MercatorNet)
Pope Francis: A Christian who does not protect creation ‘does not care about the work of God’
(David Gibson, Religion News Service)
Canada’s supreme court strikes down ban on assisted suicide
(Michael Cook, BioEdge)
Obama speech spurs India's minority faiths to seek religious tolerance
(Miko Morelos, Ecumenical News)
Ireland: First meeting between Government and atheist group to take place
(Patsy McGarry, The Irish Times)
AKP's views on sexuality create uproar
(Pinar Tremblay, Al-Monitor)
Pope Francis will have some US legislators ‘squirming in their seats’
(Sarah Posner, Al Jazeera America)
US begins to use ‘Daesh’ for ISIL, ‘Islamic State’
(Hana Levi Julian, The Jewish Press)
Islamic State hostage's family still hopeful she is alive
(Brian Skoloff, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Religion and Law round-up – 8th February
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
The Good Samaritan: A model for dealing with extremist radicalization
(Brian J. Grim, the Weekly Number)
Year 11: It's still important to keep saying that the mainstream press needs to get religion
(Terry Matingly, GetReligion)
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