Law and Religion Headlines
Tuesday, 3 February 2015
Why creationists are furious over this Super Bowl ad
(Husna Haq, The Christian Science Monitor)
Donbas and Crimea: new challenges for religious freedom in 2014
(Maksym Vasin, Institute for Religious Freedom - Ukraine)
Jayne Ozanne, Church of England evangelical activist, comes out as a lesbian
(Trevor Grundy, Religion News Service)
Anti-Vaxxers illustrate danger of overly broad religious freedom laws
(Kara Loewentheil, USC Annenberg: Religion Dispatches)
Chinese underground bishop, 94, dies in secret detention site, says relative
(Miko Morelos, Ecumenical News)
Monday, 2 February 2015
Ypsilanti man fired after making anti-gay comment accuses Ford of religious discrimination
(Ben Baird, Advisor & Source Newspapers)
North Texas home to first Islamic tribunal in U.S.
(Jeff Paul, CBS 11 News)
BOLI interim order: Sweet Cakes discriminated against same-sex couple in bakery civil rights case
(Press Release, Bureau of Labor and Industries (Oregon))
Prisoner beards and religious freedoms — what a recent Supreme Court decision means for you
(Hannah C. Smith, Deseret News)
Christian minister claims she was told her Jesus car bumper stickers could invalidate her insurance policy
(Mark Yapching, Christian Today)
Sephardic candidates face real discrimination in elections
(Mazal Mualem, trans. Sandy Bloom, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)
British Imams pay solidarity visits to French Imams, Jews
(Associated Press, ABC News)
Iceland to build first temple to Norse gods since Viking age
(Reuters)
The Kingdom and the Caliphate: Saudi Arabia's approach towards the Islamic State
(Prasanta Kumar Pradhan, Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
Delhi, another Catholic church vandalized. The fifth in two months
(AsiaNews.it)
As the anniversary of the referendum approaches, pressure on Crimean Tatars increases
(Nina Achmatova, AsiaNews.it)
Two members of an "evil" cult executed for beating a woman to death
(Wang Zhicheng, AsiaNews.it)
California Muslim civil liberties group stands with Jewish fraternity targeted in hate crime
(Associated Press, Fox News)
Civil rights groups, education scholars join fight challenging North Carolina’s school voucher law
(Lindsay Wagner, North Carolina Policy Watch: the Progressive Pulse)
Americans United, allies, ask North Carolina Court to strike down state’s school voucher scheme
(Americans United for Separation of Church and State)
Parents upset that religion taught in a Rankin County School
(Beth Alexander, WJTV (Mississippi))
'Jihad is so simple': Norwegian posts Isis vid
(The Local (Norway))
Norway banishes Islamist preacher to remote village after prison release
(Agence France-Presse)
Police alerted to planned march against ‘Jewification’ of north London borough
(Robert Booth, The Guardian)
After being pushed out of Kobani, ISIS sets its sights on Kirkuk
(Mark Yapching, Christian Today)
Launch of the No Hate Parliamentary Alliance (speech)
(Deputy Secretary General, Council of Europe)
Middle Eastern Americans push census change (opinion)
(Hisham Aidi, Al Jazeera America)
Latest attack in Lebanon sends message on IS endgame
(Esperance Ghanem, Al-Monitor: Lebanon Pulse)
Teachers can't be preachers
(Linda K. Wertheimer, US News and World Report: Faith Matters)
Evangelical church GracePoint comes out in support of gay marriage
(Mark Yapching, Christian Today)
Religion and Law round-up – 1st February
(Frank Cranmer, Law and Religion UK)
Join Brian Grim in London and at the Vatican
(Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
Space enough for all: Nova Scotia Supreme Court makes decision on Trinity Western University Law School
(Barry W. Bussey, Canadian Council of Christian Charities)
Tolerance: A virtuous cycle for the economy
(Carlos W. Martins, Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
War on terror costs trillions, as Europe faces new terror challenges
(Brian J. Grim, the Weekly Number)
Effective ways to tackle radicalisation - Opinion
(Brian J. Grim, Tony Blair Faith Foundation)
Al Smith, John F. Kennedy, and Pope Francis: Response to Pope Francis, Papal Authority, and Political Discourse
(Matthew J. Franck, Cornerstone: Blog of the Religious Freedom Project of the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs)
FRA speaks in debate on counter-terrorism, deradicalisation and foreign fighters
(European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA))
USCIRF warns of potentially religiously-motivated violence around Nigeria's upcoming elections
(USCIRF)
Compulsory income tax on Christians drives Germans away from Protestant and Catholic churches
(Justin Huggler, The Telegraph)
What is Wahhabism in Saudi Arabia?: The future of the Middle East hinges on the beliefs of the Muslim sect which dominates the oil-rich kingdom
(Galina Yemelianova, MercatorNet)
Pope Francis, papal authority, and political discourse
(Cornerstone: Blog of the Religious Freedom Project of the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs)
German Protestants and Catholics flee churches after compulsory taxes imposed
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Obama warns against exaggerating the Islamic State threat
(Kate Brannen, Foreign Policy: The Cable)
The airstrikes against Islamic State in Iraq and the alleged prohibition on military assistance to governments in civil wars
(Dapo Akande & Zachary Vermeer, EJIL:Talk!)
Ind. Senate poised to allow hiring based on religion
(Tony Cook, The Indianapolis Star)
Attacks that need to be explained
(P. Hans Vöcking, Georges Anawati Foundation (GAS), europeinfos: Christian Perspectives on the EU)
Islam and violence: how not to answer a question
(Zac Alstin, MercatorNet)
Freedom to speak, yes. Freedom to insult, no
(Fr. Patrick H. Daly, COMECE General Secretary, europeinfos: Christian Perspectives on the EU)
Rally and march against radical ideology that dehumanizes
(Sheila Liaugminas, MercatorNet)
Reference to religious divide "Unfortunate", but I endorse Obama's statement: Rajnath Singh
(The Hindu)
Religion is the most reliable path to personal happiness
(Will Hagle, Opposing Views)
Iraqi Christians still held by Islamic State 'against their will'
(World Watch Monitor)
Two IDF soldiers killed near Lebanon border: First fatal Hezbollah attack in Israel's north since 2006
(Tal Kra-Oz, Tablet: A New Read on Jewish Life)
Onward, Christian Health Care? (opinion)
(Molly Worthen, The New York Times)
An artillery shell damages the UOC temple
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine)
Beşiktaş Municipality to officially recognize cemevis as houses of worship
(BGN News)
Islamic State affiliate takes root amid Libya’s chaos
(Matt Bradley and Benoît Faucon, The Wall Street Journal)
'Messengers of God' multiply amidst Iraqi chaos
(Adnan Abu Zeed, trans. Joelle El-Khoury, Al-Monitor: Iraq Pulse)
Mosques around Britain open their doors to non-Muslims to ease tensions
(Mina Al-Droubi, Asharq Al-Awsat)
Mosques open their doors for the day to reach out and reassure
(Peter Walker and Dominic Smith, The Guardian)
Gordon College: That big U.S. Supreme Court case isn’t only 2015 gay dispute for religion-beat reporters to watch
(Richard Ostling, GetReligion)
The persecution of Gordon College
(David French, National Review Online)
Trinity Western ruling protects religious freedom
(Ezra Levant, Toronto Sun)
Egypt court upholds Muslim Brotherhood death sentences
(BBC News)
It's time to arm Muslim moderates against extremists
(Lee Smith, Tablet: A New Read on Jewish Life)
Kiev council's punishment of Orthodox church illegal
(Russia Religion News)
Kazakhstan: Former rehab centre residents "scared and tired of police pressure"
(Forum 18 News Service)
Why this court term matters
(Ariane de Vouge, CNN)
The 'pay what you want' experiment at Synagogues
(Michael Paulson, The New York Times)
Muslim women in Los Angeles start a mosque of their own
(Mariam Sobh, Religion News Service)
Downtown L.A. mosque imagines empowered role for Muslim women
(Sarah Parvini, Los Angeles Times)
D.C. Mayor Bowser introduces bill to fix anti-discrimination law
(Andrea Noble, The Washington Times)
Romanian mountain Ice Church draws all types of Christians
(Nicolae Dumitrache, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Employers shouldn't be forced to pry into employees' religious beliefs
(Julio Colomba and Ilya Shapiro, Newsweek)
Americans say it was “okay” for Charlie Hebdo to publish Muhammad cartoons — but non-whites and women approve less than whites and men
(Eugene Volokh, The Volokh Conspiracy)
No Title VII liability for refusing to hire applicant who will not furnish Social Security number
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Thomas Aquinas and God
(Gaven Kerr, OUPblog Religion)
Seeing diversity as a threat limits freedoms: Top Turkish judge
(Hurriyet Daily News)
Religious schools will endure in Ulster. Academic selection may not
(The Economist)
Policing Uyghur women’s religious expression
(Greg Fey, The News Hub)
Patriarch Krill: Church is not fused with the state, but it won't be driven into ghetto
(Interfax-Religion)
Church property fight turns on constitutional issues
(Doug Donovan, Baltimore Sun)
In Egypt, atheists considered a ‘dangerous development’
(Sarah Lynch, Religion News Service)
Celebrate diversity, don’t discriminate on religion: RSS chief
(PTI, India TV News)
Amended religious freedom bill passes Wyoming House
(Laura Hancock, Star-Tribune)
Obama wants same-sex couples to have spousal benefits
(Annie Linskey and Laura Curtis, Bloomberg Business)
Catholic education in Northern Ireland: Faith of their fathers
(B.C., The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
China tells U.S. it’s against Obama meeting with Dalai Lama
(Reporting by Michael Martina; Writing by Sui-Lee Wee; Editing by Nick Macfie, Reuters)
UPDATE: China tells U.S. it’s against Obama meeting with Dalai Lama
(Religion News Service)
Zhejiang [China] CPC bans religious beliefs among applicants
(Cao Siqi, Global Times)
Wide sadness over death of Bishop Shi, detained for years in secret location
(Missionary International Service News Agency)
As Muslim Uighurs flee, China sees jihad risk
(Jeremy Page, The Wall Street Journal)
China: Top political advisor stresses rule of law in managing religious affairs
(Xiang Bo, Xinhua Net)
Protecting doctors' freedom of conscience
(Margaret Somerville, MercatorNet)
When does gender equality begin? Not in the womb, say abortion rights activists
(Carolyn Moynihan, MercatorNet)
Chile's President Bachelet proposes end to total abortion ban
(BBC News)
Can America's faith-based law schools restrict sexual activity to heterosexual marriage?
(Mark A. Kellner, Deseret News National Edition | Faith)
Swastikas sprayed on Jewish fraternity building near UC Davis campus
(Richard Chang, The Sacramento Bee)
Blowback: Charlie Hebdo and the contradictions of western policy
(John Rosenthal, Geopolitical Monitor)
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