Law and Religion Headlines
Tuesday, 6 October 2015
Abdallah al-Muhaysini, a pivotal figure in the Islamist insurgency in Syria
(Waleed Rikab, Syria Comment)
The United States' Supreme Court considers the legality of exclusion zones around abortion clinics
(Michael Quinlan, The University of Notre Dame Australia, Sydney: On the Case: Issue 11)
Indian Parliamentarians propose ban on conversions
(World Watch Monitor)
Law can't be violated in the name of religious festivals: HC
(Business Standards)
Christian Aid hails India's decision on cleaner energy
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Religion, Alcoholics Anonymous, and occupational licensing
(Eugene Volokh, The Washington Post)
Church should shun derogatory words on gays, Vatican synod told
(Philip Pullella, Reuters)
California governor signs right-to-die bill sought by Brittany Maynard
(Cathy Lynn Grossman, Religion News Service)
Okla. Ten Commandments statue moves to think tank near Capitol
(Greg Horton, Religion News Service)
Muslim woman can wear niqab for Canada citizenship oath
(Ron Csillag, Religion News Service)
Egyptian women take to streets to fight stereotypes … by directing traffic
(Hala Ali, Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
Egypt's secular culture minister ruffles Salafi feathers
(Rami Galal, Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
Israel finally agrees to increase support for Christian schools, but is it enough?
(Daoud Kuttab, Al-Monitor: Palestine Pulse)
Ultra-Orthodox fight to restrict Christian missions in Israel
(Mordechai Goldman, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)
Dozens of Palestinians injured in West Bank clashes
(Al Jazeera America)
Flogged Saudi blogger Badawi honored as ‘writer of courage’
(Al Jazeera America)
EHRC review of equality and human rights law on religion or belief
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Review of equality and human rights law relating to religion or belief
(Peter Edge and Lucy Vickers, Equality and Human Rights Commission Research report 97)
Congress should reauthorize Commission on International Religious Freedom
(Freedom House)
Monday, 5 October 2015
EVENT, 15 October 2015: The Christian roots of the Australian legal system
(Presenter: Roy Williams, The University of Notre Dame Australia, Sydney)
How to defeat religious violence
(Jonathan Sacks, The Wall Street Journal)
Notre Dame (Australia) early offers program a launching pad for leadership
(Professor Michael Quinlan, The Catholic Weekly)
Prayer in public school debate in Ashdown
(Julie Parr, KTBS)
Religious accommodation in the age of civil rights
(Harvard Law Today)
Bosnia and Herzegovina: twenty years on from Dayton
(Mirela Zarichinova, Open Democracy: Can Europe make it?)
Pope asserts marriage is forever at start of family meeting
(Nicole Winfield, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Pope defends hetero marriage as he opens synod
(Al Jazeera America)
South Korean Jehovah’s Witnesses face stigma of not serving in army
(Choe Sang-Hun, The New York Times)
Hijab-wearing model appears in H&M ad, a first for fashion giant
(Leila Fadel, NPR)
Full-face religious veils not against the law, TM has no policy on burqa-wearing drivers
(The Malta Independent)
How a Muslim veil is dominating Canada’s election race
(Ishaan Tharoor, The Washington Post)
Spike in Palestinian attacks raise fears of another Intifada
(Daniel Estrin, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Mob attack, fueled by rumors of cow slaughter, has political overtones in India
(David Barstow and Suhasini Raj, The New York Times)
Myanmar nationalist monks stage large rally as religious tensions grow
(Hnin Yadana Zaw and Antoni Slodkowski, Reuters)
Vatican sacks gay priest after highly public coming out
(Philip Pullella, Reuters)
Vatican fires senior priest who declares homosexuality on eve of synod
(Al Jazeera America)
Police agencies defy critics and show ‘In God We Trust’
(Alan Blinder and Richard Perez-Pena, The New York Times)
Seminar examines legal issues affecting religious institutions
(Religion News Service)
Can Indiana compromise on LGBT rights, religious liberty?
(Stephanie Wang, Indianapolis Star)
Supreme Court faces politically charged election-year docket
(Robert Barnes, The Washington Post)
Tensions simmer as Turkey struggles with burden of refugees
(Jonny Hogg, Reuters)
In India, meat and murder threaten Modi's inclusive agenda
(Rupam Jain Nair, Reuters)
Oregon town residents seek solace in church after college massacre
(Emily Flitter and Eric M. Johnson, Reuters)
Egyptian land dispute threatens inter-religious flashpoint
(World Watch Monitor)
Can Indiana compromise on LGBT rights, religious liberty?
(Stephanie Wang, Religion News Service)
‘They accept us as we are;’ Christians join forces with Muslim group Hezbollah to fight ISIS in Lebanon
(Mint Press News)
Pro-Russian militants released Pentecostal pastor Taras Sen from captivity in Luhansk region
(Institute for Religious Freedom)
Dispatches: When will Europe finally get serious about hate crimes?
(Benjamin Ward, Human Rights Watch)
Headscarves in schools: On or off? Policies vary
(Asmaa al-Ghoul, Al-Monitor: Palestine Pulse)
Will struggle over Jerusalem transform into regional religious war?
(Uri Savir, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)
Israel imposes new measures on Palestinians amid escalating tension
(Al Jazeera America)
Turkey's Erdogan slams EU response to refugee crisis
(Al Jazeera)
ISIL destroys ancient arch in Palmyra
(Al Jazeera America)
Egyptian land dispute threatens inter-religious flashpoint
(World Watch Monitor)
Segregation-era law returns
(Jay Reeves, The Associated Press)
9 Alabama counties stop issuing marriage licenses in response to marriage equality ruling
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Police agencies defy critics and show ‘In God We Trust’
(Alan Blinder and Richard Pérez-Peña, The New York Times)
Police departments adding "In God We Trust" to patrol cars
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Sunday, 4 October 2015
Anti-Muslim “Global Rally for Humanity” stands in contrast to events promoting coexistence
(Bridge Initiative Team, Bridge: Georgetown University)
Saturday, 3 October 2015
5th Circuit (with dissents) denies en banc rehearing in non-proift contraceptive mandate cases
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
A Muslim-atheist debate: A liberal Muslim and a non-believer in search of common ground
(ERASMUS, The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Carson want IRS to penalize CAIR over its call for him to leave presidential race
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Class action filed against Burma's president by persecuted Rohingyas
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
An Indian Perspective on the European Union
(Denzil Fernandes SJ, Indian Social Institute, New Delhi, Europeinfos: Christian perspecitves on the EU)
Refugee crisis: a test for EU leaders
(José Luis Bazán. COMECE, Europeinfos: Christian perspecitves on the EU)
Intense jockeying on gay issues precedes next week’s Catholic synod meeting
(Rosie Scammell, Religion News Service)
No rest for a weary pope: Back in Rome, Francis faces a bigger test than U.S. trip
(David Gibson, Religion News Service)
Thousands of Evangelical Christians flock to Jerusalem to support Israel; anticipate Christ's return
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
Friday, 2 October 2015
Christian exodus from Middle East is 'apocalyptic and fatal,' Syrian Archbishop warns
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
Pastor persecuted for calling Islam 'satanic' faces trial in December for Islamophobia
(Vincent Funaro, The Christian Post)
Saeed Abedini's parents forced to watch son endure trauma every week, share updates through 'uncontrollable tears'
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
Judge rules against PCUSA minister, ex-employee in defamation case
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
Hungarian church thanks God, government for fending off migrants
(Reuters)
Despair, hardship as Iraq cuts off wages in Islamic State cities
(Isabel Coles, Reuters)
Palestinian gunmen kill Israeli parents of 4 in West Bank
(Isabel Kershner, The New York Times)
Spain grants citizenship to 4,300 with Sephardic Jew roots
(Alan Clendenning, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Spain grants citizenship for 4,302 descendants of expelled Jews
(Al Jazeera America)
Hardline monks and Myanmar's opposition clash in social media row
(Hnin Yadana Zaw and Timothy McLaughlin, Reuters)
Murders test Bangladesh claims that radical Islam in check
(Julhas Alam, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Syria conflict: Russia strikes 'will fuel extremism'
(BBC News)
No death penalty decision as trial delayed in church massacre
(Harriet McLeod, Reuters)
Oklahoma attorney general seeks to delay all executions after drug mix-up
(Richard Wolf, USA Today)
Planned Parenthood critics have new target — universities
(Brett Norman, Politico)
USCIRF extended to December 11 as part of Congressional continuing resolution
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Senate approves USCIRF reauthorization
(J.C. Derrick, World Magazine)
Pope held private meeting with same-sex couple in U.S.
(Daniel Burke, CNN)
Myanmar president is sued in U.S. over alleged abuses of Rohingya Muslims
(Antoni Slodkowski and Jonathan Stempel, Reuters)
Government overturns turban workplace rule
(Press Release, Department for Work and Pensions)
Britain exempts Sikhs from safety helmet requirements
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Colo. school fumbles: says former football player cannot include Bible reference on nameplate
(Press Release, Alliance Defending Freedom)
School sued over refusal to allow religious allusion on donor's plaque
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Most of rabbinical college's challenges to land use restrictions are to proceed to trial
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Oregon gunman 'singled out Christians' during 294th US mass shooting this year
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
European churches call for unified political response to current migrant crisis
(Reinhard Marx and Christopher Hill, Anglican Communion News Service)
Oregon shooter said to have singled out Christians for killing in ‘horrific act of cowardice’
(Eli Saslow, Sarah Kaplan, and Joseph Hoyt, The Washington Post)
At least 13 dead, 20 wounded at Umpqua Community College in Oregon; shooter who asked about religion now dead
(Leonardo Blair, The Christian Post)
British teen sentenced to life for inciting terrorism in Australia
(Al Jazeera America)
No child left inside on the Holy Earth: Liberty Hyde Bailey and the spirituality of nature study
(Kevin M. Lowe, OUPblog Religion)
Can a patient who lacks capacity refuse medical treatment? Wye Valley NHS Trust v B
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Vatican on Pope Francis and Kim Davis: Meeting no ‘support’ for her case
(Rosie Scammell, Reuters)
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