Law and Religion Headlines
Wednesday, 23 September 2015
900 Mauritanian women trafficked into Saudi Arabia
(Sharan Burrow General Secretary, ITUC, Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Islam's pilgrims pray for peace in Muslim countries wracked by war
(Nidal Al-Mughrabi, Reuters)
France urges Saudi Arabia to cancel death penalty for young Shi'ite
(John Irish, Reuters)
Putin opens Moscow's largest mosque, warns against extremists
(Reuters)
Saudi Arabia is preparing to behead and crucify a 21-year-old activist
(Quartz)
Moscow Cathedral Mosque may become Muslim education center with big parking lot
(Interfax-Religion)
Путин: «Идеология ИГ построена на лжи, на откровенном изваращении ислама»
(Vesti.az)
China probes deputy religion chief for suspected graft
(Ben Blanchard, Reuters)
Court decision in respect of Nur movement followers
(International Organization for Legal Research)
Abbas calls for protection of Muslim, Christian holy places in Jerusalem, condemns restriction of access to Al-Aqsa Mosque
(Interfax-Religion)
Russian administration to support development of Muslim theology in Russia
(Interfax-Religion)
Russian Orthodox Church condemns participation by Ukrainian police in conflicts between religious organizations
(Interfax-Religion)
Will Egypt’s religious parties be banned before the elections?
(Sonia Farid, Al Arabiya News)
Law meets religion as SC Supreme Court takes on Episcopal split
(John Monk, The State)
Situation with Religious Freedom in Crimea 2015 – OSCE Mission's Report
(Institute for Religious Freedom)
Israel will compensate church torched by Jewish extremists
(Florence Taylor, Christian Today)
ISIL's ideology is based on lies and perversion of Islam, says Putin
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Glick continues his campaign to bring Jews to Temple Mount
(Shlomi Eldar, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)
Tocqueville, Democracy, and Religion: Checks and Balances for Democratic Souls
(Alan S. Kahan, Oxford University Press USA)
What really happened two years ago in the bloody attack on Nairobi’s Westgate Mall
(Tristan McConnell, Foreign Policy)
Intolerant Religion in a Tolerant-Liberal Democracy
(Yossi Nehustan, Hart Publishing, Oxford)
A Storm of Witchcraft: The Salem Trials and the American Experience
(Emerson W. Baker, Oxford University Press USA)
Egypt's Coptic cinema on brink of extinction
(George Mikhail, Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
Why more and more secular Israelis are fasting on Yom Kippur
(Yuval Avivi, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)
Iraq's Kakai minority joins fight against Islamic State
(Saad Salloum, Al-Monitor: Iraq Pulse)
Israel attempts to redefine terrorism, but is its definition too broad?
(Daoud Kuttab, Al-Monitor: Palestine Pulse)
Beyond glass ceiling, Iranian women face iron fence
(Al-Monitor: Iran Pulse)
Buddhist monks in Myanmar celebrate repressive laws
(Joshua Carroll, Al Jazeera)
Senate Democrats block late-term abortion bill
(Al Jazeera America)
In a Belgrade park, refugees wait out Europe’s confusion
(Sabra Ayres, Al Jazeera America)
U.S. Black Methodists release documents to help confront racism
(Naveen Qayyum, World Council of Churches)
Religious liberty, bigotry don’t mesh
(Michael Gerson, Omaha-World Herald)
Should adoption agencies be allowed to discriminate against gay parents?
(Alana Semuels, The Atlantic)
This Mideast country offers to build 200 mosques but no home to Syrian refugees
(Shianee Mamanglu-Regala, Christian Today)
Christian held as domestic slave by Hindu employers wins payout for religious discrimination
(Mark Woods, Christian Today)
How fallout from the US gay marriage ruling is splitting the world of Christian academia
(Mark Woods, Christian Today)
World leaders demand Iran release of imprisoned Christian pastor Saeed Abedini
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
Europe has the wrong refugees at 'front of the queue,' Vicar of Baghdad warns
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)
2 are killed in West Bank as Jewish and Muslim holidays approach
(Diaa Hadid, The New York Times)
Palestinian woman is first to oversee Muslim wedding vows
(Diaa Hadid, The New York Times)
Militant group publishes global hitlist of bloggers, activists and writers
(Jason Burke, The Guardian)
Jehovah’s Witnesses can hide the truth in court to protect religion
(Trey Bundy, Reveal)
Catholics in White House often help Obama build support for thorny policy
(Michael D. Shear, The New York Times)
Native Americans want name change for Wyoming's Devils Tower
(Laura Zuckerman, Reuters)
At U.S. seminaries, a rise in millennials answering God's call
(Marueen Pao, NPR)
Egypt's war on terrorism bears fruit
(Khaled Abu Toameh, Gatestone Institute)
EVENT, 23 September 2015: The KAICIID Peace Mapping Programme: How Interreligious Dialogue Promotes Peace
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs)
Tuesday, 22 September 2015
Phyllis Tickle dead: Beloved religion writer dies At 81
(Antonia Blumberg, Huffington Post)
Experts: Religious freedom under attack in Cuba, Mexico, Colombia
(Zachary Leshin, CNSNews.com)
Sen. Hatch delivers first of eight floor speeches on religious liberty
(Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News)
Addressing the worldwide crisis of religious freedom
(Thomas F. Farr, The Washington Times)
Viewpoint – Religion in government creates problems
(The Collegian)
Civil liberties groups address tension between religion and civil rights
(John Riley, Metro Weekly)
Pope Francis visit to U.S. begins today-- How to follow the events
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Pope Francis arrives, reassures US: ‘I’m a Catholic, not a communist!’ (analysis)
(David Gibson, Religion News Service)
Who is Pope Francis? Insights on the remarkable life of a historic pontiff
(David Gibson, Religion News Service)
Reporting on Religious Persecution: A Global Challenge
(Robert P. George, moderator; panelists Katrina Lantos Swett, Libby Liu, Asia Akbar Shahid Ahmed, Former U.S. Rep. Frank Wolf, Tom Gjelten, Newseum Institute)
Pope Francis brings message about power and the poor to U.S.
(Scott Malone and Philip Pullella, Reuters)
Everything Jews need to know about Pope Francis’ U.S. visit
(Gabe Friedman, JTA Telegraph)
The slow shredding of the Cuban embargo
(Adam Chandler, The Atlantic)
Imam Al-Qazwini plans new mosque to educate about Islam
(Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press)
Europe’s largest mosque to open tomorrow in Moscow
(Asia News)
Vietnamese Catholic: In communist prison, faith in God conquerd abuses and suffering
(Thanh Thuy, Asia News)
Israel to pay damages for arson attack on Tabgha church of. Positive developments also for Catholic schools
(Asia News)
Charlie Hebdo and hate speech: Don't prosecute the messenger
(Peter Noorlander, Just Security)
France's Le Pen to go on trial for anti-Muslim remarks
(Gerard Bon, Catherine Lagrange, and Ingrid Melander, Reuters)
ISIS using churches as torture chambers, forcing Christians to convert or be killed
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)
Pakistani mob sets Christian family's home on fire to burn them alive
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)
Pray for Spanish unity, Church urges ahead of Catalan vote
(Sarah White, Reuters)
EU approves plan to relocate 120,000 migrants
(Danica Kirka and Dusan Stojanovic, Associated Press)
Christian jailed for praying dies after Laos authorities deny him medication, watch him suffer
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
Cayman Islands pastor claims gay sex objections are not hate speech
(Caribbean News Now!)
Christians must 'get their heads out of the sand' and help persecuted believers, says Aid to the Church in Need chairman (Part 2)
(Vincent Funaro, The Christian Post)
Kentucky clerk still in contempt of gay marriage order: plaintiffs
(Steve Bittenbender, Reuters)
Christian man fired for sharing 'Audacity' film with lesbian co-workers on Facebook
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)
CCCU reaffirms commitment to 'Christian view of marriage' after colleges part ways over gay marriage
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)
An unexpected partner helps preserve a Manhattan synagogue
(Matt A.V. Chaban, The New York Times)
Israel courts African-American Evangelicals, despite some hurdles
(Emily Harris, NPR)
With refugees, German Muslim minority could be Europe's largest
(Tom Heneghan, Reuters)
Nigeria's Boko Haram crisis: Maiduguri blasts kill dozens
(BBC News)
This crowd funding campaign aims to stop racism against kids in Netherlands
(Press Release, Digital Journal)
Muslim pilgrims in mass movement to start hajj
(Lynne al-Nahhas, Agence France-Presse)
Most Palestinians no longer support two-state solution
(Ali Sawafta, Reuters)
Family: Ahmed withdraws from Irving ISD, eyes trips to United Nations and Mecca
(Avi Selk, The Dallas Morning News)
America stands with Ahmed Mohamed, unlike Irving leaders
(James Ragland, The Dallas Morning News)
American Muslims fear a new wave of Islamophobia
(Tim Reid, Reuters)
7 top issues Pope Francis has staked out for his papacy
(David Gibson, Religion News Service)
As Gov. Doug Ducey prepares to meet pope, how does he navigate demands of faith, realities of governing?
(Yvonne Wingett Sanchez, azcentral.com)
Case dropped against teacher accused of punishing student for religious beliefs
(WANE News)
Parties dismiss suit that claimed teacher punished student for nonbelief
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
CAIR to call on Ben Carson to withdraw from presidential race over anti-Islam comments
(Press Release, Council on American-Islamic Relations)
Muslim civil rights group CAIR calls for Ben Carson to withdraw from race
(Reid J. Epstein, Wall Street Journal)
CAIR calls for Carson to withdraw from presidential race because of his comments about Muslims
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Rachel Treweek: Introduction to Lords
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
How world religions view the environment
(Talal Al-Khatib, Discovery News)
An unlikely alliance of global lawmakers call to end religious persecution
(Bettina Krause, Adventist News Network)
Chechen lawmaker proposes legal immunity for holy books
(RT)
Myanmar Buddhists celebrate religion laws as a 'victory'
(John Zaw, UCA News)
Religious freedom in the Arabian Peninsula?
(World Watch Monitor)
UN Human Rights Council – 30th Session
(Ambassador Keith Harper and others, HumanRights.gov)
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