Law and Religion Headlines
Tuesday, 22 September 2015
EVENT, 22 September 2015: Love is Our Mission: The Family Is Fully Alive
(Catholic World Meeting of Families - 2015 Philadelphia)
Unprecedented meeting on religious freedom
(Emily Belz, World Magazine)
Summit of parliamentarians concludes with action letters and resolution
(International Panel of Parliamentarians for Freedom of Religion or Belief)
IPPFoRB was launched in Oslo, Norway on November 8, 2014
(International Panel of Parliamentarians for Freedom of Religion or Belief)
Freedom of religion or belief and sustainable development
(Fiona Bruce, House of Commons, All Party Parliamentary Group for International Freedom of Religion or Belief)
Sustainable Development: No one should be left behind because of what they believe
(Brian J. Grim, the Weekly Number)
Analysis: What to make of China's demolition of crosses
(Xiao Yun, World Watch Monitor)
Religious Freedom in the Newcastle Herald
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)
Forgiveness in politics? Surprising findings from Uganda
(Daniel Philpott, Arc of the Universe: Ethics and Global Justice)
SACC to continue working for Christian unity and social justice
(Naveen Qayyum, World Council of Churches)
After Kim Davis, a new way forward for religious freedom?
(Dwayne Leslie, Huff Post Religion)
Why haven't Jews responded to Vatican II after 50 years?
(Marshall Breger and Jack Bemporad, Forward - Opinion)
More on Rowan County, Kentucky, and marriage licenses
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Monday, 21 September 2015
‘Catholics in the New World: A Selection of 16th-18th Century Texts’ and ‘Religious Liberty and the Founding of America’ Reviews
(Julia M. Klein, The Wall Street Journal)
‘What, was it any better in the past?’ (rights in Turkey)
(Cafar Solgun, Today's Zaman)
Does “Russian international law” have an international academic future?
(Maria Issaeva, EJIL:Talk!)
Ex-teacher at Russian Jewish school on trial for Inciting racial hatred
(JTA, Forward)
Faith, charity trustees and the counter-extremism agenda
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Jewish sheep farmer shepherds migrants in Austria
(Forward)
Montreal Jewish Federation pulls article that included stereotypes
(JTA, Forward)
Pope Francis could reframe the US religious freedom debate
(John L. Allen, Jr., Crux: Covering all things Catholic)
The problem with Jewish Pope envy
(Editorial - Opinion, Forward)
USCIRF welcomes Pope Francis to the U.S.
(United States Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Vatican to raise flag at UN for Pope — Palestinians for Abbas
(Forward)
Will German welcome of refugees come at Jews’ expense?
(JTA)
Will Kim Davis go back to jail?
(Jonathan H. Adler, The Washington Post)
Think France’s Jews and Muslims are natural enemies? Think Again
(Ethan B. Katz, Forward)
Helping refugees by thinking beyond the current crisis
(Susan Kim, World Council of Churches)
Refugee crisis: Europe starts putting up walls
(The Economist)
Europe’s migrant crisis: Shooting Schengen
(The Economist)
Church denied injunction against noise from downtown festival
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Liberty Counsel founder Mat Staver primed for battle in culture wars
(Bethany Rodgers, Orlando Sentinel)
Paper profiles Mat Staver and his organzation Liberty Counsel
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Proposed legislation would exempt Christian Scientists from ACA individual mandate
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
A ‘religious freedom’ right to spank?: Mass. foster parents refuse to spare the rod
(Sarah Jones, Americans United for Separation of Church and State)
Top Massachusetts court hears arguments on whether religiously-motivated corporal punishment disqualifies foster parents
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Conservatives outraged at gays on White House guest list for Pope Francis! (Vatican, not so much)
(David Gibson, Religion News Service)
The Economist explains: Why the Hajj is safer than ever
(M.R., The Economist)
Pope arrives in U.S. Tuesday; White House guest list already raises controversy
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
How one of the smallest religious communities in the world is struggling to sustain its community
(Ahmad Melhem, Al-Monitor: Palestine Pulse)
Evangelical transgender conference rejects notion that gender identity can change
(Emily McFarlan Miller, Religion News Service)
Gay US Catholics will greet pope with rainbow rosaries, not protests
(Religion News Service)
Fury after Saudi Arabia ‘chosen to head key UN human rights panel’
(Mint Press News)
Pakistan military court sentences nine to death for terrorism
(Mehreen Zahra-Malik, Reuters)
Russia: Religious literature banned and blocked
(Forum 18 News Service)
Colombia peace talks must not fail, says Pope Francis
(Andrew Cawthorne, Reuters)
Some Iraqis ditch fight against Islamic State for life in Europe
(Saif Hameed and Stephen Kalin, Reuters)
Million fewer tourists visit Tunisia this year after Islamist attacks
(Tarek Amara, Reuters)
How do we balance religious liberty and rule of law?
(Marv Knox, Baptist News Global)
Christians under threat in Nepal as anti-conversion law passed
(Harry Farley, Christian Today)
Obituary: Max Beauvoir: Priestly spirit
(The Economist)
Only way to defeat ISIS is with help from non-radical Muslims in Middle East, says head of aid to the church in need (Part 1)
(Vincent Funaro, The Christian Post)
Christians rally in Tennessee for religious freedom from same-sex marriage ruling
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)
Pastor, church members hailed as heroes in church shooting
(Phillip Lucas, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Man arrested after shooting Pastor, girlfriend and infant son at Alabama church; 'heroic' congregation fights back
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
Transgenderism and the church: Christian counselors combat gender confusion with Biblical support
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
Ahmed Mohamed and his clock shed light on barriers Muslim scientists face
(Ghazala Irshad and Amanda Sperber, The Guardian)
Pope Francis could reframe the US religious freedom debate
(John L. Allen Jr., Crux)
More Islamic State defectors speaking out - report
(BBC News)
Saudi Arabia says 100,000 troops to secure this year's hajj
(Aya Batrawy, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Jerusalem under tight security for Jewish, Muslim holidays
(Agence France-Presse)
Presidential hopeful Ben Carson says Islam is not consistent with U.S. Constitution
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Ben Carson: Muslims unfit to be US president
(Religion News Service)
Ben Carson: America's president can't be Muslim
(Nick Gass, Politico)
G.O.P. field wrestles with questions on Islam and the presidency
(Alan Rappeport, The New York Times)
GOP ties anti-abortion push to papal visit
(Seung Min Kim and Jennifer Haberkorn, Politico)
On eve of Pope Francis’s visit, U.S. Catholic church grapples with growth and decline
(Tamara Audi, The Wall Street Journal)
Poll: Americans widely admire Pope Francis, but his church less so
(Michael S. Rosenwald, Michelle Boorstein, and Scott Clement, The Washington Post)
Pope says Mass in east Cuba on anniversary of his calling
(Jamie Hamre and Philip Pullella, Reuters)
Among Catholics, fewer Latinos than whites seek changes to the church
(Jessica Martinez, Pew Research Center)
A closer look at Catholics in Washington, New York and Philadelphia
(Michael Lipka, Pew Research Center FactTank)
Pope Francis and our obligation to preserve religious freedom in the Middle East
(Anna G. Eshoo, The Washington Examiner)
Guido Raimondi to be President of the European Court of Human Rights
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Too many across the globe live under threat because of their religion
(Ambassador Keith Harper, HumanRights.gov)
The UN, religion and development: Faith and secular global bodies learn to live together
(The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Religion Law in Russia puts pressure on thousands of evangelicals
(Evangelical Focus)
BJP leader for law banning religious conversion
(The Hindu)
Religious Freedom more than 2 times higher in countries where Catholics are the majority population
(Brian J. Grim, the Weekly Number)
EVENT, 21 September 2015: American Faith: The Origin and Meaning of Religious Liberty
(Philip Hamburger, Marci Hamilton, Douglas Laycock, Michael McConnell, Kristina Arriaga, David French, Richard Katskee, Robin Fretwell Wilson, National Constitution Center, Philadelphia, PA)
Sunday, 20 September 2015
A holy revolution: Pope Francis in Cuba
(Astrid Prange, Deutsche Welle)
Freedom of religion court cases
(L'Annuaire de nos Grands Mères)
Improving religious freedom must begin with cultivating society's soil
(Drew Clark, Deseret News)
Religion and jazz: Jazz's long road to religious respectability
(The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Religion and law round-up – 20th September
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Separating Church and State
(Alan S. Kahan, OUPblog Religion)
Sympathy for Syrian refugees — but not African asylum seekers?
(Maya Paley, Forward)
The global refugee crisis is a moral test for all of us
(David Gushee, RNS Blog: Christians, Conflict and Change)
Washington scandal reveals politics behind European Jewish memorials
(Ron Kampeas, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Saturday, 19 September 2015
Church in Wales votes on same-sex marriage
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Imams will have to register and face security vetting under Home Office plans
(The Telegraph)
Azerbaijan again extends detentions of Irina Zakharchenko and Valida Jabrayilova
(Jehovah's Witnesses)
Chechen Republic head challenges court rulting on compilation from Koran
(Liz Fuller, Radio Free Europe | Radio Liberty)
Doctor-assisted dying: One door closes, another opens
(The Economist)
Pope visits Havana, reprimands religion-stifling Cuban government
(Laura Italiano, New York Post)
Reviewing the role of religion in world peace – Chong Ming Hwee
(The Malaysian Insider)
Crisis on continent opens Britain's eyes to plight of refugees
(Rachel Lasserson, Forward)
Cuba's isolated act of faith
(Alfonso Serrano, Al Jazeera America)
Holy See, unholy mob: Church continues anti-Mafia crusade
(Hashem Said, Al Jazeera America)
Pope to witness impact of U.S.-Cuba detente he helped spur
(Andrew Cawthorne, Reuters)
East European leaders argue as migrants pour across borders
(Sasa Kavic and Ivana Sekularac, Reuters)
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