Law and Religion Headlines
Saturday, 19 September 2015
2 thousand fishermen freed from slavery in Southeast Asia in 2015
(Asia News)
Kim Davis’ altered marriage licenses raise legal questions
(Mike Wynn, Religion News Service)
Who was Giles Cory? The Salem Trials and the American Experience
(Emerson W. Baker, OUPblog Religion)
Friday, 18 September 2015
UNICEF, World Council of Churches launch new partnership for children´s rights and their wellbeing
(World Council of Churches)
8th Circuit finds that signing birth-control waiver is substantial burden; opinion splits circuits
(Stephanie Francis Ward, ABA Journal)
HHS mandate moves closer to U.S. Supreme Court after Christian colleges’ court victory
(Life Site News)
Complementarity of Catholic Social Teaching and Mormon Self-Reliance Teachings
(Pablo Talavera, Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
6th Circuit denies Kim Davis stay of injunction pending appeal
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Vatican City takes in a Syrian refugee family
(Reuters, Religion News Service)
When Pope Francis comes to the US, he won't just talk about the environment
(The Catholic World Report)
It is officially legal to ritually kill chickens on the streets of New York City
(Danny Lewis, Smithsonian.com)
US Muslim group launched to reflect ‘moderate’ Islam
(World Bulletin)
Catholic schools: Europe’s bishops stand with Holy Land Church in fight for the freedom of education
(Asia News)
Uzbek government restricts pilgrimage to Makkah
(Asia News)
Muslim refugees in Germany converting to Christianity: Is it a trick?
(Kelly Frazier, World Religion News)
Hidden Christians: How Japan tried and failed to exterminate Christianity
(Mark Woods, Christian Today)
Christians are being denied US visas while 'cradle of Christianity is wiped off the map,' Evangelicals warn
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
Students to decide if evolution is theory or fact in Alabama's new science standards
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
Atheist church mocks Christianity by worshipping bacon; attracts members with free weddings
(Vincent Funaro, The Christian Post)
UN official condemns Hungary's 'callous, illegal, truly shocking' attack on refugees
(Andre Mitchell, Christian Today)
Abortion bills advance, setting up a showdown
(David M. Herszenhorn, The New York Times)
Saudi Arabia warns against haj unrest as pilgrims pray for peace
(Nidal Al-Mughrabi, Reuters)
Palestinians clash with Israeli forces on 'day of rage'
(Sarah Benhaida, Agence France-Presse)
German police kill Islamic extremist after knife attack
(Frank Jordans, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Muslim groups working hard to get out the vote in their community
(Noor Javed, Toronto Star)
Christian exodus must stop, Iraqi Catholic Bishop cries out: 'what future is left for the church?'
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
Why Europe must help refugees at sea
(Noah Feldman, Bloomberg View)
Vatican disputes White House guest list for Papal visit
(Francis X. Rocca, The Wall Street Journal)
World Council of Churches and UNICEF agree to work together for children's rights
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Muslim man first charged under new Myanmar religious laws
(The Journal of Turkish Weekly)
Tajikistan to put opposition Islamic party leader on intl most wanted list
(Interfax-Religion)
Intruder attacks Russian church in San Francisco
(Interfax-Religion)
Azerbaijani president blames Europe of Islamophobia
(Interfax-Religion)
Federal court sets up Supreme Court review of HHS mandate
(Press Release, Becket Fund for Religious Liberty)
8th Circuit creates circuit split on ACA contraceptive mandate accommodation for religious non-profits
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Justin Welby's last throw of the dice won't save the church
(Peter Stanford, The Telegraph)
Alabama judge asks not to have to wed same-sex couples, rejects 'license to engage in sodomy'
(Kent Faul, AL.com)
Probate judge asks Alabama Supreme Court to protect his refusal to issue same-sex marriage licences
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Remaining challenges to California's ban on reparative therapy for minors dismissed
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Insurgents attack two Syrian Shiite villages with 5 car bombs, 370 rockets
(Al Arabiya News)
Court says Lutheran Synod dispute panel's decision was only advisory
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Obama, King Salman discuss Yemen, Al-Aqsa Mosque
(Middle East Monitor)
Pope Francis’ real challenge to Washington’s pols: Be politicians, not partisans! (Analysis)
(David Gibson, Religion News Service)
Pope Francis faces a challenge in opening Cuba to the Church
(Jim Yardley, Azam Ahmed and Victoria Burnett, The New York Times)
U. California regents rap intolerance statement for not mentioning anti-Semitism
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Recalling failure to save Jews, Swiss Jewish leader urges refugee relief
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Austrian prosecutor to review convicted Jewish historian’s discrimination claims
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Iraq sees exodus of minorities
(Ali Mamouri, Al-Monitor: Iraq Pulse)
How feminist groups are taking on post-revolution Egypt
(Florence Massena, Al-Monitor: Lebanon Pulse)
‘Protecting our race and religion is what we should do’ - Ayeyarwady Region Minister
(Swe Win, Mizzima)
Egypt's mosque minders: The rise of surveillance cameras in places of worship
(Mohamed Saied, Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
Russian Church official believes Orthodox lifestyle is the main response to pseudo-Islamic extremism
(Interfax-Religion)
With refugee vetting in US, ISIL infiltration risk ‘overblown’
(Michael Pizzi, Al Jazeera America)
Philippine rebel group MILF rejects watering down of proposed autonomy law
(Al Jazeera America)
Uzbekistan: Over 160 year wait to go on haj pilgrimage?
(Forum 18 News Service)
National law firm to defend NV private school payments
(Trevon Milliard, Reno Gazette-Journal)
No one has the right to expect the State to make them better parents
(Sarah Phillimore, UK Human Rights Blog)
Incense and the Psychoactive Substances Bill – Update
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Businessman donates $10M to establish new Islamic law center at Yale Law School
(Martha Neil, ABA Journal)
Jewish and Islamic holidays happening at the same time offer believers a chance to reflect
(Herb Scribner, Deseret News National Edition | Faith)
USCIRF Chair: Administration sends 'message that religious freedom is not that important'
(Lauretta Brown, CNSNews.com)
EVENT, 18 September 2015: Religious Freedom Summit
(co-sponsored by Baylor University, the Catholic University of America, and the Georgetown-Baylor Religious Freedom Project with the support of The Knights of Columbus, Baylor in Washington)
Ruling sides with same-sex couple turned away by bed-and-breakfast
(Vikki Ortiz Healy, Chicago Tribune [paywall])
Illinois businesses can't use religion to refuse service
(WREX)
Human Rights Commission says that Bed & Breakfast violated law when it denied downstate couple use of its facility for civil union ceremony
(ACLU of Illinois)
Pope Francis to visit US amid decline in Catholic numbers
(Lam Thuy Vo, Al Jazeera America)
Thursday, 17 September 2015
Jimmy Carter promotes religious basis for women’s equality
(The St. Augustine Record)
More questions about Islamic indoctrination in schools
(Cece Heil, American Center for Law and Justice)
Religion expert weighs in on Pope Francis' polarizing views
(Art Rascon, ABC Eyewitness News Houston)
Religious liberty rally at Tennessee Capitol
(Tina Tyus-Shaw, WSAV)
As Pope visits, Afro-Cuban religion hopes for recognition
(Reuters, Voice of America)
As Cuba readies for Pope Francis’ visit, Catholicism thrives again
(Reuters, Religion News Service)
Danae Columbus: History repeats itself in refugee struggle for freedom
(Uptown Messenger)
Ruling sets up new review of religious objections to contraceptive mandate
(Robert Barnes, The Washington Post)
Michigan college wins religious exemption from birth control mandate
(Brian McVicar, MLive)
Contraception opt-out violates religious freedom: U.S. appeals court
(Brendan Pierson, Reuters)
Religious groups win bid to ignore Obamacare coverage rule
(Janan Hanna and Andrew M Harris, Bloomberg Business)
Kiev’s Babi Yar Holocaust memorial torched; assailant remains at large
(Vladislav Davidzon, Tablet)
Lawmakers file 'Tennessee Natural Marriage Defense Act'
(Dave Boucher, The Tennessean)
In Congress and elsewhere, IDC mobilizes against genocide and for religious freedom
(Peter Jesserer Smith, National Catholic Register)
New law protects right to hang religious artifacts in doorways
(Warwick Beacon)
Ahmadiyya Muslim community hails Federal Court niqab decision as win for religious freedom
(Fram Dinshaw, National Observer)
Nepal: Freedom of religion now 'more at stake than ever'
(Carey Lodge, Christian Today)
What's in a name? Why the Pope chose 'Francis'
(Kimberly Winston, Religion News Service, Religion News Service)
Bus attacked woth stones, set ablaze in east Jerusalem
(Yair Ettinger and Gili Cohen, Haaretz)
Minnesota man admits he planned to join Islamic State group
(Amy Forliti, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Military in Burkina Faso confirms coup, dissolves government
(Brahima Ouedraogo and Baba Ahmed, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Croatia puts army on alert as it reels from migrant influx
(Dusan Stojanovic and Vanessa Gera, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Muslim group doesn't fault school, police for detention
(Jamie Stengle and David Warren, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
The history of anti-Islam controversy in Ahmed Mohamed’s Texas city
(Elahe Izadi and Lindsey Bever, The Washington Post)
Religious liberty rally draws at least 1,000 to Tennessee’s Capitol Hill
(Chris Bundgaard, WKRN.com)
Drawing the line between civil and religious rights
(Linda Greenhouse, The New York Times)
Rosh Hashanah and the truth about the Creation Story
(Brad Hirschfield, On Faith)
What have we learned about religion post-9/11?
(Elizabeth Tenety, On Faith)
Palestinian prisoner on hunger strike returned to jail. Israel: He is dangerous
(Asia News)
Buddhist monks build stupa next to Karen Baptist church
(Asia News)
Russia: Have Religion Law amendments rendered unregistered religious activity illegal?
(Forum 18 News Service)
Church in Wales shows support for same sex marriage
(Ruth Gledhill, Christian Today)
At Yom Kippur, a blessing for the congregation’s non-Jews
(Lauren Markoe, Religion News Service)
Religious Freedom in Sudan
(Universal Periodic Review 2015, European Centre for Law and Justice)
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