Law and Religion Headlines
Thursday, 17 September 2015
Should Mormons be considered fellow Christians? Five reasons calling Mormons “biblical” answers the age-old question
(J.B. Haws, On Faith)
Appeals court upholds sentence in child's faith-healing death
(NBC)
Uzbek court gives ISIS supporters lengthy prison sentences
(Interfax-Religion)
Even a majority of Catholic Republicans oppose religious exemptions
(Joanna Piacenza, Public Religion Research Institute)
Kim Davis and the anxieties of Christian America
(Benjamin E. Park, Religion & Politics: Fit For Polite Company)
In Israel, more Jewish holy sites desecrated than Christian, Muslim ones combined
(Elhanan Miller, The Times of Israel)
Alabama official proposes mini skirt ban after politician says God told him to outlaw saggy pants
(Benge Nsenduluka, The Christian Post)
University of California seeks to ban freedom of speech
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)
Syrian bishop: Watching Christians leave is 'an experience of death'
(Harry Farley, Christian Today)
Texas pastor, congregation escape from demon-troubled man who said God sent him to kill infidel Christians
(Leonardo Blair, The Christian Post)
Christian schools accuse Israel of discrimination as students strike
(Inna Lazareva, TIME)
How space exploration replaced religion in the USSR
(Sasha Rospopina, The Guardian)
Things are only getting worse for Burma’s Rohingya Muslims
(Daniel Maxwell, Asian Correspondant)
Iraq's ISIS survivors adjust to life in a refugee camp
(World Watch Monitor)
'We want a massacre': Turkish-Kurdish tensions escalate as election looms
(Hasnain Kazim, Spiegel Online International)
Crimea: The human rights impact of Russian occupation
(Emilia Klepacka, Arc of the Universe: Ethics and Global Justice)
Report of the Human Rights Assessment Mission on Crimea (6–18 July 2015)
(Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe)
Cathedral mosque to be built in Simferopol, Crimean Tatars awaited for it 15 years
(Interfax-Religion)
Hindu radicals beat Christians with axes and clubs; force believers to choose between life or Jesus Christ
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
Viral Video: 'October Baby' abortion survivor slams Planned Parenthood in emotionalcongressional testimony
(Samuel Smith, Christian Post Politics)
Iranian women fined $260 for 'bad hijabs'
(Agence France-Presse)
Myanmar leader seeks to capitalize on anti-Muslim sentiment
(Robin McDowell, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Tajikistan’s crushing of Islamic Party nears conclusion
(EurasiaNet)
Tajik Prosecutor's Office announces arrest of Islamic Renaissance Party leaders
(Interfax-Religion)
Are jihadists hiding among refugees? Unlikely, analysts say
(MIchel Moutot and Fran Blandy, Agence France-Presse)
British jihadis in Bangladesh fanning flames of extremism, says Dhaka
(Simon Tisdall, The Guardian)
Finally enjoying freedoms, Cuban Catholics press for more
(Daniel Trotta, Reuters)
Archbishop of Canterbury plans to loosen ties of divided Anglican communion
(Andrew Brown, The Guardian)
Novosibirsk resident asks prosecutors to check if the Bible meets Russian laws
(Interfax-Religion)
Native Americans protest canonization of Junipero Serra
(Sylvia Poggiolo, NPR)
How Catholic are US Catholics? It’s all in how you measure
(Cathy Lynn Grossman, Religion News Service)
Why we need to rethink gender roles
(Wm Paul Young, On Faith)
Coptic soldier's father challenges military autopsy
(Barbara G. Baker, World Watch Monitor)
‘Nazis speak Arabic': Louisville mosque vandalized with graffiti
(Sarah Larimer, The Washington Post)
On the other side of Hungary's fence: 'Thank God for Orban!'
(Krisztina Than, Reuters)
Cubans to welcome 'socialist' pope; don't expect miracles
(Andrew Cawthorne, Reuters)
German spy says Salafists trying to recruit refugees: newspaper
(Michelle Martin, Reuters)
New York man arrested on charges of attempting to support Islamic State
(Katie Reilly, Reuters)
IRS requires speedier responses from applicants for non-profit status
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Jewish school ordered to pay $1m to student sexually abused by runaway principal
(Shannon Deery, Melbourne Herald Sun)
Australian court awards damages for sexual abuse by headmistress of Jewish school
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
EEOC sues North Memorial for retaliating against job applicant
(Press Release, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission)
EEOC sues health care system for denying religious accommodation
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Denial of use permit did not violate RLUIPA
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Ahead of Pope Francis’ visit, survivors of sexual abuse take stock
(Vivan Yee, The New York Times)
Abuse victims will press Pope for more accountability
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Court clears way for Zunera Ishaq to become a Canadian citizen with her face covered by a niqab
(Mike Blanchfield, The Canadian Press)
Canadian appeals court invalidates niqab ban at citizenship ceremonies
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Contraception opt-out violates religious freedom: U.S. appeals court
(Brendan Pierson, Reuters)
Congolese church leader speaks on DRC electoral process at UN event
(World Council of Churches)
Events in Germany form part of the regional ecumenical agenda on justice and peace
(World Council of Churches)
Arizona council moves toward allowing only Christian prayer
(The Associated Press)
Coolidge city council meetings: Prayers planned, but Christian only
(Joey Chenoweth, Coolidge Examiner)
Arizona city adopts Christian-only invocation policy
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Jewish chicken-slaughter ritual gets OK from judge
(Julia Marsh and Frank Rosario, New York Post)
Challenge to kaporos ritual fails
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Woman sues NYPD over required removal of hijab for mug shot
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Kim Davis stands ground, but same-sex couple get marriage license
(Mariano Castillo and Kevin Conlon, CNN)
Update on Kim Davis and marriage licenses in Kentucky
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Understanding Religious Freedom
(Newsletter Fall 2015, The Center for the Study of Religious Freedom)
ISIS' war against the past
(Robert L. Cohn, The Martin Marty Center (U Chi. Divinity School))
13-Month gap ends as US official named to help ISIS’ Christian victims
(Ivan Plis, The Daily Caller)
Recent Prisoner Free Exercise cases
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Only in Jerusalem: Jews & Catholics talk religion, economics, & freedom
(Josh Hasten, The Jewish Voice)
The plight of children at risk in the ultra-Orthodox Jewish communities and the failure of government and pandering politicians to protect them
(Marci A. Hamilton, Verdict)
Saudi Arabia denounces Israeli actions at Jerusalem al-Aksa mosque
(The Jerusalem Post)
UN rights chief calls Hungary callous, xenophobic, anti-Muslim
(The Jerusalem Post)
8 Brotherhood members sentenced to death in Egypt
(Middle East Monitor)
Senior Islamic cleric says Muslim violence on Temple Mount justified
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Bulgaria should receive Syrians of mixed religion, IntMin says
(Sofia News Agency)
Denmark says no to refugee distribution proposal
(Maxine Mendoza, iSurfPaducah)
Nigeria mulls Boko Haram prisoner amnesty for schoolgirls' return
(Marianne Barriaux, Agence France-Presse)
Israel declares war on stone-throwers as Temple Mount seethes
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Hate crime added to charges in beating of Sikh man in Darien
(Kimberly Fornek, Chicago Tribune)
Although of many styles, Catholic schools face similar challenges
(Carol Zimmermann, Crux)
EVENT, 17 September 2015: Where Religion Meets the Law: Religious Rights, Religious Minorities, and the United States Constitution
(Graduate Theological Union)
Wednesday, 16 September 2015
Bahrain’s proposed blasphemy law: Another tool to silence regime's critics
(Rebecca Sheff, Human Rights First)
In Kentucky, a win-win for the Constitution
(Charles C. Haynes, Newseum Institute: First Amendment Center)
Gay couple gets marriage license as Kentucky clerk Kim Davis stays out of sight
(James Higdon and Sandhya Somashekhar, The Washington Post)
'Every 5 minutes a Christian is martyred for their faith,' persecution watchdog group warns
(Stoyan Zaimov, Christian Post World)
True Muslims strong enough to stop ISIL, which 'is stretching its bloody hand' to Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem - Kadyrov
(Interfax-Religion)
How new laws banning so-called legal highs could stop cathedrals using incense
(Jonathan Walker, Chronicle Live)
Spotlight: Fundamental rights in Central Asia
(International Partnership for Human Rights)
End near for Anglicanism in Quebec
(George Conger, Anglican Ink)
Council of Muftis of Russia calls Charlie Hebdo caricature "blasphemy," warn Muslims against aggressive reaction
(Interfax-Religion)
Canada court rules women may wear veils during citizenship oath
(Jurist)
Canada government to press for ban on veil at citizenship ceremonies
(Julie Gordon, Reuters)
UK anti-extremism proposal: require registry, security screening for all religious leaders
(Ed Morrissey, Hot Air)
South Dakota lawmakers petition Supreme Court to reconsider Roe v. Wade abortion ruling
(Jurist)
Muslim student arrested for building a clock mistaken for a bomb
(Marisa Taylor, Al Jazeera America)
U.N. chief 'shocked' by treatment of migrants on Hungary-Serbia border
(Louis Charbonneau and Michelle Nichols, Reuters)
Pope to discuss Cuba embargo on trip but not dwell on issue
(Philip Pullella, Reuters)
Obama urges Congress to avoid government closure in abortion dispute
(Roberta Rampton and Lisa Lambert, Reuters)
Cultural exhibits opening - and temporarily closing - for the papal visit
(Stephan Salisbury, Philly.com)
Sen. Orrin Hatch: Strengthening religious liberty by extending opportunities to religious workers
(Orrin Hatch, Deseret News)
Crimea: Madrassahs closed – for one year or for ever?
(Forum 18 News Service)
European churches and ecumenical organizations respond to refugee crisis
(Naveen Qayyum, World Council of Churches)
A Good Samaritan in Greece
(The UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR Tracks)
Pope Francis’ audience with EU environment ministers
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Primates’ Gathering called by Archbishop of Canterbury
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
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