Law and Religion Headlines


Saturday, 13 December 2014

High heels and hijabs In Indonesia, an Islamic answer to beauty pageants
(Katie Lamb, Al Jazeera)

Germans rise up against Islamization
(Soeren Kern, Gatestone Institute)

Merkel condemns racism as Dresden anti-Islam marches grow
(Stephen Brown, Reuters)

Islamic State beheads four men for blasphemy in Syria: monitor
(Sylvia Westall, Reuters)

China's Uighur region to ban veiled robes
(Al Jazeera)

Friday, 12 December 2014

'Skeptical' Czechs celebrate the Advent season with passion
(Phil Bolton, Global Atlanta)

China Uighurs: Xinjiang city of Urumqi to ban Islamic veil
(BBC News Asia)

Religious extremism law imposes new restrictions on China’s Uyghurs
(Radio Free Asia)

China's Urumqi bans Islamic veil, sparking rights concerns
(Reuters)

To avoid row with Beijing, Pope Francis will not meet with Dalai Lama
(Christina Larson, Bloomberg)

Will Pope Francis affect the position of Catholics in China?
(Paul Farrelly, East Asia Forum)

First Chinese priest in 60 years appointed in Eastern Orthodox Church [Simplified Chinese]
(Russian Voice)

First "Buddhism and modern charity" conference held [Simplified Chinese]
(Sina Web)

Chinese lawyer detained for invoking constitution
(Associated Press, The Big Story)

China's cult crackdown: What is The Church of Almighty God?
(Zoe Mintz, International Business Times)

Exploiting Chinese culture to justify repression?
(Erich Mayer, Forum for Religious Freedom Europe)

Remove Muslim veil when giving evidence in court, says top woman judge
(David Barrett, The Telegraph)

Denver emerges as model for countering ISIS recruiting tactics
(Dina Temple-Raston, NPR)

India's government advocates anti-proselytization law
(Swati Deb, UCA News)

Pennsylvania teachers can't wear 'religious garb' to class but a repeal effort may be possible
(Mark A. Kellner, Deseret News National Edition | Faith)

Nigeria: 'Government must show it cares about the weak' says Archbishop
(Carey Lodge, Christian Today)

Dallas eases restrictions on feeding of homeless; settles lawsuit
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

D.C. lawmakers threaten religious schools’ freedoms
(Matt Hadro, The Washington Times)

Myanmar bar accused of insulting Buddhism in flyer
(BBC News)

Facebook ad in Burma lands bar managers in jail for insulting religion
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Kiwi bar manager detained in Burma
(AFP, 3 News NZ)

Indonesian who published anti-ISIS cartoon is summoned under blasphemy law
(Thomas Fuller, The New York Times)

Indonesian editor faces blasphemy accusation over IS cartoon
(Michael Taylor, Reuters)

Gay advocates can shift same-sex marriage views
(Benedict Carey, The New York Times)

ISIS enters Egypt: How Washington must respond
(Khalil al-Anani, Foreign Affairs)

Rage comes to Russia: Why Moscow should worry about terrorism
(Ilan Berman, Foreign Affairs)

New movement against religious persecution
(Jonathan Sacks, The Wall Street Journal)

Mr. Smith goes to Washington
(Lori Windham, The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty)

First Amendment: Without religious freedom, there will be no lasting peace
(Charles Haynes, Janesville Gazette)

Senate Dem calls for broad LGBT protections
(Tim Devaney, The Hill)

Kentucky revokes tax exemptions for Biblical Ark Park, citing religious discrimination
(Mark Joseph Stern, Slate Magazine)

Religious freedom bill stirs controversy
(Wayne Peal, Livingston Daily)

Prediction: U.S. Supreme Court will decide freedom of religious universities
(Bob Kellogg, One News Now)

India Hindu group plans religious conversions at Christmas
(Sharat Pradhan and Sanjeev Miglani, Reuters)

Sierra Leone cancels Christmas over Ebola
(Malcom Moore, The Telegraph)

CAIR files U.S. Supreme Court brief on Abercrombie & Fitch Hijab case
(PR Newswire)

Denmark sees 'significant' threat from returning jihadists: report
(Sabina Zawadzki and Mark Heinrich, Reuters)

French parliament readies new end-of-life legislation
(John Irish and Mark John, Reuters)

The Supreme Court’s Plastic Reindeer Rule looms over the holiday season
(Scott Bomboy, Constitution Daily)

Photos: Activists hold mass at the border blocking Bethlehem
(Ryan Rodrick Beiler, On Faith)

Call for solidarity against re-nationalizing of church property in Romania
(Phil Tanis, World Communion of Reformed Churches)

Dissident ‘choirboy’: Rwandan gospel star on trial
(Jonathan W. Rosen, Al Jazeera)

Erotic liberty v. religious liberty: How the sexual revolution is eclipsing the First Freedom
(R. Albert Mohler Jr., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary: The Southern blog)

Pennsylvania teachers can't wear 'religious garb' to class but a repeal effort may be possible
(Mark A. Kellner, Deseret News National Edition | Faith)

Kazakhstan: One three-year jail term, 5 or 25 more to follow?
(Felix Corley, Forum 18)

Pantagruel comes for the Establishment Clause
(Marc DeGirolami, Library of Law and Liberty)

RFRA: 'Religious freedom' or a 'license to discriminate'?
(Teresa Wiltz, The Pew Charitable Trusts)

Over seventy Russian graves vandalized in Australian Orthodox cemetery
(Interfax: Religion)

ACLJ Chief Counsel Jay Sekulow honored with prestigious Human Rights Award
(David Barrett, ACLJ)

Thursday, 11 December 2014

Church’s plan for ‘Catholic-only’ teaching posts anti-Constitutional – GWU
(Matthew Vella, Malta Today)

This Texas city’s attempt to fight charities that feed the homeless cost it 8 years and $250,000
(Alan Pyke, Think Progress)

European Jewish Congress welcomes the Polish overturning of ban on shechita as victory for human rights
(The Yeshiva World News)

Believe it or not, the Senate's torture report can give the faithful hope for the future
(Herb Scribner, Deseret News National Edition | Faith)

Faith leaders respond to CIA torture report
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News National Edition | Faith)

Human rights 365 days a year – and for all
(Jan Jařab, EurActiv.com)

Thomas Aquinas in China
(William Carroll, The Witherspoon Institute: Public Discourse)

Christian printer who refused gay pride shirt order files appeal
(Christian Today)

Hallmark responds to 'swastika' wrapping paper controversy
(Christian Today)

Berlin grants humanist pupils own holiday
(The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Afghan Shiites fear sectarian strife
(Yaorslav Trofimov, The Wall Street Journal)

Jihadism: Tracking a month of deadly attacks
(BBC News World)

For Yazidi women, escaping ISIS doesn't mean the ordeal is over
(Leila Fadel, NPR)

Glen Ellyn won't allow Jehovah's Witnesses brochure rack on sidewalk
(Bob Goldsborough, The Chicago Tribune)

Finances of jihad: How extremist groups raise money
(BBC News Middle East)

Many in Plano criticize expanded anti-discrimination policy
(Wendy Hundley, The Dallas Morning News)

Ulster, conscience and the law: Having your cake and eating it
(B.C., The Economist [Erasmus blog: Religion and Public Policy])

Kremlin official slams violence against members of Moscow-ruled Orthodox Church in Ukraine
(Interfax: Religion)

8th grader arrested for refusing to remove his rosary
(Christian Today)

By the sweat of Jewish brows
(David Glasner, Mosaic Magazine)

China's ethnic region's capital to ban veiled robes
(Associated Press)

Jewish lawmaker in Britain says he’s received death threats
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Persecution of India's sexual minorities surges after court ruling: activists
(Nita Bhalla, Reuters)

Texas teen on trial for 'satanic ritual' killing
(Christian Today)

Atheists in UK face 'systematic discrimination', says report
(The Week UK)

Michigan House passes bill allowing health care discrimination against LGBT on grounds of 'Religious Freedom'
(Chris Weller, Medical Daily)

Refutating ISIS allegations on the revival of slavery
(Mustazah bin Bahari, Eurasia Review)

Mexico priests, Christians fighting pessimism in wake of presumed murder of 43 students
(Sotyan Zaimov, The Christian Post World)

Israel struggles with its identity
(Jodi Rudoren, The New York Times)

San Francisco conference talks LGBTQ issues in Judaism
(Emily Murdoch, World Religion News)

Eric Holder bans law enforcement profiling based on religion, ethnicity, national origin
(Pete Kasperowicz, The Blaze)

Dalai Lama says Pope Francis is unwilling to meet: ‘It could cause problems’
(Josephine McKenna, Religion News Service)

Churches seek to strengthen electoral process in Democratic Republic of Congo
(World Council of Churches (Press Release), All Africa)

Church leaders call for speedy enactment of anti-terrorism law to boost security
(Jacqueline Kubania, Daily Nation)

Religious nonprofits challenge Obamacare
(Newsmax)

Abercrombie claims that job applicants must explain their religious beliefs before the law can protect them
(The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty)

Erdogan's 'New Turkey' aspires teaching 'Old Turkish'
(Pinar Tremblay, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)

Is IS on an inevitable path to destruction?
(Mark Mardell, BBC)

Turkey’s ruling AKP going back to its radical roots
(Özgoür Korkmaz, Hürriyet Daily News)

Colorado's high court hears school voucher case
(Ivan Moreno, Associated Press)

Colorado Supreme Court hears arguments on school vouchers
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Ark Encounter park won't get Ky tax incentives
(Mike Wynn, The Courier-Journal)

In reversal, Kentucky denies tax incentives to Noah's Ark theme park
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Three more cases in which Pakistani Christians accused of blasphemy
(Asif Aqeel, World Watch Monitor)

Challenge to school board invocation policy dismissed on standing grounds
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Lawsuit regarding prayer at school board meetings dismissed
(Chad Mills, WIS-TV News)

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