Law and Religion Headlines
Wednesday, 19 August 2015
Texas Supreme Court says city erred on HERO ballot language
(Mike Morris and Katherine Driessen, The Houston Chronicle)
Calais church shows migrants’ ‘gigantic’ faith
(World Watch Monitor)
Facebook page at center of atheist complaint for religious content returns to posting Christian messages
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
Death toll in Nigeria Boko Haram massacre rises to 160: locals
(Aminu Abubakar, Agence France-Presse)
Human rights group slams Egypt's new anti-terrorism law
(Brian Rohan, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Egypt: Counterterrorism law erodes basic rights
(Human Rights Watch)
Muslim forum in Egypt urges moderation in issuing fatwas
(Agence France-Presse)
Catholic schools look to tax credits to save them
(Michael O'Loughlin, Crux)
Islamic Declaration on Global Climate Change
(International Islamic Climate Change Symposium)
Tocqueville on equality and social discontent
(Marc O. DeGirolami, Mirror of Justice)
Iraqi Christians take up arms to regain lost land
(Saad Salloum, Al-Monitor: Iraq Pulse)
Is Eritrea the North Korea of Africa?
(Robert P. George and Thomas J. Reese, The Christian Science Monitor)
Right to marry includes right to choose spouse: In prison, same sex or not
(Marcia Coyle, The National Law Journal)
7th Circuit: Rule preventing former prison employee from marrying inmate is unconstituitonal
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Freedom in the World 2015: Discarding democracy: return to the iron fist
(Interactive Map, Freedom House)
Central Africa: Convert or die - ethnic cleansing in CAR
(Khaled A Beydoun, allAfrica)
Judge orders federal oversight of kosher meals in Florida prisons
(NorthEscambia.com)
Why latest Islamic State beheading might be sending new message
(Howard LaFranchi, The Christian Science Monitor)
Court decrees final injunction terms for monitoring Florida prison kosher meal policy
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Liberia: Ellen Rejects Proposition To 'Christianize' Liberia
(Obediah Johnson, allAfrica)
Court: State Fair did not violate evangelist’s free-speech rights
(Grant Rodgers, Des Moines Register)
8th Circuit: Preacher's free speech rights not infringed by state fair rules on where he can stand
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Females spend hours finding poll centers
(Arab News)
UN warns Israel that law changes could worsen human rights
(Arab News)
Latest Planned Parenthood video: ‘She just taps the heart, and it starts beating’
(Ian Tuttle, National Review: The Corner)
Jihadists release Syrian priest, 22 elderly Assyrians
(Barbara G. Baker, World Watch Monitor)
20% decrease in number of hajj-goers is prognosed in Russia as the ruble devaluates
(Interfax-Religion)
The deeper issue at the Synod
(George Weigel, First Things)
Teenagers hoist ISIL flag in southern Tajikistan
(Interfax-Religion)
Reform Jewish movement declines to take a stance on Iran nuclear deal
(Lauren Markoe, Religion News Service)
Judaism and conversion: Rabbis against the Rabbinate
(A.P. and Erasmus, The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Iranian Christian converts beaten and detained by police
(Harry Farley, Christian Today - World)
Mali's Islamist conflict spreads as new militant group emerges
(Emma Farge and Adama Diarra, Reuters)
Kyrgyzstan: "His screams of terror and pain could be heard throughout the building"
(Forum 18 News Service)
More educated people in China embracing Christianity to find true meaning of life
(Andre Mitchell, Christian Today)
Iran admits it threatened to harm top UN official if he leaks secret nuke side deals
(Jonah Hicap, Christian Today)
20 Chaldean Christians who fled ISIS now face prolonged detention in California
(Harry Farley, Christian Today)
Iranian police beat and arrest Christian converts during raid on house church
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)
60 children among 160 drowned or shot in Boko Haram's latest massacre, resident says
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)
LGBT equality groups getting shut out of Pope Francis meeting in Philadelphia
(Michelle Boorstein, The Washington Post)
LGBT groups criticize decision to eject them from church near World Meeting event
(Rosie Scammell, Religion News Service)
International pressure forces reggae festival to invite Matisyahu back
(Evangelical Focus)
How Jehovah's Witnesses are changing medicine
(Amanda Schaffer, The New Yorker)
Religious nones in Canada: A qualitative exploration
(Joel Thiessen, Blog, via Worldwide Religious News)
Half of Americans haven't seen the Planned Parenthood videos. Here’s what they need to know.
(Kelsey Harkness, The Daily Signal)
Police chief says Bangkok bombing carried out by 'a network'
(Jocelyn Gecker and Nattasuda Anusonadisai, Associated Press, The Big Story)
What it's like to be a prison chaplain
(Emma Green, The Atlantic)
Burqa bans: Guide for the perplexed
(Aaron Rhodes, Zeit via Human Rights Without Frontiers)
California lawmakers revive aid-in-dying bill, adding support from Latino Catholics
(Reuters, Religion News Service)
Safeguarding in Scotland: McLellan Commission Report
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Beheaded Syrian scholar refused to lead Isis to hidden Palmyra antiquities
(Kareem Shaheen in Beirut and Ian Black in London, The Guardian)
Mullah Omar's death strengthens al-Baghdadi's claim to the caliphate
(Charles Cameron, Lapido Media: Centre for Religious Literacy in World Affairs)
Bangladesh arrests Briton over blogger murders
(AFP, Dawn)
These 10 LGBTQ organizations are about to receive a special delivery from the Oregon bakers
(Kelsey Harkness, The Daily Signal)
Tuesday, 18 August 2015
Belarus pastor facing criminal charges as police raid churches
(Stefan J. Bos, BosNewsLife)
Belfast pastor on trial for offending Islam
(Soeren Kern, Gatestone Institute)
Mexican Mecca: Luz del Mundo church draws 500,000 pilgrims to Guadalajara
(Duncan Tucker, Latin Correspondent)
Police: FBI investigating mosque threat after ISIS arrests
(Therese Apel, The Clarion-Ledger)
WCC hails re-opening of Church of Panagia Galakdodrofousas in Cyprus
(World Council of Churches)
Bangladesh arrests three Islamists over killings of secular bloggers
(Ruma Paul, Reuters)
Bangladesh blogger killings: police arrest three people
(BBC News)
4 million Muslims killed in western wars: should we call it genocide?
(Kit O'Connell, Mint Press News)
Muslim leaders support Islamic declaration on climate change
(Sara Weissman, Religion News Service)
Readers, pastoral guidance and canon law
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
How religion (really) drives support for the police using force
(Tobin Grant, RNS Blog: Corner of Church and State)
Turkey's Alevis hail 'historic' court decision on prayer houses
(Agence France-Press, Yahoo! News)
ISIS: A caliphate of torture and rape
(Laila Khoudeida, Syria Comment (Joshua Landis))
Islamic State fighter urges fellow Turks to conquer Istanbul
(Humeyra Pamuk, Reuters)
Philadelphia archdiocese cancels LGBT program ahead of pope visit
(Laila Kearney, Reuters)
Two Texas men charged with hate crimes for torturing gay man
(Jon Herskovitz, Reuters)
Jewish singer Matisyahu’s concert canceled in Spain when he refuses to denounce Israel
(Reuters, Religion News Service)
Zimmerman to sell Confederate flag painting to help 'Muslim-free' gunshop
(Barbara Liston, Reuters)
John Oliver skewers the televangelism industry by starting his own church
(Sarene Leeds, Wall Street Journal)
Comedian takes on televangelists preaching prosperity gospel
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Judge gives Rowan County clerk leeway to continue denying same-sex marriage licenses
(John Cheves, Kentucky.com)
Kentucky clerk, continuing fight against issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples, gets short reprieve
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Amid heated debate, Carmel won't fast-track LGBT protections
(Stephanie Wang, Indianapolis Star)
Most Utah Mormons want their church out of Boy Scouts, poll shows
(Peggy Fletcher Stack, The Salt Lake Tribune)
Same-sex marriage movement knocking on Australia's door, archbishop warns faithful
(Jonah Hicap, Christian Today)
Brazil dismantles religious sect charged with slavery
(Fox News)
Peruvian cardinal accused of papal plagiarism
(BBC News)
Muslims lead donations to families in Chattanooga shooting
(Jordan Buie, The Tennessean)
Aksyonov won't allow gay prides in Crimea
(Interfax-Religion)
Orthodox believers ask Moscow Prosecutor to give legal evaluation of notorious exhibition in Manege
(Interfax-Religion)
Catholic church in Scotland asks forgiveness from child abuse victims
(Severin Carrell, The Guardian)
UN 'absolutely horrified' as death toll from Syrian gov't bombing on market reaches 100
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
Crowd-Funding seeks $200K to help Colorado Christian baker forced to make gay marriage cakes; bakery also refuses to make Hitler, porn and Halloween cakes
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
Rauner toughens requirements for religious exemption on vaccines
(Manya Brachear Pashman, Chicago Tribune)
Egypt president approves sweeping anti-terrorism law
(The Washington Post)
Near bustling Harvard Square, monks provide silent sanctuary
(Collin Binkley, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Another San Antonio synagogue defaced with swastikas
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Planned Parenthood seeks injunction against Florida health agency
(David Adams, Reuters)
Jihad and girl power: How ISIS lured 3 London girls
(Katrin Bennhold, The New York Times)
Indonesia's Secret: In the Kingdom of Gentle Islam
(Erich Follath, Spiegel Online International)
Religious freedom helps tackle “small-p” poverty
(Religious Freedom & Business Foundation, the Weekly Number)
Religious Freedom & Sustainable Development
(Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
States move to cut funds for Planned Parenthood
(Jackie Calmes, The New York Times)
Monday, 17 August 2015
Anti-Catholicism and religious freedom
(Peter J. Leithart, First Things)
The new racists: Jew Hate
(Douglas Murray, Gatestone Institute)
An orthodox believer's response to Catholics and Evangelicals together on law
(Rick Garnett, Mirror of Justice)
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