Law and Religion Headlines


Monday, 1 December 2014

Canon Andrew White: Christian children beheaded for refusing to convert to Islam
(Mark Woods, Christian Today)

If ‘nones’ have no interest in religion, ‘dones’ are tired of it
(Jeff Brumley, Baptist News Global)

Poll: Oklahomans not keen on Islam, but defend the right to practice it
(Randy Krehbiel, Tulsa World)

Azerbaijan: Forced mosque liquidation, Baptists and Adventists told to liquidate themselves
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)

Myanmar: Controversial religion bills submitted to parliament
(Ei Ei Toe Lwin, Myanmar Times)

The myth of the caliphate: The political history of an idea
(Nick Danforth, Foreign Affairs)

Report shows a surge in Indonesian convictions for blasphemy
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

The tyranny you haven’t heard of [an oppressive Central Asian regime]
(Fred Hiatt, Washington Post)

Tarakhel v. Switzerland: Another step in a quiet (r)evolution?
(Nessa Zimmerman, Strasbourg Observers)

Dutch doctors want to harvest organs of euthanased patients
(Michael Cook, BioEdge)

Erdogan rejects women's equality
(Tulin Daloglu, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)

Religion and spending: Prudent but not puritan
(B.C., The Economist [Erasmus blog: Religion and Public Policy])

More attacks on religious freedom as Uzbek authorities raid, seize, fine and censor
(AsiaNews.it)

Islamist recruiter stands trial in Uzbekistan
(Interfax: Religion)

China and its religion problem
(NITI Central)

China sends thousands of troops to combat Xinjiang violence
(Tom Phillips, The Telegraph)

New laws passed to combat extremism, separatism in China's Xinjiang
(Sputnik News)

China bans religion in Xinjiang, plans to fine offenders
(Today's Zaman)

Xinjiang: Regulation bans jihad videos at religious centers
(Cui Jia, Asia One)

The chaos of modern Buddhist, Taoist temple resurgence: Famous temples enter market one by one [Simplified Chinese]
(Chen Pingping, Phoenix Net)

Stafford MP stands up for religious freedom
(Staffordshire Newsletter)

Holiday religious decorations return to City Hall
(Todd Feathers, Lowell Sun)

Spotlight: US law bars religious bias in workplace
(Daily News Journal)

Obama immigration action may split religious coalition
(Alan Gomez, USA Today)

Bomb blast hits Nigerian mosque
(Gbenga Akingbule and Drew Hinshaw, The Wall Street Journal)

Atheist Zombie Mohammed becomes Christian, complains about schoolteacher’s Star of David
(Eugene Volokh, The Volokh Conspiracy)

More pastors embrace talk of mental ills
(Jan Hoffman, The New York Times)

The coming wave of anti-abortion laws
(Paige Winfield Cunningham, Politico Magazine)

Israel’s Cabinet retains amendment to jail rabbis who perform private weddings
(JTA)

Nigeria vows to hunt those behind 'heinous' mosque attacks
(Hurriyet Daily News)

Indonesia’s ‘virginity tests’ don’t weed out prostitutes, they violate human rights
(Brian Pellot, Religion News Service)

No, clerks don’t have a religious right to deny marriage licenses to gay couples
(Mark Joseph Stern, Slate)

Isil persecution is killing Christians. Time to acknowledge it
(Cristina Odone, The Telegraph)

Nearly 8,000 resign from Finnish church after same-sex marriage vote
(RT)

Study: young, nonreligious women give more than Christians
(Christianity Today)

British Lords discuss religion in public life
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Pope Francis makes overtures to Orthodox and Muslims, but steep challenges remain
(Josephine McKenna, Religion News Service)

Pope's visit could draw attention to refugees in Turkey
(Andrea Gagliarducci, Catholic News Agency)

Pope: Muslim leaders must condemn terrorism, the Koran is a book of peace
(AsiaNews.it)

Pope says it is wrong to equate Islam with violence
(Philip Pullella, Reuters)

Muslims must speak out against terrorism, violence, Pope insists
(Catholic News Agency)

In Turkey, Pope warns against fundamentalism, as Erdoğan slams 'double-standards'
(Hurriyet Daily News)

Pope prays in Istanbul mosque in new outreach
(Nicole Winfield and Suzan Fraser, AP: Essential News)

Pope Francis urges respect for religious freedom on trip to Turkey
(Deborah Ball, The Wall Street Journal)

Pope, Turkish leaders trade concerns about religious discrimination
(Francis X. Rocca, Catholic News Service)

How Michael Brown's death really challenges us
(Carolyn Moynihan, MercatorNet)

Saturday, 29 November 2014

AALS Law and Religion Section Newsletter (including comprehensive bibliography): 2014
(Law and Religion Section, American Association of Law Schools)

Reject 'false hope' of violence, archbishop implores after Ferguson ruling
(Matt Hadro, Catholic News Agency)

Pope Francis prays in Istanbul's iconic Blue Mosque, churches
(Hürriyet Daily News)

Pope Francis visiting Turkey decries ISIL violence
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

The Smith Commission, further Scottish devolution – and religion?
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Equality guidance published by Catholic Bishops
(Neil Addison, Religion Law blog)

The ECHR condemns Spain for judging that the property rights of a Catholic parish church belong to the diocese and not to a commercial society
(European Centre for Law and Justice)

Exclusive: Inside the refugee camps of northern Iraq
(Sally Williams, The Telegraph)

The Islamic State (IS) and pledges of allegiance: The case of Jamaat Ansar al-Islamal
(Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi, Syria Comment - Joshua Landis)

Europe, Islamism and Tunisia: Carthage, Rome and beyond
(B.C., The Economist [Erasmus blog: Religion and Public Policy)

Ministry of Culture establishes a working group to settle inter-church conflicts
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine)

Friday, 28 November 2014

Erdogan turns back on EU membership bid
(Semih Idiz, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)

German Constitutional Court upholds dismissal of divorced & remarried Roman Catholic doctor
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

The Marriage Pledge – Further developments
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

Vietnamese Montagnards: Better starvation and malaria in Cambodia than persecution in Hanoi
(AsiaNews.it)

Washington state matchup: Religious liberty vs. Plan B
(Catholic News Agency)

What the Church can do about the powder keg of US racial tensions
(Matt Hadro, Catholic News Agency)

Pope's Philly trip could be a turning point on US marriage front
(Elise Harris, Catholic News Agency)

Nepal devotees sacrifice thousands of animals in Hindu ritual
(Gopal Sharma, Reuters)

Combating anti-Semitism on campus? There’s an app for that
(Lauren Markoe, Religion News Service)

World church body urges protection of Middle East refugees, Christians
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

Christian village welcomes fleeing Tatar Muslims
(John Wendle, Al Jazeera)

Pope urges interfaith action against ISIL threat
(Al Jazeera)

False anti-Muslim speech protected by 1st Amendment
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

District courts reach conflicting results in challenges to ACA religious non-profit contraceptive accommodation
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

China sentences Tibetan monks to prison for April protests
(Miko Morelos, Ecumenical News)

Thursday, 27 November 2014

President issues Thanksgiving Day 2014 proclamation
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Xinjiang, seven university students on trial for collaborating with Ilham Tohti
(AsiaNews.it)

Davutoglu's gestures fall short of Alevi demands
(Fehim Taştekin, trans. Sibel Utku Bila, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)

Nepal prevents Indian Prime Minister Modi from speaking at a temple, says no Hindu propaganda
(ICAN)

Christians, Muslims unite for justice over couple burned and killed
(ICAN)

'Islamic Jew-hatred' ad gets judicial support
(Bob Unruh, WND)

Inaccurate copies of Qur’an to be removed from holy mosques
(Arab News)

Ex-Ukip leader condemned for Qur’an comments over Lee Rigby murder
(Nicholas Watt, The Guardian)

Suit says police promoted prayer vigil
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Wednesday, 26 November 2014

Be brothers and sisters for peace, Pope tells Europe
(National Catholic Register)

Brazil takes to the streets in defense of religious freedom
(Brazil Business Today)

A holiday to share inclusive spiritual nourishment
(Ben Kamin, U-T San Diego)

Thanksgiving 2014: How different religions celebrate Thanksgiving Day
(Zoe Mintz, International Business Times)

AALS newsletter includes comprehensive 2014 bibliography on law and religion
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Pope Francis, Europe and human rights
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

64 countries have religious symbols on their national flags
(Angelina Theodorou, Pew Research Center)

Federal court stands up for religious liberty in small Texas town
(Bob Price, Breitbart News)

Despite controversy, religious art increasingly popular in Iraq
(Adnan Abu Zeed, trans. Sahar Ghoussoub, Al-Monitor: Iraq Pulse)

Uzbekistan: Koran translation banned, New Testaments destroyed, planted evidence and witness, large fines
(Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18 News Service)

Delays in sale of historic church support Free Exercise, but not RLUIPA, claim
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Michigan's school vaccination exemption trend needs to be reversed
(Mark Navin, Daily Tribune)

Victory for religious freedom in Colorado -- Colorado Supreme Court rules that Governors' proclamations for a state day of prayer are constitutional
(Dion Elmore, Christian News Wire)

"Under God" is under fire in New Jersey school system
(Kyle Glatz, World Religion News)

Pope Francis urges Europeans to reject ‘throwaway culture’
(Josephine McKenna, Religion News Service)

Pope Francis addresses European Parliament and Council of Europe
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Pope urges Europe to nurture religious roots, sow peace in its borders
(Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service)

Church of England to allow female bishops as soon as December
(Dee Komo, The Christian Post)

Hong Kong protesters cleared from major site
(Farah Master, Christian Today)

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