Law and Religion Headlines
Thursday, 6 August 2015
Bat-wielding attacker smashes glass doors of Florida synagogue
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Chicago rabbi set to become chief of black Jews group
(Manya Brachear Pashman, Chicago Tribune)
Most Jewish cities? New York, Boston and Miami home to largest Jew populations in US
(Sarah Berger, International Business Times)
With beef bans, India moves to protect sacred cows
(Jesse Pesta and Saptarishi Dutta, The Wall Street Journal)
Islamic State group claims Saudi mosque suicide blast
(BBC News)
Ultra-Orthodox grapple over response to parade attack
(Mordechai Goldman, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)
50 years after Voting Rights Act, black churches fighting voting restrictions
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)
Pakistani Taliban claim killing of lower court judge
(Katharine Houreld, Reuters)
Libyan government offensive in Benghazi stalls as Islamists dig in
(Ayman Al-Warfalli, Reuters)
Uzbekistan: Large fine follows police bullying of children
(Forum 18 News Service)
Second Hill Langar raises awareness about Sikh faith
(Bridget Bowman, Roll Call)
Southern Baptists urged to engage with politics, but be civil
(Heidi Hall, Religion News Service)
FBI to seek counseling, not handcuffs, for some Islamic State suspects
(Devlin Barrett, The Wall Street Journal)
ECHR accepts objector’s plea against Turkey
(Evie Andreou, Cyprus Mail)
The difference a name makes
(Molly Oshatz, First Things)
Buddhist-Christian dialogue tackles issues of gender and sexuality
(World Council of Churches)
WCC encourages churches to pray on Hiroshima Day
(World Council of Churches)
German bishop pledges ecumenical push for prohibition of nuclear weapons
(World Council of Churches)
Safeguarding and the Goddard Inquiry
(Maria Strauss, guest post, Law & Religion UK)
Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA)
(Adele Eastman, Farrer & Co)
Suicide bomber kills 13 in attack on a Saudi Arabian mosque
(Ben Hubbard, The New York Times)
White House sets new rules for faith-based grants
(Paul SInger, USA Today)
Wednesday, 5 August 2015
White House proposes rules on faith-based social services
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)
Promoting common-ground reforms of social service partnerships
(Melissa Rogers, White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships)
Religion the reason federal government considers changes to current regulations
(Norwalk Reflector)
How India tried to ban porn and failed
(A.R., The Economist Explains)
The Federal Tax Treatment of Married Same-Sex Couples
(Margot L. Crandall-Hollick, Carol A. Pettit, Molly F. Sherlock, Congressional Research Service)
Brutal abortion reality key to debate
(Frank Pavone, USA Today)
The Right to Die
(Stephen Sedley, London Review of Books)
Should school choirs sing Christian songs?
(Mackenzie Ryan, Des Moines Register)
Iowa state school board will consider challenge to religious choral music in high schools
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Archdiocese of Milwaukee: $21M settlement reached to compensate clergy sex abuse survivors
(Katie DeLong, AP Wire Service and Jenna Sachs, Fox 6 Now)
Milwaukee archdiocese settles remaining abuse claims in bankruptcy reorganization
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Appeals court: Oklahoma license plate not religious message
(The Associated Press)
10th Circuit: Oklahoma's license plate design survives compelled speech challenge
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Is is good for the Jews?: Anti-Semitism and the New Europe
(Dave Rich, World Affairs Journal)
Jason Smyth, four-time Paralympian gold medalist, is New Goodwill Ambassador for Global Business & Interfaith Peace Awards
(Religious Freedom and Business Foundation)
Why Muslims have a hard time buying homes, and what Seattle is doing to help
(Compiled by Omar Etman, Deseret News National Edition | Faith)
Russian Jews condemn Khamenei's 'direct incitement to terror'
(Interfax-Religion)
Investigative actions conducted in Nizhny Novgorod Adventist community in connection with family killing
(Interfax-Religion)
Iowans plan 1,000 anti-gay marriage billboards
(Kevin Hardy, USA Today)
American Jewish Committee ‘overwhelmingly’ opposes Iran nuclear deal
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Tens of thousands sign petition to put ‘British Schindler’ on stamp
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
City of Houston plans to bulldoze two churches' properties to sell land to developers; congregations file lawsuit
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)
Jewish extremist placed under administrative detention in Israel
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Africa rulings move LGBT rights forward
(Graeme Reid, Human Rights Watch)
Civil rights group asks DOJ to tntervene over Muslim-free zones
(Mint Press News)
Iowans plan 1,000 anti-gay marriage billboards
(Kevin Hardy, Religion News Service)
Britain’s most high-profile Islamist cleric charged with IS support
(Reuters, Religion News Service)
Jeb Bush preaches religious liberty at Southern Baptist event
(Dave Boucher, Religion News Service)
Florida triple murder may have been ritualistic killing: police
(Victoria Cavaliere, Reuters)
Russia says no common approach yet with U.S. on fighting Islamic State
(David Brunnstrom and Gabriela Baczynska, Reuters)
Prominent radical Islamist cleric dies in Egypt jail: security sources
(Ahmed Mohamed Hassan and Shadi Bushra, Reuters)
Islamic State Egypt affiliate threaten to kill Croatian hostage in 48 hours: video
(Andrew Callus, Geert De Clercq, and Igor Ilic, Reuters)
Azerbaijan: Raid, warnings, deportation
(Forum 18 News Service)
Why is the world turning a blind eye to the 'eradication' of Christians in the Middle East?
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)
'These Christians escaped the wrath of ISIS, only to be imprisoned by' the US gov't, activist defending Chaldean refugees says
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
Scientology documentary Going Clear gets go-ahead to air on Sky in UK
(Mark Sweney, The Guardian)
Why scenes of animal carnage are ‘not Hindu’
(Slok Gyawali, Lapido Media: Centre for Religious Literacy in World Affairs)
Consultation – Sunday Trading
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Why officers are putting ‘In God We Trust’ bumper stickers on their patrol cars
(Elahe Izadi, The Washington Post)
Christian persecution spurs charity, calls for more asylum
(Michael R. Sisak, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Iran is economically mssing out by repressing Baha’i faith
(Bruce Rahmani, Religious Freedom & Business Foundation - "Leaders Speak")
Younger Muslim Brotherhood members in Egypt bridle at nonviolent stance
(David D. Kirkpatrick and Mayy El Sheikh, The New York Times)
Severe crackdown in China on church crosses draws backlash
(Didi Tang, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Israel detains Meir Kahane’s grandson, a scion of Jewish militancy
(Jodi Rudoren and Isabel Kershner, The New York Times)
Pope: Keep door open to divorced Catholics who remarry
(Frances D'Emilio, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Lincoln County commissioner walks out during Muslim prayer
(Andrew Dunn, The Charlotte Observer)
Archdiocese of Milwaukee settles sexual abuse claims for $21 million
(Annysa Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
5 questions about the contraception mandate
(David Masci, Pew Research Center FactTank)
Two S Sudan pastors accused of spying freed
(World Watch Monitor)
2 pastors facing death sentences freed in South Sudan
(Fredrick Nzwili, Religion News Service)
Tuesday, 4 August 2015
Federal prison rules to afford humanists religious rights
(Alison Lesley, World Religion News)
Secularism is religion’s ally against extremes
(Ken Gibson, The Irish Times)
IRS commissioner promises not to revoke tax-exempt status of colleges that oppose gay marriage
(Sarah Pulliam Bailey, The Washington Post)
Jeb Bush draws fire for suggesting ‘women’s health issues’ are overfunded
(Sarah Pulliam Bailey, The Washington Post)
Sportscaster sues Fox Sports, saying he was fired for religious views against gay marriage
(Religion News Service)
‘Lost’ Jewish mural restored, installed in new home
(Elizabeth Murray, Religion News Service)
California man pleads guilty to hate crime threat to Islamic group
(Marty Graham, Reuters)
Chile's lawmakers take key step toward decriminalizing abortion
(Gram Slattery, Reuters)
Utah group to start Boy Scout troop welcoming gay leaders
(Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press)
Bismarck bishop tells parishes to break ties with Boy Scouts
(James MacPherson | AP, Associated Press)
Asia Bibi's lawyer blames Pakistani government for failure
(Carey Lodge, Christian Today)
Ethiopia hands lengthy prison terms to Muslim activists
(Aaron Maasho, Reuters)
Suspected Boko Haram militants kill eight, kidnap 100 in Cameroon
(Reporting by Sylvain Andzongo; Writing by Joe Bavier and Emma Farge; Editing by Louise Ireland, Reuters)
Pastors sue Houston's lesbian mayor over stopping vote on transgender ordinance
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
Craig James sues Fox Sports for firing him over comments on homosexuality, 'gay parades'
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
Pastor tackles man who put gun to mother's head inside church as he preached sermon on 'what's life worth'
(Leonardo Blair, The Christian Post)
Homosexual rights and religious freedom collide
(Canada Free Press)
Federal Disabilities Education Act does not require plan tailored to student's religious needs
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
All restaurants that ban veiled women will be shut down: Egyptian minister
(Egyptian Streets)
Egypt will close down restaurants that prohibit women from wearing hijabs
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Craig James files suit against Fox Sports
(David Barron, The Wrap)
Sportscaster sues Fox Sports claiming religious discrimination
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Catholic bishop ordained in China for first time in three years amid tight security
(South China Morning Post)
First Catholic bishop for three years ordained in China
(Agence France-Presse)
Invasive autopsies and religious objections: Rotsztein v HM Senior Coroner for Inner London
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
ISIS document says Caliphate will bring about the 'end of the world,' 'behead every last person who rebels against Allah'
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)
China detains seven Christians opposed to cross demolition
(Sui-Lee Wee, Reuters)
In fifth undercover video, Planned Parenthood honcho touts ability to get intact babies for higher reward
(Leonardo Blair, The Christian Post)
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