Law and Religion Headlines
Tuesday, 11 November 2014
Turkey the loudest voice against Israel’s actions: PM Davutoğlu
(Hurriyet Daily News)
Heading to Rome to discuss the family with Pope Francis
(Maggie Gallagher, National Review Online: The Corner)
Court summons for doctor in UK's first 'gender abortion' prosecution
(Christian Concern)
New law may encourage conversion to Judaism in Israel
(Alison Lesley, World Religion News)
Couple fined for refusing to host same-sex wedding on their farm
(Andrea Peyser, The New York Post)
Religious freedom ambassador challenged by University of Toronto professors
(Alex McKeen, The Varsity)
First Amendment: LGBT rights don't nix religious freedom
(Charles C. Haynes, The Town Talk)
Kyrgyzstan proposes to tighten restrictive religion law
(Barnabas Aid, Cross Map)
Association praises Masing for stand on religious freedom
(Borneo Post online)
Coalition challenges selection of judges in same-sex marriage case
(Adam Liptak, The New York Times)
In a first, Washington National Cathedral to host Friday Muslim prayer service
(Michelle Boorstein, The Washington Post)
Lawsuit challenges school ban on religious activity during open time
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Christian missionary Kenneth Bae freed from North Korean prison, others remain
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Turks increasingly sympathetic to Islamic State
(Pinar Tremblay, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)
Illinois prosecutors: Suspect in synagogue vandalism wanted to ‘shoot Jews’
(JTA)
Abortion back in the legal spotlight
(Neil Addison, Religion Law Blog)
International "religious freedom" agenda will only embolden ISIS
(Elizabeth Shakman Hurd, Religion Dispatches)
What the Pope could do to defend religious freedom
(John L. Allen Jr., Crux)
Delay in Kansas same-sex marriages opposed
(Lyle Denniston, SCOTUSblog)
Kansas same-sex marriage ruling generates flurry of appeals
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Monday, 10 November 2014
U.S. justice temporarily blocks gay marriage in Kansas
(Lawrence Hurley, Reuters)
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor blocks same-sex marriages in Kansas
(Jonathan Shorman, The Topeka Capital-Journal)
New lawsuit seeks to send polygamous Utah, Arizona towns back to 1942
(Nate Carlisle, Salt Lake Tribune)
Central African Republic: Urge end to killings, says HRW
(Eurasia Review)
Riolobos: «Las propuestas de Page y Sánchez contra la iglesia atacan a los intereses turísticos»
(La Tribuna de Ciudad Real.es)
Una exposición revela el origen judío de personalidades para combatir el antisemitismo
(LaVanguardia)
Eight members of Rwandan sect jailed for inciting revolt against Kagame
(Clement Uwiringiyimana and James Macharia, Reuters)
Priest urges UN to intervene after Pakistani woman, husband burned alive over Quran
(Henri Rose Cimatu, Ecumenical News)
Chinese order Tibetan monks, nuns to leave Buddhist institutes
(Miko Morelos, Ecumenical News)
Se reabre el debate acerca del aborto en Argentina
(Guillermina Sutter Schneider, Panam Post)
La polémica declaración de Viviana Canosa sobre el aborto
(Primicias Ya)
North Korea's release of US prisoners sparks debate on why
(Miko Morelos, Ecumenical News)
Berlin celebrates 25 years since fall of Wall
(The Local (Germany))
EVENT, 10 November 2014: Peacebuilding in Central African Republic: The Views of Top Religious Leaders
(Imam Omar Kabine Layama, Archbishop Dieudonné Nzapalainga and Reverend Nicolas Guérékoyame Gbangou, United States Institute of Peace)
ISIS, Mariam Ibrahim case highlights need for deeper knowledge of Islam
(Anglican Communion News Service)
Three states voted on abortion amendments, with fight far from over
(Sandra Fish, Al Jazeera)
Canada welcomes launch of international coalition of parliamentarians committed to religious freedom
(Government of Canada)
USCIRF helps launch international parliamentary coalition to advance religious freedom
(USCIRF)
USCIRF issues report on Burma as Obama visit approaches
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Dying with Conscience: The potential application of Article 9 ECHR to assisted dying
(Elizabeth Wicks, SSRN: University of Leicester School of Law Research Paper)
First Muslim art museum in North America aims to create better understanding of Islam
(Shanifa Nasser, Deseret News National Edition | Faith)
Russian Orthodox Church calls on U.S. Christians to work together to achieve peace in Ukraine, Middle East
(Interfax-Religion)
96-year-old pastor loses credentials after marrying gay son
(Ruth Gledhill, Christian Today)
Church of England schools to promote tolerance for other faiths and lifestyles
(Ruth Gledhill, Christian Today)
99 per cent of MPs support ban on gender-selective abortions
(Carey Lodge, Christian Today)
Lesbian couple are supporting Christian printer's right to refuse pro-gay T-shirt orders
(Cath Martin, Christian Today)
Ex ISIS member reveals Turkey, a NATO member, is supporting Islamic State
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)
Arab-American convicted of covering up terrorist crimes in Israel
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Indian Muslims lose hope in National Secular Party
(Neha Thirani Bagri, The New York Times)
Russian lawmaker Vitaly Milonov angry at 'same-sex wedding'
(BBC News)
Pope excommunicates pedophile Argentine priest
(Almundena Calatrava, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Indonesia: Government to recognize minority faiths
(Margareth S. Aritonang, The Jakarta Post)
Malaysia's Sharia law costs non-Muslims their kids
(Eileen Ng, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Boko Haram suspected in deadly suicide bombing at Nigerian school
(Adam Nossiter, The New York Times)
Funeral for Saudi Shiites turns into show of unity
(Ahmed Al Omran, The Wall Street Journal)
To counter rise of Islamic State, Jordan imposes rules on Muslim clerics
(William Booth and Taylor Luck, The Washington Post)
Prominent D.C. rabbi accused of voyeurism presents a disturbing paradox
(Michelle Boorstein, The Washington Post)
US bishops struggling under Francis' pontificate
(Rachel Zoll, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Fareed Zakaria goes 1-on-1 with Syria expert Joshua Landis to discuss innovative solution to the ongoing Syrian crisis
(Joshua Landis, Syria Comment)
Al-Qaeda's Syrian judiciary--is it really what al-Jolani makes it out to be?
(Matthew Barber, Syria Comment)
Q&A with Kenneth Roth: How to tackle the backlash against gay rights?
(Kenneth Roth, Human Rights Watch)
U.S. military chief defends Israeli efforts to limit Gaza deaths
(Stephanie Butnick, Tablet: A New Read on Jewish Life)
Seoul mates: Are Jewish stereotypes among Koreans a source of hate, or love?
(Dave Hazzan, Tablet: A New Read on Jewish Life)
Today's must-read faith and family stories
(Herb Scribner, Deseret News National Edition)
New test of Court’s view on same-sex marriage (UPDATED)
(Lyle Denniston, SCOTUSblog)
Man charged with criminal mischief for placing protest stickers on courthouse church directory
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Moscow oriented clergy support renegade elections
(Russia Religion News)
Among the ‘Millennium Development Goals’: the universal legalisation of abortion
(Press Release, European Centre for Law and Justice)
Oh Liberty, what crimes are committed in thy name
(Neil Addison, Religion and Law Blog)
Thorny road ahead for Yemen
(Xinhua, Arab News)
Nagorno-Karabakh: Conscientious objector "a criminal who must pay the price for his crime"
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
Online imams under scanner
(Arab News)
United against deviant ideology
(Saad Dosari, Arab News)
Islamic State to rewrite Qur'an
(Walid Ramzi, Magharebia)
Iran prepares to launch more selective internet censorship
(Mahmoud Vaezi, Radio Zamaneh)
America's Catalans participate in 'referendum' on independence from Spain
(Eurasia Review)
Nepalese politicians: Pope's message on the Berlin Wall in our Constitution
(Christopher Sharma, AsiaNews.it)
The government of Pakistan is responsible for Christian couple's burning
(Shafique Khokhar, AsiaNews.it)
End occupation to avoid a new intifada
(Bernardo Cervellera, AsiaNews.it)
Religion in Scots law
(Callum Brown, University of Glasgow)
Malaysian court overturns Islamic law banning cross-dressing
(Thomas Fuller, The New York Times)
New government to make religious freedom and minority protection a priority
(Mathias Hariyadi, Asia News)
Stephen Harper raises religious freedom concerns with China
(Susan Lunn, CBC News)
Church Minister calls for faith schools to be open to all children
(Stephen Lingwood, The Bolton News)
In secular India, a lethal mix of religion and politics sends brawls spiraling into riots
(Associated Press, Fox News)
Atheist scientist claims religion will be gone in a generation. Is he right?
(Husna Haq, The Christian Science Monitor)
Kansas to ask Court to delay same-sex marriages
(Lyle Denniston, SCOTUSblog)
47 people killed in bombing outside Nigerian school; Boko Haram suspected
(Aminu Abubakar, CNN)
Federal appeals court rules Northwestern U. did not discriminate against Chabad
(JTA)
7th Circuit upholds Northwestern University's cut-off of Chabad house
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Court upholds dismissal of religious discrimination lawsuit against Northwestern in Chabad House disaffiliation
(Paige Leskin, The Daily Northwestern)
Germany: Hooligans declare war on Islamic Radicals
(Soeren Kern, Gatestone Institute)
‘War of the rabbis’ over Temple Mount strife goes from Halacha to politics
(Jeremy Sharon, The Jerusalem Post)
Israeli rabbis debate Jewish prayer on Temple Mount
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
CofE Bishops and “public office”
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Religion and law round-up – 9th November
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Alevis slam Davutoğlu for not respecting ECtHR religioni courses ruling
(Sunday's Zaman)
Sunday, 9 November 2014
Church-state pre-trial set for today
(David DeWitt, Athens (Ohio) News)
GCC declares war on domestic violence
(Ghazanfar Ali Khan, Arab News)
Settlement reached in case of Sikh IRS employee's wearing of kirpan
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
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