Law and Religion Headlines
Tuesday, 4 November 2014
Atheists score a major win in federal court
(Jack Jenkins, ThinkProgress)
Candidly speaking: Is American Jewish leadership intimidated?
(Isi Leibler, The Jerusalem Post)
Hitching Post controversy forces ACLU doublespeak on religious freedom
(Matt Bowman, Washington Examiner)
Ukraine conflict raises religious issue for Russian Jews
(Sam Sokol, The Jerusalem Post)
Navy appoints the first atheist lay leader
(Emily Murdoch, World Religion News)
Religion is not the main cause of conflict today, new study finds
(Brian J. Grim, the Weekly Number)
Better together: Christians and Muslims plan conference to address terrorism and the path forward
(Al Bawaba News)
Religion in government in Lebanon
(Maureen Fiedler, National Catholic Reporter)
Prince Charles defends religious freedom and calls for greater tolerance between Muslims and Christians
(Carey Lodge, Christian Today)
UAE's crackdown on democracy short-sighted
(Nasim Ahmed, Middle East Monitor)
Major milestone in protecting religious freedom in Middle East and Africa
(European Christian Political Movement)
US backs suppression of religious freedom on temple mount
(Ryan Jones, Israel Today)
US: Thousands rally for ‘religious freedom’ against Houston equal rights law
(Pink News)
Christians beaten to death for allegedly desecrating Qur’an in Pakistan
(The Guardian)
Inside the First Amendment: As LGBT rights expand, remember the First Amendment
(Charles C. Haynes, Fond du Lac Wisconsin: Reporter)
Florida pastors face charges after feeding the homeless
(Christian Today)
Southern Baptist convention compromises improving tone by promoting anti-gay discrimination
(Zack Ford, Think Progress)
U.K. courts grant mother right to end her 12-year-old disabled daughter’s life
(Elizabeth Picciuto, The Daily Beast)
Hindu right rewriting Indian textbooks
(Raksha Kumar, Al Jazeera)
Egyptian cleric defends forced evacuation of families from Sinai
(David D. Kirkpatrick, The New York Times)
Iraq Shi'ite Ashoura ritual escapes major attacks
(Haider Kadhim, Reuters)
Jerusalem train line destined to connect Jews and Arabs has widened bitter divide
(William Booth and Ruth Eglash, The Washington Post)
How the Islamic State evolved in an American prison
(Terrence McCoy, The Washington Post)
Exclusive – Federal Judge Gergel of Charleston poised to grant S.C. gays the right to marry
(John Monk, The State)
U.S. top court leaves intact New York City pregnancy center rule
(Lawrence Hurley, Reuters)
Abortion rights are on the ballot in three states
(Kate Pickert, Time)
Suit challenges rules for preaching on boardwalk
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Overview of Malaysian dispute on use of "Allah" by non-Muslims to refer to God
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Disputed property in Spain, Church privileges and A1P1 ECHR
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Authoritative int’l organizations, including CoE, function as pressure tools
(Trend - Azerbaijan)
Prince of Wales’s plea to Muslims over Christian persecution
(John Bingham, The Telegraph)
Pro-Palestinian group to appeal Loyola U. Chicago sanction
(JTA)
Oklahoma Supreme Court puts new state abortion laws on hold
(Barbara Hoberock, Tulsa World)
New York Catholic churches merge to 'save parishes'
(Henri Rose Cimatu, Ecumenical News)
90-year-old among first charged under Fort Lauderdale's strict rules against feeding homeless
(Fox News)
Top Turkish imam says religious weddings without legal equivalent harm women
(Hurriyet Daily News)
All-Ukrainian Council of Churches urges Ukrainians to help soldiers on the front lines and residents of the East
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine)
War and remembrance: A thin red (and white) line
(B.C., The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and Public Policy])
LBGT Catholics in France talk about gay marriage (audio)
(Laura Morris, RFI)
Religious signs in public schools: Belgian Council of State shows judicial bravery
(Yousra Benfquih and Saïla Ouald Chaib, Strasbourg Observers)
Austria’s troubling Quran law
(Jennifer S. Bryson, The Witherspoon Institute: Public Discourse)
Point Pleasant Beach blocked boardwalk religious demonstration, lawsuit claims
(Seth Augenstein, NJ.com)
Second Turkish trial implicates authorities in planned attack on church leaders
(Damaris Kremida, World Watch Monitor)
IRS stays quiet on open defiance of electioneering rules by hundreds of pastors
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Abortion (Sex-Selection): Ten Minute Rule Bill
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Israeli cabinet allows wider group of Orthodox rabbis to perform conversions
(Michele Chabin, Religion News Service)
Go ahead and endorse candidates, preachers!
(Mark Silk, Religion News Service)
Mohler’s rebuke * Brittany’s legacy * Holy goats : Tuesday’s Roundup
(Lauren Markoe, Religion News Service)
Nasrallah: Conflict in Middle East political, not sectarian
(Al Akhbar, Mint Press News)
Kyrgyzstan: Religious freedom survey, November 2014
(Mushfig Bayram and John Kinahan, Forum 18 News Service)
Arab women making slow strides
(Sophie Claudet, Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East)
Iraq Christians to get more government protection, says Chaldean patriarch
(Miko Morelos, Ecumenical News)
Home province British Columbia reverses approval of Christian Law School
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Monday, 3 November 2014
British Columbia Law Society rescinds approval of Christian law school
(Steve Weatherbe, Life Site News)
Saudi man barred from travel after visiting synagogue in Egypt
(Ariel Ben Solomon, The Jerusalem Post)
What kind of state will Egypt become?
(Al Bawaba News)
Is it wrong for Christians to defend their rights?
(Christian Concern)
Netanyahu government threatens Temple Mount
(Akiva Eldar, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)
Supreme Court won't hear dispute over property between Episcopal Church, Fort Worth diocese
(Associated Press, Dallas News)
Should under God be in the Pledge of Allegiance? Debate rages online
(Karen Ridder, Newsmax)
En Uruguay se pretende seguir desconociendo el derecho de objeción de conciencia ante el aborto
(Carlos Álvarez Cozzi, ForumLibertas.com)
El PSOE planteará suprimir la “X” de la Iglesia en la declaración de la renta
(ECD El Confidencial Digital)
Thousands rally on behalf of Houston pastors hit with subpoenas
(Valerie Richardson, The Washington Times)
Denuncian persecución religiosa en los Altos de Chiapas
(Ery Acuña, azteca noticias)
Noah's Ark feature removed from children's playground after complaint from atheist grandparents
(Cath Martin, Christian Today)
Satanic colouring book under consideration in Florida school district
(Christian Today)
Muslim leader shot outside Sydney prayer hall by alleged ISIS supporters
(Michael Safi, The Guardian)
Study analyzing ethnicity of Russia’s wealthiest ripped for singling out Jews
(JTA)
Religious freedom now compromised in a majority of countries worldwide according to ACN 2014 Report
(ACN News)
Tunisia: The Muslim nation where Christians enjoy relative freedom
(Oliver Maksan, Catholic News Agency)
People deemed not be ‘in employment’ lose
(John Lee, The Scotsman)
Iraq: Survivors describe mosque massacre
(Human Rights Watch)
Iraq: ISIS executed hundreds of prison inmates
(Human Rights Watch)
Vatican releases official English translation of synod's final report
(Elise Harris, Catholic News Agency)
Pope Francis to open Vatican conference on traditional marriage
(Francis X. Rocca, Catholic News Service)
Russell Moore, Rick Warren to join Vatican conference on marriage and family life
(Sarah Pulliam Bailey, Religion News Service)
Breakaway republics the new normal for Ukraine
(Zachary Fillingham, Geopolitical Monitor)
Vatican to host global meeting of faith leaders to discuss marriage
(Mormon Newsroom)
Native American Heritage Month: Much to celebrate, much to defend
(Stephanie Keenan, The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty)
Shias begin Ashura ceremonies
(Al Bawaba News)
London bus passenger who shouted anti-Semitic epithets jailed
(JTA)
In Bangladesh, the Sisters of Mother Teresa stand with single mothers against abortion
(Sumon Corraya, AsiaNews.it)
Religion: Take it or leave it
(The Economist)
Abortion is illegal and wrong for Indonesian Muslim leaders as well
(Mathias Hariyadi, AsiaNews.it)
Ukraine needs to resolve problem of church property
(Stetson University)
Ukraine’s vote proves Putin wrong and puts anti-Semitic past behind
(John Lloyd, Reuters)
Crimea: "All our priests and nuns will have to leave by the 2014 year end"
(Felix Corley, Forum 18)
B.C. lawyers discriminate against religious minority
(Jeremy Maddock, Lillooet News)
Bangladesh Supreme Court upholds death sentence for Islamist politician
(Paper Chase, The Jurist)
Gate with ‘Work Makes You Free’ sign stolen from Dachau
(JTA)
Supreme Court hears oral arguments on passport designation for Americans born in Jerusalem
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
SCOTUS hears arguments in Israel passport case
(John Gerstein, Politico)
U.S. foreign policy concerns loom large in Jerusalem passport case
(Lawrence Hurley, Reuters)
Argument analysis: Playing “diplomat for a day”
(Lyle Denniston, SCOTUS Blog)
Federal district court holds Humanism is a religion
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Denial kills you twice: Canada's response to terrorism
(Harley J. Sims, MercatorNet)
U.S. top court leaves intact New York City pregnancy center rule
(Lawrence Hurley, Reuters)
Tension simmers following attack on Christians in troubled Bastar
(Anto Akkara, World Watch Monitor)
Brittany Maynard, advocate for 'death with dignity,' dies
(Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN)
Brittany Maynard, as promised, ends her life at 29
(Lindsey Bever, The Washington Post)
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