Law and Religion Headlines
Wednesday, 24 June 2015
Islamic State reported to destroy historic tombs in ancient city of Palmyra, Syria
(Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times)
Thai Buddhists to help anti-Muslim Myanmar monks set up radio station
(France 24)
French shop-owner causes outrage by imposing male and female-only shopping days for Muslims
(Aftab Ali, The Independent)
Jewish Agency proposes independent conversion courts for immigrants
(Amanda Boschel-Dan, Times of Israel)
Australia to strip extremists' children of citizenship
(The Jerusalem Post)
Religion defies recession in Brazil
(Samantha Pearson, Financial Times)
Tuesday, 23 June 2015
Laudato si’ and carbon trading
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
EVENT, 23 June 2015: Business for Peace Annual Event
(United Nations Global Compact)
Historical sexual abuse and the Jehovah’s Witnesses: A v Watchtower Bible and Tract Society
(Frank Cranmer, Law and Religion UK)
British court holds Jehovah's Witness parent body vicariously liable in clergy sex abuse case
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Sticky dispute as Zoroastrians blast diaper maker
(Rudaw)
Zoroastrians in Kurdistan threaten to sue company over use of sacred text name for diapers
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
5th Circuit rejects RFRA challenge to contraceptive mandate accommodation for religious non-profits
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Appeals court denies religious challenge on birth control in ACA
(Timothy P. Kephart, KVUE)
Louisiana governor draws IBM's ire for issuing religious freedom order
(Jonah Hicap, Christian Today)
Religious freedom at home or abroad Is personal
(Peter Jesserer Smith, National Catholic Reporter)
Conservatives re-brand: Pro-religious freedom, not anti-gay
(David Lightman, The Kansas City Star)
ISIS suspends boys from a pole in Syria for 'not fasting in Ramadan'
(Lucinda Borkett-Jones, Christian Today)
SC Governor wants Confederate 'hate sign' flag removed from statehouse
(Rio Ribaya, Christian Today)
Muslim human rights group accuses Kenyan government of harassment
(Jacqueline Kubania, The Guardian)
Catholic bishop condemns arson attack on Israel church by 'Jewish zealots'
(Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian)
Donations flood Charleston, other black churches after deadly shooting
(Rio Ribaya, Christian Today)
ISIS gives away girls as prizes, forces young boys to fight each other in ring
(Monica Cantilero, Christian Today)
India Hindu nationalist jibe at Muslim vice-president disturbs yoga calm
(Reuters)
Nation of Islam opposes California vaccine mandate bill
(Patrick McGreevy, Los Angeles Times)
NYC: Settlement in principle in Muslim surveillance lawsuit
(Jennifer Peltz, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
America’s churches: often a reflection of the nation’s racial divide
(Reuters)
Couples, officials, foes readying for US gay marriage ruling
(Dan Sewell, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Religion affairs minister lauds court decision over interfaith marriage
(The Malaysian Insider)
Group warns against tribalism, religion in selection of AGF
(Daily Post Nigeria)
Ukrainian security police round up pro-Russian Catholic sect
(Russia Religion News)
Monday, 22 June 2015
Emanuel AME Church reopens with display of faith, hope and unity
(Adam Parker, The Post and Courier)
All eyes on Noor: Local woman wants to be first hijabi anchor on American TV
(Lauren Loftus, The Washington Post)
What is each country’s second-largest religious group?
(Conrad Hackett and Timmy Huynh, Pew Research Center)
Religious symbols and the European convention of human rights
(Minds)
Christian charity to train UK churches in protecting against Isis attack
(Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian)
Boko Haram Islamist group spreads terror to Niger, killing at least 40
(Monica Cantilero, Christian Today)
Jerusalem Bishop: 'There is a real escalation in anti-Christian violence'
(Lucinda Borkett-Jones, Christian Today)
Austere brand of Islam on rise in Europe, stirring concerns
(Elaine Ganley, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Hundreds of thousands rally in Rome against gay unions
(Philippine Robert, Agence France-Presse)
Taliban suicide bomber, gunmen attack Afghan parliament
(Rahim Faiez and Amir Shah, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Vatican to review some N.Y. churches set to merge or close
(Melanie Grayce West, The Wall Street Journal)
For faithful, social justice goals demand action on environment
(Justin Gillis, The New York Times)
Egyptian convert still in jail having served his time
(World Watch Monitor)
European police team to take on IS social media propaganda
(Michael Holden, Reuters)
Exiles angered as China holds beer festival in Muslim county
(Ben Blanchard, Reuters)
Concerns grow over radicalized Kenyan youths in Islamic militia
(Tonny Onyulo, Religion News Service)
Will Southern Baptists back Russell Moore’s call to remove Confederate flag?
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)
Politics of gender and religion surface in Women’s World Cup
(Graham Parker, Al Jazeera America)
SEC interprets terms in securities laws to include same-sex marriages
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
After policy change, court dissolves injunction forcing carrying of anti-Islam bus ads
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Senate version of Defense Authorization Act passes--several provisions on religion in the military
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Pro-Israel Z Street trumps IRS in federal appellate court ruling
(Lori Lowenthal Marcus, The Jewish Press)
DC Circuit: Anti-Injunction Act does not bar suit challenging alleged special IRS review of Zionist groups
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Texas Supreme Court upholds Austin judge’s grant of divorce to two lesbians
(Robert T. Garrett, The Dallas Morning News)
Texas Supreme Court: State lacks standing to appeal trial court's grant of same-sex divorce
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Buddhist monks seek to ban schoolgirls from wearing headscarves in Burma
(Simon Lewis, The Guardian)
Pakistan considers blasphemy law overhaul
(Ruth Kramer, Mission Network News)
Thousands of Christians hold protest rally outside burned Galilee church
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Modi seeks to turn yoga record on its head as India stretches soft power
(Aditi Shah, Reuters)
Sunday, 21 June 2015
Religion and law round-up – 21st June
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
EVENT (DAY RATE information), 21-24 June 2015: Oxford Conference: "Magna Carta and Freedom of Religion or Belief"
(St Hugh's College, Oxford (full Mon, Wed programmes now available), Sponsored by the International Center for Law and Religion Studies, organized in cooperation with the Oxford Journal of Law and Religion)
International Yoga Day controversy as India is accused of pushing 'Hindu agenda' on Muslims
(Siobhan Fenton, The Independent)
Turks to fight Austria’s controversial Islam bill in court
(Daily Sabah)
Saturday, 20 June 2015
Blasphemy in Pakistan: Anatomy of a lynching
(Asad Hashim, Al Jazeera)
Friday, 19 June 2015
Boko Haram attacks villages in Niger, 40 dead, says official
(Dalatou Mamane, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Pakistan suspends death penalty during Ramadan
(BBC News)
After daughter's mob killing, Afghan family lives in fear
(Lynne O'Donnell, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Activists prepare for gay marriage decision
(Mark Preston, CNN)
U.S. top court backs death row inmate over intellectual disability claim
(Lawrence Hurley, Reuters)
Tiny Arizona church wins Supreme Court case on signs
(Richard Wolf and Brad Heath, USA Today)
How security transformed a temple in Wisconsin after bloodshed
(Danielle Paquette, The Washington Post)
South Carolina shooting victims united by their devotion to church
(Laila Kearney and Katie Reilly, Reuters)
British Muslims react to Cameron’s call to thwart ISIS among the youth
(Trevor Grundy, Religion News Service)
At Ramadan, more companies accommodate Muslim employees
(Julie Poucher Harbin, Religion News Service)
After Charleston, black pastors weigh in on gun rights, control
(Massoud Hayoun, Al Jazeera America)
Devout racist’s religion doesn’t trump racial segregation in prison, appeals court says
(Denny Walsh, Sacramento Bee)
9th Circuit rejects inmate's RLUIPA claim for racially segregated cell
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Federal lawsuit seeks justice for religious objector to teachers union
(Press Release, The Fairness Center)
Suit challenges union's application of religious exemption to fair share fee requirement
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Judge deals losses to feds in suit against polygamous towns
(Jacques Billeaud, Associated Press)
Suit by U.S. against FLDS towns moves ahead
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Granting greater freedom, mission program nears end of first triennium
(Mary Frances Schjonberg, Episcopal News Serval)
Indonesian aide blasted for 'benign' Ramadan advice to non-Muslims
(Miko Morelos, Ecumenical News)
For Catholic activist, federalism and religious freedom should be part of Myanmar’s democratic development
(Francis Khoo Thwe, Asia News)
Republican candidates seek religious voters
(David Jackson, USA Today)
Legislative conference touts greater need for religious liberty
(Onize Ohikere, World News Group)
Cuba: policy, baseball, and religious freedom
(Alex Anhalt, Mission Network News)
Faith-based adoption helps children (Opinion)
(Chad and Melissa Buck, The Detroit News)
Thirteen Salafi Muslims jailed in Tajikistan
(Interfax-Religion)
China bans fasting in Muslim-dominated region during Ramadan
(Al Bawaba)
Russian Orthodox Church calls threats to seize its property in Belgium 'legal ignorance'
(Interfax-Religion)
Church-state separation now bemoaned (Opinion)
(William Donohue, Eurasia Review)
U.S.: Iranian sponsorship of terrorism ‘undiminished’ in 2014
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Sexual orientation meets religious expression: Mbuyi v Newpark Childcare
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Thursday, 18 June 2015
Another African country bans Islamic veil for women over terror attacks
(Fredrick Nzwili, Religion News Service)
Becket Fund expresses condolences in South Carolina church shooting
(The Becket Fund)
FBI agent attacked during search of NYC home in ISIS-related case
(Shimon Prokupecz, CNN)
House targets D.C. funding to prevent violation of religious freedom
(Justin Petrisek, The Cardinal Newman Society)
Inside Islamic State group's rule: Creating a nation of fear
(Zeina Karam, Vivian Salama, Bram Janssen, and Lee Keath, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
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