Law and Religion Headlines
Friday, 29 May 2015
Provocative draw Muhammad contest and rally planned in Phoenix today
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Group asks UT Rockets to end pregame prayers
(Nicholas Piotrowicz, The Blade)
Group challenges university football coach leading players in Lord's Prayer
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Analysis: Are Burmese Buddhists waging holy war?
(Charles Cameron, Lapido Media: Centre for Religious Literacy in World Affairs)
School transport & discrimination: Diocese of Menevia v Swansea
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Fault lines in beef ban law are religious
(Rahi Gaikwad, The Hindu)
US Congress committee to meet to safeguard religious minorities in India
(First Post)
Forum 18: Old Testament is banned religious literature in Azerbaijan
(Panorama>>am)
EVENT, 29 May 2015: (In)visible boundaries: secular law, religion, and the public space
(Australian National University)
EVENT, 28-29 May 2015: Interfaith Dialogue at a Time of Social Media: Enabling Agents of Change, Countering Violent Extremism & Hate Speech
(Interfaith Kosovo)
Countering violent extremism and hate speech in the age of social media
(Brian Pellot - Opening Remarks, Religion News Service)
Politics and the CofE
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Respectfully resolving tensions between religion, law is possible
(Martha Minow and Michael McConnell, The Boston Globe)
Thursday, 28 May 2015
Civil rights group claims school district planned, promoted religious service
(Monica Scott, MLive)
Iranian refugee case could test religious freedom laws, experts say
(Stephanie Dalzell, ABC News Australia)
ISIS alternates stick and carrot to control Palmyra
(Anne Barnard and Hwaida Saad, The New York Times)
Methodist Church review of past abuse cases
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Muslims are not persecuted in occupied Donbas areas
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine)
Senate adds religious freedom amendment to new trade pact
(Mark A. Kellner, Deseret News National Edition | Faith)
Tajik OMON commander confirms he is fighting alongside IS for Muslim rights in Syria
(Interfax-Religion)
Women in Tunisia tell of decades of police cruelty, violence and rape
(Carlotta Gall, The New York Times)
Can there be an ‘atheist vote’? Nonreligious set sights on 2016
(Kimberly Winston, Religion News Service)
Nepal bans pilgrimages to temples after April quake
(Miko Morelos, Ecumenical News)
Hamas struggling with emerging Islamist parties
(Hana Salah, Al-Monitor: Palestine Pulse)
Dalai Lama urges Aung San Suu Kyi to act on Rohingya
(Al Jazeera America)
Sainthood for founder of California missions angers Native American groups
(Tim Gaynor, Al Jazeera America)
Christian churches hit back at building regulations banning crosses
(Liam Bourke, The Shanghaiist)
More Alabama same-sex marriage developments
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
French court fines Salafist for disturbing mosque
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Humanist group sues Missouri officials for religious field trip
(Press Release, American Humanist Association)
Suit challenges middle school field trip to Christian sports complex
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Chemical weapons threats on jetliners flying over US airspace blamed on ISIS supporters
(Monica Cantilero, Christian Today)
Egypt’s Copts praise President Sisi but await more tangible support
(Stephen Kalin, Reuters)
Sephardic Jews feel bigotry’s sting in Turkey and a pull back to Spain
(Ceylan Yeginsu, The New York Times)
Woman’s fight against genital mutilation, honor killing gets big boost from Google boss
(Brooke Singman, Fox News)
Sunnis fleeing ISIS find few doors open elsewhere in Iraq
(Tim Arango, The New York Times)
Woman accused of witchcraft axed to death in PNG: missionary
(Alisa Tang, Reuters)
Methodist Church in Britain apologises for historical abuse
(Caroline Davies, The Guardian)
Christian schools in Israel say budget cuts hurt community
(Areej Hazboun, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Pope visit preparations promote unity in multi-faith Bosnia
(Daria Sito-Sucic, Reuters)
Nebraska bans death penalty, defying a veto
(Julie Bosman, The New York Times)
Anti-Semitic fliers left on driveways in D.C. suburb
(Julie Zauzmer, The Washington Post)
D.C. subway system to decide on advocacy group's ad depicting Prophet Mohammad
(John Clarke, Reuters)
New Jersey priest fired as Seton Hall chaplain comes out as gay
(David Gibson, Religion News Service)
Member of Tajikistan Islamic Renaissance Party punished for polygamy
(Interfax-Religion)
Gay marriage, gender identity and the future of religious dissent
(Charles C. Haynes, The Newseum Institute)
Hasidic sect in Britain bans women from driving
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
CONFERENCE CALL, 28 May 2015: Public Order and Public Morality: Uses and Abuses of the Legal Limits on Free Speech and Religious Liberty
(Asma Uddin, Institute for Global Engagement)
Wednesday, 27 May 2015
Protecting religious liberty in the military demands vigilance
(Skip Ash, ACLJ)
Bible verse sends former Marine back to court
(Andrew Tilghman, Military Times)
Clerics and transport: Speeding to salvation
(B.C., The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Jilbabs as trip-hazards: Begum v Pedagogy Auras UK Ltd
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Texas tribe wants religious equality
(KRGV)
In the Amazon, thousands celebrate religious freedom
(Bettina Krause and Felipe Lemos, Adventist News Network)
Budget amendment exempts Amish from certain building codes
(Jessica Bringe, WEAU)
The new UK government wants to scrap the human rights act. Does the Act matter, and can anything be done to save it?
(Susan Kemp, EJIL:Talk!)
Who decides if a law restricts a religious practice? Notre Dame case may provide the answer
(Mark A. Kellner, Deseret News National Edition | Faith)
Jesus and Buddha among the world's top 10 heroes
(Herb Scribner, Deseret News National Edition | Faith)
Elder Cook calls for global effort to protect faith and religious freedom
(Notre Dame Australia Sydney School of Law, Mormon Newsroom)
What is ‘Zen’ diplomacy? From Chinese monk to ambassador
(Jiang Wu, OUPblog Religion)
How one Pakistani town mastered religious tolerance
(Hassan Raza, Travel News)
‘Hindus, Muslims should end mistrust’
(Mohammed Wajihudden, The Times of India)
South Korea Judge acquits conscientious objectors of refusing military service
(Jehovah's Witness.org)
Philosophie sans frontières
(Graham Priest, OUPblog Religion)
Judge dismisses counts in Christ Church Cathedral suit against JPMorgan Chase
(Kristine Guerra, Indianapolis Star)
Church's suit against Chase and JPMorgan dismissed in part, with leave to replead
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Suit claims high school extensively promotes evangelical Christianity through activities with church
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Court defers to ecclesiastical decision in church control lawsuit
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
French Muslims say veil bans give cover to bias
(Suzanne Daley and Alissa J. Rubin, The New York Times)
Hungarian man arrested for shouting anti-Semitic curses at Israeli diplomat
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
French court convicts Salafi for disrupting mosque prayers
(Elaine Ganley, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Rouhani clashes with Iranian clergy over women arrested for 'bad hijab'
(The Guardian)
Peru lawmakers reject bill to allow pregnant rape victims an abortion
(Anastasia Moloney, Reuters)
Iraq opens operation to choke off Islamic State lifelines in Ramadi
(Loveday Morris, The Washington Post)
Saudi FM: Terrorism divides Muslim world
(Al Arabiya)
Hamas executed 23 Palestinians under cover of Gaza conflict, says Amnesty
(Peter Beaumont, The Guardian)
New York tax credit could help Orthodox schools
(Uriel Heilman, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
India’s Christians concerned about growing attacks on religious minorities
(Arielle Dreher, Religion News Service)
Twenty-week abortion ban in W.Va. becomes law
(Jonathan Mattise, The Associated Press)
Nebraska governor vetoes bill that repealed death penalty
(Krishnadev Calamur, NPR)
Michigan transgender woman challenges state's policy on changing ID
(Marisa Taylor, Al Jazeera America)
Russia: Trials of Muslims and Jehovah's Witnesses continue
(Forum 18 News Service)
Christians remain cautious about Modi
(Anto Akkara, World Watch Monitor)
Mosque makes French legal history in its fight against religious extremism
(John Lichfield, The Independent)
Turkish Jews eye Spain as refuge from growing anti-Semitism
(Haaretz)
‘Religious institution used by Erdoğan and gov’t for political gain’
(Today's Zaman)
OSCE Conference in Vienna on intolerance and discrimination against Christians: "Christians are the most discriminated people in the world"
(Andreea Popescu, European Centre for Law and Justice)
Anti-abortion activists applaud pope's latest declaration
(Ines San Martin, Crux: Covering all things Catholic)
Street preachers cleared of all charges
(Christian Concern)
Kenya: President calls for religious tolerance
(Catholic Information Service For Africa)
Buddhists in Myanmar deny boat people are Rohingya
(Esther Htusan, Associated Press, Arab News)
Myanmar takes flak for new population measure seen assailing Rohingyas
(Miko Morelos, Ecumenical News)
Lawsuit claims illegal religious activities at Florence High School
(Yesenia Robles, The Denver Post)
Kurds oust ISIL from Christian villages in Syria: Monitor
(Hurriyet Daily News)
Jewish people in Turkey eyeing move to Spain: NYT
(Hürriyet Daily News)
As the parish priest at Baoding’s Mary Queen of China Church is arrested, another Catholic altar is demolished
(AsiaNews.it)
China touts 'success' of crackdown in Muslim region
(Al Arabiya)
As Nigeria prepares to install new president, female suicide bombings spike
(Fredrick Nzwili, Religion News Service)
Same-sex marriage: Irish vote 'defeat for humanity' says Vatican official
(BBC News)
Tuesday, 26 May 2015
UNHCR regional project enhanced capacity of the asylum system in Armenia
(ArmenPress)
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