Law and Religion Headlines
Tuesday, 16 September 2014
New Brunswick Law Society members call on council to revoke approval of Christian law school
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
European court tells Turkey to end compulsory religion course
(Today's Zaman)
Euro court calls on Turkey to amend religious courses
(Hürriyet Daily News)
Human Rights Without Frontiers International
(Working to protect and promote international human rights standards in the heart of European policy-making in Brussels.)
Air Force grants its first religious accommodation for Jewish chaplain to wear beard
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
US Air Force swears in its first bearded rabbi
(Dong Seong Lyu, J Space News)
Justice Ginsburg: “no urgency” yet on same-sex marriage
(Dale Carpenter, Volokh Conspiract)
The apocalyptic magazine the Islamic State uses to recruit and radicalize foreigners
(Terrence McCoy, The Washington Post)
Headscarf protests resume in Turkey
(Pinar Tremblay, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)
Chief rabbi says French society has turned indifferent to anti-Semitism
(Tom Heneghan, Reuters)
Chinese Christians scramble to save cross
(David McKenzie and Steven Jiang, CNN Belief Blog)
Supporters of Scottish independence promise protection of Catholic schools
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Satanists want to give out materials in Orange schools
(Lauren Roth, Orlando Sentinel)
Satanic Temple will seek to hand out its literature in Florida high schools
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Iran's Ayatollah declines to help US coalition fight ISIS
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)
Texas clinics sever ties with Planned Parenthood
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
Nigerian Christians: 'We are on the run'
(Illia Djadi, World Watch Monitor)
Sikh basketball players face choice: Take off turbans or don't play
(Emily Murdoch, World Religion News)
Turkey leaves door open to top Muslim Brotherhood members
(Hürriyet Daily News)
EVENT, 16 September 2014: Do religious courts protect human rights?
(Adam Wagner, Dr Iyad Zahalka, Rabbi Chaim Weiner, René Cassin and the UK Task Force, Jewish Community Centre London)
Europe needs to coordinate its anti-jihadist measures
(Arad Nir, Al-Monitor)
An international problem: Religious freedom demands an international response
(John M. Grondelski, First Things)
Citing Hobby Lobby, court excuses testimony from FLDS member who has religious belief in secrecy
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Pennsylvania boy charged with desecrating venerated object after Facebook photo of simulated sex with Jesus statue
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
EVENT,16 September 2014: The Awakening of Muslim Democracy: Religion, Modernity, and the State
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Parsonage supporters encouraged by Seventh Circuit oral arguments
(Peter J Reilly, Forbes)
Religious liberty needed to limit state
(Tom Strode, Baptist Press)
Islam and Catholicism: Beyond reason versus faith
(B.C., The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and Public Policy])
CPS announces prosecution for assisting suicide
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Satanists seek to hand out literature to students in protest
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
San Francisco moves to enshrine right to sex-selective abortions
(Rachel Lu, Aleteia)
Belarus: Religious freedom survey, September 2014
(Olga Glace, Forum 18 News Service)
Auschwitz guard charged with being accessory to 300,000 murders
(Associated Press in Berlin, The Guardian)
Brussels synagogue fire was arson, watchdog says
(JTA)
Christians in eastern China scramble to save symbol of their faith
(David McKenzie and Steven Jiang, CNN)
Belgium: Murderer in non-capital punishment granted request to die
(Robert-Jan Bartunek, Reuters)
Cheerleaders fill moment of silence with Lord’s prayer at high school football games
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Turkey open to bids for refuge by Muslim Brotherhood exiles
(Sebnem Arsu, The New York Times)
Crimea: Catholic priest faces explusion, residency permit not renewed
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine)
Sudanese Christian Meriam Ibrahim tells for first time of her ordeal
(Josie Ensor, The Telegraph)
In fight against Islamic State in Syria, Iraq, efforts are hampered by Arab divide
(Stacy Meichtry, Jay Solomon, and Maria Abi-Habib, The Wall Street Journal)
Court puts Indiana gay marriages on hold until U.S. Supreme Court acts
(Jason Stein, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
Permanent Conference of Ukrainian Orthodox Bishops Beyond the Borders of Ukraine meets
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine)
Women’s rights activist speaks out at Yale against Muslim ‘indoctrination’
(Randall Beach, New Haven Register)
Attorney: University broke law by banning crosses on football helmets
(Todd Starnes, Fox News)
Rise Up Australia campaign launch attacks Islamic law
(Henrietta Cook, The Age)
Dozens of Christians 'including women and children' are arrested in Saudi Arabia after tip-off to state's Islamist police force
(Matthew Blake, Daily Mail)
Religious liberty for atheists, too
(Gene Veith, Patheos)
Air Force consulting lawyer on whether airmen may be allowed to omit ‘so help me God’ from their oaths
(Eugene Volokh, The Volokh Conspiracy)
Monday, 15 September 2014
A theory for tattoos
(Mark Bauerlein, First Things)
Ahead of historic vote, many Scottish Jews wary of independence
(Ben Sales, JTA)
Erdogan's new Turkey to requires all students to study the Qur'an
(NAT da Polis, AsiaNews.it)
Houthis' contradictory path in Sanaa
(Maysaa Shuja al-Deen, Al-Monitor: Gulf Pulse)
Minister assures denominational schools of constitutional protection
(Gerry Braiden, Herald Scotland)
No compromise: Trudeau's dubious defense of 'rights'
(David T. Koyzis, First Things)
Settlement reached in Presbyterian church property dispute
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Thousands of Christians march in Bangalore against violence in Iraq, Syria and Africa
(Santosh Digal, AsiaNews.it)
What Christian parents need to know about America’s schools
(Jonathan Merritt, RNS Blog: On Faith & Culture)
Where do women belong in God’s Kingdom?
(Glenn Packiam, On Faith)
"God" in pledge and in military oath challenged anew by humanist group
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
He tortured for ISIS: So, why was he at large before the Jewish Museum massacre?
(Marc Weitzmann, Tablet: A New Read on Jewish Life)
Leading young men astray: The arguments of Islamic fundamentalists are full of contradictions, muddled thinking and manipulation
(Babikir Faysal Babikir, MercatorNet)
Stopping the atrocities of ISIS
(Sheila Liaugminas, MercatorNet)
Former AP bureau chief responds to article about Israel coverage
(Stephanie Butnick, Tablet: A New Read on Jewish Life)
Evangelical Christians, religious groups want secular education in Irish schools
(Henri Rose Cimatu, Ecumenical News)
Complaint filed with HHS over California requirement that insurance policies cover elective abortions
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Christians in Saudi Arabia arrested for using house as a church
(Miko Morelos, Ecumenical News)
New EEOC nominee announced
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Nigeria bans religious gatherings to stop Ebola spread; group threatens lawsuit
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
China says 'rescues' more children from Xinjiang religious schools
(Ben Blanchard, Reuters)
Let’s ‘derecognize’ colleges that discriminate against Christians
(Joe Carter, Acton Institute)
Unsavory bedfellows: It’s not easy protecting the Christians of the Middle East
(Lee Smith, The Weekly Standard)
What the war truly is
(Robert Royal, The Catholic Thing)
Christian prayer group arrested in Saudi Arabia
(Lucinda Borkett-Jones, Christian Today)
India: Muslim men accused of forcing women to convert using 'love jihad'
(Lucinda Borkett-Jones, Christian Today)
Signs of spiritual awakening in Japan
(Michael Oh and Brett Rayl, The Gospel Coalition)
Church of Scotland focuses on reconciliation as nation prepares to vote on independence from UK
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
Lack of concern for Christians is one reason behind rise of ISIS, says Open Doors president
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
Pastor sentenced to two weeks in jail for leading noisy church
(Vincent Funaro, The Christian Post)
The great unraveling
(Roger Cohen, New York Times)
Indonesia: Blurred lines over interfaith unions
(Ina Parlina, The Jakarta Post)
Letters: Freedom of religion must be a two-way street
(Richard Ford, Darlene Aguiar, Thomas McLean, James Russell Jr., El Paso Times)
India: Property law unfair to Christian women: report
(Krishnadas Rajagopal, The Hindu)
Religion in the Holy Land
(Ira Sharkansky, The Jerusalem Post)
America's gay rights battle goes global
(Liz Goodwin, Yahoo News)
Nigeria: Group condemns ban on religious gatherings
(Chiemelie Ezeobi, This Day)
Gambia's President Jammeh asked to reject anti-gay law
(BBC News)
Deaths from Nigeria church guest house collapse rise to 41
(Reuters)
Pope says world's many conflicts amount to piecemeal World War Three
(Stefano Rellandini, Reuters)
Merkel leads Berlin rally against anti-Semitism
(Geir Moulson, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
In Ebola-ravaged Liberia, churches serve as a last gathering place
(Lenny Bernstein, The Washington Post)
New Utah rabbi hopes to 'perfect the world' through Judaism
(Whitney Evans, Deseret News)
The Ukrainian church official accuses the country's authorities in eliminating their own people
(Interfax-Religion)
Sham marriage, the church and the law
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Scotland: Archbishop asks Catholics to consider independence debate in light of Catholic social teaching
(Greg Daly, Aleteia)
The war against ISIS: Bad Christians vs. Bad Muslims?
(Greg Daly, Aleteia)
Arizona same-sex marriage ban likely to fall
(Lyle Denniston, SCOTUSblog)
EVENT UPDATE, 15-18 September 2014, CEC/KU Leuven Summer School on Human Rights
(Programme, The Church and Society Commission of the Conference of European Churches)
Ted Cruz exposes Christian bigotry against Jews in the Middle East
(Lee Smith, Tablet: A New Read on Jewish Life)
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