Law and Religion Headlines
Sunday, 26 April 2015
Tolerance and acceptance of each other’s religion and belief (Opinion)
(Chua Soi Lek, Malay Mail Online)
Under Caesar's Sword: A three-year project
(Project Leaders: Daniel Philpott, Timothy Shah, Religious Freedom Project of the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs in cooperation with the Center for Civil and Human Rights, University of Notre Dame)
Saturday, 25 April 2015
Arizona wins $2.18M in attorneys fees from FLDS controlled towns
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Change makers battling Muslim fundamentalism
(Elisa Van Ruiten, Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Egypt reforms school textbooks to counter extremism
(Jamie Dettmer, Voice of America)
Islam in Korea, past and present
(The Korea Herald)
Malaysia's dangerous turn down the road of religious politics
(S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies)
Polygamous towns must pay $2 million in attorney fees to Arizona
(The Salt Lake Tribune)
Push for buses on Sabbath sets off debate in Israel
(Jodi Rudoren, New York Times)
Russian Catholic leaders studying new law on reporting funds
(Jonathan Luxmore, Catholic News Service, CatholicPhilly.com)
Switzerland: National Council Commission advocates burqa ban
(Tages Anzeiger)
Syria conflict: Islamists capture Jisr al-Shughur
(BBC News)
The Islamic State’s bloody reign in Libya
(Lizabeth Paulat, Care2)
What are our leaders doing about religious persecution?
(Cardinal Vincent Nichols, The Telegraph)
A genocide remembered and denied
(Andrew Doran, First Things)
When we cared (100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide)
(Filip Mazurczak, First Things)
Armenian Genocide – what's in a name?
(Charles Cameron, LapidoMedia)
Freedom of Conscience in Russia: Restrictions and Challenges in 2014
(SOVA Center for Information and Analysis)
FASB proposes changes in accounting standards for non-profits
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
“Grave Talk” – then and now
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Freedom of conscience in Russia: Restrictions and challenges in 2013
(Olga Sibireva, edited by Alexander Verkhovsky, SOVA Center for Information and Analysis)
The end of the Arab Spring, the rise of ISIS and the future of political Islam
(Khaled Abou El Fadl, ABC Religion and Ethics)
Friday, 24 April 2015
Four days early, line forms at Supreme Court for gay marriage case
(Stephanie Condon, CBS News)
Nebraska legislature leads charge to abolish death penalty
(Naureen Khan, Al Jazeera America)
Orthodox rabbis join the conversation on LGBTQ inclusion
(Gabe Friedman, JTA)
Why Muslims are the world’s fastest-growing religious group
(Michael Lipka and Conrad Hackett, Pew Research Center FactTank)
UN: Myanmar stability at risk if Rohingya issue not solved
(Cara Anna, Associated Press - The Big Story)
Germany parliament calls killings of Armenians 'genocide'
(William Helbling, Jurist)
Russian Church: Western calls for religious neutrality of state play into the hands of chaos scenario
(Interfax-Religion)
Supreme Court denies certiorari in Title VII case
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Q&A: Klingenschmitt’s 72 hours of prayer, fasting and being ‘called of God’ launches state Senate run
(Tessa Cheek, Colorado Independent)
Controversial former Navy chaplain now running for Colorado state senate
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Oklahoma legislature passes 2 bills protecting clergy, judges and churches that object to same-sex marriage
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Texas chef says feeding homeless in park is protected by state's RFRA
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
This swingers sex club has rebranded itself as a church. Can it get special treatment under the law?
(Jeff Guo, The Washington Post)
Sex club evades zoning restrictions by becoming a church
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Present-day ethnic problems in Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region: Overview and recommendations
(Ilham Tohti, China Change)
Christian persecution in Zhejiang more severe than first thought
(UCA News)
Report: Beijing responded to growth in Christianity in 2014 with harsh persecution
(Patrick Goodenough, cnsnews.com)
Religious conflict on rise in French workplaces
(Sophie Inge, The Local Fr)
Gaza women shed veil, spark conversation
(Asmaa Al-Ghoul, Al-Monitor: Palestine Pulse)
North Carolina House passes 72-hour waiting period for abortions
(Al Jazeera America)
Supreme Court to decide soon on state same-sex marriage bans
(Steve Friess, Al Jazeera America)
Christian leaders affirm support for traditional marriage ahead of Supreme Court case; Pastors say marriage must be preserved for sake of children
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
Nigerian troops forced to retreat from mined Boko Haram stronghold
(Aminu Abubakar, Agence France-Presse)
Uzbekistan: Short-term jailings, fines and harassment
(Forum 18 News Service)
Armenian Church makes saints of 1.5 million genocide victims
(Naira Davlashyan and Irakli Metreveli, Agence France-Presse)
University reconsidering decision to cancel Charlie Hebdo conference
(Henry McDonald, The Guardian)
Majority oppose 'religious freedom' laws that could discriminate
(Jennifer Agiesta, CNN)
The Y.Y. v. Turkey case and trans individuals’ gender recognition
(Ivana Isailovic, Strasbourg Observers)
Turkey, Australia agree on cooperation to counter terrorism
(World Bulletin)
Activists demand Obama appoint envoy for persecuted Middle Eastern Christians
(Lauren Markoe, Religion News Service)
Thursday, 23 April 2015
Chaldean Patriarchate and Caritas help Muslim families, displaced from Tikrit and Anbar
(Joseph Mahmoud, AsiaNews.it)
The forced Islamisation of Armenians was also genocide
(NAT da Polis, AsiaNews.it)
Yasukuni visit, a few hours after meeting between Shinzo Abe and Xi Jinping
(AsiaNews.it)
Saint George: A multinational patron
(B.C., The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
The Economist explains: What counts as a genocide
(H.J., The Economist)
1915: The crumbling of an empire, and the massacre that ensued
(Radio Free Europe | Radio Liberty)
Armenian mass killings: Who says 'genocide' and who doesn't
(Glenn Kates, Radio Free Europe | Radio Liberty)
Elder Oaks warns of rising secularism, champions religious freedom
(Jason Swensen, Deseret News)
Obama urged to appoint Near East religious freedom envoy
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Iraqi forces gain ground against Islamic State in fight for Ramadi
(Reuters)
Ethiopia: Mass rally condemning ISIS killings turns violent
(Carey Lodge, Christian Today)
Opponents of gay marriage ponder strategy as issue reaches Supreme Court
(Erik Eckholm, The New York Times)
North Carolina churches vandalised with pro LGBT messages
(Angie Chui, Christian Today)
Michigan adoption agencies may soon be allowed to refuse LGBT applicants on religious grounds
(Mark Yapching, Christian Today)
Kenya envisions a border wall that keeps Shabab violence out
(Isma'il Kushkush, The New York Times)
‘Killing Jews is Worship’ posters will soon appear on NYC subways and buses
(Michael E. Miller, The Washington Post)
Devout Muslims claim crackdown in Tajikistan amid Syria fears
(Akbar Borisov, Agence France-Presse)
India wants its rich temples to part with their gold to help the economy
(Rama Lakshmi, The Washington Post)
Nigerian forces invade last known stronghold of Boko Haram
(Ardo Abdallah, Reuters)
Number of British women becoming nuns hits 25-year high
(Agence France-Presse)
Angola police raid Kalupeteka sect in Huambo
(BBC News)
California bill ending 'beliefs' exemption for childhood vaccines advances
(Sharon Bernstein, Reuters)
Haslam anticipated to sign two abortion bills
(Anita Wadhwani and Dave Boucher, The Tennessean)
Bill to extend abortion waiting period heads to NC House floor
(Jim Morrill, The News and Observer)
*Religious freedom* in Germany? Catholic school dumps lesbian principal
(Heiner Effern, World Crunch)
Morocco penal reforms spark debate on sex, religion
(Daily Mail)
Employment discrimination suit dismissed on ministerial exception grounds
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Federal court in Tenn. upholds prayer before public meetings
(Press Release, Alliance Defending Freedom)
County council prayer policy may limit invocations to local clergy
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Complaint targets continued use of cross in L.A. County seal
(Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times)
Plaintiffs say LA County continues to use seal with cross in violation of agreement
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Five attacks foiled in France since Charlie Hebdo killings: PM
(Mark John, Reuters)
Armenian church canonizes victims of 1915 mass killings
(Hasmik Mkrtchyan and Margarita Antidze, Reuters)
Turkey: Popular sovereignty undermined by gov’t as opposition’s demands ignored
(Gülten Üstüntağ, Today's Zaman)
On eve of anniversary, Turkey’s ‘cultural genocide’ of Armenian history is ongoing
(Tania Karas, Religion News Service)
Niche interest groups or a solid political option? Meet the UK's two Christian political parties
(Lucinda Borkett-Jones, Christian TodaySociety)
Transgender teen wins settlement with South Carolina DMV
(Marisa Taylor, Al Jazeera America)
Finding LGBT-competent doctors may be difficult, study shows
(Al Jazeera America)
Birth certificate cannot be retrospectively changed to reflect father’s gender reassignment
(Rosalind English, UK Human Rights Blog)
“Spiritual influence” and elections updated: Lutfur Rahman found guilty of illegal electoral practices
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Tower Hamlets election fraud mayor Lutfur Rahman removed from office
(BBC News)
Secular militancy as an obstacle to peacebuilding
(Timothy Shah, Religious Freedom Project of the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs)
Australian Islamic center linked to Gallipoli centenary plot shuts down
(The Jerusalem Post)
Al-Aqsa Sheikh: Situation in the city is very dangerous
(Middle East Monitor)
Kenyan bishop says ‘stop playing around’ on anti-Christian violence
(John L. Allen Jr., Crux)
Brazilian Jews lobby in favor of controversial anti-terror bill
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Church of Moscow Patriarchate set on fire in Babi Yar again
(Interfax-Religion)
Extremist Hindus break into India Catholic schools, demand closure
(Miko Morelos, Ecumenical News)
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