Law and Religion Headlines


Tuesday, 26 August 2014

UK must lead action against ISIS says Archbishop of York
(Carey Lodge, Christian Today)

What Egypt lost in the Al Jazeera trial
(Mahmoud Salem, Al Monitor)

EVENT, 28 August 2014: Religious Freedom in Vietnam
(Hien Vu, IGE August Faith & International Affairs Conference Call Series)

The four ways businesses are advancing peace and religious freedom today
(Brian J. Grim, the Weekly Number)

Crimea: First known Russian religious literature "extremism" prosecution
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)

Advocates warn of tax-funded discrimination at Kentucky’s Creationist Park
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

Islamic authority: extremists no 'Islamic State'
(Sarah El Deeb, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

The intensifying attack on Christian institutions
(Rick Plasterer, Juicy Ecumenism)

Adventist church sponsors its first religious liberty festival in Britain
(Victor Hulbert, John Surridge, Dan Serb, Adventist News Network)

Atheist group claims Arkansas pizzeria's 10 percent church discount violates Civil Rights Act
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)

Religion and law round up – 24th August
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

If Israel is to take its rightful place in the world…
(Erin Solaro, Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

Americans United warns North Carolina schools not to comply with new religion-in-schools law
(Americans United)

Myanmar: Interfaith laws may go to parliament shortly
(The Nation)

Speaker's Corner: Lawyers eagerly awaiting hearing into LSUC’s dubious Trinity Western decision
(Anna Wong, Law Times)

Ashrafi says nobody would be allowed to resort to violence in name of religion or politics
(Daily Times)

Same-sex blessings arrive at Falls Church Episcopal
(Jeffrey Walton, Juicy Ecumenism)

New birth control mandate rule still infringes upon religious freedom, critics say
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)

Iraqi Christians upset gov't abandoned them to ISIS, Catholic priest says
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)

Multiculturalism has brought us honour killings and Sharia law, says Archbishop
(Matthew Holehouse, The Telegraph)

The case of Marian Vitalie: a violation of the rights to freedom of expression and conscience in Moldova
(Andreea Popescu, European Centre for Law and Justice)

Hindu groups raise voices for ‘tortured’ shooter
(Alok K N Mishra, The Times of India)

Syria declares its readiness in backing efforts to fight jihadists
(Ben Hubbard, The New York Times)

Pastor held for violating security act
(Cho Chung-un, The Korea Herald)

Former papal diplomat could face trial in Dominican Republic: Vatican
(Philip Pullella, Reuters)

Jewish center reopens 6 years after Mumbai attacks
(Rishi Lekhi, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Kadyrov asks clergy to resist early marriages in Chechnya
(Interfax)

Australian Muslims feel under siege-(opinion)
(Eurasia News)

Norway's Hindu Temple offers matchmaking
(Eurasia Review)

Though still wary of gaming, churches embrace casino workers
(Suzette Parmley, The Philadelphia Inquirer)

The faith-based investor: Making financial decisions based on religious beliefs
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News National Edition)

Nation of Islam members push to Ferguson's frontlines
(Lilly Fowler, St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

Crowds line up to hear federal gay marriage appeal
(Michael Tarm, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

The Guardian, ACLU sue for greater media access to executions
(Mark Berman, The Washington Post)

UN accuses Isil jihadists of 'ethnic cleansing'
(Ruth Sherlock, The Telegraph)

Church burns down in Donetsk as shell hits it - diocese
(Interfax-Religion)

Special Issue: The Internationalization of International Religious Freedom Policy
(The Review of Faith & International Affairs, Vol. 12, Issue 3, Journal of the Center on Faith & International Affairs at the Institute for Global Engagement)

Monday, 25 August 2014

Children and religion: The true, the false and mythical
(B.C., The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and Public Policy])

Why liberals are more tolerant of atheists
(Opinion by Chris Stedman, CNN: Belief Blog)

Clinging to religion: What the politics and religion of the Lone Star State say about modern America
(The Economist)

China broadens crackdown on foreign missionaries
(Nathan Vanderklippe, The Globe and Mail)

A tale of two Chinese Muslim minorities
(Brent Crane, The Diplomat)

ISIS gives Iraq Christians 'one week' to convert or die
(Charlene Adams, Christian Today)

Boko Haram declares 'Islamic caliphate' in captured Christian town in Nigeria
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)

Atheist group demands Texas charter schools pull out of Christian sports league
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)

New conservative Presbyterian denomination reports rapid growth
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)

Gallup poll shows close ties between political affiliation and religion
(Kyle Glatz, World Religion News)

Great Britain appeals to anti-extremist imams in effort to uproot seeds of radicalization
(Kimiko De Freytas-Tamura, The New York Times)

Boko Haram leader says ruling Nigerian town by Islamic law
(Isaac Abrak, Reuters)

For Nuncio accused of abuse, Dominicans want justice at home, not abroad
(Laurie Goodstein, The New York Times)

Leading Ferguson's faithful through turmoil and beyond
(NPR)

A brash style that filled pews, until followers had their fill
(Michael Paulson, The New York Times)

Teenager arrested in killing of imam in western China
(Edward Wong, The New York Times)

White House releases new post-Hobby Lobby accommodation rules
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

War on the cross
(Jim Tonkowich, Juicy Ecumenism)

ISIS and the echoes of the West's religious terror
(Michael Brendan Dougherty, The Week)

Good news for religious freedom in Greece
(Ruth Kramer, Mission Network News)

Promoting religious freedom worldwide
(John Boozman, Newton County Times)

The rights of religious freedom
(Jim Taylor, The Daily Courier)

Freedom OF religion, not freedom FROM religion
(Alan Caruba, Canada Free Press)

Have we forgotten what freedom means?
(Ben S. Carson, Delmarva Daily Times)

Cuba cracks down on Christians
(Julia A. Seymour, WORLD News Service)

Religious liberty coalitions shift – Obama backs Becket Fund’s client, previous allies go mute
(Tobin Grant, Religion News Service)

Vatican: Former diplomat who abused children could face extradition
(David Gibson, Religion News Service)

World Jewish Congress president Ronald S. Lauder asks "who will stand up for the Christians?"
(Alison Lesley, World Religion News)

In Ferguson, Nation of Islam members push for peace
(Lilly Fowler, Religion News Service)

Travelblog: Hate speech, the First Amendment and religious sensitivity
(Kevin Eckstrom, Religion News Service)

Turkmenistan: Eleven-year wait on haj pilgrimage list?
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)

China executes eight on terrorism charges; all appear to be Uighurs
(Julie Makinen, LA Times)

China targets ordinary Uighurs with beards, burkas
(Gillian Wong, ABC News)

Patriarch Kirill again calls on UN, Council of Europe, OSCE to help stop fighting in Ukraine
(Interfax-Religion)

Sunday, 24 August 2014

Police officer states Establishment Clause claim
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Saturday, 23 August 2014

Do you think a moral code can restore peace in Ferguson, MO?
(Robert Adams, World Religion News)

Is it legal for political candidates to speak at a church? Five rules churches must follow
(Tobin Grant, Religion News Service)

ISIS and the echoes of the West's religious terror
(Michael Brendan Dougherty, The Week)

Keep state out of religion
(Parker McCoy, MySanAntonio.com)

William Payne: threats to religious freedom in the U.S. Military
(John Lomperis, Juicy Ecumenism)

New Obama birth control fixes for religious groups
(Josh Lederman, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Catholic bishops, Becket Fund slam newest HHS contraception mandate rules
(Cathy Lynn Grossman, Religion News Service)

New accommodation grants employees of religious non-profits access to birth control
(Alison Lesley, World Religion News)

Religious groups concerned about new HHS mandate regulations
(Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post)

It is about religion, Obama
(Eliyahu Federman, New York Post)

Why Pope Francis supports limited action against Islamic State
(Thomas Reese, National Catholic Reporter)

Oklahoma City Archbishop drops lawsuit against devil worshiper
(Jacob Gershman, The Wall Street Journal)

Oklahoma Satanists return the consecrated host to the Catholics — or do they?
(Eugene Volokh, The Volokh Conspiracy)

The politics of not defending Middle Eastern Christians
(Benjamin J. Dueholm, Christian Century)

International petition responds to attacks of sexual radicals on pro-family conference in Melbourne
(Don Feder, Christian News Wire)

London mosque distances itself from 'female jihadi' who worshipped there
(Josh Halliday, The Guardian)

Evolving issues recast religious liberty
(Rachel Zoll, The Rocky Mount Telegram)

RFRA too important to be undone, Baptist legal experts insist
(Bob Allen, The Baptist Standard)

Gay marriage vs. the First Amendment
(James Poulos, The Daily Beast)

Coverage of Certain Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act
(Interim final rules, US Departments Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services)

Why top Catholic education organization says Common Core could threaten religious liberty
(Fred Lucas, The Blaze)

2014 Half-year ECtHR Statistics
(Esohap)

New Publications: The European Court of Human Rights
(Esohap)

Dutch official calls ISIS "a Zionist Plot"
(Evelyn Marlus, Gatestone Institute)

Ireland's abortion laws: Religion, history, and impact on today's society
(Natasha Moriarty, Voice of Russia UK)

The pontiff and the party: For all the humble charm of Pope Francis, the Vatican’s relations with China will be hard to fix
(The Economist)

Full text of the last email the Islamic State sent to the Foley family
(Global Post)

Friday, 22 August 2014

In the battle over abortion, Ireland struggles to define human rights
(Jake Flanagin, The New York Times Op Talk)

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