Law and Religion Headlines
Monday, 18 August 2014
Pope Francis supports intervention in Iraq
(John Burger, Aleteia)
Rapid action on same-sex marriage urged (UPDATED)
(Lyle Denniston, SCOTUS Blog)
Scientology Gateshead building still empty after seven years
(Robert Cooper, BBC News)
Sri Lanka's 'people of the forest' want help to preserve their cultural identity
(Melani Manel Perera, AsiaNews.it)
What do Iraqis want from their leaders?
(Wassim Bassem, Al Monitor - The Pulse of the Middle East)
Why Jordan doesn't want more Palestinians
(Khaled Abu Toameh, Gatestone Institute)
The horrific destruction of Christianity in Iraq
(Cynthia M. Allen, The Star-Telegram)
Clashing visions threaten religious liberty panel renewal
(Mark A. Kellner, Deseret News National Edition | Faith)
Michael Ramsey on laws banning interracial marriage and the methodology of originalism [updated with a note on the views of Justice Antonin Scalia and the majority of the Supreme Court]
(Ilya Somin, The Volokh Conspiracy)
America’s Christian conservatives ponder a ‘Babylonian exile’ (Analysis)
(David Gibson, Religion News Service)
Islamic militias continue spread beyond the Middle East into African nations
(Fredrick Nzwili, Religion News Service)
Pope Francis backs intervention in Iraq to stop "aggressor"
(Alan Holdren and Kevin Jones, Catholic News Agency)
Major British hotel chain removes Bibles from rooms due to 'multicultural' society; Church of England condemns 'bizarre' decision
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
Severe violations of religious liberty in Iran
(Editorial, Voice of America)
New York: Wedding venues cannot discriminate against same-sex couples
(Zack Ford, Think Progress)
At church rally, community pours out support for Michael Brown’s family
(Lilly Fowler, Religion News Service)
You Christian? You're targeted
(Paul Bremmer, WND (Faith))
Ky. death row inmates win 2nd chance in religious freedom lawsuit
(WKYT)
Patriarchs of Eastern Churches appeal for aid against forces of religious extremism
(World Council of Churches)
When heterosexuality Is outlawed
(Mark Judge, Real Clear Politics)
Play it again, Sam: The late Samuel Huntington's claim that we face a clash of civilizations needs to be dusted off
(Mark Beeson, MercatorNet)
At youth mass, Pope Francis gets rock-star treatment
(Jonathan Cheng, The Wall Street Journal)
Secluded monasteries should not be degraded to serve as government 'gold mines' [Simplified Chinese]
(China Economic Net)
How can we obtain Nirvana when commercialization of Buddhist temples is unregulated? [Simplified Chinese]
(China Economic Net)
Wang Meng: Xinjiang should board the express train to modernization; Islam should reform [Simplified Chinese]
(Phoenix Net)
Stretching the truth past the breaking point
(Tim Wallace, MercatorNet)
A Tablet exclusive interview with Marine Le Pen, head of the National Front (Part 4: Is the queen of Europe's Far Right, and possible future president of France, an enemy of Islamists, Jews, or both?)
(Marc Weitzmann, Tablet: A New Read on Jewish Life)
China’s Nobel nominee lawyer released after three years
(World Watch Monitor)
Case in which abortion was denied reignites controversy over Irish law
(Douglas Dalby, The New York Times)
Name of Muslim group in Myanmar goes unspoken
(Matthew Pennington, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Christianity no threat to Asian governments, says Pope
(Today)
Israeli wedding of Jew, Muslim draws protesters amid war tensions
(Reuters)
Some Arabs and Jews maintain friendly ties in time of war
(Carol Morello, The Washington Post)
Kuwait briefly detains Muslim cleric U.S. suspects of militant financing
(Reuters)
Papal visit that thrills Catholics is unsettling to Protestants in South Korea
(Choe Sang-Hun, The New York Times)
For Chinese, Pope seems worlds away in South Korea
(Edward Wong, The New York Times)
A rabbi’s departure manifests a challenge for Jews in America
(Sharon Otterman, The New York Times)
Supreme Court: Was gay marriage settled in 1972 case?
(Robert Barnes, The Washington Post)
Arizona loose with its rules in executions, records show
(Fernanda Santos and John Schwartz, The New York Times)
Some evangelicals in Republican Party are feeling left out, see no standard-bearer
(Sebastian Payne, The Washington Post)
Sister Elizabeth Johnson: ‘The waste of time on this investigation is unconscionable’
(Heidi Hall, Religion News Service)
Two churches in Missouri are filled with faith, but common ground remains elusive
(Emily Wax-Thibodeaux and DaNeen Brown, The Washington Post)
Religion and the Canadian Oath of Allegiance
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
The myth and reality of sectarianism in Iraq
(Musa al-Gharbi, Al Jazeera America)
Groups ask White House to end anti-Muslim training material in federal agencies
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Religious non-profit college wins attack on Contraceptive Mandate compromise
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Religion and law round up – 17th August
(Frank Cranmer, Los Angeles Times Opinion)
Islamic State: "We will take Spain back"
(Soeren Kern, Gatestone Institute)
The French burqa ban
(Hilal Elver, OUPblog Religion)
Buddhist temple in China shuts doors to avoid tourists
(Lu Chen, Epoch Times)
China promotes mixed marriages in Tibet as way to achieve ‘unity’
(William Wan, The Washington Post)
Sunday, 17 August 2014
What a Mormon mom learned from Muslims
(Heather Hemingway, Houston Chronicle)
Jewish amputee sues hospital for cremating leg
(Steve Schmadeke, Chicago Tribune)
Saturday, 16 August 2014
OIC vows to rebuild Gaza, condemns Israel
(World Bulletin)
4 reasons why I wear the Muslim headscarf
(Aaminah Hernandez, Onislam)
17 reasons why women wear headscarves
(Shabana Mir, Religion Dispatches)
Ukrainian court nixes controversial Jewish heritage projects in Lviv
(JTA, Jewish Journal)
2nd Circuit: NYC ritual circumcision informed consent rule is subject to strict scrutiny analysis
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Appeals court reverses dismissal of negligence suit against hospital chaplain
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Church sues JPMorgan for $13 million in losses from bad trust investments
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Krugerplein, again
(Martin Bosma, Gatestone Institute)
Fading freedom of our fathers? Film warns of secularism’s religious repression
(Andrew E. Harrod, Juicy Ecumenism)
Navy reverses Bible ban
(Todd Farnes, Fox News)
Do regulations of oral suction of blood after circumcision violate the Free Exercise Clause?
(Eugene Volokh, The Volokh Conspiracy)
Evangelical leaders will travel to Israel to signal their support
(Sarah Pulliam Bailey, Presbyterian Church (USA))
Ukrainian United Methodists feel strain of war
(Linda Bloom, The People of the United Methodist Church)
'Knights' donate over $1 million to help persecuted Christians in Iraq
(Emily Murdoch, World Religion News)
Courts in Arizona, California recognize transgender marriages
(Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post)
China says it 'rescues' 82 children from Xinjiang religious schools
(Ben Blanchard, Reuters)
Thailand moves to ban surrogacy
(Michael Cook, BioEdge)
British Jewish paper responds to outcry over Gaza appeal ad
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
From Berlin to Jerusalem, a lament for Gaza and Israel
(Yael Shinar, Religion & Politics)
Paolo and Francesca's IVF mix-up
(Michael Cook, BioEdge)
Australia could recognise multiple parents
(BioEdge)
Al-Sudais calls for code of conduct to curb violence
(Arab News)
Friday, 15 August 2014
Central African Republic: A cleric asks: 'Why do you want to kill this boy?'
(Alexandra Zavis, Los Angeles Times)
Iraq's Christian diaspora: Thinking hard about the future
(B.C., The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and Public Policy])
Joint appeal by religious leaders
(Media Release by HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal of Jordan: signed by leading representatives of Judaism, Christianity and Islam, Forum for Religious Freedom Europe)
Stop the anti-Semitism when talking Gaza
(Dean Obeidallah, The Daily Beast)
The Word and the world: Catholicism in Asia (chart)
(The Economist [Graphic detail))
Yasukuni Shrine: war criminals among the dead revered by Japan
(Julian Ryall, The Telegraph)
Court: LC not required to cover emergency contraception
(Leigh Guidry, Shreveport Times)
New Zealand election posters defaced with anti-Semitic messages
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
A rabbi’s departure manifests a challenge for Jews in America
(Sharon Otterman, The New York Times)
Jew assaulted in Marseille over Gaza
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
ADL reports ‘dramatic surge’ in anti-Jewish violence
(Cnaan Liphshiz, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Today's war-torn Mideast is not yesterday's Europe – OpEd
(Peter H. Wilson, Los Angeles Times Opinion)
Europe’s Catholic bishops appeal for international action on Iraq
(Patsy McGarry, The Irish Times Religion & Belief)
Clashing visions threaten the mission of U.S. religious liberty panel
(Mark A. Kellner, Deseret News National Edition | Faith)
Delay sought on Virginia same-sex marriages (debated)
(Lyle Denniston, SCOTUSblog)
Supreme Court asked to put hold on ruling that would allow gay marriage in Virginia
(Robert Barnes, The Washington Post)
In Tennessee, a rare win for opponents of same-sex marriage
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
The Pope's Asia challenge
(Deborah Ball, The Wall Street Journal)
Pope Francis reaches out to China as he begins Asia trip
(William Wan, The Washington Post)
The future of Christianity in China: Sino-theology and the pope
(Zoe Li, CNN)
Chinese state theology
(Marcus Roberts, MercatorNet)
China and North Korea combining to crush Christian aid
(Philip Wen, Sydney Morning Herald)
Pope’s Korean visit highlights plight of North’s Christians
(World Watch Monitor)
Papal visit underscores religious divide in Koreas
(Eric Talmadge, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
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