Law and Religion Headlines
Monday, 18 August 2014
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)
Pope Francis: "There is only one Korea"
(Catholic News Agency)
China willing to improve relationship with Vatican [Simplified Chinese]
(Deutsche Welle)
BJC breaks down Hobby Lobby ruling
(Bob Allen, ABP News)
Annicchino on religious freedom as a (non-)priority in Italy and the EU
(Marc O. DeGirolami, Center for Law and Religion Forum at St. John's University School of Law)
Kirsten Powers: Obama's inattention to Iraqi Christians
(Kirsten Powers, USA Today)
Blasphemy in Oklahoma City
(Phyllis Zagano, National Catholic Reporter)
Ohio resolution asking for discipline falls short
(Kelli Yoder, Mennonite World Review)
Is prayer just too boring?
(Marcus Goodyear, Patheos)
Meet the Kurds, a historically oppressed people who will get their own state
(Ofra Bengio, Tablet: A New Read on Jewish Life)
Engaged Buddhism and community ecology
(David P. Barash, OUPblog Religion)
IRS would lose in court battle against churches over "Pulpit Freedom," says NRB head
(Stephanie Samuel, The Christian Post)
Israel expands Law of Return to include interfaith gay couples
(Tal Kra-Oz, Tablet)
U.S. court revives challenge to New York City circumcision law
(Jonathan Stempel, Reuters)
Religion and Modernity: Pilgrims
(Peter Berger, The American Interest)
Law school dean compares GOP’s muted reaction on gay marriage to silence about Nazi Germany
(Dale Carpenter, The Volokh Conspiracy)
Preference for religious stability vs. parent’s desire to leave religious group
(Eugene Volokh, The Volokh Conspiracy)
The Bibles are back: Navy lodges scuttle removal plan
(Cathy Lynn Grossman, Religion News Service)
Methodists doing immigration right
(Mark Tooley, Juicy Ecumenism)
When freedoms collide
(Carolyn Moynihan, MercatorNet)
Familial love is not a contract
(Andrea Mrozek, MercatorNet)
Whose baby is it? (Italian judges will need the wisdom of Solomon to sort out the latest tragic IVF mix-up)
(Philippa Taylor, MercatorNet)
Protecting Christians and Yazidis: Elusive religious freedom
(Bill Leonard, ABP News)
"Mr. Obama's war"
(Sheila Liaugminas, MercatorNet)
States have authority to define marriage
(Carolyn Moynihan, Conjugality)
In denial: breast cancer establishment continues to reject abortion link
(Gerard M. Nadal, MercatorNet)
Garrett-Evangelical goes gay?
(Alexander Griswold, Juicy Ecumenism)
Dealing with graphic content is a moral minefield for journalists
(John Jewell, MercatorNet)
Naming Children: England and Wales, 2013
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
New fighting hits South Sudan
(Jason Straziuso, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Dr. Kent Brantly to be released from hospital soon, officials say
(Sami K. Martin, The Christian Post)
Boko Haram abduct dozens of boys in northeast Nigeria: witnesses
(Lanre Ola, Reuters)
Violence against Christians in Pakistan on the rise
(Carey Lodge, Christian Today)
Religious liberty at heart of freedom
(Joshua Hawley, Springfield News-Leader)
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