Law and Religion Headlines


Friday, 20 June 2014

Same-sex marriage and a county clerk’s role
(Lyle Denniston, SCOTUS Blog)

Welby braced for 'difficulty' with Rome as Church of England prepares to approve women bishops
(John Bingham, The Telegraph)

The great Calvinist reawakening
(Briallen Hopper, Religion and Politics)

Twitter ends censorship of 'blasphemous' tweets after #TwitterTheocracy campaign
(Cath Martin, Christian Today)

Christian North Korea defector shares amazing testimony; describes rape, slavery and torture
(Brownie Marie, Christian Today)

Iraq: How did it come to this?
(The Economist)

UK gov't bans teaching of creationism as scientifically valid in academies, public schools
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)

Rape victim says Bob Jones University told her to repent of her sin after she reported rape
(Leonardo Blair, The Christian Post)

Ukrainian Orthodox Church criticizes statement by Ukrainian Culture Ministry official on Patriarch Kirill's visit to Ukraine
(Interfax-Religion)

Ukrainian Orthodox Church asks Poroshenko to stop war in southeastern Ukraine
(Interfax-Religion)

‘March for Marriage’ rally reflects steadfast opposition to gay marriage among evangelical Christians
(David Masci, Pew Research Center)

Marching in Pride parade is an ‘internal union matter’, defiant Ontario Catholic Teachers Association head says
(Sarah Boesveld, National Post)

French Jews leave for Israel in increasing numbers
(Lori Hinnant and Tia Goldenberg, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

French imams, chaplains seek ways to combat Islamist radicalisation
(Tom Heneghan, Reuters)

Pope Francis to visit the heart of Italy’s mafia country
(Josephine McKenna, Religion News Service)

Pope's view on legalizing drugs: just say no
(Nicole Winfield, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Top Shiite cleric calls for new government in Iraq
(Sameer N. Yacoub, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Christie makes a pitch to GOP's social conservatives
(Heather Haddon and Josh Dawsey, The Wall Street Journal)

Bill extends time limit on sexual abuse lawsuits
(Travis Anderson, Derek J. Anderson, and Jennifer Smith, The Boston Globe)

S.F. archbishop leads thousands against gay marriage
(Carolyn Lochhead, San Francisco Chronicle)

Same-sex couples to get more benefits
(Colleen McCain Nelson and Jess Bravin, The Wall Street Journal)

Presbyterians vote to allow same-sex marriages
(Laurie Goodstein, The New York Times)

The British just banned something taught to millions of American students
(Tom McKay, PolicyMic)

Oxford Journal of Law and Religion Summer Academy in Law and Religion, 23-27 June 2014

ISIS threatens remaining Christian population in Iraq
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

Oxford Journal of Law and Religion Summer Academy in Law and Religion, 23-27 June 2014

Laïcité in Rome
(Mark L. Movsesian, Center for Law and Religion Forum at St. John's University School of Law)

Presbyterians redefine marriage
(Mark Tooley, Juicy Ecumenism)

Stepping up and marching for marriage
(Juicy Ecumenism)

The war on Christians
(Paul Marshall, The Weekly Standard)

EVENT, 20 June 2014: CLR to Co-Host Conference on International Religious Freedom in Rome
(Center for Law and Religion Forum at St. John's University School of Law)

Thursday, 19 June 2014

Chin refugees in India want to stop Burmese religious conversion law
(Asianews.it)

Colombo, Buddhist monk critical of anti-Muslim violence beaten by "unknown"
(Asianews.it)

Escalating crisis drives surge in Iraq's messianic movements
(Ali Mamouri, Al Monitor)

Ronald Williams v Commonwealth of Australia & ORS
(Press Release, High Court of Australia)

Sheboygan County congregation sues Presbyterian Church over property
(Annysa Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

Stop calling Hobby Lobby a Christian business
(Jonathan Merritt, The Week)

HHS mandate was just the first step. Here comes a new attack on religious liberty.
(john Shimek, Catholic Vote)

Questions of cosmology
(Peter Berger, The American Interest)

Your faith might cost you your next job
(Bradley R. E. Wright, Christianity Today)

Arizona break-in highlights gun-possessing clergy
(Brian Skoloff and Rachel Zoll, AP: The big story)

Vietnam - Pastors and Bible students attacked by mob
(Release International)

Boko Haram: 'Leader' arrested in south Nigeria
(Ludovica Iaccino, International Business Times)

BJP win elicits mixed reaction from India's Christians
(Anto Akkara, World Watch Monitor)

Boko Haram suspected of detonating suicide bomb, killing 14 watching World Cup in Nigeria
(Katherine Weber, The Christian Post)

MP calls anti-chaplain campaign an 'alliance of Greens, gays and atheists'
(Daniel Hurst, The Guardian)

Sikhs want the attack on the Golden Temple to be recognized as genocide
(Krista R. Burdine, World Religion News)

U.S. cuts aid to Uganda, cancels military exercise over anti-gay law
(Elias Biryabarema, Reuters)

New Zealand abortion rates drop to 20-year low; pro-life groups hail news
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)

The devastating issue pastors aren't discussing
(Morgan Lee, The Christian Post)

Thousands rally at U.S. Capitol against gay marriage
(Heather Adams, Religion News Service)

Israeli-Palestinian conflict all about denial of moral legitimacy
(Mark Silk, Religion News Service)

Presbyterians vote to allow gay marriage by whopping 3-1 ratio
(Lauren Markoe, Religion News Service)

Russia: Jehovah's Witnesses and Muslims face up to six years' imprisonment
(Victoria Arnold, Forum 18)

Student religious liberty bills await governors' signatures in Missouri, North Carolina
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Court allows eruv in Long Island town
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Court upholds Pennsylvania's Sunday hunting ban
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Do not resuscitate: Patients’ Article 8 rights
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

Locum Tenens of the Kiev Metropolitan See against Ukraine's Eurointegration
(Interfax-Religion)

Ukrainian militants shelled a church in Slavyansk, church ward killed
(Interfax)

Unidentified criminals set on fire Orthodox church in Kherson
(Interfax)

Myanmar’s persecuted minority
(Adam B. Ellick and Nicholas Kristof, The New York Times)

The coming gay marriage witch hunt
(David Freedlander, The Daily Beast)

Kazakhstan eyes "unified" Islamic banking law next year
(Bernardo Vizcaino, Reuters)

Essex PhD student 'murdered for being Muslim', police fear
(Oliver Duggan, The Telegraph)

Leader’s words about women jolt Morocco
(Aida Alami, The New York Times)

Muslims close shops to protest Sri Lanka attacks
(Bharatha Mallawarachi, The Associated Press)

Court stops Australian funding of school chaplains
(Rod McGuirk, The Associated Press)

As ISIS advances, what future for Iraqi Christians?
(Jane Arraf, The Christian Science Monitor)

As moderate Islamists retreat, extremists surge unchecked
(David D. Kirkpatrick, The New York Times)

Stirring Republican doubts about the death penalty
(Jim Galloway, Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Religious conservatives to judge top republicans
(Steve Peoples, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Methodist pastor who performed gay son's wedding to appeal defrocking
(Maya Srikrishnan, Los Angeles Times)

Presbyterians set vote on same-sex marriage at convention in Detroit
(Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press)

UK bans teaching of creationism theory in free schools
(RT)

EVENT, 19 June 2014: IGE's June Faith & International Affairs Conference Call
(Dr. Pauletta Otis, Institute for Global Engagement)

Wednesday, 18 June 2014

As anti-Christian violence continues, fear and insecurity increase among minorities
(Nirmala Carvalho, Asianews.it)

From Sarajevo comes a no to violence done in the name of God, and lessons from the martyrs
(Bernardo Cervellera, Asianews.it)

Judge rejects bid to appeal Pa. gay-marriage ruling
(Associated Press)

Non-violence vs. fundamentalism in contemporary India
(Card. George Alencherry, Asianews.it)

The Sunni-Shia divide: Where they live, what they believe and how they view each other
(Michael Lipka, Pew Research Center: Fact-tank)

Preacher arrested for crossing police barricade blocking Christians found not guilty
(Heather Clark, Christian News Network)

Federal judge: Westhampton Beach village cannot block religious boundary
(Kyle Campbell, 27east.com)

Interim step forward for Hamptons eruv
(The Jewish Week)

Sunday hunting lawsuit dismissed by federal judge
(AP, Lancaster Online)

Nigerian military arrest senior Boko Haram member: police
(Anamesere Igboeroteonwo and Joe Hemba, Reuters)

Boko Haram threat has not stopped Bible translation work in Nigeria
(Cath Martin, Christian Today)

Luxembourg: marriage equality approved
(Human Rights Watch)

As Myanmar's Rakhine Buddhists gain strength, so does anti-Muslim apartheid
(Aubrey Belford, Reuters)

Kenya massacre prompts calls for increased security
(World Watch Monitor)

Twitter relents, won't allow Pakistan government to block controversial messages
(Mark A. Kellner, Deseret National News)

In God we trust…but employers don’t; job-hunters hurt by admitting faith on resume
(Meredith Somers, The Washington Times)

Kenya’s religious leaders demand government response to deadly terror attack
(Fredrick Nzwili, Religion News Service)

Is marriage in America on the rocks?
(Jerry Newcombe, The Christian Post)

Gay marriage ban questioned by Colorado judge
(Brownie Marie, Christian Today)

'Women's issues' broader than reproductive health, experts say
(Adelaide Mena, Catholic News Agency)

Christian college clubs face scrutiny for wanting Christian leaders
(Alison Lesley, World Religion News)

$108M damages in faith-healing death upheld
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

District court upholds ACA non-profit contraceptive mandate rules
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Utah Supreme Court refuses to set aside default judgment in FLDS land case
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

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