Law and Religion Headlines
Tuesday, 20 May 2014
Nepal hails Modi's victory, pledges no impact on religious freedom at home
(Christopher Sharma, AsiaNews.it)
Sindh, four Christians arrested for "distributing religious materials"
(Jibran Khan, AsiaNews.it)
Middle East’s Christian population in flux as Pope Francis visits Holy Land
(Phillip Connor and Conrad Hackett, Pew Research Center: Fact-tank)
Judge strikes down Pennsylvania law barring gay marriage
(David Dekok, Reuters)
Far-right fever for a Europe tied to Russia
(Andrew Higgins, The New York Times)
President Obama announces appointments to the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom
(Press Release, United States Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Spain, basketball, and Jew hatred
(Jonathan S. Tobin, Commentary)
As crucial vote nears, Ukrainian activists warn candidates: Don’t betray us
(Cnann Liphshiz, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Parliamentary update – end of session 2013-14
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
What's at stake for OSCE in Ukraine and beyond?
(Hugh Williamson, Human Rights Watch)
The danger of soft atheism
(Father Robert Barron, Catholic News Agency)
ACOG and when human life begins
(Sheila Liaugminas, MercatorNet)
Top German Nazi-hunter readies Majdanek death camp cases
(Madeline Chambers, Reuters)
Man convicted for New York subway suicide bomb plot loses appeal
(Nate Raymond, Reuters)
Nuns to fight child prostitution during World Cup
(Associated Press, The Washington Post)
Vatican denies ex-No. 2 probed for 15M transfer
(Associated Press, The Washington Post)
How Brown v. Board of Education still shapes our religious life
(Tom Ehrich, Religion News Service)
More Americans willing to vote for an atheist president
(Cathy Lynn Grossman, Religion News Service)
Regressive German definition of rape highlights entrenched traditional values
(Jason Overdorf, Mint Press News)
Pregnant Sudanese woman could be hanged for "apostasy"
(Michael Cook, MercatorNet)
FBI agent who executed Ibragim Todashev is a corrupt ex-Oakland cop
(Abby Martin and Joanne Potter, Mint Press News)
Department of Justice targeting ‘immoral’ businesses
(Frederick Reese, Mint Press News)
Lawyers: ‘Cruel and barbaric’ US executions violate international law
(Sarah Lazare, Mint Press News)
A challenge to Israeli occupation? Pope to visit Palestinian refugees
(Lauren McCauley, Mint Press News)
Catholic Priest creates Arabic app to support persecuted Christians
(Morgan Lee, The Christian Post)
Terrorists in Sloviansk freed the Bishop of local evangelical church
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine)
Gay pride flag displayed at Costa Rica's presidential palace; Christians speak out in opposition
(Jessica Martinez, The Christian Post)
American freedom defense initiative launches anti-Muslim ad campaign on D.C. buses
(Antonia Blumberg, Huffington Post)
'Fight Church' Pastor Paul Burress accused of sexual abuse, allegedly confessed to swinging, wife-swapping lifestyle
(Leonardo Blair, The Christian Post)
Op-Ed: Anti-Israel campaign at UCLA echoes of McCarthyism
(Abraham Cooper and Aron Hier, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Yaalon backs Israeli soldiers in fatal shooting of Palestinians
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Family of Muslim man killed by L.A. police wins in 9th Circuit, but not on Free Exercise claim
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
American Atheists to launch all Atheist TV channel on Roku
(Alison Lesley, World Religion News)
Attacks on politically incorrect 'sexual politics' professor rouse fierce defenders
(Greg Sabine, Christian News Wire)
Archbishop to address crisis of faith
(Celina Ortiz, Christian News Wire)
Nuns, backed by pope, warn of human trafficking at World Cup
(Philip Pullella, Reuters)
No so secular Sweden
(Matthew Milliner, First Things)
Pennsylvania: Same-sex marriage ban struck down
(Lyle Denniston, SCOTUS Blog)
Gay marriage now appears set in Oregon, but future legal clouds could appear
(Jeff Mapes, The Oregonian)
Telling the truth about Boycott, Divest and Sanction Israel (BDS)
(Steven Resnicoff, The DePaulia)
British cleric guilty in U.S. terror trial
(Charles Levinson and Christopher M. Matthews, The Wall Street Journal)
Hindu nationalism
(Martin Marty, The University of Chicago: Divinity School)
As Pope’s visit nears, hate crimes a concern in Israel
(Isabel Kershner, The New York Times)
Ballooning Pakistan blasphemy charges engulf television stations
(Syed Raza Hassan and Katharine Houreld, Reuters)
Iran's forgotten prisoners of conscience
(Robert P. George and Katrina Lantos Swett, The Wall Street Journal)
Orthodox priest abducted in Donetsk Region
(Interfax-Religion)
Nintendo pledges to include gay marriage in next Tomodachi game
(Vincent Funaro, The Christian Post)
Religious nationalism will undermine the Indian economy
(Robert Joustra, Faith Street)
East L.A. church home to former gangsters, addicts gets facelift
(Jessica Martinez, The Christian Post)
His music, entwined with his faith
(William Robin, The New York Times)
Baptists in Virginia mark 300 years of ‘uncoerced’ faith
(Robert Dilday, ABP News)
20th abortion clinic closes in Texas after abortionist is denied hospital privileges
(Melissa Barnhart, The Christian Post)
UN calls Catholic pro-life stance torture
(Andrew Branch, WORLD News Service)
Florida elementary school decides Bible acceptable for free reading
(Carrie Dedrick, Christian Headlines)
Mississippi pastor jailed for pro-life sign filing lawsuit
(Carrie Dedrick, Christian Headlines)
Orthodox activists renounce violence against other believers
(Stetson.edu)
Megachurch pastors leave Reformed Evangelical Network amid child abuse scandal
(Sarah Pulliam Bailey, Christian Headlines)
"Christ the Lord" to join Hollywood's 'Year of the Bible'
(Carrie Dedrick, Christian Headlines)
Trejo, “Popular Movements in Autocracies: Religion, Repression, and Indigenous Collective Action in Mexico”
(Andrew Rosati, Center for Law and Religion Forum at St. John's University School of Law)
Air Force leaders review religious freedom policies
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Why we should stop making arguments for traditional marriage
(David Carlin, Aleteia)
Monday, 19 May 2014
Tunisia welcomes Jewish pilgrims
(Yasmin Najjar, Magharebia)
WCC congratulates WCRC’s new general secretary
(World Council of Churches)
On pope’s trip to Israel, rabbi and sheik will be traveling companions
(Ruth Ellen Gruber, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Religious liberty: The Benham blues are your blues, too
(D.C. Innes, World)
State of Oklahoma owes $303,333 in plaintiffs' legal fees over Sharia law case
(Rick Green, NewsOK)
Federal judge orders Utah to recognize same-sex marriages
(Ben Winslow and Tiffany Demasters, Fox 13)
Federal judge overturns Oregon gay marriage ban; licenses issued
(Maria L. La Ganga, LA Times)
Supreme Court corrects Kagan dissent
(Yair Rosenberg, Tablet Magazine)
Hunters want to use mystical powers to find 276 schoolgirls abducted by Islamic extremists
(Associated Press, US News & World Report)
Ukrainian protestant leader in midst of civil conflict
(Portal Credo)
UK teacher at ‘Muslim-controlled’ school breaks into student’s cellphone
(RT)
Religion and law round up – 18th May
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Federal judge orders recognition of same-sex marriages performed in Utah
(Dennis Romboy, Deseret News)
Survey: 74% of French Jews mulling emigration
(JTA, The Jewish Press)
Scottish independence and the Establishment Principle?
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Right wing Jews take aim at anti-gun archetype
(Anthony Weiss, The Jewish Daily Forward)
The liberals' defense counsel
(E. J. Dionne Jr., Commonweal Magazine)
The Modi era begins
(A.R., The Economist: Banyan Asia)
Jordan: terrorism amendments threaten rights
(Human Rights Watch)
Gay marriage in Oregon (no appeal)
(Dale Carpenter, The Volokh Conspiracy)
Federal judge strikes down Oregon law banning same-sex marriage
(Ilya Somin, The Volokh Conspiracy)
Oregon’s same-sex marriage ban nullified
(Lyle Denniston, SCOTUS Blog)
Judge strikes down Oregon ban on same-sex marriage
(Teresa Carson and Shelby Sebens, Reuters)
Judge strikes down Oregon gay marriage ban
(Jonathan J. Cooper, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
What to say when the hiring manager asks about your religion in a job interview
(Jacquelyn Smith, Business Insider)
Young leaders continue Middle East peace talks online after negotiations collapse
(Ian Deitch, Huffington Post)
In Ukraine, religious tensions contribute to worsening political divide, Russian Orthodox official says
(Tom Heneghan, Huffington Post)
Despite court delay, support mounts for UCC freedom of religion lawsuit
(Anthony Moujaes, United Church of Christ)
Documents indicate Turkey connection to bishops' kidnappers
(Nuri Kino, World Watch Monitor)
The White House says the peace process is never over—but neither is the conflict
(Lee Smith, Tablet)
Britain summons Sudan diplomat over death penalty for Christian convert
(Guy Faulconbridge and Khalid Abdel Aziz, Reuters)
Nigerian president faces increasing pressure over kidnapped schoolgirls
(David Smith, The Guardian)
Boko Haram may release kidnapped girls with new agreement
(Carrie Dedrick, Christian Headlines)
Boko Haram: We are at war with Christianity
(Ryan Mauro, Juicy Ecumenism)
Nigeria: Religion not yardstick for next governor – Fashola
(PM News)
London imam Abu Hamza convicted of U.S. terrorism charges
(Joseph Ax, Reuters)
Dear Sudan: Stop ‘slut-shaming’ women with religious double standards
(Brian Pellot, Religion News Service)
What Jordan can teach the Muslim world in welcoming Pope Francis
(Dale Hanson Bourke, Religion News Service)
Macklemore’s Jewish costume debacle
(Laura Turner, Religion News Service)
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