Law and Religion Headlines
Thursday, 15 May 2014
The Ah-ha Moment - The Connection of Religious Freedom and Business
(Brian J. Grim, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs - Cornerstone)
Buddhists celebrate Buddha day with prayer and good deeds
(Alison Lesley, World Religion News)
Welcoming Pope Francis to Israel
(Ron Kronish, The Jerusalem Post)
Pope Francis will take rabbi and Muslim leader with him to Holy Land
(Josephine McKenna, Religion News Service)
Op-Ed: Stealth anti-Semitism
(Dr. Richard L. Cravatts, Arutz Sheva 7)
Turkish students arrested for Nazi salutes at Nazi death camp
(Ari Soffer & Ege Berk Korkut, Arutz Sheva 7)
Missouri governor critical of 72-hour abortion wait law
(Kevin Murphy, Reuters)
Obama opens 9/11 memorial, a 'sacred place of healing and hope'
(Roberta Rampton, Reuters)
N.Y. lawmakers consider ban on gay 'conversion therapy' for minors
(Curtis Skinner, Reuters)
U.S. won't immediately deport man who took refuge in Arizona church
(Paul Ingram, Reuters)
Hackers deface Bulgarian church website over mosque attack
(Angel Krasimirov and Tsvetelia Tsolova, Reuters)
Women in Saudi Arabia: Unshackling themselves
(The Economist)
What the European Union’s new freedom of expression guidelines say about religion
(Brian Pellot, Religion News Service)
Court says Catholic health system's pension plans qualify as "church plans" under ERISA
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Prosecutor tells jurors not to be fooled by a cleric
(Benjamin Weiser, The New York Times)
Jury in NYC begins deliberations in terrorism case
(Associated Press, The Washington Post)
Pat Robertson needs to quit mocking fellow Christians, says creationist leader
(Rob Kerby, Christian Headlines)
Obstacles to a just and sustainable peace agreement
(Rabbi Michael Lerner, Tikkun)
New book "Down in the Chapel" studies religious life in jail
(Alison Lesley, World Religion News)
Remedies and the religion clauses: Reflections on the jurisprudence of tradition
(Marc O. DeGirolami, Center for Law and Religion Forum at St. John's University School of Law)
Commission: Sharia source of worldwide religious oppression
(Ryan Mauro, Juicy Ecumenism)
Judge denies stay request, gay marriage legalized in Idaho
(Carrie Dedrick, Christian Headlines)
UK calls on Iran to free jailed Bahá'ís and halt destruction of faith's cemetery
(Saeed Kamali Dehghan, The Guardian)
Raleigh church goes green for God
(Samantha Gilman, News Observer)
The discipline of matrimony in the Orthodox Church
(Metropolitan Jonah, Juicy Ecumenism)
The Pennsylvania Dutch search for greener pastures
(Chris Scinta, OZY)
Three words Protestants don’t understand (spoiler: the first is “Protestant”)
(Tobin Grant, Religion News Service)
The Devil beware Father Gabriele Amorth
(Anthony Faiola, The Washington Post)
Ohio measles outbreak largest in USA since 1996
(Kim Painter, USA Today)
The state of Evangelism
(Ed Stetzer, Christianity Today: The Exchange)
Jimmy Carter and the demise of progressive evangelicalism
(Randall Balmer, The Christian Century)
She can’t be a mother — it’s obvious to the child she’s not his real parent
(Eugene Volokh, The Volokh Conspiracy)
Jewish mother, baby assaulted in Paris
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Sudanese Muslim woman sentenced to death for Christian conversion
(RT)
Sudanese woman who married a non-Muslim sentenced to death
(The Guardian)
Sudanese woman sentenced to death for converting to Christianity
(Khaled Abdel Aziz, Doina Chiacu, and Michael Georgy, Reuters)
Aussie principals have option to cut religion classes
(Russ Jones, Christian Headlines)
Pastor accused of sexual abuse commits suicide before trial
(Carrie Dedrick, Christian Headlines)
South Sudan church expands aid amidst conflict, begins healing and reconciliation
(Anglican Communion News Service)
Russia will soon return a status of great empire, priest Ivan Okhlobystin believes
(Interfax-Religion)
Sexual minorities say Moscow authorities banned "bearded march" named after Conchita Wurst
(Interfax-Religion)
Russia calls for inquiry into vandalized the grave cross of Odessa victim
(Interfax-Religion)
Pastor team must repay $1.2M taken from church charity funds
(Carrie Dedrick, Christian Headlines)
China: Turkestan Islamic extremists claim Urumqi attack
(AsiaNews.it)
Non-Haj govt agencies to be relocated out of Mina
(Arab News)
Dutch Jihadists in Syria pose threat to the Netherlands
(Soeren Kern, Gatestone Institute)
The 12th Annual Religious Liberty Dinner: Knox Thames Award, Melissa Rogers Keynote Speaker
(Dr. John Graz, International Religious Liberty Association)
Wednesday, 14 May 2014
'A' Jewish State vs. 'The' Jewish State
(Michael Oren, David Rothkopf, Foreign Policy)
Inside Park View academy: Religion row school 'is victim of its success'
(Richard Adams, The Guardian)
New Jersey 'Mormon Prom' draws hundreds of teens for celebration of modesty
(Janelle Griffith | Star-Ledger, Huff Post Religion)
President Obama announces more key administration posts
(Press Release, Office of the Press Secretary, The White House)
Supreme Court move could reopen NC school voucher lottery
(Matthew Burns, WRAL.com)
North Carolina Supreme Court lifts Opportunity Scholarship injunction
(Press Release, Parents for Educational Freedom in North Carolina)
Tibet: Human rights violations
(Dr. Parasaran Rangarajan, South Asia Analysis Group)
The UAE's preservation of the status quo - analysis
(Daniel Wagner, Giorgio Cafiero, & Sufyan bin Uzayr, Eurasia Review)
Christian leader: With Narendra Modi in power, religious minorities and Dalits are at risk
(Nirmala Carvalho, AsiaNews.it)
Punjab: 68 lawyers indicted for blasphemy
(Jibran Khan, AsiaNews.it)
Iran's Shia Islam open to dialogue with modernity and other religions
(Bernardo Cervellera, AsiaNews.it)
Saudi man divorces wife for driving
(Arab News)
"Purdue Consensus on Religious Freedom" with Signatories
(Center on Religion and Chinese Society)
Canada joins effort to free 300 Nigerian schoolgirls
(Murray Brewster, The Canadian Press, Global News)
l Qaeda group kills Defense Ministry aide in latest Yemen attacks
(Deutsche Welle)
Court rejects Islam-influenced post-marital agreement
(Eugene Volokh, The Volokh Conspiracy via The Washington Post)
Sudanese pregnant mother sentenced to death for ‘apostasy’
(World Watch Monitor)
Karl Barth's failure to liberate theology from modernity's captivity
(Matthew Rose, First Things)
The good of government: American conservatives need a positive view of government
(Roger Scruton, First Things)
Islamist group claims China station bombing: SITE
(Michael Martina and Megha Rajagopalan, Reuters)
Egypt seizes bomb-making material near Suez Canal
(Tom Perry, Reuters)
Dutch populist Wilders targets Moroccans in EU campaign
(Thomas Escritt and Anthony Deutsch, Reuters)
Yemen takes step to set up secure rehab for Guantanamo detainees
(Mohammed Ghobari, Reuters)
Britain, U.S. warn citizens of high risk of attacks in Kenya
(James Macharia, Reuters)
Muslim group calls for probe of FBI agent in Orlando shooting
(Barbara Liston, Reuters)
Prosecutors call London imam's testimony lies as U.S. trial ends
(Joseph Ax, Reuters)
New York's September 11 Memorial Museum readies for its close-up
(Ellen Wulfhorst, Reuters)
Arizona Rep. Juan Mendez: We need atheist invocations
(Chris Stedman, Religion News Service)
Calif. terror suspect launches new bid to overturn “preemptive” conviction
(Matthew Heller, Mint Press News)
Tajik Islamists condemn Nigerian Boko Haram's actions
(Interfax-Religion)
Moscow demands Kiev explanation for denying entry to top Russian cleric
(Interfax)
Odessa metropolitan left city, whereabouts unknown
(Interfax-Religion)
Patriarch Kirill might visit Latvia this fall
(Interfax-Religion)
Ukrainian Foreign Ministry denies banning entry to Metropolitan Hilarion
(Interfax-Religion)
Metropolitan of Minsk suggests to abstain from participation in Eurovision
(Interfax-Religion)
Archbishop of Canterbury creates a stir with 'great' remark to gay magazine
(Andrew Brown, The Guardian)
9/11 museum readies for grand opening amid concerns from interfaith group
(Ed Pilkington, The Guardian)
Atheists didn't fail to expel God from schools. They proved they are a religion
(Andrew Brown, The Guardian)
Purdue Center on Religion and Chinese Society Conference attendees reach consensus, calling for protection of religious freedom in China
(Christian News Wire)
Nigerian teen speaks about father and brother's murder by Boko Haram
(Carrie Dedrick, Christian Headlines)
How should we address North Korea human rights atrocities?
(Amanda Casanova, Christian Headlines)
LDS.org essay explores violent acts by and against Mormons
(Peggy Fletcher Stack, The Salt Lake Tribune)
Sudanese woman may face death for choosing Christianity over Islam
(Khartoum, Reuters)
Poll says anti-Semitism is global matter
(Naftali Bendavid, The Wall Street Journal)
Interfaith couple tests limits of Buddhist tolerance in Myanmar
(Carlos Sardina Galache, The Christian Science Monitor)
Newly discovered synagogue could be where Jesus taught
(Russ Jones, Christian Headlines)
A resort in Galilee rises where Jesus may have taught
(Isabel Kershner, The New York Times)
Holy Land Christians hope Pope Francis’ visit might revive peace talks
(Evan Simko-Bednarski, Harry Stevens, Christian Headlines)
Washington D.C. holds prayer vigil for kidnapped girls
(Carrie Dedrick, Christian Headlines)
Rehab center linked to San Diego megachurch accused of sexual misconduct
(Carrie Dedrick, Christian Headlines)
Nigeria open to talks with terror group Boko Haram
(CBN News)
Gay rights don't compare to civil rights, say 100 African-American pastors
(Charisma News)
Befriending those with same-sex attraction: one celibate man’s view
(Richard Gerard Evans, Aleteia)
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