Law and Religion Headlines
Wednesday, 14 May 2014
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)
Was Prof wrong to ask students to not thank God?
(Hollis Phelps, USC Annenberg: Religious Dispatches)
Are younger evangelicals heading left?
(Marvin Olasky, World News Group)
An archbishop of destiny
(George Weigel, First Things)
What does religion look like in prison?
(Casey N. Cep, Pacific Standard: The Science of Society)
Militarized humanitarianism in Africa
(Joeva Rock, Foreign Policy in Focus)
Federal appellate court rejects ‘Stop the Islamization of America’ trademark
(Eugene Volokh, The Volokh Conspiracy)
Child of lesbian married couple presumed to be child of (now ex-)spouse as well as of birth mother
(Eugene Volokh, The Volokh Conspiracy)
Jackson, “What is Islamic Philosophy?”
(Mark L. Movsesian, Center for Law and Religion Forum at St. John's University School of Law)
Appeals court affirms the denial of trademark protection for mark disparaging to Muslims
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
ANZP: Same gender blessings, a way forward
(Anglican Communion News Service)
CofE changes s25 Burial Act 1857 (and 18 other provisions)
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Are women kosher supervisors a step toward gender equality?
(Ben Sales, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Festival for Buddha's birthday, while studying to find the exact date
(Christopher Sharma, AsiaNews.it)
As Islamists cast their shadow, Jokowi still leads in Indonesia's presidential election
(Mathias Hariyadi, AsiaNews.it)
Journalists Xiang Nanfu and Gao Yu arrested as the authorities get edgy over Tiananmen anniversary
(Wang Zhicheng, AsiaNews.it)
Middle East is sitting on a powder keg
(Osama Al Sharif, Arab News)
Spain replays Muslim-Christian wars - for fun
(Martin Roberts, Al Jazeera)
Federal judge strikes down Idaho law banning same-sex marriage
(Ilya Somin, The Volokh Conspiracy)
Idaho same-sex marriage ban nullified
(Lyle Denniston, SCOTUS Blog)
Tuesday, 13 May 2014
Execution of Texas inmate halted by appeals court
(Mark Berman and Karen Brooks Harper, The Washington Post)
Far Rockaway pre-school providers charged with theft of $12.4 million intended for special needs students
(Press Release, District Attorney, Queens County)
Jewish revival gains ground with Russia's university students
(Rena Greenberg, Chabad Lubavitch News)
Judicial bias: Playing favourites
(S.M., The Economist [Democracy in America: American politics])
Kennedy versus Kennedy: Same-sex marriage divides the 4th Circuit
(Dahlia Lithwick, Slate)
Muslim preacher spars with prosecutors at terrorism trial
(Charles Levinson, The Wall Street Journal)
Ulster, forgiveness and faith: Turning a bleeding cheek
(B.C., The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Judge denies Otter's request; same-sex marriages in Idaho can start Friday
(Cynthia Sewell and Kristin Rodine, Idaho Statesman)
The Hindus, Hitler, and the politics of looking forward
(Drew Thomases, The Revealer)
Dead Sea Scrolls-case convictions mostly upheld by appeals court
(Will Brunelle, Capital)
Judge denies Catholic Diocese's injunction request
(The Associated Press, ModBee.com)
Court dismisses ex-priest’s lawsuit against church
(Jeong Hunny, The Korea Herald)
Christian students win equal access
(Press Release, LC.org)
Morocco: New institute for Imams, Murshiddines and Murshidates training to promote spiritual and religious immutable values - OpEd
(Said Temsamani, Eurasia Review)
Where have all the Latino Catholics gone? - OpEd
(Rabbi Allen S. Maller, Eurasia Review)
For Mosul archbishop, the West has forgotten Iraq's tragedy
(AsiaNews.it)
A museum to open in Nagasaki to remember "hidden Christians" who lived through persecution
(AsiaNews.it)
Fighting for the world’s original Christians
(J.C. Derrick, WORLD News Service)
USCIRF commissioners appointed
(Press Release, U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
U.S. court says trademarks can't disparage religious, ethnic groups
(Diane Bartz, Reuters)
California man facing terrorism charges denied house arrest
(Jennifer Chaussee, Reuters)
Judge overturns Idaho ban on gay marriage as unconstitutional
(Laura Zuckerman, Reuters)
Pakistani police charge 68 lawyers with blasphemy over protest
(Syed Raza Hassan, Reuters)
Kurds could opt out of next Iraqi government: president
(Ned Parker and Isabel Coles, Reuters)
Outgoing Afghan leader not going anywhere, to U.S. chagrin
(Jeremy Laurence and Hamid Shalizi, Reuters)
International court accuses Lebanese news group of contempt
(Oliver Holmes, Reuters)
Jordanian envoy to Libya freed, Jordan sends back jailed militant
(Suleiman Al-Khalidi, Reuters)
Idaho: Quick appeal on same-sex marriage?
(Lyle Denniston, SCOTUS Blog)
Town of Greece: a guided tour of the Supreme Court's prayer decision
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Timeline: History of turbulent Saudi-Iranian ties
(Mark Heinrich, Reuters)
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