Law and Religion Headlines
Thursday, 4 December 2014
Ebola fears bring female genital mutilation to near halt in Sierra Leone
(Nina Devries, Al Jazeera)
Kenya’s leader receives report on combating terrorism
(Voice of America News)
Christian Association calls on Pope Francis to postpone Sri Lanka trip
(Melani Manel Perera, AsiaNews.it)
China bans religion in Islam-heavy Xingjiang region
(Jordan Schachtel, Breitbart News)
Western Muslim converts and violent extremism: Issues and strategies
(Damien D. Cheong, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies)
Myanmar President gives go-ahead on religion and family planning draft law
(Radio Free Asia)
Irish Catholic church says legalizing gay marriage would be 'grave injustice' ahead of nationwide marriage referendum
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
Christian convert imprisoned and tortured in Egypt vows to 'starve himself to death,' lawyer says
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)
Caught between two worlds, Israeli Druze struggle for equality amid rising tensions
(Ben Hartman, Religion News Service)
Gay activist’s campaign to show Christian love to Oregon bakers falls flat
(Sarah Pulliam Bailey, Religion News Service)
Church of England challenges BP and Shell over global warming
(Adam Vaughan, The Guardian)
Ukraine: Evangelical pastor killed in shelling on way to pray for wounded soldiers
(Ruth Gledhill, Christian Today)
Pakistani police investigate preacher Junaid Jamshed over blasphemy claims
(Jon Boone, The Guardian)
Sri Lankan Catholics urge Pope Francis to put off visit
(Dharisha Bastians, The New York Times)
Letter from Africa: Finger-pointing over Boko Haram
(BBC)
Indian official’s firing is sought over remarks
(Ellen Barry, The New York Times)
Indiana abortion clinic law ruled unconstitutional
(Tom Davies, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Appeals court: gay-marriage stay in Florida to end Jan. 5; weddings could begin next day
(Steve Rothaus, The Miami Herald)
Myanmar approved controversial religious laws bill; sent to parliament
(Dunya News)
Burmese President signs the "shameful law" regulating religion, marriages and family life
(AsiaNews.it)
Turkey 'guilty of religious discrimination'
(Umut Uras, Al Jazeera)
Sikh-American student challenges ROTC rules
(Frances Kai-Hwa Wang, NBC News)
U.S. Supreme Court rejects Tulsa police captain's lawsuit over Islamic event
(Chris Casteel, News OK)
Religious discord menaces as Israel-Palestinian peace fails
(Calev Ben-David, Chicago Tribune)
Rastafarian pursues wrongful termination suit against retailer
(Christian Nolan, The Connecticut Law Tribune)
Florida Capitol to include satanic temple holiday display
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Atheists launch “skip church” Christmas billboards in the Bible belt
(Chelsen Vicari, Juicy Ecumenism)
House approves bill that strengthens U.S. alliance with Israel
(JTA)
Christians in Iraq forming militia to defend, and possibly retake, ancestral lands
(John Burger, Aleteia)
At European Parliament, Pope bluntly critiques a continent’s malaise
(Andrew Huggins, The New York Times)
U.S. Holocaust museum gets $25 million gift for educational programming
(JTA)
Crimea has sacral meaning for Russia - Putin
(Interfax: Religion)
Azerbaijan: 200 Nakhichevan Muslims arrested, 50 still detained, 50 mosques closed
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
U.S. Federal Guidelines Draft recommends male circumcision
(JTA, The Jewish Daily Forward)
Prophecy, demonology, and the Extraordinary Synod of Bishops on the Family
(Jospeh P. Laycock, OUPblog Religion)
Clampdown on Sudan's churches
(World Watch Monitor)
Wednesday, 3 December 2014
'Historic' gay rights hearing ends without vote on Michigan anti-discrimination proposals
(Jonathan Oosting, Michigan Live)
After Ferguson
(Sheila Liaugminas, MercatorNet)
Baby Jesus banned from local council in France
(Alex Dunham, The Local)
Counselors seek Supreme Court’s protection
(Press Release, Liberty Counsel)
Grand Chamber of the ECHR hears the case of an Iranian converted to Christianity
(Press Release, European Centre for Law and Justice)
Greece justice minister 'will not even consider' gay marriage
(Darren Wee, Gay Star News)
Hours before controversial execution of Scott Panetti, court grants stay
(Lauren Walker, Newsweek)
In Pictures: New Islamic law in Indonesia
(Antonio Zambardino, Al Jazeera)
Information on White House Christmas 2014
(Press Release, The White House)
Jewish student sues Barry Freundel synagogue over mikveh peeping
(JTA, The Forward)
Modi's Buddhism
(C. Raja Mohan, Observer Researcher Foundation)
Muslim leaders face a dilemma: Can Muslim leaders condemn the terrorism of ISIS without endangering their own lives and the integrity of the Qur’an?
(James Schall, MercatorNet)
Right-wing Ukrainian leader is (surprise) Jewish, and (real surprise) proud of it
(Vladislav Davidzon, Tablet: A New Read on Jewish Life)
Russia's Supreme Court declares Jehovah's Witnesses website extremist
(The Moscow Times)
Turkey's Alevis to open 'cemevi' via associations
(World Bulletin)
Why do we wildly over-estimate the proportion of gays and lesbians?
(Michael Cook, Conjugality: A Blog on the Future of Marriage)
Will Germany abolish itself and France commit suicide?
(Peter Martino, Gatestone Institute)
Muslims in US issue joint Sunni-Shia statement condemning ISIS
(Middle East Monitor)
The economic & business case for freedom of religion or belief
(NGO Committee on Freedom of Religion or Belief)
Rwanda: Muslim and Christian leaders pledge to promote dialogue in Great Lakes region
(World Watch Monitor)
British police issue apology for how they handled this Sikh hate crime
(Alison Lesley, World Religion News)
American couple acquitted of murder in Qatar free to return to US
(Lucinda Borkett-Jones, Christian Today)
Bills aim to assure Ohio students’ religious expression at school
(Jim Siegel, The Columbus Dispatch)
Modi under pressure over minister's tirade against non-Hindus
(Andrew MacAskill, Reuters)
Top Muslim leader urges broader action against Islamist militants
(Omar Fahmy and Shadi Bushra, Reuters)
Kenyan unions urge non-Muslim workers to leave north after attacks
(Edith Honan, Reuters)
Saudi Arabia forced to rethink state ideology in fight against IS
(Madawi Al-Rasheed, Al-Monitor: Gulf Pulse)
Supreme Court seems increasingly wary on death penalty
(Richard Wolf, Religion News Service)
“Conversion Wednesday” – one week to go
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Malaysian lawmaker blasts police for trying to stop 'noisy' church service
(Miko Morelos, Ecumenical News)
Archbishop talks immigration reform at St. Agnes of Bohemia
(Mitch Dudek, Chicago Sun Times)
Russia: Bans on more literature, website and video
(Victoria Arnold, Forum 18 News Service)
Court dismisses challenge by theists to Kansas science standards
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
European court says Turkey discriminated against Alevi houses of worship
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
It’s not just about the power bill with Alevis
(Özgür Korkmaz, Hürriyet Daily News)
County votes for disclaimer on courthouse nativity scene
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Mosques: Georgia town rejects one after anti-Islam protests while New Jersey town settles suit allowing one
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Suit challenges school-sponsored religious activity
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Humanist group takes school district to court over prayers
(Christian Today)
Top court: It’s not judiciary’s call to designate cemevi as place of worship or not
(Hurriyet Daily News)
Increasing anti-Semitism in Europe
(Naser Khader, Hudson Institute)
Bishop of Delhi: We strongly condemn the blasphemous and hateful burning of our church
(Nirmala Carvalho, AsiaNews.it)
Faisalabad, appeal to Christians and Muslims: Stop exploitation of women workers
(Shafique Khokhar, AsiaNews.it)
Pope: Turkey trip focus on unity among Christians, coexistence and peace with Muslims
(AsiaNews.it)
UN and church leaders agree more cooperation is needed to fight Ebola
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Pope sacks the head of his Swiss Guard for being 'too strict'
(Nick Squires, The Telegraph)
ISIS jihadists turn churches into prisons in formerly Christian city of Mosul
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
Mass resignations from Finnish Lutheran Church over same-sex marriages
(Mark Woods, Christian Today)
Sudan: Church destroyed and young people arrested, pressure increases on Christians
(Mark Woods, Christian Today)
Turkish lawmakers debate gay imams
(Hurriyet Daily News)
Three Delaware churches targeted in arson attack
(Cath Martin, Christian Today)
Denmark's jihadist rehab: school, sport and Islam
(Sören Billing, The Local: Denmark)
Netanyahu plays the religion card
(Mark Silk, Religion News Service)
Diplomacy and religion: When foreign policy was closer to heaven, and hell
(B.C., The Economist: Erasmus blog [Religion and Public Policy])
Yeshivah student badly beaten in Moscow Region
(Interfax: Religion)
Court says Hickenlooper can declare a day of prayer
(The Gazette)
Campus ministries maneuver obstacles like non-discrimination laws
(Michael McEwen, Biblical Recorder Now)
Human rights commitments: ‘Govts must probe violence against religious minorities’
(Sarah Eleazar, The Express Tribune with the International New York Times)
Nurse wins compensation after Drumcree Chicken served in canteen
(Portadown Times)
Complaints allege church-state violations in Ohio school district
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
It's still discrimination: School denies ban but admits Christian students must have 'permission cards' before wearing crucifixes
(Malaysia Chronicle)
What it means to listen: Free speech from the perspective of the Abrahamic religions
(Dominic Burbidge, The Witherspoon Institute: Public Discourse)
The Bible on campus
(Roy Peterson, Christian Post)
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