Law and Religion Headlines


Monday, 10 March 2014

Religious Freedom - Complaint against French MP Rudy Salles - Rapporteur on a motion "The protection of minors against excesses of sects " at the PACE
(European Interreligious Forum for Religious Freedom – Articles)

By a 48% margin, entrepreneurs pray more than non-entrepreneurs, study finds
(Brian J. Grim, the Weekly Number)

Thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews flock to lower Manhattan to protest Israel's proposed draft of religious citizens to its army
(Associated Press via Daily News)

Colleges should teach religion to their students
(Marshall Poe, The Atlantic)

Jehovah’s Witnesses and objections to blood transfusion
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Sunni Muslim institution in Egypt issues fatwa over the film 'Noah'
(Amro Hassan, Los Angeles Times)

Methodist church drops case against minister who performed NY same-sex marriage for his son
(Associated Press, Star Tribune)

Myanmar and Sri Lanka: The modern axis of Buddhist hate
(Jake Scobey-thal, Foreign Policy, The Reporter)

Dalai Lama representative: Tibetan spirit still strong, Beijing must listen
(AsiaNews.it)

Orthodox patriarchs urge peace in Ukraine, agree on council
(Dasha Afanasieva and Tom Heneghan, Reuters)

Why should we care about Crimea?
(Gerard M. Gallucci, TransConflict)

Sunday, 9 March 2014

Ballot is battleground for Israeli town torn by religion
(Maayan Lubell, Reuters)

Catholicism growing in heart of Muslim world
(John L. Allen Jr., Boston Globe)

China: Kunming Terrorist Attack
(Col. R. Hariharan, South Asia Analysis Group)

Murder of Jiri Fielder, researcher of Jewish heritage, being probed in Prague
(JTA)

Profane, award-winning 'Book of Mormon' musical coming to Salt Lake City
(Tad Walch, Deseret News)

Before Crimea was an ethnic Russian stronghold, it was a potential Jewish homeland
(Jeffrey Veidlinger, Tablet: A New Read on Jewish Life)

Iran's Rohani to visit Saudi Arabia
(Al Bawaba News)

Pakistan's new security policy and madrases: Will it curb the venom? - analysis
(Gaurav Dixit, Eurasia Review)

Nuns kidnapped in Syria freed
(Al Jazeera America)

Saturday, 8 March 2014

Google battles legal fallout of copyright ruling on anti-Islamic film
(Rory Carroll, The Guardian)

New study reveals who reads the Bible – and why
(David Briggs, The Association of Religion Data Archives (ARDA))

Court holds middle school in Florida not covered by Federal Equal Access Act
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Call for Iran to free women activists
(Human Rights Watch)

50 powerful women religious leaders celebrate on International Women's Day
(Huff Post Religion)

Religion and advertising: Competing to be the real thing
(B.C., The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])

How we miss the point of International Women’s Day–and how to get it right.
(Omid Safi, RNS Blog: What Would Muhammad Do?)

International Women's Day 2014: Inspiring Change

Religious Freedom & Business Foundation upcoming events
(Brian J. Grim)

Iraqi women protest against proposed Islamic law in Iraq
(Suadad Al-Salhy, Reuters)

Serbs decry plans to move Tesla’s ashes to church
(Jovana Gec, Associated Press via The Salt Lake Tribune)

‘Religious freedom’ bill days away from vote in Mississippi
(Reid Wilson, The Washington Post)

Syria's Christians find themselves, once again, persecuted and taxed for their religion
(Adam Wernick, Public Radio International)

Millennial generation less religious, more liberal
(Union-Bulletin)

Russian Orthodox Church sings from Putin hymn sheet on Ukraine
(Gabriela Baczynska, Reuters)

Kansas Senate leaders won’t pass religious freedom legislation this year
(Bryan Lowry, The Wichita Eagle)

Rift deepens between Women of the Wall activists
(Spencer Ho, The Times of Israel)

Ex-AUM cult member Hirata sentenced to 9 years in prison
(Mainichi)

LDS temple worship, non-domestic rates and Article 9 ECHR
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Use of ‘Allah’ still unresolved for Malaysia’s Christians
(Matt K. George, World Watch Monitor)

Experts tell Netanyahu to remove criminal sanctions clause from haredi draft bill
(Jeremy Sharon, The Jerusalem Post)

Regional consultation on promoting the freedom of religion and beliefs in ASEAN
(Muhammad Hafiz, Game Magazine)

Pope Francis’s first year: Faith, hope—and how much change?
(The Economist)

Friday, 7 March 2014

Painting inspires dialogue between Jews and Catholics in Poland
(The Jewish Daily Forward)

Court strikes down entirety of Md. county’s ‘forced speech’ law for pregnancy centers
(Matt Bowman, Alliance Defending Freedom)

Indiana couples file federal lawsuit to recognize same-sex marriage
(Tim Evans, Indy Star)

Crucial Obama visit to Saudi Arabia requires decisive action
(Riad Kahwaji, INEGMA)

Dalai Lama in Washington, D.C.: China 'great' but government system is 'harmful'
(Matthew Pennington, Deseret News)

Protesters denounce the Dalai Lama as a ‘dictator’
(Lauren Markoe, Religion News Service)

The Dalai Lama and the cult of Dolgyal Shugden
(Robert Thurman, Huff Post Religion)

Ukraine fights for its truth
(Roger Cohen, International New York Times OpEd)

The terms of our surrender (same-sex marriage)
(Ross Douthat, The New York Times Op Ed)

No white flag. Ever. (same-sex marriage)
(Michael Cook, MercatorNet blog: Conjugality)

Russia vows retaliation if sanctions imposed
(Al Arabiya News)

All contact lost with Ma'aloula nuns. Syria will sink further into war for another 10 years
(Paul Dakiki, AsiaNews.it)

Malaysia bans an Ultraman comic
(Al Jazeera America)

Fears mount that Boko Haram could bring Nigeria to the brink
(Courtney Brooks, Aljazeera America)

Abbas: I will not recognize Israel as Jewish state
(The Jerusalem Post)

Event announcement (March 12): American Constitution Society briefing on the Affordable Care Act's contraception mandate
(Kali Borkoski, SCOTUSblog)

Malaysian opposition leader Is sentenced
(Associated Press via The New York Times)

Four men whipped in Nigeria court after being convicted of gay sex
(Associated Press in Lagos, The Guardian)

'Noah' banned in several Middle Eastern countries
(The Hollywood Reporter)

Study: Protestant work ethic isn’t just Protestant anymore
(Kimberly Winston, Religion News Service)

African church leaders resist gay rights, call it a colonial import
(Fredrick Nzwili, Religion News Service)

Why Christian ideals are the foundation of a secular society: Secularism is Europe’s noblest achievement and Christianity’s gift to the world
(Michael Kirke, MercatorNet)

Mich. trial witness: Unrepentant gays are going to hell
(Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press via USA Today)

Gay vice principal to sue Wash. Catholic school
(Associated Press via USA Today)

EEOC details employer rules as religious worker complaints rise
(Cathy Lynn Grossman, Religion News Service)

Leaders of Dutch party’s youth division seek circumcision ban
(JTA)

French rapper accused of praising Toulouse killer
(JTA)

Irish student union endorses Israel boycott
(JTA)

Wounded Ukrainian protesters airlifted to Israel for medical treatment
(Ben Sales, Talia Lavin, and Cnaan Liphshiz, JTA)

End religious slaughter of animals without stunning first, urges top vet
(Miranda Prynne, The Telegraph)

Pope Francis is making more Catholics excited about faith, but actions slow to follow
(Michelle Boorstein, Washington Post)

Faith, freedom to grab CPAC spotlight
(Mark A. Kellner, Deseret News)

Crimea approves a secession vote as tensions rise
(David M. Herszenhorn, Michael R. Gordon, and Alissa J. Rubin, International New York Times)

Philly schools accused of religious beard bias
(USA Today)

Detroit Archdiocese to encourage gay Catholics to be chaste in Courage sessions
(Patricia Montemurri, Detroit Free Press)

The Dalai Lama's capitalist contradictions
(Mollie Ziegler Hemingway, Wall Street Journal)

Gay hiring fears hurt Baptist agency fundraising
(Dylan Lovan, Associated Press)

Holocaust survivor sues Germany in claim to a work in Nazi art trove
(Mike Boehm, Los Angeles Times)

Selfies bring ashtags to Lent
(Ben Kesling, The Wall Street Journal)

WCC general secretary shares with pope aspirations for unity, justice and peace
(World Council of Churches)

Women could have greater role in church, says Pope
(Deborah Ball, The Wall Street Journal)

Buddhist monks join protests in Thailand
(James Hookway and Wilawan Watcharasakwet, The Wall Street Journal)

Exclusive: Trafficking abuse of Myanmar Rohingya spreads to Malaysia
(Stuart Grudgings, Reuters)

Malaysia: Catholic Church takes Allah issue to apex court
(Lester Kong, Straits Times)

'Jewish state' recognition adds new Israeli-Palestinian trip wire
(Crispian Balmer, Reuters)

Judge “not satisfied” Boris Johnson told “full story” about ban on Christian bus advert
(Christian Concern)

British Broadcast Agency approves KFC's parody Christmas ad campaign
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

UPDATED: Same-sex couples sue Wyoming over marriage laws
(Kyle Roerink, Star Tribune)

Cathedral choirs and church organists under threat?
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

Religious freedom festival in Haiti highlights peaceful coexistence
(Adventist News Network)

The role of the churches in the Ukrainian revolution
(Antoine Arjakovsky, Religion and Ethics (ABC Canada))

EU reassures Israel over ties despite opposition to West Bank settlements
(Tovah Lazaroff, The Jerusalem Post)

Thursday, 6 March 2014

Attitude of Sweden ”liberal” towards sects
(EIFRF, European Interreligious Forum for Religious Freedom – Articles)

Dalai Lama opens Senate proceedings with prayer, meets with lawmakers
(Ed O’Keefe & Wesley Lowery, Washington Post)

Evangelical Alliance rallies its members against The Sun newspaper
(Press Release, Evangelical Alliance UK)

Experts: UN report reveals scope of human rights violations in North Korea - analysis
(Penza News, Penza News)

After the constitution passes: Tunisia in need of Turkey's support
(Fouad Farhaoui, The Journal of Turkish Weekly)

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