Law and Religion Headlines
Friday, 14 November 2014
US clergy get to keep multi-million dollar tax break after legal challenge from atheists fails
(Mark Woods, Christian Today)
'They're poisoning us'. How religious leaders are hindering vaccination programmes across the world
(Mark Woods, Christian Today)
Increased pressure on Chinese Christians to conform to Communism
(Carey Lodge, Christian Today)
New Jersey legislature will consider doctor-assisted suicide
(Charlie Butts, One News Now)
Sikh student sues US army over rules that 'violate his religious beliefs'
(The Guardian)
NY Sikh student says Army rules bar him from ROTC
(Associated Press, The Washington Post)
National Cathedral celebrates Muslim Friday prayers (photos)
(Sally Morrow, Religion News Service)
Heckler interrupts first Muslim prayer service at Washington cathedral
(The Guardian)
Shiite holy month sees show of strength in Baghdad
(Hamza Hendawi, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Israel lifts age restrictions for Muslims at the Temple Mount
(Ed Payne, CNN)
ISIS chief emerges, urging ‘volcanoes of jihad’
(David D. Kirkpatrick, The New York Times)
ISIS, al-Qaida reach accord in Syria
(Deb Riechmann, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Condemned inmate on food strike over kosher diet
(Pat Eaton-Robb, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
IRS wins appeal v. Freedom From Religion Foundation over tax-free housing for ministers
(Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
U.S. engages with Muslims Homeland Security Chief, in national mosque tour, looks to fight radicalization
(Tamara Audi and Miriam Jordan, The Wall Street Journal)
Jordan deports American pastor, assistant's eviction pending
(World Watch Monitor)
Why school board's move to scrub holidays is 'a mistake'
(Christian Broadcasting Network)
The delicate politics of school holidays (COMMENTARY)
(Hussein Rashid, Religion News Service)
Neturei Karta: the Jews who stand against Israel
(Catherine Shakdam, Mint Press News)
N. Ireland Christian firm faces law for refusing to bake cake with gay message
(Henri Rose Cimatu, Ecumenical News)
Texas legislator’s Biblical proposal abolishes constitutional equal rights
(Rmuse, Politicus USA)
Costa Rica Supreme Court strikes down ban on clergy holding public office – except Catholics
(Zach Dyer, The Tico Times)
Michigan bill to bar gay discrimination under fire
(Mara MacDonald, Click on Detroit)
Michigan House Speaker Jase Bolger seeks to pair gay rights bill with 'religious freedom' act
(Jonathan Oosting, Michigan Live)
Suit challenges vote counting on Tennessee pro-life amendment
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Buddhists can't sue over shuttered NYC temple, court says
(Daniel Wiessner, Reuters)
DC Circuit: Religious organizations not substantially burdened by contraception opt-out rules
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
U.S. court rejects religious objection to Obamacare contraception deal
(Lawrence Hurley, Reuters)
7th Circuit tosses out challenge to Clergy housing tax exemption
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Abortion-rights groups on 2014 elections:"nothing to see here"
(Mark Stricherz, Aleteia)
First challenge to Sixth Circuit on same-sex marriage
(Lyle Denniston, SCOTUSblog)
Inverted equal protection: same-sex marriage at the Sixth Circuit (Part I, originalism)
(Dale Carpenter, The Volokh Conspiracy)
Gay marriage supporters ask U.S. Supreme Court to take new cases
(Lawrence Hurley, Reuters)
Petitions for certiorari filed in the Ohio marriage cases
(Dale Carpenter, The Volokh Conspiracy)
Africa's rights court in Arusha needs to grow
(Daily News (Tanzania))
Russia’s Supreme court rules Jehovah's Witnesses from Samara extremist organization
(TASS: Russian News Agency)
Cardinal reasserts absolute confidentiality of confessional
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Thrilling Traction for Religious Freedom & Business at G20, World Economic Forum & UN
(Brian J. Grim, Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
Tunisia's Ennahda 'faces defeat' in elections [Oct. 28]
(Ahmed El Amraoui, Al Jazeera)
Tunisia: How Nidaa Tunis won the elections
(Ines Oueslati, trans. Joelle El-Khoury, Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East)
Salafism in Tunisia has no future
(Karem Yehia, Ahram Online)
Loss of Ennahda a lesson to Muslim democrats
(Aliran)
Hamas frets over Ennahda's election loss
(Adnan Abu Amer, trans. Sami-Joe Abboud, Al-Monitor: Palestine Pulse)
EVENT, 14 NOVEMBER 2014: Blessing or Blockage? Religion and Development in Pakistan
(Public Research Institute Oslo)
Thursday, 13 November 2014
Is Pope Francis optimistic about the Church in China?
(Card. Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, AsiaNews.it)
West Java: Islamic extremists stop Catholics celebrating Mass
(Mathias Hariyadi, AsiaNews.it)
Malaysia to draw up rules to regulate the importation of Christian materials
(AsiaNews.it)
Catholic-Muslim dialogue: "It is never acceptable to use religion to justify" violence
(AsiaNews.it)
China, the Party warns: Chinese Communists cannot follow a religion
(AsiaNews.it)
Xinjiang 22 Islamic preachers sentenced for inciting hatred
(AsiaNews.it)
In France, new chief rabbi embraces change
(Cnann Liphshiz, JTA)
Op-Ed: Centralizing authority on conversions hurts converts
(Avi Weiss and Marc Angel, JTA)
Federal judge overturns Michigan law limiting same-sex partner benefits
(Addison Morris, Jurist)
UN rights expert: enough evidence to hold North Korea accountable for human rights violations
(Elizabeth LaForgia, Jurist)
Apply now: Academic courses at Ecumenical Institute in Bossey [deadline November 30]
(World Council of Churches)
Is economic liberty necessary for religious liberty?
(Napp Nazworth, The Christian Post)
Intolerance and Discrimination based on Religion or Belief 2014 Newsletters
(Willy Fautré et al., Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Human Rights in the World Newsletters
(Willy Fautré et al., Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Karen Armstrong on the connections between religion and violence
(Lauren Markoe, Religion News Service)
How the First World War changed religion and challenges Christianity
(Simon Barrow, Ekklesia)
Racism and Xenophobia in October 2014
(Sova Center for Information and Analysis)
The Lebanese model: a multi-religious solution for Syria and Iraq?
(Kevin Jones, Catholic News Agency)
One in 20 Brits has suffered religious hate crime
(Ruth Gledhill, Christian Today - Society)
Stop injecting religion into our secular schools
(Haaretz)
'Jesus is not allowed in school' message challenged in Calif. court; will candy canes with Christian message be allowed?
(Alex Murashko, The Christian Post)
Injunction filed asking courts to allow West Covina student to give out religious candy canes
(Jason Henry, San Gabriel Valley Tribune)
Catholics, Muslims together condemn terrorist acts in name of religion
(Andrea Gagliarducci, Catholic News Agency)
Don't forget Iraq's displaced
(Erin Evers, Human Rights Watch)
New spree of anti-Semitic attacks in France
(Yair Rosenberg, Tablet: A New Read on Jewish Life)
Report: Anti-Semitism on the rise in Australia
(Zachary Schrieber, Tablet: A New Read on Jewish Life)
One 'offended' parent = cancellation of secular high school concert
(Michael F. Haverluck, One News Now)
Religious freedom battle 'daunting,' but bishops urged to persist
(Matt Hadro, Catholic News Agency)
Today's must-read faith and family stories 2014.11.13
(Herb Scribner, Deseret News National Edition)
Tennessee Baptist Convention elects its first African-American leader
(Stephanie Samuel, The Christian Post)
Jailed Egyptian convert awaits appeal hearing
(Barbara G. Baker, World Watch Monitor)
Christian fighters defiantly hoist their flag above town recaptured from ISIS
(Cath Martin, Christian Today)
Pastor offers gift cards in exchange for guns: 'One gun off the street could be a life saved'
(Cath Martin, Christian Today)
Court rejects atheists’ demand to end tax-exempt clergy housing
(Kimberly Winston, Religion News Service)
Texas religious freedom bill introduced
(Washington Blade)
District Court strikes down South Carolina same-sex marriage ban; 8-day stay granted
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Did two Justices vote to hear same-sex marriage cases?
(Lyle Denniston, SCOTUSblog)
South Carolina's gay marriage ban struck down in federal court
(Amanda Holpuch, The Guardian)
Supreme Court lifts stay on same-sex marriages in Kansas
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Judge rules that gays have constitutional right to marry in SC
(John Monk, The State)
Religious conservatives oppose proposal to ban transgender discrimination
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Sikh student sues for accommodation to enlist in ROTC
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
The Jewish divide over Jerusalem's most sensitive holy site
(Emily Harris, NPR)
Germany warns anti-semitism rising on back of Middle East violence
(Stephen Brown, Reuters)
Obama heads to Burma, where ethnic problems percolate
(Thomas Maresca, USA Today)
West Bank mosque is damaged in suspected arson attack
(Joshua Mitnick, The Wall Street Journal)
Viewing God as masculine impacts one’s view of gay marriage
(Tom Jacobs, Pacific Standard)
Backlash over Montgomery decision to strip Christmas from school calendar
(Donna St. George, The Washington Post)
Montgomery Co. schools scrap religious names from calendar
(CBS Baltimore)
Religion and morality in Latin America
(PewResearch Religion & Public Life Project)
Religion in Latin America: Widespread change in a historically Catholic region
(PewResearch Religion & Public Life Project)
More victims of Pakistan’s draconian blasphemy laws
(Faith McDonnell and Dr. Darara Gubo, Front Page Magazine)
ADF's top 10 important European cases
(Roger Kiska, Senior Counsel, Europe, Alliance Defending Freedom)
Air Force updates religious expression rules
(Stephen Losey, Air Force Times)
Religious freedom: going global?
(Lindsay Steele, Mission Network News)
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