Law and Religion Headlines
Wednesday, 12 March 2014
Al Jazeera and the Qatar squabble - OpEd
(Neville Teller, Eurasia Review)
Tibetans in Nepal targeted by authorities: summary arrests and raids
(Christopher Sharma, AsiaNews.it)
Vietnamese police fabricates evidence, distorts witness statements to convict blogger
(AsiaNews.it)
Only religious freedom can ensure China's social and economic stability
(Brian J. Grim, AsiaNews.it)
Tuesday, 11 March 2014
Christian Scientists seek exemption from new healthcare rules
(Jared Keever, Opposing Views)
Free markets, democracy are nothing without moral, religious people, Eric Metaxas says
(Tyler O'Neil, The Christian Post Politics)
Mohler says gay marriage a religious-liberty threat
(Bob Allen, ABP News)
Religious liberty should be a liberal value, too
(Michael Brendan Dougherty, The Week)
The Sunday Assembly: Time for a religion free megachurch revival?
(Becky Garrison, The Revealer)
Gay clergy marriages: the final chapter of the Anglican Communion fiction
(Giles Fraser, The Guardian)
Pope Francis: has his revolution even started?
(Paul Valley, The Guardian)
Israeli Christians seek more integration into country
(Michele Chabin, USA Today)
Catholic schools should be able to fire some gay teachers for being gay
(Mark Joseph Stern, Slate)
Contraception mandate doublecross: Column
(Bart Stupak, USA Today)
The basic right of a free people
(John Boozman & J. Randy Forbes, National Review Online)
Underlying Hobby Lobby: Religious Americans have been politically excluded
(Philip Hamburger, National Review Online)
Fewer than 1,000 Muslims left in Central African Republic capital
(Fredrick Nzwili, Religion News Service)
The new face of terrorism
(Lorenzo Vidion, The International Relations and Security Network)
Religion, ethnicity and state formation in Algeria
(Lisa Watanabe, The International Relations and Security Network)
Chaldean Patriarchate and Caritas Iraq aid Muslim families fleeing violence
(Joseph Mahmoud, AsiaNews.it)
Exchanged for the wife of an al Qaeda member, Ma'aloula Sisters shout "Allah Akbar"
(Paul Dakiki, AsiaNews.it)
Exclusively-secular marriage for England and Wales? – unlikely, but the law needs reform
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Use of intimidation to stifle Israeli critics rebuked by academics
(Les Neuhaus, Mint Press News)
Clergy, same-sex marriage and (quasi-) law
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
John Wesley and religious freedom
(Mark Tooley, First Things: Religion and Public Life)
Swastikas graffitied on Stockholm high school
(Yair Rosenberg, Tablet: A New Read on Jewish Life)
Jewish culture was not always a response to non-Jewish culture
(Adam Kirsch, Tablet: A New Read on Jewish Life)
Klitschko Interview: 'I'd also shake hands with devil to save lives'
(Interview conducted by Marc Hujer and Christian Neef, Spiegel Online International)
Freedom From Religion protests Green Bay mayor's papal invitation
(Paul Srubas and Scott Cooper Williams, Green Bay Press Gazette)
Putin’s Jewish embrace: Is it love or politics?
(Cnaan Lipshiz & Talia Lavin, The Global Jewish News Source)
House OKs religious exemptions to having a healthcare plan
(Pete Kasperowicz, The Hill)
A small town in West Virginia responds to anti-Muslim sentiment
(Omar Ghabra, Al Jazeera America)
Fast track for Virginia and Nevada marriage cases (FURTHER UPDATED)
(Lyle Denniston, Scotusblog)
Israel 'regrets' killing judge as row with Jordan widens
(The Daily Star (Lebanon))
Inmate wins fight tied to religion, unusual diet
(Jason Clayworth, The Des Moines Register)
Syria says only 25 free in exchange for nuns
(The Daily Star (Lebanon))
Release of Syrian nuns belies persecution of Christians in rebel areas
(Christa Case Bryant, The Christian Science Monitor)
How anti-gay will Mississippi’s ‘new’ religious freedom bill be?
(Jay Michaelson, The Daily Beast)
Houston megachurch targeted by thieves
(Craig Hlavaty, statesman.com)
Jewish Press Weekly fires columnist for article assailing haredim
(JTA)
Pakistan: Simmering cauldron in Punjab
(Ambreen Agha, South Asia Terrorism Portal)
India: Advantage squandered in Bihar
(Mrinal Kanta Das, South Asia Terrorism Portal)
Aung San Suu Kyi tiptoes around Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslim crisis
(Brian Pellot, Religion News Service)
US lawmakers urge inclusion of Sikhs in military
(Matthew Pennington, Yahoo! News)
Saudi Arabia: Feminization of shops to blame for SR800m loss
(Arab News)
Atheists can be homophobic and sexist, too
(Chris Stedman, Religion News Service)
Israel's grip on Evangelical Christians loosens
(Nathan Guttman, The Jewish Daily Forward)
Fatah endorses refusal to recognise Israel as Jewish state
(Yahoo! News)
Judge sides with Kansas doctor in abortion case
(John Hanna, Associated Press, Boston.com)
Muslim Brotherhood: A pariah that should be shunned by all
(Linda S. Heard, Arab News)
Iraq's prime minister slams Saudi Arabia, Qatar for supporting terrorists - OpEd
(Jim Kouri, Eurasia Review)
Indonesian Church urges citizens to vote to fight corruption and political crisis
(AsiaNews.it)
Guantánamo inmate takes on ‘inhumane’ force-feeding practices
(Massoud Hayoun, Al Jazeera America)
Jewish employee's discrimination claim against New York City dismissed
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Appeals court rejects ban on children attending mother's church
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Keep Israel debate respectful, N.Y. Jewish leaders tell community
(JTA)
Dutch watchdog reports 23 percent rise in anti-Semitic incidents
(JTA)
Jewish man attacked by stun gun near Paris synagogue
(JTA)
Archdiocese to end tuition aid to children of abuse victims
(Jeremy Roebuck, Philly.com)
Methodist bishop to end trials for ministers who perform gay weddings
(Sharon Otterman, The New York Times)
U.S. lawmakers urge Pentagon to allow Sikhs leeway in military attire
(David Alexander, Reuters)
Kentucky Southern Baptists draw crowds with gun giveaways
(Blake Farmer, NPR)
FIU's Muslim students say they found a listening device in a campus prayer room
(Kyle Swenson, Miami New Times)
Anti-Semites in interim Ukrainian government raise Jewish groups' concerns
(Gloria Galloway, The Globe and Mail)
For hateful comic in France, muzzle becomes a megaphone
(Alissa J. Rubin, The New York Times)
Al Shabaab leader urges Somalis to battle old enemy Ethiopia
(Abdi Sheikh, Reuters)
Nebraska shocked to learn it has Parti Québécois-style religion law
(The Canadian Press)
Can the return of 'Cosmos' extend the scope of science and religion?
(Kandra Polatis and Herb Scribner, Deseret News)
Lutheran ministry seeks to convert Jews
(Lilly Fowler, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Religion News Service)
From radical to terrorist: The "conveyor belt" to violent extremism
(Samuel Westrop, Gatestone Institute)
Francis in Korea, five days for young people and for peace in Asia
(AsiaNews.it)
After prolonged legal battle, Virginia Episcopalians prepare to reclaim property
(Michelle Boorstein, The Washington Post)
Swedish Evangelical Alliance responds to Ulf Ekman's Conversion to Catholicism; notes 'crucial dividing lines' between church bodies
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post World)
Monday, 10 March 2014
“Challenging the culture of acquisition”
(Liz Carnelley, Public Spirit)
Iran's Dervishes on hunger strike inside, outside prison
(Golnaz Esfandiari, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)
Jewish and Muslim methods of slaughter prioritise animal welfare
(Shuja Shafi and Jonathan Arkush, The Guardian)
Nova Scotia bar society told to tolerate Trinity Western University's same sex policy
(The Canadian Press, The Vancouver Sun)
Our place in the ‘Cosmos’: Carl Sagan’s Humanism in 5 quotes
(Chris Stedman, RNS Blog: Faitheist)
Pakistan's 1973 Constitution is not Islamic
(Kasim Javid, New Civilisation)
Swedish megachurch leader Ulf Ekman converts to Catholicism, 'stuns' congregation
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post World)
Ukrainian Muslims and Maidan
(Mykhailo Yakubovych, Religious Information Service of Ukraine)
Why Pakistan cannot defeat the Taliban
(Sushant Sareen, Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
Supreme Court won’t hear appeal of dispute over Episcopal Church’s property in Va.
(Michelle Boorstein, The Washington Post)
Pope to go to South Korea in August for youth fest
(Nicole Winfield, Associated Press, The Big Story)
Inconsistent evangelicals: An interview with Molly Worthen
(Jonathan Merritt, RNS Blog: On Faith & Culture)
'Demon of religious cleansing must be stopped' in Central African Republic, says UN High Commissioner
(Thomson Reuters, Global Post)
Syrian refugee crisis brings Israelis and Arabs together in Miami Beach
(Carli Teproff, Miami Herald)
Palestinian killed after attacking Israeli soldier reportedly was Jordanian judge
(JTA)
Can an Israeli-Palestinian business coalition push leaders to make a deal?
(Ben Sales, JTA)
Abbas cannot make concessions on any core issue
(Khaled Abu Toameh, Gatestone Institute)
AJC, ADL opposing Maryland anti-boycott measure
(JTA)
Petition in Poland seeks referendum to legalize ritual slaughter
(JTA)
Religion and law round up – 9th March: A fairly busy week: the Mormon temple in Preston, Welsh devolution, women in the C of E episcopate, selling “church treasures” – and more
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Move to repatriate Spanish Jews prompts frenzy, but excitement may be premature
(Cnaan Liphshiz, JTA)
Ma'aloula nuns freed in exchange for 150 rebels held prisoner
(Paul Dakiki, AsiaNews.it)
Nuns and other Christians in Syria: Finally, a little good news
(B.C., The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Kidnapped nuns thank negotiators after being freed in Syria
(The Guardian)
Letter on release of kidnapped Syrian nuns
(Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, World Council of Churches)
Nuns released by Syrians after three-month ordeal
(Anne Barnar & Hwaida Saad, The New York Times)
Fast track for Virginia and Nevada marriage cases (UPDATED)
(Lyle Denniston, SCOTUSblog)
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