Law and Religion Headlines
Monday, 10 November 2014
Russian lawmaker Vitaly Milonov angry at 'same-sex wedding'
(BBC News)
Pope excommunicates pedophile Argentine priest
(Almundena Calatrava, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Indonesia: Government to recognize minority faiths
(Margareth S. Aritonang, The Jakarta Post)
Malaysia's Sharia law costs non-Muslims their kids
(Eileen Ng, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Boko Haram suspected in deadly suicide bombing at Nigerian school
(Adam Nossiter, The New York Times)
Funeral for Saudi Shiites turns into show of unity
(Ahmed Al Omran, The Wall Street Journal)
To counter rise of Islamic State, Jordan imposes rules on Muslim clerics
(William Booth and Taylor Luck, The Washington Post)
Prominent D.C. rabbi accused of voyeurism presents a disturbing paradox
(Michelle Boorstein, The Washington Post)
US bishops struggling under Francis' pontificate
(Rachel Zoll, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Fareed Zakaria goes 1-on-1 with Syria expert Joshua Landis to discuss innovative solution to the ongoing Syrian crisis
(Joshua Landis, Syria Comment)
Al-Qaeda's Syrian judiciary--is it really what al-Jolani makes it out to be?
(Matthew Barber, Syria Comment)
Q&A with Kenneth Roth: How to tackle the backlash against gay rights?
(Kenneth Roth, Human Rights Watch)
U.S. military chief defends Israeli efforts to limit Gaza deaths
(Stephanie Butnick, Tablet: A New Read on Jewish Life)
Seoul mates: Are Jewish stereotypes among Koreans a source of hate, or love?
(Dave Hazzan, Tablet: A New Read on Jewish Life)
Today's must-read faith and family stories
(Herb Scribner, Deseret News National Edition)
New test of Court’s view on same-sex marriage (UPDATED)
(Lyle Denniston, SCOTUSblog)
Man charged with criminal mischief for placing protest stickers on courthouse church directory
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Moscow oriented clergy support renegade elections
(Russia Religion News)
Among the ‘Millennium Development Goals’: the universal legalisation of abortion
(Press Release, European Centre for Law and Justice)
Oh Liberty, what crimes are committed in thy name
(Neil Addison, Religion and Law Blog)
Thorny road ahead for Yemen
(Xinhua, Arab News)
Nagorno-Karabakh: Conscientious objector "a criminal who must pay the price for his crime"
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
Online imams under scanner
(Arab News)
United against deviant ideology
(Saad Dosari, Arab News)
Islamic State to rewrite Qur'an
(Walid Ramzi, Magharebia)
Iran prepares to launch more selective internet censorship
(Mahmoud Vaezi, Radio Zamaneh)
America's Catalans participate in 'referendum' on independence from Spain
(Eurasia Review)
Nepalese politicians: Pope's message on the Berlin Wall in our Constitution
(Christopher Sharma, AsiaNews.it)
The government of Pakistan is responsible for Christian couple's burning
(Shafique Khokhar, AsiaNews.it)
End occupation to avoid a new intifada
(Bernardo Cervellera, AsiaNews.it)
Religion in Scots law
(Callum Brown, University of Glasgow)
Malaysian court overturns Islamic law banning cross-dressing
(Thomas Fuller, The New York Times)
New government to make religious freedom and minority protection a priority
(Mathias Hariyadi, Asia News)
Stephen Harper raises religious freedom concerns with China
(Susan Lunn, CBC News)
Church Minister calls for faith schools to be open to all children
(Stephen Lingwood, The Bolton News)
In secular India, a lethal mix of religion and politics sends brawls spiraling into riots
(Associated Press, Fox News)
Atheist scientist claims religion will be gone in a generation. Is he right?
(Husna Haq, The Christian Science Monitor)
Kansas to ask Court to delay same-sex marriages
(Lyle Denniston, SCOTUSblog)
47 people killed in bombing outside Nigerian school; Boko Haram suspected
(Aminu Abubakar, CNN)
Federal appeals court rules Northwestern U. did not discriminate against Chabad
(JTA)
7th Circuit upholds Northwestern University's cut-off of Chabad house
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Court upholds dismissal of religious discrimination lawsuit against Northwestern in Chabad House disaffiliation
(Paige Leskin, The Daily Northwestern)
Germany: Hooligans declare war on Islamic Radicals
(Soeren Kern, Gatestone Institute)
‘War of the rabbis’ over Temple Mount strife goes from Halacha to politics
(Jeremy Sharon, The Jerusalem Post)
Israeli rabbis debate Jewish prayer on Temple Mount
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
CofE Bishops and “public office”
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Religion and law round-up – 9th November
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Alevis slam Davutoğlu for not respecting ECtHR religioni courses ruling
(Sunday's Zaman)
Sunday, 9 November 2014
Church-state pre-trial set for today
(David DeWitt, Athens (Ohio) News)
GCC declares war on domestic violence
(Ghazanfar Ali Khan, Arab News)
Settlement reached in case of Sikh IRS employee's wearing of kirpan
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Saturday, 8 November 2014
Jharkhand's tribal Mundari remember the first Catholic converts
(Nirmala Carvalho, AsiaNews.it)
UN issues 300 recommendations for Egypt to improve human rights
(Middle East Monitor)
Iran: Free woman in sports protest case, says HRW
(Eurasia Review)
Egypt's war on terrorism - OpEd
(Neville Teller, Eurasia Review)
Challenge to Tennessee limittions on LGBT protections dismissed on standing and mootness crounds
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Berkeley's no longer home to free speech
(Tim Martin, Times-Standard)
Parliament debates kosher and halal slaughtering methods
(Marcus Dysch, The Jewish Chronicle Online)
Assisted dying will be made legal in UK ‘within two years’
(Jamie Doward, The Guardian)
Touchy Indians try to cut online risk to religion, reputation
(Shivani Shinde Nadhe, Business Standard)
Iran bars British politicos
(Sohrab Ahmari, The Wall Street Journal)
What kind of church appeals to Millennials? It's not as trendy and modern as you think
(Cath Martin, Christian Today)
Turks’ corruption concerns double in last seven years: Report
(Hurriyet Daily News)
Kyiv says 200 rebels killed, Russian tanks, troops cross over border
(RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service, Radio Free Europe | Radio Liberty)
Plight of Christians is a tragedy, says Prince Charles
(Madeleine Davies, Church Times)
Unsung East German protesters made wall’s fall possible
(Willliam D. Bowman, Central Maine Opinion)
Finally, a judge votes for democracy: The latest decision on same-sex marriage is a gem of legal reasoning and common sense
(Michael Cook, Conjugality: A Blog on the Future of Marriage)
The state of international religious freedom and why it matters
(Robert P. George, Foreign Policy Research Institute)
U.S. commission urges Obama to meet persecuted Rohingya in Myanmar
(David Brunnstrom, Virginia Gazette)
A day off for 'Festivus'? It could happen
(Eric Wilkinson, King 5 News)
Paris kosher supermarket arsonist sentenced: Faces four years in prison for setting fire to Jewish business during July riot
(Stephanie Butnick, Tablet: A New Read on Jewish Life)
NU, MUI dissent on marriage law petition
(Ina Parlina, The Jakarta Post)
Questioning sincerity: The role of the courts after Hobby Lobby
(Ben Adams and Cynthia Barmore, Stanford Law Review)
Same-sex marriage state-by-state
(Pew Research)
The status of religious freedom in the world (video)
(Zoe Romanowsky, Aleteia)
Why did the judge announce his “religious inclinations”?
(Will Baude, The Volokh Conspiracy)
Federal government settles dispute with Sikh woman over kirpan
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Former IRS worker, U.S. reach agreement in ritual dagger case
(Allan Turner, Houston Chronicle)
Friday, 7 November 2014
Three Malaysian Muslims win court bid to cross-dress
(Al Arabiya)
Malaysian court strikes down law restricting transgender rights
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Harder to help homeless, charities say
(Madeleine Davies, Church Times)
Welby praises journalists who pay the cost of telling the truth
(Madeleine Davies, Church Times)
Appeals court upholds bans on same-sex marriage for first time
(Robert Barnes, The Washington Post)
Tibet: Chinese authorities further stifle religious freedom for CPC members
(Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization)
'Christians' attack Catholics - OpEd
(William Donahue, Eurasia Review)
Madhya Pradesh: Hindu radicals beat eight Christians, have them arrested
(Nirmala Carvalho, AsiaNews.it)
Faisalabad, Christians and Muslims demand justice for the couple "blasphemous" burned alive
(Shafique Khokhar, AsiaNews.it)
Bangladesh, Islamic extremists attack Protestant school: students and teachers injured
(Sumon Corraya, AsiaNews.it)
Indonesia: new government to make religious freedom and minority protection a priority
(Mathias Hariyadi, AsiaNews.it)
Sikh woman wins settlement from US government over wearing religious knife
(Stacy Teicher Khadaroo, The Christian Science Monitor)
Humanist sues Navy over rejection of his chaplaincy application
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
NYT surveys increasing persecution of Rohingya by Myanmar
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Malaysian court overturns cross-dressing ban
(BBC News Asia)
Court rejects Free Exercise and Establishment Clause challenges to California's reparative therapy ban
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
White House aide will be new ADL national director
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Crimea to provide land sites for Jewish culture centers, synagogues
(Interfax-Religion)
Students seek damages from UC Santa Barbara professor for defacing pro-life display
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
Federal appeals court rules for gay marriage bans
(Dan Sewell, Associated Press, Deseret News National Edition | Faith)
Gay marriage ban overturned in Missouri
(Christian Today)
Government bows to Christian pressure over religious education
(Richard Adams, The Guardian)
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