Law and Religion Headlines
Monday, 3 March 2014
The greatest movies have always been religious. Can we make more?
(Liel Leibovitz, Tablet: A New Read on Jewish Life)
Tajikstan: State control of Islam increasing
(Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18 News Service)
Home of Catholic family torched in Bangladesh
(Sumon Corraya, AsiaNews.it)
American Atheists lawsuit against 'World Trade Center Cross' goes before appeals court
(Michael Gryboski, Christian Post)
Supreme Court declines to review asylum case of German homeschoolers
(Nap Nazworth, Christian Post)
Ultra-Orthodox Jews protest against military service, see it as "an attack on Torah"
(AsiaNews.it, AsiaNews.it)
Supreme Court will hear Muslim prisoner’s religious challenge to prison no-beards policy
(Eugene Volokh, Volokh Conspiracy)
King Abdullah: Unity key to Muslim success
(Arab News)
“Islamic extremists” put a price on your head? That means you can’t give a speech in this American government building
(Eugene Volokh, Volokh Conspiracy)
U.S. Jewish-Muslim delegation presses Denmark on ritual slaughter ban
(JTA)
Saudi Arabia: End to ‘absolute male control’ sought
(Arab News)
Mass Haredi Orthodox rally in Jerusalem protests draft bill
(JTA)
Ukraine’s religious communities ask Russia to pull out troops
(JTA)
Hundreds of French Jews demand election for chief rabbi
(JTA)
Muslim-American man wins nearly $1.2 million in job discrimination case
(Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press)
State agency may bar employee from selling his religious book during work time
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Uighurs at Xinjiang mosque have to face China flag when praying
(Massoud Hayoun, Al Jazeera America)
Purdue donation incites First Amendment fight over ‘God’ plaque
(Hayleigh Colombo, Indianapolis Star)
Why are Christians the world’s most persecuted group?
(Ramond Ibrahim, The Christian Post Opinion)
Pope Francis allows married man to join priesthood for first time in nearly 100 years
(Morgan Lee, The Christian Post)
Ukraine orders full military mobilization after Russia approves troop deployment; Kiev warns of war
(Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post)
Special Feature: Contraceptive mandate symposium
(SCOTUS Blog)
Separatists blamed for China knife attack; 33 dead
(The Associated Press, Aljazeera America)
Sunday, 2 March 2014
Pope launches "pressing appeal" for Ukraine, for "all initiatives in favor of dialogue and harmony"
(AsiaNews.it)
China's religious hostilities increase fourfold, as knife attack leaves dozens dead
(Brian J. Grim, the Weekly Number)
In Mexican village, utility shut-off used to force Protestant families to contribute to local Catholic festivals
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Disney attempts to force Boy Scouts over gay leaders ban; threatens to halt funding
(Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post)
N Korea 'to release Australian missionary'
(BBC News)
New head of Ukraine's navy defects in Crimea
(BBC News)
Ultra-Orthodox Jews protest against army service
(BBC News)
Spiritual but not religious: knowing the types, avoiding the traps
(Linda Mercadante, Ph.D., OUPblog)
Religion and law round up – 2nd March
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Appeal of the Ukrainian churches and religious organizations on the occasion of the foreign aggression
(Institute for Religious Freedom (Ukraine))
Saturday, 1 March 2014
After Yanukovych, Maidan’s next fight will be to preserve a Ukraine safe for minorities
(Amelia Glaser, Tablet: A New Read on Jewish Life)
Allah, Malaysia and the WCC: Getting along in the name of God
(B.C., The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Compassion & Choices praises decision not to appeal dismissal of unjust “assisted suicide” case
(Compassion & Choices)
Hamas: Teaching human rights is against Palestine, Islamic culture
(Khaled Abu Toameh, Gatestone Institute)
Indonesia: Report on religious intolerance points finger at President Yudhoyono
(Mike MacLachlan, London, UCA News)
Interfaith leader calls for building bridges, not barriers between faiths
(Jennifer Dobner, Deseret News National Edition)
Kentucky Baptists use gun giveaways to lure unchurched to Christ
(Andrew Wolfson, The Courier-Journal)
Mexican Catholics find God in Islam
(William Schaefer, Mint Press News)
Missions signal a growing role for Mormon women
(Jodi Kantor and Laurie Goodstein, International New York Times)
Moroccan spiritual diplomacy is gaining ground in West Africa – OpEd
(Said Temsamani, Eurasia Review)
North Carolina: ‘Homeless Jesus’ sculpture sparks ire: Son of God ‘not a vagrant’
(Cheryl K. Chumley, The Wall Street Journal)
Questions you're asking about cakes, gays, and religious freedom
(Amy Payne, The Foundry (blog))
Same-sex marriage: two new cases before the European Court of Human Rights
(Grégor Puppinck, PhD, European Centre for Law and Justice)
Saudi Arabia: besieged and fearful
(Immanuel Wallerstein, Aljazeera America)
State Department's Human Rights Report includes international religious discrimination concerns
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Tajik women fight mosque exclusion
(Humairo Bakhtiyor, Institute for War and Peace Reporting)
Thai Buddhist monk vows to fight on even as protesters scale back
(Amy Sawitta Lefevre, Reuters)
The dangers of oversimplifying the Central African Republic conflict
(Alex Whiting, Thomson Reuters Foundation)
The Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham’s dhimmi pact for the Christians of Raqqa province
(Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi, Joshua Landis - Syria Comment)
The Plantation Church: a Q&A with Noel Erskine
(OUPblog)
Ukraine Crisis: Crimea in the Crosshairs
(Alessandro Bruno, Geopolitical Monitor)
Ukrainian religious organizations impacted by Russian actions
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Unrest in Xinjiang, Uyghur Province in China
(Raymond Lee, Al Jazeera Center for Studies)
Venezuela: Violence against protesters, journalists
(Human Rights Watch)
Bill to name special religious freedom envoy on hold
(Mark A. Kellner, Deseret News National Edition)
Port au Prince, Haiti: Religious freedom celebrated in the aftermath of the tragic earthquake
(Dr. John Graz, International Religious Liberty Association)
Putin ready to invade Ukraine; Kiev warns of war
(Lidia Kelly and Pavel Polityuk, Reuters)
At heart of Ukraine drama, a tale of two countries
(Tim Sullivan and Dusan Stojanovic, The Big Story)
Russian troops take over Ukraine's Crimea region
(Tim Sullivan and Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press, The Big Story)
Putin dismisses Obama’s warning over Ukraine incursion
(AFP and Times of Israel Staff, The Times of Israel)
The Crimean crisis we should have seen coming
(Robert Coalson, The Atlantic)
Islamic justice through nonviolence: Mustafa Dzhemilev and the National Movement of Crimean Tatars
(Tasi Perkins, Georgetown Journal of International Affairs)
No longer loyal to Scouts, boys join Trail Life
(Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press, MSN News)
Georgia, Mississippi follow Arizona by blocking bills seen as anti-gay
(David Winograd, Time)
Where in the U.S. are there heightened protections for religious freedom?
(Juliet Eilperin, Washington Post)
Lev Tahor leader Shlomo Helbrans' refugee case questioned
(Julia Sisler, CBC News)
Pakistani Taliban announces 1-month cease-fire
(Riaz Khan, The Big Story)
A Ukraine/Crimea FAQ roundup
(Joshua Keating, Slate)
Viktor Yanukovych may be a crook, but in Crimea he’s still the president
(Noah Sneider, Slate)
Might Freemasonry come within the definition of “religion”? Not just yet…
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Ukraine: The February revolution
(The Economist)
Generations on, Christians fleeing Syria return to Turkish homeland
(Ayla Jean Yackely, Reuters)
The Limitations of Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures (TPIMs)
(Quillam Policy Briefing, World Affairs Journal)
At least 28 die in 'terrorist' attack at Chinese train station: reports
(Ben Blanchard, Reuters)
Friday, 28 February 2014
'Religious freedom' backlash likely to continue as next chapter in LGBT-equality effort
(Justin Snow, Poliglot)
'Rise of erotic liberty' signaled in Arizona veto
(Gregory Tomlin, Baptist Press)
Armed men seize two airports in Ukraine's Crimea, Yanukovich reappears
(Alissa de Carbonnel and Alessandra Prentice, Reuters)
Belz Hasidim threaten mass exodus over Israel draft reform
(Haaretz)
CAR clerics plead for cease-fire
(World Watch Monitor)
Country reports on human rights practices for 2013, secretary's preface
(John F. Kerry, U.S. Department of State)
Dumb, uneducated, and eager to deceive: Media coverage of religious liberty in a nutshell
(Mollie Hemingway, The Federalist)
One lesson from Arizona
(Ed Whelan, National Review Online: Bench Memos)
WCC supports churches’ efforts to restore Malaysia’s multi-religious values
(World Council of Churches)
World Bank freezes aid to Uganda over gay law
(Al Jazeera)
Syria crisis: ISIS imposes rules on Christians in Raqqa
(BBC News)
Adopted children fight Irish state secrecy to find parents
(By Carmel Crimmins and Padraic Halpin of Reuters, Reuters)
Symposium: Accommodations, religious freedom, and the Hobby Lobby case
(Rick Garnett, SCOTUSblog)
Court issues final order on recognition of out-of-state same-sex marriages in Kentucky; intervenors pursuing additional relief
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
The business case for religious freedom: Q&A with Brian J. Grim
(Brian Pellot, Religion News Service)
Nigeria: NSCIA faults CONFAB delegates selection
(Abdullateef Aliyu, Daily Trust)
Ugandan bishops reserve judgment on new anti-gay law
(Catholic News USA)
Jewish student groups fight for a bigger tent on Israel
(Lauren Markoe, Religion News Service)
Why are Millennials less religious? It's not just because of gay marriage
(Jon Terbush, The Week)
Conservative states propel same-sex marriage movement
(Richard Wolf, USA Today)
Christian marijuana dispensary reconciles dogma and dope while battling the IRS
(Katy Steinmetz, Time)
Muslim cab drivers refuse to transport alcohol, and dogs
(Barbara Pinto, ABC News)
Mayor refuses to testify in suit against polygamous towns
(Jim Dalrymple II, The Salt Lake Tribune)
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