Law and Religion Headlines
Friday, 31 October 2014
Was the last 'witch' of Boston actually a Catholic martyr?
(Mary Rezac, Catholic News Agency)
The Pope's views on evolution haven't really evolved
(Kara Gordon, The Atlantic)
Walmart's Catholic problem
(William Donohue, Eurasia Review)
By the numbers: Pakistan's perilous religious laws
(Knox Thames, Foreign Policy)
Colonel's column encouraging officers to trust in Jesus is pulled from US Air Force newsletter
(Cath Martin, Christian Today)
My mother’s physician-assisted suicide
(Mark Silk, RNS Blog: Spiritual Politics)
Colorado school district sued by humanists for participating in Samaritan's Purse's Operation Christmas Child programme
(Cath Martin, Christian Today)
Iran fails to address calls for greater religious freedom
(Baha'i World News Service)
Today's must-read faith and family stories 2014.10.31
(Herb Scribner, Deseret News National Edition | Faith)
Federal court says law school can opt out of controversial Obamacare mandates
(Caitlin Grimes, Campus Reform)
Poll shows voters ‘concerned’ over religious liberty threats
(The Christian Institute)
Romanian officials offer strong support for religious liberty
(Aurelian Horja, Adventist News Network)
Niger drops sex education from syllabus at Muslim leaders' urging
(Abdoulaye Massalaki and Misha Hussain, Reuters)
Latvian musical on Nazi collaborator stirs anger
(Rayyan Sabet-Parry, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Foreign jihadists flocking to Iraq and Syria on 'unprecedented scale' – UN
(Spencer Ackerman, The Guardian)
Southern Baptists, gay community break bread at conference
(Tamara Audi, The Wall Street Journal)
As archdiocese reorganizes, New York Catholics await news about their parishes
(Sharon Otterman, The New York Times)
Chinese Christians under pressure from 'anti-cult' campaign
(Tom Phillips, The Telegraph)
What happens when the gay rights movement influences laws
(Steven W. Mosher, Aleteia)
Let Islamic reform start in America
(Salam Al-Marayati and Maher Hathout, The Wall Street Journal Opinion [subscription])
Synod will debate the confidentiality of the confessional
(Madeleine Davies, Church Times)
Bishops object as Catholic universities offer same-sex benefits
(David Gibson, Religion News Service)
Is Burkina Faso sub-Saharan Africa’s version of the Arab Spring?
(Larisa Epatko, PBS NewsHour)
Subpoenas aside, religious liberty warnings remain
(Baptist Press)
6 steps to preserving religious freedom in schools
(Charisma News)
Lawsuit filed in Florida over attempts to stop pro-lifers telling women about abortion outside clinic
(Cath Martin, Christian Today)
Security official: Jerusalem rioting could persist for weeks, even months
(The Jerusalem Post)
GITMO detainee seeks end to use of female guards in transporting him
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Justice Alito gets award from St. Thomas More Society
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Florida Supreme Court removes trial judge for promoting her faith-based business from courtroom
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
European Parliament working group on Freedom of Religion or Belief Newsletter, 30 October 2014
Iraqi Christians seek shelter in Jordan after ISIS threats
(Areej Abuqudairi, Mint Press News)
ISIS gains halted, but defeat not on horizon
(Paul Crompton, Al Arabiya News)
Human trafficking survivors offered full scholarship at Christian university
(Ben Sheffler, Religion News Service)
IRS approves leave-based programs that contribute to non-profits fighting ebola
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Iraq's Christian paramilitaries split in IS fight
(Peter Henderson, Al-Monitor)
Lebanon's Druze fear IS, Hezbollah
(Mona Alami, Al-Monitor)
Why Jerusalem’s holiest site remains a flashpoint
(Tom Kutsch, Al Jazeera)
Israel bars Palestinians under 50 from entering Al-Aqsa mosque
(Renee Lewis, Al Jazeera)
Crimean Tatars: Disappointment at limited representation in the Ukrainian Parliament
(Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization)
Report by Nils Muižnieks, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, following his mission in Kyiv, Moscow and Crimea, from 7 to 12 September 2014
(Council of Europe)
Slovak court allows referendum to support true marriage, parental rights
(Thaddeus Baklinski, LifeSiteNews)
Southern Baptists, LGBT activists happily coexist, but for how long?
(Sarah Pulliam Bailey, Religion News Service)
When does making fun of faith cross the line?
(Deutsche Welle)
British Jewish school flunks tolerance test
(JTA)
Sharia law or gay marriage critics would be branded ‘extremists’ under Tory plans, atheists and Christians warn
(John Bingham, The Telegraph)
Suu Kyi presidency moves a step closer to reality in Myanmar
(Michael Holtz, The Christian Science Monitor)
Religious freedom advocate Tim Schultz is 'optimistic, but vigilant' about the future
(Herb Scribner, Deseret News National Edition | Faith)
Eight Palestinians reported injured in Jerusalem-area clashes
(JTA)
Future composition of the Lords Spiritual
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Thursday, 30 October 2014
City Council approves hate-crime measure, moves to regulate the use of drones
(Claudia Vargas, Philly.com)
Israel to reopen Al Aqsa Mosque Friday
(Al Bawaba News)
Obama asked to ‘just say their name’
(Binny Mary Paul, Democratic Voice of Burma)
Obama pushes reforms in phone calls to Myanmar's Thein Sein and suu Kyi
(Parameswaran Ponnudurai, Radio Free Asia)
Rise of religious extremism in Bangladesh: A threat to region
(Rupak Bhattacharjee, South Asia Monitor)
China clamps down on 'underage religion' among Muslim Uyghurs
(Radio Free Asia)
Most Americans say employers should never discriminate, even on religious grounds
(Harris/Out & Equal Poll)
War court censors word 'female' in legal argument
(Carol Rosenberg, Miami Herald)
Alito wins award from Catholic law group in Maryland
(Steve Lash, Daily Record)
Florida Supreme Court removes judge who sold religious books from office
(AP, Local10.com)
Assisted suicide: The failures of the cult of ‘celebrity endorsement’
(Paul Russell, LifeSiteNews)
Islamic banking gains ground in Turkey
(Mehmet Cetingulec, trans. Sibel Utku Bila, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)
Experts ask if Supreme Court rulings are influenced by religion
(Wesley Juhl, Kansas City infoZine)
Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Crimea under threat
(Glavkom, Russia Religion News)
USCIRF condemns arrest of Chinese Buddhist leader Wu Zeheng and detention and mistreatment of religious leaders
(Press Release, U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
U.S. must do more for religious freedom, advocates say
(Meredith Somers, The Washington Times)
Today's must-read faith and family stories 2014.10.30
(Herb Scribner, Deseret News National Edition | Faith)
Catholic hospital's disability plan does not qualify as a "church plan" exempt from ERISA
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Parents No. 1 influence helping teens remain religiously active as young adults
(David Briggs, Association of Religion Data Archives)
4th Circuit hears oral arguments in county board invocation policy
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Brittany Maynard on decision to die: Now 'doesn't seem like the right time' [VIDEO]
(Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Health)
New York's top court OKs marriage with half-niece
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Is the abortion industry about to lose its southern stronghold?
(David French, National Review Online: The Corner)
Signatures sought for Mississippi amendment affirming state's Christian and Southern heritage
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Turkish pianist controversy has many facets
(Tulin Daloglu, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)
Another Gaza war: what if the settlers were right?
(Joyce Dalsheim, OUPblog Religion)
'Treated like cattle': Yazidi women sold, raped, enslaved by ISIS [VIDEO]
(Ivan Watson, CNN World)
Turkish public education system to offer class in Christianity for first time
(World Watch Monitor)
In Indonesia, hope for minister's religious freedom legislation
(Katharina R. Lestari, Ucanews.con)
Buddhist nationalist group in Burma calls for restrictions on interfaith marriage
(Eugene Volokh, The Volokh Conspiracy)
Buddhist group presses Burma parliament to restrict interfaith marriage
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Temple Mount to reopen, but with restrictions
(JTA)
Kyrygzstan: Contradictory court decisions, arbitrary official actions
(Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18 News Service)
Four more North Carolina judges resign over refusal to conduct same-sex weddings
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)
Boko Haram seize northeast Nigerian town, dozens killed
(Lanre Ola, Christian Today)
In Belgium, two types of Bishops
(Filip Mazurczak, First Things)
Church condemns Government as un-Christian over stance on drowning migrants
(John Bingham, The Telegraph)
Prisoners' religious rights at center of lawsuit, Minn. state policy change
(Stephen Tellier, ABC News)
Inmate sues prison claiming his religious liberty entitles him to dress like a pirate
(Ian Millhiser, Think Progress)
5 facts about evolution and religion
(David Masci, Pew Research Center: Fact-tank)
Islamic State publicly kills at least 46 Sunni opponents in captured Iraqi city
(Loveday Morris and Mustafa Salim, The Washington Post)
Israel reopens contested holy site in Jerusalem
(Isabel Kershner and Jodi Rudoren, The New York Times)
Israel closes Temple Mount to Muslims, Jews after attempted assassination
(JTA)
Jerusalem holy site closure 'declaration of war' - Abbas
(BBC News)
Israel closes Al-Aqsa mosque
(Middle East Monitor)
Israel blocks Jerusalem holy site amid rising tensions after activist shot
(William Booth and Ruth Eglash, The Washington Post)
For Asia’s gays, Taiwan stands out as beacon
(Andrew Jacobs, The New York Times)
Singapore’s ban on gay male sex is upheld by top court
(Andrea Tan, Bloomberg)
Ministers push candidates to sign pledge against vote buying in Magoffin
(Bill Estep, Lexington Herald-Leader)
Mayor's decision to drop subpoenas fails to quell criticism
(Katherine Driessen, Mike Morris, Houston Chronicle)
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