Law and Religion Headlines
Thursday, 30 October 2014
Houston Mayor drops controversial minister subpoenas
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Houston Mayor to pastors: On second thought, let’s forget about those subpoenas
(Joe Carter, Acton Institute)
ISIS’s war on the world’s ancient religions
(Stephanie Saldana, The Wall Street Journal)
Rejecting euthanasia, respecting the human spirit
(Margaret Somerville, MercatorNet)
Mosque construction halted in Istanbul grove, Uskudar Municipality declares
(Hurriyet Daily News)
India: No justice for 1984 anti-Sikh bloodshed, says HRW
(Eurasia Review)
Three elections in three continents
(Gwynne Dyer, Arab News)
Egypt targets universities as last haven for political expression
(Mahmoud Mourad, Reuters)
Tunisia's Islamists down but not out after election defeat
(Patrick Markey and Tarek Amara, Reuters)
Secularist party wins Tunisia elections
(AsiaNews.it)
Ashraf Ghani offers China cooperation against Islamic terrorism in exchange for aid
(AsiaNews.it)
Pakistan province rewrites text books to satisfy Islamic conservatives
(Jibran Ahmad, Reuters)
Anti-Muslim bullying on rise after Canada attacks, group says
(Richard Valdmanis, Reuters)
Clashes erupt as Israeli police kill Palestinian suspected of shooting Jewish far-rightist
(Luke Baker, Reuters)
Hobby Lobby take two? Moody encourages witnessing at work
(Chris Stedman, Religion News Service)
Religious discrimination in employment? – only if you’re employed: Halawi v WDFG UK Ltd
(Frank Cranmer, Law and Religion UK)
Sweden recognizes Palestine, following up on new prime minister’s vow
(JTA)
Sweden recognizes Palestinian state, hopes will revive peace process
(Simon Johnson, Reuters)
Islamic school in north India bars girls; claims co-ed against faith
(Miko Morelos, Ecumenical News)
The Turkish Republic’s most critical decade
(Murat Yetkin, Hurriyet Daily News)
Reclaiming the Jewish soul
(Mark LeVine, Al Jazeera)
Shutdown of Al-Aqsa mosque a 'declaration of war,' say Palestinian leaders
(Al Jazeera)
North Dakota Supreme Court upholds restrictions on medication abortions
(Addison Morris, Jurist)
Patriarch Kirill likens Ukraine situation with Arab Spring
(Interfax: Religion)
Are an atheist journalist's papal interviews reliable?
(Andrea Gagliarducci, Catholic News Agency)
EVENT, 30 October 2014: Faith & International Affairs Conference Call
(Featuring Knox Thames, Director of Policy and Research at the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, addressing "Global Alliances on International Religious Freedom", Institute for Global Engagement)
Houston mayor drops church subpoenas
(Eugene Volokh, The Volokh Conspiracy)
Republican ISIL fear-mongering amplifies extremists' message, experts say
(Joshua Eaton, Al Jazeera)
Wednesday, 29 October 2014
Alawites find their voice against Assad
(Al-Monitor: Syria Pulse)
Controversial proposal looks to amend Mississippi Constitution
(Amelia Camurati, HottyToddy.com)
Monks plan rally to demand interfaith marriage law
(Zarni Mann, The Irrawaddy)
Questioning faith in the cradle of Islam
(Caryle Murphy, Foreign Policy)
Sinai attack threatens Egypt-Hamas ties
(Adnan Abu Amer, trans. Cynthia Milan, Al-Monitor: Palestine Pulse)
Turkey finds out one is the loneliest number
(Kadri Gursel, trans. Timur Goksel, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)
Myanmar's Ashin Wirathu: Five reasons for his rise
(Aparupa Bhattacherjee, Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies)
'Caught between a hammer and an anvil': Myanmar's Rohingya 'internment camps'
(Tim Hume, CNN)
A voice in the community? The rule of law is one of the greatest of Jewish gifts to the world
(Paul Diamond, The Jerusalem Post)
Preliminary injunction issued against latest religious non-profit ACA contraceptive compromise
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Testing the status of Baker v. Nelson [no to a constitutional right to same-sex marriage]
(Lyle Denniston, SCOTUSblog)
Houston withdraws pastors’ subpoenas
(Lauren Markoe, Religion News Service)
Halloween not for Muslims says Malaysian fatwa council
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Italy adopts US Supreme Court’s view of ICJ authority
(Eugene Volokh, The Washington Post: The Volokh Conspiracy)
Washington worried over suspension of "oppositional organisation" in Bahrain
(Middle East Monitor)
For Indian Jesuit, radical Hindu news service is a "tragedy" for democracy
(AsiaNews.it)
Today's must-read faith and family stories 2014.10.29
(Herb Scribner, Deseret News National Edition | Media)
Israel university will confront ASA boycott in LA
(Eugene Volokh, The Washington Post: The Volokh Conspiracy)
Robert George: Gay marriage proponents won't tolerate dissent
(John Burger, Aleteia)
Nepalese government: No more refugees from Tibet
(Christopher Sharma, AsiaNews.it)
Bangladesh war crimes panel sentences Islamist leader to death, prompts protests
(Serajul Quadir, Reuters)
European women convert, join IS
(Brenda Stoter, Al-Monitor: Syria Pulse)
Singapore upholds law that criminalizes gay sex
(Rujun Shen, Reuters)
Cancer patient Brittany Maynard, scheduled to die Saturday, checked last item on ‘bucket list’
(Lindsey Bever, The Washington Post)
Israeli officials warn European counterparts of jihadists’ threat to Jews
(JTA)
Negotiations with Boko Haram a farce, says Catholic priest
(Fredrick Nzwili, Religion News Service)
Public nudity as a human right? Gough v United Kingdom and the ECHR
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Crucifixion sentence of political dissident sparks backlash that threatens Saudi monarchy
(Catherine Shakdam, Mint Press News)
Israeli MP proposes banning Islamic prayer call
(Robert Tait, Telegraph)
ISIS is no use for the USA and threatens to destroy entire Islamic civilization
(Interfax-Religion)
New Mexico court upholds furnishing instructional materials to private and religious schools
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Alawites find their voice against Assad
(Al-Monitor: Syria Pulse)
China to tighten laws to combat illegal cults
(Ben Blanchard, Reuters)
Federal Judge halts White House’s contraception compromise for religious nonprofit
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Turkey education reforms fuel controversy
(Lauren Williams, Al Jazeera)
Crimea: Guns, weapons, drugs – and religious literature
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
Islam and hadiths: Sifting and combing
(B.C., The Economist: Erasmus blog)
Federal judge blocks contraception mandate enforcement for Catholic college
(Taylor Gillan, JURIST)
Only Christians can show Muslims the "mad utopia" of the Islamic State
(Fady Noun, AsiaNews.it)
Crimea: the concerns [about Tatars] of Nils Muižnieks
(Danilo Elia, Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso)
Texas congregation suing Presbyterian Church (USA) to keep property after leaving denomination over its stance on homosexuality
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
The big role of black churches in two senate races
(Nate Cohn, The New York Times)
The crisis in U.S.-Israel relations is officially here
(Jeffrey Goldberg, The Atlantic)
Bangladesh Islamist party chief sentenced to death
(Julhas Alam, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Bangladesh, Islamic Party leader gets death sentence
(AsiaNews.it)
Pro-choice activists swallow abortion pills after rail journey
(Mary Minihan, The Irish Times)
PM: Muslim nations held back by illiteracy
(Azura Abas, New Straits Times)
Germany warns security situation 'critical' due to radical Islam
(Alexandra Hudson and Sabine Siebold, Reuters)
Karen Armstrong’s new rule: Religion isn’t responsible for violence
(Patricia Pearson, The Daily Beast)
New trial sought in parish sex-abuse case
(Maria Panaritis, The Philadelphia Inquirer)
China’s Xinjiang schools to discourage religion at home
(Agence France-Presse, The National)
Schools in China's Xinjiang to discourage religion at home
(First Post)
Liu Peng: PRC religious law should come from the top down [in Chinese]
(Phoenix Net)
Cuba approves first new Catholic church building in 55 years
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
St. Lawrence in Tampa helping found church in Cuba
(Paul Guzzo, The Tampa Tribune)
Pope Francis and the death of the death penalty
(Mark Gordon, Aleteia)
US Supreme Court stays Missouri inmate's execution
(Jim Salter, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Tuesday, 28 October 2014
Ave Maria granted injunction; no penalties for not providing contraceptives
(Jacob Carpenter, Naples Daily News)
Court focuses on late filing in prayer case
(Trevor Metcalfe, DanRiver.com)
Court upholds New Mexico law that provides textbooks to private schools
(AP, Daily Journal)
Cuba to allow construction of first new Catholic church in 55 years
(Latin America News Dispatch)
Does my local church have authority to declare that I am not Christian?
(Compiled by Ruth Moon, Christianity Today)
The lunacy of Libya: How militiamen are destroying the dream of democracy
(Al Bawaba News)
Trick or treat? Fatwa Council bars Muslims from celebrating Halloween
(Malay Mail Online)
Today's must-read faith and family stories 2014.10.28
(Herb Scirbner, Deseret News National Edition | Media)
New birth-control rules found too demanding
(Lyle Denniston, SCOTUSblog)
Boko Haram kidnaps 30 boys and girls in village raid; Nigerian government insists negotiations can continue
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
SAP-PK for law against forced conversion and marriages
(Pakistan Christian Post)
EVENT, 28 October 2014: Tackling sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination: next steps in EU and Member State policy making
(Council of EU premises in Brussels, FRA: European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights)
Is it another Great Awakening?
(Donald Devine, Library of Law and Liberty)
The foreign policy essay: The Sectarian Apocalypse
(William McCants, Brookings Institute)
Federal Court: New HHS mandate does not protect people of faith
(The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty)
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