Law and Religion Headlines
Friday, 17 October 2014
Religious venues to be used for converting civil partnerships to gay marriages
(Donna Rachel Edmunds, Breitbart London)
Blasphemy, Pakistan and Ireland: An evil that resonates
(B.C., The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and Public Policy])
Pakistan court upholds death sentence for Christian woman accused of blasphemy
(Julie Deisher-Edwards, Jurist)
Christian mother of five death sentence for blasphemy upheld by Pakistani court
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
Court upholds Pakistani Christian woman's blasphemy death sentence
(Al Jazeera America)
President Uchtdorf speaks to international delegates about religious freedom
(Gerry Avant, Deseret News)
‘Shariafication by stealth’ in the UK
(Pragna Patel, 50.50 inclusive democracy)
Hillsong’s Brian Houston defends handling of abuse case, sidesteps questions on gay marriage
(Sarah Pulliam Bailey and Jonathan Merritt, Religion News Service)
As Ebola epidemic tightens grip, west Africa turns to religion for succour
(Monica Mark, The Guardian)
Australia: Overhaul of Pentecostal churches needed to protect children, royal commission hears
(Rachel Browne, Sydney Morning Herald)
Guestview: Opus Dei pulls few strings in Spanish business
(Guest Contributor, Reuters FaithWorld)
Dropping sermons from subpoenas fails to quiet critics
(Mke Morris, Houston Chronicle)
Why I stand with the Houston Five
(Scott R. Murray, Religion News Service)
BJC joins diverse Baptist groups in denouncing controversial subpoena for sermons
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Baptist Joint Committee stands up for church autonomy and free pulpits in Texas
(Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
As Brazilians drift away from Catholicism, Virgin Mary procession as popular as ever
(Benjamin Soloway and Alexandra Ellerbeck, Religion News Service)
How a California man was forced to spend 100 days in prison for being an atheist
(Ian Milhiser, City Watch)
Polish missionary priest kidnapped by Central African Republic militia
(Mark Woods, Christian Today)
Ghana: Religious bodies urged to do more to eradicate corruption
((Rev Dr. Abamfo Ofori Atiemo), GhanaWeb)
Majority backs Supreme Court action that allows gay marriages to go forward
(Robert Barnes, The Washington Post)
Federal judge strikes down gay marriage ban in Wyoming
(Laura Hancock, Star Tribune)
Arizona same-sex marriage ban falls
(Lyle Denniston, SCOTUSblog)
Court allows same-sex marriages in Alaska
(Lyle Denniston, SCOTUSblog)
Same-sex marriage today: A round-up
(Lyle Denniston, SCOTUSblog)
Data you can't ignore: Same-sex marriage coming to states that oppose it
(Herb Scribner, Deseret News National Edition | Faith)
Battleground Tracker 2014: National Attitudes [Polls in all 50 states on same-sex marriage]
(Yougov)
Holder expands federal recognition of same-sex marriage to 5 states
(Evan Perez, CNN)
Can public officials refuse to perform same-sex marriages for religious reasons?
(Mark A. Kellner, Deseret News National Edition | Faith)
Abortion ad war gets ugly: Pro-life womens group accused of being 'as anti-woman as it gets,' compared to sex abusers
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post Politics)
Ex-Khmer Rouge genocide trial opens in Cambodia
(Elizabeth LaForgia, Jurist)
Moscow Patriarchate urges Catholics to jointly protect family at a legal level
(Interfax: Religion)
Ebola fears prompt new guidelines for Texas faithful to limit physical touch during Mass
(Cath Martin, Christian Today)
Religion's role in Northern Ireland politics
(BBC News)
Ex-immigration minister Jason Kenney ‘dictated’ niqab ban at citizenship ceremony, court told
(Nicholas Keung, Toronto Star)
French Jewish girl stopped moments before leaving to join Islamic State
(Etienne Rouillon, Vice News)
China protests at Japanese PM’s latest WW2 shrine tribute
(The Guardian)
Kansas City diocese agrees to settle 30 lawsuits for $10 million
(Judy L. Thomas, The Kansas City Star)
Pastor Sergiy Litovchenko was released from captivity of armed separatists in eastern Ukraine
(Institute for Religious Freedom - Ukraine)
Myanmar: Former Min. of Religious Affairs sentenced to 13 years' imprisonment
(Thanoe Wai, Democratic Voice of Burma)
Karnataka's state government rejects (false) report on 2008 attacks on churches
(Nirmala Carvalho, AsiaNews.it)
Commission on Religion and Belief in British Public Life – the media as a medium for improving religious understanding
(Shenaz Bunglawala, Publicspirit)
Sikh woman following Judge’s order is grabbed and harassed by U.S. Marshals
(The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty)
Egypt ministers criticized for cutting short their hajj
(Walaa Husseib, Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
Pragmatic disengagement and Islamic democracy
(Neil Thompson, The International Relations and Security Network)
Yemen’s Houthis draw the attention of Iraqis
(Omar al-Jaffal, trans. Sahar Ghoussoub, Al-Monitor: Iraq Pulse)
Aqsa restrictions force thousands into Jerusalem streets for prayer
(Ma'an News Agency)
Synod Bishops coming together (opinion)
(William Donohue, Religion News Service)
Ukrainian premier shows solicitude for religious organizations
(Russia Religion News)
The Hobby Lobby Solution
(Marci A. Hamilton, Justia: Verdict blog)
Beyond the Hype About a Vatican Upheaval
(Robert A. Sirico, The Wall Street Journal)
Alevis in Germany’s Bremen win equal status as other religious communities
(Hürriyet Daily News)
Quasi-law change to assisted suicide provisions
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Renowned Italian expert speaks about growing Christianophobia on Europe
(Interfax: Religion)
Thursday, 16 October 2014
Pastor accused of affairs temporarily banned
(Phil Rawls, AP)
Missing Vienna teen appears in Isis video
(The Local)
U.S.-led coalition bombs church in Iraq's Christian capital: Church had been occupied by Islamic militants and used as logistics base
(Agenzia Fides, Aleteia)
Praise for patience as Lords agree to women bishops
(Madeleine Davies, Church Times)
Threat of extremist attack in UK is escalating, say police
(Vikram Dodd, The Guardian)
Houston city officials try to distance themselves from sermon subpoenas
(Katherine Driessen, Houston Chronicle)
Why the City of Houston wanted the sermons of five Christian pastors
(Lisa Suhay, The Christian Science Monitor)
A right to euthanasia? [Canada]
(John Keown, Public Discourse)
Rockingham magistrate resigns over same-sex marriage
(Winston-Salem Journal)
Australia: Church policy on child protection read as 'don't get caught', inquiry told
(The Guardian)
Can voters swipe same-sex ‘marriage’ victory from courts?
(Charlie Butts, One News Now)
Satanic temple wants display of Satan descending into Hell to be featured inside Florida's capitol
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
Georgia high school will remove Bible verses from football monument fearing Atheists' lawsuit
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
Saudi Arabia faces outcry over death sentence for Shia faith leader
(Ian Black, The Guardian)
Pakistani Christian loses appeal against death sentence for blasphemy
(Mubasher Bukhari, Reuters)
Religion and Family around the Globe
(W. Bradford Wilcox, First Things)
What's driving homophobia in Africa?
(Tierney Sneed and Teresa Welsh, U.S. News & World Report)
Exodus campaign to Berlin sparks outrage in Israel
(Aron Heller and Kirsten Grieshaber, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Saudi Arabia sentences political dissident to death by crucifiction
(Amnesty International, Mint Press News)
Episcopal Church continues shedding members
(Jeffrey Walton, Juicy Ecumenism)
Alaska seeks to delay same-sex marriages
(Lyle Denniston, SCOTUSblog)
Houston subpoenas pastors’ sermons in gay rights ordinance case
(Sarah Pulliam Bailey, The Washington Post)
Appeals court halts gay marriages in Alaska
(USA Today)
Seventh-day Adventists to decide in 2015 on women’s ordination
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)
Bishops’ debate over gays: Lost in translation?
(Josephine McKenna, Religion News Service)
Religious parties in Egypt threatened with political ban
(Sonia Farid, Al Arabiya News)
Supreme Court expands religious protection for corporate claims
(Mark E. Chopko, Mondaq)
Court asked to banish prayer, Christian symbols from council meetings
(Sean Fine, The Globe and Mail)
Man jailed for refusing religious treatment wins settlement
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
After Court actions, HHS proposes new contraceptive mandate rules
(BJC Staff, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Is an influential pro-life judge really a religious judge?
(Mark Stricherz, Aleteia)
Saudi Arabia: Prominent Shia cleric sentenced to death
(Eurasia Review)
Iran-US: A nuclear bonus to cooperate against the Islamic State
(Majid Izadpanahi, Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies)
India, Modi government slams western schools says Hindu schools are better
(Nirmala Carvalho, AsiaNews.it)
Ultimatum to Crimea’s Muslims: Three months to hand over banned Islamic texts
(AsiaNews.it)
Asia Bibi's sentence is heart breaking, may the world pray for her, says Islamabad bishop
(Jibran Khan, AsiaNews.it)
Pakistan court upholds Asia Bibi's death sentence
(Madeleine Davies, Church Times)
French city facing legal action over Marwan Barghouti Street
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Churches to begin global talks on thorny topic of 'mission and proselytism'
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
“There is no future for a society of self-absorbed individuals”
(Cormac Burke, MercatorNet)
When anti-ISIS is pro-Islamist
(Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review Online: the Corner blog)
European Court of Human Rights claims Georgia violated religious minority’s rights
(Caucasus Equality News Network)
City denies subpoena an attempt to infringe upon religious freedom
(Doug Miller, KHOU)
Deliver us from EVEL? – a side-effect of the devolution debate
(Frank Cranmer, Law and Religion UK)
Religious freedom and restriction in China
(Karrie Koesel, Cornerstone Blog: Religious Freedom Project of the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs)
Can the Commission Justify Religious Privilege? [UK]
(David Voas, Public Spirit)
Polish bishops join voices of concern over Synod midterm
(Mary Rezac, Catholic News Agency)
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