Law and Religion Headlines
Wednesday, 8 October 2014
Argument report: Trouble at the lectern (Holt v. Hobbs)
(Lyle Denniston, SCOTUSblog)
Why you should care about a Muslim inmate's beard
(Emily Hardman, CNN: Belief Blog)
BJC’s Hollman: Supreme Court argument shows need for religious freedom law
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Holt v. Hobbs and the third-party-harms establishment clause theory
(Marc O. DeGirolami, Center for Law and Religion Form at St. John's University School of Law)
HRC: Christian businesses should leave religion at home
(Todd Starnes, Charisma News)
Kentucky warns Noah’s Ark theme park over hiring practices
(Steve Bittenbender, Reuters)
'Faith In America' painting ignites debate between school district, Freedom From Religion Foundation
(Jonathan Wolfe, Opposing Views)
New abortion cases could reach Supreme Court
(Jennifer Haberkorn, Politico)
Are the kids really all right? (In other words, are judges right to affirm the "no difference" thesis?)
(Michael Cook, Conjugality: A Blog on the Future of Marriage)
New York City fights an appeal by Muslims who say they were watched
(Colin Moynihan, The New York Times)
Commission says Christian business owners should leave religion at home
(Todd Starnes, Fox News)
Campuses keep coming up with more reasons to censor Christians
(David French, National Review Online)
Time searches for red line between good religious liberty and bad religious liberty
(Terry Mattingly, Get Religion)
District court carries out Supreme Court's contraceptive coverage decision in Conestoga
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Anti-Hindu vandalism sparks strong community response
(Caitlin Gibson, The Washington Post)
Florida couple keeps statues of Jesus, Virgin Mary on property despite threat of legal action by HOA
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
MORE on US Court action regarding Same-Sex Marriage
Tuesday, 7 October 2014
Religious freedom, nondiscrimination bills to resurface at Utah Legislature
(Dennis Romboy, Deseret News)
More certiorari denials from SCOTUS yesterday
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Sri Lanka: UN Commission emphasizes empty rights promises
(Missionary International Service News Agency)
Saudi Arabia and Qatar: The biters bit - OpEd
(Neville Teller, Eurasia Review)
Morocco to host next world forum on human rights - OpEd
(Said Temsamani, Eurasia Review)
In Hong Kong and elsewhere, Democracy's messy process challenged in the street
(Humphrey Hawksley, Yale Global Online)
Dashain Festival, a moment of solidarity and harmony for all the religions of Nepal
(Christopher Sharma, AsiaNews.it)
Islamic State take Kobane, thousands flee to Turkish border
(AsiaNews.it)
Judgment Begheluri and Others v. Georgia: Harassment of Jehovah's Witnesses
(Press Release, European Court of Human Rights)
Bangladeshi minister sacked after anti-hajj remarks
(Arafat Kabir Upol, International Policy Digest)
Mennonite company granted permanent injunction against Obamacare abortion pill mandate
(Heather Clark, Christian News)
Gardeners discover bag of ISIS flags in northern Israel
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
3 ways Texas’ religion affects us all
(Jonathan Merritt, Religion News Service)
Measured escalation shows Israel can't afford to ignore Hezbollah
(Amos Harel, Haaretz)
Court allows NYC Muslim bus driver to move ahead with challenge to headwear policy
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Suit accuses author Nicholas Sparks of discrimination against Jewish-Quaker school headmaster
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
State trooper sued over proselytizing after traffic stop
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
University revises free speech policy after student sues
(Bob Kellogg, One News Now)
The community of expulsion
(Roger Cohen, The New York Times)
European Court on Human Rights wins religious freedom case for Russian scientologists
(Alison Lesley, World Religion News)
Reports: ISIS is winning
(Guy Benson, Townhall.com)
Hatch gives keynote speech on religious freedom at BYU Law School
(St. George News)
Religious liberty is not a new thing – or a 'Christian thing' – for the Supreme Court
(Casey Mattox, Townhall.com)
Malaysia: Archbishop Lapok: "'Allah' ban akin to cultural genocide"
(Anglican News Service)
Blacks are lukewarm to gay marriage, but most say businesses must provide wedding services to gay couples
(Claire Gecewicz and Michael Lipka, Pew Research Center: Fact-tank)
Parish priest, 20 Christians kidnapped in Syria
(Reporting by James Mackenzie, editing by John Stonestreet and David Stamp, Reuters)
Government exemptions for religious believers concerns
(Alan Garfield, Delaware Online)
Supreme Court rejects appeal of fired Ohio teacher
(The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Supreme Court refuses to hear appeal of fired Ohio science teacher
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Lawsuit: State trooper preached about Jesus during traffic stop
(Jill Disis, The Indianapolis Star)
Chicago man charged with attempt to join Islamic State
(Aamer Madhani and Donna Leinwand Leger, USA Today)
Methodist clergy escape sanctions over gay wedding
(Michael Rubinkam, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
U.S. Supreme Court grants workplace religious discrimination case supported by Adventists
(Ansel Oliver, Adventist News Network)
Pilgrimage of justice and peace inspires Latin American communicators
(World Council of Churches)
Freedom to pray: Janine Turner on how to get religion back in public schools
(Fox News Insider, Fox News)
Calls for civility accompany same-sex marriage action
(Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News)
Ignorance of the Faculty Jurisdiction Rules is no excuse…
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Pending lawsuit in Spain challenges award of state medals to icons
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Spanish government to face court after policing award given to the Virgin Mary
(Ashifa Kassam, The Guardian)
Monday, 6 October 2014
The Virgin Mary wins a medal in Spain—and triggers a lawsuit
(Olivia Crellin, The Wall Street Journal)
Church Responds to Supreme Court Announcement Court: Chooses Not to Hear Same-Sex Marriage Cases
(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Newsroom)
Tajik fatwa denounces 'jihadism' abroad
(Nadin Bahrom, Central Asia Online)
Bangladeshi Bishop: Christians and Muslims united under the banner of Abraham
(Sumon Corraya, AsiaNews.it)
Author Nicholas Sparks sued for racism and anti-Semitism
(The Times of Israel)
Pope Francis opens Synod on the Family with homily
(News.VA)
Supreme Court delivers tacit win to gay marriage
(Adam Liptak, The New York Times)
The global ball is rolling for Religious Freedom & Business
(Brian J. Grim, Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
Delegates from 40 countries discuss religious freedom, diversity & secularism
(Brian J. Grim, the Weekly Number)
Catholicism and the family: The letter and the spirit
(B.C., The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and Public Policy])
Synod14: Cardinal Erdo presents Synod's main points for development
(Zenit: The world seen from Rome)
Pope, opening Catholic gathering, tells bishops to speak frankly
(Philip Pullella, Reuters)
Vatican official says synod is "about family, not divorce"
(Elise Harris, Catholic News Agency)
EVENT, 13 October 2014: Zutshi-Smith Memorial Lecture by Brian Grim: The Pragmatic Case for Freedom of Religion or Belief
(University of Bristol)
Should religion be blamed for the world's bloodiest wars?
(John Gray, New Republic)
BREAKING — SCOTUS denies same-sex marriage appeals
(Jonathan H. Adler, The Volokh Conspiracy)
British Muslims unite in fury at Isis murder of Alan Henning
(Mark Townsend and Tracy McVeigh, The Guardian)
Today’s orders: Same-sex marriage petitions denied
(Amy Howe, SCOTUSblog)
Supreme Court starts term with historic refusals — what does it mean?
(Tobin Grant, RNS Blog: Corner of Church and State)
Supreme Court denies review in same-sex marriage cases from 5 states
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Supreme Court declines to review same-sex marriage cases
(Robert Barnes, The Washington Post)
Many more same-sex marriages soon, but where?
(Lyle Denniston, SCOTUSblog)
High court denies gay marriage appeals
(Mark Sherman, Associated Press -The Big Story)
Gay rights vs. religious liberty, again
(Rod Dreher, The American Conservative)
Supreme Court to hear religious freedom case today
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Shave and a haircut: Prisoner grooming and RLUIPA
(Kali Borkoski, SCOTUSblog)
US Supreme Court's new website
(Supreme Court of the United States)
Six Justices attend annual red mass in D.C.
(Tony Mauro, Legal Times, National Law Journal)
Pope Francis works at reconciling decades-old divisions among Latin American Catholics
(Tim Johnson, McClatchyDC)
Report: Which states give the most to charity? The ones with church-goers
(Lindsey Bever, The Washington Post)
Ebola’s cultural casualty: Hugs in hands-on Liberia
(Helene Cooper, The New York Times)
Israel permits Gazans to pray at Jerusalem mosque
(Tia Goldberg, Associated Press, Yahoo! News)
Hofstra University Professor: Islam, a religion of peace
(Timothy Daniels, New Mandala)
What was missing from the Ben Affleck and Bill Maher Islam debate
(Chris Stedman, RNS Blog: Faitheist)
Experts discuss devastating breakdown of marriage, but believe Church can turn it around
(Susan E. Wills, Aleteia)
Ukraine: Christians threatened with firing squads and pastors held hostage
(Lucinda Borkett-Jones, Christian Today World)
"Vojak in vera" (Soldier and Faith: Spiritual Care for Soldiers and Church State Relations in Europe and Nato) (English abstract on p. 9)
(Drago Čepar, Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Slovenia)
Dalai Lama marks Nobel anniversary as Western support wanes
(Claire Cozens, AFP, Yahoo! News)
Evangelical college's contraception lawsuit proves divisive
(Ruth Graham, Al Jazeera America)
Christian persecution feared in Indian state after church is razed
(Miko Morelos, Ecumenical News)
Calif. abortion mandate deemed a "flagrant violation" of civil rights
(Kevin Jones, Catholic News Agency)
Supreme Court to decide whether inmates have religious right to grow beards
(David Masci, Pew Research Center)
Protest against same-sex marriage bill held in Estonia
(Interfax)
Worship vs performance
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
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