Law and Religion Headlines
Monday, 16 December 2013
38 arrested in Tanzania for female genital mutilation: Mayor
(Ahram Online)
New anti-Semitic manifestations reported in Europe
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Uzbekistan: Amnesty for jailed Koran verses and sermon "smuggler"?
(Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18 News Service)
Europe: Islamic fundamentalism is widespread
(Soeren Kern, Gatestone Institute)
Scientology, University Unrest and Right to Die – the Human Rights Roundup
(Celia Rooney, UK Human Rights Blog)
Three things to know about global Christians as Christmas approaches
(Brian J. Grim, the Weekly Number)
Polygamy legality * O’Toole Spirituality * Obama’s Christmas: Monday’s Religion News Roundup
(Sarah Pulliam Bailey, Religion News Service)
Eastern and Western Europe divided over gay marriage, homosexuality
(Michael Lipka, Pew Research Center: Fact-tank)
‘Merry Christmas’ or ‘Happy Holidays’?
(Michael Lipka, Pew Research Center: Fact-tank)
Non-belief as a moral obligation
(Michael Ruse, OUPblog)
Religious discrimination in employment: Wiccan unfairly dismissed
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Sunday, 15 December 2013
Egyptian Christians bridle at prison terms for Copts only in fatal clash
(David D. Kirkpatrick, International New York Times)
Religion and law round-up – 15th December
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Religion, historic label collide at Florida temple
(Curt Anderson, Associated Press, jconline.com)
Saturday, 14 December 2013
Study of Mysticism in Chinese Buddhist monks and nuns
(Zhuo Chen, University of Oregon, The Association of Religion Data Archives (ARDA))
Robert P. George: Both Bush, Obama have been inconsistent in fight for religious freedom abroad
(Napp Nazworth, The Christian Post Politics)
Nigerian lawyer defends human rights of women in West Africa
(Matthew Brown, Deseret News National Edition)
What we will all lose if Christians flee the Middle East
(Guest Contributor, Reuters FaithWorld)
Judge orders a San Diego landmark, a 29-foot cross, to come down
(Ashby Jones, The Wall Street Journal - Law Blog)
Judge orders Mt. Soledad cross removed, but saga probably isn't over
(Warren Richey, The Christian Science Monitor)
Judge rules that Mt. Soledad Cross must come down within 90 days
(Hemant Mehta, Patheos Blog: The Friendly Atheist)
Liberty Institute will fight to reverse Mt. Soledad decision
(Liberty Institute)
Federal court strikes down most of Utah's statute banning polygamy
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Conservatives say Utah polygamy ruling confirms their worst fears
(Sarah Pulliam Bailey, Religion News Service)
Polygamy advocates hail judge's ruling in Utah
(Martin Griffith, The Fresno Bee)
An interview with Dan W. Clanton, Jr.
(Oxford Biblical Studies Online)
Brown v. Buhman isn’t so complicated
(David Kopel, The Volokh Conspiracy)
The reasoning of the Utah opinion partially striking down and rewriting the state’s bigamy law
(Orin Kerr, The Volokh Conspiracy)
More on the Mt. Soledad Cross Ruling
Friday, 13 December 2013
Egyptian convert arrested for ‘inciting sectarian strife’
(World Watch Monitor)
Three pastors among dead in Central African Republic
(World Watch Monitor)
Federal judge overturns part of Utah's law against polygamy
(McKenzie Romero, Deseret News)
Federal judge declares Utah polygamy law unconstitutional
(Jim Dalrymple II, Salt Lake Tribune)
The 'Sister Wives' ruling (court document)
(Judge Clark Waddoups, US District Court for the District of Utah, Central Division)
Education Department announces that all legal same-sex marriages will be recognized for federal financial aid purposes
(US Department of Education)
Court shoots down short-lived same-sex marriage law in Canberra, Australia
(Jethro Mullen, CNN)
Australia same-sex marriage ruling
(High Court of Australia)
Belfast Cathedral Quarter bomb 'could have killed'
(BBC News)
Going on retreat to Middle-earth
(Brian Attebery, OUPblog)
Indonesia: Society against the government over religion on ID papers
(Mathias Hariyadi, AsiaNews.it)
Abbot, small church fight atheists’ bid to force IRS to censor church sermons
(Emily Hardman, The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty)
OK lawmakers propose Merry Christmas bill
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee)
Judge orders FL corrections dept. to offer kosher diet
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee)
EU directive requires companies to give same benefits to civil partners where same-sex marriage Is unavailable
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Final version of defense authorization bill contains military religious freedom provisions
(Religion Clause)
More on the federal court ruling on the Utah bigamy law
Thursday, 12 December 2013
Africa is plagued with tribalism and religious intolerance - Kufuor
(GhanaWeb, GhanaWeb)
Bill to protect religious freedom of groups opposed to gay marriage introduced in Senate
(Napp Nazworth, Christian Post)
Controversial theologian Hans Küng: 'I don't cling to this life'
(Markus Grill, Spiegel Online International)
Delhi Archbishop courts arrest at Jantar Mantar, demands reservation for Christian Dalits
(India TV)
Ex-army chief Halutz: Israel prefers Assad over Islamists in Syria
(Herb Keinon, The Jerusalem Post)
Gay discrimination and Christian belief: Analysis of Bull v. Hall in the Supreme Court
(Alasdair Henderson, UK Human Rights Blog)
Joint Subcommittee Hearing: Iran’s persecution of American Pastor Abedini Worsens
(Hearing, House Committee on Foreign Affairs)
Moderator expresses concern about cases of corruption
(BusinessGhana, BusinessGhana)
Human Rights Watch World Report 2013
Person of the year: Pope Francis, the people's Pope
(Time Magazine)
WATCH LIVE EVENT, 13-14 December 2013: Christianity and Freedom: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University [held in Rome, Italy])
RFIA Volume 11, Issue 4 available now (Religious Liberty & Economic Development)
(Introduction, Dennis R. Hoover & Thomas F. Farr, Journal of the Center on Faith & International Affairs at the Institute for Global Engagement)
U.S. judge orders landmark California cross taken down
(Dan Whitcomb, Reuters)
Religious displays: Devil of an argument
(J.F., The Economist [Democracy in America])
Employment rights and religion: Shifting entitlements
(B.C., The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Belgium: Senate approves measure allowing doctors to euthanize children
(Steven Ertelt, LifeNews.com)
Archpriest Vsevolod Chaplin advises Orthodox countries not to adopt Western democracy models
(Interfax-Religion)
In the land of the holy cow, Hindu fury over India’s beef exports
(Joy Winterbottom, Meenakshi Sharma, Reuters)
Religion, sex, politics: Europe’s First Lady speaks out
(Frances Robinson, The Wall Street Journal Brussels)
Azerbaijan: "I want my rights to be protected by our government, not violated"
(Forum 18 News Service)
Never on Sunday? Mba v London Borough of Merton
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Congressional Testimony: USCIRF Co-chair Dr. Katrina Lantos Swett testifies before House Foreign Affairs Joint Subcommittee Hearing - “Iran’s Persecution of American Pastor Abedini Worsens"
(United States Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Fighting religious hatred while protecting free speech
(Elizabeth Cassidy, Georgetown Journal of International Affairs)
African animist funeral customs and military pomp for Mandela burial on Sunday
(Xola Potelwa, Reuters FaithWorld)
US buyer returns sacred artefacts sold in Paris to tribes
(France 24 International News)
India: Separate politics from religion
(Tufail Ahmad, The New Indian Express)
Pakistan: Federal court calls for mandatory death sentence for blasphemy
(Cross Rhythms)
Adventist Church sides with Muslim woman in workplace religious freedom case
(Elizabeth Lechleitner, Adventist News Network)
In Tel Aviv, Israel’s ‘sin city,’ an unexpected religious revival takes root
(Suzanne Selengut, Tablet: A New Read on Jewish Life)
Grant to fund ethics, religion, environment program
(Emory News Center)
A Clear and Present Danger: The threat to religious liberty in the military - Dec 12, 2013 version
(Jerry Boykin, Family Research Council)
Nigeria largely ignores sectarian violence, Human Rights Watch report says
(Joe Brock, Reuters)
Christian and Muslim Dalits beaten in New Delhi protest
(Vishal Arora, Religion News Service)
Romania to prosecute Holocaust carolers
(Adam Chandler, Tablet: A New Read on Jewish Life)
Vladimir Putin claims Russia is moral compass of the world
(Damien McElroy, The Telegraph)
In a Kiev synagogue, Psalms for peace
(Talia Lavin, JTA)
No cake for you: Saying 'I don't' to same-sex marriage
(Liz Halloran, NPR)
India: Would Modi save India or wreck it?
(The Economist)
Narendra Modi: A man of some of the people
(The Economist)
Don’t mess up your European Court of Human Rights application… a new rule
(Adam Wagner, UK Human Rights Blog)
European Parliament again rejects bill declaring abortion a human right
(Steven Ertelt, LifeNews.com)
Religious-right lobby succeeds in sabotaging progressive EP report on women’s reproductive rights
(National Secular Society)
Religious leaders seek calm in tense Central African Republic
(Emmanuel Braun, Reuters)
If Scientology is now an official religion, the Jedi constitute a church, Yoda is a prophet, and the Force a deity
(Archbishop Cranmer, Cranmer Blog)
Wednesday, 11 December 2013
A rare “win” for Scientology – Supreme Court
(Rosalind English, UK Human Rights Blog)
Pope Francis’ big year
(Michael Lipka, Pew Research Center: Fact-tank)
UKSC holds that the activities of the Church of Scientology are religious
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
UK Supreme Court says Scientology is a religion, allows wedding
(Luke MacGregor, Reuters)
Opinion in Scientology case
(Press Summaey, The Supreme Court)
Scientology: religion redefined in Supreme Court judgment
(The Week)
Church versus state: Scientology faces unholy war after court ruling
(Ian Johnston, The Independent)
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