Law and Religion Headlines
Tuesday, 19 November 2013
Burma’s promise: President Thein Sein’s 11 commitments to Obama
(Daniel P. Sullivan, Foreign Policy in Focus)
Nepal goes to the polls
(Deepak Adhikari, Foreign Policy in Focus)
Kosovo Islamic Community opposes joining fighting in Syria
(SETimes, The Journal of Turkish Weekly)
Spectre of 9/11 haunts the freedoms in U.S.
(Mehmet Yegin, The Journal of Turkish Weekly)
Public figures call for creation of church commission to investigate Grozovsky case
(Interfax)
Catholic Diocese of Gallup becomes ninth to file for bankruptcy protection
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Federal judge OKs settlement over halal meals in Michigan prisons
(Jacob Gershman, The Wall Street Journal - Law Blog)
Siavosh Derakhti, a young Muslim, defends Jews and others targeted by hate crimes
(Gary G. Yerkey, The Christian Science Monitor)
What makes music sacred?
(Laura Davis, OUPblog)
Religious discrimination: City of Portland subjected employee to hostile work environment
(Brad Schmidt, Oregon Live)
Science teacher cannot display religious material in classroom
(Kathleen Maloney, Court News Ohio)
Ohio Supreme Court upholds firing of Freshwater in religious-symbols case
(Darrel Rowland, The Columbus Dispatch)
The New Evangelization: Responsibilities and Challenges for the American Continent
(Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap., First Things: On the Square)
Our Alypian Moment? (pornography in the mainstream culture)
(Carl R. Trueman, First Things: First Thoughts)
Moscow perplexed with U.S. demands for review of IOC opinion on Russian gay propaganda law
(Interfax)
Challenging supremacist ideology in Islam
(Tahmina Kazi, Public Spirit)
Muslim civil society in Britain: embattled or thriving?
(Public Spirit)
Hollande in Israel vows to fight anti-Semitism
(News Wires, France 24 International News)
The Christian Intellectual
(R.R. Reno, First Things: On the Square)
Anti-military, anti-Brotherhood protesters enter Tahrir for 1st time since Morsi's ouster
(Ahram Online)
Tajik mullah detained for killing young man "possessed by a Jinn"
(Interfax)
Muslim migrants coming to Russia often support extremist unities - CIS Anti-Terrorism Center
(Interfax)
Unknown individuals try to burn down two Orthodox churches in Tatarstan
(Interfax)
Eastern Patriarchs to meet Pope to discuss the future of Christians in the Middle East
(AsiaNews.it)
Metropolitan Hilarion offers baptizing "surrogate" babies when they reach the age of consciousness
(Interfax)
As China relents on one-child policy, Third Plenum's contradictions show
(Wang Zhicheng, Asianews.it)
Shi'ite professor, driver shot dead in Pakistan violence
(Ahram Online)
Beirut, al- Qaeda cast shadow over suicide attack on Iranian embassy
(AsiaNews.it)
Israel court upholds 3-year-old detention of al-Qaeda suspect
(Ahram Online)
The Evolution of Conscience in the Western World
(Howard P. Kainz, First Things: On the Square)
Update: Islamists raid Somali police station, at least 28 dead
(Ahram Online)
Two priests from underground Church in prison. Doubts about Xi Jinping’s "unprecedented" reforms
(Bernardo Cervellera, AsiaNews.it)
Council of Europe calls for views on the longer-term future of the ECHR and ECtHR
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
EVENT, 23-26 November 2013: SBL Annual Meetings Baltimore, Maryland
(Society of Biblical Literature)
Georgian Patriarchate against LGBT-sponsored shelter for homeless children
(Interfax)
Disfigured man embraced by Pope: 'I felt only love'
(Daniel Burke and Livia Borghese, CNN Belief Blog)
Islamist youth group defend their right to march in Mohamed Mahmoud
(Ahram Online)
Monday, 18 November 2013
Polish Forbes magazine apologizes to Jewish leaders
(JTA)
EVENT, 20 November 2013: US-Pakistan Interreligious Consortium: A new narrative on US-Pakistani relationships
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs)
Sudan’s Enduring Question: The Role of Shari'ah in the Constitution and Law
(Policy Brief, The US Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Caste discrimination legislation – progress?
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
How the State Department is getting religion
(Paul Brandeis Raushenbush, Huff Post Religion)
Global Religious Futures: Religious Freedom, Affiliation and Attitudes
(Brian J. Grim, the Weekly Number)
2 Chileans charged with causing Spain church blast
(Harold Heckle, Associated Press, ABC News)
Supreme Court should hear Hobby Lobby case
(Danny Huizinga, The Washington Times)
Egypt's embattled atheists
(Patrick Keddie, Al Jazeera)
Church of England 'will be extinct in one generation', warns ex-archbishop
(Ben Riley-Smith, The Telegraph)
Egypt: Fears replace Christians' high expectations
(Hamza Hendawi, Associated Press, Deseret News)
Pastor who presided over son's gay marriage is found guilty at church trial
(Allison Steele, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Fresno Bee)
Church unites native spirituality, Christianity
(Nikki Tundel, The Fresno Bee)
Kazakh universities make lists of Muslim students
(Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)
Sarawak & Sabah’s Christian concern raised in British Parliament
(Sarawak, Malaysia Chronicle)
The changing face of Germany: German Muslims
(Syahredzan Johan, The Star Online)
The touchy topic of religion: Afghanistan's future
(Katherine Marshall, Huff Post Religion)
Christian organizations tackle sensitive issue of family planning
(Religion Press Release Services, Religion News Service)
Dispatch from Lebanon: Ashura in a time of war
(A.R., M.G. and J.H-Y., The Economist [Pomegranate: The Middle East])
Religious difference and war: The sharp edge of sectarianism
(B.C., The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Sri Lanka and the Commonwealth: After the circus
(The Economist)
New Scientology building in Florida claims to teach members 'super powers'
(Lifestyle)
Religion and law round up – 17th November
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Tajikistan: "The Law demands that all religious literature be checked by the State"
(Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18 News Service)
Sunday, 17 November 2013
Cardinal mum about three prominent Dems — Quinn, Madigan, Cullerton — backing gay marriage
(Brian Slodysko, Chicago Sun-Times)
Virat Ramayan Mandir will be world's largest religious monument when construction is completed in Bihar, India
(Huff Post Religion)
Wall between church, state is faith's best bulwark
(Frederica Aalto, Times-Standard Quest Opinion)
Rahul Gandhi woos election-bound Delhi; takes on BJP, Shiv Sena
(Hemant Abhishek, India: Assembly Elections 2013)
Illinois religious leaders assure faithful that organ donation not counter to their beliefs
(Associated Press, The New Republic)
President announces nominee for Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Pakatan’s stand on religious issues is a smart move, say political analysts
(Jennifer Gomez, The Malaysian Insider)
MPD to continue Operation Good Shepherd despite threats of lawsuit
(Kala Kachmar, Montgomery Advertiser)
NYPD's grooming rule violates free exercise rights of Orthodox Jewish officer
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Fishel Litzman, Hasidic NYPD recruit, suffered religious discrimination over beard: judge
(Caitlin Nolan and Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News)
Salt Lake museum unlocking the secrets of the Dead Sea Scrolls
(Sean P. Means, The Salt Lake Tribune)
Faith-based service impacts future of volunteers
(Matthew Brown, Deseret News)
Looking forward to AAR/SBL 2013
(Alyssa Bender, OUPblog)
Saturday, 16 November 2013
Angry Shi'ites storm Schlumberger camp at Iraq's Rumaila oilfield
(Aref Mohammed, Reuters)
Church of England discusses overhaul of 'rude and unchristian' Synod
(John Bingham, The Telegraph)
Little Sisters of the Persecuted
(Grazie Pozo Christie, Real Clear Religion)
OIC delegation visits Rohingya refugee camps amid protests
(Reported by Thin Thiri for RFA’s Myanmar Service; translated by Khet Mar; written in English by Rachel Vandenbrink, Radio Free Asia)
Panelists lament loss of experience at IRS Exempt Organizations Unit
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Conscientious objectors and religious freedom
(Elizabeth Cassidy, Georgetown Journal of International Affairs)
How to mark the battle of Mohamed Mahmoud?
(Amira Howeidy, Ahram Online)
Fate of military trials in Egypt's constitution to be decided on Sunday
(Ahram Online)
EVENT, 23 November 2013: Initiative for Religion in the American West: AAR Kickoff Saturday, 10-12:30
(University of Wyoming, Religion in American History (Blog))
EVENT, 18 November 2013: Our American Epic: Taylor Branch on Telling the Story of the Civil Rights Movement
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs)
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community celebrates its new cultural outpost in Kenner
(Juliet Linderman, The Times-Picayune)
Religion debate forces schools to stop Christmas drive
(Crandall Sims, ABC Columbia)
Illinois bishop plans gay-marriage exorcism
(Daniel Burke, CNN Belief Blog)
Islamophobe retires * Sunni-Shiite violence * Mauritania’s slavery
(Omar Sacirbey, Religion News Service)
Sinterklaas, Zwarte Piet and the ethics of public debate
(Religion Factor)
West Java: fakes conversion to Islam to be marry, Christian soap actor risks jail
(Mathias Hariyadi, AsiaNews.it)
An absurd push for separation of religion and state in Canada
(Mira Sucharov, The Daily Beast: Open Zion)
Montreal Jewish hospital to defy charter banning religious symbols
(JTA)
With echoes of France, debate on religion divides Quebec
(Krishnadev Calamur, NPR Parallels)
Free Thought Exchange brings atheists to church for dialogue
(Kellie Moore, Religion News Service)
Methodist bishops asked to charge one of their own for performing gay wedding
(Renee K. Gadoua, Religion News Service)
In Turkey, religious minorities still struggle for equality
(Jordan Sekulow, The Washington Post – On Faith)
Greek consortium wins tender to build first mosque in capital
(Karolina Tagaris, Reuters)
Insight: Russia fears return of fighters waging jihad in Syria
(Alissa de Carbonnel, Reuters)
Analysis: Meet the 4 most influential U.S. Catholic bishops
(David Gibson, Religion News Service)
Saudi Arabia: Grand mufti backs police action
(Arab News)
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