Law and Religion Headlines
Tuesday, 5 November 2013
The state of religion in China: Stand still and watch
(Fenggang Yang, The Immanent Frame: Secularism, religion, and the public sphere)
The triangle connecting the U.S., Israel, and American Jewry may be coming apart
(Adam Garfinkle, Tablet)
U.S. missionary jailed in North Korea 'alone and ailing': mother
(Reporting by Elizabeth Dilts; editing by Cynthia Johnston, G Crosse, Reuters)
Vatican ramps up effort to stop human trafficking
(Rachel Browne, National Post)
World Council of Churches elects new presidents; inter-religious ceremony marks importance of water
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post World)
Vatican embassy in Damascus hit by mortar fire
(PanArmenian.net)
Nepal: Tensions mount as contentious election nears – Analysis
(IRIN Humanitarian News and Analysis)
Jonathan reiterates commitment to religious harmony in Nigeria
(Leadership)
MSF slams ‘politicisation’ of aid in Arakan state
(Hanna Hindstrom, Democratic Voice of Burma)
Al-Maliki’s policies pose bigger threat than Al-Qaeda
(Hassan Barari, Arab News)
God speaks and science discovers exoplanets and organic molecules in outer space – OpEd
(Rabbi Allen S. Maller, Eurasia Review)
75 years later: How the world shrugged off Kristallnacht
(Klaus Wiegrefe, Spiegel Online International)
Eastern Orthodox unity
(Ivan Plis, First Things: On the Square)
Russia: Drop suits against independent groups, says HRW
(Eurasia Review)
Convention recommends replacing blasphemy offence
(Ruadhán Mac Cormaic, The Irish Times)
Argument preview: Prayer’s role in government
(Lyle Denniston, SCOTUSblog)
Town of Greece v. Galloway - SCOTUSblog coverage
(SCOTUSblog)
Praying for true religious freedom at the Supreme Court
(David Mason, The Washington Post – On Faith)
Jews in prison stick with faith to cope with flood of anti-Semitism
(Doni Bloomfield, Jewish Daily Forward)
Globalization, religion and humanity beyond the nation-state
(Erin Wilson, Religion Factor)
Chief Rabbinate seeks Ministry cooperation on matters of religion & state
(The Yeshiva World News)
Bid to remove religion from education committees
(Alistair Munro, The Scotsman)
Zambia: No religious political parties, please!
(Henry Kyambalesa, Zambia Daily Mail)
View : Religious extremism
(Javed Ahmed Ghamidi, Daily Times (Pakistan))
American Pastor Saeed transferred to brutal Iranian prison - life is in danger - President Obama must step in
(Jordan Sekulow, ACLJ)
Senate close to passing bill to ban discrimination against gay workers
(Paul Kane, The Washington Post Politics)
What is ENDA? The Employment Non-Discrimination Act and religious liberty
(Wintery Knight)
Conservatives shift their tone on gay anti-discrimination bill
(Cathy Lynn Grossman, Religion News Service)
Ralph Reed calls ENDA 'a dagger' in 'the heart of religious freedom'
(Andy Towle, Towleroad)
Religious exemptions in ENDA endorsed by some activist groups, questioned by others
(Andy Towle, Towleroad)
Sam Johnson, Pete Olson pledge to keep “so help me God” in Air Force honor oath
(Rachel Jackson, Houston Chronicle)
Language, reality and religion: Rowan Williams' Gifford Lectures
(Ekklesia)
Were there alternatives to the Affordable Care Act?
(Elizabeth Scalia, First Things: On the Square)
West Virginia University School of Medicine professor's religious freedom rights upheld
(PR Newswire, Digital Journal)
The two wings of evangelicalism
(Dale M. Coulter, First Things: First Thoughts)
What happens when we pray?
(Tanya Luhrmann, Big Questions Online)
Jesus in Syria * Sharing the Galaxy * Kristallnacht Getaway: Tuesday’s Religion News Roundup
(Lauren Markoe, Religion News Service)
What if salvation has everything to do with politics?
(Derek Penwell, Huff Post Religion)
Faith communities work to defeat 20-week abortion ban in Albuquerque: An interview with Joan Lamunyon Sanford
(Sally Steenland, Center for American Progress)
Allies, adversaries and the right to self-defense
(Ali Salim, Gatestone Institute)
North Korean Christians pray for 'free' Christians to 'realize God is all you need'
(Angela Lu, World News Service, Religion Today)
New Jersey school district will allow religious holiday songs
(Katherine Burgess, Religion News Service)
A Reform leader at a Chabad conference
(Ben Sales, JTA Telegraph)
Why study an ancient religion?
(Benjamin Barer, Huff Post Religion)
Uzbekistan: Prisoner of conscience exposed to TB
(Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18 News Service)
Argument recap: A tense hour at the Court (Bond v. U.S.)
(Lyle Denniston, SCOTUSblog)
Vatican issues global questionnaire on modern families
(AFP, Google News)
Rabbi from Dagestan conducts prayer at congress of Hasidic Jews in New York
(Interfax)
Radical Islamic organization's recruiter detained in Moscow region
(Interfax)
Belgian government to push ahead with plan to euthanise children
(Talpa brusseliensis christiana)
Owen Cole obituary (religious studies teacher and author who was an expert on Sikhism)
(Eleanor Nesbitt, The Guardian)
Judges can sidestep religion, but they can't avoid morality
(Andrew Brown, The Guardian)
Veils in court: proposed consultation on judicial guidance
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Veils in court: judges to be given guidance, says lord chief justice
(Owen Bowcott, The Guardian)
Faisalabad: Muslims and Christians together to exonerate a woman accused of blasphemy
(Shafique Khokhar, AsiaNews.it)
Thousands of Filipino migrants treated "like animals" by Saudi authorities
(AsiaNews.it)
Sectarian fighting resumes in north Yemen
(Ahram Online)
Tunisia crisis deepens after failure to pick new PM
(Ahram Online)
Egypt's youth group stages clown protest outside judicial body
(Ahram Online)
Monday, 4 November 2013
A plea for Catholic schools to ignore new guidelines
(Richard Pérez-Peña, The New York Times Education)
Australia's Hillsong Church has astonishingly powerful global influence
(Sarah Pulliam Bailey, Religion News Service)
Catholic women resistant to call for new theology
(Megan Fincher Colleen Dunne, National Catholic Reporter)
China replaces top general in Xinjiang after Beijing attack
(Joanahtan Kaiman, The Guardian)
Commissioner Reding’s new power grab
(European Dignity Watch)
Committee sends conversion reform bill to the Knesset
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency, The Jewish Press)
Critics call new Russian counterterror law a return to 'collective justice'
(Tom Balmforth, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)
EBay apologizes over sale of Holocaust items
(RIA Novosti)
Global shipping giant UPS to pay $70,000 to settle EEOC religious discrimination lawsuit
(Press Release, US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission)
Hawaii gay marriage hearing stretches into 4th day
(Oskar Garcia, Associated Press, Deseret News)
Iran: Christians whipped: judgment accomplished for Eucharistic wine drinkers
(Agenzia Fides)
Let us not pray: Why the Supreme Court shouldn’t let town boards start meetings with prayer
(Alan Brownstein and Lanae Erickson Hatalsky, Slate)
Pakistan: An entire Ahmadi family was targeted in sectarian killings
(Asian Human Rights Commission)
Parents sue NJ over ban on gay conversion therapy
(David Porter, Associated Press, CTPost)
Right to Life of Michigan files federal lawsuit against 'Obamacare' over abortion, contraceptives
(John Agar, MLive)
Strange friendly fire
(Timothy George, First Things: On the Square)
What is the religion of the Japanese?
(Hiragana Times)
What the luminous mind of the Buddha shows us
(Michael McGhee, The Guardian: How to believe)
Women cardinals rumor shot down by Vatican
(Huff Post Religion)
'Respect other religions to build healthy society'
(The Times of India)
EVENT, 5 November 2013: The Evangelical Black Atlantic: Wheatley and Marrant
(Michael Warner, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs)
Tribe, religion instrument of peace not war - Abubakar
(Hassan Ibrahim, Nigerian Tribune)
The Buddha, science, and religion
(Mack Paul, Huff Post Religion)
Moore: Promote Gospel, freedom at same time
(Tom Strode, Baptist Press)
Religions and nation building
(Enizahura Abdul Aziz, The Star (Malaysia))
Workplace religious rights set forth in ADF legal analysis
(Gregory Tomlin, Baptist Press)
Religious freedom essential for world security: Tony Blair
(Deborah Gyapong, The B.C. Catholic)
The reality of ENDA
(Ryan T. Anderson, The Foundry (blog))
Does religion stand a chance against ENDA?
(Carly Hill, Liberty Alliance)
Religious leaders support gay marriage in Illinois
(Tristate Homepage)
“Will Israel exist in another 90 years?”
(Uri Avnery, Eurasia Review)
Catholic bishops oppose discrimination in letter opposing anti-discrimination bill
(Michael J. O'Loughlin, RNS Blog: Faith Fix)
Government Losses, HRA Repeal & Secular Courts – The Human Rights Roundup
(Daniel Isenberg, UK Human Rights Blog)
Family Law ~ a torrent of recent cases
(ObiterJ)
Generation atheist! Millennials to religion — get out of politics
(Vern L. Bengston, Salon)
Fire in the pews: Pentecostal-Catholic competition reviving religion in Latin America
(David Briggs, The ARDA)
British Minister: Ban Muslim face veils in courts
(Elad Benari, Arutz Sheva 7)
Pope Francis: Is the people's pontiff a revolutionary? (+video)
(Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor)
Bayit Yehudi: We must vet all legislation on religious matters
(David Lev, Arutz Sheva 7)
Freedom From Religion Foundation sues Pismo Beach (California) City Council for its sectarian invocation prayers
(Hemant Mehta, Patheos Blog: The Friendly Atheist)
Texas A&M University to offer new course combining neuroscience with religion
(Hemant Mehta, Patheos Blog: The Friendly Atheist)
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