Law and Religion Headlines
Tuesday, 1 October 2013
One in five American Jews say they have no religion, survey finds
(Mary Wisniewski, Reuters)
Bishops push for conscience protections in government funding
(Catholic News Agency)
Schools are not religion-free zones
(TriCities.com)
Pretending the problem isn't there
(Douglas Murray, Gatestone Institute)
Survey: Being Jewish means being funny, and that’s no joke
(Cathy Lynn Grossman, Religion News Service)
Government shutdown: religious leaders and activists plead for compromise
(Sarah Pulliam Bailey, Religion News Service)
Two women jailed after kissing at religious rally in Brazil
(Global Voices)
Faith healing mother's conviction upheld in Tennessee
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Sikhs: Bin-Laden Halloween masks dangerous for us
(David Lev, Israel National News)
Russia: What's wrong with "extremist" Koran translation?
(Geraldine Fagan, Forum 18 News Service)
Monday, 30 September 2013
Let’s not go 'wobbly’ over the veil
(Jenny McCartney, The Telegraph)
Religion and law round up – 29th September
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
EVENT, 9-10 October 2013: Freedom to flourish: Is religious freedom necessary for peace, prosperity, and democracy?
(Ken Starr, E.J. Dionne, Jr., Ross Douthat, et al., Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs)
Countering the Ideology of Hate: The Tripartite Approach
(Mohamed Nawab Mohamed Osman, RSIS Commentaries)
The Christian Community in Nepal has demanded a separate Religious Act
(The Himalayan)
Catholic Sisters file suit for being forced to break their vows under Healthcare law (video)
(Lay Catholics)
A ‘secular’ charter
(C. Raja Mohan, The Indian Express)
Al Qaeda's new tactic: Spare Muslims
(Rukmini Callimachi, Associated Press, Huff Post Politics)
On the trail of al-Shabab’s Kenyan recruitment 'pipeline'
(Peter Taylor, BBC News World)
For refugee protection, more lenient marriage recognition is a must
(Amien Kacou, Georgetown Journal of International Affairs)
A global slaughter of Christians, but America’s churches stay silent
(Kirsten Powers, The Daily Beast)
Women bear the brunt of social hostilities over religious dress, as globe sees threefold increase
(Brian J. Grim, the Weekly Number)
Steeped in ancient mysticism, passion of Pakistani Sufis infuriates Taliban
(Sehwan Sharif, Daily Times (Pakistan))
India's temples guard their gold from government
(D. Jose, Reuters)
Factbox: Stoning – where does it happen?
(Emma Batha, Thomson Reuters Foundation)
Miss Philippines Megan Young crowned Miss World 2013 in Bali
(The Washington Post)
Twelve Tribes community: NSPCC demands police inquiry into Christian sect that canes children
(Jamie Merrill, The Independent)
Survey | 2013 Hispanic Values Survey: How Shifting Religious Identities and Experiences are Influencing Hispanic Approaches to Politics
(Public Research Institute)
Some Christians are siding with Scientologists in a key abuse case
(Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra, Christianity Today)
Developments in religious accommodation in employment lawsuits
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Twin blasts kill 33, wound 70 in Pakistani city
(PanArmenian.net)
Saudi Ministry warns students against mocking Islam
(Ibrahim Naffee, Arab News)
30,000 French Muslims perform Haj every year
(MD Rasooldeen, Arab News)
Letters: ‘Leave your religious symbols and garb at home’
(Paul Russell, National Post)
Iraqi suicide bomber kills 25 at funeral
(Al Bawaba News)
Suit challenges Kansas' adopt of national science standards
(Ray Downs, The Atlantic)
Judge legalizes same-sex marriage in New Jersey; Christie vows to appeal
(Salvador Rizzo/The Star-Ledger, NJ.com)
In Illinois challenge to same-sex marriage ban, court allows further proceedings on equal protection and due process challenges
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
After phone call with Obama || Rohani returns to Iran to cheers, protests
(Associated Press, Haaretz)
Kenya terror attack: Putting the Westgate siege in context
(Horace G Campbell, Pambazuka News)
Let Pope Francis speak on gays, women
(Katie Kieffer, Town Hall)
Social Hostility in Armenia, France, Georgia and Ukraine against new religious movements
(Human Rights Without Frontiers, Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe)
Christianity in danger of becoming extinct in its birthplace
(Dr. Jenny Taylor, World Watch Monitor)
Islamist terror and the civilized world – OpEd
(Neville Teller, Eurasia Review)
Tory ECHR Withdrawal, Prisoner Cold Turkey & Niqabs Again – The Human Rights Roundup
(Sarina Kidd, UK Human Rights Blog)
How do religions die?
(Andrew Brown, The Guardian)
Phony fatwa? Group claims Iranian anti-nuke edict cited by Obama a hoax
(Fox News)
Yggdrasil and northern Christian art
(G. Ronald Murphy, S.J., OUPblog)
Five posts on why we shouldn’t leave the European Convention on Human Rights
(Adam Wagner, UK Human Rights Blog)
Kazakhstan: Pastor deported, Orthodox priest to follow?
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
Shortage of burial space? Surprise, surprise!
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Religious freedom: first things first
(Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review Online)
The shift from freedom to tolerance
(Gene Veith, Patheos)
Faith schools protests dragging children into ideological 'battleground' - bishop
(John Bingham, The Telegraph)
Prayer debate heats up
(Jason Warick, The StarPhoenix)
Atheism added to Irish school curriculums
(Jacob Davidson, Time)
Obama tells Rouhani he’s concerned about jailed U.S. pastor Saeed Abedini
(Sarah Pulliam Bailey, Religion News Service)
Using Christianity to fight crime
(Ray Downs, The Atlantic)
Anti-evolution group files lawsuit against Kansas Education Board over new science standards
(Rebecca Klein, Huffington Post Religion)
In split decision, South Carolina high court says trustees' defamation suit against pastor can proceed
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Sunday, 29 September 2013
'While you were sleeping ...'
(Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review Online: The Corner)
Saturday, 28 September 2013
Board votes unanimously to allow student-led prayer
(Rachel Coleman, Leader & Times)
Kenya: religious leaders call for Oct 1 prayers
(Jemimah Wangui, All Africa)
Nairobi Westgate mall terrorist attack is part of Kenya’s sharp rise in religious hostilities
(Brian J. Grim, Pew Research Center Fact Tank)
Century-old Alberta law prevents mother from running for public school trustee because she is Catholic
(Jan Gerson, National Post)
Pakistan militant Sunni group targets minorities
(Kathy Gannon, Associated Press, ABC News)
EVENT, 1 October 2013: The Francis Factor - Inaugural dialogue of the Initiative on Catholic and Social Thought and Public Life
(David Brooks, John Carr, Kim Daniels, John DeGioia, Alexia Kelley, Mark Shields, Donald Wuerl, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs)
EVENT, 1 October 2013: Confucianism and Liberal Education for a Global Era
(Tu Weiming, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs)
EVENT, 1 October 2013: Chicago Forward: The future of marriage
(Chicago Tribune)
Jehovah's Witness teen loses appeal over life-saving transfusion
(AAP, The Australian)
Atheists order Florida City to remove 131-year-old city seal due to cross symbol; legal group says court decision would be 'subjective'
(Katherine Weber, The Christian Post)
GOP adds 'conscience clause' to spending bill
(Lisa Desjardins, CNN Politics)
BA opp demands CM’s resignation on state religion comment
(Daily Times (Pakistan))
Religious freedom is 'fundamental human right', says Baroness Warsi
(Mark Caplin, Christian Today UK)
Inside the First Amendment: When God-talk by kids is protected speech
(Charles C. Haynes, The Star Press)
The opposite of religion?
(R Joseph Hoffmann, The New Oxonian: Religion and Culture for the Intellectually Impatient)
Jagjeet Singh, Sikh truck driver, ordered to remove "that rag" from head by Mississippi Judge Aubrey Rimes
(Jonathan Vankin, Opposing Views)
Terror has no religion
(Harun Yahya, The Malaysian Insider)
Terrorism condemned * Sikh attacked * Trip canceled
(Omar Sacirbey, Religion News Service)
Kidnapped Syrian Bishops still alive, Metropolitans Mar Gregorios Yohanna Ibrahim and Boulous Yazigi have been seen according to new 'reliable reports'
(Huff Post Religion)
Special commentary: Our response to religious discrimination on the job
(Kelly Shackelford, Liberty Institute)
Presentation to the OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting
(Rabbi Andrew Baker, Presentation to the OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting, Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe)
First Amendment forbids endorsing one Christian religious denomination
(Douglas Wellman, The News-Sentinel)
Al-Shabaab leader calling for more bloodshed and destruction
(Jim Kouri, Renew America)
Al-Shabab leader’s ambitions appear to be as complex as his personality
(Sudarsan Raghavan, The Washington Post)
Christians are being thrown to the lions again
(Peter Stanford, The Telegraph)
More on religion-related violence
Friday, 27 September 2013
Abu Hamza wants his passport back
(Adam Wagner, UK Human Rights Blog)
In big shift, Exxon to provide same-sex marriage benefits
(Anna Driver, CNN News)
Imprisoned Pussy Riot member in hospital after 5 days without food
(Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN News)
Nigeria church attack kills pastor, two children
(AFP)
Iceland to get its first mosque
(Soeren Kern, Gatestone Institute)
Yemen gunmen kill suspected homosexual: Police
(Ahram Online)
Bombs targeting Sunni worshippers kill six in Baghdad
(Ahram Online)
As jihadist rebels burn two Catholic churches in ar-Raqqah, Assad's enemies openly split
(AsiaNews.it)
Nour Party 'strongly against' banning religious parties in constitution
(Ahram Online)
For Indian Muslim leaders, Peshawar bombing is a disgrace to Islam
(Nirmala Carvalho, AsiaNews.it)
Ryan Anderson delivers 'A Case against Gay Marriage'
(Eleanor Hildebrandt, The Heights (Boston College))
Iran and the nuclear chicken
(Ali Salim, Gatestone Institute)
Rouhani, blunt and charming, pitches a moderate Iran
(Somini Sengupta, The New York Times)
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