Law and Religion Headlines
Monday, 2 June 2014
Court urged to wait on same-sex marriage
(Lyle Denniston, SCOTUSblog)
Ukrainian Orthodox Church may become separate from Moscow Patriarchate – secretary of head of Ukrainian Orthodox Church
(Interfax-Religion)
Religion and law round up – 1st June
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Luhansk priest arrested on charge of leading armed attacks on polling stations
(Interfax-Religion)
Orthodox believers hold a flashmob against homosexual propaganda in downtown Moscow
(Interfax-Religion)
Orthodox people of Donbass respond to military action by fasting
(Interfax-Religion)
Russian Orthodox Church has conciliatory stance on Ukraine - Legoyda
(Interfax-Religion)
Egypt court calls Islamists sentenced to die 'demons'
(AFP)
Covenant Life Church pastors face scrutiny over ex-church member’s abuse
(Dan Morse, The Washington Post)
Israel surrogate law a victory for gay rights
(Mazal Mualem, trans. Danny Wool, Al Monitor)
Israel’s newest cyberwarriors: ultra-Orthodox Jews
(Christa Case Bryant, The Christian Science Monitor)
Nearly 800 killed in Iraq’s bloodiest month this year: U.N.
(Reuters)
South Korean missionary sentenced to life in prison for forming underground churches
(Carrie Dedrick, Christian Headlines)
South Korean missionary who founded church in North Korea sentenced to life in prison
(Brownie Marie, Christian Today)
South Korea urges release of its missionary sentenced to life in North Korea
(Reuters)
Netanyahu urges world not to recognise Palestinian unity government
(Jeffrey Heller, Reuters)
Republicans question U.S. prisoner swap with Taliban
(Warren Strobel, Reuters)
Taliban leader says release of five Guantanamo Bay prisoners a 'great victory'
(Carrie Dedrick, Christian Headlines)
Nigeria bomb kills at least 14 at northeast football TV showing
(Lanre Ola and Imma Ande, Reuters)
U.S. Embassy warns of terror threat against Christians in Uganda
(Ruth Kramer, Mission Network News)
'It's offensive and un-American,' says lawyer of ruling forcing Christian baker to produce cakes for gay weddings
(Leonardo Blair, The Christian Post)
Bakery will stop making wedding cakes after losing discrimination case
(CBS Denver)
School superintendent defends prayer at off-campus Veterans Day event
(Amanda Casanova, Christian Headlines)
Sunday, 1 June 2014
America doesn’t see its religious minorities
(Michael A. Helfand, The Jewish Daily Forward)
Becket Fund, ACLU hit Florida over denial of kosher food to Jewish prisoners
(Press Release, The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty)
Brodsky Synagogue at the heart of the Ukrainian capital
(Tatiana Muhomorova, Religious Information Service of Ukraine)
Enhancing Interfaith Dialogue as a Means of Democratic Development
(Religion & politics conference in Kosovo, Interfaith Kosovo)
Four-in-Ten Pakistanis say honor killing of women can be at least sometimes justified
(Neha Sahgal and Tim Townsend, Pew Research Center: Fact-tank)
Iran: 35 Gonabadi Dervishes sentenced to a total of 85 years of discretionary imprisonment
(Majzooban Noor)
Jesus + Religion: Review of book by Jefferson Bethke
(Dennis Di Mauro, First Things)
Prosecution of Jehovah’s Witnesses continues in Taganrog, Russia
(Jehovah's Witnesses)
Ukraine favors Europe over Russia, new CNN poll finds (from May 14)
(Richard Allen Greene, CNN World)
Visitors fault Sept. 11 museum’s portrayal of Islam
(Sharon Otterman, The New York Times)
Turkey: Gezi spirit not easily subdued
(Dorian Jones, Eurasianet.org)
Iran: Rohani responds to critical Imams
(Radio Zamaneh)
Why Ayatollah Khamenei is pessimistic about relations with the United States
(Seyed Hossein Mousavian & Shahir Shahidsaless, Iran Review)
Fired principal of Seventh Day Adventist school can pursue her claim
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Police arrest suspect in Belgium Jewish Museum killings
(Samantha Murphy Kelly, Mashable US & World)
Brussels Jewish Museum killings: Suspect 'admitted attack'
(BBC News Europe)
Saturday, 31 May 2014
Catholicism and same-sex marriage: Engagement or retreat?
(Joseph Bottum, Commonweal Magazine)
Children should go to same-sex couple despite birth parents' wishes, says top family judge
(Christian Concern)
Ukraine: Orphan rescue
(Jill Nelson, WORLD News Service)
Canada on verge of banning Christians from professional life
(Lea Singh, Front Page)
Christian leaders may return to Nicaea: What does it mean?
(Emma Green, The Atlantic)
Husband of condemned Sudanese woman reiterates commitment
(Catholic News Agency)
A litany of 'thou shalt nots': Catholic teachers challenge morality clause
(Susan Candiotti and Chris Welch, CNN)
Meriam Ibrahim: Sudan 'to free' death row woman
(BBC News Africa)
Sudanese death sentence woman to be freed soon: government official
(Khalid Abdel Aziz and Yasmine Saleh, Reuters)
Muslims march in Central African Republic capital, call for evacuation
(Serge Leger Kokpakpa, Reuters)
Gallup: Gay sex, divorce, extramarital sex reach new highs of ‘moral acceptability’
(Kevin Eckstrom, Religion News Service)
Italy’s Catholic bishops try to put brakes on speedy divorce law
(Josephine McKenna, Reuters)
Ahead of the World Cup, Brazil’s churches work to protect children from sex abuse
(Janet Tappin Coelho, Religion News Service)
Top South African judges speak at law and religion conference
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Emeritus Justice Albie Sachs: Law and Religion in Africa Conference Keynote 1
(Stellenbosch University, YouTube VIDEO)
Chief Justice, Mogoeng Mogoeng: Law and Religion in Africa Conference Keynote 2
(Stellenbosch University, You Tube VIDEO)
Law and religion needed to address social ills – Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng
(Alec Basson, Stellenbosch University)
South Africa's top judge stirs debate urging infusion of law, religion to fight crime
(Peter Kenney, Ecumenical News)
Mogoeng: Why law, religion should mix
(Murray Williams, IOL News)
Meriam Ibrahim 'to be freed' from death row in Sudan
(The Guardian)
Northern Ireland's first minister called on to apologise publicly to Muslims
(Henry McDonald, The Guardian)
South Korean missionary sentenced to life of hard labour by North Korea
(The Guardian)
Vietnamese government legally recognizes LDS Church
(Natalie Crofts, KSL.com Page Two)
Pyongyang, South Korean Baptist missionary sentenced to hard labor for life
(Joseph Yun Li-sun, AsiaNews.it)
Medical examiner confirms that Ohio woman died from abortion complications
(Troy Newman and Cheryl Sullenger, Christian News Wire)
Idaho: Faster track on same-sex marriage?
(Lyle Denniston, SCOTUSblog)
Gay marriage is inevitable and religious freedoms are being trampled upon, says Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch
(Brownie Marie, Christian Today)
Meriam Yehya Ibrahim death sentence for apostasy 'barbaric', says David Cameron
(Cath Martin, Christian Today)
"Silsilah": 30 Years of Christian-Muslim relations founded in spirituality
(AsiaNews.it)
Boy Scouts of America sees 6 percent decline in membership; stands firm on banning openly gay leaders
(Melissa Barnhart, The Christian Post)
Nearly 200 So. Baptist groups, Christian ministries join fight against Obamacare birth control mandate
(Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post)
Instilling religious values in politics must for peace
(Harun Yahya, Arab News)
Why Egyptians back El-Sissi
(Sarah Eltantawi, Arab News)
China, the easing of the "one child law" means over 2 million more newborns per year
(AsiaNews.it)
Friday, 30 May 2014
A New Council of Nicea? Pope and Patriarch to Meet in Ancient City in 2025
(Aleteia)
Civil Rights Commission says Lakewood baker discriminated against gay couple
(Zahira Torres, The Denver Post)
Government losing control over veiling, says Khamenei adviser
(Arash Karami, Al Monitor)
Hamas will keep limited force in unity government
(Shlomi Eldar, trans. Ruti Sinai, Al Monitor)
Houston tramples religious liberty with new anti-bias policy
(Andrew Branch, WORLD News Service)
Memorandum given to PM Modi by Indian Americans
(Indian Christian Activist Network)
New foundation promotes religious freedom as good for business
(Matthew Brown, Deseret News National Edition)
Returning fighters from Syrian conflict cause concern in the EU
(Europol)
Will Netanyahu recognize new Palestinian government?
(Ben Caspit, trans. Simon Pompon, Al Monitor)
Renewed fighting in Mali revives Christian anxieties
(World Watch Monitor)
Panel: Christian baker must make cakes for gay weddings
(NIcholas Riccardi, Associated Press, Yahoo! News)
Abortion guidance and procedures revised
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Thailand coup leader: No elections for at least one year
(Renee Lewis, Al Jazeera America)
Houston passes controversial equal rights ordinance
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Sudan woman clings to Christian faith despite death sentence, husband says
(Nima Elbagir and Faith Karimi, CNN World)
Gay marriage victories propel cases toward Supreme Court at record speed
(Richard Wolf, Religion News Service)
Deportation reprieve for Nigerians amid female genital mutilation fears
(Kevin Rawlinson, The Guardian)
In Sweden, human darkness is confronted by the arts not the church
(Giles Fraser, The Guardian)
Legal defenders of traditional marriage back Nebraska's refusal to grant same-sex divorce
(Tom Ciesielka, Christian News Wire)
Benham Brothers to address faith & freedom coalition's 'Road to Majority' conference
(Dave Mohel, Christian News Wire)
China should stop forced abortion and gendercide for Children's Day June 1
(Reggie Littlejohn, Christian News Wire)
Mariupol Jews are concerned with bloodshed in the city, synagogue in its center
(Interfax-Religion)
Shooting of Sikh army veteran divides community
(Richard Gonzales, NPR)
Youths pillage mosque in Central African Republic protest over church attack
(Serge Leger Kokpakpa, Reuters)
In Buddhist-majority Myanmar, Muslim minority gets pushed to the margins
(Anthony Kuhn, NPR)
Malaysia Muslim groups call for boycott of Cadbury, Mondelez foods after pork traces
(Trinna Leong, Reuters)
Donetsk’s 11,000 Jews live in fear of rising violence
(Sam Sokol, The Jerusalem Post)
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