Law and Religion Headlines
Thursday, 20 June 2013
Same-sex Marriage Bill—Committee, 2nd day
(David Pocklington, Law and Religion UK)
County, in change of heart, says Maum Meditation Center qualifies as a religious institution
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Law and the lively experiment in colonial Rhode Island
(Scott Douglas Gerber, Providence Journal (RI))
Ex-gay group Exodus International shuts down, president apologizes
(Religion News Service)
Five questions and answers about the same-sex marriage Issue
(Jim Denison, The Christian Post)
Supreme Court strikes down anti-prostitution pledge as condition of AIDS funding
(Robert Barnes, The Washington Post)
When love grows cold
(David French, National Review Online: The Corner)
Lourdes pilgrimage site closed: floods force Catholics to evacuate
(Bob Edme, Huffington Post Religion)
Exodus International shuts down: Christian ministry apologizes to LGBT community and halts operations
(Huffington Post)
First Maharats graduate; roles for Orthodox women take leap forward
(Anne Cohen, The Jewish Daily Forward)
Cincinnati Archdiocese appeals award to teacher fired for IVF pregnancy
(Bridgette Dumap, Huffington Post Religion)
Police consider lifting Jilbab ban
(Farouk Arnaz, The Jakarta Globe)
Catholic leaders mark Fortnight for Freedom
(Mark Schlachtenhaufen, The Edmond Sun)
Syrian war becomes religious conflict
(Trib Live)
Religious education does not attempt to indoctrinate school pupils
(Herald Scotland)
Why religious liberty became controversial: the left and Jean-Jacques Rosseau
(William Haun, Public Discourse)
As Guides say goodbye to God, is there any Christianity left in public life?
(Cristina Odone, The Telegraph)
Wednesday, 19 June 2013
Girl Guides drop promise to 'Love My God' from oath
(Huffington Post United Kingdom)
Activists: 15 years later, religious freedom law falls short
(Corrie Mitchell, Washington Post)
Marriage, democracy, and the court
(Ryan T. Anderson, National Review Online)
Russia’s parliament votes to ban adoption by married foreign gays
(Associated Press, The Washington Post)
Being gay at a Catholic university
(Michael O'Loughlin, Religion and Politics)
Deplorable (abortion legislation)
(Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review; The Corner)
Murkowski becomes 3rd GOP senator for gay marriage
(Catalina Camia, USA Today)
Special Report: Syria's Islamists seize control as moderates dither
(Oliver Holmes and Alexander Dziadosz, Reuters)
Somali Islamist rebels attack U.N. base, 22 dead
(Abdi Sheikh, Reuters)
Tunisia imams reject extremism
(Jamel Arfaoui, Magharebia)
N.Y. yeshiva: Decision to boot students from plane ill conceived, not anti-Semitic
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
United States: Nadler defends victims of rape, reproductive rights
(The Jewish Press)
Jewish victims of lynch attempt: We didn’t shoot for fear of jail
(Yori Yanover, Jewish Press)
Terrorist receives doctorate from Hebrew University
(Anav Silverman, Jewish Press)
Human Rights report says protect gay marriage critics
(The Christian Institute)
Pakistan: Christian women were attacked and paraded naked by a mob with the support of the ruling party
(Asian Human Rights Commission)
Punjab: young Christian dies under torture in police custody with 22 broken bones
(Jibran Khan, AsiaNews.it)
Latinos' changing views of same-sex marriage
(Mark Hugo Lopez and Danielle Cuddington, Pew Research)
Gaza: Hamas imposes Islamisation on schools, endangering Catholic institutions
(AsiaNews.it)
Istanbul rocked by protests and police violence
(NAS da Polis, AsiaNews.it)
American leadership required for international religious freedoms
(Rahat Husain, The Washington Times)
Pope Francis meets with President of European Commission over economy, religious freedom
(D. Beeksma, God Discussion)
Erdoğan and Europe : Eleven years of misunderstandings
(Ariane Bonzon, Press Europ)
U.S. Attorney to discuss religious freedom, hate crimes with interfaith group
(Bob Smietana, The Tennessean)
Korea, a new cathedral on the border to reconcile Seoul and Pyongyang
(Joseph Yun Li-sun, AsiaNews.it)
EU challenges the UN and OIC on press freedom
(Assyrian International News Agency)
The 5 ways gay marriage can win at the Supreme Court
(Molly Ball, The Atlantic)
Islamists form human chains around Luxor governor's office
(Ahram Online)
Coming to a Mass near you: St. Joseph
(Kevin Eckstrom, Religion News Service)
Kenya’s Christians and Muslims unite to combat addiction
(Fredrick Nzwili, The Washington Post)
Priests urged to focus on freedom effort
(Catholic Sentinel)
State Dept. ‘deeply concerned’ over Turkey’s prosecution of Nisanyan
(Asbarez)
Islamists press blasphemy cases in a New Egypt
(Ben Hubbard and Mayy El Sheikh, The New York Times)
When the ultra-Orthodox advocate religious freedom
(William Kolbrener, Haaretz)
Vision of a world which relegates religion to the private and personal realm
(Herald Scotland)
Study finds religion more important in South
(Angel Coker, The Crimson White)
Bishop Callahan to kick off religious freedom campaign
(Mike Tighe, LaCrosse Tribune)
Court upholds refusal to allow church to run religious services in city homeless shelters
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Federal judge frees Geneva College from government requirement on health coverage
(The Tribune-Review)
Judge's religious comments during sentencing are not reversible error
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Suit challenges NYPD's Muslim surveillance program
(Ryan Deveraux, The Guardian)
Religions seen slow to go green; Pope has chance to inspire
(Alister Doyle, Reuters)
Berkley Center launches new online forum
Myanmar community leaders in Malaysia call for calm
(Rashvinjeet S. Bedi, The Star)
Iran converts six Christian converts
(Mohaba News)
Australian evangelist trip to Vietnam sparks debate on faith
(BosNewsLife Asia Service, BosNewsLife)
Tuesday, 18 June 2013
Russia: Imams' defence rejected "for contradicting prosecution"
(Forum 18)
Muslim cleric gets 11 years in prison for burning Bible
(Andrew Higgins, Fox News)
Senators challenge President with new military religious freedom amendments
(Charkue Spiering, Washington Examiner)
Religious liberty for all [Arkansas RFRA]
(Jerry Cox, Log Cabin Democrat (Conway, Arkansas))
Guestview: terrorism and religion in Nigeria
(John Onaiyekan, Reuters)
What is a mother to do? Questions for same-sex marriage advocates
(Deborah Savage, Witherspoon Institute - Public Discourse)
Can faith prevent teen pregnancy?
(Sarah Brown, Washington Post)
Pope Francis is good for the Jews
(Francis X. Rocca, The Wall Street Journal)
The Pope and the Archbishop
(Alan Cowell, The New York Times)
European pro-life network meet in Rome
(Elisabetta Pittino, Zenit)
John Sentamu and the Church of England's slow retreat on gay marriage
(Andrew Brown, The Guardian)
Marketing 'Man of Steel' to Christians
(John McQuaid, Forbes)
Civil rights groups sue NYPD over Muslim spying
(Adam Goldman and Eileen Sullivan, U-T San Diego via AP)
In defense of prayer
(Heather Long, The Guardian)
Man arrested after suspected arson attack on Gloucester mosque
(The Guardian)
Venezuelan president meets pope, smoothes relations with Catholic church
(Anchorage Daily News)
The fallacy of the Blair narrative and the war on Islam(ism)
(Reza Pankhurst, New Civilisation)
Clerics in Egypt call for global jihad against regime's Shiite allies, Egypt cuts Syria ties
(Matthew Barber, Syria Comment)
Former Clinton advisor receives 2013 American Religious Freedom Award
(Ethics and Public Policy Center)
Gay marriage: whose yes, whose no?
(Elizabeth Scalia, First Things (First Thoughts blog))
Catholics, Lutherans jointly to mark Reformation anniversary
(Tom Heneghan and Tom Miles, Reuters)
Conservative moms slam Kraft over naked 'Zesty Guy'
(Michael Winter, USA Today)
Don't dismiss this (Abortion)
(Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review: The Corner)
Abortion: Sacred ground?
(Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review)
Obamacare versus the First Amendment
(Stephanie Slade, U.S. News and World Report)
Religious freedom under threat at home
(William E. Lori, The Baltimore Sun)
Same-sex marriage and religious freedom, fundamentally at odds
(Matthew J. Ftanck, The Witherspoon Institute (Public Discourse Blog))
Islamists' long reach over Egypt as suspected terrorist is appointed Luxor governor
(AsiaNews.it)
Hindus upset with Cavill comparing Superman with Hindu Gods
(Punjab News)
Most Russian Orthodox don’t read Bible, pray, go to church
(Ria Novosti)
Tunisia faces political struggle over Islam
(Edward Cody, The Washington Post)
Milwaukee Jewish groups launching 'Hours Against Hate'
(Annysa Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
School prayer: 50 years after the ban, God and faith more present than ever
(Lee Lawrence, The Christian Science Monitor)
Study says gays find most U.S. faiths unfriendly
(Adelle M. Banks, The Washington Post)
Appeals court OK’s pastor’s suit against Oklahoma license plate
(Greg Horton, Religion News Service)
Hearing officer says Christian pregnancy center is eligible in government loan program
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
In important decision, New Hampshire court invalidates tax credit scholarships to sectarian schools
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
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