Law and Religion Headlines
Tuesday, 23 July 2013
Judge rules Ohio death certificate must classify spouses as married despite constitutional amendment
(Kimball Perry, Cincinnati.com)
A new same-sex marriage ruling in Ohio
(Lyle Denniston, SCOTUSblog)
Nevada case could decide gay marriage issue for all
(Steve Sebelius, Las Vegas Review-Journal)
'Swastika Rehabilitation Day' not anti-Semitic?
(Rina Tzvi, Israel National News)
Nonprofit tells League City council to stop praying before meetings
(Craig Hlavaty, Chron.com (Houston))
At 95, Nelson Mandela shows how good can drown evil
(Eugene Ohi, Mercator Net (Harambee blog))
Religion and law round up – 21st July
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Transforming Strasbourg’s A1P1 right to property?
(David Hart, QC, Law & Religion UK)
Rebel Priest: Church's 'No. 1 enemy' a symbol of Polish change
(Jan Puhl, Speigel Online International)
Putting a ring on it, Constitutional Carnage and Court Transparency – The Human Rights Roundup
(Sarina Kidd, UK Human Rights Blog)
Brazil has lowest government restrictions on religion among 25 most populous nations, as country undergoes major religious shifts
(Brian J. Grim, the Weekly Number)
Why should we care about the Septuagint?
(Timothy Michael Law, OUPblog)
Painting an accurate picture
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Islam and Islamism
(Salim Mansur, Gatestone Institute)
Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 [full text]
(The National Archives, legislation.gov.uk)
Former Nigerian Governor allows ‘under-age’ marriage loophole into Constitution
(World Watch Monitor)
Government hostility to religion must be challenged
(Mike Johnson, Shreveport Times)
1st Circuit: creating church as historic district did not unduly burden free exercise
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause blog)
The Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham expands into Rural Northern Syria
(Aymenn Jawad al-Tamimi, Syria Comment (Joshua Landis Blog))
Let's debate Prop 8
(Robert Oscar Lopez, American Thinker)
Second Christian B&B case headed for the Supreme Court
(Alasdair Henderson, UK Human Rights Blog)
Judge rules for Ohio men's same-sex marriage
(Associated Press, ABC News)
En Italie, la liberté d’expression bientôt prise en otage par le lobby gay
(André Picard, Nouvelle de France)
Homosexualisme : un catholique peut-il reconnaître les « droits des couples homosexuels » ?
(Correspondanceeuropeenne)
Articles 8 & 9 and the “seal of the confessional”: are communications between clergy and penitents privileged?
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Ansar al-Sharia leader sparks Ramadan row in Tunisia
(Jamel Arfaoui, The Magharebia)
AG decision on Rabbi Eliyahu goes to Supreme Court
(The Jewish Press)
Hate speech on religious basis against the Orthodox Ohrid Archbishopric
(Poa-info.org)
What does quantum physics have to do with free will?
(Antoine Suarez, The Big Questions)
Haredi MK stars in Broadway ‘Haredi draft’ show in Knesset
(Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu, The Jewish Press)
ADL: Anti-Semitism up in NY and NJ but down nationwide
(The Jewish Press)
LA Jews convince firm to remove sexually suggestive billboard
(The Jewish Press)
Breaking the fast at Guantanamo
(Lizzie Rajasingh, Foreign Policy in Focus)
Hindus welcome Philippe as new King of Belgium
(Eurasia Review)
Tamil Nadu, a Pentecostal pastor in prison for baptizing a woman
(AsiaNews.it)
Top world musicians urge Pussy Riot's release
(Ahram Online)
EU designates Hezbollah’s military wing as terrorist organization
(JTA)
Hizballah slams EU over terrorist list
(Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty)
EU blacklists Hezbollah: Not really
(Soeren Kern, Gatestone Institute)
Monday, 22 July 2013
Analysis: How to reverse Buddhism’s radical turn in Southeast Asia?
(Dana MacLean, IRIN - Humanitarian News and Analysis)
Arrested Vatican prelate acted as private banker, document says
(Philip Pullella and Massimiliano Di Giorgio, Reuters)
France stands by veil ban after riots
(reporting By Nicholas Vinocur; editing by Mark John, Reuters)
Paris riots sparked by police identity check on veiled Muslim woman
(Angelique Crisafis, The Guardian)
Religious hardliners declare 'jihad' on Afghanistan's TV talent shows
(Zubair Babakarkhail, Kabul and Rob Crilly, The Telegraph)
ADL: Anti-Semitism down nationwide, up in N.Y. and N.J.
(JTA)
Extremism escalating in the West Bank
(Khaled Abu Toameh, Gatestone Institute)
Revealed: Buzz Aldrin took Holy Communion on the moon (but NASA kept it secret)
(Mail Online)
Moldovan activists accuse lawmakers of secretly adopting 'gay-propaganda' law
(Alla Ceapai, Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty)
NM attorney general not defending gay marriage ban
(Barry Marsley, Associated Press, Alamagordo Daily News)
Pendleton prison violating inmate's religious freedom
(Tim Evans, Indystar.com)
A crime to conduct a same-sex or polygamous religious wedding ceremony in Indiana?
(Eugene Volokh, The Volokh Conspiracy)
USCIRF calls on Ethiopia to release religious freedom advocates on trial
(United States Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Judge blocks North Dakota's restrictive abortion law
(Bill Mears and Ashley Killough, CNN)
A pedestal too high: Is marriage too good for people?
(Michael De Groote, Deseret News)
England aims to curtail online porn via new protections, restrictions
(Jamshid Ghazi Askar, Deseret News)
Who speaks for Catholics in the military on religious freedom?
(John Frawley Desmond, National Catholic Register)
Clarifying next step on contraception dispute
(Lyle Denniston, SCOTUSblog)
The legal circus that killed Proposition 8
(Frank Schubert, The Public Discourse)
Judge to decide if Indiana city can allow churches to display crosses on public land
(Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post)
A conscientious objector poses a challenge to the Israeli military
(Isabel Kershner, New York Times)
Protestant churches feel the heat in Kazakhstan
(Christian Aid Mission)
Ohio same-sex couple sues so ailing spouse's death certificate will identify him as married
(Zack Ford, Think Progress)
The Iranian threat in Latin America
(Jaime Darenblum, The Weekly Standard Online/Hudson Institute via Eurasia Review)
The myth and reality of Venezuela-Iran ties
(Ryan Mallett-Outtrim, IDN-InDepthAnalysis)
Americans hold different views of what “religious” means
(Lauren Markoe, Religion News Service)
Erosion of religious liberty
(Editorial Board, Deseret News)
Trial of Dutch gay activists adjourned in Murmansk
(Interfax)
Islamic Renaissance Party won't back pro-govt candidate in Tajik presidential election
(Interfax)
Recognition of same-sex "marriages" leads humanity to end of world - Patriarch Kirill
(Interfax)
Lutherans may discuss disputes over joint worship
(Tim Townsend, The Washington Post)
British government to investigate discrimination against Jews
(Trevor Grundy, The Washington Post)
Tanzania: State condemns religious bigotry
(Daily News)
Exploring religious diversity in communist Cuba
(Mary Loftus, Emory News Center)
Jail inmates break religious barrier to fast together
(The Hindu)
Myanmar president urges prevention of turning communal conflict issue into racial, religious one
(People's Daily News)
Group targets ‘fake’ monks, religious swindlers
(Cherry Thein, Myanmar Times)
Ban sought on religious parties, politics in mosques
(One India News)
Prisoner free exercise cases – July 21, 2013
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Five myths about Pope Francis
(William Donio Jr., First Things (First Thoughts Blog))
Pope Francis embarks on historic trip to Brazil, where protesters await
(Eric Marrapodi and Miguel Marquez, CNN Belief Blog)
Sunday, 21 July 2013
Catholic youths converge on Rio to see 'Slum Pope'
(Debora Rey, Associated Press)
Iran opposes Israeli-Palestinian talks
(Albawaba News)
Saturday, 20 July 2013
Archeologists say unearthed King David’s palace
(PanArmenian.net)
EEOC sues United Cellular for religious discrimination in failing to accommodate Seventh-day Adventist work needs
(US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission)
Female footballers covered head to toe inflame Islamists
(Christopher Stephen & Caroline Alexander, Bloomberg)
It’s rabbi versus rabbi in $17 billion dot-kosher battle
(Ellen Rosen & Hugo Miller, Bloomberg)
Rocket attack kills custodian of Syrian Shi'ite shrine in Damascus
(Reuters)
UK court ducks position on circumcision
(Rosalind English, UK Human Rights Blog)
Judge rejects conversion therapy group’s attempt to have SPLC case thrown out
(Southern Poverty Law Center)
Norfolk couple's lawsuit challenges same-sex ban
(Scott Daughtery, The Virginian-Pilot)
County clerk wants same-sex marriage halted
(Elizabeth Aguilera and Chris Nichols, U~T San Diego)
New skirmish over same-sex marriage
(Lyle Denniston, SCOTUSblog)
Orthodox Jews denied benefits for refusing to work Saturdays
(Jessica Elgot, Huffington Post United Kingdom)
White churches uncommonly quiet after Zimmerman verdict
(Jeffrey Weiss, CNN)
Churches grapple with clothing and what’s appropriate as summer heats up
(Michelle Boorstein, The Washington Post)
Religious progressives predicted to outnumber conservatives, survey finds
(Katherine Bindley, Huffington Post Religion)
Democrat's Freedom to Pray proposal gains GOP support
(USA Today)
Fuller Seminary President responds to concerns about student-led LGBT group on campus
(Melissa Barnhart, Christian Post)
Hobby-horse journalism on Hobby Lobby, part 1
(Matthew J. Franck, National Review Online: Bench Memos)
Hobby-horse journalism on Hobby Lobby, part 2
(Matthew J. Franck, National Review Online: Bench Memos)
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