Law and Religion Headlines
Monday, 10 June 2013
Interview: valedictorian Roy Costner IV on ripping up his approved speech, reciting Lord's Prayer
(Ruth Malhotra, Christian Poat)
Kuwaiti court gives woman 11 years in jail for 'insulting' emir
(AhramOnline)
Ghana religious sect leader blames fires at markets on gay sex
(Andrew Potts, Gay Star News)
Al-Qusair churches show the signs of the war against Assad and of the religious hatred of the rebels
(AsiaNews.it)
Vaccine opt-out change advances
(Saul Hubbard, The Register-Guard (Oregon))
Gay marriage rulings: Experts predict what court will do
(Richard Wolf, USA Today)
Supreme Court denies review in "gruesome images" case
(Eugene Volokh, The Volokh Conspiracy)
The Edward Snowden question
(Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite, The Washington Post-- On Faith blog)
Contraceptive coverage controversies
(William Donio, Jr., First Things-- First Thoughts blog)
Southwestern Pennsylvanians encouraged to join initiative to defend religious liberty
(Tony Larusa, Triblive (Penn.))
A decade on, Southern Baptists adapt to new role
(AP)
The homosexual assault on religious freedom
(Bethany Blakely, Christian Post)
16% of the world's people are religiously unaffiliated - most do not live in the West. So who are they?
(Brian J. Grim, the Weekly Number)
Lifetree Cafes offer space for tough topics
(Ann Marie Somma, The Washington Post – On Faith)
Globe and Mail: New religious-freedom watchdog faces uphill battle
(Steven Chase, The Globe and Mail)
OAS assembly adopts convention against racism and all forms of intolerance
(Merco Press)
Women of the Wall, 1; Haredi protests, 0: Is Israel's religion-state status quo facing upheaval?
(Yair Ettinger, Haaretz)
Newcastle to sell Cisse if his religion forbids him from wearing lender's logo
(Joe Bernstein, The Daily Mail)
No free exercise problem with evidence of defendant's Santa Muerte necklace
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Church: we need secular schools
(Herald Scotland)
Anti-clerical rally held in Tomsk
(Interfax)
Quebec fixed election date clashes with Jewish holiday
(Giuseppe Valiante, Sun News Network)
Work is worship; religious difference doesn't count
(News Track India)
Southern Baptists meet in Houston amidst declining influence on religious freedom, politics, gay rights
(Travis Loller, Huffington Post Religion)
Covert Islamic group leader convicted in Uzbekistan
(Interfax)
Sunday, 9 June 2013
Dire Strait: Religion vs secularism
(Glen Johnson, The New Zealand Herald)
This weekend is Pulpit Freedom Sunday—with slightly different emphasis
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Legal experts lay odds on gay marriage decision
(Eric Schulzke, Deseret News)
HRW calls for action to improve conditions for Dalit women
(Eurasia Review)
Religion and Law round up – 9th June
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
The new battle of over religion in schools
(Judith Duffy, Herald Scotland)
Gay Boy Scouts–So what?
(Roger E. Olson, Patheos Blog)
Saturday, 8 June 2013
Russia violated Jehovah’s Witnesses rights by disclosing medical records - ECHR
(Ingrid Burke, RAPSI)
Terror train plot: Chiheb Esseghaier's Qur'an demand reveals law/religion collision
(Wendy Gillis, Toronto Star)
Ankara displeased with Pope’s statement on Armenian Genocide
(PanArmenian.net)
India: Keeping religion out of local government
(Swadesh Roy, Dhaka Tribune)
Same-sex marriage: The legal effect
(Bob Siegel, The Washington Times)
If you think same-sex marriage won't affect your family, think again
(Bob Siegel, The Washington Times)
Same-sex marriage: Can one disagree without being viewed as hateful?
Conflict in the Middle East is about more than just religion
(Peter Beaumont, The Guardian)
How Obama's overreach keeps uniting Supreme Court
(Ilya Shapiro, Herald Online)
VIDEO: Comparing Religious Liberty: A Roundtable Discussion
(Stanford Law School, YouTube)
8 Iranian pilgrims killed, 25 injured in Baghdad bomb attack
(PanArmenian.net)
Catholic archbishop: Wake up! Religious liberty at risk in USA
(Terence P. Jeffrey, CNS News)
Emergency contraception: It'll be like buying Tylenol
(World News Service, Religion Today)
The public discussion on 'same-sex marriage'
(Francis Cardinal George, Catholic New World)
Suspicion and hate: Racist attacks on Arabs increase in Israel
(Julia Amalia Heyer, Der Spiegel)
This won't turn out well [HHS Mandate]
(Ashley E. Mcguire, The Weekly Standard)
On gay bishops, what a difference a decade makes
(Gene Robinson, Washington Post)
Atheist monument going up soon in Bradford County
(Morgan Watkins, The Gainesville Sun)
What 'does' religion mean?
(Gary Laderman, Huff Post Religion)
Head of Russian church urges monks to shun Internet
(Reuters)
Pro-lifers challenge ordinance barring noise around health care facilities
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Global capitalism bends religion
(Winnipeg Free Press)
Freedom of religious opinion protected in Oregon Constitution
(Senator Jeff Kruse, Oregon Catalyst)
In Istanbul’s heart, leader’s obsession, perhaps Achilles’ heel
(Michael Kimmelman, The International Herald Tribune)
Ritual slaughter and animal welfare
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
The origin and text of <em>The Book of Common Prayer</em>
(Interview with Brian Cummings, OUP Blog)
Archbishop Justin's speech to the Lords on the government's gay marriage Bill
(The Archbishop of Canterbury)
Convenor of Lords Spiritual: Statement [on same-sex marriage]
(Diocese of Leicester)
Church of England gives up fight against gay marriage
(John Bingham, The Telegraph)
Friday, 7 June 2013
Greek neo-Nazis threaten to mobilize against mosque
(AFP, Al Arabiya)
Haredim called on to protest Women of the Wall Torah reading
(JTA)
Islamic law's foothold in German legal system
(Soeren Kern, Gatestone Institute)
Lailat Al Miraj: The basics
(Huff Post Religion)
Ohio Council of Churches say mandate raises religious liberty concerns
(Catholic News Service, The Georgia Bulletin)
Ohio creationism proposal still up for consideration in Springboro schools
(Rebecca Klein, Huff Post Politics)
Responding to lawsuit, Florida to offer kosher food in all prisons
(JTA)
Anglicans drop their opposition to gay marriage
(Sarah Pulliam Bailey for Religion News Service/Huffington Post United Kingdom, UCA News)
New ECHR publications
(Antoine Buyse, ECHR Blog)
Oregon Senate passes bill to restrict vaccine exemptions
(Christopher David Gray, The Lund Report)
Do corporations have religious liberty rights?
(Joe Carter, Acton Institute Power Blog)
Along with political speech, many companies also claim they have religious liberty rights
(David L. Hudson Jr., ABA Journal)
CALL FOR PAPERS abstract due 20 June 2013: Islam, Law and the State in Myanmar Workshop 2014
(Centre for Asian Legal Studies, National University of Singapore)
Islam, Law and the State in Myanmar Conference 2014, Abstract Submission Form
((Download), Centre for Asian Legal Studies, National University of Singapore)
Think spirituality is easy? Think again…
(Roger S. Gottlieb, OUP Blog)
Liberty Counsel files suit against West Palm Beach on behalf of pro-life counselors
(Press Release, Liberty Counsel)
Belief is the least part of faith
(T. M. Luhrmann, The New York Times Opinion)
Biblical definition of marriage, same-sex unions to top sermon notes this Sunday
(Jeff Schapiro, Christian Post Church & Ministry)
United Kingdom: 'Ban faith-based school selection' demands new campaign
(BBC News)
Hate graffiti at Sussex home of soldier's Muslim mother
(BBS News)
Religion and crime
(Gene Veith, Patheos Blog: Cranach (Christianity, Culture, Vocation))
Yes, marriage will change—and here’s how
(Mark Regnerus, Witherspoon Institute - Public Discourse)
The gay guide to wedded bliss
(Liza Mundy, The Atlantic)
El Salvador abortion woman has C-section
(BBC News)
IGE holds conference on Religion, Security and Citizenship in Kazakhstan
(Institute for Global Engagement)
'Not that there's anything wrong with that': What is — or isn't — homophobic
(Eric Metaxas, BreakPoint, Religion Today)
How would SSM change marriage?
(Gina Dalfonzo, BreakPoint)
Russia will rule out risk of Russian children's adoption by foreign same-sex couples
(Interfax)
Christians in Andhra Pradesh targeted by Hindu extremists
(Nirmala Carvalho, AsiaNews.it)
Intellectuals protest against the Islamization of Egyptian culture
(AsiaNews.it)
Thousands celebrate gay pride in Tel Aviv
(AhramOnline)
Slavery didn't end in the 19th century with Wilberforce
(Brian C. Stiller, The Christian Post Opinion)
Respect, inclusion and tolerance at the Wall
(Los Angeles Rabbis, Jewish Journal)
Are human rights "Christian"? – a reflection
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
A growing presence in the LGBT rights movement: The religious
(Michelle Boorstein, The Washington Post-- on Faith blog)
Muslim light: what's behind Turkey's Islamization and the protests against it
(Cinar Kiper, The Atlantic)
Overall declining numbers for Southern Baptists heartbreaking, says leader
(Alex Murashko, The Christian Post)
Ireland: Government acting like 'totalitarian regime' on abortion
(Ronan McGreevy, The Irish Times)
Why Calvinists and Arminians (and those in between) can unite for religious liberty
(Russell D. Moore, Moore to the Point)
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