Law and Religion Headlines
Sunday, 26 May 2013
Journalism, the IRS and religious liberty: Dangerous precedents
(James Tonkowich, Religion Today)
Indonesia: Bigotry undermines religious tolerance award for President
(Michael Bachelard, The Sydney Morning Herald)
Appealing religion (response to "Seeking Allah in the Midlands"
(Various authors, The Hindu)
Seeking Allah in the Midlands
(Hasan Sudor, The Hindu)
Saturday, 25 May 2013
Bridging differences between the West and the Muslim world: seeing past religion and through culture
(Al Bawaba News)
Arizona conservatives want to revive pro-religion bill
(My Fox Phoenix)
Clegg: Woolwich suspects 'perverted' religion of peace
(BBC News)
Religion and Law round up – 26th May
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Hobby Lobby lawyer encouraged by latest hearing
(Carl Bunderson, Catholic News Agency)
VIDEO: Rear Admiral Lee addresses restrictive regulations on religious liberty
(Family Research Council, YouTube)
Religious-liberty wars wage on
(Terry Mattingly, Knox News)
Archbishop Chaput: “The HHS Mandate can only be understood as a form of coercion.”
(Frank Weathers, Patheos Blog: Why I Am a Catholic)
Advancing a conversation about religion in Canada’s public life
(Geoffrey Cameron Don Hutchinson, Victor C. Goldbloom, The Star)
Alton T. Lemon, who challenged state aid to religious schools, dies at 84
(Adam Liptak, The New York Times)
‘Greek’ Qur’an lessons annoy Muslims
(OnIslam)
Nigeria: Anglican Communion frowns at same sex marriage
(Charles Kumolu, Vanguard)
Nigeria: Northern governors, politicians responsible for 'unIslamic' Almajiri system
(Premium Times)
Boy Scouts of America; one step closer to calling themselves Gay Scouts
(Boris Volkhonsky, The Voice of Russia)
Riyadh court convicts 8 for terror crimes
(Arab News)
Indonesia continues to disappoint on religious freedom
(Olivia Enos, The Foundry)
Arizona abortion law hoped to win Supreme Court support
(Kevin J. Jones, Catholic News Agency)
Hindus laud UEFA’s new sanctions for soccer racism
(Eurasia Review)
A joint appeal to Sunnis and Shi'as- OpEd
(S. Muhammad Khatami and Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad, Eurasia Review)
Afghan archaeology site faces rocky future
(Jennifer Glasse, Aljazeera)
In Sidon it’s increasingly all about sect
(Mohammed Zaatari, The Daily Star)
Turkey bans alcohol advertising and curbs sales
(Reuters)
British Muslims condemn savage attack on drummer Lee Rigby
(Trevor Grundy, Huffington Post Religion)
Turkish-Armenian scribe sentenced to 13 months for blasphemy in blog post
(Hurriyet Daily News)
Houston Presbyterian Megachurch considers leaving denomination; cites 'drifting' theology
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
Church of England plans to have female bishops by 2015
(Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post Church & Ministry)
Pastor’s tornado tweets stir up a theological debate
(Sarah Pulliam Bailey, USA Today)
Jewish Reform leader visits Twin Cities
(Rose French, Star Tribune)
Protocol No. 15 amending the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.
(Council of Europe)
Protocol 15 to the ECHR Adopted
(Antoine Buyse, ECHR Blog)
Friday, 24 May 2013
In Ukraine, Adventist health worker from U.S. still missing
(Angela Burdick, Adventist News Network)
New voices in European Islam: The right message for a dark moment
(B.C., The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Religious minorities unite for freedom
(Prodita Sabarini, The Jakarta Post)
Alliances with churches 'strategically important' to the UN
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Full 10th Circuit hears oral arguments in Hobby Lobby case
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Family groups on Boy Scouts’ vote: Expect a mass exodus
(Charlie Butts, Jody Brown, One News Now)
Amnesty International criticizes Armenia human rights record
(Sabina Idayatova, AzerNews)
Noonan: A battering ram becomes a stonewall
(Peggy Noonan, The Wall Street Journal)
Muslim leaders' Auschwitz visit boosts Holocaust knowledge
(Adam Easton, BBC News Europe)
Bulletin of the Irish Centre for Human Rights - May 2013
(NUI Galway - OÉ Gaillimh)
Christian street preacher arrested 3 times, Thomas More Law Center files suit
(Christopher Collins, Examiner.com)
An audacious plan at the Western Wall
(William Booth, The Washington Post)
Christian pastor in Iran arrested during prayer meeting; church threatened with closure
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
Video shows Syrian Islamists flogging men over illegal marriage
(Reuters)
Anti-Muslim reprisals after Woolwich attack
(Ben Quinn and Conal Urquhart, The Guardian)
Humanist funerals thrive in post-Catholic Ireland
(Paresh Dave, Huffington Post Religion)
Russian Foreign Ministry says U.S. State Department's religious freedom report politicized
(Interfax)
Muslims condemn savage attack on British soldier
(Trevor Grundy, The Washington Post)
Religious defamation charges reflect practices of authoritarian regimes, says Egyptian politician
(Christian Post Africa)
Time to divorce civil and religious marriage
(Belfast Telegraph)
Boy Scouts change policy to open membership to all youth, regardless of sexual orientation
(Benjamin Wood, Deseret News)
Boy Scouts of America Statement
Boy Scouts of America votes to end century-old ban on gay scouts
(Marice Richter, Reuters)
Church responds to Boy Scouts policy vote
(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Newsroom)
Duty to God is fundamental to Scouting, church leader says
(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Newsroom)
Battle surrounds union's alleged anti-gay stance
(Tony Moore, Brisbane Times)
Don’t link religion with terror
(Arab News)
Buddhist compassion for sentient beings warrants enactment of Sri Lanka’s animal welfare bill without further delay – OpEd
(Shenali Waduge, Eurasia Review)
Human rights protection: Care services, marriage, chancel repairs . . . . . . .
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Thursday, 23 May 2013
DOJ forcing federal employees to publicly affirm homosexuality
(Liberty Counsel, Charisma News)
Singing, prayer mark church’s 150th anniversary in headquarters ceremony
(Ansel Oliver, Adventist News Network)
Christian Brothers settle suit with 400 sex abuse victims
(Manya A. Brachaer, Chicago Tribune Religion)
Encinitas yoga trial: Parents argue school is violating separation of church and state
(Rebecca Klein, Huff Post Religion)
Beheading in daylight: Has religion poisoned London's multiculturalism plan?
(India Today)
Becket Fund’s statement following 10th Circuit hearing on Hobby Lobby
(The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty)
With youth pounding at kingdom's gates, Saudi Arabia begins religious police reform
(Louise Lief, The Christian Science Monitor)
Pussy Riot member starts hunger strike to protest court ruling
(Reporting by Thomas Grove; Editing by Steve Gutterman and Angus MacSwan, Reuters)
Turkmenistan: Raids, deportation, visa denial, Government denies UPR complaints
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
Media Advisory: Hobby Lobby oral argument set for May 23, 2013
(Emily Hardman, The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty)
Court to hear case on whether Obamacare violates religious liberties
(Warren Richey, The Christian Science Monitor)
Arizona House non-prayer sparks Christian re-do
(Bob Christie, ABC News)
Pope, Salvador president, discuss beatification of slain archbishop
(Philip Pullella, Reuters)
Mandating birth-control benefits unlawful, appeals court told
(Manya A. Brachaer, The Chicago Tribune)
Texas legislature passes bill on winter holidays in schools
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Arizona legislature gives final passage expansion of state RFRA; 2 other bills near final legislative action
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Georgia: Patriarch regrets clergy’s ‘impolite’ actions in May 17 events
(Eurasia Review)
US bishops ask government to reassess drone policy
(Adelaide Mena, Catholic News Agency)
Racial and religious conflicts in Asia
(Ahmad Syarif Al Syechabubakar, The Jakarta Post)
Bank Indonesia taps religious groups to expand banking outreach
(Novy Lumanauw, Jakarta Globe)
Georgia: Where does the Church end and the State begin?
(Giorgi Lomsadze, EurasiaNet.org)
Tajikistan: Aspiring opposition leader arrested on embezzlement, polygamy charges
(Konstantin Parshin, EurasiaNet.org)
Illinois business urges federal court to lift contraception mandate
(Manya A. Brachear, Chicago Tribune Religion)
Religious control of schools is neither tolerant nor inclusive
(Sheila Maher, The Irish Times)
Arizona Senate advances bills for religious groups
(Cristina Silva, Associated Press, San Francisco Chronicle)
Belarus dismisses U.S. report's criticism of religious freedom restrictions
(Interfax)
State Dept. and USCIRF Cite Threats to International Religious Freedom
(American Religious Freedom Newsroom)
Evangelical weakness in gay Boy Scouts debate could hurt GOP
(Ralph Z. Hallow, The Washington Times)
Wednesday, 22 May 2013
Abortion, religion, and politics
(Dr. Shuvendu Sen/NJ Voices, Blog NJ.com)
EEOC settles sex harassment and retaliation suit against Grace Church and Episcopal Diocese of L.I.
(Press Release, US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission)
The bad news about the new State Department International Religious Freedom Report
(Paul Marshall, National Review Online)
Religious Freedom Report highlights dangers of growing restrictions on ‘defamation’ of religion
(Paul Marshall, National Review Online)
Why Catholic saints are marching into Latin America
(Dudley Althaus, Global Post)
New religious sects: Search for effective answers
(Vatican Information Service)
US State Department International Religious Freedom Report for R. Macedonia for 2012
(Information Service of the Orthodox Ohrid Archbishopric)
Courts to hear birth control mandate lawsuits
(Kathryn Smith and Jennifer Haberkorn, Politico)
EU experts to mull British request to proscribe Hezbollah military
(JTA)
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