Law and Religion Headlines
Friday, 10 May 2013
Cardinal beatifies first lay, black Brazilian woman, 'Nha Chica'
(Catholic News Service, National Catholic Reporter)
France struggles to fight radical Islam in its jails
(Alexandria Sage, Reuters)
Egypt Coptic Pope pays first visit to Vatican in 40 years
(Aswat Masriya)
2 popes praying: Egyptian Copt and Pope Francis
(The Washington Post)
Pakistani Views on Religion and Politics as Election Nears
(Pew Research Center Report, The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life)
Same-sex couples welcome Delaware gay marriage
(Randall Chase, Time)
Israeli police question Muslim cleric after scuffle
(Isabel Kershner, The New York Times)
Church of Scotland agrees to reword report on Israeli settlements
(Severin Carrell, The Guardian)
Church of England facing new child abuse allegations
(David Batty, The Guardian)
Pakistan's hardliners' political clout protecting them from the law
(Jon Boone, The Guardian)
Immigration reform might actually hinge on what the Bible tells us
(Sarah Posner, The Guardian)
Interfaith meeting declares ban on religious hate speech in Tanzania
(Deodatus Balile, Sabahi)
Seven Burmese Muslims charged with monk's death
(Zin Mar Win, Radio Free Asia)
Israel: Clashes at Aqsa mosque
(Ma'an News Agency)
Saudi Arabia: Let all girls play sports, says HRW
(Eurasia Review)
Redefinition of marriage – New Clause 9
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Church of Scotland report angers Jewish community
(Associated Press, Contra Costa Times)
Nigerian sect Boko Haram demands Islamic state
(Afua Hirsch, The Guardian)
British church attendance stabilizes after years of decline
(Trevor Grundy, Religion News Service)
Ramadan start: French Muslims look to science to determine Holy Month beginning
(Tom Heneghan, Huffington Post Religion)
Elderly nun found guilty over nuclear site break-in
(Catholic News Agency)
Hindu charity to manage parish hall In England
(Eurasia Review)
Buhari and the politics of religion
(Abubakar Evuti, Daily Post)
Thursday, 9 May 2013
Egypt's pope in 1st visit to Vatican in 40 years
(The Miami Herald)
Catholics in Puerto Rico rally around archbishop, amid reports he asked to resign Read more:
(Associated Press, Fox News)
Judge declares religious banners at school OK
(Sarah Moore and Cassie Smith, The Houston Chronicle)
Jerusalem sees clashes at Al Aqsa Mosque
(Eurasia Review)
Religious leader held after mosque fracas
(The Herald: Scotland)
Should New Jersey be funding sectarian religious education?
(Mark Silk, Religion News Service)
Indonesian media needs to cover religion, not radicals
(Camelia Pasandaran, Jakarta Globe)
US anti-abortion leaders join Rome's march for life
(Alessandro Speciale, Huffington Post Religion)
Religious leaders: gay rights plan threat to immigration bill support
(Erica Werner, Huffington Post Religion)
A leap for some faiths, but many Canadians are losing their religion
(Dakshana Bascarmurty, The Globe and Mail)
Another contraceptive coverage challenge filed by a for-profit small business
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Naida Hosan, soldier, says she faced harassment over Muslim name
(Michael Biesecker, Huffington Post)
Wednesday, 8 May 2013
Kenyan churches successfully lobby to remove a U.S.-funded ad they say encourages adultery
(World Magazine)
Firing of gay teacher may violate city law
(JoAnne Viviano, The Columbus Dispatch)
Brazilian activists demand release of imprisoned Bahai leaders
(NTD Television)
Armenian government to pay out 112,000 euro to Jehovah's Witnesses
(RAPSI)
Christians in Morocco fear fatwa portends harsher treatment
(Morning Star News)
Kazakhstan: Why was Muslim prisoner of conscience extradited to Uzbekistan?
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
Women's exclusion from public sphere should be illegal
(Israel Hayom)
Final ruling expected in Bible banner case; Kountze cheerleaders hold press conference
(The Sacramento Bee)
Influx of Christian and Muslim immigrants changing Canada’s religious makeup
(Benjamin Shingler, The Globe and Mail)
Leading Palestinian religious leader Grand Mufti of Jerusalem arrested for 'encouraging religious disturbances'
(Alistair Dawber, The Independent)
Turkey airline bans female flight attendants from wearing red lipstick
(Reuters, IBNLive)
Human rights group says freedom of religion eroding in Papua
(Radio New Zealand International)
Sen. Portman, ENDA's religious exemption is already too broad
(Ian Thompson, Huffington Post)
Nigerian Islamist raid in northeast town kills 55 - military
(Ibrahim Mshelizza, Reuters)
Vatican denies internal split on US nun crackdown
(Nicole Winfield, The San Bernadino Sun)
After Boston, little change in views of Islam and violence
(Pew Research Center)
Questions of equality at the fore in German Islam Conference
(Deutsche Welle)
Obama administration backs out of appeal over new contraceptive mandate
(Warren Richey, Christian Science Monitor)
Terry Jones coming to Arab International Festival
(Joe Slezak, Daily Tribune)
A Virgin Mary statue controversy in West Springfield
(Elysia Rodriguez, 22 News Springfield)
Statement clarifies charges that military has been hostile to Evangelical Christians
(Joint Statement, Southern Baptist Concern)
Anglican Church in New Zealand faces discrimination claim
(World Magazine)
Anti-blasphemy protests in Bangladesh turn violent
(Jim Yardley, The New York Times)
Pakistan's minorities have no faith in democracy
(Kathy Gannon, ABC News via AP)
Iran warns Syrian rebels after report of shrine desecration
(Thomas Erdbrink, The New York Times)
Bodies pour in as Nigeria hunts for Islamists
(Adam Nossiter, The New York Times)
Pakistan bombing again targets Islamist party
(Alex Rodriguez, Los Angeles Times)
Israel detains Jerusalem's top Muslim cleric after scuffles at al-Aqsa mosque
(Albawaba News)
CSAN calls for legislation to support positive contribution of people coming to UK
(Independent Catholic News)
Myanmar: Dalai Lama to speak before Assembly
(Patrick Marley, Journal Sentinel)
Dalai Lama condemns Buddhist attacks on Muslims in Myanmar
(Big News Network)
Kenya: Bishop roots for women leaders
(Reuben Olita, The Star)
Comments about Islam spark Morocco firestorm
(Mohamed Saadouni, Magharebia)
Burma: Thien Sein assures Muslims protection of basic rights
(Radio Free Asia)
Mobile-phone masts, planning law and faculty jurisdiction
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Louisiana Supreme Court strikes down state's school voucher system
(Sean Higgins, The Washington Examiner)
Delaware, continuing a trend, becomes the 11th state to allow same-sex unions
(Erik Eckholm, The New York Times)
Tuesday, 7 May 2013
Report finds Iran among worst violators of religious freedom
(Benjamin Weinthal, Fox News)
Draft Report with a proposal for a European Parliament recommendation to the Council on the draft EU Guidelines on the Promotion and Protection of Freedom of Religion or Belief
(Rapporteur: Laima Liucija Andrikiené, European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs)
World celebrates Orthodox Easter
(RT)
Uzbekistan: Continuing denials of prisoners' freedom of religion or belief
(Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18)
Military says no court martials for sharing faith
(Bob Smietana, The Tennessean)
Queen’s Speech: Legislation from 2012-13
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Ghana: Journalists should focus on religion's relationship with the media
(Ghana Web)
Ireland abortion legislation: Catholic church dangles threat of excommunication over lawmakers
(Mark Hanrahan, Huffington Post Religion)
Battered and bullied, Pakistan’s religious minorities say they have little faith in democracy
(The Washington Post)
Rights groups reject religious freedom award for Yudhoyono
(Margaret S. Aritonang and Bagus BT Saragih, The Jakarta Post)
ACLJ calls on defense secretary to cut ties with anti-Christian extremist used by pentagon as advisor on religious tolerance
(The Wall Street Journal)
Caught in Methodism’s split over same-sex marriage
(Sharon Otterman, New York Times)
Martyred for Christ: 800 victims of Islamic violence who will become saints this month
(Damian Thompson, The Telegraph)
Europe needs more appropriate powers to fight racism: Germany's Westerwelle
(Tom Heneghan, Reuters)
Cardinal Joao Braz de Aviz says he was sidelined in crackdown of U.S. nuns
(Alessandro Speciale, The Washington Post)
Bombing of new Tanzanian parish surpasses other attacks
(Estefania Aguirre, Eurasia Review)
Church leaders tackle the stigma of mental illness
(Bob Smietana, Religion News Service)
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish college wins $10.6 million in public funds
(Jarrett Renshaw and Kelly Heyboer, The Star Ledger)
In the Turkish-Israeli dispute, only losers
(Judy Dempsey, Strategic Europe)
Joe Biden tells religious leaders immigration reform comes first
(Josh Lederman, Huffington Post)
Monday, 6 May 2013
ACLU to investigate Georgia school for holding extended prayer
(Sarah Rae Fruchtnicht, Opposing Views)
Uganda priest ostracized for publicizing sexual abuse
(Robyn Dixon, Los Angeles Times)
For Iraq, Syria and Lebanon, there is a peaceful solution
(Wadah Khanfar, The Guardian)
Sudanese Islamist group comes under fire for gifting Quran to US diplomat
(The Sudan Tribune)
Kenya: Garissa Muslims condemn police raid on mosques
(Ramadhan Rajab, The Star)
Religious militancy: A big challenge to Pakistan stability – OpEd
(Amna Razzaq, Eurasia Review)
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