Law and Religion Headlines
Monday, 11 March 2013
Nigeria: Jibwis to establish Islamic varsity in Jos
(Ahmed Mohammed, Daily Trust via All Africa)
Liberia: Christians to petition lawmakers- want Liberia constitutionalized constitutionalism a Christian nation
(The New Republic Liberia via All Africa)
Zimbabwe: Govt probes Satanism claims in schools
(The Standard via All Africa)
Nigeria: Sultan under fire over Islamists amnesty call
(Sam Eyoboka, Vanguard via All Africa)
Swaziland: Another prayer meeting banned
(Swazi Media Commentary)
Indiana church's refusal to install gravestone with Colts, NASCAR logos sparks suit
(Indy Star)
27 religious communities fail registration in Azerbaijan
(Aynur Jafarova, Azer News)
Religion and Law round up – 10th March
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
The legal attack on religious liberty in America – part 2
(Rick Plasterer, Juicy Ecumenism — The Institute on Religion & Democracy's Blog)
3-13-13 A National Day of Religious Liberty
(Bible Nation)
Corporations don't have religious liberty right to deny workers access to birth control, Americans United tells court
(eNews Park Forest)
Cardinals hold last discussions before Vatican lockdown
(Crispian Balmer, Reuters)
Papal Conclave – Events to “extra omnes” and beyond
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Report: Bible courses in Texas a missed opportunity
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Media speculations on the papal election
(Victor L. Simpson, Associated Press)
Indonesia: “Unity in diversity”?
(Aparupa Bhattacherjee, Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies)
Nigeria: Soyinka blames insecurity, others on weak leadership
(Kamal Tayo Oropo, Joseph Onyekwere (Lagos) and Charles Coffie-Gyamfi (Abeokuta), The Guardian Nigeria)
RI gay marriage legislation could hinge on religious exemption
(David Klepper, The Republic)
Oklahoma City-based Hobby Lobby seeks to speed court process on health care appeal
(Brianna Bailey, News OK)
Educating men and boys 'key' to preventing violence against women
(Christian Today)
(Israel and Syria): Who are these moralists?
(Douglas Murray, Gatestone Institute of International Public Policy)
Iraq's Shia government begins crackdown on Sunni 'terrorists'
(Al Bawaba News)
Pakistani Christians close schools to protest Muslim mob attack
(Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty)
Five protesting Tibetans held on 'uprising day'
(Reported by RFA's Tibetan Service. Translated by Karma Dorjee. Written in English by Parameswaran Ponnudurai, Radio Free Asia)
The Uprising and the New Syria: Islamists rise in Raqqa while Damascene Christians dodge fire – OpEd
(Matthew Barber, Syria Comment (Joshua Landis))
Sri Lanka: UNHRC in Geneva and after
(Kumar David, South Asia Analysis Group)
Sri Lanka: Halal issue highlighted importance of social integration
(Jehan Perera, Colombo Telegaph)
Xinjiang raids point to religious controls
(Reported by Rukiye Turdush for RFA’s Uyghur Service. Written in English by Rachel Vandenbrink, Radio Free Asia)
Kyrgyzstan: Extradition overturned, but new charges and transfer to prison close to Uzbekistan
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
Kabul debates women's law 'violating Sharia'
(Deutsche Welle)
Soft Shari’a law in Aleppo
(The Majalla)
Modern Orthodox rabbi seeks Israeli religious revolution
(Daniel Estrin (Associated Press), The Kansas City Star)
Strasbourg stresses, Presidential pronouncements and Abu Qatada returns – The Human Rights Roundup
(Daniel Isenberg, UK Human Rights Blog)
Atheist Puerto Rico police officer files discrimination suit
(Associated Press, NBC Latino)
Pakistan Christian protesters decry Muslim mob's arson spree following blasphemy charge
(Nasir Habib, CNN)
Lords vote to end caste discrimination
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Gay synagogues’ uncertain future
(Michal Lemberger, Tablet)
TN bill would let graduate-student counselors reject clients on religious grounds
(The Tennessean)
Religious fighting flares in Pakistan
(Zaheer Babar, Philadelphia Inquirer)
Ireland: Less than half of teachers teach religion willingly
(Louise Holden, The Irish Times)
Claims about religious freedom bill lack evidence
(Associated Press, Kentucky New Era)
Saturday, 9 March 2013
Mob in Pakistani city torches Christian homes
(Associated Press, USA Today)
Vatican: Conclave to start on Tuesday
(David Gibson and Alessandro Speciale, Religion News Service)
Methodist bishop Minerva Carcaño on front lines of immigration battle
(Lilly Fowler, Religion News Service)
Religious minister visits Australia urges Tibet unity
(Yeshe Choesang, The Tibet Post International)
Clergy breakfast Monday for more than 100 religious leaders on Staten Island
(Maura Grunlund, Staten Island Advance)
Obama meets with religious leaders on immigration
(Associated Press, NBC Latino)
UK: Pupils must "prove" their religion to qualify for free school buses
(National Secular Society)
Friday, 8 March 2013
Opulent Life Church wins permission to move into Holly Springs' town square
(News Release, PR Newswire)
Religion and politics: Canadian diversity makes for better policy-making
(David Kilgour, Yahoo! News Canada)
Obama meets privately with Jewish leaders
(Scott Wilson, The Washington Post)
Pope election date set for March 12
(National Post)
British church of atheists preps to go global
(Cheryl K. Chumley, The Washington Times)
Hazara Shia hounded in Pakistan
(Asad Hashim, Al Jazeera)
Europe’s biggest Hindu temple to add $750,000 yaggyashala
(Eurasia Review)
Cardinals contemplate insider, outsider papal candidates
(Andrea Gagliarducci, Catholic News Agency)
Minorities unsafe in Pakistan – OpEd
(Tanveer Jafri, Eurasia Review)
Nigeria: Amnesty proposal for Boko Haram divides public
(MISNA, Eurasia Review)
Muslim women, the masters of ceremony in Canada
(Daood Hamdani, Common Ground News Service)
Peaceful dialogue requires religious freedom, archbishop tells U.N.
(National Catholic Register)
Voices from Catholic Africa: Church modernization is a mistake
(Elias Biryabarema, Reuters)
'Hindu law did not emanate from Vedas’
(The New Indian Express)
A first amendment storm
(Editorial, The New York Times)
Religious Liberty at 50
(Thomas Curry, America Magazine)
Should Christians back religious liberty for all?
(Terry Mattingly, San Angelo Standard-Times)
Religious-liberty bill heads to governor with override-proof majorities
(Peter Smith, Courier-journal)
The history of suicide terrorism against Israel – OpEd
(Vanit Sharma, Eurasia Review)
Catholics’ views on Pope Benedict XVI and the Church
(The New York Times)
Sweden discriminates against conscientious objection
(Press Release, FAFCE (Federation of Catholic Family Associations in Europe))
Rwanda: Rising atheism among Genocide survivors
(Irene Nayebare, The Sunday Times)
Fighting the stupid public square
(Kyle Duncan, The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty)
Bill Clinton urges Supreme Court to overturn gay marriage law he signed
(David Jackson, Religion News Service via Washington Post)
Venezuela's tears for a Christ-like Chavez
(Jonathan Jones, The Guardian)
China says Dalai Lama rewarding self-immolators with money
(Terrill Yue Jones, The Star)
Madagascar: Nun killed in Mandritsara
(Catholic Information Service for Africa)
Nigeria: Bishops call for the defense of human dignity
(Catholic Information Service for Africa via All Africa)
Kenya holds peaceful elections despite anxiety
(Catholic Information Service for Africa)
Zambia: Anglicans 'played vital role' in fight against gender violence
(Bellah Zulu, Anglican Communion News Service)
Zambia: Ndola church defies council's eviction order
(Xavier Manchishi, Times of Zambia via All Africa)
Mauritanian ulema confront extremism
(Jemal Oumar, Magharebia)
Tanzania: Four put under court, police supervision
(Faustine Kapama, Tanzania Daily News)
Kenya: Clergy asks presidential losers to accept defeat
(Francis Mureithi, The Star via All Africa)
Church and state: Rebuild the wall?
(The Economist)
Nigeria: Soyinka joins call for ban of ethno-religious groups
(Ikenna Ugwu, Leadership)
Office of Religious Freedom will assist businesses
(Jim Wallace and Richelle Wiseman, Calgary Herald)
Beliefs may trump laws: Kentucky bill's issue of freedom is hotly debated
(Peter Smith, Courier-Journal)
Religion has a woman problem
(Linda Woodhead, The Washington Post)
Professor teaches religion while fighting for academic freedom
(Caroline Brewton, The Baylor Lariat)
Carmarthenshire parking fees plan a 'tax on religion,' claims churchman
(Rachel Moses-Lloyd, South Wales Evening Post)
US Catholic Bishops: New Violence Against Women Act undermines religious liberty
(Terence P. Jeffrey, CNS News)
The power of the well-phrased question: the Lords and the Succession to the Crown Bill
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Thursday, 7 March 2013
Lesbian provisions prompt Catholic bishops to oppose Violence Against Women Act
(Lauren Markoe, Religion News Service)
What pluralism really is
(Brian C. Stiller, Christian Post Opinion)
End blasphemy laws threatening minorities: U.N. faith expert
(Robert Evans, Reuters)
In a Strasbourg mosque, the often-uneasy French mix with Muslim neighbors
(Edward Cody, The Washington Post)
Electing a pope: What's taking so long?
(Richard Allen Greene, CNN Belief Blog)
Cardinal Angelo Scola possible next pope: Archbishop of Milan reaches youth through Kerouac and McCarthy
(Colleen Barry, Associated Press, Worldwide Religious News)
Sephardic Jews invited back to Spain after 500 years
(Gerry Hadden, BBC News)
UN condemns surge of 'vicious' witchcraft attacks on albinos in Tanzania
(Stoyan Zaimov, Christian Post)
Federal lawsuit filed in SC Episcopal Church schism
(Bruce Smith, Associated Press, The State)
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