Law and Religion Headlines
Wednesday, 30 October 2019
Muslim headscarf debate divides France, in climate of hate
(Elaine Ganley, Associated Press)
Synagogue attack prompts German crackdown on right-wing hate crime
(Joseph Nasr, Reuters)
Where diplomacy fails, Taiwan touts freedom, democracy
(Elise Harris, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Lebanon’s Maronite bishops call for unity as prime minister resigns
(Catholic News Service)
Caritas Manila issues appeal for Philippine earthquake victims
(Catholic News Service)
A year after Pittsburgh attack, study finds almost 1 in 3 Jews sometimes hide their faith
(Julie Zauzmer, The Washington Post)
After 200 years, the Baha’i prophet, the Báb, holds promise for the world
(Anthony Vance, Religion News Service)
U.S. Supreme Court declines to review religious freedom challenge to public school unit on Islam
(Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Putin plans to meet with heads of Mideast Christian Churches in Budapest
(Interfax-Religion)
Bitter clash between LGBTQ orthodoxy and Orthodox Christianity? Press should ask about that
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Crimea: Four months in Russian prison punishment cell
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
More answers to readers’ queries and comments – September/October
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
U.S. pitted against Britain, France, South Africa, others at U.N. over abortion
(Michelle Nichols, Reuters)
Church communities in Belarus motivate people to ride bicycles
(European Christian Environmenal Network)
Gibraltar: Referendum on abortion set for March 19, Parliament to consider lowering age of eligibility to vote
(Gibraltar Chronicle)
Armenian Church calls U.S. congressmen's recognition of Armenian genocide important for restoration of historical justice
(Interfax-Religion)
Will Virginia vote for abortion extremism?
(John McCorrmack, National Review)
Alabama abortion ban is temporarily blocked by a federal judge
(Rick Rojas and Alan Blinder, The New York Times)
Colander-wearing ‘Pastafarian’ claims religious discrimination over Ohio driver’s license photo
(Danae King, The Columbus Dispatch)
UK, Argentine military bishops exchange icons as part of Falklands War reconciliation
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
USCIRF alarmed over systematic church closures in Algeria
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
(NZ) Abortion reform: Proposed rules for conscientious objectors are disgraceful - former PM
(RNZ)
Faith in American Public Life (new book)
(Melissa Rogers, Baylor University Press)
Legal Spirits Episode 015: SCOTUS grants cert in the Louisiana abortion case
(Mark Movsesian, Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)
A refreshing and welcome book on religious liberty in America by a true champion
(Elliot Mincberg, People For the American Way)
Church registration increases in Uzbekistan could signal greater freedoms for Christians
(Barnabus Fund)
‘A Dangerous Mix’: Billboard sparks debate over role of religion in government
(CBS News)
Only The Atlantic dares call out the Kanye West–Donald Trump–Jesus Freak axis
(Douglas LeBlanc, GetReligion)
Kanye West’s austere reform church
(Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic)
New Zealand: Sikh temple to cough up $100k for breaching employment laws
(Liu Chen, New Zealand Herald)
China frees Christian prisoner but persecution ongoing
(Baptist Press)
Pastor in Columbia, Mo., trashed by local paper for preaching about gender dysphoria
(Julia Duin, GetReligion)
Macron condemns those who use secularism to 'sow hatred and division'
(Lauren Chadwick with AFP, Euronews)
Ex-commissioner condemns 'failing' UK approach to human trafficking
(Amelia Gentleman, The Guardian)
Veil back in the spotlight in France as politicians debate new law
(Euronews with AFP)
Bahrain to set up Middle East’s first International Religious Freedom (IRF) Business Roundtable
(Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
LGBTQ advocates, allies rally at the Capitol for nondiscrimination law
(John L. Micek, Pennsylvania Capital-Star)
Woman says Roncalli fired her for supporting 2 employees fired over same-sex marriages
(Arika Herron, Indianapolis Star)
Where Europe stands on gay marriage and civil unions
(Michael Lipka and David Masci, Pew Research Center Fact Tank)
A global snapshot of same-sex marriage
(David Masci and Drew Desilver, Pew Research Center Fact Tank)
Tuesday, 29 October 2019
Pope Francis changes name of secret archive to Vatican Apostolic Archive
(Hannah Brockhaus, Catholic News Agency)
At Border Mosque, a Muslim prayer is shared across the US-Mexico divide
(Alejandra Molina, Religion News Service)
Archbishop Gomez asks for prayers for those impacted by Calif. fires
(Catholic News Agency)
Australia proposes face-recognition program to fight underage porn access
(Catholic News Agency)
Pope Francis encourages anti-corruption protesters in Lebanon
(Courtney Mares, Catholic News Agency)
Should Biden have been denied the Eucharist?
(John Hirschauer, National Review)
Biden’s communion denial highlights faith-politics conflict
(Meg Kinnard and Elana Schor, Associated Press)
Supreme Court rejects case of Christian student forced to write Islamic prayer
(Michael Foust, Christian Headlines)
Will Democrats veer into a religious freedom minefield on churches and taxes?
(Terry Mattingly, OnReligion)
Israeli PM hopeful Gantz vows mixed Western Wall prayer area
(Associated Press)
New York passes Johnson Amendment barring churches, nonprofits from political endorsements
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
Have 1in 5 Americans been in a consendual non-monogamous relationship?
(Charles Fain Lehman, Institute for Family Studies)
Turkey resurrects deadly Article 301 against dissent
(Orhan Kemal Cengiz, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)
Eight communities of Old Believers granted Russian citizenship, planning to move from Brazil, U.S. to Primorye
(Interfax Religion)
The Russian Church suggests making the Bases of Family principal school subject from 1st to 11th grade
(Interfax-Religion)
Amid Lebanon’s ongoing protests, army finds itself caught in the middle
(Michal Kranz, Al-Monitor: Lebanon Pulse)
Taiwanese authorities to Vatican: China deal not helping Catholics on the ground
(Elise Harris, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Joe Biden reportedly denied communion at a South Carolina church because of his stance on abortion
(Sarah Pulliam Bailey, The Washington Post)
A scoop and solid coverage: Joe Biden denied Holy Communion over abortion support, paper reports
(Bobby Ross Jr., GetReligion)
Biden denied communion at SC parish over abortion stance
(Matt Hadro, Catholic News Agency)
Pro-life leaders ask HHS to separate abortion payments in insurance plans
(Catholic News Agency)
ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is dead
(Napp Nazworth, The Christian Post)
'We are still here': Jewish community, city come together to remember and repair one year after attack
(Peter Smith, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Baby shortage prompts China’s unwed mothers to fight for change
(Bloomberg, The Hindu Businessline)
Indian nun dismissed from religious life for disobedience appeals to Signatura
(Catholic News Agency)
UK: Parents call for right to withdraw their children from LGBT teaching
(The Christian Institute)
Catholic, Jewish, and Muslim leaders sign declaration against euthanasia, physician-assisted suicide
(Hannah Brockhaus, Catholic News Agency)
Amazon synod document calls for married priests and increased role for women
(Catholic News Agency)
Opposite sex civil partnerships – a further update …
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Will anyone remember 11 dead Jews?
(Emma Green, The Atlantic)
Northern Ireland, same-sex marriage and opposite-sex civil partnership: update
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Will the US Naval Academy grant the Satanic Temple equal rites?
(Becky Garrison, Religion Dispatches - Rewire.News)
Norway's capital bans goods made in Israeli settlement territories
(Mikaela Mathews, Christian Headlines)
At J Street Conference, presidential candidates say Israel policy is due for a reboot
(Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service)
"At no time was celibacy called into question' says Cardinal Pedro Barreto (exclusive interview with the President Delegate of the Synod)
(Rosa Die Alcolea, Zenit: The World Seen from Rome)
Irish light shone in dark times
(Jim Fair, Zenit: The World Seen from Rome)
Holy See asks UN to focus on sustainable development
(Zenit Staff, Zenit: The World Seen from Rome)
What takes Lebanese women to front line in protests?
(Nicholas Frakes, Al-Monitor: Lebanon Pulse)
Why more Israeli-Arabs go to university
(Danny Zaken, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)
Lebanon's PM Hariri announces resignation amid unprecedented protests against government
(Haaretz)
Everything you always wanted to know about ultra-Orthodox Jews — explained in a couple of hours
(Judy Maltz, Haaretz)
In Israel, a new consensus on what being Jewish really means
(Tomer Persico, Haaretz)
Estonian conservatives urge authorities to deprive LGBT of state financing
(Interfax Religion)
Christian worship service in India broken up by police and radicals
(Olivia Miller, International Christian Concern)
Burkina Faso suffers another attack
(Olivia Miller, International Christian Concern)
Lawsuit: Muslim boy questioned at Ohio school about religion
(Mark Gillispie, Associated Press)
Steelers moment of silence commemorates synagogue shooting
(Associated Press)
Two Jehovah's Witnesses placed on international wanted list
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Another Khabarovsk Jehovah's Witness goes on trial
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Northern Ireland, same-sex marriage and opposite-sex civil partnership: update
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Opposite sex civil partnerships – a further update …
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Hong Kong bishop reminds people that all involved in protests are human
(Catholic News Service)
Liberty without morality and religious freedom is but ‘window dressing’
(Boyd Matheson, Deseret News)
University of Illinois student government passes resolution saying anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism are different
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
How the Trump Cabinet’s Bible teacher became a shadow diplomat
(The New York Times)
Respect for human dignity a foundation for religious liberty
(Ken Camp, Baptist Standard)
Liberal Christian group files ethics complaint against Attorney General Barr
(Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service)
Italian evangelicals denounce lack of religious freedom
(Evangelical Focus)
Italian city signs agreement with church to help migrants get documents
(Paulina Guzik, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Rep. Banks introduces resolution protecting freedom of conscience
(WBIW)
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