Law and Religion Headlines
Monday, 14 October 2019
At Amazon synod, women insist that equality should mean the right to vote
(Claire Giangravé, Religion News Service)
At LGBTQ forum, Democratic candidates talk God — a lot
(Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service)
Protestants Abroad: How Missionaries Tried to Change the World but Changed America
(David A. Hollinger, Princeton University Press; Reprint edition (June 11, 2019))
Rise in same-sex couples adopting as charity says they are more willing to care for 'harder to place' children
(Gabriella Swerling, The Telegraph)
Inventing transgender children and young people
(Heather Brunskell Evans ISocial Theorist and Philosopher), Blog)
UK: Study claiming ‘religious children are mean’ is retracted
(The Christian Institute)
Tens of thousands march in Paris for children’s right to a father
(The Christian Institute)
Month old church demolished by Indian authorities
(Premier)
ICLRS International Law & Religion Symposium recordings of keynote and plenary sessions
(International Center for Law and Religion Studies, Brigham Young University)
Law and religion round-up – 13th October
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Muslim professor devotes his life to bringing Jews, Muslims together to find common ground
(Lara Hansen, Duke Chronicle)
Suppressing Jehovah’s Witnesses to prevent espionage”
(Li Mingxuan, Bitter Winter)
No god but God: a breathtaking exhibition bringing Islamic art out of the shadows
(ana Silkatcheva, The Conversation)
A terrorist attack on Yom Kippur in Halle, Germany
(Elisabeth Zerofsky, The New Yorker)
FoRB on the frontlines (Colombia): “We left the city and did not return”
(CSWPress, FoRB in Full (a blog by CSW))
FoRB on the frontlines (Venezuela): “A rival to the government”
(CSWPress, FoRB in Full (a blog by CSW))
The US Naval Academy will host Satanic services, according to The Satanic Temple
(Lucien Greaves, Patheos Blog: Friendly Atheist)
Keston Center for Religion, Politics and Society to commemorate 50 years of Keston Institute, celebrate book
(Baylor University)
William Barr speaks at Notre Dame about ‘militant’ forces of secularism, religious liberty in America
(Kelli Smith, The Observer)
Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg says churches shouldn't be punished for being anti-LGBTQ
(Jason Lemon, Newsweek)
Buttigieg pushes back on O'Rourke threat to strip religious institutions of tax-exempt status
(Justin Wise, The Hill)
Queerness and religion in conversation
(Nadia Krige, University of Cape Town News)
Charter values are not Charter rights by another name
(Barry W. Bussey, Canadian Council of Christian Charities: Intersection)
Disqualifying a church pastor from charity trusteeship: Phelps
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Correction: There were two crucial Iowa religious liberty rulings linked to higher ed
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Kurdish evangelicals: Amidst the current war, here's one angle the media isn't getting
(Julia Duin, GetReligion)
New Syrian constitution must guarantee interests of all ethnic, religious groups - Putin
(Interfax-Religion)
Why ending the secrecy of ‘confession’ is so controversial for the Catholic Church
(Mathew Schmalz, The Conversation)
Granddaughter of Westboro Baptist Church founder chronicles leaving in 'Unfollow'
(Kate Tuttle, National Public Radio)
Unfollow: A Memoir of Loving and Leaving the Westboro Baptist Church (new book)
(Megan Phelps-Roper, Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux)
Religious right sticks by Trump as political heat rises
(Elana Schor, Associated Press)
Pompeo talks religious freedom in Nashville speech
(Kimberlee Kruesi, Associated Press)
Secy. Pompeo speaks to Christian conference
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Being a Christian leader
(Michael R. Pompeo, U.S. Department of State)
AG seeks to halt adoption ruling, denies anti-Catholic bias
(Associated Press)
Gunman opens fire at church wedding ceremony in New Hampshire, 2 people shot
(Associated Press)
Tunisia polls suggest conservative professor wins election
(Bouazza Ben Bouazza, Associated Press)
Thousands in Berlin protest against anti-Semitism
(Kirsten Grieshaber, Associated Press)
Conservatives dominate Polish vote, capitalize on spending
(Vanessa Gera, Associated Press)
Democrats are going to regret Beto’s stance on conservative churches
(John Inazu, The Atlantic)
John XXIII and the Amazon synod (The synod gathering in Rome is the latest fruit of the Good Pope's still-unfolding reform)
(Robert Mickens, La Croix International)
Religious discrimination: The Australian debate
(Peter Sherlock, University of Chicago Divinity School: Sightings)
Australia: The biggest hurdle for the Coalition’s religious discrimination bill: how to define ‘religion’
(Erin Wilson, The Conversation)
Charter Values are not Charter Rights by another name: McKitty (Canada)
(Guest Post by Barry Bussey, Law & Religion UK)
Alma-Ata (Russia) police conduct searches at Jehovah's Witnesses office
(Interfax-Religion)
Turkey’s invasion has thrown a once-stable corner of Syria into chaos
(The Economist)
USCIRF raises alarm over reports that Houthi Court in Yemen may deport Baha’is
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Prince praises Newman; others promote him as ‘doctor of the Church’
(Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service)
Religious harmony prevails in the Kingdom of Cambodia
(Khuon Narim, Khmer Times)
Pope calls for peace in ‘beloved and martyred’ Syria after Turkish incursion
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Religious harmony: When spirituality trumps religious boundaries
(Hafeez Tunio, The Express Tribune (Pakistan))
Armed men attack Burkina Faso mosque, kill at least 16
(Arsene Kabore, Associated Press)
Abortion activists expand their ‘ideological colonization’ to Latin America
(Laura Nicole, LIve Action)
Abortion decriminalised in New South Wales
(The Christian Institute)
Preaching the American Gospel
(Glenn A. Moots, Law & Liberty)
I was a model Uighur. China took my family anyway.
(Nur Iman, Foreign Policy)
Sunday, 13 October 2019
Religions for Peace looks to its future
(Katherine Marshall, The Interfaith Observer)
Saturday, 12 October 2019
No, my synagogue didn’t just violate the Johnson Amendment
(Mark Silk, RNS Column: Spiritual Politics)
Egypt: friends fear family may have killed ex-teacher of Islam who became Christian
(World Watch Monitor)
Destroying a fragile peace, terrorists wreak havoc in West Africa
(Danielle Paquette, The Washington Post)
Mary Astell on female education and the sorrow of marriage (philosopher of the month)
(OUP Philosophy, OUPblog)
New data files now available at the ARDA
(The Association of Religion Data Archives (ARDA))
International Law and Religion Symposium 2019: Recordings (updating as available)
(The International Center for Law and Religion Studies (ICLRS), Brigham Young University)
The end of asylum: A pillar of the liberal order ia collapsing—but does anyone care?
(Nanjala Nyabola, Foreign Affairs)
The connection between online hate speech and real-world hate crime
(Matthew Williams, OUPblog)
Who are the Kurds, and why is Turkey attacking them?
(Siobhán O'Grady, The Washington Post)
Majority in Northern Ireland oppose extreme new abortion laws
(Right to Life)
Ohio ban on Down syndrome abortion blocked by U.S. appeals court
(Jonathan Stempel, Reuters)
Friday, 11 October 2019
Christian charity launches campaign to ‘end euthanasia’
(Tola Mbakwe, Premier)
Natural disasters make people more religious
(Jeanet Sinding Bentzen, OUPblog)
Religion in the public schools
(Pew Research Center Religion & Public Life)
A ban on access to a place of worship constructed in a public space in breach of urban planning regulations was justified
(European Court of Human Rights)
Unauthorised church buildings, title and planning permission: Pantelidou
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Friday Five: Dodger blues, religious freedom threat, Bathsheba raped?, judge's faith, Chick-fil-A hero
(Bobby Ross Jr., GetReligion)
Oral arguments in the Supreme Court LGBT cases: Saturday Night Live Pat, social upheaval, and potential middle ground
(Ernie Haffner, Ernie the EEO Nerd)
How the Government is prioritizing religious freedom again
(Lauretta Brown, National Catholic Register)
Beto O’Rourke calls for stripping churches of tax-exempt status if they ‘oppose same-sex marriage’
(Tobias Hoonhout, National Review)
Buttigieg: When religion is used to justify discrimination, ‘It makes God smaller’
(Chris Walker, Hill Reporter)
Protecting religious freedom has a domino effect
(Benjamin Marcus, Religious Freedom Center, Freedom Forum Institute)
Tennessee governor issues proclamation asking residents to pray, fast, and seek God’s forgiveness
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Germany probes synagogue suspect, pledges better security
(Geir Moulson and Pietro de Cristofaro, Associated Press)
New book: Religious Beliefs and Conscientious Exemptions in a Liberal State
(Edited by John Adenitire, Independent Publishers Group)
USCIRF statement on anniversary of Pastor Andrew Brunson’s release by Turkish authorities
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Policy brief: Increased persecution of Iran’s Baha’i community in 2019
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
USCIRF launches new database of religious persecution victims
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Citizen lacks standing to challenge city's annual menorah lighting
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
EEOC sues Center One for religious discrimination: Call center company refused to accommodate religious beliefs and practices of employee, federal agency charges
(U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission)
EEOC sues over denial of religious accommodation to Messianic Jewish employee
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Halliburton to pay $275,000 to settle national origin and religious discrimination suit
(U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission)
EEOC suit over insults to Muslim employees settled
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Court defers to decisions of parent body in dispute with break-away Presbyterian congregation
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Cert. denied in dispute over liability of national church body for sex abuse by church elder
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
The Supreme Court rejected a case about the Jehovah’s Witnesses and sex abuse
(Hemant Mehta, Patheos Blog: Friendly Atheist)
Trade War now has a human rights dimension
(Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
Judgment Pastörs v. Germany - Holocaust denial is not protected by the European Convention on Human Rights
(Press Release, European Court of Human Rights)
Justin Trudeau grapples with Quebec’s religious wear law
(Jason Kirby, Financial Times)
During LGBTQ rights town hall, top Democrats call for limits on religious freedom
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News)
Today's methods for countering anti-Semitism insufficient - The Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia (FJCR)
(Interfax-Religion)
Vatican rep to UN addresses violence against women, human dignity
(Catholic News Service)
Unlike the media, Muslim leaders are downplaying China's persecution of their fellow believers
(Richard Ostling, GetReligion)
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