Law and Religion Headlines
Tuesday, 10 September 2019
Court orders Mexican Senate to take up pro-family constitutional amendment bill
(Catholic News Agency)
‘Disgraceful injustice’: Thousands protest law to force abortion on N Ireland
(Christine Rousselle, Catholic News Agency)
Court approves religious accommodation for Texas students with long hair
(Catholic News Agency)
EVENT, 10 September 2019: ‘When Islam is Not a Religion: Inside America’s Fight for Religious Freedom’
(Religious Freedom Center, Freedom Forum Institute)
DNA tests confirm Indonesian couple as Jolo Cathedral bombing terrorists
(Olivia Miller, International Christian Concern)
In New Mexico town, single parents get free rent, benefits — if they go to church
(Bobby Ross Jr., Religion News Service)
Multi-city interfaith march planned to counteract religious violence
(World Religion News)
As hate crime laws expand, who to exclude as victims?
(Rob Kuznia, The Washington Post)
Judge signs Carroll County prayer settlement, bringing lawsuit to a close
(Mary Grace Keller, The Baltimore Sun)
Some push for Scottsdale to end prayer at council meetings amid legal showdown with Satanists
(Lorraine Longhi, Arizona Republic)
Religious freedom advocate condemns Orthodox Church for punishing priest over Israel prayers
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)
Australia: How might an apology feature in the new religious freedom bill?
(Renae Barker and Robyn Olive Carroll, The Conversation)
Pope to UK: Obey UN resolution to hand over Chagos Islands
(Nicole Winfield, Associated Press)
Bring 'new life' to the Church in Mauritius, Pope Francis tells Catholics
(Catholic News Agency)
Pope Francis shrugs off critics, calling schism part of church’s history
(Claire Giangravé, Religion News Service)
Joint US-Turkish patrols begin in North Syria amid Kurdish concerns
(Amberin Zaman, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)
Myanmar army drops lawsuit against religious leader who complained to Trump of persecution
(Shoon Naing, Reuters)
Vatican calls for electoral reform, negotiations to resume in Nicaragua
(Catholic News Service)
Chinese pastor shared Gospel with 1,000 North Koreans before being assassinated for his faith
(Leah MarieAnn Kleet, The Christian Post)
Monday, 9 September 2019
Animal slaughter ruling in Belgium stirs religious freedom debate
(Veronica Zaragovia, Al Jazeera)
Judge rules terrorism watchlist violates constitutional rights
(Charlie Savage, The New York Times)
Rise of the Nones: education without divinity or selfhood
(R.J. Snell, MercatorNet)
Church representatives discuss Finnish EU Presidency with Prime Minister Antti Rinne
(Conference of European Churches)
Putin can’t save Erdogan from Idlib quagmire
(Week in Review, Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East)
Law and religion round-up – 8th September
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Religious discrimination bill could legalise race hate speech, Law Council warns
(Paul Karp, The Guardian (Australia))
Traditional religious funeral dying out in Scotland
(Jane Bradley, Scotsman)
Tamil Nadu: Hindu group protests after school asks students to remove rakhi, religious threads
(Akshaya Nath, India Today)
Religion Notes: Faith-based groups take on religious freedom, clergy health and shoes for asylum seekers
(Jeff Brumley, Baptist News)
“Religion should not divide us”, says Akeredolu as sultan visits Akure
(Tope Fayehun Akure, Leadership (Nigeria))
How Kejriwal’s AAP moved from ‘politics of change’ to counting on religion to win voters
(Aneesha Bedi, The Print)
‘Religious freedom must not be a hostage of Cyprus talks’
(Cyprus News Agency)
Denied entry at Delhi restaurant over religion and attire, alleges Sikh man
(The Tribune India)
TFRL announces inaugural cohort of national Religious Literacy Fellows
(Religion News Service)
4 ways Muslims’ religious freedom fight now sounds familiar to Evangelicals
(Thomas C. Berg, Christianity Today)
What it means to ‘get’ religion in 2020
(Charles C. Camsoy, RNS Column: Purple Catholicism)
Religion, beards, and Uzbekistan’s secular government
(Umida Hashimova, The Diplomat)
Michigan church, Islamophobic pastor blasted for plans to host anti-Muslim 9/11 event
(Emma Keith, Detroit Free Press, USA Today)
Nationalists don’t see what is special about our Biblical nation
(Samuel Goldman, The New York Times)
Is Marianne Williamson being sidelined as a serious candidate because of her spirituality?
(Julia Duin, GetReligion)
According to Washington Post, Focus on the Family is all about that hate, all about that hate
(Bobby Ross Jr., GetReligion)
The invisible majority (American Buddhism)
(Chenxing Han, Lion's Roar: Buddhist Wisdom for our Time)
Catholic group sues Trump administration over directives for asylum-seekers
(Dennis Sadowski, Catholic News Service)
Trump should use UN meeting to champion religious liberty
(James Carafano, The Daily Signal)
‘National Conservatism’: Why nationalism is incompatible with religious faith
(Matthew Sitman, Commonweal)
Ethiopian church-affiliated group urges action against gays
(Elias Meseret, Associated Press)
I was the first woman to publicly accuse gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar. But I was also abused in my own church
(Rachael Denhollander, The Washington Post)
Elephant injures 18 in Sri Lanka Buddhist pageant
(Associated Press)
Report: Over 120 Syrian churches damaged by war since 2011
(Associated Press)
Cyprus’ top lawyer: Bishop’s remarks on gays broke no law
(Associated Press)
9 LGBTQ faith leaders to watch in 2019
(Emily London, Maggie Siddiqi, and Luke Wallis, Center for American Progress)
Myanmar: Vice President welcomes Myanmar's inter-religious figures
(Antara News)
Russian Jews to unveil monument to Roma victims of Nazism
(Interfax-Religion)
Turbulent priests: Taking sides in the Orthodox Church’s battles over Russia and Ukraine
(The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Russia: Losing places of worship
(Victoria Arnold, Forum 18 News Service)
Ukrainian Orthodox leader expresses anti-Russian themes
(RISU, Russia Religion News)
With Russia’s ban on missionary work, it’s up to members to keep Mormonism alive
(Peggy Fletcher Stack, The Salt Lake Tribune)
What the LDS Church, other Western faiths are up against in Russia: a dominant Orthodox Church and a wary government
(Peggy Fletcher Stack, The Salt Lake Tribune)
Confusion reigns as Quebec schools apply religious symbols ban
(Christopher Curtis, Montreal Gazette)
What research reveals about drivers of anti-immigrant hate crime in South Africa
(Steven Gordon, The Conversation)
Are Democrats really ‘godless’? The numbers say mostly not, but the rap still sticks.
(Eugene Scott, The Washington Post)
Kashmir: how Modi’s aggressive ‘Hindutva’ project has brought India and Pakistan to the brink – again
(Abdullah Yusuf, The Conversation)
Designing Australia’s sacred spaces and religious buildings: past, present and future
(Ursula de Jong, Architecture AU)
LGBT advocates warn Australia's religious freedom bill 'hands a sword to people of faith'
(Taameen Mohammad, Newsweek)
Lawyers' group hesitant about Australia's religious discrimination bill
(Catholic News Agency)
Australia: Jacqui Lambie says she sees no case for religious discrimination bill
(Paul Karp, The Guardian (Australia))
Pope warns of economic ‘idols’ in visit to Mauritius
(Nicole Winfield and Helena Alves, Associated Press)
Pope in Madagascar insists: ‘Poverty is not inevitable’
(Nicole Winfield and Trisha Thomas, Associated Press)
Hospital breaching girl's religious rights in life-support row, court told
(Haroon Siddique, The Guardian)
The Chinese Communist Party is capturing children’s minds
(Tan Zhe, MercatorNet)
Is the underground Church disappearing in China?
(La Croix International)
US defense chief Esper cautions Europe to be wary of China
(Robert Burns, Associated Press)
China plays no favourites. It persecutes all religions
(Massimo Introvigne, MercatorNet)
Sunday, 8 September 2019
At Mass for immigrants, Los Angeles archbishop calls for prayer for reform
(Alejandra Molina, RNS Column: DIY Faith)
Saturday, 7 September 2019
‘Is religious freedom still considered a fundamental human right?’
(Business Mirror)
In Sarawak, Pakatan backs practice of Muslims and non-Muslims praying together
(Sulok Tawie, Malay Mail)
Orthodox Jews sick of being ‘photographed like animals’ by tourists
(Melkorka Licea, New York Post)
Poland’s ruling party opens campaign pledging new benefits
(Associated Press)
Prof's objections to referring to students by preferred gender rejected
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Red hat for Rabat gives greater visibility to minority church in Morocco
(Carol Glatz, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
State of the First Amendment survey
(Religious Freedom Center, Freedom Forum Institute)
Sudan's new government invites Jewish community's return
(Kaamil Ahmed, Middle East Eye)
Why Utah Congressman Ben McAdams says he’s ‘uniquely situated’ to bridge Equality Act, religious liberties
(Matthew Brown, Deseret News)
Thinking about Africa, Pope Francis: While seeing through eyes of BBC and The New York Times
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Friday, 6 September 2019
Gay fortuneteller sues Virginia town for violating his religious freedom
(Bil Browing, LGBTQ)
Malaysia’s religious schools under fire
(Sheith Khidhir, The ASEAN Post)
EU launches religion in society scheme
(EU Observer)
Alaska reaches settlement in case brought by Muslim inmates
(Becky Bohrer, Associated Press)
Pete Buttigieg has a new strategy to fight climate change: make it about religion
(Nicole Goodkind, Newsweek)
Cuban dissidents to honor Virgin Mary with nationwide protest on Feast Day
(Frances Martel, Breitbart News)
Secular Student Alliance has seen growth at religiously affiliated colleges
(Heather Adams, Religion News Service)
Tibetan religious festival marred by police oresence, state propaganda
(Radio Free Asia)
When it comes to global conflict, churches are the best solution we never think of
(Tim Breene and Scott Arbeiter, Religion News Service)
Report: Hindu radicals citing law as justification for attacks
(Charlie Butts, One News Now)
Israel’s religion-state divide blows up as election campaign gets mean
(Allison Kaplan Sommer, Haaretz)
Suit challenges religious liberty of Catholic hospitals over assisted suicide
(Catholic News Agency)
In Northern California, Sikh community is on edge after killing of 64-year-old man
(Alejandra Molina, Religion News Service)
A win for religious liberty: Federal court orders public school must stop discriminating against Mexican Catholics
(Nicole Russell, Washington Examiner)
Humanist marriages: the Government’s latest position
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Marriage registration changes: CofE information
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
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