Law and Religion Headlines
Tuesday, 27 August 2019
'Nones' and a mainline collapse - Source of a void in middle of American religious life?
(Terry Mattingly, OnReligion)
The monk fighting a tide of hatred in Myanmar
(John Zaw, UCA News)
USAID Administrator meets leaders to understand peacebuilding efforts in Nigeria
(Devdiscourse)
Society couple said ‘I do’ – but Lebanon won’t accept that they are married
(Martin Chulov, The Guardian)
Law and religion round-up – 25th August
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
PM underlines UK commitment to freedom of religion or belief
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
PM outlines UK support for freedom of religion or belief as Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon announces new support for work to help victims of hostility.
(Press Release, Gov.UK)
Archbishop may chair Citizens’ Forum on Brexit
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Belarus: "Unaffordable" police fees stop Greek Catholic pilgrimage
(Olga Glace, Forum 18 News Service)
Woman chosen to lead Religions for Peace as others urge greater female visibility
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service, National Catholic Reporter)
WCC congratulates Dr Azza Karam, new head of Religions for Peace
(World Council of Churches)
Declaration of the 10th World Assembly of Religions for Peace
Outgoing Religions for Peace leader reflects on decades of interfaith cooperation
(Eric J. Lyman, Religion News Service)
International interfaith gathering: ‘We must work together or we will all fail’
(Eric J. Lyman, Religion News Service)
German town welcomes hundreds from different faiths for food, worship and unity
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)
Interfaith group pledges to use religion’s influence to address climate change, poverty
(Eric J. Lyman, Religion News Service)
Religion and free speech: Blasphemy laws are quietly vanishing in liberal democracies
(The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Dutch doctor faces trial in landmark euthanasia case
(BBC News)
Migrant children will suffer most under new detention rule, says bishop
(Catholic News Service, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Is Cardinal Pell guilty? Some believe that how a Catholic answers signals virtue or vice
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Ruling cements Pell’s profile as the Dreyfus or Hiss of the Catholic abuse crisis
(John L. Allen Jr., Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
The Cardinal George Pell conundrum
(Michael Kelly SJ, La Croix International)
From Alabama to New York: Where the states stand on abortion and contraception
(Molly Igoe, PRRI)
What debate over modern education tells us about a divided Turkey
(Scott Peterson, Christian Science Monitor)
Pope won’t throw in the towel on Italy’s plucky Protestant outpost
(John L. Allen Jr., Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
First Chinese bishop consecrated with pope’s OK after deal
(Associated Press)
China ban on some textbooks seen as aimed at Uighur culture
(Dake Kang, Associated Press)
Monday, 26 August 2019
How a rural community hopes to retain spiritual life undermined by western ways
(Chioma Ohajunwa, The Conversation)
Amicus briefs in SCOTUS gay and transgender Title VII discrimination cases now available
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes Inc. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Case Page)
(SCOTUSblog)
RLUIPA allows inmate to grow fist-length beard
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Christian couple can sue over Minnesota same-sex marriage video law
(Jonathan Stempel, Reuters)
8th Circuit vindicates wedding videograhers' 1st Amendment claims
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Kentucky Supreme Court hears gay pride t-shirt discrimination case
(Ryland Barton, WFPL News)
Kentucky Supreme Court hears oral arguments on refusal to print pride festival t-shirts
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Bevin administration's attempt to shirk fees in Kim Davis lawsuit rejected by appeals court
(Billy Kobin, Louisville Courier Journal)
6th Circuit decides 2 cases growing out of Kim Davis' marriage license refusals
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Call for respect of freedom of religion and belief in Sri Lanka
(Jay Jackson, Big News Network)
India ends Kashmir’s separation, giving hope to Hindus looking homeward
(Rajiv Pandit, Religion News Service)
Can a religious school fire a gay teacher? It's complicated.
(Julie Moreau, NBC News)
Trump appeals judge creates religious exemption from state anti-discrimination law: Confirmed judges, confirmed fears
(Elliot Mincberg, People for the American Way)
Education Week: Challenges to religious freedom and what can be done
(Emma Benson, The Daily Universe)
Ministerial exception is a necessary safeguard for our rights of conscience
(Michael Sean Winters, National Catholic Reporter)
Ukraine church steps out of Moscow’s shadow, angering Putin and allies
(James Marson, Market Watch)
Judge overrules lower court's decision for Jehovah's Witness
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News)
When swimming as a Muslim woman becomes a political act
(Rowaida Abdelaziz, Huffington Post)
‘In God We Trust’ in South Dakota schools — and what comes next
(Asma T. Uddin, Religious Freedom Center, Freedom Forum Institute)
Nations are stronger when they support families, religious pluralism, President Nelson tells world leaders on tour
(Tad Walch, Deseret News)
Religious leaders urge U.S. to keep refugee resettlement program
(Catholic News Service)
Kandhamal ‘growing in faith’ 11 years after India’s worst anti-Christian violence
(Nirmala Carvalho, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
The Latest: India’s Modi bars opposition from Kashmir visit
(Associated Press)
Exploring the intersection of sex, consent and chastity at the nation’s Christian colleges
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News InDepth)
Inside the quiet effort to unravel religious freedom protections in Washington
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News InDepth)
Why some Christians 'love the meanest parts' of Trump
(Emma Green, The Atlantic)
2020 hopefuls are talking transgender rights, signaling a political shift on the issue
(Philip Elliott, Time)
US bishops should drop everything and focus on preventing schism
(Michael Sean Winters, National Catholic Reporter)
Can religion save us from a global environmental crisis?
(Erica Evans, Deseret News InDepth)
Latin American bishops urge action to save burning Amazon rainforest
(Lise Alves, National Catholic Reporter)
Can Jesus close the wage gap? Inside Hillsong's Instagram-fueled women's movement
(Hayley Phelan, Elle)
Mexican archbishops appeal for protection of women
(Amina Lahmar, La Croix International)
Patriarch beckons exiled Greek Orthodox Christians to return
(Amina Lahmar, La Croix International)
Is 'Queer Eye' more Christian than most Christians? Some folks say yes
(Julia Duin, GetReligion)
Tourism to Israel is up, and it's obviously because of President Trump, right? Well, let's talk about that ...
(Bobby Ross Jr., GetReligion)
Judge upholds New York law outlawing religious exemptions to vaccinations required for kids in school or day care
(Anna Sanders, New York Daily News)
3rd Circuit upholds Pennsylvania legislative prayer policy
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Poroshenko warns of ongoing attacks on Ukrainian army, language, faith
(Interfax-Religion)
Sunday, 25 August 2019
Insights ... the high price successful working women pay
(Torsten Bell, The Guardian)
God or Government: What an economy of “nones" may mean for our future
(Kelly Hanlon, Public Discourse: The Journal of the Witherspoon Institute)
The Nones: Education without divinity or selfhood
(R. J. Snell, Public Discourse: The Journal of the Witherspoon Institute)
Israel faces a possible turning point on 17th of September, with religion at the heart of it
(Richard Ostling, GetReligion)
Trembling before Democracy: How Israel’s religious-secular conflict has upended its political system
(Vivian Bercovici, Commentary)
Who’s running in Israel’s September elections, explained
(Marcy Oster, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
As U.S. Jews cool to Israel, Evangelicals flock there as tourists
(Tom Gjelten, NPR)
Is it OK to pray for President Donald Trump’s defeat?
(Richard Ostling, GetReligion)
Saturday, 24 August 2019
UK: This crucial battle over pharmacists’ freedom of conscience
(Philippa Taylor, The Conservative Woman)
World’s oldest living bishop, who is uncle of Chile’s president, accused of abuse
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
103-year-old archbishop in Chile accused of historical sexual abuse
(Augustine Passilly (with AFP), La Croix International)
Concerning that 'prominent' 'Mormon' 'bishop' peeping around at a ladies dressing room
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief, 22 August
(United Nations)
First International Day For Victims of Anti-Religious Violence
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief
(United Nations General Assembly Resolution)
August 22 designated as day to honor victims of religious violence around the world
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
EU and UN pay tribute to victims of violence based on religion
(Evangelical Focus)
UN day for violence victims stresses religious tolerance
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
A day to resolve to fight religious persecution
(Sean Nelson, The Daily Signal)
International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief (Facebook video)
(International Center for Law and Religion Studies)
International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief (Facebook video)
(International Center for Law and Religion Studies)
International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief (Facebook video)
(International Center for Law and Religion Studies)
USCIRF statement on International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Thomas Farr on The Weekend Answer to discuss Second Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom
(Religious Freedom Institute)
Is a new centrist coalition possible? Don’t underestimate the Vatican’s power In Italian politics
(Clemente Lisi, GetReligion)
Friday Five: RNS staff hirings, LA Times death, Messiah Trump, Pete Buttigieg's faith, Chick-fil-A
(Bobby Ross Jr., GetReligion)
A federal court strikes a powerful blow for free speech and religious freedom
(David French, National Review)
Petitions of the week (including suit seeking monetary damages against federal employee under RFRA)
(Aurora Barnes, SCOTUSblog)
Ukraine accuses Russia of religious discrimination
(Religiia v Ukraine, Russia Religion News)
How the Supreme Court’s sex discrimination cases could affect hundreds of faith-based colleges
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News)
Mexican bishop says criminal groups ‘seeking an exit,’ urges dialogue
(David Agren, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Peruvian bishops launch anti-corruption course after string of government scandals
(Elise Harris, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Can a religious symbol serve a primarily secular purpose?
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
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