Law and Religion Headlines
Thursday, 6 June 2019
The geopolitics of faith: Religious soft power in Russian and U.S. foreign policy
(Peter Henne, Berkley Forum: Georgtown University's Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs)
Alabama Bible classes bill heads to governor for signature
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Pope to meet Putin before Vatican Ukraine meeting
(Nicole Winfield and Nataliya Vasilyeva, Associated Press)
Jerusalem gay pride parade draws revelers, police
(Isabel Debre, Associated Press)
Folau to appeal contract termination to Fair Work Commission
(Associated Press)
Court: No religious rancor in flowers for gay wedding case
(Nicholas K. Geranios, Associated Press)
Indiana Amish couple could set new religious freedom precedent with lawsuit settlement
(Casey Smith, Indianapolis Star)
Feds settle suit with Old Order Amish woman over photo in residency application
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Pushed by anti-abortion groups, HHS restricts fetal tissue research
(Eliana Johnson and Dan Diamond, Politico)
Ecclesiastical abstention doctrine applies to controversy over rental of Catholic community center
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Scale of worldwide Christian persecution ‘deeply disturbs’ UK foreign secretary
(Charles Collins, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Quebec is poised to undermine religious freedom
(Zahra Jamal, Foreign Policy)
Religious freedom in retreat: Canada’s courts versus physicians’ liberties
(Michael Wagner, Law & Liberty)
Forced conversions, marriages spike in Pakistan
(Naila Inayat, Religion News Service)
Turkey: An ambivalent religious soft power
(Ahmet Erdi Öztürk, Berkley Forum: Georgtown University's Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs)
Tuesday, 4 June 2019
As religion creeps back into Turkish government, so it does in U.S.
(Rick Snedeker, Patheos: The Faith in Facts Blog)
Ethiopian religious groups harassing U.S.-based LGBTQ tour company sending hundreds of messages, ‘threatening our lives’
(Muri Assunção, New York Daily News)
Ethiopia religious anger over US gay tour plan
(BBC News)
Israel's religious right thrives on political unrest
(Shlomi Eldar, Al-Monitor)
The religious left has a numbers problem
(Frank Newport, Gallup)
Churches in Europe act to shield migrants from deportation
(Anna Mulrine, The Christian Century)
President Radev and PM Borisov congratulate Bulgaria's Muslims for Ramadan Bayram
(novinite.com)
The Channel Islands and the Church of England
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Praying for presidents? That's normal. Praying for Donald Trump? That fires up Twitter
(Terry Mattingly, Get Religion)
Tajikistan: Detention extended, no Bible reading allowed
(Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18 News Service)
Remembrance of Great Patriotic War protects Russia from xenophobia, anti-Semitism - Putin
(Interfax-Religion)
Putin attends unveiling of monument to heroes of resistance in concentration camps
(Interfax-Religion)
Russian Muslim community plays major role in combating extremist ideology - PM Medvedev
(Interfax-Religion)
Putin notes Russian Muslims' contribution to peoples' unity, fight against extremism
(Interfax-Religion)
Russia's Jews present country as example of tolerance for Europe
(Interfax-Religion)
Nominees hostile to religious liberty have no place on the federal bench
(Josh Hawley, National Review)
David French is right: Classical liberalism is the best framework for protecting religious freedom
(Robby Soave, Reason)
Iowa attorney general seeks Roman Catholic sex abuse records
(Associated Press)
California bill aims to protect children by breaking seal of confession
(Chaz Muth, Catholic News Service)
New Israeli election highlights tense ties to ultra-Orthodox
(Aron Heller, Associated Press)
On Tiananmen Square anniversary, USCIRF calls for sanctions on officials responsible for religious freedom violations
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Among Democratic voters, only atheists prefer Bernie Sanders over Joe Biden
(Hemant Mehta, Patheos Blog: Friendly Atheist)
Hate crimes associated with both Islamophobia and anti-Semitism have a long history in America’s past
(Peter Gottschalk, The Conversation)
Monday, 3 June 2019
Buttigieg weighs in on religion in politics, reveals his pop culture hot take
(Chris Mills Rodrigo, The Hill)
Kolkata’s Bethune College now allows students to pick ‘humanity’ as a religion
(Tracy Ann, Idiva)
Egypt’s President Sisi remarks on Muslim treatment of Christians
(Marlo Safi, National Review)
In coalition talks, PM accepted Haredi demand for gender segregated public areas
(Jacob Magid, Times of Israel)
How will Austria’s new headscarf ban affect Muslims?
(Aala Abdelgadir and Vasiliki Fouka, The Washington Post)
New Washington law on religious accommodations could serve as model for other states
(Marnette Federis, WUWM)
Charter schools in NJ move into churches, with room for conflict
(Hannan Adely, North Jersey Record)
Law and religion round-up – 2nd June
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Ecclesiastical court judgments – May
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Turkmenistan: Second 2019 conscientious objector jailing
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
A Muslim appeal for Saudi Arabia to show mercy
(The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Action against Jehovah's Witnesses in south of Russia
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News)
20 years for giving water to migrants? A religious freedom case of little interest to ‘religious freedom’ industry
(Miguel A. De La Torre, Rewire News)
Church-state news roundup: Judicial prayer challenged, Sikh bus driver spurs diversity training, more
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
The Latest: Islamic summit defends Palestinian statehood
(Associated Press)
Pope warns EU risks future if it doesn’t confront challenges
(Associated Press)
Sri Lanka Muslim gov’t leaders resign over allegations
(Krishan Francis, Associated Press)
Doctor thought to be 1st Jewish person voted mayor in Greece
(Associated Press)
Supreme Court denies cert in challenge to bus ad restrictions
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Supreme Court denies stay sought by Presbyterian church in defamation suit
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Justices rule bias claims can skip over EEOC
(Erika Williams, Courthouse News Service)
Supreme Court says Title VII charge-filing prerequisite is not jurisdictional
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Further reflections on the Israel Folau affair
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)
Priest who promotes Christian-Muslim dialog is honored by Pakistan
(Ecumenical News)
Religious minorities forbidden from teaching in Iranian kindergartens
(Tzvi Joffre, The Jerusalem Post)
Friday, 31 May 2019
Call to monitor activities of religious education centres
(The Hindu)
Jiangxi’s Poyang county declares war on religion
(Wang Yong, Bitter Winter)
Coalition delayed religious freedom reform and 'exploited' fear, Labor senator says
(Paul Karp, The Guardian)
Soviet power gone, Baltic countries’ historic pagan past re-emerges
(Aliide Naylor, Religion News Service)
Combating religious judges, anti-abortionists and sheriffs flying a Christian flag
(Patheos Blog: Freethought)
Is the (refreshingly) modest Aladdin movie a marketing tool for the Muslim world?
(Julia Duin, Get Religion)
Question for journalists: Is Baylor's battle over LGBTQ issues rooted in politics or doctrine?
(Terry Mattingly, Get Religion)
Russia: Jehovah's Witness criminal cases - list
(Victoria Arnold, Forum 18 News Service)
Franklin Graham wants the nation to pray for Trump on Sunday. But other Christians call it propaganda
(Daniel Burke, CNN)
Ekaterinburg authorities prepare vote on church construction
(Interfax-Religiia, Russia Religion News)
Philippine police use traditional Marian festival to win over people
(Catholic News Service)
New Hampshire Catholic officials laud state’s death penalty ban
(Catholic News Service)
Pope Francis tells Romania to remember ‘cultural and spiritual roots’
(Claire Giangravé, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
India’s new government signals Hindu and India-first goals
(Emily Schmall, Associated Press)
Tax court denies deduction for evangelist's expenses
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
NSD rescinds Ramadan policy following lawsuit threat
(Madison Miller, Bothell-Kenmore Reporter)
Friday Five: McCarrick news, Alex Trebek, comedian's faith, ECFA scrutiny, scary baseball
(Bobby Ross Jr., Get Religion)
Don’t blame the surge of European anti-Semitism on the populists
(Jonathan S. Tobin, National Review)
Thursday, 30 May 2019
Public Consultation: next Archbishop of York
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Religious voters in 2016 and 2018: Understanding patterns and their significance for 2020
(Claudia Winkler and Shaun Casey, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
USCIRF statement on UN’s adoption of resolution establishing day to commemorate cictims of violence based on religion
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Mecca summits: Saudi Arabia is using holy sites to score political goals
(Madawi al-Rasheed, Middle East Eye)
What Israel’s new election reveals about the struggle over Jewishness
(Joyce Dalsheim, Religion News Service)
Trump religious shield for health workers puts employers in bind
(Erin Mulvaney and Madison Alder, Bloomberg Law)
Church-state relations in Armenia
(Edmond Y. Azadian, The Armenian Mirror-Spectator)
Alabama getting out of marriage business: Was this a victory for faith, secularism or both?
(Terry Mattingly, Get Religion)
IICSA Report: child abuse in religious communities
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Putin congratulates Jews on Salvation and Liberation Day
(Interfax-Religion)
Case compiled against Jehovah's Witnesses in far north
(Website of Investigation Directorate for Murmansk oblast, Russia Religion News)
Catholic activist arrested, accused of ‘undermining’ Vietnamese government
(Catholic News Service)
Federal Aviation Association announces religious discrimination investigation over restaurant exclusion from airports
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Louisiana passed an abortion ban. Its Democratic governor plans to defy his party and sign it.
(Jacqueline Kanto and Reis Thebault, The Washington Post)
Supreme Court won't hear case on transgender school bathroom policy
(Nicole Gaudiano and Caitlin Emma, Politico)
Myanmar issues arrest warrant for nationalist Buddhist monk
(Aung Naing Soe, Associated Press)
I was an expert witness against a teacher who taught students to question the Holocaust
(Jennifer Rich, The Conversation)
What Israel’s new election reveals about the struggle over Jewishness
(Joyce Dalsheim, The Conversation)
EVENT Registration: 30 May 2019, Summer School - Religions and peaceful coexistence
(Sapienza Università di Roma)
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