Law and Religion Headlines
Saturday, 4 May 2019
Trump strengthens protections for religious health workers
(Dan Diamond, Politico)
UK foreign secretary cites wide persecution of Christians
(Associated Press)
Thursday, 2 May 2019
Maine Senate rejects ending religious exemptions for vaccinations
(U.S. News & World Report)
Religious nonprofit alleges town officials unconstitutionally barred homeless shelter
(Angela Morris, law.com)
Synagogue got money to boost security just before attack
(Julie Watson and Don Thompson, Associated Press)
Faith communities noted as both 'first and last responders' for children on the move by key UNICEF adviser
(Ecumenical News)
Parole for prisoners and Article 8 ECHR: Vetsev
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
New IICSA investigation into religious organisations
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Zelensky, Metropolitan Onufry discuss Ukrainian religious life
(Interfax-Religion)
Actions against Jehovah's Witnesses in Smolensk
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News)
US senators cite rising threats to religious institutions in seeking more money for nonprofits’ security
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Dealing with the shock of an Evangelical terrorist
(David French, National Review)
Church attacked by Maduro loyalists after Mass, Venezuelan bishop says
(Junno Arocho Esteves, Catholic News Service)
Islam, made in France? Debating the reform of Muslim organizations and foreign funding for religion
(Rim-Sarah Alouane, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
BJC’s Tyler: “God is much larger than any one candidate…”
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Trump says violence against people of all faiths must end
(Associated Press)
Texas lawmakers want to make clear guns allowed in churches
(Clarice Silber, Associated Press)
Study: German churches to lose half their members by 2060
(Associated Press)
Trump defends clinicians’ right to refuse to do abortions
(Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press)
Congress fights to save historic female genital mutilation case
(Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press)
House of Representatives moves to intervene to defend federal FGM ban
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Statewide investigation launched into sex abuse allegations in Catholic Church
(Shelia M. Poole Christian Boone, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Georgia institutes investigation of Catholic church sex abuse claims
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Antisemitism worldwide 2018 report is released
(The Tel Aviv University, Kantor Center for the Study of Contemporary European Jewry)
Survey of antisemitism worldwide released
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Alberta’s top court dismisses appeal in legal battle over gay-straight alliances
(Brennan Doherty, Star Calgary)
Canadian court refuses to enjoin law allowing gay student associations
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Venezuela: indigenous people are forgotten victims of crisis
(Natalia Garcia Bonet, The Conversation)
Utah Valley Interfaith Association hosting National Day of Prayer
(Kaitlyn Bancroft, The Daily Universe)
Can America's religious freedom ambassador save the world?
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News InDepth)
New attacks on Sri Lanka churches planned, cardinal says
(Bharatha Mallawarachi, Associated Press)
President Trump calls on Americans to use the 'power of prayer' to end violence and protect religious liberty
(John Jessup, CBN News)
Wednesday, 1 May 2019
Welby reiterates dilemma he says he faced over inviting same-sex spouses to Lambeth
(Mary Frances Schjonberg, Episcopal News Service)
With high levels of prayer, U.S. is an outlier among wealthy nations
(Jeff Diamant, Pew Research Center)
Freedom of religion doesn’t cut it
(Jacob McHangama, Foreign Policy)
How to think about Christian terrorism
(Julie Ingersoll, Religion News Service)
Nondiscrimination policy at Yale Law School is legal but perhaps should be changed, lawyers say
(Stephanie Francis Ward, American Bar Association Journal)
Law mandates accommodations for religious holidays
(Elizabeth Redden, Inside Higher Ed)
Pakistan plans to integrate Islamic seminaries into state education
(Arshad Mehmood, The Jerusalem Post)
Ecclesiastical court judgments – April
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Azerbaijan: Supreme Court rejects conscientious objectors' appeals
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
Mitt Romney: Two-state solution is all there is
(Ron Kampeas, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Mozambique church a refuge for Muslim cyclone survivors
(Farai Mutsaka, Associated Press)
ADL releases 2018 audit of anti-Semitic incidents
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Anti-Semitic attacks spike, killing most Jews in decades
(Aron Heller, Associated Press)
Anti-Semitic incidents remained at near-historic levels in 2018; assaults against Jews more than doubled
(Anti-Defamation League)
Israel marks Holocaust Remembrance Day with solemn ceremony
(Isabel Debre, Associated Press)
Religious freedom in Australia paper
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)
Defamation suit dismissed under ecclesiastical abstention doctrine
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Latest NYC emergency measles order upheld
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
American Muslim Poll 2019: Predicting and preventing Islamophobia
(Institute for Social Policy and Understanding (ISPU))
Fifty years after Stonewall: Widespread support for LGBT issues - findings from American Values Atlas 2018
(Daniel Greenberg, Maxine Najle, PhD, Oyindamola Bola, and Robert P. Jones, PhD, PRRI)
Violent anti-Semitic incidents rose 13 percent worldwide last year, report says
(Emily Tamkin, The Washington Post)
Tributes paid to leading Liberal rabbi David Goldberg
(Jenni Frazer, Jewish News)
Bolivian cardinal causes controversy after supporting Morales re-election bid
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Attention reporters: Joe Biden's history with Catholicism an important element to his politics
(Clemente Lisi, GetReligion)
Separation of state and religion controversy rekindled over Shinto-linked imperial succession rite
(The Japan Times)
Controversy rekindled over Shinto-linked imperial succession rite in Japan
(Kyodo News)
Tuesday, 30 April 2019
In Western European countries with church taxes, support for the tradition remains strong
(Pew Research Center)
New law requires professors in Washington to accommodate religious holidays
(Tracy Simmons, Religion News Service)
Asma Uddin: If we deprive Islam of its status as a religion, all religion is threatened
(Simran Jeet Singh, Religion News Service)
Pentecostal pastors vow to fight proposed Uganda church regulations in court
(Tonny Onyulo, Religion News Service)
God's countries: Where religion still matters
(Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty)
Despite secularization, study finds ‘church taxes’ in Europe going strong
(Claire Giangravé, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
April 2019: Supreme Court changes mind on ministers at executions, Muslim congresswoman receives death threats, and more
(Religious Freedom Review: Monthly updates on religious freedom in America)
Church of England response to Panorama programme
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Vicarious liability for child sexual abuse – again
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Diplomacy and religious freedom: America defends freedom of conscience abroad
(The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Religious freedom report offers grim review of attacks on faith groups
(Sasha Ingber, National Public Radio)
Sister Eubank speaks about preventing religious discrimination in global summit
(Jenna Alton, The Daily Universe)
Report: Violent anti-Semitic attacks in US doubled in 2018
(Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press)
Rural Catholic church defies Sri Lanka threats, holds Mass
(Jon Gambrell, Associated Press)
Wisconsin honors Sikhs at temple where 6 were killed in 2012
(Ivan Moreno, Associated Press)
Religion’s increasing influence on foreign policy
(Marc O. DeGirolami, Law and Religion Forum)
A lawsuit against all of California's Bishops will be allowed to proceed
(Emily Moon, Pacific Standard)
California Bishops prevail in part on anti-SLAPP defense to abuse concealment claims
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Following AG’s charity care lawsuit, St. Joseph parent company CHI Franciscan will provide up to $25 million in restitution, debt relief and fees
(Washington State Attorney General)
Washington Catholic hospitals settle suit charging them with failure to provide charity care
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Certiorari denied in church trademark dispute
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Report: Religious freedom conditions worsening in China
(Jeffrey Cimmino, The Washington Free Beacon)
Monday, 29 April 2019
Conscientious objection is part of religious freedom, commission says
(Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service)
Israel Folau and Rugby Australia’s Code of Conduct hearing - the likely legal arguments
(Jack Anderson, Law in Sport)
Law and religion round-up – 29th April
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
A Church of England wedding for £1,000?
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Does Islam require stoning to death for adultery and gay sex, and amputation for larceny?
(Richard Ostling, Get Religion)
Houses of worship worry: Who's next?
(Daniel Burke, CNN)
Uzbekistan: Supreme Court challenge to student hijab ban
(Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18 News Service)
The Holy Fire at Easter features new lanterns for Ukraine
(The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Apparent crackdown on non-Orthodox religious activity
(Andrei Koshik, Radio Svoboda)
India proposes controversial bill making religion a criteria for refugee citizenship
(Lauren Frayer, National Public Radio)
Poway shooting latest in series of attacks on places of worship
(Shannon van Sant, National Public Radio)
Sudan’s military rulers condemn attack on Islamist party
(Fay Abuelgasim and Samy Magdy, Associated Press)
Pastor, 5 others killed in Burkina Faso church attack
(Associated Press)
Florida passes anti-Semitism bill for public schools
(Associated Press)
UN chief demands that the world step up to stamp out hatred
(Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press)
After Sri Lanka blasts, government targets the niqab veil
(Jon Gambrell and Gemunu Amarsinghe, Associated Press)
Religious freedom in Australia: SMBC “hot topic”
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)
Legal Spirits Episode 008: Religious hate speech (Part II)
(Marc O. DeGirolami, Law and Religion Forum)
Church ministering to homeless/needy can proceed with most of its religious discrimination claims
(Evan Seeman, RLUIPA-Defense)
Satanic Temple sues Belle Plaine over withdrawn permission for monument
(Katy Read, Star Tribune)
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