Law and Religion Headlines
Thursday, 8 November 2018
Trump sends State Department to Nigeria amid massacre of hundreds of Christians by Islamic radicals
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
Wednesday, 7 November 2018
Religion causes violence – Researchers using artificial intelligence to ‘end war'
(Sean Martin, Express)
When Silicon Valley gets religion — and vice versa
(When Silicon Valley gets religion — and vice versa, Boston Globe)
Group urges govt to remove religion, state from bio-data
(Yinka Adeniran, The Nation)
How Saudi "donations" to American Universities whitewash its religion
(Raymond Ibrahim, Gatestone Institute)
In Uganda, Catholics protest as archbishop asks government to enforce tithe
(Doreen Ajiambo, Religion News Service)
Ieronymos accepts ‘religious neutrality’ in exchange for clergymen’s wages
(ekathimerini.com)
Singapore’s religious harmony laws must be up to date to deal with new threats: PM Lee
(Aqil Haziq Mahmud, Channel News Asia)
In 2016, emergency laws restricted religious freedoms of Muslims more than other groups
(Samirah Majumdar, Pew Research Center)
Massachusetts votes to keep transgender protections with Question 3
(German Lopez, Vox)
Poroshenko signs law on transferring church in Kiev to Ecumenical Patriarchate
(Interfax-Religion)
Activity of radical youth groups sharply increases in Russia - FSB
(Interfax-Religion)
Vandal charged with hurting believers' feelings
(7info Riazan, Russia Religion News)
Catholic bishops ask Israel to repeal law excluding non-Jews
(Catholic News Agency)
UND panel says ‘gender ideology’ a real and present danger
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Jewish students remember “Night of Broken Glass” in Berlin
(Kirsten Grieshaber, Associated Press)
Guam Catholic Church to file bankruptcy amid abuse lawsuits
(Caleb Jones and Grace Garces Bordallo, Associated Press)
Nigerian court rejects bail for pro-Iranian Shia cleric
(Ahram Online)
Panel hears Catholic fight with Philly over foster care
(Emilee Larkin, Courthouse News Service)
Third Circuit hears arguments in challenge to foster care non-discrimination requirement
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Abortion measures defeated in Oregon; approved in West Virginia
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Brooklyn, NY - Yeshiva sued by anti-vaxxer parents for refusing to admit their child
(Sandy Eller, Vos Iz Neias)
Suit seeks to impose vaccination exemption on religious school
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Alabamans approve 10 Commandments and right to life amendments
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
How religious groups voted in the midterm elections
(Elizabeth Podrebarac Sciupac and Gregory A. Smith, Pew Research Center Fact Tank)
Republicans account for a small but steady share of U.S. Muslims
(Besheer Mohamed, Pew Research Center Fact Tank)
Legitimizing blasphemy laws through the backdoor: The European Court’s judgment in E.S. v. Austria
(Marko Milanovic, EJIL: Talk!)
E.S. v. Austria: Freedom of expression versus religious feelings, the sequel
(Stijn Smet, Strasbourg Observers)
Azerbaijan: Religious freedom survey, November 2018
(Felix Corley and John Kinahan, Forum 18 News Service)
Tuesday, 6 November 2018
Religious solidarity is not invidious discrimination (foster care)
(Howard Slugh and Mitchell Rocklin, National Review)
Australia: Time running out for religious freedom as 'dual election' option dismissed
(David Crowe, The Age)
Natural law and human rights
(Myron Pereira, UCA News)
Labor Law: Employers cannot tolerate any form of discrimination or harassment based on religion
(Karen Michael, Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Tsipras, Archbishop Ieronymos announce new agreement between church and state
(Nick Kampouris, Greek Reporter)
Escalation around Serbian Orthodox Church sites in Kosovo caused by Patriarchate of Constantinople's decisions on Ukraine - Russian Foreign Ministry
(Interfax-Religion)
Environmentalist joins ecology and religion
(Ksenia Semenova, Sakhalin.info)
Europe’s dangerous blasphemy laws are ripe for exploitation
(Dominic Green, The Weekly Standard)
Doctor says physician-assisted suicide is false compassion
(Charles C. Camosy, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
19th-century Jewish graves rededicated in Cape Verde
(Amelia Nierenberg, Associated Press)
Muslim concern about vaccine fuels Thai measles outbreak
(Tassanee Vejpongsa, Associated Press)
North Indian city breaks Guinness record with Diwali lamps
(Biswajeet Banerjee, Associated Press)
Utah governor defends Jewish Democrat against political ad
(Associated Press)
Faith-based groups push voters to the polls in today's mid-term elections
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Catholic voters on political tightrope ahead of midterm elections
(Christopher White, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Canadian diocese wins case over sex abuse payouts
(Michael Swan, Catholic News Service)
Canadian diocese wins suit against insurance company that refused coverage for abuse victims
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Asia Bibi vindicated -- but still in danger
(John Stonestreet and Roberto Rivera, The Christian Post)
Defense lawyer in Pakistan blasphemy case flees country
(Associated Press)
‘No grounds for review of Supreme Court ruling’ – Asia Bibi’s lawyer, who fled Pakistan
(World Watch Monitor)
Pakistan blasphemy case is not over as government agrees to seek another review
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Italy working to help Pakistani Christian in blasphemy case
(Associated Press)
Appeal to Trump for Christian cleared of blasphemy but trapped in Pakistan
(CBS News)
Shawnee State: Professors must speak contrary to their beliefs or be punished
(Alliance Defending Freedom)
Professor sues over requirement to address students using their preferred pronoun
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Legal Spirits Episode 001: A British Version of Masterpiece Cakeshop?
(Law and Religion Forum)
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: Mormons fight to be called by their full name
(The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Ghana: NMC rolls out gudelines for religious broadcasting
(Nana Kwasi Gyan-Apenteng, Dailyguide Africa)
Kenyan court orders mediation to solve Anglican homosexuality dispute
(Fredrick Nzwili, Religion News Service)
Students on the trail of the “Great War”
(Prof. Dr. Ulrich Bartosch, EuropeInfos: Christian Perspectives on the EU)
Schuman Encounters: a valuable opportunity to know ourselves better
(Jean Kockerols, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Malines-Brussels, EuropeInfos: Christian Perspectives on the EU)
Albania: why do we want to be part of Europe?
(Mgr Gjergj Meta, Bishop of Rrëshen, EuropeInfos: Christian Perspectives on the EU)
The Fiquelmont letter: a message of peace and hope
(Paul Collowald, EuropeInfos: Christian Perspectives on the EU)
A shared culture of remembrance: The 11 November will be the hundredth since the armistice was signed at Compiègne
(Martin Maier SJ, JESC, EuropeInfos: Christian Perspectives on the EU)
Sidelining of church tribunal judge in France causes storm
(Céline Hoyeau, La Croix International)
EVENT, 6 November 2018: The Crisis of Liberalism: Christianity and Politics in the 21st Century, featuring Patrick Deneen
(Portsmouth Institute)
Monday, 5 November 2018
Civil Society deeply concerned by removal of key stakeholder information by the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights for ipcoming Universal Periodic Review of Chinadd
(Press Release, UNPO and others)
Ballot issues to watch in elections
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
The Jews of Pittsburgh bury their dead
(Emma Green, The Atlantic)
Emma Green's 'The Jews of Pittsburgh Bury Their Dead' among the best religion stories of 2018
(Bobby Ross Jr., GetReligion)
Brazil's new president vows to move Brazilian embassy in Israel to Jerusalem
(Sarah Curlee, Christian Headlines)
Kavanaugh cleared of wrongdoing in Senate judiciary committee investigation
(Kayla Koslosky, Christian Headlines)
Barna: How is Christian faith lived out on the job?
(Brandon Showalter, The Christian Post)
Rampant sexual violence in women in North Korea
(Gina Goh, Persecution: International Christian Concern)
Christians in India's Assam state concerned by series of attacks
(William Stark, Persecution: International Christian Concern)
Myanmar police released 15 Christians after arrest in October
(Gina Goh, Persecution: International Christian Concern)
Multi-faith group forms to curb religiously motivated violence in Nigeria
(Nathan Johnson, Persecution: International Christian Concern)
India's Christians troubled by surge in religious persecution
(William Stark, Persecution: International Christian Concern)
Bishop warns ministers over delay to £2 fixed-odds betting cap
(Jamie Doward and Rob Davies, The Guardian)
When freedom of expression and religious views clash
(Paul Chadwick, The Guardian)
Nurse who treated Pittsburgh shooter: 'I'm sure he had no idea I was Jewish'
(Martin Pengelly, The Guardian)
Thomas Becket’s bloody tunic returns to Canterbury 850 years after he died
(Catherine Pepinster, The Guardian)
Antisemitism endangers us all. We can’t afford to be complacent
(Sadiq Khan, The Guardian)
After Christian burns $50 worth of LGBTQ library books atheist raises $1,600 to replace them
(Kelly Frazier, World Religion News)
Almost 30 percent of anti-Semitic tweets come from bots
(Nathan Glover, World Religion News)
Artificial Intelligence is helping people determine the cause of religious violence
(Gary Nguyen, World Religion News)
Trump’s nativism harks back to the antebellum slavery struggle
(Mark Silk, RNS Column: Martini Judaism)
Freddie Mercury’s family faith: The ancient religion of Zoroastrianism
(Vasudha Narayanan, Religion News Service)
A Washington state lawmaker’s notes on ‘biblical’ war threaten his re-election bid
(Tracy Simmons, Religion News Service)
Over 3,000 Egyptian churches still waiting for licenses two years after landmark law
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)
Egypt says it killed 19 militants after deadly attack on Christians
(Declan Walsh, The New York Times)
Lethal attack on Egyptian Christians condemned by world churches body; ISIS claims responsibility
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Faith groups mount election turnout efforts that could help both parties
(Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service)
European Union: Shaping the future of work
(Mgr Antoine Hérouard, Auxiliary Bishop of Lille, EuropeInfos: Christian Perspectives on the EU)
Friday Five: Synagogue shooting, Messianic controversy, young evangelicals, Squirrel Hill memories
(Bobby Ross Jr., GetReligion)
Busy afternoon at the Supreme Court: Six grants and one reargument order, but no stay in census dispute
(Amy Howe, SCOTUSblog)
Supreme Court takes case of 40-foot tall Bladensburg cross memorial opposed by atheist group
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
Supreme Court to consider: Should 93-year-old memorial cross be bulldozed?
(Michael Foust, Christian Headlines)
Supreme Court to hear case asking whether a cross-shaped monument violates the Constitution
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News InDepth)
Muslims, the Bladensburg Cross, and the Preservation of Order
(Ismail Royer, Public Discourse: The Journal of the Witherspoon Institute)
Supreme Court agrees to review Bladensburg Cross case
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
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