Law and Religion Headlines
Wednesday, 3 October 2018
Lawyer set to petition Turkish high court for pastor Brunson
(Kayla Koslosky, Christian Headlines)
Erdogan references imprisoned pastor at Parliament
(Claire Evans, Persecution: International Christian Concern)
Nobel peace prize nomination for Egypt's Christians
(Claire Evans, Persecution: International Christian Concern)
Washington Post sees big McCarrick picture: Why are broken celibacy vows no big deal?
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Turkey may target Mormons next after case against U.S. pastor
(Marc Champion and Cagan Koc, Bloomberg)
Tuesday, 2 October 2018
German Jews joining ultra-right, anti-Muslim party evokes a classic 1965 Jewish Nazi story
(Ira Rifkin, GetReligion)
Pope Francis' popularity falls sharply among U.S. Catholics
(Tom Gjelten, National Public Radio)
Trump signs Hatch bill to protect religious institutions, property from persecution
(Dennis Romboy, KSL)
OSF healthcare prevails in 'church plan' ERISA exemption dispute
(Steven Porter, Health Leaders)
Why atheists are not as rational as some like to think
(Lois Lee, Religion News Service)
Why we need “blue laws,” the religious tradition that sanctifies life outside of work
(Lyman Stone, Vox)
Atheists say Arkansas legislator violated the Constitution — by blocking them on Twitter
(Jared Gilmour, Miami Herald)
Two religious extremists detained in northern Kyrgyzstan
(Interfax-Religion)
Property ownership questions bedevil Ukrainian settlement
(Yanina Sokolovskaia, Pavel Korobov, Kommersant)
Tartarstan: Activist priest challenges establishment
(Credo Press, Russia Religion News)
The Church of England: John Sentamu announces his retirement as Archbishop of York
(Erasmus, The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Janitor files suit alleging discrimination based on faith
(Associated Press)
Polish court orders Catholic order to pay sex abuse victim
(Associated Press)
Romanian German church slams marriage referendum
(Associated Press)
Iraq tasks Shiite independent with forming new government
(Sinan Salaheddin, Associated Press)
Land dispute in Nigeria billed as ‘religious war’
(La Croix International)
Pence pressure prompts USAID to appoint liaison for Iraqi Christians
(Bryant Harris, Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East)
China's Orwellian control of religious websites
(Ying Fuk-tsang, La Croix)
Iranian Christians sentenced, verdict says ‘claiming Jesus is Lord is attack against Islam’
(World Watch Monitor)
Sudan releases shipment of Bibles held in port for six years
(World Watch Monitor)
The future of civil partnership: breaking news
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Boris, Brexit and Bishops
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Triple talaq ordinance against women, says Asaduddin Owaisi
(PTI, The Indian Express)
Triple Talaq: Muslims denied freedom to practice their religion
(Deccan Chronicle)
Criminalising instant triple talaq a win for women's rights in India?
(India Today)
Suspected accomplice in Pakistan church bombings acquitted
(Asif Aqeel, World Watch Monitor)
Pakistan’s Ahmadis fearful as leaders bow to extremists
(Kathy Gannon, Associated Press)
‘Space for religious minorities in Pakistan shrinking’
(Asma Kundi, Dawn)
Afghan council seeks Pakistani cleric’s help to end war
(Riaz Khan, Associated Press)
US confidence in Pope Francis plummets amid sexual abuse scandal
(Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian)
US confidence in Pope Francis’ handling of abuse scandal drops
(Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service)
Monday, 1 October 2018
Protesters demand resignation of Catholic University professor over Kavanaugh tweets
(Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service)
Law and religion round-up – 30th September
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Nearly 1.5 million in Finland do not profess any religion
(YLE)
In Suit We Trust: Fashion meets religion at Suitsupply
(Stephan Rabimov, Forbes)
3 churches closed in Indonesia; Christian group pledges legal aid
(Ahmad Bhagaskoro, Voice of America)
Indonesia: Minister of Religion responds to sealing of 3 churches in Jambi
(Netral News)
Federal government alleges Walmart denied religious accommodation to assistant manager
(Marian Johns, Legal News Line)
A new study in the UK calls for the renaming of religious education and other reforms such as teaching about atheism
(Nathan Glover, World Religion News)
Indian Supreme Court upholds women's right to enter Kerala temple
(Reuters in Delhi, The Guardian)
India's Supreme Court invalidates ban on women in temple
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Malaysia: PM’s dept outlines three thrusts to ensure racial, religious harmony
(Malay Mail)
Religious people under-represented in UK TV industry, regulator finds
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
In New York, faith leaders, health providers build partnerships to end AIDS and TB in the young
(Ecumenical News)
Ukrainian government official enlists diplomatic support for autocephaly
(RISU, Russia Religion News)
Rome distances itself from the Ukrainian question
(Credo Press, Russia Religion News)
Violence erupts in dispute over autocephaly
(Interfax-Religiia, Russia Religion News)
Autocephaly opponents take issue to court
(RIA Novosti, Russia Religion News)
Anti-extremism personnel check Orthodox Jewish site
(SOVA Center for News and Analysis, Russia Religion News)
Religion in the workplace: What managers need to know
(Dina Gerdeman, Harvard Business School)
Religious freedom for me, but not for thee
(Katherine Franke, The Washington Post)
2 Chinese bishops participating in Vatican synod in a first
(Associated Press)
California court allows school anti-Muslim bullying initiative to proceed
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Algeria approves beatification service for slain Catholics
(Associated Press)
LDS launches new website to overcome porn addiction
(Elisa Meyer, World Religion News)
Addressing pornography: Protection, help, healing
(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
Answers, hope and healing for those impacted by pornography
(News Release, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
Concern over Baha'i followers trial by Yemen rebels
(BBC News)
City council member arrested in Iran for speaking out against detention of Baha’is
(Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty)
Indonesian churchgoers wail as Jambi City shuts down their church
(MSN)
Judge blocks state contract law intended to help Israel
(Howard Fischer, Payson Roundup)
Arizona's anti-BDS law enjoined
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Kentucky Supreme Court allows limited discovery in suit against church
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Hand of Hope RLUIPA claims survive summary judgment
(Karla Chaffee, RLUIPA-Defense)
Christian leaders bitterly divided over Kavanaugh sex assault allegations, FBI probe
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
Thousands of Christians gather in prayer at state capitals across America
(Kayla Koslosky, Christian Headlines)
U.S. Health and Human services department cut contract to purchase "fetal tissue" for testing
(Amanda Casanova, Christian Headlines)
USCIRF Vice Chair is adopting Jehovah's Witness and Scientologist religious prisoners in Russia
(Nathan Glover, World Religion News)
USCIRF Vice Chair Arriaga adopts two religious prisoners of conscience
(Press Release, United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF))
Judge overturns Hawaii law requiring pregnancy centers to distribute information about abortion and contraception
(Kayla Koslosky, Christian Headlines)
Hillsong to form its own denomination
(Scott Slayton, Christian Headlines)
Kavanaugh clears committee, FBI investigation now looms
(Michael Foust, Christian Headlines)
Turkey charges Pastor Brunson with 'Christianization', daughter says it equates Christianity to 'terrorism'
(Amanda Casanova, Christian Headlines)
The Kavanaugh prosecutor is asking a baffling line of questions
(Emma Green, The Atlantic)
'We are scared, but we have Jesus': China and its war on Christianity
(Benjamin Haas, The Guardian)
Pope Francis removes Chilean priest at center of sex abuse scandal
(Associated Press in Vatican City, The Guardian)
Brothers in art: the Renaissance rivalry of Mantegna and Bellini
(Maev Kennedy, The Guardian)
The Satanic Verses sowed the seeds of rifts that have grown ever wider
(Kenan Malik, The Guardian)
Fears that graves being dug up at London cemetery to free burial space
(Robert Booth, The Guardian)
Archbishop of York says he will retire in 2020
(Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian)
Faith leaders want a moral voice to tackle climate change
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News Faith)
Nuns win another victory in battle against gun violence
(Gary Nguyen, World Religion News)
Pastor Andrew Brunson's fate will be decided by Turkish Court
(Derek Welch, World Religion News)
Dixie State University removes Book of Mormon and Bibles from hotel rooms after guest complaints
(Corey Barnett, World Religion News)
Has American Judaism jumped the shark?
(Jeffrey Salkin, RNS Column: Martini Judaism (for those who want to be shaken and stirred))
God and Man at the Kavanaugh hearing
(Mark Silk, RNS Column: Spiritual Politics)
Who among us? What the Kavanaugh hearings can teach us about forgiveness
(Katelyn Beaty, Religion News Service)
What’s next for Willow Creek?
(Emily McFarlan Miller, Religion News Service)
After Senate clash, Kavanaugh nomination an occasion for prayer
(Jack Jenkins and Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service)
Rubio Statement on Nomination of Judge Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court
(Press Release, Marco Rubio US Senator for Florida)
Religious photos of the week
(Kit Doyle, Religion News Service)
First India-Indonesia Interfaith Dialogue to be held in October 2018
(The New Indian Express)
RESPONSE FORM for 2019 ACLARS Call for Papers
Review of Moral Pressure for Responsible Globalization: Religious Diplomacy in the Age of the Anthropocene
(Adam Loch, Reading Religion)
Moral Pressure for Responsible Globalization: Religious Diplomacy in the Age of the Anthropocene [New Link]
(Sherrie M. Steiner, Brill)
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