Law and Religion Headlines
Monday, 24 September 2018
Vatican reaches provisional agreement with China over recognition of bishops
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
European Court says Catholic hospital may have illegally fired doctor
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
European Court of Human Rights OKs injunctions against anti-abortion activist
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Full text of the Advocate General's opinion in Œuvrestance d’assistance aux bêtes d’abattoirs (OABA) v. Ministre de l’Agriculture et de l’Alimentation
(Court of Justice of the European Union)
European Court's Advocate General says halal and kosher meat can be labeled "organic"
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Adventist pharmacy workers' case expected to go to U.S. Supreme Court
(Todd McFarland, Seventh-day Adventist Church)
Cert filed in Title VII sabbath accommodation case
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Where is the Jewish Mister Rogers?
(Jeffrey Salkin, RNS Column: Martini Judaism (for those who want to be shaken and stirred))
Kazakstan tightens controls on faith groups
(Andrei Grishin, Institute for War & Peace Reporting)
Saturday, 22 September 2018
Is Beth Moore really taking on the 'evangelical political machine,' whatever that is?
(Julia Duin, GetReligion)
Religion News Association honors AP religion writer Rachel Zoll, one of the best on the beat
(Bobby Ross Jr., GetReligion)
Friday, 21 September 2018
International Day of Peace 21 September - 2018 Theme: “The Right to Peace - The Universal Declaration of Human Rights at 70”
(The United Nations)
International Day of Peace
(Tannenbaum Blog)
International Peace Day: Why United Nations observes this day
(NDTV)
Message on the International Day of Peace
(KAICIID Dialogue Centre, YouTube)
Abduction of Italian priest shocks Niger
(Illia Djadi, World Watch Monitor)
20+ Nigerian Christians drown in river attempting to escape Fulani attackers
(World Watch Monitor)
Meet the woman who could lead Israel’s right-wing camp
(Mazal Mualem, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)
Israel’s two judicial systems
(Mazal Mualem, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)
Al-Azhar includes women in public discussion of harassment, rights
(Muhammed Magdy, Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
Anti-bullying campaigns raising social awareness in Egypt
(Nayrouz Talaat, Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
What a Harvard study says about kids raised in church
(Jim Denison, Christian Headlines)
Iranians lash out at preferential treatment of pilgrims
(Saeed Jalili, Al-Monitor: Iran Pulse)
Iran's rich, influential religious singers eclipse clerics
(Rohollah Faghihi, Al-Monitor: Iran Pulse)
Baltimore pays $1.1 million to pro-life crisis pregnancy centers after losing lawsuit
(Michael Foust, Christian Headlines)
271 Indian Christians face criminal charges including converting Hindus through 'spreading lies'
(Amanda Casanova, Christian Headlines)
Texas GOP apologizes for Hindu-themed campaign ad
(Elisa Meyer, World Religion News)
Over 250 Nigerian Christians killed by Fulani radicals in two months
(Kayla Koslosky, Christian Headlines)
New American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines support sex reassignment for kids
(Amanda Casanova, Christian Headlines)
Texas Board of Education cuts Hillary Clinton and Helen Keller from history curriculum
(Scott Slayton, Christian Headlines)
The ‘Splainer: From bloodletting to blood donation, what is Ashura?
(Aysha Khan, Religion News Service)
Spain’s blasphemy laws stifle freedom
(Sandi Toksvig, Sara Pascoe, David Baddiel, ,and Eddie Marsan, The Guardian)
How inaction causes segregation
(Roger Tomlinson, Christopher Clayton, Sue Leyland, The Guardian)
Bali to bring in new rules for visiting temples after decline in 'quality of tourists'
(Hannah Ellis-Petersen, The Guardian)
Pakistan criticises China over treatment of ethnic Muslims
(Lily Kuo, The Guardian)
Church of England pulls out of Wonga rescue effort
(Robert Booth, The Guardian)
Cardinal hires judge to review church sex abuse policies
(The Associated Press, Religion News Service)
How a famous Beatles song became Jewish
(Jeffrey Salkin, RNS Column: Martini Judaism (for those who want to be shaken and stirred))
Father Brett Kavanaugh would be suspended and investigated
(Thomas Reese, Religion News Service)
Anti-abuse activists pan US Catholic bishops’ new proposals
(The Associated Press, Religion News Service)
Dallas church intent on seeking justice in Botham Jean’s death
(Bobby Ross Jr., Religion News Service)
Conservatives flock to ‘values voter’ summit, but message may be mixed
(Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service)
Court fines ultra-Orthodox radio station NIS 1 million for keeping women off air
(Times of Israel)
Israeli court fines Orthodox Jewish station for excluding women on broadcasts
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Religious liberty cases before the Supreme Court: Two cases that merit our prayers
(John Stonestreet and Roberto Rivera, Christian Headlines)
Israeli court fines ultra-Orthodox radio station for banning women from the air
(Michele Chabin, Religion News Service)
Congressman claims advocacy groups are spying on Christian school groups in Louisiana
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Federal court denies Trump administration’s latest attempt to push forward with transgender military ban
(John Riley, Metro Weekly)
Court continues preliminary injunction against Trump's policy on transgender military service
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
RFRA defense to Virgin Islands marijuana prosecution fails
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
New law and religion journal
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Religio et Lex: Contemplations on religion & law
(Virginia Wesleyan University)
Religion News Foundation to explore the changing religious and spiritual landscape
(Religion News Service)
‘Treat us like a religion’ - traditional healers demand greater rights
(Nomahlubi Jordaan, Times Live)
The decline and fall of Chinese Buddhism: how modern politics and fast money corrupted an ancient religion
(Mimi Lau, South China Morning Post)
In struggle over Ukrainian Orthodox communion, a political hornet’s nest
(Fred Weir, Christian Science Monitor)
Turkmenistan: Tenth jailed conscientious objector in 2018
(Forum 18 News Service)
About 1 billion rubles were collected for building the main church of Russian Military Forces
(Interfax-Religion)
Additional information about arrests of Perm Jehovah's Witnesses
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News)
Ukraine held accountable by United Nations for rights violations
(Religiia v Ukraine, Russia Religion News)
Another Vatican diplomatic blunder
(George Weigel, National Review)
Why schools are banning yoga
(Alia Wong, The Atlantic)
Kosovo will open an embassy in Jerusalem if Israel recognizes it, president says
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
China distances children from families to subdue Muslim west
(Yanan Wang amd Dake Kang, Associated Press)
Pakistan urges China to ease pressure on Muslims minority
(Associated Press)
Russia looms in background as pope travels to Baltics
(Nicole Winfield and Liudas Dapkus, Associated Press)
San Francisco museum shows off modern Muslim women’s fashion
(Janie Har, Associated Press)
Evangelicals push Senate Republicans to confirm Kavanaugh
(Ken Thomas, Associated Press)
Rivals for Georgia governor clash on ‘religious freedom’ law
(Russ Bynum, Associated Press)
China treats Uighur kids as ‘orphans’ after parents seized
(Yanan Wang amd Dake Kang, Associated Press)
Rural Texas town council approves Muslim cemetery plan
(Associated Press)
Polish police looking for man who threw stone into synagogue
(Vanessa Gera, Associated Press)
Cameroon's Muslim, Christian Leaders join in call for peace
(Moki Edwin Kindzeka, VOA)
Al-Shabaab five years after Westgate: Still a menace in East Africa
(International Crisis Group)
Sixth Circuit creates new RLUIPA equal terms test based on “legitimate zoning criteria”
(Evan Seeman, RLUIPA-Defense)
Peace Day - What can you do?
(UN.org/peaceday)
The Druze: A secretive religion tries to secure its future
(Erasmus, The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Thursday, 20 September 2018
Why experts say we should celebrate those who empathize with both sides in clashes over LGBTQ, religious rights
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News Faith)
How the FBI has shaped American religion
(Jerome Copulsky, The Christian Century)
On Masterpiece—and Romer—or Cato SCT Review
(Thomas Berg, Mirror of Justice blog)
Masterpiece Cakeshop: A Romer for Religious Objectors?
(Thomas C. Berg, Cato Supreme Court Review)
Prof. Munoz on free speech, Charles Murray, and Catholic character at Notre Dame
(Rick Garnett, Mirror of Justice blog)
New era for religion in China as party tightens controls
(Bill Ide, VOA)
The brutal truth about persecution of Christians in China
(Michael Brown, The Christian Post)
China is behind halting of aid to Kachin IDPs in Myanmar
(Persecution: International Christian Concern)
Malaysia urged to ban child marriages as older man weds teen
(Eileen Ng, Associated Press)
No longer the default, Church of England goes to battle in religious marketplace
(Catherine Pepinster, Religion News Service)
With Kavanaugh allegations, religious leaders remain divided on court nomination
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)
How an ancient Islamic holiday became uniquely Caribbean
(Ken Chitwood, Religion News Service)
LBGT refugees say they face hostility, violence in Kenyan camp
(Tonny Onyulo, Religion News Service)
How Israeli right lays claim to religion
(Akiva Eldar, Al-Monitor)
Putin attends sanctification ceremony for foundation stone of military's main church at Patriot Park
(Interfax-Religion)
Jehovah's Witnesses detained in Perm
(Interfax-Religion)
Russian justice ministry foresees changes in registration procedures for religious organizations
(RAPSI, Russia Religion News)
Poroshenko addresses Ukrainian parliament
(Religiia v Ukraine, Russia Religion News)
Poroshenko promises state protection for clergy, laity of Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Moscow Patriarchate who join unified local church
(Interfax-Religion)
Pensacola officials ask U.S. Supreme Court to review cross decision
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Letter to House Foreign Affairs Committee on Saudi Educational Transparency and Reform Act
(Human Rights Watch)
Soper & Fetzer, “Religion and Nationalism in Global Perspective”
(Marc O. DeGirolami, Law and Religion Forum)
Indonesia’s 2019 elections: How will the religion factor play out?
(Erin Cook, The Diplomat)
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