Law and Religion Headlines
Thursday, 23 August 2018
Nisreen’s choice: Women rescued from Islamic State are told to leave children behind
(Isabel Coles and Ali Nabhan, The Wall Street Journal)
Nepal bans Hindu practice of exile during menstruation
(Vishal Arora, Religion News Service)
ADF challenges state AG over church warnings
(Chris Woodward, One News Now)
Parking fees cause council argument over church and state
(Charlie Dreaver, Radio NZ)
World Council of Churches celebrates 70th anniversary in the Netherlands
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Polish candidate fires aide over anti-Semitic Facebook post he wrote as a teen
(Katarzyna Markusz, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
German churches under scrutiny for violating asylum rules
(Richard A. Fuchs, Deutsche Welle)
At Vatican family summit, LGBT voices say they won’t be ignored
(Claire Giangravè, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Religious and communal tensions in Indian politics
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Old laws for new reasons: The limits to free speech in India (Responding to: Religious and communal tensions in Indian politics)
(Neeti Nair, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
British rule and Hindu-Muslim riots in India: A reassessment (Responding to: Religious and communal tensions in Indian politics)
(Ajay Verghese, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
New lawsuit demands taxpayer funds for religious education in Maine
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Officials dismiss Indonesian principal behind jihad parade
(Associated Press)
Panel won’t dismiss complaint over judge’s execution protest
(Magnolia Banner News)
Arkansas commission refuses to dismiss complaint against anti-death penalty judge
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Judge says Jurupa Valley can close church that gives out marijuana
(Ryan Hagen, Press-Enterprise)
Judge authorizes shut-down of cannabis-based church
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Muslim school sues city of Wilmington - claims bias at public pool
(Sarah Mueller, Delaware Public Media)
Muslim school sues city over harassment at city pool
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Maine parents challenge law excluding religious schools from the state’s tuition program
(Press Release, First Liberty)
Suit challenges exclusion of sectarian schools from Maine's high school tuition program
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Indonesia’s main Muslim group criticizes blasphemy sentence
(Niniek Karmini, Associated Press)
Ahmadi Muslims risk arrest to perform the Hajj pilgrimage
(BBC News)
ISIL leader urges followers to keep fighting in new recording
(Al Jazeera)
Standing up for Trinity Western’s board
(Ray Pennings, Convivium)
Conclusion of IICSA Hearings
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Hidden agendas cloak Turkish-US feud over jailed pastor
(Barbara G. Baker, World Watch Monitor)
Lifeway research shows evangelical views on prosperity
(Corey Barnett, World Religion News)
Hamas pursues truce with Israel, but not all factions approve
(Rasha Abou Jalal, Al-Monitor: Palestine Pulse)
Will Iraqi Shiite militias withdraw from Sunni areas?
(Mustafa Saadoun, Al-Monitor: Iraq Pulse)
Apparent death threat against Rouhani triggers fierce backlash
(Al-Monitor Staff, Al-Monitor: Iran Pulse)
Woman jailed in Indonesia for complaining that call to prayer is too loud
(Kate Lsmb, The Guardian)
It’s too late. Not even Pope Francis can resurrect Catholic Ireland
(Fintan O'Toole, The Guardian)
Is my Jewish three-year-old too young to learn about antisemitism?
(Hillary Freemab, The Guardian)
Mass protest: Irish snap up tickets to see pope – with no intention to go
(Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian)
India: Kandhamal Christians still waiting for justice one decade after massacre
(World Watch Monitor)
Campaign pits theologian vs. born-again immigrant
(John Dyer, Religion News Service)
Wednesday, 22 August 2018
The missing part of Pope Francis’ letter: Vatican III
(Terry Laidler, La Croix International)
The Irish families who have stayed faithful to the church
(Malo Tresca, La Croix International)
Education Week: Understanding religious freedom
(Mariana Monteiro, The Daily Universe)
Cultural or doctrinal conflicts: What's the difference and does it matter to journalists?
(Ira Rifkin, GetReligion)
'My religion comes before any governance': Muslim charity in battle with local council
(Ashleigh Sculley, 9News (Australia))
The world’s most committed Christians live in Africa, Latin America — and the U.S.
(Joey Marshall, Pew Research Center Fact Tank)
Scholarly impact and Catholic legal education (part three)
(Greg Sisk, Mirror of Justice blog)
Religious intolerance on the rise in Indonesia
(UCA News)
2.4 million Muslim pilgrims climb Mount Arafat for Hajj
(Elisa Meyer, World Religion News)
Widodo's VP choice signals Indonesia's rising religious intolerance
(Toru Takahashi, Nikkei Asian Review)
Mobster says he has given up the Mafia life for religion
(Associated Press)
Malaysia can’t decide if Zakir Naik is a preacher or a terrorist
(Darshini Kandasamy, Foreign Policy)
Violence against Christians in India: A decade after Kandhamal
(M. Sudhir Selvaraj, The Diplomat)
How Congress govt in Punjab is attacking freedom of speech with law against 'sacrilege' of religious texts
(Vandana, Daily O)
Retrograde move: On Punajb's proposed law on sacrilege
(The Hindu)
Russia: Third 2018 conviction for Muslim study meetings
(Forum 18 News Service)
Medvedev lauds Muslim community's efforts against religious extremism, intolerance
(Interfax-Religion)
Russian chief mufti urges int'l community to send relief to Syria
(Interfax-Religion)
True values of Islam help follow traditions of good neighborliness between peoples – Putin
(Interfax-Religion)
Kremlin vows to study Human Rights Council's initiative to decriminalize insulting believers' feelings
(Interfax-Religion)
Bureaucrats use recent real estate law to harass protestants
(Interfax-Religiia, Russia Religion News)
Stiff fine threatens Pentecostals under anti-evangelism law
(Prosecutor's office of Cheliabinsk oblast, Russia Religion News)
The good, the bad and the sad reality of U.S. push for global religious freedom
(Cheryl K. Chumley, The Washington Times)
Democrats are fielding even more anti-Semitic candidates for Congress
(Warren Henry, The Federalist)
How America’s Jews learned to be liberal
(Steven R. Weisman, The New York Times)
Dublin archbishop: Abuse must be addressed ‘definitively’, made easier to prosecute
(Charles Collins, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Suit demands taxpayer-funded tuition for religious schools
(Marina Villeneuve, Associated Press)
Judge seeks religious freedom arguments in nuclear protest case
(Wes Wolfe, The Brunswick News)
Court orders more briefs on RFRA defense by peace protesters
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Lawsuit filed in Newton, Mass., over anti-Semitic school materials used in classrooms
(Jackson Richman, Jewish News Syndicate)
Open meeting lawsuit filed growing out of alleged anti-Jewish curricular materials
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Zick, “The Dynamic Free Speech Clause”
(Marc O. DeGirolami, Law and Religion Forum)
Indonesia woman irked by mosque noise convicted of blasphemy
(Binsar Bakkara, Associated Press)
Indonesia: Prison sentence for blasphemy over mosque noise complaint must be reversed
(Amnesty International)
Tunisians preach tolerance as Muslims, Jews join Christian celebration
(Africa News)
Saudi Arabia seeks the death penalty for female activist
(David D. Kirkpatrick, The New York Times)
Keeping a grip on churches, a hand out for dollars
(Bill Bumpas, Billy Davis, One News Now)
Syrians flock home from Turkey for Eid despite danger
(Khaled al-Khateb, Al-Monitor: Syria Pulse)
Nationality law protesters alienate with Palestinian flag
(Shlomi Eldar, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)
Sunnis barred from holding Eid al-Adha prayers in Tehran
(Al-Monitor Staff, Al-Monitor: Iran Pulse)
Do ancient philosophers have answers to Egypt's current challenges?
(David Awad, Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
Will Egyptians change their minds about organ donation?
(Jehad El-Sayed, Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
Iran-Iraq War continues to claim lives 30 years on
(Makram Najmuddine, Al-Monitor)
Lebanon embraces Russia’s refugee initiative for Syria
(Anton Mardosov, Al-Monitor: Russia/Mideast Pulse)
NARAL launches abortion-themed ice cream flavor; Franklin Graham calls it 'disgusting'
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)
Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh calls Roe v. Wade 'settled law', but what does that mean?
(Michael Foust, Christian Headlines)
Hamas refuses to disarm as a part of any truce with Israel
(Kayla Koslosky, Christian Headlines)
Catholics are desperate for tangible reforms on clergy sex abuse
(Emma Green, The Atlantic)
The Guardian view on Catholic sexual abuse: yet another fresh start
(Editorial, The Guardian)
Greens senator warns against 'normalisation' of racism in first Senate speech
(Christopher Knaus, The Guardian)
How dare the pope ask ordinary Catholics to atone for child abuse?
(Joanna Moorhead, The Guardian)
Dublin hospitals told to free up beds ahead of Pope Francis's visit
(Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian)
Church near Kampala, Uganda closes after months of Islamist attacks
(Morning Star News East Africa Correspondent, Christian Headlines)
Does the race card work? Christian school bans long hair for boys, including dreadlocks
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Florida school receiving death threats after turning away 6-year-old with dreadlocks
(N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today)
Argument: Labour’s new anti-semitism has disturbingly old roots
(James Bloodworth, Foreign Policy)
Vatican considers sainthood for Lakota Sioux medicine man
(Kirk Petersen, Religion News Service)
A pocket watch turns back the clock on Jewish life aboard the Titanic
(Menachem Wecker, Religion News Service)
US not alone in grappling with Catholic sex abuse, cover-up
(Nicole Winfield, Religion News Service)
A court evangelical goes off the reservation
(Mark Silk, RNS Column: Spiritual Politics)
Catholics seek encouragement as World Meeting of Families opens in Dublin
(Christine A. Scheller, Religion News Service)
Reckoning with Leonard Bernstein’s faith on the centennial of his birth
(A. James Rudin, Religion News Service)
Kenya’s Legio Maria sprouts believers in the shadow of the Catholic Church
(Tony Onyulo, Religion News Service)
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