Law and Religion Headlines
Sunday, 19 August 2018
Law and religion round-up – 19th August
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
We’ve forgotten how to mend. Faith traditions can help
(Jacob Lupfer, Religion News Service)
Saturday, 18 August 2018
Israel’s attorney general gives Chief Rabbinate ultimatum over payments from restaurants to supervisors
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
In Trump’s standoff with Turkey, two tough-guy leaders and a deal gone wrong
(Anne Gearan and Felicia Sonmez, The Washington Post)
Turkey crisis: the fallout of Qatar's bailout
(Varsha Koduvayur and Aykan Erdemir, The American Interest)
U.S. sanctions on Turkish ministers require recalibration
(Aykan Erdemir and Gonul Tol, The Globalist)
Turkey’s economy czar fails to save the lira
(Aykan Erdemir, Hard News: Foreign Policy)
Europe’s handshake rows: Sweden says Muslims have a right to refuse, Switzerland says they don’t
(RT)
Switzerland denies citizenship to Muslim couple for their rejection of gender equality
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Muslim couple denied Swiss citizenship over no handshake
(BBC News)
Muslim couple denied Swiss citizenship over handshake refusal
(Agence France-Presse, The Local)
Swedish Muslim wins case after refusing handshake with man at job interview
(The Telegraph)
Europe struggles to grapple with Islamic rules - analysts
(Opinion, Sputnik)
Religious freedom and the new constitution: Nepal 2018
(Andy Shefford, Evangelical Focus)
"Living together" or living apart from religious freedom? The European Court of Human Right's concept of "living together" and its impacts on religious freedom
(Shelby L. Wade, Case Western Reserve Journal or International Law 50 (2018))
Nepali law criminalising ‘hurting of religious feelings’ comes into force
(World Watch Monitor)
Nepal: Law criminalizing evangelism, conversions to Christianity goes into effect
(World Watch Monitor)
‘Foreign forces’ can’t control religion, Chinese official says amid Vatican talks
(South China Morning Post)
A battle for India’s soul
(Shashi Tharoor, The Week)
Jews against Israelis: Netanyahu's Hungarian-style politics - Opinion
(Nitzan Horowitz, Haaretz)
Locarno Film Festival recognizes movies for promoting gender justice, human dignity
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Sharia and civil weddings: How should the law deal with religious marriages?
(Erasmus, The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Jehovah's Witnesses equated with Islamist terrorists
(Kasparov.ru, Russia Religion News)
Somali-American candidate: Wants to ‘instill hope in people’
(Steve Karnowski, Associated Press)
Movement encourages Argentines to quit Catholic Church
(Paul Byrne and Leo la Valle, Associated Press)
Eamon Martin: Ireland's Catholic priests need to spread the word at home
(Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian)
Pope Francis urges action rather than apathy in fight against evil
(Nathan Glover, World Religion News)
Manchester police investigate arena bomber's links to imam
(Helen Pidd, The Guardian)
'Hate crime': Belfast politician decries ‘anti-Protestant’ poster
(Pádraig Collins, The Guardian)
Muslim women call for more equality in running UK mosques
(Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian)
Mexican pastor survives assassination attempt
(World Watch Monitor)
Why celibate LGBTQ Christians stir controversy on right and left alike
(Katelyn Beaty, Religion News Service)
Saddleback church has become the first US church to baptize 50,000 people
(Corey Barnett, World Religion News)
Celtic spirituality draws pagans and Christians alike
(Eric Berger, Religion News Service)
Nadia Eweida and British Airways: here we go again
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Anti-Christian slaughter escalates in Nigeria
(Lela Gilbert, Newsmax)
Friday, 17 August 2018
Iraq bloc rejects alliance based on religion, ethnicity
(Ibrahim Saleh, Anadolu Agency)
Australian families left devastated by China's mass detention of Uighurs in Xinjiang
(Lisa Murray, Financial Review)
Supporting religion is not always good for religious freedom
(Leslie Griffin, Verdict)
Pa. expands protections for LGBT people, but hate-crime law still doesn't include them
(Michael Boren, philly.com)
Chapman Director of Church Relations talks church and state in Trump times
(Gabriel San Roman, OC Weekly)
Religious groups to fight physical, sexual violence against kids in Peru
(Barbar Fraser, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Lone religious store in Belfast offers x-ray of city’s Catholic soul
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Indians gather as former premier Vajpayee is cremated
(Ashok Sharma, Associated Press)
Satanic Temple brings Baphomet statue to Arkansas for rally
(Associated Press)
Satanic temple sparks uproar by unveiling statue of goat-headed, winged creature called Baphomet in Arkansas state capitol
(Adam Forrest, The Independent)
Turkey is reportedly prepared to release the imprisoned US pastor at the center of their economic crisis
(Ellen Cranley, Business Insider)
“Strengthen ethno-religious tolerance in Nigeria”- U.S. Ambassador Brownback
(U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Nigeria)
The plight of the Yazidi minority in Iraq
(Lewis Sanders IV, Deutsche Welle)
From France to Denmark, bans on full-face Muslim veils are spreading across Europe
(Rebecca Tan, The Washington Post)
U.S. slaps sanctions on Myanmar for ‘atrocities’
(Nahal Toosi, Politico)
Spaghetti injunction: Pastafarianism is not a religion, Dutch court rules
(Jon Henley, The Guardian)
Dutch High Court rules Pastafarianism is not a religion
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Court not barred from adjudicating church merger
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Thursday, 16 August 2018
Trinity Western University drops contentious covenant, but LGBTQ staff still face discrimination
(Aline Bouwman, CBC Opinion)
Yaounde: Cameroon’s Prime Minister attended the 3rd Pan-Africa Congress on Religious Freedom
(Dr. John Graz, Secretary General International Religious Liberty Association, The International Religious Liberty Association)
Muslim women poised to change the next Congress
(Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service)
Did the Connecticut Supreme Court just slam religious liberty?
(Mark Silk, RNS Column: Spiritual Politics)
New 'religious exemption' directive could harm LGBTQ workers, critics say
(Julie Moreau, NBC News)
Turkmenistan: Now eight jailed conscientious objectors
(Forum 18 News Service)
Evangelical believer convicted under anti-evangelism law
(Religiia i pravo, Russia Religion News)
'Islamic State' youth fighters keep the faith in prison
(Judit Neurink, Deutsche Welle)
Francis & the death penalty: Should a Pope change church teaching on his own?
(Paul Baumann, Commonweal)
Appeals Court rules against ex-pastor in sexual harassment case
(Ryan Denham, WGLT News)
Defamation suit dismissed under Ecclesiastical Abstention doctrine
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Suit claims Utah medical marijuana initiative violates Mormons' religious freedom
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
No standing to assert Jewish tenant's Free Exercise objection to Saturday eviction
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Scholarly Impact of Law School Faculties in 2018: Updating the Leiter Score Ranking for the Top Third
(Sisk, Catlin, Veenis, and Zeman, SSRN)
Journalism and journalists are not “enemies of the people"
(Gene Policinski, Freedom Forum Institute)
Masterpiece Cakeshop sues Colorado in new relgioius accommodation dispute
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Colorado baker sues Governor over cake dispute with transgender woman
(Julie Turkewitz, The New York Times)
Masterpiece Cakeshop owner files new complaint over cake refusal dispute
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Pennsylvania sex abuse report presents crucial test for Pope Francis
(Daniel Burke, CNN)
Protocol 16, New Rules of Court and website on impact of the ECHR
(Antoine Buyse, ECHR Blog)
Entry into force of Protocol No. 16 to the European Convention on Human Rights
(European Court of Human Rights)
ECtHR: Rules of Court, 1 August 2018
(European Court of Human Rights)
New website: Impact of the European Convention on Human Rights
(The Council of Europe)
Church must reach out to the children of priests, advocate says
(Catholic News Service, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Canada: Statement by the Minister of National Revenue and the Minister of Finance on the Government's commitment to clarifying the rules governing the political activities of charities
(Canada Review Agency, Government of Canada)
Newsletter of the Church Law Society (Prague)
New Report: The Rohingya Crisis: The Shameful Global Response to Genocide and the Assault on Religious Freedom
(The Religious Freedom Institute)
Wednesday, 15 August 2018
Myanmar analysts cast doubt on repatriation and resettlement plans for Rohingya refugees
(Nay Rein Kyaw and Khin Khin Ei, Radio Free Asia)
Kavanaugh’s view on religious school funding isn’t a tipping point
(Noah Feldman, Bloomberg)
Contractor rule could pit religious liberties against LGBT rights
(Paige Smith, Bloomber BNA)
Dutch courts say Pastafarianism is not a religion, rule against colander headgear
(Dutch News)
Christian nurse in UK fired after 'giving her patient a Bible' is allowed back to work
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Courts ease up a little on conditions for Jehovah's Witnesses
(Echo of Moscow Orenburg, Russia Religion News)
Malaysian prime minister defends his right to be anti-Semitic
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Is a cross always religious?
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News Faith)
Philippines president threats against Catholic bishops
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Cameroon bishop says murdered priest was targeted
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Bloody past collides with hope and religious change in a Belfast pub
(Claire Giangravè, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
State religious liberty protections in danger as school funding cases progress
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Suicide bomber targets Shiite students in Kabul, killing 48
(Rahim Faiez and Amir Shah, Associated Press)
How Islamophobia is driving anti-refugee sentiment in Korea
(Faras Ghani, Al Jazeera)
Russia eyes refugee return as centerpiece of next policy move in Syria
(Maxim A. Suchkov, Al-Monitor: Russia/Mideast Pulse)
Is Turkey’s 'strategic partnership' with America coming to an end?
(Semih Idiz, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)
Andrew Brunson: the US pastor at the heart of an international crisis
(Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian)
Turkish court rejects U.S. pastor's appeal, upper court yet to rule: lawyer
(Reuters)
Turkey’s Christians divided over 'freedom' declaration
(Sibel Hurtas, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)
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