Law and Religion Headlines
Friday, 27 July 2018
Philippine officials: Duterte OKs Muslim rebel autonomy deal
(Jim Gomez, Associated Press)
Philippine clergy, advocates say human rights dying under Duterte
(Catholic News Service)
Ventimiglia, Copyrighting God
(Marc O. DeGirolami, Law and Religion Forum)
Why religious people should treat atheist podcaster Sam Harris as a valuable adversary
(Samuel Buntz, The Federalist)
Patriotic songs and self-criticism: why China is ‘re-educating’ Muslims in mass detention camps
(Michael Clarke, The Conversation)
US officials, lawmaker slam China over religious persecution of ethnic Uyghurs
(Radio Free Asia)
Argument: Islamic leaders have nothing to say about China’s internment camps for Muslims
(Nithin Coca, Foreign Policy)
Chinese churches ‘more careful who they allow in’, as raids increase
(World Watch Monitor)
40-foot war memorial cross defended by 7 Louisiana congressmen
(Drew Broach, The Times-Picayune)
Religion looms large for Education official in charge of civil rights
(Michelle Hackman, The Wall Street Journal)
Prince Charles says he was deceived by disgraced bishop
(Associated Press)
Atheist firefighter’s lawsuit citing “hostile” workplace can proceed, says judge
(Hemant Mehta, Friendly Atheist)
Atheist firefighter can move ahead with hostile work environment claim
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Lesbian couple sues senior center for denying housing based on the Bible
(David G. McAfee, Friendly Atheist)
Lesbian spouses sue senior housing community for discrimination
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Judges revise ruling, still side with Boyertown school bathroom policy
(The Morning Call)
3rd Circuit refuses to enjoin school's accommodation of transgender students
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
6th Circuit refuses to reopen asylum claim by Egyptian Coptic Christian
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Appeals court denies Adorers’ religious freedom claims against pipeline
(Dennis Sadowski, Catholic News Service)
Appeals court rejects Columbia nuns' religious-freedom lawsuit against Atlantic Sunrise pipeline
(Sam Janesch, Lancaster Online)
3rd Circuit: Nuns lose pipeline challenge on procedural grounds
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Life could not be more difficult for Pakistan's Ahmadis?
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)
Stop the ‘weaponization’ of religion in Pakistani politics
(Johnnie Moore and Gayle Manchini, Religion News Service)
UN asks Pakistan to end election discrimination against Ahmadi minority
(Latin American Herald Tribune)
Campbellites, meet the Campbells: Utah conference mixes sights, food, dialogue
(Bobby Ross Jr., The Christian Chronicle)
How Catholic bishops are shaping health care in rural America
(Anna Maria Barry-Jester and Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux, FiveThirtyEight)
When do rants exceed First Amendment boundaries and become true threats?
(David L. Hudson Jr., ABA Journal)
Ministerial to advance Religious Freedom remarks by the European Union Special Representative for Human Rights Mr. Stavros Lambrinidis
(Stavros Lambrinidis, Delegation of the European Union to the United States)
Why the arguments of the ‘New Atheists’ are often just as violent as religion
(Nick Megoran, The Conversation)
Who chooses abortion? More women than you might think
(Luu D. Ireland, The Conversation)
Discrimination or a subtle and slow but steady persecution of Baha'is in Iran?
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)
Eritrean Christians released from shipping container prisons
(Fredrick Nzwili, Religion News Service)
Is Eritrea becoming the North Korea of Africa?
(Ewelina U.Ochab)
Jailed Vietnamese Catholic activist ends hunger strike
(Catholic News Service)
Nigeria tackles insurgency with religion
(Vanguard)
Stopping Nigeria's spiralling farmer-herder violence
(International Crisis Group)
EVENT, 27 July 2018: Security and Religious Freedom: How do we protect both? Washington, DC
(Religious Freedom Center, Freedom Forum Institute)
Pence, at religious freedom summit, threatens Turkey over detained US pastor
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)
Turkey: American pastor on trial for terror let out of jail
(Zeynep Bilginsoy, Religion News Service)
Pastor Andrew Brunson placed under house arrest
(United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF))
Detained pastor case casting large shadow over Turkish-US ties
(Semih Idiz, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)
Home after 21 months, but US pastor Andrew Brunson now can’t leave house till October trial
(World Watch Monitor)
What prompted Turkey to move US pastor from prison to house arrest?
(Pinar Tremblay, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)
Turkey calls US threats over pastor unacceptable
(Associated Press)
US to hit NATO-ally Turkey over detained pastor, Trump says
(Susannah George and Darlene Superville, Associated Press)
Deal to free American pastor held by Turkey falls through
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
A fist bump, then a rancorous call: How Trump’s deal to free an American pastor in Turkey fell apart
(Carol D. Leonnig, Ashley Parker, Kareem Fahim and Karen DeYoung, The Washington Post)
Canada: 'No land for love or money': how gentrification hit the Mennonites
(Greg Mercer, The Guardian)
US pastor Andrew Brunson to be moved from prison to house arrest, but can’t leave Turkey
(World Watch Monitor)
Who is Andrew Brunson, the evangelical pastor at the center of Trump's threat against Turkey?
(Ciara Nugent, Time)
American democracy in crisis: The challenges of voter knowledge, participation, and polarization
(Alex Vandermaas-Peeler, Daniel Cox, PhD, Molly Fisch-Friedman, Rob Griffin, PhD, and Robert P. Jones, PhD, PRRI)
What does football have to do with religious freedom?
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)
Football and religion: two competing domains with a lot to offer Africa
(Mohammed Girma, The Conversation)
After decades of silence, nuns talk about abuse by priests
(Nicole Winfield and Eodney Muhumuza, Associated Press Top News)
Religious decline was the key to economic development in the 20th century
(Damian Ruck, The Conversation)
Thursday, 26 July 2018
University of Iowa threatens freedom of association by deregistering 38 student organizations
(First Amendment Partnership, PR Newswire)
Swedish social worker: Migrants see child brides ‘as their sons’ tickets to Europe’
(Joy Pullmann, The Federalist)
Mike Pence spoke with Pastor Andrew Brunson, threatens Turkey with sanctions if not released
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)
Turkey seeks to grab bigger share of halal market
(Mehmet Cetingulec, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)
Christians United for Israel Summit: Harsh rhetoric on Iran, Hamas, Palestinian authority
(Jackson RIchman, The Christian Post)
World Vision responds to claim it helped Obama admin fund al-Qaeda affiliate
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
People still see key differences between genders, Pew poll finds
(Michael Foust, Christian Headlines)
Jewish newspapers claim Corbyn poses 'existential threat'
(Kevin Rawlinson and Pippa Crerar, The Guardian)
Discounts for churchgoers may not be illegal – but they are discriminatory
(Gene Marks, The Guardian)
Lawyers criticize prosecutor’s appeal to pope in abuse probe
(Associated Press)
Opinion: Pope Francis has utterly failed to tackle the church’s abuse scandal
(Catherine Pepinster, The Guardian)
Pope Francis adviser decries Matteo Salvini's 'co-option' of crucifix
(Angela Giuffrida, The Guardian)
An Ahmadi Muslim's response to the most recent travel ban
(Shehla Ahmad, World Religion News)
Court rules in favor of atheist to exhume daughter
(Nathan Glover, World Religion News)
Could these be the first Muslim women in Congress?
(Elisa Meyer, World Religion News)
Investigating the phenomena of the weeping Virgin Mary
(Kelly Frazier, World Religion News)
Christians nationalists remain vehemently opposed to gun control
(Nathan Glover, World Religion News)
The Catholic Church needs a way to deal with bad bishops
(Thomas Reese, RNS Column: Signs of the Times)
With 330 million downloads, top Bible app celebrates 10 years
(Bobby Ross Jr., Religion News Service)
Religious objections don't override FERC's appeals process, 3rd Circuit rules
(Max Mitchell, Law.com)
Question of Law: Essential Religious Practices Test a “problem with our jurisprudence”, DY Chandrachud J.
(Murali Krishnan, Bar & Bench: Indian Legal News)
Ortega's new 'terrible enemy' is Nicaragua clergy, siding with protesters
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Two churches desecrated in Nicaraguan diocese
(Catholic News Agency)
Bishops bloodied, churches besieged in Nicaragua crackdown
(Christopher Sherman, Associated Press)
Access to Kiev cross procession still blocked for Ukrainian Orthodox Church believers
(Interfax-Religion)
OSCE is informed how Ukrainian authorities impede to the procession with cross organized by the UOC
(Interfax-Religion)
Dueling celebrations of Ukrainian national holiday
(RIA Novosti, Russia Religion News)
Ukrainian official optimistic about outcome of Ukrainian question
(Portal-Credo.Ru, Russia Religion News)
Jehovah's Witnesses' attempt to give building to Finnish coreligionists fails
(Interfax-Religiia, Russia Religion News)
Orenburg Jehovah's Witnesses held without trial
(Echo—Orenburg, Russia Religion News)
Mike Pence cites attacks on European Jews to make a point about bigotry
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
FiveThirtyEight smears Catholic hospitals
(Alexandra DeSanctis, National Review)
What makes the Holy See’s diplomacy unique, according to Vatican’s foreign minister
(Courtney Grogan, Catholic News Agency)
Ethicist says Church teaching on gender ‘not incompatible’ with accepting trans identity
(Charles C. Camosy, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
9th Circuit rules California school district’s board meeting prayers unconstitutional
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Outrage grows over attacks on Muslim cattle traders in India
(Ashok Sharma, Associated Press)
Radio hosts suspended for slur against Sikh attorney general
(Michael Rubinkam, Associated Press)
Indonesian Christian jailed for Facebook post 'insulting' Islam
(Agence France-Presse)
Indonesia sentences student to 4 years in jail for anti-Muslim Facebook post
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Atheist parents win right to dig up daughter's remains from Cheshunt Cemetery 35 years after her death
(Roger Pearson, UK Law News)
Church of England court permits exhumation of atheist from hallowed ground
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Nevada Supreme Court says counsel not ineffective in failing to raise a Free Exercise objection
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
9th Circuit Court panel rejects prayer at Chino Valley school board meetings
(Maura Dolan, Los Angeles Times)
9th Circuit: School board invocations violate Establishment Clause
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
‘Religious freedom good for business’ - Brian Grim
(Devin Watkins, Vatican News)
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