Law and Religion Headlines
Saturday, 14 July 2018
Bus ad space is limited forum, allowing rejection of ads on religious matters
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Court orders end to abortion-pill mandate for Florida law school
(Alliance Defending Freedom)
Another injunction against ACA contraceptive mandate
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Malaysia inducts first non-Muslim chief justice
(Alfian Z.M. Tahir, Benar News)
Malaysia swears in first non-Muslim chief justice
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Prague: Church head Duka files lawsuit over controversial plays
(Ian Willoughby, Radio Praha)
Czech cardinal sues over blasphemous plays
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Church autonomy doctrine applies to shaming by group teaching reincarnation
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Friday, 13 July 2018
Families left confused after reported release of Burkina Faso Christians turns out to be false
(World Watch Monitor)
Convention lets its ‘yes’ be ‘yes,’ agreeing to give church full access to trial-use marriage rites
(Mary Frances Schjonberg, Episcopal News Service)
A Baltimore professor was the victim of an anti-Semitic attack and then German police punched him
(Rick Noack, The Washington Post)
Friday Five: Fading way of life, 'Submarine Churches,' Chick-fil-A flash mob and more
(Bobby Ross Jr., GetReligion)
EU Court: Jehovah’s Witnesses door-to-door preaching does not comply with data protection laws
(Evangelical Focus)
Jewish groups welcome UK’s commitment to human rights convention
(Jewish News)
Judge considers whether to dismiss a case in the latest battle over religious freedom and LGBT rights
(Gillian Friedman, Deseret News)
When competing liberties collide
(Ingrid Jacques, The Detroit News)
Attorney under fire while defending religious freedom
(Baptist Press)
First UK honorary doctorate for Chief Rabbi
(The Jewish Chronicle)
Faith leaders respond to sheriff candidate's plan to address 'growing Muslim problem'
(Ariana Lake, KXLY)
Pope pays rare tribute to French cardinal, attends full Mass
(Tampa Bay Times)
Kentucky inmate loses access to courts claim based on lack of law library and legal materials
(David L. Hudson Jr., Freedom Forum Institute)
Hawaii Supreme Court sides with lesbian couple in B&B case
(Audrey McAvoy, Associated Press)
Beate Zschäpe guilty: the five-year neo-Nazi trial that shook Germany
(Claudia Hillebrand, The Conversation)
Brunei praised as iconic nation for Muslim world
(Boreno Bulletin)
Religion and Populism: European Churches contest political abuses of religion
(Press Release, Conference of European Churches)
Thursday, 12 July 2018
As traditional parishes decline, 'personal parishes' find new interest
(Peter Feuerherd, National Catholic Reporter)
Study finds Islamic extremism is higher in areas with strong anti-Muslim sentiment
(Kelly Frazier, World Religion News)
Myanmar: Peace talks resume but ethnic autonomy not on the agenda
(World Watch Monitor)
Labour’s antisemitism code is the gold standard for political parties
(Jon Lansman, The Guardian)
Orange Order parades take place amid violence in Northern Ireland
(Press Association, The Guardian)
Back to the future: that’s where the Church of England must dare to go
(Christian Rees, The Guardian)
Post-millennial generation ‘more tolerant’ of Christianity
(Harriet Sherwood, Religion News Service)
Lancashire council bans non-stunned halal meat from schools
(Helen Pidd, Religion News Service)
Climate change poses threat to UK's historic churches, trust warns
(Harriet Sherwood, Religion News Service)
German Catholics’ confusing attempt to allow Communion for Protestants
(Tom Heneghan, Religion News Service)
Comment: On religious freedom, Canada dithers while our allies lead
(Father Raymond J. de Souza, National Post)
Canadian rabbis call on Trudeau to rescind refugee agreement wth U.S.
(Ari Feldman, Forward)
No separate religion status to Lingayat’s: Maha govt
(Sujit Mahamulkar, Times of India)
Rainbow flag lawsuit enters appellate court in its second year
(Joshua Stewart, The San Diego Union-Tribune)
Casting a spotlight on media and religion in India
(Bahá’í World News Service)
Trump allies keep using the Bible in the immigration debate
(Eugene Scott, The Washington Post)
Muslim region of Philippines to have religious freedom
(Jose Torres Jr., UCA News)
Philippines: BBL to guarantee freedom to religion
(Vanne Elaine Terrazola, Manila Bulletin)
Philippines president now says he will resign if someone proves the existence of God
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
How Facebook is transforming religion
(A. Trevor Sutton, University of Chicago Divinity School: Sightings)
Jehovah's Witness woman sentenced to 2 months detention without trial
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News)
Russia: 53 Jehovah's Witnesses facing criminal prosecution - list
(Forum 18 News Service)
Russia: Criminal prosecutions of 50+ Jehovah's Witnesses
(Forum 18 News Service)
European countries defend nationalists in Russian occupied territory
(Portal-Credo.Ru, Russia Religion News)
Why the case of Jahi McMath is important for understanding the role of race for black patients
(Yolonda Wilson, The Conversation)
Polls say abortion views do not align with party affiliation
(Christine Rousselle, Catholic News Agency)
Widening the ‘pro-life’ frame: Is a political and cultural shift underway?
(John Gehring, Commonweal)
Where the real fight over abortion will take place
(Karen Tumulty, The Washington Post)
Sweden’s top Catholic says pope can still sway immigration debate
(Christopher White, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Judge rules against atheist group in public ad dispute
(Associated Press)
Report: UN ignored antisemitism for decade
(UN Watch)
New York Times' 20th anniversary piece on East Texas dragging death is powerful, yet disappointing
(Bobby Ross Jr., GetReligion)
Primer on Sunni terrorists includes helpful advice on the perennial labels game in news
(Richard Ostling, GetReligion)
A liberal Baptist preaching to Unitarians: Washington Post digs into racial conflicts (period)
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Bishops vote unanimously to admit Cuba as a diocese
(Lynette Wilson, Episcopal News Service)
The time capsule: Reflections from Cuba
(CSWPress, FoRB in Full (a blog by CSW))
Marriage rites resolution heading back to House of Deputies
(Mary Frances Schjonberg, Episcopal News Service)
EVENT, 12 July 2018: The Religious Dimension of the Ukraine – Russia Conflict
(Religious Freedom Institute, Elliott School of Foreign Affairs, George Washingon University, Washington, DC)
Are the Supreme Court’s two most recent religious discrimination decisions in conflict?
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Are you suddenly interested in the Supreme Court? You’re not alone
(Philippa Strum, The Conversation)
Why Catholics and Jews dominate at the Supreme Court
(Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service)
Is the Supreme Court’s legitimacy undermined in a polarized age?
(Kevin J. McMahon, The Conversation)
Trump nominates Kavanaugh to Supreme Court
(Amy Howe, SCOTUSblog)
A “view” from the East Room: The Brett Kavanaugh story
(Mark Walsh, SCOTUSblog)
9 things you should know about Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh
(Joe Carter, The Gospel Coalition)
Winners and losers from Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination
(Amber Phillips, The Washington Post)
How would Brett Kavanaugh rule on conversion therapy?
(Chris Babits, The Washington Post)
Kavanaugh praised Rehnquist's stand against unenumerated rights in Roe v. Wade dissent
(Debra Cassens Weiss, ABA News)
Australia: Grattan on Friday: Little upside for Malcolm Turnbull in debate over religious freedom
(Michelle Grattan, The Conversation)
Thanks for your concern, but my religion is not in need of protection
(Catherine McGregor, The Sydney Morning Herald)
‘Won’t You Be My Neighbor?’ filmmaker, friends, fans on film’s success and Rogers’ faith
(Emily McFarlan Miller, Religion News Service)
Wednesday, 11 July 2018
Churchyard memorials which cause affront and offence
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Why Australia does not need a Religious Discrimination Act
(Luke Beck, The Conversation)
The Census question Australians don’t want to be asked
(Ally Foster, news.com.au)
C of E to create 100 new churches as number of Anglicans hits new low
(Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian)
Church of England announces 100 new churches in £27 million growth programme
(Anglican Communion News Service)
Who is US Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, and where does he stand on abortion?
(Kumuda Simpson, The Conversation)
Would a Justice Kavanaugh defend religious liberty?
(Scott P. Richert, Crisis Magazine: A Voice for the Faithful Catholic Laity)
New SCOTUS nominee, Kavanaugh, will make religious liberty great again
(Jen Kerns, The Hill)
Judge Brett Kavanaugh — a Catholic — faces a historical struggle between canon and constitutional law
(Michael S. Rosenwald, The Washington Post)
Preliminary analyses of SCOTUS nominee Brett Kavanaugh's religious liberty positions
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Faith leaders on Kavanaugh nomination: Defender or destroyer of religious liberty?
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)
Where does Brett Kavanaugh stand on religious liberty?
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
Kavanaugh's judicial record on religion issues
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
'Usual suspects' offer Kavanaugh reactions: Can reporters find any new religious voices?
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Brett Kavanaugh's Georgetown Catholicity wasn't a huge factor in first-day coverage
(Julia Duin, GetReligion)
Democrats will impose a religious test on SCOTUS nominee Brett Kavanaugh
(John Daniel Davidson, The Federalist)
Will Brett Kavanaugh pass the religious right’s new litmus test?
(Sarah Posner, The Nation)
The path ahead for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh (the Court's ideological balance)
(The Washington Post)
Catholic-heavy Supreme Court moves right as the church moves left
(Jacob Lupfer, Religion News Service)
Implications of the umpire analogy in Judge Kavanaugh's scholarly writing
(Marc DeGirolami, Mirror of Justice blog)
Here’s what church/state groups are saying about SCOTUS pick Brett Kavanaugh
(Hemant Mehta, Patheos Blog: Friendly Atheist)
Why Donald Trump nominated Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court
(Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker)
How Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh could affect issues that matter to Jews
(Josefin Dolsten, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Kavanaugh will stand for religious freedom — and that’s good for the Jews
(Avi Shafran, Forward)
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