Law and Religion Headlines
Monday, 18 June 2018
Religious Freedom Center receives $500,000 pledge
(Religious Freedom Center, Freedom Forum Institute)
New Yorkers in religious garb subjected to ‘rampant’ harassment
(Juliana Kaplan, Forward)
Rabbis protest family separation as ‘moral state of emergency’
(Ben Fractenberg, Forward)
Catholics in Ireland are “cultural,” not committed to their faith, bishop says
(Charles Collins, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Afghan Sikh leader holds out hope for dwindling minority
(Rahim Faiez, Associated Press)
US urges Russia to release political and religious prisoners
(Josh Lederman, Associated Press)
Suit over school's curriculum on Islam survives motion to dismiss on pleadings
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Police misinformation to parents did not violate their religious exercise rights
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Florida appeals court upholds priest's objections to testifying about statements made in confessional
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
At Catholic bishops conference, a deeper embrace of Pope Francis — and relevancy
(Jack Johnson, Religion News Service)
Pope denounces abortion as modern-day ‘white glove’ eugenics
(The Associated Press, Religion News Service)
Pope Francis compares abortion to Nazi hate crimes
(Gary Nguyen, World Religion News)
Pope Francis says abortion to avoid birth defects is similar to Nazi crimes
(Hilary Clarke, Valentina DiDonato and Carol Jordan, CNN)
Has Pope Francis revealed he's a fake liberal?
(Derek Welch, World Religion News)
3 legal reactions to the Supreme Court's Trinity Western University decision
(Peer Zimonjic, CBC News)
Bennett: Supreme Court decision relegates freedom of conscience, religion
(Global News)
British government ordered to open Amritsar massacre files
(Dan Sabbagh, The Guardian)
Mormon church blasts family separations at US-Mexico border
(Associated Press)
Church statement on separation of families at the US-Mexico border
(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
Vatican, Mexico lament children suffer most from migration
(Associated Press)
Sunday, 17 June 2018
EVENT, 17-23 June 2018: Tradition and Innovation in Religious Movements: East Asia, the West, and Beyond
(CESNUR, Weixin College, Taiwan WeiXin World Peace Promotion Associaton, ISSNR, Weixin College, Taichung Branch, Taichung, Taiwan)
Saturday, 16 June 2018
In passionate speech, Sen. Orrin Hatch urges compassion for the gay community, help for suicide prevention
(Thomas Burr, The Salt Lake Tribune)
Fake News? The Economist team doesn't know where Liberty University is located
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
A timid religion will die fast
(Breda O'Brien, The Irish Times)
Teaching children to ask the big questions without religion
(Deena Prichep, National Public Radio)
Religious freedom and the sanctity of the confessional
(Eugene Volokh, The Volokh Conspiracy)
Temple and state
(Abhinav Chandrachud, The Hindu)
Football World Cup can close up people, mufti Tajuddin believes
(Interfax-Religion)
Putin lauds Russian Muslim communities' role in maintaining interethnic, interfaith peace
(Interfax-Religion)
After the Irish debacle
(George Weigel, First Things)
UK Church puts spotlight on human trafficking to mark Day for Life
(Charles Collins, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Mormon genealogical database to accept same-sex couples
(Brady McCombs, Associated Press)
Baptists suffer from current anti-evangelism thrust
(Roman Lunkin, Religiia i Pravo)
Southern Baptists are still Southern Baptists: But the future is starting to look more complex
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Wrapping up Southern Baptist annual meeting: Did we witness the return of the so-called 'moderates?'
(Bobby Ross Jr., GetReligion)
Friday, 15 June 2018
Southern Baptists mull what’s next on confronting abuse
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)
India: Police slow to register case after church burnt down by suspected Hindu extremists
(Tejaswi Ravinder, World Watch Monitor)
Surveys show sharp differences between Jews in US and Israel
(Michele Chabin, Religion News Service)
Presbyterians aim to revive mainline denomination
(Emily McFarlan Miller, Religion News Service)
Gaza residents pray near Israel, as Muslims mark major feast
(Karin Laub, Religion News Service)
Corporate America: Stop hurting Muslims by ignoring our holidays
(Tasmiha Khan, Religion News Service)
How 139 bills across the country are redefining religious freedom
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News InDepth)
Are there really 139 religious freedom bills out there? Deseret News offers an ambitious round-up
(Julia Duin, GetReligion)
Law societies can deny accreditation to Christian university: Supreme Court
(Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press, CTV News)
TWU loses: Canada’s religious freedom forever altered
(Barry W. Bussey, Canadian Council of Christian Charities: Intersection)
JUDGMENT: Law Society of British Columbia v. Trinity Westery University
(Supreme Court of Canada)
CASE SUMMARY: Law Society of British Columbia v. Trinity Western University and Trinity Western University v. Law Society of Upper Canada
(Supreme Court of Canada)
Trinity Western spokesperson Janet Buckingham ‘disappointed’ by Supreme Court decision
(Global News)
LGBT rights vs. religious freedom: top court ruling on Trinity Western case today
(Kathleen Harris, CBC News)
Bussey's series on the Trinity Western case
(Barry W. Bussey, Canadian Council of Christian Charities: Intersection)
Trinity Western University 'will not be starting a law school in the near future' following court ruling
((interviews with students), Montreal Gazette)
Trinity Western says they won’t have a law school for now
(The Canadian Press, The Globe and Mail)
UN rapporteur welcomes Uzbekistan’s religious freedom pledge
(World Watch Monitor)
Court enforces document subpoena against Texas Catholic bishops
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Settlement reached in Muslim women's suit against California restaurant
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Group of Muslim women ejected from Urth Caffe obtain settlement
(American Civil Liberties Union)
Sessions cites Bible in defense of breaking up families, blames migrant parents
(Adam Edelman, NBC News)
Sessions responds to church leaders' criticism of immigration policy
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
FL censors counseling for minors
(Liberty Counsel)
Suit challenges local bans on conversion therapy for minors
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
DOJ rolls out “Place to Worship” RLUIPA initiative; sues New Jersey borough
(Evan Seeman, RLUIPA-Defense)
Moroccan Christians demand equal marriage rights
(World Watch Monitor)
Ivory Coast bishop chides African priests 'wandering' in Europe
(Lcui Sarr, La Croix International)
For Eid Al-Fitr, the Taliban agrees to its first formal ceasefire since 2001
(Steve Coll, The New Yorker)
Leader of Pakistani Taliban killed by U.S. drone strike, Afghanistan says
(Mushtaq Yusufzai, Francis Whittaker, Ahmed Mengli and Reuters, NBC News)
Afghan Taliban raise hopes with surprise Eid ceasefire
(Reuters)
Thursday, 14 June 2018
Assessing the Impact of Religious Registration
(Roger Finke, Dane R Mataic, Jonathan Fox, Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion)
The LGBT refugees in Turkey who refuse to be forgotten
(Masha Gessen, The New Yorker)
Argentina congress takes historic step towards legalising abortion
(Uki Goñi, The Guardian)
Argentina's lower house votes to ease abortion laws
(Ryan Dube and Alberto Messer, The Wall Street Journal (paywall))
Bid to legalize abortion in Argentina clears first hurdle in Congress
(Daniel Politi and Ernesto Londoño, The New York Times)
My body, my choice’: Argentina moves closer to legal abortion with key vote
(Elizabeth Sulis Kim, The Guardian)
Pro-lifers in Argentina make final push against abortion bill
(Catholic News Agency)
Can religious institutions maintain their identity in the public realm?
(Michael Gerson, The Monitor)
African-American Evangelicals on the Masterpiece Cake Issue
(Thomas Berg, Mirror of Justice blog)
Iran's Orwellian arrest of its leading female human-rights lawyer
(Robin Wright, The New Yorker)
For Black Evangelicals how does Masterpiece Cakeshop compare to Jim Crow?
(Kate Shellnutt, Christianity Today)
Conservative religious leaders are denouncing Trump immigration policies
(Laurie Goodstein, The New York Times)
Children in India exhibit religious tolerance, study finds
(Jennifer McNulty, University of California Santa Cruz)
Islam is an American religion too, Mr. President
(Salam Al-Marayati, Los Angeles Times)
Unveiling new religion policy, US goes to bat for Jewish group
(Nick Rummell, Courthouse News Service)
When leaving your religion means losing your children
(Samantha Raphelson, National Public Radio)
Islamic cleric preaches compassion between Israelis and Palestinians
(Greer Fay Cashman, The Jerusalem Post)
Saudi king orders Eid holiday bonus for some citizens
(Associated Press)
Rahmon calls on Tajik people to display political vigilance, have modest feasts on Eid al-Fitr
(Interfax-Religion)
Legal scholar points out error of arresting Jehovah's Witness
(Darya Kucherenko, Prouvu.ru)
Ireland will vote on removing blasphemy from constitution
(Nathan Glover, World Religion News)
In Ireland, what’s legal is now mandatory
(Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review)
Irish Catholic hospitals ‘will have to perform abortions’
(BBC News)
Irish bishops establish Council for Life in response to abortion legalization
(Charles Collins, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Israel’s Supreme Court temporarily blocks deportation of Ugandan Jew
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Indonesia combines Islam with environmental activism
(Rizki Nugraha, Ayu Purwaningsih, Deutsche Welle)
Humanitarian crisis in Yemen worsens, Catholic aid agency says
(Dale Gavlak, Catholic News Service)
Venezuela and the role of religious institutions during state crises
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Maduro's immorality and the role of the church in Venezuela (Responding to: Venezuela and the role of religious institutions during state crises)
(Feline Freier, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
The Catholic Church and the Venezuela crisis, 20 years on (Responding to: Venezuela and the role of religious institutions during state crises)
(David Smilde, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Justice Department announces new RLUIPA awareness initiative
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
The Aquarius incident: navigating the turbulent waters of international law
(Melanie Fink and Kristof Gombeer, EJIL: Talk!)
Chilean church offices raided as part of sex abuse probe
(Patricia Luna, Associated Press)
South African police kill man after fatal mosque attack
(Christopher Torchia, Associated Press)
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