Law and Religion Headlines
Monday, 4 June 2018
The religious right didn’t get the Supreme Court victory it hoped for. Yet
(Paul Waldman, The Washington Post)
Supreme Court rules in favor of baker who declined to serve gay wedding
(Catholic News Agency)
Supreme Court rules for Colorado baker in same-sex wedding cake case
(Ariane de Vogu, CNN Politics)
Race, religion is not relevant in appointment of civil servants — Pusat KOMAS
(Malay Mail)
Nepal’s anti-conversion law about to be implemented
(Julie Bourdon, Mission Network News)
U.S. report on religious freedom critical of Sudan
(Zeinab Mohammed Salih, U.S. News & World Report)
Christian-majority Indian state is wary of new hard-line Hindu governor
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Spain’s bishops look warily at new PM, urge ‘social cohesion’
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
A secular Muslim’s guide to drinking alcohol during Ramadan
(Khaled Diab, The Washington Post)
Trump to host Ramadan dinner
(Andrew Restuccia and Nahal Toosi, Politico)
Italy’s 5-Stars step back from minister’s anti-gay remarks
(Associated Press)
Catholic anti-liberalism and religious liberty
(Massimo Faggioli, Commonweal)
Texas church’s ‘dangerous isms’ include Judaism, Islamism
(Associated Press)
6th and 7th Circuits reject challenge to "In God We Trust" on currency
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
FACEA's protection of churches does not violate Commerce Clause
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
City violated Establishment Clause by sponsoring prayer vigil
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Iowa Supreme Court dismisses negligence, but not negligent supervision, claims against church elders
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Suit challenges Arkansas Capitol Ten Commandments monument
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Anlässlich Putin Besuch – Appell an Politiker: “Österreich kann nicht einfach zur Tagesordnung übergehen”
(Forum for Religious Freedom Europe)
Signs of momentum in religious freedom policy
(Daniel Philpott, Arc of the Universe: Ethics and Global Justice)
Bombing targets Afghan clerics calling for peace, killing 7
(Rahim Faiez and Amir Shah, Associated Press)
Texas mosque welcomes members of church damaged by car crash
(Associated Press)
Dallas-area church targets ‘dangerous isms,’ such as Judaism
(Associated Press)
Judge: ‘In God We Trust’ on money isn’t religion endorsement
(Associated Press)
Aborting for Down syndrome – and eventually autism? Slate doesn't spot the religion ghost
(Julia Duin, GetReligion)
BREAKING: Jack Phillips wins his case
(Kelsey Harkness, The Daily Signal)
Read the opinion: Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commissioner
(Slip Opinion, Supreme Court of the United States)
Opinion analysis: Court rules (narrowly) for baker in same-sex-wedding-cake case
(Amy Howe, SCOTUSblog)
Breaking news: SCOTUS rules in favour of Masterpiece Cakeshop
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
In narrow ruling, Supreme Court gives victory to baker who refused to make cake for gay wedding
(Pete Williams, ABC News)
Supreme Court rules 7-2 for Christian baker in Masterpiece Cakeshop case
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News InDepth)
Supreme Court sides with baker who turned away gay couple
(Adam Liptak, The New York Times)
Supreme Court rules in favor of baker who would not make wedding cake for gay couple
(Robert Barnes, The Washington Post)
What's at stake when the Supreme Court rules on the Masterpiece Cakeshop case
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News InDepth)
Justices side with Colorado baker on same-sex wedding cake
(Mark Sherman, Associated Press)
Freedom does not stop at the bakery door
(Deroy Murdock, National Review)
The key principle in the Masterpiece Cakeshop case was litigated in 1968 (Newman v. Piggie Park)
(Cristian Farias)
Documents page: Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission
(Oopinion, SCOTUSblog)
Law and religion round-up – 3rd June
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Supreme Court throws out lower-court decision that allowed immigrant teenager to obtain abortion
(Robert Barnes and Ann E. Marimow, The Washington Post)
New PM’s swearing-in ceremony prompts question: just how secular is Spain?
(Lucía González, El País)
Gay Americans have little to fear from the Supreme Court’s compromise in Masterpiece Cakeshop
(Mark Jospeh Stern, Slate)
Jun 3: Irreligious Americans are more religious than religious Europeans, and more
(Religious Freedom Review: Weekly updates on religious freedom in America)
Sunday, 3 June 2018
Turkey returns confiscated Syriac church property deeds
(Barbara G. Baker, World Watch Monitor)
Is “In God We Trust” a secular motto? Does using money have religious significance?
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Saturday, 2 June 2018
India: 2017 saw 20% increase in atrocities against Christians, says lawyer
(Anto Akkara, World Watch Monitor)
Closure of India’s Emmanuel Mission office halts education of 74 children
(Tejaswi Ravinder, World Watch Monitor)
Copts persuaded to drop charges against mob who attacked their church
(World Watch Monitor)
Highwood Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses (Judicial Committee) v. Wall
(Supreme Court of Canada)
Jehovah's Witness v. Wall (case summary)
(Supreme Court of Canada)
Supreme Court of Canada: Churches can determine membership requirements and disciplinary process without judicial review
(Barry W. Bussey, Canadian Council of Christian Charities: Intersection)
Bussey’s commentary on Wall decision recognizing the freedom of religious communities to make decisions on membership & internal rules
(Barry W. Bussey, Canadian Council of Christian Charities: Intersection)
Surpeme Court decision a vistory for church autonomy ("issues of theology are not justiciable")
(Press Release, Christian Legal Fellowship)
Highwood Congregation v Wall: The Supreme Court upholds autonomy of religious groups
(Derek Ross and Ian Sinke, Christian Legal Fellowship)
Readers’ recent queries and comments – early June
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Religious groups ‘free to determine’ membership, rules: Supreme Court
(Sean Fine, The Globe and Mail)
Supreme Court rules in case of man expelled from Calgary congregation, says religious groups can decide own membership
(Jim Bronskill, Globla News Canada)
World Sikh Organization welcomes Supreme Court of Canada's decision on religious membership
(Rattan Mall, Voice Online)
Jehovah’s Witnesses win right at top court to shun a church member
(Leslie MacKinnon, iPolitics)
Jehovah’s Witness expelled from Calgary congregation can’t take his case to a judge: Supreme Court
(The Star)
More on the Wall Case (list of stories)
Friday, 1 June 2018
"Why American politics are a nightmare for Catholic universities," featuring Garnett et al.
(Thomas Berg, Mirror of Justice blog)
Religion News Service launches search for new Editor-in-Chief
(Religion News Service)
Indonesian youths say religion key to happiness, bucking global trend
(Devina Heriyanto, The Jakarta Post)
French public schools told to enforce 2004 ban on kippah, Muslim head cover
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Video: American Jews, the Constitution, and the challenges to religious liberty
(Yuval Levin and Leonard Leo, Mosaic)
Important study on the impact of religion on society
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)
For some French officials, the headscarf is such a threat they are attacking a teenager
(James McAuley, The Washington Post)
San Diego parents pulling their kids from school over inappropriate sex-ed curriculum
(Grace Carr, The Daily Signal)
Muslims, Christians frequent targets of religiously motivated killings in India: US Report
(Rukhshan Mir, Urdu Point)
Devastated Nigerian church denomination conducts Interfaith Peace Conference
(Zakariya Musa, Church of the Brethren)
Which major American religious flock is the most neglected by news media?
(Richard Ostling, GetReligion)
Iran’s Jewish and Christian leaders condemn Israeli, U.S. meddling
(Jason Lemon, Newsweek)
Government rejects US report on Myanmar religious freedom
(Aung Kyaw Min, Myanmar Times)
Crosses go up in public offices. It’s culture, Bavaria says, not religion.
(Katrin Bennhold, The New York Times)
Germany: Bavaria's controversial cross rule goes into effect
(Rebecca Staudenmaier, Deutsche Welle)
Bavarians wary of new law requiring crosses in all public buildings
(Kate Connolly, The Guardian)
German Muslims accuse Bavaria of double standards over crucifix order
(Reuters)
Vatican 'supports' compulsory crosses in Bavarian public buildings, state's prime minister says
(Jane Dalton, Independent)
Q&A: Measuring attitudes toward Muslims and Jews in Western Europe
(Jeff Diamant, Pew Research Center)
Ireland takes on the Catholic Church again. This time it’s about schools
(Ed O’Loughlin, The New York Times)
Ireland and the end of cultural Catholicism
(Dwight Longenecker, The Catholic World Report)
First-ever Iftar meal to be held in Prime Minister's office
(Gil Hoffman, Jerusalem Post)
Anti-evangelism law misused to harass simple believers
(Elena Apelskaia, Moskovskii Komsomolets)
Religion and violence in Russia
(Olga Oliker, Center for Strategic & International Studies)
Surprising decision by judge allows Jehovah's Witnesses to use internet
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News)
London synagogue hosts Muslim mayor, chief rabbi for post-Ramadan feast
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Philippine police boost image with religious processions honoring Mary
(Catholic News Service)
Nicaragua bishops condemn attacks on protesters, Jesuit university
(David Agren, Catholic News Service)
India’s Hindu nationalist party suffers defeat at polls
(Associated Press)
Court: Iowa church didn’t defame women exploited by pastor
(Scott Stewart, Associated Press)
Too radical for America's tech overlords: liberal Baptist pastor rattles Silicon Valley
(Julia Duin, GetReligion)
Culture of Chick-fil-A? A holy ghost in the eye-popping minimum wage planned by this franchisee
(Bobby Ross Jr., GetReligion)
Thursday, 31 May 2018
Atheists are sometimes more religious than Christians
(Sigal Samuel, The Atlantic)
Turkey slams US report on religious freedom
(Hürriyet Daily News)
Towards a meaningful inter-religious dialogue in Nigeria
(Chinedu Anaesiuba, The Nigerian Observer)
Denmark bans full-face veils in public
(Deutsche Welle)
Denmark joins some European nations in banning burqa, niqab
(Jan M. Olsen, Associated Press)
Denmark’s burka ban should scare all religions
(Corey Barnett, World Religion News)
Uzbekistan: Women targetted, due process violations, unfair trial
(Forum 18 News Service)
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