Law and Religion Headlines
Saturday, 12 May 2018
Eligibility of faith-based entities and activities
(Office of Management and Budget)
Trump administration to make it easier for faith-based colleges to recieve federal funding
(Veronica Neffinger, Christian Headlines)
DeVos moves to loosen restrictions on federal aid to religious colleges
(Erica L. Green, The New York Times)
Four-year sentence for Indonesian pastor who evangelised a taxi driver
(World Watch Monitor)
Indonesia: Man sentenced to four years in prison for religious defamation
(Jakarta Post)
Indonesia sentences Christian man to 4 years for facebook post urging conversion
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
CAIR-LA files suit on behalf of Muslim woman stripped of hijab by Ventura County Sheriffs
(Press Release, Council on American-Islamic Relations)
Muslim woman sues over forcible removal of hijab at California jail
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Texas' highest criminal court upholds law punishing sexual assault by polygamists more harshly
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Eleventh circuit affirms dismissal of city’s approval of Chabad religious center as moot
(Evan Seeman, RLUIPA-Defense)
Opinion: UK 'more racist after Brexit'
(David Brown, The Times)
Friday, 11 May 2018
Trump admin. to strengthen religious freedom protections for Christian colleges
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)
10-year prison sentences are upheld for Iranian Christians
(Danika Delello, Christian Headlines)
Anglican Church of New Zealand votes to support gay marriage
(Amanda Casanova, Christian Headlines)
Muslim and fabulous: how the internet changed fashion for Aussie hijabistas
(Yassmin Abdel-Magied, The Guardian)
George Pell met US environment chief Scott Pruitt to discuss climate-change debate
(Graham Readfearn, The Guardian)
First mosque opens on Outer Hebrides in time for Ramadan
(Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian)
Deadly attack on South African mosque has ‘hallmarks of Islamic State'
(Agence France-Presse, The Guardian)
Education leaders oppose Tory plans to expand grammar schools
(Richard Adams, The Guardian)
He’s a major-league pitcher — and a plumber — whose faith helps keep him focused
(Bobby Ross Jr., Religion News Service)
Canadian minister asked to take off turban at US airport
(Rob Gillies, Associated Press)
A Canadian leader was asked by TSA to remove his turban. U.S. officials express ‘regret.’
(Allyson Chiu, The Washington Post)
Professor David Goodall obituary
(The Times)
Germany’s legal crackdown on social media: four misconceptions dispelled
(Stefan Theil, The Conversation)
Religious backlash loosens clerics’ grip on legacy of 1979 Iranian Revolution
(Naser Ghobadzadeh, The Conversation)
Louisiana: Congressman Johnson, leading religious freedom defenders issue letter on SB 512
(Kim Colby, Mike Johnson, Nate Kellum, Mather D. Staver, Bossier Press)
Impunity breeds distrust - religious leaders as human rights defenders in Mexico
(CSWPress, FoRB in Full (a blog by CSW))
Remembering the Holocaust: Albany interfaith project to create outdoor memorial
(Lois Goldrich, The Times of Israel)
Albania’s religious harmony endures in the face of new challenges
(Leonie Vrugtman, Global Risk Insights)
Interfaith couple fighting for divorce couldn't agree on son's name. So Kerala High Court names him 'Johan Sachin'
(Bobins Abraham, India Times)
Can the son of a cattle grazer stop Modi in India’s South?
(Barkha Dutt, The Washington Post)
Religion News Service fallout III – A press release sheds neither heat nor light
(Julia Duin, GetReligion)
Politicos and reporters: Democrats’ hopes for 2018 and '20 face religious tripwires
(Richard Ostling, GetReligion)
Attention New York Times editors: There are private Christian colleges on religious left, as well
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
EVENT, 10-12 May 2018: An International Conference on “Orthodoxy and Fundamentalism”
(Belgrade, Serbia)
Announcing the launch of the Cardus Religious Freedom Institute
Thursday, 10 May 2018
An amicable parting? Joint statement on Mormon Church leaving Boy Scouts ignores values clashes
(Bobby Ross Jr., GetReligion)
Mormons and Boy Scouts: Saying goodbye to equivocation
(Robert Knight, The Washington Post)
Azerbaijan: raids on mosques, jailings, fines
(Forum 18 News Service)
Jewish Day of Salvation and Liberation promotes understanding among people - Putin
(Interfax-Religion)
Russia seeks deeper ties with Islamic states - Putin
(Interfax-Religion)
The case against Jehovah's Witnesses
(Marta Tomaszkiewicz, Russia Religion News)
Britain’s first Orthodox female rabbi is ordained
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Malaysia’s new 92-year-old prime minister is a proud anti-Semite
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Vietnamese nuns attacked protesting construction on disputed land
(Catholic News Service)
Malawi bishops call for ‘new era’ ahead of 2019 elections
(Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Minnesota bill to allow “In God We Trust” in schools generates passionate debate
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Britain’s Prince Charles meets head of Orthodox Greek Church
(Associated Press)
1 killed, 2 badly wounded in South Africa mosque attack
(Cara Anna, Associated Press)
Man pleads guilty to vandalizing Tennessee Islamic Center
(Sheila Burke, Associated Press)
Gayle Manchin appointed to USCIRF
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Islamic consultant sues over New Castle YDC sale
(Mike Gauntner, WFMJ News)
Islamic school consultant files religious freedom lawsuit over impediments to its purchase of property
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Taiwan's bishops gather at the Vatican for first time in 10 years
(Hannah Brockhaus, Catholic News Agency)
Disability groups oppose using botanist's death to advance assisted suicide agenda
(Mary Rezac, Catholic News Agency)
To fight white supremacy we must resist essentialism: The author responds
(Andrea R. Jain, Religion Dispatches)
Catholic university in Iowa opens sex-segregated Islamic prayer space
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
North Korea: 10 things to know about its history, persecution, and some good news
(Veronica Neffinger, Christian Headlines)
A design lab is making rituals for secular people
(Sigal Samuel, The Atlantic)
The Ancient Brit with Bags of Grit? How anglicised Asterix came to UK
(Mark Brown, The Guardian)
Screen grabs: how religious sects seized Madagascar's cinema district
(Isabelle Mayault, The Guardian)
Forcibly outing LGBT children to their parents is monstrous
(Drew Brown, The Guardian)
Trump is saving Christians from North Korea
(Nathan Glover, World Religion News)
Churches now included in Oklahoma "stand your ground" law
(Gary Nguyen, World Religion News)
Pakistan: bereaved parents accept compensation but suspect walks free
(Asif Aqeel, World Watch Monitor)
Brunson’s lawyer: secret witness practice ‘absolutely outlandish’
(Barbara G. Baker, World Watch Monitor)
Austin Channing Brown: White people are ‘exhausting’
(Emily McFarlan Miller, Religion News Service)
Pope Francis warns of two false paths to holiness
(Thomas Reese, RNS Column: Signs of the Times)
Evangelicals find like-minded Christians in unlikely place: Palestinian West Bank
(Dan Rabb, Religion News Service)
Churchgoers say gifts to charity, needy count as tithing
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)
Southern Baptist leader Paige Patterson apologizes to women ‘wounded’ by remarks
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)
Why Paige Patterson’s apology may not be enough
(Jonathan Merritt, RNS Column: On Faith & Culture)
Canadians oppose abortion requirement
(Survey and Report, Knights of Columbus)
Trudeau government is displaying ‘totalitarian’ tendencies: Former religious freedom ambassador
(The Canadian Press)
Political initiative in Argentina looks to Pope Francis’ leadership to solve social ills
(Religion Watch, May 2018, Volume 33 No. 7, Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion)
Study: 1 in 5 baby boomers increasing faith as they reach old age
(David Briggs, Association of Religion Data Archives (the ARDA): Ahead of the Trend)
Data protection policy statement
(Frank Cranmer & David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Expanding festivals in France creating Protestant unity
(Religion Watch, May 2018, Volume 33 No. 7, Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion)
Constitutional interpretation and Loving v. Virginia
(Andrew Hamm, SCOTUSblog)
Ecclesiastical abstention doctrine requires dismissal of priest's defamation suit
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Euthanasia and Assisted Dying- the law and why it should not change
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)
Religion Watch, May 2018, Volume 33 No. 7 ("Mormonism globalizes on leadership and lay levels" and more)
(Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion)
Religion alive and well in Brazil’s public square
(Religion Watch, May 2018, Volume 33 No. 7, Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion)
Report: UN weakness on religious freedom undercuts its authority on human rights
(World Watch Monitor)
Anti-Conversion Laws and the International Response
(Meghan Grizzle Fischer, ADF International White Paper)
Who put Native American sign language in the US mail?
(Jennifer Graber, OUPblog)
China to target religious activities of foreign nationals with revised rules
(Radio Free Asia)
China releases draft rules to regulate foreigners’ religious activities
(Zhang Hui, Global Times)
Abide in darkness: China’s war on religion stalls Vatican deal
(Eva Dou and Francis X. Rocca, The Wall Street Journal)
State control over Islam in Algeria remains strong, while Salafism spreads
(Religion Watch, May 2018, Volume 33 No. 7, Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion)
Myanmar’s bishops discuss China, Rohingya with Pope Francis
(Andrea Gagliarducci, Catholic News Agency)
Trump announces release of 3 Christian prisoners in North Korea, will personally greet them
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
Religious freedom efforts in the spotlight as North Korean prisoners freed
(Courtney Grogan, Catholic News Agency)
In leery South Korea, American missionary couple works for reunification of North and South
(Aziza Kasumov, Religion News Service)
A Christian escapee from North Korea has his doubts about Kim’s peace overtures
(World Watch Monitor)
EVENT, 10-14 May 2018: FIRMA - Faiths In Tune : Festival Internazionale delle Religioni tramite la Musica e le Arti
(Faiths in Tune, CESNUR, Osservatorio sul Pluralismo Religioso, Torino, Salone Internazionale del Libro di Torino)
Imprisoned pastor's lawyer: Secret witness practice 'absolutely outlandish'
(Barbara G. Baker, Christian Headlines)
Cologne Declaration on the Rohingya Crisis and Solution
(Forwarded by Habib Siddiqui, Eurasia Review)
Wednesday, 9 May 2018
German labor court upholds ban on primary school teacher wearing hijab
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
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