Law and Religion Headlines
Wednesday, 9 May 2018
Palestinians to partner with Damascus on refugee camp reconstruction
(Ahmad Melhem, Al-Monitor: Palestine Pulse)
Egyptian women fight for right to top judicial positions
(Ahmed Aleem, Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
Oldest state medical association in US says self-induced abortions shouldn't be a crime
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)
Iran is reportedly preparing a missile strike on Israel
(Amanda Casanova, Christian Headlines)
Trump withdraws from 'one-sided' Iran deal to prevent 'brink of a nuclear breakout'
(Michael Foust, Christian Headlines)
Nigeria: Nearly 1,000 Boko Haram captives are rescued, 50 militants killed
(Veronica Neffinger, Christian Headlines)
Iowa gov. signs into law 'most restrictive abortion ban in the country'
(Amanda Casanova, Christian Headlines)
Trump's religious freedom order has allowed faith-based charities to help 13.7 million people
(Amanda Casanova, Christian Headlines)
March for Life UK draws thousands to London
(Catholic News Agency)
Quakers and the relevance of God
(Letters, The Guardian)
Debate on ‘God language’ doesn’t mean all Quakers are losing faith
(Helen Porter, Thelma Percy, Nigel Mellor, Peter Huber, The Guardian)
Iraq-born refugee could become first Arabic speaker to head Britain’s Jews
(Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian)
Thousand years of Tibetan masterpieces revealed for first time
(Dalya Alberge, The Guardian)
Jakarta court rejects attempt by Hizb ut-Tahrir to reverse its ban
(Kate Lamb, The Guardian)
Sunday Telegraph pays damages to mosque chief over Corbyn article
(Jim Waterson, The Guardian)
High tech Sistine Chapel installation highlights Michelangelo's work
(Nathan Glover, World Religion News)
Jewish leaders oppose Gina Haspel, President Trump's CIA nominee
(Elisa Meyer, World Religion News)
Human evolution exhibit censored to avoid offending ultra-Orthodox Jews
(Kelly Frazier, World Religion News)
Court orders extra payment to Christian widows of 14 who died in India riots
(Anto Akkara, World Watch Monitor)
Praying for a peacemaker: What do Iraq’s elections mean for the remaining Christians?
(Abigail Frymann Rouch, World Watch Monitor)
Iraq's top Shiite cleric denounces militias' electoral list
(Ali Mamouri, Al-Monitor: Iraq Pulse)
When Rihanna dressed as the pope
(Timothy O'Malley, Religion News Service)
Christianity and the radical transformation of culture
(Paul Krause, Crisis Magazine: A Voice for the Faithful Catholic Laity)
Here’s why a case about ‘gay cakes’ is back in your newsfeed
(Eilidh Turnbull, Rights Info: Human Rights News, Views & Info)
The ‘gay cake’ fight: why the bakers had a right to refuse this order
(Kenan Malik, The Guardian)
A Message to the Churches: "Let mutual love continue"
(Global Christian Forum Third Global Gathering Bogotá, 24-27 April 2018)
Churches as agents for justice and against populism: summary of major findings
(Church of Sweden, Brot für de Well, the Lutheran World Federation, Evangelische Akademie zu Berlin)
Rep. Jared Huffman: Religion “should not be driving public policy”
(Hemant Mehta, Friendly Atheist)
Morocco: Upholding religion and security
(Radwan al-Sayed, Al Arabiya)
Faith takes a hit with religious people behaving badly
(Michael Sean Winters, National Catholic Register)
David and Goliath: The fight to end a billion dollar tax break for “ministers of the gospel”
(Andrew L. Seidel, Patheos)
Muslims and Christians should work together to support family and human flourishing
(Paul Rowan Brian, The Witherspoon Institute: Public Discourse)
Francis speaks out on 'modern-day slavery'
(La Croix International)
Sunday alcohol sales up for vote in Laurens Co.
(Nickelle Smith, WSPA News)
Bangladeshi journalists 'living in constant fear'
(Rock Rozario and Stephan Uttom, La Croix International)
Former Guam archbishop appears in Rome function, stirs controversy
(La Croix International)
Sen. Dan Hall's 'In God We Trust' amendment sparks church and state debate
(Christine Schuster, Savage Pacer)
Vatican's instruction on improving canon law studies, now in English
(La Croix International)
Competing visions of Islam will shape Europe in the 21st century
(David Frum, The Atlantic)
Boy Scouts will drop word 'boy' from their name
(John Stonestreet, Christian Headlines)
Is it just an 'atheists' club'? Inside the House of Representatives' new Freethought Caucus
(Francie Diep, Pacific Standard)
Cardinal Jozef De Kesel backs prayer ceremony for gay couples
(Claire Lesegretain, La Croix International)
German court ban teacher from wearing hijab
(Nathan Glover, World Religion News)
AfD row overshadows German Catholic Convention
(Christoph Strack, Deutsche Welle)
Pope opens new way of governance in German communion controversy
(Anne-Bénédicte Hoffner, La Croix International)
Pope Francis to meet with head of Czech and Slovak Orthodox Church
(Hannah Brockhaus, Catholic News Agency)
German bishops debate who can receive the eucharist
(Msgr. Hans Feichtinger, Crisis Magazine: A Voice for the Faithful Catholic Laity)
Churches issue ID cards to illegal immigrants in North Texas
(La Croix International)
Attacks on basis of religion in Central African Republic alarm UN human rights chief
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Met Gala 2018: Angry Catholics and conservatives accuse organisers of 'religious appropriation' over theme
(Andrew Griffin, The Independent)
Commentary: What Catholics can learn about beauty from the Met Gala
(Christine Rousselle, Catholic News Agency)
Outreach or outrage: Catholics react to Met Gala fashion
(Mary Rezac, Catholic News Agency)
Critics, calm down! Rihanna’s sparkly mitre won’t harm the Catholic church
(Catherine Pepinster, The Guardian)
America must lead the way on religious freedom
(Andrea Picciotti-Bayer, Real Clear Religion)
Canadian government will apologize for turning away a Jewish refugee ship in 1939
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Half the Story: Catholicism in the modern world
(Peter Steinfels, Commonweal)
U.S. Army investigates dismissal of Jewish lay leader at Ft. Campbell
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Pope renews Becciu’s mandate as Special Delegate to Order of Malta
(La Croix International)
Portland school board orders Quaker mascot to be changed
(Associated Press)
University of Michigan sued over anti-bias rules
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Aviation Port Services sued by EEOC for religious discrimination and retaliation
(Press Release, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission)
EEOC sues company over refusal to accommodate Muslim women employees' dress requirements
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
In historic votes, Lutherans elect two African-American women bishops
(Mark A. Kellner, Religion News Service)
11th Circuit: Challenge to city's approval of Chabad building is moot
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
LDS Church announces plan for Worldwide Initiative for Children and Youth
(Statement to Members, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
New Children and Youth Development Initiative coming January 2020
(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
Utah National Parks Council responds a day after LDS Church announced severing of ties with BSA
(Genell Pugmire, Daily Herald)
Should you care about Mormons leaving the Boy Scouts?
(Gary Nguyen, World Religion News)
The Church’s answer to cosmopolitanism
(James Kalb, Crisis Magazine: A Voice for the Faithful Catholic Laity)
AMA rebuffs advocates of physician-assisted suicide
(Cullen Herout, Crisis Magazine: A Voice for the Faithful Catholic Laity)
Racism and the pro-life movement
(Hunter Baker, The Witherspoon Institute: Public Discourse)
Poll indicates big surge for Netanyahu’s Likud after Trump’s Iran announcement
(Times of Israel)
Netanyahu’s ‘Iran doctrine’ sidelines everything else
(Mazal Mualem, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)
Silicon Valley deletes the pro-life campaign in Ireland
(Michael Bredan Dougherty, National Review)
Abortion, Down Syndrome and eugenics
(Ed Gantt, BYU Wheatley Institution)
Abortion, Down Syndrome, and individualism Part 2
(Ed Gantt, BYU Wheatley Institution)
Event: Law, Religion, and Complicity
(University Center for Human Values, Princeton University)
Students’ survey highlights censorship of Christian college newspapers
(Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service)
Will she or won't she? Strictest abortion ban in the U.S. awaits Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds' signature
(Brianne Pfannenstiel and William Petroski, Des Moines Register)
A Muslim man's sacred job renting crosses in Jerusalem
(Vildana Hajric and Isobel van Hagen, The Media Project)
From Columbia Journalism School: Meet the Muslim man who rents crosses in Jerusalem
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Turkey postpones hearing to July 18, sends Pastor Andrew Brunson back to prison
(Press Release, U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Canada Summer Job Program heats up in time for summer
(Barry W. Bussey, Canadian Council of Christian Charities: Intersection)
Berlin court upholds ban on teacher’s headscarf in classroom
(Associated Press Religion)
What you need to know about the new free speech pledge for universities
(Suzanne Whitten, The Conversation)
Parents are pulling children from RE lessons – so they don’t learn about Islam
(Paul Smalley, The Conversation)
Pressure on Google over referendum adverts ban
(Ellen Coyne, The Times)
Commentary: California's next step in the sexual revolution: Silencing certain beliefs
(Matt Sharp, The Daily Signal)
The religious war in the Central African Republic continues
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)
Another Catholic priest killed in Central African Republic
(Fredrick Nzwili, Religion News Service)
Pope prays for peace in Central African Republic
(Associated Press)
Time for a compromise on transgenderism
(J.J. McCullough, National Review)
As Israel turns 70, many young American Jews turn away
(Dov Waxman, The Conversation)
In our opinion: Churches offer assistance where government can't
(Deseret News)
European Rabbis lead interfaith dialogue in Tunisia
(Arutz Sheva)
Podcast: Counsel for Masterpiece Cakeshop explains what's at stake in Supreme Court decision
(Collin Hansen, The Gospel Coalition)
PCCs and “friends’ charities”
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
EVENT, 9 May 2018: Religious Liberty and the Culture War Over LGBT Rights: Can University Students Make a Difference?"
(ToleranceMeans Dialogue, University of Illinois College of Law Faculty Retreat at Allerton Park, Monticello, IL)
Ex-head of Vatican bank goes on trial for embezzlement
(Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Religion)
Embezzlement trial begins for ex-Vatican Bank president
(Hannah Brockhaus, Catholic News Agency)
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