Law and Religion Headlines
Tuesday, 1 May 2018
What Trump's "Lies" Have to Do with (Political) Religion
(Brett Colasacco, University of Chicago Divinity School: Sightings)
Burma renewed fighting in Kachin state
(Christian Solidarity Worldwide)
Why atheists (and everyone else) should support freedom of religion
(Scott Taylor, Deseret News)
Bakery appeals to UK Supreme Court in gay-rights cake case
(Associated Press)
Gay marriage cake bakers 'forced to act against their beliefs'
(Owen Bowcott, The Guardian)
Russia is a state sponsor of terrorism—But don’t treat it that way
(Daniel Byman, Lawfare)
LDS volunteer ‘broken hearted’ after church pulls missionaries from Turkey
(Taylor Hartman, Fox 13 News)
Pakistani Catholics observe day of prayer for peace for persecuted Christians
(Vatican News)
Indian govt accused of ignoring religious violence
(Umar Manzoor Shah, UCANews)
Defectors send bottles of food and facts to North Korea
(Channel News Asia)
Iraq's Yazidis resume pilgrimages to sacred temple
(Adnan Abu Zeed, Al-Monitor: Iraq Pulse)
Archbishop hits out at 'political aims' of some Alfie Evans campaigners
(Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian)
Relic claimed to be bone from St Clement rescued from the bin
(Maev Kennedy, The Guardian)
Patriarch Kirill says religion can defeat terrorism
(Derek Welch, World Religion News)
Ethiopian Evangelical who ‘outraged religious feeling’ given second chance to appeal
(World Watch Monitor)
Egypt’s disappearing Coptic women and girls
(World Watch Monitor)
Why are so many famous and ordinary people’s lives imploding?
(Eric Geiger, Religion News Service)
Baylor survey names a dozen who can really preach
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)
Pray to stay? ACLU says 'Camp Hope' staff promote religion while Yakima taxpayers foot the bill
(Kaitlin Bain, Yakima Herald)
Religious groups oppose LGBT discrimination
(Gabrielle Levy, U.S. News & World Report)
The Satanic Temple is joining the fight against religious discrimination
(Imani Gandy, Rewire News)
Beautiful lakeshore views abound in this resort town – but only for churchgoing Christians
(Rebecca Guterman, ACLU Blog)
German president under fire for hosting antisemitic Iran regime clerics
(Benjamin Weinthal, The Jerusalem Post)
Anti-Semitism in Germany: Prime your sources, Israel-Iran conflict could make it far worse
(Ira Rifkin, GetReligion)
Why the Chinese government is targeting young Christians in its latest crackdown
(Verna Yu, America Magazine)
Germany: Catholic cardinal rebukes Bavaria for ordering crosses in state buildings
(Deutsche Welle)
Uzbekistan: torture and death threats unpunished
(Forum 18 News Service)
African students accused of illegal evangelism
(Portal-Credo.Ru, Russia Religion News)
Philippines cardinal condemns shooting death of priest who had just celebrated Mass
(Charles Collins, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
State Department removes ‘reproductive rights’ section from human rights report
(Christine Rousselle, Catholic News Agency)
Emerging consensus on LGBT issues: Findings from the 2017 American Values Atlas
(PPRI)
Same-sex marriage garners support among most American religious groups, study shows
(Jana Riess, RNS Column:Flunking Sainthood)
Most U.S. religious groups support same-sex marriage
(Elisa Meyer, World Religion News)
Mormons stand out from other faith groups for their views on LGBT rights
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News Faith)
Trump tells Buhari: ‘We cannot allow Christians to be murdered’
(World Watch Monitor)
Twin blasts at mosque in northern Nigeria kill at least 28
(Ibrahim Abdul’aziz, Associated Press)
Pray to stay? ACLU says 'Camp Hope' staff promote religion while Yakima taxpayers foot the bill
(Kaitlin Bain, Yakima Herald)
A New York company must pay $5.1 million for demanding religious practices from employees
(Gene Marks, The Washington Post)
Unusual brief filed in appeal of parsonage allowance case
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Judge won't dismiss case objecting to NJ township's mosque settlement
(Charles Toutant, New Jersey Law Journal)
Court refuses to dismiss challenge to town's settlement agreement on mosque construction
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Congressional Freethought Caucus is launched
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Reps. Huffman, Raskin, McNerney, & Kildee launch Congressional Freethought Caucus
(Press Release, Jared Huffman, U.S. Congressman)
Congressional freethought caucus is formed to promote secular values
(Alison Lesley, World Religion News)
‘Nones’ get their first congressional caucus
(Emily McFarlan Miller, Religion News Service)
Department of Justice removes 'press freedom' language in manual for federal prosecutors
(Tracy Lee, Newsweek)
Students share research at Interfaith Symposium
(Grace Connatser, MarquetteWire)
Debunking three common myths about divorce and abuse in Muslim communities
(Sandra Elhelw Wright, The Conversation)
More landmark churches charging admission fees during week while keeping worship free
(David Paulsen, Episcopal News Service)
CALL FOR PAPERS [due 1 May 2018}: U.S. Catholic Historian theme issue on religious freedom
(US Catholic Historian)
Former Vatican official to stand trial in Australia on some sex offense charges against him
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Cardinal George Pell likely to face two trials over historical sexual offence allegations
(Melissa Davey, The Guardian)
Who is Cardinal George Pell and what is he accused of?
(Melissa Davey, The Guardian)
What has happened in the case of Cardinal Pell?
(Neil Addision, Guest Post, Law & Religion UK)
Cardinal Pell to stand trial on sex abuse, but several charges dismissed
(John L. Allen Jr., Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Cardinal Pell to stand trial in abuse case
(Rod McGuirk, Religion News Service)
Coroner defeated over controversial ‘cab-rank’ burial policy
(Shaheen Rahman QC, UK Human Rights Blog)
Why does Congress have a chaplain?
(Wendy Cadge and Laura R. Olson, The Conversation)
Why are priests being massacred in Mexico?
(Nathan Glover, World Religion News)
Nigerian bishops call for Buhari to resign over church massacre
(World Watch Monitor)
Muslims disapprove of country’s direction but are proud to call themselves Americans
(Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service)
Monday, 30 April 2018
RNS meltdown II: New media reports, new details and Lilly Endowment confirms $4.9 million grant
(Julia Duin, GetReligion)
RNS analysis: How America's one religion wire service melted down over a long weekend (Part I)
(Julia Duin, GetReligion)
Editor and publisher news at Religion News Service: Note strategic silences on Twitter, right now
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
This week in Christian history: Pope draws imperial borders, Methodists ordain women, Scopes arrested
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
Divine inspiration: how high church led to high fashion
(Joanna Moorhead, The Guardian)
Court's niqab ban led to miscarriage of justice, Sydney hearing told
(Australian Associated Press, The Guardian)
Christians in Jerusalem's Old City 'under threat' from settlers
(Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian)
Ancient document shows mix of Islam and Christianity
(Corey Barnett, World Religion News)
Vatican makes changes to donation laws to help fight terrorism and money laundering
(Corey Barnett, World Religion News)
Malaysian Church: ‘We need leaders who truly care for the people’
(Matt K. George, World Watch Monitor)
James Cone, ‘founder of black liberation theology,’ dies at 79
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)
Why does the U.S. government need chaplains?
(Derek Welch, World Religion News)
How does Congress have chaplains without violating the separation of church and state?
(Wendy Cadge and Laura R. Olson, The Conversation)
Catholic right silent on firing of House chaplain
(Mark Silk, RNS Column: Spiritual Politics)
How the chaplain blew it
(Jeffrey Salkin, RNS Column: Martini Judaism (for those who want to be shaken and stirred))
Capitol Hill in uproar over firing of chaplain
(Gary Nguyen, World Religion News)
I did research at Rajneeshpuram, and here is what I learned
(Marion Goldman, Religion News Service)
James Cone, the cross, and the lynching memorial
(Jemar Tisby, Religion News Service)
"Largest Christian University", Liberty, loses its title after enrollment takes a dive
(Gary Nguyen, World Religion News)
Falwell: By Liberty University’s definition, it’s still the largest Christian university
(Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service)
April 29: Pro-Christian legislation network “Project Blitz,” Muslim conspiracy theories, and more
(Religious Freedom Review: Weekly updates on religious freedom in America)
Law schools are right to prioritize religious freedom
(Andrea Picciotti-Bayer, Washington Examiner)
Accepting UND award, Glendon lauds female role in pro-life movement
(Christopher White, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Arab-Islamic education in Sub-Saharan Africa: going beyond clichés to build the future
(Rohen d'Aiglepierre, Clothilde Hugon, and Hamidou Dia, The Conversation)
Do not mix religion and politics: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu
(Money Control)
'Anti-conversion' bill becomes law in Uttarakhand state, India
(Christian Headlines)
Ugandan faith leaders grapple with accepting Israel’s African refugees
(Fredrick Nzwili, Religion News Service)
Only religion can stop terrorism, says Russia’s top priest
(Damien Sharkov, Newsweek)
GuideStone, ERLC defend ministerial housing allowance
(Tom Strode, Baptist Press)
Should assimilation be a requirement for citizenship?
(The Economist)
'God and the IRS' stakes out controversial positions on religion and taxes
(Peter J. Reilly, Forbes)
Atheists establish ‘Freethought’ congressional caucus
(Bradford Richardson, The Washington Times)
A scientist just turned 104. His birthday wish is to die
(Lindsey Bever, The Washington Post)
Catholic leaders join criticism of Bavarian crucifix order
(Reuters)
Pentecostal leader Billy Wilson lauds Global Christian Forum as platform for learning from one another
(Ecumenical News)
Islamist party in Tunisia backing Jewish candidate for municipal elections
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
No arbitration without representation: Alternative court systems in America
(The Tel Aviv Review)
Catholicos of All Armenians, Armenian protest leader discuss ways of resolving crisis in country
(Interfax-Religion)
Taking religion seriously
(Rémi Brague, Pierre Manent, Daniel J. Mahoney, Paul Seaton, Law and Liberty)
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