Law and Religion Headlines
Thursday, 26 April 2018
First three days of trial of Danish Jehovah's Witness
(NewsOrel, Russia Religion News)
Russia violates its own laws to persecute Jehovah’s Witnesses
(Alison Lesley, World Religion News)
Jehovah's Witnesses deal with confiscation of property
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News)
Satanic Temple plans to sue Arkansas over Ten Commandments monument
(Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service)
Russian government meddles in Ukrainian church question
(RIA Novosti, Russia Religion News)
Iceland parliament committee favors scrapping bill to ban circumcision
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Reuven Firestone: Muslims and Jews are 'manipulated by fear'
(Shamil Shams, Deutsche Welle)
Does America have a moral obligation to resettle refugees?
(Gillian Friedman, Deseret News Faith)
Medical experts who are religious leaders look at faith, health, healing
(Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service)
The Bishops’ brief against the ban: Will the Court’s Catholic majority care?
(Paul Moses, Commonweal)
Parents spared jail in death of girl who didn’t see doctor
(Associated Press)
Michigan candidate criticized over anti-Muslim remarks
(Brady McCombs, Associated Press)
For the third time in a week, a priest is found dead in Mexico
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
3rd priest in a week found dead in Mexico
(Mark Stevenson, Associated Press)
In Bavaria, state buildings will display a cross
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Missouri Supreme Court weighs whether ‘sex’ bias covers LGBT
(Blake Nelson, Associated Press)
Missouri Supreme Court hears oral arguments on sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
6th Circuit hears oral arguments in challenge to deportation of Iraqi Chaldeans
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Atheists file lawsuit after child forcibly baptized by court-approved mentor
(Press Release, American Atheists)
Parents file state court suit alleging baptism of their son without their consent
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Battle over transgender student rights moves to high school locker rooms
(The Washington Post)
Warning signs unheeded: The Kandhamal tragedy
(CSWPress, FoRB in Full (a blog by CSW))
Parents stand up for children in 'sex ed sit out'
(Cathy Ruse, The Daily Signal)
In Northern Ireland, anti-abortion graffiti hits Catholic churches
(Catholic News Agency)
US bishops endorse bill to provide legislative fix for DACA recipients
(Christine Rousselle, Catholic News Agency)
Netanyahu on collision course with US Jews over conversion to Judaism
(Danny Zaken, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)
Israel’s options for resolving tension with Iran
(Yossi Beilin, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)
Why America's Handmaid's Tale doesn't look like Hulu's
(Christopher Douglas, Religion Dispatches)
Why Hulu's "Handmaid's Tale" may be the wrong adaption for Trump era
(Christopher Douglas, Religion Dispatches)
Gaining except-ance: Army chaplain who says "I don't" to same sex wedding should not be reprimanded
(Patrick Hornbeck, Religion Dispatches)
No time for casual faith: The first Unitarian woman elected president on our urgent moment
(Peter Laarman, Religion Dispatches)
Memories Pizza where Christian owners got death threats for not catering gay weddings, closes
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
New Atheism may be finished, but its sad legacy lives on
(Randal Rauser, The Christian Post)
Jews are advised against wearing Yarmulkes in German cities
(Corey Barnett, World Religion News)
New study shows God can be pushed aside with better government services
(Kelly Frazier, World Religion News)
Why this conservative bastion chose a liberal evangelical icon for its commencement speech
(Adam Laats, Religion News Service)
When government threatens sanctuaries
(Mark Silk, RNS Column: Spiritual Politics)
Bid to toughen Louisiana anti-bestiality law draws pushback
(Anthony Izaguirre, Religion News Service)
Case of stripping Coptic woman and burning Copts' homes in court
(Nader Shukry, Watani Net)
‘Education policy fails to curb religious discrimination’ in Pakistan
(Staff Reporter, The Nation)
EVENT, 26 April 2018: Senior Poster Session on Religion, Ethics, and World Affairs
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
EVENT, 26 March 2018: The rise and decline of the American model. A book discussion
(Pasquale Annicchino, Hosted by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - European Union Office)
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS [due 26 April 2018] - EIN training seminar on ECtHR judgments
(European Implementation Network, Seminar 21-22 June 2018, Youth European Centre, Strasbourg)
Training Seminar on Implementation of Strasbourg Judgments [Applications due 26 April 2018]
(Antoine Buyse, ECHR Blog)
Wednesday, 25 April 2018
Plan of Action for Religious Leaders to Prevent Incitement to Violence that Could Lead to Atrocity Crimes
(the Fez Process, UN Office of Genocide Prevention, KAICIID, WCC, Network for Religious and Tradtional Peacemakers)
USCIRF releases 2018 Annual Report, recommends 16 countries be designated 'countries of particular concern"
(USCIRF, United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF))
Global religious freedom commission cites 28 key nations for ‘ongoing downward trend’
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)
Supreme Court hears oral arguments in travel ban case today
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Transcript and audio of arguments in Trump v. Hawaii now available
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Oral Argument - Audio in Trump v. Hawaii
(Supreme Court of the United States)
Travel ban case is justices’ first dive into Trump policy
(Mark Sherman, Religion News Service)
Trump's statements on travel ban dominate Supreme Court arguments
(Marcia Coyle, National Law Journal)
Argument analysis: Travel ban seems likely to survive Supreme Court’s review
(Amy Howe, SCOTUSblog)
Trump seems likely to win travel ban case at Supreme Court
(Mark Sherman, Associated Press)
Supreme Court appears to lean in favor of Trump's right to impose travel ban
(Sabrina Siddiqui, The Guardian)
U.S. Supreme Court leans toward upholding Trump's travel ban
(Lawrence Hurley and Andrew Chung, Reuters)
Will the Supreme Court Join the #Resistance?
(David French, National Review)
The Bill of Rights is the best defense against a travel ban
(Michael Mannheimer and Ilya Somin, The Hill)
Why some religious-freedom groups won’t take a stand on the travel ban
(Tobin Grant and Sarah Pulliam Bailey, The Washington Post)
Andhra Pradesh government website leaks Aadhaar, caste, religion data of 1.3 lakh people
(The New Indian Express)
Jehovah’s Witnesses seek asylum in Finland
(Elisa Meyer, World Religion News)
Religion, the state, and the states explain why Mexico has stronger LGBT rights than the US
(Caroline Beer and Victor D. Cruz-Aceves, The London School of Economics and Political Science)
Westboro Baptist Church members debate Satanists in CMU classroom discussion
(Melissa Frick, Morning Sun)
For China's Buddhist monks, an IPO too far
(Adam Minter, Bloomberg)
The wall between church and state comes at a cost
(nj.com)
Bulgarian Helsinki Committee: The protection of human rights in Bulgaria is getting worse
(novinite.com)
Christian from all traditions meet in Bogotá for third global gathering
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Report of trial of Jehovah's Witness in Orel on 24 April 2018
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News)
Macron’s attempt to bond with French Catholics lacks substance
(Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry, America Magazine)
Anti-Semitic incidents rise to record level in Canada
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
UK Labour Party under fire over anti-Semitism allegations
(Associated Press)
Jeremy Corbyn: we have not done enough to tackle antisemitism
(Jessica Elgot, The Guardian)
Attorneys urge appeals court to block Iraqi deportations
(Dan Sewell, Associated Press)
Pope to focus on fate of Christians in Middle East on July 7
(Associated Press)
Transgender inmate sues prison over witchcraft rights
(Associated Press)
Shrugging off Trump scandals, Evangelicals look to rescue G.O.P.
(Jeremy W. Peters and Elizabeth Dias, The New York Times)
Evangelicals organizing for mid-term elections
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
3rd Circuit allows religious group to intervene in state's challenge to Trump contraceptive mandate exemptions
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Senate confirms Becket’s former General Counsel Kyle Duncan for Fifth Circuit judgeship
(Press Release, Becket)
Senate confirms religious liberty expert for seat on 5th Circuit
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
A “view” from the courtroom: An audience of luminaries for the final argument of the term
(Mark Walsh, SCOTUSblog)
POTUS shield protects Trump from witches and warlocks
(Gary Nguyen, World Religion News)
Elena Kagan compares Muslim ban to anti-Semitism at Supreme Court hearing
(Aiden Pink, Forward)
Trump’s Muslim ban is an affront to American values
(Rachel K. Laser and David Gushee, Religion News Service)
Women and youth protest in Plateau, Nigeria
(International Christian Concern)
Sex 'assigned at birth,' one of nation's largest school systems plans to teach middle schoolers
(Brandon Showalter, The Christian Post)
School shootings: Mental health or spiritual warfare?
(Brandon Showalter, The Christian Post)
Erdogan breathes new life into Turkey's opposition
(Amberin Zaman, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)
Turkey complains about 'Islamophobia' in Europe, persecutes its own Christian community
(Uzay Bulut, Coptic Solidarity)
‘State-sponsored repression’ behind Eritrea’s refugee epidemic
(World Watch Monitor)
Beyond the spectacle of Wild Wild Country
(Ronit Feinglass Plank, The Atlantic)
Passages from the Bible discovered behind Qur'an manuscript
(Alison Flood, The Guardian)
IICSA Interim Report: Church of England
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Foster-care, “the religious background of the child” – and inaccurate reporting
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Complaint upheld over Times story about girl fostered by Muslims
(Jamie Grierson, The Guardian)
Union boss: Labour MPs complaining of antisemitism are smearing Corbyn
(Heather Stewart, Jessica Elgot, and Anne Perkins, The Guardian)
UK Labour Party under fire over anti-Semitism allegations
(Associated Press)
Bavarian leader orders Christian crosses on all state buildings
(Agence France-Presse, The Guardian)
Bringing psychological civilian harm to the forefront: Incidental civilian fear as trauma in the case of recurrent attacks
(Solon Solomon, EJIL: Talk!)
Coptic teacher cleared of contempt of religion for questions about Muhammad
(World Watch Monitor)
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