Law and Religion Headlines
Monday, 2 April 2018
April 1: Adoption bills across the country, explaining support for Trump, and more
(Religious Freedom Review: Weekly updates on religious freedom in America)
Attack on Wahhabi Islam divides Russian Muslims
(Interfax-Religiia, Russia Religion News)
Nearly 4.6 million adult Bulgarians are identified as Eastern Orthodox
(novinite.com)
Opinion: Science is scared of religion
(Zulfikar Abbany, Deutsche Welle)
Panel on faith, faithful in politics called needed in ‘polarized world’
(Mark Zimmermann, Catholic News Service)
Solace amid persecution for India's Christian minority
(Diana Chandler, Baptist Press)
Spain's military in row over flags at half mast for Easter
(Stephen Burgen, The Guardian)
British royals go to Easter service without Harry and Markle
(Associated Press)
Anger in India as lowest caste protests Supreme Court order
(Associated Press)
Creativity movement is not a "religion"
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
"I had been part of the problem of Islamophobia": Pastor Danny Cortez on this new era
(The Editors, Religion Dispatches)
Palestinian women celebrate legal win with eye toward greater victories
(Aziza Nofal, Al Monitor: Palestine Pulse)
Egypt women fight for right to army combat posts
(N.A. Hussein, Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
Iraqi courts seeking out atheists for prosecution
(Omar al-Jaffal, Al-Monitor: Iraq Pulse)
Will Hawaii become the next state to allow physician-assisted suicide?
(Amanda Casanova, Christian Headlines)
'This is making a lot of Christians in China very nervous'
(Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian, The Atlantic)
The Labour party was once a haven for British Jews--what happened?
(Yasmeen Serhan, The Atlantic)
The Americanization of an ancient faith
(Shira Telushkin, The Atlantic)
Secular groups call for review of 'blatantly discriminatory' school chaplains program
(Paul Karp, The Guardian)
Yes, we’ve lost our faith in God, but we’ve lost our faith in reason too
(Kenan Malik, The Guardian)
Major Jewish private donor ditches Labour over antisemitism
(Michael Savage, The Guardian)
Hijab ban attempt is 'racism dressed up as liberalism', teachers' conference told
(Richard Adams, The Guardian)
How to save our crumbling rural churches
(Susanna Wade-Martins, Rev. Canon Rob Kelsey, Penelope Stanford, The Guardian)
Labour antisemitism more widespread than thought, Momentum says
(Jessica Elgot, The Guardian)
Praying to Shinto "sports gods" for success
(Corey Barnett, World Religion News)
How one student is using the tactics of hate groups to fight islamophobia
(Corey Barnett, World Religion News)
Europe is moving away from organized religion
(Derek Welch, World Religion News)
It is crazy to say religion would solve gun violence
(Derek Welch, World Religion News)
Rabbi shocks with unparalleled approval of cloned pigs as kosher
(Corey Barnett, World Religion News)
We don't take the Ten Commandments seriously
(Kelly Frazier, World Religion News)
Politics, persecution and ‘ardent love’: New movie aims to show why Paul is still relevant
(Emily McFarlan Miller, Religion News Service)
LAUNCH EVENT, 2 April 2018: Islam and Religious Freedom Action Team
(Religious Freedom Institute)
Turkish president recites Muslim prayer at the Hagia Sophia
(Zeynep Bilginsoy, Associated Press Religion)
Same-sex marriage supporter easily wins Costa Rica elections
(Javier Cordoba, Associated Press Religion)
The ’Splainer: The stormy, surprising history of ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’
(Kimberly Winston, Religion News Service)
Was Jesus Christ Superstar anti-semitic?
(Jeffrey Salkin, RNS Column: Martini Judaism (for those who want to be shaken and stirred))
Christians, Jews and the dubious history of the Passion play
(A. James Rudin, Religion News Service)
The Pope and hell: Why a papal comment about hell triggered a misunderstanding
(Erasmus, The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Vatican denies Pope Francis said hell doesn't exist
(Veronica Neffinger, Christian Headlines)
No wonder the pope has caused confusion. Heaven and hell are a state of mind
(Andrew Brown, The Guardian)
Sunday, 1 April 2018
Catholic church in Turkey attacked – again
(Aykan Erdemir, Foundation for the Defense of Democracies)
PM-in-exile urges Tibetans to make Dalai Lama's return 'a reality'
(Associated Press, The Guardian)
Psychoanalysis's Influence on Pope Francis
(David Mihalyfy, Sightings: Religion in Public Life (University of Chicago Divinity School))
Gay marriage question could define Costa Rican election
(Associated Press Religion)
Saturday, 31 March 2018
White House Easter-Passover greetings and events
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Recent queries and comments – late March
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Good Friday ban on Muslim circumcision parties in Germany raises larger religious questions
(Chase Winter, Deutsche Welle)
Women unveil cultural changes in Saudi Arabia
(Deutsche Welle)
Can Islamic and European civilizations coexist
(Atossa Araxia Abrahamian, The New York Times)
Ukrainian secret service personnel report Russian use of church for aggression
(RISU, Russia Religion News)
Rights advocacy organization says Russia has increased human rights violations
(RBK, Russia Religion News)
Pope Francis says death penalty is not Christian in Holy Week prison sermon
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
7th Circuit upholds revised school Christmas spectacular against church-state challenge
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Judge to North Carolina prisons: Humanism is a faith group
(Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press)
New Asian-American, Brazilian apostles make Mormon history
(Brady McCombs, Associated Press)
Ireland referendum set on constitutional amendment allowing abortion
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Rabbi has RLUIPA "substantial burden" claim standing
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Unordained music minister may claim NJ parsonage exemption
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
President and governors honored Lubavitch Rebbe with education day proclamations
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
US evangelical leaders urge prayer for peace on Korean Peninsula
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
CALL FOR PAPERS, Due 31 March 2018: The Fifth Law and Religion Research Meeting: “Human Rights, Intercultural Dialogue and Religion: Challenges and Perspectives”
((Conference 22-23 May 2018), Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil)
U.S. religious freedom ambassador: World at ‘critical moment’ for religious minorities
(Courtney Grogan, Catholic News Agency)
APPLICATIONS DUE 31 March 2018: Advanced Program on Religion and the Rule of Law (held in Oxford)
((EVENT, 22 July – 10 August 2018))
Pope presides over Good Friday amid security, controversy
(Nicole Winfield, Religion News Service)
Friday, 30 March 2018
Ecclesiastical court judgments – March
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
India Supreme Court orders protection for inter-religious marriages
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
SC bats for harassed couples, orders safe houses for protection against khap vigilantes
(Harish V Nair, India Today)
Good Friday holiday reinstated in Christian-majority Indian state after protests
(Anto Akkara, World Watch Monitor)
India: Telangana Christians ‘terrified’ after Palm Sunday attack
(World Watch Monitor)
Christian colleges increasingly facing division over LGBT issues
(Amanda Casanova, Christian Headlines)
Twitter restricts pro-life advertisements again, backtracks amid media scrutiny
(Brandon Showalter, The Christian Post)
'Like being raped': three claims of coerced exorcism in the UK
(Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian)
Vatican scrambles after pope appears to deny existence of hell
(Angela Giuffrida, The Guardian)
Vatican to hold exorcist training course after 'rise in possessions'
(Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian)
Bureaucracy makes church top-heavy
(Rev Peter C. Bellenes, Keith Porteous Wood, Syd Caplan, The Guardian)
Antisemitism matters: Jews are the canary in the coalmine
(Jonathan Freedland, The Guardian)
Teaching union criticises Ofsted chief over hijab ban for young girls
(Richard Adams, The Guardian)
Turkey’s Churches publish landmark book of common Christian doctrine
(Barbara G. Baker, World Watch Monitor)
Why is Jesus' baptism site crammed with explosives?
(Gary Nguyen, World Religion News)
We should stop saying there are no atheists in foxholes
(Derek Welch, World Religion News)
The ',bible' domain should not be controlled by American Bible Society
(Kelly Frazier, World Religion News)
Mormon church issues new guideline on how to deal with abuse for both women and children
(Derek Welch, World Religion News)
Christians applaud Walmart for banning 'Cosmopolitan' magazine at checkout lines
(Corey Barnett, World Religion News)
Rights group urges US attention to Vietnam's 'red flags' groups
(Radio Free Asia)
Charlottesville mayor says social media fed hatred and violence at 2017 rally
(Michele Chabin, Religion News Service)
Devotees reenact Good Friday crucifixions in Philippines
(Aaron Favila, Religion News Service)
‘In the spirit of Holy Week’: Fox’s Laura Ingraham apologizes to David Hogg
(Doug Stanglin, Religion News Service)
Hindus chant to ‘purify’ former Nazi concentration camps
(Tom Heneghan, Religion News Service)
The meaning against France's march against anti-semitism
(Rachel Donadio, The Atlantic)
Pope faces indigenous Canadians' anger over refusal to apologize for past abuse
(Leyland Cecco, The Guardian)
Yoga with Modi: Indian PM stars in cartoon video of poses
(Michael Safi, The Guardian)
Thursday, 29 March 2018
Bath Abbey pews: costs
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Pope will not apologize for abuse in Canada's indigenous schools
(The Guardian)
Who will we crucify this Easter? Same as always: those who defy power and privilege
(Brad Chilcott and Anthony Castle, The Guardian)
MPs condemn Leave.EU tweet on Labour antisemitism
(Anne Perkins, The Guardian)
Good Friday in Indonesia's Catholic enclave, Larantuka – in pictures
(Anthony McKee, The Guardian)
Religious freedom review: Margaret Court claims anti-gay marriage voices silenced
(Paul Karp, The Guardian)
Faith groups condemn citizenship question on US census
(Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service)
Quebec mosque shooting suspect changes mind, pleads guilty
(The Associated Press, Religion News Service)
Pope on Holy Thursday urges priests to be close to sinners
(Nicole Winfield, Religion News Service)
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