Law and Religion Headlines
Saturday, 6 January 2018
Islamic State in Sinai declares war on Hamas in gruesome execution video
(Dov Lieber, Times of Israel)
Friday, 5 January 2018
The origin of new year’s resolutions
(A.L., The Economist Explains)
Brides who arrive late
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
The Charity Commission and the Annual Return 2018
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Pope on 2018: Forget life’s ‘useless baggage’
(Frances D'Emilio, Religion News Service)
Religious marriage of same-sex couples
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Wrapping up 2017: The Atlantic looks at big religion themes in Trump's foreign policy
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
President Thomas S. Monson, 16th prophet of the LDS Church, dies after a lifetime spent going 'to the rescue'
(Tad Walch, Deseret News National Edition: Faith)
A life spent 'on the Lord's errand': President Thomas S. Monson dies at age 90
(Gerry Avant, LDS Church News)
The death of a Prophet
(McKay Coppins, The Atlantic)
Mormon leader Thomas Monson dies aged 90
(Associated Press in Salt Lake City, The Guardian)
Church president was familiar face to generations of Mormons
(Brady McCombs, Associated Press)
USCCB president mourns death of the Mormons’ president, Thomas Monson
(Catholic News Service)
US bishops extend sympathy at death of Mormon Church president
(Catholic News Agency)
What CNN, New York Times, Washington Post, TIME, NPR and others are writing about President Thomas S. Monson
(Herb Scribner, Deseret News U.S. & World)
Duck, duck, goose: Three different approaches to covering Mormon church president's death
(Bobby Ross Jr., GetReligion)
Mormons after Monson: What comes next?
(Benjamin Park, Religion News Service)
For Mormons, succession drama is against their religion
(Laurie Goodstein, The New York Times)
Mormons and change: The Mormon faith builds bridges while staying true to its self
(Erasmus, The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Iran and the European Union: The Case for Democracy
(Paulo Casaca, Sharnoff's Global Views)
State Department names the world's worst violators of religious freedom
(United States Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Designations Under the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998
(Heather Nauert, Department Spokesperson, Press Statement: United States Department of State)
Dishonor Roll: State Department lists countries of particular concern for violating religious freedom
(Faith McDonnell, The Christian Post)
US State Department names "Countries of Particular Concern"
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
U.S. places Pakistan on watch list for religious freedom violations
(Reuters)
US places Pakistan on a special watch list for religious freedom violations
(The Economic Times)
NUS apologises after omitting Judaism from religion survey for second time in six months
(May Bulman, The Independent)
Religious freedom historian John Ragosta on “religious freedom”
(Frederick Clarkson, Religion Dispatches)
Love & the Law: C. G. Weeramantry’s view of Catholic global justice
(William George, Commonweal)
Keen Islamic prayer activists bring a new dawn to Gaza
(Fares Akram, Associated Press)
What does Indonesia’s new political landscape mean for the future of its economy?
(Edward Parker, The Diplomat)
WorldLink: Christian migrants in Israel
(Federica Sasso, Deutsche Welle)
Pope’s latest prayer video highlights religious persecution in Asia
(Elise Harris, Catholic News Agency)
International Religious Freedom Commission issues bi-partisan letter supporting Iranian protesters
(Christopher White, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
If Iran protests successful it's much better for Mideast Christians, experts say
(Brandon Showalter, The Christian Post)
Iranian protests and the church: Bread, freedom, and faith
(Eric Metaxas, Anne Morse, Christian Headlines)
Hard-line cleric says social media fed Iran protests, unrest
(Jon Gambrell, Associated Press)
Iran protests: Why this ancient nation holds Biblical significance
(Laura Lacey Johnson, Christian Headlines)
What no one is telling you about Iran
(Michael Brown, The Christian Post)
Was Trump right to praise the Iranian protesters?
(John Paluska, Christian Headlines)
2009 vs now: How Iran’s new protests compare to the past
(Lee Keath, Associated Press)
Nationalists demand prayers to Hindu deity at Catholic college in India
(Nirmala Carvalho, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Panel on Lingayat religion: HC orders notice to state, Centre
(Deccan Herald)
Politics of religion can become uncontrollable: BR Ambedkar's grandson
(NDTV)
Free speech murdered in Maldives
(Aaquib Khan, The Diplomat)
Pardon for ex-president in Peru muddies waters for pope’s trip
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Facing the challenges of the modern church in our century
(Dan Barnes, The Christian Post)
Mennonite church USA's largest conference leaves denomination over homosexuality
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)
Convention on gender violence draws backlash in Bulgaria
(novinite.com)
China moving to having largest Christian population; World Council of Churches sending delegation
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
The harm of internet Christianity
(Melissa Spoelstra, The Christian Post)
Sweden has failed its Jews, ambassador says
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Trashing megachurches
(Mark Tooley, The Christian Post)
Evangelical North Park University suspends campus pastor after officiating gay marriage
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
The cynical, perhaps sinister, side of Bitcoin
(Dr. Mark Hendrickson, The Christian Post)
Did far-right extremist violence really spike in 2017?
(William Parkin, Joshua D. Freilich, and Steven Chermak, The Conversation)
17 striking findings from 2017
(Abigail Geiger, Pew Research Center Fact Tank)
RNS Best of 2017: Eugene Peterson backtracks on same-sex marriage
(Jonathan Merritt, Religion News Service)
Europe’s illiberal states: why Hungary and Poland are turning away from constitutional democracy
(Stephen I Pogany, The Conversation)
Another blow to the victims of religious persecution (A. v. Switzerland)
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)
Freemasons are blocking reform, says Police Federation leader
(Vikram Dodd, The Guardian)
Freemasons reject claims they blocked police reforms
(BBC News)
Georgia: Interfaith coalition backs hate crimes bill
(Michael Jacobs, Atlanta Jewish Times)
Will suggest review of all personal laws if uniform code not now: Law panel chief
(Shalini Nair, The Indian Express)
Christian bakers from Ashers Baking Company and their lengthy ‘gay cake’ legal row
(Ellen Whinnett, Herald Sun)
Ga. House speaker warns against election-year fights in Legislature
(Mark Niesse, Atlanta Journal Constitution)
Southern Miss baseball series canceled over 'religious freedom' law
(Melissa Egan, WLOX)
Yemen: Huthis sentence 52-year-old Baha'i prisoner of conscience to death
(Amnesty International UK)
Majority of refugees admitted into U.S. under Trump are Christian
(Veronica Neffinger, Christian Headlines)
Planned Parenthood aborted over 320,000 babies last year
(Veronica Neffinger, Christian Headlines)
Louisiana says students have right to pray, read Bible in public schools
(Amanda Casanova, Christian Headlines)
President Trump receives 'Pro-life Person of the Year Award'
(Veronica Neffinger, Christian Headlines)
When a Muslim celebrating Christmas causes angst it’s no wonder we think we can’t win
(Tez Ilyas, The Guardian)
Faith, hope and charity in the age of Trump
(Letters, The Guardian)
Hindu radicals launch at least 23 attacks during 2017 Christmas season in India
(Christian Headlines)
Anti-sharia laws proliferate as Trump strikes hostile tone toward Muslims
(Ed Pilkington, The Guardian)
Do secularism and gender equality really go hand in hand?
(Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins, The Guardian)
Popular Indian parody site closes after death threats from Hindu nationalists
(Michael Safi, The Guardian)
Why Wednesday? The days of the week have a convoluted religious heritage
(Margaret Clunies Ross, The Guardian)
Donald Trump’s policies are decidedly unchristian
(Letters, The Guardian)
Cuban Christmas: Silent night – because walls have ears
(World Watch Monitor)
A Nigerian Christmas: no will or means to celebrate
(World Watch Monitor)
Nigeria’s New Year begins with attacks on Christians
(World Watch Monitor)
FEMA allowing churches destroyed by Hurricane Harvey to apply for aid
(Elisa Meyer, World Religion News)
Why does the Ecumenical patriarch ignore the problem of Jerusalem?
(Claude Moniquet, World Religion News)
Vandal's fines paid by Arkansas mosque
(Derek Welch, World Religion News)
New study on science and religion called into doubt
(Elisa Meyer, World Religion News)
Evangelicals’ surprising view of science and what it may mean
(Christopher P. Scheitle and Elaine Howard Ecklund, Religion News Service)
Largest group of Mennonite churches leaves denomination
(Kimberly Winston, Religion News Service)
Getting religion (close to) right on YouTube
(Andrew Henry, Religion News Service)
Hindus in India immerse in their holy rivers for the Magh Mela festival
(Associated Press, Religion News Service)
Ten Commandments monument attracts Texas shoppers, not protesters
(Kimberly Winston, Religion News Service)
Hurricane-damaged houses of worship can receive FEMA aid
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)
Defense wants rural Trump voters in jury pool for Kansas bomb case
(Roxana Hegeman, Religion News Service)
When Moses had a #MeToo moment
(Jeffrey Salkin, RNS Column: Martini Judaism (for those who want to be shaken and stirred))
Looking back with lament, and forward with hope
(Richard Mouw, RNS Column: Civil Evangelicalism)
The GOP’s theology of debt
(Mark Silk, RNS Column: Spiritual Politics)
Conservative Catholic dissidents attack Popes Francis and Benedict
(Thomas Reese, RNS: Signs of the Times)
Israel wants to fight BDS. Here’s how.
(Jeffrey Salkin, RNS: Martini Judaism)
Tom Brady, Alex Guerrero and Apocalypse Meow — when weird belief turns harmful
(Bob Smietana, Religion News Service)
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