Law and Religion Headlines
Friday, 22 December 2017
Atheist group launches attack ad on Trump
(Gary Nguyen, World Religion News)
Should Christians be involved in politics?
(Derek Welch, World Religion News)
Winter religious holidays video and infographic
(WRN Editorial Staff, World Religion News)
Scientologists march in Hungary for the religious freedom of all
(Linda Wieland, World Religion News)
Washington prepares successor for its spiritual representative in Turkey
(Martin Banks, World Religion News)
Buddhist themes in 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi'
(Nathan Glover, World Religion News)
‘The Sultan and the Saint’ revives 800-year-old interfaith exchange
(Kimberly Winston, Religion News Service)
Still giving birth like Mary
(Devin Vanderpool, Religion News Service)
Clergy abuse victims haunted by sex harassment news
(Gillian Flaccus, Religion News Service)
Catholic groups ease suffering after the hurricanes on US Virgin Islands
(Joe Boland, Religion News Service)
Why Trump commuted Chabad
(Mark Silk, RNS: Spiritual Politics)
California artist weaves faith into acclaimed works, show
(Kimberly Winston, Religion News Service)
Christian DACA recipients dream of another Christmas in the U.S.
(Emily McFarlan Miller, Religion News Service)
ISIS threatened ancient art. 3-D printing will save it.
(Shira Rubin, The Daily Beast)
Baltimore schools’ interfaith partnership spreads ‘kindness to all’
(Emily Rosenthal, Archdiocese of Baltimore)
Muslims help with church's homeless aid work so Christians can attend Christmas Eve service
(Donna Vickroy, The Chicago Tribune)
A pastor, a nun and a rabbi walk into a ... four-decade friendship
(Margie Fishman, The News Journal)
Struggling to keep olive-wood traditions alive in Bethlehem (But why the big crisis?)
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Americans United applauds another federal court ruling blocking Trump birth control regulations
(Press Release, Americans United)
Thursday, 21 December 2017
Arbitrary and irrational: Declaring triple talaq a penal offence does not stand up to first principles of criminal jurisprudence
(Faizan Mustafa, The Hindu)
Why criminalising triple talaq is unnecessary overkill
(Faizan Mustafa, The Wire)
Non-recognition of third-country talaq divorce: Sahyouni
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Jerusalem as Israel's capital: Smart politics or provocation?
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Evangelicals and Jerusalem (Responding to: Jerusalem as Israel's capital: Smart politics or provocation?)
(Melani McAlister, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Trump’s Jerusalem decision creates more problems without changing facts on the ground (Responding to: Jerusalem as Israel's capital: Smart politics or provocation?)
(Marshall J. Breger, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Declaring Jerusalem the capital of Israel: The Destruction or Building of True Peace? (Responding to: Jerusalem as Israel's capital: Smart politics or provocation?)
(Daniel Roth, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Syrian immigrant wins right to jury trial in case against Tulsa church
(Carla Hinton, News OK)
Oklahoma Supreme Court reverses itself in suit by Muslim convert to Christianity
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Federal appeals court upholds Metro's ban on Christmas themed ads, at least for now
(Martine Powers, The Washington Post)
DC Circuit refuses injunction pending appeal in DC religious bus ad case
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Judge: Rules cited in fire chief’s firing not constitutional
(Kate Brumback, Associated Press)
Fired Atlanta fire chief wins challenge to outside employment rules
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
In the matter of M (Children)
(Press Summary, judiciary.gov.uk)
England's Court of Appeal rejects religious objections to transgender parent's contact with children
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
President Trump commutes sentence of Sholom Rubashkin
(Press Release, The White House)
Trump commutes sentence of Sholom Rubashkin
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Children's program fights extremism in Sinai
(George Mikhail, Al Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
Egypt's top religious institutions unite against Trump's Jerusalem move
(Amr Mostafa, Al Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
Death comes for Cardinal Law
(Emma Green, The Atlantic)
The perils of #MeToo as a Muslim
(Jalal Baig, The Atlantic)
A warm welcome in church for homeless people
(Valerie Bayliss and Rev. Ruth Cartwright, The Guardian)
UN rejects US recognition of Jerusalem as Israeli capital
(Edith M. Lederer, Religion News Service)
Head underground for Gotham’s new Catacombs by Candlelight tour
(Samantha Maldonado, Religion News Service)
U.S. court rejects Trump bid to stop transgender military recruits on Jan. 1
(Andrew Chung, Reuters)
Judge considers lifting ban on entry of refugee families
(Martha Bellisle, Associated Press)
UN denounces US recognition of Jerusalem as Israeli capital
(Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press)
Govt asked to address root causes of intolerance, extremism
(Pakistan Today)
Scientologists march in Hungary for the religious freedom of all
(Digital Journal)
Prince Charles: Christians shouldn’t take religious freedom for granted
(Catholic Herald)
Denying wedding cakes to gay couples is not about religious freedom, IU study says
(Stephanie Wang, Indy Star)
TDs line up support for abortion reform
(Ellen Coyne, The Times)
E.U. pursues unprecedented action against Poland in a sign of escalating tensions
(Rick Noack, The Washington Post)
The absolute, very last word on Trump and Jerusalem – for the moment, at least
(Ira Rifkin, GetReligion)
49 US abortion clinics closed in 2017, more than double the number opened
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
Pope Francis and bishops respond to Law’s death as funeral plans finalized
(Hannah Brockhaus, Catholic News Agency)
Church of England appoints first ever female bishop of London
(Veronica Neffinger, Christian Headlines)
Report: 40 percent of births in U.S. occur out of wedlock
(Veronica Neffinger, Christian Headlines)
Over 200,000 security personnel will guard Egyptian Christmas services from attack
(Amanda Casanova, Christian Headlines)
Senate passes tax reform bill -- middle class will soon see significant tax breaks
(Veronica Neffinger, Christian Headlines)
Chick-Fil-A opens on Sunday to feed passengers stranded in Atlanta airport
(Veronica Neffinger, Christian Headlines)
Pop culture happy hour: Our Hanukkah special
(Linda Holmes, NPR)
Reflecting on the life of disgraced cardinal Bernard Law
(Ray Suarez, NPR)
Nepal: future of religious tolerance uncertain with looming anti-conversion law
(Julie Bourdon, Mission Network News)
The genesis of a new Iranian nationalism
(Narges Bajoghli, Al Monitor: Iran Pulse)
Iran wakes up to HIV/AIDS epidemic among expectant mothers
(Holly Dagres, Al Monitor: Iran Pulse)
Finsbury Park van attack: why an imam saved a terror suspect
(Burhan Wazir, The Guardian)
BBC to increase religious coverage to better represent all faiths
(Nicola Slawson, The Guardian)
Cardinal Bernard Law, central figure in Boston sexual abuse scandal, dies at 86
(Stephanie Kirchgaessner, The Guardian)
Faith groups welcome review of BBC religious programming
(Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian)
Transgender Jewish woman wins review of child contact case
(Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian)
More religion on the BBC? Amen to that
(Peter Ormerod, The Guardian)
Churches must become social hubs in order to survive, report says
(Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian)
Pope condemns 'cancer' of cliques in Christmas message to staff
(Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian)
A very merry Muslim Christmas: the slogan for ‘good’ Muslims
(Shaista Aziz, The Guardian)
Indian ‘converted by carol singers’ now claims membership of militant Hindu group
(World Watch Monitor)
U.N. Human Rights Chief to leave, citing 'appalling' climate for advocacy
(Colum Lynch, Foreign Policy)
Egypt: ‘Let them live to tell the story’- boys who saw dad die on the monastery road
(World Watch Monitor)
Egypt: After 12 years of delays, new church for Copts, who agree to drop arson claims
(World Watch Monitor)
How Quakers celebrate Christmas
(Corey Barnett, World Religion News)
Mom suing school for promoting Christianity
(Kelly Frazier, World Religion News)
What archaeology is telling us about the real Jesus
(Kristin Romey and Simon Norfolk, National Geographic)
How can churches improve their communication?: An interview with "Church Marketing Sucks"
(WRN Editorial Staff, World Religion News)
Prayer may help relieve stress, but fewer Americans make time for it
(Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service)
Wednesday, 20 December 2017
The Taylor Review: Sustainability of English Churches and Cathedrals
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Mahwah Eruv update
(Diana Neeves, RLUIPA-Defense)
Dismissal of claims against church for sex abuse by youth director is upheld
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
10th Circuit: ERISA "church plan" exemption does not violate Establishment Clause
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Ex-family court judge reprimanded for stance on gay adoptions
(Ronnie Ellis, The Richmond Register)
Judge reprimanded for gay adoption recusal order
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Standing ovation for Roman Catholic priest coming out as gay
(Elisa Meyer, World Religion News)
Kentucky lawmaker’s funeral in church where he preached
(Bruce Schreiner, Religion News Service)
Allowing guns in church flies in the face of tradition and scripture
(Tom Verde, Religion News Service)
The roots of the Christmas tree: Pagans celebrate Yule
(Mikala Compton, Religion News Service)
Winter inside the Church and the hope of Christmas
(Boz Tchividjian, Religion News Service)
Man gets 28 years in plot to behead conservative blogger
(Alanna Durkin Richer, Religion News Service)
Cardinal Law, central figure in church abuse scandal, dies
(Rachel Zoll and Nicole Winfiled, Religion News Service)
Female evangelical leaders call on church to speak out on violence against women
(Emily McFarlan Miller, Religion News Service)
Iraq patriarch looks to life after war with ISIS
(Sinan Salaheddin, Religion News Service)
The spiritual reason we should never drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
(Tom Martinez, Religion News Service)
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