Law and Religion Headlines
Saturday, 28 October 2017
Does deductibility really influence church giving? Salt Lake Tribune skirts the question, sort of
(Mark Kellner, GetReligion)
Churches and charities may receive fewer donations under the Republican tax reform plan
(Thomas Burr, The Salt Lake Tribune)
Don't deny BHU's Hindu character
(Faizan Mustafa, The New Indian Express)
Historic Alexandria church decides to remove plaques honoring Washington, Lee
(Lori Aratani, The Washington Post)
Court rules student can be expelled for quoting Bible on Facebook
(Christian Concern)
British court upholds removal of Christian social work student over Facebook comments
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Pro-life row over change to rules on abortion pill
(Hamish Macdonell, The Times)
Elder Christofferson applauds journalists as ambassadors of freedom
(Tad Walch, Deseret News Faith)
Caribbean church leaders campaign for debt relief after hurricanes
(Catholic News Service)
German cardinal backs Merkel, says Europe should go its own way
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
The Bishops on Paul Ryan’s ‘moral’ budget
(Paul Moses, Commonweal)
Christian thrown out of university over anti-gay remarks loses appeal
(Jamie Grierson, The Guardian)
Judge allows new route to challenge Mississippi LGBT law
(Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press)
Mississippi suit on gay marriage recusals is reopened
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
How Martin Luther advanced freedom
(Joseph Loconte, The Wall Street Journal)
Pope Francis to unraveling Europe: Now’s not the time to dig trenches
(Ines San Martin, Crux)
Friday, 27 October 2017
Archbishop of Canterbury visits Ahmadiyya world leader •Speaks on religious freedom
(Vanguard)
Damned if you do, damned if you don't: Museum of Bible is hot news, no matter what
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Press release: Defending religious freedom at Georgetown
(Religious Freedom Institute)
Despite passion for peripheries, Pope always has an eye on Europe too
(Ines San Martin, Crux)
EU urged to oppose proposed 'Greater Jerusalem' legislation by World Council of Churches
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Repeal global blasphemy laws to boost religious freedom, says UN expert
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Jerusalem opposition leader responds to church’s criticism on land sales
(Udi Shaham, The Jerusalem Post)
Uzbekistan: Book banning, censorship, illegal fines, reprisals
(Forum 18 News Service)
According to the Russian Jewish Congress, about 1,5 million Jews live in Russia
(Interfax-Religion)
State should consider religious traditions when establishing new laws and supporting cultural projects, Patriarch Kirill believes
(Interfax-Religion)
Over 300 rabbis urge Israel not to sell arms to Myanmar amid persecution of Rohingya Muslims
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Israel's high court upholds local law allowing supermarkets to open on Sabbath
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Two German men sentenced for joining Islamist terrorists in Somalia and Syria
(Deutsche Welle)
China’s president seeks more control over religion
(Catholic News Agency)
U.S. ambassador to UN visits Congolese bishops, urges them to help end election deadlock
(Catholic News Service)
Catalonia the elephant in the room at Vatican summit on Europe
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
American leadership on global religious freedom: Taking the long view
(Allen Hertzke, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
American aid: The politics of helping Middle Eastern Christians
(Erasmus, The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
As Supreme Court case looms, religious exception claims to nondiscrimination laws continue
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Remarks by the Vice President at In Defense of Christians Solidarity Dinner
(Office of the Vice President, The White House)
Will team Trump come through for Christians in Middle East? Will press cover this story?
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Mike Pence promises to defend Christians in the Middle East
(Emma Green, The Atlantic)
Pence: US will fund faith-based groups instead of UN in Mid-East relief
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Marcus nominated for Department of Education civil rights post
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Court: Phoenix wedding invitation designers must serve LGBT customers
(Jessica Boehm, Arizona Republic)
Wedding invite designers lose challenge to public accommodation law
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
A Kentucky judge defies gay couples. So why are readers told so little about his beliefs?
(Julia Duin, GetReligion)
Kentucky judge who refused to hear gay adoption cases resigns amid ethics probe
(Derek Hawkins, The Washington Post)
Kentucky judge who refused to hear adoption cases involving gay people has resigned
(Jason Riley, WDRB)
Judge resigns over his refusal to handle gay adoptions
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Religious freedom in focus, volume 72 – October/2017
(Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice)
EVENT, 27 October 2017: Ottawa Civic Prayer Breakfast
(OttawaConference and Event Center)
Is Catholic doctrine allowed at a Catholic university? That's the pressing question at Georgetown
(Bobby Ross Jr., GetReligion)
Georgetown students have filed a discrimination complaint against a campus group promoting heterosexual marriage
(Mary Hui, The Washington Post)
Will conservatives' interfaith wedding ban make a difference?
(Yair Ettinger, The Jerusalem Post)
Article 18: From rhetoric to reality - new APPG report
(All Party Parliamentary Group for International Freedom of Religion or Belief (APPG))
Martin Luther and the long march to freedom of conscience
(Joseph Loconte, National Geographic)
UK ambassador praises UAE's tolerance on International Religious Freedom Day
(Caline Malek, The National UAE)
How can Saudi Arabia counter violent extremism? Religious freedom, expert says
(Kevin Jones, Catholic News Agency)
Pakistan politician says non-Muslims should not be treated as a minority
(Anglican Communion News Service)
Are conservative news media downplaying the brutal crackdown against Egyptian gays?
(Ira Rifkin, GetReligion)
Senate panel backs Trump nominee for religious freedom post
(Richard Lardner, Associated Press)
Indiana court rules sex offenders can go to church with children: What questions does this raise?
(Bobby Ross Jr., GetReligion)
Indiana sex offenders not banned from churches
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Thursday, 26 October 2017
Flake's speech bore marks of Mormon faith, not just politics
(Laurie Goodstein, The New York Times)
How Knesset push will actually help chained women worldwide
(Pinchas Goldschmidt, Forward)
Trump names attorney who fights campus anti-Semitism to civil rights post
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Virtually no 'dangerous' German Islamists wearing electronic ankle bracelets
(Ben Knight, Deutsche Welle)
Sex offenders can attend church even if kids are there
(Scott L. Miley, Times Sentinel)
Kenyan church claims Baltimore County’s land use regulations impose substantial burden
(Diana Neeves, RLUIPA-Defense)
National nontheist organizations call Department of Justice memorandum on religious liberty a 'declaration of war'
(Secular Coalition for America)
Brownback’s nomination as ambassador advances to U.S. Senate
(Celia Liopis-Jepsen, Wyandotte Daily)
Why is prayer over a loudspeaker at high school football games unconstitutional?
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty (BJC blog))
Former NPR executive got to know Missouri evangelicals and found a way out of his liberal comfort zone
(Ken Stern, Kansas City Star)
HHS looks into removing barriers to program funding for religious groups
(Carol Zimmermann, CatholicPhilly.com)
HHS seeks comments on faith-based participation in programs
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Washington Post religion team (thank God) gets to offer first look at the Museum of the Bible
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Tories disown firebrand Hindu activist after Commons visit
(Michael Safi and Jessica Elgot, The Guardian)
Marriage law reform for England & Wales put on hold
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Dismissal for opposition to same-sex adoption: Mr R Page
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Lancashire council to vote on non-stunned halal meat ban
(Helen Pidd, The Guardian)
Fear of religion limits UK's influence, MPs warn
(Harry Farley, Christian Today)
Islamic converts and 'born-again' Muslims vulnerable to ISIS radicalisation
(Harry Farley, Christian Today)
The 6 Commandments? For most Brits – including Christians – 10 is too many
(Christian Today staff writer, Christian Today)
Movers and shakers: Who are Britain's top 100 Catholics?
(James Macintyre, Christian Today)
UK calls for action to secure freedom of religion for 80% of world’s population
(World Watch Monitor)
Thousands of Russians joined Islamic State and brought their children. Now relatives are trying to bring them home
(Sabra Ayres, The Los Angeles Times)
Pope Francis thanked St. Gregory Foundation for struggling against abortions in Russia
(Interfax-Religion)
The battle over Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russia
(James T. Richardson, New Eastern Europe)
Russia: Building, retaining places of worship obstructed
(Forum 18 News Service)
Prayer room for Jews was opened in Moscow Domodedovo Airport
(Interfax-Religion)
Jehovah's Witnesses banned in Georgian breakaway region
(Kavkazskii Uzel, Russia Religion News)
Uzbekistan should ‘protect religious freedom, not see religion as a threat’ – UN Special Rapporteur
(World Watch Monitor)
UN demands Tajikistan free detained Jehovah’s Witness
(Kimberly Winston, Religion News Service)
Prominent writer unleashes controversy around sexuality in Turkey
(Nazlan Ertan, Al Monitor: Turkey Pulse)
How Indians view religion in the country
(Money Control)
Coptic Pope and Oriental patriarchs pay historic visit to Germany
(Ecumenical News)
The politics of religious exclusion in Pakistan
(Umair Jamal, The Diplomat)
Christians who fled IS displaced again as Iraqi and Kurdish forces clash
(World Watch Monitor)
Lebanon looks to recreate Palestinian society in refugee camp
(Daniel Hilton, Al Monitor: Lebanon Pulse)
Why Israel's ultra-Orthodox mainstream worries about its image
(Danny Zaken, Al Monitor: Israel Pulse)
High court rules TA shops can remain open on Shabbat
(Jeremy Sharon, The Jerusalem Post)
Is Egypt ready to end underage marriage?
(Khalid Hassan, Al Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
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