Law and Religion Headlines
Thursday, 26 October 2017
Huge crowds descend on Egyptian city to celebrate Sufi mystic
(Ayah Aman, Al Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
Egyptian police foil latest terrorist attack on Coptic church in Sinai
(World Watch Monitor)
Mike Pence announces major policy change that Iraqi Christians have been begging for
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)
VP Mike Pence says US will bypass UN and give US aid directly to Christians in Iraq
(Harry Farley, Christian Today)
Vice President Pence to visit Israel and Egypt to support persecuted Christians
(Ken Thomoas and Jill Colvin, Religion News Service)
Pence vows to fund faith-based groups to help Middle East Christians
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Planned Parenthood vs. little girls: Sex-selective abortion in America
(John Stonestreet, G. Shane Morris, Christian Headlines)
Texas adoption law protects religious freedom of faith-based adoption agencies
(Veronica Neffinger, Christian Headlines)
Missouri's most comprehensive pro-life bill is now a law
(Veronica Neffinger, Christian Headlines)
In Central African Republic, UN contractors bribed to aid Muslims
(Zack Baddorf, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Alexis Okeowo finds God in the brave acts of ordinary Africans
(Meghan Sullivan, NPR)
Tunisian marriage ban rescinded; freedoms for women grow
(Beth Stolicker, Mission Network News)
UN expert urges global repeal of blasphemy laws to boost religious freedom
(United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner)
Saudi Arabia to vet use of Prophet's sayings to counter extremism
(Reuters)
Indonesia passes law to ban organizations deemed against its ideology
(Agustinus Beo Da Costa, Reuters)
Philippines Marawi City siege ends after five months
(Beth Stolicker, Mission Network News)
Myanmar, Bangladesh agree to cooperate on Rohingya refugee repatriation
(Shoon Naing, Reuters)
‘They shot my two daughters in front of me’: Rohingya tell heartbreaking stories of loss and forced migration
(Ronan Lee, The Conversation)
North Korea Day of Prayer offers message of hope for Christians in pariah state
(Harry Farley, Christian Today)
Melbourne Anglicans urge state government to drop euthanasia bill
(Anglican Communion News Service)
When can private entities censor speech?
(Garrett Epps, The Atlantic)
Holy Call: Pope Francis phoning space station Thursday
(Marcia Dunn, Religion News Service)
Mazel tov to my Protestant friends!
(Jeffrey Salkin, RNS: Martini Judaism)
The rising belief in moral atheists
(Mark Silk, RNS: Spiritual Politics)
Jeffrey Weiss' final story was his own
(Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service)
EVENT, 26 October 2017: Faith-Based Activism and Service in American Public Life: A Baptist Joint Committee Symposium
(Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Muslim extremists massacre 48 Christians in Nigeria
(Morning Star News Nigeria Correspondent, Christian Headlines)
Wednesday, 25 October 2017
Churches, employment and Real-Time Information for PAYE: update
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Petitions to watch | Conference of October 27
(Aurora Barnes, SCOTUSblog)
Kazakh officers disciplined for harassing Jehovah's Witness conscientious objectors
(Radio Azattyk, Russia Religion News)
Jehovah's Witness conscientious objector denied alternative civilian service in Tajikistan
(Radio Azattyk, Russia Religion News)
Advice to Wisconsin priests on LGBT funerals is criticized
(Associated Press)
Police carry out raids, make arrest in Berlin Islamist scene
(Deutsche Welle)
Denver archbishop addresses teen social media use, suicide spike
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
U.S. bishops weigh in on tax reform: Prioritize “the least of these”
(Christopher White, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
What happens if all corporations start claiming religious liberty rights?
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Court rejects objections to refusal to reschedule trial dates for alleged religious reasons
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Supreme Court dismisses as moot remaining travel ban challenge on its docket
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
How the UK government can do more to understand the role of religion globally
(Rose Gamble, The Tablet)
Why pastor Robert Jeffress’ interview with Sean Hannity was so maddening to so many
(Jonathan Merritt, RNS: On Faith & Culture)
Most of world lacks real religious freedom, UN official says
(Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press)
Gay rights, religious liberty and the tasty details sometimes buried in an inverted-pyramid wire story
(Bobby Ross Jr., GetReligion)
Prominent chefs oppose baker in major gay rights case
(Mark Sherman, Associated Press)
Meet the "young saints" of Bethel who go to college to perform miracles
(Molly Hensley-Clancy, Buzzfeed)
How new controversy with North Carolina's bathroom law could impact conservative, religious business owners
(Mark Martin, CBN News)
Martin Luther’s spiritual practice was key to the success of the Reformation
(Marion Goldman and Steve Pfaff, The Conversation)
Was the Reformation a mistake? A Catholic and a Protestant debate
(Matthew Levering and Kevin J. Vanhoozer, Religion News Service)
It’s not just O'Reilly and Weinstein: Sexual violence is a ‘global pandemic’
(Valerie Dobiesz and Julia Brooks, The Conversation)
Celebrity architect David Adjaye in battle over Holocaust memorial which ‘looks like a rib cage’
(Jonathan Morrison, The Times)
Storm over secondwife.com polygamy site for Muslims
(Kaya Burgess, The Times)
Grassroots campaign launched to persuade Church of England to adopt gay blessings
(Harry Farley, Christian Today)
Racist, violent, unpunished: A white hate group's campaign of menace
(A.C. Thompson, Ali Winston, and Darwin BondGraham, ProPublica)
No jail for Portuguese man who beat ex-wife — because her adultery assaulted his ‘honor’
(Samantha Schmidt, The Washington Post)
Justice Department supports student’s claim that his free-speech rights were violated
(Susan Svrluga, The Washington Post)
Maryland development under fire after selling homes only to Muslims
(Justin Wm. Moyer, The Washington Post)
Undocumented immigrant teen has abortion ending weeks-long court battle
(Ann E. Marimow and Maria Sacchetti, The Washington Post)
Appeals court in Washington allows detained immigrant teen to seek abortion
(Ann E. Marimow and Maria Sacchetti, The Washington Post)
New York Times argues for illegal immigrant's 'constitutional right' to an abortion
(Leah Hickman, Christian Headlines)
Pro-abortion study shows sharp decline in abortions
(Charlie Butts, OneNewsNow.com)
In Chicagoland, a tombstone for Catholic mom who 'supported priest rapist victims' sparks dispute
(Bobby Ross Jr., GetReligion)
Man wants mom's tombstone to say she 'supported priest rapist victims,' but diocese objects
(Angie Leventis Lourgos, The Chicago Tribune)
Cutting shrinking pies: The Baltimore Sun bravely looks into liberal pews seeking signs of life
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
We need to address questions of gender in assisted dying
(Rachael Wong, The Conversation)
This week in Christian history: A major battle, influential treaty, and 'great disappointment'
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
U.S. Pulls Military Assistance to Myanmar Over Rohingya Abuses
(Martin de Bourmont, Foreign Policy)
US declaration of ‘ethnic cleansing’ in Myanmar on way
(Matthew Pennington, Religion News Service)
Will anyone protect the Rohingya?
(Vincent A. Auger, The Conversation)
It's now illegal to evangelize in Nepal
(Veronica Neffinger, Christian Headlines)
Students take defiant action after Atheists demand school take down Christian flag
(Veronica Neffinger, Christian Headlines)
Christians face increased persecution in Vietnam
(Reagan Hoezee, Mission Network News)
Interfaith religious leaders fight extremism through dialogue in Rabat 'Peace Caravan'
(Morocco World News)
Egyptian women speak out amid global focus on sexual harassment
(Shahira Amin, Al Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
Egypt prepares for return of IS fighters' children
(Amr Mostafa, Al Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
Christianity is banned in Saudi Arabia. Will promised reforms make a difference?
(Mark Woods, Christian Today)
Are days numbered for Jerusalem's Greek Orthodox patriarch?
(Ahmad Melhem, Al Monitor: Palestine Pulse)
Mideast church leaders look to U.S., but want voice in own destiny
(Bob Fraze, Catholic News Service)
Parliamentarians unanimous on promoting culture of tolerance
(Daily Times)
Iraqi Christian politicians denounce church's intervention in politics
(Saad Salloum, Al Monitor: Iraq Pulse)
Iraq's Christians ponder future in wake of Kurdish independence vote
(Omar Sattar, Al Monitor: Iraq Pulse)
A modern mosque without minarets stirs controversy in Tehran
(Saeed Kamali Dehghan, The Guardian)
Turkey’s other Hagia Sophia – in Trabzon
(Caroline Eden, The Guardian)
Quebec softens face-covering ban amid criticism it targets Muslims
(Ashifa Kassam, The Guardian)
Quebec justice minister says face-covering ban 'protects display of religious beliefs'
(CBC News)
Inspired by Martin Luther King Jr, a new civil rights leader takes center stage
(Oliver Laughland, The Guardian)
Jane Flint: ‘Having an atheist chaplain is about patient choice’
(Hélène Mulholland, The Guardian)
Beyond Halloween: Witches, devils, trials and executions
(Thomas Reese, Religion News Service)
Can empathy be learned? Science offers some clues
(Rosalie Chan, Religion News Service)
Attorney General Porrino announces state lawsuit charging Mahwah Township Council with excluding orthodox Jews
(Press Release, Office of the Attorney General (New Jersey))
Lawsuit: New Jersey town illegally targeted Orthodox Jews
(Associated Press)
New Jersey sues township over attempts to exclude orthodox Jews
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
What has Islam given to mankind?
(Mamdouh Al-shikh (author), Nick James (editor), Prof Mahomed M. Hussein (translator))
EVENT, 25 October 2017: Afghan First Lady Rula Ghani on women as peacemakers
(United States Institute of Peace: Middle East and Africa Center)
Tuesday, 24 October 2017
Egypt’s authoritarian regime plays to conservative mainstream in wave of LGBTQ arrests
(Hendrik Kraetzschmar and Barbara Zollner, The Conversation)
Across Myanmar, denial of ethnic cleansing and loathing of Rohingya
(Hannah Beech, The New York Times)
Context, context, context: Financial media outlet flunks basics in millenials flock to astrology story
(Mark Kellner, GetReligion)
Why millennials are ditching religion for witchcraft and astrology
(Kari Paul, Market Watch)
Views on religion and social issues
(Pew Research Center)
Tribes seek reparations over destroyed Oregon site
(Steven Dubois, Associated Press)
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