Law and Religion Headlines
Thursday, 19 October 2017
Is Kaliningrad on the brink of inter-ethnic conflict?
(Sergey Sukhankin, The Jamestown Foundation)
Interior Ministry official suggests criminalizing gay propaganda
(Interfax-Religion)
Moscow mufti warns that foreign radical preachers want to sway CIS Muslim space
(Interfax-Religion)
Prominent Tajik heart surgeon detained on suspicion of links to Salafis – media
(Interfax-Religion)
The Hungarian police are investigating Scientologists
(novinite.com)
Uzbekistan: Surveillance, raids, Bible destruction, jailing, torture
(Forum 18 News Service)
Jehovah's Witness in Kazakhstan acquitted
(Radio Azattyk, Russia Religion News)
Bulgarian government adopts international definition of anti-Semitism
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
A broad-format meeting is underway in Sofia discussing measures against radical Islam
(novinite.com)
Jewish group says Canada’s Islamophobia measure inhibits free speech
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Ontario won't follow Quebec on religious bill
(Northumberland News)
'Not up to the federal government' to challenge Quebec's religious neutrality law: Trudeau
(Peter Zimonjic, CBC News)
Peace an urgent task in world of war and conflict, pope says
(Crux)
Germany's domestic intelligence agency warns of 'IS' sympathizers
(Marcel Fürstenau, Deutsche Welle)
Europe at a crossroads, says new declaration by Christian intellectuals
(Anian Christoph Wimmer, Catholic News Agency)
‘You all look the same’: non-Muslim men targeted in Islamophobic hate crime because of their appearance
(Imran Awan and Irene Zempi, The Conversation)
Universities told to guarantee free speech
(Alic Thomson, Rachel Sylvester, and Nicola Woolcock, The Times)
Why Islamist attack demands a careful response from Mozambique
(Eric Morier-Genoud, The Conversation)
Argument: Can Somalia ever win against al-Shabab?
(Alex de Waal, Foreign Policy)
South Africa: Bishops call for strengthened governance to save workers’ pensions
(Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
All interfaith marriages not ‘love jihad’: Court
(The Times of India)
Call for reviewing education policy to curb terrorism
(Daily Times)
Need for right legislation to regulate freedom of religion
(Atyab Alshatti, Arab Times)
Interfaith peace prayer held in Taunggyi
(Yain Tai, Burma News International)
Life in everyday death: The Rohingyas in Bangladesh and Myanmar (Response to: Religion and the persecution of Rohingya Muslims)
(Nasir Uddin, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Rohingya Muslims pay the ultimate price for their religious and ethnic identity (Response to: Religion and the persecution of Rohingya Muslims)
(Tina Mufford, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Cakes and the commercial marketplace
(Holly Hollman, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
4th Circuit rules large Bladensburg Memorial Cross unconstitutional
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Web Summit: Freedom of religion in the tech business
(Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
Christian ducks out of ‘trans’ work
(Nicholas Hellen, The Times)
Why did British journalists throw a PR pity party for an offended transgender activist?
(Julia Duin, GetReligion)
New era of Coptic martyrs: RNS dives into big questions about a deadly serious subject
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
USCIRF condemns Pakistan's blasphemy convictions of Ahmadis
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Crux reports from Lebanon-Syria border, where Western ideals clash with deadly local realities
(Ira Rifkin, GetReligion)
Are many hate crimes really examples of domestic terrorism?
(Arie Perliger, The Conversation)
Judge dismisses lawsuit from parents who said their son was forcibly baptized
(Hemant Mehta, Friendly Atheist)
Court dismisses parents' complaint of coerced baptism of son
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Appeals court rules that Peace Cross in Bladensburg violates the Constitution
(John Fritze, The Baltimore Sun)
4th Circuit: Latin cross war memorial violates Establishment Clause
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Church can move ahead with RLUIPA challenges to zoning refusal
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Second federal judge blocks new Trump travel ban
(Laura Jarrett, CNN)
Another court enjoins enforcement of third travel ban
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
No homeless in the historic district?
(Diana Neeves, RLUIPA-Defense)
This just in! Lutheran left tests theory that progressive doctrine is key to church growth
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Set the WABAC machine for when? Time for another trip into United Methodist polity!
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Gay Methodist minister David Meredith, church claim victory
(Mark Curnette, Cincinnati Enquirer)
Assisted suicide legislation advances in Australia’s Victoria state
(Catholic News Agency)
Politics podcast: Tiernan Brady and Cory Bernardi reflect on the marriage postal ballot
(Michelle Grattan, The Conversation)
‘Identity politics’ have not taken over university history courses
(Paul Sendziuk and Martin Crotty, The Conversation)
Wednesday, 18 October 2017
Memo to the IPA: history teaching is driven by student demand, not ‘identity politics’
(Trevor Burnard, The Conversation)
Allegations of sexual offences by the late Bishop Whitsey
(Law & Religion UK)
CofE statement on mediation with abuse survivor (updated)
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Conscientious objection again: Adyan v Armenia
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Church Times Green Awards Winners
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
CofE statement on allegations against former Bishop of Chester
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Law and religion round-up – 15th October
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Judge determines Ian Brady’s funeral arrangements
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Another Romanian church property dispute: Orăştie
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Appeal Court rules on segregation at faith school
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Recent queries and comments – 13th October
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
USCIRF condemns Pakistan sentencing three Ahmadis to death for blasphemy
(Press Release, U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
From the Arctic, Ecumenical Patriarch calls for fresh deliberation on fate of the earth
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Lutheran-backed group says environmental and civil society leaders are targeted in Colombia
(Ecumenical News Reporter)
Who behaves like an extremist—Jehovah's Witnesses or the Russian state?
(Anton Chivchalov, Echo of Moscow)
David Wright found guilty on all counts in terror case
(Brian Dowling, Boston Herald)
Teens arrested in vandalism at Jewish cemetery in Romania
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Hong Kong bishop emphasizes pastoral over political concerns
(Christopher White, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Ukrainian bishop sees ‘real chance of peace’ in country’s crisis
(Jonathan Luxmoore, Catholic News Service)
Rome march defies anti-Semitism, celebrates Jewish/Catholic friendship
(Claire Giangravè, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
BJC’s Hollman discusses Masterpiece Cakeshop and the importance of understanding
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Trump supporter suing West Village bar demands religious recognition for MAGA hat
(Jake Offenhartz, Gothamist)
Plaintiff argues that "Make America Great Again" hat is religious expression
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Judge denies preliminary injunction in Timothy's House of Hope suit
(Tara Becker, Quad-City Times)
Church feeding homeless denied preliminary injunction because no harm imminent
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Schewel, “Seven Ways of Looking at Religion”
(Mark Movsesian, Law and Religion Forum)
Wide partisan gaps in U.S. over how far the country has come on gender equality
(Juliana Menasce Horowitz, Kim Parker, and Renee Stepler, Pew Research Center)
Five steps that can bring peace in Myanmar
(Ramesh Thakur, Japan Times)
For years, U.N. was warned of threat to Rohingya in Myanmar
(Colum Lynch, Foreign Policy)
Eyewitness: the Rohingya horrors and Aung San Suu Kyi’s whitewash
(Ellen Wiles, The Conversation)
Marawi’s lessons
(Business Mirror)
A dangerous proposition
(Faizan Mustafa, The Hindu)
Zardari felicitates Hindu community on Diwali
(Pakistan Today)
How two Christians and climate change saved India
(Vijay Jayaraj, The Christian Post)
Israel should practice what it preaches to the Palestinians
(Akiva Eldar, Al Monitor: Israel Pulse)
Jewish labor site ruled ‘discriminatory,’ fined NIS 40,000
(Dov Benovadia, Hamodia)
Israeli court fines online "Jews-only" job site
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
After 1,700 years large section of Western Wall and Roman theater discovered
(Derek Welch, World Religion News)
Female Israeli soldier uses ninja moves on threatening crowd of ultra-Orthodox protesters
(Ruth Eglash, The Washington Post)
Deadly explosion in Somali capital Mogadishu brings shock, outrage, and resilience
(Laura Hammond, The Conversation)
Somalia sees bloodiest terror attack in country’s history
(Reagan Hoezee, Mission Network News)
Security situation for Christians in Mali gets worse
(Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Kenya elections continue to take dramatic shifts
(Julie Bourdon, Mission Network News)
With midnight raids and chat-room traps, Egypt launches sweeping crackdown on gay community
(Sudarsan Raghavan, The Washington Post)
Europe divided on religious persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses
(Derek Welch, World Religion News)
Tajikistan authorities draw up list of gay and lesbian citizens
(The Guardian)
A man tortured in Chechnya for being gay dares to go public with his story
(Andrew Roth, The Washington Post)
Interfaith solidarity: Triumphs and backlash
(Shaheen Pasha and Jordyn Rozensky, Altmuslimah)
True dialogue respects deeply held beliefs of others, say speakers
(Beth Griffin, CatholicPhilly.com)
The LGBT agenda- 10 things you need to know
(Shane Idleman, Christian Headlines)
Would more religion mean less violence?
(Los Angeles Times)
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