Law and Religion Headlines

Monday, 16 October 2017

Ghana religious leaders join efforts to end child marriage
(Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Kenyan Catholic bishops urge calm in the face of political crisis
(Fredrick Nzwili, Crux)

Kenyan Church in Baltimore files federal discrimination lawsuit against Baltimore County
(Irungu Thairu, Mwakilishi)

Church charges zoning denial stemmed from anti-African discrimination
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Caught between camps: Christians in the Holy Land
(Santiago Ramos, Commonweal)

Religion and the persecution of Rohingya Muslims
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Buddhist inspired genocide (Response to: Religion and the persecution of Rohingya Muslims)
(Michael Jerryson, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Supreme Court denies review in 10 Commandments case
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Callista Gingrich confirmed as Vatican envoy
(Associated Press)

North Dakota couple sues Catholic Charities over adoption
(Dave Kolpack, Associated Press)

Couple sues over Catholic charities refusal to allow adoption
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Court: flipping a bird at pastor doesn’t put you behind bars
(Bill Rankin, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Obscene gesture directed at pastor cannot support disorderly conduct conviction
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Cert petitions filed in two religious liberty cases
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Texas engaged in viewpoint discrimination in removal of Bill of Rights nativity display
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

In Latin America, is there a link between abortion rights and democracy?
(Larissa Arroyo Navarrete, The Conversation)

Freedom not to choose is a faith worth believing in
(David Mitchell, The Guardian)

We have to stop normalising relentless Islamophobia in Australia
(Rabia Siddique, The Guardian)

Muslim inmates allege humiliation and abuse by Brisbane prison staff
(Noor Gillani, The Guardian)

Catholic archbishop urges no vote, saying state should 'keep out of the bedroom'
(The Guardian)

Perth’s Anglican church offers ‘heartfelt apology’ to LGBT community
(Michael McGowan, The Guardian)

In a few years we’ll wonder why it took us so long to legalise marriage equality
(Peter Tatchell, The Guardian)

Religion is more than a box-ticking exercise
(David Quinn, The Times)

Ireland’s Jewish population rose by nearly 29 percent in five years
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Censorship battle and an antisemitic charge cause anger
(Dr. David Alderson and Prof. Avi Shlaim, The Guardian)

California law will bar cities and counties from providing information for a ‘Muslim registry’
(Jazmine Ulloa, Los Angeles Times)

Christian women's rally on National Mall was small, but still had some big news angles
(Julia Duin, GetReligion)

‘Still, small voice’: Ministering to the families of the Las Vegas shooting
(Kimberly Winston, Religion News Service)

Amid decline, one Lutheran church strives to live up to its namesake’s spirit
(Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service)

Pope Francis is changing his church on the death penalty. What next?
(Joanna Moorhead, The Guardian)

Pope lays down challenge to US Catholics on the death penalty
(Christopher Lamb, Religion News Service)

Pope channels his inner Elvis on war, hunger and climate change
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

To address migration, Pope Francis urges action on climate change and conflict
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

Vatican court convicts ex-hospital chief in housing scandal
(Nicole Winfield, Religion News Service)

In Diwali message to Hindus, Vatican officials call for mutual respect
(Elise Harris, Catholic News Agency)

State elections draw near in India, spark anti-Christian sentiment
(Julie Bourdon, Mission Network News)

Balinese Hindus await the eruption of Mount Agung, home of a god
(Alexandra Radu, Religion News Service)

Kurdish referendum inspires statehood for Iraq's Sunnis too
(Abnan Abu Zeed, Al Monitor: Iraq Pulse)

How Egyptian activists are trying to curb polygamy
(Rami Galal, Al Monitor: Egypt Pulse)

Egypt holds training camps for imams to uproot terrorism
(Menna A. Farouk, Al Monitor: Egypt Pulse)

Unrelenting killing of Coptic Christians intensifies debate over martyrdom
(Jacob Wirtschafter and Mina Nader, Religion News Service)

Minority vote can ‘influence’ election results
(The Nation)

Doctors may have to ask if patients are transgender
(Greg Hurst, The Times)

Death toll rises to 276 in Somalia's worst bomb attack
(Robyn Dixon, Los Angeles Times)

Somalia’s decade-long battle against extremists hits grim milestone in huge blasts
(Kevin Sieff and Abdullahi Mire, The Washington Post)

Killing religion?
(Martin E. Marty, University of Chicago Divinity School: Sightings)

Tens of thousands participate in Jerusalem march, celebrating unification
(Veronica Neffinger, Christian Headlines)

Israel, Hezbollah exchange threats of imminent war
(Ali Hashem, Al Monitor: Lebanon Pulse)

Tiong takes Asyraf to task over Islamic state claim
(Borneo Post Online)

Another mega rally seeking religion status for Lingayat
(The Hindu)

Paris Sacré Coeur lit up red to highlight religious freedom violations worldwide
(Tom Heneghan, The Tablet)

Austria turns sharply to the right in an election shaped by immigration
(Griff Witte and Luisa Beck, The Washington Post)

Secularism vis-à-vis religions By Justice KT Thomas
(Justice KT Thomas, LiveLaw.in)

Muslim public holidays in Germany? Interior minister’s proposal met with furious backlash
(RT)

Why removing ‘H’ from BHU and ‘M’ from AMU is an unworkable idea
(Faizan Mustafa, Hindustan Times)

EVENT, 16 October 2017: Church and State: How Separate Should They Be?
(Newseum: Religious Freedom Center)

EVENT, 16 October 2017: Fall Religious Freedom Center Open House
(Newseum: Religious Freedom Center)

Melissa Rogers: Contraception coverage exemption policy should seek ‘win-win’ solution
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

Saturday, 14 October 2017

Johor Sultan orders religious office to cut ties with Jakim
(Straits Times)

Kenyan presidential candidates are using religion like never before
(David G. McAfee, Patheos, Friendly Atheist)

Satanic Temple speaker lays out religious equality arguments
(Sean Dolan, Herald Journal News)

Court upholds mock Nativity
(Abby Livingston, The Texas Tribune)

Atheists lose on House Chaplain lawsuit – OpEd
(William Donohue, Eurasia Review)

Before Pope Francis’ Visit, Suu Kyi govt holds prayers for peace
(John Zaw and Michael Sainsbury, Eurasia Review)

Indian court chooses clean air over fireworks for a festival
(Hari Kumar and Kai Schultz, The New York Times)

New Delhi reacts to Diwali fireworks ban
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Remarks by President Trump at the 2017 Values Voter Summit
(Office of the Press Secretary, The White House)

Trump addresses Values Voter Summit
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

House of Representatives ban on secular invocations is Constitutional
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Court rejects challenges to policies protecting Muslim women booking photos
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Ecclesiastical abstention requires dismissal of suit over student's forced withdrawal from high school
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Christian State leader Kalinin charged with extremism
(Interfax-Religion)

Poland to partially compensate for property looted under Nazis and communists, official says
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Mosque plan sparks concern over risk of tensions with Jewish community
(Ben Welch, The Jewish Chronicle)

Could Germany soon have a Muslim holiday?
(Volker Wagener, Deutsche Welle)

Vatican court convicts ex-hospital head over luxury housing scandal
(Deutsche Welle)

Catholics say diplomacy with North Korea, Iran needed to keep peace
(Catholic News Service)

Archbishop calls attacks on Mother Teresa by Hindu leader “disrespectful”
(Nirmala Carvalho, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Friday, 13 October 2017

U.S. resettles fewer refugees, even as global number of displaced people grows
(Phillip Connor, Pew Research Center)

Pew: US followed global trend on refugees until now
(Sarah Eekhoff Zylastra, Christianity Today)

Moderate religious groups can guide followers on inclusive practices: Shanmugam
(Toh Ee Ming, Today Online)

Trump, unlikely religious favorite, hails Christian values
(Jonathan Lemire and Ken Thomas, Associated Press)

Ottawa let Catholic Church off the hook for millions in residential school compensation
(Paul Barnsley, Aboriginal Peoples Television Network)

Freedom of religion is 'vital' for Uzbekistan reforms, says UN expert
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

Gender and Greek Orthodoxy: A row over transgender rights erupts between Greece’s politicians and its clerics
(Erasmus, The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])

Russian parliament looking for new law restricting religious groups
(RIA Novosti, Russia Religion News)

Moscow patriarch finally gets into fray over controversial movie
(RBK, Russia Religion News)

The Left’s new plan to gut religious liberty protections
(Margot Cleveland, National Review)

Dutch rabbi quits centrist party for leader’s alleged ‘exclusion of Muslims’
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

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