Law and Religion Headlines
Thursday, 14 September 2017
A discussion with Rokhaya Thiam, midwife and president of a women's dahira
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Law prof’s raise of $666 wasn’t an unconstitutional sign of the devil, appeals court finds
(Karen Sloan, law.com)
6th Circuit rejects law prof's claim that $666 raise was retaliatory as "mark of the beast"
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Archdiocese of Santa Fe publicly names priests accused of molestation
(Andrew Oxford, Santa Fe New Mexican)
Santa Fe Diocese releases list of priests found guilty of sex abuse
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Municipality prevails in dispute over personal chapel
(Evan Seeman, RLUIPA Defense)
A gloss on the BCP
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Anti-Sharia laws exploit Islamophobia in the United States
(Dan Kopf and Annalisa Merelli, Quartz)
Top EU Court says unilateral divorce by sharia must not be recognised
(Vanguard)
After Montana church vandalized with swastika, parish responds with pink hearts, messages of love
(David Paulsen, Episcopal News Service)
Does Orthodox explosion signal doom for Conservative and Reform?
(Steven M. Cohen, Mickey Gussow, and Edieal Pinker, Forward)
EVENT, 14-15 September 2017: Lutherans and Catholics, Then and Now
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
EVENT, 14 September 2017: One-day Conference. The Reformation Revisited: Catholic and Protestant Approaches to Law (keynotes Richard Helmholz and David McIlroy)
(Sponsors Cardiff University, Law & Justice, Center for Law and Religion, Heythrop College, Kensington, London)
EVENT, 14 September 2017: Freedom of Religion or Belief in 2017: A Dream for Unrepresented Nationas and Peoples? Geneva, Switzerland
(Unrepresented Nations & Peoples Organization (UNPO.org))
EVENT, 11-22 September 2017: OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting
(OSCE Office for Democratic Insitutions and Human Rights (ODIHR))
Wednesday, 13 September 2017
Case Commentary on Shayara Bano v. Union of India
(Vedant Churi, GLC Mag)
Indonesian woman caned after adultery conviction in Aceh sharia court
(Samantha Hawley, ABC News (Australia))
Vladimir Putin's Christianity is a facade, says expelled US missionary
(Harry Farley, Christianity Today UK)
Lawyer who lost 1995 gay rights case says Justice Department's reliance in 'Masterpiece Cake' is misplaced
(Maria Coyle, Naitonal Law Journal)
Umayyad Mosque in Syria's Aleppo to be restored with Kadyrov Fund money
(Interfax-Religion)
FJCR building in suspected Molotov cocktail attack
(Interfax-Religion)
Firebomb hurled at Russian Jewish group’s Moscow offices
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Russian Federation’s illegal ban on the Jehovah’s Witnesses
(Forum for Religious Freedom Europe)
Islamic groups in Germany publish election survey for Muslim voters
(Deutsche Welle)
LDS Church, 22 Utah senators back Colorado baker in Supreme Court case
(Dennis Romboy, Deseret News Faith)
Another statue of St. Junipero Serra vandalized in California
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Massive drops in migration to Italy bring Libya’s problems to light
(Justin Salhani, Al Monitor: Lebanon Pulse)
For the first time, the papal nuncio to Italy is not Italian
(Andrea Gagliarducci, Catholic News Agency)
Why are opposing sides in U.S., Europe cheering Pope on immigration?
(John L. Allen Jr., Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
How Pope Francis reframes the politics of being ‘Prolife’
(John Gehring, Commonweal)
Anti-Semitism in Charlottesville
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Charlottesville: Reflections from a Jewish leader and former ambassador (Anti-Semitism in Charlottesville)
(David Saperstein, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
State Dept plan to end Religion and Global Affairs office critiqued by former director
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Lawmakers force Trump to formally condemn white supremacists
(Kyle Cheney, Politico)
Congress sends joint resolution condemning hate groups to President
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Remarks by President Trump and Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak of Malaysia before bilateral meeting
(Office of the Press Secretary, The White House)
Malaysian Prime Minister urges Trump to support moderate Muslim regimes
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
High Court strikes down law that postponed ultra-Orthodox draft
(Times of Israel)
Christian florist: Gay couples have 'every right to live the way they believe,' Christians want the same freedom
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
Israel's High Court strikes down 2015 law on draft exemptions for ultra-Orthodox
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Haredi Orthodox lawmaker resigns from Knesset after coming under fire for attending same-sex wedding
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Mexican Jews welcome Netanyahu — despite backing for Trump’s wall
(Daniel J. Solomon, Forward)
Netanyahu's son Yair draws fire after posting 'antisemitic cartoon'
(Peter Beaumont, The Guardian)
‘Emerging’ Jewish groups cheer Israeli plan to ease visa requirements
(Sam Kestenbaum, Forward)
Catholic leaders decry Dems’ questioning of judicial pick
(Kevin Freking, Associated Press)
Australian Christian Lobby not worried about marriage campaign vilification law
(Paul Karp, The Guardian)
AP offers reaction piece about the 'loud dogma' story that it didn't cover the first time around
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Trump budget deal funds Planned Parenthood
(Amanda Casanova, Christian Headlines)
5 major Christian groups lobbying for Congress to replace DACA
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
The first Brexit was theological: The untold story of Queen Elizabeth I’s alliance with the Islamic world—and what Theresa May could learn from it today
(Jerry Brotton, The Atlantic)
'Attacks on religious liberty' in US increased 133 percent in last 5 years
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)
UN: Poverty, abuse of power, push young Africans into violent extremism
(Lisa Schlein, VOA)
Catholic sexual abuse partly caused by secrecy and mandatory celibacy, report finds
(Melissa Davey, The Guardian)
Rights organizations rally to reveal fate of Syria’s disappeared
(Florence Massena, Al Monitor: Lebanon Pulse)
Shiite iconography electrifies Iranians on Syria
(Fazel Hawramy, Al Monitor: Iran Pulse)
Egypt unwavering to US pressure over North Korea
(Amr Eltohamy, Al Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
Why do Sikhs wear turbans? You asked Google – here’s the answer
(Vivek Chaudhary, The Guardian)
In travel-ban case, justices block lower-court ruling on refugee admissions
(Amy Howe, SCOTUSblog)
Supreme Court sides with Trump on key piece of travel ban
(Chris Cassiday, Boston Herald)
Councils must act to combat destitution: Seven Anglican bishops protest against the closure of local welfare assistance schemes
(Letters, The Guardian)
This baker’s Supreme Court case could set tone of religious liberty in U.S.
(Matt Hadro, Catholic News Agency)
Texas preacher challenges Christian traditions
(Derek Welch, World Religion News)
Will Trump direct FEMA to fund churches hit by hurricanes?
(Emma Green, The Atlantic)
Faith key to rebounding from refugee status, apostle says
(Mormon Newsroom)
The new cost of doing business: Toeing the line on politically correct beliefs
(Emilie Kao and Laura Cermak, Religion News Service)
Why religion is not going away and science will not destroy it
(Peter Harrison, edited by Sam Haselby, Aeon)
‘Neo-Protestant’ challenge seen in France’s political upheaval
(Tom Heneghan, Religion News Service)
Israeli court annuls law exempting religious from military
(The Associated Press, Religion News Service)
When Muslims come to the Jewish-Christian Table
(Mark Silk, RNS Column: Spiritual Politics)
Reforming Catholic liturgy should be like updating software
(Thomas Reese, RNS Column: American Catholic)
Who cares for the pastor’s spouse?
(Jacob Lupfer, Religion News Service)
Scientologists board up Clearwater storefronts ahead of Hurricane Irma
(WRN Editorial Staff, World Religion News)
Balancing mission, aesthetics and heritage of parish churches – further considerations
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Archdiocese of Santa Fe releases names of accused priests
(Russell Contreras, Religion News Services)
Free speech and vilification in the marriage law postal survey
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)
‘Lessons in hate’ taught in Saudi Arabian schools
(Editorial, La Croix International)
Polish bishops oppose government on German war reparations
(Delphine Allaire, La Croix International)
Pope Francis moves to develop a more decentralized church
(Nicolas Senèze, La Croix International)
Ultra-Orthodox lawmaker resigns after attending gay wedding
(Associated Press)
Belgian order defies pope, insists on allowing euthanasia
(Nicole Winfield, Associated Press)
Tunisian women’s rights plan rattles Muslim traditionalists
(Bouazza Ben Bouazza, Associated Press)
As Rohingya flee violence, Myanmar’s Suu Kyi skips UN meet
(Julhas Alam, Associated Press)
Gay couple denied baby via surrogate challenges Utah law
(Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press)
Caste, India's apartheid
(Father Myron Pereira SJ,, La Croix International)
EVENT, 13 September 2017: Freedom of religion and conscience: Restoring civility, protecting pluralism, The Brookings Institution, Washington, DC
(Brookings Institution)
Jihadist support for Rohingya puts Pakistan and China on the spot – Analysis
(James M. Dorsey, Eurasia Review)
Bannon and Feinstein remind us that anti-Catholic bigotry is a bipartisan problem
(Bill McCormick, S.J., America: The Jesuit Review)
Fears of anti-Catholic bias rise on both left and right
(Christopher White, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Elder Holland speaks at Windsor Conference on Mormon refugee experience
(R Scott Lloyd, Deseret News Faith)
Tuesday, 12 September 2017
LDS reaches major milestone in Philippines
(Elisa Meyer, World Religion News)
Nazi Yom Kippur demo in Gothenburg, Sweden, a godsend to PC-Swedes
(Ilya Meyer, Jerusalem Post)
Haredi, religious MKs up in arms over court's conscription order
(Jeremy Sharon, Jerusalem Post)
Bulgarian Tourism Minister: 'Bulgarian-Russian relations in the sphere of tourism were very successful this year'
(Novinite Sofia News Agency)
Tajikistan: Id al-Adha restrictions, haj returnee celebrations banned
(Forum 18 News Service)
Religion and climate change: The Dalai Lama’s planet
(Erasmus, The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Child marriage and religion in the United States
(Ashley Belanger, Teen Vogue)
By the numbers: 10 surprising demographic facts about U.S. Jews
(Laura E. Adkins, Forward)
Neo-Nazis plan to march near Swedish synagogue on Yom Kippur
(Josefin Dolsten, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
British Muslims twice as likely to espouse anti-Semitic views, survey suggests
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Israel’s Supreme Court strikes down law increasing number of draft exemptions for yeshiva students
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
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