Law and Religion Headlines
Wednesday, 6 September 2017
The problem when Christians become armchair quarterbacks
(Phil Cooke, Phil Cooke: Creating Influence that Inspires Change)
Model parental rights in child's education policy proposed in California
(Karen England, Christian News Wire)
Out of the shadows: Muslims in Egypt are trying to preserve its Jewish heritage
(The Economist)
'A great project for all Egyptians': Egypt to repair synagogue in city of eight Jews
(Ruth Michaelson, The Guardian)
Burkini bans causing waves in Egypt
(Amira Sayed Ahmed, Al Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
Britons reject creationism but some find evolutionary theory lacking, too
(Catherine Pepinster, Religion News Services)
Religious leaders overwhelmingly condemn Trump ending DACA
(Emily McFarlan Miller, Religion News Services)
Save DACA: We U.S. Jews won't let Trump end the American Dream
(Melanie Nezer, Haaretz)
Catholic faith moves Houston’s ‘Mattress Mack’ to shelter Hurricane Harvey victims
(Bobby Ross Jr., Religion News Services)
Texas churches damaged by Harvey sue FEMA
(Press Release, Becket Law)
Texas churches flooded by Harvey sue FEMA for discrimination
(Kate Shellnutt, Christianity Today)
A big loss for moderate evangelicalism
(Mark Silk, RNS Column: Spiritual Politics)
First cathedral for Mother Teresa is consecrated in Kosovo
(Valerie Plesch, Religion News Services)
Washington National Cathedral to remove windows honoring Confederate generals
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Services)
Kazakhstan: Worship banned
(Forum 18 News Service)
First Turkish aid to Myanmar's Rohingya Muslims to be delivered Thursday - Turkish Red Crescent head
(Interfax-Religion)
Religious Zionist youth movement officially reopens in Germany after eight decades
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Hundreds of Russian children found in Mideast orphanages
(Yekaterina Chulkovskaya, Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East)
Germany’s different measures on the Islamic veil
(Delphine Nerbollier, La Croix International)
Lamb ad insensitive and disrespectful, say Hindus and Anglicans
(Amanda Meade, The Guardian)
Losing faith in Rouhani, Iranian women ever defiant
(Narges Bajoghli, Al-Monitor: Iran Pulse)
In Mecca, separating religion and state isn't so easy
(Anisa Mehdi, Stratfor)
At Indian offices, top executives are using religion and spirituality to make ethical decisions
(Subramaniam Ananthramand Christopher Chan, Quartz India)
Central Asian mother beaten while pregnant, afraid to lose her child – for being a Christian
(World Watch Monitor)
Nepal criminalises conversions and ‘hurting religious sentiment’
(World Watch Monitor)
Keeping an eye on religion-infused intolerance in Chechnya, Myanmar and the U.S.A.
(Ira Rifkin, GetReligion)
“We didn’t focus on Muslim, Jewish, Christian:" Teens from three faiths bond for the environment
(Irene Bowers, The Virginian-Pilot)
Kalashi society model of interfaith tolerance: NCHR
(Pakistan Observer)
Opinion: Ramzan Kadyrov wants to be global Muslim number one
(Konstantin Eggert, Deutsche Welle)
New data from Britain: 53 percent of adults say they have ‘no religion’
(Simon Caldwell, Catholic News Service)
Churches challenge FEMA's bar on disaster aid to houses of worship
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Catholic leaders denounce Trump’s immigration cruelty
(John Gehring, Commonweal)
House rules committee to decide on amendments to IRS house of worship protections
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Justice Department and Bensalem Township settle lawsuit over alleged Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act violations
(Press Release, U.S. Department of Justice)
Feds: Bensalem mosque can be built pending approvals after lawsuit settled
(Chris English, Bucks County Courier Times)
RLUIPA suits over mosque construction are settled
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
India: cautious response to appointment of first Christian to Modi’s cabinet
(Anto Akkara, World Watch Monitor)
Nepal: New law criminalizes religious conversion
(Eurasia)
Jewish woman sues restaurant over bacon in veggie omelet
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Jharkhand Guv approves Freedom of Religion bill, land act; BJP welcomes move
(Prashant Pandey, The Indian Express)
What drives displacement and refuge?
(Alexander Betts and Paul Collier, OUPblog)
Explaining the Muslim pilgrimage of hajj
(Ken Chitwood, The Conversation)
EVENT, 6 September 2017: EPRID Event in the European Parliament on Religious Freedom and Business
(European Platform on Religious Intolerance and Discrimination)
Myanmar blocks UN aid to civilians caught in Rohingya crisis
(UCANews)
Modi lauds Suu Kyi’s leadership in Myanmar peace process
(The Quint)
The shameful silence of Aung San Suu Kyi
(Ishaan Tharoor, The Washington Post)
Sally Quinn and her ghosts: A memoir about magic, sex, spirituality and the religion beat
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Tuesday, 5 September 2017
Ecclesiastical court judgments – August
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Female genital mutilation
(Daniel Mark, Arc of the Universe: Ethics and Global Justice)
Law and religion round-up – 3rd September
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Arabs and Jews unite against Netanyahu's divide and rule tactics
(SHlomi Eldar, Al Monitor: Israel Pulse)
Classic MZ: How many stupid believers must government heroes save off houses in Houston?
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
President Donald J. Trump proclaims September 3, 2017, as a National Day of Prayer for the victims of Hurricane Harvey and for our national response and recovery efforts
(Office of the Press Secretary, The White House)
Religious political pressure threatens Saturday football
(Jeremy Sharon, Jerusalem Post)
The Ministry of Tourism makes routes for religious tourism in Bulgaria
(Novinite Sofia News Agency)
Swiss president and World Council of Churches agree on North Korea: Use negotiation
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Tbilisi court sentences priest found guilty of trying to kill patriarch's secretary to 9 years
(Interfax-Religion)
Mufti Gainutdin calls on Muslims to participate only in authorized actions following events in Myanmar
(Interfax-Religion)
Chechnya head ready to speak against Moscow's course if Russia supports Myanmar authorities
(Interfax-Religion)
Erdoğan accuses Myanmar of ‘genocide’ as thousands of Rohingya flee to Bangladesh
(The Guardian)
As Rohingyas flee Myanmar, India needs to drop religious criteria in its refugee law
(Nafees Ahmad, The Conversation)
Over 1 mln join Grozny rally in defense of Myanmar's Muslims – organizers
(Interfax-Religion)
Vigilante act against Jehovah's Witnesses in public
(SOVA Center for News and Analysis, Russia Religion News)
Jehovah's Witnesses verdict made to order
(Ksenia Sergazina, SOVA Center for News and Analysis)
More violence regarding film hated by Orthodox activists
(Znak, Russia Religion News)
Pastors who stood by Trump after Charlottesville plead for him to show ‘heart’ for ‘dreamer’ immigrants
(Frances Stead Sellers, The Washington Post)
Jewish groups attack Trump’s call to end DACA immigration program
(Ron Kampeas, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Defying Catholic appeals, Trump moves to end DACA program
(Christopher White, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Public transportation on Shabbat is not essential need, Israeli government tells Supreme Court
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Europe’s far-right proves it’s possible to be pro-Israel and anti-Semitic
(Tamara Micner, Forward)
China's 'betrayal' - BRICS leaders slam Pakistan-based jihadi groups
(Shamil Shams, Deutsche Welle)
This is why a growing number of teachers want more lessons on religion in school
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News Faith)
Pope’s trip to Colombia unlikely to stem flight from pews
(Alba Tobella, Associated Press)
Church leaders protest ‘attempt to weaken Christian presence’ in Jerusalem
(Udi Shaham, Jerusalem Post)
Christian church heads in Jerusalem protest two government actions
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Michael Cromartie, who guided journalists on religion, dies at 67
(Sam Roberts, The New York Times)
In praise of Equipoise
(David Brooks, The New York Times)
U.S. Ambassador: North Korean leadership "begging for war"
(Ryan Duncan, Christian Headlines)
Turkey's mass persecution, abuse of Christians detailed in new report
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
Egypt seeks to battle extremism through religious education
(Reham Mokbel, Al Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
How Egypt is promoting education for Syrian refugees
(Ahmed Aleem, Al Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
Pro-Iranian Shiite factions lose popular support in Iraq
(Ali Mamouri, Al Monitor: Iraq Pulse)
How Islamic State is undermining peace prospects in Libya
(Mustafa Fetouri, Al Monitor)
Fostering row exposes how words fail us when we talk about Muslims in Britain
(Kenan Malik, The Guardian)
What we should learn from the Muslim foster care row
(Mike Stein, David Shannon, Dr. Ray Jones, and Judith Martin, The Guardian)
Same-sex marriage debate: conservative Muslims steer clear for fear of backlash
(Paul Karp, The Guardian)
'We are an example to the Arab world': Tunisia's radical marriage proposals
(Simon Speakman Cordall and Mona Mahmood, The Guardian)
Donald Trump is no saint, but I know why evangelicals love him
(Josiah Hesse, The Guardian)
United Patriots Front trio found guilty of inciting serious contempt of Muslims
(Australian Associated Press, The Guardian)
Questioning evolution is neither science denial nor the preserve of creationists
(Fern Elsdon-Baker, The Guardian)
Top ways millenials practice religion
(Derek Welch, World Religion News)
Muslim community provides shelter to flood victims
(Alison Lesley, World Religion News)
Catholics and Protestants in historic harmony
(Alison Lesley, World Religion News)
Anti-gay group compares critics to Nazis
(Alison Lesley, World Religion News)
Eid al-Adha: A Muslim holiday to honor Prophet Abraham’s ultimate sacrifice
(Nadia Ahmad, Religion News Services)
Pope and Orthodox Christian leader issue unprecedented appeal for the environment
(Christopher Lamb, Religion News Services)
Pope: Seeking clarity, I saw psychoanalyst weekly years ago
(The Associated Press, Religion News Services)
Hajj pilgrimage offers US traveler a reset
(Yonat Shimron, Religion News Services)
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