Law and Religion Headlines
Monday, 28 August 2017
Cardinal Mahony calls Trump’s pardon of Sheriff Arpaio ‘disgusting’
(Christopher White, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Guatemala bishops condemn president’s firing of anti-corruption official
(David Agren, Catholic News Service)
Jewish groups condemn Trump’s pardon of Joe Arpaio
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Philippine Jesuits: We cannot build nation on cadavers of Filipino people
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Pope to visit Bangladesh and Myanmar later this year
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Belarus court clears way for building of luxury apartments atop former Jewish cemeteries
(Cnaan Liphshiz, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Belarus court refuses to bar construction on former Jewish cemetery sites
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Presidential memorandum for the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Security
(Office of the Press Secretary, The White House)
There is no apologetic for Marxist violence
(David French, National Review)
Korea considers accepting conscientious objection
(Jung Min-ho, The Korea Times)
Algeria's Ahmadis forced to worship behind closed doors
(The New Arab)
Will same-sex marriage challenge legal protections for religions? (audio)
(Michael Quinlan, Luke Beck, Tim Vines, The Wire)
The problem with 'privilege'
(Jeffrey K. Mann, Real Clear Education)
Singapore Muslim leaders must tackle rise of anti-Shi'ism hate speech
(Syed Farid Alatas, The Straits Times Opinion)
Exclusive: Armed group stopping migrant boats leaving Libya
(Aidan Lewis and Steve Scherer, Reuters)
Why are fewer irregular migrants arriving in Italy?
(J.H., The Economist Explains)
When the state requires doctors to act against their conscience: The religious freedom implications of the referral and the direction obligations of health practitioners in Victoria and New South Wales
(Michael Quinlan, Dean, School of Law, Sydney, The University of Notre Dame Australia, BYU Law Review)
The massacre that ended the Arab Spring
(Shadi Hamid, The Atlantic)
Sunday, 27 August 2017
EVENT, 25-27 August 2017: The Samuel Griffith Society 2017 Conference: Perth
Saturday, 26 August 2017
Recent queries and comments: Bank Holiday supplement to our weekly round-up
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Weekend reads: Religious coercion, the Johnson Amendment, church-state history, and more
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Harwich church wins cemetery claim
(Doug Fraser, Cape Cod Times)
Swastika drawn on New York City church that shares space with synagogue
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Notorious opponent of Jehovah's Witnesses criticizes ruling against their Bible
(Alexander Dvorkin, Pravoslavie.Ru)
The end of tolerance: On the decline of religious freedom and the return of religious influence
(John Milbank, ABC.net.au)
An open letter from Christian scholars on racism in America today
(The Gospel Coalition)
All the President’s preachers
(Jim Winkler, The New York Times)
ND President says Catholic higher ed contributes to fighting racism
(Christopher White, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Pope’s top aide calls ISIS threats to Rome ‘worrying’
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Vatican reality check: It may not be partisan, but it’s definitely political
(John L. Allen Jr., Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Catholic priest found stabbed to death in Brazil
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Firsthand reflections on Charlottesville
(Berkley Forum, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
On symbols and symbolism: The power of religion in protest (Responding to Firsthand Reflections on Charlottesville)
(Susan Hayward, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Wrestling with “Charlottesville” in the classroom (Responding to Firsthand Reflections on Charlottesville)
(Karl Shuve, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Religious studies departments must be leaders in overcoming racism and hate (Responding to: Firsthand reflections on Charlottesville)
(Martien A. Halvorson-Taylor & Kurtis R. Schaeffer, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
For moral clarity, don't look to universities
(Chad Wellmon, The Chronicle of Higher Education)
Charter school under fire over allegedly preaching religion
(Howard Fischer, Verde News)
Dealing with the pain (Responding to: Firsthand reflections on Charlottesville)
(Kristopher Norris, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
A discussion with Jalane Schmidt on Charlottesville (Responding to Firsthand Reflections on Charlottesville)
(Jalane Schmidt, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Friday, 25 August 2017
'Burn them in their homes': What IS' new propaganda video reveals about their changing strategy
(Gemma Fox, The New Arab)
American Muslims want to increase mosque security. They’re turning to Jews for help.
(Ben Sales, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Bishops of India meet with nation’s new president
(Nirmala Carvalho, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Competing rights in the same-sex marriage debate
(Margaret Sommerville, ABC Religion and Ethics (Australia))
Idaho prisons agree to provide kosher meals, settling lawsuit
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
In limited ruling, court sides with Wisconsin photographer who declines same-sex weddings
(Catholic News Agency)
Islamic State's latest propaganda video features 10-year-old American boy threatening US President Trump
(The New Arab)
Jehovah's Witness framed with planted literature
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News)
Parolin presses Russia to give back churches taken by the Soviets
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Priest kept child porn as ‘revenge’ on God for poker losses
(Associated Press Religion)
Russia: First prosecution after Jehovah's Witness ban
(Forum 18 News Service)
Scientology on Newseum’s “5 Minutes of Religious Freedom”
(Blog, Scientology)
Venice Mayor Luigi Brugnaro says people who shout ‘Allahu akbar’ in St. Mark’s Square will be shot
(Jessica Chasmar, The Washington Times)
With ‘instant divorce’ now banned in India, many cheer but some worry
(Siddhant Mohan, Religion News Service)
Religious diplomacy: The Vatican’s secretary of state visits Moscow for the first time in 19 years
(The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
The Muslim Brotherhood in retreat: Blanket repression is the wrong way to deal with political Islamists
(The Economist)
$1M award by religious arbitration panel is vacated
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Fired employee loses religious discrimination suit against Kansas Secretary of State
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Jury rejects former Kansas Secretary of State employee’s claim she was fired for lack of church attendance
(Steve Fry, The Topeka Capital-Journal)
Antisemitic Violence in Europe, 2005-2015
(Johannes Due Enstad, UiO: C-REX – Center for Research on Extremism, University of Oslo)
Jehovah's Witnesses are banned in Russia. That doesn't stop them from worshipping.
(Tara Burton, Vox)
Charlie Hebdo draws ire with Barcelona attack cartoon
(Al Jazeera)
New Mexico paramilitary Christian group members arrested in child abuse investigation
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Muslims ′integrate′ well into Germany - but aren′t accepted
(Ben Knight, Deutsche Welle)
At least 20 people killed in mosque attack in Afghan capital
(Amit Shah, Associated Press Top News)
India faces spike in persecution
(Reagan Hoezee, Mission Network News)
4 more religious sect members arrested in New Mexico
(Russell Contreas, Associated Press US News)
UN official: Half of trapped Raqqa population are children
(Associated Press International News)
Sect leader: Commune safe, child sexual abuse claims ‘fake
(Associated Press Religion)
Ex-members detail abuse claims against Christian sect
(Russell Contreas, Associated Press Top News)
Top notch New York Times who-done-it story comes up short on Hindu roots of India's caste system
(Ira Rifkin, GetReligion)
How to get away with murder in small-town India
(Ellen Barry, The New York Times)
28 dead after Indian guru’s rape conviction triggers riots
(Shonal Ganguly and Nirmala George, Associated Press International News)
Dera Sacha Sauda cult followers issue threats against India on eve of CBI court judgment of its guru in rape case
(Ushinor Majumdar, Outlook India)
Indian cities on lockdown before guru’s rape trial verdict
(Rishabh R. Jain and Muneeza Naqvi , Associated Press)
Southern Poverty Law Center gets sued by Christians and Muslims and hardly anyone covers it
(Julia Duin, GetReligion)
Thursday, 24 August 2017
Kenyan Christians killed for refusing to recite Islamic Shahada
(World Watch Monitor)
UN troops ‘complicit’ in killing of civilians, says MP for Gambo, eastern C. African Republic
(World Watch Monitor)
USA Today offers old news on Catholic priests and sexual abuse, missing some newer angles
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
White House to give Pentagon 6 months to implement new transgender ban, report says
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)
It's a culture war, stupid
(George Weigel, First Things)
College is 'not a day care': Christian Univ head talks postmodernism, lunacy on campuses (interview)
(Brandon Showalter, The Christian Post)
One person shot and killed by 'disgruntled employee' in Charleston hostage situation
(Veronica Neffinger, Christian Headlines)
Atheist organization demands that Sen. Marco Rubio stop tweeting Bible verses
(Veronica Neffinger, Christian Headlines)
Pastors launch Christian alternative to Facebook
(Veronica Neffinger, Christian Headlines)
Egypt's Al-Azhar rejects Tunisia's calls for equal inheritance for women
(Shahira Amin, Al Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
Irish bishops advise priests with children how to 'face up' to responsibilities
(Colin Dwyer, NPR)
What our monuments (don't) teach us about remembering the past
(Leah Donnella, Kat Chow, Gene Demby, NPR)
Rabbis boycott Trump after Charlottesville remarks
(All Things Considered, NPR)
Finding new missionaries in Christian professionals
(Alex Anhalt, Mission Network News)
Egypt: Copts worship in streets after clashes over church permit
(World Watch Monitor)
Catholic Priest takes leave after disclosing he was part of KKK
(Elisa Meyer, World Religion News)
Justice or caution? The pros and cons of MKs on the Temple Mount
(Lahav Harkov, The Jerusalem Post)
Faith in recovery pt 5: Are there dangers in faith-based treatment?
(WRN Editorial Staff, World Religion News)
In today's Europe Jews are a target like everyone else
(Tamara Zieve, The Jerusalem Post)
Zimbabwe's Catholic bishops say 'it's a sin not to vote,' urge people to eject ruling party
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
New title focuses on Christianity and family law
(Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory University)
Two Jehovah's Witnesses leaders again win in court
(SOVA Center for News and Analysis, Russia Religion News)
Groups: Justice court filings defy Trump promises on religious freedom
(John Solomon, The Hill)
U.S. bishops establish committee to tackle racism
(Christopher White, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
How religious freedom can bring common ground to common foes
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News Faith)
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