Law and Religion Headlines
Monday, 31 July 2017
Religious groups join suit against ‘sanctuary cities’ law
(Philip Jankowski, Austin American-Statesman)
Religious literacy popular topic with Prospect High students, parents
(Eileen O. Daday, Chicago Daily Herald)
Eight churches in Baghdad close their doors forever as Christians continue to flee Iraq
(Sandra Elliot, Christian Headlines)
Iraq must now rebuild itself – and that means fixing its dreadful governance
(Pamela Abbott, Andrea Teti, and Kevin M. DeJesus, The Conversation)
The way out of partisan gerrymandering
(The Christian Century)
Controlled drugs, religion and Article 9: Beneficent Spiritist Center União Do Vegetal
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Why churches still matter for immigration reform
(Amy Frykholm, The Christian Century)
What the 'government schools' critics really mean
(Katherine Stewart, New York Times)
Aesthetics, culture key to understanding Jihadists
(NPR)
Prime Minister of Pakistan steps down
(Julie Bourdon, Mission Network News)
Myanmar journalist detained for 'defaming' anti-Muslim monk
(Joseph Hincks, TIME)
Myanmar police detain journalist ahead of defamation trial
(Esther Htusan, KSL)
Mystery shrouds disappearance of first female mayor in Egypt’s Sharqiyah
(N.A. Hussein, translated by Sami-Joe Abboud, Al Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
Cert. petition filed in school board prayer case
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Humanists seek Supreme Court review of school board prayer case
(Press Release, American Humanist Association)
The U.S. Government's fight against violent extremism loses its leader
(Peter Beinart, The Atlantic)
As Trump debases the presidency, the religious right looks away
(Jennifer Rubin, The Washington Post)
Are Christian conservatives the new media bogeymen for all Donald Trump policies?
(Julia Duin, GetReligion)
Trump’s plan for Mideast peace fades
(Ben Caspit, translated by Danny Wool, Al Monitor: Israel Pulse)
What the Holy See told the UN about Middle East Christians
(Catholic News Agency)
As Senate health care bill fails, pro-lifers vow to continue fighting
(Matt Hadro, Catholic News Agency)
Texas Senate passes bill banning general insurance plans from covering abortion
(Catholic News Agency)
Religious leaders are protesting a coal mine in Australia
(Kelly Frazier, World Religion News)
The El Salvadoran who helped rescue 40,000 Jews from the Holocaust
(Catholic News Agency)
Unborn babies can detect different languages, new study says
(Catholic News Agency)
Huge protests all over India about Muslim violence, both Christians and Hindus get involved
(Gary Nguyen, World Religion News)
India: Ministry combats trafficking through victim rescue and community transformation
(Lyndsey Koh, Mission Network News)
Pope calls for greater commitment to fight human trafficking
(The Associated Press, Religion News Service)
Kentucky public schools will now have Bible literacy classes
(Derek Welch, World Religion News)
Dalai Lama says caste system is against religion
(Corey Barnett, World Religion News)
Yes, you can be a gay Christian
(Kelly Frazier, World Religion News)
What can you wear to the beach if your religion insists on modesty?
(Gary Nguyen, World Religion News)
New art exhibit explores religious roots of slavery
(Derek Welch, World Religion News)
Muslim cemetery latest ban disappoints and angers
(Gary Nguyen, World Religion News)
A ban on Muslim cemeteries is an attack on us all
(Peter Stockland, Convivium)
Controversial Christian plaque removed in Tennesse
(Gary Nguyen, World Religion News)
Archbishop of Canterbury: my heart breaks for Charlie Gard's family
(Kevin Rawlinson, The Guardian)
Selfies in church? It’s not really the end of the world
(Barbara Ellen, The Guardian)
The article that changed my view … of how to tackle extremism
(Sophie Zeldin-O'Neill, The Guardian)
Orange Order: Protestants told not to use ‘RIP’ as it is Catholic superstition
(Pádraig Collins, The Guardian)
A battle for the souls of refugees
(Jenn Lindsay, Religion News Service)
Scientists, theologians ponder if latest biological findings are more compatible with religion
(Tom Heneghan, Religion News Service)
Why a 2,500-year-old Hebrew poem still matters
(David W. Stowe, Religion News Service)
Yes, I kissed the Western Wall
(Jeffrey Salkin, RNS Column: Martini Judaism (for those who want to be shaken and stirred))
A Bible study led by 92-year-old Jimmy Carter is a sight to behold
(Dave Schechter, Religion News Service)
‘Father Stan’s Our Man’: Okla. farm town honors hometown hero on path to sainthood
(Bobby Ross Jr., Religion News Service)
Who becomes a saint in the Catholic Church, and is that changing?
(Mathew Schmalz, Religion News Service)
Prominent Russian punk-rocker defects to U.S. over Jehovah's Witnesses ban
(Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty)
Millennials approve of religious freedom as a choice, but don't know what it means
(Scott Taylor, Deseret News National Edition: Faith)
'God's ACLU' seeks freedom for the faithful
(Tunku Varadarajan, Wall Street Journal)
To understand how religion shapes America, look to its early days
(Tom Gjelten, National Public Radio)
Bible studies at the White House: Who's inside this spiritual awakening?
(Jennifer Wishon, CBN News)
Vietnam: Religious prisoner of conscience pastor Nguyen Cong Chinh released
(Press Release, United States Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Duterte's plan to scrap Philippine rights body angers some Catholic bishops
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Istanbul to host meeting of ministers on Al-Aqsa crisis
(Novinite Sofia News Agency)
Jehovah's Witness musician seeks refuge in West
(Portal-credo.ru, Russia Religion News)
Jehovah's Witnesses tolerated in eastern Ukraine
(Official website of Donetsk People's Republic, Russia Religion News)
Nondiscrimination for all
(Jonathan Rauch, National Affairs)
Australian state Labor Party votes to recognize a Palestinian state
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
26 Venezuelan Jews flee social chaos, immigrate to Israel
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Judge axes order reducing jail time for sterilized inmates
(Joe Slama, Catholic News Agency)
When religion is prophetic
(E. J. Dionne Jr., Commonweal)
Voluntary assisted dying is not a black-and-white issue for Christians – they can, in good faith, support it
(Robyn J. Whitaker and Jason Goroncy, The Conversation)
Editing human embryos with CRISPR is moving ahead – now’s the time to work out the ethics
(Jessica Berg, The Conversation)
In its first-ever U.N. vote, the Holy See says ‘no’ to nuclear weapons
(Drew Christiansen, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
The 7,150 nuns who fought against Trumpcare
(E.J. Dionne Jr., The Washington Post)
Why offshore processing of refugees bound for Europe is such a bad idea
(Daria Davitti, The Conversation)
English marriage law discriminates against minorities – celebrants could change that
(Vishal Vora, The Conversation)
Catholic group asks U.S. government to drop appeal in HHS mandate case
(Mark Pattison, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Peace group hits ‘arbitrariness’ of military rule in Marawi
(Paulo C. Rizal, Davao Today)
Closings (Malls, small-town stores are closing all across America. And churches?)
(Martin E. Marty, University of Chicago Divinity School: Sightings)
Malaysia: Hadi contradicting himself on Constitution with Shariah Bill, interfaith group says
(Malay Mail Online)
How a Colorado school board race has national implications for education and religious liberty
(Ross Izard, The Hill)
Polygamy should never be linked with religious freedom
(Lorna Dueck, The Globe and Mail)
Christians guilty of 'crime against God' nuclear weapons protest have convictions quashed
(Ewan Palmer, International Business Times)
Florida bill allows freedom of religious expression in public schools
(Stephanie Byrne, WJHG.com)
Abortion law drafts defended by Harris
(Ellen Coyne, The Times)
Abortion vote date plan angers pro-choice side
(Justine McCarthy and Larissa Nolan, The Times)
Why journalism needs to get religion
(Katie Harrison, UnHerd)
The FAQs: What you should know about the military's transgender policy
(Joe Carter, The Gospel Coalition)
New-old habits of the postmodern heart: 'When people choose not to believe in God, they do not ... '
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Are American Jews giving up on Israel?
(Debra Kamin, Foreign Policy)
Revealed: life of teenage brides in Isis ‘Little Britain’
(Louise Callaghan, The Times)
Ministers strip 150 jihadists of UK passports
(Tim Shipman, Richard Kerbaj and Dipesh Gadher, The Times)
Does Turkey face day of reckoning with al-Qaeda in Idlib?
(Week in Review, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)
Bishop Younan accepts the Niwano Peace Prize
(The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land)
EVENT, 31 July 2017 (Jakarta): Relations between Religious Minorities, Majorities and the State in Indonesia and the United States: Current Trends and Issues
(Brett Scharffs, Yenny Wahid, Nur Syam, Febi Yonesta, Sponsors: Indonesia–US Council on Religion & Pluralism, SETARA Institute for Democracy and Peace, Wahid Foundation)
Democracy in Turkey teeters on brink of extinction
(Reagan Hoezee, Mission Network News)
Sunday, 30 July 2017
Freedom's many meanings: America's point-man on religious liberty is contentious
(Erasmus, The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Law and religion round-up – 30th July
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
The nightmare of Sam Brownback
(Mark Silk, RNS Column: Spiritual Politics)
Saturday, 29 July 2017
Clergy employment – an unusual case: Gould
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Victories put Iranian Reformists on path to repeat past failures
(Saeid Jafari, Al Monitor: Iran Pulse)
Netanyahu's crusade against Al Jazeera in Jerusalem
(Shlmi Eldar, trans. Danny Wool, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)
Erdogan’s anti-Israel rhetoric may not have impact he expects
(Cengiz Çandar, Al Monitor: Turkey Pulse)
Interfaith dialogue after the murder of Father Jacques Hamel
(Marco Ceccarelli, ABC Religion and Ethics (Australia))
Absurd violence? Breaking the cycle of hate after the murder of Father Jacques Hamel
(Austen Ivereigh, ABC Religion and Ethics (Australia))
President Trump nominates Kansas governor Sam Brownback as religious freedom ambassador
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
In a bid to promote diversity, Egypt plans to restore Alexandria synagogue
(Jacob Wirtschafter, Religion News Service)
5 faith facts about Sam Brownback: Political champion of religious freedom
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)
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