Law and Religion Headlines
Thursday, 27 July 2017
Illegal to be gay - Scotland's history
(David MacNicol, BBC Scotland, BBC News)
This week: Dwayne Leslie, A Peaceful Coexistence
(Newseum Institute: 5 Minutes of Religious Freedom)
Heritage Lottery Fund Grants for Places of Worship Scheme: update
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Wednesday, 26 July 2017
Trump to nominate Sam Brownback as religious freedom ambassador
(John Hanna, Religion News Service)
Nigerian woman wins UN award for work re-integrating Boko Haram victims
(Illia Djadi, World Watch Monitor)
Letter from Africa: Freed Boko Haram 'wives' return to captors
(BBC News Africa)
U.S. Muslims Concerned About Their Place in Society, but Continue to Believe in the American Dream
(Pew Research Center Religion & Public Life)
Muslim Americans worry about discrimination but profess faith in the American dream
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)
Venezuela on the verge of collapse: Economic, social, and political challenges
(Hudson Institute)
5 facts about the Dunkirk evacuation
(Joe Carter, Christian Headlines)
Symposium: Combating terrorist financing through corporate liability under the Alien Tort Statute
(Michael Barr, SCOTUSblog)
How can the Catholic Church promote peace in the Holy Land?
(Hannah Brockhaus, Catholic News Agency)
Pro-life groups praise new Missouri bill curbing abortion
(Catholic News Agency)
These Chicago Catholics have a game plan for evangelization
(Perry West, Catholic News Agency)
Families of Iran's prisoners beg Congress to advocate for their release
(Matt Hadro, Catholic News Agency)
Muslims in the U.S. face increased discrimination, Pew report says
(Kelly Mcevers and Leila Fadel, NPR)
When Jewish parents decide not to circumcise
(Zoe Greenberg, The New York Times)
Iran wary as Iraqi Kurds vie for independence
(Lyndsey Koh, Mission Network News)
“Why I risked my life to convert to Zoroastrianism”
(Corinne Redfern, Stylist)
Young, Female, and Pro-Trump How white evangelical millennials are defying political predictions
(Kate Shellnutt, Christianity Today | Women)
Why a postwar legal debate over the impact of private sex still matters today
(Kim McGuire, The Conversation)
U.S. ramps up pressure on North Korea
(Reagan Hoezee, Mission Network News)
Israel bars five US Jewish, Christian and Muslim leaders backing boycott effort
(Associated Press, The Guardian)
Muslim feminist plans to open liberal mosque in Britain
(Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian)
Turkey's Erdogan says Israel damaging Jerusalem's 'Islamic character'
(Tuvan Gumrukcu and Ece Toksabay, Reuters)
Erdoğan: Israel is harming Jerusalem’s Islamic character
(Peter Beaumont, The Guardian)
Jehovah’s Witnesses criticised over handling of child abuse case
(Alice Ross, The Guardian)
Face veils and respect for British culture
(Letters, The Guardian)
No Jesus and no Christmas cards could soon be a reality in Australian school campuses under new proposals
(Stephanie Velez, Christian Today)
Lawsuit filed over rainbow flag outside CA lawmakers offices
(Gary Nguyen, World Religion News)
PETA critizes NAG Panchami Hindu festival
(Gary Nguyen, World Religion News)
Italy's drought is so bad they turned off the Vatican fountains
(Corey Barnett, World Religion News)
Evangelical pastors are showing their support for Donald Trump Jr. and Jared Kushner during Russia probe investigation
(Nathan Glover, World Religion News)
Rouhani: US House bill repetition of past sanctions
(Al Monitor Staff, Al Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East)
Women gain foothold at Iran's seminaries
(Mahmoud Pargoo, Al Monitor: Iran Pulse)
Netanyahu's scandals run deep
(Ben Caspit, translated by Danny Wool, Al Monitor: Israel Pulse)
Evangelical leaders rally around Kushner amid Russia probe
(Jill Colvin, Religion News Service)
Is the Catholic Church a capsizing ship?
(Chris Lowney, Religion News Service)
Clergy march in a ‘funeral procession’ to protest health care repeal
(Madeleine Buckley, Religion News Service)
A philosopher argues why no one has the right to refuse services to LGBT people
(Mark R. Reiff, Religion News Service)
Vatican Cardinal Pell faces Australian court on sex charges
(Kristen Gelineau, Religion News Service)
Wave of distressing news underscores intersection of issues for American and Israeli Jews
(Ira Rifkin, GetReligion)
Open letter from USCIRF Commissioner John Ruskay to Bagir Kazikhanov
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Where even God doesn't help: The Washington Post chronicles the despair of rural poor
(Julia Duin, GetReligion)
Slaves of Isis: the long walk of the Yazidi women
(Cathy Otten, The Guardian)
A litmus test: Supreme Court must interpret Constitution in a manner that ensures right to privacy
(Faizan Mustafa, The Indian Express)
Prominent national religious rabbis applaud stance against gay adoption
(Jeremy Sharon, Jerusalem Post)
American Muslims growing more liberal, survey shows
(Daniel Burke, CNN)
Russian human rights commissioner ready to take up Jehovah's Witnesses' cases
(RIA Novosti, Russia Religion News)
Keep political campaigns out of the churches
(Los Angeles Times)
The morality tale of health care reform
(Marie Griffith, Religion & Politics: Fit for Polite Company)
Why Ram Nath Kovind does not have to be a rubber stamp of NDA
(Faizan Mustafa and Yogesh Pratap Singh, Hindustan Times)
There is no divide between Islam and American culture
(Reza Aslan, Foreign Policy)
Canada strips citizenship of ex-Nazi for a fourth time
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
ADL condemns sermons by California imams that called for destruction of Jews
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Russia could assume role in resolving conflict around Temple Mount in Jerusalem - Palestinian ambassador
(Interfax-Religion)
Israeli ambassador to Russia hopes Moscow to support security measures on Jerusalem's Temple Mount
(Interfax-Religion)
Amid Temple Mount clashes, Jewish activists dream of rebuilt temple
(Sam Kestenbaum, Forward)
The Christian example of the Temple Mount conflict
(Mark Silk, RNS Column: Spiritual Politics)
Israel commits to preserve full access to holy places in Jerusalem - ambassador to Russia
(Interfax-Religion)
Al-Aqsa protests unite Jerusalemites
(Daoud Kuttab, Al Monitor: Palestine Pulse)
Vatican: Jerusalem needs “internationally guaranteed” special status
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Salafist Sven Lau, handed jail sentence for terror-related charges
(Deutsche Welle)
The religious right & wrong: A valid critique gets a mangled delivery
(Commonweal)
New poll shows increase in discrimination, support experienced by American Muslims
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Trump says transgender people should be barred from military
(Catherine Lucey and Robert Burns, Associated Press, ABC News)
Religious leaders respond to Trump’s transgender military ban
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)
Transgenders banned from military service, announces President Trump
(Veronica Neffinger, Christian Headlines)
Trump administration reverses policy allowing transgender individuals to serve in military
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
EEOC files two religious discrimination suits
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
EEOC sues MVM, Inc. for racial harassment, religious discrimination and retaliation
(Press Release, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission)
Tim Horton's in Romulus sued by EEOC for failure to provide religious accommodation
(Press Release, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission)
Muslim franchisee sues KFC over religious-claims policy
(Emily Zantow, Courthouse News Service)
KFC franchisee sues over right to sell halal chicken
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Flip side of GetReligion's coin: Some people (journalists) really think religion is fake
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
The Independent somehow manages to quote zero Jews in news about Jewish school
(George Conger, GetReligion)
Why it's a bad idea to tell students words are violence
(Jonathan Haidt and Greg Lukianoff, The Atlantic)
How refugees are fighting back against border controls
(Deanna Dadusc, The Conversation)
As vote looms, here's what bishops think about Trump's border wall
(Matt Hadro, Catholic News Agency)
Father fights for five-year-old son to wear turban at Melbourne Christian school
(Timna Jacks, The Age)
Parents of baby Charlie Gard find doctor to allow him to die away from hospital - lawyer
(Michael Holden and Estelle Shirbon, Reuters)
Charlie Gard raises questions of parents' rights, government limits
(Elise Harris, Catholic News Agency)
The life of Charlie Gard: Whose decision is it anyway?
(Richard Kocur, Christian Headlines)
Three ways the Charlie Gard case could affect future end-of-life cases globally
(Neera Bhatia, The Conversation)
9 things you should know about eugenics
(Joe Carter, The Gospel Coalition)
What are we for?
(Cole Aronson, First Things)
Iran judiciary chief demands US release prisoners, assets
(Jurist: Paper Chase)
UN rights expert voices concern over worsening situation in Myanmar
(Jurist: Paper Chase)
Tuesday, 25 July 2017
Freedom of Conscience in Russia: Restrictions and Challenges in 2016
(SOVA Center for Information and Analysis)
Russia: Misuse of Anti-Extremism in June 2017
(SOVA Center for Information and Analysis)
Russia: Racism and Xenophobia in June 2017
(SOVA Center for Information and Analysis)
With democratization comes more religious freedom and less terrorism
(Sahar Aziz, Religious Freedom Institute: Cornerstone Blog)
Abductions of two priests in Congo a growing concern
(Fredrick Nzwili, Religion News Service)
UK to make it a snap to switch gender
(Michael Cook, MercatorNet)
Another Great Irish Bake Off: Dublin’s own “gay cake” case
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Israel offers unprecedented benefits to bring home Jewish cultists
(Tamara Zieve, Jerusalem Post)
Bulgaria: Three committees will meet in the National Assembly today
(Novinite Sofia News Agency)
Kazakhstan: Twentieth known 2017 criminal conviction
(Forum 18 News Service)
Turkish Council of State hands down historic decision on electricity expenses of cemevis
(Hürriyet Daily News)
Turkish president accuses Israel of trying to take Al-Aqsa mosque from Muslims
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
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