Law and Religion Headlines
Wednesday, 19 April 2017
North Korean standoff prompts ministry call to action
(Ruth K'lama, Mission Network News)
Where does referendum leave Turkey's ties with West?
(Semih Idiz, Al Monitor: Turkey Pulse)
Two Arkansas executions called off, but five remain planned
(Catholic News Agency)
Can a judge be impartial and an activist? Arkansas judge who halted executions pushes boundaries
(David Montero, Los Angeles Times)
Can midwives be pro-life? Apparently not in Sweden
(Catholic News Agency)
Why nullity cases always include a defender of the bond
(Barbara Bustamante, Catholic News Agency)
President Trump addresses persecution and religious freedom in weekend message
(Scott Slayton, Christian Headlines)
Charge dropped against minister in unmedicated granddaughter's death
(Barbara Miller, Penn Live)
Assad regime reportedly holding Syrian boy in viral video under house arrest
(Amanda Casanova, Christian Headlines)
The Australian Christian Lobby is wrong. Australians don't support a gag rule
(Rebecca Huntley, The Guardian)
Indian Christians protest at Good Friday launch of ‘Digital India Day’
(Anto Akkara, World Watch Monitor)
Hate crime law results in few convictions and lots of disappointment
(Ryan Katz, Religion News Service)
Muslim men compete to be next prayer caller in the 'American Idol' style contest
(Alison Lesley, World Religion News)
Religious assessments of Trump v. Obama
(Mark Silk, RNS Column: Spiritual Politics)
Court enters housing and policing injunctions against FLDS-dominated towns
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
EVENT, 19 April 2017: U.S. Policy Analyst Catherine Cosman to discuss Russian religious liberty and foreign policy during lecture
(King's College, Wilkes-Barre, PA)
Polygamy trial set to begin for Winston Blackmore, accused of marrying 24 times
(The Canadian Press)
EVENT: 19 April 2017, The Souls of China: The Return of Religion after Mao
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
U.S. top court to hear key religious rights case involving Missouri church
(Lawrence Hurley, Religion News Service)
Tuesday, 18 April 2017
Supreme Court's Gorsuch expected to sway religious rights cases
(Nathan Glover, World Religion News)
Hundreds gather at attacked Egyptian church to mourn bombing dead
(Mostafa Salem, Reuters)
Who are the Coptic Christians?
(Paul Rowe, The Conversation)
Research shows why Islam is growing faster than other religions
(Derek Welch, World Religion News)
8 in 10 Filipinos still believe religion is important — SWS
(Inquirer.net)
Peace is development motto: Minister
(The Hindu)
Pakistan hate speech investigation against clerics after student killed for alleged blasphemy
(Jibran Ahmed, Reuters)
Catholics in the Philippines re-enact crucifixion, pray for drug victims
(Ronn Bautista, Reuters Africa)
"Yes" vote for executive presidency raises concern about democracy in Turkey
(Source: Xinhua, New China)
Faith groups call for action at UN atomic weapons' talks that nuclear-armed nations boycott
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Greek Paganism legally recognized as ‘known religion’ in Greece
(Cara Schulz, The Wild Hunt: Modern Pagan News & Commentary)
Three in ten Germans believe in life after death
(Evangelical Focus)
Europe fears Turkey will renege on migrant deal
(Hannah Lucinda Smith, Istanbul | Anthee Carassava | Bruno Waterfield, The Times)
Both sides urge court to go ahead in church-state case
(Amy Howe, SCOTUSblog)
The Supreme Court can deliver a pivotal win for school choice
(Frederick M. Hess and Grant Addison, National Review)
New wrinkle could change focus of Supreme Court church funding case
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
In America, religious groups should pay their own way
(Barry Lynn, Religion News Service)
With Trump’s nominee confirmed, the Supreme Court wades into the religion wars
(Ian Milhiser, ThinkProgress)
Supreme Court won't hear case of Central American asylum seekers
(Catholic News Agency)
Saperstein, others discuss religion and politics on Meet the Press
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty (BJC blog))
Year 29 for this column -- Yes, lots of journalists still need to get religion
(Terry Mattingly, OnReligion)
“Snap” General Election
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Marrying your sibling by accident: myth or reality?
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Summary of day four of Jehovah's Witnesses trial
(Kavkazskii Uzel, Russia Religion News)
Russian media portray Jehovah's Witnesses as American spies
(Interfax-Religiia, Russia Religion News)
Suspicion that orders from above are behind trial of Jehovah's Witnesses
(jw-ru.blogspot.com, Russia Religion News)
France's Marine Le Pen pledges to suspend all immigration to France, protect country from 'savage globalization'
(Isabelle Gerretsen, Newsweek)
Attack near Egypt's St Catherine's Monastery kills one, injures four
(Reuters, Jerusalem Post)
14 year old pregnant girl who escaped Boko Haram sees unborn child as 'gift from God'
(Stoyan Zaimov, Christian Post)
Dramatic drop in church attendance shown in Scotland
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Kazakhstan: Islamic study in Saudi Arabia a crime?
(Forum 18 News Service)
Patriarch Kirill surprised to see no intl reaction to violence against Church in Ukraine
(Interfax-Religion)
Patriarch Kirill urges global community to stop ignoring persecutions of Christians in Iraq, Syria, Africa
(Interfax-Religion)
Russian Orthodox Church comments on CMO’s Khojaly appeal
(APA)
Novaya Gazeta to urge Investigative Committee to probe reports on harassment of gays in Chechnya
(Interfax-Religion)
Russian newspaper fears for staff after Chechen clerics vow vengeance
(Andrew Osborne, Reuters)
Anti-evangelism law still in effect--against Pentecostals
(SOVA Center for News and Analysis, Russia Religion News)
Ukrainians celebrate Easter more than Russians
(Portal-credo.ru, Russia Religion News)
Government leaders show favor to Orthodox church
(Interfax-Religiia, Russia Religion News)
To these pastors, saving the Colorado River is a divine command
(Fernanda Santos, The New York Times)
New York State to establish hate crimes task force
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Photo of Hasidic Jewish couple, nursing Muslim woman on NYC subway goes viral
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Dutch city allows pro-Hamas event, bans counter-protest
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
What’s behind recent eruptions of anti-Semitism?
(John Lloyd, Reuters)
The Nyau cult: unmasking one of Africa’s secret societies
(Silja Fröhlich, Deutsche Welle)
Georgetown University apologizes for role in slave trade
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)
Immigrants aren’t getting health care, so parish brings it to them
(Catholic News Service, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Trump won’t meet Pope, and it may be a while on an ambassador
(John L. Allen Jr., Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
In light of Easter Sunday, a look at where presidents have attended church in the capital
(Catherine Lucey, Associated Press)
Has Trump found religion in the Oval Office?
(Matthew Nussbaum, Politico)
Science and religion—keep talking (Responding to: The March for Science: Is there a place for Religion?)
(Walter Grazer, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Is calm transition possible after Turkey's referendum?
(A correspondent in Turkey, Al Monitor: Turkey Pulse)
Referendum results divide Turkey
(Julie Bourdon, Mission Network News)
In supporting Erdogan, Turks cite economic and religious gains
(Patrick Kingsley, The New York Times)
Syrian regime evacuates civilians from Homs' last rebel-held area
(Asaad Hanna, Al Monitor: Syria Pulse)
Shiite militias prepare for education 'revolution' in Iraq
(Hassan al-Shanoun, translated by Sahar Ghoussoub, Al Monitor: Iraq Pulse)
Pro-Francis posters go up in Rome, striking a different chord
(Hannah Brockhaus, Catholic News Agency)
Catholics heartened by stay on flurry of planned executions in Arkansas
(Matt Hadro, Catholic News Agency)
UK PM Theresa May champions role of Christianity in British society
(Veronica Neffinger, Christian Headlines)
Outrage over United Airlines and Sean Spicer but not slaughtered Christians?
(Michael Brown, Christian Post)
Gay marriage proposal to be debated by Kirk Assembly
(Reevel Alderson, BBC News)
Hardline Hindu youth call the shots on streets of northern India
(Rupam Jain, Reuters)
California mosque led by women opens doors to all
(Lisa Fernandez, Reuters)
In Netanyahu's Israel, Holocaust Remembrance Day rings false
(Bradley Burston, Haaretz)
Doctor denies genital mutilation; judge keeps her locked up
(Ed White, Associated Press)
Lawmaker seeks study of polygamous sect's South Dakota site
(James Nord, Associated Press)
Russian church desecrated in Israel
(Interfax-Religion)
Pakistan prevents another Easter attack on its Christians
(World Watch Monitor)
LDS Relief Society's new leader expresses hope for interfaith relief aid
(Derek Welch, World Religion News)
Under the hoods: the brotherhoods (and sisterhoods) of Spain’s Holy Week
(Margaret Mackay, The Conversation)
‘Wall-to-wall men’ at the Vatican’s Holy Thursday service
(Letters, The Guardian)
Spain’s freedom of speech repression is no joke
(Federico Lopez-Terra, The Conversation)
My high school’s Muslim prayer room was a lesson in religious freedom
(Hiba Siddiqi, Religion News Service)
As a Christian, I didn’t realize why my Muslim classmates needed a prayer space of their own
(Casey Jones, Religion News Service)
New study shows number of American atheists underreported
(Kimberly Winston, Religion News Service)
Texas is making it more difficult for women to get abortions, and Politico can't hide its concern
(Bobby Ross Jr., GetReligion)
How Texas is beating the Supreme Court on abortion
(Renuka Rayasam, Politico)
Guan Eng: Shabudin trying to use religion to protect himself
(Edmund Lee, The Sun Daily)
Religion politicised as tense Jakarta election goes down to the wire
(Jewel Topsfield, The Sydney Morning Herald)
‘Dirty’ Jakarta election looms as religious politics resurface
(Fergus Jensen and Tom Allard, Religion News Service)
Canadian polygamy law on trial for the first time in 127 years
(Daphne Bramham, Vancouver Sun)
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