Law and Religion Headlines

Wednesday, 9 March 2016

Parliament chair introduces new executive director
(Robert Sellers, Parliament of the World's Religions Blog)

Human Rights Council 31, Geneva: UK statement on freedom of religion or belief, 9 March 2016
(gov.uk)

Freedoms of religion and of expression: “Twin rights” in fighting incitement to hatred
(United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner)

Georgian constitution could define marriage as union between man and woman
(Interfax-Religion)

Women across faiths challenge patriarchy within religion
(The Hindu)

Pakistan: Interfaith League rallies
(The Nation)

Minister pledges commitment to end interfaith disputes, says doesn’t want Islam misused
(MalayMail Online)

DOJ announces new effort to 'promote religious freedom' in the nation's schools
(Susan Jones, CNS News)

UVA Prof: ‘Helping to make a religiously prohibited wedding the best…is to assist a sacrilege’
(Barbara Hollingsworth, CNS News)

Anti-atheist terrorism: A new threat
(Roy Speckhardt, HuffPost Religion)

Religious liberty update: Court to explain their own religion to nuns?
(Charlotte Hays, Independent Women's Forum)

Missouri religious liberty amendment passes; filibuster ends after 39 hours
(Bradford Richardson, The Washington Times)

Missouri state senators filibuster for 36 hours to stop religious freedom law
(Stephanie Ebbs, ABC)

How Slovakia’s prime minister handed an election to right-wing extremists
(Jan Culik, The Conversation)

Religious discrimination rising in divisive times, panelists told
(Tim Darragh, N.J. News)

Takeover of opposition newspaper is a death warrant for free speech in Turkey
(Ahmet Erdi Öztürk, The Conversation)

India: Hindu radicals arrested for attack on Pentecostal church
(Mark Woods, Christian Today)

Analysis: Israel's religious-based tribalism could lead to its downfall
(Jeremy Sharon, The Jerusalem Post)

Regulation of UK madrassas is acceptable to spiritual and traditional Muslims
(Guest Blog: Irfan Al-Alawi, Lapido Media: Centre for Religious Literacy in World Affairs)

Martin Luther King's legacy lives on - among Egypt's battered liberals
(Jayson Casper, Lapido Media: Centre for Religious Literacy in World Affairs)

No weddings, one funeral … and a book of stamps
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

Islam, women’s seating and discrimination
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)

Australian court says sex-segregated seating at Muslim lecture violates anti-discrimination law
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

FLDS leader Lyle Jeffs denied bond in food stamp fraud case
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Court says jihadist's religious faith was not reason for life sentence
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Connecticut soup kitchen to remain open following settlement
(Evan Seeman, JD Supra)

RLUIPA challenge settled; soup kitchen gets permit to operate
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Church employee fired over same-sex marriage sues Chicago archdiocese
(Chicago Tribune)

Fired gay music director sues Chicago archdiocese for discrimination
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

EVENT, 7-9 March 2016: Conference: "The Legitimate Scope of Religious Establishment"
(Program, Fondazione Marcianum)

Iran and Saudi Arabia: The religious roots of a political conflict
(Jaume Flaquer SJ, EuropeInfos: Christian perspectives on the EU)

The role of Christians in today’s Europe
(Herman Van Rompuy President Emeritus of the European Council, EuropeInfos: Christian perspectives on the EU)

Dialogue – a vital issue for the Church and for Europe
(Martin Maier SJ JESC, EuropeInfos: Christian perspectives on the EU)

Islam gave more respect, rights to women than any other religion: Shujat
(The Nation)

Missouri filibuster ends on bill deemed anti-gay
(David Gibson, Religion News Service)

Tuesday, 8 March 2016

Is the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organization or a firewall against violent extremism?
(Marc Lynch, The Washington Post: The Monkey Cage)

'Trump's evangelicals': Who are they?
(Molly Jackson, The Christian Science Monitor)

The EU talks the talk on gender equality – but in a male voice
(Charlotte O'Brien, The Conversation)

In Israel, Jews are united by homeland but divided into very different groups
(Kelsey Jo Starr and David Masci, Pew Research Center Fact Tank)

Humorous ads targeting Muslim stereotypes debut on N.Y.C. subway
(Marcus E. Howard, Reuters)

Supreme Court denies cert. in bus ad case; Thomas dissents
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Justice Department wins religious discrimination lawsuit against Colorado City, Arizona, and Hildale, Utah
(Press Release, U.S. Department of Justice)

Jury: FLDS towns discriminated against nonbelievers
(Jacques Billeaud, Associated Press)

Federal jury says FLDS twin towns discriminated
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Missouri Democrats filibuster gay discrimination amendment for faith groups
(Religion News Service)

'Bold steps needed' to give hope to Iraq groups facing uncertain future, says UN expert
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

Egyptian parliament to draft law banning niqab in government institutions, public places
(Hend El-Behary, Egypt Independent)

Local Muslims cautious about new Idaho anti-Shariah bill
(Michael H. O'Donnell, Idaho State Journal)

US airstrike kills 150 Al-Shabaab militants 1 year after terror group slaughtered 150 Christian students
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)

Husband of Muslim nanny who beheaded 4-Y-O girl arrested, suspected of radicalizing wife with Islamic law
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)

Caller threatens to burn down Christian bakers' home and 'violate' son for refusing to bake gay wedding cake
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)

Coalition to finalise marriage equality plebiscite details next week as July election looms
(Lenore Taylor, The Guardian)

Congo-born priest resigns from German parish after racist threats
(Rosie Scammell, Religion News Service)

Bavarian officials and residents are rallying in support of a Congolese-born priest
(Kirsten Grieshaber, Associated Press, The Big Story)

Officials from China's Xinjiang region say extremism waning
(Gary Shih, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

In China, the state decides who can come back from the dead
(Jonathan Kaiman, Los Angeles Times)

California pro-LGBT bill aims to impose travel ban to 21 states that have religious freedom laws
(Jonah Hicap, Christian Today)

An Israeli leader wants to put Jerusalem’s Arabs on the other side of new walls
(William Booth and Ruth Eglash, The Washington Post)

U.S. 'disappointed' by India's visa refusal for religious rights panel
(Reuters)

Bait and switch? Contradictory Iran election coverage still has an uncertain ending
(Ira Rifkin, Get Religion (blog))

India church attack spotlights concerns about religious intolerance
(Anjana Pasricha, Voice of America)

Judge to decide future of polygamous towns in Arizona, Utah
(Jacques Billeaud, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Justice Department announces new interagency initiative to combat religious discrimination
(The United States Department of Justice: Office of Public Affairs)

Israel’s religiously divided society
(Pew Research Center Religion & Public Life)

The racialization of religion began long before today's Islamophobia
(Murali Balaji, HuffPost Religion)

Women's day war-cry: 'Must reclaim right to religion'
(Ankita Sinha, NDTV)

British bishop declares solidarity with persecuted atheists
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)

7 key findings about religion and politics in Israel
(Michael Lipka, Pew Research Center Fact Tank)

How to address Indonesia's religious cults
(U.S. News)

Nigeria joining Islamic coalition against terror has nothing to do with religion, says minister
(Daniel, Information Nigeria)

Fighting trafficking through religion
(Syed Mohammed, The Times of India)

Catholic school reconsiders transgender student ban
(Aysha Khan, Religion News Service)

Israel fractures by faith on politics and society
(Lauren Markoe, Religion News Service)

China’s efforts to mold Christianity in its own image draw resistance
(Matt Moir, Religion News Service)

Comment: Caste and religion, once important in Indian matches, are becoming less relevant
(Catherine Scott, SBS News)

EuropeInfos: Articles on Migration & Asylum
(Various authors, EuropeInfos: Christian perspecitves on the EU)

International Women's Day 2016

About International Women's Day (8 March)

International Women's Day 2016 (UN Women)

International Women’s Day:Today's top ten front pages
(Ann Marie Watson, Newseum:Today's Front Pages)

International Women's Day: What is it, how did it start and why is it still needed?
(Radhika Sanghani, The Telegraph)

International Women's Day 2016: What is it? Why was it set up?
(Jess Staufenberg, Independent)

International Women's Day 2016: How it'll be celebrated around the world
(Tufayel Ahmed, Newsweek)

Celebrating International Women’s Day around the world
(Justin Wm. Moyer, The Washington Post)

Women charting a new course on peace and security statistics: Global luminaries highlight the patterns
(Kathleen Kuehnast and Danielle Robertson, United States Institute of Peace: The Olive Branch)

UN official (Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka) explains why new global development agenda is good news for women
(UN News Centre)

New UN initiative aims to protect millions of girls from child marriage
(UN News Centre)

International Women's Day 2016 takes on gender parity
(Emily Crockett, Vox)

On International Women's Day, UN officials call to 'Step It Up' for gender equality
(UN News Centre)

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