Law and Religion Headlines
Saturday, 6 February 2016
Zika presents ethical quandary for Catholics
(Compiled by Jennifer Graham, Deseret News)
PEGIDA, UK: What does Tommy Robinson's 'anti-Islam' group want?
(Josh Lowe, Newsweek)
Weekend think piece: The 'Passion' that looms over the historic Rome-Moscow meeting
(Terry Mattingly, Get Religion (blog))
Letter #9: More on the Pope Francis-Patriarch Kirill Meeting in Cuba
(Robert Moynihan, Inside the Vatican)
Friday, 5 February 2016
ISIS genocide against Christians, Yazidis? European Parliament recognizes Islamic State targeting religious minorities
(Michael Kaplan, International Business Times)
Global persecution of Christians prompts historic meeting
(MIchael Holz, The Christian Science Monitor)
The Pontiff and the Patriarch
(Benjamin Soloway, Foreign Policy)
Why a meeting between the pope and Russian patriarch is finally happening
(John L. Allen Jr., Crux: Covering all things Catholic)
Statement by H.E. Ambassador Hussam al Husseini at the World Interfaith Harmony Week Celebration, KAICIID
(Hussam Al Husseini, KAICIID Dialogue Centre)
'Be open to ideas, beliefs of others,' chairman of interfaith group urges Utahns at state Capitol
(Marjorie Cortez, Deseret News)
Gunmen threaten lawyers of jailed Adventist in Pakistan
(Bettina Krause, Adventist Review)
Visit My Mosque Day: British Muslims offer tours and tea to public
(Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian)
Wheaton College faculty say school 'discriminatory' in treatment of Prof. Larycia Hawkins
(Leonardo Blair, The Christian Post)
Mississippi county forced to remove Ten Commandments display replaces it with 'In God We Trust' sign
(Katherine Weber, The Christian Post)
Iraq's top Shi'ite cleric suspends weekly political sermons
(Reporting by Stephen Kalin and Saif Hameed; Editing by Tom Heneghan, Reuters)
UNICEF report finds female genital cutting to be common in Indonesia
(Pam Belluck and Joe Cochrane, The New York Times)
Amish give up on pricey Ontario, head for new life on Prince Edward Island farms
(Kevin Bissett, CBCNews | Prince Edward Island)
Honduran cardinal warns against aborting Zika fetuses
(David Gibson, Religion News Service)
In supposed no-go zone, British Muslims, Christians say no to fanatics
(Griff Witte, The Washington Post)
Indiana culture war over gay rights worries business leaders
(Brian Slodysko, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Pope Francis to meet Patriarch Kirill of Moscow on February 12th
(Vatican News)
Pope Francis and Russian Orthodox leader to meet, warming 1,000-year chill
(Associated Press)
First ever meeting of heads of Catholic, Russian Orthodox churches scheduled in Cuba for next week
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
U.S. opposes Chabad subpoenas seeking to enforce court sanctions against Russia
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Reparative therapy practitioners, enjoined in New Jersey, move work to Israel
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Illinois woman can keep rare Book of Mormon despite bankruptcy, court rules
(Robert Patrick, St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
7th Circuit: Valuable copy of Book of Mormon exempt in bankruptcy under Illinois law
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
President speaks at National Prayer Breakfast
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Analysis: Obama mixes piety and politics at National Prayer Breakfast
(Ron Allen, NBC News)
Kenya atheist group claims bias after it was denied recognition
(Fredrick Nzwili, Religion News Service)
Beach volleyball and women’s rights in Iran?
(Minky Worden, Human Rights Watch)
A self-defense class for Muslim women, by Muslim women
(Osman Noor, Al Jazeera America)
Refugees pouring into Greece and Italy surpass last year's numbers
(Lisa De Bode, Al Jazeera America)
Buhari to int’l community: Help us out of terrorism
(Isiaka Wakili, Daily Trust)
Belarus: Colonel claims Constitution "nonsense", human rights treaties "not important"
(Forum 18 News Service)
California forces churches to cover abortion, church sues
(Alliance Defending Freedom)
Religious liberty lesson plans for teachers
(Newseum ED)
What brings Rome and Moscow together at last? Suffering churches in Syria, Iraq
(Terry Mattingly, Get Religion (blog))
Pope Francis and Russian patriarch to meet in Cuba in historic breakthrough
(Rosie Scammell, Religion News Service)
Separatists criticise Kashmir’s survey asking for religion, sect
(Abhishek Saha, Hindustan Times)
China commands that even retired officials shun religion
(Reporting by Ben Blanchard; Editing by Nick Macfie, Reuters)
3 ways religious teachings could combat religious violence
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News)
Kerala temple stops pujas for two days to mourn Muslim beaten to death
(Shaju Philip, The Indian Express)
Religion: Pope, Russian Orthodox patriarch to meet in historic step
(The Press Enterprise)
Sardar Yousaf meets Sindh CM
(Samaa)
Pakistan for action to combat Islamophobia
(Khurram Shahzad, Daily Pakistan Global)
Do's and don'ts for helping LGBT youth
(Lois M. Collins, Deseret News)
Supportive Families, Healthy Children: Helping Latter-day Saint Families with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Children
(Caitlyn Ryan, Robert Rees, Family Acceptance Project, San Francisco State University)
LDS Church leaders mourn reported deaths in Mormon LGBT community
(Tad Walch and Lois M. Collins, Deseret News)
Young, gay Mormons and suicide: The Salt Lake Tribune tries to do the real numbers
(Julia Duin, Get Religion (blog))
Kenya: Interfaith leaders defend Chief Justice Willy Mutunga over calls to resign
(Vivian Jebet, Daily Nation)
Holocaust, Genocide and Interfaith Education Center to host Jan Karski exhibit
(Manhattan College)
Professor travels across the country to begin interfaith dialogue
(Alexis Mansanarez, The Daily)
Interfaith group forms peace circle to support temple destroyed by arsonist
(JoAnne Viviano, The Columbus Dispatch)
Kentucky Senate passes religious freedom bill
(Stu Johnson, WKMS)
Amnesty: Bill against ‘insult of religious feelings’ undermines freedom of expression
(Civil Georgia)
Israeli Gov't due to debate bill giving primacy to Jewish religious law
(Jonathan Lis, Haaretz)
CofE Statement on Sunday Trading
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Statement on Government plans to extend Sunday trading
(The Church of England)
Pope, Russian patriarch to talk about persecution of Christians
(Daily Mail Online)
Hijab-wearing women react to Bosnia court ban
(Tasnim News Agency)
DEADLINE 5 February 2016: Religion Communicators Council Invites Entries for 2016 Wilbur Awards
(Philanthropy News Digest)
President Obama's lessons on religious freedom
(Michael Stark, HuffPost Religion)
Thursday, 4 February 2016
Al Shabaab kills Christians in raid on village in coastal Kenya
(Morning Star News)
France’s official blindness to religion only masks religious hatred
(Giles Fraser, The Guardian)
Students use selfies, signs to start interfaith dialogue
(April Gutierrez, National Catholic Reporter)
Where does the right to religious freedom end?
(Ryan Stringer, HuffPost Religion)
French police 'abuse' Muslims under emergency laws
(Anealla Safdar, Al Jazeera)
National Dialogue Conference House of State, Address by Shaykh Abdallah Bin Bayyah
(Prormoting Peace in Muslim Societies)
Why Nepal has one of the world's fastest-growing Christian populations
(Danielle Preiss, NPR)
Churches offering sanctuary to asylum seekers
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)
'Gay conversion' therapists find safe haven in Israel
(Daniel Estrin, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Number of anti-Semitic incidents in Britain falls
(Reuters)
Shootout in Jerusalem leaves 4 dead, including 3 Palestinian assailants
(Ruth Eglash, The Washington Post)
Phoenix City Council votes to end prayers at meetings
(Dustin Gardiner, The Arizona Republic)
Hijab-wearing athlete on track to make U.S. Olympic history
(Jareen Imam and Keith Allen, CNN)
EU puts 'genocide' tag on Islamic State
(World Watch Monitor)
Wisconsin company fires seven Muslim employees over unscheduled prayer breaks
(Rick Barrett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
Islamic coalition to fight terrorism within international law
(Interfax-Religion)
Christian and Muslim leaders call for peace in Cameroon
(Illia Djadi, World Watch Monitor)
In China, rise of Salafism fosters suspicion and division among Muslims
(Jonathan Kaiman, Los Angeles Times)
Philippines fears new fighting with stalled Muslim autonomy
(Jim Gomez, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
New Western Wall prayer space highlights wider divide among Jews
(Isabel Kershner, The New York Times)
Italian senators debate same-sex union bill under Vatican’s watchful eye
(Rosie Scammell, Religion News Service)
Muslim conference calls for protection of religious minorities
(Aida Alami, The New York Times)
Kentucky governor signs abortion bill as soon as it arrives
(Bruce Schreiner, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Indiana lawmakers abandon effort to strengthen gay rights
(Brian Slodysko and Aric Chokey, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Republicans prefer blunt talk about Islamic extremism, Democrats favor caution
(Pew Research Center Religion & Public Life)
Church lauds Uhuru for rejecting religion regulation laws
(Vatican Radio)
Proposed curriculum on religion a ‘gross contradiction’ – expert
(Cathal Barry, The Irish Catholic)
Employment, veils and civil servants’ wives: Sodan v Turkey
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Unity through acts of charity
(The Star Online)
Celebrating global diversity, harmony
(Melanie Whelan, The Courier)
How one Catholic college teaches students to deal with threats to religious liberty
(Matt Hadro, Catholic News Agency)
Gay prayer in Uhuru Park, or Christianity and LGBT empowerment in Kenya
(Adriaan Van Klinken, Sightings (blog))
Palestinian poet Ashraf Fayadh's death sentence quashed by Saudi court
(David Batty and Mona Mahmood, The Guardian)
Saudi Arabian court overturns Ashraf Fayadh's death sentence but upholds conviction
(Schams Elwazer, Emily Smith and Tim Hume, CNN)
Saudi court reduces sentence from death to 8 years and 800 lashes in apostasy case
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
City Council votes for 'moment of silent prayer' over invocation; no satanic prayer on Feb. 17
(Catherine Holland, Tucson News Now)
City adopts moment of silent prayer to stop scheduled Satanic invocation
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
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