Law and Religion Headlines
Tuesday, 12 January 2016
New education inspections pose threat to religious freedoms, warns Devon MP
(Western Morning News)
EVENT, 12 January 2016: Business and Religious Freedom – The Way Forward
(Brian J. Grim, Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
At Nordic conference, Tveit reflects on role of hope in advocacy
(World Council of Churches)
Monday, 11 January 2016
Archbishop Justin Welby: ‘Reconciliation doesn’t always mean agreement’
(Trevor Grundy, Religion News Service)
St. David Bowie? Not yet, but faith leaders pay respects to dead rocker
(David Gibson, Religion News Service)
Turkey unsettled by 'anti-Islamic' messages in U.S. presidency race: minister
(Tulay Karadeniz, Reuters)
Montana sued for discriminating against religious schools in state scholarship plan
(Jonah Hicap, Christian Today)
Belgian archbishop seeks euthanasia opt-out for Catholic hospitals
(Tom Heneghan, Religion News Service)
Saudi Arabia: Sustained assault on free expression
(Human Rights Watch)
“Sacred conversations” to tackle the demon of racism
(Anglican Communion News Service)
Muslim woman thrown out of Trump rally
(Al Jazeera America)
Wheaton College students rally in support of professor on leave
(Ehab Zahriyeh, Al Jazeera America)
Anti-immigrant attacks in Cologne injure three
(Al Jazeera America)
Liberty and SOGI laws: An impossible and unsustainable "compromise"
(Ryan T. Anderson and Robert P. George, The Witherspoon Institute: Public Discourse)
Prohibiting offensive sermons
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)
Christians 'face growing extremist persecution' in mainly Muslim part of Philippines
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Top religious body ends online fatwa service amid outrage
(Today's Zaman)
Turkey's religious affairs directorate ends online fatwas after embarrassing posting
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Black church accuses Pantego of racial, religious bias
(Max B. Baker, Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
Church sues over denial of use permit
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
IRS withdraws proposal for donee reporting by charities over privacy concerns
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Worker claims he was fired for a baptism
(Nicholas Iovino, Courthouse News Service)
Maritime park worker sues after being fired for helping with baptism
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Court allows RFRA challenge to ACA individual mandate to proceed
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Mother's move to Eskimo village does not justify reduction in her child support obligations
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Ukrainian Christmas carols banned in churches of Simferopol
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine)
Texas Gov. Abbott accuses state bar's CLE committee of religious discrimination
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Statement by the President on the Celebration of Orthodox Christmas
(Press Release, The White House)
President sends greetings on Orthodox Christmas
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Rabbinate ordered to make public its list of ‘acceptable’ Diaspora rabbis
(Amanda Borschel-Dan, Times of Israel)
Israeli civil court orders Chief Rabbinate to release list of foreign rabbis whose testimony it will accept
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Landmark settlement protects American Muslims from discriminatory NYPD surveillance
(Press Release, ACLU of New York)
Settlement reached in suit over NYPD surveillance of Muslims
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Court rejects federal challenges to school ban on graduate wearing eagle feather
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Catholic care home sued for refusing euthanasia
(Catholic Herald)
Reuse of graves in London – statutory provisions
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Law and religion round-up – 10th January
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Blasphemy [new link]
(Martin E. Marty, The University of Chicago Divinity School: Sightings)
Leaders of diverse races and religions come together at IIC New Year tea party
(Conny Banji, Borneo Post Online)
Church split over homosexuality would be a failure - Welby
(BBC News)
Pope: Europe must find balance between security and refugees
(Nicole Winfield, The Sentinel)
Political parties based on race and religion should be banned - Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith
(Ceylon Daily New)
MCA: Committees mean nothing if laws not amended
(Sean Augustin, Free Malaysia Today)
Interfaith dialogue through pearls of beauty
(Nora Hamerman, Catholic Herald)
Seven Parsi high priests condemn conversion and interfaith marriages
(Nergish Sunavala, The Times of India)
The role of religion in the Taiwan presidential election
(Lim Wen Xin, Lim Tai Wei, and Kong Tuan Yuen, Today Online)
Secretary-General of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation stresses religion’s role in solving conflict
(Panu Wongcha-um, Channel News Asia)
Hobby Lobby 2: Executive-agency boogaloo
(Ilya Shapiro, Jayme Weber, Cato Institute (blog))
Nathan Deal hints at hands-off approach to religious liberty: It’s a ‘legislative issue.’
(Greg Bluestein, Atlanta Journal Constitution)
Variety of LGBT proposals set to be considered at Indiana Statehouse
(Dan Carden, NWI Times)
Opinion: India's strength lies in unity and religious freedom
(Hari Chand Aneja, The National)
Sunday, 10 January 2016
'Stand Together' event supports interfaith talks, support for Muslims
(Laura Kebede, Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Believers, secularists and free speech: Sometimes, non-believers and believers unite for free expression
(ERASMUS, The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
German Muslims condemn Cologne attacks, fear consequences
(Frank Jordans, Associated Press, The Big Story)
Interfaith effort works to beautify Philadelphia mosque
(Stephan Salisbury, Philly.com)
NY Islamic organization holds interfaith open house
(Andrew Thayer, Press & Sun-Bulletin)
PA Interfaith event focuses on peace, learning
(Jim Collar, Appleton Post Crescent)
PPOC pushes interfaith enhancement amid BIFF threats
(Ali G. Macabalang, Manila Bulletin)
Stephen Prothero wades into Wheaton wars: 'Are Allah and Jesus the same God?'
(Terry Mattingly, Get Religion (blog))
Saturday, 9 January 2016
French Jews leaving in record numbers – but not for the reason you think
(Cnaan Liphshiz, Jewish Telegraph Association)
Big foreign datelines: London (think Canterbury) next week, Moscow long-term...
(Richard Ostling, Get Religion (blog))
Voice: Charlie Hebdo attacks: Liberalism and secularism are meant to let religion flourish
(Nabila Ramdani, The Independent)
Egypt’s president turns to religion to bolster his authority
(Declan Walsh, The New York Times)
Muslim Millennials' views on religion
(James Zogby, HuffPost Religion)
Indonesian Muslim group organizing interfaith event against extremism
(Vatican Radio)
UK Jewish Orthodox councils 'institutionalising marital captivity and upholding discriminatory religious laws'
(Senay Boztas, The Independent)
Governor accuses state bar of religious discrimination in continuing legal education accreditation battle
(Brenda Sapino Jeffreys, Texas Lawyer)
Commentary: Liberty has a way of leaving us conflicted
(D.J. Tice, Star Tribue)
‘Religious liberty’ rift still dominates at the Georgia Legislature
(Aaron Gould Sheinin, Kristina Torres, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Bill aims to replace Indiana's religious freedom law
(Indianapolis Business Journal)
End of Year Quiz 2015 – The Answers
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Friday, 8 January 2016
Dare Egypt's new Parliament amend or even abolish its blasphemy law?
(Jayson Casper, World Watch Monitor)
Total US Muslim population is 3.3 million and share projected to grow, research finds
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Man who shot Philadelphia police officer pledged allegiance to ISIL
(Al Jazeera America)
WCC leaders express concern over situation on the Korean peninsula
(World Council of Churches)
One refugee’s story: from Syria to France
(Sean Hawkey, World Council of Churches)
Justice Roy Moore: Latest gay marriage ruling draws personal cheap shot from CBS
(Julia Duin, Get Religion (blog))
Slashing at freedom: New York Times Magazine targets attacks on Bangladesh 'freethinkers'
(Jim Davis, Get Religion (blog))
The imperiled bloggers of Bangladesh
(Joshua Hammer, The New York Times)
Indiana lawmaker introduces bills on civil rights, religious liberty
(Tristate Homepage.com)
Landmark embrace: KL Archbishop, FT Mufti hug at interfaith talk
(Malaysia Chronicle)
U.S. Jews voice strong support for Azerbaijan’s interfaith harmony
(Sara Rajabova, Azernews)
CJ says onus for special court on interfaith disputes with Putrajaya
(Ida Lim, MalayMail Online)
Editorial: Religious freedom means freedom for all
(Chicago Tribune)
Dare Egypt's new Parliament amend or even abolish its blasphemy law?
(Jayson Casper, World Watch Monitor)
Egypt's controversial blasphemy law strikes down on free Islamic thought
(Hakim Khatib, Your Middle East)
Why the fight between Iran and Saudi Arabia isn't about religion
(Reza Marashi, Vice News)
Jewish high school student facing legal action over pro-Palestine tweets
(Mint Press News)
Thursday, 7 January 2016
German politicians are both more and less religious than British ones
(Erasmus, The Economist)
Saudi Arabia executes prominent Shi'a cleric
(United States Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Saudi Arabia executed a nonviolent Shiite cleric. It’s going to cost them big
(Giorgio Cafiero, Foreign Policy in Focus)
The Middle East’s sectarian divide on views of Saudi Arabia, Iran
(Jacob Poushter, Pew Research Center Fact Tank)
Saudi-Iran feud poses threat to Iraq’s effort to combat ISIS
(Ben Hubbard, Anne Barnard, and Somini Sengupta, The New York Times)
The one thing that can break down religious barriers for good
(Carol Kuruvilla, HuffPost Religion)
Religion is unimportant, say majority of Brits
(Donna Rachel Edmunds, Breitbart News)
Sen. Johnny Isakson: Religious freedom should be handled at federal, not state level
(Walter C Jones, Savannah Now)
Argument: France’s Oedipal Islamist Complex
(Olivier Roy, Foreign Policy)
Mr. Baghdadi, you’re under arrest
(Whitney Kassel, Foreign Policy)
NYPD settles 2 lawsuits regarding surveillance of Muslims after 9/11
(Eyewitness News)
Alternative Senate LGBT bill leaves out transgender rights
(Brian Slodysko, SFGate)
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