Law and Religion Headlines
Wednesday, 9 December 2015
Anti-refugee sentiment is punishing victims not terrorists, Christian aid groups say
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
Syrian refugees resettled in Texas, Indiana
(Al Jazeera America)
Death penalty overturned because of Bible quotes
(Kristina Davis, San Diego Union Tribune)
Federal court in habeas action finds California prosecutor's use of Biblical references prejudicial
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Court mulls FBI mosque surveillance
(Josh Gerstein, Politico)
9th Circuit hears arguments in suit over FBI infiltration of mosques
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Marriage scripture poster citing 'man and wife' hangs at Elbert County Clerk's Office
(Jason Gruenauer, Jaclyn Allen, Denver 7 News)
Another county clerk's religious response to issuing same-sex marriage licenses
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
MU student files lawsuit against professor, professor denies claims
(Blake Nelson, The Missourian)
Muslim student sues Missouri prof over alleged bigoted comments
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
One killed, two injured in gun attack on Burundi church
(Gavin Drake, Episcopal News Service)
The truth about Muslims in America
(Holly Yan, CNN)
Azerbaijan: Women's criminal trial to start after 10 months' imprisonment
(Forum 18 News Service)
Watch: Stephen Colbert explains why 'thoughts and prayers' matter
(Peyton Davis, Deseret News National Edition | Media)
GOP lawmakers: Religious liberty bill needs discrimination protections
(Aaron Gould Sheinin, Atlanta Journal Constitution)
Message at Rutgers: 'Terrorism doesn't have a religion'
(David O'Reilly, Philly.com)
Rule on priority of primary-level religion classes to go
(Carl O'Brien, The Irish Times)
Christmas consent form irks Norway parents
(The Local)
Fear and loathing in America
(Charles C. Haynes, Newseum Institute: Inside the First Amendment)
Map: The countries that ban arrivals based only on religion
(Adam Taylor, The Washington Post)
Paul Ryan: Fear is no excuse to scuttle religious freedom
(Paul Ryan, The Southern Illinoisian)
Op-Ed: Religious liberty is for the popular and unpopular
(Richard Davis, Deseret News National Edition | Faith)
Your apathy is hurting ISIS victims – a challenge to US Christians
(Matt Hadro, Catholic News Agency)
Religious freedom law under attack in North Carolina
(One News Now)
Azerbaijan protects freedom of religion
(Nigar Orujova, Azernews)
Faith holds no home for hate
(Jennifer Koski, Post Bulletin)
Advancing interfaith bonds
(The Jewish Week)
One man's meat: Why Maharashtra's defence of its beef ban is particularly jarring
(Ipsita Chakravarty, Scroll.in)
Interfaith ‘sisters’ seek common ground Muslim and Jewish women gather for a day of dialogue
(Michele Alperin, New Jersey Jewish News)
Interfaith meet and joint prayers on climate justice held in city
(The Tribune)
Marriage registration: Westminster Hall debate
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Assessing “modest harm” in secular and ecclesiastical courts
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Christian group Love Makes a Way camps outside MP Peter Dutton's Brisbane office
(AAP, Brisbane Times)
Analysis: Christianised Islam is root of UK's Muslim reform movement
(Jenny Taylor, Lapido Media: Centre for Religious Literacy in World Affairs)
Charlotte attorneys challenge law that allows magistrates to avoid performing same-sex marriages
(Michael Gordon, The Charlotte Observer)
Catholic bishops: 'Rule 68' should not be dealt with isolated
(RTÉ News)
District votes to allow trans. student in girls' locker room after feds. threaten to pull $6M in funding
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)
Georgia church headed by fmr. SBC president helping Syrian refugees resettle in the US
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
Number of foreign fighters in Iraq and Syria 'has doubled in past year'
(Richard Spencer, The Telegraph)
Amid Palestinian violence, Israel tracks far-right Jewish threat
(Luke Baker, Reuters)
Philippines' Aquino urges lawmakers to pass Muslim autonomy measure
(Reuters)
Icelanders flock to religion revering Sumerian gods and tax rebates
(Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian)
Machine guns, no-fly zone guard pope's opening of Holy Year
(Philip Pullella, Reuters)
‘Christmas’ tree vote causes ‘non-believer’ councilwoman in New Jersey to briefly resign
(Yanan Wang, The Washington Post)
Defying the governor, Indianapolis archbishop takes in Syrian refugees
(Michael O'Loughlin, Crux)
Severed pig's head left at N. Philadelphia mosque
(MIchael Matza, The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Killers were long radicalized, F.B.I. investigators say
(Adam Nagourney, Salman Masood, and Michael S. Schmidt, The New York Times)
Tuesday, 8 December 2015
More religion, less Christianity, says think tank
(Andrea Williams et al., Christian Concern)
At heart of refugee-resettlement debate, a rift between church and state
(NPR)
Mormon church backs religious liberty after Trump comments
(Peggy Fletcher Stack, Salt Lake Tribune)
LDS Church releases statement on religious freedom as Donald Trump's Muslim controversy swirls
(Tad Walch, Deseret News)
Britain is no longer a Christian country and should stop acting as if it is, says judge
(John Bingham and Steven Swinford, The Telegraph)
Argument: Only you can prevent Islamophobia. The dangers of letting Donald Trump set the national dialogue
(Rula Jebreal, Foreign Policy)
Islamophobic bluster stirs clash of cultures
(Global Times)
Muslim cabbie wins civil case in assault over religion
(Don Rush, Delmarva Public Radio)
How Catholic leaders are defying governors who are trying to block refugees
(Leslie Caimi, The Washington Post)
How Tunisia’s moderate imams are seeking to reclaim Islam from extremists
(Christine Petré, Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East)
Kazakhstan: "State prosecutor wants Yklas to serve 7 years in prison!"
(Forum 18 News Service)
British, French leaders join world condemnation of Trump's proposed ban on Muslims entering U.S.
(Annie Gowen, The Washington Post)
‘I’ve never witnessed something so sad in my life’: Stories of the Calif. shooting victims
(William Wan, Sandhya Somashekhar and Abby Phillip, The Washington Post)
Top judge leads calls to scrap mandatory daily Christian worship in UK schools
(Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian)
Britain's Commission on Religion In Public Life issues final report
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Severed pig’s head thrown at Philadelphia mosque door
(Elahe Izadi, The Washington Post)
Court appearance for man found with five skeletal remains
(CBS Connecticut)
Connecticut man accused of stealing human remains for religious purposes
(Troy Estrada, Canon Place Mercury)
Santeria priest extradited to Massachusetts to face trial for stealing human remains
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Minnesota diocese files for bankruptcy after sex abuse award
(Jeff Baenen, Associated Press)
Catholic Diocese of Duluth files for bankruptcy reorganization
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Florida judge upholds state's 2 main voucher programs
(Gary Fineout, Associated Press)
Judge rejects challenge to Florida's school voucher program
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Jury awards $350,000 to a Muslim cabdriver who says a passenger attacked him
(Matt Zapotosky, The Washington Post)
Virginia jury awards Muslim cabbie $350,000 in religiously motivated assault case
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Donald Trump calls for ban on Muslims entering United States
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Fleeing recession and violence, Brazilian Jews moving to Israel in record numbers
(Marcus Moraes, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
New religion in Iceland promises tax rebates to followers, membership surges
(RT News)
The church under Putin: Nationalism and Russian Orthodoxy
(Wallace Daniel, The Christian Century)
Russell Moore: Why Christians must speak out against Donald Trump’s Muslim remarks
(Russell Moore, The Washington Post)
When Donald Trump proposes banning Muslims, five crucial sources to quote
(Bobby Ross, Jr., Get Religion (blog))
Are more Christian colleges receiving exemptions from gay and transgender rules?
(Ray Nothstine, Christian Post)
2016 Religious Liberty Essay Scholarship Contest
(Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Muslims to send over 200 Chanukah cards to Synagogues in interfaith initiative
(Jewish News)
Interfaith dialogue is more urgent today than any time: professor
(Javad Heirannia, Tehran Times)
A lodestar of religious liberty: Dignitatis Humanae confirmed in 1965 a basic human right that today is under assault
(Arne Panula, The Wall Street Journal)
Vatican II at 50 - advocacy lessons from interfaith work: Howie Beigelman (Opinion)
(Howie Beigelman, Cleveland.com)
‘Dignitatis Humanae’ and the Freedom to Serve
(Archbishop William Lori, National Catholic Register)
King pledges to protect religious freedom
(Mohammed Al A'Ali, Gulf Digital News)
Opinion: The religion of Islam must reform
(Tony Abbott, The Daily Telegraph)
Christian relief group on refugees: What matters is who's vulnerable, not religion
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
Faith schools and country's relationship with religion needs to be overhauled
(Kent and Sussex Courier)
US, Yemen terror strikes slammed by Saudi cabinet
(Arab News)
Monday, 7 December 2015
Living with Difference: Community, Diversity and the Common Good
(Chair: The Rt Hon Baroness Elizabeth Butler-Sloss GBE, Report of the Commission on Religion and Belief in British Public Life)
Call for ‘new national settlement’ from independent Commission on Religion and Belief in British Public Life
(British Humanist Association)
Woolf Commission’s multifaithism 'completely at odds with the religious indifference that permeates British society'
(National Secular Society)
'The worst report I've ever read'
(Ruth Gledhlill, Christian Today World)
New Butler-Sloss religion report 'destroys our nation's defence against evil'
(Ruth Gledhlill, Christian Today World)
Muslims and Islam: Key findings in the U.S. and around the world
(Michael Lipka, Pew Research Center Fact Tank)
N.Korea agrees visits by priests from South
(AFP, Global Times)
Chinese government adviser denounces fake living Buddhas: media
(Reporting by Meng Meng and Benjamin Kang Lim; Editing by Ryan Woo, Reuters)
High court asked to rule on employees disclosing religion
(Dani Kass, Law 360)
Editorial: The Guardian view on religion in public life: education may be the answer
(The Guardian)
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