Law and Religion Headlines
Wednesday, 2 December 2015
Religious groups urged to cooperate in fighting extremism
(John Unson, The Philippine Star)
Castro government orders demolition of five Christian churches in Cuba
(Thomas D. Williams, Breitbart)
Prioritize Syrian refugees targeted for religious reasons
(Patrick Goodenough, CNS News)
Faith leaders launch ‘religion and rule of law’ training
(Aung kyaw Ming, Myanmar Times)
LGBT rights groups criticize Republicans' bill
(Anne Halliwell, Indiana Daily Student)
Rome conference to explore Christian response to persecution
(Zahra Vienueve, Notre Dame News)
Cruz campaign Nativity spurs Satanist group Snaketivity
(Justin Hinkley, Lansing State Journal)
Inter-religion event aims to foster mutual understanding
(Yusra Husain, The Times of India)
Religion, harmony and sustainable development: A 'Young Scholar' at Istanbul G20 Interfaith Summit
(UCL Department of Geography—University College London)
Indian court to hear petition seeking to ban Sikh jokes
(Rahul Bedi, The Irish Times)
Can religion make economic growth more fair?
(Brian Grim, Linda Woodhead, World Economic Forum)
Catholic bishops ‘shocked and disturbed’ by abortion ruling
(Gerry Moriarty, The Irish Times)
Religious groups’ policies on transgender members vary widely
(Aleksandra Sandstrom, Pew Research Center FactTank)
In the Bible Belt, Roanoke has become a hub of sorts for same-sex marriage
(Fenit Nirappil, The Washington Post)
ISIS followers in U.S. are diverse and young
(Eric Schmitt, The New York Times)
A “British Bill of Rights”: Michael Gove’s view
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
CAR: Pope Francis calls for unity between Catholics and Protestants
(Illia Djadi, World Watch Monitor)
Apocalypse, iconoclasm and Islamic State – Analysis
(Nagothu Naresh Kumar, Eurasia Review)
Commentary: Will we see a repeat of the "Kim Davis Saga" over transgender rights?
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
European Commission coordinators for combating antisemitism and Islamophobia
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Any incident of atrocity is a blot on the nation: PM Narendra Modi
(Economic Times)
The IRS wants organizations to collect donors’ social security numbers
(Melissa Quinn, The Daily Signal)
Estonia contemplating hijab, niqab ban
(http://www.interfax-religion.com/?act=news&div=12568, Interfax-Religion)
Tuesday, 1 December 2015
Faith-based groups earn millions on refugee loan commissions
(G. Jeffrey MacDonald, Religion News Service)
Students who pray together, stay together
(Cistern Yard)
Nostra Aetate: For 50 years, a touchstone of interfaith engagement
(Steve Hunegs, Rev. Erich Rutten, Andy Tix, MinnPost)
Discrimination or religious freedom?
(Jim Hook, Chambersburg Public Opinion)
USCIRF calls for continued Syrian refugee resettlement
(United States Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Europe's deepest crisis
(Britta Petersen, Observer Research Foundation)
Battle of minds: Radicalisation growing in Kashmir Valley
(Brig Anil Gupta, South Asia Monitor)
Azerbaijan: Police killings, shooting and mass arrests as Muslims pray
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
Concord Nativity scene lawsuit plaintiffs allowed to proceed anonymously in federal court
(MIchelle Sokol, The Elkhart Truth)
Iceland: New religion aims to cut church-state ties
(BBC News)
Will Israel's ban on the Islamic Movement lead to further restrictions?
(Aziza Nofal, Al-Monitor: Palestine Pulse)
US threatens to bypass Baghdad and arm Sunnis against IS
(Julian Pecquet, Al-Monitor: Congress Pulse)
'Unprecedented' diversity of support for ISIL in US, study says
(Michael Pizzi, Al Jazeera America)
South African rabbinate to regulate circumcision after rabbi botches bris
(Sam Sokol, The Jerusalem Post)
South Africa's Jewish community creates internal body to regulate ritual circumcision
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Plaintiff in clergy abuse case alleged no duty owed to him by diocese
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Court finds cross memorial constitutional
(Jonathan Pitts, Baltimore Sun)
Court rejects Establishment Clause challenge to Bladensburg cross
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Obama administration, religious freedom group, national union file briefs supporting Heffernan’s case
(Jayed Rahman, Paterson Times)
Romania’s Palace of the Parliament hosts third international religious liberty event
(Anamaria Maier, Adventist News Network)
Need to rise above sects, religion to keep nation united: PM Modi
(Hindustan Times)
Religion and climate change in Australia
(Jeff Atkins, PLOS Blogs)
The future of world religion is African, so what would an 'African' Christianity or Islam look like?
(Christine Mungai, Mail & Guardian Africa)
RightsInfo wins 2015 Plain English Communicator Award: Congratulations to Adam Wagner and his team!
Is it time to exhume the relatives?
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Why Greeks are exhuming their parents
(Chloe Hadjimatheou, BBC News)
Religion ‘helps Muslims belong’, says study
(Jennine Khalik, The Australian)
Monday, 30 November 2015
Attorneys challenge court's ruling on textbooks
(Joshua Kellog, Farmington Daily Times)
Interfaith Alliance mourns the passing of former board member David Cohen
(Interfaith Alliance)
Muslim leader: ISIS “people from other religion wearing masks and defaming Islam”
(Robert Spencer, Jihad Watch)
Argument: The process for interviewing, vetting, and resettling Syrian refugees in America is incredibly long and thorough
(Devon Cone, Foreign Policy)
From Indonesia, a Muslim challenge to the ideology of the Islamic State
(Joe Cochrane, The New York Times)
After uproar, German town warms to refugees who took over church
(Tina Bellon, Reuters)
Predatory Islamic State wrings money from those it rules
(Matthew Rosenburg, Nicholas Kulish, and Steven Lee Myers, The New York Times)
Witch burning rebels stoke Central African Republic violence
(Tom Esslemont, Reuters)
Pope Francis visits mosque in war-torn Central African Republic (including video)
(Kevin Sieff, The Washington Post)
Nevada could soon see ‘Values Life’ license plate
(Michelle Rindels, Crux: Covering all things Catholic)
GOP rhetoric on Muslims seen as having little cost
(Rachel Zoll and Adam Geller, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Abortion rights groups: Political rhetoric contributed to shooting
(Sandhya Somashekhar, The Washington Post)
Shooting at Planned Parenthood adds to challenges for Congress
(Jackie Calmes, The New York Times)
Yes, we should consider refugees’ religion: It's not only fair; it's written into law
(Michael McConnell, Politico)
Unified national card a blow to Iraqi minorities
(Shakir Noori, Gulf News)
Why defeating the Islamic State won't bring stability to Iraq
(Ali Mamouri, trans.Joelle el-Khoury, Al-Monitor: Iraq Pulse)
Passenger rants about Islamic State before shooting Muslim taxi driver in back
(Peter Holley, The Washington Post)
Why Christians can extend the same benefit of the doubt to Muslims after a violent attack
(Joshua Rogers, The Washington Post)
‘Muslim Free’ gun shop owner takes aim after judge tosses lawsuit against him
(Peter Holley, The Washington Post)
End ban on women reading Torah at Western Wall, group petitions
(Michele Chabin, Religion News Service)
Palestinian Authority limits Christmas celebrations in West Bank
(Michele Chabin, Religion News Service)
Riyadh flays ‘racist’ attacks on refugees
(Arab News)
Police in Macedonia clash with refugees at border
(Al Jazeera America)
London calling: English-speaking Syrians see UK as multicultural haven
(Sophie Hardach, Al Jazeera America)
Belfast High Court rules against stringent abortion law
(Al Jazeera America)
Cameron says Britain should start bombing ISIL in Syria
(Al Jazeera America)
Saudi Arabia to execute more than 50 for 'terrorist crimes'
(Al Jazeera America)
Report: Central African Republic rebels stoke violence, burn 'witches'
(Al Jazeera America)
Deadly attack on Shia mosque in Bangladesh
(Mahmud Hossain Opu, Al Jazeera)
UN: Denying asylum based on nationality violates international law
(Al Jazeera America)
France pays tribute to victims of Paris attacks
(Al Jazeera America)
US Muslim forced off plane cites Islamophobia
(Anealla Safdar, Al Jazeera)
Governor of Colorado calls for restraint in abortion rhetoric
(Al Jazeera America)
Central African Republic: Pope Francis visits mosque in Bangui to plead for unity
(allAfrica)
Russia: Some but not all sacred texts exempted from banning
(Forum 18 News Service)
The Round-Up: NI Change in Abortion Laws, and the Lord’s Prayer Ban
(Laura Profumo, UK Human Rights Blog)
Religious freedom linked to peace, finds new global study [update]
(Brian J. Grim, Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
Islam and Religious Freedom: New Developments and Perspectives
(Brian J. Grim, Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
Why ISIS might win, even if it loses
(S. Adam Seagrave, The Witherspoon Institute: Public Discourse)
PCMC wakes up, to finally act against illegal religious structures
(Manoj More, The Indian Express)
Senior German politician calls for national burqa ban, including tourists
(Sarkis Zeronian, Breitbart)
Ethnic cleansing of Christians in central Nigeria too?
(Frans Veerman, World Watch Monitor)
Refugees in Turkey: Europe has a deal with Turkey, but migrants will keep coming
(The Economist)
Antiquities and terror: Culture and jihad, grimly connected through the art market's “blood antiquities”
(B.C., The Economist [Prospero: Books, arts and culture ])
Fighting Islamic State: The case for and against British air strikes on Syrian territory
(The Economist)
Religion and climate change: How secular France is giving faith a voice in the planet's future
(ERASMUS, The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
A Catholic model for Muslim awakening: Look to the Second Vatican Council, which drew on Church doctrine to embrace religious freedom
(Daniel Philpott, Daily News)
Religious Freedom Roundtable considers initiatives to advance rights and freedoms
(Australian Human Rights Commission)
What’s all the fuss about the Lord’s prayer?
(Emma Fenelon, UK Human Rights Blog)
Christian brick kiln workers suffer police brutality
(Wilson Chowdhry, BPCA)
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