Law and Religion Headlines
Tuesday, 3 November 2015
Tajikistan: USCIRF criticizes crackdown on religious freedom
(United States Commission on International Religious Freedom)
EVENT, 3 November 2015: Can a Christian Still Be a High Court Judge today?
(Richard O’Sullivan Memorial Lecture, Temple Church, Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Bangladesh writers stage freedom rally despite fear of attack
(Dhaka, Reuters)
Publisher of secular books killed, 3 wounded in Bangladesh
(Julhas Alam, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Monday, 2 November 2015
Church of Norway votes in favor of gay marriage
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
Texas case sees religious liberty, home-school rules collide
(Will Weissert, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
When a generation becomes less tolerant of free speech
(New York Times)
Who pays the price for the first amendment?
(Garrett Epps, The Atlantic)
Religious beliefs vs national security: Storey v GCHQ
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Organization calls for removal of city of Collins religious displays
(Amanda LaBrot, WLOX)
In religious arbitration, scripture is the rule of law
(Michael Corkery & Jessica Silver-Greenberg, The New York Times)
Hinduism is the fastest growing religion in both Pakistan and Saudi Arabia
(Chaitanya Konduru, All India Roundup)
Christian who refused to print ‘Gay Pride’ t-shirts gets support from LGBT business owners
(Dustin Siggins, Lifesite)
Missionaries come home
(Martin E. Marty, Sightings)
Pakistan court orders blasphemy law reforms
(Diana Chandler, Baptist Press)
Christians in India unite to challenge growing intolerance
(Florence Taylor, Christian Today)
Cuba: Wave of church demolitions halted by sit-in
(Mark Woods, Christian Today)
Alabama judge who ruled to remove Ten Commandments monument backs Planned Parenthood
(Jonah Hicap, Christian Today)
Texas school district backs teacher who asked her students to deny God, saying she was just misunderstood
(Jonah Hicap, Christian Today)
Chicago school district defies federal government, won't allow transgender to use girls' locker room
(Jonah Hicap, Christian Today)
Airlines suspend flights after ISIS claims role in Russian plane crash
(Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post)
Iran imprisons another American citizen
(Ray Nothstine, The Christian Post)
ISIS advances, en route to conquer Christian town despite western airstrikes
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
ISIS kills 2 Syrian activists in Turkey: 'every apostate will be slaughtered silently'
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)
Christian business shut down over gay marriage is now a church
(Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post)
German Protestant church’s scandalous idea rocks evangelical community
(Tom Heneghan, Religion News Service)
Northern Ireland to vote on same-sex marriage for fifth time
(Henry McDonald, The Guardian)
Insight: Myanmar's radical monks shaping historic election
(Hnin Yadana Zaw and Antoni Slodkowski, Reuters)
In bid to counter Iran, Ayatollah in Iraq may end up emulating it
(Tim Arango, The New York Times)
Pope hints Central African Republic visit could be canceled
(Philip Pullella, Reuters)
Inside the Indian temple that draws America’s tech titans
(Annie Gowen, The Washington Post)
Rabbinical Council of America officially bans ordination and hiring of women rabbis
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
With new chief rabbi, black Hebrew-Israelites make bid to enter the Jewish mainstream
(Sam Kestenbaum, The Washington Post)
Suspect charged with setting two in the string of seven St. Louis area church fires
(Christine Byers, St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
F.B.I. tool to identify extremists is criticized
(Laurie Goodstein, The New York Times)
Episcopal Church installs its first African-American leader
(Rachel Zoll, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
How the AKP dominated yesterday's election in Turkey
(Mustafa Akyol, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)
Kazakhstan: Last days for embattled mosque community?
(Forum 18 News Service)
Thailand: Push to make Buddhism state religion
(Nanchanok Wong Samuth, Bangkok Post)
A huge win for Turkey’s ruling AK party: President Erdogan is back in the driver’s seat
(The Economist)
Blasphemy and the death penalty: Misconceptions explained
(Arafat Mazhar, Dawn)
President Sirisena, Thai PM hold bilateral talks to enhance economics, culture, religion, tourism
(Melanie Santiago, Newsfirst)
Preach Godliness, not religion – Osun speaker
(Yinka Kolawole, This Day Live)
Baptist Briefs: BJC leader blasts religious bigotry
(The Baptist Standard)
State taxpayers may not intervene in religious theme park's suit against state officials
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Blogger killed in Bangladesh, three others wounded, police say
(Farid Ahmed, CNN)
2 men who published writings critical of extremism are stabbed in Bangladesh
(Ellen Barry and Julfikar Ali Manik, The New York Times)
More stabbings in Bangladesh of those involved in criticizing Islam
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Concerns over religious freedom in U.S. increasing, finds new survey
(Brian J. Grim, The Weekly Number)
Female Bishops in UK's House of Lords will carry title "Lord Bishop"
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Sunday, 1 November 2015
Court-Clergy Conference
(The Superior Court of California County of Los Angeles)
In search of a 'renaissance of marriage' at World Congress of Families
(Daphne Chen, KSL.com)
Law and religion round-up – 1st November
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
The future of married priests
(D. Paul Sullins, OUPblog Religion)
Nitish, Lalu had sought religion-based quota in 2005: PM Modi
(Katihar/Madhepura, News World India)
Texas case pits religious freedom claim against whether home-school students must be educated
(Will Weissert, Newser)
Curry installed as 27th Presiding Bishop and Episcopal Church primate
(Mary Frances Schjonberg, Episcopal News Service)
Saturday, 31 October 2015
Consistory court judgments and CFCE determinations – October
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
US envoy to Lanka notes importance of religious freedom
(Colombo Gazette)
Maryam Rajavi: Religious dictatorship ruling Iran cannot save itself by committing a crime against humanity at Camp Liberty
(National Council of Resistance of Iran)
EVENT, 31 October 2015: Pope Francis: The Legacy of Vatican II
(Lecture and book signing with Eduardo J. Echeverria, First Things)
EVENT, 31 October 2015: The Fletcher Conference on Religion, Law & Diplomacy: ASEAN
(The Fletcher School, Tufts University)
Friday, 30 October 2015
A Lady Spiritual?
(Frank Cranmer, Law and Religion UK)
Attack kills dozens in Syria as talks begin in Vienna
(Associated Press, The Big Story)
Clerical battles over legally sanctioned retaliatory killings and stoning continues in Iran
(International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran)
Gay couples celebrate civil unions for first time in Chile
(Associated Press, The Big Story)
Vatican envoy highlights religious freedom in address to UN session on human rights
(Catholic Culture)
Republican Senators: Guantanamo Bay prisoners not entitled to religious freedom
(Emily Atkin, ThinkProgress (blog))
Religious freedom said to merit ‘seat at the table’ with other concerns
(Catholic Philly)
Fighting Boko Haram: Media accounts tell more about the war than the enemy
(Jim Davs, Get Religion (blog))
European church leaders call for refugees' safe passage
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Arrest made over string of St. Louis-area church arsons
(Al Jazeera America)
Charity groups take action against French city over refugee treatment
(Lisa De Bode, Al Jazeera America)
Left intolerant of religion, panelists agree
(Tom Strode, Baptist Press)
Modern liberals are like Christian Fundamentalists, panelists Russell Moore, Kirsten Powers, Phil Zuckerman agree
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)
Can Burma save Buddhism from the politicians?
(Christian Caryl, Foreign Policy)
East Jerusalem after the storm
(Gregg Carlstrom, Foreign Policy)
Pakistan's Supreme Court warns against false blasphemy allegations
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Idol immersion pollutes environment, an 'illiterate attitude', says Madras High Court
(NDTV)
Indian judge concerned over water pollution from immersing of idols
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Washington football coach is latest focus in battle over prayer at school activities
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Praying coach's suspension opens split on religion in school
(Associated Press, The New York Times)
47 Members of Congress defend Coach Kennedy's freedom to pray after games
(Samuel Smith, Christian Post)
FFRF urges Wash. school district to hold firm against praying coach
(Press Release, Freedom From Religion Foundation)
Cardinal Tauran rues intolerance, says religion’s true mission is peace
(Catholic Culture)
Religious freedom and places of worship
(Mun'im Sirry, Jakarta Post)
Extremism plans would ‘push cause of religious freedom back by 300 years’
(Catholic Herald)
Bloomingburg Mikveh ordered to proceed
(Paul Smart, Shawangunk Journal)
5 inconvenient truths about Israeli-Palestinian violence
(Aaron David Miller, Foreign Policy)
EVENT, 30 October 2015: Magna Carta: Its Significance and Legacy
(Mark Hill, Ermanno Calzolaio, Tommaso Edoardo Frosini, Fondazione Marcianum)
CAR rebels: ‘One day, we will start a big war’
(Ty McCormick, Foreign Policy)
Thursday, 29 October 2015
Poll: Kentucky voters split on removing Kim Davis
(Mike Wynn, Indianapolis Star)
Bible-citing Marine raises religious freedom questions in appeal
(Michael Doyle, The Sacramento Bee)
Burma’s million-strong Rohingya population faces ‘final stages of genocide,’ says report
Arab-Jewish preschool an island of sanity amid violence, parents say
(Shira Rubin, USA Today)
Catholicism the most trusted religion in South Korea
(Vatican Radio)
South Koreans losing trust In religion despite steady support for Catholicism: Survey
(Michelle Mark, International Business Times)
Nigerian military says it has rescued over 300 held by Boko Haram
(Dionne Searcey, The New York Times)
Nigerian military: 338 captives rescued from Boko Haram
(MIchelle Faul, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Jewish activists step up activities at sensitive holy site
(Daniel Estrin, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
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