Law and Religion Headlines
Thursday, 22 October 2015
British MP highlights Bahrain's religious freedom, tolerance
(Bahrain News Agency)
Treasures on earth: How religion is reistributing the world’s wealth
(Morgan Lee, Christianity Today)
UNESCO condemns Israel for limits on al-Aqsa mosque access
(Marine Pennetier, Reuters)
Top Bosnian Muslim cleric raps Orban on Islam remarks in migrant crisis
(Reuters)
Israeli soldier kills Jewish civilian in 'identity mishap'
(BBC News)
Survivor of Word of Life church beatings testifies in court
(Jesse McKinley, The New York Times)
All 19 Jewish House lawmakers blast UNESCO on Temple Mount
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
FBI opens hate crime probe in Indiana attack on Muslim woman
(The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Seventh church set ablaze in two weeks in St. Louis
(Al Jazeera America)
In Israel, Hanukkah season is already here
(Ben Sales, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
7th St. Louis-area church fire in recent weeks blamed on arson
(Greg Botelho, CNN)
Muslim spokesman: As boy departs, Muslims feel 'under siege'
(Jamie Stengle and David Warren, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Muslim advocate encourages religious tolerance, shared values in Missoula talks
(Rob Chaney, The Missoulian)
EEOC defends "Mark of the Beast" ruling – religious beliefs don't have to make sense to be protected
(Douglas M. Oldham, The National Law Review)
German police warn of racist attacks on pro-refugee politicians
(Madeline Chambers, Reuters)
Egypt's fake mosque problem
(Hala Ali, Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
Suspected arson attacks target Swedish refugee shelters
(Lisa De Bode, Al Jazeera America)
Some Middle Eastern Christians are speaking up against “holy war” in Syria
(ERASMUS, The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Indian PM's mild reaction to violence over eating cows gets few bites in U.S. media
(Ira Rifkin, Get Religion (blog))
Venice lawmaker files controversial "religious freedom" bill opposed by gay rights groups
(Zac Anderson, Sarasota-Herald Tribune)
Barack Obama asked to address religious persecution in Pakistan
(Economic Times)
After Netanyahu talks, Kerry says may be way to ease Israeli-Palestinian strife
(Arshad Mohammed, Reuters)
Kerry to Netanyahu: Time for all to end inflammatory rhetoric
(Reuters, Religion News Service)
Why Benjamin Netanyahu's defense of Hitler is so wrong — and matters so much
(J.J. Goldberg, Forward | Opinion)
Dialogue between religions: new challenges for the future
(Msgr. Indunil Janakaratne Kodithuwakku, Vatican Radio)
Spain's socialist party would ban religion classes – even in private schools
(Catholic News Agency)
Donald Trump: Closing certain mosques to fight ISIS might be OK
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
No baptism, no school: Irish parents fight for equal access to education
(Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian)
In Ireland, non-Catholic students have difficulty locating a school
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Religious marijuana use by 'medicine man' no defense to federal charge
(John Agar, MLive)
Court rejects free exercise defense in marijuana case
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Madoff trustee presses forward with $1.2 billion payout plan
(Jacqueline Palank, Wall Street Journal)
Many Madoff victims to get everything they lost
(The Jewish Press)
Madoff bankruptcy trustee recovers substantial amounts for fraud victims
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Jehovah's Witness grandparents ordered to keep faith to themselves
(Jason Proctor, CBC News)
B.C. couple must stop talking religion with granddaughter, judge rules
(Matthew Robinson, Vancouver Sun)
Canadian court: Grandparents have no right to force religious exposure on grandchild over mother's objections
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Metropolitan Hilarion, Pope discuss persecution of Christians in Middle East
(Interfax-Religion)
Big in Iceland: Paganism
(Uri Friedman, The Atlantic)
Mormons say duty to law on same-sex marriage trumps faith
(Jack Healy, The New York Times)
Elder Oaks makes national news with statement on gay rights, religious liberty
(Tad Walch, Deseret News National Edition | Faith)
Elder Oaks suggests understanding, comments on Kentucky clerk controversy
(Tad Walch, Deseret News)
Imams in Tunisia protest against arbitrary dismissal
(Middle East Monitor)
US criticizes Vietnam on religious freedom
(New America Media)
Christianity's danger spots, including imperilled Iraq, presented to UK parliamentary chamber
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Wednesday, 21 October 2015
Behind Sweden’s warm welcome for refugees, a backlash is brewing
(Griff Witte, The Washington Post)
Clerk who opposes gay marriage: 'I am a soldier for Christ'
(Claire Galofaro, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Conferences focused on faith and family begin with search for dialogue
(Daphne Chen, Deseret News)
In second attempt, Gerakan to challenge hudud through Muslim members
(Ida Lim, Malay Mail Online)
Islamists issue death threat against leading Bangladeshi blogger
(Deutsche Welle)
New York says farewell to American Bible Society, and its building
(David W. Dunlap, The New York Times)
ND law doesn't negate religious tax exemptions, AG says
(Maya Rajamani, Law 360)
Houston's push for transgender rights morphs into religious liberty fight
(Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner)
Russian security officers arrest 22 Hizb ut-Tahrir members
(Interfax-Religion)
Russian Church calls on West not to supply arms to Mideast militants
(Interfax-Religion)
Over ten natives of Central Asia suspected of involvement with ISIL detained in Moscow area
(Interfax-Religion)
Dramatic religious and economic shifts to impact planet, new study
(Brian J. Grim, Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
Religious freedom isn’t a trump card, but it does need to be a part of marriage equality and rights debate
(Tim Wilson, Brisbane Times)
Synod on the Family: Press Briefing Day 14
(Vatican Radio)
The ‘Blogging Bishop of Brisbane’ dishes on the real story of Vatican synod
(David Gibson, Religion News Service)
Long-term mercy vs short-term mercy: Australian cardinal answers questions about the Synod on the family
(Cardinal George Pell, Mercator Net)
On the Road Together – The soil of real experience (Report on the Synod on the Family)
(Archbishop Mark Coleridge, Archdiocese of Brisbane)
First reports on hot-button issues from Pope Francis’s meeting reveal deep divisions
(Michelle Boorstein, The Washington Post)
Pope's family synod: No changes, but everything has changed
(Nicole Winfield, Associated Press, The Big Story)
UNESCO condemns Israeli 'aggression' at Al-Aksa, but pulls controversial text on Western Wall
(Tovah Lazaroff, The Jerusalem Post)
UNESCO passes Arab resolution: Cave of Patriarchs 'Islamic'
(Ari Soffer, Arutz Sheva 7)
UNESCO to vote on proposal declaring Western Wall a Muslim site
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Hamas leader calls on Abbas to join the Intifada
(Al Bawaba)
Palestinians take to the streets to protest discrimination
(Ahmad Melhem, Al-Monitor: Palestine Pulse)
Are Palestinian UN workers glorifying violence against Israelis on social media?
(Nathan Guttman, Forward)
UMC Pastor ready for trial over officiating gay wedding
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
Indian court provides ‘minor relief’ from ban on Christianity
(Anto Akkara, World Watch Monitor)
News about the 2015 Parliament of the World's Religions
New EU Citizens’ Initiative to “protect marriage and family”
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Mum Dad & Kids
(European Citizens' Initiative)
The Islamization of Thailand – Analysis
(Murray Hunter, Eurasia Review)
Christian persecution reaches 'extreme' levels in these 10 countries
(Vincent Funaro, The Christian Post)
Turkmenistan: Nine months of persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses
(European Association of Jehovah's Christian Witnesses, OSCE/ODIHR Human Dimension Implementation Meeting)
No baptism, no school: Irish parents fight for equal access to education
(Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian)
New NAE resolution recognizes different views on death penalty
(Press Release, National Association of Evangelicals)
National Evangelical group takes more flexible stance on capital punishment
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Housing commission leaves Mich. church out in the cold
(Press Release, Alliance Defending Freedom)
Church sues seeking use of public housing community rooms for worship services
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Atheist group sues to stop state funding for religious halfway houses
(Chris Joseph, New Times Broward Palm Beach)
USCIRF welcomes release of State Department’s International Religious Freedom Report; urges prompt CPC designations
(United States Commission on International Religious Freedom)
No more mud-slinging: The gay marriage debate in religious circles needs to move beyond insults
(Ramona Cramer Tucker, US News and World Report)
Singapore mega-church founder Kong Hee found guilty of $35m donations fraud
(Associated Press, The Guardian)
Indiana pizza owners bullied, threatened after stating that they would not cater to same-sex weddings
(Jonah Hicap, Christian Today)
Work begins on immense towers of Barcelona's Sagrada Familia
(Odessa American)
Attacks on Muslims in the Midwest highlight violent trend of bigotry sweeping the US
(Mint Press News)
US deploying 300 troops to Cameroon to counter threats from Boko Haram jihadist group
(Shianee Mamanglu-Regala, Christian Today)
6 black churches in St. Louis area burn, arson suspected
(Mint Press News)
With the Saudis, the West should take no prisoners
(Adam Coogle, Human Rights Watch)
Dispatches: Going backwards on child marriage in Bangladesh
(Heather Barr, Human Rights Watch)
Minister insists burqa, niqab ban no threat to religious freedom
(Tim Diacono, Malta Today)
Feeling targeted, Ultra-Orthodox take up arms
(Mordechai Goldman, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)
Egypt’s Salafist leader say he's learned from the Muslim Brotherhood's mistakes
(Walaa Hussein, Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
Syrian Christian militias liberate Hasakah
(Jean Aziz, Al-Monitor: Lebanon Pulse)
Journalists attacked at German anti-Islam rally
(Al Jazeera America)
Mormon Apostle calls for balance and accommodation, not culture wars
(Mormon Newsroom)
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