Law and Religion Headlines
Wednesday, 14 October 2015
SPLC ethics complaint: Alabama Supreme Court justice violated judicial ethics on extremist radio show
(Press Release, Southern Poverty Law Center)
Judicial ethics complaint cites Alabama justice's remarks on same-sex marriage precedent
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Why faith groups can work together to combat religious violence
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News National Edition | Faith)
Reassessing the role of parliament in law and human rights
(Brian Chang, UK Human Rights Blog)
Parliaments, the Rule of Law and Human Rights
(Murray Hunt et al., Oxford University Faculty of Law)
Religious schools excluded from new tax-credit scholarships
(KULR8)
Refugees to be questioned on religion and previous military activities by Lithuanian authorities
(The Baltic Time)
Religion can’t be the basis of state, Pranab tells Israel
(Stanly Johny, The Hindu)
Freedom under threat in India
(The Times of India)
Anglican church says abolishing penalty rates may threaten freedom of religion
(Anna Patty, The Sydney Morning Herald)
Religious Ministry Cases
(The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty)
Tuesday, 13 October 2015
Dutch Jews express ‘grave concern’ over refugee center in heavily Jewish town
(JTA)
How the Catholic Church made a social media splash during the Pope’s U.S. visit
(Nathalie Tadena, The Wall Street Journal)
In Germany, a Turkish Muslim educates immigrants not to hate Jews
(Miriam Dagan, The Times of Israel)
My intervention at the Synod: The challenge of rebuilding trusţ in post-totalitarian or totalitarian contexts
(Borys Gudziak Blog, Religious Information Service of Ukraine)
Op-Ed: The New York Times’ ‘big lie’ about the Temple Mount
(Steven Fine, JTA)
Why religion still matters
(Mary Beth McCauley, The Christian Science Monitor)
As US preaches religious freedom abroad, critics see hypocrisy
(Jerome Socolovsky, Voice of America)
WCC calls for an end to foreign military interventions in Syria
(World Council of Churches)
Religion and Public Life Survey, 2012
(Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, The Association of Religion Data Archives)
Religious education in Greece: Greece's ruling leftists soften their secularism
(ERASMUS | KERKYRA, The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Is there a sword of Damocles ready to fall over Obergefell? The editor of Mercator and 60 eminent US legal scholars all say yes!
(Michael Cook, Mercator Net)
Secretary Kerry to release report on international religious freedom
(U.S. Department of State)
Israel may be taking first steps toward becoming a Halakhic state
(Editorial - Opinion, Haaretz)
Meet the Nobel-nominated priest who rescues African refugees from Mediterranean
(Fredrick Nzwili, Religion News Service)
Islamic State urges jihad against Russians, Americans: audio
(Reuters)
Germany investigates mock gallows for Merkel at anti-Islam rally
(Thorsten Severin, Andreas Rinke, and Paul Carrel, Reuters)
The Supreme Court, 9-0, on student organizations’ “freedom to express ‘the thought that we hate'”
(Eugene Volokh, The Washington Post)
Religious Jews target of latest attacks by Palestinians
(Michele Chabin, Religion News Service)
Special Report: Battling for India’s soul, state by state
(Rupam Jain Nair and Frank Jack Daniel, Reuters)
Palestinian ‘Day of Rage’ attacks shake Jerusalem
(Religion News Service)
Islamists detained in central Moscow were trained in ISIL, planned terrorist attack in public transport - FSB (updated)
(Interfax-Religion)
End foreign military interventions in Syria, says World Council of Churches
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Meet Palestine's first female marriage officiant
(Ahmad Melhem, Al-Monitor: Palestine Pulse)
Arabia: ancient history for troubled times
(Greg Fisher, OUPblog Religion)
Kazakhstan: Secret police-inspired criminal prosecutions
(Forum 18 News Service)
ECHR fines Turkey for violating privacy of Australian man
(Hürriet Daily News)
European court says Christian proselytizer's rights infringed by broadcast documentary
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Bremner v. Turkey: Court Press Release
(Registrar of the Court, European Court of Human Rights)
Health clinics run by anti-abortion groups sue attorney general over AB 775
(Denny Walsh, Sacramento Bee)
Criminal charges against kirpan-wearing teenager dropped
(Jaspreet Kaur, Sikh 24)
Charges against Sikh teen for wearing kirpan dropped
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Thailand bans film over depictions of Buddhist monks
(Al Jazeera)
Thailand bans movie critical of Buddhist monks
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Pregnancy centers sue to enjoin California's new mandatory disclosure law
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Friday prayers ban for government workers
(EurasiaNet)
President Obama & Marilynne Robinson: A conversation in Iowa
(The New York Review of Books)
Obama reflects on Christianity
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Police to start recording data on UK anti-Muslim hate crime
(Al Arabiya News)
Teaching Islam in the Age of ISIS
(Amina Steinfels, Religion and Politics)
Religion most talked about political topic on Facebook
(David McCabe, The Hill)
Appeals court reinstates lawsuit over NYPD surveillance of Muslims
(John Riley, Newsday)
Jewish divorce for same-sex couples in 2015
(Scott J.G. Finger, The Legal Intelligencer)
Uniform Civil Code: There’s total confusion, why can’t it be done, India SC asks govt
(Utkarsh Anand, The Indian Express)
Prayer groups, schools and “radicalisation”
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)
Infant cremation under new Scottish Bill
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Ethiopian village church attacked
(World Watch Monitor)
Muslim groups' lawsuit over NY surveillance revived by US court
(Al Jazeera America)
California pregnancy centers sue to block abortion information law
(Al Jazeera America)
Monday, 12 October 2015
Religious leaders, rights advocates urge Obama to declare ISIS acts as 'genocide'
(Shianee Mamanglu-Regala, Christian Today - World)
Saudi king reaffirms commitment to hajj after Iran criticism
(Abdullah Al-Shihri and Aya Batrawy, Associated Press, The Big Story)
Interfaith Alliance urges Democratic candidates to respect religion, outline vision for religious freedom in first debate
(Interfaith Alliance)
Tennessee lawmakers introduces bill on religion in the classroom
(Local 8 Now)
GOP lawmaker wants to cut religion from Tennessee's world history curriculum
(Philip Lewis, Huffington Post)
No religion says block roads and break law for festivals: HC
(Shibu Thomas, The Times of India)
Morocco’s religious law poses challenge for Airbnb guests
(Larbi Arbaoui, Morocco World News)
Some parents choose religious, medical exemption for student immunizations
(Andrea Olson, NBC Montana)
Pregnancy centers sue to block abortion information law
(ABC News)
Is Freemasonry a protected belief? – Conway v Secretary of State for the Home Department
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
5 suspects arrested in attack on Bangladesh pastor
(AP The Big Story)
France drops bid to appoint gay Vatican ambassador, reports say
(Harriet Sherwood and Kim Willsher, The Guardian)
Driven underground years ago, Japan's 'hidden Christians' maintain faith
(Anthony Kuhn, NPR)
The five motivations of jihadi violence may surprise you
(Brian J. Grim, The Weekly Number)
Report: Inside the Jihadi Mind
(Emman El-Badawy, Milo Comerford and Peter Welby, Tony Blair Faith Foundation)
Inside the Jihadi Mind (full report)
(Emman El-Badawy, Milo Comerford and Peter Welby, Tony Blair Faith Foundation)
Mother Teresa’s orphanages end adoptions because of new liberal rules in India
(Rama Lakshmi, The Washington Post)
Missionaries of Charity ends adoption services in India
(Manik Banerjee, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
How Christians in Kenya are trying to hack government corruption
(Catherine Woodiwiss, The Washington Post)
Jewish, Muslim groups raise temperature at contested shrine
(Karin Laubmohammed Daraghmeh, The Associated Press)
In Israel, a new battle over who qualifies as Jewish
(Emily Harris, NPR)
Prince says Saudi will stay in charge of hajj
(Aya Batrawy, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Turkish PM blames Ankara bombing on Islamic State
(BBC News)
3 synagogues, 2 traditions, 1 school
(Kristin E. Holmes, The Philadelphia Inquirer)
TN bill would ban teaching 'religious doctrine' until high school
(Dave Boucher, The Tennessean)
‘God bless the military’ sign can stay — for now
(Kimberly Winston, Religion News Service)
In N.H., a new push to engage religious voters
(Akilah Johnson, The Boston Globe)
Chicago archbishop calls for tough gun control laws
(David Gibson, Religion News Service)
Rally against Islam outnumbered by counterprotesters
(Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press)
Protesters decry Islam outside Phoenix mosque: 'They want to take over'
(Tom Dart, The Guardian)
DR Congo - Islamist militias threaten central Africa too
(Illia Djadi, World Watch Monitor)
Buddhists challenge lama's expulsion in court
(Russia Religion News)
Interfaith work vital for Nigerian churches' leader from the North
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Russia does not want to get involved in Syria's interreligious conflicts - Putin
(Interfax-Religion)
Four Islamists escape from penitentiary in Kyrgyzstan
(Interfax-Religion)
Statement calling for constitutional resistance to Obergefell v. Hodges
(American Principles Project)
Jordanian Islamists call on government to save Al-Aqsa Mosque
(Middle East Monitor)
Jewish academic assaulted near Paris following anti-Semitic threats
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
California requires Crisis Pregnancy Centers to tell the truth
(Teddy Wilson, RH Reality Check)
Banning religious schools from choice program could be illegal
(Mary C. Tillotson, Montana Watchdog)
Proposed Montana rules will exclude religious schools from tax credit program
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
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