Law and Religion Headlines
Thursday, 17 September 2015
Arizona council moves toward allowing only Christian prayer
(The Associated Press)
Coolidge city council meetings: Prayers planned, but Christian only
(Joey Chenoweth, Coolidge Examiner)
Arizona city adopts Christian-only invocation policy
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Jewish chicken-slaughter ritual gets OK from judge
(Julia Marsh and Frank Rosario, New York Post)
Challenge to kaporos ritual fails
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Woman sues NYPD over required removal of hijab for mug shot
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Kim Davis stands ground, but same-sex couple get marriage license
(Mariano Castillo and Kevin Conlon, CNN)
Update on Kim Davis and marriage licenses in Kentucky
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Understanding Religious Freedom
(Newsletter Fall 2015, The Center for the Study of Religious Freedom)
ISIS' war against the past
(Robert L. Cohn, The Martin Marty Center (U Chi. Divinity School))
13-Month gap ends as US official named to help ISIS’ Christian victims
(Ivan Plis, The Daily Caller)
Recent Prisoner Free Exercise cases
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Only in Jerusalem: Jews & Catholics talk religion, economics, & freedom
(Josh Hasten, The Jewish Voice)
The plight of children at risk in the ultra-Orthodox Jewish communities and the failure of government and pandering politicians to protect them
(Marci A. Hamilton, Verdict)
Saudi Arabia denounces Israeli actions at Jerusalem al-Aksa mosque
(The Jerusalem Post)
UN rights chief calls Hungary callous, xenophobic, anti-Muslim
(The Jerusalem Post)
8 Brotherhood members sentenced to death in Egypt
(Middle East Monitor)
Senior Islamic cleric says Muslim violence on Temple Mount justified
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Bulgaria should receive Syrians of mixed religion, IntMin says
(Sofia News Agency)
Denmark says no to refugee distribution proposal
(Maxine Mendoza, iSurfPaducah)
Nigeria mulls Boko Haram prisoner amnesty for schoolgirls' return
(Marianne Barriaux, Agence France-Presse)
Israel declares war on stone-throwers as Temple Mount seethes
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Hate crime added to charges in beating of Sikh man in Darien
(Kimberly Fornek, Chicago Tribune)
Although of many styles, Catholic schools face similar challenges
(Carol Zimmermann, Crux)
EVENT, 17 September 2015: Where Religion Meets the Law: Religious Rights, Religious Minorities, and the United States Constitution
(Graduate Theological Union)
Wednesday, 16 September 2015
Bahrain’s proposed blasphemy law: Another tool to silence regime's critics
(Rebecca Sheff, Human Rights First)
In Kentucky, a win-win for the Constitution
(Charles C. Haynes, Newseum Institute: First Amendment Center)
Gay couple gets marriage license as Kentucky clerk Kim Davis stays out of sight
(James Higdon and Sandhya Somashekhar, The Washington Post)
'Every 5 minutes a Christian is martyred for their faith,' persecution watchdog group warns
(Stoyan Zaimov, Christian Post World)
True Muslims strong enough to stop ISIL, which 'is stretching its bloody hand' to Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem - Kadyrov
(Interfax-Religion)
How new laws banning so-called legal highs could stop cathedrals using incense
(Jonathan Walker, Chronicle Live)
Spotlight: Fundamental rights in Central Asia
(International Partnership for Human Rights)
End near for Anglicanism in Quebec
(George Conger, Anglican Ink)
Council of Muftis of Russia calls Charlie Hebdo caricature "blasphemy," warn Muslims against aggressive reaction
(Interfax-Religion)
Canada court rules women may wear veils during citizenship oath
(Jurist)
Canada government to press for ban on veil at citizenship ceremonies
(Julie Gordon, Reuters)
UK anti-extremism proposal: require registry, security screening for all religious leaders
(Ed Morrissey, Hot Air)
South Dakota lawmakers petition Supreme Court to reconsider Roe v. Wade abortion ruling
(Jurist)
Muslim student arrested for building a clock mistaken for a bomb
(Marisa Taylor, Al Jazeera America)
U.N. chief 'shocked' by treatment of migrants on Hungary-Serbia border
(Louis Charbonneau and Michelle Nichols, Reuters)
Pope to discuss Cuba embargo on trip but not dwell on issue
(Philip Pullella, Reuters)
Obama urges Congress to avoid government closure in abortion dispute
(Roberta Rampton and Lisa Lambert, Reuters)
Cultural exhibits opening - and temporarily closing - for the papal visit
(Stephan Salisbury, Philly.com)
Sen. Orrin Hatch: Strengthening religious liberty by extending opportunities to religious workers
(Orrin Hatch, Deseret News)
Crimea: Madrassahs closed – for one year or for ever?
(Forum 18 News Service)
European churches and ecumenical organizations respond to refugee crisis
(Naveen Qayyum, World Council of Churches)
A Good Samaritan in Greece
(The UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR Tracks)
Pope Francis’ audience with EU environment ministers
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Primates’ Gathering called by Archbishop of Canterbury
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
The Islamization of Turkey: Erdoğan’s education reforms
(Svante E. Cornell, Your Middle East)
Orthodox Jews can continue chicken-killing ritual in Brooklyn - NYC Judge
(rt.com)
UK turning its back on Christian refugees? British policy to give 20K Muslims asylum, persecution groups say
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
Al Qaeda conspiring with ISIS to launch attacks on American cities, unite against 'Islam's enemies'
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
Woman sues NYPD over veilless mug shot
(Nick Divito, Courthouse New)
Muslim woman sues NYPD for allegedly forcing her to take hijab off for mug shot
(John Marzulli, New York Daily News)
Nepal rejects movement to make Hinduism the national religion, protests erupt
(Elisa Meyer, World Religion News)
Moscow Patriarchate hopes caricature of dead Syrian boy not to remain without consequences for Charlie Hebdo
(Interfax-Religion)
Russian Foreign Ministry calls for averting of further degradation of situation around Jerusalem holy sites
(Interfax-Religion)
Amnesty: Boko Haram has killed hundreds of civilians in Northern Cameroon
(Jurist)
Cameroon officials hail self-defense response to Boko Haram
(Edwin Moki Kindzeka, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
From jihad to jewelry making: Inside Nigeria’s secret prison for former Boko Haram fighters
(Drew Hinshaw and Patrick McGroarty, The Wall Street Journal)
Tuesday, 15 September 2015
What America owes the refugees pouring into Europe
(Phyllis Bennis, Foreign Policy in Focus)
Post-ABC poll: Most say Kim Davis should issue marriage licenses to gay couples
(Peyton M. Craighill, Sandhya Somashekhar, The Washington Post)
Is Turkey ignoring Islamic State threats against Christians?
(Sibel Hurtas, trans. Sibel Utku Bila, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)
Why the Gulf isn't to blame for Syrian refugee crisis
(Barın Kayaoğlu, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)
Charlie Hebdo stirs new controversy with migrant cartoons
(Brian Love, Reuters)
Palestinians, Israeli police clash at Jerusalem shrine for third day
(Ammar Awad, Maayan Lubell, and Ali Sawafta, Reuters)
Azerbaijan doesn't need Western values - President Aliyev
(Interfax-Religion)
Religious liberty at the Founding
(Douglas Laycock, Constitution Daily (blog))
Indonesian government needs to do more to prevent persecution of religious minorities, says report
(Christianity Daily)
Niger's Muslims and Christians join forces for peace
(Boureima Hama, Agence France-Presse)
County recommends denial of Amish religious waiver
(Lindsay Veremis, WEAU)
Ma Ba Tha flaunts political clout with celebration of contentious laws
(Lawi Weng, The Irrawaddy)
Christian lobbyists say Sunday trading proposals could harm family life
(Harry Farley, Christian Today)
Chile Catholic Church rocked by e-mail scandal
(Eva Vergara, Crux: Covering all things Catholic)
How the hijab has made sexual harassment worse in Iran
(The Guardian)
Jewish man dies as rocks pelt his car in West Bank
(Diaa Hadid, The New York Times)
Thai police chief links Bangkok blast to Uighur trafficking
(Nattasuda Anusondisai, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Kuwait mosque attack: Seven sentenced to death
(BBC News)
Replacement named for US bishop who didn't report abuse
(Heather Hollingsworth, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Half of U.S. adults raised Catholic have left the church at some point
(Carlyle Murphy, Pew Research Center FactTank)
One in five Syrians say Islamic State is a good thing, poll says
(Sudarsan Raghavan, The Washington Post)
Hungary slams door on refugees: 'We were lucky, we got through the border'
(Dan McLaughlin, Al Jazeera America)
National Geographic with Pope Francis on front cover banned by Saudi Arabia
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Saudi Arabia: Child offender at risk of execution
(Mint Press News)
EU: Deflecting responsibility to protect refugees
(Human Rights Watch)
Saudi Arabia not taking refugees despite having 100,000 empty, air conditioned tents
(Mint Press News)
US advocates for Syrian refugee resettlement find unexpected allies
(Jacob Wirtschafter, Religion News Service)
Poll: 29 percent still think Christian Obama is Muslim
(David Jackson, Religion News Service)
As pope visits, Afro-Cuban religion hopes for recognition
(Jaime Hamre, Reuters)
Georgia school district repudiates baptisms on football field
(Rich McKay, Reuters)
‘God’s United Front’ and the battle over China’s crosses
(Zhao Sile, Foreign Press)
Pope warns religious orders: Take in refugees, or pay property taxes
(John L. Allen Jr., Crux: Covering all things Catholic)
Refugee crisis reminds Europe there is a real war in Syria
(Alessandro Bruno, Geopolitical Monitor)
Senior religious leaders in Nigeria call for dialogue to build peace
(Press Release, Religion News Service)
A better look at religion's influence on political attitudes
(Tom Robinette, University of Cincinnati)
CALL FOR PAPERS, deadline 15 September 2015: "Religious freedom, discrimination, and equality"
(The Third Law and Religion Research Meeting and the First OJLR Colloquium in Brazil - Uberlandia (14-15 October 2015), Law and Religion Research Group in collaboration with the Oxford Journal of Law and Religion Academy)
Former papal envoy says Francis will press Cuba on religious freedom
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Covering all things Catholic)
Romeoville church claims village has violated religious acts
(Scott Viau, Patch)
Hyper-nationalists celebrate four ‘race and religion’ laws
(Aung Kyaw Min, Myanmar Times)
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