Law and Religion Headlines
Wednesday, 12 August 2015
Survey reveals impact of mainstream media's downplaying of Planned Parenthood controversy
(Ray Nothstine, The Christian Post)
Planned Parenthood is selling baby parts without mothers' consent, ex-abortion clinic worker claims in sixth shocking video
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)
Appeal court rules against Ktunaxa in Jumbo dispute
(Arne Petryshen, Cranbrook Daily Townsman)
Asylum seeker forcibly returned to Afghanistan after appeals exhausted
(Ben Doherty, The Guardian)
Canadian court says aboriginal religious freedom not infringed by approval of ski resort
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
US journalist for Jewish paper posts first report after gaining rare access to Iran
(Amanda Holpuch, The Guardian)
Challenge to A.A. requirerment in probationary massage license survives motion to dismiss
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Elevation of Syriac bishop 100 years after martyrdom reminder of persecution
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
IS affiliate in Egypt releases image of slain Croat captive
(Brian Rohan, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Pakistani religious party leaders urged to help revive Taliban peace talks
(Jon Boone, The Guardian)
New route to conversion challenges Israel’s ultra-Orthodox Eestablishment
(Jodi Rudoren, The New York Times)
Australians to vote on gay marriage if government elected
(Rob McGuirk, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Reporting from Iran, Jewish paper sees no plot to destroy Israel
(Rick Gladstone, The New York Times)
Kuwait's Sunnis question fellow Shiites' loyalties
(Ibrahim Al-Hatlani, Al-Monitor: Gulf Pulse)
Kansas City diocese apologizes to priest sexual abuse victims, invites them to ‘prayer and healing’ services
(Judy L. Thomas, The Kansas City Star)
Ein Karem: One village, three religions
(Mordechai Goldman, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)
Feds: Mississippi couple planned honeymoon to join ISIS in Syria
(Catherine E. Shoichet and Sam Stringer, CNN)
Clergy group in Ferguson focuses on peace now, change later
(Nigel Duara, Los Angeles Times)
LGBT in El Salvador: Beatings, intolerance, death
(Nina Lakhani, Al Jazeera)
Iran deal furor reveals a split among Jewish Americans
(Lisa Goldman, Al Jazeera America)
Highly polarised debate over proposed burqa ban in Estonian media
(The Baltic Course)
Malta MP calls for banning of the burqa: ‘Decision requires rational debate’
(Miriam Dalli, Malta Today)
How to protect endangered religious groups you admire
(Richard W. Garnett, John D. Inazu, and Michael W. McConnell, Christianity Today)
In new video, former StemExpress employee says fetal body parts were obtained without consent
(Kate Scanlon, The Daily Signal)
Tuesday, 11 August 2015
Russian forces kill 4 militants, including rebel chief
(The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Israeli police question head of extremist anti-coexistence group
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
China prepares to ordain second bishop with Pope's approval
(Sui-Lee Wee, Reuters)
4 out of 5 atheists and agnostics think photographer has right to say no to gay wedding
(Travis Weber, The Daily Signal)
16 states, religious groups ask Supreme Court to take contraceptive mandate case
(The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty)
Utah supports religious schools' challenge to contraceptives mandate
(Dennis Romboy, Deseret News)
Message of the Gospel 'at stake' in Farmersville cemetery flap, former Muslim says
(Sara Hom, Christian Examiner)
Are these really the worst of times?
(Mark Silk, RNS Blog: Spiritual Politics)
Church, state and early America: Breaches in the wall of separation
(The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
USCIRF Condemns Trial Outcome of Ethiopian Muslim Leaders
(United States Commission on International Religious Freedom)
USCIRF Welcomes Release of Pastors in Sudan
(United States Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Foreign Policy — The (Non)Free Exercise of Religion
(Katrina Lantos Swett and Mary Ann Glendon, Foreign Policy)
Islam and Northern Ireland: The right to rancour
(The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
States, religious groups, colleges, retirement homes file Supreme Court briefs
(Cheryl Wetzstein, The Washington Times)
IS in Syria releases 22 Christians held since February
(Bassem Mroue, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Saudi Arabia: Prominent writer detained
(Human Rights Watch)
Dispatches: Nepal’s transgender passport progress
(Kyle Knight, Human Rights Watch)
Egypt rejects Qatar offer to mediate with Muslim Brotherhood
(The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Former Bush aide, Democrat presidential contender lament US stance on Christian slaughter
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Man pleads not guilty to backpack bomb plot on Florida beach
(Curt Anderson, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
South Sudanese church leaders support proposed peace agreement
(Anglican Communion News Service)
Cameroon military releases 72 people illegally held
(Edwin Kindzeka Moki, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Former Shin Bet head: Jewish terror slow-growing 'cancer' in Israel
(Akiva Eldar, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)
The latest target of India’s morality police: Unmarried couples in hotel rooms
(Adam Taylor, The Washington Post)
Tanzania: Church prohibits followers from voting
(Peti Siyame, allAfrica)
Fast-to-death ritual banned
(Rakhee Roy Talukdar, Calcutta Telegraph)
Indian court bars Jain practice of santhara as suicide
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Ohio judges who perform weddings must marry same-sex couples
(Randy Ludlow, The Columbus Dispatch)
Ohio Supreme Court board issues advisory opinion on judges' refusal to perform same-sex marriages
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Supreme Court asked to defend rights of minors
(Press Release, Liberty Counsel)
Supreme Court is asked to review New Jersey reparative therapy ban
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
New South Wales public school floated plan for student prayer group register
(Michael Safi, The Guardian)
Texas judge has no right to compel man to write Bible verses and get married as alternative to jail, says Americans United
(Press Release, Americans United for Separation of Church and State)
Judge sentences East Texas man to get married or face jail time
(Julia Jenaé, KLTV 7)
Judge orders marriage and writing Bible verses as conditions of probation
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Marijuana possession conviction of Rastafarian does not violate Free Exercise clause
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Polish-Jewish activist appears in court over pro-Israel demonstration
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Captured Hamas fighter provides terror tunnel information
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Sister Monica’s secret ministry to transgender people
(Renee K. Gadoua, Religion News Service)
ISIS 'cannot be reconciled with Islam' says Turkey's religious authority
(Ruth Gledhill, Christian Today)
Christianity facing threat of being rendered illegal under Nepal's new constitution
(Rio Ribaya, Christian Today)
Exempt Christian schools from birth control mandate, 16 states tell Supreme Court
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
Thousands of Iraqi Christians flee as ISIS massacres 2,000 civilians, blasts Baghdad with car bombs
(Hermione Macura, The Christian Post)
Christian Evangelist, USCIRF: Iran under President Rouhani cracking down hard on churches
(Hermione Macura, The Christian Post)
Over 15,000 Assyrian Christian families in danger from ISIS following mass kidnappings of hundreds
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
China prepares to ordain second bishop with Pope's approval
(Wee Sui-Lee, Reuters)
Chinese Christians resist government plan to remove crosses
(Ian Johnson, The New York Times)
Number of young people joining Islamic State declines sharply in Chechnya - Kadyrov
(Interfax-Religion)
Kazakh Islamist sentenced to 13 years for "jihad" propaganda
(Interfax-Religion)
Australia ruling party blocks members from voting for gay marriage
(Matt Siegel, Reuters)
Holy Land Catholic body urges action against Jewish extremists
(Agence France-Presse)
Why are Orthodox Jewish religious schools unregulated?
(Fran Abrams, The Guardian)
Catholic nuns will consider immigration issues at Houston meeting
(Allan Turner, The Houston Chronicle)
Bar mitzvah project gets synagogue's hearing-impaired in the loop
(The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Oklahoma sees another abortion law fall in court
(Kyle Schwab, The Oklahoman)
Same-sex marriage divides Presbyterian, other churches
(Sarah M. Wojcik, The Morning Call)
Ohio high court advises judges not to refuse to perform gay marriages
(Kim Palmer, Reuters)
UK Government quietly scraps role of Faith Minister
(Isabelle Fraser, The Telegraph)
Azerbaijan: Muslim bookseller's prison sentence "a judicial secret"
(Forum 18 News Service)
Monday, 10 August 2015
Asking headscarved women to remove topcoat for security check violates freedom: Court
(Hurriyet Daily News)
Canadian pastor admits to trying to ‘overthrow’ North Korea, dictatorship’s news agency says
(The Canadian Press, National Post)
Cornerstone Blog: Religious Freedom in Southeast Asia
(Stephen Bailey, Religious Freedom Project, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs)
Draft law on freedom of religion and belief under public discussion
(allAfrica)
The new Druze militia factions of Suwayda Province
(Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi, Syria Comment (Joshua Landis))
We should protect Ethiopia from any form of extremist tendencies - Sheik Salahadin Wazir
(Abraham Dereje, The Ethiopian Herald)
Religious Freedom in a Multicultural World conference, 25 Sep 2015
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)
Seven ways religious freedom contributes to sustainable development
(Brian J. Grim, The Weekly Number)
Faith and Conflict in the 21st Century
(Teresa Morgan, OUPblog Religion)
Slain teenager Christian Taylor was 'firm believer in God' who wanted the devil to leave him alone … 'forever'
(Leonardo Blair, The Christian Post)
Religious Zionist rabbis form private conversion court
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Israel releases at least 9 Jewish suspects in firebombing of Palestinian home
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Sudan reiterates its protection for religious freedoms
(Sudan Tribune)
India's Muslim women fight to end triple talaq law that yields instant divorce
(Amrit Dhillon, The Guardian)
US ties relations with Hanoi to improvement in respect for human rights
(Nguyen Hung, Asia News)
Tajikistan concerned about Moscow attack on religious scholar urging fighting of Islamic State
(Interfax-Religion)
Tajikistan exempts from liability 36 repenting ISIL followers
(Interfax-Religion)
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