Law and Religion Headlines
Tuesday, 4 August 2015
Bismarck bishop tells parishes to break ties with Boy Scouts
(James MacPherson | AP, Associated Press)
Asia Bibi's lawyer blames Pakistani government for failure
(Carey Lodge, Christian Today)
Ethiopia hands lengthy prison terms to Muslim activists
(Aaron Maasho, Reuters)
Suspected Boko Haram militants kill eight, kidnap 100 in Cameroon
(Reporting by Sylvain Andzongo; Writing by Joe Bavier and Emma Farge; Editing by Louise Ireland, Reuters)
Pastors sue Houston's lesbian mayor over stopping vote on transgender ordinance
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
Craig James sues Fox Sports for firing him over comments on homosexuality, 'gay parades'
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
Pastor tackles man who put gun to mother's head inside church as he preached sermon on 'what's life worth'
(Leonardo Blair, The Christian Post)
Homosexual rights and religious freedom collide
(Canada Free Press)
Federal Disabilities Education Act does not require plan tailored to student's religious needs
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
All restaurants that ban veiled women will be shut down: Egyptian minister
(Egyptian Streets)
Egypt will close down restaurants that prohibit women from wearing hijabs
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Craig James files suit against Fox Sports
(David Barron, The Wrap)
Sportscaster sues Fox Sports claiming religious discrimination
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Catholic bishop ordained in China for first time in three years amid tight security
(South China Morning Post)
First Catholic bishop for three years ordained in China
(Agence France-Presse)
Invasive autopsies and religious objections: Rotsztein v HM Senior Coroner for Inner London
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
ISIS document says Caliphate will bring about the 'end of the world,' 'behead every last person who rebels against Allah'
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)
China detains seven Christians opposed to cross demolition
(Sui-Lee Wee, Reuters)
In fifth undercover video, Planned Parenthood honcho touts ability to get intact babies for higher reward
(Leonardo Blair, The Christian Post)
Christian leaders call on candidates to address climate change, inequality
(Sara Weissman, Religion News Service)
Kentucky bars religious volunteers from telling gays that they are abnormal, sinful
(Czarina Ong, Christian Today)
Russia says security forces kill 14 Islamist militants
(Writing by Gabriela Baczynska; Editing by Louise Ireland, Reuters)
Can Chile's abortion rights reforms overcome staunch religious opposition?
(Jonathan Franklin, The Guardian)
Jehovah’s Witness church says it will comply with mandatory reporting of child abuse
(The Guardian)
After deadly attack, Israel arrests extremist in crackdown
(Daniel Estrin, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
ISIS or Al Qaeda? American officials split over top terror threat
(Eric Schmitt, The New York Times)
Planned Parenthood is defended as Senate Democrats block bill to end funding
(Jackie Calmes, The New York Times)
23,000 sign petition for Catholic teacher's reinstatement
(Chris Brennan, The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Monday, 3 August 2015
Interfaith alliance urges networks to use caution when discussing religion in presidential debates
(EIN News)
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani chided for religious persecution
(Cheryl Wetzstein, The Washington Times)
LGBTQ organization wants ad for religious group that calls homosexuality a form of sexual deviation taken down
(Marin MacMahon, News 1130)
Justice Ginsburg discusses the just-ended Term
(Andrew Hamm, SCOTUSblog)
‘This is not Islam’: Refugees describe life under ISIL in Raqqa, Syria
(Lauren Williams, Al Jazeera America)
Dispatches: Tackling Indonesia’s religious intolerance
(Phelim Kine, Human Rights Watch)
Senegal prosecutes LGBT persons
(Freedom House)
New York cardinal blasts Trump's 'virulent' immigration remarks
(Ecumenical News)
Spotlight on gender justice at Us annual conference
(Anglican Communion News Service)
Is Cuba becoming a haven for LGBT rights?
(Creede Newton, Al Jazeera)
Transgender rights advocates 'going to battle over bathrooms'
(Marisa Taylor, Al Jazeera America)
Orthodox Jewish tenants at LeFrak City suing for discrimination over building’s new electronic keys – which they can’t use on Sabbath
(Carter Coudriet and John Marzulli, New York Daily News)
Orthodox Jewish tenants sue over electronic keys in building renovations
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Judge upholds sentence for D.C. rabbi sentenced to prison for voyeurism
(Spencer S. Hsu, The Washington Post)
Court refuses to reduce sentence of rabbi convicted of voyeurism
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
IRS commissioner vows to not target Christian colleges opposed to gay marriage ... 'at this time'
(Samuel Smith, Christian Post)
IRS commissioner says no non-profit revocations in his term for colleges that opppose gay marriage
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
IRS chief vows not to remove tax-exempt status of religious universities, colleges
(Jonah Hicap, Christian Today)
An Ethiopian court jailed Muslim leaders, activists to lengthy terms
(Mahlet Fasil, Addis Standard)
Putin puts Crimean archaeological site under federal control
(Associated Press)
Russian culture ministry takes over Crimean historic religious site
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Gay priest fired from university job gets new post at New Jersey parishes
(David Gibson, Religion News Service)
Report on tax implications of same-sex marriage
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Younger Southern Baptists seek a less partisan approach to political engagement
(Christine Wicker, Religion News Service)
Sixth cert. petition on contraceptive coverage accommodation for religious non-profits filed
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Israel's Shin Bet arrests Jewish extremist suspected of church attack
(Mairav Zonszein, The Guardian)
Israeli premier vows 'zero tolerance' for Jewish extremists
(The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Israel president threatened over 'Jewish terrorism' comment
(Agence France-Presse, Yahoo! News)
Israel: Harsh interrogations for Jewish terror suspects
(Al Jazeera America)
'Roving rabbis' spread across Montana on kosher mission
(Matt Volz, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Detroit becoming a hot spot for religious conventions?
(Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press)
Catholic church closings in New York bring sadness and anger
(Tatiana Schlossberg, The New York Times)
Lawsuit alleges: 7-year-old quizzed on religion, ordered to sit alone at lunch for telling classmates he didn’t believe in God
(Eugene Volokh, The Washington Post: The Volokh Conspiracy)
Fears grow over Nepal's 'anti-women' constitution
(Paavan Mathema, AFP, Times of India)
Marriage created by God, and not even Church can change that, says theologian
(Czarina Ong, Christian Today)
Religion and law round-up – 2nd August
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Judging the headscarf - Opinion
(The writer is vice chancellor, Nalsar University of Law, Hyderabad, The Indian Express)
Why Jewish Terror Is Different this time
(J.J. Goldberg, The Forward)
You can’t understand Pope Francis without Juan Perón — and Evita
(Nick Miroff, The Washington Post)
Russian forces kill 8 suspected Islamic State members in North Caucasus
(The Moscow Times)
How do Russians feel about religion? (Infographic)
(Alexandra Tyan, The Moscow Times)
Russians' views on religion are changing, and not for the better
(Compiled by Mark A. Kellner, Deseret News National Edition | Faith)
Russians feel less positive towards religion now than they did in 1990
(The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Jewish terror attacks tighten the noose around the Palestinian authority
(Amira Hass, Haaretz)
16 year old stabbed in Jerusalem pride parade succumbs to wounds
(Yaniv Kubovich, Haaretz)
Saudi ministry: 'Free expression is an abuse of religious rights'
(National Secular Society)
Anti-bias laws lacking for gays in workplace
(Rex Huppke, The Detroit News)
Immunization laws in Conn., elsewhere raise religious freedom issues
(Michelle Tuccitto Sullo, Connecticut Law Tribune)
Israeli justice in West Bank is seen as often uneven
(Isabel Kershner, The New York Times)
Minutes apart, 2 explosions shake New Mexico churches
(The Associated Press)
Senegal journalist convicted of engaging in homosexual acts, gets 6-month prison term
(Monica Cantilero, Christian Today)
Boko Haram crisis: 178 captives freed
(Heather Tomlinson, Christian Today)
Boko Haram kills 16 Christian fishermen by slitting their throats off the shores of Lake Chad
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)
'Cowboy Church' banned from holding Sunday services at high school after Jewish teacher complains about prayer gatherings
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)
Yearbook of International Religious Demography 2015
(Brian J. Grim, Todd M. Johnson, Vegard Skirbekk, Gina A. Zurlo, Brill)
Fourfold drop in Middle East Christian population, finds new demographic study
(Interview with Gina A. Zurlo, the Weekly Number)
Saturday, 1 August 2015
Cornerstone Blog: Brazil: A Lesson in the Peaceful Navigation of Religious Change
(Brian J. Grim, Religious Freedom Project, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs)
Cornerstone Blog: Embracing a New Era of Religious Dialogue in Latin America
(Matthew Carnes, Religious Freedom Project, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs)
Cornerstone Blog: Religious Liberty Benefits All Faiths in Latin America
(Anthony Gill, Religious Freedom Project, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs)
From Calvin to the Caliphate: What Europe’s wars of religion tell us about the modern Middle East
(John M. Owen IV, Foreign Affairs)
Jehovah’s Witnesses broadcast special meeting into war zone of Ukraine
(Jehovah's WItnesses)
What should be made of the undercover Planned Parenthood Videos?
(Laurie Zoloth, Religion & Politics: Fit For Polite Company)
Two views on Obergefell: Time for soul-searching, or a decision that’s disenfranchising
(Francis DeBernardo and Helen Alvaré, Crux: Covering all things Catholic)
Marijuana ministries * Chicken blood * Chocolate snakes: July’s Religious Freedom Recap
(Brian Pellot, RNS Blog: On Freedom)
Cornerstone Blog: American Unexceptionalism in Religious Freedom Promotion
(Dennis Hoover, Religious Freedom Project of the Berkley Center of Religion, Peace & World Affairs)
Cornerstone Blog: Religious Freedom: Are We Making Progress?
(Stephen Bailey, Religious Freedom Project of the Berkley Center of Religion, Peace & World Affairs)
Cornerstone Blog: Religious Freedom: Rising Threats to a Fundamental Human Right
(Frank Wolf, Engy Abdelkader, Helen Alvaré, Brian Grim, Religious Freedom Project of the Berkley Center of Religion, Peace & World Affairs)
Cornerstone Blog: Reflections on India: Religion and Development
(Aminta Arrington, Paul Rowe, Religious Freedom Project of the Berkley Center of Religion, Peace & World Affairs)
Mass shootings: God, good guys and guns
(The Economist)
Can churches lead on racial harmony?
(Carmen K. Sisson, The Christian Science Monitor)
Syrian Christians and the English Jew
(Charles Krauthammer, The Washington Post)
Defending religion from itself
(KNos Thames, Foreign Policy Democracy Lab)
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