Law and Religion Headlines
Monday, 6 July 2015
- Real religious liberty risks and misplaced fears
(Robin Fretwell Wilson, Cornerstone Debate: Religious Freedom Project of the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs)
- Getting beyond the "right to be wrong"
(Patrick Deneen, Cornerstone Debate: Religious Freedom Project of the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs)
- “Liberty,” “marriage,” and religious freedom
(Steven D. Smith, Cornerstone Debate: Religious Freedom Project of the Berkley Center of Religion, Peace & World Affairs)
A problem of ‘religion,’ and polling, in China
(Ian Johnson, The New York Times: Sinophere, Dispatches from China)
Apocalypse now?
(Robert Tuttle & Ira Lupu, Cornerstone Debate: Religious Freedom Project of the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs)
Papacy should have time-limit says Francis, before Latin America departure
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
The future of the Christian university
(Samuel W. Oliver, First Things)
Thawing the frozen conflict? The European Court’s Nagorno-Karabakh judgments
(Philip Leach, EJIL:Talk!)
Withdrawal of life support and religious belief: St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust v P & Anor
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
After Supreme Court marriage decision, Christian objectors ponder outsider status
(Mark A, Kellner, Deseret News National Edition | Faith)
Ontario court upholds Law Society’s decision not to accredit Trinity Western University
(Jacques Gallant, The Star Canada)
Ontario law society’s decision to refuse Trinity Western accreditation upheld
(Simona Chiose, The Globe and Mail)
Trinity Western’s planned law school takes another hit
(Ian Mulgrew, The Vancouver Sun)
Trinity Western University v. The Law Society of Upper Canada (judgment)
(Ontario Superior Court of Justice)
Religious freedom is a barometer for measuring other fundamental rights
(Michael Fielding, Deseret News)
GlobalPlus: Religious attire in the public square
(Yair Rosenberg, The Association of Religion Data Archives)
Pisa police arrest Moroccan for pro-terror stance on the Web
(The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Low turnout marks anti-gay demonstration in Kenya
(Tom Odula, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Facing record migrant flows, Hungary tightens asylum system
(The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Obama says anti-Islamic State strategy unchanged even as airstrikes increase
(Christi Parsons, Los Angeles Times)
Religious colleges concerned about losing tax-exempt status
(Talia Richman, The Baltimore Sun)
Gay marriage ruling leaves debate about religious liberty wide open
(Warren Richey, The Christian Science Monitor)
Newseum: Only 19% know 1st amendment guarantees freedom of religion
(Terence P. Jeffrey, CNSNews.com)
Notable lawsuits over school prayer in Tennessee
(Tim Hrenchir, Newsmax)
Chinese govt insists Muslims enjoy freedom of religion
(GhanaWeb)
Conversion reforms struck down by Israeli cabinet
(Adiv Sterman, Times of Israel)
Israel's cabinet strengthens ultra-orthodox control of religious status matters
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Critics decry Israeli cabinet vote rejecting measure to ease Jewish conversion
(Michele Chabin, Religion News Service)
Will the burqa be banned in Berlin?
(Anna Sauerbrey, The New York Times)
Court dismisses Native American challenge to San Antonio revitalization efforts
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Threats to religious freedoms continue in Indonesia, rights groups warn
(Andreyka Natalegawa, ucanews)
4th of July — A Biblical focus from Israeli Prime Minister
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Mainland infringing on freedom of religion in HK, pastor warns
(EJ Insight)
"Religious freedom protection" proposals getting new support among state lawmakers
(WOAI.com)
The brief: Lawyers prepping for religious freedom battles
(Polo Rocha, The Texas Tribune)
Tajikistan blacklists dozens of Islamist websites, one opposition website
(Interfax-Religion)
Pakistani police save Christian couple from 'anti-blasphemy' mob attack
(Catholic News Agency)
Close encounters: A glimpse of Palestinian reality few American Jews ever see
(Ilene Prusher, Haaretz)
Protesters in U.K. shut down 2 Israeli-owned drone factories
(Haaretz)
6 Bedouin-Israeli teachers arrested for promoting ISIS
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Report: Woman denied entrance to Western Wall for wearing kippah
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
U.S. mayors call on European counterparts to condemn anti-Semitism
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Deaf Bible Society aims to share God's Word to 80% of world's deaf by 2025
(Czarina Ong, Christian Today)
2 Christian pastors may face death penalty in Sudan for openly practising their faith
(Andre Mitchell, Christian Today)
ISIS' child soldiers execute 25 men on site of ancient Roman amphitheater in new video showing fearful spectators
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)
Syrian Christians face new threat from rebel alliance
(Alison Meuse, NPR)
US Episcopal church approves same-sex marriage; replaces terms 'man and woman' with 'couples'
(Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post)
Brazilian Evangelical Christians create Facegloria, a violence and pornography-free version of Facebook; 100k people sign up in first month
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
Pennsylvania county government member quietly puts ten commandments placard in meeting room
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
Four teachers among six Israeli-Arabs charged for promoting Islamic State
(Ori Lewis, Reuters)
Jewish-Christian relations discussed at conference in Rome
(Dr Clare Amos, World Council of Churches)
9 in 10 Evangelicals not in favour of US Supreme Court's same-sex marriage ruling
(Jonah Hicap, Christian Today)
WCC pays tribute to Jan Hus on 600th anniversary of his death
(World Council of Churches)
A centuries-old desire for peace in Europe
(Martina V. Kopecká, Pilgrimage of Justice and Peace)
Inside the Saudi prison that's home to new wave of jihadis
(Angus McDowall, Reuters)
From therapeutic abstention to the right to die? The Case of Lambert and Others v. France
(Konstantin Tretyakov, S.J.D., Strasbourg Observers)
When Alabama compares gay marriage to the Holocaust
(Larisa Thomason)
Man admits to plotting ot massacre Muslims, judge sets him free anyway
(Judd Legum for Think Progress, Mint Press News)
The Round Up: Fast-track Failings and Obergefell ‘egoism’
(Laura Profumo, UK Human Rights Blog)
Egypt clamps down on religious ritual
(Rami Galal, Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
West Bank women look to divorce marital status from IDs
(Ahmad Melhem, Al-Monitor: Palestine Pulse)
Lebanon to poll Christians on choice for president
(Jean Aziz, Al-Monitor: Lebanon Pulse)
Echoes of caste slavery in Dalit Christian practices
(P Sanal Mohan, OUPblog Religion)
ISIL looting heritage sites on 'industrial scale'
(Al Jazeera)
Teenage blogger in Singapore sentenced to jail time already served
(Al Jazeera America)
For some Palestinians in East Jerusalem, a pragmatic 'Israelification'
(Joshua Mitnick, The Christian Science Monitor)
Israeli cabinet rejects measure to ease Jewish conversions
(Isabel Kershner, The New York Times)
Day of extremist violence across Nigeria kills more than 60
(Ahmed Mohammed, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Police criticised for not arresting man carrying Isis flag near parliament
(Rebecca Ratcliffe, The Guardian)
Iceland repeals blasphemy law, in move triggered by Charlie Hebdo murders
(Eugene Volokh, The Washington Post: The Volokh Conspiracy)
Iceland makes blasphemy legal
(BBC News)
Seventh-day Adventists to decide whether women can become clergy
(Michelle Boorstein, The Washington Post)
Most of the busiest U.S. airports have dedicated chapels
(Aleksandra Sandstrom, Pew Research Center FactTank)
4 reasons why Adelson anti-BDS campaign will backfire
(Jay Michaelson, The Forward - Opinion)
Sunday, 5 July 2015
Dalai Lama's message; our nation's creed
(Robert P. George and Katrina Lantos Swett, Philadelphia Inquirer)
Iceland repeals blasphemy ban after Pirate party campaign
(Kevin Rawlinson, The Guardian)
Turkish military wary of Erdogan plan for Syrian buffer zone
(Week in Review, Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East)
Religion and law round-up – 5th July
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Turkey prefers Islamic State to Kurdish State
(Uzay Bulut, Gatestone Institute)
Saturday, 4 July 2015
La alcaldesa rectifica y dejará el cuadro de San Rafael en el hall de Alcaldía
(B. López, ABC)
UK: Politicians urge ban on the term "Islamic State"
(Soeren Kern, Gatestone Institute)
Capital punishment: On the way out—with grisly exceptions
(The Economist)
American independence and the ten commandments: Shalt or shalt not
(B.C., The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
British Bill of Rights – some clarification in Lords
(Law & Religion UK)
Final order issued in Oregon same-sex wedding cake refusal
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Friday, 3 July 2015
The Onward March of TWU: Next Step The Court of Appeal
(Barry Bussey, Canadian Council of Christian Churches)
Oregon bakery ordered to pay $135,000 for wedding cake refusal to same-sex couple
(Jonah Hicap, Christian Today)
Oregon Christian bakers ordered to pay $135K after refusing to work gay wedding; told to stop speaking about 'obeying God, not man'
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)
Opponents of same-sex marriage: Stuck on the wrong side
(E.W., The Economist [Democracy in America: American politics])
Ensuring the right to freedom of religion or belief vital to ensuring security and stability, say participants at OSCE meeting
(OSCE / ODIHR)
Is America a Christian nation? Majority of Americans don’t think so
(Daniel Cox and Joanna Piacenza, Public Religion Research Institute)
Ruckus at Lakewood Church signals new chapter in cult-like activity
(John-Henry Perera, Houston Chronicle)
Erdogan and secularists eye once-unthinkable grand coalition in Turkey
(Reuters)
Inter-religious march in Rome demands action on climate change
(Reuters)
Does Japan’s conservative Shinto religion support gay marriage?
(Isaac Stone Fish, Foreign Policy)
In turf war with Taliban in Afghanistan, Islamic State loyalists gain ground
(Hamid Shalizi, Reuters)
Five from Church of Almighty God cult jailed in China
(UCA News)
Investigators say weather caused Mount Zion AME Church to burn
(Lucy Perkins, NPR)
Can marriage equality and religious liberty coexist?
(Joel Mathis and Ben Boychuk, Newsday)
Americans are entitled to religious freedom, but there are limits (Opinion)
(Catherine Rampell, The Washington Post)
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