Law and Religion Headlines
Friday, 12 June 2015
Nude trekkers atop Mount Kinabalu deported for offending religious sensibilities
(Trevor Grundy, Religion News Service)
North Carolina legislature overrides veto of magistrates recusal bill
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Chaplain violated Army rule in promoting Christian book
(Tom Vanden Brook, Religion News Service)
Pope Francis will meet with a married gay activist on trip to Paraguay
(Rosie Scammell, Religion News Service)
Settling factional dispute would involve civil court in religious matters
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
International travel limits in custody order did not violate Rastafarian parent's rights
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
6th Circuit: County's use of religiously sponsored school for alternative program did not violate Establishment Clause
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Victory: Federal court rejects Establishment Clause challenge
(Laura Hernandez, American Center for Law and Justice)
First Church of Cannabis to open, challenging drug war and religious freedom law
(Kit O'Connell, Mint Press News)
Saudi Arabia guarantees rights of disabled
(Arab News)
Unrestricted movement ‘would enable Saudi women to contribute to growth’
(Nadia Al-Fawaz, Arab News)
Anti-Semitic incidents reach all-time high in Canada
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Hungarian ex-mayor fired over anti-Semitic tirade
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Anglicans helping families accept children with albinism in Tanzania
(Ilona Sabera, Anglican Communion News Service)
Florida abortion waiting period faces lawsuit
(Renee Lewis, Al Jazeera America)
Protests against 'persecution' of Rohingya Muslims intensify across Muslim world
(Aftab Ali, The Independent)
Boko Haram: Five African states agree to form coalition to battle Islamist group
(Alistair Dawber, The Independent)
Spain's Parliament passes law allowing non-resident Sephardic Jews to apply for citizenship
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Thursday, 11 June 2015
Salafist-Sufi tensions threaten greater instability in North Caucasus
(Mairbek Vatchagaev, Eurasia Daily Monitor (The Jamestown Foundation))
Lithuania: Include same-sex couples in partnership bill
(Human Rights Watch)
Spain passes Jewish 'right of return' law
(JTA, The Forward)
Spain: Lawmakers approve Sephardic Jew citizenship plan
(Alan Clendenning, Associated Press)
Spanish law clears path to citizenship for Sephardic Jews
(David Roman, Wall Street Journal)
Spain passes law of return for Sephardic Jews
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
NC House overrides governor’s veto on marriage bill, making it law
(Craig Jarvis and Colin Campbell, Raleigh News & Observer)
Naval chaplain files formal complaint over Christian persecution
(Austin Ruse, Breitbart News Network)
Turkey’s election: The voters’ signal to Erdogan
(The Economist)
Turkey and religious minorities: Less of a monolith
(B.C., The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
22 Muslims arrested for the attack on the Christian area in Lahore: massacre avoided thanks to Islamic leaders
(Agenzia Fides, Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Next Secretary General of the Church of England Archbishops’ Council
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
A little-known fact: Hinduism is the fastest-growing religion in both Pakistan and Saudi Arabia
(Rohan Venkataramakrishnan, Scroll.in)
Religion and rights in Bangladesh: maintaining a delicate balance
(Mubin S. Khan, Open Democracy)
Pope meets with Canada’s prime minister, discusses religious freedom
(Catholic World News)
Mussaffah’s new Roman Catholic church ‘highlights UAE leaders’ religious tolerance’
(Ramona Ruiz, The National)
US Catholic bishops condemn racism at St. Louis meeting
(Lilly Fowler, Religion News Service)
Reject intolerance, youth told (King tells Saudis to ‘stand with us to confront envious foes’)
(Arab News)
Pope approves "abuse of office" proposals for bishops in sex abuse cases
(Vatican Radio)
Pope approves new tribunal for charges against bishops in sex abuse cases
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Pope backs new tribunal to probe bishops over sexual abuse
(Philip Pullella, Reuters)
Francis approves process of accountability for bishops on sexual abuse
(Joshua J. McElwee, National Catholic Reporter)
ICC delegation to arrive in Israel this month
(Middle East Monitor)
5 facts about same-sex marriage
(David Masci and Seth Motel, Pew Research Center FactTank)
Like it or not, most expect gay marriage will sweep the US
(Cathy Lynn Grossman, Religion News Service)
Court ruling against gay marriage could cause legal 'chaos'
(Mark Sherman, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Pastors pledge civil disobedience if Supreme Court redefines marriage
(Napp Nazworth, The Christian Post)
Supreme Court’s pending same-sex ruling to dominate Southern Baptist meeting
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)
Arkansas judge tells state to recognize hundreds of same-sex marriages
(Steve Barnes, Reuters)
Judge: Arkansas must recognize in-state same-sex marriages
(Andrew DeMillo, Associated Press)
More messy procedural decisions in Arkansas same-sex marriage litigation
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
N. Carolina’s religious-exemption gay marriage bill now law
(Gary D. Robertson, The Washington Post)
North Carolina legislators approve gay-marriage exemption bill
(Michele Richinick, Newsweek)
Priests for Life granted stay in challenge against HHS mandate
(Press Release, Priests for Life)
First U.S. - Vatican intergovernmental agreement signed-- to prevent tax evasion
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Cert filed and stay issued in Priests For Life challenge to contraceptive coverage accommodation
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Holy See, United States sign agreement to fight tax evasion
(Deborah Castellano Lubov, Zenit)
Quebec tables new religious neutrality bill banning face coverings
(CBC News)
Quebec bills aim to prevent Islamic ‘radicalization,’ limit face-covering
(Ron Csillag, Religion News Service)
South Sudan Council of Churches backed by WCC in peace bid for war-torn country
(World Council of Churches)
South African lesbians counter violence with visibility in ‘African Pride’
(Brian Pellot, Religion News Service)
Indonesia looks to new roadmap for Islamic finance boost
(Reuters)
Pope Francis: ‘Let us modify our relationship with natural resources’
(Rosie Scammell, Religion News Service)
102-year-old finally awarded Ph.D. she was denied under Nazis
(Jaleesa Jones, Religion News Service)
Muslim rebels in Philippines to start turning over weapons
(Arab News)
Russia ready to help settle conflicts and counter challenges in Islamic world - Putin
(Interfax-Religion)
Does FBI use no-fly list to pressure Muslims to become informants?
(Jenifer Fenton, Al Jazeera America)
One of metropolitans kidnapped in Syria treated in Ankara, then returned to kidnappers - Syrian mufti
(Interfax-Religion)
No reason yet to detain Moscow University student Karaulova - Markin
(Interfax-Religion)
Saudi Arabia: Possible new flogging for prominent blogger
(Human Rights Watch)
Pope Francis to open 30-bed homeless shelter a few steps from Vatican walls
(Rosie Scammell, Religion News Service)
Second mentally ill Pakistani in 2 weeks charged with desecrating Koran
(Asif Aqeel, World Watch Monitor)
US Jewish numbers no longer declining, but demographic worries persist
(Lauren Markoe, Religion News Service)
Suicide bomber, 2 other armed men target Egypt’s temple site at Luxor
(Erin Cunningham and Heba Habib, The Washington Post)
New York City seeks compromise with Orthodox leaders on circumcision rules
(Michael M. Grynbaum, The New York Times)
NYC to reconsider regulations on circumcision rite
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Hopi sacred masks auctioned off in Paris despite tribe’s protests
(Reuters)
Young ecumenical leaders examine religion and violence in Asia
(World Council of Churches)
Churches urge action, not just thought, as Canada begins painful walk toward reconciliation
(Susan Kim, World Council of Churches)
Response of the Churches to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
(Anglican Church of Canada)
Reformation anniversary in 2017 is next stop for Kirchentag ‘on the move’
(World Council of Churches)
Church Commissioners: Written Questions
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
EVENT, 11 June 2015: Religion and Foreign Policy: A Transatlantic Comparison
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs)
Armenian Genocide of 1915 commemorated by WCC executive committee
(Theodore Gill, Senior Editor WCC, World Council of Churches)
Appeals court upholds Texas' abortion restrictions
(Alexa Ura, The Texas Tribune)
Texas ruling on abortion leads to call for clarity
(Erik Eckholm, The New York Times)
Calls for aid to Syria's Druze after al Qaeda kills 20
(Tom Perry and Suleiman Al-Khalidi, Reuters)
Georgia woman who used abortion pills still faces legal woes
(Kathleen Foody and Russ Bynum, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Wednesday, 10 June 2015
"Russian World" or Kyivan Christianity?
(Andrew Sorokowski, Religions Information Service of Ukraine)
Bangladesh: Girls damaged by child marriage
(Human Rights Watch)
Marry before your house is swept away: Child marriage in Bangladesh
(Human Rights Watch)
Witness: regretting marrying off a young daughter – Ali’s Story
(Emma Daly)
Murder charge dropped against Georgia woman who induced abortion
(Al Jazeera America)
Congress of religious leaders launches in Astana, Kazakh president condemns violence in the name of religion
(Michelle Witte, The Astana Tims)
Religious leaders at forefront of fight against intolerance, says UN chief
(UN News Centre)
The ECHR accepts to euthanize Vincent Lambert
(European Centre for Law and Justice)
CofE: a quasi-consultation on quasi-law?
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Israeli president says Syrian Druze under threat
(Dan Williams, Reuters)
Even atheists intuitively believe in a creator
(Tom Jacobs, Pacific Standard)
Afghanistan's Sikhs feel alienated, pressured to leave
(Humayoon Babur and Lynne O'Donnell, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Hasidic Jews may sue NY towns they say discriminate - judge
(Jonathan Stempel, Reuters)
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