Law and Religion Headlines
Tuesday, 5 May 2015
Likud-Shas deal to transfer rabbinical courts to Religious Services Ministry evokes criticism
(Jeremy Sharon, The Jerusalem Post)
What Catholics can teach America about polarized politics
(Jacob Lupfer, Crux)
Sudan: Clergymen brought before criminal court
(Christian Solidarity Worldwide - USA)
Authorities destroy Muslim cemetery with burials in Stary Krym
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine)
Tajikistan mulls ban on Muslim names
(David Trilling, Eurasianet)
China orders Muslim shopkeepers to sell alcohol, cigarettes, to ‘weaken’ Islam
(Simon Denyer, The Washington Post)
Somalia Islamists storm Puntland police station, kill three: police
(Abdiqani Hassan and Feisal Omar, Reuters)
India crticises role of religion-based organsations in security matters at UN
(Arul Louis, New Kerala)
French far-right mayor slammed for counting Muslim children
(Al Arabiya)
Islamic State claims responsibility for Texas attack
(Jane Onyanga-Omara, Religion News Service)
India dismisses US report on its state of religious freedom
(Miko Morelos, Ecumenical News)
Sri Lanka: Sirisena says Buddhist teachings help strengthen moral values
(Eurasia Review)
Thailand, dozens of Rohingya buried in mass graves, four arrests
(Weena Kowitwanij, AsiaNews.it)
Pakistan’s religious minorities included in school textbooks
(Shafique Khokhar, AsiaNews.it)
Religion in (South African) schools: The finer details of the Constitution
(Pierre de Vos, Daily Maverick)
Equality NC opposed to magistrate, religious freedom bills
(Statesville)
EVENT, 5 May 2015: The End of Religion? An Essential Corrective to the Secularization Myth
(Symposium, Institute for Studies of Religion, Baylor University)
Iran, Rouhani reboots secular State: Police should not impose Islamic morality
(AsiaNews.it)
Monday, 4 May 2015
After Texas, is it ‘high time’ we ban Muhammad cartoons?
(Brian Pellot, RNS Blog: On Freedom)
Tajikistan jails 10 as members of banned Islamic group
(Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)
Brazil celebrates first place, but not in soccer
(Claudia Augelli, Religion Press Release Services)
Russian Jewish leader: Increased authoritarianism a cause for aliya
(Sam Sokol, The Jerusalem Post)
Joyful noise or unholy din? New church ‘bells’ mean discord
(Lisa Rathke, Crux: Covering all things Catholic)
Summit calls for a police force to defend the Middle East’s Christians
(Ines San Martin, Crux: Covering all things Catholic)
Madhya Pradesh: Government bans Christian gathering on "law and order" concerns
(Nirmala Carvalho, AsiaNews.it)
US official calls for Myanmar to increase protections for religious minorities
(Thengi Lynn, Voice of America)
Religious freedom center: State Dept tries to conceal nun's visa denial
(Cathy Burke, Newsmax)
Judge: Rowan Commissioners violated Constitution with prayer 'in the name of Jesus'
(Chris Dyches, WNCN)
California assembly higher ed committee rejects student religious liberty bill
(Peter Hasson, Campus Reform)
U.S. government report highlights religious freedom violations, including Christian persecution [correction]
(Isaiah Narciso, The Gospel Herald)
After Texas shootings, far-right Dutchman now in the center of U.S. free speech debate
(David Francis, Foreign Policy - The Cable)
Religious Composition by Country, 2010-2050
(Pew Research Center Religion & Public Life)
Gunman outside Muhammad cartoon event identified as suspected militant sympathizer
(Lindsey Bever and Brian Murphy, The Washington Post)
Police: Men killed in Garland shooting had assault rifles, body armor
(Tristan Hallman and Ray Leszcynski, The Dallas Morning News)
Muhammad drawing exhibit in Texas ends as 2 gunmen attempt attack and are killed
(Howard Friedman)
Justice Department wins its suit seeking religious diets for Florida prisoners
(Press Release, U.S. Department of Justice)
Justice Department wins its suit seeking religious diets for Florida prisoners
(7th Space Interactive)
Court forces Florida prisons to provide kosher meals to inmates
(Dara Kam, Orlando Sentinel)
Helena Diocese names perpetrators of sexual abuse; many at western Montana parishes
(David Erickson, Ravalli Republic)
Congo-Brazzaville bans Muslim women from wearing full-face veils, citing terrorism prevention
(Fredrick Nzwili, Religion News Service)
Bennett to advance Judaism, not democracy, in education system
(Akiva Eldar, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)
All-female Smith College to accept transgender applicants
(Al Jazeera America)
Kenya politician says 'no room for gays' in country
(Al Jazeera America)
Somalia bans media from using 'al-Shabab' name
(Hamza Mohamed, Al Jazeera)
Interfaith groups stress inhumane nature of nuclear weapons
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Putin raises 'extremism' fines for Russian media tenfold
(Howard Amos, The Moscow Times)
Supreme Court rejects appeal of gay conversion therapy ban
(Lydia Wheeler, The Hill)
French politician suspended over anti-Semitic comments
(The Jerusalem Post)
Clashes erupt between police and Ethiopian Jews in Tel Aviv
(Middle East Monitor)
Egyptian secular party seeks to change national Islamic identity
(Middle East Monitor)
Copenhagen church vandalized ahead of rabbi’s lecture
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Merkel at Dachau ceremony condemns anti-Semitism
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Burial rites, religious rights and contagious diseases
(Ileana Varela, Florida International University News)
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani says police shouldn’t enforce Islam
(Raw Story)
No one jailed in Iran for their opinions? Many take to social media to disagree
(Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)
Tajikistan suspects Turkish man of recruiting for IS militants
(Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)
After years of controversy, decision on Liberty Corner mosque still months away
(Alex Napoliello, NJ Advance Media)
Hindu assault empties entire Christian village
(Joseph DeCaro, Worthy News)
India: Two youths held on charges of proselytisation at choultry
(The Hindu)
Hanoi consults bishops on a new law on faiths that violates religious freedom
(Asia News)
China lodges US protest after religious freedom criticised
(The Economic Times)
Jewish emigration from Ukraine and Russia is surging
(Mark Abdomanis, Forbes)
Texas attack: Phoenix home raided after shooting at Muhammad cartoon event
(Lauren Gambino, Jessica Glenza, Raya Jalabi, and Damien Gayle, The Guardian)
Overt religious persecution in eight of 10 Asean states, study finds
(Malay Mail Online)
Sunday, 3 May 2015
Justice Department wins its suit against Florida to require a kosher meal program in prisons
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Helena Diocese posts list of alleged abusers as part of settlement
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Two killed outside anti-Islam group's Muhammad cartoon event in Texas
(Al Jazeera America)
Ambassador David Saperstein's joint visit to Burma to promote religious freedom
(Imperial Valley News)
Madison bans discrimination against atheists, non-religious
(Dana Ferguson, The Big Story)
Spiritual injury voids Mayor’s election
(Martin Downs, UK Human Rights Blog)
Saturday, 2 May 2015
As British election nears, class politics lingers
(Agence France-Press, Yahoo! New)
Congress gives Egypt a pass on religious rights violations
(Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East)
Divorce in Italy: Arrivederci, darling
(The Economist)
Education Gov’t to force Christian universities to close over 'gay' marriage?
(Michael F. Haverluck, One News Now)
Fallout over religious objections law spurs local ordinances
(The Indianapolis Star)
Religion, state, politics and society — Nicholas Chan
(Malay Mail Online)
Republic of Congo bans full-face veils in attempt to prevent religious extremist attacks
(Rose Troup Buchanan, The Independent)
US report assails Pakistan over state of ‘religious freedom’
(Anwar Iqbal, Dawn)
Washington: Religious freedom has worsened under Modi
(AsiaNews.it)
When judges, campaign cash and gay marriage collide
(Kathie Obradovich, The Des Moines Register)
Inevitable question: Will nonprofits lose tax-exempt status over same-sex marriage?
(Guest post by Daniel Bennett, RNS Blog:Corner of Church and State)
SCOTUS marriage decision could threaten seminaries
(David Roach, Baptist Press)
Editorial: A new form of anti-Semitism in Europe
(Martin Maier SJ JESC, Europeinfos: Christian Perspectives on the EU)
Can interreligious dialogue help in the fight against radicalisation?
(José Luis Bazán - COMECE, Europeinfos: Christian Perspectives on the EU)
Not a sharp turn: a note on Sharpe v Bishop of Worcester
(Russell Sandberg and Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
EVENT, 2 May 2015: Oxford Journal of Law and Religion Academy Round Table: Legal Protection of Holy Sites
(Anthony O’Mahony, Yuri Stoyanov, Peter Petkoff, Lecture Room, Balliol College, Oxford)
Keeping the faith? American Druze work to ensure the survival of their 1,000-year-old religion by bringing young members into the fold
(Liana Aghajanian, Al Jazeera America)
Our endorsement: Who should govern Britain?
(The Economist)
Friday, 1 May 2015
America, religion and anarchy: Freedom's foes
(B.C., The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Charlie Hebdo and PEN: Free all speech
(J.F., The Economist)
FRA speaks on need for joined-up approach to prevent extremism
(European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA))
ISIS and Indiana: The Global Crisis of Religious Liberty and Catholic Responsibility
(Thomas Farr, Religious Freedom Project of the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs)
The problem with antidiscrimination laws
(Richard A. Epstein, The Hoover Institute)
Why Americans should care about the UK election
(Stephen Collinson, CNN Politics)
USCIRF issues 2015 Annual Report
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
U.S. religious freedom commission calls for criminal prosecution of Islamic State
(Mark A. Kellner, Deseret News National Edition | Faith)
Modern family indeed: Sofia Vergara’s embryo fight raises ethical questions
(Ann Oldenburg and Maria Puente / USA Today, Religion News Service)
David Brooks on morality, theology, and his personal religious journey
(Jonathan Merritt, RNS Blog:On Faith & Culture)
Egypt’s Salafists at a crossroads
(Ashraf El-Sherif, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace)
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