Law and Religion Headlines
Monday, 6 April 2015
Kenya bombs al Shabaab camps in Somalia in response to Garissa attack
(Reuters)
Syrian Christians keep Holy Week tradition despite IS threat
(Miko Morelos, Ecumenical News)
Nigeria's neighbors hope for a fresh start with Buhari
(Madjiasra Nako, Reuters)
Paris tries to move beyond its three days of terror
(Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today)
Indiana faces long road to restore image after religious law
(Lauren Schroeder, The Associated Press)
Study of projected world religion population growth shows Muslims will almost equal Christians by 2050
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Denver's Azucar Bakery wins right to refuse to make anti-gay cakes
(Alan Gathright and Eric Lupher, Scripps Media)
Bakery's refusal to place anti-gay messages on cakes is not religious discrimination
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Appeals court: Yoga doesn't bend rules on religious freedom
(Brian Melley, AP)
School yoga program does not violate California Establishment Clause
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Arrest made in attack on Bosnian Jewish leader
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
South African teen 'recruited on social media' stopped on flight from joining IS
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Majority of Russian schoolchildren's parents - for extending religious studies at school
(Interfax-Religion)
American Catholic, Baptist leaders join in call for civil debate on religious liberty
(Catholic World News)
The Cossacks aren’t coming: A special series on the Jewish future in Europe
(Haaretz)
Sacred & secular in international relations
(M. Hamid Ansari, The Tribune)
Sunday, 5 April 2015
Religious freedom fights are not going away
(Rachel Zoll, Wisconsin Gazette)
Watchdog: No proof Belgian insurer discriminated against Jewish school
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Pope Francis calls for end to persecution of Christians, denounces arms dealers
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Show equal importance, respect to sacred days of all religions: SC judge to PM Modi
(Zee News)
ADL slams controversial US religious freedom bills
(Sam Sokol, The Jerusalem Post)
The future of blasphemy: Speaking of the sacred in an age of human rights
(Holes in the Foam)
The right to offend
(Cyprus Mail)
What Americans think about gay rights and religious liberty
(Danny Johnston, Sharon Herald)
Christian NHS worker appeals ruling she 'bullied' Muslim colleague by praying for her
(The Telegraph)
Archbishop of York says religious leaders should not be banned from politics
(Gregory Walton and Andrea Vogt, The Telegraph)
California appeals court rules yoga doesn't violate religious freedom
(Joe Palazzolo, The Wall Street Journal)
Appeals court to weigh religious exemptions in Baptist-based contraception case
(Allan Turner, Houston Chronicle)
Religion and law round-up – 5th April
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Saturday, 4 April 2015
Symposium reframes dialogue on secular society, religion, and the common good
(Bahá'í World News Service)
Anti-Islam demonstrations held across Australia
(Al Jazeera)
Can marriage deprive women of their religion? Parsi woman asks SC
(Dhananjay Mahapatra, Times of India)
Muslim group with links to extremists boasts of influencing election
(Andrew Gilligan, The Telegraph)
Sajid Javid says Muslim communities in Britain have 'cultural problem' where women are viewed as commodities
(Roisin O'Connor, The Independent)
John Paul II still looms large, but Poland's church is changing
(Jonathan Luxmoore, National Catholic Reporter)
Easter, Passover summon faithful to worship, celebration
(Compiled by Mark A. Kellner, Deseret News National Edition | Faith)
A Passover tradition for the White House
(Joshua Miller, Metro)
Iran deal, Israeli tensions put focus on White House Seder
(Jordan Fabian, The Hill)
Photos: Marking Holy Week and Passover
(The Wall Street Journal)
Why everyone loves Passover
(Elissa Strauss, The Week)
Good Friday and the Passover coincide for a day of religious celebrations
(Euro News)
Finding common ground as Easter and Passover coincide
(Jessica Masulli Reyes, The News Journal, Delaware Online)
Passover serves to remind us liberation comes with responsibility
(Dr. Jacob L. Wright, Dr. Tamara Cohn Eskenazi, Fox News Opinion)
Pope presides over Easter Vigil service amid martyr concerns
(Associated Press, Yahoo! News)
Christians celebrate Holy Week – Photos
(Associated Press, Yahoo! News)
Thoughts on the crucifixion of Jesus
(JAmes Crossley, OUPblog Religion)
41 Easter traditions from all over the world
(Mo Elinzano, Deseret News)
The most spectacular Easter celebrations in Europe
(Valerie Denny, Forbes)
Easter in Europe
(Deutsche Welle)
Prime Minister Tony Abbott helps the healing at vandalised church as Easter message of hope goes out
(Naomi White & Ian Walker, The Daily Telegraph)
5 unusual ways Europe is celebrating Easter
(Rick Noack, The Washington Post)
Pope condemns indifference to jihadist atrocities against Christians
(Agence France-Press, Business Insider)
The religious freedom debate explained in 90 seconds
(Alex Anderson, The Daily Signal)
How a Pentecostal law professor has helped reshape Nigerian politics
(Nick Street / Newswire, Religion & Civic Culture)
Rome university runs exorcism course
(The Local It)
Inside the multi-million Australian church now taking over Atlanta
(Matthew Benns, The Daily Telegraph)
Religious Freedom Restoration Act: how a legislative 'miracle' got discriminatory
(Amanda Holpuch, The Guardian)
Religious freedom laws: Once unifying, but now divisive
(Claire Zillman, Fortune)
Erdogan's dream divides Turkey
(Glen Johnson, The New Zealand Herald)
Pope Francis and the New Rome
(Francis X. Rocca, The Wall Street Journal)
Hundreds protest Islamic law in Australia
(Agence France-Press, Yahoo! News)
Argument line-up set for same-sex marriage
(Lyle Denniston, SCOTUSblog)
Friday, 3 April 2015
Ninevah monastery hopes for liberation
(Saleh Elias, Al-Monitor: Iraq Pulse)
Islam's civil war - OpEd
(Neville Teller, Eurasia Review)
Mumbai, A Way of the Cross against persecution of Christians
(AsiaNews.it)
Holy Week in Nepal: Catholics pray for the Constitution
(Christopher Sharma, AsiaNews.it)
Filipino devotees nailed to crosses in Good Friday rites
(Joeal Calupitan, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Why people with no religion are projected to decline as a share of the world’s population
(Michael Lipka, Pew Research Center FactTank)
A new era for the secretive Penitente Brotherhood of New Mexico
(Carol Kuruvilla, Huff Post Religion)
Indiana religious liberty law: Are liberals on the wrong side of history?
(Edwin Meese III and Ryan T. Anderson, Sun Sentinel)
How to talk about the Indiana law with your liberal relatives at Easter
(Ryan T. Anderson, The Daily Signal)
Far-right groups and Islamists face off outside London mosque
(Ben Quinn, The Guardian)
Tehran Friday prayer leader gives blessing to nuclear deal
(Reuters)
Israeli court tells army to re-route planned Bethlehem-area barrier
(Reuters)
Indianapolis in crisis mode after tourism hit by religious bill
(Fiona Ortiz, Reuters)
After national outcry, Indiana GOP amends religious freedom law
(Danielle Paquette and Sandhya Somashekhar, The Washington Post)
Indiana pizza shop owners who backed religious objections law in hiding as donations pour in
(Associated Press, MSN News)
Angie's List rejects 'religious freedom' law revision, calls it 'insufficient'
(Jeff Swiatek, IndyStar)
Indiana enacts anti-discrimination fix to its controversial RFRA
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Obama to host annual White House Seder tonight
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Audit: In 2014 Anti-Semitic incidents rose 21 percent across the U.S. in a “particularly violent year for Jews”
(Press Release, Anti-Defamation League)
ADL releases 2014 audit of anti-Semitic incidents
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
ADF head Alan Sears on defending Christian liberty
(Warren Cole Smith, World Magazine)
Magazine interviews ADF head
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Bill passes to display holy rules at Capitol
(Spencer Willems, Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette)
Arkansas legislature passes Ten Commandments Monument bill
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Grand Haven residents sue city over cross removal
(Becky Vargo, Grand Haven Tribune)
Citizens suit challenges city's removal of cross from dunes area
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Hasidic Jewish property owners state claim against city for discriminatory decision to condemn buildings
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Good Friday: divine abandonment or Trinitarian performance?
(Matthew Bates, OUPblog Religion)
Kenya Attack illustrates threats against Christians, recalls Easter hope
(Press Release - Jeff Walton, Institute on Religion and Democracy)
Russian prosecutors move to block websites promoting Islamic extremism
(Russian Legal Information Agency)
Iranian cleric gives blessing to nuclear deal in Tehran Friday prayer
(The Jerusalem Post)
Ferrara lawyers want crucifixes back in court
(Anna Pujol-Mazzini, The Local It)
Nathan Deal’s advice for ‘religious liberty’ supporters next year
(Greg Bluestein, AJC News)
Islam could become the world's largest religion after 2070
(Emma Green, The Atlantic)
Evaluating the evidence for the resurrection of Jesus from a legal angle
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)
Thursday, 2 April 2015
Liberia: Heading for trouble? Religious tension threatens Liberia peace
(Selma Lomax, All Africa)
Liberia: Muslim delegates want proposition 24 deleted
(Solomon N Giddings, All Africa)
New York branch of Boy Scouts of America hires gay adult employee — defying national leadership
(Barry Paddock, Corky Siemaszko, New York Daily News)
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