Law and Religion Headlines
Wednesday, 25 March 2015
Christian doctors’ group says new college policy infringes on freedom of conscience
(Lauren Pelley, Toronto Star)
Bali nine drug smugglers try to use their religion to escape death penalty
(Kyle Glatz, World Religion News)
Lezghin: severe restriction of freedom of religion and belief in Azerbaijan
(Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization)
What Americans can learn from the British about setting a religious vision for change (Commentary)
(Simon Greer, The Washington Post)
Little Oaks Christian school wins discrimination trial
(Victor Bermudez and Lori Sanada, Christian News Wire)
'Broader lens' urged for conscience rights issue than marriage debate
(Nate Madden, The Pilot)
Federal commission wrong to rule against Phillipsburg School District in Bible case, group says
(Sarah Peters, The Express-Times)
Indiana passes RFRA law
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Religious leaders: IN Religious Freedom bill may do more harm than good
(Howard Monroe, WISH-TV)
Local businesses react to IN religious freedom bill
(Teresa Auch Schultz and Carole Carlson, Post-Tribune)
GenCon threatens to exit Indy over 'religious freedom' measure
(Indianapolis Business Journal)
What qualifies as reasonable accommodation for religion in the workplace?
(Matthew Dolman, Employment Law)
Montana Republican proposes 'religious freedom' referendum
(Alison Noon, Great Falls Tribune)
Arkansas senate panel backs 'conscience protection' measure
(Andrew DeMillo, The Associated Press)
‘American laws for American courts’ proposals met with skepticism
(Kelsey Jukam, The Texas Observer)
Boko Haram: 'Are you ready to renounce your Christian faith?'
(World Watch Monitor)
The church of a good night's sleep? One court says no re: atheism as religion
(Doublas M. Oldham, The National Law Review)
FBI ordered to disclose its surveillance tactics on communities
(ACLU of Northern California)
FBI ordered to disclose documents on monitoring of Muslims
(Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle)
Court says Muslim surveillance documents may not be withheld under FOIA "law enforcement" exemption
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Puerto Rico concedes on same-sex marriage laws
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Bible quotes in university VP's presentation to employees not protected by First Amendment
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Church of England creates second female bishop
(Caroline Davies, The Guardian)
ISIS militants stone an Iraqi couple accused of adultery
(Rod Nordland, The New York Times)
UN committee approves benefits for spouses of gay staffers
(Edith M. Lederer, The Associated Press)
City politics buffet circumcision rite
(Michael Howard Saul, The Wall Street Journal)
Inhofe amendment brings religious liberty debate to the Senate
(Justin Snow, Metro Weekly)
Creationist museum feels right at home in Idaho
(Maria L. La Ganga, Los Angeles Times)
The feast of the Annunciation for Islamic-Christian friendship in Beirut and in France
(AsiaNews.it)
Christian pastor in China gets one-year prison term in battle over crosses
(Kiki Zhao, The New York Times)
Zhejiang: Protestant clergyman jailed for opposing cross removal
(AsiaNews.it)
China jails Christian pastor who fought church demolitions
(Tom Phillips, The Telegraph)
Départementales en France : la branche française du Forum Européen Interreligieux pour la Liberté de Religion s’inquiète
(Asif Arif, European Interreligious Forum for Religious Freedom)
Just what's so 'controversial' about that Indiana religious freedom bill passed this week? (Commentary)
(Bobby Ross Jr., Get Religion)
Hate crime attack in Williamsburg, an 'unclear murder' in Midwood
(Hana Levi Julian, The Jewish Press)
Moscow realizing it can’t control Islam in Russia the way it would like, Malashenko says
(Paul Goble, Window on Eurasia)
Chechen leader, Jordanian king discuss fight against IS
(Interfax-Religion)
Kyrgyzstan outlaws Islamic State
(Interfax-Religion)
Lutheran pastor gives positive assessment to religious freedom in Ukraine
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine)
Pennsylvania township nixes proposed Islamic cemetery, appeal likely
(Reli)
Islamic State militants claim suicide bombing in Libya's Benghazi
(The Jerusalem Post)
Italian officers arrest 3 on terror charges
(The Jerusalem Post)
Australia: 230 suspected jihadis prevented from flying to ME since February
(The Jerusalem Post)
Tuesday, 24 March 2015
Boris Johnson describes bishops in the House of Lords as “clerical fossils”
(National Secular Society)
Judge censors Bible for public preaching
(Christian Concern)
Saudi grand mufti calls for demolition of churches
(Mohabat News)
RI House strongly condemns hate crimes, religious bigotry
(Mia Ackerman, Warwick Beacon)
Two Christian churches vandalized by suspected Hindu fundamentalists
(UCA News)
How can European Muslims protect their children against ISIL? - oped
(Harun Yahya, Eurasia Review)
Attacks in Lahore, police arrest 200 Christians
(Jibran Khan, AsiaNews.it)
Authorities seize schoolbook that praises Islamic radicalism
(AsiaNews.it)
KY Senate passes students' superintendent search bill with religious and political freedom amendment
(Kevin Wheatley, Pure Politics)
Church in DC appeals to US Senate over religious liberty world
(Gjergji Evangjeli, The Torch)
Company purposely hides why journalist was fired
(Charisma News)
Pakistani Christians fight back
(Ali Sethi, The New York Times)
Anti-Semitism at home and abroad
(Editorial, Deseret News)
A UN Special Rapporteur on Privacy – Why now?
(Tomaso Falchetta, EJIL:Talk!)
Day of Missionary Martyrs: 1,062 missionaries killed in the world from 1980 to 2014
(News.Va)
Religious freedom: A communal right
(Barry W. Bussey, Canadian Council of Christian Charities)
Should freedom of religion trump the Charter's equality rights?
(Blake Bromley, Huff Post Politics Canada)
Prayers for peace in Iraq, Syria, Libya, Egypt and beyond
(World Council of Churches)
In Italy, lawsuit raises challenge to prayer in schools
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Ted Cruz appeals to Christian conservatives in 2016 kickoff
(Jake Miller, CBC News)
Ted Cruz announces candidacy with focus on agenda of religious conservatives
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Trial judge's opening with Pledge of Allegiance does not violate Establishment Clause or Due Process
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Supreme Court hears oral arguments on specialty plates and free speech
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Justices look for reasoning behind Texas ban on Confederate license plate
(Adam Liptak, The New York Times)
Indiana religious freedom act: Does it protect faithful or legalize prejudice?
(Harry Bruinius, The Christian Science Monitor)
Is anti-Semitism really increasing on US college campuses?
(Jay Michaelson, Religion News Service)
Conscientious offenders: Russia's ban on 'extremist' religious literature, and the European Court of Human Rights
(Daniel Ortner, SSRN (Virginia Journal of Law, Forthcoming))
Boko Haram kidnapped hundreds in northern Nigeria town
(Joe Penney, Reuters)
Religious parties pressed to pass anti-missionary law
(Ari Yashar, Inside Israel)
Churches grieve Germanwings tragedy
(World Council of Churches)
Imam fired by Religious Affairs Directorate for critical posts about Erdoğan
(Today's Zaman)
Shariah law: Texas sparks anguish with legislation that Muslims say stokes Islamophobia
(Andrew Buncombe, The Independent)
How Saudi Arabia turned Sweden’s human rights criticisms into an attack on Islam
(Adam Taylor, The Washington Post)
Indiana House passes controversial 'religious freedom' bill
(Mary Wisniewski, Reuters)
Why most American Jews vote for Democrats, explained
(John Sides, The Washington Post)
Nigerian Christians may back a Muslim candidate in upcoming presidential elections
(Fredrick Nzwili, Religion News Service)
Indian's top bishop says some people want division along religious lines
(Miko Morelos, Ecumenical News)
Aleppo's Christians see regime as last hope
(Edward Dark, Al-Monitor: Syria Pulse)
Moscow Patriarchate priest assaulted in west Ukraine
(Interfax-Religion)
Vandals paint swastika on Jewish WWII monument in Volgograd
(Anna Dolgov, The Moscow Times)
Prosecutors demand 19 years in jail for alleged organizer of foiled terror attack
(Russian Legal Information Agency)
Despite rising anti-Semitism, Jews thrive in central Europe
(Katarina Wecker and Maya Vidon, Religion News Service)
Syria, Iraq discuss ways to tackle militants
(The Jerusalem Post)
China executes three Muslim men convicted in mass stabbing at train station
(The Jerusalem Post)
The ‘African moment’ in global Catholicism gathers steam
(John L. Allen Jr., Crux: Covering all things Catholic)
Secular Beit Shemesh school to become all haredi
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Debate on religion not domain of experts alone
(Free Malaysia Today)
Ethnic, religious groups pay tribute to Mr Lee Kuan Yew's role in building harmony
(Zakir Hussain, The Straits Times)
Shawano lawyer suspended for smearing judges
(Paul Srubas, Green Bay Press-Gazette)
Rajnath Singh red-flags religious conversion, says committed to instilling a sense of security
(The Indian Express)
Doctors make Charter challenge on right to refuse care on religious grounds
(CBC News)
Monday, 23 March 2015
Azerbaijan: Imprisoned for their faith
(Jehovah's Witness.org)
Rising religious intolerance in Azerbaijan
(Jehovah's Witness.org)
Street preacher fined for using “abusive” language after quoting Leviticus
(National Secular Society)
Threats to religious freedom undermine Vietnam’s Communist Party
(Nguyen Hung, AsiaNews.it)
The many names of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
(Ali Hashem, Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East)
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