Law and Religion Headlines
Monday, 23 March 2015
'Religious freedom' proposal wins House approval
(Dan Carden, The Times of Northwest Indiana)
Sri Lanka plans legislation outlawing racist, religious extremist groups
(Miko Morelos, Ecumenical News)
Controversy over church's objection to opera is not going away
(Russia Religion News)
Attack in the London shtetl
(Ben Judah and Josh Glancy, Tablet)
Indonesia detains alleged ISIS recruiters
(Al Arabiya News)
USCCB tells Congress: restore religious freedom, rescind these laws!
(Kathy Schiffer, Patheos)
26 arrests after mob beats, burns Afghan woman
(Hilary Whiteman and Masoud Popalzai, CNN)
Reconsidering religion in society
(Oscar A. Rudenstam, The Daily Pennsylvanian)
Religious rally calls for reducing arrests of children, immigrants
(Andy Reid, Sun Sentinel)
Report from the Supreme Court: Religious freedom, free speech, Obamacare
(Walter M. Weber, American Center for Law and Justice)
IS shows off Assyrian Christian 'convert' to Islam in new video
(Joanna Paraszczuk, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)
Tajik IS militants threaten 'jihad' at home (or even in the Kremlin)
(Joanna Paraszczuk, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)
In Italy, plans for an Easter blessing yield a lawsuit for a public school
(Jim Yardley, The New York Times)
Gender equality brings peace between states
(Bineta Diop, Saisuree Chutikul, Valerie Hudson, Youssef Mahmoud, Ann Phillips, Virachai Plasai, Marie O'Reilly, Irene Santiago, Jessica Zimerman, International Peace Institute and the Permanent Mission of Thailand to the UN)
Sydney cafe reopens after terrorist attack
(Christian Today)
Schoolchildren from Turkey, Italy, Egypt to discuss fight against religious extremism in St. Petersburg
(Interfax-Religion)
Iraqi Patriarch calls for law to counter violence-inciting preachers
(Miko Morelos, Ecumenical News)
Family abductions for forceful change of religion continue in Japan
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Theresa May, the Home Office and shari’a
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
A stronger Britain, built on our values
(The Rt Hon Theresa May MP, The Home Office, GOV.UK)
Is socialism a “protected belief”? – GMB v Henderson
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Ukrainians trust Church the most - poll
(Interfax-Religion)
Australia a puzzling hotbed of Islamic State recruiting
(Rod McGuirk, The Associated Press)
Islamic State calls on backers to kill 100 U.S. military personnel
(Reuters)
Puerto Rico seeks to recognize, allow gay marriages
(Danica Coto, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Activists urge Lebanon to make marital rape illegal
(Dana Halawi, Reuters)
Over 5,000 mercenaries from CIS fight on ISIS side - expert
(Interfax-Religion)
Britain to investigate Sharia courts, crack down on extremist preachers
(Michael Holden, Reuters)
Analysts unanimous Russia does need Islamic banking
(Lyudmila Alexandrova, Tass Russian News Agency)
British ponder charitable tax relief status of controversial Exclusive Brethren schools
(Trevor Grundy, Religion News Service)
Bob Jones III apologizes for stone-the-gays remarks
(Kevin Eckstrom, Religion News Service)
The war against Islamic State: The caliphate cracks
(The Economist)
Supreme Court says Quebec province infringed religious freedom of Loyola school in Montreal: Authorities wanted secular perspective in teaching
(Kalyan Kumar, International Business Times)
Teachers' alliance sues Rhode Island school for barring observation of Good Friday
(Mark Yapching, Christian Today)
German court rules against banning veil in schools, but Europe remains divided
(The Conversation)
Simon Hughes' human rights speech
(Liberal Democrats)
Turkey's highest religious body says surrogate motherhood is like adultery, calls process religiously unacceptable
(Juan Paulino Cornejo, Design & Trend)
Turkey’s top religious body says IVF is ‘unacceptable and like adultery’
(Al Arabiya News)
How sectarian violence within Islam hurts the youth
(Huma Munir, World Religion News)
Afghan woman lynched over Koran-burning was innocent: minister
(Al Arabiya News)
Sex worker to launch legal challenge against NI prostitution ban
(Henry McDonald, The Guardian)
Jewish cemetery vandalized in Hungary
(The Jerusalem Post)
Monitor: Islamic State moves west to attack Syrian army in Homs
(The Jerusalem Post)
Freedom to change one's religion is fundamental right, says Vice President Hamid Ansari
(DNA India)
Uzbekistan worried about ISIL activity near its borders
(Interfax-Religion)
Stop using Brooklyn fire to stoke anti-Orthodox hatred
(Mordechai Lightstone, The Jewish Daily Forward)
Women face setbacks in new Libya
(Mustafa Fetouri, Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East)
Rise of religious extremism and atheism: Ominous signs for Bangladesh
(Rupak Bhattacharjee, South Asia Monitor)
Palestinian female judges gavel down taboos
(Ahmad Melhem, Al-Monitor: Palestine Pulse)
Pakistan: The contested issue of madrasa modernization
(Dr. Sanchita Bhattacharya, South Asia Monitor)
Salafis, Salafism and Modern Salafism: What lies behind a term?
(Mohamed Bin Ali, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies)
Idaho Republicans push back against LGBT rights
(Ryan Schuessler, Al Jazeera America)
India, fresh attacks on two Catholic churches "evil and dangerous"
(Nirmala Carvalho, AsiaNews.it)
As Houthi militias move south, UN warns of possible civil war in Yemen
(AsiaNews.it)
Ordinary Afghans take to Kabul streets in protest over Farkhunda's murder
(AsiaNews.it)
Hamas and Islamic Jihad leaders meet in Gaza
(Middle East Monitor)
Missouri House OKs bill to protect religious student groups
(Maria French, Associated Press)
Tunisia will win against terrorism, insists Ghannouchi
(Middle East Monitor)
Religious fraternity fights campus ban
(Anjali Hemphill, CNN)
A religious ‘conscience clause’. The church wants it but campaigners say ‘licence to discriminate’
(The Journal)
‘Constant suspicion’: Muslim police officers allege harassment
(Halima Kazem, Aljazeera: America)
Egypt’s Sisi again calls for ‘religious revolution’
(Ariel Ben Solomon, The Jerusalem Post)
US delegation encouraged by Sri Lanka's progress in religious freedom
(Eurasia Review)
10,000 letters to Indiana House Speaker oppose "religious freedom" bill
(Ray Steele, 93.1 WIBC)
Experts: 'Merry Christmas bill' won't protect schools from lawsuits
(Kristine Guerra, Indianapolis Star)
Finding salvation in religious law's safe harbor
(Evan J. Seeman, The Conneticut Law Tribune)
Will a Catholic school fire a theology teacher for "anti-gay" remarks?
(Mark Stricherz, Aleteia)
Rajnath calls for a national debate on anti-conversion law
(Bharti Jain, The Times of India)
World Alliance of Religions Peace Office Meeting held in Georgia
(Spy Ghana)
Gay and Mennonite
(Emma Green, The Atlantic)
Muslim school's zoning challenge dismissed without reaching merits
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
College admission denial because of religious references in interview supports Establishment Clause claim
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
EVENT, 23 March 2015: Interreligious dialogue to emphasize mutual understanding
(The Shreveport Times)
EVENT, 23 March 2015: Global Indifference, Solidarity, and Development
(Initiative on Catholic Social Thought & Public Life, Georgetown University)
Religious freedom bill could have unintended consequences
(Terry Curry, The Times of Northwest Indiana)
Americans are deeply religious, so will we ever see an atheist president? Here’s what we know.
(Gary Scott Smith, The Washington Post)
Sunday, 22 March 2015
An atheist president? Atheists want U.S. political religious tests to not exclude atheism
(Inquisitr)
French Muslims caught between Islamophobia and extremism
(Griff Witte, The Washington Post)
Religion and law round-up – 22nd March
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Tatar historian hasn't changed but Islam in Tatarstan has
(Paul Goble, Window on Eurasia)
NJ Fed. Court rejects RFRA and religious belief defenses in forced "get" case
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Chinese police seize two priests in Mutanjiang
(Bernardo Cervellera, AsiaNews.it)
6 arrested after forcing their way into London synagogue
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Layman talk on religion will result in police action, IGP warns
(Malay Mail Online)
What do religious women think of the contraceptive mandate?
(Patricia Miller, The Atlantic)
Death by stoning law sees Malaysia parties chase Muslim vote
(Niluksi Koswanage and Liau Y-Sing, The Washington Post)
Families would gain religious right to prevent autopsies under Minn. bill
(Don Davis, Forum News Service)
Alevis see no solution before the elections
(Hürriyet Daily News)
EVENT, 22-23 March 2015: Legal and Moral Challenges of Religious Resurgence
(The International Consortium for Law and Religion Studies and the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute, at the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute, Jerusalem)
Saturday, 21 March 2015
Buddhism, China and Russia: Unearthly powers
(B.C., The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Delhi protest marks 300 days of BJP in India
(Anto Akkara, World Watch Monitor)
Establishment Clause challenge to church directional sign moves ahead
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
IS reduces Christian, Shia Muslim shrines to 'rubble' in Iraq
(Religion News Today)
Lawsuit against Shickshinny regarding religious sign can move forward, judge rules
(Citizens Voice)
Most (88%) Canadians support requirement for people to show face during Canadian citizenship ceremonies
(Sean Simpson, Ipsos)
Patrol chief criticized for religion at work
(Norfolk Daily News)
The Air Force Academy made 'so help me God' optional. This lawmaker wasn't happy & decided to do something about it
(Mike Miller, Independent Journal Review)
Vietnam: church leaders say government drafting new religious law
(Janelle Powers, Crossmap Christian News)
Young Northern Irish Christians determined to reconcile
(Anglican Communion News Service)
Of human dignity: The Declaration on Religious Liberty at 50
(Charles J. Chaptut, First Things)
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