Law and Religion Headlines
Tuesday, 10 March 2015
Spreading the message of religious tolerance
(Steve Lipman, The Jewish Week)
Graham County sheriff bans sex offenders from church
(Jon Ostendorff, The Asheville Citizen-Times, WCNC News)
Sheriff tells registered sex offenders to attend church at county jail
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
U.S. returns eagle feathers to Lipan Apache religious leader after court fight
(Indian Country Today Media Network)
7th Circuit: Milwaukee Archdiocese cannot protect cemetery trust funds in bankruptcy
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Court: Judge erred on Milwaukee archdiocese fund
(Todd Richmond, AP, The Seattle Post Intelligencer)
Illinois appellate court interprets equal terms “comparator” favorably for local government
(Evan Seeman, Karla Chaffee and Dwight Merriam, RLUIPA Defense)
Orthodox Jewish school loses RLUIPA zoning challenge
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Appeals court throws out Missouri law banning noisy protests at houses of worship
(Mark Morris, The Kansas City Star)
8th Circuit invalidates Missouri House of Worship Protection Act
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
American Islam
(Richard Mouw, First Things)
The Jehovah’s Witnesses and the Charity Tribunal
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Two CO Republican religious freedom bills fall in committee
(Bente Birkeland, Community Radio for Northern Colorado)
King Abdullah II encourages European Parliament to promote tolerance between Christians and Muslims
(Ariel Cohen, The Jerusalem Post)
NC sheriff bans sex offenders from church
(Jon Ostendorff, Religion News Service)
Nigeria: PDP preparing ground for religious crisis, Oshiomhole warns
(Francis Onoiribholo, allAfrica)
ETX principal targeted by anti-religion groups for reportedly quoting Bible verses over intercom
(Reagan Roy, KETK News)
The growing conflict between religious groups and gay rights advocates
(Ivan Moreno, Crux)
Mass. lawmakers approve resolution condemning anti-Semitism
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Rally against anti-Semitism held in Sacramento
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Indiana proposes religious freedom legislation that could affect hospitals
(Julie Henry, Healthcare Dive)
Klingenschmitt bill to amend CO anti-discrimination bill shot down
(Megan Schrader, The Gazette)
EVENT, 10 March 2015: The Promotion of Women in OIC Member States
(The Permanent Observer Mission of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and the United State Federation for Middle East Peace)
EVENT, 9-11 March 2015: International Moot Court Competition 2015 - Law & Religion
(Fondazione Studium Generale Marcianum - Venice)
Monday, 9 March 2015
Iowa community rallies around Max Villatoro, a pastor facing deportation to Honduras
(Kourtney Liepelt, Associated Press, Huff Post Religion)
Latvian MP: Moscow using Russian organizations to destabilize Latvia
(Paul A. Goble, Euromaidan Press)
The illegal antiquities trade funded the Iraqi insurgency. Now it’s funding the Islamic State
(Jessica Mendoza, The Washington Post)
Two years in, Pope Francis faces headwinds in reforming the Vatican. Here’s how he can prevail
(David Gibson, Religion News Service)
UK anti-terror strategy is seen as intrusive and secretive by many Muslims
(Randeep Ramesh, The Guardian)
What happened to America's first Muslims?
(Peter Manseau, Huff Post Religion)
SCOTUS delivers win to Notre Dame on birth control case
(Emma Margolin, MSNBC)
Train-and-equip: fight for pluralism in Syria
(Nicholas A. Hersd, Syria Comment)
The pope and the elderly: Honour thy father and mother
(The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
French Presidency's answer to multi-signatories letter to French politicians
(European Interreligious Forum for Religious Freedom (EIFRF))
Religion and law round-up – 8th March
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Austria defends new law on foreign funding of mosques
(The Guardian)
Mosque and police work together to tackle domestic abuse
(Shabnam Mahmood, BBC News)
Fears of 'Eurabia' are unfounded according to study
(Brian J. Grim, the Weekly Number)
As Islamophobia rises in Europe, RFBF offers way forward
(Brian J. Grim, Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
German minister sought pardon for jailed Saudi blogger
(Stanley Carvalho, Reuters)
Rutgers Muslim students fearful for future in wake of NYPD surveillance (COMMENTARY)
(Andy Urban, Religion News Service)
US missionary kidnapped in Nigeria is freed
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Bangladeshi leader says Islam misread on women to serve political ends
(Miko Morelos, Ecumenical News)
Gaza’s female mediators stand up for women’s rights
(Hana Salah, Al-Monitor: Palestine Pulse)
Supreme Court revives Notre Dame's Obamacare contraception objections
(Lawrence Hurley, Reuters)
Tracking Islamic State: German first female foreign fighter to die fighting IS in Syria
(Radio Free Europe | Radio Liberty)
Britain not doing enough against the Brotherhood
(Abdel Latif el-Menawy, Al Arabiya)
Tanzania arrests 32 witch doctors over albino murders
(Fumbuka Ng'Wanakilala, Reuters)
Saudi Arabia rejects rights criticism after flogging of blogger
(Reuters)
Egypt executes an Islamist supporter of ousted president
(Kareem Fahim, The New York Times)
Death sentence upheld In 'blasphemy' killing of Pakistan governor
(Radio Free Europe)
Nigeria's Boko Haram pledges allegiance to Islamic State
(Michelle Faul and Haruna Umar, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Boko Haram-Isis alliance is nothing but superficial propaganda
(Simon Tisdall, The Guardian)
Islamic State appears to be fraying from within
(Liz Sly, The Washington Post)
Historical synagogue in Turkey’s northwest to open soon
(Hürriyet Daily News)
Americans continue to pray even as religious practices wither, survey finds
(Scott Clement, The Washington Post)
Federal Court rules against Missouri ban on 'profane' speech near houses of worship
(John Hayward, Breitbart News Network)
UC campuses roiled over claims of anti-Israel bias
(Larry Gordon, Los Angeles Times)
Navy threatens to end 19-year career of decorated chaplain who served Navy SEAL teams, according to Liberty Institute
(PR Newswire)
The State and the Ulama: Comparing Indonesia and Malaysia
(Norshahril Saat, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies)
Americans are still divided on why people are gay
(David Masci, Pew Research Center FactTank)
Hundreds of Bangladeshi Christians hold a street protest against the Islamic State
(Sumon Corraya, AsiaNews.it)
Maguindanao, army offensive against Muslim rebels: 60 dead and 80 thousand displaced
(AsiaNews.it)
For Liao Yiwu, people are converting to Christianity in 21st century China to stop fear
(AsiaNews.it)
International Women's Day: Nepali Christians leading the fight for equality
(Christopher Sharma, AsiaNews.it)
EU member states told to promote concept of 'reasonable accommodation'
(Angie Chui, Christian Today)
Reservation of burial space
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
The plight of Palestine's religious minorities
(Jessica Owen Payne, Philos Project)
Religious freedom, gay rights debated at CO State Capitol
(Associated Press, 9 News)
State RFRA legislation tracker created
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Supreme Court GVRs Notre Dame's appeal in contraceptive mandate challenge
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Supreme Court says Obama admin can’t make Notre Dame obey pro-abortion HHS mandate
(Steven Ertelt, Life News)
Supreme Court orders reconsideration of Notre Dame contraception case
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Congregation ordered to pay $60,000 based on finding of discrimination in excluding member from synagogue
(Eugene Volokh, The Volokh Conspiracy)
Ban on profane, rude, or indecent speech that disturbs houses of worship violates the First Amendment
(Eugene Volokh, The Volokh Conspiracy)
Israel ends ban on hotels having Christmas trees
(Chaim Levinson, Haaretz.com)
Israel's rabbinate loosens religious constraints on hotels
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Melia’s talks in Budapest focus on rule of law
(Hungary Matters, Politics.hu)
The bogus 'others have it worse' argument: Persecution abroad, restricting freedom at home
(John Stonestreet, BreakPoint Commentaries)
Religious freedom, gay rights debated at Colorado Legislature with GOP proposals
(Daily Journal)
TX: Rep. Molly White files bill to allow business owners to refuse service based on religion
(Eleanor Dearman, The Daily Texan)
Sunday, 8 March 2015
Are Egypt's women really better off under Sisi?
(Amr Abdelatty, trans. Cynthia Milan, Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
Orthodox feminists say they don’t want a revolution
(Amanda Borschel-Dan, The Times of Israel)
OSCE: Media freedom in Crimea is 'deeply worrying'
(QHA Crimean News Agency)
Syrian Kurds prepare for new Middle East
(Wassim Ibrahim, trans. Cynthia Milan, Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East)
Religious liberty bill separates Ga. senators
(Ricky Leroux, The Marietta Daily Journal)
Recent Hindu temple attacks in Washington leave U.S. Hindus concerned
(Alison Lesley, World Religion News)
Religion misinterpreted to stop women’s progress: PM
(Bangladesh News 24)
Sisi's religious revolution gets underway
(Michele Antaki, American Thinker)
America founded on religous freedom
(Charles C. Haynes, LaCrosse Tribune)
Nigeria takes towns as Boko Haram allies with Islamic State
(Mustapha Muhammad and Emele Onu, The Washington Post)
Boko Haram declares allegiance to Islamic State
(Daniel Boffey, The Guardian)
China: Human rights concerns over anti-terror law
(Josh Rudolph, China Digital Tjmes)
EVENT, 8 March 2015: March for Gender Equality and Women's Rights: In commemoration of the 20-year anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action
(US Federation for Middle East Peace)
Saturday, 7 March 2015
Applying Holt v. Hobbs to a complex case -- the demands of a transgender Native American inmate
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Iraq officials denounce Islamic State’s destruction of ancient site
(Tamer El-Ghobahsy, The Wall Street Journal)
Utah Senate passes LGBT anti-discrimination bill
(Marisa Taylor, Al Jazeera America)
International Women's Day 2015
(UN Women)
International Women’s Day 2015: Reflecting on Beijing + 20
(Al Arabiya Middle East)
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