Law and Religion Headlines
Monday, 9 March 2015
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)
5 reasons for optimism this International Women's Day
(Moira Forbes, Forbes)
Boko Haram turns Robin Hood’s strategy on its head
(Siobhan O'Grady, Foreign Policy)
Religion and security after the Charlie Hebdo shootings
(John Wolfe, OUPblog Religion)
The Charity Commission and information on religious charities
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
US missionary kidnapped in Nigeria has been freed, church says
(The Jerusalem Post)
Brotherhood splinter group in Jordan announces new Supreme Guide
(Middle East Monitor)
Women feel left out amid talk of change in the Catholic Church
(Elisabetta Povoledo, Crux: Covering all things Catholic)
Faith leaders split over spiritual liberty costs
(Annatopia News)
For a French rabbi and his Muslim team, there's work to be done
(Eleanor Beardsley, National Public Radio)
Same-sex marriage briefs swamp Supreme Court
(Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press)
Friday, 6 March 2015
U.S. joins fight for same-sex marriage
(Lyle Denniston, SCOTUSblog)
Gay marriage gains rapid support with U.S. public, including conservatives
(Cathy Lynn Grossman, Religion News Service)
Analysis: Netanyahu's speech, Purim and the book of Esther
(Charles Cameron, Lapido Media: Centre for Religious Literacy in World Affairs)
Ex-Rep. Steve LaTourette, Mayor Frank Jackson and Cuyahoga County sign Supreme Court briefs to support same-sex marriage
(Sabrina Eaton, Cleveland.com)
Many Muslim pupils resist Holocaust education, Dutch lawmakers hear
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Deputy Assistant Secretary Thomas Melia visit to Budapest, Hungary
(U.S. Department of State)
Bill prevents discrimination against religious organizations offering welfare services
(Cristina Marcos, The Hill)
States weigh legislation to let businesses refuse to serve gay couples
(Richard Fausset and Alan Blinder, The New York Times)
NYTimes profiles state RFRA debates
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Gay rights groups to rally against Colorado religious liberties bills
(Joey Bunch, The Denver Post)
Ga. Senate OK's religious freedom bill feared by LGBT groups
(Kathleen Foody, ABC News)
Faiths divided over Indiana's 'religious freedom' bill
(Stephanie Wang, The Indianapolis Star)
The ACLU of Utah strongly opposes SB 297, which would allow discrimination against gay and transgender Utahns
(Press Release, ACLU)
UCLA incident highlights campus anti-Semitism
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Florida town threatens to shut down churches who violate strict new code
(B. Christopher Agee, Western Journalism)
Senate approves bill allowing lawmakers to throw Warren Jeffs’ revelations in the trash
(Ben Winslow and David Wells, Fox News)
Study proves religious hostility persists in the West
(Krista R. Burdine, World Religion News)
Boston marathon bombing caused rise in religious hostilities, study says
(Corinne Segal, PBS News Hour)
Indian state bans beef; California banned horsemeat; what if an American state banned pork?
(Eugene Volokh, The Volokh Conspiracy)
'How can the government say what we cannot eat?': Mumbai Muslims are stung by beef ban
(Suranjana Tewari, Vice News)
Prison for “husband” in under-age marriage
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)
Child Marriage Prevention Act secular in nature: HC
(India.com)
Indian court says Child Marriage Act trumps Muslim Personal Law
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
“Child marriage” at seventeen?
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Cardinal Edward M. Egan, 82, dies; led New York Archdiocese in trying time
(Robert D. McFadden, The New York Times)
Cardinal Edward Egan dies at age 82
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
RI Supreme Court’s motto taken from a religious persecutor
(Stephen Beale, Go Local Prov News)
Email Subscription
The International Center for Law and Religion Studies maintains a Law and Religion Headlines service covering news about freedom of religion or belief internationally. All interested may subscribe to this service, free of charge, using the link below.
Subscribe