Law and Religion Headlines
Tuesday, 13 January 2015
Midwives, second-class: Terminating religious freedom in the UK
(Eric Metaxas, Life Site News)
Pakistan rally celebrates Charlie Hebdo attackers
(Said Kouachi, The Economic Times)
Politics loom large at Paris solidarity rally: But for hundreds of thousands of Parisians, the march was about unity
(Vladislav Davidzon, Tablet: A New Read on Jewish Life)
Putin’s Orthodox jihad
(The XX Committee: intelligence, strategy, and security in a dangerous world)
Texas Muslim responds to Paris attacks, says 'The religion of Islam is peace'
(Donna McCollum, KRTE ABC 9)
Video: Vicar of Baghdad speaks about children killed by ISIS for refusing to deny Jesus
(Aleteia)
What comes after the marches for unity against terrorism?
(Sheila Liaugminas, MercatorNet)
Why Obama wasn't in Paris: The largest protest in French history conspicuously lacked one person
(Lee Smith, Tablet: A New Read on Jewish Life)
EEOC sues Triangle Catering for religious discrimination
(Press Release, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission)
Muslim groups seek to revive New York police surveillance suit
(Sophia Pearson, Bloomberg)
Freedom From Religion Foundation sends complaint over Glencoe nativity scene
(Dixon Hayes, Fox 6 (Alabama))
Freedom From Religion Foundation challenges Glencoe nativity scene
(William Thornton, Alabama.com)
NJ Muslim groups hopeful that appeals court will overturn NYPD surveillance ruling
(Hannan Adely, NorthJersey.com)
God, gays and the Atlanta Fire Department
(Editorial Board, The New York Times)
Egypt: 'Atheist' student gets 3-year sentence
(Eurasia Review)
Jakarta: Religious Affairs minister defends teacher accused of "proselytising"
(AsiaNews.it)
Where’s Angela? Ultra-orthodox paper edits Merkel and other female world leaders out of Paris march
(Allison Kaplan Sommer, Haaretz)
Award in Herx case decreased
(Rebecca S. Green, The Journal Gazette)
The frightening reality for the Jews of France
(Stephanie Butnick, Tablet: A New Read on Jewish Life)
Online ordinations aren’t just for weddings anymore
(Heather Adams, Religion News Service)
Trial of last Aum fugitive Katsuya Takahashi to begin Jan 16
(Japan Today)
The problem with calling terrorism “religious”
(Patton Dodd, On Faith)
Faith, hope and charity: A German look to 2015
(Katherine Marshall, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs)
Court dismisses defamation claims against church and pastors by excommunicated plaintiffs
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Grief and defiance in Pakistan as survivors of Taliban massacre return to school
(Ismail Khan, The New York Times)
Russia prohibits gays, gambling addicts, short people from getting drivers licenses
(Christian Today)
Wi-Fi in churches – evidence, system security and commercial considerations
(David Poclington, Law & Religion UK)
Group alleging to be ISIS hacks U.S. military social media accounts
(Lauren Walker, Newsweek)
Almost half of Britons hold antisemitic view, poll suggests
(The Guardian)
Mississippi lawmakers want to make Bible state's official book
(reporting by Jonathan Kaminsky, editing by Peter Cooney, Reuters)
Same-sex marriage is legal in Virginia, but maneuvering rages on in Richmond
(Jenna Portnoy, The Washington Post)
Nun is named first female head of Catholic Charities USA
(David Gibson, Religion News Service)
Religious bias issues debated after Atlanta mayor’s dismissal of fire chief
(Richard Fausset, The New York Times)
Jihadism born in a Paris park and fueled in the prison yard
(Jim Yardley, The New York Times)
Locus, policy, and free will: Responding to business and religious freedom
(Scott M. Hamberger, Religious Freedom Project, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs)
27 years ago Court held schools can censor student publication
(David L. Hudson, Jr., Newseum)
At Supreme Court, signs are clear that justices have doubts about Ariz. town’s law
(Robert Barnes, The Washington Post)
Justices seem skeptical of Gilbert, Arizona law in church sign case
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Pope calls on Sri Lankan religious leaders to seek true reconciliation
(Joe Torres and Quintus Colombage, UCA News)
"Religious beliefs must never be allowed to be abused in the cause of violence and war"
(Diane Montagna, Aleteia)
When Christianity is just another consumer choice
(Joel J. Miller, Ancient Faith)
Charlie Hebdo cover features Muhammad on post-attack issue
(Sam Schechner, The Wall Street Journal)
Egyptian cleric warns Charlie Hebdo against publishing 'racist' cartoons
(Khaled Moussa and Omar Fahmy, Reuters)
Charlotte Catholic fires gay teacher for saying he’ll marry partner
(Matt Comer, The Charlotte Observer)
French and Israeli officials display some tensions after supermarket terrorist attack
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Canadian court rejects claim for damages for breach of Ketubah
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Metro Vancouver man loses bid for custody of family dog; no damages for thrown slipper
(Neal Hall, Metro News)
Pope slams 'deviant forms of religion' after Paris attacks
(Ella Ide, Yahoo News)
Developments in marriage equality cases: Louisiana and South Dakota
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Federal District Court rules on same-sex marriage case
(Press Release, Office of the South Dakota Attorney General)
Europe's Muslims feel heat of backlash after Paris terror
(Elaine Ganley, Associated Press: The Big Story)
French ambassador to UK: 'Everybody will be protected'
(BBC News Europe)
European Jewish Congress: Beef up security at Jewish institutions
(JTA)
Supporters tout “religious liberty” bill, as clergy criticize it
(Kristina Torres, Atlanta Journal Constitution)
'Religious freedom' bills getting mixed reception
(Dave Williams, Atlanta Business Chronicle)
Israel closes Muslim charities for alleged Hamas ties
(AFP, Al Arabiya)
China bans burqas in Xinjiang region
(Al Arabiya)
In battle over church signs, is Ariz. town being 'a little unreasonable'?
(Nina Totenberg, NPR)
Show your face! China's largest Muslim city bans the burka
(Al Bawaba News)
Turkish main opposition asks Islamic world to embrace secularism
(Hurriyet Daily News)
Love thy neighbor? Residents near center for troubled priests worry about property values
(Lilly Fowler, Religion News Service)
Activist who accused Malaysian Islamic Department of extremism, is charged and arrested
(AsiaNews.it)
Single, pregnant mother fired from church for not being married
(Christian Today)
Buddhists and Muslims learn from Francis to be a united people
(Melani Manel Perera, AsiaNews.it)
Unlike Europe, Russian culture does not allow mockery of religion - MP Pushkov
(Interfax-Religion)
Funds running out for Iraqi Christians in Jordan, says refugee official
(Miko Morelos, Ecumenical News)
Supreme Court justices appear to back Arizona church over publication of worship services
(Christian Today)
Slain French Jews buried at cemetery in Israel
(The Local (France))
Tanzania bans witch doctors over albino attacks
(BBC News)
Judge frees Austrian teens seized on way to marry jihadists
(Michael Shields, Reuters)
Justices seem unsettled by ordinance restricting Arizona town's signs
(Adam Liptak, New York Times)
ISIS Libya affiliate claims to kidnap Christians
(CBS News)
Muslims seek to reverse ruling that allowed NY police spying
(Associated Press, The Washington Post)
Pope backs search for wartime truth in Sri Lanka
(Associated Press, The Washington Post)
Disparity in news coverage: As many as 2,000 dead in Nigeria, but France dominates front pages
(Bobby Ross, Jr., Get Religion)
Update on Atlanta fire chief war, as well as journalism – left and right – in the age of 'Kellerism'
(Terry Mattingly, Getreligion)
Muslims' mixed response to new Mohammed cover
(Daniel Burke, CNN International)
In Israel, Charlie Hebdo would not have even had the right to exist
(Ido Amin, Haaretz [paywall])
Religious tolerance is needed to counter extremism [opinion]
(Muzaffar Syah Mallow, New Straits Time Online)
Four Jewish victims of Paris market attack buried in Jerusalem
(Michele Chabin, Religion News Service)
Jewish victims of Paris attacks buried in Jerusalem
(Luke Baker, Reuters)
Je suis Bibi? ‘Mais non,’ say some French Jews
(Tony Karon, Al Jazeera)
Muslims demonstrate in Paris: 'I am not Charlie. But I am against killing'
(Haaretz [paywall])
Who in France will shout, 'I am a Jew'?
(Sefy Hendler, Haaretz [paywall])
John Mbiti becomes the first African scholar to translate Bible in Kikamba language
(World Council of Churches)
New publication: Less Restrictive Means & the Strasbourg Court
(Laurens Lavrysen, Strasbourg Observers)
Germany's anti-Islam protests play Into extremists' hands
(Jenna McLaughlin, Mother Jones)
German anti-Islam protest grows after attacks in France
(Al Jazeera)
Archbishops propose programme of reform and renewal
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Germany bracing for Islamic Terror: Paris "just the first shot"
(Soeren Kern, Gatestone Institute)
The sound of French journalists turning in their graves: exploiting grief for political ends
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Monday, 12 January 2015
Religious bias issues debated after Atlanta mayor’s dismissal of fire chief
(Richard Fausset, The New York Times)
Asif Arif, Secrétaire Général d'EIFRF France, sur LCI
(Interrogé par Michel Field, European Interreligious Forum for Religious Freedom (EIFRF))
Conspiracy theorists blame Paris attack on Israel
(Yair Rosenberg, Tablet: A New Read on Jewish Life)
Paris' march of folly: Inclusion of leaders like Abbas and Turkey's Davutoglu turned a symbolic moment into a farce
(Liel Leibovitz, Tablet: A New Read on Jewish Life)
Liberman denies claim that France made Netanyahu unwelcome at Paris rally
(i24 News)
France deploys troops to guard 'sensitive sites'
(Alan Cowell and Maïa de la Baume, The New York Times)
The Middle East needs evolution, not revolution
(Khalid Abdulla-Janahi, Al Arabiya)
Op-Ed: France’s wake-up call
(Simone Rodan-Benzaquen, JTA)
For embattled French Jews, mixed feelings about call to move to Israel
(Uriel Heilman, JTA)
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