Law and Religion Headlines
Thursday, 4 December 2014
Indiana abortion clinic law ruled unconstitutional
(Tom Davies, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Appeals court: gay-marriage stay in Florida to end Jan. 5; weddings could begin next day
(Steve Rothaus, The Miami Herald)
Myanmar approved controversial religious laws bill; sent to parliament
(Dunya News)
Burmese President signs the "shameful law" regulating religion, marriages and family life
(AsiaNews.it)
Turkey 'guilty of religious discrimination'
(Umut Uras, Al Jazeera)
Sikh-American student challenges ROTC rules
(Frances Kai-Hwa Wang, NBC News)
U.S. Supreme Court rejects Tulsa police captain's lawsuit over Islamic event
(Chris Casteel, News OK)
Religious discord menaces as Israel-Palestinian peace fails
(Calev Ben-David, Chicago Tribune)
Rastafarian pursues wrongful termination suit against retailer
(Christian Nolan, The Connecticut Law Tribune)
Florida Capitol to include satanic temple holiday display
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Atheists launch “skip church” Christmas billboards in the Bible belt
(Chelsen Vicari, Juicy Ecumenism)
House approves bill that strengthens U.S. alliance with Israel
(JTA)
Christians in Iraq forming militia to defend, and possibly retake, ancestral lands
(John Burger, Aleteia)
At European Parliament, Pope bluntly critiques a continent’s malaise
(Andrew Huggins, The New York Times)
U.S. Holocaust museum gets $25 million gift for educational programming
(JTA)
Crimea has sacral meaning for Russia - Putin
(Interfax: Religion)
Azerbaijan: 200 Nakhichevan Muslims arrested, 50 still detained, 50 mosques closed
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
U.S. Federal Guidelines Draft recommends male circumcision
(JTA, The Jewish Daily Forward)
Prophecy, demonology, and the Extraordinary Synod of Bishops on the Family
(Jospeh P. Laycock, OUPblog Religion)
Clampdown on Sudan's churches
(World Watch Monitor)
Wednesday, 3 December 2014
'Historic' gay rights hearing ends without vote on Michigan anti-discrimination proposals
(Jonathan Oosting, Michigan Live)
After Ferguson
(Sheila Liaugminas, MercatorNet)
Baby Jesus banned from local council in France
(Alex Dunham, The Local)
Counselors seek Supreme Court’s protection
(Press Release, Liberty Counsel)
Grand Chamber of the ECHR hears the case of an Iranian converted to Christianity
(Press Release, European Centre for Law and Justice)
Greece justice minister 'will not even consider' gay marriage
(Darren Wee, Gay Star News)
Hours before controversial execution of Scott Panetti, court grants stay
(Lauren Walker, Newsweek)
In Pictures: New Islamic law in Indonesia
(Antonio Zambardino, Al Jazeera)
Information on White House Christmas 2014
(Press Release, The White House)
Jewish student sues Barry Freundel synagogue over mikveh peeping
(JTA, The Forward)
Modi's Buddhism
(C. Raja Mohan, Observer Researcher Foundation)
Muslim leaders face a dilemma: Can Muslim leaders condemn the terrorism of ISIS without endangering their own lives and the integrity of the Qur’an?
(James Schall, MercatorNet)
Right-wing Ukrainian leader is (surprise) Jewish, and (real surprise) proud of it
(Vladislav Davidzon, Tablet: A New Read on Jewish Life)
Russia's Supreme Court declares Jehovah's Witnesses website extremist
(The Moscow Times)
Turkey's Alevis to open 'cemevi' via associations
(World Bulletin)
Why do we wildly over-estimate the proportion of gays and lesbians?
(Michael Cook, Conjugality: A Blog on the Future of Marriage)
Will Germany abolish itself and France commit suicide?
(Peter Martino, Gatestone Institute)
Muslims in US issue joint Sunni-Shia statement condemning ISIS
(Middle East Monitor)
The economic & business case for freedom of religion or belief
(NGO Committee on Freedom of Religion or Belief)
Rwanda: Muslim and Christian leaders pledge to promote dialogue in Great Lakes region
(World Watch Monitor)
British police issue apology for how they handled this Sikh hate crime
(Alison Lesley, World Religion News)
American couple acquitted of murder in Qatar free to return to US
(Lucinda Borkett-Jones, Christian Today)
Bills aim to assure Ohio students’ religious expression at school
(Jim Siegel, The Columbus Dispatch)
Modi under pressure over minister's tirade against non-Hindus
(Andrew MacAskill, Reuters)
Top Muslim leader urges broader action against Islamist militants
(Omar Fahmy and Shadi Bushra, Reuters)
Kenyan unions urge non-Muslim workers to leave north after attacks
(Edith Honan, Reuters)
Saudi Arabia forced to rethink state ideology in fight against IS
(Madawi Al-Rasheed, Al-Monitor: Gulf Pulse)
Supreme Court seems increasingly wary on death penalty
(Richard Wolf, Religion News Service)
“Conversion Wednesday” – one week to go
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Malaysian lawmaker blasts police for trying to stop 'noisy' church service
(Miko Morelos, Ecumenical News)
Archbishop talks immigration reform at St. Agnes of Bohemia
(Mitch Dudek, Chicago Sun Times)
Russia: Bans on more literature, website and video
(Victoria Arnold, Forum 18 News Service)
Court dismisses challenge by theists to Kansas science standards
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
European court says Turkey discriminated against Alevi houses of worship
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
It’s not just about the power bill with Alevis
(Özgür Korkmaz, Hürriyet Daily News)
County votes for disclaimer on courthouse nativity scene
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Mosques: Georgia town rejects one after anti-Islam protests while New Jersey town settles suit allowing one
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Suit challenges school-sponsored religious activity
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Humanist group takes school district to court over prayers
(Christian Today)
Top court: It’s not judiciary’s call to designate cemevi as place of worship or not
(Hurriyet Daily News)
Increasing anti-Semitism in Europe
(Naser Khader, Hudson Institute)
Bishop of Delhi: We strongly condemn the blasphemous and hateful burning of our church
(Nirmala Carvalho, AsiaNews.it)
Faisalabad, appeal to Christians and Muslims: Stop exploitation of women workers
(Shafique Khokhar, AsiaNews.it)
Pope: Turkey trip focus on unity among Christians, coexistence and peace with Muslims
(AsiaNews.it)
UN and church leaders agree more cooperation is needed to fight Ebola
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Pope sacks the head of his Swiss Guard for being 'too strict'
(Nick Squires, The Telegraph)
ISIS jihadists turn churches into prisons in formerly Christian city of Mosul
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
Mass resignations from Finnish Lutheran Church over same-sex marriages
(Mark Woods, Christian Today)
Sudan: Church destroyed and young people arrested, pressure increases on Christians
(Mark Woods, Christian Today)
Turkish lawmakers debate gay imams
(Hurriyet Daily News)
Three Delaware churches targeted in arson attack
(Cath Martin, Christian Today)
Denmark's jihadist rehab: school, sport and Islam
(Sören Billing, The Local: Denmark)
Netanyahu plays the religion card
(Mark Silk, Religion News Service)
Diplomacy and religion: When foreign policy was closer to heaven, and hell
(B.C., The Economist: Erasmus blog [Religion and Public Policy])
Yeshivah student badly beaten in Moscow Region
(Interfax: Religion)
Court says Hickenlooper can declare a day of prayer
(The Gazette)
Campus ministries maneuver obstacles like non-discrimination laws
(Michael McEwen, Biblical Recorder Now)
Human rights commitments: ‘Govts must probe violence against religious minorities’
(Sarah Eleazar, The Express Tribune with the International New York Times)
Nurse wins compensation after Drumcree Chicken served in canteen
(Portadown Times)
Complaints allege church-state violations in Ohio school district
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
It's still discrimination: School denies ban but admits Christian students must have 'permission cards' before wearing crucifixes
(Malaysia Chronicle)
What it means to listen: Free speech from the perspective of the Abrahamic religions
(Dominic Burbidge, The Witherspoon Institute: Public Discourse)
The Bible on campus
(Roy Peterson, Christian Post)
Half of Americans want separation between church and state in marriage
(Bob Allen, Baptist News Global)
Chaplain vows to continue fight to restore his career
(Chad Groening, One News Now)
Christian teenager goes on hunger strike in Hong Kong protests
(Lucinda Borkett-Jones, Christian Today)
Jewish-Arab school attack scars Jerusalem's troubled co-existence
(Noah Browning and Maayan Lubell, Reuters)
French lawmakers call on government to recognize Palestinian statehood
(Stacy Meichtry, The Wall Street Journal)
Israeli lawmakers approve dissolving parliament
(Tia Goldenberg, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Pakistan police register blasphemy case against 'disco mullah'
(Mehreen Zahra-Malik, Reuters)
D.C. bans gay conversion therapy of minors
(Aaron C. Davis, The Washington Post)
Miami-Dade commission bans discrimination based on gender identity
(Patricia Mazzei and Douglas Hanks, The Miami Herald)
Judge tells Fort Lauderdale to stop enforcing homeless feeding law
(David Fleshler, South Florida Sun Sentinel)
Russian parish in Strasbourg lacks money to continue building the church
(Interfax-Religion)
Cathedrals ponder success as midweek attendance booms
(Madeleine Davies, Church Times)
Russia intimidating religious groups in Ukraine
(Genevieve Wood, Cross Map)
Tuesday, 2 December 2014
Bridgewater mosque will be built, as township settles suit for $7.75 million
(Louis C. Hochman, NJ.com)
Dialogue over Pope-Patriarch meeting thwarted by Greek Catholics' actions in Ukraine - patriarch's spokesperson
(Interfax-Religion)
French burqa ban: Are prescriptive feminine aesthetics barrier to true citizenship?
(Eurasia Review)
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