Law and Religion Headlines
Thursday, 6 November 2014
Restrictions on religious freedom are widespread and growing worldwide, study shows
(Catholic Culture)
Islam is on the rise, Christianity is decreasing in Australia: Religious freedom In the world – 2014 report
(Athena Yenko, International Business Times)
Israel will not change rules at Al-Aqsa, PM tells Jordan king
(Al-Monitor)
Growing number of hidden Armenians reveal their identities in Turkey
(Aida Avetisyan, Asbarez)
'Gay cake' row: Fr Tim Bartlett withdraws engagement with gay groups over cake case
(BBC)
Canada introduces law banning polygamist immigrants
(Hürriyet Daily News)
Sixth Circuit: The split on same-sex marriage
(Lyle Denniston, SCOTUSblog)
Sixth Circuit upholds same-sex marriage laws
(Zoe Tillman, Legal Times)
DeBoer v. Snyder (same-sex marriage opinion)
(United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit)
Party investigators warn officials in Zhejiang province against religion
(Austin Ramzy, The New York Times)
Same-sex 'marriage' being forced upon U.S. ministers of religion
(Patrick J. Byrne, News Weekly)
Court says students can proceed with claims of anti-Semitic harassment at school
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Suit by Catholic challenges Nigeria's requirements for Christian marriages
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Sikhs protected from government discrimination
(The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty)
Nigeria: Agbakoba sues govt over religious discrimination
(Bartholomew Madukwe, All Africa)
Resignation and removal of Catholic bishops
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Supreme Court declines to review Episcopal church case
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Pakistani police officer axes man to death over blasphemy
(Mubasher Bukhari, Reuters)
Mob burning of Christian couple prompts criticism of Pakistan's blasphemy law
(John Burger, Aleteia)
Why I’m trying to be the military’s first Humanist chaplain: An interview with Jason Heap
(Chris Stedman, RNS Blog: Faitheist)
Rape victim finds supporters abroad, but not in Pakistan’s courtrooms
(Zofeen Ebrahim, Mint Press News)
UK's Prince Charles speaks out on religious persecution
(Henri Rose Cimatu, Ecumenical News)
Christians in Northern India alarmed at 'forced conversions'
(Miko Morelos, Ecumenical News)
IS said to be converting Syrian Orthodox church in Mosul into mosque
(Miko Morelos, Ecumenical News)
Constitution Check: Should the Supreme Court get involved in church property disputes?
(Lyle Denniston, Constitution Daily)
Polygamous foreign marriages under U.S. law
(Eugene Volokh, The Volokh Conspiracy)
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Conflating terrorism with religion
(Sabria S. Jawhar, Arab News)
British parliament votes to ban sex-selective abortions
(Greg Daly, Aleteia)
Tuesday exit polls reveal voting behavior by religious affiliation
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
How the faithful voted: 2014 preliminary analysis
(Pew Research Center)
Wednesday, 5 November 2014
Many polling places are in houses of worship
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Did an out-of-touch abortion stance cause Democrats to lose the Senate?
(Matt Hadro, Catholic News Agency)
Post-election: Pro-lifers pleased, hopeful about more victories
(Charlie Butts, One News Now)
MPs vote to make sex selection abortion illegal
(Georgia Graham, The Telegraph)
UK push to ban gender-based abortion hailed as pro-woman
(Adelaide Mena, Catholic News Agency)
Anti-Semitism may nail upstate N.Y. school
(Adam Klasfeld, Courthouse News Service)
Agbakoba sues FG over religious discrimination
(This Day)
Belgium's top administrative court invalidates school bans on religious headwear
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Crimea related sanctions lead to issues for Russian Jews
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Musulmanes en Europa acusan alza de agresiones
(Vania Varetto, La Tercera)
Argentina lawmakers rebuked over abortion push for minors
(Catholic News Agency)
Despite persecution, Year of Consecrated Life celebrated in Syria
(Catholic News Agency)
Should Jewish judges recuse themselves from cases involving Palestinian terrorism?
(Sam Kleiner, Tablet: A New Read on Jewish Life)
Election 2014 is a huge victory for GOP and how that might be influenced by and, in turn, affect policy
(Sheila Liaugminas, MercatorNet)
Muslims, Christians face new crackdown in Crimea
(Sofia Kochmar, Washington Times)
No state, no rights, no birth certificate
(Jumana Al Tamimi, Gulfnews.com)
Quiénes son los apátridas y por qué no tienen acceso a la nacionalidad
(BBC)
The Pope’s “Humanum” Conference: An Interview with Dr. Helen Alvaré
(Brandon Vogt, Timeless Truths, New Media)
España: Querella al Museo Reina Sofía por delitos contra la Libertad Religiosa
(Alvaro Real, Aleteia)
Federal district court issues preliminary injunction against Kansas same-sex marriage ban
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
ISIS introduces ‘price scheme’ for selling enslaved women and girls
(RT)
British jihadi brides shame Muslim men into joining ISIS
(RT)
Barbarism 2014: On religious cleansing by Islamists
(Nina Shea, World Affairs Journal)
The Jew of Nations: The global demonization of Israel
(Jame Kirchick, World Affairs Journal)
Transgendered military vet at center of controversy
(Chad Groening, One News Now)
Why I don’t believe people who say they loathe Islam but not Muslims
(Andrew Brown, The Guardian)
Pope Francis suggests no-cost annulments in divorce cases
(Josephine McKenna, Religion News Service)
Pastor Saeed Abedini's mother flees Iran after repeated threats
(Christian Today World)
Religious Freedom in the World Report
(Aid to the Church in Need)
Why restricting religious freedom endangers all freedoms
(Eric Metaxas, Breakpoint Commentaries)
Results on ballot issues of interest
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Muslims in Sri Lanka: Four reasons for their marginalisation
(Roomana Hukil, Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies)
How religion played in the midterm elections
(Mark Silk, Religion News Service)
How the religious voted in 2014
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News National Edition | Faith)
Election night was a long one for atheist voters
(Kimberly Winston, Religion News Service)
Conservative Christians packed an electoral punch, but can they do it again in 2016?
(Lauren Markoe, Religion News Service)
Is the U.S. military anti-atheist? An interview with Jason Torpy
(Chris Stedman, Religion News Service)
Wheaton College tackles the death penalty with Jesus in mind (COMMENTARY)
(Shane Claiborne, Religion News Service)
Italian Muslim cleric expelled after 'malicious preaching' against Jews
(Henri Rose Cimatu, Ecumenical News)
Patriarch Kirill asks Pakistani president to pardon a Christian woman sentenced to death
(Interfax-Religion)
Paraguay: woman accused of witchcraft burned alive
(Associated Press, The Big Story)
China, the Party admits: More and more Communist officials are Christian or Buddhist
(AsiaNews.it)
Rapid spread of Christianity in China forces official rethink on religion
(International Christian Concern)
China warns Tibet party members not to harbor separatist 'fantasies' about Dalai Lama
(reporting by Sui-Lee Wee; editing by Nick Macfie, Reuters)
China said to ban religion for underage Xinjiang teens, children
(Mike Morelos, Ecumenical News)
Why the Supreme Court’s ‘born in Jerusalem’ case is such a tinderbox
(Ishaan Tharoor, The Washington Post)
Why evangelicals are wary of the government
(Alan Noble, The Atlantic)
Bahraini regime violating religious freedom
(Bahrain Observer)
A video message from The Prince of Wales about Religious Freedom
(The British Monarchy)
Politicians pressure German newspaper for opinion piece denouncing Islam
(Miko Morelos, Ecumenical News)
Japan's rich Muslim past and present
(Samee Siddiqui, Al Jazeera)
Pakistani Christian couple brutally killed by mob for alleged ‘blasphemy’
(Asif Aqeel, World Watch Monitor)
Mob lynches Christian couple in Pakistan, dozens arrested
(Mubasher Bukhari, Reuters)
Bishop of Islamabad: Couple burned alive, barbaric act shrouded by a guilty silence
(Jibran Khan & Shafique Khokhar, AsiaNews.it)
Pakistan mob kills Christian couple over 'blasphemy'
(BBC)
Pakistani Christian couple killed by mob
(Asad Hashim, Al Jazeera)
Mob kills Christian couple in Pakistan for 'blasphemy'
(UCA News)
As power of terror group declines, once-feared fighters defect
(Isma'il Kushkush and Jeffrey Gettleman, The New York Times)
Europe’s Muslims feel under siege
(Anthony Faiola and Souad Mekhennet, The Washington Post)
Jews in middle America fret about attracting Millennials
(Sharyn Jackson, USA Today)
Shooting at mosque in Coachella might be a hate crime, police say
(Veronica Rocha, Los Angeles Times)
Report: Senior al-Qaida operative killed in US strike in Yemen
(Voice of America)
Today's must-read faith and family stories 2014.11.05
(Herb Scribner, Deseret News National Edition | Media)
Second vehicle attack injures Israeli soldiers in West Bank
(JTA)
Irish Christian bakery ordered to recant over Bert and Ernie gay marriage cake or face court
(John Binghham, The Telegraph)
Britain's Christians and atheists say they could be branded 'extremists' under new government proposals
(Cath Martin, Christian Today)
Lee Zeldin becomes Congress’ sole Jewish Republican as GOP retakes Senate
(Ron Kampeas, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
A trial judge’s ruling on same-sex marriage, and more (UPDATED)
(Lyle Denniston, SCOTUSblog)
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