Law and Religion Headlines
Tuesday, 28 October 2014
New birth-control rules found too demanding
(Lyle Denniston, SCOTUSblog)
Boko Haram kidnaps 30 boys and girls in village raid; Nigerian government insists negotiations can continue
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
SAP-PK for law against forced conversion and marriages
(Pakistan Christian Post)
EVENT, 28 October 2014: Tackling sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination: next steps in EU and Member State policy making
(Council of EU premises in Brussels, FRA: European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights)
Is it another Great Awakening?
(Donald Devine, Library of Law and Liberty)
The foreign policy essay: The Sectarian Apocalypse
(William McCants, Brookings Institute)
Federal Court: New HHS mandate does not protect people of faith
(The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty)
Ruling granting preliminary injunction, Ave Maria University v. Burwell
(United States District Court, Middle District of Florida)
Religious freedom linked to peace, finds new global study
(Brian J. Grim, Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
Colorado father was anguished when daughter fled to join Islamic State
(Jesse Paul, The Denver Post)
Donetsk and Luhansk regions set to hold Separatist elections in Ukraine; Russia says it will back results
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
A Global Statistical Analysis on the Empirical Link between Peace and Religion: 5 key questions
(Research conducted by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) in conjunction with the Religious Freedom & Business Foundation, Institute for Economics & Peace)
Uttar Pradesh: 310 Christians "reconverted" to Hinduism with threats
(Nirmala Carvalho, AsiaNews.it)
Tibetan Buddhist monk sentenced to 12 years for "separatism"
(AsiaNews.it)
Two percent of English ministers say humans invented God
(Trevor Grundy, Religion News Service)
Working to heal, in Israeli town with a deep Arab wound
(Isabel Kershner, The New York Times)
Iraqi Shiites warily greet new year, watch for suicide bombers
(David Zucchino, Los Angeles Times)
Today is 5th anniversary of expanded hate crimes law
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Nigeria says Boko Haram negotiations are 'ongoing'
(BBC News)
Kazakhstan: UN review to highlight abuses
(Eurasia Review)
Southern Baptists laud marriage, only not for gays
(Heidi Hall, The Tennessean)
Proselytizers with pig, pummeled by hecklers, to get En Banc hearing
(William Peacock, Findlaw)
Promoting traditional Islam values and culture is a priority in the country - Azerbaijan State Committee head
(Interfax: Religion)
Kazakhstan court upholds elementary school's ban on Muslim headscarf for 6-year old
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Data collection gaps continue to hamper efforts to combat antisemitism
(FRA: European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights)
Sectarian wedge pushes from Syria into Lebanon
(Anne Barnard, The New York Times)
Head of polygamist cult Ratzon sentenced to 30 years in prison
(Yonah Jeremy Bob, The Jerusalem Post)
U.N. Security Council to meet on eastern Jerusalem tensions, Israeli building plans
(JTA)
Israeli cult leader sentenced to 30 years in prison
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Pope Francis unveils bust of Benedict XVI at Science Academy
(Vatican Radio, News.VA)
Pope Francis affirms consistency of Bible with evolutionary theory
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Churches proceed carefully when encouraging members to get politically involved
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News National Edition | Faith)
Court of Appeal says Christian worker has no discrimination protection
(Christian Concern)
Halawai v. World Duty Free [Religious discrimination case — UK] [Full text]
(England and Wales Court of Appeal (Civil Division))
Cuba builds first new church in 55 years
(Andera Rodriguez, Associated Press)
Pakistan: Religion’s role in state affairs
(Saifur Rehman, Daily Times)
Pakistan: Questions about the blasphemy law
(Yasser Latif Hamdani, Daily Times)
Gay marriage won't go direct to Florida Supreme Court
(Associated Press, Click Orlando)
Public-school coaches stand by team prayers
(Brad Myers, Delaware Online: The News Journal)
Religious freedom needs to be considered
(David Konarske, The Eastern Echo)
Can religious leaders be a source for science education? Portland seminary gets money to try
(Melissa Binder, The Oregonian)
New Mexico Court: Students can’t be barred because of faith
(The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty)
Camps bring further danger to Rohingya Muslims fleeing potential genocide in Burma
(Nic Dunlop, Newsweek)
United Methodist “Supreme Court” re-instates renegade pastor
(John Lomperis, Juicy Ecumenism)
Decision on Rev. Schaefer's clergy credentials (in question after officiating his son's same-sex wedding) won't end United Methodist same-sex debate
(Kathy L. Gilbert, United Methodist Church News)
Refugees fleeing Iraq Christian torment enter Jordan in droves
(Presbyterian Church USA)
In France, kebabs get wrapped up in identity politics
(Alexandria Sage, Reuters)
Pope delivers mini-encyclical on poor, environment
(Associated Press, The Washington Post)
Mexican claiming sanctuary in church seeks amnesty
(Associated Press, The Washington Post)
Seal of confessional: its future in the CofE
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Southern Baptists tell pastors: hold line on gays
(Rachel Zoll, Associated Press: The Big Story)
Evangelical church grapples with growth of gay rights
(Tamara Audi, The Wall Street Journal)
Christians of Mosul find haven in Jordan
(Rana F. Sweis, The New York Times)
Young evangelicals’ surprising opposition to same-sex marriage: blip or something real?
(Tobin Grant, RNS Blog: Corner of Church and State)
Iran: Stop targeting rights lawyer: Sotoudeh arrest, ban bodes ill for profession
(Human Rights Watch)
When Iran hanged a woman for killing her rapist, it showed how senseless all capital punishment is: Whatever really happened, Reyhaneh Jabbari deserved to live
(Carolyn Moynihan, MercatorNet)
Malaysian Muslims feel heat for petting dogs, and social media bites back
(Darshini Kandasamy, Religion News Service)
Evangelical leader Russell Moore denounces ex-gay therapy
(Sarah Pulliam Bailey, Religion News Service)
Germany: Silencing the critics of Munich's mega-mosque
(Soeren Kern, Gatestone Institute)
Between magisterium and magistrate: Notre Dame’s choice on marriage’s meaning
(Michael Bradley, The Witherspoon Institute: Public Discourse)
UC Berkeley students petition to get Bill Maher speech cancelled because he’s a “blatant bigot”
(Maggie Lit, Mint Press News)
Indonesian scholar says Malaysia's Allah ruling one of confusion
(Miko Morelos, Ecumenical News)
Charity, it does a body good
(Deborah Sutton, Deseret News National Edition | Moneywise)
Christians and Hindus discern common ways of working for justice and peace
((Conference in Dhulikhel, Nepal, organized by the WCC in collaboration with the India Peace Centre in Nagpur and the National Council of Churches in Nepal), World Council of Churches)
Concern over recent developments in Pakistan’s Asia Bibi case
(World Council of Churches)
World church body troubled at death sentence against Pakistan's Asia Bibi
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
WCC statement to influence thinking in mission education
(World Council of Churches)
Turkmenistan: Eight prisoners of conscience amnestied
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
Turkmenistan to free conscientious objectors
(AsiaNews.it)
Top ten objections to the HHS regulations interpreting Hobby Lobby
(Leslie Griffin and Marci Hamilton, Hamilton and Griffin on Rights)
China to tighten laws to combat illegal cults
(Reuters)
China says Afghan president vows to help China fight extremists
(Michael Martina, Reuters)
Taiwan reaches out to Vatican as relations with Beijing cool
(Breitbart)
Chinese government does not tolerate Muslim jihad, executes 13 terrorists
(Inquisitr)
Taiwan — a bridge between the Vatican and China
(Focus Taiwan)
Well-known Tibetan religious leader sentenced to two years in prison [Simplified Chinese]
(Huang Anwei, The New York Times [Chinese])
China continues to demolish crosses, harass churches, watchdog group reports
(Dave Bohon, The New American)
Beijing’s unexpected Muslim enclave
(Amanda Ruggeri, BBC Travel)
Russia: Bans only can't solve the problem of spreading harmful information in Internet
(Interfax: Religion)
Hindu group urges withdrawal of Lord Vishnu beer of Brazil
(Eurasia Review)
Tunisian Islamists concede election defeat to secular party
(Tarek Amara and Patrick Markey, Reuters)
Monday, 27 October 2014
Crimean authorities want to liquidate Mejlis of Crimean Tatar people - human rights activists
(Interfax-Ukraine)
Why “Pulpit Freedom Sunday” is a farce
(Mark Paredes, Jewish Journal)
Why discrimination is not always wrong
(Barry W. Bussey, Canadian Counsel of Christian Charities)
Sahin, secularism and “balancing”: legitimising political aims at the expense of human rights?
((Notes on the Concept of Balancing Rights), Notes on Life: Human Rights)
Tunisia boldly embraces democracy
(Jackson Diehl, The Washington Post Opinions)
City backs down, Idaho wedding chapel won't have to marry same-sex couples
(Mark Woods, Christian Today)
Today's must-read faith and family stories 2014.10.27
(Herb Scribner, Deseret News National Edition)
For Sri Lankan Catholics, the Synod on the Family was "distant from the problems of the Third World"
(Melani Manel Perera, AsiaNews.it)
More violence in Chhattisgarh: 40 Hindu radicals attack a Christian community
(Nirmala Carvalho, AsiaNews.it)
More than 100 thousand Rohingya Muslims flee persecution and violence in Myanmar
(AsiaNews.it)
Jakarta: Jokowi government includes a woman and a Catholic, "attentive to ministers moral record"
(Mathias Hariyadi, AsiaNews.it)
Jerusalem: as tensions grow so do racism and settlements
(Joshua Lapide, AsiaNews.it)
Kyrgyz government to require religions to register or fold
(AsiaNews.it)
Headscarf ban in West Kazakhstan prevents girl from entering school
(Dinara Urazova, Tengri News)
Netherlands: When the questions become the crime
(Abigail R. Esman, Gatestone Institute)
Vietnamese Catholics protest against Don Da reclamation project
(Miko Morelos, Ecumenical News)
As Lone Wolf terrorists attack US, Canada & UK, self-reliance life skills may be an antidote
(The Weekly Number)
Brazil: In a Catholic stronghold, Evangelicals flexing their political power
(Jaxon Plautz, National Journal)
Iran executes Reyhaneh Jabbari despite global appeals for retrial
(Chris Johnson and agencies, The Guardian)
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