Law and Religion Headlines
Thursday, 23 October 2014
Jabhat Ansar al-Din: Analysis and interview
(Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi, Syria Comment)
The Ukrainian Orthodox Church official believes peace efforts of Kiev authorities insufficient
(Interfax: Religion)
Support for U.S. campaign against ISIS; Doubts about Its effectiveness, objectives
(Pew Research Center)
The Georgia Chamber draws a line in the sand on ‘religious liberty’ bills
(Jim Galloway, Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Kahlon, Barak: Alternative to Bibi?
(The Journal of Turkish Weekly)
Washington school district accommodates student religious dagger
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Clergy respond to Houston sermon subpoenas
(Jeffrey Walton, Juicy Ecumenism)
IOPS chairman asks Iraqi president to release Tariq Aziz
(Interfax: Religion)
Idaho governor pursues new test of same-sex marriage (UPDATED)
(Lyle Denniston, SCOTUS Blog)
EVENT, 23 October 2014: International Religious Freedom Roundtable in Brussels – Europe, Second meeting
(European Interreligious Forum for Religious Freedom)
EVENT, 23-24 October 2014: Judging Faiths: Religious Freedom at the Bar in U.S. and European Courts
(Oliver Roy and Pasquale Annicchino, ReligioWest, Conference Room, Villa La Fonte via delle Fontanelle, 18 – San Domenico di Fiesole, Italy)
Canada Parliament shooting: Gunman confirmed as recent convert to Islam
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
Conviction of Pussy Riot band member upheld by Russia's constitutional court
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Wednesday, 22 October 2014
Archbishop calls 40,000 to be ‘reconciled reconcilers’
(Ayoola Bandele, Evangelical Alliance UK)
Kerry links rise of ISIS with failed peace talks
(Lee Smith, Tablet: A New Read on Jewish Life)
In Rome, the Church works to save the family
(An NRO Interview: Hilary Towers with Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review Online)
New Afghan government investigates newspaper for ‘blasphemous article’
(Tim Craig, The Washington Post)
Canadian Prime Minister: 'Terrorist' attack is 'grim reminder'
(Ashley Fantz, Josh Levs and Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN)
Canadian Jewish institutions ramping up security following jihadist incidents
(JTA)
Paris opera memo set out ‘anti-burqa’ rules following woman's ejection
(RT)
Religious freedom deteriorating, but don't despair, Robert P. George says
(Catholic News Agency)
Same-sex marriage, the political process and judicial manipulation
(John O. McGinnis, Library of Law and Liberty)
Archbishop of York ashamed over Church of England’s abuse case failures
(Caroline Davies, The Guardian)
New hope for 219 schoolgirls abducted by militant group Boko Haram
(Jane Dizon, Christian Today)
India, Church and civil society to government: Ban surrogacy
(mons. Agnelo Gracias, AsiaNews.it)
Egypt's Holy Family pilgrimage can now be openly (and safely) undertaken
(AsiaNews.it)
Chairman of Becket Fund for Religious Liberty is optimistic about religious freedom
(Kelsey Clark, Deseret News National Edition)
Baghdad patriarch calls on Muslims to show more courage in a "common front" against terrorists
(Dario Salvi, AsiaNews.it)
New law to lift restrictions on church building, says Catholic Church spokesman
(Giulia Mazza Inviato, AsiaNews.it)
Saudi grand mufti against Twitter as source of all evil and lies
(AsiaNews.it)
Iranians protest acid attacks
(Arash Karami, Al-Monitor)
Iran president denounces bill to empower Islamic vigilantes
(Mehrdad Balali, Reuters)
The single greatest civil rights threat of our time
(Samuel Rodriguez, Christian Post)
North Korea releases US man detained over Christian evangelism
(Al Jazeera)
Malatya murder trial defendants exploit Turkish government "witch-hunt"
(Barbara Baker, World Watch Monitor)
A tale of three Twitter feeds: Hamas tweets in Arabic, English, and Hebrew
(Aaron Magid, Tablet: A New Read on Jewish Life)
Catholic clergy trained in Taiwan return to China
(Shih Hsiu-chuan, Taipei Times)
Why the teenage girls of Europe are joining ISIS
(Lee Smith, Tablet: A New Read on Jewish Life)
Egyptian Christians cautiously optimistic: Under the new military-backed president, they may be allowed to build churches
(Rafik Greiche and Oliver Maksan, MercatorNet)
Puerto Rico court upholds ban on same-sex marriage
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Austrian government proposes dramatic revisions in law governing Islamic community
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
NY top court hears arguments over tax exemption for land of pagan group
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Poll: Majority of Denmark citizens want circumcision banned
(JTA)
Buddhist radicalism in Sri Lanka and Myanmar: differences in motivations
(Roomana Hukil, Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies)
Legal scholars urge Obama administration to limit exemptions to ACA's contraception requirement
(Columbia Law)
Idaho couple facing fines, jail time for not hosting gay weddings may be saved by state law
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
Turkey challenges Egypt with new Islamic university
(Walaa Hussein, Al-Monitor:Egypt Pulse)
Ellen Page's gay rights drama banned from Catholic school
(Philly.com)
California orders churches to fund abortions --or else
(Casey Mattox, The Federalist)
Infant killed, 8 hurt in suspected terror attack on Jerusalem light rail
(JTA)
Enemies of Islam ‘spreading evil and lies through Twitter’
(Arab News)
The absurd reason why an Idaho city claims pastors must perform same-sex marriage ceremonies
(David French, National Review: The Corner blog)
Uzbekistan: Prison death result of accident, illness, torture, neglect?
(Felix Corley and Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18)
Constitutional Court turns down Pussy Riot member appeal against disorderly conduct qualification [Russia]
(Interfax: Relifion)
Somalia's al Shabaab says stones man to death for rape
(Feisal Omar and Abdi Sheikh, Reuters)
South Korea takes down 'Christmas tree' border tower
(BBC News)
Rise in divorce in Iran linked to shift in status of women
(Babak Dehghanpisheh, Reuters)
New freedoms in Tunisia drive support for ISIS
(David D. Kirkpatrick, The New York Times)
Colorado girls make possible bid to join militants
(Sadie Gurman, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Americans of all ages divided over doctor-assisted suicide laws
(Michael Lipka, Pew Research Center)
Hollman Report: RLUIPA case demonstrates need for balance between security and religion
(K. Hollyn Hollman, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Prisoner’s right to religious grooming practice argued before Supreme Court
(Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
NC legislator to introduce bill to support religious objections of magistrates
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Couer d’Alene City Attorney confirms: conservative Christian ministers’ wedding chapel business must provide same-sex marriage ceremonies
(Eugene Volokh, The Volokh Conspiracy)
CALL FOR PAPERS: ReligioWest Project Working Paper Series
(Pasquale Annicchino, Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies (RSCAS) - European University Institute (EUI))
EVENT, 22 October 2014: Religious Freedom is Good for Business, Brian J. Grim, Washington D.C.
(Family Research Council)
Tuesday, 21 October 2014
Court of Appeals considers neo-Pagan tax exemption case
(Robert Gavin, Times Union)
Opinion: Al Baghdadi and doctrine behind the name
(Farhang Jahanpour, Inter Press Service)
Rabbis Barry Freundel and Leib Tropper ensnared in scandals tied to conversions
(Josh Nathan-Kazis, Jewish Daily Forward)
Russian medical university bans hijabs, religious clothes
(Ria Novosti, Eurasia Review)
The Pakistanization of Turkey beyond "Zero Problems"
(Masoud Rezaei, Iran Review)
William Carey: Into all the world
(Timothy George, First Things)
The 2014 Erasmus Lecture, "Strangers in a Strange Land"
(Presented by The Most Reverend Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. CAP, Archbishop of Philadelphia, First Things)
State religion and the American remnant
(Ray Nothstine, Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty)
Good news for the naked public university
(Robert Osburn, First Things)
Dwindling evangelicals? Why you should be very skeptical of outrageous claims
(Tobin Grant, RNS Blog: Corner of Church and State)
India: Catholics and Hindus "working together against the globalization of indifference"
(Nirmala Carvalho, AsiaNews.it)
Christian group calls for international pressure to stop Pakistan from executing Christian mother of 5 Asia Bibi
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
Lahore: Christian activists ask Supreme Court to deliver speedy justice for Asia Bibi
(Shafique Khokhar, AsiaNews.it)
The Lahore court’s decision to uphold Asia Bibi’s death penalty is far from just: Unless influential people oppose Pakistan’s harsh blasphemy laws, there’s no hope for her or many others facing execution
(Samira Shackle, The Guardian)
Medieval golden age, modern barbarism
(Andrew Doran, First Things)
Church should not fear change, pope says at synod close
(Philip Pullella, Reuters)
Commons debate women in the episcopate
(David Pocklington, Law and Religion UK)
British Parliament passes measure to permit women bishops in Church of England
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Priest kidnapped, dozens killed amidst renewed violence in C. African Rep
(Illia Djadi, World Watch Monitor)
Ashira Silverman and her role in women's rights in Israel
(Alison Lesley, World Religion News)
It's hard to change the Catholic Church--even if you're the Pope
(Daniel Burke, CNN World)
Islamic State: What is drawing the European Muslims?
(Tuva Julie Engebrethsen Smith, Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies)
India: High Court rejects plea of man who sought divorce on religious grounds
(Ruhi Bhasin, The Indian Express)
Pope to visit Turkey as region's Christians flee Islamic State persecution
(Reporting by Steve Scherer; Editing by Raissa Kasolowsky, Reuters)
Synod wrap: What else got discussed, how Francis concluded
(Sheila Liaugminas, MercatorNet)
Russian Medical University bans hijabs, religious clothes
(RIA Novosti)
Having failed at Miss. polls, 'gay' activists go to court
(Charlie Butts, One News Now)
Tanzanian teacher murdered in church, pastor and wife on Zanzibar attacked by extremists
(World Watch Monitor)
Dutch Christians boycott Netherlands church over exhibit portraying jailed Palestinian children
(VIncent Funaro, The Christian Post)
Pakistan: Forced to marry and convert to Islam by force, a young Christian girl’s struggle for justice
(Shafique Khokhar, AsiaNews.it)
North Korea releases Christian American Jeffrey Fowle who was held for leaving Bible in hotel
(Cath Martin, Christian Today)
Islamic authorities slam "I want to touch a dog"
(AsiaNews.it)
School to parents: Does your son have to be Buddhist?
(Bryan Myers & Michael Okwu, Al Jazeera America)
Will a Conservative government withdraw from the European Convention on Human Rights?
(David Morrison, Huff Post Politics United Kingdom)
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