Law and Religion Headlines
Wednesday, 10 September 2014
Pastor spearheading protest against strip joint arrested for trespassing
(Brownie Marie, Christian Today)
Cambridge mosque distances itself from terrorism suspects
(Milton J. Valencia and Sally Jacobs, The Boston Globe)
Megachurch with a beat lures a young flock
(Michael Paulson, The New York Times)
Zhejiang government: The crackdown against illegal religious buildings complied with international religious laws [Simplified Chinese]
(Zhejiang Daily)
Opinion: Sept. 11 — political freedom, religious values and American history
(Silvio Laccetti, NJ.com)
Wenzhou's removal of crosses and actions elsewhere may signal wider crackdown
(Verna Yu, South China Morning Post)
Crimea: The unbearable burden of re-registration?
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
Diocesan bells advice out-of-tune with court
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Israel uses religious freedom to deepen Jerusalem occupation
(Connie Hackbarth, Alternative Information Center)
Church organizations explore ways of strengthening relationships
(World Council of Churches)
Iran Charges three Christians with capital offenses because of their religion
(Freedom House)
Chicago cardinal meets with gay church music director fired after getting engaged to partner
(VIncent Funaro, The Christian Post)
ISIS giving Nigeria's Boko Haram advice on establishing African caliphate
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
A fascinating "what if?" about colonial America
(Rick Garnett, Mirror of Justice)
China tells Dalai Lama again to respect reincarnation
(Reuters)
Tibetan Buddhism’s Dalai Lama may not be the last after all
(Massoud Hayoun, Al Jazeera)
InterVarsity Christian Fellowship forced to 'reinvent' college campus ministry due to CSU non-discrimination policy
(Alex Murashko, Christian Post)
InterVarsity, college Christian group, 'de-recognized' at California State University campuses
(Kimberly Winston, Religion News Service)
Tuesday, 9 September 2014
Air Force seeks DOD ruling on re-enlistment oath
(Chris Carroll, Stars and Stripes)
Uri Avnery: The danger of the Islamic State and of Israeli Messianic Zionism
(Uri Avnery, AsiaNews.it)
Dalai Lama sees no need for successor: "Let us finish with a popular Dalai Lama"
(Antonio Blumberg, Huff Post Religion)
Understanding Shmita, Israel’s agricultural Shabbat
(Ben Sales, JTA)
Cisco won't face claim it abetted torture in China
(Elizabeth Warmerdam, Courthouse News Service)
Atheists fight clergy tax benefits in 7th Circuit
(Jack Bouboushian, Courthouse News Service)
A group of non-trinitarian Christians arrested in Esfahan
(Mohabat News)
Richard Posner on the constitutional right to same-sex marriage — in 1997 versus today
(Orin Kerr, The Volokh Conspiracy)
9th Circuit hears oral arguments in 3 same-sex marriage cases
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Oral arguments in 9th Circuit same-sex marriage hearing
(VIDEO, United States Courts for the Ninth Circuit)
Religious employers to go ahead with contraception lawsuits
(Louise Radnofsky, The Wall Street Journal)
Appeals court appears ready to strike cown Idaho, Nevada same-sex marriage bans
(Chris Geidner, BuzzFeed News)
In muted arguments, Ninth Circuit panel appears to lean towards pro-marriage equality position
(Jacob Combs, Equality on Trial)
Court sharply questions gay marriage bans from three U.S. states
(Dan Levine, Reuters)
French Muslims support Mideast Christians against Islamic State
(Tom Heneghan, Reuters)
Eurasia and religious ultra-nationalism: Beyond hard-line
(B.C., The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and Public Policy])
Secularists express concern over decision to reinstate registrar who refused to conduct same-sex weddings
(National Secular Society)
Germany: 'Shariah Police are testing our rule of law'
(The Local)
New ‘Nuns on the Bus’ tour to tackle political ‘dark money’
(David Gibson, Religion News Service)
Photo Slideshow: ‘Knit a Brick’ protesters take a ‘wall’ to the Capitol
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)
Religion and the American armed forces: One army under God?
(B.C., The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and Public Policy])
Gove says boycott of Israeli goods is sign of 'resurgent antisemitism'
(Rowena Mason, The Guardian)
Jewish museum in Brussels to reopen after gunman shot four people
(Agence France-Presse)
Pope Francis says war is never right way to stop injustice; distances himself from support of airstrikes against ISIS
(Stoyan Zaimov, Christian Poat)
Civil penalties, injunction issued against FLDS towns
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Suit alleges anti-Hasidic conspiracy by two municipalities
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Missouri lawmaker, wife, ask court for contraception insurance exclusion
(Jennifer S. Mann, St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Spain opens door to ban on burqas
(The Local)
Religious left says it won’t drop the moral mantle in 2014
(Lauren Markoe, Religion News Service)
8th Circuit hears oral arguments in individuals' religious challenge to contraceptive coverage mandate
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
A second Christian student suffers discrimination at Maryland College; ACLJ sues
(American Center for Law and Justice)
College applicant sues claiming rejection because of religious beliefs
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Isis recruitment moves from online networks to British mosques
(Shiv Malik and Sandra Laville, The Guardian)
From Cain to ISIS
(R.R. Reno, First Things)
Letter to NC schools: Law protects religious rights of all
(Bob Kellogg, One News Now)
New marriage appeals: Indiana and Wisconsin
(Lyle Denniston, SCOTUSblog)
U.S. report on religious freedom in Uzbekistan biased - Tashkent
(Interfax-Religion)
Atheists want you to sit down for the Pledge of Allegiance
(Kimberly Winston, Religion News Service)
Why I stopped saying America’s Pledge of Allegiance
(Brian Pellot, Religion News Service)
Last weekend was National Days of Prayer and Remembrance
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Egyptian fire crew in no hurry to put out church fire
(World Watch Monitor)
American pro-life clinic to open in Belfast
(Ruth Gledhill, Christian Today)
South London vicar 'presided over 492 sham marriages in 15 months'
(Lucinda Borkett-Jones, Christian Today)
Gun battle in Yemeni capital after soldiers kill four Shi'ites
(Mohammed Ghobari, Reuters)
Gay marriage for UK diplomat in Chinese consulate
(Agence France-Presse)
Killing and preaching, Nigerian militants carve out 'caliphate'
(Isaac Abrak, Reuters)
Gambia lawmakers pass bill to jail gays for life
(Robbie Corey-Boulet, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Israeli police bust 'messianic' prostitution ring
(BBC News)
French imams to use pulpit against Islamic State
(Lori Hinnant, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
The state of our disunion
(John Lomperis, Juicy Ecumenism)
Immigrant sanctuary gains popularity in Arizona
(Astrid Galvan, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Christian group sanctioned at two dozen college campuses
(Kimberly Winston, Religion News Service)
The divide over ordaining women
(David Masci, Pew Research Center)
Church meets surf in California at 'blessing of the waves'
(Tamara Audi, The Wall Street Journal)
InterVarsity Christian ministry in trouble for acting Christian
(Andrew Walker, First Things)
Why Pope Francis' 10 keys to happiness explain his popularity
(Robert Christian, National Catholic Reporter)
Gay marriage and the courts: Too far, too fast?
(S.M., The Economist [Democracy in America: American politics])
The Economist explains: Why India’s Muslims are so moderate
(A.R., The Economist Explains)
Monday, 8 September 2014
Amish families to sign permits to stay in their homes
(Chuck Rupnow, Eau Claire Leader-Telegram)
Iraqi clerics show support for minorities
(Ali Mamouri, trans. Sahar Ghoussoub, Al-Monitor: Iraq Pulse)
Justice Department settles religious discrimination lawsuit against School District of Philadelphia
(Press Release, U.S. Department of Justice)
Rouhani speaks out against harsh enforcement of veil
(Arash Karami, Al-Monitor: Iran Pulse)
Squaring the 'Islamic democracy' circle in Tunisia - Analysis
(Eric Walberg, Eurasia Review)
The law versus religious belief
(Ian McEwan, The Guardian)
Atheists challenging ‘under God’ need to win hearts, not just minds
(Chris Stedman, RNS Blog: Faitheist)
Same-sex marriage: Jeremy Pemberton sues the C of E
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Ninth Circuit destroys arguments for banning same-sex marriage
(Emma Margolin, MSNBC)
Allegedly corrupt force kept intact, under watch
(Tim Hull, Courthouse News Service)
Jewish community in Bloomingburg files civil rights lawsuit against village, Town of Mamakating
(Jacob Kornbluh, JP Updates)
Missouri lawmaker challenges Affordable Care Act’s birth control mandate
(The Kansas City Star)
ISIS has declared war. Now what?
(Sheila Liaugminas, MercatorNet)
In Nigeria, a dialogue of life brings religious groups together
(Joop Koopman, MercatorNet)
HHS tries new modifications to contraceptive coverage rules
(Vinnie Rotondaro, National Catholic Reporter)
Baptists, Mormons, ask Supreme Court to hear Utah marriage case
(Bob Allen, ABP News)
Reflections on same-sex marriage and religious liberty
(Hunter Baker, Canon & Culture: Christianity and the Public Square)
Egypt arrests 7 who appeared in video of same-sex wedding
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
11th Circuit denies habeas even though murder victim's pastor opened voir dire with prayer
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Inquiry looks into use of religion in University football program
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Should atheists who refuse to say ‘so help me God’ be excluded from the Air Force?
(Eugene Volokh, The Volokh Conspiracy)
Live video feed of the Ninth Circuit oral arguments on same-sex marriage
(Dale Carpenter, The Volokh Conspiracy)
Hindu nationalist group seeking to cleanse Christian presence from India is not unlike ISIS, watchdog group warns
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
The new (religious) face of civil disobedience
(Sanford Levinson, Al Jazeera America)
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