Law and Religion Headlines
Wednesday, 20 August 2014
Grand Mufti: Terrorism has no place in Islam
(Arab News)
Human rights watchdog calls for evidence after Islington registrar refuses same sex unions
(Jon Dean, Islington Gazette)
Europe and Israel: Righteous in Holland and Gaza
(M.S., The Economist [Charlemagne: European politics])
Report: Two times as many British Muslims fighting for ISIS as with U.K. armed forces
(Noah Rothman, Hot Air)
On death mountain, the Yazidis faced a desperate struggle
(Janine di Giovanni, Newsweek)
Britain’s beheaders – how we came to export jihad
(Douglas Murray, The Spectatot)
Utah argues for more time to file appeal in gay marriage recognition case
(Dennis Romboy, Deseret News)
Florida county commission votes to exclude atheists from giving invocations
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Mideast Christians, immigration & social justice
(Jennifer Salcido, Juicy Ecumenism)
Court blocks Virginia same-sex marriage ruling (UPDATED)
(Amy Howe, SCOTUS Blog)
Virginia prepares for possibility of gay marriage
(Brock Vergakis, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Terrorism: What Is The Mujahideen Shura Council in the Environs of Jerusalem?
(Dennis Lynch, International Business Times)
Anti-Semitism in Britain: "Sit up and take notice"
(George Igler, Gatestone Institute)
Catholicism and liberation theology: A new sort of religious radical
(B.C., The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and Public Policy])
9th Circuit: State can require care workers to accompany disabled clients to religious services
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Amish lose in suit forcing them to obtain building permits
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
India's former Prime Minister immune in U.S. Courts as to some charges of participation in killing of Sikhs
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Court reverses divorce order barring father from disparaging mother's Catholic religion
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
ISIS is to America as Hamas is to Israel
(Alan M. Dershowitz, Gatestone Institute)
Interlocutory bankruptcy court order on recovering donations to church not appealable
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Ex-India PM immune from some claims of Sikh genocide: U.S. judge
(Daniel Wiessner, Reuters)
Amnesty is not the answer without genuine border security
(Mark Tooley, Religion and Politics)
Pope Francis hints he might one day retire
(Josephine McKenna, Religion News Service)
Trial court restricts father from “doing anything in front of the children or around the children that … conflicts with the Catholic religion”
(Eugene Volokh, The Volokh Conspiracy)
Global religious hot spots get their own U.S. envoy
(Lauren Markoe, Religion News Service)
China to Pope Francis: Don’t ‘interfere’ with religion
(Josephine McKenna, Religion News Service)
Turkmenistan: Same court, same judge, same four-year prison sentence, different victim
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
China reprimands officials for ‘indiscipline’ including practising religion
(Clifford Coonan, The Irish Times)
Zhejiang Buddhist Association vice-president writes article detailing "reform three, destroy one" policy in combating "evil cults" [Simplified Chinese]
(Zhejiang Daily)
In Xinjiang at local level officials explore "using religion to monitor other religions" [Simplified Chinese]
(China News)
Zhejiang officials: Destroyed buildings only account for 2.3% of violations [Simplified Chinese]
(China News)
Atheist absurdities
(Ben Carson, National Review Online)
Opponents try to deny vouchers to religious schools
(Bob Kellogg, One News Now)
How should we respond to British jihadism?
(Heather Tomlinson, Christian Today)
Australians helped the Yazidis in the 1920s – and can do so again
(Judith Crispin and Vicken Babkenian, The Guardian)
Religious leaders join Ferguson protests against police
(Alison Lesley, World Religion News)
Who are the Iraqi Kurds?
(Besheer Mohamed, Pew Research Center: Fact-tank)
LGBT movement forces child welfare services, run by churches, to close
(Jace Gregory, Western Journalism)
Right to grow a beard? SCOTUS grants very rare approval to hear a prisoner's case
(Daniel Bennett, Religion News Service)
Views of Maliki encapsulate Iraq's stark sectarian split
(Shashank Bengali, Los Angeles Times)
'No' from one Iraq villager triggered Islamic State mass killings
(Humeyra Pamuk, Reuters)
Married parents vs. cohabiting parents
(Nicole M. King, Family Edge)
A big, planned Mars Hill ‘Jesus Festival’ disappears without a trace
(Joel Connelly, Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
Jabbar Collins gets $10 million settlement for wrongful conviction in rabbi slaying
(Derek Kravitz, The Wall Street Journal)
Mayor to meet Cardinal Dolan on police issues
(Mara Gay, The Wall Street Journal)
British Isis militant in James Foley video 'guards foreign hostages in Syria'
(Martin Chulov and Josh Halliday, The Guardian)
Tuesday, 19 August 2014
Anti-Semitism alarms ADL
(Anna Hiatt, The Jerusalem Post)
Ex-minister sparks Islamophobia row, says it’s a French woman’s duty to wear a bikini
(John Lichfield, The Independent)
Germany's anti-Semitism problem is nothing new, but politicians are feigning shock anyway
(Chris Köver, VICE)
Indonesian province turns up Sharia law after devastating tsunami
(PBS News Hour)
Islamic State 'has 50,000 fighters in Syria'
(Al Jazeera)
Nigeria’s Boko Haram forces victims to fight, kill
(Heather Murdock, Voice of America)
NJ Appellate Division dismisses contempt finding against ACLU-NJ client who refused to remove religious head-covering in court
(Press Release, ACLU)
Pope Francis on the crisis in Iraq: Do we pay too much attention to Christian suffering?
(Mark L. Movsesian, First Things)
The new nonconformist conscience
(Helen Andrews, First Things)
Erdogan, not religion, divides Turkey
(Mustafa Akyol, Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East)
How Erdogan won the women's vote
(Pinar Tremblay, Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East)
Forced church visits in California pass muster
(Lorraine Bailey, Courthouse News Service)
Amish families must comply with new ruling or be forced out of homes
(Emily Valerio, WQOW.com (Eau Claire, WI))
Ex-India PM immune from some claims of Sikh genocide: U.S. judge
(Daniel Wiessner, Reuters)
Who will stand up for the Christians?
(Ronald S. Lauder, The New York Times)
China punishes Uighur Muslims for openly practising faith
(World Bulletin)
Cameron should appoint an Ambassador for Religious Freedom
(Paul Goodman, Conservative Home)
Rapid action on same-sex marriage urged (FURTHER UPDATED)
(Lyle Denniston, SCOTUSblog)
Migrant rape victim denied abortion in Ireland: paper
(Karrie Kehoe and Katrina Quick, Reuters)
Christians, Yazidis need more than escape: Catholic Relief official in Iraq
(Kimberly Winston, Religion News Service)
Russia: Suspended prison terms and fines and criminal records for meeting for worship
(Victoria Arnold, Forum 18 News Service)
Caliphate of fear: The curse of the Islamic State
(Spiegel Online International)
A clash of religion and bioethics complicates organ donation in Israel
(Kevin Sack, The New York Times)
Pope makes strong, silent anti-abortion statement
(Nicole Winfield, ABC News)
Pastafarian seeks right to wear bandana for driver's licence photo
(Andrew Peplowski, CJAD 800AM)
Does the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge fund embryonic stem cell research?
(Sarah Pulliam Bailey, Religion News Service)
ObamaCare loses another point in religious freedom battle
(Charlie Butts, One News Now)
Canadian "Pastafarian" sues to wear pirate bandana for license photo
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Sides view Navy's policy on Gideon Bibles in starkly contrasting terms
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Group issues election guides designed to respect diversity and church-state separation
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Farm owners fined for saying no to lesbian wedding
(Sarah Pulliam Bailey, Religion News Service)
Anti-Israel protesters target synagogue in Geneva
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Pope Francis on the crisis in Iraq
(Mark L. Movsesian, Center for Law and Religion Forum at St. John's University School of Law)
Law and religion moot court competition at Touro
(Marc O. DeGirolami, Center for Law and Religion Forum at St. John's University School of Law)
Kentucky Baptists criticize church-sponsored candidate forums
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
UPDATE: Navy reverses Bible removal decision
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
What can YOU do for persecuted Iraqis? (Part 1)
(Faith Mcdonnell, Juicy Ecumenism)
What can YOU do for persecuted Iraqis? (Part 2)
(Faith Mcdonnell, Juicy Ecumenism)
Quebec radio host slammed for hateful comments on Jews
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Israel to stop exporting settlement poultry, dairy to EU
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Body of missing Israeli lone soldier from U.S. found with gunshot wounds
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
George Galloway interviewed by police over Bradford 'Israel-free zone' speech
(Helen Pidd, The Guardian)
What happens in Israel doesn’t stay in Israel
(J. J. Goldberg, Jewish Daily Forward)
American Sikhs continue to suffer religious discrimination
(Krista R. Burdine, World Religion News)
Full transcript of Pope's in-flight interview from Korea
(Alan Holdren and Andrea Gagliarducci, Catholic News Agency)
New Ukrainian Orthodox head to face questions of independence
(Sofia Kochmar, Catholic News Agency)
We must fix our broken immigration system
(Gabriel Salguero, Religion and Politics)
Why Modern Orthodoxy is in crisis
(Adam Ferziger, Mosaic Magazine)
Interview: Yes, Iran does have political prisoners
(Faraz Sanei and Amy Braunschweiger, Human Rights Watch)
Iran: Dozens unlawfully held in city's prisons
(Human Rights Watch)
Questions remain over polygamy law as charges laid against Bountiful sect leaders
(James Keller, CTV News)
"Ugly intolerance" of religious speech
(Matthew Whitaker and Jeremiah G. Dys, The Desert Sun)
Does religion cause war?
(Rabbi Evan Moffic, Rabbi Evan Moffic)
Atheists argue that they're a "religious minority" eligible to offer public "prayer"--but here's how politicians are responding
(Billy Hallowell, The Blaze)
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