Law and Religion Headlines
Thursday, 22 May 2014
The best defense is no offense
(Edward Peters, In the Light of the Law: Canon Law Blog)
Syrian nun helps broker agreements between rebels, government
(Monica Clark, National Catholic Reporter)
RLUIPA suit challenges city's refusal to allow homeless ministry to continue
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Wednesday, 21 May 2014
Uyghur unrest: Are China's policies working?
(Rheanna Mathews, Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies)
Religious violence and lies about development behind Modi's "great victory"
(Ram Puniyani, AsiaNews.it)
Execution delayed in unusual case
(Lyle Denniston, SCOTUSblog)
Anti-Semitism taboo under threat in Hungary
(Maton Dunai, Reuters)
Texas church wins injunctions to host after-school bible studies at high school
(Heather Clark, Christian News Network)
South Korean sect submits to search for founder linked to doomed ferry
(Ju-Min Park, Reuters)
Couples sue to overturn Montana's constitutional ban on gay marriage
(Laura Zuckerman, Reuters)
Islamist group forces schools to close in Pakistan's southwest
(Gul Yousafzai, Reuters)
Dutch send top diplomat to avert Saudi sanctions over anti-Islam stickers
(Thomas Escritt, Reuters)
Anti-Semitic tweets point to hate speech problem in Spain
(Paul Day, Reuters)
Catholic Church's #1 pro-life issue is the environment, says national Catholic reporter editorial
(Antonia Blumberg, Huffington Post)
Under pressure to convert, Zanzibar Christians concerned for future
(Catholic News Agency)
Ambassador: diversity of papal delegation speaks of dialogue
(Elise Harris, Catholic News Agency)
Bishops' synod head: October meeting not solely about divorce
(Andrea Gagliarducci and Carl Bunderson, Catholic News Agency)
The judges’ stirring support of same-sex couples
(Mark Silk, RNS Blog: Spiritual Politics)
Muslim and anti-Muslim groups go to war in bus, print ads
(Cathy Lynn Grossman, Religion News Service)
Kazakhstan: "Not accused of extremism", but punished
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
“A Respectful Dialogue”: the Church of Scotland debates independence
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Women in the episcopate – Bishops’ update
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
5th Circuit rejects religion-related income tax gimmick
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Court rejects atheists' attack on church favoritism in tax code
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Pennsylvania will not appeal same-sex marriage ruling, governor says
(David Dekok, Reuters)
Gay marriage in Pennsylvania (no appeal)
(Dale Carpenter, The Volokh Conspiracy)
Gay couples in Pa. make mad dash to marry after court ruling (updated)
(Gail Sullivan, The Washington Post)
Statement regarding the opinion of Judge Jones in the Whitewood case
(Press Release, Office of the Governor)
Court accepts fair use defense in copyright claim by prominent Christian speaker
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Meriam Yehya Ibrahim: International pressure rising not to execute pregnant Christian Sudanese woman jailed for apostasy
(Brownie Marie, Christian Today)
Are India's elections a wake up call for the diaspora?
(NPR)
'Boko Haram' militants kill 48 villagers in attacks in north-east Nigeria
(The Guardian)
Notre Dame University refuses to recognize pro-traditional marriage student group
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
Support for gay marriage reaches all-time high in Gallup poll
(Jessica Martinez, The Christian Post)
Baptist seminary defends acceptance of Palestinian Muslim student, says 'he is a man of peace'
(Morgan Lee, The Christian Post)
Pastor Saeed Abedini severely beaten, returned to Iranian prison
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
Megachurch Pastor: Christians thinking in secular way contribute to fast rise of the 'Nones'
(James Emery White, The Christian Post)
Pastor of Coral Ridge Presbyterian speaks out against Sovereign Grace Ministries
(Russ Jones, Christian Headlines)
Church of Scotland to debate ordination of gay people
(Carey Lodge, Christianity Today Church)
Bryan College is torn: Can Darwin and Eden coexist?
(Alan Blinder, The New York Times)
Pope picks one of dueling baptism sites in visit to Holy Land
(William Booth and Taylor Luck, The Washington Post)
Pharaohs in Harlem: Ancient Egyptian Kemetic religion opening its first temple uptown
(Simone Weichselbaum, New York Daily News)
Theologizers and the anti-seminary
(Bart Gingerich, Juicy Ecumenism)
Pope Francis vs. the Devil
(Alexander Griswold, Juicy Ecumenism)
How one Nigerian town became a religious battleground
(Jesse McLean, The Toronto Star)
Study | “I Know What You Did Last Sunday” finds Americans significantly inflate religious participation
(Public Religion Research Institute)
A church divided: Methodists clash over gay marriage
(Amanda Winkler, Reason.com)
Where are the real liberals on campus?
(Damon Linker, The Week)
Site of Jesus’ Last Supper a point of contention for some Israeli Jews
(Michele Chabin, Religion News Service)
Ashamed of the Gospel?
(Robert P. George, Christian Post)
Bombings kill scores in Nigerian city
(Drew Hinshaw, The Wall Street Journal)
The danger of soft atheism
(Robert Barron, Real Clear Religion)
Application of sexual minorities to hold gay parade denied - Moscow mayor's office
(Interfax-Religion)
Patriarch Kirill urges to help victims of the flood in Serbia
(Interfax-Religion)
Moscow Patriarchate official: Church has no intention of intervening in conflict in Ukraine
(Interfax-Religion)
Pastor Saeed Abedini beaten and returned to prison without warning
(Carrie Dedrick, Christian Headlines)
6 Iranians arrested for making 'Happy' dance video
(Carrie Dedrick, Christian Headlines)
Turkey: Statement on Hagia Sophia
(United States Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Ukraine crisis: Donetsk - a dangerous place to be to a minority
(Portia Walker, The Independent)
Christian and Muslim leaders condemn Jos bombings
(World Council of Churches, African Press Organization)
Abbas says he won’t join more international groups for now
(Avi Issacharoff, Times of Israel)
American Jewish culture: A death greatly exaggerated
(Jonathan Rosen, Mosaic Magazine)
Mahaney, Harris leave Gospel Coalition council
(Daniel James Devine, World News Group)
The troubling trends in America’s ‘Calvinist revival’
(Jonathan Merritt, Religion News Service)
The Anglican wannabe fallacy
(George Weigel, Denver Catholic Register)
Three bishops' secret mission to Iran
(Nicholas G. Hahn III, Aleteia)
Foundation's work in Brazil takes major steps forward
(Religious Freedom and Business Foundation)
‘Hobby Lobby, corporate law, and the theory of the firm’
(Eugene Volokh, The Volokh Conspiracy)
EVENT, 21 May 2014: Global call-in webinar
(UN Global Compact's Business for Peace platform together with the Religious Freedom & Business Foundation (RF&BF))
Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks awarded Becket’s highest honor
(Press Release, The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty)
2014 Canterbury Medal Dinner Honoring Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks
(The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty)
O come all ye faithful: New York’s most diverse dinner
(William McGurn, The New York Post)
Canterbury Medal Dinner 2014 introduction video
(The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, YouTube)
Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks speech at the Becket Fund Canterbury Medal Dinner
(The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, YouTube)
A “message” from the Court on same-sex marriage?
(Lyle Denniston, SCOTUS Blog)
Federal judge strikes down Pennsylvania ban on same-sex marriage
(Dale Carpenter, The Volokh Conspiracy)
Federal court overturns Pennsylvania gay marriage ban
(Peter Hall, The Morning Call)
Christian exodus from Middle East shadows papal visit to Holy Land
(Daniel Estrin, Huffington Post)
Zhejiang: list and pictures of 64 demolished Christian churches
(AsiaNews.it)
Tuesday, 20 May 2014
Janesville superintendent issues apology for 'Kids React to Gay Marriage' video
(Molly Beck, Wisconsin State Journal)
Moscow Patriarchate Synodal Information Department statement on Ukraine’s entry ban for Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine)
Metropolitan Hilarion forbidden from entering Ukraine
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine)
Zhejiang: more crosses and churches demolished. Domestic and official Churches persecuted
(Bernardo Cervellera, AsiaNews.it)
Trinity Western law school: B.C. lawyers to vote in June
(CBC News)
Religious groups fear broad crackdown in China
(Grace Ng, The China Post)
Jamaat-e-Islami Hind: Changed political outlook?
(Ayesha Khanyari, Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies)
Nepal hails Modi's victory, pledges no impact on religious freedom at home
(Christopher Sharma, AsiaNews.it)
Sindh, four Christians arrested for "distributing religious materials"
(Jibran Khan, AsiaNews.it)
Middle East’s Christian population in flux as Pope Francis visits Holy Land
(Phillip Connor and Conrad Hackett, Pew Research Center: Fact-tank)
Judge strikes down Pennsylvania law barring gay marriage
(David Dekok, Reuters)
Far-right fever for a Europe tied to Russia
(Andrew Higgins, The New York Times)
President Obama announces appointments to the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom
(Press Release, United States Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Spain, basketball, and Jew hatred
(Jonathan S. Tobin, Commentary)
As crucial vote nears, Ukrainian activists warn candidates: Don’t betray us
(Cnann Liphshiz, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Parliamentary update – end of session 2013-14
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
What's at stake for OSCE in Ukraine and beyond?
(Hugh Williamson, Human Rights Watch)
The danger of soft atheism
(Father Robert Barron, Catholic News Agency)
ACOG and when human life begins
(Sheila Liaugminas, MercatorNet)
Top German Nazi-hunter readies Majdanek death camp cases
(Madeline Chambers, Reuters)
Man convicted for New York subway suicide bomb plot loses appeal
(Nate Raymond, Reuters)
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