Law and Religion Headlines
Monday, 23 June 2014
Moravians in 13 states vote to ordain gay clergy
(Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service)
As Sunni jihadists plunder Iraq, Shi'ite cleric warns US to stay out
(Frances Martel, Breitbart)
Pope Francis says Mafia members are ‘excommunicated’
(Josephine McKenna, Religion News Service)
France’s new chief rabbi calls for inclusiveness
(Elizabeth Bryant, Religion News Service)
Two Baptist institutions with controversial leaders face accreditation trouble
(Sarah Pulliam Bailey, Religion News Service)
The British jihadis in Syria might be driven by more than just religion
(Joanna Bourke, The Guardian)
Atheists told to explain 'offensiveness' of Ground Zero cross by appeals court
(Brownie Marie, Christian Today)
Missouri church gives away AR-15 assault rifles to woo men to follow Jesus
(Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post)
World's first church, mosque, synagogue in one? Berlin may be home to 'house of one'
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
Egypt sentences journalists to 7 years in prison; Amnesty Int'l calls verdict a 'sham'
(Katherine Weber, The Christian Post)
Conservative Anglican Church in North America elects new archbishop
(Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post)
Second gay priest marries partner against Church of England rules, while first has clergy rights revoked
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
Influential cleric calls for Sunni-Shi'ite dialogue in Iraq
(Amena Bakr, Reuters)
Arizona church facing foreclosure raises $68,000 to stay open
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
What are micro churches and how can you start one yourself?
(Emily Murdoch, World Religion News)
Awaiting Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby ruling, public favors contraception mandate
(Cathy Lynn Grossman, Religion News Service)
Greek Orthodox and Presbyterian churches collaborate on Habitat for Humanity project
(Alison Lesley, World Religion News)
Meriam Ibrahim released from death row in Sudan
(Fredrick Nzwili, Religion News Service)
Atheist to offer invocation in N.Y. town at the center of public prayer case
(Kimberly Winston, Religion News Service)
Young Saudis embrace internet satire, reject Wahhabism
(Global Post, Mint Press News)
Another church shelled in Slavyansk
(Interfax-Religion)
Rabbi Kogan compares current events in Ukraine with times of fascist occupation
(Interfax-Religion)
Russians have less dislike for nudists than for transsexuals - poll
(Interfax-Religion)
Muslim Council of Britain says female genital mutilation is 'un-Islamic'
(Alexandra Topping, The Guardian)
Iraq's beleaguered Christians make final stand on the Mosul frontline
(Richard Spencer, The Telegraph)
Reading, writing and allegations: Muslim school at center of debate
(Katrin Bennhold, The New York Times)
Malaysia Allah dispute: Top court rejects challenge
(BBC News)
Sri Lanken police ban rallies inciting hatred
(Bharatha Mallawarachi, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Fate of 3 kidnapped Israelis raises tensions on many fronts
(Jodi Rudoren, The New York Times)
Anti-govt cleric returns to Pakistan, supporters clash with police
(Katharine Houreld and Mubasher Bukhari, Reuters)
Sudan release woman on death row for apostasy
(Mohamed Osman, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Transgender priest gives sermon at Washington National Cathedral
(Meredith Somers, The Washington Times)
Openly gay governor candidate leads pride parade
(Alanna Durkin, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Out of nowhere a network emerged to save Catholic schools
(Martha Woodall, The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Israeli leader criticizes Presbyterians
(Yousur Alhlou, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Divestment vote by Presbyterian Church strains long ties with Jewish community
(Amy Brittain and Michelle Boorstein, The Washington Post)
Judge upholds policy barring unvaccinated students during illnesses
(Benjamin Mueller, The New York Times)
Islamic Law and Adoptions
(Faisal Kutty, SSRN)
Sunday, 22 June 2014
A nonbeliever, curating religious art at the Morgan
(Judith H. Dobrzynski, Al Jazeera America)
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Saturday, 21 June 2014
A Christian Convert, on the Run in Afghanistan
(Azam Ahmed, The New York Times)
Ayatollah al-Sistani: A new government for an Iraq free from sectarian barriers
(Asianews.it)
DC mayor asks churches to help end homelessness in city in 'one congregation, one family' campaign
(Jessica Martinez, The Christian Post)
Egypt confirms death sentences of Badie, over 180 others
(Arab News)
Egyptian court upholds mass death sentences
(Edward Yeranian, Voice of America)
England’s Muslim leaders to media: Don’t inflame Sunni-Shiite tensions
(Trevor Grundy, Religion News Service)
Gay marriage fight in Pennsylvania: Over 2,000 demand Governor fight for biblical marriage
(Brownie Marie, Christian Today)
Jewish voices from the front lines of Donetsk
(Avital Chizhik, Tablet: A New Read on Jewish Life)
John Piper on marrying a cohabiting couple and not a homosexual couple
(Hayley Olson, The Christian Post)
Marriage stabilizing for society, activists proclaim
(Adelaide Mena, Catholic News Agency)
Middle East Christians welcome Syrian Muslim refugees
(Morgan Lee, The Christian Post)
Mormon bishop is on a mission to promote Jewish missionaries
(Yair Rosenberg, Tablet: A New Read on Jewish Life)
Mormon church sues Canadian polygamist over trademarked name
(Jennifer Dobner, Reuters)
Pope Francis condemns the ‘evil’ of legalizing drugs
(Josephine McKenna, Religion News Service)
Presbyterian Church votes to divest holdings to sanction Israel
(The Guardian)
Public libraries stock gay fairy tale book that teaches children gay marriage is OK
(Melissa Barnhart, The Christian Post)
Religious freedom serves those in poverty, says Archbishop Lori
(Matt Hadro, Catholic News Agency)
Republican politicians address Evangelical Christian conference
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Sri Lanka Muslim group calls for ban on anti-minority groups
(Melani Manel Perera, Asianews.it)
Sri Lanka probes Muslim store fire as tensions rise
(Arab News)
Ukrainian church faces obscure pro-Russia revolt in its own ranks
(Andrew Higgins, The New York Times)
Ukrainian church in Sydney desecrated with hate messages
(The Guardian)
US should link political settlement in Iraq to any military strike to avoid sectarian war - analysis
(Riad Kahwaji, INEGMA)
Will ISIS create Al-Sham caliphate and liberate Palestine? - OpEd
(Franklin Lamb, Eurasia Review)
Friday, 20 June 2014
UN committee concerned over child trafficking for religious rituals in Britain
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Govt can't interfere in religious affairs of Puri temple
(Business Standard)
Colorado Christian University obtains injunction against HHS mandate
(Press Release, The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty)
The intrigue lying behind Iraq’s jihadist uprising
(Reva Bhalla, MercatorNet)
Iran: Obama will escalate sectarianism in Iraq
(Al Bawaba)
Bangladesh police arrests 24 Islamic radical females
(Sumon Corraya, Asianews.it)
For Maronite Synod, presidential vacancy is "unacceptable and dangerous," solidarity with Churches of Syria and Iraq
(Paul Dakiki, Asianews.it)
More Zhejiang churches to be torn down in demolition campaign, Christian "ready to fight to the end"
(Asianews.it)
High turnout in democracy referendum with parishes helping campaign
(Paul Wang, Asianews.it)
Presbyterians vote to divest in protest over Israeli occupation
(Wilson Dizard, Al Jazeera America)
Hillary’s evenhandedness means blaming Israel for failed peace talks
(Noah Pollak, Tablet Magazine)
The European Court reaffirms the right to autonomy of religious organizations
(European Centre for Law and Justice)
Teen in foster care finds guidance from Methodist father figure
(Alison Lesley, World Religion News)
Implications of corporate personhood in Hobby Lobby religious freedom case
(Krista R. Burdine, World Religion News)
2014 Sexual predator post leads to controversy, introspection at Christianity Today
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News National Edition)
The lessons of Kim Jong-Wook
(World Watch Monitor)
Growing coalition presses Obama to end policy on religious discrimination in hiring
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)
One more step to ensure free speech in NYC
(Charlie Butts, One News Now)
Europe must face up to the new antisemites
(Noreena Hertz, The Guardian)
Nick Clegg: Birmingham schools row coverage may have raised Islamophobia
(Nicholas Watt, The Guardian)
Obama’s non-discrimination order raises more religious exemption questions
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
PCUSA votes for anti-Israel divestment
(Alexander Griswold, Juicy Ecumenism)
#RescueMeriam: Highlights from the protests
(Jonathan Fuller, Juicy Ecumenism)
Same-sex marriage and a county clerk’s role
(Lyle Denniston, SCOTUS Blog)
Welby braced for 'difficulty' with Rome as Church of England prepares to approve women bishops
(John Bingham, The Telegraph)
The great Calvinist reawakening
(Briallen Hopper, Religion and Politics)
Twitter ends censorship of 'blasphemous' tweets after #TwitterTheocracy campaign
(Cath Martin, Christian Today)
Christian North Korea defector shares amazing testimony; describes rape, slavery and torture
(Brownie Marie, Christian Today)
Iraq: How did it come to this?
(The Economist)
UK gov't bans teaching of creationism as scientifically valid in academies, public schools
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
Rape victim says Bob Jones University told her to repent of her sin after she reported rape
(Leonardo Blair, The Christian Post)
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