Law and Religion Headlines
Tuesday, 22 April 2014
Pope John Paul II: A soul for all seasons
(George Weigel, The Wall Street Journal)
The legacies of John Paul II and John XXIII
(Amanda Murphy and Kevin Eckstrom, Religion News Service)
Journalists ‘tiptoe through land mines’ of reporting on religious freedom at RNS event in D.C.
(Brian Pellott, RNS Blog: On Freedom)
Tensions between Australian Defence League and Muslim community reach violent new heights
(Sean Rubinsztein-Dunlop, ABC News (Australia))
8THEIST Plates * Christian Britain * Easter Disaster : Tuesday’s Roundup
(Lauren Markoe, Religion News Service)
Army approves ‘humanist’ as religious preference
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)
Israel encouraging more Christians to join military service
(Dan Williams and Ori Lewis, Reuters)
New study by sociologist Mark Regnerus suggests religion can predict sexual behavior
(Sarah Pulliam Bailey, Religion News Service)
Nigerian Christians begin three-day fast after schoolgirls kidnapped
(Fredrick Nzwili, Religion News Service)
The Moral Minority
(Mark Silk, RNS Blog: Spiritual Politics)
Nepal OKs some Sherpa demands amid boycott threat
(Binaj Gurubacharya, The Big Story)
Kazakhstan: Baptist jailed over Easter; new deportation order
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
God and gays: A conversation with Albert Mohler and Matthew Vines
(Jonathan Merritt, RNS Blog: On Faith & Culture)
2nd lawsuit filed against Abe’s visit to Yasukuni Shrine
(Odaka Chiba, The Asahi Shimbun)
Brunei returns to the stoning age
(Jay Michaelson, The Daily Beast)
Sri Lanka to deport Buddha tattoo British woman
(BBC News Asia)
Women, sexuality and the Southern Baptist's ERLC Summit
(Chelsen Vicari, The Christian Post Opinion)
Same-sex marriage: One of the most polarizing issues facing the American legal community
(Clay Flaherty, The Jurist (backgroud))
Outside the box: 3 ways people misidentify the ‘Nones’
(Chris Stedman, RNS Blog: Faitheist)
Georgia same-sex marriage ban challenged
(The Jurist - Paper Chase)
France: New anti-radicalisation plans aimed at fighting jihadism
(AFP, France 24 International News)
Europe, religion and politics: Old world wars
(B.C., The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and Public Policy])
EVENT, 22 April 2014, A Symposium on the Affordable Care Act
(Susan Herman & John Sexton, NYU Arts & Science Liberal Studies Student Council)
Nevada GOP dropped platforms against abortion and marriage equality
(Heather Ginsburg, Townhall.com)
Zivotofsky v. Kerry ('Jerusalem birthplace' case)
(SCOTUS Blog)
Critical meeting over banning of Christian counsellors
(Christian Concern)
Monday, 21 April 2014
Easter 2014: Amid celebrations, tension in Jerusalem and prayers in Boston
(Ralph Ellis, CNN World)
Transgender Islamic school reopened
(Bambang Muryanto, The Jarkarta Post)
RPT-Hollywood plays to the faithful, finds hits with God
(Ronald Grover and Chris Michaud, Reuters)
UN mission in South Sudan condemns ethnic killings in Bentiu
(UN News Centre)
UN cautions Syria against holding presidential election amidst ongoing ‘tragedy’
(UN News Centre)
Francis encountering curial opposition, cardinal says
(Joshua J. McElwee, National Catholic Reporter)
Should our NHS be trying to 'cure' homosexuality?
(Lucy Johnston, Express)
David Cameron Christianity claim backed by religious groups
(BBC News UK)
Poll: Religion trumps belief in Big Bang Theory for most Americans
(Seth Borenstein and Jennifer Agiesta, The Associated Press, NBC News)
Grayling on the JR attack, sacked Christian nursery worker and Al-Sweady inquiry – the Human Rights Roundup (BUMPER EDITION)
(Celia Rooney, UK Human Rights Blog)
US Supreme Court to hear dispute over 'Jerusalem, Israel' as birthplace (+video)
(Warren Richey, The Christian Science Monitor)
Most voters favor prayer, minus Jesus, at public meetings
(Cathy Lynn Grossman, Religion News Service)
New Jersey lawsuit seeks to ban Pledge of Allegiance
(Kimberly Winston, Religion News Service)
Attackers said to single out South Sudanese by background
(Isma'il Kushkush)
French troops in Central African Republic escort Muslims to safety
(Emmanuel Braun, Reuters)
Lawmaker shelves bill to name Bible as state book
(Melinda Deslatte, Associated Press, The Big Story)
12 states ban sodomy a decade after court ruling
(Lauren Langlois, Associated Press, The Big Story)
Jewish communities in Latin America shrinking
(The Washington Free Beacon)
Teenage girls seduced by the Syrian jhad?
(Christopher Dickey, The Daily Beast)
Buddhists building new temple in Utah
(Pamela Manson, The Salt Lake Tribune)
China on course to become 'world's most Christian nation' within 15 years
(Tom Phillips, Liushi, Zhejiang province, The Telegraph)
Humanists File Lawsuit Against “Under God” in The Pledge of Allegiance in New Jersey
(Press Release, American Humanist Association)
Neo-Nazi brand opens shop in heart of Jewish London
(Haaretz)
Egypt stops attempt to smuggle Jewish artifacts
(Associated Press)
In Central African Republic, a town embodies the nation's conflict
(Chris Stein, The Christian Science Monitor)
David Cameron risks 'alienation', public figures claim
(BBC News)
Nigerians mark Easter amid mourning and fear
(The Associated Press via The Washington Post)
Christians in Homs, Syria, grieve on Easter as battles rage
(Sam Dagher, Wall Street Journal)
Boy Scouts of America shuts down Seattle troop pver gay scoutmaster
(Nolan Feeney, Time)
Sale of “Church Treasures”
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Sunday, 20 April 2014
A challenge to the Jewish Mainstream: Will you stand against Islamophobia?
(Alex Kane, Tikkun Daily)
American Pastor Saeed writes Easter Message as a prisoner in the darkness of Iran
(Jordan Sekulow, ACLJ)
Anti-SLAPP motion granted to dismiss suit growing out of Ground-Zero mosque controversy
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Christian nursery nurse sacked for saying marriage is between a man and a woman
(Christian Concern)
Christians who fled Syria marking Easter in Chicago area
(Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune)
Contraceptive mandate oral arguments shed light on underreported issues
(K. Hollyn Hollman, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Courtyard of the Common Good
(Paul Elie, Everything that Rises - Georgetown University)
Crimea became a part of Russia on the day of peninsula's heavenly protector
(Interfax-Religion)
Former child bride is mayor of Turkish town
(Thomas Seibert, The Daily Beast - Women in the World)
Is al-Qaida’s new no. 2 confident or just crazy?
(Joshua Keating, Slate)
Pope Francis, huge crowd joyously celebrate Easter
(Frances D'Emilio, Associated Press, Time)
Religious map of Crimea – infographics
(Originally posted in Russian on Maksym Vasin’s blog; translated by Victor Vityuk, edited by Robin Rohrback, Institute for Religious Freedom (Ukraine))
St. John’s Law & Villanova present joint colloquium in law and religion
(St. John's University)
The politics of Egyptian pilgrimage to Jerusalem
(Hanan Fayed, The Cairo Post)
The flame of Easter: The fire every time
(B.C., The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and Public Policy])
Easter 'Urbi et Orbi' Message of Pope Francis - full text and video
(News.VA)
In his Easter message, Pope Francis prays for Ukraine, Syria
(Josephine McKenna, Religion News Service)
This Easter a growing number of Catholic converts are joining the flock
(Lilly Fowler, St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
The politics of Pontius Pilate: How not to lead
(Joshua DuBois, The Daily Beast)
Church of England still invested in payday lender
(reporting by Andrew Osborn; editing by Jane Baird, Reuters)
Easter rites of initiation bring good news for American Catholics
(David Yamane, OUPblog)
President Obama offers Easter and Passover greetings
(Press Release, Office of the Press Secretary, The White House)
Christian school's RLUIPA, constitutional challenges to zonnig denials are rejected
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Forfeited Iranian Charity's Building Will Be Sold; Iran Claims Religious Freedom Violation
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Why Syria’s cash-strapped jihadists let hostages go
(Sanam Shantyaei, France 24 International News)
‘Christ is risen’: Orthodox Christians celebrate Easter worldwide (PHOTOS)
(RT)
Saturday, 19 April 2014
America remains among most positive countries on religion
(Compiled by Mark A. Kellner, Deseret News National Edition)
At Easter, Ukrainian church condemns Russian 'aggression'
(Alastair MacDonald, Reuters)
Easter message rings true as new Maronite church grows
(Annysa Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
For indigenous Mexicans, becoming Protestant can mean expulsion from home, land and village
(Jeff Thomas, World Watch Monitor)
How does the world feel about morals and religious diversity?
(Herb Scribner, Deseret News National Edition)
Iran condemns US seizure of Alavi Foundation building
(BBC News Middle East)
James Dobson, 'Family Talk' get birth control mandate reprieve
(Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post)
Kentucky Supreme Court fleshes out the ministerial exception doctrine
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Opinion: On Easter, Jesus' evolution tells of changing America
(Stephen Prothero, National Geographic)
Religion builds bridges in ethnically split Cyprus
(Menelaos Hadjicostis, The Big Story)
The return of God: atheism's crisis of faith
(Theo Hobson, The Spectator)
Business: The game changer in the global fight for religious freedom
(Brian J. Grim, Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
Reinventing rites of passage in contemporary America
(David Yamane, OUPblog)
Further consistory court judgments: Memorials, fittings & chattels, and rights to light
(David Pocklington)
Friday, 18 April 2014
Baptisms mutually recognized in European and American churches
(World Council of Churches)
Does religion play a negative role in our society? 36% of Irish people think so
(Clíodhna Russell, Yahoo! News UK and Ireland)
Does supporting ‘Happy British Muslims’ and Pharrell Williams promote rape culture?
(Guest Contributor, Patheos Blog: altmuslim)
Ensuring “just peace” in occupied Palestinian territory
(World Council of Churches)
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