Law and Religion Headlines
Friday, 11 April 2014
Japanese airports becoming 'Islam-friendly' to cater to growing Muslim tourism
(AsiaNews.it)
PACE strongly condemns cases when the Strasbourg Court’s ‘interim measures’ are ignored
(Italy, Russia, Slovak Republic, Turkey implicated, The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe)
Church of Uganda explains support for controversial anti-homosexuality law
(Frank Jack Daniel and Manoy Kumar, The Christian Post World)
Thursday, 10 April 2014
2013 was unfavorable for religious activity in Ukraine – statistics
(Translated by Karolina Omelchenko, Institute for Religious Freedom (Ukraine))
3rd Annual Symposium of the Center for Global Justice: Advancing the Rule of Law in East Africa
(Regent's University School of Law)
Adventist Church joins amicus brief in support of ‘parsonage allowance’
(Ansel Oliver, Adventist News Network)
Bible study: More Americans say the Good Book isn’t a God book
(Cathy Lynn Grossman, Religion News Service)
Church of Norway rejects same-sex marriage
(France 24 International News)
European Court condemns Hungary Church Law
(Stefan J. Bos, BosNewsLife)
Holy Bible clears first hurdle to becoming Louisiana's official state book
(Julia O'Donoghue, The Times-Picayune)
Religion and security in the heart of Asia
(Cory Bender, Capital Comment)
UK open to Sikh as head of armed forces, judiciary: David Cameron
(Kounteya Sinha, The Times of India UK)
Muslims, Southern Baptists, Eastern Orthodox Christians, and Hindus respond to atheist attack on church housing allowances
(Press Release, The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty)
Becket Fund amicus brief in "parsonage allowance" case
(The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty)
Millennials in adulthood: Detached from institutions, networked with friends
(Pew Research Social & Demographic Trends)
The case of Brendan Eich
(Ross Douthat, The New York Times Opinion)
Clergy out in force to defend their housing tax break
(Peter J Reilly, Forbes)
Citing Crimea, PACE suspends voting rights of Russian delegation and excludes it from leading bodies
(The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe)
Does Mozilla CEO ousting portend new era of public scrutiny?
(Mark A. Kellner, Deseret News National Edition)
The illegal annexation of Crimea has no legal effect and is not recognised by the Council of Europe
(The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe)
Why not get the state out of the marriage business?
(Eugene Volokh, The Volokh Conspiracy via The Washington Post)
Canadian nun and two priests abducted in Cameroon
(Illia Djadi, World Watch Monitor)
Haredim demonstrate over arrest of draft-dodging yeshiva student
(JTA)
Historic hearing on abortion at European Parliament
(European Dignity Watch)
MEPs and NGOs sound the alarm on anti-choice threat to maternal health
(Press Release, European Humanist Federation)
Latest salvo in circumcision war, study cuts against ‘intactivist’ arguments
(Anthony Weiss, JTA)
Saudi husbands to be taken to court by force if they refuse to grant a divorce
(AsiaNews.it)
After two centuries, Henan Jews prepare to celebrate Passover
(AsiaNews.it)
‘Subjective discrimination’ fuels states’ religious freedom bills
(SRN News)
Judge allows Jewish Congregation's religious practice to continue, denies HOA's injunction
(PRNewswire, Liberty Institute)
Pope Francis: Human trafficking is ‘a crime against humanity’
(Josephine McKenna, Religion News Service)
Hobby Lobby, Christian women, and contraception: More complicated than you might think
(Jonathan Merritt, RNS Blog: On Faith & Culture)
Collapse of peace talks shows little desire for two-state solution
(Frederick Reese, Mint Press News)
Kerry focuses blame on Israel for collapse of talks
(Raphael Ahren, The Times of Israel)
Appeals court appears split on Utah’s same-sex marriage case
(Brooke Adams and Marissa Lang, The Salt Lake Tribune)
Judges in Utah gay marriage case question lawyers
(NIcholas Riccardi, Associated Press, ABC News)
Same-sex marriage in Utah now in federal judges' hands
(Dennis Romboy, Deseret News)
All eyes of the nation focused on the 10th Circuit Court
(Dennis Romboy, Deseret News National Edition)
Islamabad-Pakistan Taliban peace talks: Shifting focus to Afghanistan
(Halimullah Kousary, RSIS Commentaries)
Religious freedom issues in Russia
(Human Rights Without Frontiers)
Gay marriage battle moves back to courts
(David Masci, Pew Research Center: Fact-tank)
Do same-sex couples have right to wed? Appeals court hears first post-DOMA case
(Warren Richey, The Christian Science Monitor)
Same-sex marriage battle escalates to force Supreme Court decision on constitutionality
(Robert Barnes, The Washington Post Politics)
Understanding the arguments before the Tenth Circuit in Utah's Marriage Amendment 3 case, Part 1
(Bill Duncan, The Sutherland Institute, YouTube)
Understanding the arguments before the Tenth Circuit in Utah's Marriage Amendment 3 case, Part 2
(Bill Duncan, The Sutherland Institute, YouTube)
Is the Internet bad for religion?
(Kimberly Winston, Religion News Service)
Is the internet really killing religion in the US?
(Andrew Brown, The Guardian)
Missouri court denies TRO to prevent same-sex couples' joint tax filings
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
As riot-hit Indian region votes, religious divide favors Hindu leader
(Frank Jack Daniel and Manoj Kumar, Reuters)
A Narendra Modi victory would bode ill for India, say Rushdie and Kapoor
(Jason Burke, The Guardian)
BDS campaigners at Cornell try stealth resolution
(Stuart Winer, The Times of Israel)
Religious atheists? Maria Greene on Unitarian Universalist Humanists
(Chris Stedman, RNS Blog: Faitheist)
Miliband calls Israel ‘Jewish homeland,’ won’t say he’s a Zionist
(Raphael Ahren, The Times of Israel)
The challenge of religious freedom
(Noah Aronin, The Times of Israel)
What Germany owes the Jews
(David Horovitz, The Times of Israel)
U.S. designates Sinai group that attacked Israel as terrorist
(JTA)
West Bank settlers derided as terrorists for turning on their own army
(Joshua Mitnick, The Christian Science Monitor)
Hungarian Jewish leader resigns to protest state's Holocaust commemorations
(JTA, The New York Jewish Week)
UK: Jihadists as "charity workers"
(Samuel Westrop, Gatestone Institute)
Mickey Rooney and faith: Hollywood legend's belief in Christ
(Compiled by Kandra Polatis, Deseret News National Edition)
Jesus’ wife * Evangelical courtship * Pastafarians rejoice: Thursday’s Roundup
(Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service)
Papyrus referring to Jesus’ wife is more likely ancient than fake, scientists say
(Laurie Goodstein, The New York Times)
Militant Islamic cleric faces U.S. trial on terrorism charges
(Joseph Ax, Reuters)
Islamic political parties make a comeback in Indonesian election
(Ben Otto and Sara Schonhardt, The Wall Street Journal)
Egypt steps up campaign to control mosques
(Tom Perry, Reuters)
Russia: (readers of Said Nursi) "Tired of the unjust treatment of the books, ourselves, and our loved ones"
(Victoria Arnold, Forum 18 News Service)
Free clothes, double rooms and no vote: the life of a North Korea member of parliament
(AsiaNews.it)
Christians ask for less police checkpoints in Jerusalem during Easter celebrations
(AsiaNews.it)
Authorities grab Protestant church in Bishkek, angering faithful who turn to the courts
(AsiaNews.it)
Archbishop of Orissa: Today's vote "worries Christians. But we believe in democracy"
(Nirmala Carvalho, AsiaNews.it)
Losing our religion: On "retaining" young people in the Orthodox Church
(Seraphim Danckaert, Orthodoxy Heterodoxy - doctrine matters)
EVENT, 10 April 2014: Follow the 7th Fundamental Rights Platform meeting live online!
(‘Future fundamental rights priorities in the area of freedom, security and justice – The contribution of civil society’, Held in Vienna, 13:00 CET)
Inside the Mormon Church's online-only missionary army
(Bianca Bosker, Huff Post Religion)
Wednesday, 9 April 2014
ACLU seeks swift ruling to grant freedom to marry to same-sex couples in North Carolina
(ACLU of North Carolina)
After decades of decline, a rise in stay-at-home mothers
(D'Vera Cohn, Gretchen Livingston, and Wendy Wang, Pew Research Social & Demographic Trends)
After World Vision, evangelicals debate boundaries over sexuality
(Sarah Pulliam Bailey, Religion News Service)
Banning traditional animal slaughter, Denmark stokes religous ire
(Sidsel Overgarrd, NPR - All Things Considered)
Black Hebrews: Police called us Sudanese, told us to leave Israel
(The Jerusalem Post)
Egypt’s new laws: The stifling of opposition
(M.R., The Economist [Pomegranate: The Middle East])
Evangelism booms, Catholicism suffers in post-genocide Rwanda
(Stephanie Aglietti, AFP, Yahoo! News)
Future of Quebec's separatist party in doubt
(Bejamin Shingler, The Big Story)
Indonesia's Islamic parties surprise with strong showing in election
(Kanupriya Kapoor and Randy Fabi, Reuters)
Pastafarians rejoice as Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster is granted permission to register as a religion in Poland
(Heather Saul, The Independent)
Profiling rules said to give F.B.I. tactical leeway
(Matt Apuzzo, The New York Times)
Saudi Arabia moves to allow girls to play sports in school
(Al Jazeera America)
Thomas Jefferson’s Qur’an
(Juliane Hammer, Religion & Politics)
Ukraine Holocaust monument vandalized with swastikas
(JTA Telegraph)
US and the Middle East: The great problem that needs to be solved
(Elliott Abrams, Gatestone Institute)
Venezuela formally invites Vatican to mediate talks to end protests
(Ezequiel Minaya and Kejal Vyas, The Wall Street Journal)
Will the latest Catholic Mass translation get another overhaul?
(David Gibson, Religion News Service)
Solidarity and separation: Religious spirit and the Euromaidan
(Irina Papkova, The Revealer)
Turmoil at Al-Azhar: Religion, politics, and the Egyptian State
(Jared Maisin, The Revealer)
Supreme Court declines free speech, gay marriage case
(Lawrence Hurley, Reuters)
County drops bid to turn church into bar
(Press Release / Brad Dacus, Pacific Justice Institute)
China’s ‘lost Jews’ discover their faith
(Patrick Boehler, South China Morning Post)
Quebec election results scuttle controversial parts of proposed Charter of Quebec Values
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Pauline Marois loses riding then resigns, as Quebec Liberals hand Parti Québécois a stunning defeat
(Graeme Hamilton, National Post)
California court declines to hear case, saying it should be brought in Iran instead
(Eugene Volokh, The Volokh Conspiracy via The Washington Post)
U.S. defends cross, but urges delay
(Lyle Denniston, SCOTUSblog)
More challenges to the Affordable Care Act percolating in D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals
(Jessica Mason Pieklo, RH Reality Check)
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