Law and Religion Headlines
Thursday, 30 January 2014
Pressure mounts on law societies to reject faith-based school’s graduates
(James Bradshaw, Globe and Mail)
Canadian Muslim hipsters defy stereotypes
(Aalia Adam, Global News)
Hamas and Hezbollah agree to disagree on Syria
(Giorgio Cafiero and Peter Certo, The Atlantic Council)
Ukraine: Heading towards civil war?
(Nidhi Sinha, Observer Research Foundation)
Bangladesh: Implications of Jamaat-e-Islami’s Indictment
(Rupak Bhattacharjee, Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies)
Blair backs Egypt's government and criticises Brotherhood
(Al Bawaba News)
Pakistan: Malala Yousafzai book launch censored in Peshawar
(Eurasia Review)
Bishops urge end to confiscation of land in Palestine
(Catholic News Agency)
Volgograd suicide bombers identified, suspected accomplices detained
(RT)
Celebrity ex-priest faces lawsuit over anti-gay statements
(RT)
U.S. is seeking death penalty in Boston Case
(Matt Apuzzo, International New York Times)
Group seeks criminal probes of Catholic order
(Associated Press, The Big Story)
No charges against Twin Cities archdiocese in case of convicted priest
(Tony Kennedy and Jean Hopfensperger, Star Tribune)
Ham-on-Nye debate pits atheists, creationists
(Kimberly Winston, Religion News Service)
Sikhs stand up to bullying as they try to build understanding
(Lauren Markoe, Religion News Service)
Wyo. Catholic groups buck feds on birth control
(Associated Press, The Washington Times)
Archdiocese settles with alleged McCormack abuse victim for $3.2 million
(Francine Knowles, Chicago Sun-Times)
Islamic Governance in Malaysia: Taking the cue from Brunei?
(Yang Razali Kassim, RSIS Commentaries)
Nazi ban * Blasphemy in Greece * Anti-gay Africa: Religious Freedom Recap: Jan. 20-27
(Brian Pellot, RNS Blog: On Freedom)
Common Statement by John X, Patriarch of Antioch and all the East, and Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia
(Interfax-Religion)
Prominent rights activist Alexeyeva objects to proclaiming Orthodoxy's role in Russian Constitution
(Interfax-Religion)
Extremists have no place in Syrian political processes - Russian and Antioch church leaders
(Interfax-Religion)
‘Don’t force students to abandon their religion’
(Ghana Web)
Slideshow: Holy waters in Nepal
(Reuters)
Court to allow Utah lengthier 'brief' in same-sex marriage appeal
(Dennis Romboy, Deseret News)
Should pro-lifers use shocking images to fight abortion?
(John Stonestreet, BreakPoint - Religion Today)
"Army of Islam" members detained in Tajikistan
(Interfax-Religion)
Religion, culture and human rights: What sort of violation?
(B.C., The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Commentary: The prophets of Sundance
(Dick Staub, Religion News Service)
Can atheists be spiritual? Sam Harris reignites long-running debate
(Chris Stedman, RNS Blog: Faitheist)
Faith: Rising in the East, setting in the West?
(Eric Metaxas, BreakPoint)
Guide to Religious Freedom and the Law (Catholic Truth Society - UK)
(Neil Addison, Religion Law Blog)
Religion Titles
(Oxford University Press)
Court: Transgender student's rights violated in bathroom choice
(David Sharp, Associated Press, The Big Story)
Death of television character should lead Government to add 'transgender' to forms, says MP
(Owen Bennett, Express)
Gay married man says Catholic school rescinded job offer
(Milton J. Valencia, The Boston Globe)
Santeria priest may proceed with 1st Amendment claims against police chief
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Hamas, Islamic Jihad gunmen now in West Bank
(Khaled Abu Toameh, Gatestone Institute)
Quebec police search homes of haredi Orthodox sect
(JTA)
Gay therapy case heads to Supreme Court
(Pacific Justice Institute)
9th Circuit, with dissents, denies en banc review in reparative therapy ban challenge
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Wednesday, 29 January 2014
A church divided over marriage equality
(Casey N. Cep, The New Yorker)
In South Sudan conflict, churches attacked, looted
(Fredrick Nzwili, Religion News Service)
The war on Christianity: The religion's followers are dwindling in the land of its birth - and it's not a crisis of faith, but one of violence
(Peter Popham, The Independent)
Ninth Circuit upholds "Gay Conversion" ban
(Dale Carpenter, The Volokh Conspiracy via The Washington Post)
Structure of primary education in Ireland in the 1970s failed to protect a schoolgirl from sexual abuse by her teacher
(Press Release, European Court of Human Rights)
ECtHR orders Irish government to compensate abuse victim
(Douglas Dalby, International New York Times)
European Court ruling may force Ireland to revamp Catholic school monopoly
(Jennifer Collins, Religion News Service)
Lavrov calls claims on Syrian govt's using Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant to promote terrorism "unscrupulous"
(Interfax-Religion)
Lifting the veil on the science of counting Jews
(Uriel Heilman, JTA)
Syrian battle edges closer to historic Crusader castle
(Reuters FaithWorld)
Religious girls enlisting to IDF in record numbers
(The Times of Israel)
Near St. Peter’s, an ancient burial site opens to the public
(Eric J. Lyman, Religion News Service)
To get around Jewish law, some rabbis insist on prenups
(Lilly Fowler / The Post-Dispatch, Religion News Service)
Sri Lanka: Christians took to the streets for religious freedom: 18 Buddhists on trial for attacks against churches
(Agenzia Fides)
Malaysia: Penang cops to watch over churches, mosques
(Noor Adzman Baharuddin and Melissa Darlyne Chow, New Straits Times)
Blasphemy law used against minorities in Pakistan
(Kathy Ganon, Associated Press, The Big Story)
Man arrested over photo of quenelle in front of Toulouse Jewish schoo
(JTA)
After Busan: A pilgrimage of justice and peace
(Christina Biere, World Council of Churches)
Head of Russian Orthodox Church calls for protection of traditional family
(Russian Press Review, ITAR-TASS News Agency)
Iran: Wife of Assemblies of God pastor conditionally released from Sepidar Prison in Ahwaz
(Mohabat News)
Uzbekistan: Art lessons, talking constitute "illegal" religious activity?
(Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18 News Service)
Who are the Heads of Churches in Jerusalem?
(Malcolm Lowe, Gatestone Institute)
East Java Religious Affairs Court judges sanctioned by Indonesia Supreme Court
(Jakarta Globe)
Bishops’ statement on Pilling Report
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Australian Jewish MPs defend the Lord’s Prayer
(The Australian Jewish News)
New Zealand: School Bible studies challenged
(Danielle Street, Stuff.co.nz)
Designated ‘Hindu prayer room’ sought in all Australian universities
(Eurasia Review)
Religious accommodations in the Armed Services - Hearing
(Subcommittee on Military Personnel, United States Armed Services Committee)
Top brass say they’re not aware of bias against military chaplains
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)
Tuesday, 28 January 2014
'God Bless America' in presidential speeches has a little-known, uncomfortable beginning
(Huff Post Religion)
‘Jesus Tattoo’ ad barred from jumbotron
(Jeremy Tedesco, Matt Sharp, Alliance Defending Freedom)
ADL’s Foxman: Pollard incarceration verges on anti-Semitism
(JTA)
After lull, intermarriage debate reignites
(Julie Wiener, JTA)
Central African Republic wants U.N. force as EU troops OKed
(Michelle Nichols, Reuters)
Chile’s Palestino soccer club leaves map on uniforms despite fine
(JTA)
Egyptian general assassinated in Cairo hours before Morsi trial convenes
(Ariel Ben Solomon, The Jerusalem Post)
Ex-Bronx principal fired from Pennsylvania Catholic school after identity revealed
(Edgar Sandova and Corky Siemaszko, New York Daily News)
Extremism is fuelled by lack of religious awareness - Patriarch Kirill
(Interfax-Religion)
Extremism on the rise in Egypt’s Sinai
(Zachary Fillingham, Geopolitical Monitor)
Genocide and the ethnic cleansing of the Rohingya People in Myanmar
(Sufyan bin Uzayr, Eurasia Review)
High Court orders Israel to recognize gay adoption of child born through surrogacy
(Yohah Jeremy Bob, The Jerusalem Post)
House votes to restrict payments for abortions
(Jeremy W. Peters, International New York Times)
India’s Rahul Gandhi under attack over remarks about 1984 Sikh riots
(Sanjeev Miglani, Reuters)
Indian Supreme Court won't review gay sex ban
(Hari Kumar, International New York Times)
Indiana House amends HJR-3, possibly delaying gay unions referendum
(Tony Cook and Barb Berggoetz, IndyStar)
Is the black race the most religious of all races?
(Ben Ofosu-Appiah, Ghana Web)
Islamic 'Martin 'Luther' issues his proclamation
(James Zumwalt, UPI)
Judge orders nun, 2 others to pay restitution for damaging nuclear plant; hearing delayed
(Travis Loller, Associated Press, Star Tribune)
Marriage debate fills the halls of the Utah Capitol
(McKenzie Romero, Deseret News)
Muslim group demands apology from Harper, chief spokesman over ‘terrorist’ comment
(Steven Chase, The Globe and Mail)
Nearly half the Israeli parliament marks Holocaust remembrance day at Auschwitz
(Cnaan Liphshiz, JTA)
NY judges alarms gay parents by finding marriage law negates need for adoption
(James McKinley Jr., International New York Times)
On compromise and congressional brinkmanship
(David Brockman, Religion & Politics)
Panel recommends suspending Leon County judge accused of using office to promote religious business
(Tia Mitchell, Tampa Bay Times)
Philly District Attorney files appeal of Monsignor William Lynn's overturned conviction
(Brian X. McCrone, Philly.com)
Reform Judaism with a Latin flavor takes root in Florida school
(Uriel Heilman, JTA)
Religion title call over Scottish school assemblies
(BBC News)
Russian Church spokesman urges interference to stop Ukraine getting on EU-bound course
(Interfax-Religion)
Sochi: The Olympics of anxiety: Security concerns, antigay law and construction issues dominate
(Sharon Terlep and Matthew Futterman, The Wall Street Journal)
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