Law and Religion Headlines
Friday, 14 March 2014
5 things we've learned about Russia since the Crimean crisis
(Brian Whitmore, The Atlantic)
How one girl found God at America’s most infamous divinity school
(Jonathan Merritt, RNS Blog: On Faith & Culture)
Ukrainian crisis may split Russian Orthodox Church
(Sophia Kishkovsky, Religion News Service)
Crimea Catholics selling homes, moving away in fear of arrests, church confiscation under Russian rule
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
The trouble with France: the largest Muslim community in Europe seethes on the periphery
(Matthew Price, The National)
Beit Shemesh election highlights ultra-orthodox and secular tensions in Israel
(Reuters via Huffington Post)
Don’t underestimate importance of religion for understanding Russia’s actions in Crimea
(Mara Kozelsky, The Washington Post)
Tennessee ruling on married same-sex couples
(Lyle Denniston, SCOTUSblog)
A briefing on the contraception mandate cases (video)
(Kimberly Atkins, Kevin T. Baine, Caroline Mala Corbin, Walter Dellinger, Douglas B. Maggs, Frederick Gedicks, American Constitution Society)
‘Noah’ film sparks debate over one of the world’s oldest and most beloved stories
(Sarah Pulliam Bailey, Religion News Service)
Florida drive-thru prayer delivers God to go
(Liz Fields, ABC News)
Rebels, Islamists form dangerous alliance in Pakistan's unruly southwest
(Syed Raza Hassan, Reuters)
In Syrian province, Islamist militant group flexing its muscle
(Raja Abdulrahim, Los Angeles Times)
Aum Shinrikyo’s victims fear cult’s resurgence
(Arabia MSN)
Chechen head presents cars to Orthodox priests and sets up salaries for them
(Interfax)
Mark Driscoll's problem, and ours: The crisis of leadership in American Evangelicalism
(Carl R. Trueman, First Things)
Patriarch Kirill praying no war occurs between Russia, Ukraine
(Interfax-Religion)
British judge hears arguments in case LDS Church calls 'mischief'
(Tad Walch, Deseret News)
A terrible ruling against a terrible film: Ninth Circuit nixes "Innocence of Muslims"
(Gabriel Rossman, First Things: Religion and Public Life)
Prisoners of belief: Individuals jailed under blasphemy laws
(Policy Brief, United States Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Blasphemy laws: Wrong on so many levels
(B.C., The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Gene Robinson makes the case for gay marriage
(Dennis DiMauro: A review of God Believes in Love: Straight Talk about Gay Marriage, First Things: Religion and Public Life)
In defense of religious liberty: Anti-gay bills and the Hobby Lobby case have given religious rights a bad name. But they’re still important to fight for.
(Emily Bazelon, Slate)
Just war revisited and revitalized
(George Weigel, First Things: Religion and Public Life)
Time to accommodate the divorce revolution?
(W. Bradford Wilcox, First Things: Religion and Public Life)
Israeli Christians seek integration, including army service
(Michele Chabin, Religion News Service)
St Margaret’s Children and Family Care: no further appeal by OSCR
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Behind the numbers: Religious ‘nones’ may not be who you think they are
(Cathy Lynn Grossman, Religion News Service)
United Methodist bishop may face trial for presiding at gay wedding
(Renee K. Gadoua, Religion News Service)
Franklin Graham: Putin is better on gay issues than Obama
(Kevin Eckstrom, Religion News Service)
Patheos Panel: Women in religious leadership
Absence of U.S. envoy in Dublin looms over White House St. Patrick’s Day
(Mark Landler, The New York Times)
Pope Francis invited to address a joint session of Congress
(Ed O'Keefe, The Washington Post)
Committee of Ministers decides on measures for Ukraine and expresses grave concern on proposed referendum
(Committee of Minister, Council of Europe)
Federal lawsuit challenges Arizona same-sex marriage ban
(Alia Beard Rau, AZ Central)
Has assisted suicide really moved a significant step closer?
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
American Bible reading statistics reveal who is studying the good book and why
(The Huffington Post)
Moroccan king plays up business, religious ties on African tour
(Thomas Hubert, France 24 International News)
Beijing, Pyongyang, and Hanoi win 'Worst Enemies of the Internet' title
(AsiaNews.it)
Thursday, 13 March 2014
Aleksander Radler - Tinker, Tailor, Pastor, Spy
(Elisabeth Braw, Newsweek)
Canadian Catholic school being pressured to teach all religions are equal
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
Canadian legal brief backs Catholic cchool’s religious freedom
(CNA/EWTN News, National Catholic Register)
Of monks and men (review of The Last Monk of Tibhirine by Freddy Derwahl)
(Paula Huston, The Christian Century)
Tunisia security effort begins with mosques
(Jamel Arfaoui, Magharebia)
Iran: Jailed dervishes continue hunger strike
(Radio Zameneh)
A recession is no time for assisted suicide, says disabled British peer
(Michael Cook, MercatorNet)
Bombs heighten fears that Zanzibar autonomy movement targets Christians
(Fredrick Nzwili, World Watch Monitor)
The most popular and fastest growing Bible translation isn't what you think it is
(Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra, Christianity Today)
In Vatican shake-up, Pope redefines role of second-in-command
(Philip Pullella, Reuters)
Meeting of Orthodox believers to back up Russians in Ukraine to take place in downtown Moscow
(Interfax-Religion)
Russians became more religious in past ten years - poll
(Interfax-Religion)
Israeli air raid on Gaza follows barrage of Islamic Jihad missiles
(Joshua Lapide, AsiaNews.it)
Islamabad revives peace talks with the Taliban. But the army is ready to intervene
(Jibran Khan, AsiaNews.it)
Cairo extends detention of Al Jazeera staff
(Al Jazeera America)
‘Go Home Terrorist’: Sikh children bullied twice the national average
(Lisa De Bode, Al Jazeera America)
Ceasefire collapses between Israel and Gaza amid cross-border strikes
(Al Jazeera America)
One cleric’s war on radicals is the hope for moderate Islam
(Ed Husain, The National (UAE))
Czech priest who fought for religious liberty during Soviet occupation awarded Templeton prize
(Catholic Herald UK)
ANAJURE hosting several religious freedom events across Brazil this week
(Advocates International, The Christian Post - CrossMap)
American Pastor Saeed Abedini taken to hospital, but shackled and forced to return untreated
(Jeremy Reynalds / Assist News, The Christian Post - CrossMap)
Jehovah's Witnesses' tracts taken off extremist list (scroll down to see article)
(ReligioPolis 5 March 2014, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Five things Pope Francis definitely didn’t do in his first year
(Madeleine Teahan, Catholic Herald UK)
Congressmen ask DoD to issue stronger religious liberty instructions
(Ron Crews, Chaplain Alliance for Religious Liberty)
Worldwide, many see belief in God as essential to morality
(Pew Global Attitudes Project)
At 92, party insider again urges China to loosen reins on Tibet
(Stuart Leavenworth, McClatchy DC)
Turkey returns less than half of monastery land it seized
(Damaris Kremida, World Watch Monitor)
Mississippi ‘religious freedom’ bill on life support
(Adam Serwer, MSNBC)
The erosion of religious liberty and the conscience of American Christianity
(Justin Taylor, Between Two Worlds)
Bishop Egan is right: hardline secularism simply does not work – and never will
(Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith, Catholic Herald UK)
Losing faith: 21 percent say religion 'not that important'
(Carrie Dann, NBC News)
When are First Amendment exceptions justified?
(Michael C. Dorf, Verdict)
Lawsuit seeks rights for same-sex couples in Florida
(The News Service of Florida, News-Press.com)
Hobby Lobby Part XI – Governor Brewer’s veto in Arizona . . . and Hobby Lobby
(Marty Lederman, Balkinization via SCOTUSblog)
Iran: Kurds tortured, hanged
(Shadi Paveh, Gatestone Institute)
Hobby Lobby Part X – A quick word on the Conestoga Wood reply brief
(Marty Lederman, Balkinization via SCOTUSblog)
Israel strikes back as more rockets from Gaza hit its South
(JTA)
Northeastern U. suspends pro-Palestinian group
(JTA)
U.S. calls Guantanamo hunger strikes 'non-religious fasting'
(Phil Stewart, Reuters)
Anti-Muslim speakers still popular in law enforcement training
(Omar Sacirbey, Religion News Service)
New Hampshire nears repeal of death penalty
(Katharine Q. Seelye, The New York Times)
Cert. filed in RLUIPA land use case
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Montana Supreme Court rules on Lutheran church property dispute
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Bill for Ten Commandments monument at Georgia Capitol clears Senate
(Lori Geary, WSB-TV 2 Atlanta)
Sex, gender, and the familiar fight over religious exemptions
(Nina Martin, Mint Press News)
Iraq: Don’t legalize marriage for 9-year-olds: Draft law huge step back for women, girls
(Human Rights Watch)
Iran's Rouhani extends hand to Gulf monarchies
(Awad al-Madailwi, The Daily Star (Lebanon))
Future firm on Lebanon state control over ‘resistance’
(The Daily Star (Lebanon))
Syrian parliament approves new election law
(Albert Aji, Associated Press, The Daily Star (Lebanon))
Islamist rebels in Syria claim kidnapping of 94 civilians
(Reuters, The Daily Star (Lebanon))
Crimean crisis increases importance of links among Tatars
(Paul Goble, The Jamestown Foundation)
Kremlin refuses to tolerate any dissent over its Ukrainian policy
(Pavel Felgenhauer, The Jamestown Foundation)
Kissinger misunderstands Ukraine
(Alexander J. Motyl, World Affairs Journal)
Czech priest, philosopher Tomas Halik wins 2014 Templeton Prize
(Chris Herlinger, Religion News Service)
Kazakhstan: 87-year-old fined, two new five-day prison terms
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
Pope Francis’s first year: Reenergizing the Church as a missionary enterprise has been his primary aim
(George Weigel, National Review Online)
In his second year, Pope faces expectations that change is coming
(Jim Yardley, The New York Times)
Pope Francis: Media mentions
(Pew Research Religion & Public Life Project)
Pope's Franciscans kick-start restoration effort
(Nicole Winfield, The Associated Press via NPR)
Pope Francis 'as real as it gets' in first year
(Peter Smith, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
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