Law and Religion Headlines
Thursday, 23 January 2014
Is it wrong for lawyers to take cases based on their religious values?
(Eugene Volokh, The Volokh Conspiracy via The Washington Post)
Va. Attorney General Mark Herring files brief opposing same-sex marriage ban
(Robert Barnes and Laura Vozzella, The Washington Post)
European jihadists in Syria: More and younger
(Soeren Kern, Gatestone Institute)
Talk and fight: Lessons from the Geneva II peace conference on Syria
(Daniel Serwer, The Georgetown Journal of Faith and International Affairs - The Front Page)
Turkey, Syria and the ‘terrorist state’
(Hürriyet Daily News)
Wednesday, 22 January 2014
Books project helps atheists make the case for unbelief behind bars
(Kimberly Winston, Religion News Service)
British Muslims’ relationship crisis
(Fauzia Ahmad, Public Spirit)
Legion of Christ lawsuit: $1 million may be sued against faith order by family
(Ryan Arciero, Examiner)
Muslim women’s experiences of involvement in UK governance
(Stephen H. Jones, Therese O’Toole, Daniel Nilsson DeHanas, Tariq Modood and Nasar Meer, Public Spirit)
Recommendations of the Forum on Minority Issues at its sixth session: Guaranteeing the rights of religious minorities (26 and 27 November 2013)
(Sixth session of the Forum on Minority Issues, United Nations Human Rights Council)
The gender imbalance in British Muslim organisations
(Khadijah Elshayyal, Public Spirit)
Philippines, Muslim rebels upbeat in tackling last peace hurdle
(Bangkok Post)
Turkish FM Davutoğlu hits back to Syria’s accusations of backing ‘terrorism’
(Hürriyet Daily News)
Opportunity under Canon Law to challenge Wells Cathedral showing blasphemous film
(Christian Concern)
Churches expect decisive actions for peace in Syria from Geneva 2 talks
(World Council of Churches)
Black Widow terror threat linked to Islamist recruitment of women – OpEd
(Jim Kouri, Eurasia Review)
Interfaith prayer building may rise from Berlin ruins
(Melanie Sevcenko, Religion News Service)
The nine commandments of Twitter
(Tom Payne, The Guardian)
What I learned from visiting the new Mormon temple
(Rabbi Jeremy Schneider, Jewish News Arizona)
Islam, martial arts and human rights in Nova Scotia
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission reportedly supports martial arts school bar on female contact with Muslim man
(Jonathan Turley, Blog: Res ipsa loquitur ("The thing itself speaks"))
Jehovah's Witness sues former employer saying requirements violated her belief in predetermination
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
U.S.military relaxes rules on religious garb
(Julian E. Barnes, The Wall Street Journal Washington Wire)
Tunisia: Assembly floor erupts over Constitution article on religion
(Robert Joyce and Safa Ben Said, Tunisia Live)
Tunisia’s Draft Constitution: An English translation
(Tunisia Live)
Algeria kills 11 terrorists in three days
(Walid Ramzi, Magharebia)
Brussels unimpressed with Turkey's internal struggles, sticks to principles
(Can Girgiç, EurActiv Turkey)
Kazakhstan: Criminal trial begins for 67-year-old pastor
(Mushfig Bayram, Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
Pentagon clarifies rules on beards, turbans for Muslim and Sikh service members
(Pamela Constable, The Washington Post)
ACLU accuses La. school of religious harassment
(Chevel Johnson, Associated Press, Yahoo! News)
Louisiana school sued for proselytizing and religious harassment of sixth-grade student
(Press Release, ACLU)
Israel says it broke up Al Qaeda plot to bomb U.S. Embassy
(Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times)
Olympic security threat: Russian intelligence hunting for "black widow"
(CBSTV Video, Yahoo! News)
Praying for rain in California
(Azra Haqqie, Times Union)
March for Life draws thousands to snowy D.C.
(John Bacon, USA Today)
Second Orthodox N.Y. high school allowing girls to don tefillin
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
ieudonne arrested for alleged assault over hate speech fines
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
French Jewish leader softens stance on quenelle gesture
(JTA, Jewish Press)
Tajik Muslim clerics to be paid salaries by state
(Interfax)
Longer-term future of the system of the European Convention on Human Rights and the European Court of Human Rights
(OPEN CALL for information, proposals and views: DUE 27 January 2014, Council of Europe: Human Rights and Rule of Law)
Teen felt ‘degraded’ after teacher backed aikido student’s request to avoid touching females on religious grounds
(Tristin Hopper, National Post)
Utahns favor nondiscrimination laws in employment, housing, poll says
(Dennis Romboy and Nkoyo Iyamba, KSL.com - Utah)
ACLU to sue Utah for not recognizing gay marriages
(Emiley Moran and John Piatt, KSL.com - Utah)
ACLU sues Utah for not recognizing same-sex marriages
(Ben Winslow, Fox News 13 Salt Lake City)
Bishop of Dover: interim episcopal oversight of Channel Islands
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
2014 Year in Preview: Thirty-five noteworthy new books
(Paul Putz, Religion in American History)
Tuesday, 21 January 2014
Assisted suicide wins major victory in New Mexico
(CBN News, Charisma News)
Fla. convention to appeal jury judgment in sex-abuse case
(Joni B. Hannigan, Baptist Press)
New Mexico court ruling adds to complex right-to-die debate
(Brian Krans, Healthline News)
New Mexico judge affirms right to ‘aid in dying’
(Eirk Eckholm, The New York Times)
The pope and the president: What to look for in the Obama-Francis summit
(David Gibson, Religion News Service)
10th Circuit gives Utah seven more days to file appeal on same-sex marriage ruling
(Emiley Morgan, Deseret News)
A Haitian artist fights to preserve the vodou religion
(Susana Ferreira, PRI)
Religion, politics, business, and crime
(Ira Sharkansky, The Jerusalem Post)
Four years after Citizens United: A faith perspective
(Minister Leslie Watson Malachi, Huff Post Religion)
Harvard Bible edX course 'Early Christianity: The Letters Of Paul' draws 22,000 students from 180 countries—and counting
(Yasmine Hafiz, Huff Post Religion)
“Religion and Rationality”
(Michael J. Langford, EerdWorld)
Mercy to All Worlds: Muhammad
(Imam Abdullah Antepli, Huff Post Religion)
Raids in Birmingham over religious workers immigration scam
(Nick McCarthy, Birmingham Mail)
Theft of Buddha relics sparks showdown between monks, Cambodian government
(Julie Masis, The Globe and Mail)
Ariz. bill to expand religious protections advances
(Alia Beard Rau, The Arizona Republic, USA Today)
Az. bill to protect religious freedom of business owners stirs controversy
(Joe Saunders, Bizpac Review)
Sichuan house church employees denied acknowledgment of innocence by local authorities
(China Aid Association, China Aid News)
Circumcision coverage back on the table
(Hannah Dreyfus, Tablet)
NYC settles discrimination lawsuit against Hasidic stores
(Shmarya Rosenberg, Failed Messiah)
Union Cabinet okays minority status for Jains
(The Times of India)
Turkey: Non-Muslims given zero on religion test despite exemption
(Cihan/Today's Zaman)
Violence escalates at Ukraine anti-government protests
(CBSTV Video, Yahoo! News)
Why anti-Catholic prejudice ought to bother everyone
(Rev. Robert Barron, National Review Online)
Baptist leads U.S. academic delegation to Iran
(Jeff Brumley, ABP News)
The geopolitics of the Syrian civil war
(Reva Bhalla, Stratfor)
Kenneth Bae Speaks * Obama RSVP’s Francis * Girls Wrap Tefillin : Tuesday’s Religion News Roundup
(Laruen Markoe, Religion News Service)
EVENT, 23 January 2014: Seminar: Gender, Security and Islam: Negotiating religion, culture and conflict in Pakistan
(Centre for Criminal Justice and Human Rights, Human Rights in Ireland)
The greatest MLK speeches you never heard
(John Blake, CNN Belief Blog)
Martin Luther King, Jr. on science and religion
(Alex Knapp, Forbes)
Why religious freedom matters
(Robert P. George and Katrina Lantos Swett, CNN Global Public Square)
Church says existing alcohol laws benefit Utah
(Mormon Newsroom)
Thomas Jefferson for today: Why religious liberty is a 21st century cause
(Jon Meacham, On Faith)
CONFERENCE on Work-free Sundays and Decent Work: Tuesday 21 January 2014 at the EU Parliament (Brussels)
(European Sunday Alliance)
Turkey’s test of wills – OpEd
(Abukar Arman, Eurasia Review)
Amazon.com removes Lord Ganesha pants after Hindus protest
(Eurasia Review)
Why UK Muslims are saying this comic cartoon is no joking matter
(Al Bawaba)
A ‘lost’ tribe of Israel returns home – OpEd
(Rabbi Allen S. Maller, Eurasia Review)
Quasi law to circumvent 1967 Abortion Act?
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Egypt’s new constitution no cause for unsullied joy – Analysis
(Hiba Zayadin, IDN - InDepthNews)
Morocco: Royal message on status of Jerusalem and a Royal tribute to the American Administration in ongoing peace process – OpEd
(Said Temsamani, Eurasia Review)
‘Economist’ pulls cartoon showing Obama shackled to Congress bearing Star of David
(Philip Weiss, Mondoweiss)
Public employees, compulsory unionization, and the Church's social teachings
(Rick Garnett, Mirror of Justice)
Much intolerance against Christians in the beginning of 2014
(Newsletter January 14, Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination Against Christians in Europe)
Moroccans denounce extremist views
(Siham Ali, Magharebia)
Al Qaeda detainees share ties with Assad
(Al Bawaba)
British soccer body charges Nicolas Anelka over quenelle
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Patriarch Kirill calls on Geneva II participants to stop war in Syria, release hostages
(Interfax-Religion)
Orthodox school in N.Y. allows girls to pray with tefillin
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Nigeria: Traditional ruler cautions religious leaders against inflammatory statements
(The Nigerian Observer)
Book Award: An American Bride in Kabul
(Lori Lowenthal Marcus, The Jewish Presss)
South African u. suspends students who broke up concert by Israeli
(The Jewish Press)
Bangladesh post elections 2014: India’s challenges and options – Analysis
(Alok Kumar Gupta, Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies)
Over 100 priests to work at Sochi Olympics
(Interfax-Religion)
Israeli urges Ukraine to prevent attacks on Jews
(Interfax)
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