Law and Religion Headlines
Thursday, 6 February 2014
Scottish Church 'disappointed' in legalization of gay marriage
(Catholic News Agency, Aleteia)
Fighting for marriage and religious liberty in 2014
(John Burger interviews Ryan T. Anderson, Aleteia)
Egypt: Little-known army figure rises to stardom
(Reuters, Gulf News)
Marine Le Pen's worldview: Oppose America, embrace Iran
(Peter Martino, Gatestone Institute)
Germany aiming to become more Muslim friendly
(Soeren Kern, Gatestone Institute)
The Third Intifada
(Thomas L. Friedman, International New York Times)
Church law and state law: A loose canon?
(B.C., The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
The U.N.’s war on religious liberty
(Jonathan S. Tobin, Commentary Magazine)
Vatican envoy rejects UN panel's critical verdict on clerical abuse scandal
(Lizzy Davies and Henry McDonald, The Guardian)
U.N. mishandles Vatican on its handling of sex abuse
(Mark Silk, RNS Blog: Spiritual Politics)
Central African Republic lynching a shock even in a country torn by violence
(David Smith, The Guardian via World Affairs Journal)
Bill Nye vs. Ken Ham: Are evolution and religion at odds
(Michael Lipka, Pew Research Center: Fact-tank)
Bill Nye's 'reasonable man': The central worldview clash of the Ham-Nye debate
(Albert Mohler, Religion Today)
U.N. panel blasts Vatican handling of clergy sex abuse, church teachings on gays, abortion
(Anthony Faiola and Michelle Boorstein, The Washington Post Europe)
Wednesday, 5 February 2014
Britain puts Mormonism on trial
(Naomi Zeveloff, The Daily Beast)
CVS stores to stop selling tobacco
(CNN)
Statement by the President on the CVS decision to cease tobacco sales
(Office of the Press Secretary, The White House)
The Vatican before the UN: address by Archbishop Tomasi
(Catholic Voices Comment)
Four-year-old asks Belgian king to block euthanasia of children
(Catholic News Agency)
U.S. condemns sectarian violence in the Central African Republic
(Jen Psaki, United States Department of State)
European Parliament votes in favor of pro-gay agenda
(Christian Concern)
Religion is not accommodated, it is privileged
(Anne Marie Waters, National Secular Society)
Nigeria: Pupils wear religious regalia to school in Osun … sing different religious songs in assembly
(Femi Makinde, Punch)
Religion used to avoid work
(Views and News from Norway)
Satirical Turkish site on trial for insulting religion
(Orhan Kemal Cengiz, Turkey Pulse)
Ministers weigh options amidst major religious decline
(Jeff Brumley, ABP News)
Hatina, “Martyrdom in Modern Islam: Piety, Power, and Politics”
(Andrew Rosati, CLR Forum - St. John's University)
Florida study shows religion helps keep ex-cons out of jail
(Patrick Donges and Melissa Ross, WJCT News)
Kazakhstan Religions Agency: Grace is outside framework
(Tengri News)
Iraq's insurgency shows staying power
(Anna Kordunsky, Security Watch)
Thailand looks to arrest Buddhist monk for insurrection
(Vishal Arora, Religion News Service)
Conference of Hispanic Christians endorses Common Core
(Amanda Murphy, Religion News Service)
Jihadist return is said to drive attacks in Egypt
(David D. Kirkpatrick and Eric Schmitt, International New York Times)
Police: Vandals hit California Islamic center
(Associated Press, Bakersfield Now)
Young Saudis warned: Beware of false jihadis
(Abdullah Al-Bargi, Arab News)
Secularists for Christmas! Can France make room for Islam?
(Albert Wu, Commonweal)
The troubled future of Egypt's Copts
(Samuel Tadros, Real Clear Religion)
Buddha statues get bigger on mainland China in bid to lure tourists
(He Huifeng, South China Morning Post)
House panel OKs ‘religious freedom’ bills
(Bob Christie, Arizona Capitol Times)
Same-sex marriage: MSPs pass gay marriage bill
(Scott Macnab, The Scotsman)
AF drops evangelical marriage vdeo from course
(Military.com)
Christians must wait one year to file for divorce, Karnataka high court rules
(The Times of India)
Israel to cut Orthodox seminary funding over lack of military enlistment
(Maayan Lubell, Huff Post Religion)
Tennessee judge who ordered name change for baby Messiah fired
(Tim Ghianni, Reuters, New York Daily News)
Kazakhstan: "We're liquidating the [mosque] community"
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
Somali refugee sentenced for conspiring to help Islamic terror group Al Shabab from inside the U.S.
(Katie Pavlich, Townhall.com)
Ayatollah tortured, near death, in Iran for criticizing political Islam
(Shadi Paveh, Gatestone Institute)
Iran: Letter from Hussein Boroujerdi, political prisoner in Evin Prison – Excerpts
(Hussein Boroujerdi, Gatestone Institute)
The dagger that tears at ill-fated Iranians year after year
(Seyyed Hossein Kazemeini-Boroujerdi, BamAzadi)
Euromaidan: Ukraine’s self-organizing revolution
(Nadia Diuk, World Affairs)
Sudan's continuing war on religious freedom
(Leonard A. Leo, Felice D. Gaer and Tiffany Lynch, World Affairs)
Russia: An expanding net of intolerance
(Press Release, United States Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Algerian Christian refused burial in public cemetery / Two Algerians jailed for failure to observe Muslim fast
(World Watch Monitor)
Race and Religion in American History: Conference at Princeton, March 7-8, 2014
(Paul Harvey, Religion in American History)
Summer Seminar on Nationalism, Religion and Violence 2014: Prague
(Call for Applications, Patrick O'Neil, Politics and Government University of Puget Sound)
Adoption, sexual orientation and charitable status: St Margaret’s Children and Family Care Society
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
On the topic of religion in Vietnam: So you really think we are atheists?
(Pham Hoang Mien, Mien's Blog)
Should Muslims be asked to sign a charter rejecting violence?
(Brian Pellot, RNS Blog: On Freedom)
Ukip MEP who supported Muslim code of conduct urged halal slaughter ban
(Rajeev Syal, Rowena Mason and Daniel Foggo, The Guardian)
Tuesday, 4 February 2014
Al-Qaida's bloody gamble
(Robert Collins, Center for a New American Security)
The 'shiksa' scandal that wasn't
(Ruthie Blum, The Jerusalem Post)
Who are the 'satanists' designing an idol for the Oklahoma Capitol?
(Gideon Resnick, The Atlantic)
Ukip MEP says British Muslims should sign charter rejecting violence
(Rowena Mason, The Guardian)
MLK estate wants his daughter to give up his Nobel
(Kate Brumback, Associated Press, Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Orthodox feminists’ group objecting to egalitarian section at Western Wall
(JTA)
After Polish ritual slaughter ban, competitors carve up a lucrative market
(Cnaan Liphshiz, JTA)
MacDill glitch exposes transfer woes for gay military couples
(Howard Altman, The Tampa Tribune)
Priest who headed clergy addiction center is going to jail for fraud
(David Gibson, Religion News Service)
Utah proposal dictates transgender bathroom use
(Annie Knox, Associated Press, The Big Story)
Ninth Circuit stays ruling on California change therapy ban
(Liberty Counsel)
Why the Brotherhood failed
(Barak Barfi, World Affairs)
Happy Tenth Birthday to Mirror of Justice
(Rick Garnett, Mirror of Justice)
Butte Central teacher fired over pregnancy pledges 'legal action'
(Kelley Christensen, The Montana Standard)
Religious groups to back Obamacare contraceptive mandate
(Tom Howell Jr., The Washington Times)
European Court of Human Rights intervenes in Artsakh Conflict
(Harut Sassounian, Asbarez Post)
European Court of Human Rights, Opening of the Judicial Year
In Ukraine, Adventists share message of hope amid political crisis
(Yuriy Kuzmenko, Adventist News Network)
What does religious liberty stand upon?
(Elise Hilton, Acton Institute Power Blog)
Turkish religious affairs minister to publish Islamophobia report
(World Bulletin)
New ERLC head narrows legislative agenda
(Bob Allen, ABP News)
Scotland's same-sex marriage bill is passed
(BBC News)
Georgia Senate approves bill allowing religious holiday displays in schools
(Michelle Wirth, Atlanta NPR)
New York City public school kids getting new Muslim, Lunar New Year holidays
(Erin Durkin, New York Daily News)
Islamic rights group: investigate Bangladesh
(Associated Press: Julhas Alam in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and Maamoun Youssef in Cairo contributed to this story, KSL.com - World)
US official says Rohingya repatriation not yet possible
(UCAN)
"Extreme religious liberty rights"
(Mark Barrett, First Things: Religion and Public Life)
FRC hires new directors for Centers of Religious Liberty, Dignity of Human Life
(Pr Newswire, Digital Journal)
Stymied, gay rights supporters try a new tactic — blocking access to the Idaho Senate as 44 get arrested
(Katy Moeller, and the Associated Press, Idaho Statesman)
Reason and revelation: Why Christians need philosophy [in the marriage debates]
(Sherif Girgis, The Witherspoon Institute: Public Discourse)
Afghan wins refuge from Daily Express – Athalie Matthews
(1 Crown Office Row, UK Human Rights Blog)
Egyptian priest claims church attack was Muslim Brotherhood ‘revenge’
(World Watch Monitor)
Va. gay marriage ban due for federal court hearing today
(Associated Press, TimesDispatch)
Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks to receive Becket Fund's Canterbury Medal
(Kristine Arriaga, The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty)
Hobby Lobby thanks Kansas Attorney General for Supreme Court case support
(PR Newswire)
Hobby Lobby owners speak out on HHS Mandate
(Joseph Sunde, Acton Institute Power Blog)
Muslims, our natural allies
(Robert P. George, First Things: Religion and Public Life)
Indiana Supreme Court hears arguments in home schooling organization's challenge to retaliation finding
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Judge orders Lev Tahor kids to foster care
(Allison Jones, The Canadian Press, Brampton Guardian)
Church permitted to intervene in suit against internal Revenue Service over political activity by 501(c)(3)'s
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Utah files first arguments in same-sex marriage appeal
(Dennis Romboy, KSL.com - Utah)
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