Law and Religion Headlines
Tuesday, 12 November 2013
Religion wasn’t behind two recent terrorist attacks
(Akbar Ahmed, The Daily Star (Lebanon))
Jordan’s queen lambastes Islamic extremism
(The Times of Israel)
Number of absences on Muslim holiday not high enough, district officials say
(Courtney Nunes, Opposing Views)
Karl Marx as a radical Protestant infidel?
(Janine Giordano Drake, Religion in American History (Blog))
Indonesian ulema again demand Catholic schools teach Islam
(Mathias Hariyadi, AsiaNews.it)
Are there really 100,000 new Christian martyrs every year?
(Ruth Alexander, BBC News Magazine)
Serpent handler-TV star has a new cause: religious liberty
(Bob Smietana, Religion News Service)
Is the NY Times "dumbing down" religion?
(Lisa Webster, Religion Dispatches)
The science of religion: Odd to each other
(Tanya Luhrmann, The Immanent Frame)
Lahore: Life of Christian pastor accused of blasphemy in danger
(AsiaNews.it)
Tibet, young monk who set himself on fire for freedom survives
(AsiaNews.it)
Religion is not the enemy: agnostic, Maarcello Pera, explains why
(Philip F. Lawler, The American Spectator)
Lutherans see Malaysia 'Allah' ban for Christians violating religious freedom
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Rise in Italian Catholic Church attendance attributed to ‘Francis effect’
(Eric J. Lyman, Religion News Service)
The Gambia: Imam Fatty renews call for commitment to religion - as Muslims observe Yowmal Ashura Today
(Amadou Jallow, Daily Observer (Forward with The Gambia))
‘Gothic piles’ no longer necessary for finding faith
(Tom Ehrich, Religion News Service)
The case of True Religion v. truereligion.com
(Edward Mason, Bostom.com)
When religion becomes a tool for campaign strategy
(Ejiro Barrett, The Nigerian Observer)
What religious liberty is... and isn't
(Rev. Susan Russell, Huff Post Religion)
Avortement en France: la folle dérive
(CP de Droit de Naitre, Paria, Talpa brusseliensis christiana)
With close to 1.9 million signatures, “One of Us” is Europe’s most successful citizen’s initiative!
(Talpa brusseliensis christiana)
The Westgate Mall attack: What it means for Somali refugees
(Mark Yarnell, Georgetown Journal of International Affairs)
Bishops elect Louisville archbishop new conference president; Texas cardinal is vice president
(Associated Press, The Washington Post)
U.S. bishops adjust to Francis by choosing pragmatic leaders
(John Allen Jr., Vatican Insider)
Egypt's Christians close ranks as kidnappings spike
(Kristen Chick, The Christian Science Monitor)
Two conservative chaplains sure VA over Pastoral Education program clashes
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Quebec secularism bill even tougher than expected
(Janice Arnold, The Canadian Jewish News)
Charter affirming the values of State secularism and religious neutrality and of equality between women and men, and providing a framework for accommodation requests
(Mr. Bernard Drainville, Minister responsible for Democratic Institutions and Active Citizenship, Québec National Assembly)
Bishops extend initiative for life, marriage, religious liberty
(Catholic News Agency)
World Court awards some territory to Cambodia in temple dispute
(Voice of America)
Macedonia wins seat at UN Human Rights Council
(MINA)
Gay lawmaker votes against gay marriage, cites religious liberty
(Matthew Schmitz, First Things: First Thoughts)
A slippery slope back into Iraq? – OpEd
(Ivan Eland, Eurasia Review)
Minority report: Why Baha’is face persecution in Iran
(Reuters FaithWorld)
Fifty-Minister Wedding * Vatican at Baltimore * Death Row Donor : Tuesday’s Religion News Roundup
(Lauren Markoe, Religion News Service)
Secretary General of the Council of Europe: “no” to ban on religious male circumcision
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
News legal academic community in Israel
(Yannis Moliib, 91st Newsletter)
Too little too late as Daily Mail “corrects” bogus human rights splash
(Adam Wagner, UK Human Rights Blog)
EVENT, 13 November 2013: Sexual orientation, gender identity and religion: A new dialogue
(European Parliament)
After 22 years as Chief Rabbi of the U.K., Jonathan Sacks wants to go global
(Yair Rosenberg, Tablet)
Sikh religion in the spotlight at The Hebert, Coventry UK
(Julie Chamberlain, Coventry Telegraph, Sikh24)
Parents must accept limits to compulsion in matters of their children’s faith
(Dr Kevin Williams, The Irish Times - Religion & Beliefs)
Monday, 11 November 2013
Abtreibung in Europa: Passiert EU-Parlament Estrela-Bericht in Nacht-und-Nebel-Aktion?
(George Martin, Talpa brusseliensis christiana)
Dershowitz backs Avi Weiss in dispute with Israeli Rabbinate
(Uriel Heilman, JTA Telegraph)
My history with the family of Lee Harvey Oswald’s Jewish killer
(Steve North, JTA)
NJ Prosecutor slams archdiocese for failing to supervise child sex abuser Michael Fugee
(Mark Mueller, the Star-Ledger, Religion News Service)
Rising Russian nationalism sets off ethnic tension
(Kathy Lally, The Washington Post World)
Secularists and Islamists exchange accusations over Egypt's new constitution
(Gamal Essam El-Din, Ahram Online)
The Episcopal Church sues break-away Illinois Diocese over property
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Honouring the war dead: We will remember them, but how?
(B.C., The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Civil wars: How to stop the fighting, sometimes
(O.M, R.L.W., A.M. and P.K., The Economist)
Raising the bar on the conversation about religion
(Rabbi Alan Lurie, Huff Post Religion)
Where has religion gone from Australian history?
(Anglican Diocese of Melbourne)
Religion & Politics wins reporting award
(Washington University in St. Louis)
Family Research Council: Denying birth control is ‘why the Pilgrims came here’
(Sarah Rae Fruchtnicht, Opposing Views)
Islam history textbook sparks US debates
(OnIslam)
Dominant Christian religion by US county
(The Old Wolf, Playing the World Game)
Ma meets Hajj delegation to Mecca
(Taiwan Today)
Religious extremism and oppressed nation
(Salar Lateef, Pakistan Observer)
Religious panel brings message of acceptance on LGBT issues
(Priscilla Galarza, The Ranger (San Antonio College))
Cardinal Dolan defends U.S. bishops' record on poverty issues
(Mary Wisniewski, Reuters)
Bennett, Livni push for only one chief rabbi
(Lahav Harkov, The Jerusalem Post)
State sanctioned prayer
(Martin Marty, RNS Blog: Sightings)
Is secularism working?
(Cathy Lynn Grossman, RNS Blog: Faith & Reason)
U.S. bishops align themselves with Pope Francis' 'pastoral' mission, but still speak out against gay marriage
(Peter Smith, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Courier-Journal)
Catholic bishops challenged to adapt to Pope Francis’ priorities
(David Gibson, Religion News Service)
List of acceptable Diaspora rabbis does not exist, Chief Rabbinate says
(JTA)
Elderly woman’s killing lays bare Myanmar’s religious divisions
(Thomas Fuller, International New York Times)
Political awakening of Pakistani women
(Muhammad Waqas, Arab News)
Public prayer * Belgium’s ‘youthanasia’ * Christmas in November: Religious Freedom Recap: Nov. 4 – 10
(Brian Pellot, Religion News Service)
Five Christmas holiday locations in Asia
(Jo Lane, Asian Correspondent)
Greece: Religious icons in courtrooms case rejected by judges
(Sotiria Nikolouli, Greek Reporter)
Christian group bans atheists from volunteering at Thanksgiving to feed homeless
(Michael Allen, Opposing Views)
Seven killed and 50 wounded in Iraq
(Al Bawaba)
China asks Church for help with social care
(Hazel Southam, World Watch Monitor)
In search of a winning Palestinian narrative
(Ramzy Baroud, Arab News)
Kazakhstan: (exercising freedom of religion or belief without state permission) At least 142 fines in 2013 – and counting
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
General Social Survey 2012, Cross-Section and Panel Combined
(Tom W. Smith, Principal Investigator, The Association of Religion Data Archives (ARDA))
As U.S. negotiates with Iran, 3 things to know about religion in the Islamic Republic
(Brian J. Grim, the Weekly Number)
Syria: Islamists accused of massacre of Christians
(Gerald Butt, The Church Times)
The science of consciousness must escape the religious dark ages
(Michael S. A. Graziano, OUPblog Religion)
Diocese and Episcopal Church file suit in Peoria
(Episcopal Diocese of Chicago)
Children’s right to physical integrity: Conflicts following Council of Europe vote
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
A ‘mega-church’ where God is unwelcome; atheists unite at Sunday Assemblies across US, globe
(Associated Press, The Washington Post – On Faith)
7th Circuit issues preliminary injunction in contraception mandate challenges
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
All gave some: Veterans Day 2013
(James A. Hamel, First Things: On the Square)
The interfaith faces of the U.S. Armed Forces
(Huff Post Religion)
Sunday, 10 November 2013
Scotland: Ministers may face legal action over gay marriage
(Scott MacNab, The Scotsman)
7th Circuit in 2-1 decision grants preliminary injunction to for-profit corporations and their owners in contraceptive mandate challenge
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Israeli law could land rabbis in jail for flouting Chief Rabbinate
(Ben Sales, JTA)
No gay residents in Beit Shemesh, haredi Orthodox mayor says
(JTA)
N.Y. superintendent defends school district against reports of rampant anti-Semitism
(JTA)
No ban on gov’t officials traveling to Israel, South African Cabinet says
(JTA)
Iranian prison transfer endangers pastor's life, supporters warn
(Catholic News Agency)
Egypt Muslim Brotherhood leaders to face trial early next month
(Al Bawaba)
EVENT, 12 November 2013: Special parliamentary event in the House of Lords: “Dialogue and the Challenge of Extremism - Has Interfaith Gone Wrong?”
(The All Faiths Network, European Interreligious Forum for Religious Freedom)
EVENT, 12 November 2013: Christians, Jews and other minorities in Azerbaijan: Is Islam incompatible with the rights of Non-Muslim minorities and secularism?
(Human Rights Without Frontiers, European Parliament)
EVENT, 11 November 2013: Evaluating the State Department's Office of Faith-Based Community Initiatives
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Multiculturalism: Ottoman experience
(Hafsa Ohran Astrom, World Bulletin)
IGE’S Center for Women of Faith & Leadership co-sponsors “Women & Human Rights in Israel-Palestine”
(Institute for Global Engagement)
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