Law and Religion Headlines
Monday, 20 January 2014
I Have a Dream
(Martin Luther King, Jr., American Rhetoric Top 100 Speeches)
“An Autobiography of Religious Development”
(Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Global Freedom Struggle)
7 ways to be sure you are a Martin Luther King Jr. kind of Christian
(Paul Brandeis Raushenbush, Huff Post Religion)
Martin Luther King Jr. and the catalyst of change
(The Washington Post Opinions)
Sufism key to tackling communalism: Speakers
(The Times of India)
Legal challenges to the HHS mandate: 91 cases filed
(Information Central, The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty)
VIDEO: Clay Christensen on religious freedom
(People of Faith, You Tube)
Sunday, 19 January 2014
“Gimme Shelter”: The Pro-Life “Fight Club”
(Stephen Herreid, Intercollegiate Review)
Christians and Sikhs unite in call for U.S. Congress to support Religious Freedom in India: OFMI
(Jagdeep Singh, Sikhiyasat)
Halifax human rights court says dojo must accommodate Muslim man's beliefs
(Grant LaFleche, Welland Tribune (Ontario))
Iraq again uses Sunni tribesmen in militant war
(Tim Arango and Kareem Fahim)
Jewish groups praise Pope Francis on opening of Holocaust archives
(Sam Sokol, The Jerusalem Post)
Religious Tourism could strengthen Indo-Taiwan relations: Diplomat
(Travel Biz)
Malaysian king backs court ban on non-Muslims using Allah
(Niluksi Koswanage, Reuters)
World Religion Day - January 19
Marriage matters, and redefining it has social costs
(Ryan T. Anderson, Witherspoon Institute)
Seven of Britain's most dangerous terror suspects to be freed and given anonymity
(Tom Rawle, Express)
UKIP suspends councillor who blamed flooding on gay marriage
(BBC News)
Israel and Palestine: Moving the goalposts – OpEd
(Neville Teller, Eurasia Review)
Islamic Jihad: strikes on Gaza may lead to collapse of ceasefire
(Al Bawaba News)
Mangalore: Need to choose leader who can protect Hindu religion: HJS
(Daiji World)
Egypt charges secularists alongside Mursi in new case
(Al Bawaba News)
2015: We cannot be partisan; Don’t toy with ethnicity, religion – Nigerian monarchs tell politicians
(Wale Odunsi, Daily Post Nigeria Online Newspaper)
Religion and Law round-up – 19th January
(Frank Cranmer, Religion Clause)
Harassment of women shows biggest increase of six rising religious hostilities
(Brian J. Grim, the Weekly Number)
Objections to ".kosher" top level domain name rejected
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
First fruits of 10th Assembly are published
(The Ecumenical Review, World Council of Churches)
Eastern Europe’s Christian reawakening
(Filip Mazurczak, First Things: On the Square)
Hindus laud appointment of 1st woman captain In British Royal Golf Clubs
(Eurasia Review)
Saturday, 18 January 2014
The Muslim street: Pakistani neighbourhoods are defying the high-street slump
(The Economist)
Widespread religious violence in Indonesia
(Agenzia Fides)
Poll: Majority of Utahns against same-sex marriage and say states have the right to decide
(Dennis Romboy, Deseret News)
Op-ed: Freedom of religion and freedom to marry can co-exist
(Scott D. McCoy, The Salt Lake Tribune)
BJP claims Congress dividing nation on religious lines
(News Track India)
Egypt's constitution supports religious freedom, expert says
(Jörn Thielmann, Deutsche Welle)
Ireland: Is Islam to become the country’s second religion?
(Documentation Information Catholiques Internationales)
Polygamy and the future of religious liberty
(Gerald Russello, The Catholic Thing)
Euthanasia and its ethical connotations – OpEd
(Rehan Khan)
Social hostilities and government restrictions on Hinduism should end, says group
(Eurasia Review)
Putin: Gays welcome, but please leave children in peace
(Macedonian Intl News Agency)
Egypt’s post-Morsi constitution gets almost total voters’ approval
(RT)
Official vote result: 98.1% approves Egypt's post-June 30 constitution
(Ahram Online)
Thinking King * Oscar faith * Atheist debate: Friday’s Religion News Roundup
(Cathy Lynn Grossman, Religion News Service)
Overwhelming vote for Egypt’s constitution raises concern
(The New York Times)
18 die in stampede at funeral for religious leader in India
(Pierre Meilhan and Ben Brumfield, CNN)
Friday, 17 January 2014
Chief Rabbinate and RCA reach agreement on ‘status’ letters
(JTA)
Christianity Today chart on religious-liberty protections in same-sex marriage laws
(Thomas Berg, Mirror of Justice)
Critics fear Maine's ‘religious freedom’ bill would allow legalized discrimination
(Mario Moretto, Bangor Daily News, Maine Sun Journal)
Ecumenical panel promotes economic justice
(World Council of Churches)
Evangelicals' favorite same-sex marriage law?
(Christianity Today)
Exhumation after home burial
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Exorcism rituals on the rise as way to battle evil of Mexican cartels
(Deborah Hastings, New York Daily News)
Federal court refuses to reconsider abstention in South Carolina Episcopal Church dispute
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Holland urges Morocco to drop anti-Israel bills
(JTA)
How will lay judges deal with latest trial involving Aum cult?
(The Yomiuri Shimbun, The Japan Times)
Indian Muslims do not need special treatment – OpEd
(Aijaz Zaka Syed, Arab News)
Joint representative for Syria to deliver urgent call from churches to Geneva 2 talks
(World Council of Churches, Anglican Communion News Service)
Key findings about growing religious hostilities around the world
(Angelina Theodorou, Pew Research Center Fact-Tank)
Monarchy debate in Libya
(Asmaa Elourfi, Magharebia)
Moscow court adjourns preliminary hearings on Schneerson Library to Jan 23
(Interfax-Religion)
Netanyahu: E.U. settlement criticism hypocritical
(JTA)
Netanyahu: many Arab countries now see Israel as a 'friend'
(Al-Bawaba News)
New rabbi at Manhattan's Central Synagogue (daughter of a Korean Buddhist immigrant) 'a pioneer'
(Sophia Hollander, The Wall Street Journal)
Online tool helps make sense of the great American middle in abortion debate
(David Briggs, The Association of Religion Data Archives (ARDA))
Poll: Younger Christians less supportive of the death penalty
(Jonathan Merritt, Religion News Service)
Priests take the lead in fierce revolt against drug gang in Mexico’s Michoacan
(Tim Johnson, McClatchy DC)
Raw emotions make bad law: Scott Adams and assisted suicide
(Eric Metaxas, BreakPoint)
Religious liberty supporters dramatically outnumbered opposition
(Caroll Conley, Executive Director, Christian Civic League of Maine)
Security main challenge for Tunisia transition
(Yasmin Najjar, Magharebia)
Sikh American soldier – Major Kalsi – speaks at Congressional briefing
(Parmjit Singh, Sikhiyasat)
Sweet Cakes by Melissa violated same-sex couple's civil rights when it refused to make wedding cake, state finds
(Molly Young, The Oregonian)
The cost of canonisation: The price of professional services
(B.C., The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
This year’s March for Life reaches a new group: evangelicals
(Sarah Pulliam Bailey, Religion News Service)
U.S. presses UNESCO on cancellation of Jews in Israel exhibit
(JTA)
United Methodists will try retired Yale dean Thomas Ogletree
(Rebee K. Gadoua, Religion News Service)
Utah wants more time to file same-sex marriage appeal
(Deseret News)
Utah's marriage battles and the ghost of Brigham Young
(Seth Lipsky, The Wall Street Journal)
Why religious tensions are spiking around the globe
(Noelle Swan, The Christian Science Monitor)
Quran 'forbids' violence to spread Islam: 9/11 mastermind
(AFP, The Express Tribune)
Mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks wants to convert his captors
(Huff Post Politics)
Religious Freedom Day 2014: A Proclamation
(By the President of the United States, Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships)
Thursday, 16 January 2014
China detains prominent Uighur scholar for 'breaking law'
(Ben Blanchard and Sui-Lee Wee, Reuters)
Government must act on betting shops and gambling machines
(Evangelical Alliance UK)
Transforming communities
(Kieran Turner, public policy officer, Evangelical Alliance Scotland)
France underestimated religious 'hatred' in CAR, envoy says
(AFP, France 24 International News)
Siberian man wins $15,000 in moral damages from yoga cult
(RAPSI)
Can Israel annex the Jordan Valley?
(Kirthi Jayakumar, TansConflict)
The Bosnian knot: Conflicts unchanged in birthplace of WWI
(Walter Mayr, Spiegel Online International)
Little Sisters of the Poor and Obamacare’s contraceptive mandate
(Sheila Liaugminas, MercatorNet)
Selling the faith of unbelievers
(William West, Mercator Net)
Who has the right to form young minds?
(Anthony Esolen, Mercator Net)
On National Religious Freedom Day, look abroad
(Brian Pellot, RNS Blog: On Freedom)
Obama issues religious freedom proclamation, but will he fill post to protect those freedoms?
(Deseret News)
India - Publication of Mohamed picture triggers riots, journalist's arrest
(Reporters Without Borders)
Government promotes abortion through the backdoor
(Christian Concern)
Lev Tahor children speak out for the first time
(Tim Alamenciak, Toronto Star)
Spirituality, religion may protect against major depression by thickening brain cortex
(Science Daily)
Idaho rep tackles faith healing after child deaths
(John Miller, Associated Press, Worldwide Religious News)
Stephen Harper is one of Israel’s staunchest supporters — but why?
(on Csillag, JTA)
What is the role of faith in resisting tyranny?
(Chris Seiple, Institute for Global Engagement)
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