Law and Religion Headlines
Friday, 29 November 2013
Dolan: Catholics 'outmarketed' on gay marriage
(Associated Press, ABC News)
Dozens killed in fresh attacks in central Nigeria
(World Watch Monitor, The Christian Post World)
Egyptian activist arrested amid government crackdown on dissent
(Patrick Kingsley, The Guardian)
Ethical concerns as Belgium liberalises euthanasia laws
(RTÉ News)
Former Klan leader accused of burning cross in mostly black SE Alabama neighbourhood
(The Associated Press | The Canadian Press, Yahoo! News)
How did the Bible spread? Jerusalem exhibit traces a remarkable journey
(Christa Case Bryant, The Christian Science Monitor)
Indonesia: Religious minorities suffer from state persecution
(The Jakarta Post)
Iran’s Foreign Minister rules out talks with Israel
(PanArmenian.net)
Methodist Church begins mass consultation on gay marriage
(John Bingham, The Telegraph)
Nepal elections 2013: The Fall of Maoists
(Sisir Devkota, Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies)
Political Islam is no threat to Indonesian democracy
(Abdil Mughis Mudhoffir, The Jakarta Post)
Religious leaders urged to promote children welfare
(VibeGhana, VibeGhana.com)
The mucky glory of a free press
(Douglas Murray, Gatestone Institute)
Threat of Indian Mujahideen: The long view – Analysis
(Dr Shanthie Mariet D Souza and Dr Bibhu Prasad Routray, Eurasia Review)
UN consensus builds to send force to Central African Republic
(World Watch Monitor, Christianity Today Australia)
Vigilante group formed in Bangladesh to stop Christian activities
(World Watch Monitor)
Church of England proposes 'blessings' for gay marriage
(Belinda Goldsmith, Reuters)
Thursday, 28 November 2013
Church of England considers 'weddings in all but name' for same-sex couples
(John Bingham, The Telegraph)
Egypt court sentences girls to prison over pro-Morsi rallies
(PanArmenian.net)
Hindus upset at Lord Vishnu’s misrepresentation on ABC’s ‘Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D.’
(Eurasia Review)
Hizb ut-Tahrir recruiter detained in Kyrgyzstan
(Interfax-Religion)
Nigerian Islamic police destroy 240,000 bottles of beer in Kano
(Ibrahim Shuaibu, Reuters UK)
Non-theist group erects 8-foot-tall atheist symbol near Nativity scene site in Chicago's Daley Plaza
(Jeff Sharpiro, The Christian Post U.S.)
President Adams’s 1798 Proclamation For a “Day of Humiliation and Prayer”
(Marc O. DeGirolami, CLR Forum, St. John's University School of Law)
Tajikistan: Quacks making a comeback
(Konstantin Parshin, Eurasianet.org)
Promoting Religious Freedom and Peace through Cross-Cultural Dialogue
(Silvio Ferrari and Fabio Petito, ISPI - Italian Institute for International Political Studies)
Is gratitude the queen of the virtues?
(Robert Emmons, Big Questions Online)
Religions for Peace 9th World Assembly - Summary of Events
Pope issues first Apostolic Exhortation: Evangelii Gaudium
(Vatican Radio)
Pope Francis lays out a blueprint for his papacy in ‘Evangelii Gaudium’
(Eric J. Lyman, Religion News Service)
Evangelii Gaudium: Second impressions
(Michael Sean Winters, National Catholic Reporter)
What must we overcome as a culture or as individuals for gratitude to flourish?
(Robert Emmons, Big Questions Online)
Pope Francis denounces ‘trickle-down’ economic theories in critique of inequality
(Zachary A. Goldfarb and Michelle Boorstein, The Washington Post)
Pope Francis understands economics better than most politicians
(Heidi Moore, The Guardian)
Did Angola ban Islam? 'There is no war on islam or any religion,' says government
(Morgan Lee, The Christian Post World)
Thanksgiving-Hanukkah overlap allows search for shared themes
(Annysa Johnson, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel)
Inside the First Amendment: On Thanksgivukkah, give thanks for religious freedom
(Charles C. Haynes, The Leaf Chronicles)
The first Thanksgiving: Wampanoag autumn stew
(Kendra Nordin, The Christian Science Monitor)
Happy Thanksgivukkah! Five things Thanksgiving and Hanukkah have in common
(Katy Steinmetz, Time News Feed)
Turkey, pumpkin pie, and religious freedom
(Rob Bluey, The Foundry (blog))
Jewish leaders, believers ready for Thanksgivukkah
(Herb Scribner, Deseret News International)
French court upholds scarf dismissal
(AFP, iafrica.com)
Another AAP leader Kumar Vishwas in trouble, hauled by Minorities Commission for 'hurting religious sentiments'
(India Today)
French Muslim challenges veil law
(BBC, Updated News)
Religion Without God by Ronald Dworkin – review
(Jeremy Waldron, The Guardian)
S.A.S. v. France ('the French veil case') before the Grand Chamber
(Webcast of the hearing, European Court of Human Rights)
In Malaysia, the majority is protected from the minority
(Malaysiakini)
Armenia: Jailed conscientious objectors freed - but alternative service applications missing?
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
Stop deferring to human rights court, says senior judge
(Owen Bowcott, The Guardian)
EU Court puts France burqa ban in spotlight
(Gil Ronen, Arutz Sheva 7)
UK minister urges Afghan president to block proposals to bring back stoning
(Emma Graham-Harrison, The Guardian)
More on the French veil ban cases
Wednesday, 27 November 2013
‘Assad’s nun’: Catholic becomes controversial and unlikely power broker in Syrian civil war
(Diaa Hadid, Associated Press, National Post)
Al-Qaeda tries to indoctrinate Syria schoolchildren
(Waleed Abu al-Khair, Al-Shorfa)
Anti-adultery commandment makes a comeback – OpEd
(Rabbi Allen S. Maller, Eurasia Review)
Belgium moves towards granting euthanasia for sick children
(Robert Jan-Bartunek, Reuters UK)
Catholic Diocese of Nashville sues federal government over birth control coverage
(Shelley DuBois, The Tennessean)
Egypt's latest fatwas from Salafis and Brotherhood
(Raymond Ibrahim, Gatestone Institute)
Lawsuit claims religious pastors get unfair tax break
(Stuart Watson, NBC Charlotte)
Ohio Amish girl, family flee to avoid forced chemotherapy
(Associated Press, Worldwide Religious News)
Oregon petition aims to protect religious liberty
(Shawn M. Lindsay, Oregon Family Council, Oregon Faith Report)
Photo Galleries Judge orders 14 Lev Tahor children placed in foster care
(The Canadian Press, CBC News Montreal)
Polish constitutional court to review ban on ritual slaughter
(JTA)
Poll: Plurality of Americans support Iran deal, half say U.S. should defend Israel
(JTA)
The 25/11 attack, five years later – Analysis
(Prem Mahadevan, ISN Security Watch via Eurasia Review)
Time for soft talk with Myanmar is over – OpEd
(Dr. Habib Siddiqui, Eurasia Review)
Understanding the headlines requires understanding religion and the ideas behind the guns
(Bill McKenzie, Dallas News Opinion)
French burqa ban challenged in top European court
(Elaine Ganley, The Hindu Times)
Supreme Court upholds gay discrimination ruling in hotel case
(Rosalind English, Law & Religion UK)
Christians who denied gay couple hotel room lose UK court case
(Estelle Shirbon, Reuters)
Airport chaplains let fliers connect with heavens
(Scott Mayerowitz, Associated Press, The Detroit News - Religion)
French veil law: Muslim woman's challenge in Strasbourg
((includes description of veil types), BBC News Europe)
Feminists urge Europe court to uphold French veil ban
(Ahram Online)
Birth control coverage: it's the misogyny, stupid
(Jessica Valenti, The Nation)
American jurisprudence has made a mess of religious freedom
(Eric Teetsel and Andrew Walker, The Federalist)
50 years after death, C.S. Lewis is as popular as ever
(Terry Mattingly - Scripps Howard News Service, The New Republic)
French veil ban upheld in controversial court case
(Thomas Hubert, France 24 International News)
From Scientology to FLDS, expert claims governments are raiding nontraditional religious groups like never before
(Brian Pellot, Religion News Service)
More on the French veil ban cases
Tuesday, 26 November 2013
Special role of Orthodox Church should be stated in Constitution - Nilov
(Interfax-Religion)
Proposal for enshrining special role of Orthodoxy in Constitution sparks
(ITAR-TASS News Agency)
Opinion: Why France shouldn’t be the model for Quebec’s freedom of religion
(William Johnson, The Montreal Gazette)
U.S. move of Vatican embassy draws fire
(Sarah Pulliam Bailey, Religion News Service)
Mississippi high school student victorious in lawsuit challenging school’s religious assemblies
(American Humanist Association)
French Jewish leader: Majority of Jews too afraid to put kids in public school
(JTA)
Attack on Iran’s Embassy: Who are the Abdullah Azzam Brigades?
(Ahmed Salah Hashim, RSIS Commentaries)
With mega-menorah, Dutch Christians help Jews come out of their shell
(Cnaan Liphshiz, JTA)
Algerian church attacked again
(World Watch Monitor)
$140-a-day fine for refusing ‘brit’
(The Times of Israel)
Rash of blasphemy accusations after Pakistan church bombings
(World Watch Monitor)
For academics, religion is a conflict of interests
(Margaret Somerville, Mercator Net)
Richard III Reburial – Open the dressing-up box?
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Civil rights coalition updates app for TSA complaints
(Bart Jansen, USA Today)
Adulterers may be stoned under new Afghan law
(Reuters, Kabul, Al Arabiya)
‘Jewish Taliban’ ordered to return to Quebec
(Lori Lowenthal Marcus, The Jewish Press)
12 Yr old Jew not knockout victim, attacker bullied to attack him
(Lori Lowenthal Marcus, The Jewish Press)
Angola denies banning Islam after outcry
(Ahram Online)
Universities can segregate women and men for debates, says university guidance
(National Secular Society)
1993 religious freedom act is at heart of contraception case
(David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times)
FBI releases 2012 hate crime statistics
(Federal Bureau of Investigation)
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