Law and Religion Headlines
Wednesday, 2 October 2013
Quebec: Violence against Muslim women on the rise, group says
(CBC News Montreal)
Death and Somalia – OpEd
(Margaret Kimberley, Eurasia Review)
EVENT, 1-2 October 2013, "Jewish Life and Anti-Semitism in Contemporary Europe," Conference in Budapest
(The Lantos Foundation and the Tom Lantos Institute)
EVENT, 2-4 October 2013: International Symposium, The Governance of Religious Diversity. Territorial and Personal Law - Hebrew University of Jerusalem
(The research group Cultural Rights and Diversity (GIDD), University of Barcelona (Spain))
Jewish Life and Anti-Semitism in Contemporary Europe
(Conference Agenda, Tom Lantos Institute)
For Nairobi Jews, mall attack undermines already fragile sense of security
(Cnann Liphshiz, JTA)
Coming soon on Big Questions Online
(Ansley Roan, John Templeton Foundation)
Hobby Lobby called out for absence of Hanukkah goods, alleged slur
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Hungary vows to ‘crack down’ on Antisemitism
(JNS News Service, Jewish Press)
European Council passes anti-ritual circumcision resolution
(Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu, Jewish Press)
Ban on gay propaganda won't affect sexual minorities' rights - Naryshkin
(Interfax)
Council of Muftis complain to U.S. reps about disrespect for Muslims in Russia
(Interfax)
Captain America’s turban * A Jewish Pope? * Shutdown Theology: Wednesday’s Religion News Roundup
(David Gibson, Religion News Service)
Religious expert on the offer to destroy churches in the Arabian Peninsula: Wahabis got cocky
(Interfax)
Al-Qaeda claims Timbuktu suicide bombing
(Magharebia)
Al-Qaeda terror returns to Kenya
(Irfan Al-Alawi, Gatestone Institute)
Bahrain jails 4 Shiites 15 years over a bomb
(Ahram Online)
Kazakhstan: Threats, fear, and independent mosque closures
(Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18 News Service)
What do Millennials really seek from religion?
(Dana Sand, USA Today)
Judges weigh religious exemption for health care law
(Frederic J. Frommer, The Sedgwick County Post)
Supreme Court considers two cases involving religious liberties
(The Daily Caller)
Amid violence, a religious center near Kenya’s stricken mall is symbol of compassion and unity
(The Washington Post)
Tripura to check religious structures on government land
(Business Standard)
Is Christian-owned Hobby Lobby boycotting Hanukkah?
(Lauren Markoe, Religion News Service)
Three reasons the American church is ignoring Christian persecution
(Jonathan Merritt, Religion News Service)
Pope Francis fires a warning shot at church’s ‘top-down’ bureaucracy
(David Gibson, Religion News Service)
10th Circuit requires strict notice for religious accommodation, ruling in favor of Abercrombie & Fitch
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Anti-gay pastor announces plans to run for Governor of Mass.
(Edge)
NJ rabbi's money-laundering sentence affirmed
(San Francisco Gate)
Court backs Arizona on use of taxpayer-funded 'scholarships' to send kids to private schools
(Howard Fischer, Arizona Daily Star)
Suit on use of community rooms for religious programs settled
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Disgruntled church member can proceed on various claims against church and its personnel
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Myanmar govt vows to cooperate to prevent recurrence of racial, religious conflicts
(Global Times)
Little Sisters fight for religious freedom
(National Review Online)
Jewish Americans less religious but proud of identity, report finds
(Aljazeera America)
Turkey's democratization package proves disappointing for non-Muslim communities
(E. Bariş Altintaş, Today's Zaman)
Tuesday, 1 October 2013
A French debate: To shop or not to shop on Sunday?
(France 24)
Frank Schaefer, Pennsylvania pastor who officiated gay son's wedding, will face trial at Methodist panel
(James Nichols, Huff Post Gay Voices)
God is everywhere in Egypt
(Laura King, Los Angeles Times)
Persian Peace? * Mass Martyrdom * Erotic Sermons: Religious Freedom Recap: Sept. 23-30
(Brian Pellot, Religion News Service)
Saintly Popes * Rent-a-Womb * Christians and Scientologists Together: Monday’s Religion News Roundup
(Sarah Pulliam Bailey, Religion News Service)
Turkey’s headscarf ban lifted in assault on the secular state
(Alexander Christie-Miller in Istanbul and Jenny Booth, The Times Europe)
Algeria cracks down on Syria-bound jihadists
(Walid Ramzi, Magharebia)
Moroccan al-Qaeda suspect caught in Europe
(Hassan Benmehdi, Magharebia)
Top Tunisia imam calls Eid strike
(Monia Ghanmi, Magharebia)
Suspicious fire guts two Israeli-owned kosher restaurants in Florida
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Recognize Yom Kippur as official holiday, Israel asks U.N.
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Council of Europe votes on circumcision as human rights violation
(Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu, The Jewish Press)
"Pussy Riot" convicts vow to do no more scandalous shows in churches
(Interfax-Religion)
Tibet, at Mani prayer festival a new self-immolation against the Chinese occupation
(AsiaNews.it)
Jordanians arrested for supporting Egypt Islamists
(Ahram Online)
Saudi cleric warns driving could damage women's ovaries
(Mohammed Jamjoom, CNN News)
Pussy Riot defense lawyer is great grandson of the saint who was Patriarch Tikhon's cellarer
(Interfax-Religion)
How promotion of religious freedom can help prevent extreme violence
(Gwen Ifill, PBS)
Searching for the right religion in Sunraysia
(Fred Hooper, ABC Mildura-Swan Hill)
A scholar’s brush with religious ire
(Gordon Hardy, Harvard Gazette)
One in five American Jews say they have no religion, survey finds
(Mary Wisniewski, Reuters)
Bishops push for conscience protections in government funding
(Catholic News Agency)
Schools are not religion-free zones
(TriCities.com)
Pretending the problem isn't there
(Douglas Murray, Gatestone Institute)
Survey: Being Jewish means being funny, and that’s no joke
(Cathy Lynn Grossman, Religion News Service)
Government shutdown: religious leaders and activists plead for compromise
(Sarah Pulliam Bailey, Religion News Service)
Two women jailed after kissing at religious rally in Brazil
(Global Voices)
Faith healing mother's conviction upheld in Tennessee
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Sikhs: Bin-Laden Halloween masks dangerous for us
(David Lev, Israel National News)
Russia: What's wrong with "extremist" Koran translation?
(Geraldine Fagan, Forum 18 News Service)
Monday, 30 September 2013
Let’s not go 'wobbly’ over the veil
(Jenny McCartney, The Telegraph)
Religion and law round up – 29th September
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
EVENT, 9-10 October 2013: Freedom to flourish: Is religious freedom necessary for peace, prosperity, and democracy?
(Ken Starr, E.J. Dionne, Jr., Ross Douthat, et al., Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs)
Countering the Ideology of Hate: The Tripartite Approach
(Mohamed Nawab Mohamed Osman, RSIS Commentaries)
The Christian Community in Nepal has demanded a separate Religious Act
(The Himalayan)
Catholic Sisters file suit for being forced to break their vows under Healthcare law (video)
(Lay Catholics)
A ‘secular’ charter
(C. Raja Mohan, The Indian Express)
Al Qaeda's new tactic: Spare Muslims
(Rukmini Callimachi, Associated Press, Huff Post Politics)
On the trail of al-Shabab’s Kenyan recruitment 'pipeline'
(Peter Taylor, BBC News World)
For refugee protection, more lenient marriage recognition is a must
(Amien Kacou, Georgetown Journal of International Affairs)
A global slaughter of Christians, but America’s churches stay silent
(Kirsten Powers, The Daily Beast)
Women bear the brunt of social hostilities over religious dress, as globe sees threefold increase
(Brian J. Grim, the Weekly Number)
Steeped in ancient mysticism, passion of Pakistani Sufis infuriates Taliban
(Sehwan Sharif, Daily Times (Pakistan))
India's temples guard their gold from government
(D. Jose, Reuters)
Factbox: Stoning – where does it happen?
(Emma Batha, Thomson Reuters Foundation)
Miss Philippines Megan Young crowned Miss World 2013 in Bali
(The Washington Post)
Twelve Tribes community: NSPCC demands police inquiry into Christian sect that canes children
(Jamie Merrill, The Independent)
Survey | 2013 Hispanic Values Survey: How Shifting Religious Identities and Experiences are Influencing Hispanic Approaches to Politics
(Public Research Institute)
Some Christians are siding with Scientologists in a key abuse case
(Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra, Christianity Today)
Developments in religious accommodation in employment lawsuits
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Twin blasts kill 33, wound 70 in Pakistani city
(PanArmenian.net)
Saudi Ministry warns students against mocking Islam
(Ibrahim Naffee, Arab News)
30,000 French Muslims perform Haj every year
(MD Rasooldeen, Arab News)
Letters: ‘Leave your religious symbols and garb at home’
(Paul Russell, National Post)
Iraqi suicide bomber kills 25 at funeral
(Al Bawaba News)
Suit challenges Kansas' adopt of national science standards
(Ray Downs, The Atlantic)
Judge legalizes same-sex marriage in New Jersey; Christie vows to appeal
(Salvador Rizzo/The Star-Ledger, NJ.com)
In Illinois challenge to same-sex marriage ban, court allows further proceedings on equal protection and due process challenges
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
After phone call with Obama || Rohani returns to Iran to cheers, protests
(Associated Press, Haaretz)
Kenya terror attack: Putting the Westgate siege in context
(Horace G Campbell, Pambazuka News)
Let Pope Francis speak on gays, women
(Katie Kieffer, Town Hall)
Social Hostility in Armenia, France, Georgia and Ukraine against new religious movements
(Human Rights Without Frontiers, Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe)
Christianity in danger of becoming extinct in its birthplace
(Dr. Jenny Taylor, World Watch Monitor)
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