Law and Religion Headlines
Wednesday, 31 July 2013
San Antonio's proposed ordinance would restrict and discriminate against citizens with traditional religious viewpoints
(Liberty Institute, Herald Online)
BSU President calls intelligent design religion, not science
(Sam Hoyt, The Daily (Ball State Univ))
Liberty Institute vows court battle if San Antonio enacts anti-discrimination measure
(James Aldridge, San Antonio Business Journal)
100 days of captivity: A call to release two Syrian bishops
(Religious for Peace)
Federal judge: Catholic Church has a constitutional right not to compensate victims of sex abuse
(Ian Millhiser, Think Progress)
Sunday shopping the frontline in France's work-life balance war
(Natalie Huet, Reuters)
Right-to-die judgement of Appeal Court: Summary
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Appeal court shies away from right to die issue
(Rosalind English, UK Human Rights Blog)
Not too late for youth to help shape Tunisia’s constitution
(Héla Boujneh, Common Ground News Service)
The mysteries of Pope Francis
(Peter McDonough, OUPblog)
Sectarian violence spirals in Guinea’s volatile southeast
(Illia Djadi, World Watch Monitor)
Why are millennials leaving church? Try atheism
(Hemant Mehta, CNN)
Advancing new reasons to ordain Orthodox women
(Elli Fischer, The New York Jewish Week)
How Georgetown became a gay-friendly campus
(Kyle Spencer, New York Timmes)
High court may be near HHS mandate review
(Tom Strode, Baptist Press)
Why U.S. international religious freedom policy fails
(George Weigel, First Things)
Yes, [it is] the Christian West
(Conrad Black, National Review Online)
A Catholic case for same-sex marriage
(Anthony M. Stevens-Arroyo, The Washington Post: On Faith)
Granting asylum to Snowden to show Russia guards ideals of freedom
(Interfax)
Can Muslims write about Christianity?
(Dan Murphy, The Christian Science Monitor)
Kenyan lawyer on quixotic quest to nullify trial of Jesus
(Fredrick Nzwili, The Washington Post)
Woman charged with paint vandalism at Washington National Cathedral
(The Washington Post)
Court upholds sale of Perth Amboy shul
(Debra Rubin, New Jersey Jewish News)
Judge denies restraining order to stop R.I. same-sex marriages
(Randal Edgar, Providence Journal)
Judge shields Wis. Archdiocese fund from creditors
(Dinesh Ramde, ABC News)
Kentucky mayor's religious references draw critics
(Kayla Moody, Tristate Home Page)
Revealed: Hand of God in schools
(Nicholas Jones, The New Zealand Herald)
Appeals court finds for-profit employers lack religious rights
(Allison Bell, Life Health Pro)
Kentucky school prayer petition links prayer ban with AIDS epidemic
(Rebecca Klein, Huffington Post Religion)
Corporate right to the free exercise of religion
(Thom Hartmann, The Right To Be Heard)
Guyana: Businessman accused of using religion, politics to bully neighbours
(Kaieteur News)
New York Yankees pitcher Mariano Rivera gives all the credit to God
(Trent Toone, Deseret News)
‘Non-Muslims are insulting our religion’
(Free Malaysia Today)
Georgia: Religion and politics
(The Voice of Russia)
What Reza Aslan actually says about Jesus
(Steven Prothero, CNN Belief Blog)
Why I write about Jesus
(Reza Aslan, CNN Belief Blog)
Tuesday, 30 July 2013
French court sentences youth in veil riot case
(AFP, France 24 International News)
Why is Latin making a comeback?
(M.S.L.J., The Economist explains)
Special Report: How the Muslim Brotherhood lost Egypt
(Edmund Blair, Paul Taylor and Tom Perry, Reuters)
104 Arab prisoners to be released by Israel - Reflections of an Israeli farmer
(Uri Rosenzweig, Common Ground News Service)
'Burka Avenger' fights for Pakistani schools
(BBC News Asia)
In India, a familiar pattern of pressure on Christians
(Christian Today World)
In Pakistan, Adventist sentenced to life imprisonment for alleged blasphemy
(Elizabeth Lechleitner, Adventist News Network)
Karnataka: Hindu nationalists persecute Tribals to regain power, says Christian leader
(Nirmala Carvalho, AsiaNews.it)
What is Israel asking of the Arab world? – OpEd
(Neville Teller, Eurasia Review)
Christians in Eritrea punished for their faith
(Morning Star News, Religion Today)
Central Java: young Christians and Muslims together to promote harmony and tolerance
(Mathias Hariyadi, AsiaNews.it)
In Beijing, 34 members of the Shouwang Church arrested
(AsiaNews.it)
Saudi website editor sentenced to seven years in prison, lashes
(Ahram Online)
Bombs kill 24 in mainly Christian area of north Nigeria
(Ahram Online)
Tunisia's biggest union urges Islamist-led government to quit
(Ahram Online)
New USCIRF Chair Robert George: Religious Freedom Commission is 'nation's conscience'
(Tyler O'Neil, Christian Post)
Israeli-Palestinian peace talks begin with timing impacted by Ramadan
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Bangladesh – India – Myanmar: Emerging Threat – Analysis
(South Asia Intelligence Review, Eurasia Review)
Bible app 'YouVersion' is getting as big as Instagram with 100 million download milestone
(Yasmine Hafiz, Huffington Post)
Pa. sues to stop issuance of gay marriage licenses
(Kathy Matheson, AP)
Buddhism v Islam in Asia: Fears of a new religious strife
(The Economist)
Legal standing and other changes to judicial review
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Widening regional dispute over abortion laws
(Pew Research Center for the People and the Press)
Pope Francis and gays: "Loving the sinner" is still intolerance
(Tim Padgett, Time Ideas)
A Supreme Court abortion fight could come in time for 2016 elections
(Abby D. Phillip, ABC News)
For-profit firm doesn't have religious freedom right to deny workers access to contraceptives, Americans United tells Court
(Press Release, Americans United)
The home-schooling debate: Does a child's right to learn trump parents' religious freedom?
(Scott Alessi, U.S. Catholic)
Religious freedom in search of its argument
(Hadley Arkes, The Catholic Thing)
60 Terrorist Plots Since 9/11: Continued Lessons in Domestic Counterterrorism
(Jessica Zuckerman, Steven P. Bucci, Ph.D. and James Jay Carafano, Ph.D., The Heritage Foundation)
Protecting religious freedom
(Nancy Sarowski, Petoskey News (Mich.))
Gay Catholic priest: Pope's words an 'invitation'
(Gary M. Meier, CNN Belief Blog)
Yes. threats to religious freedom happen here
(Ryan T. Anderson, National Review Online)
Boko Haram: 42 Suspects Arrested in Lagos, Ogun, Nigeria
(Chiemelie Ezeobi and Ibrahim Shuaibu, This Day Live)
'Liberia is coming' - Min. Konneh says; wants lull in diversionist rhetoric
(The Analyst)
Christians murdered nonstop in Nigeria (Muslim Persecution of Christians: May, 2013)
(Raymond Ibrahim, Gatestone Institute)
Belarus Roman Catholic Church confirms Catholic priest detention
(Interfax)
Russian patriarch thanks Belarusian Catholic hierarch for joining Christianization celebrations
(Interfax)
After months of prodding, Kerry kicks off peace talks
(CBS News)
Islamic radicals test ground in calm Ukraine
(Tengri News)
Government religion always bad
(Blade Leguerrier, Langley Advance)
Ethics and religion talk special edition: The year's top 5, plus more sex before marriage
(Matt Vande Bunte, M Live)
Firm used religious discrimination
(Belfast Telegraph)
Italy to probe Holocaust-denying doctor
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Women of the Wall request use of sacred site’s Torah scroll
(The Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Maker of undetectable underwear bomb still at large, spawning proteges
(Yori Yanover, The Jewish Press)
Unknown individuals throw bottle with explosive mixture in Nizhny Novgorod church
(Interfax)
Mormons want to get land to build new religious center in St. Petersburg
(Interfax)
Celebrations for the baptism of ancient Russ’ turn into political event
(AsiaNews.it)
The EU and the Palestinians: anticipating the third Intifada
(Romana Michelon, FRIDE)
Berkeley farm hosts Jewish-Hindu wedding
(Debra Rubin, JTA)
Monday, 29 July 2013
Al Qaeda group kidnaps Italian priest in Syria: activists
(Reporting by Khaled Yacoub Oweis, Amman newsroom; Editing by Doina Chiacu, Reuters)
Do Christians have free speech rights to preach that homosexuality is a sin? British police asked to confirm after arrest
(Katherine Weber, The Christian Post World)
Fate of Jerusalem looms over peace talks
(Oren Dorell, The Washington Post)
Former ICPC Chair blames religious tension on politicians
(All Africa)
France struggles to separate Islam and the state
(Elaine Ganley, Houston Chronicle)
Nigeria: Senate, religion and child marriage law
(All Africa)
Pope speaks to youth alienated by church's sins
(Global Post)
Religion in Turkey: Erasing the Christian past
(The Economist)
US becomes battleground for Hindu-Muslim political feud
(Chidanand Rajghatta, The Times of India)
A charity aims to bring Buddhist studies into the modern world
(Yenni Kwok, The New York Times)
Rights of non-converted spouse must be upheld
(Sally Wangsawijaya, Free Malaysia Today)
Sources of change in Catholicism
(Peter McDonough, OUPblog)
Purple—and uncivil—prose: Attacking religious speech
(Eric Metaxas, BreakPoint)
Is Assad winning by default? [tensions between Sunni and Shia] – OpEd
(Neville Teller, Eurasia Review)
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