Law and Religion Headlines
Tuesday, 3 September 2013
Indonesia: East Java: civil servants forced to pray to Allah
(Mathias Hariyadi, Asianews.it)
Jewish groups back Obama on Syria, but downplay Israel angle
(Ron Kampeas, JTA)
Kathmandu: Christians have no right to a cemetery
(Kalpit Parajuli, AsiaNews.it)
Obama holds pre-Rosh Hashanah conference call with rabbis, clergy
(The Jewish Press)
Pakistan: Lahore: Christian widow threatened by husband’s Muslim family, Islam or death
(Jibran Kahn, AsiaNews.it)
Pledge in Court * Christians on Syria* Pope Takes Selfie : Tuesday’s Religion News Roundup
(Lauren Markoe, Religion News Service)
Polish Jews take Kosher Slaughter Ban to court
(The Jewish Press)
Russian gay rights leader takes hit for anti-Semitic tweets
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Second global Anglican future conference in Nairobi will address gay consecration and biblical faithfulness
(Fredrick Nzwili, Worldwide Religion News)
The Other Jubilee! 60 years of Human Rights Protection
(British Institute of Human Rights)
United States: Without unemployment insurance, synagogue employees lacking a safety net
(Josh Lipowsky, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Why we would be mad to leave our European Convention on Human Rights
(Adam Wagner, UK Human Rights Blog)
Canadian court dismisses religious discrimination challenge to royal succession rules
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Russia grants asylum to Iraqi citizen facing death penalty at home for conversion to Christianity
(Interfax)
Oregon bakery that denied same-sex wedding cake closes
(Evan Sernoffsky, KVUE News)
Religious intolerance defames harmony of society: Armenia's FM
(Armenpress)
Faith leaders 'should preach conservation'
(Herald Sun)
Muslim group seeks bias review in St. Louis attack
(Seattle Post Intelligencer)
Bangladesh: ‘AL believes in religious harmony’
(Dhaka Tribune)
Kazakhstan: Inviting to religious worship a new offence
(Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18 News Service)
One third see religious discrimination at work
(CBN News)
Indonesia’s rising intolerance
(Phelim Kine, CNN News)
Does science really say everything that can be said about life?
(Joe Humphreys, Irish Times)
In defense of secularism (column)
(Richard Baker, York Daily Record)
On Syrian conflict, three Christian perspectives
(Jonathan Merritt, Religion News Service)
Monday, 2 September 2013
North India church destroyed by 1,000-strong mob
(Christian Today)
Times Topic – Conflict in Syria
(The New York Times)
Syria - 3 things to know as U.S. preps for strikes & Pope Francis calls for prayer
(Brian J. Grim, the Weekly Number)
Syria: There is a lot more crying for attention
(Jayantha Dhanapal and Paolo Cotta-Ramusino, IDN-InDepthNews)
Religion and law round up – 1st September
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Legality of war, more Miranda and judicial review moving out – The Human Rights Roundup
(Sarina Kidd, UK Human Rights Blog)
Qur’an courses attract millions in Turkey
(OnIslam)
Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis is installed as UK chief rabbi
(BBC News UK)
New Chief Rabbi hails inspiration of Charles as Prince becomes first Royal to attend installation
(Mail Online)
Hindus urge new UK Chief Rabbi to advance interfaith dialogue
(Eurasia Review)
The King Legacy: Marching Forward
(Voice of America)
West Bengal govt's allowance for imams unconstitutional, rules High Court
(Kanchan Chakraborty, The Indian Express)
Iraqi secular trend responds to religious extremism
(Ali Mamouri, Al-Monitor: Iraq Pulse)
John Stuart Mill (1806-1873) on Religious Instruction
(Keith Burgess-Jackson (blog post))
Wisconsin National Guard welcomes first Buddhist chaplain
(Doug Erickson, Wisconsin State Journal)
United Kingdom: Religious beliefs and EHC
(David Reissner, Charles Russell LLP via Mondaq)
Sri Lanka: The President emphasized despite ethnicity and religion it is peace and reconciliation that is important to live as one nation in a country
(Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation)
Muslim Council, CAN urge Taraba youth against political servitude
(Charles Akpeji, The Guardian, Nigeria)
Jews around the world prepare to celebrate Rosh Hashanah
(Sue Nowicki, The Modesto Bee)
Do Christians, Muslims and Jews worship the same God?
(Jeffrey Weiss, CNN Belief Blog)
Key lawmakers to Obama: Enhanced strategy for Syria needed
(Dan Robinson, Voice of America)
Syrian govt, state media blast Western 'aggression'
(Edward Yeranian, Voice of America)
UN analysis of Syria samples ready to begin
(Voice of Russia)
Jihadist teachings drawn back into classroom in Pakistani province
(Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty)
Hezbollah fights in Syria; Al-Qaeda ally emerges in Lebanon
(Jim Kouri, Eurasia Review)
Why does the Scottish Government give 'guidance' on religious worship in state schools?
(Norman Bonney on Religion and the State)
Israel uncovers Jerusalem bomb plot - Shin Bet
(Al Bawaba News)
Muslim Brotherhood calls for fresh protests across Egypt
(Al Bawaba News)
Murderers of Iranian Baha’i must be brought to justice, says Baha’i International Community
(Baha’i International Community United Nations Office)
Russia wants to talk to US Congress about Syria
(Voice of America)
Political intrigue surrounding Bombing in Tripoli, Lebanon
(Joshua Landis, Syria Comment)
NM Presbyterian church to lead classes on Islam
(Hannah Grover, The Daily Times, SF Gate)
Archbishop of York offers Andrew Marr prayers for miracle healing
(John Bingham, The Telegraph)
Coming or going, Georgian minaret draws ire
(Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty)
Saudi Arabia: Fire attack on religious police force
(Herald Scotland)
Should the use of chemical weapons prompt a US attack in Syria?
(Joshua Landis, Syria Comment)
Bishop Morlino highlights link between religious liberty and natural law
(Adelaide Mena, National Catholic Reporter)
France accuses Syria of 'massive and coordinated' chemical weapons attack
(Al Bawaba News)
Britain and Syria: The vote of shame
(M.J.S., The Economist)
Religion’s role in the civil rights movement
(Charita Goshay, IndeOnline)
40 Pakistani Christian families face hunger after Gojra elopement dispute
(World Watch Monitor)
Buddhism or buddhisms: mirrored reflections
(Richard Payne, OUPblog)
Surprising friend of gay rights in a high place
(Adam Liptak, The New York Times)
The eternal truth that sets America apart
(Janet Daly, The Telegraph)
Patriarch Kirill: West trying to "reformat" Russia
(Interfax)
Times focuses on Justice Kennedy's role in gay rights legal victories
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Court dismisses suit by Hutterite faction against opposing attorneys
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Court allows another plantiff to intervene in schools' contraceptive coverage mandate challenge
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Bull Sarcophagi Burn in Bali Hindu Mass Cremation
(Agence France-Press, Jakarta Globe)
Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg officiates at same-sex marriage
(Simon Moya-Smith, NBC News)
Religious discrimination in the workplace: what a new Tanenbaum Center survey says
(The Global Dispatch)
Religious freedom is at stake
(Houma Today)
Rare surgery sidesteps blood transfusion ban to correct spine
(Siddharth Dutta, Hindustan Times)
Texas Supreme Court says only "neutral principles" approach should be used in church property cases
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
New approach to remove ‘under God’ from pledge may succeed
(Michael Dorstewitz, BizPac Review)
Can Nigeria's Boko Haram survive the death of its leader?
(Suzane Mneimneh, Geopolitical Monitor)
Sunday, 1 September 2013
Five Christians Killed in Roadside Ambush near Jos, Nigeria
(Morning Star News)
Is political Islam under threat in Egypt and Syria?
(Prabhat, Research intern, Observer Research Foundation, Delhi, Observer Research Foundation)
Issues of religious education at public schools of the republic of Armenia
(Stepan Danielyan, Religions in Armenia)
Saturday, 31 August 2013
Mass. Supreme Court to hear challenge to Pledge of Allegiance
(Kimberly Winston, Religion News Service)
No city of man without the city of God
(Alan Sears, Townhall.com)
U.S. intervention in Syria and Turkey's attitude
(Mehmet Yegin, The Journal of Turkish Weekly)
Putin slams allegations against Assad govt. chemical attack as “provocation”
(PanArmenian.net)
Obama seeks approval by Congress for strike in Syria
(Peter Baker and Jonathan Weisman, The New York Times)
Appeals court gives synagogue its day in court on land-use fight
(Joey Flechas, Miami Herald)
Same sex couple challenges South Carolina's marriage ban
(Monique Williams, ABC Columbia)
Pope taps veteran diplomat as Vatican’s new ‘prime minister’
(Alessandro Speciale, Religion News Service)
Clergy at higher risk of depression and anxiety, study finds
(Katherine Bindley, Huffington Post Religion)
Religious diversity is increasing at the office, and so are pitfalls
(David Gibson, Religion News Service)
Embracing religious difference in higher education
(Grace Karram, University World News)
Religion, interfaith scholar Eboo Patel scheduled for OU Associates Dinner Sept. 9
(University of Oklahoma, The Norman Transcript)
Friday, 30 August 2013
Morning Bell: What to do in Syria
(Amy Payne, The Foundry (blog))
German Jews urge boycott of Roger Waters
(News Brief, JTA)
Macmillan Dictionary revises definition of marriage to include same-sex couples
(Liz Bury, The Guardian)
Jewish shtetl in Azerbaijan survives amid Muslim majority
(Cnann Liphshiz, JTA)
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