Law and Religion Headlines
Tuesday, 28 May 2013
Russian human rights activist, MPs criticize anti-blasphemy bill
(Johnson's Russia List)
Law protecting the religious feelings of believers must be passed, says Nikolai Valuev
(Pravoslavie.ru)
Tibetans in Switzerland protest visit of Chinese premier (Video)
(Harold Mandel, Examiner.com)
Algerian Muslim Scholars Association calls for need to support Saharawi people
(Chahid Al Hafed, Sahara Press Service)
Nigeria: Anglican Church blames nation's woes on recycled politicians
(Chidi Nkwopara, Vanguard)
Nigeria: Hijab crisis- Lagos, Muslims to settle out of court
(Nurudeen Oyewole, Daily Trust)
Tanzania: No favouritism in subsidies, says minister
(Daily News)
Kenyan police kill Muslim cleric with ties to Somali militants
(Joseph Akwiri, Reuters)
Tanzania: Church bombing- Muslims appeal for peace
(Yasinta Amos, Daily News)
Two-child limit for Rohingya Muslims in parts of Myanmar
(The Washington Post)
Myanmar: Suu Kyi denounces two-child limit for Rohingyas
(Radio Free Asia)
Woolwich and the Muslim response
(Assed Baig, New Civilisation)
Cambodian monk with ties to opposition party found killed
(Sek Bendit, Radio Free Asia)
Kenya's Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission report welcomed
(Eurasia Review)
Archdiocese pays for health plan that covers birth control
(Sharon Otterman, The New York Times)
Catholic pilgrims blocked from Chinese village Donglu for Virgin Mary parade
(South China Morning Post)
Indonesian Vesak celebration promotes religious harmony
(Ari Rikin, Jakarta Globe)
As tourists come and to, Harlem churches lose a 10% lifeblood
(Kia Gregory, The New York Times)
Springboro, Ohio, district considers teaching creationism in schools
(Rebecca Klein, Huffington Post)
Bishops have a duty to admonish pro-abortion politicians
(Anthony Murphy, The Irish Times)
Religious Zionism emerging as Israel's most powerful pressure group
(Amos Harel, Haaretz)
No favouritism in subsidising religious hospitals, minister says
(Tanzania Daily News (Dar es Salaam), All Africa)
A bucket list of Indiana religious sites
(Peter Smith, Courier-Journal)
Religious freedom under attack
(Editorial, Los Angeles Times)
Monday, 27 May 2013
Ahmadis deplore Suryadharma’s stance over religious conversion
(Arya Dipa, The Jakarta Post)
Blindly following extremism
(Samar Fatany, Al Arabiya)
Christians fined, imprisoned in Uzbekistan
(Catholic Culture)
Defense of student’s religious speech wins out
(Becky Yeh, One News Now)
Egypt's Islamic antiquities languishing
(Nasser Nasser, Associated Press, ABC News)
Georgian prime minister promises foreign diplomats to end violence against sexual minorities
(Interfax)
Indonesian President on schedule to receive rights award in NYC
(Nadya Natahadibrata and Margareth S. Aritonang, The Jakarta Post)
Indonesian president under fire over religious tolerance award
(Radio Australia)
Nigeria: First Lady seeks end to teenage pregnancies in Africa
(Uche Uduma, All Africa)
Nigeria: Lagos schools, Hijab and the sovereignty of the state
(Adelou Ademoyo, All Africa)
Orthodox Churches fight back as eastern Europe pushes to modernize, secularize
(Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty)
Police criminal behaviour, not different religious beliefs
(Herald Scotland)
Rabbinic body touts prenups to avoid 'get' refusal
(Jeremy Sharon, The Jerusalem Post)
Reforming the European Court of Human Rights – the new Protocol 15
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Siberian imams get suspended sentences for involvement in banned movement
(Interfax)
Udupi: Moily moots concept of global religion for peace
(Daiji World)
As Memorial Day approaches, some attention returns to veterans' grave markers
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Sunday, 26 May 2013
Hard questions: Marriage, same-sex marriage, and birth control
(John Stonestreet, The Christian Post Opinion)
Kenya: Before British soldier's slaying, suspect was tied to terror
(Zain Verjee and Bharati Naik reported from London, Catherine E. Shoichet wrote the story in Atlanta, Erin McLaughlin and Laura Smith-Spark contributed to this report, CNN)
Women becoming priests without Vatican's blessing
(Maria L. La Ganga, Los Angeles Times)
ECHR launches new Internet site
(European Court of Human Rights, Council of Europe)
Foreign preacher takes rare turn on Vietnam stage
(Associated Press, News Journal)
Journalism, the IRS and religious liberty: Dangerous precedents
(James Tonkowich, Religion Today)
Indonesia: Bigotry undermines religious tolerance award for President
(Michael Bachelard, The Sydney Morning Herald)
Appealing religion (response to "Seeking Allah in the Midlands"
(Various authors, The Hindu)
Seeking Allah in the Midlands
(Hasan Sudor, The Hindu)
Saturday, 25 May 2013
Bridging differences between the West and the Muslim world: seeing past religion and through culture
(Al Bawaba News)
Arizona conservatives want to revive pro-religion bill
(My Fox Phoenix)
Clegg: Woolwich suspects 'perverted' religion of peace
(BBC News)
Religion and Law round up – 26th May
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Hobby Lobby lawyer encouraged by latest hearing
(Carl Bunderson, Catholic News Agency)
VIDEO: Rear Admiral Lee addresses restrictive regulations on religious liberty
(Family Research Council, YouTube)
Religious-liberty wars wage on
(Terry Mattingly, Knox News)
Archbishop Chaput: “The HHS Mandate can only be understood as a form of coercion.”
(Frank Weathers, Patheos Blog: Why I Am a Catholic)
Advancing a conversation about religion in Canada’s public life
(Geoffrey Cameron Don Hutchinson, Victor C. Goldbloom, The Star)
Alton T. Lemon, who challenged state aid to religious schools, dies at 84
(Adam Liptak, The New York Times)
‘Greek’ Qur’an lessons annoy Muslims
(OnIslam)
Nigeria: Anglican Communion frowns at same sex marriage
(Charles Kumolu, Vanguard)
Nigeria: Northern governors, politicians responsible for 'unIslamic' Almajiri system
(Premium Times)
Boy Scouts of America; one step closer to calling themselves Gay Scouts
(Boris Volkhonsky, The Voice of Russia)
Riyadh court convicts 8 for terror crimes
(Arab News)
Indonesia continues to disappoint on religious freedom
(Olivia Enos, The Foundry)
Arizona abortion law hoped to win Supreme Court support
(Kevin J. Jones, Catholic News Agency)
Hindus laud UEFA’s new sanctions for soccer racism
(Eurasia Review)
A joint appeal to Sunnis and Shi'as- OpEd
(S. Muhammad Khatami and Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad, Eurasia Review)
Afghan archaeology site faces rocky future
(Jennifer Glasse, Aljazeera)
In Sidon it’s increasingly all about sect
(Mohammed Zaatari, The Daily Star)
Turkey bans alcohol advertising and curbs sales
(Reuters)
British Muslims condemn savage attack on drummer Lee Rigby
(Trevor Grundy, Huffington Post Religion)
Turkish-Armenian scribe sentenced to 13 months for blasphemy in blog post
(Hurriyet Daily News)
Houston Presbyterian Megachurch considers leaving denomination; cites 'drifting' theology
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
Church of England plans to have female bishops by 2015
(Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post Church & Ministry)
Pastor’s tornado tweets stir up a theological debate
(Sarah Pulliam Bailey, USA Today)
Jewish Reform leader visits Twin Cities
(Rose French, Star Tribune)
Protocol No. 15 amending the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.
(Council of Europe)
Protocol 15 to the ECHR Adopted
(Antoine Buyse, ECHR Blog)
Friday, 24 May 2013
In Ukraine, Adventist health worker from U.S. still missing
(Angela Burdick, Adventist News Network)
New voices in European Islam: The right message for a dark moment
(B.C., The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Religious minorities unite for freedom
(Prodita Sabarini, The Jakarta Post)
Alliances with churches 'strategically important' to the UN
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Full 10th Circuit hears oral arguments in Hobby Lobby case
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Family groups on Boy Scouts’ vote: Expect a mass exodus
(Charlie Butts, Jody Brown, One News Now)
Amnesty International criticizes Armenia human rights record
(Sabina Idayatova, AzerNews)
Noonan: A battering ram becomes a stonewall
(Peggy Noonan, The Wall Street Journal)
Muslim leaders' Auschwitz visit boosts Holocaust knowledge
(Adam Easton, BBC News Europe)
Bulletin of the Irish Centre for Human Rights - May 2013
(NUI Galway - OÉ Gaillimh)
Christian street preacher arrested 3 times, Thomas More Law Center files suit
(Christopher Collins, Examiner.com)
An audacious plan at the Western Wall
(William Booth, The Washington Post)
Christian pastor in Iran arrested during prayer meeting; church threatened with closure
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
Video shows Syrian Islamists flogging men over illegal marriage
(Reuters)
Anti-Muslim reprisals after Woolwich attack
(Ben Quinn and Conal Urquhart, The Guardian)
Humanist funerals thrive in post-Catholic Ireland
(Paresh Dave, Huffington Post Religion)
Russian Foreign Ministry says U.S. State Department's religious freedom report politicized
(Interfax)
Muslims condemn savage attack on British soldier
(Trevor Grundy, The Washington Post)
Religious defamation charges reflect practices of authoritarian regimes, says Egyptian politician
(Christian Post Africa)
Time to divorce civil and religious marriage
(Belfast Telegraph)
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