Law and Religion Headlines
Friday, 24 May 2013
Boy Scouts change policy to open membership to all youth, regardless of sexual orientation
(Benjamin Wood, Deseret News)
Boy Scouts of America Statement
Boy Scouts of America votes to end century-old ban on gay scouts
(Marice Richter, Reuters)
Church responds to Boy Scouts policy vote
(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Newsroom)
Duty to God is fundamental to Scouting, church leader says
(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Newsroom)
Battle surrounds union's alleged anti-gay stance
(Tony Moore, Brisbane Times)
Don’t link religion with terror
(Arab News)
Buddhist compassion for sentient beings warrants enactment of Sri Lanka’s animal welfare bill without further delay – OpEd
(Shenali Waduge, Eurasia Review)
Human rights protection: Care services, marriage, chancel repairs . . . . . . .
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Thursday, 23 May 2013
DOJ forcing federal employees to publicly affirm homosexuality
(Liberty Counsel, Charisma News)
Singing, prayer mark church’s 150th anniversary in headquarters ceremony
(Ansel Oliver, Adventist News Network)
Christian Brothers settle suit with 400 sex abuse victims
(Manya A. Brachaer, Chicago Tribune Religion)
Encinitas yoga trial: Parents argue school is violating separation of church and state
(Rebecca Klein, Huff Post Religion)
Beheading in daylight: Has religion poisoned London's multiculturalism plan?
(India Today)
Becket Fund’s statement following 10th Circuit hearing on Hobby Lobby
(The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty)
With youth pounding at kingdom's gates, Saudi Arabia begins religious police reform
(Louise Lief, The Christian Science Monitor)
Pussy Riot member starts hunger strike to protest court ruling
(Reporting by Thomas Grove; Editing by Steve Gutterman and Angus MacSwan, Reuters)
Turkmenistan: Raids, deportation, visa denial, Government denies UPR complaints
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
Media Advisory: Hobby Lobby oral argument set for May 23, 2013
(Emily Hardman, The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty)
Court to hear case on whether Obamacare violates religious liberties
(Warren Richey, The Christian Science Monitor)
Arizona House non-prayer sparks Christian re-do
(Bob Christie, ABC News)
Pope, Salvador president, discuss beatification of slain archbishop
(Philip Pullella, Reuters)
Mandating birth-control benefits unlawful, appeals court told
(Manya A. Brachaer, The Chicago Tribune)
Texas legislature passes bill on winter holidays in schools
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Arizona legislature gives final passage expansion of state RFRA; 2 other bills near final legislative action
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Georgia: Patriarch regrets clergy’s ‘impolite’ actions in May 17 events
(Eurasia Review)
US bishops ask government to reassess drone policy
(Adelaide Mena, Catholic News Agency)
Racial and religious conflicts in Asia
(Ahmad Syarif Al Syechabubakar, The Jakarta Post)
Bank Indonesia taps religious groups to expand banking outreach
(Novy Lumanauw, Jakarta Globe)
Georgia: Where does the Church end and the State begin?
(Giorgi Lomsadze, EurasiaNet.org)
Tajikistan: Aspiring opposition leader arrested on embezzlement, polygamy charges
(Konstantin Parshin, EurasiaNet.org)
Illinois business urges federal court to lift contraception mandate
(Manya A. Brachear, Chicago Tribune Religion)
Religious control of schools is neither tolerant nor inclusive
(Sheila Maher, The Irish Times)
Arizona Senate advances bills for religious groups
(Cristina Silva, Associated Press, San Francisco Chronicle)
Belarus dismisses U.S. report's criticism of religious freedom restrictions
(Interfax)
State Dept. and USCIRF Cite Threats to International Religious Freedom
(American Religious Freedom Newsroom)
Evangelical weakness in gay Boy Scouts debate could hurt GOP
(Ralph Z. Hallow, The Washington Times)
Wednesday, 22 May 2013
Abortion, religion, and politics
(Dr. Shuvendu Sen/NJ Voices, Blog NJ.com)
EEOC settles sex harassment and retaliation suit against Grace Church and Episcopal Diocese of L.I.
(Press Release, US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission)
The bad news about the new State Department International Religious Freedom Report
(Paul Marshall, National Review Online)
Religious Freedom Report highlights dangers of growing restrictions on ‘defamation’ of religion
(Paul Marshall, National Review Online)
Why Catholic saints are marching into Latin America
(Dudley Althaus, Global Post)
New religious sects: Search for effective answers
(Vatican Information Service)
US State Department International Religious Freedom Report for R. Macedonia for 2012
(Information Service of the Orthodox Ohrid Archbishopric)
Courts to hear birth control mandate lawsuits
(Kathryn Smith and Jennifer Haberkorn, Politico)
EU experts to mull British request to proscribe Hezbollah military
(JTA)
Imams visiting Poland to learn about Jews
(JTA)
Amnesty International: refugees, migrants face rights challenges
(Deutsche Welle)
Nigeria: Christians back emergency rule
(Vanguard)
Gambia: GIA, stakeholders discuss challenges facing Hajj in the country
(Bekai Njie, Daily Observer)
A founder of the revolution is barred from office, shocking Iranians
(Thomas Erdbrink, The New York Times)
Catholic church says legal aid cuts will harm human trafficking victims
(Owen Bowcott, The Guardian)
The IRS has had legal reason to investigate the religious right
(Sarah Posner, The Guardian)
Muslim Brotherhood not qualified to run Egypt, says former member
(Myles Collier, The Christian Post)
British officials: Radical Islam behind London attack
(Cassandra Vinograd and Paisley Dodds, The Gadsden Times)
Afghanistan sees sharp increase in women jailed for 'moral crimes'
(Eurasia Review)
Catholic Church sees numbers increase across global south
(Alessandro Speciale, Eurasia Review)
The sheiks and WMD
(Ali Salim, Gatestone Institute)
Nepali Muslim leader killed, community calls it a political murder
(Kalpit Parajuli, AsiaNews.it)
EU leaders need to address 'staggering' findings of US State Department report on ‘global rise of anti-Semitism’
(European Jewish Press)
Comment | Abortion and conscientious objection: what about human rights?
(Elizabeth Prochaska, UKSC Blog)
Pope calls for loyalty from Chinese Catholics
(Agence France-Press, Hürriyet Daily News)
Religion and spirituality important to mental health treatment, says MP
(Mark Smith, The Bolton News)
Newly appointed US Ambassador joins unprecedented global Muslim delegation at Auschwitz
(Press Release, Center for Interreligious Understanding)
US Religious Freedom Report indicts Nigeria for impunity
(This Day Live)
Doctor testifies teaching yoga is a conspiracy
(Misha DiBono, Fox5 San Diego)
Orissa, two Hindu extremists linked to the murder of missionary Graham Staines arrested
(AsiaNews.it)
OnIslam Exclusive: Muslims in Brazil
(Mohammad Al-Ansary, OnIslam)
Pope at Mass: Culture of encounter is the foundation of peace
(Vatican Radio)
Russia: Why were hundreds of religious organisations checked?
(Geraldine Fagan, Forum 18 News Service)
Report finds large number of cases of intolerance and legal restrictions effecting Christians in Europe
(Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians in Europe)
Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill: Report and third reading
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Catholic Church sees numbers increase across global south
(Alessandro Speciale, Eurasia Review)
Staten Island mom's refusal to immunize her child not founded in religious beliefs, court rules
(Frank Donnelly, Staten Island Advance)
Liberty University pivots in health law challenge
(Jennifer Haberkorn, Politico)
How religions change their mind
(William Kremer, BBC News)
Survey shows Catholic priests don’t like Mass changes
(David Gibson, Huffington Post Religion)
As BC graduates, Catholicism is alive and well on campus
(David O'Brien, The Washington Post)
Kazakhstan: drop religious incitement charges
(Human Rights Watch)
State Dept. report says countries have repressed religious freedom with laws
(Steven Lee Myers, The New York Times)
Bigotry against Jews and Muslims on the rise, says US
(The Jewish Press)
US State Dept slams Indonesia over rights
(Jakarta Globe)
U.S. Department of State report touches upon Armenia as well
(Armenpress Armenian News Agency)
State Department report reveals laws are to blame for growing abuse of religious beliefs
(Leticia Domenech, Headlines and Global News)
Religious freedom 'improves' in Vietnam, declines in China
(Richard Finney, Radio Free Asia)
US report says Chinese repression was severe in Tibet
(Elisabeth Crokaerts, The Tibet Post International)
Supreme Court to revisit church-state separation
(David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times)
Russia moves closer to jail terms for offending religion
(Maria Tsvetkova, Reuters)
Let's get creative and redefine the meaning of religion
(Adam Frank, NPR - Cosmos and Culture)
Religion can both hurt and enhance democratic attitudes
(Pazit Ben-Nun Bloom and Gizem Arikan, The London School of Economics / EUROPP)
'What is religion?' yoga case judge asks
(Gary Warth, U-T San Diego)
Op-ed: Religion shouldn't be an excuse for discrimination
(Ian Thompson, Advocate.com)
Notre-Dame de Paris suicide a political act - Marine Le Pen
(BBC News)
Egyptian politician: Removal of Christian secretary shows submission to religious pressure
(MidEast Christian News, The Christian Post)
Texas passes 'Merry Christmas Bill' to fight war on Christmas
(Amanda Terkel, Huff Post Politics)
Commentary: The revolution is upon us
(Tom Erich, Religion News Service)
Doha Forum: Islamists reject religion-state division
(The Peninsula)
Analysis: Does religious freedom report need more ‘teeth’?
(Lauren Markoe, Religion News Service)
Resisting the tide of secularism in America
(Ken Connor, The Christian Post Opinion)
Rubber band’ bill: Russian parliament passes ‘legally indefinable’ anti-blasphemy law
(RT)
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