Law and Religion Headlines
Wednesday, 6 February 2013
Religious freedom concerns continue after birth control mandate revision
(Napp Nazworth, Christian Post)
Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf embezzlement lawsuit: Former head of 'ground zero mosque' accused of squandering millions
(Jessica Dye, Reuters)
Chicago is ground zero in U.S. Muslim renaissance
(Monique Parsons, Religion News Service)
Boy Scouts delay decision on policy excluding gays
(Nomaan Merchant and David Crary, Associated Pres)
Deferred Boy Scout decision forces churches to make choice of their own
(Houston Chronicle)
Samuel Mullet, Amish bear-cutting leader, may get life sentence
(John Seewer, Huffington Post)
British lawmakers vote in favor of gay marriage
(Sylvia Hui, Associated Press)
Vatican official thanks media for uncovering Church abuse
(Philip Pullella, Reuters)
Kashmir girl band breaks up after threats
(Aijaz Hussain, Huffington Post)
Pastor Saeed Abedini tortured, 'feeling helpless' as plea to free him continues
(Stoyan Zaimov, Christian Post)
Kyrgyzstan: Imam still faces extradition to Uzbek torture
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
Senate bill is an end run to get religion into Arizona public schools
(Gil Shapiro, Arizona Daily Star)
South Sudan Church calls to review separation of religion and the state
(Sudan Tribune)
Church should have more control over Russian life: Putin
(Thomas Grove, Reuters)
Academic study weakens Israeli claim that Palestinian school texts teach hate
(Isabel Kershner, New York Times)
Iraq’s Christians still searching for a home
(Matteo Fagotto, Toronto Star)
As Supreme Court takes up gay marriage question, foes rally
(Richard Wolf, USA Today)
Tuesday, 5 February 2013
Ahmadinejad visits Cairo: How sect tempers Islamist ties between Egypt, Iran
(Kristen Chick, Christian Science Monitor)
Riots erupt as Bangladeshi Islamist sentenced to life
(Bangkok Post)
Homeland Security admits it got it wrong on religious freedom
(Eric Rassbach, The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty)
Tagore v. Dept. of Homeland Security, Houston, TX (2010-present)
(The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty)
First Muslim college in the US
(Al Jazeera)
Saudi Islamist preacher on trial in daughter's slaying
(Mohammed Jamjoom and Saad Abedine, CNN)
Lawyers seek to limit New York police surveillance of Muslims
(David Ariosto and Olivia Smith, CNN Belief Blog)
Four suspects detained in French counterterrorism raid
(Associated Press)
Mali rebels, now aiding French, say they're holding militants
(Steven Erlanger and Scott Sayare, New York Times)
Ministers urge religious chiefs to oppose genital mutilation
(Catherine Hornby, Reuters)
More in France are turning to Islam, challenging a nation's idea of itself
(Maia de la Baume, New York Times)
Deaths from church attacks rise 36% in 2012
(Melissa Steffan, Christianity Today)
Justin Welby confirmed as new Archbishop of Canterbury
(Trevor Grundy, Religoin News Service)
Same-sex couples cannot adopt Russian children
(Interfax)
Tajik man to go on trial for spreading pamphlets at Moscow mosque
(Interfax)
Va. Senate committee passes amendment to allow prayer in all public places
(Diana Bridgett, The Christian Post)
Report: Ireland oversaw harsh Catholic laundries
(Shawn Pogatchnik, Bloomberg Businessweek News)
Gay marriage: David Cameron has left a bomb in the crypt of the Church of England
(Damian Thompson, The Telegraph)
Arkansas House passes bill to allow guns in churches
(Suzi Parker, Reuters)
Salt Lake Scouts: Keep no-gay policy -- for now
(Peggy Fletcher Stack, The Salt Lake Tribune)
Kazakhstan: "To counter manifestations of religious extremism and terrorism"
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
The contraceptives lawsuits could go to SCOTUS. Here's what you should know.
(Sarah Kliff, Washington Post)
Catholic hospital says it was 'morally wrong' to argue fetus is not a person
(CNN)
Churches will soon have a choice to allow guns in the building
(Janelle Lilley, ABC KATV)
Romanian court orders skyscraper demolished to protect Catholic Cathedral
(Victor Gaetan, National Catholic Register)
Court allows catholic diocese’s lawsuit to proceed against the HHS Mandate
(Edward White, ACLJ)
Defending religious liberty is not a right-wing thing, it's simply right
(Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review Online)
Monday, 4 February 2013
Vatican signals options for protecting gay couples
(Alessandro Speciale, Religion News Service)
Rowan Williams: Religion cannot be confined to private sphere
(Christian Today)
EVENT February 7: Facilitated Dialogue in the Arab-Israeli Conflict
(Bassam Aramin and Robi Damelin, United States Institute of Peace)
Religious liberty & the rights of conscience
(Matthew Boudway, Commonweal)
If Colorado passes a civil unions bill, would Catholic Charities be justified to halt adoptions in the state? Yes
(Mark Rohlena, The Denver Post)
'Gravely distressed': Religion looms large over Boy Scouts decision on gays
(Miranda Leitsinger, ABC News)
Should students at Catholic schools be required to take religion courses?
(Buffalo Business First)
Marriage equality or the destruction of difference?
(Roger Scruton and Phillip Blond, ABC Religion and Ethics)
Law and religion: happy marriage or estranged acquaintances?
(Andrew Worthley, Ekklesia)
New archbishop of Canterbury formally takes office in ceremony at St. Paul's in London
(Associated Press)
Europe as we know it is dying: What will follow the winter of Western Civilization?
(Steven W. Mosher, Population Research Institute)
Turquie : Sainte-Sophie bientôt reconvertie en mosquée ?
(Faits religiuex)
The ECLJ welcomes the ECHR ruling in the case of Eglise Evangélique Missionnaire c. France
(European Centre for Law and Justice)
Du «mariage pour tous» à la «PMA pour tous»
(Grégor Puppinck, Andreea Popescu, Talpa brusseliensis christiana)
New textbook study threatens to undercut argument that Palestinian schools preach hate
(Rom Kampeas, JTA)
Israel and the Arab Spring
(Lior Lehrs, Mitvim)
Royal Requiem for Richard III’s bones?
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
CRB Checks, Equal Marriage and Secret Trials – The Human Rights Roundup
(Sam Murrant, UK Human Rights Blog)
NFL publishes copyright guidelines for church Super Bowl viewing parties
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Court dismisses challenge to Hebrew National's kosher certification
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Nigeria: Sultan denies call for licensing of preachers
(Maryam Ahmadu-Suka, Weekly Trust)
Kenya: 200 Muslim leaders back Kiraitu's bid
(Martin Murithi, The Star)
Liberia: YWCA scribe wants awareness against violence
(The Liberian Times)
Ghana: Church of Pentecost feeds Ho Prison inmates
(The Chronicle)
Zimbabwe: Satanism fear rocks Remand prison
(Nqaba Matshazi, The Standard)
Egypt: Church blames morsi for protest deaths
(John Pontifex, Independent Catholic News)
Oregon AG investigating baker's refusal to make wedding cake for lesbian couple
(Lee Moran, New York Daily News)
Gambia ratifies Covenant on the Rights of the Child in Islam
(Alieu Ceesay and Aji Fatou Faal, The Daily Observer)
Zambia: By-elections are not our fault, Sata tells Catholic bishops
(Peter Adamu, Zambia Reports)
Religious groups mull Obama's latest birth-control compromise
(Manya A. Brachear, Chicago Tribune)
Pastor in same-sex parent dispute remains jailed
(Wilson Ring, Rutland Herald)
Vatican shoots down claim that Iran backed John paul assassinatino attempt
(Alessandro Speciale, Religion News Service)
Homegrown Muslim-American terrorism down for third year in a row
(Charles Kurzman and David Schanzer, IslamiCommentary)
Obama says Boy Scouts should allow gays as members
(Nedra Pickler, Associated Press)
EWTN pressing on in face of latest HHS notice
(Michael Warsaw, National Catholic Register)
Will legal same-sex marriage result in religious persecution?
(Bryana Johnson, Washington Times)
Sunday, 3 February 2013
Religion and Law round up – 3rd February
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Saturday, 2 February 2013
Freedom from Religion group sues over refusal to deliver roses
(Associated Press)
Timbuktu celebrates defeat of Islamist extremists
(Elizabeth Palmer, CBS News)
Nigeria: Appeal court upholds death sentence on Reverend King
(Akinwale Akintunde, All Africa)
Rwanda: Fighting deadly hate speech requires 'multi-layered approach,' UN official says
(All Africa)
Way opened to Sharia divorce?
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
University of Michigan kicks Christian Club off campus
(Todd Starnes, Fox News)
Friday, 1 February 2013
White House expands religious exemptions to contraception mandate
(David Gibson, Religion News Service)
The Edict of Milan in the history of liberty
(Dylan Pahman, Acton Institute Power Blog)
Protection of Religious Freedom: a new operational set of tools
(Dr Joe Vella Gauci, COMECE, EuropeInfos)
Al-Azhar bids to solve Egypt crisis
(OnIslam)
Egyptian political parties sign Al-Azhar document renouncing violence
(Middle East Monitor)
Christian therapist faces expulsion for views on homosexuality
(Christian Concern)
Religion as an activity engaged in by consenting adults in private
(Peter Berger, The American Interest)
“Reconciliation is not an empty word a real way forward”
(Cardinal André Vingt-Trois and His Grace Robert Zollitsch, EuropeInfos)
Limits of religious tolerance: Protestantism in Belarus
(Paula Borowska, Belarus Digest)
Kosovo orders ban on headscarves in schools
(OnIslam)
Putin praises Russian Patriarch's care for citizens' concerns
(Interfax)
Forthcoming events in religion and Law – Update: February 2013
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
European rights court orders France to pay four million euros to sects
(Radio France Internationale)
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