Law and Religion Headlines
Thursday, 28 March 2013
Pew Forum Weekly Religion News Update
Europe: The submission that dare not speak its name
(Guy Millière, Gatestone Institute of International Public Policy)
Alan Dershowitz: Gay rights are ‘unstoppable’
(Bill Hoffmannn, Newsmax)
Anti-gay musical tours Malaysian schools and universities
(Kate Hodal, The Guardian)
Christian Healthcare Ministry may be allowed to continue
(CBN News)
Tunisia targets jihadist recruiters
(Monia Ghanmi, Magharedbia)
Sudanese Christian woman held without charge
(Sudan Tribune)
Uganda: Church will not support marriage and divorce bill
(The Independent)
Marching for marriage, and children
(Ken McIntyre, The Heritage Foundation)
Religious conservatives make moral case for immigration reform
(Rosalind S. Helderman, The Washington Post)
DOMA at the dock: Defense of Marriage Act under Supreme Court scrutiny
(Eirc Schulzke and The Associated Press, Deseret News)
Gay marriage at the Supreme Court: What are the pivot points?
(Warren Richey, The Wall Street Journal)
Thailand, Muslim insurgents begin peace talks
(The Journal of Turkish Weekly)
Muslims of Myanmar on the edge of ethnic cleansing
(The Journal of Turkish Weekly)
Gay marriage? These voices say 'No' and explain why
(Richard Wolf, USA Today)
Most say illegal immigrants should be allowed to stay, but citizenship is more divisive
(Pew Research Center for the People & the Press)
'George Harrison' Bhaktivedanta Manor Hindu temple at 40
(BBC News)
Pastor Saeed Abedini’s Holy Week struggle
(Jordan Sekulow and Matthew Clark, The Washington Post)
Can your child be too religious?
(Francine Russo, Time)
Pope names successor in Buenos Aires
(Michael Warren, USA Today)
Pope Francis calls on Catholics to leave their comfort zone
(Alessandro Speciale, The Washington Post)
A year after losing faith, atheist pastor finds a new calling
(Kimberly Winston, Religion News Service)
Irish abortion debate reflects growing church-state tensions
(Sarah Parvini, The Washington Post)
Religious leaders protest Obama drone policy
(Dan Merica, CNN Belief Blog)
Germany urged to grant Muslims days off for religious festivals
(Reuters)
Liberia: religious tolerance, a source for peace and stability
(Atty. Philip N. Wesseh (PNW), The Inquirer)
Myanmar president rejects religious extremism
(Saudi Gazette)
Wednesday, 27 March 2013
LDS Church reaffirms position on marriage
(Deseret News)
Love is stronger than hate: Why Holy Week is the perfect time for marriage equality
(Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite, The Washington Post)
Supreme Court searches for way around gay marriage
(Kevin Eckstrom, Washington Post On Faith)
VIDEO: Heritage’s Ryan Anderson debates marriage with Piers Morgan, Suze Orman
(The Foundry)
Oral Argument in <em>United States v. Windsor</em> Audio
(Supreme Court of the United States)
Oral Argument in <em>United States v. Windsor</em> Transcript (.pdf)
(Official, Subject to Review, Alderson Reporting Company)
<em>Windsor</em> Argument audio synched with a searchable transcript
(The Oyez Project)
Oral Argument in <em>Hollingsworth v. Perry </em> Audio
(Supreme Court of the United States)
Oral Argument in <em>Hollingsworth v. Perry</em> Transcript (.pdf)
(Official, Subject to Final Review, Alderson Reporting Company)
Forceful change of religion: the US Commission on International Religious Freedom targets Japan
(United States Commission on International Religious Freedom)
EVENT April 2, 2013: The Predicament of Pluralism: A Discussion with GWU President Steven Knapp
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs)
<em>Hollingsworth </em>Argument audio synced with a searchable transcript
(The Oyez Project)
Case page <em>Hollingsworth v. Perry</em>
(SCOTUSblog)
Press regulation, the blogosphere and possible implications for churches (and us)
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Ask the Religion Experts: What do you think is the most pressing issue facing Canada’s ambassador to the Office of Religious Freedom?
(Ottawa Citizen)
Most Brits believe in the power of prayer
(Susie Turner, Christian Today)
Female characters in the Narnia series
(Rowan Williams, OUP Blog)
Alabama Baptist editor: Accountability Act violates religious liberty
(Carol McPhail, AL.com)
Is trampling on religious liberty really necessary?
(Rev. Glen Bayly, Mifflinburg Alliance Church, The Lewistown Sentinel)
In Waco speech, Liberty Institute leader fears implications of potential gay marriage ruling
(Lowell Brown, Waco Politics Report)
Our first right: Religious liberty
(Charles J. Chaput, The Witherspoon Institute – Public Discourse)
9th Circuit upholds Lancaster (CA) prayer policy despite sectarian invocations
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
DOMA as a states’ rights problem? Today’s oral argument in Plain English
(Amy Howe, SCOTUSblog)
Argument recap: DOMA is in trouble
(Lyle Denniston, SCOTUSblog)
'We do our arguing in public' – Isn't it time to stop?
(Tony Ward, Christian Today)
Majority of justices question constitutionality of DOMA
(Robert Barnes and Sandhya Somashekhar, The Washington Post)
The relationship between DOMA and Proposition 8
(Tom Goldstein, SCOTUSblog)
Supreme Court teases out implications of Prop 8
(Matthew Brown and The Associated Press, Deseret News)
Alexander Dvorkin, Vice-president of FECRIS, criticised for "controversial" lecture on Islam
(Human Rights Without Frontiers)
Religious liberty in peril If Prop 8 isn't upheld by Supreme Court?
(Melissa Barnhart, Christian Post)
Gay rights: Weighing Prop. 8, religion and morality
(Paul Thornton, Los Angeles Times)
Muslim persecution of Christians: January, 2013
(Raymond Ibrahim, Gatestone Institute of International Public Policy)
The religious liberty to support gay marriage
(Rev. Emily Heath, Huff Post Religion)
Marriage — it’s between a man and a woman
(Kris Mineau, The Boston Globe)
Conflating religion and the Constitution
(Ediberto Román, Huffington Post)
Cyprus 'must quit the euro', says Archbishop
(David Charter, The Times)
Radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada thwarts another U.K. deportation effort
(CBS News via AP)
USCIRF issues Executive Branch roadmap for international religious freedom
(United States Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Episcopalians go to Washington for prayerful march against violence
(Anglican Communion News Service)
Religious liberties for some, but not for LGBT marriage in Michigan (Part 3)
(Lester Graham, Michigan Radio)
Africa: New priorities for the Anglican Witness core group
(Revd John Kafwanka, Anglican Communion News Service)
Liberia's Muslims protest, want Christians' petition trashed, two holidays in Liberia
(Al- Varney Rogers, Front Page Africa)
Liberia: Muslims oppose Christian state
(The New Democrat)
Bosnian Grand Mufti's message to Pope Francis – OpEd
(Sheikh Mustafa Ceric, Common Ground News Service)
Coalition fights discrimination against Sikh religion
(Ajinur Setiwaldi, The Oklahoma Daily)
Burma: Rohingya Muslims face humanitarian crisis, warns HRW
(Eurasia Review)
Phillipsburg School District strengthens religion policy due to substitute who gave student Bible
(Colin McEvoy, The Express-Times)
Mormon student at Florida Atlantic University punished for refusing to 'stomp on Jesus'
(David Ward, Deseret News)
Utah politicians strong in support of traditional marriage
(Lisa Riley Rouche, Deseret News)
'The Bible' still most watched show with over 10 million viewers
(Katherine Weber, The Christian Post)
In Cyprus financial crisis, even Orthodox Church likely to lose millions
(Roy Gutman, Tri-City Herald)
Sex, religion and violence: The big concerns for international game ratings
(Brian Crecente, Polygon)
Iranian Christians fleeing severe persecution being denied asylum in Sweden
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
Bangladesh widens crackdown on ‘blasphemous’ atheist bloggers
(Agence France-Presse, The Raw Story)
Religious Freedom
(Eric Metaxas, CPAC 2013 Speech March 16, 2013)
Tunisia’s women caught between the burqa and the bikini
(Al Arabiya)
Muslims oppose campaign to 'Christianize' Liberia
(Eugene K. Myers, Heritage)
North Dakota governor approves 6-week abortion ban
(Religion Today)
Important milestone for KAICIID: Launch of multi-religious collaboration for the survival and wellbeing of children in Uganda, Africa
(Sonja Reingrabner, King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz International Centre for Interreligious and Intercultural Diolague)
Gandhi’s religious leanings in politics
(Kuldip Nayar, Pakistan Observer)
Justices say time may be wrong for gay marriage case
(Adam Liptak, The New York Times)
Court might sidestep major ruling on gay marriage
(Mark Sherman, Associated Press, Deseret News)
Buddhism and self-immolation: The theology of self-destruction
(B.C., The Economist)
Pope Francis makes inaugural appeal for peace after coup in Central African Republic
(Associated Press, Fox News)
The politics of inter-faith dialogue: It's (usually) good to talk
(B.C., The Economist)
Imprisoned Iranian-American pastor gets push from State Dept.
(Adelle M. Banks, The Washington Post)
Russell Moore tapped to lead Southern Baptists’ policy office
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)
Burma’s religious violence threatens democratic transition
(Jonathan Manthorpe, The Vancouver Sun)
Pope Francis shuns grand apartment for two rooms
(BBC)
Tuesday, 26 March 2013
Islam: 80% of French public favor tougher anti-veil laws
(Ansa Med)
Indiana's expansive school voucher program upheld: A model for others?
(Mark Guarino, The Christian Science Monitor)
Here come the Baptists
(The Anniston Star)
Havana cardinal says Francis made strong critique of Catholic Church at papal conclave
(Associated Press, Fox News)
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