Law and Religion Headlines
Saturday, 16 March 2013
Benedict XVI, Francis, and St. Augustine of Hippo
(Miles Hollingsworth, OUP Blog)
Jackson school district moves Jesus portrait
(Lisa Cornwell, Associated Press, The Columbus Dispatch)
Orthodoxy pledges for teachers and dress codes for customers pose religious liberty questions on both coasts
(Matthew Brown, Deseret News)
Russian fundamentalists, opposing gay marriage, sue US, want Alaska back
(RIA Novosti)
Schuette announces second Michigan win for religious liberty: Federal Judge blocks implementation of Obamacare Mandate in Domino's Farms case
(Joy Yearout, Michigan Attorney General's Office)
An unconvincing secularism at the Karachi Literature Festival
(Uthman Badar, New Civilisation)
France will soon repent for backing al-Qaeda terrorists in Syria – OpEd
(PressTV)
Friday, 15 March 2013
150 arrested in Pakistan after burning Christian homes
(Xaheer Babar, Associated Press, The Christian Science Monitor)
Queen Elizabeth II expected to sign charter supporting gay rights
(JohnThomas Didymus, Digital Journal)
Nobel prize winner says Pope not connected to Argentine dictatorship
(Catholic News Agency)
World Evangelical Alliance congratulates Pope Francis; hopes to continue dialogue with Catholic Church
(Alex Murashko, Christian Post)
UCL investigating after Islamic group debate segregated seating by gender
(Conal Urguhart, The Guardian)
Francis & the Jews
(Editorial, The Jerusalem Post)
Vatican rejects claims of Pope’s ties to Argentina’s ‘Dirty War’
(Daniel J. Wakin, The New York Times)
Beijing cautions new pope on meddling in China
(Gerry Mullany, The International Herald Tribune)
Police clash with Sunni worshippers in Baghdad
(Sameer N. Yacoub, Associated Press, Yahoo! News)
The photos Saudi Arabia doesn't want seen – and proof Islam's most holy relics are being demolished in Mecca
(Jerome Taylor, The Independent)
Center of gravity: The election of Pope Francis
(Ann Neumann, The Revealer)
Pakistan’s blasphemy laws: Christians come under attack in Lahore
(Saba Imtiaz, The Revealer)
Pakistan: When will cases of Blasphemy be filed against the Muslim attackers?
(Asian Human Rights Commission)
Pakistani Christians have no right to protest misuse of blasphemy law
(Shamim Masih, Salem-News)
UK same-sex marriage bill moves to next stage
(Parliament UK)
Saudi King’s interfaith initiative inspires Indians
(P.K. Abdul Ghafour, Arab News)
Nuri Al-Maliki’s battle is not with the Sunnis
(Abdul Rahman Al-Rashed, Arab News)
Priorities for next Pope: Religious freedom in Russia and China
(Rome Reports (Video))
Raphael Aron: Jehovah's Witnesses 'a cruel cult'
(Chris Johnston, The Age (Australia))
UN officials congratulate Pope Francis on assuming leadership of Catholic Church
(UN News Centre)
Kazakhstan to burn bibles?
(Joanna Lillis, EurasiaNet)
Critics: State Department is ‘AWOL’ on Iran’s religious freedom
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)
World powers express concern for Tibet at UN Human Rights Council
(The Tibet Post)
Universal human rights challenged in Switzerland
(Frederic Burnand, Swiss Info)
Humilitas christiana: What Francis reminds us about the papacy
(Scott Stephens, Religion and Ethics)
Living out of wedlock in Iran: A quiet social revolution
(Deutsche Welle)
Germany vs. radical Islamists
(Soeren Kern, Gatestone Institute of International Public Policy)
North Dakota Senate approves "heartbeat" abortion ban
(Dave Thompson, Reuters)
HHS Mandate open for public comment
(HHS Mandate Information Central, The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty)
Terrorism Reviewer: Control Order successor “broadly acceptable”
(Adam Wagner, UK Human Rights Blog)
Hungary amends constitution; religious-freedom concerns
(Catholic World News)
Hungarian premier Orban rejects constitutional criticism
(Deutsche Welle)
Pope Francis I – Issues facing the new pontiff, Vatileaks
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Court refuses to enforce settlement in Good News Club lawsuit
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Courts become a battleground for secularists, Islamists in Syria
(Deborah Amos, NPR: All Things Considered)
Evangelicals urge S.C. Christian voters to back changes to immigration law
(Franco Ordonez, McClatchy Newspapers)
Do countries lose religion as they gain wealth?
(Kazi Stastna, CBC News)
EVENT: Endowed Rutgers law–Camden lecture explores counseling faith-based organizations April 4
(Rutgers University)
UK's Cameron disagrees with pope over Falklands
(Cassandra Vinograd, The Seattle Times)
Non-Catholics greet Pope Francis with guarded optimism
(Alia E. Dastagir, Religion News Service)
Religion should not be taught in schools as a ‘history of superstition’
(John Waters, The Irish Times)
Why the first Jesuit pope is a big deal
(Caleb K. Bell, Religion News Service)
Religious artifacts illegally dumped in Lakewood
(Margaret F. Bonafide, Asbury Park Press)
Church's zoning challenge dismissed on ripeness grounds
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Breaking: TMLC obtains order enjoining enforcement of HHS Mandate against Thomas Monaghan and his Domino’s Farms Corporation
(Thomas More Law Center)
Judge erred in handling aspects of FLDS trust, high court rules
(Emiley Morgan, Deseret News)
Thursday, 14 March 2013
Italian bishops thank God for wrong pope
(Reporting By Philip Pullella; Editing by Crispian Balmer and Peter Graff, Reuters)
London could become western hub for Islamic finance, says Government
(Out-Law)
Conclave elects Pope Francis
(The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life)
Jorge Mario Bergoglio, now Pope Francis, known for simplicity and conservatism
(Anthony Faiola, The Washington Post)
Belgium proposes limiting influence of Islamic political party
(Katerina Nikolas, Digital Journal)
Why preserve marriage? Experts weigh in with Supreme Court briefs
(Ryan T. Anderson, The Foundry)
Hungary, constitutional change, registration of religious groups and Article 9 ECHR
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Out of the spotlight, Moroccan Islamic party promotes interfaith dialogue
(Hind Al-Subai Al-Idrisi, Common Ground News Service)
50th lawsuit filed against abortion mandate
(Michael Foust, Baptist Press)
World religious leaders welcome Pope Francis
(Voice of America)
The new Pope: symbol of changes
(Sergey Duz, Voice of Russia Radio)
Pew Forum Weekly Religion News Update
New pope, Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina, has Jewish connections
(JTA)
3rd Circuit: Elementary student has free speech right to distribute religious flyer
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Judge throws out free-speech lawsuit over arrest outside DeWitt church
(John O'Brien, The Post-Standard)
Pope Francis shuns perks as papal duties begin
(Clifford Ndujihe, Vanguard (Nigeria))
Secularism and freedom of religion in Turkey
(Umut Azak, Hürriyet Daily News)
Seminarian hopes Pope Francis will heal religion's 'crisis of faith'
(Melissa Block with John Connaughton, NPR: All Things Considered)
New Pope shifts Church’s center of gravity away from Europe
(Laurie Goodstein, The International Herald Tribune)
Pope Francis' first address in St. Peter's Square at Vatican (FULL TEXT)
(Huffington Post)
Thursday Religion News Roundup: Pope Francis * Declining affiliations * Background checks
(Religion News Service)
New pope must deal with divided church in United States
(Mary Wisniewski, Reuters)
New Zealand: Gay bill bolts over hurdle
(Isaac Davison, The New Zealand Herald)
Gay marriage and preserving religious freedom for celebrants
(Rex Ahdar, Pundit)
Kazakhstan: Court-ordered religious book burning a first?
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
Oklahoma House OKs bill on religion in schools
(Associated Press)
Nonbelievers seek to take God off currency
(Freedom from Religion Foundation)
Netanyahu prepares to accept new coalition
(Jodi Rudoren, The New York Times)
His ancestors escaped religious persecution in 1626; yesterday he filed a federal lawsuit to escape religious persecution—under the HHS Mandate
(Thomas More Law Center)
Yuba City Sikh man sues California to drop gun ban because he says it's against his religion
(Damany Lewis, News10 ABC)
Boy Scouts sends survey to members about ban on gays
(Kirk Johnson, The New York Times)
Labour suspends Lord Ahmed over alleged Jewish conspiracy comments
(The Guardian)
Proposed law calls for freedom of religion and conscience
(Israel Hayom)
Nicolás Maduro claims Chávez had divine role over new pope
(Virginia Lopez, The Guardian)
Halal school sausages contained pork DNA, Westminster survey found
(The Guardian)
Former BJC General Counsel named head of White House faith-based office
(Press Release, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
A church, a school, and a very hard rock
(Catherine Sasman, The Namibian)
Don’t sensationalise satanism: Police
(The Herald Online (Zimbabwe))
EU “concerned” about religious freedom and rights in Libya
(Libya Herald)
Church challenges Kabimba on constitution time frame
(George Mwenya, Zambia Reports)
High court bars demolition of Methodist church building
(Dainal Nemukuyu, The Herald (Zimbabwe))
Taiwan urges China to improve religious freedom
(Rogge Chen and Scully Hsiao, Focus Taiwan News Channel)
Chula Vista man objects to his daughter, who is a Jehovah’s Witness, singing patriotic songs against her beliefs
(Danya Bacchus, Nicole Gonzales and R. Stickney, San Diego 7 (NBC))
Pope Francis hints at impatience for scandal
(Jason Horowitz, The Washington Post)
China urges Vatican to drop Taiwan ties day after pope elected
(Ben Blanchard and Michael Martina, Reuters)
Pope's partial lung shouldn't affect duties
(Maria Cheng, Yahoo! News)
Religion among Americans hits low point, as more people say they have no religious affiliation
(Katherine Bindley, Huffington Post)
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