Law and Religion Headlines
Thursday, 7 March 2013
Xi Jinping: pendulum politics towards the Church and the Vatican
(Bernardo Cervellera, Asia News)
Methodist men join calls against Boy Scouts change
(Baptist Press)
College shuts down dorm room Bible study
(Todd Starnes, Fox News)
Blogging on law & religion – 250-odd posts: 50,000 hits
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
US cardinals in Rome told to stop talking to media
(Lizzy Davies, The Guardian)
Arkansas lawmakers back nation's most restrictive abortion bill
(Ed Payne, CNN)
Old Catholic orders fade as monks and nuns age
(Diaa Hadid (Associated Press), Newsday)
Christian crusader defies Supreme Court; hands out flyers on Regina camp
(Associated Press, The Canadian Press)
Cyrus Cylinder, ancient decree of religious freedom, starts U.S. tour
(Ian Simpson, Reuters)
Pope Benedict’s politics defied ideological categories
(Michael Sean Winters, National Catholic Reporter)
Should public school money pay for religious education?
(Aaron Kase, Lawyers.com)
Religious leaders attend capacity building seminar
(Angola Press via All Africa)
Religious leaders from Ukraine visited Brussels
(Karafillis Giannoulis, New Europe)
Vatican diplomat challenges UN to do more to protect religious freedom
(Catholic World News)
Catholic church condemns sterilization law in Panama
(Ariel Moreno, Global Voices)
The God argument: the case against religion and for humanism by AC Grayling
(Jonathan Rée, The Guardian)
CORRECTED: Indonesian provincial vote suggests religion card weakening
(Thomson Reuters, Global Post)
Beijing, illicit and excommunicated bishops promoted to political office in Parliament and Consultative Conference
(Jian Mei, Asia News)
Power of the Catholic Church slipping in Philippines
(Jason Strother, The Christian Science Monitor)
After three-year legal battle, court acquits Montrealer fined $144 over Catholic mass
(Graeme Hamilton, National Post)
Wednesday, 6 March 2013
South Africa: To all those calling for religion in schools...
(MerryMartin, News24)
"Moderate" Turkey
(Ali Uyanik, Gatestone Institute of International Public Policy)
Uganda: Mormons in media drive
(Polly Kamukama, The Observer via All Africa)
Zambia: Kabwe church wanted blood- witness
(Sylvia Mweetwa, Times of Zambia via All Africa)
Tanzania: Fifty Ponda followers released on bail
(Faustine Kapama, Tanzania Daily News via All Africa)
Uganda: Mukono school closed for teaching one subject
(Henry Nsubuga, The New Vision via All Africa)
Where religion and real estate collide
(Gil Shefler, The Jewish Week)
The influence of Latin America, Africa and Asia on religion
(Bill McKenzie, Dallas News)
Fire intentionally set at doors of religious center
(Tammy Stables Battaglia, Detroit Free Press)
GOP leaders urged to include religious freedom protection in gov't funding bill
(Napp Nazworth, The Christian Post)
Canadian Religious Freedom Officer scheduled to visit forbidden countries
(International Business Times)
Judge to hear polygamous sect property distribution arguments
(Associated Press, Worldwide Religious News)
My Take: The secret thoughts of a Vatican spokesperson
(The Rev. Thomas Rosica, CNN Belief Blog)
China's troubled Catholic legacy
(Giovanna Chirri, Gazzetta del Sud)
During Benedict’s papacy, religious observance among Catholics in Europe remained low but stable
(Report, The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life)
Iraq’s Chaldean Catholic Church enthrones new patriarch at ceremonial mass
(Associated Press, The Washington Post)
Celibacy for priests a hot issue, just not for church leaders
(Peter Shadbolt, CNN Belief Blog)
Campaign launched to help witchcraft suspects in Malawi
(Lameck Massina, Voice of America Africa)
Egypt book blasts Brotherhood, becomes best-seller
(Yasmine Saleh & Tom Perry, Reuters)
LDS charities leader to speak at U.N. event
(Sarah Jane Weaver, Deseret News)
UAE: Sharia allows for full compensation
(Bassam Za’za’ and Samir Salama, Gulf News)
UK police chaplain sacked for defending traditional marriage on personal blog
(Hilary White, LifeSiteNews)
POM Announces 7th Annual Christian Law Enforcement Chaplaincy Training – Theology and Practice
(Officer)
Pakistan: Christians and activists commemorate Shahbaz Bhatti and demonstrate against sectarian violence
(Agenzia Fides)
Human Embryos, the beginning of life, and EU Citizens
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Czech gov't can implement property settlement with churches
(Prague Daily Monitor)
Victims raise legal questions about retired pope
(Rachel Zoll, Associated Press, WTOP FM)
UNHRC Parallel Event March 06: Who will stand up for religious freedom?
(Paul Coleman, Alliance Defending Freedom)
Indonesia: Marriage registration fee to be scrapped by religious affairs ministry
(Jakarta Globe)
Effets du “mariage” gay sur le mariage et la famille : un rapport britannique
(Le blog de Jeanne Smits)
Religious freedoms could expand in new coalition
(Stewart Ain, The Jewish Week)
Believers divided by nationality in Kyrgyzstan
(Interfax)
Religion in Belarus: no conscience, no freedom
(Index on Censorship)
Hundreds of Russian Wahabis fighting against Assad forces in Syria
(Interfax)
The Ratzinger legacy
(Ross Douthat, The New York Times)
Tuesday, 5 March 2013
Tax Court: Taxes come before tithing to church, children's college expenses
(Paul L. Caron, TaxProf Blog)
Kyrgyz authorities seek to restore order in religious educational institutions
(Interfax-Religion)
In church and country, a crisis of governance
(E.J. Dionne Jr., The Washington Post)
Argentina has very different papal candidates
(Michael Warren, Associated Press)
Russia: What's the matter with Said Nursi?
(Geraldine Fagan, Forum 18 News Service)
99.4% of Tajik citizens are Muslim – authorities
(Interfax)
Florida Imam convicted in Pakistani Taliban case
(Curt Anderson, Associated Press, ABC News)
GOP bill exempts religious nonprofits, business owners from contraception mandate
(Tom Howell Jr., The Washington Times)
Canada’s Cardinal Marc Ouellet suggests others may be better for pope
(Randall Palmer, Reuters FaithWorld)
Bumpy start for Islam classes in Germany
(Deutsche Welle)
As church attendance drops, Europe's most Catholic country seeks modern pope
(Donald Snyder, NBC World News)
Conclave runs on modern twists to ancient rules
(Frances D'Emilio, Associated Press, ABC News)
Shi'ite fighters rally to defend Damascus shrine
(Mariam Karouny, Reuters)
Upstart parties frustrate Netanyahu's coalition-building
(Jeffrey Heller, Reuters)
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Everything you need to know about popes and conclaves
(David Gibson, Religion News Service)
Video shows Syria’s ancient synagogue destroyed by regime forces
(Al Arabiya News)
Vienna university offers rare melting pot for European Jews
(Cnaan Liphshiz, JTA)
When liberal Protestants were Zionists
(Judah Bellin, Jewish Ideas Daily)
In Poland, launch of Adventist television cements growing media ministry
(Adventist News Network)
Religious leaders demand money for women’s health
(Alexandria Mayo, KUT Radio)
Solomon Islands: Religious leaders must speak out on mining
(Islands Business)
India: Religion e-commerce on the rise as ventures like 'Online Prasad', 'Proud Ummah' take off
(Radhika P Nair & Harsimran Julka, The Times of India)
Study: Religious parents' divorce may cause children to leave the church
(Jason Koebler, US News)
Bahrain attends UN session on religious freedom
(Bahrain News Agency)
Religious education leaders reflect on 20 years in office
(Jack Sheedy, The Catholic Transcript)
Election of new pontiff: events during the sede vacante
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Cardinals hold meeting but do not set date for conclave to choose the next pope
(Jason Horowitz, The Washington Post)
The cardinals turn conciliar
(Mark Silk, Religion News Service)
Congresswoman Diane Black introduces legislation to protect conscience
(Caffeinated Thoughts)
House GOP to propose religious-conscience protection bill today
(Ed Morrissey, Hot Air)
'Vatileaks' concern as cardinals gather
(Ella Ide, AAP via The Australian)
Women deserve bigger role in Catholic Church leadership, says key cardinal
(Philip Pullella, Reuters FaithWorld)
Cardinals say will not be rushed into electing new pope
(Philip Pullella, Reuters)
Fake bishop busted and booted from Vatican
(Jessica Ravitz, CNN)
Ethiopia's 'jihadi' film and its boomerang effects
(Awol K. Allo, Al Jazeera)
Egypt unleashes Islamic morality police force
(Katerina Nikolas, Digital Journal)
Saudi Arabia: Tough guidelines for minor marriage hailed
(Huda Salih & Remm Wafai, Arab News)
Religious persecution kills 150,000 Christians every year
(Clemente Ferrer Roselló, Salem-News.com)
Secularist group issues report critical of religious fundamentalism in U.S. military
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Federal judge sentences pastor to 27 months for helping ex-lesbian flee country with daughter
(Heather Clark, Christian News)
Philippines: ‘Blasphemous’ artist cleared of raps
(Cynthia D. Balana, Inquirer News)
Malaysia: Tax incentive for all places of worship
(New Straits Times)
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