Law and Religion Headlines
Saturday, 1 December 2012
Egyptians fear decades of Muslim Brotherhood rule, warn Morsi is no friend to US
(Richard Engel, NBC)
Gender vs religion: Woman refused haircut by Muslim barber highlights problem of colliding rights
(Sarah Boesveld, National Post)
Hindus want desegregation of gypsy children In Macedonia schools
(Eurasia Review)
Judge denies actress' request to remove anti-Islam film from YouTube
(Reuters, NBC)
Legal implication of the United Nations Resolution on Palestine
(Alan M. Dershowitz, Gatestone Institute of International Public Policy)
Lighting of Menorah brings message of freedom of expression and religion
(Mario Toneguzzi, Calgary Herald)
Muslim says Shreveport restaurant locked him because of his religion
(Associated Press)
NYPD Muslim spying: New Jersey Attorney General Jeffrey Chiesa visits mosque listed in secret report
(Samantha Henry, Huffington Post)
Paris Muslim activist to test Islamic taboos with gay-friendly mosque
(Reuters)
Philippines: Church-gov't ties thawing
(Michael Lim Ubac, Philip C. Tubeza, Inquirer)
Questioning a defense of religious liberty challenges to ACA’s contraception policy
(Frederick Mark Gedicks, American Constitution Society for Law and Policy)
Religion in public schools: America is religious, but also illiterate of religion
(David Ward, Deseret News)
Seven house church Christians in Henan Province charged with cult activities
(China Aid Association, China Aid News)
Some wish Islam would inform climate debate
(Associated Press)
Syria sees incidents of Anti-Christian violence increase as war intensifies
(Albany Tribune)
Terry Mattingly: What may happen if gay marriage becomes a civil right
(Terry Mattingly, San Angelo Standard Times)
Tibetan immolations, security measures escalate
(Eurasia Review)
Friday, 30 November 2012
'First Freedom: The Fight for Religious Liberty,' Dec. 18, PBS
(CNS, Catholic Sentinel)
1001 reasons for Muslim pride
(Lucy Chumbley, Common Ground News Service)
A place for religion
(Roger Cohen, New York Times Opinions)
Atheists challenge ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’
(Examiner.com)
Ban Ki-Moon’s message on international day of solidarity with Palestinian people – Transcript
(Eurasia Review)
Ban says Israelis, Palestinians must break out of ‘zero-sum mentality’
(Eurasia Review)
Christian proselytizers may add Arab-American Chamber of Commerce as Sec. 1983 defendant
(AFLC)
Court in Russia bans video clips of Pussy Riot online
(BBC News)
Court ordered to hear Christian college's health care challenge
(Michelle Bauman, Catholic News Agency)
Egypt draft constitution sparks mass protest
(Aya Batrawy and Maggie Michael, Associated Press )
Egypt: New constitution mixed on support of rights
(Human Rights Watch)
Fédération Pro-Europa Christiana devant l’ambassade d’Irlande
(Talpa brusseliensis christiana)
Free schools must teach evolution, ministers announce
(Peter Walker, The Guardian)
Holy See welcomes UN recognition of Palestine
(Estefania Aguirre, Catholic News Agency)
In Russia, pro-Putin youths protest Mormons as 'cult'
(Cory Flintoff, NPR)
Iranian embassy attacked in Berlin
(Radio Zameneh)
Islamic leader calls for common language to reduce tensions
(Aleksandar Pavlevski, SE Times)
Israel okays new West Bank settlement construction
(Associated Press)
Jam-jars: the last word
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
LA judge dismisses suit over park Nativity scenes
(Associated Press)
Legal opinion: Can employees be dismissed for their political opinions?
(Laurence O'Neill, Personnel Today)
Macedonia: Islamic leader calls for common language to reduce tensions
(Aleksandar Pavlevski, Southeast European Times)
Major victory in case to safeguard religious liberty against abortion-pill mandate
(Francis J. Manion, American Center for Law and Justice)
Mali: 6 young people get 100 lashes in Timbuktu
(Associated Press)
Ministers criticise agency's decision to exclude 'God' from school Advent services
(Christian Concern)
Muslim scholar wins prestigious Grawemeyer Award
(Omar Sacirbey | Religion News Service, The Washington Post)
Muslims press for blasphemy laws in Europe
(Soeren Kern, Gatestone Institute of International Public Policy)
O’Brien business granted emergency relief from HHS mandate in 8th Circuit
(Emily Hardman, The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty)
Of Vesture – I
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Our history of religious intolerance must come to an end
(Rev. Gary R. Hall, Amb. Thomas R. Pickering and Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, Huff Post Religion)
Religious activist group files suit against Plainfield
(Shannon Antinori, Plainfield Patch (Illinois))
Rice stresses UN resolution doesn't establish Palestine as a state
(Eurasia Review)
Rising voice stems police prejudice in India – OpEd
(Nilofar Suhrawardy, Arab News, Eurasia Review)
Secession theology runs deep in American religious, political history
(G. Jeffrey MacDonald, Religion News Service)
There is religious freedom in Cuba, says Episcopal bishop
(Prensa Latina)
UN grants Palestine non-member observer state status
(Eurasia Review)
Video: Religious tensions in Myanmar
(Poypiti Amatatham, New York Times)
Vietnam: New law limits religious freedom
(Radio Free Asia)
Vietnamese Catholics continue their fight for peace and religious freedom
(Nguyen Hung, AsiaNews.it)
Thursday, 29 November 2012
'Locator' microchip in student IDs sparks privacy, religious freedom fight
(Paul J. Weber, The Star.com)
‘Amma’ to speak at Shanghai UN meet
(Daily News and Analysis)
AIPMC backs UN calls for Rohingya assistance
(Mizzima News)
Ancient Persian religion on the decline in Pakistan
(PRI's The World)
Atheist group likely to get $67,000 in UW student fees
(Annysa Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
Church of England to start again on female bishops; unclear when a vote could happen
(Associated Press)
Church responds to Assisted Dying Bill Consultation
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Court says Catholic businessman can fight contraception mandate
(Robert Patrick, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Religion News Service)
Crystal Cathedral: Schullers lose in court
(Roxana Kopetman, The Orange County Register)
David Cameron faces ‘biggest Tory rebellion in modern times’ over gay ‘marriage’ plans
(Hilary White, LifeSiteNews)
Dutch approve move to scrap blasphemy law
(BBC)
Egypt rushes to vote on new constitution
(David D. Kirkpatrick, New York Times)
Fayette man claims religious, sexual discrimination
(Tribune-Review, TribLive News)
Human Rights First welcomes new U.N. text on religious intolerance
(Brenda Bowser-Soder, Human Rights First)
In Egypt and Tunisia, Salafis move from prisons to parliaments
(John Thorne, Christian Science Monitor)
In Israel, some rebel against circumcision
(Maayan Lubell, Reuters)
Israel, Hamas, and "the Egypt We Were Waiting For"
(Brandon Friedman, Foreign Policy Research Institute)
It's time to rethink the way Christianity is taught in schools
(Nigel Fancourt, The Guardian)
Lawsuit challenging Whitefish Mountain Jesus statue moves forward
(Associated Press, Independent Record)
Les catholiques écossais, victimes d’une violence sectaire
(Talpa brusseliensis christiana)
Liberty counsel files free speech discrimination suit against Illinois community room
(Liberty Counsel)
Mali extremists target women
(Jemal Oumar and Bakari Gueye, Magharebia)
Man behind anti-Islam film that stoked riots has no regrets-NYT
(Peter Rudegeair, Reuters)
Palestinians win implicit U.N. recognition of sovereign state
(Reporting By Louis Charbonneau; Editing by Sandra Maler, Reuters)
Pasta-loving 'church' tests Pa. holiday display
(Associated Press)
Paying for conscience: European Court awards 112,000 Euros in Armenia v. Jehovah's Witnesses case
(Siranuysh Gevorgyan, ArmeniaNow.com)
Pew Forum Weekly Religion News Update
Praveen may go to European Court of Human Rights
(The Times of India)
Rastafarianism grows in Jamaica after long disdain
(David McFadden, Huffington Post)
Religion news in brief
(Associated Press)
Religious leader emphasizes education
(Payal Marathe, Yale Daily News)
Rick Warren, Saddleback pastor: Obama has 'infringed' upon religious liberties
(Jaweed Kaleem, Huffington Post)
Starting the 'Christmas Tithe'
(Jim Wallis, Huffington Post)
Texas out to seize Warren Jeffs' polygamist ranch
(Associated Press, Fox News)
Tunisian salafist discusses path to extremism
(Monia Ghanmi, Magharebia)
Turkey lifts headscarf ban in religious schools
(Daren Butler, Reuters)
U.S. dominates list of world's '500 Most Influential Muslims'
(Omar Sacirbey, Washington Post)
Uzbekistan: Fined for discussing their faith and praying together
(Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18 News Service)
Who controls the status quo at the Western Wall? One Orthodox rabbi
(Ben Sales, JTA)
Yad Vashem honors Italian cardinal who rescued Jews
(Catholic News Service)
Wednesday, 28 November 2012
After bus bombing, Bulgaria frets over its Muslims
(Tsvetelia Tsolova and Sam Cage, Reuters)
Bahá'í community to receive “public law corporation” (PLC) status
(AFP, Zeit Online)
Belarus: One week left for charismatic church?
(Geraldine Fagan, Forum 18 News Service)
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