Law and Religion Headlines
Saturday, 24 November 2012
Church fights property taxes for bookstore, cafe
(Seattle Post Intelligencer)
Church groups urge EU to help Greece in crisis
(Reuters)
Clashes break out after Morsi seizes new power in Egypt
(Kareem Fahim and David D. Kirkpatrick, The New York Times)
Egypt demonstrators clash with police at rally against Mursi
(Salma El Wardany, Tarek El-Tablawy, and Mariam Fam, San Francisco Chronicle)
Egypt opposition leader: No dialogue with Morsi until rescinds 'dictatorial' powers
(Reuters, Haaretz)
Egypt’s embattled Christians fear exclusion under new Islamist constitution
(Eurasia Review)
Egyptian judicial council condemns Morsi's edicts
(The Wall Street Journal)
Hobby Lobby and religious liberty Under ObamaCare
(Benjamin Domenech, Real Clear Politics)
Indian rationalist targets 'miracles'
(Henry McDonald, The Guardian)
Lebanon army seizes men suspected of bomb plot against Shi'ites
(Oliver Holmes and Andrew Roche, Reuters)
Luxemburg: CSV betreibt übelsten Verrat an den christlichen Wurzeln Luxemburgs und an ihrem eigenen christlichen Ursprung
(Talpa brusseliensis christiana)
Muslim nations tiptoe between commerce and religion
(Shamil Shams, DeutscheWelle)
Pope’s emissary in US: Dissident Catholic profs are ‘grave’ threat to religious liberty
(Patrick B. Craine, LifeSiteNews)
Taliban suicide blast in eastern Afghanistan kills 3 and wounds more than 90 people
(Associated Press)
The plight of Pakistan's Shiites
(Huma Yusuf, International Herald Tribune Global Opinion)
Uganda drops death penalty for homosexuals
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
UK: Churches will be exempt from having to perform gay marriages
(Rowena Mason, The Telegraph)
UK: Muslim radio station fined for saying gay people should be tortured
(The Telegraph)
Friday, 23 November 2012
European Court upholds the right to conscientious objection
(The Watchtower, Jehovah's Witnesses.org)
Muslim media told to be more professional
(Arab News)
Ajmal Kasab’s Execution: Why there is no reason to celebrate
(Swati Parashar, South Asia Analysis Group)
California terror suspects: 2 of 4 were new Islamic converts
(Gillian Flaccus, Associated Press)
Catholic organization sues Danish game maker
(Jan M. Olsen, Associated Press)
Constitution experts denounce Oklahoma judge’s sentencing of youth to church
(Erik Eckholm, The New York Times)
Court grants Rutherford institute request to stop Texas school from kicking student out
(The Rutherford institute)
Defining and divining religion
(Jogchum Vrielink, Strasbourg Observers)
Egypt: Morsi criticized as "new Pharaoh"
(Al Bawaba News)
Electronic tracking: new constraint for Saudi women
(AFP, France24)
Former Archbishop of Canterbury is homophobic, say King's students
(London Evening Standard)
Human rights: migrants' security in Libya, executions in Iran, violence in Burma
(European Parliament, European Parliament News)
Imams, Priests play soccer match in Bosnia
(Associated Press)
In recently released opinion, Court dismisses damage claim against proponents of Ground Zero Mosque
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Judge: Businesses must obey Obama mandates
(Sam Tolley, Personal Liberty Digest)
Laws penalizing blasphemy, apostasy and defamation of religion are widespread
(The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life)
Lord Sacks: religion can help sustain welfare state
(Jennifer Lipman, The Jewish Chronicle)
Malaysia: 'Pas' power politics a blow for unity, religion'
(Eliza Dzulkafli, New Straits Times)
Malaysia: Reporting religion faithfully
(Mustafa K. Anuar, The Malaysian Insider)
Military chaplains 'could be sacked for opposing gay marriage', says former minister
(John Bingham, The Telegraph)
Nigeria: Blair, others launch initiative to curb religious acrimony
(Tobi Soniyi, Paul Ohia , Paul Obi , Michael Olugbode , Ibrahim Shuaibu, All Africa)
Nigeria: Sect kill 18
(Haruna Umar and Salisu Rabiu, Associated Press)
Opinion: Treating Islam with special reverence is cultural suicide and just plain wrong
(James Delingpole, The Spectator)
Pakistan: Threat of Jihadi terror continues, even after Kasab's execution
(B Raman, The Economic Times (India))
Pro-Lebensrecht-demonstration in Luxemburg
(Talpa brusseliensis christiana)
Reduction of abortion limits – the timeline of life
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Religious tensions in Nigeria politically motivated – Jonathan
(Ikechukwu Nnochiri, All Africa)
Secularism defended during Lords debate on religion
(National Secular Society)
Thanksgiving: Honor religious freedom across globe – OpEd
(Katrina Lantos Swett, Eurasia Review)
Top 3 myths about religion in South Africa
(User: Free Your Mind, News24)
Transforming conflict in the Middle East requires out-of-the-box thinking
(Giuliana Tiripelli, TransConflict)
Tunisia will not allow Islamists to impose their vision: PM Jebali
(Reuters)
Uzbekistan: Jailed for discussing their faith and learning to pray
(Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18 News Service)
Whale worship a way of life for Vietnam fishermen
(The Sun Daily)
Women bishops decision a 'stab in the back' to female clergy – Lord Carey
(John Bingham, The Telegraph)
Zimbabwe: Court orders breakaway Anglican bishop to return seized church property
(Associated Press, The Washington Post)
Zimbabwe: Kunonga under probe
(Clemence Manyukwe, The Financial Gazette)
Thursday, 22 November 2012
A £1,000 prisoner vote signing on bonus? [Updated]
(Adam Wagner, UK Human Rights Blog)
Advancement of religion for the public benefit in Northern Ireland – and Preston Down
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Fifth religious liberty display this Christmas season in Illinois’ State Capitol Rotunda
(Thomas More Society)
Germany: Landmark ruling on right to strike
(Deutsche Welle)
Kazakhstan: Muslim Board Islamic monopoly, Catholic exemption
(Felix Corley, Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18 News Service)
MacArthur: The atheist’s Thanksgiving dilemma
(John F. MacArthur, The Washington Times)
Novak: Giving thanks for American Exceptionalism
(Michael Novak, The Washington Times)
On Thanksgiving, Jews and Muslims volunteer together despite Middle East violence
(Lauren Markoe, Religion News Service)
Spirit of Thanksgiving: Freedom, liberty and the nation's collective well-being
(Editorial, The Deseret News)
Sri Lanka: Tamil politics and the quest for a political solution
(Eurasia Review)
Thanksgiving and Hanukkah: Celebrating religious freedom
(Rabbi Michael M. Cohen, Huff Post Religion)
US city honors Indian Jesuit activist
(Business Standard, UCAN India)
Votes for prisoners – draft bill published
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Wednesday, 21 November 2012
Pope’s final book on Jesus focuses on Christmas birth, hidden childhood
(Alessandro Speciale, The Washington Post)
Shari'ah's uphill climb
(John Witte Jr., Christianity Today)
ACLJ files lawsuit against CA school district on behalf of Christian youth club
(American Center for Law and Justice)
AKP removed Atatürk, secularism from Turkish parliamentary oath
(National Turk)
ALERTE au Luxembourg : demain sera votée le projet de loi qui légalise l’«avortement de confort»
(Talpa brusseliensis christiana)
Another contraception coverage ruling, a different result
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Archbishop: Church of England is blind, losing credibility
(Alessandra Prentice, Reuters)
As UN votes to abolish death penalty, a wave of executions in South Asia
(Heather Timmons, International Herald Tribune)
Bronx Household case back before 2nd Circuit
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Cameron warns priests of turbulence after church votes no to female bishops
(Patrick Wintour and LIzzy Davies, The Guardian)
Chicago suburb drops holiday cross over lawsuit threat
(Melissa Sersland, Bolingbrook Patch)
Christianity Today’s dead-wrong defense of anti-Sharia laws
(Matthew Schmitz, First Things)
Churches express solidarity with Greece
(R. Nastranis, IDN - InDepth News)
Converting Denmark into a Muslim country
(Soeren Kern, Gatestone Institute of International Public Policy)
Court ends six-year seizure of Zimbabwe churches
(Melissa Steffan, Christianity Today)
Federal judge dismisses suit over denial of Rock Church’s expansion in Maine
(Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News)
Giving thanks for religious liberty: faith in action helps those in need
(Sarah Torre, The Foundry)
Historic sexual abuse, trustees and vicarious liability – the story continues
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
How American Jews view Israel's latest Gaza assault
(Joe Sterling, CNN)
Human rights could be faultline in post-2015 development agenda
(Mark Tran, The Guardian: Global Development)
Ind. justices weigh largest school voucher program
(Charles Wilson, Huffington Post)
Is rational secularism becoming a religion?
(Rick Blue, The West Island Gazette (Canada))
Is same-sex marriage more clearly a bad idea than legalized abortion?
(William J. Haun, First Things)
Judge grants injunction against HHS mandate for Bible publisher
(Dominique Ludvigson, The Heritage Network)
Kazakhstan: "Complex", "arbitrary", "unnecessary" and "expensive" re-registration process
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
Liberia: Religious Council wants children's rights prioritized
(Edwin G. Genoway, All Africa)
Malaysia: Progress in human rights over the past three years (information about UPR methodology)
(Datuk Dr Khaw Lake Tee, New Straits Times)
Marriage equality campaigns: The difference faith makes
(Sharon Groves, The Washington Post)
Oklahoma Supreme Court rules in favor of disabled students
(Emily Hardman, The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty)
Prayer at public meetings lawsuits continue across the country
(Jessica Gresko, Huffington Post)
Religion: A proposal for churches to cut ties to civil marriages
(Terry Mattingly, The Republic)
Religion: Priest excommunicated for ordaining a woman
(Laurie Goodstein, New York Times)
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