Law and Religion Headlines
Thursday, 28 June 2012
Trouble in paradise
(Annapoorna Karthika, Asia Sentinel )
UNESCO to vote on Bethlehem Holy Sites
(Maan via Eurasia Review)
Vietnamese officials destroy two new church buildings
(Compass Direct News)
What Egyptian Christians think about their new Islamist president
(Jayson Casper, Christianity Today)
Wednesday, 27 June 2012
Ministry of Justice agreed with proposals of Ukrainian Council of Churches of legislative changes
(Institute for Religious Freedom (Ukraine))
Amid violence and fundamentalist pressure, hopes fade for new media laws
(Reporters sans Frontières)
At the door of the temple: Religious freedom and the new orthodoxy
(Philip Tartaglia, The Witherspoon Institute)
Bangladesh's Hindu women fight for divorce rights
(Shafiq Alam, Agence France Presse)
Belarus: Non-existent offences prosecuted
(Olga Glace, Forum 18 News Service)
CA assemblywoman's workplace religious freedom act advances
(Daily Democrat)
Christian legislator in Pakistan stuck with Muslim ID
(Compass Direct News)
Christians must confront their own disgust over homosexuality, says Archbishop
(John Bingham, TheTelegraph)
Diverse clergy celebrate religious liberty
(Abe Levy, My San Antonio)
Ecumenical groups address issues in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea
(ENInews Via Anglican Communion News Service)
Egypt: Let's give the Muslim Brotherhood a chance
(Abdul Rahman Al-Rashed, Arab News)
German court rules child’s religious circumcision can be a criminal offence – Analysis
(Adam Wagner, UK Human Rights Blog)
Hindus upset at online video game using Kali and other gods as combat tools
(Eurasia Review)
Is Sudan joining the Arab Spring?
(Alsir Sidahmed, Arab News)
Is the Arab Spring over?
(R. S. Kalha, Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
Judge tosses Georgia counseling student's First Amendment lawsuit
(Sydni Dunn, Student Press Law Center)
Lawsuit dropped against Nederland ISD
(Julie Chang, Beaumont Enterprise)
New version of HUDOC search engine launched
(Antoine Buyse, ECHR Blog)
Pluralism was easy until now
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Reform congregations in Hungary turn to court for recognition
(JTA)
Religion, a hurdle to the future
(Gautam Chikermane, Hindustan Times)
Senator introduces bill to protect Indonesia Christians in the US
(Voice of America)
The quiet influence of Kuwait's Salafis
(Sylvia Westall, Reuters)
Why freedom of worship is not freedom of religion
(Peg Luksik, Catholic Online)
Tuesday, 26 June 2012
American imams too few to meet the demand in American Muslim community
(Omar Sacirbey, Religion News Service, Huff Post Religion)
Annicchino on Religious Freedom in European Foreign Policy
(Mark L. Movesian, CLR Forum)
Arab women and men see eye to eye on religion's role in law
(Dalia Mogahed, Gallup)
Austrian President: We are very proud to have recognized Islam for 100 years
(Seyit Arslan, Today's Zaman)
Bishops rebel against Church marriage policy
(Edward Malnick and Cole Moreton, The Telegraph)
Chafee to let cross bill become law
(Boston Globe)
DC religious freedom event stresses role of liberty in America
(Michelle Bauman, Catholic News Agency)
Egypt: Christians tell Morsi 'We want a civil, modern and democratic state'
(MISNA)
El-Haddad: Egypt will not use law to 'impose religion'
(BBC News)
Equal marriage: Church’s submission “erroneous”, says lawyer
(National Secular Society)
Ethiopia: Genomics and African queens
(AllAfrica.com)
Eugenics: a New Human Right? Theme of an upcoming panel discussion at the Council of Europe
(Press Release, European Centre for Law and Justice)
Global alliance calls for religious freedom in Sri Lanka
(The Voice of the Martyrs)
High court rejects part of Arizona immigration law
(BDN staff, The Bangor Daily News)
Moscow Patriarchate representative to Council of Europe meets with president of European Court of Human Rights
(Pramvir.com)
Mozambique: Religious denominations to pay taxes
( Agencia de Informacao de Mocambique, AllAfrica)
Nigeria: Kaduna/Zaria Mayhem - the Tempestuous Response From Christians and Muslims - 'You Have Not Seen Anything Yet'
(Luka Binniyat, AllAfrica.com)
Nigeria's Boko Haram free 40 in prison break - police
(Reuters, Lagos, Today)
Religion Journal: The Indian Muslims with ties to Israel
(Joanna Sugden, The Wall Street Journal)
Religious circumcision of kids a crime - German court
(RT)
Religious liberty and state power
(Ed Brayton, Dispatches from the Culture Wars)
Rio +20: A vision unfulfilled
(Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance)
Russian Orthodox leader visits the church in China
(Francis Wong, ENInews)
Two pillars of religious-atheist dialogue
(Be Scofield, Huff Post Religion Blog)
You Remember the Recent Religious Liberty Case ...
(Thomas Berg, Mirror of Justice)
Monday, 25 June 2012
‘Religious rhetoric won’t help Egypt’s new head solve real problems’
(Interview with Amre Moussa, RT)
50 years later: High court's school prayer ruling still fuels religious liberty debate
(Matthew Brown, Deseret News)
A new case study has been published: “Muslim community needs more space to pray”
(International Network on Religions and Mediation in Urban Areas)
Blaze at Sufi shrine triggers violence in Indian Kashmir
(Sheikh Mushtaq, New York Times)
California bill would shield churches from performing gay marriage ceremonies
(Hannah Madans, Kansas City Star)
Catholics call lesbian employee's lawsuit an attack on religion
(Diane Anderson-Minshall, Advocate)
Chief rabbi voices opposition to gay marriage
(John Bingham, The Telegraph)
Church leaders release open letter on religious liberty
(Adrienne Dorr, National Right to Life News)
CJ: Parliament can’t make any law against Islam, Constitution
(Pakistan Observer)
Hindus welcome Saudi Arabia move of women participation in Olympics
(Eurasia Review)
New section of spiritual resources for conflict mediation
(International Network on Religions and Mediation in Urban Areas)
Petition filed against MP for promoting enmity between religious groups
(The Times of India)
Prophet pic in school book irks Muslims
(HT Correspondent, Hindustan Times)
Religion is not the biggest enemy for Arab women, poll finds
(Moni Basu, CNN)
Supreme Court won't take up Mount Soledad cross case
(Greg Moran and J. Harry Jones, U-T San Diego)
The end of America? The HHS Mandate's threat to freedom
(Eric Metaxas and Jennifer Roback Morse, You Tube / Acton Institute)
Three Lao, two Thai Christians arrested in Laos
(Compass Direct News)
Sunday, 24 June 2012
Autonomy of religious organizations and European Court of Human rights
(Vakhtang Kipshidze, The Voice of Russia)
Islamist joy as Morsy elected Egypt president
(Yasmine Saleh and Arwa Awad, Reuters)
Lawmakers claim Air Force culture becoming 'hostile towards religion'
(Fox News)
Nigerian Christian worship subdued by church bombs
(Augustine Madu and Joe Brock, Reuters)
Our model of religious education limits choice
(Eoin Daly, Irish Times)
Revolutionary sermons that rang with “notes of freedom”
(Ryan Messmore, The Foundry)
World summits of religious leaders - analysis from sociological point of view
(Vakhtang Kipshidze, The Voice of Russia)
Saturday, 23 June 2012
Abortion proponents admit defeat at Rio Conference
(Timothy Herrmann, Talpa brusseliensis christiana)
Appeals judge in Azerbaijan to decide fate of church
(Compass Direct News)
Cardinal's aide is found guilty in abuse case
(Jon Hurdle and Erik Eckholm, The New York Times)
Connecting Islam and international law to help refugees
(Fahad Faruqui, Huffington Post)
En Algérie, les protestants réclament leur droit
(Natalia Trouiller, La Vie)
Eric Rassbach talks religious freedom at the Council of Europe
(The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty)
HHS Mandate, Religious Liberty and the Martyrs of Tyburn
(Archbishop William Lori, National Catholic Register)
Homosexual minister brands church leaders ‘intolerant’ over gay marriage stance
(Rebecca Seales, Mail Online)
Iraqi Kurdistan: ‘Insulting’ religion bill threatens free speech
(Human Rights Watch)
Muslim Emiratis call for a law on dress code and behavior
(Rania El Gamal , GMA News)
New EU human rights ambassador should promote LGBT toolkit
(Talpa brusseliensis christiana)
New Video: HHS Mandate and Religious Liberty (Eric Metaxas)
(Micheal Matheson Miller, Acton Institute Power Blog)
Nigeria: United States puts 3 Boko Haram Leaders on Terror List
(Tokunbo Adedoja and Muhammad Bello, AllAfrica.com)
On the religion beat: Religions unite in support of Tibet
(Rose French, Star Tribune)
Special account for the European Court of Human Rights
(Antoine Buyse, ECHR Blog)
Sri Lanka citizens group concerned over weakening rule of law, religious freedom
(Lanka Business Online)
The paradox of Indonesia’s democracy and religious freedom
(M. Syafi’i Anwar, Freedom House)
UN human rights chief condemns Boko Haram attacks
(Lisa Schlein, Voice of America News)
Why Americans are celebrating and defending religious freedom now
(Ryan Messmore, Culture Watch)
Friday, 22 June 2012
A fight to the finish for Tennessee mosque
(Blake Farme, National Public Radio)
Atheist group launches efforts to help Facebook user in Indonesia
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
Bill vs religious rites in gov't offices withdrawn
(Kathrina Alvarez, Sun Star Manila)
Bishops take religious freedom fight to each state
(Rachel Zoll, Associated Press, The Seattle Times)
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