Law and Religion Headlines
Thursday, 10 May 2012
Noida prioritizes places of worship
(Joanna Sugden, The Wall Street Journal India)
Obama's same-sex marriage support riles religious conservatives
(Dan Gilgoff, CNN)
Pew Forum Weekly Religion News Update
Religious groups present proposal to preserve Nativity scene displays
(Ashley Archibald, Santa Monica Daily Press)
Secular group sues state over its marriage law
(Carrie Ritchie, Indystar)
Tax breaks: Good for religion, good for America
(Mark L. Rienzi, The New York Times)
Washington's iconic letter to be displayed after decade, message of tolerance comes to Jewish museum
(Paul Berger, The Jewish Daily Forward)
Wednesday, 9 May 2012
Algeria questions religion's role in campaigns
(Fidet Mansour, Magharebia)
Catholic business group challenges health insurance mandate
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Contra a crise econômica, Portugal corta quatro feriados nacionais
(EFE, Mundo)
Egyptians remain optimistic, embrace democracy and religion in political life
(Pew Research Center)
European court turns down Abu Qatada request
(Al Jazeera)
Georgetown University to assume stewardship of Building Bridges Seminar
(Berkley Center)
Inaction against vigilantes, Indonesia in auto-pilot mode
(Al Makin, The Jakarta Post)
Israeli politician Yair Lapid tells rabbis Israel needs religious equality
(JTA)
Lawyer for Iranian pastor sentenced to death for being a Christian, sentenced to jail
(Deacon Keith Fournier, Catholic Online)
Marriage rights versus rites: OpEd
( Peter Bella, The Washington Times)
Muslim man granted judge-only trial in NSW
(9News)
North Carolina passes Amendment 1 banning same-sex unions
(Karen McVeigh , The Guardian)
SC orders Haj subsidy phase-out
(Samanwaya Rautray , The Calcutta Telegraph)
Supreme Court decision on religion upends campus religious groups
(Adelle M. Banks, RNS via The Washington Post)
The budget and religion: Principles for informing policy
(Ryan T. Anderson, The Heritage Foundation)
The Politics of the Un-Political: Religious Protest in Contemporary Vietnam
(Colloquium with Lan Chu, UCLA Asia Institute)
Uzbekistan: An "unsanctioned meeting in a private home" - with a bomb?
(Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18 News Service)
When religious rules and women's health collide
(Julie Rovner, Shots: NPR Health Blog)
White House: [In gay marriage comments,] We're not talking about faith
(Maggie Haberman, Politico)
Martin Rogers: Soccer and religion meet on the pitch, where the English Premier League considers a change
(Martin Rogers, Goal.com)
Tuesday, 8 May 2012
ACLU fights to remove Ten Commandments display
(Sam Favate, The Wall Street Journal)
Ask the Rabbi: Can a judicial court nullify a conversion?
(The Jerusalem Post)
Becket Fund launches online petition against leading protagonist in Admin.’s assault on religion
(The Becket Fund)
Buddhist abbey a dream fulfilled for U.S. nuns
(Tracy Simmons, RNS via USA Today)
California may ban gay teen 'conversion' therapy
(Associated Press, Fox News)
Call to boost EU-UAE ties
(Ali Zafar, Khaleej Times)
Catholic Church a powerful force in marriage amendment debate
(Sasha Aslanian, Minnesota Public Radio)
Catholic Church supports marriage amendment with prayers, dollars
(Sasha Aslanian, MPR News)
Chen affair highlights Christian ties
(Brian Spegele, The Wall Street Journal)
Controversial Colorado ballot measure withdrawn
(Charles Mahtesian, Politico)
French faith groups hope for unity after presidential vote
(A.D. McKenzie, The Christian Century)
Georgetown’s Kathleen Sebelius invitation called a ‘direct challenge’ to bishops
(Elizabeth Tenety, The Washington Post)
German Bundestag’s Committee on Human Rights and Humanitarian Aid meets on situation of Christians and other religious minorities in North Africa and the Middle East
(Deutscher Bundestag)
Greek far right win is a reminder of why we need European human rights standards
(Adam Wagner, UK Human Rights Blog)
House members blast Vanderbilt for policy 'hostile' to religious groups on campus
(John Roberts, Fox News)
Kazakhstan: How many religious books await compulsory state censorship?
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
New ECHR readings
(Antoine Buyse, ECHR Blog)
Orthodox patriarch calls Putin Russia's legitimate leader
(Ecumenical News Highlights)
Secular group continues legal challenges against national day of prayer
(Michael Gryboski, U.S.)
Should creationist teachers have academic freedom?
(David Moshman, Huffington Post Education)
The Mezuzah needs federal protection
(Rabbi Shmuel Herzfeld, The Huffington Post)
UK worshippers told 'migrant workers must not become scapegoats'
(Jo Siedlecka, ENI, Anglican Journal)
United Methodists in Tampa: Looking for scapegoats, living in fear
(Christopher H. Evans, The Huffington Post)
Vatican reverses Cleveland Catholic Diocese's closing of 13 parishes
(Michael O'Malley, Cleveland.com)
Monday, 7 May 2012
Al-Qaeda allies destroy sacred Timbuktu shrine
(Jemal Oumar, Magharebia via Eurasia Review)
Allocation of playing fields did not violate Establishment Clause
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
American female defense lawyer covers up in traditional Islamic dress at 9/11 Guantanamo trial 'out of respect' for her client's religious beliefs
(Daily Mail Online)
British Muslims defend Halal slaughter after calls for ban
(Al Arabia News)
Churches differ on marriage amendment
(Mary Katherine Murphy, Laurinburg Exchange)
Controversial Tunisian court ruling reflects dilemmas of the Arab Spring
(Vivienne Walt)
Counter Islamists and Islam: The new religious opposition
(H.A. Hellyer, The Washington Post)
Does divorce in Lebanon mean losing faith?
(Albawaba)
Feds to speak with Sullivan County sheriff about religious complaints
(James Shea, TriCities)
Important judgment in hate speech case by the European Court of Human Rights
(Coalition )
Marriage amendment highlights clergy divisions in Statesville
(Bethany Fuller, Winston-Salem Journal)
Muslims massacred in Ethiopia
(Nejashi Justice Council, Sacramento Bee)
New Israeli law puts religious discrimination in medical treatment
(David Shabtai, Haaretz)
Q & A on Mosque with Muslim Leader, Brookfield Physician Mushir Hassan
(Rory Linnane, Brookfield Patch)
Religious groups support Brookfield mosque
(Annysa Johnson, Journal Sentinel)
Religious intolerance in Muslim societies
(Yasser Latif Hamdani, The Pakistan Daily Times)
Sharia4Belgium spokesman convicted
(Flanders News)
Somalis find niche in Green Bay
(Karen Jellal, Fourth Estate)
With liberty, justice and dissent for all
(Ruth Ann Dailey, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Sunday, 6 May 2012
Compassion for the persecuted? (Canada's new Office of Religious Freedom)
(Mike Milne, The United Church Observer)
European Court of Human Rights reforms welcomed
(Dr Phillip Lee MP , Get Bracknell)
Morality, religion dominate legislative session
(Howard Fischer, AZDailySun.com)
Murder in the name of which God?
(Josiah Idowu- Fearon Ph.D. (ABU), Bishop of Kaduna, Vanguard)
New Zambian draft constitution has lengthy religious freedom provisions
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Nigeria: Boko Haram killings, attempt to wipe out Christians - CAN
(Christiana T. Alabi, All Africa)
Political, religious parties want action against schools
(Fasahat Mohiuddin, The News, International)
Race, religion collide in presidential campaign
(Jesse Washington and Rachel Zoll, Associated Press via News9.com)
Recent prisoner Free Exercise cases
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Religion Journal: The rise of online worship
(Joanna Sugden, The Wall Street Journal India)
Religious intolerance costs company $5m in damages
(Gulf News via Associated Press)
Religious Tolerance in Oman exhibition opens in Madrid
(ONA, Oman Daily Observer)
Texas church wins in settlement of RLUIPA case
(The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty)
We must embrace religion, says Newcastle boss Pardew as he considers introducing prayer room
(Bob Cass, Mail Online)
West Java churchgoers refuse relocation plan
(Theresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post)
Saturday, 5 May 2012
ACLU: Christianity has no place on school board
(Drew Zahn, WND Education)
Argentine religious liberty organization announces new leadership
(CALIR, ICLRS)
Atheist in Indonesia facing 11 tears in prison for saying 'God doesn't exist'
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
Austrian congregation fighting Orthodox hegemony under new law
(JTA)
Bahrain doctor: If US loses the faith of people like me, it loses the Mideast
(Nada Dhaif, The Christian Science Monitor)
Burma reforms offer no respite for ethnic Christians
(Vishal Arora, Compass Direct News)
Church and state: Defining "religious employee"
(Mike LaBossiere, Talking Philosophy)
Church and state: Ministerial exception
(Mike LaBossiere, Talking Philosophy)
Free Exercise Clause does not bar court from deciding whether trade secret was misappropriated
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Group objects to Florida DCF head using state email to send prayer to employees
(Dara Kam, Palm Beach Post News)
International religion league tables - who's up, who's down? And why.
(Tomas Rees, Epiphenom)
Koran handouts in Germany: Freedom of religion vs. fears of Muslim extremism
(RT)
Kuwait close to death penalty law for blasphemy
(reporting by Mahmoud Harby, writing by Sylvia Westall; editing by Sami Aboudi, Reuters)
Pagan and non-religious weddings to become legal in Ireland
(Hugh Kramer, Examiner)
Religious butchering now commonplace in Britain, leading vet claims
(Nick Collins, The Telegraph)
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