Law and Religion Headlines
Sunday, 15 April 2012
Religion still has a role to play: OpEd
(Philadelphia Inquirer)
Religious extremism: PDP, Christian leaders warn Aregbesola • I have told Presidency of plans to implicate me - Aregbesola
(Stephen Gbadamosi and Adewale Ajayi, Sunday Tribune [Nigeria])
Religious leaders appeal for peace
(The Hindu Times [Pakistan])
Religious liberty advocates watch court case
(Brian Fraga, Our Sunday Visitor)
Russia: Duma to guard Christianity: MPs battle ‘evil’ ideologies
(RT, Eurasia Review)
Smith and RFRA and the bishops’ claims
(Cathleen Kaveny, Commonweal)
Spratly monks to pray for ‘Vietnamese souls’
(RFA, Eurasia Review)
Suit: U.S. border agents target Mich. Muslims
(Ed White, National News via Associated Press)
The ‘security council’ for fatwas! – OpEd
(Tariq Alhomayed, Arab Times, Eurasia Review)
The politics of religious freedom
(Abdus-Sattar Ghazali, OEN (OpEdNews.com))
UK schools to put witchcraft and druids on religious education syllabus
(ANI)
Saturday, 14 April 2012
ACLJ: Decision on Camp Pendleton Memorial Cross imminent
(Alberto Vargas, Examiner.com)
Actor Andy Garcia fights for religious freedom in 'For Greater Glory'
(Tim Drake, National Catholic Register)
Catholic bishops demand religious liberty in US
(Press TV)
Catholic bishops vow to resist 'totalitarian incursions' of the Obama administration
(MIchael Brendan Dougherty, Business Insider)
Clergy issue statement on contraception
(Ann Rodgers, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Fort Wayne Lutherans plan show of support for Catholics on religious freedom
(Kevin Kilbane, Fort Wayne News-Sentinel)
Gay marriage is a human right, law professor says
(Mary J. Loftus, Huff Post Religion)
Group puts Christian spin on Titanic disaster, anniversary
(Ron Csillag, ENI, Eurasia Review)
Heavy-handed courts are persecuting Christians and driving them underground, says Lord Carey
(Daily Mail Online)
India Muslim youths protest dowry threats
(OnIslam)
Kentucky law now changed to accommodate Amish buggies
(Roger Alford, Associated Press, My San Antonio)
Lord Carey is a bigger problem for British Christians than any secularist
(Martin Robbins, The Guardian)
Muslim group files lawsuit against feds
(Julie Cannold, CNN)
On Easter eve Patriarch Kirill urges society to leave behind "the spiritual emptiness"
(Interfax - Religion)
Peru: Youths less likely to consider themselves religious
(ENI, Eurasia Review)
Proponents of [religious freedom] ballot measure up for the challenge
(Ben Conarck, The Colorado Statesman)
Proposed Buncombe school policy would allow distribution of religious materials
(Citizen-Times [NC])
Religion could limit procedures at new hospital
(ABC News Online [Australia])
Religious freedom & the U.S. Catholic bishops
(Commonweal)
Religious Organizations in the US Industry Market Research Report now available from IBISWorld
(PR Web, The San Francisco Chronicle)
Russia: Hundreds Of Believers Meet Holy Fire
(Ria Novosti, Eurasia Review)
Why some Muslims like America
(Mustafa Akyol, Huff Post Religion)
Friday, 13 April 2012
Yemen government says it killed 42 in clashes with militants
(Hakim Almasmari, CNN)
Abdennour Bidar: Mohammed Merah, a monster created by Islam’s illness
(Samir Khalil Samir, AsiaNews.it)
Annual report: Execution of Strasbourg court judgments
(Human Rights Europe)
Arab Spring shifts toward Islamic rule, Sharia law
(Joel Brinkley, Tribune Media Services)
Azerbaijan: Judge "has already decided in her own mind to liquidate us" ?
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
Britain's Christians are being vilified, warns Lord Carey
(John Bingham, The Telegraph)
Canada's Kenney hopes for lighter hand under new Chinese leadership
(Matthew Little, The Epoch Times)
Catholic Bishops: ‘Constant vigilance and protection’ required for religious liberty
(Thomas Messner, The Foundry)
Christian group to sue Boris Johnson over 'gay cure' bus advertisements
(Jerome Taylor, The Independent)
Church and State: Clearing Thomas Jefferson’s good name
(Christopher Stevens, The Foundry)
Cypriot FM calls on Aram I to condemn Turkey’s illegal actions
(PanArmenian.net)
Detroit-area Muslims sue US, say agents repeatedly quiz them about their faith at border
(Associated Press, The Washington Post)
Fertility treatment bans in Europe draw criticism
(Associated Press, Fox News.com)
Freedom of religion is not absolute
(Robert A. Levine, The Moderate Voice)
German printer of Quran hints at stop amid controversy
(Ozlem Yilmazer, Kristina Dunz and Jean-Baptiste Piggin, The Republic)
Kuwait considers teeth for blasphemy law
(Mission Network News)
Minister Rosenthal talks to religious leaders
(Government of the Netherlands, The Information Daily)
Ministry faces challenges in India's Madhya Pradesh state
(Mission Network News)
Msgr. Girelli to Vietnamese bishops: enter into society and help resurrect Church
(Thanh Thúy , AsiaNews.it)
Muhammad Khurshid Khan: Muslim Cleans Shoes In Shrines To Atone For Beheading Of Sikh By Islamists
(Sebastian Abbot and Asif Shahzad, Huffingtonpost)
New Zealand: study points to religious revival among youth
(Catholic World News)
Reading, 'rithmetic, and religion: Every American high school student should have a basic education in comparative religion
(Avishai D. Don, The Harvard Crimson)
Religion and peacemaking
(Centers of Innovation, United States Institute of Peace)
Religion in the schools a debate without end
(Helene Sostarich Barsamian, Daily Record )
Religious education being sidelined in UK, Archbishop claims
(S.D. Lawrence, Education News)
Senator Brown reiterates importance of legislation to protect religious freedom in Turkey
(Public Radio of Armenia)
The challenges of U.N. work: A Quaker perspective
(Rene Wadlow, Fellowship of Reconciliation)
The Salafi war on Christians and U.S. indifference
(Nina Shea, Hudson Institute)
Uganda: Muslims ask for protection law on veils
(Saudha Nakandha, All Africa)
Thursday, 12 April 2012
Address religious intolerance to curb sectarian killings: HRCP
(Daily Times [Pakistan])
After contraception controversy, Catholic Church announces 'religious freedom' campaign
(Dan Gilgoff, CNN)
Bishops protest more actions as attacks on religious freedom, call for Catholics to act
(Michelle Boorstein, The Washington Post)
Bishops say Catholics must disobey unjust laws
(Associated Press, The Seattle Times)
Catholic bishops issue rallying cry for 'religious freedom'
(David Gibson, USA Today)
Catholic bishops: “Constant vigilance & protection” required for religious liberty
(Thomas Messner, The Foundry)
Chinese boat people weigh up NZ journey
(Dylan Welch, The Sydney Morning Herald)
Copyright and the religious liberty statement: Not your typical criticism of the bishops
(Thomas Berg, Mirror of Justice)
Darul Uloom Deoband advises against multiple marriages
(Piyush Srivastava , India Today)
India: Religion may be taken out of marriage registration
(Mahenra Kumar Singh, The Times of India)
Indonesian democracy deserves closer scrutiny, David Cameron
(John Sidel, guardian.co.uk)
Islamic extremists beat, mock Christians in India
(Compass Direct News)
Kuwaiti sentenced to 7 years for offending Shiites on Twitter
(Kuwait Times, Los Angeles Times)
Leading member of Moscow’s Muslim community killed
(Nina Achmatova, AsiaNews.it)
Liberty Institute discusses Christian school's constitutional religious liberty right to terminate
(Liberty Institute)
NBC apologizes for attacking Romney's religion
(Fox Nation)
New association gives religious journalism a boost
(Ruth Eglash, Huff Post Blog)
Pakistan: Losing your religion?: ‘NADRA should not be deciding people’s faith’
(Aroosa Shaukat, The Express Tribune)
Pew Forum Weekly Religion News Update
Religion makes people happier—but why?
(Phillip Moeller, U.S. News & World Report)
Religion or history? Court will decide in Narrows High School's Ten Commandments case
(Laurence Hammack, The Roanoke Times)
Religious minorities in Turkey: 'An endangered species'?
(Nanore Barsoumian, The Armenian Weekley)
Religious questions for PA voter ID law draw fire
(Jan Murphy, The Washington Post)
The politics of evangelism: How Washington is leaving the faithful behind
(Chris Seiple, Foreign Affairs)
The Race: War fever over religion, women and the high court enlivens US presidential race
(Associated Press, The Washington Post)
Uproar in Germany over drive to hand out millions of Qurans
(Agence France-Presse, NDTV)
Virginia approves strong conscience protections for child-placing agencies
(Todd Gilbert, Luray Page Free Press)
Will wearing a cross make the churches more relevant today?
(Lindy McDowell, The Belfast Telegraph)
Wednesday, 11 April 2012
‘Iraqi society won’t welcome segregation of sexes at universities:’ Muqtada al-Sadr
(Dina al-Shibeeb, Al Arabiya News)
‘Religion is not driving extremist violence’ in Nigeria, says Obama official, after church bombings
(Elizabeth Harrington, CNSNews.com)
12 Christians in Iran await verdicts after Easter Sunday apostasy trial
(Lisa Daftari, FoxNews)
Bahrain violence grows with mob attacks
(Reem Khalifa, Associated Press )
Court flips Egypt’s timetable: Election, then Constitution
(David D. Kirkpatrick, The International Herald Tribune)
Don’t mix politics with religion: ex-minister
(Arab Times)
European Court says Britain can send terror suspects to U.S.
(John F. Burns and Alan Cowell, The New York Times)
Germany monitors Koran distribution by Salafists
(BBC News, Worldwide Religious News)
God and Caesar in America: Why mixing religion and politics is bad for both
(David E. Campbell and Robert D. Putnam, Foreign Affairs)
Human rights in Europe and beyond need to be protected
(Paul Johnston, The Diplomatic Dispatch)
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