Law and Religion Headlines
Thursday, 6 February 2020
The tension around religion is a French tradition
(Christophe Henning, La Croix International)
Blasphemy and religious freedom (Muslims are free to practice their faith in France, but must accept that criticism of their religion is part of that freedom)
(Guillaume Goubert, La Croix International)
Law and religion round-up – 26th January
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
New Lead Safeguarding Bishop and Deputy
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Ecclesiastical Law Update – February 2020
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Israelis, Palestinians are the only ones who can resolve their differences
(La Croix International)
‘No evidence to back up emergency terror law change’ – human rights expert
(Alan Greene, The Conversation)
West African Christians face Islamic terror as US weighs troop withdrawals
(Lela Gilbert, Religion Unplugged Opinion)
The number of actual anti-Semites is low, so why are so many Jews being attacked?
(Ken Jacobson, Forward Opinion)
Court dismisses challenge to city's refusal to fly Christian flag
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
German court refuses to order removal of anti-Semitic church carving
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
German court rejects call to remove anti-Semitic church carving
(AFP)
VP Pence promotes new school choice scholarship proposal
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Remarks by Vice President Pence on school choice | Philadelphia, PA
(The White House)
States use Catholic clergy abuse lists to screen applicants
(Claudia Lauer and Meghan Hoyer, Associated Press)
Modi says Indian Muslims had nothing to fear in new law
(Ashok Sharma, Associated Press)
Breaking down Trump’s religion-heavy State of the Union
(Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service)
Why the State of the Union address likely pleased many religious Americans
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News)
In State of the Union, President Trump pushes bill that would fund religious schools with taxpayer money
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
UK must ‘put house in order’ ahead of hosting UN climate summit, says Catholic agency
(Charles Collins, Catholic News Agency)
Bishop in India ‘categorically denies the false allegations of forced conversion’
(Nirmala Carvalho, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
In Philippines, lawmakers move to make divorce legal
(Catholic News Service, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Siberian Jehovah's Witness forced into psychiatric examination
(Credo.Press, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Yakut shaman complains to ECHR
(Interfax-Religion)
Russia: Will church's alleged "fire safety" violations be resolved?
(Victoria Arnold, Forum 18 News Service)
Journalism train wreck: Catholic scholar pours acid on news story about abortion and politics
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Election-year coverage should focus on Catholics as being ‘politically homeless'
(Clemente Lisi, GetReligion)
Lord David Neuberger: ‘I half envy, half don’t understand religious people’
(Zaki Cooper, Jewish News)
The Queen sends her ‘best wishes’ to United Synagogue ahead of 150th anniversary
(Mathilde Frot, Jewish News)
The Pope and the bomb
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Expansive love in a borderless world: Nuclear disarmament in fraught times (Responding to: The Pope and the bomb)
(Emily Welty, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Nuclear disarmament and the power of the Catholic church (Responding to: The Pope and the bomb)
(Joan Rohlfing, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
The church and nuclear disarmament in a schizophrenic time (Responding to: The Pope and the bomb)
(Gerard Powers, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
The coming age of diplomacy (Responding to: The Pope and the bomb)
(James E. Goodby, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
The Pope and the bomb conference: Some emerging insights (Responding to: The Pope and the bomb)
(Margaret R. Pfeil, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Unlocking the Catholic potential for nuclear disarmament (Responding to: The Pope and the bomb)
(Kevin G. Ahern, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Latin America’s new war of religion
(The Economist)
Cottle Strawberry to pay $12,500 to settle EEOC religious discrimination lawsuit
(U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission)
Greece joins US-led International Religious Freedom Alliance
(Tasos Kokkinidis, Greek Reporter)
Mitt Romney and John McCain both defied Trump. That’s not a coincidence.
(Helaine Olen, The Washington Post - Opinions)
Wednesday, 5 February 2020
Morocco co-sponsors meeting on prevention of hate speech and incitement to discrimination
(The North Africa Post)
Argument: India's new laws hurt women most of all
(Nilanjana Bhowmick, Foreign Policy)
Massive delays cause Democrats to release partial results for Iowa caucuses
(Kayla Koslosky, Christian Headlines)
Trump impeachment, which put Jewish advocates on center stage, ends with president’s acquittal
(Ron Kampeas, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Romney impeachment vote heartens some, angers others in Utah
(Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press)
6 Jewish moments during Donald Trump’s 2020 State of the Union speech
(Ron Campeas, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
'Life is a sacred gift from God' - Trump backs ban on late-term abortion in State of the Union address
(Michael Foust, Christian Headlines)
Pro-life leaders rally behind State of the Union
(Catholic News Agency)
Abu Dhabi marks interfaith effort a year after Pope's visit
(Associated Press)
Intel: Trump touts eliminating Soleimani, Baghdadi at State of the Union
(Bryant Harris, Al-Monitor)
No religious freedom in ASEAN?
(The ASEAN Post)
Venezuela tops foreign policy agenda in State of the Union
(Catholic News Agency)
How did pro-life Democrats caucus in Iowa?
(Matt Hadro, Catholic News Agency)
Sanders wins endorsement from Muslim group, Iowa's only Muslim state legislator
(Aysha Khan, Religion News Service)
Among Democrats, Christians lean toward Biden, while ‘nones’ prefer Sanders
(Michael Lipka and Gregory A. Smith, Pew Research Center Fact Tank)
Pope Francis met woman who grabbed him New Year's Eve
(Hannah Brockhaus, Catholic News Agency)
Israeli left paralyzed over Trump’s peace plan
(Ksenia Svetlova, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)
California university reaches settlement with Students for Life in discrimination suit
(Catholic News Agency)
From young evangelicals to National Prayer Breakfast: An urgent call on climate change
(Kyle Meyaard-Schaap, Religion News Service)
Intel: Pentagon pauses program that helps Turkey target PKK
(Amberin Zaman, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)
Will Tunisia have a seat in future Libyan dialogues?
(Elizia Volkmann, Al-Monitor)
What brought Iranian forces to Idlib front?
(Hamidreza Azizi, Al-Monitor: Iran Pulse)
Pope, with eye to Argentine debt, urges financial solidarity
(Associated Press)
Will developments in Idlib force Ankara to turn to the West again?
(Semih Idiz, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)
Iran’s Khamenei defends pre-election purge of Reformists
(Al-Monitor: Iran Pulse)
Syrian mercenaries fight Turkey’s battles in Libya
(Khaled al-Khateb, Al-Monitor: Syria Pulse)
US peace plan quashes hopes for Israel-Hamas cease-fire
(Ahmad Abu Amer, Al-Monitor: Palestine Pulse)
Muslim nations reject Trump’s Mideast plan in Saudi meeting
(Aya Batrawy, Associated Press)
Trump’s 'peace plan' rewards settler violence
(Akiva Eldar, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)
Legal Spirits Episode 019: Oral argument in the Blaine Amendments case
(Center for Law and Religion Forum at St. John's University School of Law)
The Supreme Court is poised to deliver a victory to school choice advocates
(Mark Movsesian, Center for Law and Religion Forum at St. John's University School of Law)
Companies offer rebuke of Tennessee’s anti-LGBT adoption law
(Jonathan Mattis, Associated Press)
Facebook takes down anti-Semitic page, governor says
(Associated Press)
Noise restrictions on sidewalk abortion counselors upheld
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Former missionary to lead Brazil’s isolated indigenous unit
(Mauricio Savarese, Associated Press)
Indonesian acquitted of blasphemy for taking dog into mosque
(Associated Press)
Indonesian sentenced to life in prison in bomb plots
(Niniek Karmini, Associated Press)
I’m an Orthodox Jew and social scientist. Here are 3 forces that pushed my community toward the Republican Party.
(Hannah Lebovits, Jewish Telegraphic Agency: Opinion)
Weekend thinker from David French: Does it matter if media elites don't 'get' Pentecostalism?
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Anti-Semitic incidents in Britain rise for 4th year straight year to reach all-time high
(Cnaan Liphshiz, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Vatican has 'no information' on Gänswein leave of absence report
(Hannah Brockhaus, Catholic News Agency)
Vatican seeks to explain absence of aide after book scandal
(Nicole Winfield)
Tuesday, 4 February 2020
The importance of Papal diplomacy: Francis re-commits to international cooperation & dialogue
(Massimo Faggioli, Commonweal)
Trump promises to grant Iraqi Christians facing deportation extensions to stay in US
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)
Argentine journalist uses conspiracy theory about Jews to explain Kobe Bryant’s death
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Donald Trump and Pete Buttigieg find that discussing abortion is always difficult
(Terry Mattingly, OnReligion)
Save our rainforests, say Indonesian religious leaders
(Katharina R. Lestari, UCA News)
Nigerian church torched by suspected Fulani; over 2 dozen killed in attacks
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)
NHS scrutinizes puberty blockers amid complaints, lawsuit against Tavistock clinic
(Brandon Showalter, The Christian Post)
Uganda 'studying' to see if embassy should be opened in Jerusalem
(Mikaela Mathews, Christian Headlines)
Senators give closing arguments in impeachment trial
(Lori Arnold, Christian Headlines)
Superintendent stands up to Atheist group, says school is not 'a religion-free zone'
(Michael Foust, Christian Headlines)
At State of the Union, what pro-life leaders hope to hear
(Christine Rousselle, Catholic News Agency)
Opposition mounts to Florida’s Vulnerable Child Protection bill
(Catholic News Agency)
German court reverses school's niqab ban
(Catholic News Agency)
At Muslim hackathon, techies build community and tools to access Islamic learning
(Aysha Khan, Religion News Service)
Federal judge accepts religious liberty defense of immigrant rights activists
(Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service)
Algeria battles larger countries to vie for leading role in Libya peace process
(Simon Speakman Cordall, Al-Monitor)
Iraqi Jews in Israel watch protests with hope
(Lujain Elbaldawi, Al-Monitor: Iraq Pulse)
EU’s top diplomat in Iran to discuss fragile nuclear deal
(Al-Monitor Staff, Al-Monitor: Iran Pulse)
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