Law and Religion Headlines
Monday, 6 January 2020
Law and religion round-up – 5th January
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Kaifeng Jewish ommunity suffers new suppression
(Wang Yichi, Bitter Winter: A Magazine on Religious Liberty and Human Rights in China)
Seeking the cross: Icy dips mark the feast of Epiphany (Bulgaria)
(Veselin Toshkov, Associated Press)
Berlin police stop removal of urn that angered Jewish groups
(Associated Press)
Renovation chief: Notre Dame Cathedral is not saved yet
(Sylvie Coret, Associated Press)
Italy expels Moroccan imam, cites his support for IS
(Associated Press)
Court refuses to examine parties' need for Jewish religious divorce
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Disruptive religion: Why we sometimes need religion to offend us and disturb the status quo
(Cynthia G. Lindner, Sightings: The Martin Marty Center, University of Chicago Divinity School)
Rethinking religious liberty: An interview with Melissa Rogers
(John Gehring, Commonweal)
Women perform in favor of abortion before Mexican cathedral
(Amy Guthrie, Associated Press)
Kenyan Catholic leaders alarmed at increase in terror attacks
(Fredrick Nzwili, Catholic News Service)
West Virginia Catholic school wins video contest on opioid awareness
(Associated Press)
New York bishops join solidarity march after anti-Semitic attacks
(Christopher White, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
After decades of fighting, United Methodists avoid a visit from Ghost of the Episcopal Future?
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Weekend Plug-In: Why Texas minister talked to Bobby Ross – only – about deadly church shooting
(Bobby Ross Jr., GetReligion)
Serbian, Montenegrin Orthodox Churches hold dueling Christmas ceremonies amid tensions over new law on religion
(radio fre, Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty)
Serbian president cancels visit to Serbs in Montenegro
(Associated Press)
New York State will spend $45 Million for protection at religious schools and institutions
(Jimmy Vielkind, The Wall Street Journal)
In a church of their own, Latino atheists fear no God. But Mom? That’s another matter
(Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times)
HWPL: Pan-Religious statement alarms the Christian Council of Korea
(Yahoo News)
New York governor announces $45 million marked for security at religious schools
(Mary Farrow, Catholic News Agency)
Planned Parenthood annual report: More government money, more abortions
(Matt Hadro, Catholic News Agency)
Mob sets fire to Catholic church serving Chilean police
(Catholic News Agency)
Supreme Court of the Philippines rejects petition to legalize same-sex marriage
(Catholic News Agency)
Sunday, 5 January 2020
Quiet hope: A New Year's Resolution
(R.J. Snell, Public Discourse: The Journal of the Witherspoon Institute)
Censorship highlights role of alternative media outlets in Lebanese revolution
(Hanan Hamdan, Al-Monitor: Lebanon Pulse)
Saturday, 4 January 2020
Global Family Day ushers in 2020
(T Sandeep Bhushan, The Hans India)
EVENT, 4 January 2020: Legal scholar speaks on religious liberty at Young Israel of Teaneck
(Larry Yudelson, Jewish Standard)
What one religious freedom expert expects to happen in 2020
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News)
The decade's biggest religion news stories
(Paul O'Donnell, Religion News Service)
At the door of the new decade, we must strive for a better legacy for human rights
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)
Trends in terrorism: What's on the Horizon in 2020
(Colin P. Clarke, Foreign Policy Research Institute)
Start of a new year: Stories and trends to watch for on the Catholic beat in 2020
(Clemente Lisi, GetReligion)
Catholic Relief Services prepares for busy 2020 in Africa
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Boxing Day Quiz 2019 – The Answers
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Against the tide of humanity: India proceeding with discriminatory laws
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)
‘India is biggest threat to interfaith harmony’: Rehman Malik
(ARY News)
Back to India’s secular future: Protests over the Citizenship Amendment Act are rallying Indians of all stripes around their country’s foundational principles
(Kapil Komireddi, Foreign Policy)
Christians face ‘heightened intolerance’ in India, activist claims
(Nirmala Carvalho, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Homeland Security chief orders review of protections for religious groups after recent attacks
(Gina Harkins, The Washington Post)
Attorney General Marshall issues statement on church security and Alabama’s Stand-Your-Ground Law
(Daily Mountain Eagle)
‘The tension is real.’ Religious leaders seek out safety training, volunteer security in wake of church shootings
(Andrea Zelinski , Allie Morris and Dylan McGuinness, Houston Chronicle)
Some churches move toward armed security during services
(Associated Press, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Third case registered against Raveena Tandon, 2 others in Punjab for ''hurting religious sentiments''
(Outlook India)
Modi's 'Muslim problem': Are Indian Muslims 'invaders', 'scumbages' or equal ciizens? – OpEd
(M. Adil Khan, Eurasia Review)
Israel’s Parliament moves toward invalidating some conversions to Judaism
(Dan Perry, Associated Press)
Ivory Coast cardinal calls on president to pardon opposition supporters
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Texas judge: Hospital can remove baby from life support
(Jamie Stengle, Associated Press)
There he goes again: New York Times Editor Dean Baquet on journalists getting religion
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Nigeria: Sanwo-Olu urges Muslims to practice peace with people in other religion
(Nigerian Tribune)
Muslim population of England smashes three million mark for first time ever, figures reveal
(Les Steed, The Sun)
Don’t understand what happened between the U.S. and Iran? Here’s your 60-second explainer
(Herb Scribner, Deseret News)
UK: Should veganism be protected as a belief?
(Al Jazeera)
Vegans could get the same legal protections as religious people, as a landmark case is heard in Britain
(Rob Picheta, CNN)
How to avoid another war in the Middle East: De-escalating after the Soleimani strike
(Kelly Magsamen, Foreign Affairs)
Opening Pandora's Box in Iraq - OpEd
(Dave Lindorff, Eurasia Review)
What Soleimani’s death means for Iran, West Asia and the world
(Kabr Taneja, Observer Research Foundation)
Let's remember what Christmas is all about
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)
Pope: Governments must ensure all have access to health care
(Associated Press)
Ethical veganism is a protected belief, rules Employment Tribunal
(Samuel March, UK Human Rights Blog)
Friday, 3 January 2020
After killing of Iranian general, religious leaders call on Americans to #PrayForPeace
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News)
US strike on Iranian military leader sparks escalation fears
(Jack Detsch, Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East)
Mideast expert calls strike on Iranian general a ‘game-changer’
(Dennis Romboy, Deseret News)
Will Iran's response to the Soleimani strike lead to war? What Tehran is likely to do next
(Ilan Goldenberg, Foreign Affairs)
The death of the U.S.-Iraqi relationship (Soleimani wasn’t the only casualty of the U.S. strike in Baghdad)
(Emma Sky, Foreign Affairs)
How Russia is reading the killing of Qasem
(Maxim A. Suchkov, Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East)
Methodists propose split in gay marriage, clergy impasse
(Travis Loller and Gary Fields, Associated Press)
What does the Methodist divide mean?
(Mark Movsesian, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)
Methodist Church leaders from around world propose amicable split to resolve dispute over gay marriage and gay clergy
(Associated Press)
Yemeni local tribal mediation succeeds in releasing 135 prisoners
(Naseh Shaker, Al-Monitor: Gulf Pulse)
Marriage (Same-sex Couples) and Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) (NI) Regulations 2019
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
EJIL: Talk! - Most read posts in 2019
(Dapo Akande, EJIL: Talk!)
The Top Ten consistory court judgments of the decade?
(Matthew Chinery, guest post, Law & Religion UK)
Opposing same-sex marriage is not "vilification"
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)
Procedural deference at Strasbourg: A trend calling for a new admissibility criterion?
(Reto Walter, EJIL: Talk!)
Amicus briefs in Supreme Court's abortion cases now available
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Montenegro denounces protest attack on its embassy in Serbia
(Dusan Stojanovic, Associated Press)
Sri Lanka president urges limit on minority political power
(Associated Press)
Trump portrays himself as defender of faith for evangelicals
(Jonathan Lemire and Elana Schor, Associated Press)
Campaign rally at Florida church raises questions about tax-exempt campaigning
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Religion in Mexico and Mexican-American communities
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
A battle for the soul of the nation: eugenics and religion in post-revolutionary Mexico, 1925–1935 (Responding to: Religion in Mexico and Mexican-American communities)
(Elizabeth O’Brien, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Between Catholic tradition and the nationalist state: the Mexican Christian family movement, 1960–1970 (Responding to: Religion in Mexico and Mexican-American communities)
(Emilio Coral Garcia, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Cristero legacies: conflict, landlessness, and Bracero emigration in Mexico's Rosary Belt (Responding to: Religion in Mexico and Mexican-American communities)
(Alberto García Maldonado, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
December 12, 1531: Garrido Canabal against Guadalupe (Responding to: Religion in Mexico and Mexican-American communities)
(Ben Fallaw, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Food for healing: food sovereignty movements in Mexican and Mexican-American communities (Responding to: Religion in Mexico and Mexican-American communities)
(Alyshia Gálvez, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Montezuma’s gold: U.S.-Mexican diplomacy and the rebuilding of Mexican Catholicism, 1937–1960 (Responding to: Religion in Mexico and Mexican-American communities)
(Matthew Butler, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
“Chicago Católico”: Making parishes Mexican in Pilsen (Responding to: Religion in Mexico and Mexican-American communities)
(Deborah Kanter, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
“The Revolution is afraid”: Cristeros and Sinarquistas in Mexico and the United States, 1926–1950 (Responding to: Religion in Mexico and Mexican-American communities)
(Julia Young, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
President of Asia’s bishops’ confederation calls for end of police brutality in Hong Kong
(Charles Collins, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Cuomo: Rebuilding of church lost in 9/11 attacks to resume
(Karen Matthews, Associated Press)
Senator tries again to ban Indiana vouchers over gay firings
(Associated Press)
Federal government’s brief in abortion case supports Louisiana’s position, raises possibility of overruling Whole Woman’s Health
(Amy Howe, SCOTUSblog)
Australia's churches act on national fire crisis with responders and prayers
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Ryan Burge combination punch: Concerning Republicans, Democrats and gaps in pews
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Harassment of ordinary Jehovah's Witnesses in south of Russia
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Liberalism and the death penalty
(Craig S. Lerner, Law & Liberty)
I care about Muslim persecution. And so should you.
(Cheryl Charles, Item Live)
The deadly perils of religious nationalism
(Saad Hafiz, Counter Punch)
Soleimani air strike could mean new danger for Iraqi Christians
(Christine Rousselle, Catholic News Agency)
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