Law and Religion Headlines
Thursday, 19 December 2019
1,200 detained in India amid ban on citizenship law protests
(Emily Schmall and Ashok Sharma, Associated Press)
India’s new citizenship law excludes Muslims, leading to mass protests, violence
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Radio Times broadcast: Religion and politics
(WHYY Radio Times)
Maldives arrests 3 suspected religious extremists on island
(Mohamed Sharuhan, Associated Press)
Iran leader urges deeper Muslim links to fight US ‘hegemony’
(Eileen Ng, Associated Press)
Yediyurappa says Citizenship Amendment Act does not discriminate on basis of religion
(Times of India)
India’s citizenship law more sinister than it seems
(Asia Times)
Fairness For All Act aims to expand nondiscrimination protections, secure religious exemptions
(Holly Hollman, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Authors: Recent media coverage causes misperceptions on Vatican finances
(Dennis Sadowski, Catholic News Service)
Brazilian Church helps communities, industries affected by oil spills
(Eduardo Campos Lima, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Set aside indifference, fear in order to build peace, pope tells diplomats
(Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service)
UN rapporteur praises pope for reform of abuse secrecy
(Associated Press)
Pope meets new arrivals in Rome, says helping migrants is moral duty
(Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service)
Americans’ religious affiliation has declined over the last decade
(Alexandra DeSanctis, National Review)
Innocent Jehovah's Witnesses locked up for two months
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Sikhism, ethnicity and the 2021 Census: R (Gill)
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Cathedral in Iraq's largest Christian town to be rebuilt in 2020
(Courtney Mares, Catholic News Agency)
Religious minorities around the world face an uncertain future: 5 essential reads
(Kalpana Jain, The Washington Post)
Muslims to contest religious law at Canada’s top court
(Barry Ellsworth, Anadolu Agency)
In Canada, Christmas traditions change as fewer people see religion as the reason for the season
(Angus Reid Institute)
Debates about the seal of confession intensify as Australian mandatory reporting laws move closer to reality
(Ben Wilkie, America Magazine)
In Germany, politics pours into Christmas
(Cathrin Schaer, U.S. News & World Report)
Promoting freedom of religion or belief – key lessons
(Marie Juul Petersen & Katherine Marshall, OpenGlobalRights)
The Afghanistan Papers make clear that America has a repentance problem
(Drew Christiansen, S.J., America: The Jesuit Review)
Authorities sealed off place of worship – Case against Russia filed at European Court
(ADF Inernational)
How Trump Lost an Evangelical Stalwart: The editor in chief of Christianity Today explains his scathing editorial about the president’s behavior—and the damage he argues his fellow Christians are doing to the Gospel
(Emma Green, The Atlantic)
Trump Should Be Removed from Office (It’s time to say what we said 20 years ago when a president’s character was revealed for what it was)
(Mark Galli, Christianity Today)
Trump blasts Christian magazine that called for his removal
(Elana Schor and Jill Colvin, Associated Press)
First in a series? Ambitious AP feature examines waves of stress hitting Catholic priests
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
How a Burmese millionaire changed the world
(Raja Murthy, Asia Times)
Another ruling on business refusal to serve same-sex weddings
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Despite whistleblower complaint, experts say IRS backlash to Mormon group unlikely
(Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service)
A Pew Research Center study on the varying lengths of sermons in Christian churches? That'll preach
(Bobby Ross Jr., GetReligion)
The Digital Pulpit: A nationwide analysis of online sermons
(Pew Research Center Religion & Public Life)
Latter-day Saints march out: AP needed to talk to religious groups that still back Scouting
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Why Pakistan’s former ruler Musharraf was sentenced to death, and what it means
(Madiha Afzal, Brookings)
Protests in Pakistan could shake prime minister’s mandate
(Madiha Afzal, Brookings)
Secretary of State Julian Smith signs regulations introducing same-sex marriage to Northern Ireland
(Belfast Telegraph)
Prince of Wales condemns 'assault on religious freedom' in service at Tamil church
(Press Association, Premier Christian News)
Is Judaism an ethnicity? A race? A nationality? Trump signs an order and provokes an identity crisis.
(Julie Zauzmer, The Washington Post)
Wednesday, 18 December 2019
Recent articles of interest - 16 December 2019
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Russian court liberalizes allowed religious use of residences
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Settlement approved in Muslim woman's suit over booking procedures
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Muslim woman paid $120K in suit alleging Ramsey County jail forced her to remove hijab, strip
(Paul Walsh, Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Mexico’s president wants to protect nation’s separation of church and state
(PBS News Hour)
Mexico president opposes bill to end church-state separation
(Peter Orsi, Associated Press)
Emirati diplomat says promoting tolerance takes time
(Aya Batrawy, Associated Press)
Justices could limit job bias lawsuits against churches
(Mark Sherman, Associated Press)
Prayer at Kashmir’s biggest mosque for 1st time in 4 months
(Aijaz Hussain, Associated Press)
Mayor: Schools official who called Jews ‘brutes’ should quit
(Associated Press)
Jewish cemetery vandalized in northern Slovakian town
(Associated Press)
The culture wars today
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
American conversions to Russian Orthodoxy amid the global culture wars (Responding to: The culture wars today)
(Sarah Riccardi-Swartz, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Evangelical homeschooling and the development of “family values” (Responding to: The culture wars today)
(Seth Dowland, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Exporting culture wars and reframing human rights: the global network of morally conservative homeschooling advocates (Responding to: The culture wars today)
(Julia Mourão Permoser, Kristina Stoeckl, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Global culture wars from the perspective of Russian and American actors: some preliminary conclusions (Responding to: The culture wars today)
(Dmitry Uzlaner, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Populism and Christianity: the tale of two continents (Responding to: The culture wars today)
(Olivier Roy, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
The Russian Orthodox church and global religious freedom (Responding to: The culture wars today)
(Pasquale Annicchino, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
The shifting coordinates of the conservative worldview (Responding to: The culture wars today)
(Kristina Stoeckl, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Transnationalization of the culture wars: rights, rhetoric and reality (Responding to: The culture wars today)
(Clifford Bob, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
What do we miss when we call them “culture wars”? (Responding to: The culture wars today)
(Bethany Moreton, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Ukrainian court reinstates diplomat who blamed Jews for World War II and posed with ‘Mein Kampf’ cake
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Aleppo priest says dire Christmas awaits Christians trapped by Syria’s civil war
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Evangelization happens in Philippine shopping malls, Cardinal Tagle says
(Catholic News Service)
Russian security penalizes Baptist preacher for opposing Orthodox church
(Alexander Pugachev, Nastoiashchee Vremia, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Jehovah's Witnesses harassed for using their songbook
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Kazakhstan: 24 prisoners of conscience, 6 restricted freedom sentences
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
Attention reporters: New poll examines trends among 'Catholic voters' heading into '20 elections
(Clemente Lisi, GetReligion)
Emergency contraception clashes with generic 'beliefs'? Readers needed more facts
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
RFI Middle East Director speaks on humanitarian assistance and religious inequalities
(Religious Freedom Institute)
CofE riposte on accusations against the Rt Rev Stephen Cottrell
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Montenegro’s unjust religion law has united everyone against it
(Konstantin Dojic, Balkan Insight)
Israelis from Russia: A voyage from atheism to religion
(Ksenia Svetlova, Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East)
France’s complicated relationship with Christmas
(The Economist)
Behind bars with the Black Israelites
(Daniel Genis, Tablet)
Tuesday, 17 December 2019
Houses of worship attacked with deadly frequency in 2019
(David Crary, Associated Press)
Legal Spirits Episode 017: Tanzin v. Tanvir and individual liability under RFRA
(Marc O. DeGirolami, Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)
Judge who refused to perform same-sex ceremonies sues over reprimand
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
McLennan County Judge files lawsuit over same-sex marriage reprimand
(Fox 44 News)
Cert. denied In Boise ban on sleeping outdoors
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Opinion: The Supreme Court just denied cities the right to combat homeless encampments
(Stephen Eide, Los Angeles Times)
Death penalty continues to decline in the U.S. according to new report
(Christopher White, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Nativity scene won’t be moving back to courthouse lawn
(Associated Press)
Northern Ireland bishops say ‘unjust’ abortion law requires ‘conscientious objection’
(Charles Collins, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
House bill improves existing system for farmworkers, farmers, say bishops
(Catholic News Service)
Faith, facts, and freedom
(Edwin E. Gantt, Public Square Magazine)
Russia: Can homes now be freely used for worship meetings?
(Victoria Arnold, Forum 18 News Service)
The Washington Post's long quest to explain Buttigieg's race problem while ignoring religion
(Bobby Ross Jr., GetReligion)
Indonesia: Freedom of religion suffers in persistently divided nation
(Ivany Atina Arbi, The Jakarta Post)
Indonesian Muslim groups urge China to stop violating Uyghur rights
(Radio Free Asia)
Chinese TV pulls Arsenal game coverage after Ozil criticism
(Rob Ha, Associated Press)
Adoption and religious upbringing: Abdi Ibrahim
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
WAPO: IRS whistleblower says Mormon church misled regarding charitable accounts
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Mormon Church has misled members on $100 billion tax-exempt investment fund, whistleblower alleges
(Jon Swaine, Douglas MacMillan and Michelle Boorstein, The Washington Post)
Church responds to allegations made by former employee in IRS complaint
(Tad Walch, Deseret News)
First Presidency statement on Church finances
(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
Church finances and a growing global faith
(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
The spiritual foundations of Church financial self-reliance
(Bishop Gérald Caussé, Presiding Bishop, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
The Washington Post says the Church of Jesus Christ has billions. Thank goodness
(Hal Boyd, Deseret News)
How persuasive is whistleblower's claim the LDS church is hiding wealth from the IRS?
(Jana Riess, RNS Column: Flunking Sainthood)
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