Law and Religion Headlines
Saturday, 30 November 2019
Evidence of national coordination of anti-Jehovah's Witnesses activity
(SocialMediaNews, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Moscow court arrests U.S. rabbi in absentia in Schneerson library case
(Interfax-Religion)
Thinking along with Stephen L. Carter: What's at stake in Salvation Army culture wars?
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Thoughts and prayers: Religion stays in B.C. legislature, now joined by ‘reflections’
(Simon Little, Global News.ca)
As Americans become less religious, the role of chaplains may grow
(Alejandra Molina, The Washington Post)
Universalism, means-testing, the "Nordic model" . . . and school choice
(Rick Garnett, Mirror of Justice)
The Nordic Welfare Model: Equality isn't cheap
(Max Foley-Keene, Commonweal)
Why the LDS Church joined LGBTQ advocates in supporting Utah's conversion therapy ban
(Tara Law, Time)
Manitoba had a cheeky response to Quebec’s ban on religious symbols
(Lila MacLellan, Quartz)
Canada: Speak up to protect conscience rights
(Barry W. Bussey, Canadian Counsel of Christian Charities)
Trinidad And Tobago government to legalize cannabis for medical and religious use
(Desmond O'Flynn, Born2Invest)
Is Leeds losing its religion? Exploring the importance of faith in a modern day city
(Emma Ryan, Yorkshire Evening Post)
Iran opposition leader compares supreme leader to shah
(Jon Gambrell)
Iraqi PM formally submits resignation amid more violence
(Samya Kullab and Murtada Faraj, Associated Press)
For the first time, most Americans prefer life imprisonment to death penalty
(Catholic News Agency)
Religious discrimination bill: faith-based groups and equality advocates welcome delay
(Sarah Martin, The Guardian)
Friday, 29 November 2019
Human Rights breaches in Haiti, Algeria and Cuba
(Press Release, The Eurpean Parliament)
Why some Swiss parents are choosing to homeschool
(MENAFN -Swissinfo)
France debates single women's and lesbians' access to IVF
(Isabel Kaplan, The Nation)
The decriminalisation of abortion is one step closer in Belgium
(The Brussels Times)
Slovakia set to pass law forcing women to view images of embryo or foetus before abortion
(Jon Stone, The Independent)
New Zealand: Referendum question is too vague and misleading, says ethicist
China's oppression of the Uighurs: 'The equivalent of social genocide'
(Bernhard Zand interview of German anthropologist Adrian Zenz)
Reading the Bible in China: Tough times for religious publications
(Sun Kairui, Bitter Winter)
As the Chick-fil-A flap shows, the brands we buy are increasingly a values proposition
(Tara Isabella Burton, RNS Column: Religion Remixed)
My friendship with Peter Singer 10 years on
(Charles C. Camosy, RNS Column: Purple Catholicism)
Was Mister Rogers the messiah?
(Jeffrey Salkin, RNS Column: Martini Judaism)
The Judeo-Christian tradition versus Donald Trump
(Mark Silk, RNS Column: Spiritual Politics)
(India) Opinion | BHU protests are misguided in the name of religion
(Shashi Shekhar, Live Mint)
South Africa: Protecting the ANC has become a religion
(Mamphela Ramphele., New 24 and City Press)
Supreme Court to consider whether FBI agents can be sued for money damages for religious freedom violation
(Debra Cassens Weiss, ABA Journal)
The History of Thanksgiving
(Editors, History.com)
Thanksgiving prayers 2019: Prayers from Christianity, Judaism, Islam, and other religions
(Hunter Moyler, Newsweek)
Why God continues to have a place at Thanksgiving tables and in Thanksgiving stories
(Clemente Lisi, GetReligion)
Americans are still most thankful to God at Thanksgiving, according to new study
(Hazel Torres, Christian Today)
Why we celebrate Thanksgiving on the 4th Thursday of November
(Tanya Ballard Brown, NPR)
Despite violence, Asian Catholic leaders promote interfaith dialogue
(Sarah Salvadore, National Catholic Reporter)
The Construction of Fatherhood: The Jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights
(Alice Margaria, Cambridge University Press)
Church of England statement on abortion
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Thursday, 28 November 2019
Egypt: Christian activist's arrest prompts warnings on dissent
(Catholic News Agency)
Iran: Training centers for terrorism and fundamentalism set on fire - OpED
(Hassan Mahmoudi, Eurasia Review)
The Last Shakers? Keeping the faith in a community facing extinction
(Katherine Lucky, La Croix International)
Two-state solution is dead
(Viewpoint by Jonathan Power, In-Depth News Analysis)
Assyrian Patriarchs address Christian Persecution Conference in Hungary
(Bar Daisan, AINA (Assyrian International News Agency))
Abortion ‘logic’: Kill Kenyan children in the womb to prevent killing outside the womb
(Laura Nicole, LIve Action)
Reaffirming human dignity and its relationship to religious freedom
(Religious Freedom Institute)
Reuniting faith and reason
(Rachel Lu, Law & Liberty)
Kazakhstan: Imminent prison trial for ailing prisoner
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
Kazakhstan: Appeals rejected in absentia
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
EVENT, 29 November 2019: Religious Liberty Lecture and Conference: Religious freedom and inclusivity - compatibility, conflict and the future
(The University of Notre Dame Australia, Sydney)
Wednesday, 27 November 2019
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese official arrested on wire fraud charges
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Some factional church claims subject to Ecclesiastical Abstention doctrine
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Utah set to become 19th state banning ‘conversion therapy’
(Brady McCombs, Associated Press)
Do calls for animal rights interfere with religious freedoms?
(Krista Kihlander, Sentient Media)
Religious Freedom In Focus, Volume 83 – November/2019
(Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice)
Dimitriou arrested and charged with two embezzlement schemes
(The National Herald)
RFI FORIS scholar discusses new book on government discrimination against religious minorities and their institutions
((Dr. Jonathan Fox), Religious Freedom Institute)
Disabled veteran sues over personalized license plate
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Give thanks for the humanitarian habits of religious people
(Karl Zinsmeister, Real Clear Politics)
Pompeo assails China for rights abuses after document leak
(Matthew Lee, Associated Press)
A nuanced report card on religious liberty
(Mark David Hall, Law & Liberty)
How do some young Americans remain believers while living in 'digital Babylon'?
(Terry Mattingly, OnReligion)
Right policy, wrong approach? What experts are saying about a plan to tie foreign aid to religious freedom
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News | InDepth)
The post-Christian culture wars: The Trump administration’s two most revealing speeches weren’t given by Trump.
(Ezra Klein, Vox)
Why support for the death penalty is much higher among white Americans
(Kevin O'Neal Cokley, The Conversation)
The fight over a religious-freedom commission heats up
(John Hirschauer, National Review)
Detroit priest faces lawsuit over homily at suicide victim’s funeral
(Jonah McKeown, Catholic News Agency)
Mixing politics and religion, the US stalls UN work on women’s rights
(Barbara Crossette, Pass Blue)
Freedom of religion vs Freedom of Expression
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)
Kentucky Iraq War veteran sues state after being forced to turn in ‘INFDL’ license plate
(Mike Stunson, Lexington Herald-Leader)
Imam's interpretation of halal held relevant to sincerity of inmate's beliefs
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Is China a model of the common good?
(Matthew Schmitz, First Things)
Religious Freedom Restoration Act: AP story shows why this is a law liberals could love
(Julia Duin, GetReligion)
Volkswagen defends presence in China's Xinjiang amid uproar over Uighur abuses
(Jon Shelton, Deutsche Welle)
Chinese social network TikTok blocks teenager who criticized Uighur camps
(Sofia Diogo Mateus, Deutsche Welle)
China’s religion chiefs to double down on bringing doctrine in line with socialist dogma
(Nectar Gan, South China Morning Post)
The man behind China’s detention of 1 million Muslims
(Associated Press)
China investigates Christian book buyers
(China Aid)
4 Christians killed by Fulani herdsmen in Nigeria; 2 suspects arrested
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)
Buddhist nationalists claim victory in Sri Lankan election
(Emily Schmall, Associated Press)
Jehovah's Witnesses arrested for social gathering in restaurant
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
How to have grace-filled conversations over the holidays despite opposing political opinions
(Scott Slayton, Christian Headlines)
Pope names financial supervisor president of watchdog authority
(Hannah Brockhaus, Catholic News Agency)
Pope Francis: To protect life, love life
(Hannah Brockhaus, Catholic News Agency)
Christian leaders in Egypt reflect on persecution of Coptic minority
(Christopher White, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
The negative effects of Quebec’s Bill 21 on lawyers and public alike
(Nour El-Sabah Farhat, Canadian Lawyer)
Eritrean migrants face torture in Libya: What the international community can do
(Anna Triandafyllidou and Katie Kuschminder, The Conversation)
Tibetans say the Dalai Lama should choose his successor
(Associated Press)
UK government throws support behind Red Wednesday’s spotlight on persecuted Christians
(Charles Collins, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Argument: Kashmir could wreck India's reputation among Afghans
(Hari Prasad and Zoe Leung, Foreign Policy)
5 years after Islamic State massacre, an Iraqi minority is transformed by trauma
(Tutku Ayhan and Gunes Murat Tezcur, The Conversation)
How the Sahel has slipped into a new post-Jihadist era
(Bakary Sambe, The Conversation)
Opinion: British Jews’ fears have become a political issue – but they must be taken seriously
(Keith Kahn-Harris, The Guardian)
Jewish communities returning to their origins in Budapest’s quiet western district
(Cnaan Liphshiz, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Religious progressivism
(Colin Turfus, Quillette)
Ukraine has seen no attacks motivated by anti-Semitism in past 3 years - Association of Jewish Communities
(Interfax-Religion)
In Mexico, thousands renew consecration to Christ the King
(Catholic News Agency)
Does the Vatican's quasi-official newspaper have a 'fake news' problem?
(Clemente Lisi, GetReligion)
Is it time for the Vatican to rethink its line on a ‘Two-State Solution’?
(John Allen Jr., Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Tuesday, 26 November 2019
On the Armenian Genocide Resolution
(Mark Movsesian, Center for Law and Religion Forum at St. John's University School of Law)
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