Law and Religion Headlines
Monday, 23 September 2019
Islam and politics: Why American Muslims lean leftwards for 2020
(The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Head of Council of Muftis gives number of Muslims who live in Moscow
(Interfax-Religion)
Burkina Faso Christians told to “convert or flee”
(Olivia Miller, International Christian Concern)
Head of new Ukrainian church receives German diplomat
(Religiia v Ukraine, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Christian accused of selling beef lynched in India
(Nirmala Carvalho, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Nigerian bishop: We can’t lose sight of human side of nation’s conflicts
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Germany's Catholic Church struggles with women and power
(Christoph Strack, Deutsche Welle)
Virginia jail ends ‘God Pod’ after Muslim inmates sue
(Matthew Barakat, Associated Press)
2 Muslim men from Texas say American Airlines profiled them
(Associated Press)
Human chain rings German cathedral to demand gender equality
(Associated Press)
Parent's challenge to California's boarding school regulation is dismissed
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Judge: Christian group's lawsuit against Wayne State University can move forward
(David Jesse, Detroit Free Press)
Christian student group may continue suit against university
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
RLUIPA does not apply to uninsured Amish roofer repairing homeowner’s damaged roof
(Evan Seeman, RLUIPA-Defense)
AJC welcomes historic UN report on antisemitism
(Press Release, American Jewish Committee)
The abortion mysticism of Pete Buttigieg
(Ross Douthat, The New York Times)
Civil rights group: Airline forced girl, 12, to remove hijab (USA, Canada)
(Associated Press)
What is restorative justice, and what does it have to do with being Catholic? (Harm, Healing, and Human Dignity)
(Caitlin Morneau, Catholic Mobilizing Network)
American government speaks out for Russian Jehovah's Witnesses
(Interfax-Religiia, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Friday, 20 September 2019
Friday Five: #RNA2019, pastor suicide, newspaper credibility, culture wars, hilarious sermons
(Bobby Ross Jr., GetReligion)
ODIHR provides new guidance on freedom of religion or belief and security
(Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe)
Iceland may establish separation of church and state in 15 years
(Reykjavik Grapevine)
The Supreme Court considers mandatory government funding of religious education
(Daniel Mach, American Civil Liberties Union)
These Jehovah's Witnesses have been imprisoned in Eritrea for the past 25 years without trial
(Daniel Avery and K Thor Jensen, Newsweek)
BJC issues public comment opposing proposed hiring discrimination rule
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Previous SYRIZA government’s reforms to religious education ruled unconstitutional
(Nick Kampouris, Greek Reporter)
Why we need religion more than ever in the pursuit of peace
(Blerim Mustafa, Inter Press Service News Agency)
Does “conversion therapy” hurt people who identify as transgender? The new JAMA Psychiatry study cannot tell us
(Mark Regenerus, Public Discourse: The Journal of the Witherspoon Institute)
The court in Ukraine returns citizenship to the deported rector of the Desyatinny Monastery
(Interfax-Religion)
Six Jehovah's Witnesses convicted in same trial
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
A California court dealt a blow to religious liberty. It’s time for SCOTUS to act.
(David French, National Review)
Embracing liberty in no way means embracing moral relativism
(David French, National Review)
Diyanet: The Turkish religious authority that makes millions
(Aram Ekin Duran, Daniel Bellut, Deutsche Welle)
Religious liberty, discrimination and DACA highlight court’s new term
(Carol Zimmermann, Catholic News Service)
During Brexit storm, UK’s efforts to protect religious freedom fly under the radar
(Charles Collins, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Crisis in Kashmir: Modi’s aggressive Hindu nationalism
(Nicole-Ann Lobo, Commonweal)
Just how secular is Britain?
(Marc O. DeGirolami, Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)
Feds cite Islam focus in review of Duke-UNC language grant
(Collin Binkley, Associated Press)
Israel’s election highlights secular-religious divide
(Aron Heller, Associated Press)
Troy sued by feds, accused of illegally rejecting mosque, curbing religious freedom
(Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press)
Justice Department files lawsuit against City of Troy, Michigan, for restrictions on Muslim religious group trying to establish a place to worship
(U.S. Department of Justice)
Justice Department sues Michigan city over mosque zoning
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Saudi government denies medicine to religious prisoner of conscience
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Indonesia rethinks ban on sex outside marriage
(BBC News)
Why federal leaders, despite criticism, aren’t taking a stronger stance on Quebec’s Bill 21
(Maham Abedi, Global News)
New York wants to rescind its anti-conversion therapy law and no one nails them for it?
(Julia Duin, GetReligion)
Rikers Island prison ‘has got to go,’ says New York cardinal
(Christopher White, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Former FARC leader calls on Pope Francis to mediate Venezuela-Colombia crisis
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
British news reports Russian mistreatment of Jehovah's Witnesses
(BBC Russian Service, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
China/Vatican agreement may signal lessening of religious tension
(World Religion News)
‘Boiling us like frogs’: China’s clampdown on Muslims creeps into the heartland, finds new targets
(Gerry Shih, The Washington Post)
Thursday, 19 September 2019
Rise in police killings worry the Church leaders in Brazil
(Eduardo Campos Lima, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
U.N. Special Rapporteur warns about etthno-religious tensions in Sri Lanka
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)
An interdisciplinary look at IP and religion
(Marc O. DeGirolami, Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)
Religion Watch, September 2019, Volume 34 No. 11
(Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion)
Israel: Majority of public want unity govt with no ultra-orthodox parties
(Jeremy Sharon, The Jerusalem Post)
The U.K. is using religion to discriminate against LGBTQ+ refugees
(Shannon Power, Out)
Symposium: Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue: The battle between may fund and must fund
(Frank Ravitch, SCOTUSblog)
Symposium: Anti-Catholic Blaine Amendments like Montana’s are presumptively unconstitutional
(Eric Rassbach, SCOTUSblog)
Symposium: Stripping church-state separation to the bone? The Supreme Court considers mandatory government funding of religious education
(Daniel Mach, SCOTUSblog)
Symposium: Principles or improvisations? Why (and how) the justices should reject anti-religious discrimination
(Rick Garnett, SCOTUSblog)
Symposium: Justices to consider dispute over tax credits for scholarships at religious schools
(Amy Howe, SCOTUSblog)
Symposium: The deference due state constitutional protections for public education
(Alice O'Brien, SCOTUSblog)
Symposium: Do Blaine amendments create a public-school monopoly over moral education?
(Jim Kelly, SCOTUSblog)
How the government can constitutionally support religion
(Gene Veith, Patheos Blog: Friendly Atheist)
ABA urges withdrawal of proposed rule that would expand religious exemption for federal contractors
(Debra Cassens Weiss, ABA Journal)
The Congressional Freethought Caucus has quietly added two more members
(Hemant Mehta, Patheos Blog: Friendly Atheist)
Casting out demons, myths and stereotypes: ASU’s Project Humanities hosts community engagement program designed to dispel falsehoods surrounding religion
(Arizona State University)
For newsroom source lists: A female Muslim lawyer to watch on religious-liberty issues
(Richard Ostling, GetReligion)
Urals Economics University not to expel student over contacts with LGBT
(Interfax-Religion)
Kadyrov ready for dialogue with PACE rep on rights of LGBT persons in Chechnya, although finds problem far-fetched
(Interfax-Religion)
Bishop Caussé gives keynote address at UN Conference in Geneva
(Newsroom, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
UK military bishop to return statue to Argentina, 37 years after Falklands War
(Charles Collins, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Safeguarding chief says English Church needs ‘clear leadership’ to fight abuse
(Charles Collins, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Latest Pew survey a case of good-news, bad-news for American religious leaders
(Elise Harris, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
South African bishop says Church must tackle xenophobia
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Eritrean bishops protest government seizure of Catholic schools
(Francis Njuguna, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
How Turkish is Islam in Lithuania?
(Egdūnas Račius, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Arizona Supreme Court sides with business owner in marriage services dispute
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Jurors side with diocese in pregnant Missouri teacher’s suit
(Associated Press)
3 politicians sorry for using, defending anti-Semitic trope
(Mike Catalini, Associated Press)
Detroit's female genital mutilation case takes a big legal hit
(Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press)
6th Circuit refuses to allow Congress to intervene to defend FGM ban
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Evangelizing students sue over restrictive park rules
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Wheaton College students sue city, say rights to free speech, religious liberty were violated by guards booting them from Millennium Park, restricting access
(Javonte Anderson, Chicago Tribune)
Denial of student visa for religious trainee is upheld
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Chaput: Fr. James Martin's message causes confusion about Church doctrine
(Catholic News Agency)
Father James Martin and Catholic belief
(Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap, Archbishop Chaput's column: Catholic Philly)
EVENT, 19 September 2019: The Museum of the Bible: Whose Bible?
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Is it fair that Washington colleges accommodate religious students’ schedules?
(David Gee, Patheos Blog: Friendly Atheist)
Catholic hospital can be sued for refusing transgender hysterectomy
(Wesley J. Smith, National Review)
Transgender man gets another shot at suit against hospital over denied hysterectomy
(Ross Todd, law.com)
Suit against Catholic hospital that refused transgender procedure may move ahead
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
EVENT, 19 September 2019: Constitution Day address by Professor Mark Movsesian
(The King's College, New York)
Pastafarian pastor praises the Flying Spaghetti Monster at government-sponsored prayer session in Alaska
(Aila Slisco, Newsweek)
Pastafarian pastor leads prayer at Alaska government meeting
(Associated Press)
Not everybody wants thoughts and prayers after a disaster, according to a study of hurricane survivors
(Allen Kim, CNN)
Russia looks for more severe punishment of Jehovah's Witnesses
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Russian judge gives proper legal assessment of bias against Jehovah's Witnesses
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Chaguan: China’s atheist Communist Party encourages folk religion
(The Economist)
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