Law and Religion Headlines
Wednesday, 18 September 2019
Low-cost DNA kits could decrease rate of unreported, unprosecuted rapes in Kenya
(Eric J. Lyman, Religion News Service)
Sixty years later, only Frank Lloyd Wright synagogue continues as ‘work of art’
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)
From Central Park Five to beacon of hope
(Maina Mwaura, Religion News Service)
A look at Judaism’s place in Israeli politics
(Ilan Ben Zion, Religion News Service)
Religious coworking spaces encourage faith, careers
(Heather Adams, Religion News Service)
Pro-life policies and border funding fuel Congressional budget deadlock
(Matt Hadro, Catholic News Agency)
Ecuador votes not to decriminalize abortion in cases of rape
(Catholic News Agency)
Study finds U.S. abortion rates at all time low
(Catholic News Agency)
Oklahoma judge denies effort to halt ban on D&E abortions
(Catholic News Agency)
Maine bishop laments failed challenge to assisted suicide and abortion laws
(Catholic News Agency)
The unborn child is a person with the right to an identity, say bishops of Panama
(Catholic News Agency)
Bishops in US make the Real Presence a focus of their catechesis
(Catholic News Agency)
Philosophy professor: Live Action, Facebook dispute shows definitions matter
(Michelle La Rosa, Catholic News Agency)
Merriam-Webster redefines ‘They’ to include a non-binary person
(Michael Foust, Christian Headlines)
Liberman sets out religion and state demands for entry into govt
(Jeremy Sharon, The Jerusalem Post)
Documentary follows Pastafarians as they strain for recognition
(Jon Henley, The Guardian)
The First Amendment and state bans on teachers’ religious garb
(Religion News Service)
More public schools are embracing the Bible. Is it literature, or religion?
(Chelsea Sheasley and Patrik Jonsson, Christian Science Monitor)
Arizona media sizzle over whether calligraphers can decline to create gay wedding invites
(Julia Duin, GetReligion)
Religion News Service story on Young Life avoids crucial, complex doctrine questions at Duke
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
News media repeat propaganda against Jehovah's Witnesses
(Alexander Ashurov, Vsia Pravda, Russia Religion News)
House of Bishops opens fall meeting with discussions of same-sex spouse exclusion from Lambeth 2020
(David Paulsen, Episcopal News Service)
Eighth Circuit rules gay couples can’t force Christians to work their ceremonies
(Kate Anderson, The Federalist)
New report on Amazon mafias draws on church-collected data on rural violence
(John L. Allen Jr., Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Acquittal of Dutch doctor leaves euthanasia law unclear in dementia cases
(Sanne Gerrits, Katholiek Nieuwsblad, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Students contend park rules hurt speech, religious liberty
(Associated Press)
Facebook still auto-generating Islamic State, al-Qaida pages
(Desmond Butler and Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press)
Nepal’s sexual minorities say progress in rights has stalled
(Binaj Gurubacharya, Associated Press)
Illinois opens 24 new investigations of alleged clergy abuse
(Associated Press)
AP Explains: A look at Judaism’s place in Israeli politics
(Ilan Ben Zion, Associated Press)
Third Circuit: Ban on religious bus ads violates 1st Amendment
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Federal Court rules in favor of atheist group in COLTS lawsuit
(WNEP)
Greece: Education Ministry moves to end practice of recording pupils' religion, nationality
(ekatheimerini-com)
Senate confirms Catholic law professor as Asst. Secretary of State
(Catholic News Agency)
New York Times makes stunning correction in Kavanaugh allegation story
(Will Maule, Christian Headlines)
Blaine Amendments harm educational opportunity and violate Constitutional rights
(Ilya Shapiro and Dennis Garcia, CATO Institute)
Russian Orthodox Church initiates probe into possible infringement of rights of people prosecuted after Moscow summer riots
(Interfax-Religion)
Priests' letter in support of protesters is political declaration - Russian Orthodox Church
(Interfax-Religion)
Tuesday, 17 September 2019
European Court of Human Rights reviews eight cases involving parental rights
(ADF International)
Cyprus: Elam tables bill seeking ban on Muslim headgear in public spaces
(Lizzy Ioannidou, Cyprus Mail)
Constitution Day 2019
(National Endowment for the Humanities, YouTube)
U.S. Census Bureau Commemorates Constitution Day
It's Constitution Day! This quiz will show how well you know the US Constitution
(Allen Kim, CNN)
National Constitution Center celebrates Constitution Day
(ABC Action News)
Constitution Day Live Blog 2019 and other resources
(The National Constitution Center)
Constitution Day 2019: When was the Constitution written? Facts and activities for children
(Lydia Smith, Newsweek)
Nine myths about the U.S. Constitution (in time for Constitution Day)
(Valerie Strauss, The Washington Post)
Law and religion round-up – 15th September
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Interfaith group KAICIID on a mission to replace hate rhetoric with tolerance
(Arab News)
Interfaith leaders step up to protect the world’s ‘sacred’ rainforests
(Justin Catanoso, Mongabay)
Interfaith group urges congressman to skip Texas rally for India’s prime minister
(Alejandra Molina, Religion News Service)
San Antonio grapples with the tension between church and state
(Joe Hyde, San Angelo Live)
Religion has ‘valuable role’ in forming culture of peace, says U.N. nuncio
(Catholic News Service)
Should college students get a break for religious holidays? One state says yes.
(Linda K. Wertheimer, Religion & Politics: Fit for Polite Company)
Russia to retaliate against U.S. defense of Jehovah's Witnesses
(Znak, Russia Religion News)
Jewish professor sues Pace University for discrimination
(Cnaan Liphshiz, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Greek schools to stop recording pupils’ faith, nationality
(Associated Press)
Norway police: Suspected mosque gunman’s sister shot 4 times
(Associated Press)
Former LGBT marchers shows need for religious freedom in counseling
(Matt Carpenter and David Closson, Christian Post)
Juvenile court can override mother's religious objection to vaccinations
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Baltimore was OK to vaccinate child against mother's wishes, court says
(Charmaine Little, Legal Newsline)
Four ways President Trump can make religious freedom great again at the UN
(Travis Weber, Townhall)
Trump wants to cut down on legal immigration. Here’s how that will affect religious workers.
(Sally Duffy, America: The Jesuit Review)
New immigration rules impact foreign religious workers
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Judge rules NWTC violated student's First Amendment rights in valentines case
(WBAY News)
Center hosts conversation on church and state at SCOTUS
(Mark Movsesian, Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)
“It is not the Church that turns into the State…on the contrary, the State turns into the Church” (Russian history)
(Marc O. DeGirolami, Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)
California passes bill to require state universities to offer abortion pill
(Theresa Waldrop, CNN)
California Catholic Conference asks governor to veto college abortion bill
(Catholic News Agency)
Massachusetts bishops say action is urgently needed on climate change
(Catholic News Agency)
Faith-based colleges and real news? Gossip is not more Christian than journalism
(Terry Mattingly, OnReligion)
Disputes loom as émigré church leader switches loyalty to Moscow
(Tom Heneghan, Religion News Service)
Synod for the Amazon about more than married priests
(Thomas Reese, RNS Column: Signs of the Times)
They left to join ISIS. Now Europe is leaving their citizens to die in Iraq
(Pilar Cebrian, Foreign Policy)
UN mission accuses accountability for Myanmar ‘genocide’
(Grant Peck, Associated Press)
Opinion: Why Myanmar’s persecuted ethnic groups must stand united against the military
(Yasmin Ullah, The Washington Post)
A 117-year-old synagogue burned to the ground. Police say they’ve charged a man with arson.
(Deanna Paul, The Washington Post)
Why the N.Y. City Council made the ‘painful’ decision to repeal its ban on conversion therapy
(Marisa Iati, The Washington Post)
Atheists pressure IN school to remove teacher’s religious/political propaganda
(Hemant Mehta, Patheos Blog: Friendly Atheist)
Public designation due to involvement in gross violations of human rights of Vladimir Yermolayev and Stepan Tkach, officials of the Investigative Committee in the Russian Federation
(U.S. Department of State)
State Department sanctions two Russians for persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Friday Five: Jarrid Wilson, Jerry Falwell Jr., Wedgwood Baptist anniversary, Ostling on Godbeat
(Bobby Ross Jr., GetReligion)
Admitting fewer refugees ‘runs counter’ to U.S. values, say USCCB leaders
(Catholic News Service)
Biden’s abortion shift tests the politics of his faith
(Elana Schor, Associated Press)
Associated Press delves into Joe Biden's abortion funding reversal and his Catholic faith
(Bobby Ross Jr., GetReligion)
This is Constitution Day 2019: Only 40% of Americans can pass a civics exam
(Jennie Taer, ARA)
India says expects to gain control over Pakistan Kashmir one day
(ReutersNews Service, Cyprus Mail)
Cardinal Pell submits appeal to Australian High Court
(Catholic News Agency)
Cardinal Pell appeals abuse convictions to Australian High Court
(Catholic News Service)
Are religious Californians really harming the mental health of people who identify as LGBTQ?
(Laura Haynes, Public Discourse: The Journal of the Witherspoon Institute)
Cardinal Marx says German 'synod' will proceed despite Vatican objections
(Ed Condon, Catholic News Agency)
In Russia, a Hindu guru alleges smear campaign by Orthodox Christian activist
(Aleesha Matharu, The Wire)
Seventeen clandestine ISIL cells uncovered in Russia in 2019
(Interfax-Religion)
Russia: Mosque demolished, church to follow?
(Victoria Arnold, Forum 18 News Service)
USCIRF report documents how China’s surveillance state threatens religious freedom
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Court: Phoenix business can refuse to make invitations for same-sex couples
(Lynn Trimble, Phoenix New Times)
Monday, 16 September 2019
Student's distribution of religious Valentines on campus is protected speech
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Israel’s election campaign has been a religious war of words
(Sam Sok and Ben Sales, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Duke University rejects Young Life group over Christian beliefs
(Deborah Bunting, CBN News)
BBC asks: What is the future of religion? Does organized religion have a future?
(Richard Ostling, GetReligion)
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