Law and Religion Headlines
Wednesday, 14 August 2019
African bishop: Church must work to end violence against albinos
(Bronwen Dachs, Catholic News Service)
As Amazon synod approaches, new focus given to indigenous rights
(Elise Harris, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
3rd Circuit upholds cross on county seal, citing Supreme Court’s Bladensburg cross ruling
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Georgia's prisoner grooming policy struck down
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Former Jehovah’s Witnesses recount years of sex abuse ahead of landmark case
(Gabrielle Fonrouge, Alex Taylor and Jorge Fitz-Gibbon, New York Post)
Sex abuse lawsuit against Jehovah's Witnesses to be filed today
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Jordan halts film that refers to historical Jewish presence
(Mohammed Daraghmeh, Associated Press)
New survey reveals which religions New Zealanders trust most – and least – after Christchurch shootings
(Simon Chapple, The Conversation)
ELCA declares self a ‘sanctuary church body,’ marches to ICE building in Milwaukee
(Emily McFarlan Miller, Religion News Service)
Pete Buttigieg hires the first faith outreach director of the 2020 campaign
(Julie Zauzmer, The Washington Post)
‘He gets it’: Evangelicals aren’t turned off by Trump’s first term
(Julie Zauzmer, The Washington Post)
‘Using the Lord’s name in vain’: Evangelicals chafe at Trump’s blasphemy
(Gabby Orr, Politico)
Khmer Rouge genocide: Nuon Chea’s death has major implications for justice in Cambodia
(Rachel Killean and Peter Manning, The Conversation)
The rise of anti-Semitism on the left
(Marc A. Thiessen, The Washington Post)
It's not just men: White conservative women have played key role in abortion policy changes this year
(Janell Ross, NBC News)
The state of abortion and contraception attitudes in all 50 states
(PRRI)
Poll: 23 percent of Louisiana residents oppose abortion in all cases — more than any other state
(Elizabeth Crisp, The Advocate)
Poll: Partisan divide on abortion grows
(Jessie Hellmann, The Hill)
Religious feast highlights interfaith unity in Senegal
(Qantara.de)
As education moves online, an interfaith-education group wants to move with it
(Goldie Blumenstyk, The Chronicle of Higher Education)
Mexico wants to run a tourist train through its Mayan heartland — should it?
(Gabriel Diaz Montemayor, The Conversation)
Former Muslim chaplain alleges workplace discrimination at New York prison
(Aysha Khan, Religion News Service)
Tuesday, 13 August 2019
Abortion support remains steady despite growing partisan divide, survey finds
(Ariana Eunjung Cha and Scott Clement, The Washington Post)
Federal judge says prisoners must be allowed 3-inch beards for religious reasons
(Greg Land, Law.com)
Sikh community celebrates law banning religious garb discrimination
(Rachel Vick, Queens Eagle)
We need Christian nationalism because religious neutrality has failed
(Matthew Cochran, The Federalist)
Howrah protest linked to rate card, not religion: Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal
(Live Mint)
Rather die than prove my religion before entering temple: Mamata Banerjee
(NDTV)
He says a priest abused him. 50 years later, he can now sue.
(Rick Rojas, The New York Times)
Marriage registry changes could lead to disestablishment, fears General Synod member
(Cara Bentley, Premier)
US asks Palestinians to explain hate speech, antisemitism
(Tovah Lazaroff, The Jerusalem Post)
CofE commissions review into Smyth case
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Nizhny Novgorod Jehovah's Witnesses lose court appeal
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News)
When religious bigotry is repackaged as #ChristianPrivilege
(Michele Blood, The American Conservative)
Here’s what Israeli Jewish voters find important and less important in the next election
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Baptist college kicks out transgender student after surgery
(Associated Press)
Nigeria’s Shia leader flies to India for medical treatment
(Sam Olukoya, Associated Press)
Saudi Arabia: Important advances for Saudi women
(Human Rights Watch)
Saudi Arabia relaxes legal restrictions on women
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
First Lady Melania Trump begins planning for the 2019 Christmas season at the White House
(The White House)
White House already planning for Christmas
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Oregon man refuses to pay taxes because he’s a Christian who opposes abortion
(Hemant Mehta, Patheos Blog: Friendly Atheist)
Federal court halts Anchorage’s hostility toward sexually assaulted women
(Alliance Defending Freedom)
Australia: Public servant sacked for social media comments
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)
Homeless shelters excluded from city's anti-discrimination ordinances
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Kazakhstan: Officials try to force registration signature withdrawals
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
More than thoughts and prayers: The Catholic Church and gun control
(Clemente Lisi, Religion Unplugged)
Monday, 12 August 2019
Religious leaders in Cuba are bravely confronting the regime’s oppression | Opinion
(Teo Babun, Miami Herald)
Religiously unaffiliated people face harassment in a growing number of countries
(Virginia Villa, Pew Research Center Fact Tank)
French cannabis debate ignores race, religion and mass incarceration of Muslims
(David A. Guba Jr., Religion News Service)
‘Religion is irrelevant in charity’
(Rishikesh Bahadur Desai, The Hindu)
Zomato delivery riders’ pay dispute takes religious turn in latest controversy
(Inc 42)
School that barred transgender student Gavin Grimm from boys’ restroom violated his rights, judge rules
(Debbie Truong, The Washington Post)
Court rejects school's transgender bathroom restrictions
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
7th Circuit clarifies application of ministerial exception doctrine
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Law and religion round-up – 11th August
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Ben Field verdict – statement from Archdeacon of Buckingham
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Christianity and Marxism: Church leaders in central and eastern Europe remain surprisingly loth to condemn their old adversary
(The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Russian bureau drops case against two Jehovah's Witnesses
(Taiga.info, Russia Religion News)
Train station experiment reveals one way to counteract bias against Muslims
(Amina Khan, Los Angeles Times)
Nigerian archbishop says attempts to impose religion on nation is ‘futile’
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
“Back to School Worship Service” in Alabama high school proceeds despite complaint
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Muslims clash with Israeli police at Jerusalem holy site
(Ilan Ben Zion, Associated Press)
Clashes undermine fragile truce over Jerusalem holy site
(Ilan Ben Zion, Associated Press)
Millions of Muslims prepare to perform the hajj amid calls for a boycott
(Mehmet Ozalp, The Conversation)
Towards an inclusive Sudan
(CSWPress, FoRB in Full (a blog by CSW))
Language matters: What is persecution?
(CSWPress, FoRB in Full (a blog by CSW))
Remembering genocide: Five years on
(Jeremy Barker, Religious Freedom Institute)
I’m one of hundreds of archaeologists exiled from Syria who’s mourning what the war is costing us
(Lubna Omar, The Conversation)
Sides agree to extension in synagogue massacre case
(Associated Press)
‘They want to erase us.’ California Uighurs fear for family members in China
(Sarah Parvini, Los Angeles Times)
Saturday, 10 August 2019
New state law bans discrimination against workers who wear religious garb
(Bernadette Hogan, New York Post)
Viet Nam: Interests of religious groups, nation are intertwined: PM
(Viet Nam News)
Modi government likely to bring bill to prevent religious conversion in next Parliament session
(Santosh Kumar, Zee News)
More churches are checking the national sex offender registry. Is it helping?
(Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service)
Church statement on marriage registration changes
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Zelensky discusses Crimea, Donbass with Patriarch Bartholomew
(Interfax-Religion)
Authorities have easy way to punish elderly Jehovah's Witnesses
(Evgeny Safronov, Otkrytye Media)
Antisemitism in Lithuania overwhelms Jewish community activity
(Interfax-Religiia, Russia Religion News)
Unalienable rights and religious freedom
(Thomas K. Johnson, Providence Mag)
Even secular Tel Aviv shuts down for Shabbat. It’s a powerful antidote to consumerism
(Diana Shaw Clark, Forward)
As Hong Kong tensions intensify, Catholics call for cool heads
(Catholic News Service)
Ep. 02: Academic view of Christian nationalism
(Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Statement against Christian nationalism garners 10,000 Christian signatories (and counting)
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Iran leader urges Muslims to block ‘doomed’ US peace plan
(Associated Press)
Friday Five: El Paso and Dayton, RNS on scene, Liberty's J-school, whopper correction
(Bobby Ross Jr., GetReligion)
China censors 'Bible, 'God' from children's books: report
(Caleb Parke, Fox News)
Friday, 9 August 2019
Federal appeals court overturns decision banning cross from county seal
(Bo Koltnow, WFMZ News)
3rd Circuit upholds cross on county seal
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Thursday, 8 August 2019
Cross in seal of Pa. county ‘plainly constitutional,’ rules appeals court
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)
Cross on Lehigh County seal and flag not discriminatory, Third Circuit says
(P.J. D'Annunzio, Legal Intelligencer)
Court accepts complaint against Bullet Hla Swe for insult to religion
(Burma News International)
Supreme Court and religious liberty: Catholic foster-care case looms
(Lauretta Brown, National Catholic Register)
The upcoming elections are about the future of Israel
(Oded Forer, The Jerusalem Post)
If the separation of church and state is Christian, isn’t support for separation of church and state Christian nationalism?
(D. G. Hart, Patheos Blog: Putting the "Protest" in Protestant)
Code of Practice for funeral directors: Scotland
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Registration of marriage from 2 December 2019 – Faculty Office
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Zelensky promises Patriarch Bartholomew: state won't interfere in church affairs
(Interfax-Religion)
Ukrainian Orthodox Church sees good signal in Zelensky's remarks at meeting with Patriarch Bartholomew
(Interfax-Religion)
We are all Originalists now, sort of
(David McDonald, Real Clear Politics)
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