Law and Religion Headlines
Saturday, 27 July 2019
Waytha Moorthy: Orang Asli must be given freedom to choose their own religion, not forced into social norms
(Yiswaree Palansamy, Malay Mail)
Religious favoritism alleged as Lancaster suburb considers letting Amish house 2 horses on half-acre lots
(Jeff Hawkes, Lancaster Online)
No court can stop us from practising our religion, says IMN
(The Cable)
UP police arrests 4 for uploading hate song 'Jo Na Bole Jai Shri Ram' after it went viral
(Aishwarya Dharni, Scoop Whoop)
A brave soldier in the fight for minority rights in Bangladesh
(Janet Levy, American Thinker)
Religious communities consider how much faith to put in marijuana
(Kristin E. Holmes, Star Tribune)
India: Basava Dharma is an independent religion: Siddaramaiah
(Jagadish Angadi, Deccan Herald)
Italian town to issue fines for blasphemy, cursing in public
(Donica Phifer, Newsweek)
Mass. Medical Society backs end to religious exemption for vaccines
(Alexi Cohan, Boston Herald)
Boris Johnson’s religion: Boris Johnson’s confusing and contradictory religious history
(The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Religious groups react to rumors the U.S. will stop admitting refugees. What would it mean for U.S. values?
(Sofia Jeremias, Deseret News Faith)
AP Interview: Indonesia leader to speed reform in final term
(Stephen WRight and Karin Laub, Associated Press)
Friday, 26 July 2019
Demolitions in East Jerusalem set a 'dangerous precedent,' says World Council of Churches head
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Death penalty decision answers lingering questions about how Barr’s faith affects his politics
(Charles C. Camosy, Religion News Service)
Yes, American religious liberty is in peril
(David French, The Wall Street Journal)
No, American religious liberty is not in peril
(Marci Hamilton, The Wall Street Journal)
Friday Five: RNA lifetime winner, new Forward editor, funny obit, Jeffrey Epstein, Rob Moll tribute
(Bobby Ross Jr., GetReligion)
Crimea: Prisoner sent to Russia, more awaiting trial
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
Court of Appeal recognized illegal the Ukrainian state’s attempt to rename the Ukrainian Orthodox Church
(Interfax-Religion)
Ukrainian Orthodox Church hopes Zelensky's anti-raiding decree will affect religious sphere
(Interfax-Religion)
Dispute arises over how "Orthodox" Russia is
(Credo Press, Russia Religion News)
U.S.A. sides with new Ukrainian church
(RISU, Russia Religion News)
Two years of persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses in Kemerovo
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News)
Religious liberty shouldn’t come at the expense of human rights
(Amy Fallas, Sojourners)
Puerto Rican bishops call for peace, harmony after governor’s resignation
(Junno Arocho Esteves, Catholic News Service)
Rwanda church seeks agreement with state on contraception, abortion
(Jonathan Luxmoore, Catholic News Service)
Boris Johnson gives British Church Trump-like conundrum
(Charles Collins, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Catholic leaders condemn Trump administration’s move to execute inmates
(Christopher White, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Teenager pleads guilty in plot to attack Muslim community
(Associated Press)
Same-sex couple sues State Department for denying daughter's citizenship
(Rebekah Riess and Jay Croft, CNN)
Gay couple sue over citizenship of child born through surrogacy abroad
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Canadian court orders reconsideration of election date that conflicts with Jewish holiday
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Challenge to attempted search of church is dismissed
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
ACLJ files new lawsuit to defend religious organization against discrimination
(American Center for Law and Justice)
County sued over zoning denial to faith-based recovery program
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Minnesota mom seeks U.S. Supreme Court ruling in minor son’s illegal sex change nightmare
(Thomas More Society)
Cert. filed: Do parents have due process rights in emancipation of teen?
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Judge urges plaintiffs to file new religious discrimination suit
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
USCIRF statement on introduction of House Resolution 512 on blasphemy
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
USCIRF statement on the 2nd Annual Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
USCIRF Vice Chair Nadine Maenza calls for release of Iranian pastor Youcef Nadarkhani
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
What does extremism mean? The British public aren’t sure
(Julian Hargreaves, The Conversation)
In the face of fear and loathing, British Muslims must play hide and seek with their identity to succeed
(Sham Qayyum, The Conversation)
6th Circuit: Street near Planned Parenthood clinic is traditional public forum
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Muslim activists continue to push against Quebec secularism law
(Religion News Service)
Japan holds ritual to build shrines for Naruhito ceremonies
(Associated Press)
Court orders Elections Canada to review moving voting day over religious worries
(The Canadian Press)
China: Asylum Seekers from The Church of Almighty God (CAG)
(Forum for Religious Freedom Europe)
Thursday, 25 July 2019
Without school, a ‘lost generation’ of Rohingya refugee children face uncertain future
(Rubayat Jesmin, The Conversation)
Wednesday, 24 July 2019
Why Shiite Muslim protesters and Nigeria’s security forces keep clashing
(Danielle Paquette, The Washington Post)
When religion meets secularism in urban planning
(Daysia Tolentino, MIT News)
Lebanese police to probe rock band for 'insulting religion': lawyer
(Reuters)
Atheists cheer resolution to combat international blasphemy laws
(Jonathan MS Pearce, Patheos Blog: A Tippling Philosopher)
Faith groups urge State Department to abolish new ‘unalienable rights’ commission
(Aysha Khan, Religion News Service)
Singapore to update law on religious harmony to address spread of hate speech, identity politics
(Tham Yuen-C, Straits Times)
Singapore’s religious harmony law to be updated: Shanmugam
(Kevin Kwang, Channel News Asia)
What the Pew report got wrong about religious restrictions in Israel
(Avi Shafran, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
The latest blast to blasphemy laws: H.R. 512
(The Humanist)
The Latter-day Saints: Overcoming the Mormon legacy on race
(The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Religion section editor of Dagestani newspaper charged with financing terrorism
(Interfax-Religion)
Trump administration honors imam for saving 262 Christians during terror attack
(William Z. Nardi, National Review)
Canadian court orders review of federal election date that falls on Jewish holiday
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Archbishop Kurtz steps down as bishops’ religious liberty chairman
(Catholic News Service)
Clergy speak out against tribal tensions in eastern Nigeria
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Copyright infringement counterclaims not dismissed
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
11th Circuit: Inmate's complaint about halal-compliant food can move ahead
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Philly foster mothers ask Supreme Court to protect foster kids
(Becket)
Cert filed in challenge to exclusion of foster care agencies that reject same-sex couples
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Australian Parliament to ban extremists from coming home
(Rod McGuirk, Associated Press)
3 Sunni Muslims imprisoned for firebombing Australian mosque
(Associated Press)
Indian celebrities protest attacks on dissent, minorities
(Ashok Sharma, Associated Press)
‘In God We Trust’ going up at South Dakota public schools
(Associated Press)
Judge temporarily blocks new Arkansas anti-abortion laws
(Andrew DeMillo, Associated Press)
Spies, harassment, death threats: The Catholic Church in Nicaragua says it’s being targeted by the government
(Mary Beth Sheridan, The Washington Post)
EVENT, 24 July 2019: Anti-Semitism: The World's Oldest Hatred New Again?
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
In Muslim-majority Blitar, villagers maintain interfaith harmony brick by brick
(Asip Hasani, The Jakarta Post)
Another year, another wave of headlines about 'gay Catholics' losing their teaching jobs
(Terry Mattingly, OnReligion)
Tuesday, 23 July 2019
First they came for the Buddhists: faith, citizenship, and the internment camps
(Eric C. Miller, Religion & Politics: Fit for Polite Company)
Orlando McDonald’s refused to hire a Hasidic Jew because of his beard
(Alison Lesley, World Religion News)
Kyrgyzstan: A taste of secularism in religious schools
(Munara Borombaeva, Institute for War & Peace Reporting)
‘Never again’ requires promoting religious freedom for all
(Melissa Langsam Braunstein, The Federalist)
Clergy discipline – Rebuke administered in “an unusual case”
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Turkmenistan: Conscientious objector jailed for four years
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
“Religious freedom” laws are unraveling civil rights as we know it
(Stephanie Guilloud, Truth Out)
Do persecuted Christians receive too much attention at the expense of others? Inside the international effort to protect religious freedom
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News Faith)
Another minority religion under threat in Russia: Who is afraid of Sri Prakash?
(Forum for Religious Freedom Europe)
Iraq could be Francis’s shot at ‘most important papal trip of all time’
(John L. Allen Jr., Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Lawsuit prompts Florida county to end discrimination against religious school
(Alliance Defending Freedom)
Settlement reached in Christian school's zoning fight
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Opponents of Quebec's Bill 21 seek to appeal decision that maintained religious symbols law
(National Post)
New poll shows young americans are not especially knowledgeable about religion
(Tom Gjelten, National Public Radio)
Judge bans prayer, religious music at graduations following atheist suit
(Michael Foust, Christian Headlines)
Monday, 22 July 2019
From DC to Mecca, should ‘human dignity’ be the new ‘religious freedom’?
(Jayson Casper, Christianity Today)
Rejecting Christian refugees
(George Yancey, Patheos Blog: Shattering Paradigms)
Are Christians really the most persecuted religious group in the world?
(Hemant Mehta, Patheos Blog: Friendly Atheist)
US freedom of religion card is a bullying tactic
(Zong Yan, Global Times)
Barrister Suman sued for making ‘derogatory remarks on Hindu religion’
(The Daily Star)
Ecumenical bridge-builder honored with US International Religious Freedom Award for work in Cyprus
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Law and religion round-up – 21st July
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Russia, Belarus and Orthodoxy: Why Vladimir Putin took an atheist to an ancient monastery
(The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
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