Law and Religion Headlines
Friday, 14 June 2019
At global faith forum, Apostle shares seven ways religions can help society prosper
(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
Blaming Evangelicals for losing the culture war
(Marc O. DeGirolami, Law and Religion Forum)
14-15 June 2019: Religious freedom at the crossroads: The rise of anti-Christian sentiment in the West
(Sheridan College - Perth-WA)
Quebec to ram through legislation banning religious symbols, limiting immigration
(CTV News Montreal)
In Texas, secular Americans have limited the Christian right’s lawmaking powers
(Hemant Mehta, Patheos Blog: Friendly Atheist)
New York ends religious exemption from vaccination requirements
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Philippine bishops among critics of China after fishing boat incident
(Catholic News Service)
Thursday, 13 June 2019
Abortion pill now covered for all Canadians
(Alison Lesley, World Religion News)
Vatican releases guide for teachers to counter the gender 'education crisis'
(Alison Lesley, World Religion News)
Southern Baptist historic gavel a reminder of racist legacy
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)
Closing of American Hebrew Academy marks end of Jewish boarding school experiment
(Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service)
Catholic bishops stop short of mandating lay involvement in abuse investigations
(Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service)
Christians flee Burkina Faso after at least 19 Christians are killed in the African nation
(Amanda Casanova, Christian Headlines)
Maine legalizes medically assisted suicide
(Scott Slayton, Christian Headlines)
Jon Stewart delivers impassioned speech propelling bill to fund medical expenses for 9/11 first responders forward
(Lori Arnold, Christian Headlines)
Texas town becomes ‘sanctuary city of the unborn’ as citizens cheer
(Michael Foust, Christian Headlines)
One ministry for all religions; no political parties based on religion - Amaraweera
(Ada Derana)
Kmart says software error led to ‘ban’ on some religious words
(Sascha O'Sullivan, The Australian)
How Hindu nationalism went mainstream: And what that means for Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party
(Kanchan Chandra, Foreign Policy)
Atheist group calls for investigation into gay-hating TN sheriff’s office deputy
(Hemant Mehta, Patheos Blogs: The Friendly Atheist)
Legal challenges pour in against Trump’s faith-based denial-of-care rule
(Sanjana Karanth, Huffington Post)
These lawmakers supported abortion rights. A bishop barred them from Communion
(Reis Thebault, The Washington Post)
Divorce, dissolution and separation Bill
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
USA Today: Can a state allow an adoption agency to discriminate on the basis of religion?
(Julia Duin, Get Religion)
Those experts in Israel were on to something: Why secular-religious divide in Jewish state matters
(Bobby Ross Jr., Get Religion)
Azerbaijan: Book censorship appeal still in Supreme Court
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
Here's 10 steps US Catholic bishops just promised to take to finally end the sexual abuse crisis
(Daniel Burke, CNN)
International forum condemns arrest of Jehovah's Witness
(Kasparov.ru, Russia Religion News)
Jehovah's Witness loses appeal in court
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News)
Violence against Christians on the rise in Africa
(Christoph Strack, Deutsche Welle)
U.S. Air Force extends first religious accommodation to Sikh airman
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Copies of Quran ripped up at mosque in Germany
(Associated Press)
NY moves to end religious vaccine exemption
(Associated Press)
Hung jury in trial of activist for aiding aliens
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Judaism's pro-natalist heritage
(Ari Lamm, First Things)
District Court nominee withdraws amid controversy over brief in 1st Amendment case
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Trump judicial nominee says he withdrew over 'gross mischaracterizations' of record
(Zack Budryk, The Hill)
Judge cracks down on barred Jewish gay conversion group for operating under new name
(Michaelangelo Conte, The Jersey Journal)
Court says conversion therapy provider violated injunction
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Lesbian couple has standing to challenge grants to Catholic foster care agency
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Will United States Supreme Court burst Chicago’s abortion ‘bubble zone’ law?
(Thomas More Society)
Cert. petition filed in challenge to restrictions on abortion clinic sidewalk counseling
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
BYU Religious Freedom Annual Review to explore LGBTQ, women’s issues
(Jenna Alton, The Daily Universe)
Sister Eubank shares practical, tactical, 'small and simple' strategies during G20 Interfaith Forum
(Boyd Matheson, Deseret News: LDS Church News)
Trial over humanitarian aid provided to undocumented immigrants ends in hung jury
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
German court says Catholic Church can keep billions secret
(Associated Press)
After NYPD dropped hate crime case against a Muslim Woman, her own investigation uncovered video surveillance footage
(World Religion News)
Canada’s federal election falls on a Jewish holiday. A lawsuit is trying to change that.
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
New York advances bill ending religious exemptions for vaccines amid 'health crisis'
(Bobby Allyn, National Public Radio)
Wednesday, 12 June 2019
In our opinion: G20 Interfaith Forum answers the question, 'Where can the world turn for peace?'
(Deseret News Opinion)
Dialogue a must to resolve conflicts, head of Saudi-led interfaith dialogue center tells G20 forum
(The Rahnuma Daily)
Elder Gong addresses 'faith, hope and goodwill' at G20 Interfaith Forum in Japan
(Deseret News: LDS Church News)
Religious leaders want to get the attention of world leaders. What's the right approach?
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News InDepth)
Tuesday, 11 June 2019
MS candidates are using religious license plates & atheists’ complaints in ads
(Hemant Mehta, Patheos Blog: Friendly Atheist)
How the politics of religious freedom got turned on their head
(Steven Waldman, Talking Points Memo)
Why the Israel Folau case could set an important precedent for employment law and religious freedom
(Anthony Forsyth, The Conversation)
Texas' "Save Chick-fil-A" bill signed into law
(Alyssa Goard, KXAN)
Christian school raided by California gov't as religious freedom concerns cloud future
(Samuel Smith, Christian Post)
EEOC sues Greyhound for religious discrimination over Muslim garb
(Lisa Burden, HRDive)
UAE: Can religious tolerance help an aspiring Muslim power?
(Taylor Luck, Christian Science Monitor)
A win for gay rights in Botswana is a ‘step against the current’ in Africa
(Alan Yuhas, The New York Times)
The populist right is forging an unholy alliance with religion
(Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins and Anton Jäger, The Guardian)
Jewxit: Could 300,000 Jews flee the UK?
(Hannah Gal, The Jerusalem Post)
Europe and humanism: Europe’s secularists worry about the rise of Christian-nativist populism
(The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Why the nation's two largest religious groups are talking about sex abuse this week
(Daniel Burke, CNN)
Masterpiece Cakeshop owner sued again after refusing to bake ‘gender transition’ cake
(Jack Crowe, National Review)
Nigerian Church leaders urge country to do more to fight corruption
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Italy’s populist government still in uneasy relationship with Church
(Claire Giangravé, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
U.S. Supreme Court declines “In God We Trust” challenge
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Tennessee DA faces investigation after Islam, gay comments
(Associated Press)
DOJ supports lawsuit demanding religious tuition payments
(Associated Press)
French probes ultra-right plot to attack religious venue
(Elaine Ganley, Associated Press)
During LGBTQ Pride Month, Vatican issues document rejecting gender change
(CBS News)
During LGBTQ Pride Month, Vatican issues document on gender theory in education
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Another suit filed against Masterpiece Cakeshop for refusal to create cakes for LGBT events
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Arkansas Supreme Court OKs limits on leaders of prison religious services
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Harpreet Bajwa becomes the first active Airman permitted to wear a turban, beard, and unshorn hair in accordance with his Sikh faith
(American Civil Liberties Union)
Air Force grants religious accommodation to Sikh airman
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Justices reject challenge to 'In God We Trust' on U.S. money
(Alex Swoyer, The Washington Times)
Cert. denied in challenge to "In God We Trust" on currency
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Gary L. Bauer reappointed as USCIRF Commissioner
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Botswana legalizes gay sex, striking down colonial-era laws
(Max Bearak, The Washington Post)
How the battle of bra-baring waitresses and ultrareligious protesters explains Israel’s political crisis
(Loveday Morris and Miriam Berger, The Washington Post)
America's ISIS members are coming home
(Robin Wright, The New Yorker)
How LGBT couples in Russia decide whether to leave the country
(Masha Gessen, The New Yorker)
Monday, 10 June 2019
Jack Phillips faces third lawsuit over refusal to make gender transition cake
(Michael Gryboski, Christian Post)
Young religious Turks growing skeptical of Islam – report
(The Jerusalem Post)
ASEAN MPs tackle religious bias
(Simon Rughneen, La Croix)
Bills supporting religion-based rejection turning parents away from adoption agencies
(Kristian Hernandez, Pratheek Rebala, Nathaniel Carey, and Mike Reicher, USA Today)
Supreme Court rejects atheists' attempt to scrub 'In God We Trust' off US currency
(Caleb Parke, Fox News)
Indian court convicts 6 Hindus in rape and murder of Muslim girl, 8
(Kai Schultz, The New York Times)
Russian church leader says schism with Ukraine church is a global Orthodox issue
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Law and religion round-up – 9th June
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
May a parish or town council grant-aid a place of worship? – further thoughts
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Sasse questions judicial nominee over Knights of Columbus
(Alexandra DeSanctis, National Review)
Liberals won a battle today on religious liberty, but it might cost them the war
(Ryan Everson, Washington Examiner)
Why should Christians support international religious freedom?
(Thomas Farr, Providence Mag)
Sikh airman makes history as he’s given permission to wear turban and beard
(Amy Russo, Huffington Post)
Rabbi attacked in central Argentina
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
In closely watched case, Washington Supreme Court again rules against florist
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
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