Law and Religion Headlines
Thursday, 16 May 2019
California confession debate pivots on how to keep children safe
(John L. Allen Jr., Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Cert. filed in challenge to school's curriculum on the Muslim world
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Churches seek relief in Court from Texas city’s unlawful attempt to skirt state tax laws
(First Liberty)
Dispute over building church in Ekaterinburg continues
(Interfax-Religiia, Russia Religion News)
Legal Spirits Episode 009: The “anti-vaxx” controversy
(Law and Religion Forum)
Man killed over allegation of cow smuggling in Kashmir
(Associated Press)
Mexican court allows abortion if mother’s health is at risk
(David Agren, Catholic News Service)
Muslim prison guard accuses Georgia agency of discrimination
(Associated Press)
NYU chaplain to be first chief rabbi of the United Arab Emirates Jewish community
(Ron Kampeas, Sun Sentinel)
Ontario court upholds requirement that objecting doctors refer patients to others
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Potential Dalai Lama visit needs separate discussion - Putin
(Interfax-Religion)
Putin calls for compromise over Orthodox cathedral standoff
(Vladimir Isachenkov and Nataliya Vasilyeva, Associated Press)
Since numbers make news, how do we explain America’s religious recession since 2000?
(Richard Ostling, Get Religion)
Taboos fall away as far-right EU candidates breach red line
(Elaine Ganley, Associated Press)
Taiwan to vote on formal recognition of same-sex marriage
(Ralph Jenning, Associated Press)
Texas Senate passes religious “association” bill as state legislative deadline approaches
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
The Equality Act will harm religious freedom
(Thomas F. Farr, Real Clear Religion)
Thomas More Law Center asks Supreme Court to decide how far schools can promote Islam And disparage Christianity
(Thomas More Law Center)
Why lawmakers in Texas are trying to 'Save Chick-fil-A' and gay-rights advocates are fighting it
(Bobby Ross Jr., Get Religion)
WorldViews Analysis Italy’s Salvini leads Europe’s ethnonationalist surge
(Ishaan Tharoor, The Washington Post)
Death row inmates’ first-person stories featured in prison ministry’s tour of Episcopal churches
(David Paulsen, Episcopal News Service)
Interfaith groups rally in support of Equality Act for LGBTQ Rights
(Carol Kuruvilla, Huffington Post)
Extremists won't hinder interfaith dialogue
(Kourosh Ziabari and Leonard Swidler, Fair Observer)
An uncommon victory for an indigenous tribe in the Amazon
(Rachel Riederer, The New Yorker)
States racing to overturn Roe v. Wade look to a Supreme Court that prefers gradual change
(Robert Barnes, The Washington Post)
Which states are blocking abortion — and which are enacting protections?
(Dan Keating, Lauren Tierney, Tim Meko, and Danielle Rindler, The Washington Post)
Alabama Senate passes nation’s most restrictive abortion ban, which makes no exceptions for victims of rape and incest Add to list
(Emily Wax-Thibodeaux and Chip Brownlee, The Washington Post)
Religiously unaffiliated voters are leading U.S. politics into uncharted waters
(David Byler, The Washington Post)
White House declines to back Christchurch call to stamp out online extremism amid free speech concerns
(Tom Romm and Drew Harwell, The Washington Post)
Abortion ban reaction: Democrats erupt, Republicans stay quiet as both sides see an impact in the 2020 election
(Michael Scherer and Felicia Sonmez, The Washington Post)
Ontario’s top court rules religious doctors must offer patients an ‘effective referral’ for assisted dying, abortion
(Kelly Grant, The Globe and Mail)
Pakistan upholds death for 3, acquits 2 in couple’s killing
(Associated Press)
Wednesday, 15 May 2019
3 Amazon workers in Minnesota file discrimination complaint
(Associated Press)
Abuse survivors sue vatican
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Alabama passes restrictive abortion law; other states have also
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Anxiety, hope as church schools wait to reopen in Sri Lanka
(Krishan Francis, Religion News Service)
As Europe’s do-gooders and hard-liners clash, jury’s out on ordinary folk
(John L. Allen Jr., Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Countries banning kosher meat are forcing ‘expulsion’ of Jews, says U.S. anti-Semitism envoy
(Callum Paton, Newsweek)
Court rejects RFRA claims by former street gang members
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
French president faces questions over Notre Dame restoration
(Christopher White, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Governor Murphy signs legislation extending the civil statute of limitations for sexual abuse claims in New Jersey
(State of New Jersey)
Kremlin doesn't approve of law breaches in church construction protests in Yekaterinburg
(Interfax-Religion)
Looking for God — and a bit of fairness — in coverage of Alabama's abortion ban vote
(Bobby Ross Jr., Get Religion)
Muslim groups apologize for video: Mistake ‘ours to own’
(Michael Rubinkam, Associated Press)
New Jersey Governor signs statute of limitations extension for sex abuse claims
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
No taxation with religious invocation: Seventh Circuit’s decision to impact ministerial employees
(National Law Review)
Police execute search warrant at Catholic Diocese of Dallas
(David Warren, Associated Press)
Raising the minimum age for marriage?
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Religious freedom and the federal election
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)
SCOTUS debates heat up on death penalty, religious liberty: What word is missing here?
(Terry Mattingly, Get Religion)
Suit seeks to hold Vatican at fault for abuse
(Associated Press)
Three Muslim employees describe hostile work environment at Amazon in federal discrimination suit
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
What Republicans and Democrats get wrong about religious freedom
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News Faith)
Democrats nix ‘So help me God’ from swearing-in oath; conservatives rankled
(Leonardo Blair, Christian Post)
Top Vatican diplomat grants interview to Chinese Communist tabloid
(Catholic News Service)
Tuesday, 14 May 2019
‘Religious Freedom in Islam’ Review: Politics and Pluralism
(Thomas Albert Howard, The Wall Street Journal)
Are yoga and mindfulness in schools religious?
(Candy Gunther Brown, The Conversation)
Article 9 ECHR & promotion of religious views by employees: Kuteh
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Australian political leaders agree gays don’t go to hell
(Rod McGuirk, Associated Press)
Brazil’s Catholic Church opposes president’s gun law liberalization
(Eduardo Campos Lima, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Cathedral lottery funding
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Cert. denied in Christian school zoning case
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Christian schools urge parents to vote for religious freedom on Saturday
(Anna Patty, The Sydney Morning Herald)
Coptic pope: Displacing Christians is bad for Middle East, Europe
(Hicham Driouich, Deutsche Welle)
Court issues permanent injunction in RLUIPA land use case
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Court properly applied neutral principles in dealing with factional dispute in church
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Fire chief: Connecticut mosque fire appears to be arson
(Associated Press)
Gary Bauer appointed to additional term on USCIRF
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Germany, gender and faith: From the Catholic faith's European heartland, a cry of female protest
(The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Germany's intelligence warns of 'Islamic State' attacks
(novinite.com)
Gunmen attack Catholic church in Burkina Faso; 6 killed
(Associated Press)
In case of Catholic politician recovering from shooting, Washington Post ponders forgiveness
(Bobby Ross Jr., Get Religion)
Is this the religious left’s Kairos moment?
(Guthrie Graves-Fitzsimmons, Religion & Politics: Fit for Polite Company)
Jehovah's Witnesses make an interim summary of persecution in 2019
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News)
Law and religion round-up – 12th May
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Lawsuit prompts Colorado university to change policy, protect students’ freedoms
(Press Release, Alliance Defending Freedom)
Marriage and Relationships 2019: Methodist Church
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
New York religious leaders endorse bill to end solitary confinement
(Mike Matvey, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Parents rally at state Capitol to keep vaccine exemptions
(Associated Press)
Pence touts religious liberty record to graduates, warns of dire world for Christians
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Poland airs tougher sex abuse penalties amid church crisis
(Associated Press)
President Donald J. Trump announces intent to appoint individuals to key administration posts
(The White House)
Pressure from religious leaders mounts in death row case
(Travis Loller, Associated Press)
Religious leaders give support to efforts to revive Northern Ireland government
(Charles Collins, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Settlement reached in student group's challenge to denial of registered status
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Shorten ignites unholy war by targeting Morrison’s religion
(Joe Kelly, The Australian)
Signs of the 1930s Nazi-era resurfacing in Europe: warning from UN aide
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Texas town illuminates crosses in defiance of secular demands to remove them from courthouse
(Calvin Freiburger, Lifesite News)
Town says it will keep crosses on courthouse
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Transgender student may intervene in suit between prof and university
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Trump cites Ramadan as time of ‘hope, tolerance and peace’
(Kevin Freking, Associated Press)
Vienna-based group logs attacks against European Christian churches
(Simon Caldwell, Catholic News Service)
Zelensky posts video of various religious leaders appealing to Donbass and Crimean people
(Interfax-Religion)
Pakistani court grants month’s bail to 2 radical clerics
(Associated Press)
Saturday, 11 May 2019
Benin bishops accused of supporting government after controversial election
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Fools for Christ: Why the public prefers eccentric Christians to archbishops
(The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
This is a viral news story, obviously: What religion groups oppose vaccinations and why?
(Richard Ostling, Get Religion)
Friday, 10 May 2019
Advocacy group is critical of Pope's new directive on reporting of sexual abuse
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Archbishop challenges UK and US governments on freedom of religion
(The Catholic Universe)
Bible class instruction raises questions as states continue to enact Project Blitz laws
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
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