Law and Religion Headlines
Friday, 26 April 2019
Uzbekistan: bloggers jailed for criticising muftiate
(Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18 News Service)
Ukrainian court avoids dispute over church issue
(RISU, Russia Religion News)
Actions against Jehovah's Witnesses in Novosibirsk
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News)
Actions against Jehovah's Witnesses in Krasnoyarsk territory
(SOVA Center for News and Analysis, Russia Religion News)
Why is this Passover different from all others? In Iceland, it’s because the rabbi lives there.
(Fortunato Salazar Read more: https://forward.com/culture/423260/iceland-passover-rabbi-resident-avi-feldman-chabad/, Forward)
Chilean bishops fear new measure would try to force breaking confession seal
(Junno Arocho Esteves, Catholic News Service)
Lancaster County Amish population grows despite urban sprawl
(Associated Press)
Baha’i community concerned over fate of its members in Yemen
(Associated Press)
Islamist preachers in Sudan call for pro-military rally
(Fay Abuelgasim and Noha Elhennawy, Associated Press)
Sri Lanka Muslims brave militant threats for Friday prayers
(Jon Gambrell, Associated Press)
Sunday Mass canceled across Sri Lanka a week after bombings
(Emily Schmall, Jon Gambrell and Bharatha Mallawarachi, Associated Press)
Catholic group sues over Michigan policy on adoption
(Associated Press)
Mosque sues Connecticut city over denial of permit to move
(Associated Press)
Plan with LGBT bans OK’d by United Methodist judicial panel
(David Crary, Associated Press)
USCIRF calls on State Department to lift Saudi CPC waiver after mass Shi’a execution
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
How LGBTQ rights and religious freedom debates are polarizing our understanding of discrimination – and why it matters
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News InDepth)
How the Supreme Court's decision to hear cases on LGBTQ discrimination affects religious freedom
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News InDepth)
Faith, friendship, and tragedy at Sante Fe High
(Skip Hollandsworth, Texas Monthly)
Thursday, 25 April 2019
Asia Bibi is set to be released from Pakistan in two weeks
(Amanda Casanova, Christian Headlines)
Churchgoing: American religion is starting to look less exceptional
(The Economist)
Open letter from USCIRF Chair Tenzin Dorjee to the Panchen Lama on his 30th birthday
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Bulgaria: The Cabinet approves BGN 20.7 million subsidy for religions for 2019
(novinite.com)
Interfaith dialogue can combat extremism
(Farzana Mahmood, Dhaka Tribune)
Retirement: Bishop of Chester
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
A day after Lilly Endowment news, Associated Press posts job opening ads for seven religion journalists
(Bobby Ross Jr., Get Religion)
Western Europe’s rap scene has an anti-Semitism problem
(Cnaan Liphshiz, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Appeals court rules against atheist challenging U.S. House rules requiring religious invocation
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Sri Lanka Muslims, refugees fear backlash from Easter attack
(Jon Gambrell, Associated Press)
Satanic Temple: IRS has designated it a tax-exempt church
(Associated Press)
IRS recognizes Satanic Temple as a "church"
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Ohio probate court lacks jurisdiction to change nationality of Moorish Science adherent
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Sacred spaces matter: Beauty calls the world to God
(John Stonestreet, G. Shane Morris, Christian Headlines)
A carnage beyond the pale
(Ziauddin Choudhury, Dhaka Tribune)
Pulpit swap will see rabbi preaching at mosque and imam and vicar addressing shul worshippers
(The Jewish Chronicle)
As Sri Lanka mourns, Islamic State claims Easter bombings
(Emily Schmall and Krishan Francis, Associated Press)
Why no one expected an ISIS attack in Sri Lanka
(Emily Tamkin, The Washington Post)
Sri Lanka’s long, tragic history of violence
(Emily Tamkin, The Washington Post)
ISIS still has global reach, despite the caliphate's collapse
(Robin Wright, The New Yorker)
359 'People were in pieces!' Sri Lanka: Islamist terror on Easter
(Raymond Ibrahim, Gatestone Institute)
Another Easter bloodshed, this time in Sri Lanka
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)
Who is Sri Lanka blast mastermind Zahran Hashim?
(AFP, Dhaka Tribune)
Radicalization among Sri Lanka’s Muslims was slow and steady
(Aya Batrawy, Associated Press)
Sri Lanka Easter bombings were retaliation for Christchurch mosque shootings, official says
(Joanna Slater, Amantha Perera, and Shibani Mahtani, The Washington Post)
Who are Sri Lanka’s Christians?
(Matthew Schmalz, The Conversation)
The Easter Sunday massacre: Sri Lanka's complex religious landscape is a challenge
(Julia Duin, Get Religion)
After Sri Lanka, news media pros should consider taking a long, detailed look at China
(Richard Ostling, Get Religion)
Wednesday, 24 April 2019
‘Tolerance does not flourish without hard work,’ says Nahyan
(Emirates News Agency)
The Satanic Temple is now a registered tax-exempt church
(Jack Matirko, Patheos)
Opinion: We must resist the perverse logic of religious terrorism
(Felix Steiner, Deutsche Welle)
Trump administration prepares a rule civil rights groups worry may deny care to transgender patients
(Ariana Eunjung Cha, The Washington Post)
How a Jew won over the land of the Cossacks
(Justin Lynch, Foreign Policy)
Secular group demands that (Arizona governor) Ducey take down 'He Is Risen' Easter post
(Ray Stern, Phoenix Times)
Civil rights advocates drop lawsuit against Oklahoma’s ‘Muslim-free’ gun range
(Aysha Khan, Religion News Service)
Suit against "Muslim-free" gun range dropped after sign is removed
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
St George’s Day: Church and state
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Mark Hemingway takes GetReligion-like stroll through years of New York Times religion gaffes
(Terry Mattingly, Get Religion)
Embarrassing gaffes continue to show media’s ignorance of religion
(Jarrett Stepman, The Daily Signal)
Crimea: Residents "don't believe" FSB allegations against imam
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
Supreme Court takes 3 religious liberty versus LGBT rights cases
(Michael Gryboski, Christian Post)
Choice on Myanmar: Defend religious freedom now, or pay price later
(John L. Allen Jr., Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Religion News Service, AP and The Conversation launch global religion journalism initiative
(Religion News Service)
AP joins global initiative to expand reporting on religion
(Associated Press)
Rep. King compares criticism of him to persecution of Christ
(Associated Press)
Marriage between man and transwoman is valid: Madras HC
(ETB Sivapriyan, Deccan Herald)
Indian court says Hindu Marriage Act covers marriage involving transgender woman
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
4th Circuit: Inmate fails to prove causation in his RLUIPA and Free Exercise claims
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Is China conducting a crackdown on religion?
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)
China: Over 11,000 Church of Almighty God believers arrested, 20 died from mistreatment in China in 2018
(Forum for Religious Freedom Europe)
Tuesday, 23 April 2019
2020 election revives debate: should religious faith guide one's voting?
(Tom Gjelten, National Public Radio)
Fewer students identifying a religion fuels push to scrap scripture
(Jordan Baker and Nigel Gladstone, The Sydney Morning Herald)
Maine House approves bill removing religious, philosophical vaccine exemptions
(Scott Thistle, Press Herald)
Poll: Two-thirds of Israeli Jews support unity government without Haredi parties
(Times of Israel)
Pete Buttigieg: “I believe strongly in the separation of Church and State”
(Hemant Mehta, Patheos Blog: The Friendly Atheist)
Message from Christians in London climate change protests: 'Care for God's creation'
(Ecumenical News)
The Churches and the Independent Review of FCO support for persecuted Christians
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Before Australian elections, bishops call for help for most vulnerable
(Catholic News Service)
Trump hailed for defending religious liberty at Catholic prayer breakfast
(Christopher White, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Archbishop warns against rise of populism in the European Union
(Charles Collins, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Faith communities and gene editing
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Just what is the editing in "gene editing"? (Responding to: Faith communities and gene editing)
(Ayo Wahlberg, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Germline gene editing: The cruellest cut of all? (Responding to: Faith communities and gene editing)
(Trevor Stammers, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
When do we edit the human genome? A question for the theologian and ethicist (Responding to: Faith communities and gene editing)
(Ted Peters, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Czech lawmakers approve taxation of church restitution plan
(Associated Press)
Saudi Arabia beheads 37 for terrorism crimes; most Shiites
(Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar, Associated Press)
Appeals court nixes condo’s coed swimming restrictions
(Associated Press)
Condo's sex segregated swim hours violate Fair Housing Act
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Supreme Court hears oral arguments in Title VII case
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Court strikes down discriminatory rule in New Jersey condominium association
(American Civil Liberties Union)
U.S. Supreme Court blocks South Florida priest's libel lawsuit against Catholic Church
(Marc Freeman, South Florida Sun Sentinel)
Certiorari denied in priest's libel suit against diocese
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Zoning accommodation for homeless construction is upheld
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Charitable organization avoids dismissal of RLUIPA claims
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Catholic foster care agency loses federal appeal over LGBTQ policy
(Julia Terruso, Philadelphia Inquirer)
3rd Circuit: Philly may require its foster care agencies to accept same-sex couples
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
100 years after the Amritsar massacre - contemporary challenges and the needed response
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)
U.S. religious liberty czar says ‘no signs’ of change in China since Vatican deal
(Christopher White, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Monday, 22 April 2019
Law and religion round-up – 21st April
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Religious minorities across Asia suffer amid surge in sectarian politics
(Hannah Beech, Dharisha Bastians and Kai Schultz, The New York Times)
Nearly 300 killed in Sri Lanka Easter Sunday bomb blasts at churches and hotels
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
COGAT prepares for Ramadan, increased freedom of religion and worship
(Maayan Jaffe-Hoffman, The Jerusalem Post)
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