Law and Religion Headlines
Wednesday, 6 March 2019
Children bear witness to Turkey’s educational discrimination
(Claire Evans, International Christian Concern)
U.S. missile defense system deployed to Israel
(Amanda Casanova, Christian Headlines)
West African Court faults government of Nigeria for failing to stop killings in Benue state
(Christian Headlines)
United Kingdom to block porn websites starting in April
(Michael Foust, Christian HeadlinesMic)
New York state moves closer to banning ‘revenge porn’
(Catholic News Agency)
President Trump to sign executive order demanding colleges protect free speech
(Kayla Koslosky, Christian Headlines)
Racial concerns prompt Christian university in Oklahoma to rename auditorium
(Bobby Ross Jr., Religion News Service)
EVENT, 6-7 March 2019: International Moot Court competition in Law & Religion
(European Academy of Religion, Bologna)
Islamic leaders call Ohio mosque vandalism a hate crime
(Associated Press)
Canada sees exponential rise in trans-identified kids, referrals to gender clinics
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)
Tuesday, 5 March 2019
Russian Orthodox Church rep notes Christians' role in ending Cold War
(Interfax-Religion)
3 big US churches in turmoil over sex abuse, LGBT policy
(David Crary, Associated Press)
Anglican Canon Law: Identity, Ecclesiology and Ecumenism (by Professor Mark Hill QC)
(Neil Foster reporting, Law and Religion Australia)
Anglican Canon Law: Identity, Ecclesiology and Ecumenism
(Professor Mark HIll QC, Sharwood Lecture in Church Law, Trinity College, the University of Melbourne)
Fault lines in United Methodism
(University of Chicago Divinity School: Sightings)
Tuesday round-up
(Edith Roberts, SCOTUSblog)
Holy See: freedom of religion - “litmus test”of other human rights
(Robin Gomes, Vatican News)
The violent toll of Hindu nationalism in India
(Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker)
New Pakistani leader’s education aims may include reining in religious schools
(Naila Inayat, Religion News Service)
Religious persecution
(Tyler Broker, Above the Law)
Booze, Nazi salutes and a swastika: Newport Beach and Costa Mesa teens ‘made a big mistake’
(Matthew Ormseth, Sarah Parvini, Anh Do, Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times)
World's nations urged to protect 'mutually reinforcing' freedoms of expression, and religion or belief by UN expert Ahmed Shaheed
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
New advice on “extras” for weddings and funerals
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Independent Reviewer’s Report – Wakefield Cathedral
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Religious freedom vs. gay rights: Debate is back in Georgia, and so are the scare quotes
(Bobby Ross Jr., Get Religion)
Republicans are the main purveyors of identity politics
(Jared Keller, Pacific Standard)
Two-faith nation
(David French, National Review)
Turkey: Minority foundations still cannot hold elections
(Mine Yildirim, Norwegian Helsinki, Forum 18 News Service)
Forecast re Russia's impending Islamization baseless - expert on Islamic studies
(Interfax-Religion)
Medvedev meets with Patriarch of Bulgaria
(Interfax-Religion)
I thought I could be a Christian and constitutionalist at Yale Law School. I was wrong
(Aaron Haviland, The Federalist)
The Supreme Court won't weigh in on whether historic churches can receive public preservation funds. Here's what that means
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News Faith)
Supreme Court refuses to hear church requests for historic preservation funds
(Richard Wolf, USA Today)
U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear church preservation funding case
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Beyond repairs: The Supreme Court gives a mixed message on the separation of church and state
(The Economist)
Salaam, shalom, peace: How one camp is promoting understanding among kids of different faiths
(Eileen O. Daday, Daily Herald)
Senators should stop asking about judicial nominees’ religious beliefs
(Paul J. McNulty and John A. Sparks, The Washington Post)
Religious persecution harms individuals, communities, Vatican official says
(Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service)
Nigerian archbishop: Church works as bridge between Muslims, Christians
(Beth Griffin, Catholic News Service)
Nicaragua’s bishops unsure about resuming negotiations with Ortega
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Juror’s comment spurs new trial over religious bias concerns
(Associated Press)
Pakistan minister quits over remarks against minority Hindus
(Associated Press)
Pope Francis to open archives on Pope Pius XII on March 2, 2020
(Zenit: The World Seen from Rome)
Vatican to open Pius XII archives
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Pope Francis’ visit to Morocco to focus on migrants
(Amira El Masaiti, Associated Press)
Colorado, baker end legal spat over transgender woman’s cake
(Kathleen Foody, Associated Press)
'The Church has understood the seriousness of pedophilia': An interview with François Ozon, producer of the French film 'By the Grace of God'
(Pierre-Olivier Boiton, La Croix International)
U.N. religious freedom expert seeks visit to China's Xinjiang
(Stephanie Nebehay, Reuters)
Save Uighur, save China
(Imam Abdul Malik Mujahid, University of Chicago Divinity School: Sightings)
Quebecers more wary of religion, not more racist than other Canadians: study
(Jacob Serebrin, Montreal Gazette)
Monday, 4 March 2019
India: Unchecked attacks on religious minorities reform laws choking freedom of expression, association
(Human Rights Watch)
No let-up in China’s push to ‘Sinicise religion’ despite global outcry over crackdown
(Nectar Gan, South China Morning Post)
The campaign to equate anti-Zionism with anti-Semitism
(Yossi Beilin, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)
Five myths about socialism
(Sheri Berman, The Washington Post Outlook)
Submission to the European Union ahead of the EU-Vietnam Human Rights Dialogue
(Human Rights Watch)
The book no socialist dares to read
(Paul T. Hogan, MercatorNet)
Birmingham diocese seeks to undo parish system
(Pat Ashworth, Church Times)
Lambeth service marks 25 years since women entered C of E priesthood
(Tim Wyatt, Church Times)
Law and religion round-up – 3rd March
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Monumental loss: Azerbaijan and 'the worst cultural genocide of the 21st century'
(Dale Berning Sawa, The Guardian)
Kashmir is in a perilous state because of India’s pivot to nationalism
(Ajai Shukla, The Guardian)
Egypt’s unemployment rate declines to pre-revolution levels amid economic recovery
(Menna A. Farouk, Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
Refusing funds will cost Palestinians, perhaps Israel
(Ahmad Melhem, Al-Monitor: Palestine Pulse)
Intel: How China just struck back at Turkey over its criticism of Uighur Muslims
(Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)
Trump should push to end persecution of Chinese Christians as part of trade negotiations
(Tim Head, The Hill)
Mass arrests of Chinese megachurch members continue; some 'violently beaten'
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)
How evangelical-supported group has helped 750,000 Jews migrate to Israel
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)
Turkey faces growing Kurdish insurgency in Syria's Afrin
(Amberin Zaman, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)
Gospel for Asia settles class-action lawsuit, maintains it did 'not act fraudulently'
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)
The Supreme Court and religious favoritism
(The Editorial Board, The New York Times Opinion)
Stripping symbols of religious content: The Bladensburg Cross and the Supreme Court
(John Stonestreet and Roberto Rivera, The Christian Post)
Finding their religion: A number of films broach the subject of faith in the 21st century
(The Economist)
Betsy DeVos demands $5 billion in federal tax credits for religious schools
(Michael Stone, Progressive Secular Humanist)
Role of faith-based organizations is critical for fighting HIV, says UN agency
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Bulgaria is among the most intolerant countries in the European Union
(novinite.com)
Who may enter a parish church?
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Russian Council of Muftis head forecasts dramatic increase in number of Muslims in Russia
(Interfax-Religion)
Africa's self-styled prophets and their 'miracles'
(Silja Fröhlich, Deutsche Welle)
The young German Jews who left everything behind — and moved to Israel
(Dana Regev, Deutsche Welle)
Islamic council rejects Israeli court closure at holy site
(Associated Press)
Palestinians, Jordanians challenge Israel at Al-Aqsa over banned prayer space
(Daoud Kuttab, Al-Monitor: Palestine Pulse)
Israel bans senior Islamic clerk from entering Aqsa Mosque
(Associated Press)
Egypt’s top cleric calls polygamy ‘injustice,’ draws debate
(Samy Magdy, Associated Press)
Anti-Semitic vandals target Jewish sites in eastern France
(Associated Press)
Controversial Georgia ‘religious liberties’ bill stalls
(Ben Nadler, Associated Press)
Legal Spirits Episode 006: SCOTUS hears oral argument in the Peace Cross case
(Law and Religion Forum)
Supreme Court denies cert. in case on preservation grants to churches
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
City settles firefighter's religious discrimination suit
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Medicare for All Act would fund abortion
(Christine Rousselle, Catholic News Agency)
Utah bill banning abortions of babies with down syndrome heads to governor's office for approval
(Sarah Martin, Christian Headlines)
Genderless babies are the new craze – ‘we don’t want our children pigeon-holed’
(Michael Foust, Christian Headlines)
Anti-Muslim display in West Virginia Capitol sparks controversy
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Pope Francis warns against gossip, forgetting one's own sinfulness
(Hannah Brockhaus, Catholic News Agency)
Argentine bishop calls for pro-life commitment after C-section on young girl
(Catholic News Agency)
South Sudan's bishops fear peace treaty will fail
(Catholic News Agency)
Tennessee bishops oppose 'Heartbeat Bill' over legal concerns
(Catholic News Agency)
Trump joins pro-life activists to address CPAC
(Christine Rousselle, Catholic News Agency)
Pence to CPAC on religious liberty
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Remarks by Vice President Pence at CPAC 2019
(The White House)
800-year-old mummified head stolen from Irish church crypt
(Kelly Frazier, World Religion News)
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