Law and Religion Headlines
Monday, 4 February 2019
Multi-faith group pleads with Trump to reconsider US troop withdrawal from Syria
(Religion News)
A look at the Catholics who made final religious vows in 2018
(Catholic News Agency)
Muslim, Jewish college presidents focus on common goals with Christian educators
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News)
'Heat is a human right'- Power restored to Brooklyn jail after week without heat and lights
(JD Flynn, Catholic News Agency)
Two years after Trump’s travel ban, faith-based refugee groups struggle
(Emily McFarlan Miller and Jack Jenkins, Religion News)
Composting may offer the latest option in green burials
(Tracy Simmons, Religion News)
U.S. Catholics are politically divided
(Derek Welch, World Religion News)
Louisville Hindu Temple vandalized
(Nathan Glover, World Religion News)
‘Faithful disobedience’ in the face of a relentless crackdown: one year since China’s Revised Regulations on Religious Affairs.
(CSWPress, FoRB in Full (a blog by CSW))
China: The move to cut off Christianity starts at seminaries
(Zhou Hua, Bitter Winter)
Vatican’s China policy not a competition between two sides, says official
(Catholic News Service)
The mythology of a cross: A dozen Bladensburg claims debunked
(Monica Miller, The Humanist)
Nepal urged to crack down on 'menstruation huts' after fourth death in a month
(Gopal Sharma, Reuters)
Halki seminary: Greek PM Tsipras' visit to Turkey's closed religious school 'hugely symbolic'
(Michael-Ross Fiorentino, EuroNews)
Gay atheist politician launches movement to take on Poland's conservative and religious establishment
(Matthew Day, The Telegraph)
Liberman likens haredim to Hamas in campaign focused on religion and state
(Lahav Harkov, The Jerusalem Post)
Duck and cover: What was the worst misuse of the Bible in history?
(Richard Ostling, Get Religion)
Associated Press story is only the latest chronicle of North Korea's persecution of Christians
(Julia Duin, Get Religion)
It’s official: Boy Scouts now accepting girls
(Michael Foust, Christian Headlines)
Poroshenko vows there would be no 'state church' in Ukraine
(Interfax-Religion)
Protection of believers' rights in Ukraine depends on Kiev – Peskov
(Interfax-Religion)
Ukrainian government reacts to Russian threat
(RISU, Russia Religion News)
Ukrainian president attends installation of church leader
(RISU, Russia Religion News)
Does God really want Donald Trump to be President?
(Daniel Burke, CNN)
Danish Jehovah's Witness makes his final defense
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News)
Combating Jehovah's Witnesses by nonjudicial tactics
(SOVA Center for News and Analysis, Russia Religion News)
Illinois Catholic Bishops oppose marijuana legalization
(Associated Press, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Pregnant teacher files suit over Catholic school termination
(Associated Press)
7th Circuit rules church’s RLUIPA claims against Markham, Illinois ripe for review
(Evan Seeman, RLUIPA-Defense)
Why is Nigeria cracking down on peaceful religious protests?
(Jason Klocek, The Washington Post)
Kenyan Supreme Court overturns ruling allowing hijab in Christian schools
(Fredrick Nzwili, Religion News Service)
Wearing hijab can make you seem a more credible witness
(Daily Times)
New study says hijab or niqab creates positive bias toward witnesses
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Why Muslim women wear a hijab: 3 essential reads
(Kalpana Jain, The Conversation)
What are Muslim prayer rugs?
(Rose S. Aslan, The Conversation)
Closing the gulf between black and white Christians
(Emma Green, The Atlantic)
Anti-Semitism: Wales tops UK Google searches, report says
(BBC News)
The triumph of Hindu majoritarianism
(Kanchan Chandra, Foreign Affairs)
Podcast: Football, faith, and the First Amendment - National Constitution Center
(National Constitution Center)
Mr. Zuckerberg, meet Martin Luther
(A. Trevor Sutton, University of Chicago Divinity School: Sightings)
Dems won’t strike 'so help you God' from House committee oath after outcry
(Alex Pappas, Gregg Re, Fox News)
Jews of Uganda are torn apart over a bitter sibling rivalry
(Haaretz)
Uganda's Jewish community is split over financial charges and religious differences
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
ACA shared responsibility payment did not violate taxpayer's free exercise rights
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Florida Episcopalians tell Presiding Bishop that diocese is not honoring same-sex marriage resolution
(Mary Frances Schjonberg, Episcopal News Service)
American Jewish Committee's Jerusalem-based interfaith leader visits Miami
(Sergio Carmona, Sun Sentinel)
These are the top challenges facing BYU and other religious schools in 2019
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News InDepth)
Why do schools like BYU matter? Interfaith panel reflects on the state of faith-based higher education
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News InDepth)
Bible reading in public schools has been a divisive issue – and this old culture war is starting again
(David Mislin, The Conversation)
Does faith make you happier? New research explores links between religion and well-being
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News InDepth)
Nigerian air force destroys Boko Haram’s logistics base
(CGTN Africa)
Boko Haram kills at least 60 in Nigeria attack: Amnesty
(Amelia Nierenberg, Herald Mail Media)
How can one person take us closer to racial justice? These three bywords will help
(Jemar Tisby, Religion News Service)
Prominent Democrats call Virginia's Governor to resign following discovery of racist photo
(Kayla Koslosky, Christian Headlines)
Sunday, 3 February 2019
Pressure to conform: LGBT activists are dialing up the heat on parents and researchers who question transgender dogma, while peer influence may be leading some teens into life-changing hormone treatments
(Jamie Dean, World Magazine)
Saturday, 2 February 2019
America’s porous wall between church and state
(The Economist)
Kenya insists on UN to finance Somalia war against al-Shabaab
(African Daily Voice)
African Union appoint Ethiopian military chief to lead war against Al-Shabaab
(Amenna Dayo, The African Exponent)
Ghana Immigration Service opens risk analysis cell
(Ghana Web)
The US has issued a visa ban on Ghana for failing to accept deportees
(Yomi Kazeem, Quartz Africa)
Win-win-win: Africa and Europe in 2019 should move towards solutions that benefit migrants too
(Report from European Centre for Development Policy Management, Relief Web)
Libya: 20,000 migrants held in detention centers
(Memo: Middle East Monitor)
UN, ICC and Parliament approached over Zimbabwe crisis
(Mmusi Maimane, Politics Web)
The difference in how socialism and free markets work in the real world
(Sebastian Gorka, The Daily Signal)
Black History Month: 8 influential African-American Christian leaders
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
UAE’s tolerance embraces faiths, runs up against politics
(Ava Batrawy, Associated Press)
Papal visit to UAE is a ‘breakthrough,’ says EU envoy
(Andrea Gagliarducci, Catholic News Agency)
AP Interview: UAE sees pope’s visit as way to build bridges
(Aya Batrawy, Associated Press)
UAE model of tolerance and interfaith dialogue, scholars say: Tolerance will be theme of sixth edition of Promoting Peace Forum
(Samir Salama, Gulf News)
Jordan to host talks between Yemen’s warring parties
(Associated Press)
Central African Republic, 14 armed groups reach peace deal
(Associated Press Religion)
Indian Prime Minister Modi defends citizenship bill at rally
(Associated Press)
Poland’s political divide widens more after mayor is slain
(Vanessa Gera, Associated Press Top News)
Hashtag stirs debate over role of Christian schools in US
(David Crary, Associated Press Religion)
N. Korean Christians keep faith underground amid crackdowns
(Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press Religion)
Philippine troops battle Muslim militants after church blast
(Jim Gomez, Associated Press Religion)
Churches-EU Dialogue: Meeting with the Romanian Presidency of the EU Council
(Press Release, Conference of European Churches)
Frederick Douglass is the ideal topic for this year’s Black History Month features
(Richard Ostling, GetReligion)
Friday, 1 February 2019
Religion's relationship to happiness, civic engagment, and health around the world
(Pew Research Center Religion & Public Life)
Pew: People who attend church are happier than those who don't
(Leah MarieAnn Klett, The Christian Post)
A collection of essays on law, religion, and tradition
(Mark Movsesian, Law and Religion Forum)
Colorado's proposed sex ed curriculum: Which religious groups protested it?
(Julia Duin, Get Religion)
Say what? Newborn would be 'resuscitated if that's what the mother and the family desired'
(Terry Mattingly, Get Religion)
Exact name of new Ukrainian church legally specified
(Institute of Religious Liberty, Russia Religion News)
Bishop of Arabian Peninsula says Francis’s Islam strategy is working
(Elise Harris, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
As Brexit nears, Church leaders have concerns about future
(Charles Collins, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
BJC asks Supreme Court to find Bladensburg Cross unconstitutional
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Cuban evangelicals push back against gay marriage
(Andrea Rodriguez, Associated Press)
Witnesses tell AP about Christianity in North Korea
(Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press)
Iran begins marking 40th anniversary of Islamic Revolution
(Nasser Karimi, Associated Press)
Friday Five: #ExposeChristianSchools, Trump's Bible, buried lede, tmatt's future, Mariano Rivera
(Bobby Ross Jr., GetReligion)
Persecution spreading at a 'rapid rate' across India
(Christian Today)
Nessel nixes state involvement in abortion, discrimination, religious suits
(Beth LeBlanc, The Detroit News)
Michigan's new AG withdraws from amicus briefs in 8 controversial cases
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
US says airstrike kills 24 al-Shabab extremists in Somalia
(Associated Press)
Austialia: Freedom of consicence for doctors important in religious freedom reforms
(Martyn Iles, Australian Christian Lobby)
Intel: Why US plan to have Europeans run Syria safe zone is no sure bet
(Al-Monitor: Syria Pulse)
Priest in Ontario charged after praying too close to abortion mill to challenge law’s constitutionality
(Calvin Freiburger, LifeSite News)
Dutch church's 97-day marathon Mass wins refugee family a home
(CBS News)
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