Law and Religion Headlines
Tuesday, 18 December 2018
Religion will be on Ukraine’s ballot
(Leonid Bershidsky, Bloomberg)
Ukraine's Opposition Bloc demands Poroshenko declassify text of agreement with Bartholomew
(Interfax-Religion)
Poroshenko Bloc suggests creating working group to draft church bills
(Interfax-Religion)
Poroshenko offers freedom of church choice
(Credo Press, Russia Religion News)
Group of Initsiativniki Baptists held accountable on Yarovaya Law
(Evropeisko-Aziatskie Novosti, Russia Religion News)
Further fall-out from Putin's remarks about Jehovah's Witnesses
(Interfax-Religiia, Russia Religion News)
Dutch church holds never-ending vigil to protect family from deportation
(Elizabeth Schumacher, Deutsche Welle)
Islamist threat lingers in Philippines despite Marawi victory
(Sandra Petersmann, Deutsche Welle)
Vandalized church a ‘shock’ to local Christians in northeastern India
(Nirmala Carvalho, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Pope to politicians: Unacceptable to blame migrants for evil
(Associated Press)
Appeals court says Catholic school is not exempt from fired teacher's ADA suit
(Mark Walsh, Education Week)
9th Circuit: Ministerial exception doctrine does not bar parochial school teacher's suit
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
In long-awaited response to Ruddock review, the government pushes hard on religious freedom
(Anja Hilkemeijer, The Conversation)
The Ruddock Report has landed! (Part 1)
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)
Ruddock Report summary and responses (Part 2)
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)
Churches win exemption from anti-discrimination ordinance
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Why is a church shrinking or closing? Reporters: Brace for complex and heated debates
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Columbia Journalism Review urges diversity: Still, something seems to be missing here
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
A priest's jarring homily after teen dies by suicide: The missing link in USA Today's viral story
(Bobby Ross Jr., GetReligion)
When French journalists report on evangelicalism, they often get it wrong
(Julia Duin, GetReligion)
Sign of @NYTimes? So someone sent a mysterious tweet about Strasbourg attack ...
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
France's gilets jaunes protests scrutinised as antisemites take part in demonstrations
(Ben Welch, The Jewish Chronicle)
The latest poll on anti-Semitism in Europe looks bad. Trust me: It’s true.
(Cnaan Liphshiz, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Anti-Semitism pervades European life, says EU report
(Paul Kirby, BBC News)
European anti-Semitism makes German, U.K. Jews consider emigration
(Jonathan Tirone, Bloomberg)
Another strong EU anti-Semitism warning. And yes, journalists should keep covering this story
(Ira Rifkin, GetReligion)
Persecuted Chinese pastor issues a 'Declaration of Faithful Disobedience'
(Joe Carter, The Gospel Coalition)
Petitions of the week (including Congregation Jeshuat Israel v. Congregation Shearith Israel)
(Aurora Barnes, SCOTUSblog)
Judge: De Pere transgender rights policy violates religious freedom of churches
(Haley BeMiller, Green Bay Press-Gazette)
Calls for inquiry into UN peacekeepers’ role in massacres in Central African Republic
(World Watch Monitor)
Suicides follow India’s anti-immigrant drive targeting Muslims
(Vishal Arora, Religion News Service)
Experiences and perceptions of antisemitism - Second survey on discrimination and hate crime against Jews in the EU
(European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights)
Canada: How top court weighed in on freedom of religion in 2018
(The Lawyer's Daily)
Canada reverses abortion rights proviso to summer jobs program
(John Longhurst, Religion News Service)
4 in 10 Americans say 'War on Christmas' a reality: Poll
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
Monday, 17 December 2018
The future of Orthodox Christianity in Ukraine
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Ukraine’s autocephaly: In the vortex of global change (Responding to: The future of Orthodox Christianity in Ukraine)
(Jerry Pankhurst, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Divided by common faith: From the battlefield to the altar (Responding to: The future of Orthodox Christianity in Ukraine)
(Catherine Wanner, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Whose conflict? Whose unification? (Responding to: The future of Orthodox Christianity in Ukraine)
(Kristina Stoeckl, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
"A hard rain's a-gonna fall": The nationalization of Orthodox Christianity in Ukraine and Russia (Responding to: The future of Orthodox Christianity in Ukraine)
(Victor Roudometof, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Beyond theology and canon law: The Ukrainian Church crisis from an institutional analysis perspective (Responding to: The future of Orthodox Christianity in Ukraine)
(Vasilios Makrides, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Law and religion round-up – 16th December
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Ahmadi Muslims have a storied American history—and a legacy that is often overlooked
(Aysha Khan, Religion & Politics: Fit for Polite Company)
Demand grows to beef up EU’s religious freedom envoy
(Benjamin Fox, Euractiv)
Why doesn't religion rank higher among sources of meaning?
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News InDepth)
The 7 most significant religious freedom victories of 2018
(Joe Carter, The Gospel Coalition)
Morrison wants Religious Discrimination Act passed before election
(Michelle Grattan, The Conversation)
Archbishop of Burundi leads march against gender-based violence
(Anglican Communion News Service)
The gods that will fail: If voters are freighting politics with religious significance, we need to drain it of the expectation of transcendence.
(Graeme Wood, The Atlantic)
Who are Yemen’s Houthis?
(Myriam Renaud, The Conversation)
Myanmar debates women’s rights amid evidence of pervasive sexual and domestic violence
(Stephanie Miedema and Tharaphi Than, The Conversation)
‘Father, please stop’: Parents horrified after priest used teen’s funeral to condemn suicide
(Katie Mettler, The Washington Post)
Faith in turbulent times: a priest’s autobiography of life under apartheid
(John de Gruchy, The Conversation)
Hundreds of Egyptian Christians protest at police killing
(Reuters)
Race and religion - when 'new Malaysia' faces off against old forces
(Amy Chew, Channel News Asia)
Iranians are converting to Evangelical Christianity in Turkey
(Fariba Nawa, National Public Radio)
Vatican-Vietnam: Holy See delegation meetings in Hanoi
(Asia News)
In the Salt Lake tabernacle Brigham Young built, 360 voices blend with frontier history
(Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times)
Europe has a problem with religion
(Marian Brehmer, Qantara)
Egypt approves 168 more churches
(Jayson Casper, Christianity Today)
Atheist vows to affix Satanic symbols next to nativity and menorah if displays stay put in public park
(ML Nestel, Newsweek)
Is Cory Booker the Candidate of the Christian Left?
(Ed Kilgore, New York Intelligencer)
A chink in the wall: “In God We Trust” signs will appear in more American schools
(The Economist)
Ukraine Orthodox bishops create independent church; Moscow Patriarchate rails against 'State interference'
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Ukrainian legislature proposes laws as result of creation of new church
(Religiia v Ukraine, Russia Religion News)
Ukrainian parliamentary speaker invites Patriarch Bartholomew to speak before Rada
(Interfax-Religion)
Religious freedom: America scolds Pakistan, eases up on Uzbekistan
(The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Poroshenko to travel with Metropolitan Epiphany to collect Constantinople's tomos in person
(Interfax-Religion)
Some reflections on the mission of John Allen Chau
(Arun W. Jones, University of Chicago Divinity School: Sightings)
The extremely high stakes of the China-Vatican deal
(Paul P. Mariani, America Magazine)
Can South Africa's 'cradle of Islam' survive gentrification?
(Eoghan Macguire, Al Jazeera)
German arms export policy condemned by church organization
(Ben Knight, Deutsche Welle)
How India's sacred cows are creating havoc on the streets
(Manasi Gopalakrishnan, Deutsche Welle)
Ukrainian autocephaly: Subverting the Russkiy Mir (Responding to: The future of Orthodox Christianity in Ukraine)
(Myroslaw Tataryn, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Brexit debate needs a change of tone, Anglican bishops say
(Danica Kirka, Associated Press)
Ukraine Orthodox leaders approve break with Russian church
(Yuras Karmanau and Efrem Lukatsky, Associated Press)
SC inmate says religion entitles him to smoke pot in prison
(Associated Press)
Ukraine riles Moscow as it announces head of new independent Orthodox church
(Agence France-Presse, The Guardian)
New Ukrainian Orthodox leader gives 1st liturgy, urges unity
(Associated Press)
Onetime Indian politician convicted in 1984 anti-Sikh riots
(Associated Press)
Sikh temple could build bridge between India and Pakistan
(Pamela Constable, The Washington Post)
Vandalizing religious building includes vandalizing sign outside it
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
How RE teachers see religion – and why it can be bad for pupils
(David R. Smith, The Conversation)
Are English marriage laws compliant with the EHCR?
(David Burrows, Guest Contributor, UK Human Rights Blog)
Why ‘Silent Night’ and the stories around it endure 200 years later
(Emily McFarlan Miller, Religion News Service)
Photos of the week
(Kit Doyle, Religion News Service)
Kremlin responds cagily to Ukrainian church developments
(Interfax-Religiia, Russia Religion News)
American embassy takes note of Ukrainian church situation
(RISU, Russia Religion News)
Russian Orthodox church calls on UN for help in Ukraine
(Yuras Karmanu, Associated Press)
Ukraine-Russia tensions reach Greece’s holy Mount Athos
(Shaun Walker, The Guardian)
New figures show fewer Mormons in Utah’s biggest county
(Associated Press)
Former Indian MP jailed for life over 1984 Sikh massacre
(Michael Safi, The Guardian)
Applying Trinity Lutheran decision, New Mexico Supreme Court approves textbook loan program
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
New Mexico Supreme Court upholds textbook loans to private schools
(Victoria Prieskop, Courthouse News Service)
New Mexico Supreme Court upholds textbook loan program
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Indiana governor says passing hate crime law ‘long overdue’
(Brian Slodysko and Tom Davies, Associated Press)
Why Christians may be less enthusiastic about a more diverse Congress
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News InDepth)
Sunday, 16 December 2018
Trump working on Gülen’s extradition, Turkey says
(Hürriyet Daily News)
Saturday, 15 December 2018
Philippine church hasn't heard these bells on Christmas Day for 117 years
(Kate Shellnutt, Christianity Today)
Reading the Jesus storybook Bible in Iceland
(Kate Shellnutt, Christianity Today)
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