Law and Religion Headlines
Monday, 15 October 2018
Peace on Murder Mile: Bridging Belfast’s sectarian divide
(Philip Metres, Commonweal)
Relations with Pakistan remain stable, says China
(Letters, The Guardian)
The black-lists: The evolution of China’s list of “illegal and evil cults”
(Edward A. Irons, Forum for Religious Freedom Europe)
China is engaged in mass detention of Muslims
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Anti-Halal crackdown in Xinjiang City, China
(Corey Barnett, World Religion News)
The leaders who unleashed China’s mass detention of Muslims
(Chris Buckley, The New York Times)
Defying China, Malaysia releases Uighur detainees
(A. Ananthalakshmi, Reuters)
Q&A: Religious freedom ambassador says these countries worry him the most
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News Faith)
Catholic leaders welcome PEPFAR reauthorization in Congress
(Catholic News Service)
Court sides with government in church-state suit over care for unaccompanied minors
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Israeli PM favors naming envoy to Christian world
(Associated Press)
Syria passes draconian new law governing religious life
(The New Arab)
Pakistan's Islamist Party warns government of countrywide protests on blasphemy verdict
(Madeeha Anwar, VOA)
Jewish teens assaulted, robbed in anti-Semitic attack in France
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Ruddock Report: religious schools and same sex attracted students
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)
Ruddock Report (part 2): changing the law on religious schools and gay students
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)
View from The Hill: Conservatives may come to regret stirring hornets’ nest of religious freedom
(Michelle Grattan, The Conversation)
Saiya, “Weapon of Peace: How Religious Liberty Combats Terrorism”
(Marc O. DeGirolami, Law and Religion Forum)
Certiorari denied in suit against Palestinian Authority for shooting of Jewish worshipers in West Bank
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Two images that show we need to be sensitive about our photos
(Paul Chadwick, The Guardian)
Polish film The Clergy sparks hundreds of allegations of abuse
(Christian Davies, The Guardian)
Liberals split over Labor bid to end religious schools' ability to sack gay teachers
(Paul Karp, The Guardian)
The Guardian view on populism: belonging not believing
(Editorial, The Guardian)
Russian Orthodox Church breaks ties with Orthodoxy’s leader
(Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press)
Russian Orthodox Church cuts ties with Constantinople
(Andrew Roth and Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian)
Ukraine never was, never will be Russian Orthodox Church's canonical territory – Poroshenko
(Interfax-Religion)
Putin, Russian Security Council permanent members discuss situation of Russian Orthodox Church in Ukraine - Peskov
(Interfax-Religion)
Ukrainian authorities to respect decision by flock who want to keep unity with Russian Orthodox Church – Poroshenko
(Interfax-Religion)
Archbishop’s defiance threatens Putin’s vision of Russian greatness
(Simon Tisdall, The Guardian)
Pro-Kavanaugh ad flips the script on 'Me Too' movement
(Nathan Glover, World Religion News)
Black Baptist groups announce plan to stand apart from conservatives and white liberals
(Gary Nguyen, World Religion News)
Scientology opens new church in downtown Detroit
(Kelly Frazier, World Religion News)
Majority of pastors approve of Trump's performance as president
(Corey Barnett, World Religion News)
Matthew Shepard to be interred at Washington National Cathedral
(Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service)
Same-sex wedding cake: the Supreme Court’s Lee v. Ashers ruling explained
(Jonathan Seglow, The Conversation)
Two cakes, two courts, two countries: Same result
(Catherine Pepinster, Religion News Service)
Moving on from the Kavanaugh case with malice toward none
(Jentezen Franklin, Religion News Service)
Christian Post publisher is indicted for fraud
(Mark A. Kellner, Religion News Service)
Author Kathy Khang on why Christians need to speak up — on politics and everything else
(Emily McFarlan Miller, Religion News Service)
Pope accepts Washington cardinal’s resignation amid scandal
(Nicole Winfield and David Crary, Religion News Service)
With Cardinal Wuerl stepping down, who’s next?
(Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service)
Pope defrocks 2 more Chilean priests accused of sex abuse
(The Associated Press, Religion News Service)
It is almost too late to save our planet
(Jeffrey Salkin, RNS Column: Martini Judaism (for those who want to be shaken and stirred))
The highs, lows and distractions of the Vatican synod on young people
(Thomas Reese, RNS Column: Signs of the Times)
The new anti-papalism
(Mark Silk, RNS Column: Spiritual Politics)
What is the best way to fight BDS?
(Jeffrey Salkin, RNS Column: Martini Judaism)
Jewish lobby in far-right German party denounced for anti-Muslim views
(Tom Heneghan, Religion News Service)
Lives of love: Pope Francis canonizes Pope Paul VI and Archbishop Romero
(Thomas Reese, Religion News Service)
Pope canonises Salvadoran archbishop Óscar Romero – video
(The Guardian)
Pope’s canonization of Paul VI, Romero personal, political
(Nicole Winfield, Associated Press)
Latter-day Saints, NAACP collaborating on inner-city initiative
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)
Azerbaijan’s multiculturalism discussed at International Law and Religion Symposium in U.S.
(Azertac)
UN set to lambast France for its 'discriminatory' 2010 burqa ban
(The Local FR)
Why a large church group had little impact when it opposed Kavanaugh’s nomination
(David Mislin, The Conversation)
How African American folklore saved the cultural memory and history of slaves
(Jennifer Dos Reis Dos Santos, The Conversation)
How the loss of Native American languages affects our understanding of the natural world
(Rosalyn R. LaPier, The Conversation)
VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the contest in Wentworth, the Religious Freedom report leak and fast-tracking tax cuts
(Michelle Grattan, The Conversation)
Orthodox Church to move forward with Ukrainian independence
(Yuras Karmanu, Associated Press)
Kremlin vows to defend Orthodox Christians' interests in Ukraine using political, diplomatic methods
(Interfax-Religion)
Catholic priest killed in northern Mexico
(Christopher Sherman, Associated Press)
Saturday, 13 October 2018
Kremlin shares Russian Church's concern over Ecumenical Patriarchate's decisions – Peskov
(Interfax-Religion)
Chief mufti in Bulgaria demands changes to draft laws on religious denominations
(novinite.com)
Chinese official says 'sinicization' of religion in Xinjiang must go on
(Reuters)
Jehovah's Witnesses released from pretrial custody
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News)
Australia to stop religious schools expelling gay students
(Nik Martin, Deutsche Welle)
Washington state’s Supreme Court unanimously strikes down death penalty
(Catholic News Service)
To advance religious liberty in Washington, D.C., diverse coalitions are essential
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Religious leaders in Tennessee bracing for likely school voucher showdown in 2019
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Poland vetoes EU rights report not citing Christians, Jews
(Associated Press)
IS reverting to insurgency tactics after losing caliphate
(Bassem Mroue, Associated Press)
Prosecutor pushes for legal change after clergy abuse report
(Associated Press)
Pastor Brunson is released
(United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF))
Brunson freed, permitted to leave country
(World Watch Monitor)
Pastor Andrew Brunson and wife depart Turkey
(United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF))
Andrew Brunson freed after telling court, ‘I love Jesus, I love Turkey’
(Ulmer Farooq, Religion News Service)
US pastor freed from Turkey prays with Trump in Oval Office
(Darlene Superville and Zeke Miller, Associated Press)
FFRF files IRS challenge in D.C. court on behalf of Nonbelief Relief
(Freedom From Religion Foundation)
Suit challenges IRS church exemption from filing Form 990
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Atheist group asks to disclose to IRS what churches disclose - nothing
(Peter J Reilly, Forbes)
7th Circuit upholds Wisconsin's limit on busing benefit to one school of each denomination in district
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
U.S. Senate confirms Dreiband to lead Justice Dept's civil rights division
(Sarah N. Lynch, Reuters)
Dreiband confirmed as Assistant AG for Civil Rights Division
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Rabbi files suit against active adult community
(Jennifer Peacock, Jersey Shore Online)
Rabbi sues condo association for religious and disability accommodations
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Tax court: "Pastoral gifts" were taxable income
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
'We're not bigots', says vicar splitting from Anglicans over same-sex blessings
(Charlie Gates, Stuff)
Open letter from USCIRF Commissioner Nadine Maenza to Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani (October 10, 2018)
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Church attacked for silence
(Chris Morris, Otago Daily TImes)
In Kazakhstan, global religious leaders agree faiths should be used for peace and resolving conflicts
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
ACLU lawsuit vs. Catholic bishops over immigrants' reproductive rights dismissed
(Katheryn Tucker, Law.com)
Friday, 12 October 2018
Persistent antisemitism hangs over EU
(European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights)
Charges against Baha’i in Yemen must be dropped: UN experts urge release of detainees
(United Nations)
Donbas: Donetsk: Places of worship seized, sealed
(Forum 18 News Service)
Australian law allows religious schools to reject gay students, PM says
(Joshua Berlinger, CNN)
Moon, “Putting Faith in Hate”
(Mark Movsesian, Law and Religion Forum)
EVENT, 11-12 October 2018: Exiting Violence: The Role of Religion(s)
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Andrew Brunson: Turkey releases US pastor after two years
(BBC News)
Pastor Andrew Brunson released to U.S. diplomatic personnel after being detained by Turkish authorities for two years
(Erin Cunningham, The Washington Post)
Andrew Brunson, U.S. pastor held in Turkey, is ordered released
(Carlotta Gall, The New York Times)
U.S. pastor Brunson leaves his home in Turkey after release
(Reporting by Mehmet Emin Caliskan; Writing by Tuvan Gumrukcu; Editing by Andrew Heavens, Reuters)
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