Law and Religion Headlines
Thursday, 30 August 2018
Fighting the Burnout Culture: How personalist philosophers and Benedictine monks can help stressed-out college students
(Margarita A. Mooney, The Witherspoon Institute: Public Discourse)
From the Solidly Secular to Sunday Stalwarts, a look at our new religious typology
(Becka A. Alper, Pew Research Center Fact Tank)
When Leonard Cohen wrote about Eichmann
(Jeffrey Salkin, RNS Column: Martini Judaism (for those who want to be shaken and stirred))
From ‘Judeo-Christian’ to ‘Potluck Nation,’ Muslim social activist pleads for religious pluralism
(Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service)
How faith and friendship are gaining as a remedy to the opioid crisis
(Katelyn Beaty, Religion News Service)
India’s Bnei Menashe community sets sights on immigrating to Israel
(Priyadarshini Sen, Religion News Service)
Indonesian president invokes ‘Pancasila’ to counter rising Islamism
(Nithin Coca, Religion News Service)
Religion: Empowering or oppressive to women?
(Donah Mbabazi, The New Times)
Religious freedom feels the heat from growth in atheism and irreligion
(Will Jones, Christian Today)
Asking the Clergy: What if school lessons conflict with religious beliefs?
(Jim Merritt, Newsday)
For a 'house church' in Beijing, CCTV cameras and eviction
(Christian Shepherd, Reuters)
Australia's new prime minister Scott Morrison is an evangelical Christian
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Prosecutor moves against church of alternative Orthodoxy
(Portal-Credo.Ru, Russia Religion News)
The situation of Baha'is in Yemen
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)
Who is killing Yemen’s clerics? Mystery murders are sending a chill through the mosques.
(Sudarsan Raghavan, The Washington Post)
Senior Labour politician quits Parliament over party’s anti-Semitism
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Anti-Putin punk group Pussy Riot headlines UK Christian music festival
(Rosie Dawson, Religion News Service)
The unintended consequences of the Equal Access Act
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
LGBTQ student organizations and the Equal Access Act: Betsy DeVos has no power to restrict the protections of the EAA (Responding to: The unintended consequences of the Equal Access Act)
(Richard Fossey & Todd A. DeMitchell, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Clubs must meet certain standards to merit Equal Access Act protections (Responding to: The unintended consequences of the Equal Access Act)
(Leah Farish, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Lebanon’s religious leaders call for ‘dignified’ return of refugees
(Doreen Abi Raad, Catholic News Service)
Philippine immigration officials reaffirm move to deport missionary nun
(Catholic News Service)
Human rights groups slam Iran for prison terms of Christians and Dervishes
(Benjamin Weinthal, The Jerusalem Post)
Church urges fairer conditions as Bosnia-Herzegovina elections near
(Jonathan Luxmoore, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Meet Rabbi Sam Spector, the new 30-year-old leader of Utah's largest Jewish congregation
(Trent Toone, Deseret News Faith)
Puerto Rico Archdiocese files for bankruptcy amid lawsuit
(Danica Coto, Associated Press)
China blames local officials for protest over mosque razing
(Sam McNeil, Associated Press)
Nonbelievers win suit over Pennsylvania House prayer policy
(Mark Scolforo, Associated Press)
China rejects US lawmakers’ sanctions call over Muslim camps
(Christopher Bodeen, Associated Press)
Land and Environment Court says Colo property illegally cleared by fringe Islamic group
(Jonathon Hair, ABC Net)
Iranian activist jailed over hijab protests goes on hunger strike
(Saeed Kamali Dehghan, The Guardian)
Yazidis seek church asylum as Europe's empathy for refugees wanes
(Katy Fallon, Al Jazeera)
Excluding non-theists as legislative guest chaplains violates Establishment Clause
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Court will not order group's Christian flag displayed on city flag pole
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Federal judge rules Boston can deny request to fly Christian flag over City Hall Plaza
(Travis Andersen, Boston Globe)
Australia: Scott Morrison at centre of ABC row over religion
(news.com.au)
Growing Catholic insurgency threatens top cardinal in Washington
(Daniel Burke and Rosa Flores, CNN)
Doubts about Viganò’s accusations aside, Pope Francis needs a better response
(Thomas Reese, RNS Column: Signs of the Times)
The charge against Viganò must now be investigated
(Mark Silk, RNS Column: Spiritual Politics)
The Religious Typology: A new way to categorize Americans by religion
(Pew Research Center Religion & Public Life)
New poll finds even religious Americans feel the good vibrations
(Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service)
Federal Court agrees with Americans United that Pennsylvania House invocation practice discriminates against nontheists
(Americans United)
Wednesday, 29 August 2018
Will Europe ban circumcision?
(Seth Kaplan, Mosaic: Advancing Jewish Thought)
Religious activist blames religion for high rate of poverty in Nigeria
(Inemesit Udodiong, Pulse)
China's ruling party orders crackdown on religion in its ranks
(Radio Free Asia)
Clergy, government inching towards religious tax
(Ghana Web)
Religious accommodations: How far must employers go?
(Barry Black and Jonathan Robert Nelson, New York Law Journal)
10th anniversary of Kandhamal violence marked by India's Christians
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Azerbaijan: conscientious objector's criminal conviction – more to follow?
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
Anti-Semitism: A senior British rabbi takes the fight to Jeremy Corbyn
(Erasmus, The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Followers of traditional religion run afoul of anti-evangelism law
(Religiia i Pravo, Russia Religion News)
In small-town Virginia, Muslim residents face a crisis of sheep and zoning laws
(Abigail Hauslohner, The Washington Post)
Brett Kavanaugh is a mensch
(Jay P. Lefkowitz, National Review)
Nearly half of US Jews don’t identify with organized religion, study finds
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
An open letter to the Italian Minister of Economy, Mr. Giovanni Tria. While discussing economy with China, do not forget religious liberty
(Forum for Religious Freedom Europe)
South Carolina town’s decision to stop renting space for worship brings lawsuit
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
1993 World Trade Center bomber sues over prison faith rights
(Kathleen Foody, Associated Press)
Pakistan Islamists rally against anti-Islam cartoon contest
(Zaheer Babar, Associated Press)
Germany returns 27 sets of colonial-era remains to Namibians
(Kirsten Grieshaber, Associated Press)
UN report says investigate Myanmar Generals for genocide
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Orthodox Jewish organizations reach $14.25 million settlement with victims of voyeur-rabbi Barry Freundel
(The Washington Post)
Settlement reached in D.C. mikveh voyeurism case
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes Inc. v. Equal Opportunity Employment Commission
(SCOTUSblog)
Sixteen states back funeral home's right to fire transgender employee
(Brianna Heldt, Townhall)
Amicus briefs filed with SCOTUS in case of funeral home's firing of transgender employee
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Satanist loses challenge to Missouri abortion rules
(Joe Harris, Courthouse News Service)
8th Circuit: Satanic Temple member lacks standing to challenge abortion restrictions
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Trump hosts evangelical leaders at the White House
(Associated Press)
Remarks by President Trump at dinner with Evangelical leaders
(The White House)
Trump warns evangelicals of 'violence' if GOP loses in the midterms
(Jeff Zeleny and Kevin Liptak, CNN)
What else did President Trump tell Evangelical leaders?
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
President Trump discusses pulpit politics with Evangelical supporters
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
White House dinner with Evangelicals
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Mike Pence: power, religion and America's 'shadow president'
(Lloyd Green, The Guardian)
NGO grant to Nepal government under scan again
(Nepali Sansar)
Murder of Egyptian bishop shakes Coptic Church to core
(La Croix International)
Henan, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, sinicization advances: crosses burnt, Party flags and slogans on churches
(Wang Zhicheng, Asia News)
The repression of Uyghurs is now an all-out war against a people
(Omer Kanat, The Diplomat)
Appeals court upholds “In God We Trust,” supports “sea change” in law
(Becket)
U.S. court rejects atheists' appeal over 'In God We Trust' on money
(Jonathan Stempel, Reuters)
8th Circuit embraces originalism in upholding "In God We Trust" on currency
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Tuesday, 28 August 2018
Book Review. Thomas Aquinas: not just for Catholics any more
(Carl Trueman, The Witherspoon Institute: Public Discourse)
Should religion ever be a defense in the death of a child?
(Robin L. Barton, The Crime Report)
Indonesia to reintroduce guidelines on mosque loudspeakers
(Katharina R. Lestari, UCA News)
Two new skirmishes break out over church/state divide
(Martin Levine, Nonprofit Quarterly)
Likud minister says there should be no religious political parties
(Michael Bachner, Times of Israel)
Shaolin Temple raises China’s national flag for first time in high-profile ceremony
(Shanghaiist)
The Moscow Patriarchate to restore an Orthodox church in Seoul
(Interfax-Religion)
Jehovah's Witness on trial in southern Russia
(Liudmila Maratova, Kavkazskii Uzel)
Limitations on resolution of Ukrainian question
(Alexander Smirnov, Ekspert)
Labour politician paid off Jewish assistant who complained about anti-Semitism
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Trinidad’s First Peoples were also nation’s first Catholics
(Laura Ann Phillips, Catholic News Service)
Balance sheet on Pope’s trip to Ireland: Who won and lost
(John L. Allen Jr., Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Rastafarian plaintiff challenges Iowa board’s refusal to provide religious exemption from cannabis ban
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Vatican removes reference to ‘psychiatric help’ for gay kids
(Associated Press)
Dutch police detain man suspected of threat to Geert Wilders
(Associated Press)
Hawley: Law prohibiting politics at the pulpit should change
(Associated Press)
SC town bans worship services in civic center
(Alliance Defending Freedom)
Suit challenges ban on town's rental of space for worship services
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
PHOTO ESSAY: On Eid al-Adha, Muslims celebrate submission to God
(Aysha Khan, Religion News Service)
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