Law and Religion Headlines
Saturday, 2 June 2018
Copts persuaded to drop charges against mob who attacked their church
(World Watch Monitor)
Highwood Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses (Judicial Committee) v. Wall
(Supreme Court of Canada)
Jehovah's Witness v. Wall (case summary)
(Supreme Court of Canada)
Supreme Court of Canada: Churches can determine membership requirements and disciplinary process without judicial review
(Barry W. Bussey, Canadian Council of Christian Charities: Intersection)
Bussey’s commentary on Wall decision recognizing the freedom of religious communities to make decisions on membership & internal rules
(Barry W. Bussey, Canadian Council of Christian Charities: Intersection)
Surpeme Court decision a vistory for church autonomy ("issues of theology are not justiciable")
(Press Release, Christian Legal Fellowship)
Highwood Congregation v Wall: The Supreme Court upholds autonomy of religious groups
(Derek Ross and Ian Sinke, Christian Legal Fellowship)
Readers’ recent queries and comments – early June
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Religious groups ‘free to determine’ membership, rules: Supreme Court
(Sean Fine, The Globe and Mail)
Supreme Court rules in case of man expelled from Calgary congregation, says religious groups can decide own membership
(Jim Bronskill, Globla News Canada)
World Sikh Organization welcomes Supreme Court of Canada's decision on religious membership
(Rattan Mall, Voice Online)
Jehovah’s Witnesses win right at top court to shun a church member
(Leslie MacKinnon, iPolitics)
Jehovah’s Witness expelled from Calgary congregation can’t take his case to a judge: Supreme Court
(The Star)
More on the Wall Case (list of stories)
Friday, 1 June 2018
"Why American politics are a nightmare for Catholic universities," featuring Garnett et al.
(Thomas Berg, Mirror of Justice blog)
Religion News Service launches search for new Editor-in-Chief
(Religion News Service)
Indonesian youths say religion key to happiness, bucking global trend
(Devina Heriyanto, The Jakarta Post)
French public schools told to enforce 2004 ban on kippah, Muslim head cover
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Video: American Jews, the Constitution, and the challenges to religious liberty
(Yuval Levin and Leonard Leo, Mosaic)
Important study on the impact of religion on society
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)
For some French officials, the headscarf is such a threat they are attacking a teenager
(James McAuley, The Washington Post)
San Diego parents pulling their kids from school over inappropriate sex-ed curriculum
(Grace Carr, The Daily Signal)
Muslims, Christians frequent targets of religiously motivated killings in India: US Report
(Rukhshan Mir, Urdu Point)
Devastated Nigerian church denomination conducts Interfaith Peace Conference
(Zakariya Musa, Church of the Brethren)
Which major American religious flock is the most neglected by news media?
(Richard Ostling, GetReligion)
Iran’s Jewish and Christian leaders condemn Israeli, U.S. meddling
(Jason Lemon, Newsweek)
Government rejects US report on Myanmar religious freedom
(Aung Kyaw Min, Myanmar Times)
Crosses go up in public offices. It’s culture, Bavaria says, not religion.
(Katrin Bennhold, The New York Times)
Germany: Bavaria's controversial cross rule goes into effect
(Rebecca Staudenmaier, Deutsche Welle)
Bavarians wary of new law requiring crosses in all public buildings
(Kate Connolly, The Guardian)
German Muslims accuse Bavaria of double standards over crucifix order
(Reuters)
Vatican 'supports' compulsory crosses in Bavarian public buildings, state's prime minister says
(Jane Dalton, Independent)
Q&A: Measuring attitudes toward Muslims and Jews in Western Europe
(Jeff Diamant, Pew Research Center)
Ireland takes on the Catholic Church again. This time it’s about schools
(Ed O’Loughlin, The New York Times)
Ireland and the end of cultural Catholicism
(Dwight Longenecker, The Catholic World Report)
First-ever Iftar meal to be held in Prime Minister's office
(Gil Hoffman, Jerusalem Post)
Anti-evangelism law misused to harass simple believers
(Elena Apelskaia, Moskovskii Komsomolets)
Religion and violence in Russia
(Olga Oliker, Center for Strategic & International Studies)
Surprising decision by judge allows Jehovah's Witnesses to use internet
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News)
London synagogue hosts Muslim mayor, chief rabbi for post-Ramadan feast
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Philippine police boost image with religious processions honoring Mary
(Catholic News Service)
Nicaragua bishops condemn attacks on protesters, Jesuit university
(David Agren, Catholic News Service)
India’s Hindu nationalist party suffers defeat at polls
(Associated Press)
Court: Iowa church didn’t defame women exploited by pastor
(Scott Stewart, Associated Press)
Too radical for America's tech overlords: liberal Baptist pastor rattles Silicon Valley
(Julia Duin, GetReligion)
Culture of Chick-fil-A? A holy ghost in the eye-popping minimum wage planned by this franchisee
(Bobby Ross Jr., GetReligion)
Thursday, 31 May 2018
Atheists are sometimes more religious than Christians
(Sigal Samuel, The Atlantic)
Turkey slams US report on religious freedom
(Hürriyet Daily News)
Towards a meaningful inter-religious dialogue in Nigeria
(Chinedu Anaesiuba, The Nigerian Observer)
Denmark bans full-face veils in public
(Deutsche Welle)
Denmark joins some European nations in banning burqa, niqab
(Jan M. Olsen, Associated Press)
Denmark’s burka ban should scare all religions
(Corey Barnett, World Religion News)
Uzbekistan: Women targetted, due process violations, unfair trial
(Forum 18 News Service)
Christianity in Europe: In lands where “Christian civilisation” emerged, faith still shapes identity
(Erasmus, The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Moscow patriarchate claims to have pope's protection in current dispute
(Interfax-Religiia, Russia Religion News)
New tactic against Jehovah's Witnesses: charge them with economic crime
(Website of Investigation Department of SUSKR, Russia Religion News)
Faith-based help for the flooding foster-care system
(National Review Interview)
Israel’s conversion laws are about to get stricter
(Ben Sales, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Israel reportedly will not recognize Uganda’s Jewish community
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
German Catholic hospital cannot fire remarried doctor, says EU court adviser
(Deutsche Welle)
Churches, Scouts and YMCA join Australian abuse redress plan
(Rod McGuirk, Associated Press)
So-called honor killing in Catholic family shocks Indian state
(Catholic News Service)
Judge throws out settlement in Kentucky foster care case
(Associated Press)
OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS [due 31 May 2018]: The KAICIID Fellows Programme 2019
(KAICIID Dialogue Centre)
EVENT, 31 May – 6 June 2018: “You shall be my witnesses”
(Novi Sad General Assembly of the Conference of European Churches)
CJEU & temporary slaughterhouses for ritual slaughter: Liga van Moskeeen
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Ritual slaughter allowed only in approved slaughterhouses, EU court rules
(Deutsche Welle)
Wednesday, 30 May 2018
Asia Bibi will be given another chance at justice
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)
Religious photos of the week
(Kit Doyle, Religion News Service)
India, Indonesia to organise interfaith dialogue in both nations
(Lorna Pouf Mistana, The Times of India)
Reflections on Memorial Day: The chasm in the middle of the forum
(Rev. Mark H. Creech, The Christian Post)
Release of the 2017 Annual Report on International Religious Freedom
(Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State, United States Department of State)
Briefing on the release of the 2017 Annual Report on International Religious Freedom
(Sam Brownback, US Department of State)
International Religious Freedom Report for 2017
(Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, United States Department of State)
Five things to know about this year's International Religious Freedom Report release
(United States Department of State)
US: Religious freedom 'under assault' across globe
(Ken Bredemeier, Voice of America)
US State Department report notes assaults, harassment of minority religions in Bulgaria
(Sofia Globe)
State Department releases annual report on international religious free
(Catholic News Service)
Gone too soon: Charanjit Singh — a beacon of interfaith harmony
(Riaz Ahmad, The Express Tribune)
US State Dept. issues annual report, to host religious freedom “ministerial” in July
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
US report: Ethnic cleansing of Rohingya persists in Myanmar
(Josh Lederman, Associated Press)
In Iraq, the US State Department has a religious blindspot
(Qamar-Ul Huda, The Hill)
US Secretary of State announces major religious freedom meeting
(Courtney Grogan, Catholic News Agency)
Pompeo to host religious freedom summit at State Department
(Guy Taylor, The Washington Times)
Sixth Circuit shenanigans: Is ‘In God We Trust’ really just barely constitutional?
(Diana Verm, National Review)
Religious liberty clinic files brief in support of housing credit for ministers
(Helen Clarke Ebert, University of St. Thomas)
Judge extends abortion-clinic law to Falun Gong
(Amanda Ottaway, Courthouse News Service)
Education next battle between Church and State
(Cormac McQuinn, The Independent)
Imam, rabbi and Protestant deacon awarded first Swiss Jews' Dialogue Prize
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Iceland's pagan Zuist religion hopes to build temple
(BBC News)
Islamic centre in Dubai invites non-Muslims for interfaith Iftar
(The Siasat Daily)
Legal expert anticipates European court's ruling on Jehovah's Witnesses
(Portal-Credo.ru, Russia Religion News)
Jehovah's Witnesses held in pretrial detention for two months
(Interfax-Povolzhe, Russia Religion News)
Unusual political activism by alleged Jehovah's Witness
(Interfax-Religiia, Russia Religion News)
Danish government takes interest in Christensen case
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News)
Judge protects right of reporters (Christensen trial)
(Orlovskie Novosti, Russia Religion News)
Saudi Arabia told the world its problem was Islam. It’s actually tyranny
(Akbar Shahid Ahmed, Huffington Post)
The Evangelical fight to win back California
(Elizabeth Dias, The New York Times)
What we lose when we gain the right to die
(Tara Isabella Burton, Vox)
Ed Husain: from Islamist radical … to champion of liberal Muslims
(Nosheen Iqbal, The Guardian)
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