Law and Religion Headlines
Wednesday, 16 May 2018
Church lawyer concerned about recovery of church property
(Interfax-Religiia, Russia Religion News)
Former British soldier jailed for antisemitic speech where he incited supporters to 'free England from Jewish control'
(Lizzie Dearden, The Independent)
British court sentences former army officer over anti-Semitic speech
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
NJ town hauled into court by Ramapough Nation
(Nick Rummell, Courthouse News Service)
Catholic therapist fired because of her religious beliefs on marriage—Thomas More Law Center files federal lawsuit
(Thomas More Law Center)
Therapist sues after dismissal for refusing to counsel gay couple
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
College instructs students to report hate speech to the police
(Katherine Timpf, National Review)
Mosque in Sweden's Vaxjo allowed to broadcast call to prayer
(AFP, Daily Sabah Europe)
Swedish town that approved a mosque's calls to prayer had previously rejected church bells
(The Local)
Sweden in free fall
(Judith Bergman, Gatestone Institute)
‘No religion belongs on a cafeteria floor.’ Oregon school drops its Quakers mascot
(Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee)
Riverside judge overturns California’s right-to-die law
(Deepa Bharath, The Press-Enterprise)
Legatus honors Bishop Zubik
(Pittsburgh Catholic)
Webster Parish schools settle federal lawsuit alleging promotion of Christianity
(Nick Wooten, Shreveport Times)
Consent decree settles Louisiana religion in schools lawsuit
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Louisiana school district will end school-sponsored religious proselytizing
(Press Release, American Civil Liberties Union)
Louisiana’s Webster Parish School District settles church-state lawsuit
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty (BJC blog))
Mass interfaith prayers held in Bali in wake of Surabaya attacks
(Coconuts Bali)
Islamophobia is real. Stop the obsession with semantics
(Miqdaad Versi, The Guardian)
Questions raised after 'sold out' church biopic plays to empty cinemas in Brazil
(Dom Phillips, The Guardian)
Vatican advises nuns not to overindulge in social media
(Angela Giuffrida, The Guardian)
School district made LGBTQ students read the Bible as punishmnet
(Kelly Frazier, World Religion News)
Satanists adopt Seabright Beach in Santa Cruz
(Gary Nguyen, World Religion News)
The most unhappy Christian group is the Eastern Orthodox
(Gary Nguyen, World Religion News)
Unusual Republican meeting held at mosque
(Corey Barnett, World Religion News)
An interview with bishop Gene Robinson about politics and faith in America
(WRN Editorial Staff, World Religion News)
Indonesia bombings ‘did not come as a surprise’
(World Watch Monitor)
Myanmar: 7,000 Kachin displaced as violence escalates
(World Watch Monitor)
CAR cardinal calls for end to retaliatory violence after shoot-out at Mass
(Illia Djadi, World Watch Monitor)
United Methodist activists unsatisfied with bishops’ recommended plan to avert schism
(Emily McFarlan Miller, Religion News Service)
For 40 days in 30 US cities, King’s Poor People’s Campaign lives again
(Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service)
Pope says he’s thought about when it’s time to ‘take leave’
(The Associated Press, Religion News Service)
On Mother’s Day, let’s listen to our moms’ cries for justice
(Jonathan Merritt, RNS Column: On Faith & Culture)
What Alcoholics Anonymous could teach Paige Patterson
(Seth Haines, Guest Post, RNS Column: On Faith & Culture)
Rhode Island Council of Churches director takes leave for gender transition
(Mark A. Kellner, Religion News Service)
“The Dangerous God” (Erdozain, ed.)
(Mark Movsesian, Law and Religion Forum)
Contraception and the manipulation of language
(Bob Sullivan, Crisis Magazine: A Voice for the Faithful Catholic Laity)
Court to decide fate of historic Pensacola cross
(Press Release, Becket Law)
Native Americans sue to keep use of prayer ground
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Tuesday, 15 May 2018
GDPR and the Church Electoral Roll
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Vatican and World Council of Churches announce details of visit by Pope Francis
(World Council of Churches)
These Jewish groups are fighting — even physically, according to some — behind the scenes
(Ron Kampeas, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Quiet Faith is about the ways religion can underpin civic life
(Ron Cerabona, The Canberra Times)
Ayya sect demands status of separate religion
(B. Kolappan, The Hindu)
Pence’s claim that ‘religion in America isn’t receding. It’s just the opposite’
(Glenn Kessler, The Washington Post)
Indian women breaking down barriers to religious leadership
(Priyadarshini Sen, Religion News Service)
Is Islam exceptional? And what does it mean for the future of Western democracy?
(Shruti Godbole, Brookings)
In Alberta, Sikhs can now ride motorcycles without helmets (because of religion)
(Hemant Mehta, Friendly Atheist)
Thousands of Eritreans of all faiths and none are detained without charge or trial in Eritrea
(CSWPress, FoRB in Full (a blog by CSW))
Michigan agency removes giant cross on state land after complaint
(Brandon Patterson, Detroit Free Press)
Fight over cross at Florida public park resumes before appeals court
(Kim Chatelain, The Times-Picayune)
Having faith in education: Senior lecturer Irvin Scott sees possibilities in the interconnections of faith and ed.
(Press Release, Harvard Graduate School of Education)
Two hundred names appeared on an enemies list in Hungary. Thousands more asked to join.
(Griff Witte, The Washington Post)
Lutheran body calls for de-escalation of violence in the Holy Land after day of deadly violence
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
May 13: UVA stopped public Bible reading, ritual design, and more
(Religious Freedom Review: Weekly updates on religious freedom in America)
Azerbaijan: Theologian challenges state's book ban
(Forum 18 News Service)
Granting Ukrainian splinter autocephalous church status would be legal nonsense - Metropolitan Hilarion
(Interfax-Religion)
Moscow patriarchate leader worries about international situation
(Interfax-Religiia, Russia Religion News)
Young Jews and Muslims to hold "Shavuot Iftar' as festivals coincide
(Jewish News Online)
The Rohingya have fled one crisis for another
(Sophie Cousins, Foreign Policy)
(Bangladesh) An aspect of freedom of religion: Seeing the obverse and the reverse
(Psymhe Wadud, Daily Star)
Michele Bachmann apologizes for ‘ignorantly’ suggesting Jews convert
(Haley Cohen, Forward)
Brazil’s Christ Redeemer statue illuminated in blue and white for Israel’s 70th anniversary
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Niebler: 'What's wrong with the cross on the wall?'
(Anne-Sophie Brändlin, Deutsche Welle)
Gender is personal – not computational
(Foad Hamidi, Morgan Scheuerman, and Stacy Branham, The Conversation)
President Nelson, other Mormon leaders to host NAACP leadership Thursday
(Tad Walch, Deseret News Faith)
Bishops blame corruption for Congo-Brazzaville woes
(Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Protecting religious liberty: Has that become an elusive concept?
(Bernard G. Prusak, Commonweal)
Ethics of the Syrian intervention
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
U.S. response to the Douma attacks: A just war perspective (Responding to: Ethics of the Syrian intervention)
(John Kelsay, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Peace in Syria requires political vision more than missiles (Responding to: Ethics of the Syrian intervention)
(Matthew Shadle, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Indonesian family that bombed churches well off, friendly
(Niniek Karmini, Associated Press)
Terror attacks on Indonesia churches spur calls for fraternity not violence from Pope Francis, World Council of Churches
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Canada prosecutor recommends jail time in polygamy case
(Associated Press)
Oklahoma Muslim woman says rights violated over headscarf
(Associated Press)
USCIRF denounces China's crackdown on Uighurs; State Department focuses on Yemen's persecution of Bahais
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
China: USCIRF deeply concerned about increasing repression of Uighur Muslims
(Press Release, U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Human Rights: Other views - Part I
(Denis MacEoin, Gatestone Institute)
Human Rights: Other views - Part II
(Denis MacEoin, Gatestone Institute)
British musician on trial for Holocaust revisionist YouTube postings
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Judge warned of `setting precedent´ over Holocaust songs
(Press Association)
Melissa Rogers: White House Executive Order undermines religious liberty
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Americans with no religion greatly outnumber white Evangelicals
(Ed Kilgore, New York Magazine)
Monday, 14 May 2018
The young Turks rejecting Islam
(Selin Girit, BBC News)
Civil Rights Commission holds hate crimes briefing
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
#FREELEAH: Today is the 15th birthday of Leah Sharibu. But, unlike most young girls around the world, she will be spending her birthday in captivity.
(Guest blog by the Rt Hon Dame Caroline Spelman MP, FoRB in Full (a blog by CSW))
Cleveland Clinic, parents clash over girl's brain tumor treatment; court to decide
(Andrea Simakis, Cleveland.com)
Story recounts personal side of court-ordered medical treatment of child
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
History shows why school prayer is so divisive
(Frank S. Ravitch, The Conversation)
Think piece: Some 'news' about a stunning lack of intellectual diversity in liberal arts, religion faculties
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Landmark judgment on Pakistani religious minorities yet to be honoured by the state
(Asif Aqeel and World Watch Monitor staff, World Watch Monitor)
The Buffalo of yesteryear: Red Jacket's speech on religious freedom
(Luke Hammill, The Buffalo News)
Charity during Ramadan means public safety, religion at odds
(Hasan Dudar and Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press)
Religion-based attitudes on LGBTQ rights
(Inside Higher Ed)
Island mosque bridges cultural divide
(Mike Wade, The Times)
In Brazil, new magazine affirms Church's commitment to religious liberty
(Adventist Review)
Q&A: Longtime Newsweek religion editor investigates how faith shape-shifted over the last 70 years
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News National Edition: Faith)
Inside the newsroom: What is the future of religion?
(Doug Wilks, Deseret News)
Jehovah's Witnesses' legal battles in Western Pennsylvania laid groundwork for religious freedoms
(Stephen Huba, Trib Live)
Must Pensacola cross come down? Appeal arguments to be heard this week
(Lawrence Specker, AL.com)
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