Law and Religion Headlines
Monday, 14 May 2018
Pensacola's Bayview Park cross lawsuit appeal hearing set for Wednesday in Atlanta
(JIm Little, Pensacola News Journal)
Old news? The New York Times discovers David Brody and CBN's niche-audience power
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Ban on 'Jesus' and Bible references in student's graduation speech overturned by Colorado University
(Jardine Malado, Christian Today)
University to nursing grad: Keep the faith
(Katie Langford, The Daily Sentinel)
Life influences how people deal with environment, say Mideast faith leaders
(Judith Sudilovsky, CatholicPhilly.com)
Jimmy Carter (and hope) in the news
(Martin E. Marty, University of Chicago Divinity School: Sightings)
Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr takes surprise lead in Iraq’s election as prime minister falters
(Tamar El-Ghobashy and Mustafa Salim, The Washington Post)
What do Iraq's elections mean for the remaining Christians?
(Abigail Frymann Rouch, Christian Headlines)
Welcome to Iraq's first post-sectarian election
(Borzou Daragahi, Foreign Policy)
'Nothing is more powerful than God': A look at President Donald Trump's new faith-based initiatives
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News InDepth)
Controversial Baptist pastor to open ceremony dedicating U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Pro-Trump pastor who claims Islam is a “cult” picked to lead prayer at opening of US Embassy in Jerusalem
(Pema Levy, Mother Jones)
President Trump just unveiled a new White House ‘faith’ office. It actually weakens religious freedom
(Melissa Rogers, The Washington Post)
German far-right lawmaker convicted, fined for incitement
(Associated Press)
The Latest: UN chief condemns Indonesia church attacks
(Associated Press)
Five Questions on the Yemen Peace Process
(Meighan Stone, Council on Foreign Relations)
Civil partnership: yet another consultation?
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Law and religion round-up – 13th May
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Presiding Bishop Curry to give address at Royal Wedding
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Parishes and the “GDPR”
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
EVENT, 14 May 2018: Kenneth L. Woodward – "Is the Future of American Religion Already Behind Us?"
(Brigham Young University – Maxwell Institute)
Supreme Court to rule on your First Amendment right to silence
(Robert A. Sedler, The Conversation)
CALL FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST [due 14 May 2018]: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Individual Fellowship
(The Center for Religious Studies at Fondazione Bruno Kessler, Trento, Italy)
Argument: Aung San Suu Kyi is a politician, not a monster
(Peter A. Coclanis, Foreign Policy)
Canadians oppose abortion requirement for summer job grants, poll finds
(Catholic News Agency)
More seminary students leave the Master of Divinity behind
(Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service)
RNS wonders why more people are avoiding the MDiv degree in U.S. seminaries
(Julia Duin, GetReligion)
Who is Karl Marx: Meet the anti-capitalist scholar
(Danielle Corcione, Teen Vogue)
The EU, Teen Vogue and the sanitization of Karl Marx
(Andrew Stuttaford, National Review)
Happy Birthday, Karl Marx. You were right!
(Jason Barker, The New York Times Opinion)
Is Marx still relevant?
(Madan Sabnavis, Financial Express Opinion)
Karl Marx & Christianity
(Mark Tooley, Juicy Ecumenism: The Institute on Religion & Democracy's Blog)
Would Karl Marx recognise China's new communism?
(Cary Huang, South China Morning Post)
What has Karl Marx ever done for China?
(Kerry Brown, The Diplomat)
Don't celebrate Karl Marx. His Communism has a death count in the millions
(James Bovard, Opinion columnist, USA Today)
Family carries out suicide attacks on Indonesia churches
(Tuji Martuji, Religion News Service)
How liberal activists are shutting down choice for birth moms
(Kelsey Harkness, The Daily Signal)
Ireland’s abortion referendum: ‘It’s painful and it’s personal’
(Kitty Holland, The Guardian)
Saturday, 12 May 2018
Statement on Human Sexuality: Church of Ireland
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Repealing Ireland's pro-life amendment could have dire consequences, bishop warns
(Kevin Jones, Catholic News Agency)
Church and religion take back seat as a secular Ireland votes on abortion
(Conor Humphries and Emily G. Roe, Reuters)
Madame Pele's grip on Hawaii
(Alia Wong, The Atlantic)
How the Supreme Court grasps religion
(Linda Greenhouse, New York Times Opinion)
How does the current U.S. Supreme Court approach religious discrimination claims? We might soon find out
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Eco mosque functioning on solar batteries opened in Ukraine
(Interfax-Religion)
Establishing of the so-called one local Church in Ukraine will deepen the existing schism, the UOC official believes
(Interfax-Religion)
Cross communication: Bavaria is the latest place where the church and Christian politicians are at odds
(Erasmus, The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Jehovah's Witnesses imprisoned 2 months without trial
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News)
Russians still resolving problems of restoration of churches to historic owners
(Argumenty i Fakty, Russia Religion News)
American politics are a nightmare for Catholic universities
(Adam Harris, The Atlantic)
German brewery scraps World Cup bottle caps after Saudi Arabia flag row
(Rebecca Staudenmaier, Deutsche Welle)
Oklahoma governor signs adoption law opposed by LGBT groups
(Sean Murphy, Associated Press)
Education Department considering expanding faith-based insitutions' eligibility for grants
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Eligibility of faith-based entities and activities
(Office of Management and Budget)
Trump administration to make it easier for faith-based colleges to recieve federal funding
(Veronica Neffinger, Christian Headlines)
DeVos moves to loosen restrictions on federal aid to religious colleges
(Erica L. Green, The New York Times)
Four-year sentence for Indonesian pastor who evangelised a taxi driver
(World Watch Monitor)
Indonesia: Man sentenced to four years in prison for religious defamation
(Jakarta Post)
Indonesia sentences Christian man to 4 years for facebook post urging conversion
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
CAIR-LA files suit on behalf of Muslim woman stripped of hijab by Ventura County Sheriffs
(Press Release, Council on American-Islamic Relations)
Muslim woman sues over forcible removal of hijab at California jail
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Texas' highest criminal court upholds law punishing sexual assault by polygamists more harshly
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Eleventh circuit affirms dismissal of city’s approval of Chabad religious center as moot
(Evan Seeman, RLUIPA-Defense)
Opinion: UK 'more racist after Brexit'
(David Brown, The Times)
Friday, 11 May 2018
Trump admin. to strengthen religious freedom protections for Christian colleges
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)
10-year prison sentences are upheld for Iranian Christians
(Danika Delello, Christian Headlines)
Anglican Church of New Zealand votes to support gay marriage
(Amanda Casanova, Christian Headlines)
Muslim and fabulous: how the internet changed fashion for Aussie hijabistas
(Yassmin Abdel-Magied, The Guardian)
George Pell met US environment chief Scott Pruitt to discuss climate-change debate
(Graham Readfearn, The Guardian)
First mosque opens on Outer Hebrides in time for Ramadan
(Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian)
Deadly attack on South African mosque has ‘hallmarks of Islamic State'
(Agence France-Presse, The Guardian)
Education leaders oppose Tory plans to expand grammar schools
(Richard Adams, The Guardian)
He’s a major-league pitcher — and a plumber — whose faith helps keep him focused
(Bobby Ross Jr., Religion News Service)
Canadian minister asked to take off turban at US airport
(Rob Gillies, Associated Press)
A Canadian leader was asked by TSA to remove his turban. U.S. officials express ‘regret.’
(Allyson Chiu, The Washington Post)
Professor David Goodall obituary
(The Times)
Germany’s legal crackdown on social media: four misconceptions dispelled
(Stefan Theil, The Conversation)
Religious backlash loosens clerics’ grip on legacy of 1979 Iranian Revolution
(Naser Ghobadzadeh, The Conversation)
Louisiana: Congressman Johnson, leading religious freedom defenders issue letter on SB 512
(Kim Colby, Mike Johnson, Nate Kellum, Mather D. Staver, Bossier Press)
Impunity breeds distrust - religious leaders as human rights defenders in Mexico
(CSWPress, FoRB in Full (a blog by CSW))
Remembering the Holocaust: Albany interfaith project to create outdoor memorial
(Lois Goldrich, The Times of Israel)
Albania’s religious harmony endures in the face of new challenges
(Leonie Vrugtman, Global Risk Insights)
Interfaith couple fighting for divorce couldn't agree on son's name. So Kerala High Court names him 'Johan Sachin'
(Bobins Abraham, India Times)
Can the son of a cattle grazer stop Modi in India’s South?
(Barkha Dutt, The Washington Post)
Religion News Service fallout III – A press release sheds neither heat nor light
(Julia Duin, GetReligion)
Politicos and reporters: Democrats’ hopes for 2018 and '20 face religious tripwires
(Richard Ostling, GetReligion)
Attention New York Times editors: There are private Christian colleges on religious left, as well
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
EVENT, 10-12 May 2018: An International Conference on “Orthodoxy and Fundamentalism”
(Belgrade, Serbia)
Announcing the launch of the Cardus Religious Freedom Institute
Thursday, 10 May 2018
An amicable parting? Joint statement on Mormon Church leaving Boy Scouts ignores values clashes
(Bobby Ross Jr., GetReligion)
Mormons and Boy Scouts: Saying goodbye to equivocation
(Robert Knight, The Washington Post)
Azerbaijan: raids on mosques, jailings, fines
(Forum 18 News Service)
Jewish Day of Salvation and Liberation promotes understanding among people - Putin
(Interfax-Religion)
Russia seeks deeper ties with Islamic states - Putin
(Interfax-Religion)
The case against Jehovah's Witnesses
(Marta Tomaszkiewicz, Russia Religion News)
Britain’s first Orthodox female rabbi is ordained
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Malaysia’s new 92-year-old prime minister is a proud anti-Semite
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Vietnamese nuns attacked protesting construction on disputed land
(Catholic News Service)
Malawi bishops call for ‘new era’ ahead of 2019 elections
(Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
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