Law and Religion Headlines
Wednesday, 28 March 2018
Pro-life supporters model protest after Parkland School walkouts
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Uzbek Christians report continued state pressure, despite recent UN criticism
(World Watch Monitor)
N.T. Wright on the Apostle Paul’s sudden popularity
(Emily McFarlan Miller, Religion News Service)
Speak out against assisted suicide, bishop encourages Catholics of Guernsey
(Catholic News Agency)
Amid budget fight, survey says Nebraskans oppose taxpayer-funding for abortion
(Catholic News Agency)
March for Life in Argentina draws massive crowds
(Catholic News Agency)
Why Christians must lead the fight against sex trafficking
(Julie Lyles Carr, The Christian Post)
Greg Laurie, Jim Wallis, diverse group of Evangelicals unite in prayer for Korean peninsula
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)
Civil rights group calls for removal of cross that has been on display for 70 years
(Amanda Casanova, Christian Headlines)
Christians start petition against 'Sweet Jesus' ice cream which uses Satanic symbols on packaging
(Veronica Neffinger, Christian Headlines)
Franklin Graham hosts special Easter program 'return to the Holy Land'
(Veronica Neffinger, Christian Headlines)
Thousands coming to Christ through Billy Graham's legacy, even after his death
(Veronica Neffinger, Christian Headlines)
Labour MPs attending antisemitism protest targeted for deselection
(Anne Perkins, The Guardian)
If you can’t see antisemitism, it’s time to open your eyes
(Michael Segalov, The Guardian)
Canadian student pleads guilty to mass shooting that killed six at mosque
(The Guardian)
Eritrea: Newlyweds among 32 Christians arrested in fresh crackdown
(World Watch Monitor)
Eight books to sneak into your seder
(Jeffrey Salkin, RNS Column: Martini Judaism (for those who want to be shaken and stirred))
A faithful journey from cotton field to White House: Q&A with a sanitation worker
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)
Ahmadi Muslims in Pakistan face an existential threat: new report
(Forum for Religious Freedom Europe)
Pakistani court ruling aims to publicly identify all religious minorities
(Naila Inayat, Religion News Service)
Pakistani court ruling singles out religious minorities, causing concern among Christians
(Naila Inayat, Christian Headlines)
Child pornography charges increasing in Japan
(Catholic News Agency)
Planned Parenthood chapter deletes tweet calling for a Disney princess 'who's had an abortion'
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
Tuesday, 27 March 2018
Indonesia's Supreme Court rejects Ahok's blasphemy appeal
(The Straits Times)
Iraqi Christians are slowly returning to their homes, wary of their neighbors
(Richard Hall, PRI)
Families speak of marginalization one year after displacement
(Claire Evans, International Christian Concern)
Bishop in Madhya Pradesh: Christians living the Passion of Christ
(Nirmala Carvalho, Herald Malaysia)
Utah legalizes 'free-range parenting' amid concerns of 'over-the-top' protection of children
(Leonardo Blair, The Christian Post)
When you argue with a fundamentalist you don't know what you're asking for
(Nellie Smith, Religion Dispatches)
Four more years of censoring culture in Egypt
(Edmund Bower, The Atlantic)
Jeremy Corbyn concedes Labour has failed to address antisemitism problem
(Anne Perkins and Matthew Weaver, The Guardian)
The Guardian view on Labour and antisemitism: a leader must lead
(Editorial, The Guardian)
Church data is being scrutinised. Now for Facebook’s files
(Rev. Glayne Worgan, The Guardian)
Police treat killing of elderly woman in Paris as antisemitic attack
(Angelique Chrisafis, The Guardian)
Labour leaders pledge to tackle antisemitism
(Anne Perkins and Heather Stewart, The Guardian)
Palm Sunday celebrations mark revival of life in Qaraqosh, Iraq
(World Watch Monitor)
Hindus burning mango trees to fight pollution are actually making pollution
(Gary Nguyen, World Religion News)
How science created a panic about Satanic cults
(Gary Nguyen, World Religion News)
Catholics in Scotland are the biggest targets of hate crimes
(Nathan Glover, World Religion News)
Christians furious over sweet Jesus ice cream
(Corey Barnett, World Religion News)
Evangelicals are becoming politically progressive
(Elisa Meyer, World Religion News)
Corbyn apologizes for anti-semitism within Labour party
(Nathan Glover, World Religion News)
Elections tribunal orders PRN not to use religion to attract votes and contributions
(Q Costa Rica)
PBS film explores how we go gently – or kicking and screaming – into the night
(Aysha Khan, Religion News Service)
Separate religion status will lose steam after polls: Shah
(Veerendra P.M. Davangere, The Hindu)
Young Irish people among the most religious in Europe
(Patsy McGarry, Irish Times)
Human Rights Watch letter to US Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar
(Human Rights Watch)
Christian colleges are tangled in their own LGBT policies
(Tom Gjelten, National Public Radio)
Laws against racial and religious insult tend to backfire: Cherian George
(Lianne Chia, Channel News Asia)
Village discriminated against proposed rabbinical college, court rules
(Anthony S. Guardino, New York Law Journal)
Indian leaders condemn terror in the name of religion
(Umar Manzoor Shah, UCA News)
Montana high court set to rule on state's discrimination against religious schools
(Ross Izard, The Hill)
200 National-Religious rabbis denounce IDF over 'liberal agenda'
(Jeremy Sharon, The Jerusalem Post)
Mufti of Moscow calls Putin the father of Russian nation
(Interfax-Religion)
The Interreligious Council of Russia stands up for recognizing Wahhabism an extremist ideology
(Interfax-Religion)
In these 'dangerous times' World Council of Churches is 'relevant as never before' says its head
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Jewish organizations encourage retelling the Passover story with trivia cards
(RNS staff, Religion News Service)
Baptist in Russian far northeast held in violation of anti-evangelism law
(Yakutia.info, Russia Religion News)
Serbian and Hungarian leaders help dedicate restored historic Serbian synagogue
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
U.S. State Department honors Italian nun as a ‘Woman of Courage’
(Catholic News Agency)
Speak against assisted suicide, bishop tells Guernsey Catholics
(Catholic News Agency)
Dallas pastor Jeffress says schools should teach Ten Commandments to help stop gun violence
(Julieta Chiquillo, Dallas News)
Dallas Pastor Jeffress blames church-state separation for school gun violence
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Judge orders embargo of Puerto Rico Catholic church accounts
(Danica Coto, Associated Press)
Italy detains Egyptian imam accused of preaching violence
(Associated Press)
Report: Key unofficial bishop in Vatican-China deal detained
(Nicole Winfield, Associated Press)
China sentences North Carolina pastor to 7 years in prison
(Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post)
Britain's Court of Appeals rules against gay priest's employment discrimination claim
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Pastor who starved toddler to death to exorcise demon gets 99 years in prison
(Tasha Tsiaperas, Dallas News)
Cult leader sentenced to 99 years in starvation death of young boy
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Lawmakers try to stop development inspired by Mormon leader
(Associated Press)
Vermont legislators join fight against Mormon utopian village plans
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Where the buffalo roam, a Passion play approaches the century mark
(Bobby Ross Jr., Religion News Service)
Christians raise hell about Sweet Jesus ice cream over controversial cross branding
(Matthew Diebel, USA Today)
Frank Page, longtime Southern Baptist leader, announces retirement
(RNS staff, Religion News Service)
‘Ignorance’ feeds anti-Semitism in the Arab world
(Michele Chabin, Religion News Service)
‘Black Panther’ inspires Kenyan church leaders’ march for Pan-African unity
(Fredrick Nzwili, Religion News Service)
EVENT, 27 March 2018: Nationalism, Politics and Religion: The Backdrop to Conflict over Holy Places in Jerusalem
(Speaker Marshall J. Bregar, Seminar - Fondazione Bruno Kessler, Centro per le Scienze Religiose,)
Live Stream, 27 March 2018: Three leading scholars in GlobalPlus dialogue on religion and science
(A GlobalPlus conversation, The Association of Religion Data Archives)
Monday, 26 March 2018
Networks and public religion
(Martin E. Marty, Sightings: Religion in Public Life (University of Chicago Divinity School))
Timely Harvard event on human trafficking
(Erika Bachiochi, Mirror of Justice blog)
Court in Metro’s ad ban case discusses Christmas shopping, beer-making monks, charitable giving
(Ann E. Marimow, The Washington Post)
Former SGs Clement, Verrilli duel at DC Circuit in religious discrimination fight
(Cogan Schneier, law.com)
Attack on free speech, by way of religious discrimination, is getting more aggressive daily
(Montse Alvarado, The Hill)
Scholars urge dialogue, compromise in religious freedom debates
(Heidi Schlumpf, National Catholic Reporter)
Can religion and gay rights get along in North Carolina? A dialogue at UNC seeks common ground
(Ryan Haar, Indy Week)
Indonesia's Catholics urged to stay alert during Holy Week due to church attacks
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Kazakhstan: Raid, filming, fingerprinting, insults, criminal case
(Forum 18 News Service)
French officer who swapped places with a hostage in terror attack dies
(Hilary Clarke and Nicole Chavez, CNN World)
Sacrifice in France: 'Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life ... '
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Christianity in Europe: As French Catholics hail a martyr, the faith is fading in Europe
(Erasmus, The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Old Believers are a presence in Russian scene
(Pavel Skrylnikov, NG-Religii)
Ukrainian court overrules religious objections to electronic identification
(RISU, Russia Religion News)
Political correctness shuts down any reasonable critiques of Islam
(Louis Sarkozy, Washington Examiner)
Catholics are keeping a low profile in Ireland’s abortion referendum campaign
(The Economist)
March for Lives banner mocks Rubio’s faith
(Jack Crowe, National Review)
Thousands in London protest anti-Semitism in UK Labour Party
(Ben Sales, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
March 25: Politicians and morality, neo-Nazi Republican candidate, and more
(Religious Freedom Review: Weekly updates on religious freedom in America)
Push by Catholic educator makes Holocaust studies mandatory in Kentucky schools
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
New Zealand tells country’s sex abuse commission to include Church institutions
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
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