Law and Religion Headlines
Monday, 19 March 2018
Eritrea finally explains October 2017 Asmara protest in letter to U.N.
(Abdur Rahman Alfa Shaban, Africa News)
Unraveling the tapestry of religion and politics: Distinguished Professor Ali Riaz sheds lights on rise of extremism
(Rachel Hatch, Illinois State University)
Religious persecution is hindering children's education
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)
Share of married adults varies widely across U.S. religious groups
(David Masci and Claire Gecewicz, Pew Research Center Fact Tank)
Hmong: Sectarian violence in Vietnam amidst restrictions on freedom of religion
(Unrepresented Nations and People Organization)
Trafficking, climate change, refugees greater concerns than Christian persecution for US Catholics: Poll
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Belgian far-right politician accuses Muslims of creating tension
(novinite.com)
Patriarch Kirill: presidential elections showed unity of Russians around their national leader
(Interfax-Religion)
Metropolitan Hilarion believes western countries do not pay attention to the provoked by them exodus of Christians from the Middle East
(Interfax-Religion)
Uzbekistan: Officials bully child, "show trial", fines
(Forum 18 News Service)
Petition against Jehovah's Witnesses circulated in Belarus
(Beloruskii Partisan, Russia Religion News)
Conflicts over church buildings continue in Ukraine
(RISU, Russia Religion News)
In our opinion: Faith is a dimension of diversity
(Deseret News)
Debate on role of Islam divides German government
(Simon Schütz, National Public Radio)
German minister questions Islam’s place in the country
(Frank Jordans, Associated Press)
Angela Merkel slaps down ally who said Islam had no place in Germany
(David Charter, The Times)
The abortion exception
(Charlotte Allen, First Things)
Will Trump’s new Secretary of State prioritize religious freedom?
(Kate Shellnutt, Christianity Today)
Mike Pompeo's allies on the anti-Muslim right
(Peter Beinart, The Atlantic)
Ronald Lauder, in rare criticism, rebukes Netanyahu over settlements and Orthodox hegemony
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
A Spanish university’s first-ever Passover seder is being organized by American students
(Margarita Gokun Silver, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Keith Ellison says critics pressing him on Farrakhan ties are trying to divide blacks and Jews
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
‘Nobody is talking about anti-Semitism.’ You’re kidding, right?
(Andrew Silow-Carroll, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Catholics in Indonesia will be alert during Holy Week in light of church attacks
(Catholic News Agency)
St. Patrick vs. Steven Bannon in Rome
(Paul Moses, Commonweal)
Pave it! RFRA unlikely to protect sacred burial ground
(Karla Chaffee, RLUIPA-Defense)
RFRA proposal in Iowa sent back to committee, likely ending its chances to advance this session
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Women in Poland protest plans to tighten anti-abortion law
(Associated Press)
NYPD sued over mugshot policy for Muslim women
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Muslim engineer sues after Kansas flap over Malaysian flag
(Associated Press)
New Israeli bill seeks punishment for Jewish foreigners with ‘chained’ wives
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Proposed Knesset bill would extend Israeli rabbinical court jurisdiction extraterritorially
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Lawsuit: Police forced Muslim women to remove head coverings
(Larry Neumeister, Associated Press)
Spanish rappers may go to prison for insulting the king, glorifying terrorists
(William Booth and Pamela Rolfe, The Washington Post)
Catholics in Scotland are the biggest target of hate crime
(John Boothman, The Times)
Does California abortion law protect women or force clinics to deliver message they abhor? Supreme Court to decide.
(Robert Barnes, The Washington Post)
Cairo looks to Sufi sheikhs to counter extremism
(Walaa Hussein, Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
Moscow speaking: GetReligion reader chimes in on Washington Post, the 'Putin Generation'
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Skopje’s identity crisis
(Alexander Galitsky, Neos Kosmos)
It’s not just about race and gender – religious stereotypes need tackling too
(Saskia Warren, The Conversation)
Israelis divided over military drafting of ultra-Orthodox Jews
(Elana Ringler, Reuters)
U.S. Catholics offer wide range of answers when asked about Francis’ most notable action as pope
(Elizabeth Podrebarac Sciupac, Pew Research Center Fact Tank)
Religious persecution in hindering children's education
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)
Kentucky votes to ban child marriage
(Elizabeth Wynne Johnson, NPR)
The last temptation How evangelicals, once culturally confident, became an anxious minority seeking political protection from the least traditionally religious president in living memory
(Michael Gerson, The Atlantic)
About that Michael Gerson think piece: Why (many) evangelicals got hooked by Donald Trump
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Under new persecution, faith groups in Russia turn to human rights court
(Jennifer Lea, The Daily Signal)
Protecting women rights in line with Islamic teachings: Tarar
(Zubair Qureshi, Pakistan Observer)
No hope for Nigeria unless we get our politics right - Peter Obi
(The Eagle Online)
Police, officials call for calm over minaret row in Jayapura
(Nethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post)
Making a home for spiritually-minded LGBTQ folks
(Melissa Hellman, Seattle Weekly)
Seattle Weekly looks at Namasgay: An attempt to corral some form of LGBTQ spirituality
(Julia Duin, GetReligion)
Karnataka govt moves to give Lingayats separate religion status
(Vikram Gopal, Hindustan Times)
Karnataka to recommend separate religion status for Lingayats, Veerashaivas
(The Hindu)
Mar 18: South Carolina gives religious exemption to foster agencies, the history of evangelical politics, and more
(Religious Freedom Review: Weekly updates on religious freedom in America)
Justices decline to weigh in on constitutionality of death penalty
(Amy Howe, SCOTUSblog)
This map shows all of Europe’s remaining synagogues
(Cnaan Liphshiz, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Consummation and the validity of marriage: X (A Child: foreign surrogacy)
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Law and religion round-up – 18th March
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
The way Trump treats the press puts the country’s democracy at risk, say University of Utah and BYU professors
(Sara Weber, The Salt Lake Tribune)
Religious photos of the week
(Kit Doyle, Religion News Service)
Can the ECtHR provide an effective remedy following the coup d’état and declaration of emergency in Turkey?
(MIchael O'Boyle, EJIL: Talk!)
The Round-Up: Government wins benefits cap appeal, the scope of employee misconduct, and international crimes against humanity
(Eleanor Leydon, UK Human Rights Blog)
The remarkable story of China’s ‘Bible Women’
(Alexander Chow, Christianity Today)
Conviction for performance-art protest at war memorial did not violate Article 10 (Sinkova v. Ukraine)
(Ronan Ó Fathaigh and Dirk Voorhoof, Strasbourg Observers)
Two Dead Sea scrolls never before seen in public are on display in Denver
(Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post)
Politics not to blame for people leaving churches, study finds
(Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post)
Surrogacy: Babies as merchandise
(John Stonestreet and Roberto Rivera, The Christian Post)
Kazakh woman on trial for downloading Bible is acquitted
(Radio Free Europe)
Myanmar forces Burman culture on minorities, erases identity
(The Associated Press, The New York Times)
Christian retreat center seized in favour of "executive headquarters of Imam's directive"
(Mohabat News)
North Korea 'in talks to free US detainees' as diplomacy escalates
(Channel News Asia)
Mob attacks 4 Christian families in Vietnam for refusing to renounce their faith
(Jardine Malado, Christian Today)
Religious minorities apprehensive about IHC’s ruling on declaring faith
(Madeeha Bakhsh, Christians in Pakistan)
Asia Bibi allowed to keep the rosary sent to her by Pope Francis
(Madeeha Bakhsh, Christians in Pakistan)
Vatican bows to pressure, releases retired pope’s letter
(Nicole Winfield, Religion News Service)
Secretive religious charity run by top US housing officials raises questions
(Jon Swaine, The Guardian)
'There is no kosher meat': the Israelis full of zeal for going vegan
(Oliver Holmes, The Guardian)
A third of UK Muslims report abuse or crime while studying
(Jamie Grierson, The Guardian)
Nigeria: Unexploded Air Force bombs found in shelled Christian village
(World Watch Monitor)
LDS missionaries using the internet to expand teachings
(Nathan Glover, World Religion News)
Jainist monk gives support for India's landmark euthanasia legalization
(Corey Barnett, World Religion News)
'Pope Francis: A man of his word' documentary coming May 18
(Nathan Glover, World Religion News)
Bizarre and terrifying video of mom and children attacking Mosque and chanting hate
(Derek Welch, World Religion News)
Oklahoma becomes new battleground for same-sex adoption
(Corey Barnett, World Religion News)
Streets deserted, airport closes for Bali’s Day of Silence
(The Associated Press, Religion News Service)
Francis Derangement Syndrome (FDS)
(Mark Silk, RNS Column: Spiritual Politics)
Trump inauguration Bible heads to museum
(RNS staff, Religion News Service)
I’m a millennial Catholic activist — that shouldn’t sound strange
(Jason L. Miller, Religion News Service)
Calling out "Kennedy Catholicism"
(John M. Breen, Mirror of Justice blog)
A new streetwear line for Muslim women takes the frills out of modest fashion
(Aysha Khan, Religion News Service)
Protesting children
(Martin E. Marty, University of Chicago Divinity School: Sightings)
Saturday, 17 March 2018
IICSA: Statement from Archbishop of Canterbury
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Judge suspended, in part for refusal to conduct same-sex weddings
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
EVENT, 17 March 2018: Gospel and Law in Theological Education
(Day Conference, St Bride Foundation, London, Ecclesiastical Law Society)
Friday, 16 March 2018
Interfaith leaders, youths to push for assault rifle ban
(Andrew Selsky, Associated Press)
Pope Francis issued a controversial document on the family. The D.C. archbishop has a pioneering plan to implement it.
(Michelle Boorstein, The Washington Post)
Federal judge blocks Ohio's down-syndrome abortion ban
(Jurist)
Ohio's law banning abortion because of Down's Syndrome is enjoined
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
In reporting on ruling against Down syndrome abortion law, this pesky detail seems important
(Bobby Ross Jr., GetReligion)
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