Law and Religion Headlines
Wednesday, 14 February 2018
T-shirts now in religious liberty battle's spotlight
(Art Toalston, Baptist Press)
Testimony of Commissioner Thomas J. Reese, S.J. on mass atrocities prevention
(United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF))
How World Hijab Day divided opinion in the West over religious freedoms
(Eve Dugdale, Al Arabiya)
Hijab saga: Muslims warn Nigerian Law School, say religious war looms
(Seun Opejobi, Daily Post Nigeria)
Religious freedom: Guests promised 'no record' of secret meetings with Ruddock's panel
(James Elton-Pym, SBS.com.au)
Hey reporters, wanna know what's taught in a public school's Bible class? Ask teachers, students
(Bobby Ross Jr., GetReligion)
German cardinal urges pastoral care, but not 'blessing' of gay couples
(Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service)
What we've got here is failure to communicate – debates about Cardinal Marx and gay blessings
(George Conger, The Media Project)
Churches demand new 'religious freedom' law to combat era of 'hatred'
(Michael Koziol, The Sydney Morning Herald)
Why are women jihadists fighting for Islamic State?
(Eleanor Beevor, Al Bawaba News (via Eurasia Review))
Islamic State’s Al-Baghdadi incapacitated In Russian airstrike – OpEd
(Nauman Sadiq, Eurasia Review)
“Genetic affinity” an actionable head of damage against IVF clinic
(Rosalind English, UK Human Rights Blog)
Religious nationalism in India self-annihilation: bishops
(Bijay Kumar Ming, UCANews)
$88.2B price tag for rebuilding Iraq after Islamic State war
(Malak Harb and Jon Gambrell, Military Times)
Indonesian religious leaders call for government to end worship decree abuse
(Katharina R. Lestari and Konradus Epa, UCANews)
Catholic leaders voice concern over federal budget proposal
(Catholic News Agency)
Coptic Orthodox to dedicate church to New Martyrs of Libya
(Courtney Grogan, Catholic News Agency)
Amidst the Pyeongchang Games, remembering Korea’s martyrs
(Catholic News Agency)
No chance for peace while settlers dream of holy war
(Akiva Eldar, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)
Iranian women steadfast in campaign to attend soccer matches
(Zahra Alipour, Al Monitor: Iran Pulse)
Rights coalition takes on female genital mutilation in Egypt
(Rahma Diaa, Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
We are misusing the word 'evangelical'
(Ron Henzel, The Christian Post)
Mental health and the Church: An interview with Stephen Grcevich, MD
(Corine Gatti, The Christian Post)
America's reversal on 'gay marriage': What really happened?
(John Stonestreet and G. Shane Morris, The Christian Post)
Marriage equality campaign seeks abolition of religious rights to discriminate
(Paul Karp, The Guardian)
Church built to honour beheaded Copts, but families still waiting for bodies’ return
(World Watch Monitor)
Connecting the 'Minecraft' video game to religion
(Nathan Glover, World Religion News)
Veteran Team USA hockey player Gigi Marvin wants gold and God
(Kimberly Winston, Religion News Service)
At town hall, Labrador depicts a right to religion that’s ‘under constant attack’
(Gretel Kauffman, Idaho Statesman)
Xinjiang authorities launch anti-religion campaign through local police stations
(Radio Free Asia)
Students claiming religious bias urge further investigation
(Lorna Siggins, Irish Times)
China's Catholics rue church's slide as powers debate control
(Ian Johnson, The New York Times)
State-run secondary school pupils may opt out of religion classes
(Carl O'Brien, Irish Times)
Dear President Mnangagwa, Zimbabwe needs science, not religion
(Tafi Mhaka, Huffington Post)
Haredi MKs advance legislation to expand rabbinical courts' jurisdiction
(Jeremy Sharon, The Jerusalem Post)
Land for building a church in Portugal allotted to the Russian Orthodox Church
(Interfax-Religion)
Azerbaijani religious leaders to discuss Aliyev in sermons before election
(Interfax-Religion)
Patriarch Kirill meets with Abbas, favors preserving Jerusalem's special status
(Interfax-Religion)
The little big differences in Christian nationalism
(Craig M. Watts, Red Letter Christians)
Muslims like me don’t have theological beef with evangelicals. It’s the prejudice against us that’s the problem.
(Ismail Royer, The Washington Post)
Power and Faith: Law and Religion in a Jewish State [YouTube]
(Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory University)
Why Jewish leaders are fighting about Qatar
(Ron Kampeas, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Australian cardinal blames inquiry for sex allegations
(Associated Press)
Judge: Lawsuit claiming Montana priest sex abuse can proceed
(Associated Press)
School voucher programs get $1 billion boost in proposed Trump budget
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
7th Circuit: Hebrew teacher covered by "ministerial exception" doctrine
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Education Department says it is no longer investigating transgender bathroom complaints
(Juana Summers, CNN)
DOE no longer investigating transgender bathroom access complaints
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Some allegations about CAIR stricken from complaint
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Limits on Krishna lunch program upheld
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Girl, Planned Parenthood sticker stay at Catholic school
(Associated Press)
Submission to Religious Freedom Review until 14 February 2018
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)
More on Tynwald and the Lord Bishop of Sodor & Man
(Cross Post by Peter Edge, Law & Religion UK)
Maldives: trouble in paradise
(The Japan Times)
Tuesday, 13 February 2018
Dhaka police arrest sister of Bangladeshi woman facing terror charges in Australia
(Kamran Reza Chowdhury, Benar News)
Faith and enlightenment in dark times
(Martin E. Marty, Sightings: Religion in Public Life (University of Chicago Divinity School))
Why must ‘faith’ and ‘Enlightenment’ be seen as contradictions of each other?
(Martin E. Marty, Religion News Service)
US-educated Ghanaian to take the helm of the Global Christian Forum
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
John Wamwara: Christianity and Human Rights in Africa Lecture Series Part 1 [YouTube]
(Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory University)
AIMPLB prefers ‘societal correction’ of triple talaq
Bermuda bends back the arc: The territory’s abrupt repeal of marriage equality proves there’s nothing inevitable about civil rights.
(Mark Joseph Stern, Slate)
National Prayer Breakfast finally gets the intelligent coverage it has long deserved
(Julia Duin, GetReligion)
Here we go again: New York Times says White House door wide open for all 'evangelicals'
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
‘Not the right kind of Catholic’: Private schoolteacher fired days after same-sex wedding
(Cleve R. Wootson Jr., and Moriah Balingit, The Washington Post)
Not the right kind of paper to report both sides? About that story on fired Catholic teacher
(Bobby Ross Jr., GetReligion)
New York Times writer: The most sympathetic sources may lie – even Rohingya refugees
(Ira Rifkin, GetReligion)
Gender-neutral God story: Have we hit the point where wins on Episcopal left are not news?
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Is Israel about to go to war with Iran?
(Amanda Casanova, Christian Headlines)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing charges of bribery and corruption
(Veronica Neffinger, Christian Headlines)
Post-election contention ongoing in Kenya; Christians setting example of unity
(Lyndsey Koh, Mission Network News)
Sociologist of religion speaks on interfaith cooperation
(Paige Greene, UT Daily Beacon)
ISIS presence in Iran draws attention to the mobility of terrorism
(Julie Bourdon, Mission Network News)
Religious liberties bill clears Iowa Senate panel despite business opposition
(William Petroski, Des Moines Register)
Year of the Dog exposes growth of Islamic conservatism in Malaysia
(Bard Wilkinson, CNN)
Vatican agreement with China could 'deal blow' to Catholic church
(Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian)
Christian Schools Australia defends right to hire and fire teachers over beliefs
(Paul Karp, The Guardian)
The battle within the Catholic Church for the remains of America's first televangelist
(Derek Welch, World Religion News)
Michigan church attacked for conversion therapy of LGBT teen
(Gary Nguyen, World Religion News)
Kazakhstan’s new secularity
(Boiko Hristov, New Eastern Europe)
ACT government says religious freedom inquiry could undermine Human Rights Act
(Katie Burgess, Brisbane Times)
Russian Jehovah's Witnesses get help from Norwegians
(SOVA Center for News and Analysis, Russia Religion News)
A fascinating look at misperceptions and persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses
(WRN Editorial Staff, World Religion News)
It's in our hands how the flawed religious freedom inquiry will play out
(Rodney Croome, The Guardian)
What did Jesus wear?
(Joan Taylor, Religion News Service)
What would Jesus do? Help the Dreamers and secure the border
(Robert Jeffress, Religion News Service)
Vatican expert to meet delegation in Chile bishop dispute
(Eva Vergara and Nicole Winfield, Religion News Service)
Glitz and a surprise guest at the prom for those who often don’t get to go
(Bobby Ross Jr., Religion News Service)
Gabbay lambastes national-religious rabbis for extremism
(Jeremy Sharon, The Jerusalem Post)
Mainliners’ wrongheaded push for American disarmament
(Mark Tooley, Religion News Service)
Love is in the air. That’s the problem.
(Manis Friedman, Religion News Service)
Love, marriage and food for the heart
(Gary Edmonds, Religion News Service)
Former Olympic curling hopeful now cheering Team USA from the priesthood
(Emily McFarlan Miller, Religion News Service)
Azerbaijan: State's theological review bans book on Islam
(Forum 18 News Service)
Jews and Muslims invited to celebrate Carnival in Germany
(Tom Heneghan, Religion News Service)
Whoopi Goldberg: Asking Adam Rippon to meet Mike Pence like asking a Jew to sit with a Nazi
(Jessica Chasmar, The Washington Times)
Lebanese judge orders 3 Muslims to memorize Quran verses hailing Mary, Jesus
(Al Arabiya)
Pope, Patriarch say mass for “persecuted Christians of the Middle East”
(John L. Allen Jr., Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Work of religious sisters against trafficking “nothing short of miraculous,” expert says
(Nirmala Carvalho, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Religious girls protest pressure to join Israeli army
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Germany reports similar number of anti-Semitic incidents in 2017 from previous year
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
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