Law and Religion Headlines
Thursday, 18 January 2018
3rd Circuit: Preachers' civil rights suit dismissed on immunity grounds
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Secular groups request end to coerced prayer in military
(Press Release, Freedom From Religion Foundation)
Atheists urge Defense Secretary to end religious favoritism in the military
(Hemant Mehta, Friendly Atheist)
Advocacy groups say military is imposing religious participation on cadets
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Printing company sent gay couple Satan pamphlets for wedding: suit
(Julia Marsh, New York Post)
Couple sues printer over substitution of anti-gay pamphlets for wedding programs
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Wife's religious convictions do not override Vermont divorce law
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Bishops offer ‘room at the inn’ to refugees in Hungary
(Helen Womack and Erno Simon, The UN Refugee Agency)
Rabbi Lord Sacks urged religious groups at Penn to come together to solve world problems
(Deena Elul, The Daily Pennsylvanian)
“Religious Exemptions” (Vallier & Weber, eds.)
(Marc O. DeGirolami, Law and Religion Forum, Center for Law & Religion, St. John's University)
Colour, gender, religion: there’s more than political correctness to the new British Army recruitment campaign
(Paul Higate and Nivi Manchanda, The Conversation)
Cancelling Haj subsidy is a good step, now the government should stop spending on all religions
(Faizan Mustafa, The Wire)
Trump and the inward light
(Roger Griffin, University of Chicago Divinity School: Sightings)
Intense religion and Donald Trump
(Landon Schnabel, University of Chicago Divinity School: Sightings)
Civil religion and civil battles
(Arthur Versluis, University of Chicago Divinity School: Sightings)
Democrat leader Nancy Pelosi joins Trump-supporting evangelicals to advance DACA legislation
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
Rep. of Imam Khamenei in Syria visits Christian leader
(AhlulBayt News Agency)
Florida: Longwood commissioners nix prayer on eve of National Religious Freedom Day
(Leon Aprile, Orlando Political Observer)
Pakistan: Ministry gives ‘Human Rights Award’ to UIPM
(The Nation)
Students' Muslim Center visit offers interfaith experience
(Alex Nitkin, The Chicago Tribune)
‘Pro-life’ must encompass more than opposition to abortion
(John Gehring, Religion News Service)
The March for Life, America’s biggest anti-abortion rally, explained
(Tara Isabella Burton, Vox)
Where is the Church on #MeToo?
(Autumn Miles, Religion News Service)
#MeToo women, you have more in common with pro-life women than you think
(Helen Alvaré, Washington Examiner)
Science is giving the pro-life movement a boost
(Emma Green, The Atlantic)
Pakistan's minorities fleeing over denial of religious freedom
(Ani, Daily News and Analysis)
Trump to overhaul HHS office, shield health workers with moral objections
(Dan Diamond and Jennifer Haberkorn, Politico)
New HHS civil rights division to shield health workers with moral or religious objections
(Juliet Eilperin and Ariana Eunjung Cha, The Washington Post)
Suit in Belgium challenges kosher slaughter ban
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Lawsuits filed against Belgium halal slaughter ban
(Arab News)
Understanding Love and Marriage with Rousseau
(Paul Seaton, Law & Liberty)
Consultation on cathedral governance
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
The term ‘LGBTI’ confuses desire, behaviour and identity – it’s time for a rethink
(Dennis Altman, The Conversation)
EVENT, 18 January 2018: TWU Intervener Discussion Panel
(Moot Court Room, University of Toronto Faculty of Law)
Pope urges Chile to welcome migrants, holds airborne wedding
(Nicole Winfield and Peter Prengaman, Religion News Service)
Poll shows a strong majority of Americans want restrictions on abortion
(Kurt Jensen, Catholic News Service)
Wednesday, 17 January 2018
Pope in Chile to say Mass on contested land used for torture
(Nicole Winfield, Religion News Service)
Pope meets with abuse survivors, weeps with them in Chile
(Peter Prengaman and Nicole Winfield, Religion News Service)
Pope shocks Chile by accusing sex abuse victims of slander
(Nicole Winfield, Religion News Service)
Prison reform could be immediate fruit of Pope’s Chile trip
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Peru indigenous ask pope to push for land rights
(Associated Press)
Dr Agnes Abuom: “I dream of a world where every man and woman’s dignity will be upheld”
(World Council of Churches)
Mahmoud Abbas says Trump must choose: "Jerusalem is the gate of peace and war"
(Kelly Frazier, World Religion News)
Al-Azhar Al-Sharif International Conference on Supporting Jerusalem
(Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, World Council of Churches)
WCC says future of Jerusalem must be a shared one
(World Council of Churches)
Former President Carter writing book about religious faith
(Associated Press Religion)
A gay couple ordered wedding programs. They got pamphlets about Satan, lawsuit says
(Eli Rosenberg, The Washington Post: Acts of Faith)
Flake praises truth, quotes LDS hymn in speech criticizing Trump
(Herb Schribner, Deseret News U.S. & World)
‘Our democracy will not last’: Jeff Flake’s speech comparing Trump to Stalin, annotated
(Amber Phillips, The Washington Post)
Detroit church shields man from deportation to Albania
(Associated Press)
New Jersey confirms nation’s first Sikh attorney general
(Associated Press)
Women march in Polish cities to demand abortion rights
(Associated Press)
Catholic university cancels LGBTQ exhibit amid complaints
(Associated Press)
Police expel Jewish group from Temple Mount, citing provocations
(Udi Shaham, The Jerusalem Post)
Continued attacks on churches of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church
(Interfax-Religion)
Court calls off tormentors of Pentecostal church in Naberezhnye Chelny
(SOVA Center for News and Analysis, Russia Religion News)
The lingering dream of an Islamic State
(Azadeh Moaveni, The New York Times)
Jewish and Muslim groups join to help refugees in Greece
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Dozens of Jewish activists arrested at protest urging Congress to protect ‘Dreamers’
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Why some faith leaders see net neutrality as a religious issue
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News Faith)
LDS Church will boost suicide-prevention efforts with website for local leaders
(Tad Walch, Deseret News Faith)
In Canada, new law could mean changing route of March for Life
(Deborah Gyapong, Catholic News Service)
Visiting bishops praise Gazans, but say Christian presence is shrinking
(Judith Sudilovsky, Catholic News Service)
Philippine church leaders expect more deaths as police relaunch drug war
(Catholic News Service)
What’s at stake when Francis and Erdogan sit down to talk Turkey
(John L. Allen Jr., Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
West Virginia proposal would require schools to offer Bible elective
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Inter-American human rights court recognizes same-sex marriage and transgender rights
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Court orders Costa Rica to implement same-sex marriage and respect transgender rights
(María Fernanda Cruz y Andrea Rodríguez, La Voz)
Religious camp loses appeal against Rush County CAFO
(Olivia Covington, The Indiana Lawyer)
Church camp loses challenge to zoning decision on neighboring dairy farm
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Church's fired gay music director tries harassment claim to negate church's 'ministerial exception' defense
(Dan Churney, Cook County Record)
Suit contends ministerial exception does not bar hostile work environment claims
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
DOJ sides with archdiocese in lawsuit over Christmas ads
(Cogan Schneier, law.com)
Justice Department supports archdiocese against Washington Area Transit Authority
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
County of Ventura, California’s permitting scheme stricken as prior restraint on free speech
(Evan Seeman, RLUIPA-Defense)
Amend Constitution to give Sikhs separate religious identity: Sirsa
(The Tribune India)
Protection of religious freedoms leads to a more stable society, says U.S. diplomat
(Asia-Plus)
Humanists defend Illinois residents' freedom from religion
(American Humanist Association)
Muslim county in China bans children from religious events over break
(Christian Shepherd, Reuters)
Kano holds 2nd inter-religious conference
(Yusha'u A. Ibrahim, Daily Trust Nigeria)
U.S. judge may extend freeze on Indonesian immigrants' deportation
(Nate Raymond, Reuters)
Families of interfaith couple clash in J&K’s Nowshera over last rites
(Sanjay Khajurial, The Times of India)
DOJ wades into archdiocese fight for ads on DC buses
(Lydia Wheeler, The Hill)
University of Iowa lawsuit pits gay rights against religious freedom
(Julie Moreau, NBC News)
Georgia: Fayette adopts “religious liberty” resolution
(Jill HowardChurch, Atlanta Journal Constitution)
Iran's leader accuses Saudis of 'treason' against Muslims
(Reuters)
Pakistan clerics issue fatwa against suicide bombings
(Drazen Jorgic, Reuters)
Nuns want religious freedom trial over Lancaster pipeline on their land
(Frank Kummer, Philly.com)
Church outrage over spanking ban aids violence against South Africa’s children
(Selina Palm, The Conversation)
Study suggests Trump’s “Muslim ban” actually improved attitudes toward Muslims
(Tara Isabella Burton, Vox)
Baptist preacher's crusade against 'sinful' school vouchers steps on Texas GOP leaders' toes
(Robert T. Garrett, Dallas News)
'Southern Baptist' voucher-hating pastor touted on Dallas front page – but is he still Southern Baptist?
(Bobby Ross Jr., GetReligion)
Anti-abortion group hires agency that pushed Brexit
(Ellen Coyne, The Times)
Onside against Job Program changes
(Peter Stockland, Convivium)
Trump issues statement promoting religious liberty
(Christine Rousselle, Catholic News Agency)
Trump touts diversity, religious freedom day, amid accusations of bigotry
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
No American should have to choose between faith and the law
(Whitehouse.gov)
The British public aren’t as polarised on immigration as you might think
(Tom Vickers, The Conversation)
1 in 5 UK nonbelievers prays to God in times of crisis; only 40 percent say God answers prayers
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
Who cheats? The demographics of faith and infidelity
(Mary Rezac, Catholic News Agency)
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