Law and Religion Headlines
Monday, 25 December 2017
Why do we pretend Jesus wasn't black?
(Corey Barnett, World Religion News)
Religion photos of the week
(Shane Epping, Religion News Service)
‘Merry Christmas’ for Trump is more than a wish
(Catherine Pepinster, Religion News Service)
Jerusalem violence puts damper on Christmas in Bethlehem
(Jalal Hassan and Imad Isseid, Religion News Service)
Judge’s partial lifting of Trump ban gives refugees hope
(Martha Bellisle, Religion News Service)
India tightens Christmas security after Christians attacked
(Ken Moritsugu, Religion News Service)
Forget ‘Happy Holidays.’ Let’s talk about Congress this Christmas.
(Cheryl Bridges Johns and Alexei Laushkin, Religion News Service)
Pope on Christmas: Bethlehem trek’s like today’s migrations
(Frances D'Emilio, Religion News Service)
Pope Francis laments ‘winds of war’ blowing around the world
(The Associated Press, Religion News Service)
Sunday, 24 December 2017
December 24: Christmas Facts, Cardinal Bernard Law Dies
(Religious Freedom Review: Weekly updates on religious freedom in America)
Saturday, 23 December 2017
Muslim asylum-seekers and conversion: A v Switzerland
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Friday, 22 December 2017
Gender dysphoria, family breakdown and Ultra-Orthodox Judaism revisited
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
128 UN countries voted against US's decision to recognize Jerusalem
(Amanda Casanova, Christian Headlines)
Tax cuts for Christmas
(Evan Wilt, Christian Headlines)
From the Book of Esther to larry David: The history of Jewish comedy
(Jeremy Dauber, The 1A)
Christians minister at refugee camps in Paris
(Rob Holmes, Christian Headlines)
Religious freedom in China: a mixed bag
(Katey Hearth, Mission Network News)
How ISIS changed the Yezidi religion
(Cathy Otten, The Atlantic)
Carols and a nativity play are all part of Christmas nostalgia
(Emma Brockes, The Guardian)
India’s top Catholic on Hindutva attacks: ‘country being divided on basis of religious belief’
(Anto Akkara & World Watch Monitor staff, World Watch Monitor)
Egypt teenager’s murder ‘aimed to intimidate Copts ahead of Christmas’, says his pastor
(World Watch Monitor)
Adding insult to injury – Pakistani church leaders arrested, fined for ‘not putting security in place’
(Asif Aqeel, World Watch Monitor)
Atheist group launches attack ad on Trump
(Gary Nguyen, World Religion News)
Should Christians be involved in politics?
(Derek Welch, World Religion News)
Winter religious holidays video and infographic
(WRN Editorial Staff, World Religion News)
Scientologists march in Hungary for the religious freedom of all
(Linda Wieland, World Religion News)
Washington prepares successor for its spiritual representative in Turkey
(Martin Banks, World Religion News)
Buddhist themes in 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi'
(Nathan Glover, World Religion News)
‘The Sultan and the Saint’ revives 800-year-old interfaith exchange
(Kimberly Winston, Religion News Service)
Still giving birth like Mary
(Devin Vanderpool, Religion News Service)
Clergy abuse victims haunted by sex harassment news
(Gillian Flaccus, Religion News Service)
Catholic groups ease suffering after the hurricanes on US Virgin Islands
(Joe Boland, Religion News Service)
Why Trump commuted Chabad
(Mark Silk, RNS: Spiritual Politics)
California artist weaves faith into acclaimed works, show
(Kimberly Winston, Religion News Service)
Christian DACA recipients dream of another Christmas in the U.S.
(Emily McFarlan Miller, Religion News Service)
ISIS threatened ancient art. 3-D printing will save it.
(Shira Rubin, The Daily Beast)
Baltimore schools’ interfaith partnership spreads ‘kindness to all’
(Emily Rosenthal, Archdiocese of Baltimore)
Muslims help with church's homeless aid work so Christians can attend Christmas Eve service
(Donna Vickroy, The Chicago Tribune)
A pastor, a nun and a rabbi walk into a ... four-decade friendship
(Margie Fishman, The News Journal)
Struggling to keep olive-wood traditions alive in Bethlehem (But why the big crisis?)
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Americans United applauds another federal court ruling blocking Trump birth control regulations
(Press Release, Americans United)
Thursday, 21 December 2017
Arbitrary and irrational: Declaring triple talaq a penal offence does not stand up to first principles of criminal jurisprudence
(Faizan Mustafa, The Hindu)
Why criminalising triple talaq is unnecessary overkill
(Faizan Mustafa, The Wire)
Non-recognition of third-country talaq divorce: Sahyouni
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Jerusalem as Israel's capital: Smart politics or provocation?
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Evangelicals and Jerusalem (Responding to: Jerusalem as Israel's capital: Smart politics or provocation?)
(Melani McAlister, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Trump’s Jerusalem decision creates more problems without changing facts on the ground (Responding to: Jerusalem as Israel's capital: Smart politics or provocation?)
(Marshall J. Breger, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Declaring Jerusalem the capital of Israel: The Destruction or Building of True Peace? (Responding to: Jerusalem as Israel's capital: Smart politics or provocation?)
(Daniel Roth, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Syrian immigrant wins right to jury trial in case against Tulsa church
(Carla Hinton, News OK)
Oklahoma Supreme Court reverses itself in suit by Muslim convert to Christianity
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Federal appeals court upholds Metro's ban on Christmas themed ads, at least for now
(Martine Powers, The Washington Post)
DC Circuit refuses injunction pending appeal in DC religious bus ad case
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Judge: Rules cited in fire chief’s firing not constitutional
(Kate Brumback, Associated Press)
Fired Atlanta fire chief wins challenge to outside employment rules
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
In the matter of M (Children)
(Press Summary, judiciary.gov.uk)
England's Court of Appeal rejects religious objections to transgender parent's contact with children
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
President Trump commutes sentence of Sholom Rubashkin
(Press Release, The White House)
Trump commutes sentence of Sholom Rubashkin
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Children's program fights extremism in Sinai
(George Mikhail, Al Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
Egypt's top religious institutions unite against Trump's Jerusalem move
(Amr Mostafa, Al Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
Death comes for Cardinal Law
(Emma Green, The Atlantic)
The perils of #MeToo as a Muslim
(Jalal Baig, The Atlantic)
A warm welcome in church for homeless people
(Valerie Bayliss and Rev. Ruth Cartwright, The Guardian)
UN rejects US recognition of Jerusalem as Israeli capital
(Edith M. Lederer, Religion News Service)
Head underground for Gotham’s new Catacombs by Candlelight tour
(Samantha Maldonado, Religion News Service)
U.S. court rejects Trump bid to stop transgender military recruits on Jan. 1
(Andrew Chung, Reuters)
Judge considers lifting ban on entry of refugee families
(Martha Bellisle, Associated Press)
UN denounces US recognition of Jerusalem as Israeli capital
(Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press)
Govt asked to address root causes of intolerance, extremism
(Pakistan Today)
Scientologists march in Hungary for the religious freedom of all
(Digital Journal)
Prince Charles: Christians shouldn’t take religious freedom for granted
(Catholic Herald)
Denying wedding cakes to gay couples is not about religious freedom, IU study says
(Stephanie Wang, Indy Star)
TDs line up support for abortion reform
(Ellen Coyne, The Times)
E.U. pursues unprecedented action against Poland in a sign of escalating tensions
(Rick Noack, The Washington Post)
The absolute, very last word on Trump and Jerusalem – for the moment, at least
(Ira Rifkin, GetReligion)
49 US abortion clinics closed in 2017, more than double the number opened
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
Pope Francis and bishops respond to Law’s death as funeral plans finalized
(Hannah Brockhaus, Catholic News Agency)
Church of England appoints first ever female bishop of London
(Veronica Neffinger, Christian Headlines)
Report: 40 percent of births in U.S. occur out of wedlock
(Veronica Neffinger, Christian Headlines)
Over 200,000 security personnel will guard Egyptian Christmas services from attack
(Amanda Casanova, Christian Headlines)
Senate passes tax reform bill -- middle class will soon see significant tax breaks
(Veronica Neffinger, Christian Headlines)
Chick-Fil-A opens on Sunday to feed passengers stranded in Atlanta airport
(Veronica Neffinger, Christian Headlines)
Pop culture happy hour: Our Hanukkah special
(Linda Holmes, NPR)
Reflecting on the life of disgraced cardinal Bernard Law
(Ray Suarez, NPR)
Nepal: future of religious tolerance uncertain with looming anti-conversion law
(Julie Bourdon, Mission Network News)
The genesis of a new Iranian nationalism
(Narges Bajoghli, Al Monitor: Iran Pulse)
Iran wakes up to HIV/AIDS epidemic among expectant mothers
(Holly Dagres, Al Monitor: Iran Pulse)
Finsbury Park van attack: why an imam saved a terror suspect
(Burhan Wazir, The Guardian)
BBC to increase religious coverage to better represent all faiths
(Nicola Slawson, The Guardian)
Cardinal Bernard Law, central figure in Boston sexual abuse scandal, dies at 86
(Stephanie Kirchgaessner, The Guardian)
Faith groups welcome review of BBC religious programming
(Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian)
Transgender Jewish woman wins review of child contact case
(Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian)
More religion on the BBC? Amen to that
(Peter Ormerod, The Guardian)
Churches must become social hubs in order to survive, report says
(Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian)
Pope condemns 'cancer' of cliques in Christmas message to staff
(Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian)
A very merry Muslim Christmas: the slogan for ‘good’ Muslims
(Shaista Aziz, The Guardian)
Indian ‘converted by carol singers’ now claims membership of militant Hindu group
(World Watch Monitor)
U.N. Human Rights Chief to leave, citing 'appalling' climate for advocacy
(Colum Lynch, Foreign Policy)
Egypt: ‘Let them live to tell the story’- boys who saw dad die on the monastery road
(World Watch Monitor)
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