Law and Religion Headlines
Monday, 27 November 2017
Christian aid group helping Rohingya Muslim refugees in crisis, talks openness to gospel
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
US declares 'ethnic cleansing' against Rohingya in Myanmar
(Josh Lederman, Associated Press)
U.S. declares Myanmar is doing ethnic cleansing against Rohingya
(Derek Welch, World Religion News)
What it takes to make Saudi Islam 'moderate'
(Sigal Samuel, The Atlantic)
Christian support for Roy Moore 'looks like hypocrisy to the outside world'
(Emma Green, The Atlantic)
Museum of the Bible opens amid artifacts controversy
(Meg Bucher, Christian Headlines)
The museum that places the Bible at the heart of America's identity
(Emma Green, The Atlantic)
What's missing from the Museum of the Bible
(Dalia Hatuqa, The Atlantic)
Jordan's 'holy war on dogs'
(Alice Su, The Atlantic)
This week in Christian history: Sojourner Truth, First Crusade, CS Lewis
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
Ohio senate votes to outlaw abortion for down syndrome babies
(Meg Bucher, Christian Headlines)
What Christians should know about the phrase 'Allahu Akbar'
(Meg Bucher, Christian Headlines)
Five years after legalizing marijuana, Colorado weighs negative effects
(Meg Bucher, Christian Headlines)
Is there an evangelical crisis?
(Ross Douthat, The New York Times)
Photos: People think the twins of Abidjan can make a wish come true
(Maanvi Singh, NPR)
The bishop’s prescription for war ‘conchies’: bomb therapy
(Jamie Doward, The Guardian)
Antisemitic incidents in Australia up nearly 10% over year, study says
(Helen Davidson, The Guardian)
UPR recommends Pakistan repeal blasphemy law
(Beth Stolicker, Mission Network News)
Pakistan TV: Army summoned to disperse Islamist sit-ins
(Anjum Naveed and Zarar Khan, Associated Press)
Pakistan calls on army to restore order as blasphemy protests spread
(Nosheen Abbas, The Guardian)
Law Minister Zahid Hamid resigns after three-week protest by religious parties
(Gulf News)
Pakistani law minister quits after weeks of anti-blasphemy protests
(Nosheen Abbas and Sune Engel, The Guardian)
What makes Pakistan’s small religious minorities so significant?
(Asif Aqeel, World Watch Monitor)
Why do some people love Jesus, but don't like the Bible?
(Shane Pruitt, World Religion News)
Church posts warning on doors that pastors and parishioners are "heavily armed"
(Gary Nguyen, World Religion News)
Woman who broke into a synagogue turned herself in
(Alison Lesley, World Religion News)
How Neil Gillman taught me Judaism 101
(Jeffrey Salkin, RNS Column: Martini Judaism (for those who want to be shaken and stirred))
Mugabe was relieved after quitting, Zimbabwean priest says
(Christopher Torchia, Religion News Service)
The story behind the ousting of Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe
(Reuters, The Christian Post)
Special Report: 'Treacherous shenanigans' - The inside story of Mugabe's downfall
(MacDonald Dzirutwe, Joe Brock, Ed Cropley, Reuters)
Vatican representative says people in Zimbabwe must ‘pressure’ new government
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
In Pa., students can go to church during school, under a few conditions
(Joel Shannon, Religion News Service)
Why can't the Democrats leave the Little Sisters of the Poor alone?
(Nicole Russell, Washington Examiner)
Churches required to submit "Yarovaya Law" information
(SOVA Center for News and Analysis, Russia Religion News)
Impact of the Russian religious revolution
(William Hamblin and Daniel Peterson, Deseret News Faith)
Vietnam’s religion policy and practice – contradictions continue
(World Watch Monitor)
Surprise! The 2nd most popular religion in South Carolina is Baha'i faith
(Corey Barnett, World Religion News)
Religion and Ethics Report: China's religious explosion
(Andrew West, ABC News)
Misunderstanding the victims of the Sinai massacre
(Shadi Hamid, The Atlantic)
Saturday, 25 November 2017
China denying the religious freedom of Kazakh Muslims
(The Siasat Daily)
Religious harmony in Cuba
(Ura Iturralde, Al Jazeera)
Jewish and Islamic leaders in plea over same-sex marriage: ‘don’t penalise us for our beliefs’
(Nick Butterly, The West Australian)
Israeli PhD candidate fights to wear pirate costume to thesis defense in Holland
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Church News viewpoint: Religious freedom
(Deseret News Faith)
Nigerian bishop says ‘rebranding’ country’s image requires real change
(Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Judge throws out Texas’ ban on abortion procedure
(Kelsey Jukam, Courthouse News Service)
Federal court strikes Texas' "dismemberment abortion" ban
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Yemenis 'trapped in hell' as war escalates
(Bruce Riedel, Al Monitor: Gulf Pulse)
The deep roots of Yemen’s famine
(Laura Kasinof, Slate)
Friday, 24 November 2017
New GCSE religious studies course allows only Judaism to be taught
(Simon Crocker, The Jewish Chronicle)
Federal, state agencies offer training to Massachusetts religious leaders in wake of church shootings
(Mass Live)
Muslims are often the first victims of Muslim terrorists
(Eli Lake, Bloomberg)
Prepare for 'white martyrdom': Expert on religious freedom in Canada
(Michael Swan, Catholic Register)
Mauritania strengthens blasphemy law after blogger case
(Al Jazeera)
Despite presence of different religious sects, Oman is a bastion of peace in turbulent region
(AFP-JIJI, The Japan Times)
Freedom of religion includes freedom of no religion, argue lawyers
(Malaysia Kini)
Pence to address Knesset during Hanukkah visit
(World Israel News)
Christian disappearances in Middle East to get spotlight at DC conference
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Kazakhstan: Continuing attempts to stop communities meeting
(Forum 18 News Service)
Russians, Anglicans, Sunnis and Shias: As Russian and British clerics concur and spar, Middle Eastern ghosts loom
(Erasmus, The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Putin tells Egyptian leader of readiness to increase cooperation on counterterrorism
(Interfax-Religion)
Share of halal production in poultry export from Russia will reach 75-80% in two-three years - expert
(Russia Religion News)
The siege mentality problem
(David Brooks, The New York Times)
Militants attack Egyptian mosque, kill at least 235 people
(Brian Rohan and Samy Magdy, Associated Press)
Vatican official calls Trump’s Haiti move ‘a sad decision’
(Elise Harris, Catholic News Agency)
Thankful for the religious liberty heritage of Roger Williams
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Iran attempts to deflect responsibility in criticizing UN resolution on country’s human rights record
(Center for Human Rights in Iran)
Former Bosnian Serb commander found guilty of genocide, war crimes
(Bryan Lynn, Voice of America)
UN criminal tribunal convicts Mladić of genocide and crimes against humanity in Bosnian conflict
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
President Donald J. Trump proclaims Thursday, November 23, 2017, as a National Day of Thanksgiving
(Office of the Press Secretary, The White House)
President Trump's Thanksgiving Proclamation
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
What's behind Israel's sudden enthusiasm to investigate attacks on Palestinians?
(Shlomi Eldar, Al Monitor: Israel Pulse)
Forty years after historic visit to Israel by Egypt's Sadat, both countries further apart
(Akiva Eldar, Al Monitor: Israel Pulse)
Fear of extinction pushes Basra’s Christians to isolation
(Saad Salloum, Al Monitor: Iraq Pulse)
Iraqi authorities clamp down on sectarian hate speech
(Mustafa Saadoun, Al Monitor: Iraq Pulse)
Syrian war refugees find solace in song in Cairo
(Nadia Mabrouk, Al Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
Young Egyptian artists reflect social problems through their lens
(Salwa Samir, Al Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
New phone app helps Egyptian women fight sexual harassment
(Khalid Hassan, Al Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
What America celebrates on Thanksgiving
(The Editorial Board, The New York Times)
The mystery and the magic of giving thanks
(George Mwinnyaa, NPR)
Opposition to refugee arrivals keeps getting louder
(Joel Rose, NPR)
Free event in West Michigan highlights spiritual warfare
(Julie Bourdon, Mission Network News)
Kenyan deaf population rises, cause unclear
(Katey Hearth, Mission Network News)
Leaders, business, and missions
(Alex Anhalt, Mission Network News)
Intense rains cause famine in remote Papuan villages
(Lyndsey Koh, Mission Network News)
Searching for church unity in Sudan
(Alex Anhalt, Mission Network News)
After ISIS: What it’s going to take to rebuild Syria and Iraq
(Julie Bourdon, Mission Network News)
Trade in Dead Sea Scrolls awash with suspected forgeries, experts warn
(Peter Beaumont and Oliver Laughland, The Guardian)
It is absurd and prejudiced to suggest that hijab ‘sexualises’ girls
(Dr Sana Ramiz, The Guardian)
Petition to pressure MPs for religious freedoms shares users’ data without consent
(Paul Karp, The Guardian)
After the yes vote, let's not remove one inequality and replace it with another
(Anja Hilkemeijer, The Guardian)
China and Vatican to exchange artworks in bid to boost relations
(Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian)
It’s called effective altruism – but is it really the best way to do good?
(Giles Fraser, The Guardian)
Getting to grips with effective altruism
(Letters, The Guardian)
Amid fight for equality, new bishop of London unlikely to be a woman
(Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian)
Church of Sweden to stop referring to God as 'he' or 'Lord'
(Associated Press in Stockholm, The Guardian)
Join fight against 'titans of technology', UK union chief urges Catholics
(Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian)
The poisonous dispute over Indian film Padmavati mustn’t spill over into the UK
(Sunny Malik, The Guardian)
Iraq and Philippines Christians join Red Wednesday religious freedom solidarity display
(World Watch Monitor)
Russian Patriarch and UK archbishop call for greater support for persecuted Christians
(World Watch Monitor)
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