Law and Religion Headlines
Sunday, 19 November 2017
A Typology of Dissent in Religion Cases in the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights
(Sophie van Bijsterveld, Religion & Human Rights, Vol. 12, Issue 2-3, pages 223-232)
Kokkinakis at the Grassroots Level
(Effie Fokas, Religion & Human Rights, Vol. 12, Issue 2-3, pages 210-222)
Saturday, 18 November 2017
Recent queries and comments – 18th November
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
What is Thanksgiving? A Brit’s guide to the holiday
(Amelia Carruthers, OUPblog)
Turkish Cypriots split over Islam’s rise in northern Cyprus
(Menelaos Hadjicotsis, Associated Press)
Religions have constitutional right to manage affairs, says church group
(The Malaysian Insight)
IRF: Increased centralisation has curbed religious freedom
(Robin Augustin, Free Malaysia Today)
Interfaith ceremony for drowned Nigerian women
(Associated Press)
EVENT, 16-18 November 2017: Religion, Society, State. Securitization of Religious Freedom – Religious Associations and Scope of State Control, Tallinn, Estonia
(University of Tartu School of Law)
Friday, 17 November 2017
Europe must be built on responsible freedom, EU religious freedom envoy says
(Andrea Galiarducci, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor: Remarks on human rights/religious freedom in Sudan
(EIN News)
Despite law, State Department misses deadline to name religious freedom violators
(Emily McFarlan Miller, Religion News Service)
Almost four decades after Jonestown, an author looks back to look forward
(Kimberly Winston, Religion News Service)
Jordanian cartoonist goes to trial for drawing Jesus
(Global Voices)
Consultative forum to engage government on church legal processes
(Juliana Yorke, Ghana Web)
When can state courts decide religious disputes?
(Barry Black and Jonathan Robert Nelson, law.com)
Indonesia's Orang Rimba: Forced to renounce their faith
(Rebecca Henschke, BBC News)
A Muslim speaker was invited to a class studying world religions. Then came threats
(Josh Magness, The Sacramento Bee)
Kazakhstan: Six more arrests for sharing faith
(Forum 18 News Service)
The resurgent right: In the Balkans, the forces of pious chauvinism speak louder again
(Erasmus, The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Searches conducted at home of imam of one of Nazran's main mosques
(Interfax-Religion)
Belgorod imam sentenced to 8.5 years for abetting terrorism
(Interfax-Religion)
Elaborate Museum of the Bible opens in D.C. today
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
A museum fit for the Bible: Telling the story of the world's greatest book
(Eric Metaxas, The Christian Post)
Mystery at the new Bible museum: Are its Dead Sea Scrolls fake?
(Daniel Burke, CNN)
French courts punish promoters of anti-Semitic hate speech
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
U.S. bishops label House tax reform bill ‘deeply flawed’ and urge Senate fix
(Christopher White, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Supreme Court to hear case on free speech and crisis pregnancy centers
(Carol Zimmerman, Catholic News Service)
Vatican summit seeks comprehensive, global healthcare reform
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Free speech is starting to dominate the U.S. Supreme Court's agenda
(Greg Stohr, Bloomberg)
Manipulating social media to undermine democracy
(Freedom House)
How to discuss Islam and education following the Trojan Horse ‘plot’
(John Holmwood, The Conversation)
Turkey foreign minister: cleric’s network infiltrated the US
(Associated Press)
Jobs and paid-for schooling can keep Tanzanian girls from early marriages
(Laura Stark, The Conversation)
Where the ACLU went wrong on religious freedom
(Tim Schultz, The Hill)
Same-sex marriage survey: religious belief matched no vote most closely
(Anna Livsey and Andy Ball, The Guardian)
Alabama high school officials face challenges related to religion
(The Alabama Baptist)
Religion that worships artificial intelligence wants machines to be in charge of the planet
(Summer Meza, Newsweek)
Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn hail ‘special’ Mitzvah Day event
(Barry Toberman, The Jewish Chronicle)
There is a desperate need for people to come together (Mitzvah Day)
(Laura Marks, Huffpost UK)
GMKI on International Interfaith Dialogue: Dialogue Effective Way in Realizing Tolerance
(Netralnews.com)
WCC presents interfaith statement to COP23 high level plenary
(World Council of Churches)
Urgent stay required to prevent Quebec's religious neutrality law from causing harm, lawyers argue
(CBC News)
Same-sex marriage bill does not hinder religious freedom, says Turnbull
(Paul Karp, The Guardian)
Supremes order review of text-book law that excludes Christians
(Bob Unruh, WND)
Freedom From Religion Foundation takes issue with Tyler ISD's use of social media to promote See You at the Pole
(Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Uphold religious freedom at work, Suhakam tells bosses
(Malaysiakini)
Perspectives: Chinese Muslims enjoy religious freedom
(Yasir Habib Khan, Daily Times)
'Freedom of religion is supposed to provide equal protection for all'
(Zainab Amadahy and Azeezah Kanji, Metro News)
The impossibility of Indigenous religious freedom
(Nicholas Shrubsole, Policy Options Politiques)
'This is an easy case,' argue opponents of cross in Pensacola park
(Lawrence Specker, Al.com)
Europe must be built on responsible freedom, EU religious freedom envoy says
(Andrea Gagliarducci, Catholic News Agency)
Judge dismisses challenge to West Virginia school district Bible curriculum
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Homeland Security's head of community outreach resigns over past controversial comments on black community, Islam
(Andrew Kaczynski, CNN)
Head of DHS faith based office resigns over anti-Muslim, anti-Black statements
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Jehovah’s Witnesses’ tab for child sex abuse secrecy: $2M and counting
(Trey Bundy, Reveal)
Court upholds large penalty against Jehovah's Witnesses for failure to produce documents
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Ex-members of church urge overturning of court agreement
(Mitch Weiss and Holbrook Mohr, Associated Press)
Former church members question settlement of suit against child protection officials
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
LGBT activist files federal lawsuit challenging Tennessee therapist law
(Erin McCarthy Holliday, Jurist)
Family Matters: Urgent call for new divorce laws as judges demand overhaul of ‘corrosive’ system
(Frances Gibb, The Times)
The real reason evangelicals are divided on LGBT issues
(Shane Idleman, The Christian Post)
Late night comedy has become hate speech
(Rachel Alexander, The Christian Post)
NYC college to revise policies after lawsuit by pro-life student group
(Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post)
Muslim posing as Christian teacher tells children how to follow Allah, Muhammad; attacks director
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
Progressive Evangelical pastor says he shouldn't have imposed his pro-LGBT announcement on church
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
House passes $1.5 trillion tax reform bill
(Veronica Neffinger, Christian Headlines)
House set to vote on tax reform bill, which includes provision for unborn
(Veronica Neffinger, Christian Headlines)
Senate tax proposal leaves Johnson Amendment protections intact
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty (BJC blog))
End of life care must acknowledge our mortality, Francis reminds physicians
(Elise Harris, Catholilc News Agency)
Who was Albino Luciani, the 'smiling Pope'?
(Elise Harris, Catholic News Agency)
Trans people already face a hostile world. Now the media is making it worse
(Paris Lee, The Guardian)
Sexual misconduct allegations against Roy Moore divide Evangelicals
(Steve Inskeep, NPR)
The Roy Moore scandal illustrates risks of close relationship between religion and politics
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News InDepth)
Sale of Popemobile will help female victims of ISIS
(Steve Inskeep, NPR)
New course in a Bible study for prisoners is bridging the gap
(Lyndsey Koh, Mission Network News)
Proxy war: the refugee perspective in Lebanon
(Ruth K'lama, Mission Network News)
Preparing Sudanese Christians to be bringers of light
(Anna Deckert, Mission Network News)
Op-ed: Joseph Smith was a champion of religious liberty
(Gerrit Dirkmaat, Deseret News)
Bringing safety to children of the red light districts in India
(Julie Bourdon, Mission Network News)
Military takeover in Zimbabwe conjures concern for future leadership
(Lyndsey Koh, Mission Network News)
Two accidentally shot in church while discussing church shootings
(Travis Dorman, Religion News Service)
The Ruby Woo pilgrimage: Hear the pulpits roar
(Lisa Sharon Harper, Religion News Service)
As a polygamist community crumbles, 'sister wives' are forced from homes
(Tolga Katas, The Guardian)
EVENT, 17 November 2017: Practical skills for the public scholar
(Newseum Institute: Religious Freedom Center)
Thursday, 16 November 2017
What’s in a name? – Ohrid Archdiocese
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Orthodox Ohrid Archdiocese (Greek-Orthodox Ohrid Archdiocese of the Peć Patriarchy)” v. the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
(European Court of Human Rights)
Turkey criticizes Greece for convicting Muslim clerics
(Fatih Hafiz Mehmet and Guc Gonel, AA.com)
Ankara criticizes Greece court ruling against religious minority leader
(Daily Sabah with Anadolu Agency)
UN General Assembly's Third Committee debates inclusivity, migrant rights, business accountability
(Lebada, International Institute for Sustainable Development)
Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran
(United Nations General Assembly Third Committee)
UN condemns Iran's human rights violations for 30th time
(Bahá’í World News Service)
The UN doesn’t recognize the Christian genocide in Iraq. This new documentary does
(Miriam Diez Bosch, Aleteia)
News about the same-sex marriage vote in Australia
Court hears transgender woman's appeal over access to her Jewish children
(Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian)
Luther's imagined Ethiopia and the challenges of global exchange
(Andrew DeCort, University of Chicago Divinity School: Sightings)
Indian film Padmavati sparks protests over 'Hindu-Muslim romance'
(Michael Safi, The Guardian)
The ‘remarkable religious transformation’ of Vietnam’s Hmong
(World Watch Monitor)
Church of England encourages schools to explore gender identity with children
(Nathan Glover, World Religion News)
God' gift of serenity and action
(R. Ward Holder, World Religion News)
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