Law and Religion Headlines
Tuesday, 17 October 2017
Callista Gingrich confirmed as Ambassador to the Vatican
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
#MeToo: Beth Moore, Kay Warren and other Christians share abuse stories after Harvey Weinstein scandal
(Stoyan Zaimov, Christian Today)
Christian-killing Al-Shabaab is behind Somalia's worst ever bombing
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
Man's act of self-sacrifice in California fires illustrates something more than heroism
(Leah Hickman, Christian Headlines)
California becomes first state to recognize 'non-binary' gender
(Veronica Neffinger, Christian Headlines)
Does Mike Pence really want to "hang the gays"?
(Nathan Glover, World Religion News)
Donald Trump: It's time to say 'Merry Christmas' again
(Harry Farley, Christian Today)
Labour leader urges Twitter and Facebook to tackle religious hatred
(Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian)
Labor rules out extra religious freedoms in same-sex marriage bill
(Paul Karp, The Guardian)
New poll says most Australians think religion does more harm than good
(Alison Lesley, World Religion News)
Business cards become new battleground over religious freedom
(Elisa Meyer, World Religion News)
Former bishop of Chester investigated over abuse allegations
(Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian)
Iraqi-Kurdish violence could push Christians who survived IS ‘to flee for good’
(World Watch Monitor)
Pope wants to change Catholic Church's position on the death penalty
(Gary Nguyen, World Religion News)
Catholic church denies communion over girl's pantsuit
(Elisa Meyer, World Religion News)
I don’t like niqabs and burqas — but they should be legal
(John G. Stackhouse, Jr., Religion News Service)
New film on Mark Twain highlights his religious doubts
(Kimberly Winston, Religion News Service)
Capital murder charges filed in Muslim teen’s death
(Matthew Barakat, Religion News Service)
United Nations intercedes for Jehovah's Witness prisoner in Kazakhstan
(Radio Azattyk, Russia Religion News)
14 European countries criticize Russian treatment of religious minorities
(SOVA Center for News and Analysis, Russia Religion News)
Patriarch Kirill pays attention of the participants in the Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly to attempts of infringing canonical church in Ukraine
(Interfax-Religion)
Has the new museum of the bible left Jesus out?
(Veronica Neffinger, Christian Headlines)
Monday, 16 October 2017
Russian churches begin new youth programs
(Beth Stolicker, Mission Network News)
The Russian Orthodox Church: Putin ally or independent force?
(Gregory L. Freeze, Religion and Politics Fit for Society)
Patriarch Kirill urges to base legislation on law of morals
(Interfax-Religion)
Sneak peek: D.C.’s huge new Museum of the Bible includes lots of tech — but not a lot of Jesus
(Michelle Boorstein, Julie Zauzmer, and Sarah Pulliam Bailey, The Washington Post)
Inside the sprawling, controversial $500m Museum of the Bible
(David Smith, The Guardian)
Global launch to teach the Bible academically in every English-speaking school with partners in the United States, Australia, United Kingdom and the Philippines
(Press Release, Religion News Service)
Prayers of the persecuted around the world
(James Estrin, The New York Times)
October 15: Trump speaks to Values Voters, Christian Hogwarts profiled [and more]
(Religious Freedom Review: Weekly updates on religious freedom in America)
Trump to values voters: In America 'we don't worship government, we worship God'
(Jessica Taylor, NPR)
President Trump discusses religious liberty accomplishments, goals in values voter speech
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Trump's marriage to the religious right reeks of hypocrisy on both sides
(Daniel Jose Camacho, The Guardian)
Trump, unlikely religious favorite, hails Christian values
(Jonathan Lemire and Ken Thomas, Religion News Service)
What is "Judeo-Christian," anyway?
(Jeffrey Salkin, RNS: Martini Judaism)
From Numa Pompililus to Donald Trump
(Mark Silk, RNS: Spiritual Politics)
On Halloween, remember: Voodoo isn't black magic
(Leah Donnella, NPR)
Islam and Belgium: In Belgium, arguments about Islam grow louder
(Erasmus, The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Chicago's Jewish community unites to be more inclusive of people with disabilities
(Monique Parsons, NPR)
How the teachings of Islam could help us prevent more sexual abuse scandals
(Qasim, Rashid)
Should government save religion from acts of God?
(Katherine Stewart, Prospect)
'No science' behind transgender therapy for kids, doctors warn
(Adelaide Mena, Catholic News Agency)
Don't use religious arguments to combat transgender activism in public schools
(Brandon Showalter, The Christian Post)
Holocaust denier Ursula Haverbeck, 88, given six-month jail sentence
(Deutsche Welle)
Indonesian Christians living in New Hampshire fear possible deportation
(Veronica Neffinger, Christian Headlines)
Are Coptic Christians celebrating the martyrdom of their people too much?
(Jacob Wirtschafter and Mina Nader, Christian Headlines)
Italian Catholic priest kidnapped in Nigeria
(Catholic News Agency)
Despair would worsen the situation, bishop says in wake of Somalia attack
(Catholic News Agency)
Somalia suffers worst terrorist attack in its history: 276 have been killed
(Veronica Neffinger, Christian Headlines)
Ghana religious leaders join efforts to end child marriage
(Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Kenyan Catholic bishops urge calm in the face of political crisis
(Fredrick Nzwili, Crux)
Kenyan Church in Baltimore files federal discrimination lawsuit against Baltimore County
(Irungu Thairu, Mwakilishi)
Church charges zoning denial stemmed from anti-African discrimination
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Caught between camps: Christians in the Holy Land
(Santiago Ramos, Commonweal)
Religion and the persecution of Rohingya Muslims
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Buddhist inspired genocide (Response to: Religion and the persecution of Rohingya Muslims)
(Michael Jerryson, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Supreme Court denies review in 10 Commandments case
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Callista Gingrich confirmed as Vatican envoy
(Associated Press)
North Dakota couple sues Catholic Charities over adoption
(Dave Kolpack, Associated Press)
Couple sues over Catholic charities refusal to allow adoption
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Court: flipping a bird at pastor doesn’t put you behind bars
(Bill Rankin, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Obscene gesture directed at pastor cannot support disorderly conduct conviction
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Cert petitions filed in two religious liberty cases
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Texas engaged in viewpoint discrimination in removal of Bill of Rights nativity display
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
In Latin America, is there a link between abortion rights and democracy?
(Larissa Arroyo Navarrete, The Conversation)
Freedom not to choose is a faith worth believing in
(David Mitchell, The Guardian)
We have to stop normalising relentless Islamophobia in Australia
(Rabia Siddique, The Guardian)
Muslim inmates allege humiliation and abuse by Brisbane prison staff
(Noor Gillani, The Guardian)
Catholic archbishop urges no vote, saying state should 'keep out of the bedroom'
(The Guardian)
Perth’s Anglican church offers ‘heartfelt apology’ to LGBT community
(Michael McGowan, The Guardian)
In a few years we’ll wonder why it took us so long to legalise marriage equality
(Peter Tatchell, The Guardian)
Religion is more than a box-ticking exercise
(David Quinn, The Times)
Ireland’s Jewish population rose by nearly 29 percent in five years
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Censorship battle and an antisemitic charge cause anger
(Dr. David Alderson and Prof. Avi Shlaim, The Guardian)
California law will bar cities and counties from providing information for a ‘Muslim registry’
(Jazmine Ulloa, Los Angeles Times)
Christian women's rally on National Mall was small, but still had some big news angles
(Julia Duin, GetReligion)
‘Still, small voice’: Ministering to the families of the Las Vegas shooting
(Kimberly Winston, Religion News Service)
Amid decline, one Lutheran church strives to live up to its namesake’s spirit
(Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service)
Pope Francis is changing his church on the death penalty. What next?
(Joanna Moorhead, The Guardian)
Pope lays down challenge to US Catholics on the death penalty
(Christopher Lamb, Religion News Service)
Pope channels his inner Elvis on war, hunger and climate change
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
To address migration, Pope Francis urges action on climate change and conflict
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Vatican court convicts ex-hospital chief in housing scandal
(Nicole Winfield, Religion News Service)
In Diwali message to Hindus, Vatican officials call for mutual respect
(Elise Harris, Catholic News Agency)
State elections draw near in India, spark anti-Christian sentiment
(Julie Bourdon, Mission Network News)
Balinese Hindus await the eruption of Mount Agung, home of a god
(Alexandra Radu, Religion News Service)
Kurdish referendum inspires statehood for Iraq's Sunnis too
(Abnan Abu Zeed, Al Monitor: Iraq Pulse)
How Egyptian activists are trying to curb polygamy
(Rami Galal, Al Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
Egypt holds training camps for imams to uproot terrorism
(Menna A. Farouk, Al Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
Unrelenting killing of Coptic Christians intensifies debate over martyrdom
(Jacob Wirtschafter and Mina Nader, Religion News Service)
Minority vote can ‘influence’ election results
(The Nation)
Doctors may have to ask if patients are transgender
(Greg Hurst, The Times)
Death toll rises to 276 in Somalia's worst bomb attack
(Robyn Dixon, Los Angeles Times)
Somalia’s decade-long battle against extremists hits grim milestone in huge blasts
(Kevin Sieff and Abdullahi Mire, The Washington Post)
Killing religion?
(Martin E. Marty, University of Chicago Divinity School: Sightings)
Tens of thousands participate in Jerusalem march, celebrating unification
(Veronica Neffinger, Christian Headlines)
Israel, Hezbollah exchange threats of imminent war
(Ali Hashem, Al Monitor: Lebanon Pulse)
Tiong takes Asyraf to task over Islamic state claim
(Borneo Post Online)
Another mega rally seeking religion status for Lingayat
(The Hindu)
Paris Sacré Coeur lit up red to highlight religious freedom violations worldwide
(Tom Heneghan, The Tablet)
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