Law and Religion Headlines
Monday, 11 September 2017
Ultra-nationalism, anti-Muslim sentiment fuel Rohingya crisis
(John Zaw, La Croix International)
Taxing or exempting the church
(Edward A. Zelinksy, OUPblog Religion)
Ethnic violence in Burma triggers refugee crisis
(Onize Ohikere, Christian Headlines)
Russian anti-missionary law mainly hampers Christians
(Julia A. Seymour, Christian Headlines)
Abuse victim taking legal action against Church of England after Liverpool vicar continued working after conviction
(James Macintyre, Christian Today Church)
10 things you should know about DACA and dreamers
(Joe Carter, Christian Headlines)
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to block ruling that allows more refugees
(Lawrence Hurley, Reuters)
Human sexuality and the spirit of the age: A statement abandoning the faith
(John Stonestreet, The Christian Post)
Visiting a fellow human at the Benedictine monastery
(Alan Levinovitz, University of Chicago Divinity School: Sightings)
Are white evangelicals really in decline? Scholars dispute PRRI findings
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
Australia: High Court gives go-ahead for marriage ballot
(Michelle Grattan, The Conversation)
Nationwide vote on gay marriage moves ahead in Australia
(Kiley Crossland, Christian Headlines)
Survey: White Christians are now a minority of US population
(Rachel Zoll, Associated Press)
Snowflake alert: New survey research on Americans’ religious identities provokes tweet mini-storm
(Richard Ostling, GetReligion)
The Atlantic goes there again, when newsrooms avoid another hot church-state story (correction)
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Should a judge's nomination be derailed by her faith?
(Emma Green, The Atlantic)
America's shifting religious makeup could spell trouble for both parties
(Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux, FiveThirtyEight)
A Muslim landowner in the Philippines took in Christians to protect them from Islamist extremists
(Jonathan Kaiman, The Los Angeles Times)
Whether or not to disestablish the Church of England
(David Redshaw, The Guardian)
Netanyahu lands in Argentina, boasts 'new era' of Israel-Latin American relations
(Herb Keinon, The Jerusalem Post)
Broyde lectures highlight contrast in Poland and Austria
(Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory University)
Uzbekistan: Religious freedom survey, September 2017
(Forum 18 News Service)
Religions and hurricanes: As storms rage and waters rise, religions speak with many voices
(Erasmus, The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Pope Francis: United Nations must help in Venezuela crisis
(Hannah Brockhaus and Elise Harris, Catholic News Agency)
Pope Francis denounces climate change deniers
(Deutsche Welle)
Pope Francis’s 5-step plan for lasting Colombian peace
(Austen Ivereigh, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Pope Francis' visit to Colombia hoped to boost peace process with rebels
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Pope hopes Trump will 'rethink' DACA decision on pro-life grounds
(Hannah Brockhaus and Elise Harris, Catholic News Agency)
Pope Francis says rescinding DACA is not 'pro-life'
(Delia Gallagher, CNN)
Pope Francis injured while riding in popemobile in Colombia
(The Guardian)
Slightly injured pope ends Colombia tour with unity appeal
(Philip Pullella, Noe Torres, Reuters)
September 10: Trump advisory board supports DACA, judicial nominee questioned about Catholicism
(Religious Freedom Review: Weekly updates on religious freedom in America)
Jehovah's Witnesses leader in Kazakhstan punished for presence of child
(Orken-Media.kz, Russia Religion News)
Militants attack convoy in Egypt’s Sinai, kill 18 police
(Ashraf Sweilam and Hamza Hendawi, Associated Press)
In Elie Wiesel’s hometown, hundreds protest anti-Semitism by retracing his walk to be deported
(Cnaan Liphshiz, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
French interior minister condemns anti-Semitic attack on Jewish leader and family
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
600 Conservative rabbis, leaders demand Netanyahu honor Western Wall agreement
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Ponder this: Why did 'Rives Junction Statement' on sex and marriage draw zero news ink?
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Manila cardinal asks churches to ring bells to remember drug-war deaths
(Catholic News Service)
British MP lambasted for defending Church teaching on abortion and gay marriage
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Nigeria’s bishops take sides in country’s decentralization debate
(Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Supreme Court orders government to appoint police to stop attacks over cows
(Suchitra Mohanty, Mohi Narayan, Reuters)
India's Chief Justice tells authorities to rein in cow protection vigilantes
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
South Africa: Married transgender people can change their official sex, court finds
(Safura Abdool Karim, Ground Up)
South African court reconciles marriage law with gender identity change statute
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Despite protests, State Department says it will return trove of Jewish artifacts to Iraq
(Josefin Dolsten, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
U.S. plans to return retrieved Jewish archive to Iraq
(Religion Clause)
Australia: National party votes against banning burqa in government buildings
(Australian Associated Press, The Guardian)
A Sinner in Mecca review – Islam, homosexuality and the hope of tolerance
(Charles Kaiser, The Guardian)
Hundreds of Scottish orphanage children allegedly buried in mass grave
(Owen Bowcott, The Guardian)
Antisemitic robbers target Jewish family near Paris, officials say
(Agence France-Presse, The Guardian)
Eat, pray, live: the Lagos megachurches building their very own cities
(Ruth Maclean and Andrew Esiebo, The Guardian)
Gypsies make annual pilgrimage in Hungary - in pictures
(Zoltan Balogh, The Guardian)
Pilgrims flock to Bavarian village for 'second apparition of Virgin Mary'
(Kate Connolly, The Guardian)
‘There will never be peace for Nigeria’s Middle Belt unless there’s equality and justice’
(World Watch Monitor)
‘The Vietnam Years’: How the conflict ripped the nation’s religious fabric
(Don Lattin, Religion News Services)
Religion journalists singing country & blues in Nashville
(Thomas Reese, RNS: American Catholic)
Choosing ethical medical treatments as the options narrow
(Jeffrey Weiss, RNS: My Way to the Egress)
Stop the presses! There’s a next generation for mainline Protestantism
(Mark Silk, RNS: Spiritual Politics)
Myanmar a 'textbook example of ethnic cleansing', warns UN
(Harry Farley, Christian Today)
Desmond Tutu deals withering critique of Myanmar's Aung San Su Kyi over Rohingyas
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Bangladesh offers land to shelter Rohingya fleeing Myanmar
(Al0Emrun Garjon and Julhas Alam, Associated Press International News)
Erdogan urges Islamic countries to show determination in resolving Myanmar conflict
(Interfax-Religion)
No more need for rallies supporting Myanmar Muslims – Kadyrov
(Interfax-Religion)
Over 100 people rallying in support for Myanmar's Muslims detained on Palace Square in St. Petersburg
(Interfax-Religion)
Pakistani Bishops tell Aung San Suu Kyi to protect Rohingya Muslims
(UCANews Reporter, La Croix International)
Film about Russia's 'holy tsar' premieres after threats and violence
(Marc Bennetts, The Guardian)
Outbreak of violence over movie stuns Russian observers
(Andrei Melnikov, Nezavisimaia Gazeta—Religii)
Religion Watch, September 2017, Volume 32 No. 11
(Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion)
More on hijabs in primary schools
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Saturday, 9 September 2017
Religion News Association names winners of 2017 Awards for Excellence in Religion Reporting
(Religion News Association)
3 Texas churches sue FEMA over policy banning churches from receiving Harvey disaster relief
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
Trump takes churches' side in financial debate after Hurricane Harvey
(Jacob Goff Klein, Jerusalem Post)
Faith: The Jews’ improbable divider
(Amotz Asa-el, Jerusalem Post)
Two Jehovah's Witnesses arrested for taking a walk
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News)
Catholic bishops strike back at Bannon
(Daniel Burke, CNN)
New York court delivers big win to foes of physician-assisted suicide
(Christopher White, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
The liberty files: The return of the religious test
(David French, National Review)
Senators under scrutiny for questioning judicial nominee on role of faith
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
DOJ supports Christian baker in amicus brief filed with Supreme Court
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Sen. Mike Lee: Christian baker case about First Amendment, 'compelled speech'
(Fred Lucas, The Daily Signal)
No RLUIPA violations in denial of variance for personal chapel
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Eruv dispute prompts claims of religious discrimination against New Jersey township
(Evan Seeman, RLUIPA Defense)
Motu proprio “Magnum Principium”
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Vatican publishes Magnum Principium giving bishops’ conferences greater control over liturgical translations
(Catholic Herald)
Is Pope Francis wearing down Vatican bureaucracy?
(Robert Mickens, La Croix International)
Recent queries and comments – 9th September
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Beijing takes next step in revising regulations on religions
(UCANews)
Friday, 8 September 2017
Finland's Lutheran pastors petition government over deported Christian convert
(Harry Farley, Christian Today World)
China passes new religious regulations ‘to prevent extremism’
(World Watch Monitor)
China amps up war against religion
(Derek Welch, World Religion News)
China bans children – and their teachers – from churches
(World Watch Monitor)
Ecclesiastical Offices (Terms of Service) Regulations
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Foreign law profs warn of TWU case’s international fallout
(Cristin Schmitz, The Lawyer's Daily: Civil Litigation)
Chief rabbi rage: A toxic clash of religion and politics
(Jerusalem Post)
Studies in contrast: Abraham's story shows the similarities and the differences between faiths
(Erasmus, The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Ukrainian president again raises church questions
(Anton Skripunov, RIA Novosti)
Orthodox activists petition regional officials to ban controversial movie
(Weekend, Russia Religion News)
Morocco’s Muslim monarch is trying to preserve the country’s Jewish history—before it’s too late
(Yardena Schwartz, Newsweek)
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