Law and Religion Headlines
Tuesday, 22 August 2017
EVENT, 22-24 August 2017: IRLA's 8th World Congress for Religious Freedom - Fort Lauderdale, Florida
(International Religious Liberty Association)
Tunisian president calls for full gender equality
(Middle East Monitor)
Tunisian president calls for gender equality in inheritance law
(Ahmed Nadhif, trans. Sahar Ghoussoub, Al Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East)
Tunisian Islamic scholars support president’s call for gender equality
(Al Arabiya)
Parolin in Russia: Vatican diplomacy has a key role in global debate
(Elise Harris, Catholic News Agency)
Monday, 21 August 2017
Ongoing Myanmar clashes leave 96 dead, including 6 civilian
(Associated Press Religion)
Philippines drug campaign condemned by senior Catholics
(http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-40992618, BBC News)
The unfinished Partition of India and Pakistan
(The Economist)
The online abuse hurled at Malaysia's Muslim women
(BBC News)
How should we protest neo-Nazis? Lessons from German history
(Laurie Marhoefer, The Conversation)
Trump steps up fight against Taliban, declares end to nation-building
(Mike Murphy, Market Watch)
Judge voices concern about Trump travel ban impact on visa lottery winners
(Josh Gerstein, Polito Column: Under the Radar, on the Courts, Transparency, & More)
Putin proposes creating 'Russian Mecca' in Khersones
(Interfax-Religion)
Russia: Scientologists appeal to federal officials
(Russia Religion News)
Jehovah's Witnesses' Bible does not differ essentially from Orthodox Bible
(Portal-Credo.Ru, Russia Religion News)
Jehovah's Witnesses Bible is "extremist" because Jehovah's Witnesses are "extremist"
(Radio Liberty, Russia Religion News)
August 20: Faith leaders react to Charlottesville and Trump’s response
(Religious Freedom Review: Weekly updates on religious freedom in America)
Despite growing secularism in UK, religious studies is popular subject for school leavers
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Religious Studies: a popular gateway to university and jobs
(Hattie Williams, Church Times)
Moroccan imam at centre of Spain terror cell had links with Madrid bombers and Belgium
(novinite.com)
Christianity and the bomb: How Christianity has dealt with nuclear weapons
(Erasmus, The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Russia’s Jews will get their etrog fruits from Italy despite sanctions, says rabbi
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Vandals scrawl anti-Israel graffiti on Bulgarian Jewish monument
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Orthodox leader calls Moscow and Rome to support persecuted Christians
(Claire Giangravè, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Head of Australia’s bishops: Employees entering same-sex marriages could be fired
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Tolling provision applies while priest is outside state on orders of church superiors
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Married Sunday, fired Monday: Churches threaten to dismiss staff who wed same-sex partners
(Michael Koziol, The Sydney Morning Herald)
Australia's same-sex marriage mail-in survey faces high court challenge
(CBC News)
Australian Catholic bishops react to planned plebiscite on same-sex marriage
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Court dismisses church trustee challenges as moot
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Immigration anxieties, then and now
(Walter Russell Mead, Hudson Institute)
Trump can save lives by stopping illegal opioids at their source
(John P. Walters & David W. Murray, Hudson Institute)
Charlie Gard, a parable of our age
(James Walters, Church Times)
Visit England report: sharp drop in visitor numbers to churches and cathedrals
(Tim Wyatt, Church Times)
Act before racist violence spreads, US bishops urge
(Madeleine Davies, Church Times)
Diocese in Europe ‘shocked and alarmed’ by terrorist attacks in Spain
(Hattie Williams, Church Times)
62 Nebraska pastors sign anti-racism statement calling White Supremacy 'blatantly sinful'
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
Militants kill four men in Eastern Kenya for their Christian faith
(Christian Headlines)
Free to speak, but not at work
(Bonnie Pritchett, Christian Headlines)
Transgender students win legal battles
(Kiley Crossland, Christian Headlines)
America's Charlie Gard? Think again... the value of free-market healthcare
(Richard Kocur, Christian Headlines)
What happens when you ban Nazi symbols at a Nazi march?
(Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian, Foreign Policy)
The real threat to America comes from Americans
(Kim Ghattas, Foreign Policy)
Can Trump's Religious Freedom Ambassador actually succeed?
(Judd Birdsall, Foreign Policy)
Stage set for another show of unity for independent Lingayat religion
(The Hindu)
We will not tolerate interference in religion, Majithia tells Cong
(The Tribune India)
Fiji: Principal claims he was forced out of a school because of religion
(Sheldon Chanel, Fiji Sun Online)
Religious classes in schools must adapt to fit a changing Australia
(Renae Barker, The Conversation)
Students attend Bangkok law conference
(Eastern Mirror)
Convert nation: More than one-third of Americans identify with a religion different than the one they grew up with
(Emma Green, The Atlantic)
Losing my religion (or gaining a new one): This is what's surprising about conversions in America
(Bobby Ross Jr., GetReligion)
Everyone’s suspicious of atheists — even other atheists
(Thomas MacMillan, Science of Us)
Decoding the history and mysteries of the Dutch national anthem
(DutchNews.nl)
Pursuing Unity: Race and the American Story
(S. Adam Seagrave, The Witherspoon Institute: Public Discourse)
Australia to say ‘Yes’ to gay marriage, Newspoll shows
(Clair Bickers, News.com.au)
Coalition in danger of fight with Catholics on same-sex marriage
(Joe Kelly, The Australian)
Upholding law and order: Why should the Malaysian taxpayers fund religious bodies?
(Oliver Ward, ASEAN Today)
Religious neutrality law will apply throughout Quebec, Couillard says
(Montreal Gazette)
The FAQs: Violence and death at a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville
(Joe Carter, The Gospel Coalition)
Your depressing 'think' podcast: Faith, hate and details that mattered in Charlottesville
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Fear, resolve and more security at Charlottesville synagogue
(Ben Finley, Religion News Service)
Americans under 30 are less supportive of religious freedom than other adults
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News InDepth)
US calls out Caribbean on religious freedom
(Jamaica Observer)
How religion motivates people to give and serve
(David King, The Conversation)
Finnish police investigating fatal stabbing an act of terrorism
(Isaac Stanley-Becker, The Washington Post)
When I was 16, I went to confession. I wish the priest had reported what I'd told him
(Mary-Rose MacColl, The Guardian)
Iran opposition leader ends hunger strike
(Al Monitor Staff, Al Monitor: Iran Pulse)
Life returns to northern Aleppo region
(Khaled al-Khateb, translated by Pascale Menassa, Al Monitor: Syria Pulse)
Reminder: The Southern Poverty Law Center is a fraud and nobody should treat them as responsible actors
(Emily Jashinsky, Washington Examiner)
Law and religion round-up – 20th August
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Soccer, Sectarianism and Scots criminal law
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
The Christchurch Cathedral saga and religious freedom — guest blog
(Rex Ahdar, Law and Religion Australia)
What is the Biblical significance of the upcoming solar eclipse? 8 Christian leaders explain
(Veronica Neffinger, Christian Headlines)
Critics challenge validity of Egypt's anti-terror council
(David Awad, translated by Cynthia Milan, Al Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
Vandals strike Catholic missionary statue in Los Angeles
(Associated Press)
Israel, Hamas, Egypt indirectly cooperating against IS
(Sholomi Eldar, translated by Aviva Arad, Al Monitor: Israel Pulse)
Pope: Rights of migrants trump national security concerns
(Nicole Winfield, Associated Press)
Iranian labor market on path to gender transformation
(Maysam Bizaer, Al Monitor: Iran Pulse)
UK promises to prosecute online hate crimes vigorously
(Danica Kirka, Associated Press)
Iraq, Saudi Arabia to reopen border crossings after 27 years
(Mustafa Saadoun, translated by Joelle El-Khoury, Al Monitor: Iraq Pulse)
Turkey, Iran step up coordination in Syria
(Week in Review, Al Monitor)
Why did tribes take up arms in Egypt's Sinai?
(George Mikhail, translated by Sami-Joe Abboud, Al Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
Losing presidential candidate Odinga challenging Kenya election results in court
(Lyndsey Koh, Mission Network News)
How to talk race with your family: Ask Code Switch
(Leah Donnella, Shereen Marisol Meraji, and Gene Demby, NPR)
Trump's Evangelical advisers stand by their man
(Tom Gjelten, NPR)
Some Liberty University grads are returning their diplomas to protest Trump
(Sarah McCammon, NPR)
Pauline Hanson wears burqa in Australian Senate while calling for ban
(Pauline Hanson, The Guardian)
Why America’s antisemites can hate Jews but still claim to admire Israel
(Giles Fraser, The Guardian)
New national council to issue progressive rulings for Britain's Muslims
(Josh Halliday, The Guardian)
Using confession to face up to crimes
(Letters, The Guardian)
Abbott insists marriage equality a threat to religious freedom after Brandis calls it a ‘trick’
(Paul Karp, The Guardian)
Sharks, torpedoes and prayers: The story of USS Indianapolis
(Harry Farley, Christian Today)
Philippines Church leaders denounce Duterte regime drugs killings
(Mark Woods, Christian Today)
No end in sight as Uganda receives one million South Sudanese refugees
(Catholic News Agency)
In Ontario, legal assisted suicide could kill conscientious objection
(Kevin Jones, Catholic News Agency)
Kenyan bishops decry post-election violence
(Catholic News Agency)
Brooklyn pastor resigns from Trump’s evangelical advisory board
(Lauren Markoe, Religion News Service)
China angrily lashes out at criticism of religious persecution
(Derek Welch, World Religion News)
Did you know there is a mention of God in every state constitution?
(Corey Barnett, World Religion News)
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