Law and Religion Headlines
Thursday, 17 August 2017
Kosovo to dedicate cathedral named for Mother Teresa
(Jonathan Luxmoore, Catholic News Service)
Vaccination of children in temporary state custody over parental religious objection is not authorized
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Court: State can't vaccinate kids in temporary custody
(Associated Press)
Israel's High Court says women must be allowed to serve as Rabbinical Court administrators
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
The rise of the violent left: Antifa’s activists say they’re battling burgeoning authoritarianism on the American right. Are they fueling it instead?
(Peter Beinart, The Atlantic)
Iranian children arrested for teaching Zumba and 'western' dance
(The Guardian)
Moving towards oneness: A report on an interfaith get-together in India
(Pakistan Christian Post)
Hasanbegovic rejects US State Department's Allegations
(Vedran Pavlic, Total Croatia News)
The first federal criminal case on female genital mutilation will test the limits of religious liberty
(Emily-Lynn Warren and Mark David Hall, Learn Liberty)
High Court of NI refuses to review absence of same-sex marriage
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Northern Ireland court rules gay marriage ban doesn't violate rights
(Ian Graham, Reuters)
Couples left devastated as judge upholds North’s gay marriage ban
(Ellen Coyne, The Times)
Gay couples lose legal challenge to North’s marriage ban
(Alan Erwin, The Irish Times)
Judge upholds same-sex marriage ban in Northern Ireland
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Northern Ireland court says no right to same-sex marriage
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
When it comes to same-sex marriage, not all views deserve respect
(Peter Ellerton, The Conversation)
Anti-Muslim Australian senator wears burqa in Parliament
(Rod McGuirk, Associated Press, ABC News)
Unrepentant Hanson hopes burqa stunt will create debate
(Michelle Grattan, The Conversation)
Church leaders unite to speak out on euthanasia move
(Anglican News Service)
IGP gets flak over warning to atheists
(Robin Augustin, Free Malaysia Today)
Texas bathroom bill’s defeat means 2018 General Convention stays in Austin
(Mary Frances Schjonberg, Episcopal News Service)
Extremist activity bleeding across Burkina Faso border
(Julie Bourdon, Mission Network News)
Wednesday, 16 August 2017
Scotland's rise in anti-Catholic crimes prompts call for government action
(Catholic News Agency)
Shock and grief after mudslide in Sierra Leone kills hundreds
(Catholic News Agency)
Iranians mock Rouhani over explanation for no female ministers
(Al-Monitor Staff, Al Monitor)
Pentagon says captured Islamic State fighters hooked on drugs
(Jack Detsch, Al Monitor)
This woman might be the wild card who stops Erdogan
(Cengiz Çandar, Al Monitor: Turkey Pulse)
Kurds plan ahead for shifting status in Syria
(Fehim Tastekin, translated by Timur Goksel, Al Monitor: Turkey Pulse)
Iranian return to hajj could help end Saudi deadlock
(Saeid Jafari, Al Monitor: Iran Pulse)
Why did Israel now decide to arrest Islamic Movement leader?
(Shlomi Eldar, translated by Ruti Sinai, Al Monitor: Israel Pulse)
New liberal mosque led by a woman opens in Berlin
(Soraya Nelson, NPR)
In Germany, churchgoers are encouraged to tweet from the pews
(Esme Nicholson, NPR)
Israel High Court: Women can be Rabbinical Court administrator
(Yonah Jeremy Bob, The Jerusalem Post)
Holy smoke! The church of cannabis
(Aaron Millar, The Guardian)
Russia tops list of countries by emigration to Israel
(Interfax-Religion)
Even for child abusers, confessional confidentiality is sacrosanct
(Joanna Moorhead, The Guardian)
Russian Jews call on Trump to suppress anti-Semitic outbreaks in U.S.
(Interfax-Religion)
Abuse inquiry reforms would put more paedophiles in jail, experts say
(Melissa Davey, The Guardian)
Scientologists arrested in St. Petersburg
(ReligioPolis, Russia Religion News)
The Virgin of Trapani: tolerance and tradition go cheek by jowl in Tunis
(Simon Speakman Cordall, The Guardian)
In Bulgaria, minority religious groups report assaults, Jews complain about hate speech and Lukov March
(The Sofia Globe)
Religious freedom is an important right. Once same sex-marriage is legal, it must be protected
(Frank Brennan, The Guardian)
Boko Haram: Female suicide bombers target refugee camp in northern Nigeria, killing 27
(Harry Farley, Christian Today)
‘They use money to promote Christianity’: Nepal's battle for souls
(Pete Pattisson, The Guardian)
Modi speaking out against violence in India
(Nathan Glover, World Religion News)
Gandhi won't leave India
(Gopalkrishna Gandhi, The New York Times)
Odinism — The religion of white supremacists?
(Gary Nguyen, World Religion News)
North Korea is punishing religious citizens
(Corey Barnett, World Religion News)
Vatican envoy: Vietnam’s government must respect religious freedom
(Catholic News Service)
Muslims are just as concerned as any American about extremism
(Gary Nguyen, World Religion News)
Fascinating new Pew poll on US Muslims: From religiosity to acceptance of homosexuality
(Salman Hameed, Irtiqa)
Russian lawmaker justifies restrictions of non-Orthodox religions
(Russia Religion News)
Ten Commandments judge faces GOP runoff in Alabama Senate race
(Kim Chandler, Associated Press)
Roy Moore moves to run-off against Luther Strange in Alabama U.S. Senate primary
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Russian Orthodox Church will discuss Ukraine during Vatican diplomat’s visit
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Archbishop wants cathedral in Chad to symbolize the country’s new peace
(Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
International Religious Freedom Report for 2016
(US State Department, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor)
Remarks on the 2016 International Religious Freedom Annual Report
(Rex W. Tillerson, Secretary of State, United States Department of State)
State Department releases 2016 International Religious Freedom Report
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
State Department releases 2016 International Religious Freedom Report
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
State Department’s Latest International Religious Freedom Report Underscores Need for All-of-Government Strategy
(Press Release, Religious Freedom Institute)
Verdict on first religious freedom report under Trump: Great rhetoric, what do we do?
(John L. Allen Jr., Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
US State Department recognizes ISIS genocide in religious freedom report
(Matt Hadro, Catholic News Agency)
Tillerson calls out key Persian Gulf allies in religious freedom report
(NPR)
U.S Religious Freedom Report names Russia 'country of concern'
(The Moscow Times)
State Duma dubs U.S. Dept of State's report on oppression of religious minorities in Russia as unprofessional
(Interfax-Religion)
ISIS poses one of the biggest threats to religious freedom, State report says
(Diamond Naga Siu, Politico)
U.S. report says IS, non-state groups imperil religious liberties around the globe
(Radio Free Europe)
U.S. State Department decries Islamic State ‘genocide’ of Christians, others
(Associated Press)
Trump administration highlights actions of Islamic State in annual religious freedom summary
(Anne Gearan and Carol Morello, The Washington Post)
Religious freedom: A look at America’s latest report on religious persecution
(Erasmus, The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Religious freedoms restricted in China, Myanmar, Vietnam: Report
(Richard Finney, Radio Free Asia)
US names Hizbul Mujahideen as 'terrorist' group
(Al Jazeera)
State Dept reports Chinese widespread interference in religion in Tibet
(The Tibet Post International)
US slams China, Turkey, Saudi Arabia for religious repression
(Nicole Gaouette and Laura Koran, CNN)
China angered at U.S. criticism of religious freedom, says U.S. not perfect
(Reuters)
Iran rejects U.S. Religious Freedom Report as 'biased'
(Radio Free Europe)
Trump administration lists Pauline Hanson's One Nation a threat to religious freedom
(Tom McIlroy, The Sydney Morning Herald)
US religious freedom report: Gov’t’s failed to implement Kotel compromise
(Michael Wilner, Jerusalem Post)
Tillerson: Protecting targets of ISIS’ ‘genocide’ a religious freedom priority
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)
Tillerson blasts ISIS for genocide in religious freedom report
(Robbie Gramer, Foreign Policy)
More about the State Department International Religious Freedom Report
More about the US State Department International Religious Freedom Report
More about the US State Department International Religious Freedom Report
South Africa: President Zuma receives report on abuse of religion
(South African Government News Agency)
Letter from Canada: Why is Canadian Catholicism so muted?
(Michael W. Higgins, Commonweal)
Indonesia clinic gives relief to Muslims with tattoo regrets
(Achmad Ibrahim, Associated Press, KSL)
Reason, Faith, and the Struggle for Western Civilization
(Samuel Gregg, The Witherspoon Institute: Public Discourse)
Q&A: The abortion foe in Congress who made the Affordable Care Act possible
(Charles Camosy, Religion News Service)
Iraq asks UN to collect evidence to prosecute Islamic State
(Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press Top News)
India hedges pledge to expel Rohingya Muslims amid outcry
(Ashok Sharma, Associated Press Top News)
Opinion: Our house divided
(Ross Douthat, The New York Times)
Like most Americans, U.S. Muslims concerned about extremism in the name of Islam
(Geneive Abdo, Pew Research Center Fact Tank)
Muslim religious freedom group files Supreme Court brief supporting the public display of Ten Commandments
(Press Release, The Center for Islam and Religious Freedom (CIRF))
Islamabad High Court suggests making blasphemy law tougher to check its misuse
(Malik Asad, Dawn)
Pakistan court seeks to amend blasphemy law
(Saba Aziz, Al Jazeera)
Interfaith unity at gathering after Holocaust memorial vandalism
(Mark Herz, WGBH News)
Two Bush presidents condemn 'racial bigotry' amid Trump backlash
(David Smith and Adam Gabbatt, The Guardian)
Thousands of faith leaders ask Congress to protect Johnson Amendment
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)
4,000 faith leaders urge Congress to maintain tax code protection for houses of worship
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
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