Law and Religion Headlines
Wednesday, 16 August 2017
4,000 faith leaders oppose repeal of Johnson Amendment
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Berliners gather to Brandenburg Gate to denounce Charlottesville
(Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian, Foreign Policy)
Sessions says Charlottesville car attack could be prosecuted as a hate crime
(Mark Berman, The Washington Post)
Tuesday, 15 August 2017
Hate crime or domestic terrorism? How Charlottesville federal legal case could proceed
(Fred Lucas, GetReligion)
A Christian response to Charlottesville
(Lyndsey Koh, Mission Network News)
Charlottesville: Viewing racism through a biblical lens
(Reagan Hoezee, Mission Network News)
Question for journalists: Where does this hellish Charlottesville story go next (other than Trump)?
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Were many journalists right when they blamed 'white Christians' for Charlottesville riots?
(Julia Duin, GetReligion)
Reflections on Charlottesville
(Amanda Tyler, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Connect dots: After Charlottesville, journalists should cover anti-Semitism as distinct from 'racism'
(Ira Rifkin, GetReligion)
Faith leaders call for peace in the aftermath of Charlottesville protesting
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News National Edition: Faith)
Religious leaders react to the violence in Charlottesville
(Emily McFarlan Miller, Religion News Service)
After Charlottesville, black pastors are confronting how political to get
(Jeff Stein, Vox)
Charlottesville: What I said from the pulpit yesterday
(David Gushee, RNS Column: Christians, conflicts, & change)
Moral clarity and academic virtues at Christian colleges
(Johnfea, The Way of Improvement Leads Home)
Not a dying trend: This is why cremations — and religion — keep making headlines in the U.S.
(Bobby Ross Jr., GetReligion)
Study finds women in gender-equal countries have better cognitive skills – here’s how to understand it
(Magdalena Zawisza, The Conversation)
Family politics moves centre stage in Germany ahead of election
(Julia Moses, The Conversation)
A major uprising in Jerusalem and beyond is just a few missteps away
(Carlo Androvandi, The Conversation)
Oregon approves sweeping bill expanding abortion access
(Sandhya Somashekhar, The Washington Post)
Down Syndrome in Iceland is ‘disappearing’ because of abortion
(Melanie Israel, The Daily Signal)
Controversy surrounds abortions for Downs syndrome in Iceland
(Mary Rezac, Catholic News Agency)
"What kind of society do you want to live in?": Inside the country where Down syndrome is disappearing
(Julian Quinones, Arijeta Lajka, CBSN On Assignment)
Pro-choicers should explain why they think eugenics is acceptable
(David Harsanyi, The Federalist)
Federal judge tosses 'Indian burial mound' lawsuit filed by foes of proposed Massachusetts solar farm
(Mary C. Serreze, Springfield Republican)
Court dismisses claim that solar project infringes sacred Indian mounds
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
The last word on the “pews vs chairs” debate…
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Canadian pastor's release comes as US-North Korea tensions ease: but where does China fit in?
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Christians in Pakistan and India mark 70 years of independence facing hardships
(Ecumenical News)
Is SCOTUS case as simple as baker's refusal to make same-sex wedding cake? Here's why it's complicated
(Bobby Ross Jr., GetReligion)
Falling oak tree kills religious festivalgoers on Madeira
(The Guardian)
Saudi suppression of Shiites threatens Canadian arms deal
(Bruce Riedel, Al-Monitor: Gulf Pulse)
Armed disputes reveal Iraqi Christians' discord
(Saad Salloum, trans. Muhammed Hussein Tal'at, Al Monitor: Iraq Pulse)
Police impersonator arrested trying to enter Long Island synagogue
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Kazakhstan: 30 months' jail for sharing faith
(Forum 18 News Service)
Squeezing non-Orthodox Christians out of Russia
(Elena Racheva, Novaia Gazeta)
Jehovah's Witness believer target of criminal case
(Website of prosecutor's office of Kursk province, Russia Religion News)
If Americans are free to tear down every monument we disagree with, there will be no more monuments
(Benny Johnson, The Declaration)
Texas 'bathroom bill' dies in special legislative session
(Jon Herskovitz, Reuters)
Americans may be more tolerant of Muslims than ever
(Paul E. Peterson, Wall Street Journal)
Progressive values can't be just secular values
(Chris Coons, The Atlantic)
Hillary Clinton's pastor plagiarized portion of new book
(Daniel Burke, CNN)
Polish TV station parodies ‘Arbeit macht frei’ sign at Auschwitz in story about Germany
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Federal appeals court upholds funeral picketing law; Westboro Baptist Church vows to take case to Supreme Court
(Paul Hammel, Omaha World-Herald)
8th Circuit upholds Nebraska's funeral picketing law
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Statement on today’s decision in the matter of Phillips v. Archdiocese of Newark et al
(Archbishop of Newark)
Catholic school's expulsion of girls upheld; judge lashes out at parents
(Tom Haydon, NJ Advance Media)
Trial judge upholds Catholic school's refusal to re-enroll students after disruptive year
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Sikh cadets sue West Point over headgear requirement
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Sikh cadets object to wearing West Point 'Tar Bucket'
(Lorraine Bailey, Courthouse News Service)
Australian Commission recommends that child sex abuse learned in confession must be reported to authorities
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Americans United applauds federal appellate court’s decision that Maryland school district not required to fund religious instruction
(Press Release, Americans United)
4th Circuit: Federal law does not entitle disabled students to education in their religious traditions
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Teen tackled by bystanders after vandalizing Boston Holocaust memorial
(Alex Schiffer, The Washington Post)
India treats all citizens as equals, be proud of your religion, region and ethnicity, says CJI JS Khehar
(Amit Anand Choudhary, The Times of India)
BJP chief silent on religion tag for Lingayats
(The Times of India)
Modi urges India to reject violence in name of religion
(Tommy Wilkes and Rahul Bhatia, Reuters)
Indonesia: Should the blasphemy law be revised?
(Global Indonesian Voices)
Yes vote on same-sex marriage must not hurt religious freedom: MPs
(Sarah Martina nd Phoebe Wearne, The West Australian)
Forced conversions of Hindu girls in Pakistan make a mockery of its constitution
(Sadiq Bhanbhro, The Conversation)
The problem with making hate speech illegal
(Suzanne Nossel, Foreign Policy)
How Germany responds to “blood and soil” politics
(The Economist)
Monday, 14 August 2017
At least 18 killed as gunmen attack restaurant in Burkina Faso
(Associated Press, CBS News)
Christianity does not justify Trump's 'fire and fury'
(Steven Paulikas, The New York Times)
The Guardian view on India at 70: democracy in action
(Editorial, The Guardian)
Clashes over Title VII protection of sexual orientation make way toward Supreme Court
(Alex Swoyer, The Washington Times)
Trump’s evangelicals need to do the right thing
(Mark Silk, RNS Column: Spiritual Politics)
White House argues to SCOTUS: Travel ban is not about religion
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Trump v. International Refugee Assistance Project
(Documents page, SCOTUSblog)
A century and a half of imprisonment; a look at the conditions of 25 Bahá’í prisoners in Tehran and Alborz
(Iran Press Watch)
Respecting rights? Measuring the world's blasphemy laws
(USCIRF, United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF))
Anti-religious speech: Ranking countries by their blasphemy laws
(Erasmus, The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Charlottesville violence highlights high religious hostilities in U.S. and world
(Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
Anti-wall activists march to protect church in Rio Grande Valley
(Julian Aguilar, The Texas Tribune)
Anglican Diocese of Christchurch to consider gifting Christ Church Cathedral to Government
(Kurt Bayer, New Zealand Herald)
Australian Royal Commission recommends lifting seal of confessional
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Jerusalem: Greek Orthodox church aims to block property sale in court
(Karin Laub, Associated Press)
Hindu today, Muslim tomorrow
(Saba Imtiaz, The Atlantic)
Religious liberty for all
(Curtis W. Freeman, Religion News Service)
Russian church leader hopes cardinal tackles local issues during visit
(Jonathan Luxmoore, Catholic News Service)
Kyiv patriarchate is de facto the state church today, says Metropolitan Oleksandr Drabynko
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine)
Can the German-Turkish relationship be saved?
(Katrin Elger, Maximilian Popp, Christian Reiermann and Michael Sauga, Spiegel Online)
Attack underscores need to address refugees' mental health
(Laura Backes, Jürgen Dahlkamp, Hubert Gude, Martin Knobbe, Roman Lehberger, Andrew Moussa and Wolf Wiedmann-Schmidt, Spiegel Online)
Suhakam disappointed over Clause 88A removal from Law Reform Bill on religious conversions
(Veena Babulal, New Staits Times)
India: House okays anti-religious conversion law amid din
(Santosh Narayan, The Pioneer)
Ranchi conversion law sparks outrage - No change of religion without permission
(Pheroze L. Vincent, The Telegraph)
August 13: Trump still silent on mosque bombing, threatens “fire and fury” against North Korea
(Religious Freedom Review: Weekly updates on religious freedom in America)
Struggling to survive, congregations look to sell houses of worship
(Vivian Wang, The New York Times)
‘Meet a Muslim’ events hope to dispel misconceptions
(Kristin J. Bender, Associated Press)
Charlottesville Jewish community hires security
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
The military, minorities and social engineering: A long history
(Richard S. Slotkin, The Conversation)
Lithuanian President shrugs off protest over Jewish cemetery construction
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Former Belgian PM challenges Pope Francis on euthanasia ban for religious hospitals
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Venezuelan cardinal rejects U.S. military intervention
(Junno Arocho Esteves, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
U.S. bishops explicitly reject ‘racism, white supremacy and neo-nazism’
(Shannon Levitt, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
US tourist beaten for giving Hitler salute in Dresden, Germany
(Deutsche Welle)
National Minorities Day observed in President House of Pakistan
(Pakistan Christian Post)
Pakistan: Call for laws against religious discrimination
(Independent Catholic News)
Pakistan: Highlight if hate speech is part of curriculum: President
(Sophia Siddiqui, Pakistan Observer)
22 states ask U.S. Supreme Court to take up New Mexico Ten Commandments case
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
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