Law and Religion Headlines
Monday, 31 July 2017
Voluntary assisted dying is not a black-and-white issue for Christians – they can, in good faith, support it
(Robyn J. Whitaker and Jason Goroncy, The Conversation)
Editing human embryos with CRISPR is moving ahead – now’s the time to work out the ethics
(Jessica Berg, The Conversation)
In its first-ever U.N. vote, the Holy See says ‘no’ to nuclear weapons
(Drew Christiansen, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
The 7,150 nuns who fought against Trumpcare
(E.J. Dionne Jr., The Washington Post)
Why offshore processing of refugees bound for Europe is such a bad idea
(Daria Davitti, The Conversation)
English marriage law discriminates against minorities – celebrants could change that
(Vishal Vora, The Conversation)
Catholic group asks U.S. government to drop appeal in HHS mandate case
(Mark Pattison, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Peace group hits ‘arbitrariness’ of military rule in Marawi
(Paulo C. Rizal, Davao Today)
Closings (Malls, small-town stores are closing all across America. And churches?)
(Martin E. Marty, University of Chicago Divinity School: Sightings)
Malaysia: Hadi contradicting himself on Constitution with Shariah Bill, interfaith group says
(Malay Mail Online)
How a Colorado school board race has national implications for education and religious liberty
(Ross Izard, The Hill)
Polygamy should never be linked with religious freedom
(Lorna Dueck, The Globe and Mail)
Christians guilty of 'crime against God' nuclear weapons protest have convictions quashed
(Ewan Palmer, International Business Times)
Florida bill allows freedom of religious expression in public schools
(Stephanie Byrne, WJHG.com)
Abortion law drafts defended by Harris
(Ellen Coyne, The Times)
Abortion vote date plan angers pro-choice side
(Justine McCarthy and Larissa Nolan, The Times)
Why journalism needs to get religion
(Katie Harrison, UnHerd)
The FAQs: What you should know about the military's transgender policy
(Joe Carter, The Gospel Coalition)
New-old habits of the postmodern heart: 'When people choose not to believe in God, they do not ... '
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Are American Jews giving up on Israel?
(Debra Kamin, Foreign Policy)
Revealed: life of teenage brides in Isis ‘Little Britain’
(Louise Callaghan, The Times)
Ministers strip 150 jihadists of UK passports
(Tim Shipman, Richard Kerbaj and Dipesh Gadher, The Times)
Does Turkey face day of reckoning with al-Qaeda in Idlib?
(Week in Review, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)
Bishop Younan accepts the Niwano Peace Prize
(The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land)
EVENT, 31 July 2017 (Jakarta): Relations between Religious Minorities, Majorities and the State in Indonesia and the United States: Current Trends and Issues
(Brett Scharffs, Yenny Wahid, Nur Syam, Febi Yonesta, Sponsors: Indonesia–US Council on Religion & Pluralism, SETARA Institute for Democracy and Peace, Wahid Foundation)
Democracy in Turkey teeters on brink of extinction
(Reagan Hoezee, Mission Network News)
Sunday, 30 July 2017
Freedom's many meanings: America's point-man on religious liberty is contentious
(Erasmus, The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Law and religion round-up – 30th July
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
The nightmare of Sam Brownback
(Mark Silk, RNS Column: Spiritual Politics)
Saturday, 29 July 2017
Clergy employment – an unusual case: Gould
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Victories put Iranian Reformists on path to repeat past failures
(Saeid Jafari, Al Monitor: Iran Pulse)
Netanyahu's crusade against Al Jazeera in Jerusalem
(Shlmi Eldar, trans. Danny Wool, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)
Erdogan’s anti-Israel rhetoric may not have impact he expects
(Cengiz Çandar, Al Monitor: Turkey Pulse)
Interfaith dialogue after the murder of Father Jacques Hamel
(Marco Ceccarelli, ABC Religion and Ethics (Australia))
Absurd violence? Breaking the cycle of hate after the murder of Father Jacques Hamel
(Austen Ivereigh, ABC Religion and Ethics (Australia))
President Trump nominates Kansas governor Sam Brownback as religious freedom ambassador
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
In a bid to promote diversity, Egypt plans to restore Alexandria synagogue
(Jacob Wirtschafter, Religion News Service)
5 faith facts about Sam Brownback: Political champion of religious freedom
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)
USCIRF praises nomination of a new Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom
(United States Commission on International Religious Freedom)
RFI welcomes nomination of Governor Sam Brownback as Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom
(Press Release, Religious Freedom Institute)
As ambassador, Sam Brownback will defend religious freedom
(Jeff Cimmino, National Review)
Greek Foreign Ministry condemns Turkish attempts to convert UNESCO World Heritage Site Hagia Sophia to a mosque
(Novinite Sofia News Agency)
Further evidence needed to rule on ministerial exception defense
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Missionary bishop’s PTO withdrawn
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Southwark diocese signals opposition to rebel Bishop Andy Lines by withdrawing permission to officiate
(Christian Today Church)
New-old habits of the postmodern heart: 'When people choose not to believe in God, they do not ... '
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Don't believe in God? Maybe you'll try U.F.O.s
(Clay Routledge, The New York Times)
FJCR President welcomes law on the Victory Day adopted by the knesset
(Interfax-Religion)
Jehovah's Witnesses' translation of Bible goes to court
(Portal-credo.ru, Russia Religion News)
New Jersey men sentenced for firebombing synagogues, rabbi’s home
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Indian Muslims who support Hindu nationalism
(Abhimanyu Kumar, Aletta André, Deutsche Welle)
Venezuela’s bishops blast referendum, call on military to defend the people
(Junno Arocho Esteves, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
The Justice Department just argued against gay rights in a major federal case
(Dominic Holden, BuzzFeed News)
DOJ, EEOC file opposing briefs on Title VII and LGBT discrimination
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Friday, 28 July 2017
Judge upholds ruling barring state money for private schools
(Lori Higgins, Detroit Free Press)
Trinity Lutheran decision does not apply to neutral ban on funds to private schools
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Charlie Gard has died, his parents say
(The Guardian)
Charlie Gard: the wider implications
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Why Charlie Gard’s life was worth fighting for
(Brad Wenstrup, National Review)
The end of a chapter: Charlie Gard
(Rosalind English, UK Human Rights Blog)
Four reflections on the Charlie Gard case
(Sir Henry Brooke, Henry Brooke: Musings, Memories and Miscellania)
Great Ormond Street Hospital -v- Yates and Gard – 24 July 2017
(The Honourable Mr Justice Francis, Courts and Tribunals Judiciary)
Charlie Gard’s parents show the strength of human love
(Giles Fraser, The Guardian)
Charlie Gard shows the cost of using law to settle 'human' questions: View
(Revd Dr Mark Bratton, Associate Fellow, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, EuroNews)
Kremlin receives no notice from Kadyrov on readiness to resign as Chechnya head to defend Al-Aqsa Mosque
(Interfax-Religion)
Kadyrov suggests holy sites on Temple Mount be returned under Jordan's control
(Interfax-Religion)
Ukrainian president gets into church affairs
(Portal-credo.ru, Russia Religion News)
Trump and transgender military: The real problem for conservative Christians
(Mark Woods, Christianity Today Comment)
Muslim workers say company made them choose their job or religion
(Erika Erickson, Fox News)
Indian tribals demand ban on religious conversions
(Saji Thomas, UCA News)
Religious activism: Faith grows greener in the era of Donald Trump
(Erasmus, The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
UN challenges Ireland on human rights before Eighth Amendment abortion vote
(Ellen Coyne, The Times)
Emmanuel Macron was wrong on Africa - as were most of his critics
(Mathew Otieno, MercatorNet)
Did a California imam call for violence against Jews? Faith leaders meet to calm tensions
(Michelle Boorstein, The Washington Post)
California Imam: ‘annihilate’ filthy Jews
(Elliot Kaufman, National Review: The Corner)
‘Annihilate them down to the very last one.’ Davis imam is accused of being anti-Semitic
(Anita Chabria, The Sacramento Bee)
If it's an imam trashing Jews, not all editors agree that his words are hate speech
(Julia Duin, GetReligion)
Imam apologizes for sermon attacking Jews for ‘desecrating’ Al Aqsa
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Thursday, 27 July 2017
Muslims say misconceptions, links to terrorism are top concerns for their community
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News InDepth)
Palestinian Christians, Muslims come together over Al-Aqsa protests
(Ahmed el-Komi, translated by Pascale el-Khoury, Al Monitor: Palestine Pulse)
Palestinians cheer Israel's removal of security measures at historic mosque
(Bill Chappell, NPR)
Palestinians: The metal detector scam
(Khadija Khan, Gatestone Institute)
Fatah leverages Temple Mount crisis to confront Israel
(Shlomi Eldar, trans. Ruti Sinai, Al Monitor: Israel Pulse)
Clashes erupt at Jerusalem shrine as Muslims return to pray
(Ian Deitch and Mohammed Daraghmeh, Religion News Service)
In apparent de-escalation, Abbas calls for return to prayer at Al-Aqsa mosque
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Great Ormond Street wants Charlie Gard moved to hospice to die by Friday, court hears
(Robert Mendick, The Telegraph)
Charlie Gard: judge to decide on parent's 'last wish' that son can die at home
(Haroon Siddique, The Guardian)
Tajikistan: three-year sentence for pastor for ‘singing extremist songs’
(World Watch Monitor)
'Woman Jesus' believers held in China for connection to murderous, banned cult
(Sofia Lotto Persio, Newsweek)
Myanmar Baptists face eight years in prison for helping journalist to photograph bombed church
(World Watch Monitor)
Court supports Muslims' opposition to construction of church in Zanzibar
(Evangelical Focus)
Transgender military ban applauded for respecting biology, the common good
(Matt Hadro, Catholic News Agency)
It's not about cake: anti-gay vendors want a constitutional right to discriminate
(Sunnivie Brydum, Religion Dispatches)
Jesus said punch up, not down: Why William Barber's attack on the religious right may not be what it seems
(Daniel Schultz, Religion Dispatches)
Al-Qaeda strikes back (attack on the Saudi royal family's legitimacy)
(Bruce Riedel, Al Monitor: Gulf Pulse)
Yazidi boys forced to fight for IS still need psychological help
(Brenda Stoter, Al Monitor: Iraq Pulse)
Suicide bomber kills 26 in Pakistan
(Reagan Hoezee, Mission Network News)
Crimea also affected in first year of Russia’s ‘anti-missionary law’
(World Watch Monitor)
Iranian Christian released on bail after 3 weeks on hunger strike
(World Watch Monitor)
Almost 500 Nigerian community leaders meet to resolve conflict, but Kaduna attacks continue
(World Watch Monitor)
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