Law and Religion Headlines
Wednesday, 14 June 2017
Norway plans to ban face veils in schools and universities
(Associated Press)
On the recent past, fraught present, and tenuous future of Turkish Muslim civil society
(Jeremy F. Walton, The Immanent Frame)
Ex-MK’s soldier son attacked by ultra-Orthodox mob in Jerusalem
(Judah Ari Gross, Times of Israel)
The new Christian Zionists
(Dan Hummel, Religion & Politics: Fit for Polite Company)
Protection of religious freedom through discrimination balancing clauses
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)
Ramadan 2017: Why are Tunisians protesting for the right not to fast?
(Conor Gaffey, Newsweek)
Hate crimes in Canada up in 2015
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Police-reported hate crimes, 2015
(Statistics Canada)
Church wins free speech claim over zoning ordinance and $1,354,595 in damages
(Evan Seeman, RLUIPA Defense)
Parish Music Guidance: employment issues
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
SEC model for same-sex marriage for Church of Ireland?
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
June 11: Marches against Sharia, Supreme Court upholds pension exception for religious hospitals
(Religious Freedom Review: Weekly updates on religious freedom in America)
Tuesday, 13 June 2017
How have your politics and religion mixed in unexpected ways?
(The New York Times)
What a leader of the religious left admires about the religious right
(Laurie Goodstein, New York Times)
This dinner party invites people of all faiths to break bread together
(Deena Prichep, NPR)
LGBT activism and gun control one year after the Pulse shooting
(NPR)
World Deaf Day of Prayer: A time to pray for the Gospel among the Deaf
(Reagan Hoezee, Mission Network News)
Believers in Iran sacrifice safety to hear the Gospel
(Reagan Hoezee, Mission Network News)
Syrian war has reshaped Ramadan for many
(Asaad Hanna, translated by Sami-Joe Abboud, Al Monitor: Syria Pulse)
Atheists threaten lawsuit over Alabama school's Christian graduation service
(Veronica Neffinger, Christian Headlines)
'Roughly half' of Iraqi, Syrian Christians have fled Middle East since 2011, report says
(Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post)
The strange harmony between secular left and radical Islam
(Paul De Vries, The Christian Post)
Terrorism: Western values are Christian values
(Greg Laurie, The Christian Post)
Christian girls in India being pressured by parents to become 'religious prostitutes' to Hindu Gods
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
Tri-faith initiative: Christian, Jewish, Muslim congregations to share worship home in Nebraska
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
John Piper celebrates interracial marriage as Biblical, laments rise of 'angry white supremacy'
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
5 reactions to Bernie Sanders rejecting Trump nominee for Christian beliefs
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
African-American history museum sued for restricting pro-life display
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
Political correctness handcuffs us in the war against Islamic Jihad
(Jerry Newcombe, The Christian Post)
Religious left just now getting political, NYT claims; religious conservatives incredulous
(Brandon Showalter, The Christian Post)
Vast Majority of non-Orthodox Rabbis Are Democrats, in Contrast to Other Clergy
(Haaretz)
Jerusalem notebook: The U.S. embassy- to move or not to move?
(Lela Gilbert, Hudson Institute)
Sri Lanka: over 20 attacks on Christians this year
(World Watch Monitor)
Islamic law protests across the US; Ahmadiyya Muslim community hosts Iftars
(Derek Welch, World Religion News)
Can an evangelical, progressive Democrat succeed in Florida?
(Mark I. Pinsky, Religion News Service)
Mark’s Gospel provides a legal loophole for providing sanctuary. Will Christians use it?
(Roger Vermalen Karban, Religion News Service)
Sri Lanka arrests five over anti-religious violence
(Shihar Aneez and Ranga Sirilal, Religion News Service)
Pope Francis shakes up Vatican bioethics board
(Josephine McKenna, Religion News Service)
Faced with declining numbers, Southern Baptists focus on evangelism
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)
Islamic countries can resolve all of their disagreements peacefully – Aliyev
(Interfax-Religion)
New army church consecrated in Kyrgyz airbase
(Interfax-Religion)
Clergy are more partisan than their parishioners
(Emma Green, The Atlantic)
US prepares to deport hundreds of Iraqi Christians
(Griffin Paul Jackson, Christianity Today)
Iraqi Christian immigrants may face death if U.S. deports them
(Veronica Neffinger, Christian Headlines)
Jewish paramedic sues ambulance service for firing related to his faith
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Judaism requires us to pursue the goals of the Paris climate accords
(David Kraemer, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
First Amendment lawyer will defend neo-Nazi in Montana case
(Sam Kestenbaum, Forward)
Trial begins for EU official who allegedly shouted anti-Semitic hate speech
(Marcy Oster, Forward)
Turkey's Erdogan calls Qatar embargo 'un-Islamic'
(Deutsche Welle)
South African Council of Churches calls for dissolution of parliament
(Bronwen Dachs, Catholic News Service)
South Sudan bishops cite security concerns as reason for pope not visiting
(Catholic News Agency)
Filipino bishop: Martial law makes farce of Independence Day
(Catholic News Service)
Francis: Migrant crisis require focus on reality, dialogue, commitment
(Catholic News Agency)
9th Circuit declines to address church-state claims in ruling against revised travel ban
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Your rabbi? Probably a Democrat. Your Baptist pastor? Probably a Republican. Your priest? Who knows.
(Kevin Quealy, The New York Times)
New study: Clergy's denomination correlates strongly with political party affiliation
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Dad takes carers to court in bid to get them to trim his son's pubic and underarm hair
(Lauren Ballinger, The Huddersfield Daily Examiner)
British court says disabled care home resident should not observe Muslim customs
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
A school district fired this coach for praying, now he’s fighting back
(Joshua Gill, The Daily Caller)
9th Circuit hears oral arguments in coach's suspension for on-field prayer
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
9th Circuit upholds most of injunction against second travel ban without reaching Establishment Clause issue
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
RLUIPA Round-Up
(Derek Valentine, RLUIPA Defense)
Man sentenced to death as Pakistan's war against blasphemy intensifies
(Gary Nguyen, World Religion News)
Monday, 12 June 2017
Pakistan: man sentenced to death for blasphemy on Facebook
(Sune Engel Rasmussen, The Guardian)
In a first, Pakistan imposes death sentence for online blasphemy
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Law and religion round-up – 11th June
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Oregon's advance directive bill is deceptive and deadly, critics warn
(Mary Rezac, Catholic News Agency)
Women play a key role in interfaith dialogue, Pope says
(Elise Harris, Catholic News Agency)
Want Pope Francis to visit South Sudan? Work for peace, bishops say
(Catholic News Agency)
Immigration arrests stun Detroit's Chaldean Catholics
(Matt Hadro, Catholic News Agency)
Terrorists will not divide us, religious leaders pledge after London Bridge attack
(Tim Wyatt, Church Times)
Einstein's letters of relativity, God, and moving to Israel go up for auction
(The Associated Press, Haaretz)
Ivanka Trump wrongly claims Judaism as 1 of the 3 'largest world religions'
(Haaretz)
Of tribes and terrorism
(Lee Smith, Hudson Institute)
How Trump is highlighting divisions among Southern Baptists
(David Waters, Holly Meyer and Amy McRary, Religion News Service)
It isn’t just young people who have turned to Labour. Muslims have too
(Miqdaad Versi, The Guardian)
Manchester police investigate arson attacks on Jewish restaurants
(Helen Pidd, The Guardian)
Some 500,000 pilgrims bow to St. Nicholas remains as 3 km line forms outside the Moscow cathedral
(Interfax Religion)
Bernie Sanders question nominee on his religious beliefs
(Corey Barnett, World Religion News)
Virginia students required to submit permission slips to prove their religion and be allowed to wear Hijab
(Kelly Frazier, World Religion News)
TIME introduces the next generation of Catholic priests
(Derek Welch, World Religion News)
Disappearing Christians: Their flight from the Middle East
(Eric Metaxas, Christian Post)
Pope Francis threatens to fire priests who don't obey him, says rebellion is destructive
(Stoyan Zaimov, Christian Post)
Today marks 50th anniversary of Supreme Court's interracial marriage decision
(Veronica Neffinger, Christian Headlines)
New study shows euthanasia is about fear, not pain
(Samantha Gobba, Christian Headlines)
Is opposition to the LGBT agenda child abuse?
(Kiley Crossland, Christian Headlines)
Freedom from Religion Foundation unveils 'pro-blasphemy' website
(Scott Slayton, Christian Headlines)
Ben Carson, Keynote speaker at annual religious liberty dinner
(Sierra Emilaire, Adventist Review)
Irish Catholic bishops speak of 'hostility' and 'persecution' of church
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
World Council of Churches asks for suspension of North Korea sanctions
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
A plea to the pope: Stop being soft on our despot, Venezuela’s bishops tell Francis
(Erasmus, The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Unreasonable pressures imposed on Jehovah's Witnesses believers
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News)
Russian president praises Jehovah's Witnesses' family values
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News)
Being Sikh in Trump's America: ‘You have to go out of your way to prove you’re not a threat’
(Sarah Parvini, Los Angeles Times)
Top U.S. diplomat quits China post because of his faith. Journalists ignore the story?
(Julia Duin, Get Religion)
Religious studies recognized as essential part of K-12 education
(Stephanie Castellano, Religious Freedom Center)
Bernie Sanders shows how religious ignorance breeds progressive intolerance
(David French, National Review)
Angela Merkel at Argentine synagogue urges fight against anti-Semitism
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Nigerian priest shares harrowing story of being kidnapped
(Catholic News Agency)
Vatican: Failure to protect child migrants an insult to human dignity
(Junno Arocho Esteves, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
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