Law and Religion Headlines
Thursday, 4 May 2017
Trump issues Day of Prayer Proclamation and Religious Liberty Executive Order
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Full text: President Donald J. Trump proclaims May 4, 2017, as a National Day of Prayer
(The White House Office of the Press Secretary)
The National Day of Prayer gets a bad rap. But here’s a defense of public prayer
(Megan Hill, The Washington Post: Acts of Faith)
Full text: Presidential Executive Order Promoting Free Speech and Religious Liberty
(Donald J. Trump, The White House Office of the Press Secretary)
Trump signs 'religous liberty' executive order allowing for broad exemptions
(Ali Vitali, NBC News)
What's in Trump's religious liberty order?
(BBC News)
‘Their dream president’: Trump just gave white evangelicals a big boost
(Sarah Pulliam Bailey, The Washington Post: Acts of Faith)
Why Trump's executive order on religious liberty left many conservatives dissatisfied
(Emma Green, The Atlantic)
Trump’s executive order on religious liberty is worse than useless
(David French, National Review)
Trump wants to end the Johnson Amendment today. Here’s what you need to know
(Julie Zauzmer and Sarah Pulliam Bailey, The Washington Post: Acts of Faith)
Addressing the growth of nationalism and xenophobia in Southeast Europe
(World Council of Churches)
The role of religious freedom today (Part 1)
(Francis Rooney, Real Clear Policy)
Religious freedom and Islamic society (Part 2)
(Francis Rooney, Real Clear Policy)
Lesbian bishop war: Yes, United Methodists are debating status of sexually active LGBT clergy
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Hey New York Times, think Catholic the next time you write about the 1994 Rwanda genocide
(Ira Rifkin, GetReligion)
Same old, same old: The Charlotte Observer tilts one way in women-as-Catholic-priests story
(Mark Kellner, GetReligion)
Why do some Catholics oppose the Girl Scouts? The Kansas City Star leaves out lots of details
(Julia Duin, GetReligion)
Why governments regulate religion?
(Bugra Kalkan, Istanbul Network for Liberty)
Teacher's defamation verdict against archdiocese upheld
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Magistrate denise bond in female genital mutilation prosecution
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Defense to question if female genital mutilation ban is unconstitutional
(Gus Burns, MLive)
Musa Aman: NRD must immediately rectify errors in religion listings
(Muguntan Vanar, The Star Online)
CAR: ‘Simple survival rule in IDP camp: if you walk out, you might be killed’
(World Watch Monitor)
Judge rejects religious claim in genital cutting case; locks up couple (Turn off sound before viewing this article!)
(Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press)
How Pakistani and Indian women confront marital economic abuse
(Punita Chowbey, The Conversation)
6th Circuit: Damage action against Kim Davis is not moot
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
EVENT, 4 May 2017: Canterbury Medal Gala
(Leonard Leo, Recipient, Becket Law)
EVENT, 4 May 2017: (2017 Acton Lecture): Civic Virtues and the Politics of ‘Full Drift Ahead’
(Professor Iain Benson, The Center of Independent Studies, Sydney, NSW)
Mutual flourishing in Sodor and Man
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
The land of Athanasius and its lessons
(Charles J. Chaput, First Things)
Maintenance Grants
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Big question in Rose Garden today: A victory, or Trump white flag, on religious liberty issues?
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Mormon scholars debate Joseph Smith’s role in translation
(Jana Riess, RNS Column: Flunking Sainthood)
Wednesday, 3 May 2017
Asian theological educators discuss new trends in contextual theologies
(World Council of Churches)
Three dioceses have married eight same-sex couples since General Synod 2016
(Andre Forget, Anglican Journal)
Trump is expected to relax tax rules on churches endorsing political candidates
(Michael D. Shear, Laurie Goodstein, and Maggie Haberman, The New York Times)
Trump set to sign religious freedom order on national day of prayer
(Amanda Casanova, Christian Headlines)
HRWF Special Issue on Russia
(Willy Fautré et al., Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Churches, hustings and the General Election
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Open letter to President Trump urging appointment of key envoys to combat anti-Semitism and advance International Religious Freedom
(Solidarity Sabbath, Lantos Foundation)
Critics line up against expected executive order on religious liberty
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)
Across education lines, US Christians share common religiosity
(Catholic News Agency)
USCIRF reports persecution and ‘land-grabbing’ in Bangladesh
(Lyndsey Koh, Mission Network News)
Cambodia Church finds unity in shared needs
(Julie Bourdon, Mission Network News)
Entertainment, freedom of information in crosshairs of Turkey’s purge
(Lyndsey Koh, Mission Network News)
Getting Bibles into the hands of Chinese Christians
(Ronne Rock, Mission Network News)
Diocese says 'ordination' of woman as Catholic priest not valid
(Catholic News Agency)
Demolished cross in India sparks outrage among Catholics
(Catholic News Agency)
Catholics desperate to save 9/11 chapel in New York
(Mary Rezac, Catholic News Agency)
Why a spike in religious hate crimes should worry all of us
(Matt Hadro, Catholic News Agency)
A new rain (reign?) of faith in Europe: Hope for Christianity on the continent
(Eric Metaxas, Roberto Rivera, Christian Headlines)
Fear and faith at war in Israel
(Jim Denison, Christian Headlines)
Russian man faces jail sentence for playing Pokemon Go in church
(Veronica Neffinger, Christian Headlines)
Christian bakery under fire for again refusing to bake cake for gay couple
(Veronica Neffinger, Christian Headlines)
Neither suicide note, nor dying declaration
(Faizan Mustafa, The Statesman)
Church of Ireland to vote on same-sex marriage proposal
(Veronica Neffinger, Christian Headlines)
Can the government discriminate against religion? We're about to find out
(John Stonestreet and Roberto Rivera)
Special Report: Islamic State seeks to impose religious rules in Egypt's North Sinai
(Ahmed Mohamed Hassan and Lin Noueihed, Reuters Politics Special Reports)
Study: Americans more likely to vote for highly religious candidates. A challenge for Democrats with growing secular base
(David Briggs, The ARDA: Ahead of the Trend)
South Sudan: In midst of genocide, civil war 16,000 seek refuge at church 'where Jesus is'
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
Catholic schools and social segregation
(Letters, The Guardian)
Justin Welby: Christians must unite with Jews to halt rise of antisemitism
(Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian)
First black female episcopal bishop installed on Saturday
(Corey Barnett, World Religion News)
Rabbi Lazar compares Lenin in mausoleum to keeping dead grandfather in closet
(Interfax-Religion)
The Church does not share an opinion that it is the Kremlin's "pocket" structure
(Interfax-Religion)
4th World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue kicks off in Baku
(Novinite Sofia News Agency)
Macron, Le Pen clash on euro, terrorism, in French pre-election TV showdown
(Michel Rose and Ingrid Melander, Reuters)
Kazakhstan: Five year jail, three year ban
(Forum 18 News Service)
Jehovah's Witnesses' appeal to be heard in Supreme Court on June 13
(Supreme Court of the Russian federation, Russia Religion News)
Justice ministry enforces Supreme Court decision in Penza province
(RIA Novosti, Russia Religion News)
Informant's report leads to fine of Jehovah's Witness
(SOVA Center for News and Analysis, Russia Religion News)
The biggest megachurch on Earth and South Korea's ‘crisis of evangelism’
(Matthew Bell, Public Radio International)
Francis and Benedict: Two popes, two divergent approaches to Islam
(Christopher Lamb, Religion News Service)
Argument: Terrorists are not snowflakes
(Simon Cottee, Foreign Policy)
Thomas Jefferson's Qur'an: Muslim fears and Muslim rights
(Nerina Rustomji, The Immanent Frame: Secularism, religion, and the public sphere)
Why it’s a big deal that a secular student won Israel’s Bible contest
(Ben Sales, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Denmark bans six 'hate preachers' from entering the country
(Teis Jensen, Reuters)
What’s a ‘Jewish high chief’ doing at center of political drama in Nigeria?
(Sam Kestenbaum, Forward)
Saudi Arabia rules out rapprochement with Iran, says crown prince
(Deutsche Welle)
Hatch, Feinstein bill would make threats against religions, worshippers federal crime
(Dennis Romboy, Deseret News Faith)
Consecration of Bishop of Sheffield
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
URI Africa appoints Goodwill Ambassadors of the Golden Rule
(Amina Alhassan, Daily Trust)
Vatican group talks new ways to help poor, marginalized
(Hannah Brockhaus, Catholic News Agency)
Vatican: Nuclear weapons give “false sense of security”
(Charles Collins, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Vatican Academy head says UN should push “global social change”
(Charles Collins, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Anti-Catholic video released after soccer brawl in Scotland
(Charles Collins, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
What are ‘political’ black churches?
(Roger Baumann, OUPblog Religion)
Prince Zeid Raad al-Hussein has emerged as the Middle East's most prominent defender of human rights — both in the region of his birth, and the United States.
(Kim Ghattas, Foreign Policy)
A Hungarian priest offers refugees shelter, and a town takes notice
(Brian Dooley, Religion News Service)
By whose authority? Women bloggers and the evangelical church (COMMENTARY)
(Hannah Anderson, Religion News Service)
Bible Belt state with nation’s highest execution rate considers death penalty flaws
(Bobby Ross Jr., Religion News Service)
Senate committee holds hearing on religious hate crimes
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
When blasphemy runs amok
(Paull Marshall, Providence: A Journal of Christianity & American Foreign Policy)
Blasphemy isn’t just a problem in the Muslim world
(Steve Pinkerton, The Conversation)
Responses to the increase in religious hate crimes
(Judiciary Committee, United States Senate)
Meet the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Oklahoma author awarded ownership of microfilm lunar Bibles
(Justin Juozapavicius, Associated Press)
Suit over ownership of astronauts' Bibles is settled
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Court rules religious workers are 'employees'
(Werner Menges, The Namibian)
Namibian court says members of Jehovah's Witness order are "employees"
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
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