Law and Religion Headlines
Thursday, 20 April 2017
The theology of Stephen K. Bannon
(Hugh Urban, Religion & Politics Fit for Polite Company)
Russia outlaws Jehovah's Witnesses
(The Moscow Times)
Russia bans Jehovah’s Witnesses, calling it an extremist group
(Andrew Higgins, The New York Times)
Russian court bans Jehovah's Witnesses as extremist group
(Doug Stanglin, USA Today)
Supreme Court bans Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia
(Associated Press)
Why banning the Jehovah’s Witnesses won’t work for Russia
(Emily T. Baran, OUPblog)
Russian Ministry of Justice finds no legal basis to target Jehovah's Witnesses
(WRN Editorial Staff, World Religion News)
Russia: Jehovah's Witnesses banned, property confiscated
(Victoria Arnold, Forum 18 News Service)
Russian Supreme Court declares Russian branch of Jehovah's Witnesses extremist organization, orders its closure
(Interfax-Religion)
Suit says Cobb schools ‘capitulated’ to Christians in yoga flap
(Ty Tagami, Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
9th Circuit hears oral arguments in Falun Gong's suit against Cisco
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Cisco had a hand in Chinese oppression, sect says
(Courthouse News Service)
Transgender patient sues Dignity Health for discrimination over hysterectomy denial
(Claudia Buck and Sammy Caiola, The Sacramento Bee)
CSW receives UN accreditation
(Press Release, Christian Solidarity Worldwide)
ACLU sues dignity health for discrimination against transgender patient
(Press Release, American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California)
Christian Solidarity Worldwide recognized by UN as NGO
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
UN council accredits religious rights group stalled by panel
(Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press)
Catholic hospital sued over refusal of gender reassignment surgery
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Assistant principal sues over Christian parents' objections to yoga
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Alabama Supreme Court affirms suspension of Chief Justice over defiance of same-sex marriage
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
As a gay Christian, I find Tim Farron's stance frustrating – but I don't think it should stop people voting for him
(Skylar Baker-Jordan, Independent)
Where despair prevails, South Sudan churches issue Easter hope message
(World Council of Churches)
Methodist women in Zimbabwe mark International Women’s Day
(World Council of Churches)
Ghana: Pastor calls for national action against fake ministers of the gospel
(My Joy Online)
A surprisingly easy Supreme Court win for religious nondiscrimination?
(Ilya Shapiro, Cato Institute: Cato at Liberty)
The key questions, comments from Supreme Court Justices in religious liberty case
(Elizabeth Slattery, The Daily Signal)
BJC's Hollman responds to Supreme Court arguments in church funding case
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty (BJC blog))
Church-state playground battle: liberal Supreme Court justices appear to side with church
(Brandon Showalter, The Christian Post)
Supreme Court appears skeptical of state denying benefits to churches
(Matt Hadro, Catholic News Agency)
Family Research Council's Travis Weber upbeat after Trinity Lutheran oral arguments
(PR Newswire)
Figel reappointed as EU Special Envoy on religious freedom
(Matthew Tempest, EurActiv.com)
The Front National and the "religion" of ethnic nationalism
(Tamir Bar-On, University of Chicago Divinity School: Sightings)
Will a conservative Supreme Court give new life to the death penalty?
(Daniel LaChance, The Conversation)
Why Religious Freedom?
(Brett Scharffs, Janet Epp Buckingham responding, Cardus Law Research Programs: Symposium on Religious Freedom as a Fundamental Freedom)
When doctrines make news: Why do Hindus believe cows are sacred?
(Richard Ostling, GetReligion)
Religion, power and politics in Indonesia
(BBC News)
Denmark criticised for restricting freedom of religion
(The Local DK)
Revamped Australian citizenship test 'to focus on religious freedom, domestic violence questions'
(9news.com.au)
Sub-Saharan Africa will be home to growing shares of the world’s Christians and Muslims
(David McClendon, Pew Research Center Fact Tank)
How does Muslim world view Erdogan's referendum win?
(Fehim Tastekin, translated by Timur Goksel, Al Monitor: Turkey Pulse)
Why Palestinian hunger strike may be destined to fail
(Shlomi Eldar, translated by Ruti Sinai, Al Monitor: Israel Pulse)
Are secularists, Islamists headed for confrontation in Iraq?
(Mustafa Saadoun, translated by Sahar Ghoussoub, Al Monitor: Iraq Pulse)
Is tripartite alliance emerging between US, Egypt and Jordan?
(Khalid Hassan, translated by Paul Raymond, Al Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
13 planning attacks on Christians arrested in Egypt
(Catholic News Agency)
Pope Francis among Time Magazine's 100 most influential people
(Catholic News Agency)
Marijuana scores badly in "entirely predictable" report
(Mary Rezac, Catholic News Agency)
Why Millennial women delay marriage
(Jennifer Murff, The Christian Post)
Ebola showed government and faith groups need each other
(Bob Blees, The Christian Post)
Christians facing uncertainty after major conservative Islamic victory in Jakarta elections
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
Jakarta governor likely to be spared jail if found guilty of insulting Islam
(Kate Lamb, The Guardian)
Indonesia’s Christian governor Ahok fails in re-election bid, as ‘blasphemy’ trial continues
(World Watch Monitor)
Who speaks for Islam in Pakistan – and where does that leave non-Muslims?
(World Watch Monitor)
Sikhs celebrate Turban Day in Times Square
(Gary Nguyen, World Religion News)
Polls could be wrong on how many atheists are actually in America
(Nathan Glover, World Religion News)
Hellenism officially recognized as a religion in Greece
(Corey Barnett, World Religion News)
Greek state recognizes paganism as religion
(Philip Chrysopoulos, Greek Reporter)
Peace in the Holy Land can be realized only if we work together
(Olav Fykse Tveit, Religion News Service)
Turkish-financed mosques in Europe allegedly spying for Erdogan
(Tom Heneghan, Religion News Service)
Trump team exploring possible Pope Francis meeting
(David Jackson, Religion News Service)
Pence tours Southeast Asia’s biggest mosque, talks trade in Indonesia
(Roberta Rampton, Religion News Service)
Holocaust, climate change — when did we know, what did we do?
(Jeffrey Salkin, RNS Column: Martini Judaism)
In lyrics, Prince philosophized, theologized and just plain preached
(Kimberly Winston, Religion News Service)
Hashtag about Christian women unleashes torrent of emotions
(Kimberly Winston, Religion News Service)
No other artist mixed religion and sex like Prince
(Kimberly Winston, Religion News Service)
Pakistan: Stop crusade against Ahmadiyya community
(A statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission)
Pakistani parliament calls for blasphemy laws reform after student’s lynching
(Agency Report, Premium Times)
Malala condemns student lynching, says Pakistanis themselves tarnishing image of Pak & Islam
(PTI, Scoop Whoop News)
EVENT 20 April 2017: What Is To Be Done? Responding to the Global Persecution of Christians
(Under Caesar's Sword, Religious Freedom Institute, Notre Dame Center for Ethics and Culture et al.)
EVENT, 20 April 2017: What is to be Done? Responding to the Global Persecution of Christians, National Press Club, Washington, D.C.
(Under Caesar's Sword, University of Notre Dame)
From Holocaust remembrance to Holocaust survivor action
(Arutz Sheva 7)
Charleston's Holocaust Remembrance Day takes place Sun. April 23
(Connelly Hardaway, Charleston City Paper)
Holocaust survivor visits UNH for Holocaust Remembrance Day
(News 8 WTNH.com)
Criminal records checks – getting it right
(Guest post by Elizabeth Prochaska, Law & Religion UK)
Chief Rabbi: Act to correct the ruling against Shabbat
(Arutz Sheva 7)
Wednesday, 19 April 2017
Judge lets Mormon sect keep its police force
(Jamie Ross, Courthouse News Service)
A novel’s role in Israeli-Palestinian tensions
(Tobias Grey, The Wall Street Journal)
Supreme Court hears arguments in Trinity Lutheran; Transcript available
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Trinity Lutheran Church v. Comer: Oral Arguments
(Transcript, The Supreme Court of the United States)
Argument analysis: Justices leaning toward a ruling for Trinity Lutheran on the merits
(Amy Howe, SCOTUSblog)
4 big questions about the Supreme Court's new religious freedom case
(Fred Lucas, The Daily Signal)
What you need to know about the Supreme Court's latest religious liberty case (+video)
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News National Edition: Faith)
The Supreme Court considers whether churches should get taxpayer dollars
(Emma Green, The Atlantic)
In Trinity Lutheran, one question exposed Missouri’s historical hostility to religion
(David French, National Review: The Corner)
More about Trinity Lutheran Church v. Comer
Expert: Sabbath being desecrated with the approval of the Supreme Court
(Arutz Sheva 7)
Brian Grim leads plenary at one of world’s foremost business leader gatherings
(Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
Supreme Court of Canada to review congregational expulsion: Highwood Congregation v Wall
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Abortion: Law condones the act as it criminalises the image
(Augusto Zimmermann, News Weekly)
Fifth session of Supreme Court case regarding Jehovah's Witnesses
(Portal-credo.ru, Russia Religion News)
How religious literacy might have changed the Waco tragedy
(Peter Feuerherd, JSTOR)
Pakistan Archbishop: We're 'moving toward a better society'
(Bill Hoffmann, Newsmax)
First session of new 44th National Assembly begins
(Novinite Sofia News Agency)
Have Egypt’s Salafists had a change of heart on female leaders?
(N.A. Hussein, translated by Pascale el-Khoury, Al Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
ISIS kills policeman, wounds 4 others in foiled attack on St. Catherine's Monastery in Egypt
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
Monastic survival skills: A shooting near an ancient monastery in Egypt highlights its amazing endurance
(ERASMUS, The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Does the United States belong on persecution lists?
(Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra, Christianity Today)
Churches shouldn’t endorse candidates, even if the law allowed
(Father Matthew Schneider, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Polis/counter-polis: On the civic Benedict option
(Susannah Black, Mere Orthodoxy)
Surrender without subordination: On Gandhi's religion of resistance
(Ajay Skaria, ABC Religion and Ethics)
Who is Anne Frank? The answers spark a debate in Holland
(Cnaan Liphshiz, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
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