Law and Religion Headlines
Tuesday, 28 February 2017
Evangelism in Europe in radically changing landscapes
(Xanthi Morfi, World Council of Churches)
Church-backed coalition calls on Indonesia to open international access to West Papua
(World Council of Churches)
The Best and Worst ECtHR judgments of 2016 are…
(Strasbourg Observers)
Methods to incorporate Human Rights Law into disaster prevention and reduction strategies
(Christy Shucksmith, EJIL:Talk!)
Canterbury Cathedral: Freemasons Service
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Monday, 27 February 2017
Interfaith action in a tumultuous world
(Katherine Marshall, The Huffington Post)
Harvard launches free online class to promote religious literacy
(Antonia Blumberg, The Huffington Post)
The CJEU and the ECtHR: an idiot’s guide
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Review Feb 26: Muhammad Ali Jr. detained, hate crimes against Jewish communities
(Religious Freedom Review)
Review Feb 19: Undocumented immigrant takes refuge in church, Congressional hearing on religious liberty
(Religious Freedom Review)
Review Feb 12: Trump’s religious freedom appointees, Sioux to use religious freedom in pipeline dispute
(Religious Freedom Review)
Review Feb 5: Neil Gorsuch for Supreme Court, Trump order on religious freedom
(Religious Freedom Review)
Review Jan 29: Trump bans some immigrants, wants to let Christians in
(Religious Freedom Review)
Project to engage Pakistani interfaith communities launched
(Pakistan Today)
Documentary film looks at the origin of Ghana's Jews
(Corey Barnett, World Religion News)
Supreme Court to decide fate of Canada's first Christian law school: Does religious freedom to ban student sex outside of heterosexual marriage trump LGBTQ rights?
(Paul Caron, TaxProf Blog)
Canada's Supreme Court will review two Trinity Western Law School cases
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Australians aren’t as Islamophobic as we’re led to believe
(Riaz Hassan, The Conversation)
Former religious freedom ambassador Andrew Bennett warns conservatives that ‘Canadian values’ talk is full of pitfalls
(Marie-Danielle Smith, National Post)
The Church Militant
(Martin E. Marty, University of Chicago Divinity School: Sightings)
The importance of social inclusion policies at school community: a key for integration
(Ana Prundaru, Politheor: European Policy Network)
Why Sufi shrines are targeted by Islamic State
(Parveen Akhtar, The Conversation)
Who are the Sufis and why does ISIS see them as threatening?
(Peter Gottschalk, The Conversation)
Decades later, translation of Jewish text will open Zohar's gates to English speakers
(MIchel Martin, NPR)
Archaeologists to explore unstudied biblical site of the ark of the covenant
(Corey Barnett, World Religion News)
Norway's government-abducted children, and ramifications for Europe
(Laurence Wilkinson, Forbes Opinion #ForeignAffairs)
Radical hospitality: The dangers and wonders of reaching across divides to welcome others in
(Becca Hartman-Pickerill, Inter: Interfaith Ideas for American Life)
Jewish cemetery in Philadelphia vandalized; 2nd incident in a week
(Ralph Ellis and Eric Levenson, CNN)
White House condemns Jewish cemetery vandalism, JCC bomb threats ‘in strongest terms’
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
A glimmer of hope for Egypt's Syrian refugee children
(Salwa Samir, Al Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
Female preachers officially find their way to Egypt's pulpits
(Amira Sayed Ahmed, Al Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
Egypt: Christians face extremist threat
(Ruth K'lama, Mission Network News)
Rift widens between Egyptian president, Sunni leader
(Shahira Amin, Al Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
Egypt’s Sisi orders cabinet to help resettle Sinai Christians fleeing Islamic State
(Amina ismail, Religion News Service)
IS stashed treasures in trenches, smashed walls to shock
(Lori Hinnant, Associated Press)
CSLR fellow co-edits book on conscience
(Patti Ghezzi, Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory University)
Why Lent is for all Christians
(Aaron Damiani, Christian Post)
H.R. McMaster breaks with administration on views of Islam
(Mark Landler and Eric Schmitt, The New York Times)
Changing rooms and beyond: How British schools are adapting to growing numbers of transgender pupils
(The Economist)
Something rotten: Why secular Denmark is using a sledgehammer to protect the sacred
(ERASMUS, The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
US authorities almost deport French Jewish Holocaust era scholar
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
In Budapest, Roma and Jews turn alternative JCC into anti-government hub
(Cnaan Liphshiz, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Hundreds of Orthodox students try to disrupt Women of the Wall service
(Marcy Oster, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Moldovan president declines invitation to take part in sexual minorities march
(Interfax-Religion)
President George W. Bush speaks out on American “bedrock” of religious liberty for all
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Which lawmakers fight for international religious freedom? New report says Sen. Marco Rubio and Rep. Chris Smith have 'top scores'
(Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post)
Cert. denied in church retirement plan fiduciary duty case
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Salary hikes of court employees in PoK to depend on prayers offered
(WION)
Kashmir court employees must offer regular prayers at proper time to get raises
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
The FBI and religion is studied
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Rule of Law and Socially Constructed Reasons: Marriage Equality and Religious Accommodation
(Frederick Mark Gedicks, 5 Journal of Law, Religion & State (2017), Forthcoming)
Religion & Ethics Newsweekly: Sharing a few big ideas in a long goodbye
(Julia Duin, GetReligion)
This news isn't fake, but it's flawed: Three problems with NPR's report on religious freedom bills
(Bobby Ross Jr., GetReligion)
Are Trump advisor Gorka's views on Islam too extreme? Some media want to know
(Julia Duin, GetReligion)
IICSA: Public hearings begin
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
How Iranian filmmakers like Asghar Farhadi defy the censors
(Kevin Hagopian, The Conversation)
The Round Up: Couples in the courts
(Thomas Beamont, UK Human Rights Blog)
India: Election Commission asks politicians to stay off religion while campaigning
(Hindustan Times)
How the FBI is hobbled by religious illiteracy
(Emma Green, The Atlantic)
PPP, PTI insist on connecting definition of terrorist with religion
(Ansar Abbasi, The News International)
Fighting discrimination, supporting religious freedom not mutually exclusive
(John Stonestreet, Christian Post)
Are MidEast youth losing the virtue of hope?
(Elise Harris, Catholic News Agency)
Is the Catholic Church anti-woman? Two feminist scholars debate
(Maggie Maslak, Catholic News Agency)
What's behind Erdogan's flurry of activity on Istanbul mosque?
(Pinar Tremblay, Al Monitor: Turkey Pulse)
Shiite political differences widen gap between Iraqi cities
(Ali Mamouri, translated by Sahar Ghoussoub, Al Monitor: Iraq Pulse)
Why Iran wants Palestine back on regional agenda
(Ali Hashem, Al Monitor: Iran Pulse)
Has Hamas completely forgotten Saudi Arabia?
(Fahd al-Otaibi, translated by Pascale Menassa, Al Monitor: Gulf Pulse)
‘Catholic’ senator introduces bill to force Christian hospitals to do abortions
(Fr. Mark Hodges, Life Site News)
LGBTQ advocates fear 'religious freedom' bills moving forward in States
(Laura Sydell, National Public Radio (NPR))
What a Palestine-Jordan confederation might look like
(Uri Savir, translated by Inga Michaeli, Al Monitor: Israel Pulse)
Two weeks on, police say ‘no leads’ on kidnapped Malaysian pastor
(World Watch Monitor)
Islamic extremism causing fresh concerns in the Philippines
(World Watch Monitor)
Science? God? Atheists vs. Christians in intelligence squared debate
(Nathan Glover, World Religion News)
Maha Shivratri: Protesters urge Modi not to attend Isha Foundation event
(Aditya Iyer, Hindustan Times)
Tunisia fears the return of thousands of young Jihadists
(Carlotta Gall, The New York Times)
Need for Indian-Americans to unite: Indian-American Sikh leader
(The Indian Express)
IPSO eyes up religion coverage as new centre seeks funding
(Jonathan Elliott, Lapido Media: Centre for Religious Literacy in Journalism)
Mahershala Ali becomes first Muslim to win acting Oscar
(Kimberly Winston, Religion News Service)
Are all Christians “called” to missions?
(Lyndsey Koh, Mission Network News)
Nepalese Christians standing strong amidst struggles
(Alex Anhalt, Mission Network News)
Black Muslims face double jeopardy, anxiety in the heartland
(Akinyi Ochieng, NPR)
Sally Quinn & Reza Aslan discuss his new CNN show "Believer"
(On Faith)
Church closure threatens masterpiece by Jewish artist who fled Nazis
(Catherine Pepinster, The Guardian)
Vatican biologists say half of all species could be extinct by end of century
(Robin McKie, The Guardian)
Catholicism has done more harm to Australia than Islam. Where's the outrage?
(Kristina Keneally, The Guardian)
Mexican church says Trump migrant plans are 'terrorism'
(Harry Farley, Christian Today)
Czech shared Sudanese prison cell with Islamic State convicts who beat him up and abused him
(Julia Bicknell, World Watch Monitor)
Czech aid worker freed to fly to Prague after his Foreign Minister visits Sudan
(World Watch Monitor)
EVENT, 27 February 2017: How to Take Religion Seriously in World Politics: Can Religious Studies Help?
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Sunday, 26 February 2017
Handling of vaccination exemption request did not violated relgious rights
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Law and religion round-up – 26th February
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
World Interfaith Harmony Week Celebration in Pakistan - Promoting Equality
(Ambassador Blog, Parliament of the World's Religions)
Saturday, 25 February 2017
Defender of religious liberty receives award
(Newsroom, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
Scientists ponder how to talk to the faithful about climate change
(Lauren Markoe, Religion News Service)
Milo Yiannopoulos and the Church of Winning
(Ben Howe, The Atlantic)
The rise of halal-certified food
(Leah Koenig, Tablet)
Muslim Brotherhood terror designation will lead to ‘witch-hunt,’ rights groups say
(Christopher Mathias, Huffington Post)
Worshippers relocate after arson fire damages Thonotosassa mosque
(Tony Marrero, Tampa Bay Times)
Pope Francis suggests it’s better to be an atheist than a hypocritical Catholic
(Julie Zauzmer, The Washington Post)
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