Law and Religion Headlines
Thursday, 9 February 2017
Libya’s New Menace: Madkhalism
(Emadeddin Zahri Muntasser, International Policy Digest)
Most Europeans want immigration ban from Muslim-majority countries, poll reveals
(Samuel Osborne, The Independent)
Nigerian pastors offer prosperity to lure the poor to church
(Olabisi Deji-Folutile, Lapido Media: Centre for Religious Literacy in World Affairs)
EVENT, 9 February 2016: Panel discussion on Tolerance: A Key to Religious Freedom, Washington, D.C.
(Religion News Service)
EVENT, 9 February 2016: Religious Freedom and Anti-Semitism in Contemporary Europe, Museum of Jewish Heritage, New York, NY
(Rabbi Dr. David G. Dalin, Professor Mary Ann Glendon, Rabbi Dr. Meir Y. Soloveichik, The King's College)
Supreme Court wants to hear more on religious counseling case
(Pacific Justice Institute)
Wednesday, 8 February 2017
Pope Francis on Religious Freedom in China
(Rick Garnett, Mirror of Justice)
Palestinian President Abbas calls on world nations to recognize Palestine, save two-state solution
(Jack Khoury, Haaretz)
Archaeologists find Sea Scrolls Cave with everything inside but scrolls
(Ruth Schuster, Haaretz)
America's allies in the new administration: Saudi Arabia and the Gulf States
(Lee Smith, Hudson)
Russia decriminalizes domestic violence
(Freedom House)
As democracy wavers, will authoritarians fill the void?
(Arch Puddington, Freedom House)
Collecting human rights prize, Yazidi lawmaker calls travel ban ‘unfair’
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)
Is God on Facebook? [excerpt]
(Donna Freitas, OUPblog Religion)
Vatican defends decision to invite China to organ-trafficking summit
(Josephine McKenna, Religion News Service)
Young people less likely to view Iraqi, Syrian refugees as major threat to U.S.
(Samantha Smith, Pew Research Center Fact Tank)
Diversity welcomed in Australia, U.S. despite uncertainty over Muslim integration
(Jacob Poushter, Pew Research Center Fact Tank)
Most refugees who enter the U.S. as religious minorities are Christians
(Katayoun Kishi, Pew Research Center Fact Tank)
Pope prays for persecuted Muslims, calls for bridges not walls
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Zutshi-Smith Symposium on The Commission on Religion and Belief in British Public Life: Introduction
(Tariq Modood, Public Spirit)
Religion and belief in education
(Andrew Copson, Public Spirit)
The Right Kind of ‘Secular State’ – a Christian Perspective
(Jonathan Chaplin, Public Spirit)
Allies, enemies or critical friends? – religion and Enlightenment
(Robin Richardson, Public Spirit)
Consensus and coalition in education: epistemological reflections on the use of the term “religion and belief” in the Report of the Commission on Religion and Belief in British Public Life (CORAB).
(Trevor Cooling, Public Spirit)
White House weighs terrorist designation for Muslim Brotherhood
(Peter Baker, The New York Times)
5 faith facts about Betsy DeVos
(Emily McFarlan Miller, Religion News Service)
How the anti-vaxxers are winning
(Peter J. Hotez, The New York Times Opinion)
Majorities in all major religious groups support requiring childhood vaccination
(Brian Kennedy, Pew Research Center Fact Tank)
No to “New Bats in Old Belfries“?
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Steve Bannon carries battles to another influential hub: The Vatican
(Jason Horowitz, The New York Times)
Not ‘lone wolves’ after all: How ISIS guides world’s terror plots from afar
(Rukmini Callimachi, The New York Times)
York Minster constables given police powers
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Neo-nazis erect large swastika in southern Germany
(Haaretz)
Here’s what happens when you give psychedelic drugs to spiritual leaders
(Carolyn Gregoire, Huffington Post)
What happened when a black and white church merged in Florida
(Julie Zauzmer, The Washington Post)
100 evangelical leaders sign ad denouncing Trump's refugee ban
(Daniel Burke, CNN)
Orthodox activists threaten violence against movie theatres
(Meduza, Russia Religion News)
‘I will go to hell. Join me,’ says Filipino leader about Catholic backlash
(Claire Giangravè, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
About 20 rabbis arrested during protest over Trump travel ban
(Colin Moynihan, The New York Times)
White House drafts executive order to expand religious freedom protection
(Corey Barnett, Worldwide Religion News)
Australian archbishop: ‘As Catholics we hang our heads in shame’
(Josephine McKenna, Religion News Service)
In Kenya, a pastor fights female genital mutilation with the gospel
(Fredrick Nzwili, Religion News Service)
USCIRF urges continued refugee resettlement
(Press Release, United States Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Dakota pipeline will move ahead despite Native American objections
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Army approves Dakota access pipeline route, paving way for the projects completion
(Rebecca Hersher, NPR)
Trump administration to approve final permit for Dakota Access pipeline
(Juliet Eilperin and Brady Dennis, The Washington Post)
Lambda Legal reaches settlement with California barbershop that discriminated against transgender client
(Press Release, Lambda Legal)
Barber shop that refused transgender customer on religious grounds settles
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Texas school board can’t open meetings with prayer, humanist group tells Fifth Circuit
(Press Release, American Humanist Association)
5th Circuit hears oral arguments on school board invocations
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Is a meeting between Pope Francis and Donald Trump on the horizon?
(Catholic News Agency)
Spain: two Moroccans arrested for Jihadi indoctrination, recruitment
(Eurasia Review)
People power rise up against corruption in Romania
(Hannah Thoburn, World Affairs Journal)
Presidential change in Somalia unlikely to improve situation for Christian minority
(World Watch Monitor)
If artificial intelligence is a threat to Christianity, how might the Catholic church adapt to it?
(Gary Nguyen, World Religion News)
Religion and the Super Bowl: God, the Pope, Lady Gaga, and Scientology on the playing field
(Nathan Glover, World Religion News)
More Muslims live in Asia-Pacific than the Middle East
(Corey Barnett, World Religion News)
In Italy, Islam doesn’t officially exist. Here’s what Muslims must accept to change that.
(Anna Momigliano, The Washington Post)
"Status Quo is not the answer" - the value of training educators to teach about religious diversity in American schools
(Rev. Kristen Looney, Interfaith Matters)
Why did the Wichita Eagle go into full-force 'activist mode' in reporting on California travel ban?
(Mark Kellner, GetReligion)
Most Americans oppose churches choosing sides in elections
(Gregory A. Smith, Pew Research Center Fact Tank)
Trump's church politics idea has wide reach, beyond GOP base
(Bill Barrow, Associated Press)
Potential impact of Johnson Amendment repeal: Associated Press delves a little more deeply
(Bobby Ross Jr., GetReligion)
Once-conservative Malta leaps ahead on LGBT rights
(Frances D'Emilio, Associated Press)
First Amendment support climbing among high school students
(Niraj Chokshi, The New York Times)
How does the U.S. refugee system work?
(Claire Felter and James McBride, CFR Backgrounders)
I was denied entry to U.S. after questions about Trump, religion, Muslim Quebecer says
(Montreal Gazette)
Indonesia: Religious Affairs Ministry to create new division on teachers
(The Jakarta Post)
Indonesia should support interfaith community programs to help Myanmar end ethnic violence
(Dio Herdiawan Tobing, The Conversation)
Yavneh pupils branch out into interfaith activity with tree-planting
(Lianne Kolirin, The JC)
Facing blasphemy charges, Indonesian politician 'happy that history chose me'
(Anthony Kuhn, NPR)
Michael Nazir-Ali: Policies should respect culture and religion
(Drew McLachlan, Eastern Eye)
West Virginia: Bible in schools lawsuit imminent: Mercer board hires law firms to represent school system
(Charlie Boothe, Bluefield Daily Telegraph)
Kuwait denies 'Muslim ban' story promoted by Donald Trump
(Harriet Agerholm, Independent)
Japanese Christian warlord Takayama Ukon beatified
(Kyodo, Japan Times)
The mystery behind why this Indian city is covered in stickers of ‘angry Hanuman’
(Deepa Bhasthi, Scroll.In)
What immigration does for innovation
(Matt Purdy, PRI)
Myanmar’s army is tormenting Muslims with a brutal rape campaign
(Patrick Winn, PRI)
After Trump’s ban, Lebanon renews calls to send back Syrian refugees
(Richard Hall, PRI)
What happens in America every 80 years
(Jim Denison, Christian Headlines)
What is the Free Speech Fairness Act?
(Kimberly Winston, Religion News Service)
The FAQs: The Johnson Amendment and political speech in churches
(Joe Carter, The Gospel Coalition)
How Colombia's child soldiers are trying to begin again
(Elise Harris, Catholic News Agency)
Distrust of unbelievers runs deep in American history
(Leigh E. Schmidt, The Conversation)
Political arrests and child indoctrination in Turkey
(Lyndsey Koh, Mission Network News)
Nationwide rallies support Congressional move to defund Planned Parenthood
(Tom Ciesielka, Christian News Wire)
Nigeria: Hijab wearing- the controversies, fictions, and facts
(All Africa)
See how town responds when mayor removes Christian flag from veterans memorial amid threat from atheist group
(Samuel Smith, Christian Post)
Tuesday, 7 February 2017
New gender policy won’t affect Catholic Scouting units, says committee
(Crux)
Pro-Life, Pro-Family, Pro-Refugee
(Michael Griffin, Arc of the Universe: Ethics and Global Justice)
Some of Syria’s Christians fearful of post-war exclusion
(Nazeer Rida, Albawaba News)
Syrian women, children in prisoner swap
(Leila Alwan, Al Arabiya English)
America's new ministers
(G. Jeffrey MacDonald, Christian Science Monitor)
Bangladesh's secular activists concerned about textbook changes
(Rasheda K. Choudhury, DW)
Hamas leader: Gaza won't harbor individuals who 'aim to harm Egypt'
(Ahmad Abu Amer, translated by Cynthia Milan, Al Monitor: Palestine Pulse)
Desperate Palestinian leadership could choose armed struggle
(Uri Savir, translated by Inga Michaeli, Al Monitor: Israel Pulse)
Armed Iraqi factions threaten to target Americans in response to travel ban
(Hassan al-Shanoun, translated by Muhammed Hussein Tal'at, Al Monitor: Iraq Pulse)
Egyptian court issues verdict to prosecute Israel
(Muhammed Magdy, translated by Pascale Menassa, Al Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
Egyptian film battles IS with comedy
(George Mikhail, translated by Sahar Ghoussoub, Al Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
President Trump: “Freedom of Religion is a Sacred Right.” I Will Defend Religious Liberty
(Steven Ertelt, LifeNews.com)
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