Law and Religion Headlines
Thursday, 26 January 2017
Gay and transgender issues underscore a Godbeat rule: Carefully monitor parochial media
(Richard Ostling, GetReligion)
Alternate facts: New York Times posits 'Jediism' as actual religion in credulous feature
(Mark Kellner, GetReligion)
The annual March for Life will have a new mood this year: Optimistic
(Julie Zauzmer and Sarah Pulliam Bailey, The Washington Post)
Abortion foes aim to compete with turnout for Women's March
(Laurie Goodstein and Anemona Hartocollis, The New York Times)
Trump White House hints at 'heavy' March for Life participation. Who will be there?
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
'They say the press doesn't cover them': Trump weighs in on March for Life
(Bobby Ross Jr., GetReligion)
It’s time for moral clarity about religious liberty, our most foundational freedom
(Tina Ramirez, Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Interreligious dialogue in Russia is example of common understanding of threats to traditional values - Patriarch Kirill
(Interfax-Religion)
Ethnic, religious characteristics cannot take precedence over state laws - State Duma speaker
(Interfax-Religion)
Supreme Court reduces by half a year prison sentence to Dagestani imam convicted for extremism
(Interfax-Religion)
India-UAE condemn state-backed use of religion to sponsor terrorism
(The Hindu)
CAIR-Texas to join interfaith and community leaders in response to Rep. Biedermann's Islamophobic 'survey'
(Council on American-Islamic Relations)
Calif. bans state travel to Kansas over LGBT discrimination concerns
(Bryan Lowry, The Wichita Eagle)
Religious liberty bill fails; Denver chamber hopes it’s for good
(Joey Bunch, ColoradoPolitics.com)
School voucher programs undermine religious liberty, misuse taxpayer funds
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty (BJC blog))
Withdrawal from the EU: the Bill (but not the costs)
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Shedding light on progressivism’s dark side
(Samuel Gregg, The Witherspoon Institute, Public Discourse)
EVENT, 26-28 January 2017: "The Reverse Telescope: Big Data and Distant Reading in the Humanities”
(The Center for Religious Studies at the Digital Humanities conference AIUCD 2017 - Rome)
Trump narrows down Supreme Court nominee list to 3
(Associated Press, Boston Herald Radio)
Potential SCOTUS nominee profile: Neil Gorsuch
(Eric Citron, SCOTUSblog)
Potential SCOTUS nominee profile: William Pryor (Expanded)
(Kevin Russell and Charles Davis, SCOTUSblog)
Potential SCOTUS nominee profile: Thomas Hardiman
(Amy Howe, SCOTUSblog)
China to crack down further on 'cult' activities
(Reporting by Ben Blanchard; Editing by Robert Birsel, Reuters)
Wednesday, 25 January 2017
Coptic Bishop offers a donation for the restoration of the mosque
(Agenzia Fides)
Brexit and parliament: A court ruling on Article 50 hints at Britain’s coming constitutional storm
(BAGEHOT, The Economist [Bagehot's notebook: British politics])
Paradiso: Italy was allowed to withdraw custody of a child sold through surrogacy
(Gregor Puppinck, European Centre for Law & Justice)
Paradiso and Campanelli v. Italy
(European Court of Human Rights, Strasbourg Consortium Case Portal)
No man on the moon
(Samuel Thrope, Tablet)
The Arab-izaton of American politics
(Lee Smith, Tablet)
Theresa May: America and Britain will 'lead together again' after Brexit and election of Donald Trump
(Peter Dominiczak, The Telegraph)
Hundreds of families leave Iraq camps for Mosul return
(Your Middle East)
Nearly every US president has been Christian
(Derek Welch, World Religion News)
Secularists in Britain seek an end to "unjustified religious privilege"
(Derek Welch, World Religion News)
These are Trump's powerful Sikh, Hindu, & Muslim supporters
(Derek Welch, World Religion News)
Republicans look poised for three-part plan to repeal and replace Obamacare
(Ben Jacobs, The Guardian)
Crime of obstruction to abortion: the modified text is still deeply liberticidal
(Gregor Puppinck, European Centre for Law & Justice)
Kuwait: royal prince hanged for premeditated murder
(Panarmenian, Eurasia Review)
Syria: Plight of Palestinian refugees in camps south of Damascus
(Metwaly Abo Naser, Norwegian Centre for Conflict Resolution)
Atheist group sues West Virginia school district over 'Bible in the schools' classes
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
Torture is a denial of Jesus
(Rev. Ron Stief, The Christian Post)
When pro-abortionists deny science and common sense
(Michael Brown, The Christian Post)
The much-needed separation of church and state
(Howard Anglin, The Globe and Mail)
Poll: 6 in 10 Americans favor 20-week abortion ban
(Matt Hadro, Catholic News Agency)
Low abortion rates due to contraception or pro-life activists?
(Michael J. New, The Christian Post)
Vatican sends team to Aleppo in support of those suffering from the war
(Hannah Brockhaus, Catholic News Live)
US House votes to permanently ban federal abortion funding
(Matt Hadro, Catholic News Agency)
Snapchat's new guidelines will restrict sexually suggestive content
(Catholic News Agency)
Israel’s Gaza war and ‘post-truth’ politics
(Mazal Mualem, Al Monitor: Israel Pulse)
Will Iraq succeed in bringing Iran, Saudi Arabia closer?
(Ali Mamouri, Al Monitor: Iraq Pulse)
Are Iran, Saudi Arabia about to reconcile?
(Rohollah Faghihi, Al Monitor: Iran Pulse)
6 years on, Egypt's revolution still alive
(Shahira Amin, Al Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
How these artists are working to fight extremism in the Mideast
(Zoe Hu, Al Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East)
Pope Francis calls on media to end ‘constant focus on bad news’
(Josephine McKenna, Religion News Service)
Knights of Malta head resigns on Pope Francis’ orders after dispute with Vatican
(Philip Pullella, Religion News Service)
Roumen Radev, Bulgaria’s new President, blessed in Bulgarian Orthodox Church ceremony
(The Sofia Globe)
CSLR goes to the Eleventh Circuit
(Patti Ghezzi, Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory University)
Lavrov urges Kiev not to interfere in Ukrainian Orthodox Church's affairs
(Interfax-Religion)
Trump's Hindu, Sikh and Muslim power brokers
(Brajesh Upadhyay, BBC News)
US missionary may get Russia’s anti-evangelism law overturned
(Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra, Christianity Today)
Yona Metzger to become first chief rabbi in Israel to serve jail time
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Jewish congress chief pushes Europe to adopt definition for anti-Semitism
(Cnaan Liphshiz, Forward)
When should religious leaders get political from the pulpit?
(Rabbi Jonathan Leener, Forward)
Turkish imams spied on teachers at German state schools
(Deutsche Welle)
Grand Mosque of Paris pulls out of France-sponsored Muslim foundation
(Elizabeth Bryant, Religion News Service)
Spicer talks ‘pro-life president,’ Israel embassy in first White House briefing
(Emily McFarlan Miller, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
To secular Bangladeshis, textbook changes are a harbinger
(Ellen Barry and Julfika Ali Manik, The New York Times)
Standing Rock Sioux: 'we can't back down now' on Dakota pipeline fight
(Julia Carrie Wong and Sam Levin, The Guardian)
Trump seeks to revive Dakota Access, Keystone XL oil pipelines
(Steven Mufson and Juliet Eilperin, The Washington Post)
Trump revives Dakota pipeline, with some ambiguity as to tribal objections
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Advocacy group for victims of priest sex abuse is sued over alleged kickbacks
(Judy L. Thomas, The Kansas City Star)
Survivors' group sued by former employee charging kickbacks from victims' attorneys
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Almost all U.S. presidents, including Trump, have been Christians
(David Masci, Pew Research Center Fact Tank)
6 facts about faith and the inauguration
(Jeff Diamant, Pew Research Center Fact Tank)
Pakistan's blasphemy law worries opponents of extremism
(Kathy Gannon, AP International News)
From colonial Algeria to modern day Europe, the Muslim veil remains an ideological battleground
(Katarzyna Falecka, The Conversation)
Surprise! Pro-life women planning to join March for Life get front-page news coverage
(Bobby Ross Jr., GetReligion)
Indian Supreme Court's judgment on mixing religion and politics: a reply to Prof. Noah Feldman
(Avani Bansal, LiveLaw.in)
Desist from seeking votes in name of religion, caste: EC to parties
(The Indian Express)
In a ‘what do I do now’ moment, Jewish college students work to build cross-cultural bridges
(Renee Ghert-Zand, The Times of Israel)
Understanding Islam in the context of interfaith harmony
(Waris Mazhari, Kashmir Images)
Official state churches contrast with religious liberty worldwide
(Neisha Roberts, The Alabama Baptist)
Horse diapers – yes, horse diapers – spur useful Wall Street Journal data dump on RFRA
(Mark Kellner, GetReligion)
Roe's missing stories
(Eve Tushnet, First Things)
Article 50, the Supreme Court judgment in Miller and why the question of revocability still matters
(Guest Blogger Rosie Slowe, UK Human Rights Blog)
'Straightforward' Brexit bill likely to be published on Thursday
(Anushka Asthana, Peter Walker, and Owen Bowcott, The Guardian)
The Supreme Court Brexit judgment in Plain English
(Saxon Norgard , Rebecca Hacker and Adam Wagner, RightsInfo)
Plaques, noticeboards and acknowledgements
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Ros-Lehtinen, Lowey seek answers into 72 year-old mystery, introduce bipartisan measure regarding the fate of Raoul Wallenberg
(Press Release, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen)
Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize: Reverend Gavin Ashenden
(Douglas Murray, Gatestone Institute)
EVENT, 25 January 2017: Has religion become the most influential factor in international relations?
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
EVENT, 25 January 2017: European Union, United Kingdom, and Commonwealth Cooperation in the Promotion of Freedom of Religion or Belief
(Keynote speaker, Dr. Ján Figel', Brussels)
An open letter to my liberal friends
(Solveig Gold, First Things)
Tuesday, 24 January 2017
After the women's march
(David Brooks, The New York Times)
Faith and the Trump White House
(Melissa Rogers, Brookings Blog)
London’s Muslim mayor calls for zero tolerance for hate crimes following anti-Semitic incidents
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Eritrea: Release Patriarch Abune Antonios
(Press Release, United States Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Women's march organizer Sarsour Slams 'attack campaign' after report of Hamas ties
(Daniel Clinton, Jerusalem Post)
Knesset inaugurates Jewish-Muslim ties caucus
(Udi Shaham, Jerusalem Post)
Believers urge to make Orthodox Nativity a day-off in USA
(Interfax-Religion)
Kadyrov Foundation to restore world famous mosque in Aleppo
(Interfax-Religion)
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