Law and Religion Headlines
Wednesday, 14 December 2016
Lebanese activists succeed in first step to repealing controversial 'rape law'
(Florence Massena, Al Monitor: Lebanon Pulse)
Religious Liberty and the wedding vendor cases
(Travis Weber and Adam Burton, Family Research Council)
Two Christian pastors facing death penalty in Sudan for their faith: Global petition launched
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
Microsoft 'Christmas' ad blasted for pushing transgender, gay marriage agenda
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
Pilgrims seeking miracles flock to ancient grave of Iraqi poet
(Wassim Bassem trans. Sahar Ghoussoub, Al Monitor: Iraq Pulse)
Protestors attack Ahmadi mosque in Pakistan on prophet Mohammad's birthday
(Mubasher Bukhari, Mehreen Zahra-Malik, and Toby Chopra, Reuters)
Saudi police arrest woman for removing veil on Twitter
(Agence France-Presse)
Cathedral bombing in Cairo leaves Egypt alarmed, and its president scrambling
(Declan Walsh, The New York Times)
Islamic State claims responsibility for Egypt church bombing
(Mariam Fam, The Associated Press)
Anger grows among Egypt’s Christians after deadly church bombing in Cairo
(Sudarsan Raghavan and Heba Mahfouz, The Washington Post)
Unlearning the caliphate at reopened schools in Iraq
(Safa Majeed, Agence France-Presse)
Under IS rule, Mosul descended into darkness, dread, pain
(Lori Hinnant, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Tearful Jakarta governor denies insulting Koran in blasphemy trial
(Kanupriya Kapoor, Reuters)
Planned Parenthood fears it may be first casualty of rekindled abortion war
(Sandhya Somasherhar and Katie Zezima, The Washington Post)
Churches withdraw lawsuit against Massachusetts transgender anti-discrimination law
(Shira Schoenberg, Mass Live)
Accused shooter had list of other black churches in his car
(Meg Kinnard, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Man stabs worshiper near Simi Valley mosque in hate crime, police allege
(Matt Stevens and Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times)
Activist objects to bath mats with image of Hindu deity
(The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Republicans will re-file religious freedom bill protecting anti-gay beliefs
(Dominic Holden, BuzzFeed News)
A message of tolerance and welcome, spreading from yard to yard
(Camila Domonoske, NPR)
How Trump is paving the way for a revival of the ‘religious left’
(Jack Jenkins, The Washington Post)
Trump advisers: The faith factor
(Emily McFarlan Miller and Kimberly Winston, Religion News Service)
For some faith-based institutions,Trump represents a reprieve
(Jim Towey, National Review)
Will Trump's America lead to a legal bloodbath for gays? CNN all but predicts it will
(Julia Duin, GetReligion)
Who are you calling an Anti-Semite? Jewish debate in Trump’s America
(Moshe Kornfeld, Religion & Politics Fit for Polite Company)
Donald Trump’s sharp contrast from Obama and Bush on Islam has serious implications
(William McCants, The Washington Post)
Abortion foes, emboldened by Trump, promise 'onslaught' of tough restrictions
(Sabrina Tavernise and Sheryl Gay Stolberg, The New York Times)
4 major Jewish groups to skip Presidents Conference Hanukkah party at Trump hotel
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Tech employees vow not to help Trump surveil Muslims
(Dustin Volz, Religion News Service)
Tuesday, 13 December 2016
Pagan priest wins right to wear horns in driver’s license photo
(Cara Schulz, The Wild Hunt: Modern Pagan News & Commentary)
Muslims to march on White House in bid to dismantle discriminatory registry
(Ed Pilkington, The Guardian)
Dispute over proposed Muslim cemetery in Massachusetts town deepens
(Jennifer Levitz, Wall Street Journal)
Moscow schools are teaching Orthodoxy
(Alexander Chernykh, Kommersant, Russia Religion News)
Oxford University denies telling students to use gender neutral 'ze' instead of 'he,' 'she'
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
Uzbekistan: Prisoners' human rights still denied
(Forum 18 News Service)
Pope Francis faces a conservative backlash over the divorced and remarried
(ERASMUS, The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Congress strips religious discrimination measure from defense funding bill
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Meet the women shaking up Israel's ultra-Orthodox community
(Eli Bitan, +972 Magazine)
Saudi police detain young woman for removing abaya - media
(Reuters)
Emergence of political Islam puts Indonesian president to a test
(Kanupriya Kapoor and Agustinus Beo Da Costa, Reuters)
Running the world’s largest Muslim city is tricky. Especially when you’re Christian.
(Patrick Winn, USA Today)
Nigeria Maiduguri: Two 'young girls' used as human bombs
(BBC News)
Judge refuses to dismiss GE transgender discrimination lawsuit
(Ryland Barton, 89.3 WFPL News Louisville)
Justice Department files suit against Culpeper County, Virginia, for blocking mosque construction
(Press Release, U.S. Department of Justice)
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch delivers remarks at interfaith event on the Justice Department’s commitment to combatting hate crimes
(Press Release, U.S. Department of Justice)
ADL welcomes Senate passage of Anti-Semitism Awareness Act
(Press Release, Anti-Defamation League)
U.S. and Britain explore definition of anti-Semitism
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Massachusetts churches file suit to challenge law forcing them to speak, act contrary to their faith
(Press Release, Alliance Defending Freedom)
Church-state gadfly Rob Sherman dies in small plane crash
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Russia extends reach into France via new orthodox cathedral
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Title VII can cover transgender discrimination
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Feds bring RLUIPA suit against county that barred mosque construction
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Attorney General Lynch speaks to interfaith event about hate crimes
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Massachusetts modifies reference to churches as public accommodations; suit dismissed
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Secularists raise doubts as priest eyes top job at French university
(France 24 International News)
Report: UK anti-discrimination laws being used to target Christians
(Lorraine Caballero, Christian Daily)
2 Yazidi women accept EU's Sakharov Prize for human rights
(Raf Casert, Associated Press)
‘Uganda: Who is to blame for traditional schools losing value?
(Dr Josue Okoth, The Monitor via AllAfrica)
Easy solution to bring religious battles to an end
(Gary Stein, Sun Sentinel)
Indonesia’s only Christian governor insists ‘no insult intended’ as ‘blasphemy’ trial begins
(Imogen Faux, World Watch Monitor)
Nigeria: Kebbi Christians face latent pressure to abandon faith
(World Watch Monitor)
Statement from the College & House of Bishops
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
We should follow other countries’ lead on hate speech by changing 18C
(Murray Wesson, The Conversation)
Change process but not Section 18C, says Jewish council
(Michelle Grattan, The Conversation)
Sheikha Lubna calls for interfaith dialogue to promote tolerance
(Big News Network)
Religious liberty win for Massachusetts churches
(Heather Selis, CBN News)
US envoy on religious freedom meets Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, talks triple talaq
(The Economic Times)
Top US diplomat on religious freedom, David Saperstein, visits India
(The Economic Times)
Outgoing attorney general urges American Muslims to have faith
(Abigail Hauslohner, The Washington Post)
Faith + entrepreneurship = prisoner rehabilitation
(Byron Johnson, Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
The freedom of religion as a human rights priority
(Aaron Rhodes, Forum for Religious Freedom Europe)
Family breakdown in traditional-Orthodox Judaism: X (1, 2 & 3)
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Challenge to Brexit process to be heard in Irish courts
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Regulation of cryonics in the UK
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
EVENT, 13 December 2016: Burma at the brink: Religious freedom violations threaten its future
(United States Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Is the Islamic State 'crumbling'? Long-form magazine journalism excels on such topics
(Richard Ostling, GetReligion)
‘Charter of Medina’ initiated religious freedom: Ramesh
(Pakistan Observer)
Govt taking steps to promote interfaith harmony: Sardar Yousuf
(Radio Pakistan)
Justice Dept. sues Virginia county over denial of permit to build mosque
(Martin Weil, The Washington Post)
Justice Department sues Culpeper over denial of mosque permit
(Donnie Johnston, Fredericksburg.com)
Dogara’s perspective on interfaith dialogue
(Vanguard)
Empower women by standing for religious freedom
(Kristina Arriaga and John Ruskay, Religion News Service)
From pledges to action: Human rights defenders play a vital role in advancing justice
(FoRB in Full (a blog by CSW))
Indonesia calls for interfaith dialogue in Rakhine
(Anadolu Agency)
USCIRF issues reports on religious freedom violations in Burma
(United States Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Muslim restaurant to feed the homeless and elderly for free on Christmas Day
(Kara Fox, CNN)
America’s Hare Krishna movement, at 50, is a testament to adaptability
(ERASMUS, The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Monday, 12 December 2016
Law and religion round-up – 11th December
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
On the 100th anniversary of the Revolution the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia will commemorate its victims
(Interfax-Religion)
Why is it wrong for a nurse to offer prayers?
(Chibundu Onuzo, The Guardian)
Brexit co-ordinated inquiries publication week
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Working Definition of Antisemitism
(International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance)
UK adopts international definition of anti-Semitism
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
UK adopts antisemitism definition to combat hate crime against Jews
(Peter Walker, The Guardian)
Jehovah's Witnesses' challenge of fine in Karelia fails
(Republic of Karelia, Russia Religion News)
Presidential proclamation — Human Rights Day and Human Rights Week, 2016
(Office of the Press Secretary, The White House)
Presidential proclamation of Human Rights Day and week
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Jews of Russia condole with Turkey and urge it to refuse double standards in relation to terrorists
(Interfax-Religion)
'Rebel' Saudi Arabia woman who posted photo without head scarf is arrested
(Mazin Sidahmed, The Guardian)
Assaults on Muslim women force some to rethink the hijab
(Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service)
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