Law and Religion Headlines
Monday, 28 November 2016
Law and religion round-up – 27th November
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Islamic religious texts must be read in context to understand blasphemy
(Ismatu Ropi, The Conversation)
‘We must distinguish between Islam and terrorism’
((Ján Figeľ), World Watch Monitor)
Reporter becomes Canada’s first hijab-clad news anchor
(The Guardian)
Standing Rock is a new turn in Christian ties with native Americans
(ERASMUS, The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Theresa May says her Christian faith helps her make difficult decisions
(The Telegraph)
China is confiscating the passports of citizens in its Muslim-heavy region
(Echo Huang, Quartz)
Spiritual security in Putin’s Russia
(Julie Elkner, Forum for Religious Freedom Europe)
Latvia's entry ban for Protodeacon Kurayev "beyond comprehension" - Russian Embassy
(Interfax-Religion)
After Castro, priests pray for end to communism in Cuba, Venezuela
(Associated Press, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Can Catholics support a law and order administration?
(Fr. Dwight Longenecker, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Education secretary pick draws religious liberty concerns
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Supreme Court denies cert. in ecclesiastical abstention and RFRA cases
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Falwell says Trump offered him education secretary job
(Associated Press)
Before DeVos, Trump offered Secretary of Education post to Jerry Falwell, Jr.
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
RLUIPA round-up: Happy Cyber Monday
(Derek Valentine, RLUIPA Defense)
Who would Jesus execute? Dylann Roof facing death penalty in rampage at S.C. black church
(Bobby Ross Jr., GetReligion)
U.S. seeks death for Charleston shooting suspect. Victims' families prefer mercy.
(Alan Blinder, The New York Times)
How the archaeological review behind the Dakota Access Pipeline went wrong
(Chip Colwell, The Conversation)
Offering sanctuary: The church/immigration story that’s not going away
(Julia Duin, GetReligion)
Egypt reduces sentence for poet accused of religion contempt
(Associated Press, Fox News)
Interfaith Week: The value of religious dialogue in an increasingly secular age
(Ed Kessler, Huffington Post)
Gilmour v Coats Revisited: a study in the law of public benefit
(Guest Post by Robert Meakin, Law & Religion UK)
Saturday, 26 November 2016
UN accuses Buddhist Myanmar of 'ethnically cleansing' its Muslim Rohingya minority
(The Journal)
More Rohingyas flee to Bangladesh as violence spreads in Myanmar
(Mohammad Nurul Islam, Reuters)
Spreading hatred against Buddhists ‘worsens Rohingya conflict’
(The Jakarta Post)
Friday, 25 November 2016
LGBT advocates debate future of movement post-election
(Kelsey Harkness, The Daily Signal)
Survey of schools for Pakistan’s Christian minority: 50% have no playground, 15% no notebooks
(World Watch Monitor)
Pakistan province criminalises ‘forced conversions’, forbids minors from changing religion
(The Indian Express)
Secretary-General's letter shows why GAFCON UK is needed
(GAFCON UK)
Secretary General responds to GAFCON UK
(The Church of England)
The Lambeth I:10 Briefing: Process and Motive,Truth and Love
(GAFCON UK)
2 Mississippi churches transcend racial barriers after arson
(Emily Wagster Pettus, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Victims of Boko Haram, Fulani violence to receive trauma counselling
(World Religion News)
Boko Haram launches three assaults in Cameroon within 24 hours
(Sylvain Anzongo, Josiane Kouagheu, Emma Farge, and Alexander Smith, Reuters)
Indian film explores religious practice that conflicts with secular law
(Patti Ghezzi, Emory Law School: Center for the Study of Law and Religion)
Sheikh blames Saudi Arabia for global rise of Islamist terrorism
(World Watch Monitor)
Jakarta's violent identity crisis: behind the vilification of Chinese-Indonesians
(Oliver Holmes, The Guardian)
Sikhs in UK are 'invisible to government' despite hate crime increase
(Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian)
What is your experience of being a Sikh in the UK?
(The Guardian)
Turkey abandons child marriage bill following outrage
(The Washington Post)
Kentucky atheist sues over rejected license plate
(Danielle Lerner, The Courier-Journal)
Couples file appeal over North Carolina gay-marriage law
(Jonathan Drew, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Town that denied mosque sued by federal government
(Dave Hutchinson and Craig Turpin, New Jersey Advance Media)
‘Death to Jews’ sprayed on Ukrainian synagogue
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Turkey does not recognize the Kiev Muslim Board of Crimea
(Interfax-Religion)
In France, a fundraiser for pets ended up unleashing rabid anti-Semitism
(Cnaan Liphshiz, Times of Israel)
The Ahok witch-hunt in Jakarta
(Erin Cook, Lowy Institute)
Thai prosecutors to charge influential Buddhist monk over money laundering
(Reuters)
Prince Charles highlights "appalling" Christian suffering in Syria
(Alex Williams, Premier)
As European authorities target Salafism, the word needs parsing
(ERASMUS, The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Long article: Gideons' attorney recounts absurdity of case
(Anatoly Pchelintsev, Moskovskii Komsomolets, Russia Religion News)
Vatican-sponsored workshop tackles new ways to fight drug abuse
(Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service)
Obama contraception mandate in limbo awaiting new administration
(Carol Zimmermann, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Connecticut governor says he will fight attempts to restrict refugees
(Alaine Griffin, Hartford Courant)
Trump's proposed Muslim registry echoes Bush-era program
(National Public Radio)
Religious groups to Obama: Dismantle immigration registry’s framework
(Lauren Markoe, Religion News Service)
Most say their churches remained above the electoral fray this year
(Jessica Martinez, Pew Research Center)
Utah & the Mormon vote for McMullin: Q&A with political scientist David Campbell
(Michael Peppard, Commonweal)
How do you build a strong Muslim-Jewish alliance for the Trump era?
(Sheryl Olitzky and Amanda Quraishi, Forward)
Judge upholds forced LGBT indoctrination in Ontario schools, tells Christian dad to pull kids out if he objects
(Lianne Laurence, Life Site News)
Canadian court refuses parent's religious accommodation request
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Woman loses legal battle to move husband's remains to Israel 20 years after his death
(Jewish Chronicle)
British court rejects challenge to Jewish cemetery's refusal to allow exhumation
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Leah Remini demands $1.5 million from Scientology for interfering with her A&E series
(The Underground Bunker)
Lawyers battle over upcoming series on Scientology
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Man accused of tax evasion says Indiana’s religious freedom law exempts him from paying
(Kristine Guerra, The Washington Post)
Man uses RFRA defense in tax evasion case
(Fatima Hussein, The Indianapolis Star)
Indiana appeals court hears oral arguments in RFRA defense to tax evasion
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Court says teacher was not fired because of his religious beliefs
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
President issues 2016 Thanksgiving Day proclamation
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Thursday, 24 November 2016
Presidential Proclamation -- Thanksgiving Day, 2016
(Barack Obama, The White House Office of the Press Secretary)
A Note of Thanksgiving from the Parliament of the World’s Religions
Kazakhstan: Trial if imam's Istanbul asylum bid fails?
(Forum 18 News Service)
How Thanksgiving tells a story of America’s pluralism
(Matthew Dennis, The Conversation)
Abraham Lincoln’s original Thanksgiving Proclamation is perfect
((Abraham Lincoln), The Federalist)
The Meaning of Thanksgiving
(The Federalist Radio Hour)
How the Bible influenced the Founding Fathers
(Daniel L. Dreisbach, OUPblog Religion)
State trooper’s widow recalls husband who knew the meaning of Thanksgiving
(Laura Crimaldi, The Boston Globe)
EVENT, 10-24 November 2016: Cycle of meetings in Rovereto: “Is this about God?” A comparison between African fundamentalisms
(The Center for Religious Studies FBK-ISR)
Weekly Update from the Conference of European Churches
A Hamas-linked Imam and an Israel Chief Rabbi unite in call for peace – OpEd
(Rabbi Allen s. Maller, Eurasia Review)
Seminar explores music as bridge between cultures
(World Council of Churches)
Colombian president reaches revised peace accord with FARC rebels
(Steven Porter, The Christian Science Monitor)
Death sentence for killers of Christian couple burned alive in Pakistan
(Asif Aqeel, World Watch Monitor)
Celebration for thousands of displaced Iraqis ahead of bittersweet homecoming
(World Watch Monitor)
London landmarks turn red to highlight impact of religious violence around the world
(Saphora Smith, Evening Standard)
Wednesday, 23 November 2016
Bishop: Germany should help protect the 'forgotten people' of Sudan
(Daniel Petz, Deutsche Welle)
Church in northern Iraq reopened after two years under IS control
(Mohammed al-Ramahi and Azad Lashkari, Reuters)
Ancient Christian monastery recaptured from ISIS
(Ruth Gledhill, Christian Today)
Under the shadow of IS: Iraqi Christians tell of crucifixions, torture, sex slavery
(World Watch Monitor)
Iraqi Christians ask: Where were our Kurdish protectors when IS came?
(World Watch Monitor)
ISIS: A catastrophe for Sunnis in Iraq and Syria
(Liz Sly, The Washington Post)
Vietnam new law contravenes the fundamental right to freedom of religion or belief
(Vietnam Committee on Human Rights (VCHR), Human Rights without Frontiers International)
(Analysis) Could do better: Ofsted is struggling in its attempts to crack down on illegal Islamic schools
(Irfan Al-Alawi, LapidoMedia: Centre for Religious Literacy in Journalism)
2d Circuit rejects teacher's suit over classroom religious displays
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Free press future: Back to the "basics" in a new way
(Gene Policinski, Newseum Institute: First Amendment Center)
Independent reviewer named for George Bell inquiry
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Justice cryogenically delayed is justice denied?
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Alibaba removes Hindu gods yoga mats after protest
(Eurasia Review)
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