Law and Religion Headlines
Thursday, 17 November 2016
Total abortion ban proposed in Indiana
(Stephanie Wang and Tony Cook, The Indianapolis Star)
Muslims have lived for more than 100 years in this Iowa city. Now they're wondering how they'll survive under Trump
(Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times)
Can Senegal stop child begging, trafficking by Islamic teachers?
(Kieran Guilbert, Thomson Reuters Foundation)
IICSA – Janner hearing postponed
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Not in our name (State Power can lead to groundless morality)
(John Gallagher, American Magazine)
Kosovo police say they prevented Islamic State attack on Israeli soccer team
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Indian archbishop praises Sikhs on major religious festival
(Archbishop Felix Machado, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Vatican official describes disarmament agenda, appeals to Catholic education (The Catholic Church and nuclear disarmament)
(Drew Christiansen, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs)
Church sounds warning on nuclear weapons (once again) (The Catholic Church and nuclear disarmament)
(Stephen Colecchi, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs)
Dispute stops Gallup Diocese from exiting bankruptcy
(Associated Press)
Minnesota archdiocese offers $132 million to settle sex abuse claims
(Steve Gorman, Religion News Service)
Developments in two diocese bankruptcies
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Jakarta's Christian governor Purnama in blasphemy row
(Al Jazeera)
Indonesian governor being prosecuted for blasphemy for campaign statement
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
In Israel, Jews, Muslims agree: We’re both loud
(Ruth Eglash, The Washington Post)
In Israel, anti-noise bill aimed at mosques falters when legislators realize it also bars Jewish sabbath alerts
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Jehovah's Witness sues after he is fired for refusing to wish customers "Merry Christmas"
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Slovak Bishops' Conference: “Family mainstreaming – Starting point of the demographic and cultural crisis in Europe”
(Press Release, European Centre for Law and Justice)
"Conscience without rights?" conference, Friday October 21, 2016
(Press Release, European Centre for Law and Justice)
Building strong friendships between Britain’s faith communities
(Nick Bourne, Jewish News)
Jehovah’s Witness says firing was for not saying ‘Merry Christmas'
(Bloomberg BNA: US Law Week Blog)
Bill would place restrictions on Muslim burqas, veils in Georgia
(Aaron Gould Sheinin, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Turkey targets oldest Syriac Orthodox monastery
(Robert Jones, Gatestone Institute)
An Old Boy sets out how the law applies to religious observance at his childhood school
(Pierre De Vox, Daily Maverick)
Quebec bill 62 infringes on freedom of religion
(Canadian Civil Liberties Association)
Remise du Prix Humanisme à Chrétien 2016 Grégor Puppnick
(Press Release, European Centre for Law and Justice)
Conseil d'Etat: Christmas cribs can be displayed in public buildings
(Grégor Puppinck, European Court of Human Rights)
Publication of our Book: "Droit et prévention de l'avortement en Europe"
(Press Release, European Centre for Law and Justice)
China: An open letter to Pope Francis
(Forum for Religious Freedom Europe)
Wednesday, 16 November 2016
No Protestants on the Court: Does it make a difference to Supreme Court decisions?
(Mark Movsesian, First Things)
Court rules that personal witness is not missionary activity
(SOVA Center for News and Analysis, Russia Religion News)
Azerbaijan: Raids, fines enforce state religious censorship
(Forum 18 News Service)
Russian church consecrated in Islamabad
(Interfax-Religion)
Half a million people may have suffered for Orthodox faith in USSR
(Interfax-Religion)
Buddhist aid workers face backlash for helping Myanmar's Rohingya Muslims
(Joe Freeman, IRIN)
Video showing monk’s ‘death threat’ to Tamil officer goes viral
(Meera Srinivasan, The Hindu)
On the slippery slope to a ‘people’s court’?
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Independent inquiry into child sexual abuse: another resignation
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Is the common good obsolete?
(Andrew Latham and John R. Bowlin, Commonweal)
The Catholic Church and nuclear disarmament
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Clear moral guidance toward nuclear abolition (The Catholic Church and nuclear disarmament)
(Marie Dennis, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
2015 crime report shows increase in religion-based crimes
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
J.B. Hunt Transport settles EEOC religious discrimination charge for $260,000
(Press Release, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission)
EEOC settles with trucking firm over complaints by Sikh job applicants
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Supreme Court denies review of lawsuit on Kansas science standards
(Angela Deines, The Topeka Capital-Journal)
Cert. denied in Kansas science curriculum challenge
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Judge rejects FLDS members’ religious freedom claims in food stamp fraud case
(Ben Winslow, Fox 13 Salt Lake City)
RFRA does not protect FLDS members' food stamp fraud
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
exCase of florist who denied service for gay wedding is heard
(Gene Johnson, Associated Press)
Floral artist to Washington Supreme Court: Protect my artistic freedom
(Press Release, Alliance Defending Freedom)
Washington Supreme Court hears arguments in florist's refusal of flowers for gay wedding
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Young Jewish international volunteers gather in Switzerland
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Humanists seek ban on evangelical gift boxes in schools
(Kimberly Winston, Religion News Service)
Iran's house church movement witnessing 'astounding' growth; hundreds being baptized
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
Hundreds gather to support Christian-grandma florist in appeal case for not working gay wedding
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)
Bible class scrapped in Georgia schools after atheists file complaint
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
Minnesota mom sues county after transgender son receives gov't funded hormone treatment
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)
Digital history captures story of Middle Eastern Christianity
(Robin Darling Young, Crux)
Illinois mosque to hold open house to educate about true Islam
(Charles Keeshan, Chicago Daily Herald)
Petitions urge opposition to Oklahoma congressman's religious liberty amendment
(Chris Casteel, NewsOK)
Oregon official who fined Christian bakery owners $135K loses election bid
(Brandon Showalter, The Christian Post)
A call to prayer, or noise pollution? Israel targets mosque loudspeakers
(Peter Baker, The New York Times)
Israeli proposal to quiet call to prayer draws Muslims' ire
(Daniel Estrin, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Women's rights become a battleground for Israel's ultra-Orthodox Jews
(Lauren Frayer, NPR)
Why Ukrainian Christians are closing down orphanages
(Krish Kandiah, Christian Today)
Moscow Tolerance Center awarded with UNESCO prize
(Interfax-Religion)
Medieval cathedral discovered in Crimea
(Interfax-Religion)
Jakarta's Christian governor to face blasphemy trial over Islam insult claim
(Kate Lamb, The Guardian)
Canada mother calls for ban of indigenous ceremonies in schools
(Ashifa Kassam, The Guardian)
Judaism as only religion enables right turn
(Eugen Schoenfeld, Atlanta Jewish Times)
Woman tapped as director of West Bank rabbinical court
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Bangladesh considering dropping Islam as state religion, according to senior minister
(Gabriel Samuels, The Independent)
Mexican immigrant seeks sanctuary at Philadelphia church
(The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Judge: Feds can pursue suit against Bucks town that rejected mosque
(Justine McDaniel, The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Washington high court hears case of florist who refused to serve gay wedding
(Anna King, NPR)
Chief Rabbi launches interfaith project with Archbishop of Canterbury
(Rosa Doherty, The Jewish Chronicle Online)
EVENT, 16 November 2016: Enemies of the state: Religious freedom and the new repression
(Frank Furedi, Jodie Ginsberg, Roger Trigg, Spiked Online)
169 House lawmakers sign on to Jewish rep’s letter seeking Bannon dismissal
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
‘I thought, this is it’: One man’s escape from an Islamic State mass execution
(Loveday Morris, The Washington Times)
Tuesday, 15 November 2016
'True religion:' How Salafists lure supporters
(Nina Niebergall, Deutsche Welle)
What is 'True Religion', the Islamist group banned in Germany?
(The Telegraph)
Germany bans 'True Religion' Muslim group and raids mosques
(Melissa Eddy, The New York Times)
Critics cringe at Trump strategist Bannon's ties to alt-right, rhetoric targeting Mormons
(Thomas Burr, The Salt Lake Tribune)
Can coalition of reformers snag Lebanese parliament seats?
(Scott Peterson, Al Monitor: Lebanon Pulse)
Why have tensions increased between Christians and Muslims in Nigeria?
(Carey Lodge, Christian Today)
'The world has failed to protect us': Assyrian Christians despair as ISIS destroys ancient pyramid in Iraq
(James Macintyre, Christian Today)
Pennsylvania football coach forced to stop praying before games following Atheists' complaint
(Andre Mitchell, Christian Today)
Entering religious life doesn't mean leaving the world behind
(NPR)
'Islamist hyperextremism' could bring world to brink of catastrophe – report
(Sam Jones, The Guardian)
MIFI Rector believes Orthodoxy is a guarantee of success for the university
(Interfax-Religion)
Russian military bring humanitarian aid to Aleppo mosque
(Interfax-Religion)
‘Coming back’ – a poem scribbled on a church wall in Homs
(World Watch Monitor)
Child marriage becoming a ‘cloud of crisis’ – N. Nigerian Christian leaders warn President
(World Watch Monitor)
Knesset synagogue rededicated with ‘shocking’ women’s section
(The Jerusalem Post)
Deposed Sultan of Sokoto dies while son detained for graft
(The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Dutch government warns of risks from returning jihadis
(Mike Corder, The Associated Press)
Indonesian police arrest five after church attack
(Agustinus Beo Da Costa, Kanupriya Kapoor, and Nick Macfie, Reuters)
Egypt court strikes down ousted president's death sentence
(The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Arson and vandalism rattle Hindu communities in Bangladesh
(Julfikar Ali Manik and Ellen Barry, The New York Times)
FBI: Hate crimes spike, most sharply against Muslims
(Azadeh Ansari, CNN)
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