Law and Religion Headlines
Thursday, 3 November 2016
Freedom of, freedom for, and freedom from religion: The contested character of religious freedom in America
(Michael Zuckert, Library of Law and Liberty)
Indiana: Does conservatives' case against RFRA fix belong in court?
(Stephanie Wang, Indy Star)
500 Years of the Reformation – Commencement of Anniversary Celebrations
(World Council of Churches)
6 Important Ways the European Court of Human Rights Protects Us
(Natasha Holcroft-Emmess, RightsInfo)
Brazil's religious right on the march as bishop elected mayor of Rio
(Jonathan Watts, The Guardian)
Brazilian priest ordered to pay thousands for preventing abortion, says he’s honored to suffer for Christ
(Matthew Cullinan Hoffman, Life Site News)
Brazilian court awards damages against priest who prevented an abortion
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Two Pakistani Christian families escape blasphemy accusations
(World Watch Monitor)
South African activists call for legal recognition of Muslim marriages
(Jen Thorpe, News Deeply)
Does religion help or hurt our political decision-making?
(Ed Cyzewski, Christian Today)
Fleeing anti-Semitism in France, an African Jewish family makes aliyah
(Cnaan Lipshiz, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Refugee camp clashes increase as Palestinian security steps up raids
(Adnan Abu Amer trans. Cynthia Milan, Al Monitor: Palestine Pulse)
Will Islamic Jihad reconciliation initiative unite Palestinians?
(Ahmad Abu Amer trans. Pascale el-Khoury, Al Monitor: Palestine Pulse)
Tensions flare between Hezbollah, Gulf states
(Mona Alami, Al Monitor: Syria Pulse)
How political struggles are blurring Israel's national memory
(Akiva Eldar trans. Ruti Sinai, Al Monitor: Israel Pulse)
Will first-ever primaries shake up Israel’s ultra-Orthodox?
(Mordechai Goldman trans. Aviva Arad, Al Monitor: Israel Pulse)
Utah: Loss of salvation doesn’t burden religion, government says in polygamous sect food stamp case
(Nate Carlisle, The Salt Lake Tribune)
Canadian court ruling on university covenant rule supports religious freedom
(Carolyn Moynihan, MercatorNet)
Christians feel more threatened in Turkey with new order making deportations easier
(Andre Mitchell, Christian Today)
Deputy leader of Britain First guilty over verbal abuse of Muslim woman
(The Guardian)
The sacred land at the center of the Dakota pipeline dispute
(Jessica Ravitz, CNN)
Why understanding Native American religion is important for resolving the Dakota Access Pipeline crisis
(Rosalyn R. LaPier, The Conversation)
Clergy join Dakota Access pipeline protesters for ceremony
(James MacPherson, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Obama: Army Corps examining possible rerouting of Dakota access pipeline
(Rebecca Hersher, National Public Radio)
Obama: Army Corps looking for alternative pipeline route to protect Sioux lands
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Several arrested during fresh Dakota oil pipeline protests
(Deutsche Welle)
Myanmar police to arm, train non-Muslims in conflict-torn region
(Wa Lone and Simon Lewis, Reuters)
Islamic State leader says 'no retreat' from Mosul assault
(Stephen Kalin and Dominic Evans, Reuters)
Lawmakers who cross aisle on abortion face ouster
(Jennifer Haberkorn, Politico)
Election forum at Orthodox synagogue exposes rift among New York City Jews
(Nathaniel Meyersohn, BuzzFeed News)
Evangelical Latinos in Florida unconvinced by the choices for president
(Gustavo Valdes, CNN)
Black church burned in Mississippi, with ‘vote Trump’ scrawled on side
(Campbell Robertson and Richard Fausset, The New York Times)
Matviyenko believes U.S. authorities ought to pray daily in order to wash away the guilt for bombings of Hiroshima, Nagasaki
(Interfax-Religion)
Mormon church pledges $200,000 to HIAS to help resettle refugees
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Iowa bishop says church stands in solidarity with police
(Catholic News Service)
Dioceses on US/Mexico border to hold Mass for migrants
(Associated Press, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Religions are called to deeds of mercy, Pope tells interfaith gathering
(Catholic Culture)
Missouri ballot funding initiative includes religious liberty reference
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Sex abuse suit filed against Guam Archdiocese
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
The Baptist heritage of religious liberty for all
(Holly Hollman, Patheos Blog: Cooperative Baptist Fellowship)
'I never thought I'd be terrorised by my fellow Sikhs at a wedding'
(Nazia Parveen, The Guardian)
African Union, KAICIID hold 2nd interfaith dialogue forum
(Chris Ochayi, Vanguard)
Synagogue hosts anti-Islam speakers again, and 100 interfaith clergy protest
(Josh Nathan-Kazis, Forward)
Welby attacks Arab hostility to Christians: Archbishop says freedom granted to religions in Britain is not matched in the Middle East
(Steve Doughty, Daily Mail)
What really makes something ‘offensive’?
(Ranjana Das and Anne Graefer, The Conversation)
No direct flight: new maps show the fragmented journeys of migrants and refugees to Europe
(Heaven Crawley, Franck Duvell, Nando Sigona, The Conversation)
Alqosh, the last Christian town in Iraq, is here to stay
(World Watch Monitor)
Brexit: High Court says Government cannot trigger Art 50 without Parliament’s approval
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Support for Religious Freedom in British Columbia
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)
Wednesday, 2 November 2016
British Columbia’s highest court issues unanimous affirmation of religious freedom
(ADF International)
Adventist leaders mark Religious Freedom Day
(Bettina Krause, Adventist News Network)
Brexit Basics 11: update 2nd November
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
BC Court of Appeal on TWU
(Barry Bussey, Canadian Council of Christian Charities: Intersection)
Trinity Western Law School wins appeal in British Columbia
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
In Austria, an annual cleanup of a Jewish cemetery on a Catholic holiday
(Cnaan Lipshiz, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Canadian umbrella group targets BDS activities on college campuses
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Moscow's stance on UNESCO resolution on monuments in Jerusalem remains unchanged - Russian Foreign Ministry
(Interfax-Religion)
World Jewish Congress head lauds Russia for fighting anti-Semitism, slams UNESCO resolution support
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Prayer rights protest at Jerusalem's Western Wall erupts into clashes
(Peter Beaumont, The Guardian)
Why 30 Palestinians celebrated Jewish holiday with settlers
(Daoud Kuttab, Al Monitor: Palestine Pulse)
Patriarch Kirill sends a priest to Paraguay capital for its only Orthodox church
(Interfax-Religion)
Venezuelan opposition eases temperature at Vatican request
(Associated Press, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Aleppo churches open doors to displaced Muslim families
(World Watch Monitor)
What makes America so great for Sunni and Shiite Muslims
(Wajahat Ali, The Washington Post)
Asserting a Muslim fashion identity
(Elizabeth Paton, The New York Times)
Israeli religious leaders condemn extremism at Auschwitz
(Agence France-Presse)
Greek hospitality is put to a religious test
(Alexandra Markovich, Religion News Service)
With construction of a new mosque, Greek Muslims look to come out of the shadows
(Umar Farooq, Religion News Service)
Christian convert in French refugee camp told: ‘We will kill you’
(World Watch Monitor)
Britain and France in 'major violations' of Calais children's rights – UN
(Mark Woods, Christian Today)
Rival terror groups — ISIS and al-Shabaab — descend on Somalia, making life even more perilous for Christians
(Hazel Torres, Christian Today)
Three women take their names off letter critical of sharia courts inquiries
(Anushka Asthana, The Guardian)
Lutherans and Catholics play down their 500-year-old differences
(ERASMUS, The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Swiss police arrest imam, four suspects after raid on mosque
(John Revill and Tom Heneghan, Reuters)
Fears over violence in Jakarta as hardline Islamists protest governor’s ‘blasphemy’
(Oliver Holmes, The Guardian)
Despite Israeli PM's plea, liberal Jews protest at holy site
(Daniel Estrin, The Associated Press)
LifeWay stores say no to Amy Grant's Christmas album
(Holly Meyer, The Tennessean)
Who was behind plot to assassinate Fatah leaders?
(Ahmad Melhem trans. Pascale Menassa, Al Monitor: Palestine Pulse)
For helping immigrants, Chobani’s founder draws threats
(David Gelles, The New York Times)
4th Circuit grants en banc review in legislative prayer case
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
India in pieces
(Karan Mahajan, The New Yorker)
Court scheduled to consider banning Gideons' scripture
(Roman Lunkin, Religiia i Pravo, Russia Religion News)
Why the Catholic Church is leading the fight against legal pot in Massachusetts
(Emma Green, The Atlantic)
NJ man, 24, convicted of terrorism in attacks on synagogues
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Creeping offensives, truces spread tensions in south Syrian rebel ranks
(Tom Rollins, Al Monitor: Syria Pulse)
New child abuse suits filed against Church in Guam
(Associated Press, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Americans United interviews the BJC’s Brent Walker on his career fighting for religious liberty
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Unprecedented clashes as non-Orthodox rabbis bring Torah scrolls into Western Wall
(Judy Maltz and Barak Ravid, Haaretz)
What will happen to the Yezidi sex slaves in Mosul?
(Belkis Wille, Human Rights Watch)
Documents show Islamic State obsessions: beards and concubines
(Babak Dehghanpisheh and Michael Georgy, Reuters)
In Israel, egalitarian protesters confront Western Wall authorities
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Auburn Amish continue to fight ordinance
(Justin Story, Bowling Green Kentucky Daily News)
Amish say they are targets of law requiring horses to wear collection bags
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Rather than extend civil partnerships to all, the state should revoke perks for coupledom
(Arianne Shahvisi, The Conversation)
Washington, D.C., approves ‘Death With Dignity Act’
(Lauren Markoe, Religion News Service)
Freedom of religion in Morocco: The silent minorities
(Sami Elmoudni, Morocco World News)
Strong majority opposed to plans for school admissions on basis of religion
(British Humanist Association)
EVENT, 2 November 2016: Engaging the “new critics” of religious freedom with Timothy Shah
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Tuesday, 1 November 2016
Trinity Western University Law School receives positive ruling in British Columbia
(Trinity Western University)
Developing story: BC Court of Appeal rules 5-0 in favour of TWU
(Barry W. Bussey, Canadian Council of Christian Charities: Intersection)
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