Law and Religion Headlines
Tuesday, 25 October 2016
Attackers kill 12 in Kenyan guesthouse blast near Somali border
(George Obulutsa, Humphrey Malalo, Feisal Omar, and Joseph Akwiri, Reuters)
Allah wants ISIS to retreat
(Cole Bunzel, Foreign Policy)
Anti-IS troops are gaining ground on multiple fronts in Iraq
(Muhannad Al-Ghazi, trans. Pascale el-Khoury, Al Monitor: Iraq Pulse)
Displaced women care for their own as Mosul battle rages
(Mark Bellingreri, Al Monitor: Iraq Pulse)
More Iraqi towns ‘freed’ but Nineveh Christians not confident about safe return
(World Watch Monitor)
Christians still at risk of extinction in Iraq even after defeat of ISIS
(Ruth Gledhill, Christian Today)
Iraqi Sunnis fleeing Islamic State rule in Mosul brace for revenge
(Kareem Fahim, The Washington Post)
Concerns about ‘collective punishment’ after Sunni Arabs flee Iraqi city of Kirkuk
(Kareem Fahim, The Washington Post)
Islamic State claims attack on Pakistan police academy, 59 dead
(Gul Yusufzai, Reuters)
Patriarch Kirill urges to avoid hostility in information warfare
(Interfax-Religion)
Why American Evangelicals are a huge base of support for Israel
(Christopher Connelly, Public Radio International)
Mormons receive petty punishment for posting parishioners' names
(Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Russia Religion News)
Maduro meets pope as Vatican steps into Venezuela crisis
(Joshua Goodman, Associated Press)
The potential of a vulnerability-based approach: some additional reflections following O.M. v Hungary
(Denise Venturi, Strasbourg Observers)
Poll sees decline in number of Americans who prioritize candidates’ religious beliefs
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Smithsonian’s Quran exhibit aims to dazzle the eyes and may soften the heart
(Lauren Markoe, Religion News Service)
Child refugees from Calais head for Britain as France prepares to demolish jungle
(Ruth Gledhill, Christian Today)
Works of art shouldn't incite hatred on religious or other grounds
(Interfax-Religion)
Radical Islam follower from Dagestan detained in St. Petersburg
(Interfax-Religion)
Vatican, Argentine church to open “dirty war” archives
(Associated Press, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Vatican bans cremation ashes scattering in new guidelines
(BBC News)
Feds drop Muslim outreach program whose counseling teams were said to have sown mistrust
(Hannan Adely, The Record)
Va. man pleads guilty to helping friend who wanted to join the Islamic State
(Rachel Weiner, The Washington Post)
Halal meat study press coverage misleading and 'insulting' to Muslims, author claims
(Ian Johnston, The Independent)
Fresno man on trial for beating a Sikh, thinking victim was ISIS
(Pablo Lopez, The Fresno Bee)
Virginia rolls back restrictions on abortion clinics
(Laura Vozzella, The Washington Post)
Intolerance unveiled in Quebec. Bill would bar those wearing face coverings from receiving government services
(Hillary Margolis, Human Rights Watch)
Bishop Angaelos addresses FCO conference on Freedom of Religion or Belief
(Independent Catholic News)
Military court sentences imam to 5 years in prison for justifying terrorism
(Russian Legal Information Agency)
Baha'i minority says Iran is trying to crush the religion
(Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press)
City Council: Columbus, Ohio passes resolution that condemns Islamophobia
(JoAnne Viviano, The Columbus Dispatch)
After the Calais Jungle: is there a long-term solution? Views from France and Britain
(Heaven Crawley and Olivier Clochard, The Conversation)
France is clearing out the ‘Jungle’ in Calais, but what comes next?
(Siobhan O'Grady, Foreign Policy)
As the Calais camp is demolished, a hidden crisis continues for refugees living in squalor
(Arshad isakjee and Thom Davies, The Conversation)
Is God really dead? How Britain lost faith in the church
(Katie Edwards and Meredith J C Warren, The Conversation)
About Franciscan Alliance v. Burwell ("Transgender Mandate" case)
(The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty)
Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities; Final Rule 45 CFR Part 92 (HHS "Transgender Mandate")
(Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Secretary, Federal Register)
HHS Transgender Mandate (information site)
(The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty)
Transgender mandate: Top 10 facts to know
(HHS Transgender Mandate)
Letter to Secretary Burwell concerning the "Transgender Mandate"
(47 Members of Congress)
The Ashers “Gay Cake” appeal - one of these things is not like the others
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)
Monday, 24 October 2016
The “gay cake” case: Ashers Baking loses its appeal
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Christian bakers who refused to make 'gay cake' lose discrimination appeal
(Bianca Britton, CNN)
Gay cakes and religious discrimination
(ERASMUS, The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Reaction to Christian bakers Ashers 'gay cake' appeal defeat
(BBC News)
If the Ashers gay cake appeal is lost, freedom of religion has been banished
(Belfast Newsletter)
As a gay man, I'm horrified that Christian bakers are being forced to surrender their beliefs
(Neil Midgley, The Telegraph)
‘Gay cake’ appeal: Christian bakers in Northern Ireland lose appeal
(BBC)
Decision in Ashers Bakery Appeal - Summary of Judgment
(Alison Houston, Lord Chief Justice’s Office Royal Courts of Justice - Belfast)
Iraqi advances give hope to displaced Christians
(Fay Abuelgasim, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Church bells ring once again in Christian Iraqi town freed from ISIS occupation
(Hazel Torres, Christian Today)
The battle of the Euphrates islands: The last stages in the fight against IS
(Muhannad Al-Ghazi trans. Sahar Ghoussoub, Al Monitor: Iraq Pulse)
Last days of the caliphate: Islamic State’s messianic apocalypse is postponed
(The Economist)
Will Christians and Muslims be able to live side by side in Iraq after ISIS?
(Carey Lodge, Christian Today)
Iran’s new challenge: The Islamic State in Persia?
(Ali Hashem, Al Monitor: Iran Pulse)
Trinity Lutheran scheduling delay indicates the Supreme Court awaits a 9th Justice
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Is the Supreme Court counting on getting a ninth justice in January?
(Juliet Eilperin and Robert Barnes, The Washington Post)
Germany refugee centre an ‘example for others’ dealing with interfaith conflict
(World Watch Monitor)
FOREF Europe promoting FoRB rights at the OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting 2016
(Forum for Religious Freedom Europe)
The case for and against a ten commandments monument
(Emily Wendler, KOSU)
Haiti: Sweat, love and faith: Amor en Acción turns 40
(Archdiocese of Miami)
Arrested Christian teens sing and pray in Ethiopian prison: 'To be jailed for God's kingdom is an honour'
(Hazel Torres, Christian Today)
Christians in Nigeria devastated after suffering back-to-back attacks by Fulani herdsmen
(Andre Mitchell, Christian Today)
Scotland embraces gay politicians in a profound cultural shift
(Katrin Benhold, The New York Times)
Knesset member challenges ultra-Orthodox influence in Israeli society
(Maayan Jaffe-Hoffman, Religion News Service)
Muslims protest in front of Colosseum over mosque closures
(The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Haji Ali: Mumbai shrine tells court it will allow entry to women
(BBC)
More in the militia movement are finding a new target: American Muslims
(Judy L. Thomas, The Kansas City Star)
Baptisms on the football field: Church-and-state separation advocates see a troubling trend at public schools
(Julie Zauzmer, The Washington Post)
American missionary denied return to Russia
(Rosblat, Russia Religion News)
Poles stage new protests over proposed abortion restrictions
(Vanessa Gera, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Russian Orthodox Church, Vatican ready to be mediators between conflict parties in Ukraine
(Interfax-Religion)
Jehovah's Witnesses threatened by anti-evangelism law
(Novyi Gorod, Russia Religion News)
Religious leaders mark centennial of S.C. lynching
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)
Metropolitan Onufry complains to USA ambassador of the UOC discrimination
(Interfax-Religion)
Calais 'jungle' demolition: Hundreds of migrants abandon bus queues and head back to camp after processing delays
(David Chazan, Rory Mulholland, Harriet Alexander, The Telegraph)
Residents of Kansas city rally in support of Muslims
(Ali Younes, Al Jazeera)
Feds drop Muslim outreach program
(Hannan Adely, USA Today Network)
Jesuit leader said to be critical of Venezuela’s Socialist regime
(Elise Harris, Catholic News Agency)
‘Confess-a-thon’ draws 120 priests to shopping mall in Colombia
(Catholic News Agency)
FLDS say faith requires giving food stamps purchases to church
(Dennis Romboy, Deseret News Faith)
Border mass with pope’s U.S. envoy backs immigration reform
(Associated Press, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Confusing faith and politics as dangerous as separating them
(Father Matthew Schneider, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
How Black Lives Matter challenges Twentieth Century models of protest (Response to Religion and Black Lives Matter)
(Anthony Pinn, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Sea level rise is a religious issue
(Jeffrey Salkin, Religion News Service)
Religious discrimination amendment remains sticking point in defense spending bill
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Woman indicted for hate crime for allegedly stealing $160,000 cash and gold jewelry from two women in separate incidents
(Press Release, The Brooklyn District Attorney's Office)
Woman indicted for hate crime after allegedly stealing $160,000 in 'blessing scam'
(Chris Fuchs, NBC News)
"Blessing" scam leads to hate crime charges
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Judgment for return of pastor's salary is not dischargeable in bankruptcy
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Lawsuit claims Kars4Kids is using shell synagogue to hide financial dealings
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Kars4Kids charity embroiled in $1M legal battle with synagogue
(Isabel Vincent and Melissa Klein, New York Post)
Defrauded church's conversion claim against bank is dismissed
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
AG Paxton: Federal Court reaffirms nationwide injunction against the Obama administration’s illegal guidance to local schools
(Press Release, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton)
Court clarifies and refuses to narrow injunction against federal transgender guidelines
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
The curious power of hate propaganda in open societies
(Cherian George, The Conversation)
Children on Christian or secular swings?
(Martin E. Marty, University of Chicago Divinity School: Sightings)
Death by another name
(Kenneth E. Hartman, The Marshall Project)
Child migrants taken to Britain: now they need support and psychological care
(Leanne K Simpson, The Conversation)
Religious slaughter
(Media Briefing, Lapido Media: Centre for Religious Literacy in World Affairs)
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