Law and Religion Headlines
Tuesday, 11 October 2016
Christian converts like woman stabbed to death in Australia face increasing attacks, human rights group warns
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
Three Islamists plotting attacks on security personnel detained in Kazakhstan
(Interfax-Religion)
Arizona teen pleads guilty to planned terror attack on local JCC, government offices
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Swedish, French nationalists attempt damage control after slip-ups on Jews
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Threats drive out beauty pageant in Upper Egypt
(Menna A. Farouk, Al Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
Jewish priestess movement seeks to reclaim the divine feminine
(Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service)
Fire Festival is s really big day in Northern Ghana today
(Kiley Shields, NPR)
Pastors arrested and churches set for demolition as persecution increases in Sudan
(Carey Lodge, Christian Today)
Iran football fans asked to wear black for game clashing with religious event
(Saeed Kamali Dehghan, The Guardian)
The political power of Muslim women in the time of Trump
(Clare Foran, The Atlantic)
Old-guard evangelicals stick with Trump
(Mark Silk, RNS Blog: Spiritual Politics)
Gunmen kill 14 people in attack on Shia Muslim shrine in Kabul
(Sune Engel Rasmussen, The Guardian)
At a Christian college, student journalism gets religious
(Kirkland An, The New York Times)
Australia same-sex marriage vote blocked by opposition
(BBC)
Bosnian theatergoers politely break in to provocative play
(Aida Cerkez, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Louis Smith: British gymnast may 'face expulsion' over video 'mocking' Islam
(David McDaid, BBC)
Nadia Murad, Yazidi woman who survived ISIS captivity, wins human rights prize
(Sewell Chan and Somini Sengupta, The New York Times)
'Islamic State' sex slavery survivor Murad receives Vaclav Havel Human Rights Award
(Deutsche Welle)
Afghanistan's Shiites mark Ashura amid threats and violence
(Rahim Faiez, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
ISIS media output drops as military pressure rises, report says
(Scott Shane, The New York Times)
How income varies among U.S. religious groups
(David Masci, Pew Research Center Fact Tank)
Oklahoma governor to revise 'Oilfield Prayer Day' decree
(Sean Murphy, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Three Islamists plotting attacks on security personnel detained in Kazakhstan
(Interfax-Religion)
Issue of Russian Orthodox spiritual and cultural center's opening lies in political sphere – source
(Interfax-Religion)
Haredi enlistment falls short of government targets
(Gili Cohen, Haaretz)
Bangladeshi architect builds eco-friendly mosque
(Arafatul Islam, Deutsche Welle)
Bangladesh's Pujo paradox: Joyous celebrations under the shadow of the gun
(Garga Chatterjee, Scroll.in)
Feminist protesters assault Catholic cathedral in Argentina
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Presidential candidates asked about Islamophobia in townhall debate
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Denver Archbishop reflects on how a Catholic should vote in 2016
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Islamic woman who wouldn't shake male boss' hand sues for $1 million after firing
(Aimee Green, The Oregonian)
Muslim caseworker sues charging religious discrimination
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
In the evening Jews begin to celebrate Yom Kippur - a Day of Atonement
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine)
Jerusalem bolsters security as Israelis mark Yom Kippur
(JNS, The Alegemeiner)
What is Yom Kippur 2016 and Sukkot? The festival celebrations and feasts in the Jewish Calendar
(Kirstie McCrum, Mirror)
A Yom Kippur guide for the perplexed, 2016
(Yoram Ettinger, The Alegemeiner)
Islamic New Year 2016: What is Muharram 2016 and Ashura fasting?
(Kirstie McCrum, Mirror)
Pakistan: Christian boy, 14, raped and hung from tree, but police say death ‘natural’
(Asif Aqeel, World Watch Monitor)
Nigerian Fulani herdsmen’s attacks amidst government inaction
(Atta Barkindo, World Watch Monitor)
Masonic symbol banned on headstone
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Final hearing for Asia Bibi: Will Pakistani Christian woman be hanged for blasphemy?
(Carey Lodge, Christian Today)
How Iraqi Kurdistan plans to reform education to fight extremism
(Ibrahim Malazada trans. Rani Geha, Al Monitor: Iraq Pulse)
The Lemba Jews of Zimbabwe are having a hopeful new year
(Katya Cengel, NPR)
Centuries of Buddhist tradition make room for Bhutan's first law school
(Kai Schultz, The New York Times)
Once again: Cover the values built into globalization, not just the financial stories
(Ira Rifkin, GetReligion)
Draft Australian Same Sex Marriage legislation unveiled
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)
Australia: Labor caucus set to kill marriage vote
(Michelle Grattan, The Conversation)
Major Australian party leaders reaffirm racial tolerance
(Rod McGuirk, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
On the brink of unity? Anglicans, Roman Catholics celebrate 50 years of dialogue and partnership
(Matthew Davies, Episcopal News Service)
Scores killed in outbreaks of violence in C. African Republic
(World Watch Monitor)
Lawyers ‘threatened’ in boy’s Kaaba ‘blasphemy’ case
(World Watch Monitor)
Ukraine Parliament exempts charitable activities of religious organizations from taxation
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine)
Os mórmons (do meu ponto de vista biográfico)
(Paulo Mendes Pinto, life&stylefamília e relações)
Ethiopian teenage girls detained for two weeks after giving out books on ‘case for Christianity’
(World Watch Monitor)
Monday, 10 October 2016
Baumwell, Crofts: Danger of overriding civil rights in name of religious rights
(Eli Baumwell and Jamie Lynn Crofts, Charleston Gazette-Mail)
Christian rally in Australia for release of Asia Bibi
(Pakistani Christian Post)
Egypt's strict law on church construction starts to ease
(Lorraine Caballero, Christian Daily)
European Court of Human Rights rejects paedophile’s claim that his trial was unfair
(Naomi Webber, Rights Info: Human Rights News, Views & Info)
High Court should deal with traffic violations not Jewish law, says Sephardi chief rabbi
(Jeremy Sharon, The Jerusalem Post)
How will the Syrian crisis end?
(Ehsani2, Syria Comment: Joshua Landis)
Pope Francis’ cardinal choices bring surprises, especially for the US church
(David Gibson, Religion News Service)
Social conservatives’ legal juggernaut
(Patrick Gregory, Bloomberg)
Parliamentary committee supports granting special status to UOC-MP
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine)
The Brits helping refugees help Britain
(Harriet Sherwood, Kate Lyons, Sarah Johnson, and Kirstie Brewer, The Guardian)
‘Peaceful’ Buddhism’s violent face in Sri Lanka
(World Watch Monitor)
Kazakhstan: Ten more Sunni Muslims sentenced
(Forum 18 News Service)
Tajik, Turkmen presidents, Chechen Republic head included in list of most influential Muslims
(Interfax-Religion)
Metropolitan Hilarion's film Orthodoxy in the British Isles to be shown in London
(Interfax-Religion)
Cardinals, bishops from all over Europe to come to Minsk in a year
(Interfax-Religion)
Religious and ethnic tensions rise in Jakarta ahead of election
(Carey Lodge, Christian Today)
With family blessing, girl fasts for 68 days, dies; Jains outraged
(Sreenivas Janyala, Indian Express)
India parents investigated after Jain girl dies from 68-day fast
(BBC)
Haitians worship among devastation caused by hurricane
(David McFadden and Ben Fox, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Pope names new group of cardinals, adding to potential successors
(Reuters)
Sikh group calls for hate-crime charges in East Bay attack
(Jenna Lyons, San Francisco Chronicle)
'Bacon grease covered bullets': Alabama police chief under fire from Islamic group over Facebook posts
(Jonece Starr Dunigan, AL.com)
Maryland imam’s advocacy of ISIS lands him at center of terrorism probe
(Justin Jouvenal, The Washington Post)
Muslims respond to Trump’s comments with #MuslimsReportStuff
(Mary Bowerman, USA Today)
That InterVarsity headline at Time: New sign of LGBTQ ferment on evangelical left?
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Top evangelical college group to dismiss employees who support gay marriage
(Elizabeth Dias, Time)
RNS produces good but flawed update on gay controversy in United Methodism
(Jim Davis, GetReligion)
With that ring, I thee judge: why the law should not allow exceptions on marriage equality
(Cristy Clark, The Conversation)
In parts of the world, bride price encourages parents to educate daughters
(Natalie Bau, The Conversation)
New request from Pope Francis: Pray for journalists to seek truth, cling to ethics
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Canada judge: forcing court attendees to remove religious attire against principles of Canadian law
(Justin Cosgrove, Jurist)
The battle over abortion rights in Poland is not over
(Anne-Marie Kramer, The Conversation)
Govt won’t tolerate terrorism in the name of religion, says Hasina
(Mizan Rahman Dhaka, Gulf Times)
Religion is nation's base, should not be ignored: Mohan Bhagwat
(The Economic Times)
First Zoroastrian temple opens in Kurdistan
(Nathan Glover, World Religion News)
Human rights groups urge Vietnamese government to revise draft religion law
(Jardine Malado, The Christian Times)
Jacob Neusner, scholar of American Judaism, dies at 84
(The Washington Post)
Once-powerful Philippines church divided, subdued over drug killings
(Clare Baldwin and Manolo Serapio Jr., Religion News Service)
McCann calls for religion to be taken out of school day
(Brendan McDaid, Derry Journal)
No nation survives religious war – Sultan
(Abdullahi Yakassai, Today)
At Mambaram, interfaith friendship blooms
(T P Nijeeshi, The Times of India)
Followers of Judaism long for govt recognition
(Lita Aruperes, The Jakarta Post)
Why interfaith at university is more important than ever
(Katharine Crew, Jewish News)
Govt urged to ensure interfaith harmony in Muharram
(The News International)
When the candidates speak, what do American Muslims hear?
(Ellen Powell, The Christian Science Monitor)
Archbishop Desmond Tutu: When my time comes, I want the option of an assisted death
(Desmond Tutu, The Washington Post)
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