Law and Religion Headlines


Tuesday, 30 August 2016

Pakistan appoints a Catholic to increase interfaith harmony
(Vatican Radio)

Russia’s new anti-missionary law in context
(Elizabeth Clark, Religious Freedom Institute: Cornerstone Blog)

So far, 6 charged under Russia's new law limiting missionary activities
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

African expat nabbed by new anti-evangelism law: Pentecostal from Ghana fined for illegal evangelism in Tver
(SOVA Center for News and Analysis, Russia Religion News)

Mormon leaders challenge reports about deported missionaries
(Portal-credo.ru, Russia Religion News)

Mormons mull legal challenge to U.S. volunteers' expulsion from Samara
(Interfax-Religion)

Media coverage of harassment of Jehovah's Witnesses
(Russia Religion News)

Are Catholics really trending Democratic?
(Mark Silk, RNS Blog: Spiritual Politics)

Will reforms require shrinking the size of Iraq's parliament?
(Mustafa Saadoun, trans. Joelle El-Khoury, Al Monitor: Iraq Pulse)

Demining experts defuse bomb found in Ingushetia mosque
(Interfax-Religion)

Uzbek president's failing health raises Islamist worries
(Fred Weir, Christian Science Monitor)

Controversial Saudi school in Bonn to close
(Dagmar Breitenbach, Deutsche Welle)

Protestant pastor charged for delivering books to government personnel
(Russia Religion News)

How churches change the equation for life after prison
(Morgan Lee, Christianity Today)

Veteran haredi Orthodox teacher reportedly fired for obtaining driver’s license
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Turkey today: Understanding the religious dimensions of the failed coup and response
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs)

Turkish Islamism 2.0: Hegemonic, nationalist, and populist (Response to Turkey today: Understanding the religious dimensions of the failed coup and response)
(Ramazan Kilinc, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs)

U.S. Education Department addresses growing religious bullying problem
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

Appeal seeks more relief for transgender North Carolinians
(Jonathan Drew, Associated Press)

N.C. transgender ruling 'narrow' but a 'step back'
(David Roach, Baptist Press)

Court issues narrow preliminary injunction against North Carolina's transgender bathroom access law
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Islamic State attack on army recruits in Yemen kills 54
(Ali al-Mujahed and Pael Schemm, The Washington Post)

Indonesian church attacker 'obsessed with IS leader'
(Agence France-Presse)

IS buried thousands in 72 mass graves, AP finds
(Lori Hinnant and Desmond Butler, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Appeals Court refuses to dismiss suit over entitlement to mosque property
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Vicar warns Church of England could split over homosexuality
(Jamie Grierson, The Guardian)

Evangelical about evangelicalism?
(IDEA for Leaders, Evangelical Alliance UK)

Loss, lament and prophetic modernities
(M. Christian Green, Contending Minorities)

Are euthanasia advocates now attacking our religious freedom
(Press Release: Right To Life New Zealand Inc, Scoop Pollitics)

Why culture war issues like same-sex marriage are missing from the presidential election
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News National Edition)

President Lungu to create a Ministry of Religion
(Lusaka Times)

Losing my religion: Muslim apostates land in mortal danger in Sweden
(Sputnik)

The Conseil d’État and the “burkini ban”
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

France's high court clears up burkini's legality; mainstream media still muddy the waters
(Jim Davis, GetReligion)

Veiled references in the press, as French restaurant ejects women for wearing hijabs
(Jim Davis, GetReligion)

8 in 10 Germans want to ban burqas from public spaces
(Henry Johnson, Foreign Policy)

U.N. rights office urges French towns to repeal burkini bans
(Stephanie Nebehay, Reuters)

The Islamic Republic’s war on women
(Ziba Mir-Hosseini, Foreign Policy)

Litigation involving Churches in NSW
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)

Is denying same sex marriage unconstitutional?
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)

Monday, 29 August 2016

British Bill of Rights, burkini ban & bake-off – This week’s human rights news & views
(Naomi Webber, RightsInfo)

Under Russia's new extremism laws, liking my writings on Ukraine could mean jail terms
(Paul Roderick Gregory, Forbes Opinion)

This religious group is noticeably absent from the list of highest-paid actors
(Herb Scribner, Deseret News National Edition | Media)

Mahad to Una: 90 years later, little has changed in how Indian society reacts to Dalit uprisings
(Smruti, Scroll.in)

Attacker fails to detonate bomb in Sumatra church
(Deutsche Welle)

For Hillary Clinton and Democrats, a public shift toward ‘God-talk’
(Samuel G. Freedman, The New York Times)

Religious Liberty at the Present Time: An Update by Mark Movsesian
(Mark Bauerlein, Mark Movsesian)

A Yom Kippur apology to France’s most famous anti-Semite
(Cnaan Liphshiz, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Polish soccer fans burn Jews in effigy as rival teams battle
(Cnaan Liphshiz, Forward)

What was Saudi Arabia's role in the rise of ISIS?
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News National Edition: Faith)

Nigerian cardinal says country is hungry, not just for food but justice
(Peter Ajayi Dada, Catholic News Service)

Bush has been vindicated on stem cell decision
(Christopher White, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Hollman report: Protecting the unique legal status of churches
(K. Hollyn Hollman, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

Reflections: How to handle religious expression in public schools
(J. Brent Walker, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

A jihadist’s cultural redemption
(The Editorial Board, The Christian Science Monitor)

Marriage ‘inequality’ is a threat to religious freedom – and it is probably unconstitutional
(Luke Beck, The Conversation)

Uganda prelate ‘cannot keep silent’ on domestic violence
(Catholic News Agency)

Bob Brown supports marriage plebiscite as a last resort
(Michelle Grattan, The Conversation)

Muslim holy day on Sept. 11? Coincidence stirs fears
(Samantha Schmidt, The New York Times)

Nigeria would let Boko Haram pick NGO intermediary in talks to free Chibok girls
(Felix Onuah and Alexis Akwagyiram, Reuters)

Judge denies injunction against vaccine law
(Paul Sisson, San Diego Tribune)

Court upholds California's removal of belief exemption from vaccination requirement
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Texas anti-SLAPP law does not protect Free Exercise rights
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Humanist lobby group releases scorecard for US House members on church/state separation
(Press Release, The Center for Freethought Equality)

Legislative scorecard on issues important to non-theists released
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Trans commotion again: USA Today skips religious angles in bathroom-showers ruling
(Jim Davis, GetReligion)

From bikinis to burkinis, regulating what women wear
(Alissa J. Rubin, The New York Times)

French mayors refuse to lift burkini ban despite court ruling
(Angelique Chrisafis, The Guardian)

Israel joins bikini fray, ordering concert singer to cover up
(Peter Baker, The New York Times)

From bonnets to fez to burkinis, clothing has long made us uneasy
(Marion Diamond, The Conversation)

Germany is latest country to propose burqa ban
(NPR)

Merkel rejects Muslim migrant ban, urges fair distribution
(Frank Jordans, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Haji Ali: India court says women can enter Mumbai shrine
(BBC)

Muslims seek new burial ground, and a small town balks
(Jess Bidgood, The New York Times)

U.S. revamps line of attack in social-media fight against Islamic State
(Nicole Hong, The Wall Street Journal)

Neighbor churches, split on race lines, work to heal divide
(Rachell Zoll, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

After a two-year ban, Guinea’s Muslims will again take part in the Haj
(The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])

“Spiritual blackmail” in politics may be undesirable, but outlawing it is hard
(ERASMUS, The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])

Faith and apparel: For the Abrahamic religions, clothing is both trivial and vital
(ERASMUS, The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])

Prince Hassan of Jordan: 'Christianity an essential fabric to the Middle East,' condemns ISIS and urges interfaith efforts
(Chiqui Guyjoco, The Christian Times)

American Catholic, Muslim leaders condemn terrorism in message saying both faiths 'love life, believe in one God'
(AhlulBayt News Agency)

Why the new interfaith centre in Kaduna is a crucial symbol for interreligious peace in Nigeria
(Cynthia Okoroafor, Ventures Africa)

Interfaith group wants law reform on conversion of children
(Free Malaysia Today)

Nigerian Christians donate prayer mats to mosques to promote religious harmony
(Lorraine Caballero, Christian Daily)

U. of C. tells incoming freshmen it does not support 'trigger warnings' or 'safe spaces'
(Leonor Vivanco and Dawn Rhodes, The Chicago Tribune)

The coming free speech apocalypse
(Daniel Payne, The Federalist)

The cynical thinking behind Hungary’s bizarre referendum
(Jan Culik, The Conversation)

Anger as Muslim women denied service at French eatery
(Al Jazeera)

French minister summons Muslim leaders to bridge gaps
(Al Jazeera)

Sunday, 28 August 2016

Law and religion round-up – 28th August
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Saturday, 27 August 2016

The E word: should we scrap the term 'evangelical'?
(IDEA for Leaders, Evangelical Alliance UK)

Friday, 26 August 2016

Does evangelicalism have a bright future?
(IDEA for Leaders, Evangelical Alliance UK)

Humanitarian aid to Christians of Homs delivered with Russia's assistance
(Interfax-Religion)

Jehovah's Witnesses complain about abuse by news media
(Russia Religion News)

Routine harassment of Jehovah's Witnesses
(Russia Religion News)

Anti-evangelism law used against traditional Russian church
(Roman Lunkin, Religiia i Pravo, Russia Religion News)

As welfare reform turns 20, Catholics discuss its legacy
(Matt Hadro, Catholic News Agency)

Saudis and extremism: ‘Both the arsonists and the firefighters’
(Scott Shane, The New York Times)

13 Jewish graves vandalized in Belfast, Northern Ireland
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

This rabbi is striking back at pedophiles — using Twitter
(Thea Glassman, Forward)

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