Law and Religion Headlines

---

Tuesday, 16 August 2016

Hundreds of Muslim refugees who converted to Christianity hoping to return home and spread gospel
(Leah Marieann Klett, The Gospel Herald)

The complicated role religion plays, even for atheists
(Dow Marmur, Toronto Star)

Atheists win damages in complaint over sheriff's religious posts
(Michael Carroll, AMI NewsWire)

Turkey calls for schools to destroy books and newspapers after coup
(Damian Sharkov, Newsweek)

Turkish-Russian relations affected by Fethullah Gulen - Erdogan
(Interfax-Religion)

Buddhist nun hangs herself in Tibet to protest Chinese govt’s actions
(The Tibet Post International)

What do you believe in? German theater project poses tough questions on faith
(Gaby Reucher, Deutsche Welle)

What counts as a hate crime?
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News National Edition: Faith)

As immigration reform stalls, Catholics embrace welcoming message
(Rhina Guidos, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Maine diocese settles sex abuse suit for $1.2M
(Associated Press)

A false equivalency: Archbishop Chaput's Dangerous Political Analysis
(John Gehring, Commonweal)

Attorney General Opinion No. KP-0109
(Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton)

Attorney General Paxton affirms constitutionality of courtroom prayer and volunteer chaplains, says First Liberty Institute
(Press Release, First Liberty Institute)

Texas AG opinion OK's courtroom chaplains
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

FLDS member asks judge to let him write to Warren Jeffs in prison, says eternal salvation is at stake
(Ben Winslow, Fox 13 Salt Lake City)

FLDS fraud defendant says 1st Amendment protects his letters to jailed leader
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Brazil’s African faiths beat back attempt to exclude them from Olympics
(Janet Tappin Coelho, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Olympic Village now includes Brazilian-African religions with others
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Deed restrictions upheld to prevent construction of synagogue
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Iraqi Kurdish forces take more ground east of IS-held Mosul
(Susannah George and Balint Szlanko, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

IACHR welcomes progress on human rights of LGBTI persons
(Press Release, Organization of American States | Inter-American Commission on Human Rights)

IACHR welcomes the adoption of the UN Resolution on sexual orientation and gender identity
(Press Release, Organization of American States | Inter-American Commission on Human Rights)

IACHR welcomes creation of LGBTI core group at the OAS
(Press Release, Organization of American States | Inter-American Commission on Human Rights)

Convoy of IS fighters allowed to leave Syrian city
(Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Germany ministry calls Turkey key Islamist 'platform'
(Geir Moulson and Frank Jordans, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Christians return to rebuild lives in communities liberated from Boko Haram
(World Watch Monitor)

Syrian Christians: Targeted in Aleppo, still being ignored in the New York Times
(Jim Davis, GetReligion)

Hezbollah created Palestinian terror cells on Facebook, Israel says after bust
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Adventures in secular laws and faith: BBC takes shallow dip into Cannes burkini debates
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)

Abuse of Muslims is now mainstream. I never thought my children would see this
(Salma Yaqoob, The Guardian)

Radical UK Islamist preacher Anjem Choudary guilty of inviting support for ISIS
(Michael Holden, Reuters)

France: Charlie Hebdo receives threat of 'imminent' attack after provocative cover depicting half-naked Muslims
(James Macintyre, Christian Today)

Why are Kenyan churches and mosques being painted yellow?
(Carey Lodge, Christian Today)

Nigeria: Mother of kidnapped Chibok schoolgirl pleads for prisoner swap with Boko Haram militants
(James Macintyre, Christian Today)

Jamaica seeks partnership with church leaders to develop policy on faith-based tourism
(Angie Chui, Christian Today)

Swedish church planning to drop thousands of Bibles into ISIS-controlled Iraq says security threat is price worth paying
(James Macintyre, Christian Today)

Burkini beach brawl leads third French city in a week to ban the swimsuit for Muslim women
(Katie Mettler, The Washington Post)

Burkini ban defended as French mayors urged to cool local tensions
(Reuters)

Division among Iraq's Shabak minority reveals Kurdish-Arab land rivalry
(Saad Salloum trans. Pascale Menass, Al Monitor: Iraq Pulse)

In our opinion: Increasing anti-Semitism reflects a disturbing rise in religious intolerance
(Deseret News)

Tennessee county approves religion policy, nudges forward new schools
(Emily R. West, Spring Hill Home Page)

Astrakhan resident suspected of recruiting fighters in mosque for ISIL
(Interfax-Religion)

Islamophobia: why Adnan doesn't get a job callback but Aidan does
(Fiona Smith, The Guardian)

Leaked ISIS documents: The majority of recruits knew nothing about Islam
(David Choi, Business Insider)

Jordan writer held over cartoon deemed offensive to Islam
(Fox News)

Keeping faith without hurting LGBT students
(Alan Noble, The Atlantic)

Jordan struggles with Islamic extremism at home
(Maria Abi-Habib, The Wall Street Journal)

U.N. experts urge Bahrain to halt 'persecution of Shi'ites'
(Reuters)

Ultra-Orthodox Jews launch million-pound fundraising bid to stop children living with 'irreligious parents'
(Siobhan Fenton, The Independent)

Religion, citizenship and democracy in Indonesia: Any correlation?
(Amelia Fauzia and Amir Maruf, The Jakarta Post)

Beach clashes in Corsica lead to third French burqini ban
(Agence France-Presse)

Texas: Paxton opinion blesses courtroom prayers, chaplain program
(Jim Malewitz, The Texas Tribune)

U.S. Lutherans approve document recognizing agreement with Catholic Church
(Emily McFarlan Miller, Religion News Service)

What it takes to build a mosque in New Hampshire
(Bill Donahue, Bloomberg)

Brooklyn man charged with killing Imam and assistant near mosque
(Rick Rojas, Liz Robbins, Noah Remnick, and William K. Rashbaum, The New York Times)

College students say they care about interfaith cooperation — are school leaders listening?
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News National Edition: Faith)

Seven charges against Sudan’s pastors unlawfully detained for months
(World Watch Monitor)

India Chief Justice: Lack of convictions over Kandhamal violence ‘very disturbing’
(Anto Akkara, World Watch Monitor)

DRC pastor – ‘We don’t understand why this is happening to us’
(World Watch Monitor)

Pentagon: Islamic State branch leader in Afghanistan killed in airstrike
(Christianity Daily)

A Patanjali advertisement showing the cross as representing foreign products have Christians upset
(Avinash Nandakumar, India Live Today)

Evolution vs creation: teachers try to balance faith and their lessons
(Michele Stears, Angela James, Edith Roslyn Dempster, and Pierre Clement, The Conversation)

Brexit wounds – The UK’s post-EU human rights challenges
(FoRB in Full (a blog by CSW))

Monday, 15 August 2016

Municipal elections offer political first step for Lebanese women
(Florence Massena, Al Monitor: Lebanon Pulse)

'One world religion' metaphysical event gathers Muslims, Jews and Christians to pray
(Jennifer Leclaire, Charisma News)

Judge to hear conservatives' lawsuit challenging RFRA fix
(Stephanie Wang, Indianapolis Star)

Freedom of association includes religion
(Douglas V. Gibbs, Canada Free Press)

Hotel rooms for Muslims to be opened in Russia
(Interfax-Religion)

Iranian military official: We will ‘uproot’ Jabhat al-Nusra
(Ali Hashem, Al Monitor: Iran Pulse)

Turkey-EU clash is now just a matter of time
(Kadri Gursel trans. Sibel Utku Bila, Al Monitor: Turkey Pulse)

Reform Jews, black groups aim to protect voting rights
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Black church group in Missouri condemns Black Lives Matter statement on Israel
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Jordanian king vows to ‘defend’ Al-Aqsa mosque from Jewish ‘extremists’
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Israel offers security help as Argentina absorbs Syrian refugees
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Parents given 'atheist handbook' to challenge religion in schools
(Harry Farley, Christian Today)

Louisiana churches serving as Red Cross shelters amid historic flood with 20,000 rescues
(Kevin Porter, The Christian Post)

Upset by Brexit, some British Jews look to Germany
(Kimiko De Freytas-Tamura, The New York Times)

Corsican mayor bans burkini after violence at beach and protests
(Angelique Chrisafis, The Guardian)

The 2 fears Muslims face after NY imam's killing
(Khalid Latif, CNN)

Under heavy security, Catholic pilgrims visit Lourdes shrine
(Iain Sullivan and Angela Charlton, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Anti-Islam group storms Anglican church in Australia
(BBC News)

Top cleric says Church of England risks becoming a ‘suburban sect’
(Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian)

Nigeria Chibok girls: Boko Haram video shows captives
(BBC News)

Third French beach town bans Muslim burkini swimsuit
(Geert De Clercq, Reuters)

French court upholds Cannes burkini ban
(Agence France-Presse)

Iowa medical, psychology boards mull conversion therapy rule
(The Associated Press)

Mississippi gay marriage law remains blocked during appeal
(Emily Wagster Pettus, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

‘Our community lost its heart’: Queens imam is recalled as peacemaker
(Liz Robbins, Noah Remnick, and Julfikar Ali Manik, The New York Times)

2 killings near mosque plunge a Queens neighborhood into fear
(Rick Rojas and Noah Remnick, The New York Times)

Does religion matter In determining altruism?
(Tania Lombrozo, National Public Radio (NPR))

“What colour is the Bible?”: asylum-seekers and immigration officers
(Guest Post by Michael Ainsworth, Law & Religion UK)

Protestant law center further explains approach to new law (Where *may* missionary activity be conducted?)
(Russia Religion News)

Women have a role to play in Islam - Ahmadiyya Leader
(Ghana Web)

New requirement for evangelistic publications
(Russia Religion News)

Russian president's council on human rights gives explanations of new law
(Ekaterina Trifonova, Russia Religion News)

Hotel rooms for Muslims to be opened in Russia
(Interfax-Religion)

Podcast: Jamie Aten on Religion and Disasters
(Research on Religion)

The living Quran in annual contests: Proof of pluralism
(Mohamad Abdun Nasir, The Jakarta Post)

Religious freedom: Lighting the path
(Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review)

ADL expresses solidarity with NY Muslims following imam’s murder
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Search

Go!

Filter by Category

Events

International

Europe

United States

Filter by Topic

Abuse Adoption Blasphemy / Offense to Religion Children and Youth Church-State Relations Citizenship Constitutional Space COVID-19 COVID-19 Resources Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization (abortion case) Ecclesiastical Abstention Education Environment Espinoza v. Montana (SCOTUS school funding case) Eugenics Extremism Family Law Freedom of Expression Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) Fulton v. Philadelphia (faith-based adoption agencies and same-sex couples) G20 Interfaith Forum Gender Genocide George Floyd Health and Wellbeing Human Dignity Human Fraternity ICLRS Symposium Identity Interfaith Dialogue Jewish Law June Medical Services (SCOTUS abortion case) Little Sisters of the Poor v. Pennsylvania Our Lady of Guadalupe School (SCOTUS ministerial exception case) Politics Poverty Property Race Religious Food Practices Religious Freedom Religious Holidays Religious Literacy Rule of Law Russia's Extremism Laws Slavery Social Service Spirituality Technology, Innovation, Infrastructure The Economy Ukrainian Autocephaly Violence Women / Equality Abortion Accreditation Activism Advocate Health Care Network v. Stapleton Affordable Care Act/HHS Mandate Al-Qaeda Annual International Law and Religion Symposium Anti-Christian Sentiment Anti-Islam Film Anti-Muslim Sentiment Anti-Semitism Apartheid Apostasy Articles & Speeches Asylum Australia Same-Sex Marriage Vote Bakery cases Billy Graham Blaine Amendments Boko Haram Bostock v. Clayton County (LGBT employment rights case) Boy Scouts Braidwood v. Becerra (Affordable Care Act) Brexit Calls for Papers / Contests Canada's Office of Religious Freedom Censorship Charlie Gard Case Charlie Hebdo Circumcision Climate Change Conscientious Objection Copenhagen Declaration (2018) Counter-terrorism Death Penalty Defamation Definition of Religion or Belief Democracy Derogation Desecration Discrimination Dissent ECHR/ECtHR ENDA ERISA Ethics Ethnic Cleansing EU Guidelines on Freedom of Religion or Belief European Court of Justice Euthanasia/Assisted Dying Events Eweida and Others Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Faith Based Law Schools Family FIDELA First Amendment Defense Act (FADA) Franciscan Alliance v. Burwell (Texas Transgender Mandate Case) Freedom of Assembly Freedom of Movement Globalism Gloucester County School Board ("Transgender Bathroom case") Government Funding of Religion Government Obligations Ground Zero Cross Hate Crimes Hate Speech Headscarf / Veil / Burqa HHS Transgender Mandate Hobby Lobby case Holt v. Hobbs Honor Killing Human Genomics Debate Human Rights Human Trafficking Humanitarian Aid Immigration Inequality Inhumane Treatment Interfaith International Law ISIS / ISIL / Daesh / "Islamic State" Jehovah's Witnesses v. Wall (Canada) Jerusalem passports case Jurisdiction Justice Scalia Kelley v. Becerra (Affordable Care Act) Kentucky Clerk Case Lee v. Tam (trademark case) Legislation & Religion LGBTQi+ issues Magna Carta Malaysia Allah Case Margin of Appreciation Marrakesh Declaration Marriage / Divorce / Civil Union Masterpiece Cakeshop Case Mexico Massacre Middle East Migration Military Ministerial Exception Minorities Missionary/Proselytism Mt. Soledad Cross Multiculturalism Narratives Neutrality New Religious Movements Newsletter NIFLA v. Becerra (compelled-speech case) Oaths of Allegiance Obergefell v. Hodges Orlando Massacre Pan-Orthodox Council Parental Rights Parliament of the World's Religions Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Peacebuilding Pluralism Politics & Religion Pope Francis Pornography Prejudice Prisoner Free Exercise Prisoners Privacy Private and Family Life Proselytism / Evangelism Public Cross Cases Public Morals Public Prayer Publications Pussy Riot case Quebec Charter Plan Radicalization Refoulement Refugee/Migrant Crisis Registration Religion & Culture Religion & Government Religion in the Public Sphere Religious Accommodation Religious Autonomy Religious Clergy Religious Clothing Religious Conversion Religious Demographics Religious Demonstration Religious Diversity Religious Exemption Religious Free Exercise Religious Freedom & Business Religious Harmony Religious Hatred Religious Hostilities Religious Incitement Religious Intolerance Religious Oppression Religious Persecution Religious Registration Religious Symbols Religious Tolerance Reparations Restrictions on Religion RFAR RFRA Right to Effecitve Remedy Right to Fair Hearing Right to Life RLUIPA Roe v. Wade Romney Sacred Spaces Same-sex unions Secularism Security Social Justice Social Media Sovereignty Sterling v. United States (RFRA) Stormans v. Weisman (Pharmacists' Case) Surrogacy Sustainable Development Syria Tax / Finance and Religion Terrorism The Vatican Third-party intervention Title IX Torture or inhuman treatment Travel Ban Treaties Trinity Lutheran Church v. Comer Trinity Western University Ukraine UN Human Rights Council UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief US Constitution US State Department Religious Freedom Reports USCIRF Utah Compromise Victims War Crimes Wedding vendor cases Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt (Texas abortion case) Workplace / Employment Zubik v. Burwell ("Little Sisters of the Poor")

Filter by Country

Afghanistan African Union Albania Algeria American Samoa Andorra Angola Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Aruba Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas, The Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cabo Verde Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cayman Islands Central African Republic Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of the Cook Islands Costa Rica Côte d'Ivoire Council of Europe Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czechia Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Eswatini Ethiopia European Union Faroe Islands Fiji Finland France French Polynesia Gabon Gambia, The Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Greenland Grenada Guam Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Holy See Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Republic of Kosovo Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Lao PDR Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macau Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia, Federated States of Moldova Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Montserrat Morocco Mozambique Myanmar (Burma) Namibia Nauru Nepal Netherland Antilles Netherlands New Caledonia New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Niue North Macedonia Northern Mariana Islands Norway Oman Pakistan Palau Palestinian Territories Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa San Marino São Tomé and Príncipe Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Sweden Switzerland Syria Taiwan (Republic of China) Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Tibet Timor-Leste Togo Tokelau Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Türkiye Turkmenistan Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine Union of Soviet Socialist Republics United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United Nations United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Vietnam Virgin Islands, British Yemen Yugoslavia Zambia Zimbabwe