Law and Religion Headlines
Monday, 15 August 2016
Diocese says government is violating Court’s contraception order
(Catholic News Agency)
Should churches serve as juvenile curfew drop-off sites?
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Polish president pens passionate eulogy for survivor of Sobibor death camp
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Egyptian Christians in rare protest for equality as attacks against them climb
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Egypt Christians stage rare Cairo protest, demanding rights
(Brian Rohan, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Anti-Muslim protestors disrupt church service
(Gavin Drake, Anglican Communion News Service)
Jordan: Nahed Hattar charged over offensive cartoon
(Al Jazeera)
About that Pew survey on politics and the pulpit: So what makes an issue POLITICAL?
(Bobby Ross Jr., GetReligion)
To curb radicalism, France targets foreign funding for mosques
(James McAuley, The Washington Post)
Muslims and Jews from around the world gather in Berlin for seventh annual interfaith confab
(The Jerusalem Post)
Law and religion round-up – 14th August
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Police, Muslims seek answers after cleric and associate killed in Queens
(David Gibson, Religion News Service)
Indigenous spirituality to enrich and transform the Pilgrimage of Justice and Peace
(World Council of Churches)
Tennessee: Hell in a handbasket: Hawkins BOE considering new 'Religion in Curriculum' policy
(Jeff Bobo, Times News)
We should only celebrate independence when Pakistan ensures freedom for its religious minorities
(Sana Fatima, The Nation)
Turkish mosque group in Germany takes step back from Ankara
(Hurriyet Daily News)
Charity’s how-to guide to opting out of religion at school
(Paul Cardwell, Third Force News)
Tennessee: New Williamson school religion policy spurs no debate
(Melanie Balakit, The Tennessean)
Decision to repeal vilification of religion could be an unnecessary risk - Jason Azzopardi
(Helena Grech, Malta Independent Online)
Why Egypt banned its police from talking to the media
(Shahira Amin, Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
How do Egypt's official religious authorities view Shiites?
(Ahmed Hidji, trans. Mohamed Mohamed, Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
‘Restriction of religious freedom harms other personal liberties’
(Brian Grim, Vatican Radio)
Religious liberty is a little different in the military
(Noah Feldman, Bloomberg View)
Between fear and hope: Oppressed in Islam’s heartlands, Ahmadis hope to fare better in the West
(ERASMUS, The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Looking for other sources? Christian physicians join the emerging transgender debate
(Richard Ostling, GetReligion)
Joint advocacy for refugee rights at United Nations spurs new church partnership
(Kristine Greenaway, World Council of Churches)
Appeal denied for daughter disinherited from father's will
(Associated Press: The Big Story)
Will Iraq's minorities return to their homelands post-IS?
(Saad Salloum, trans. Cynthia Milan, Al-Monitor: Iraq Pulse)
New Jersey Appeals Court OKs religiously discriminatory disinheritance
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Former BG firefighter files harassment lawsuit against city
(Jacob Dick, WKU Herald)
Two recent cases charging religious discrimination in employment
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Five Christian pastors in Illinois are challenging a state law banning ‘conversion therapy’ for gay youth
(Elise Schmelzer, The Washington Post)
Pastors sue over Illinois ban on conversion therapy
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Taking them to church: Trenton splits on curfew enforcement
(Megan Trimble, Associated Press)
Trenton curfew arrangement with churches is questioned
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Iran dismisses US report on religious freedom
(Tasnim News Agency)
Cannes Mayor David Lisnard bans burkinis on city's beaches
(Cassandra Vinograd, NBC News)
French mayor bans Muslim burkinis on beach
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Ethics complaint filed against SPLC president for Roy Moore comments
(Kent Faulk, AL.com)
Ethics complaints are newest tool in wars over same-sex marriage
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Sunday, 14 August 2016
Islamic Islamophobia: When Muslims are not Muslim enough, what does it promise for the rest of us?
(Douglas Murray, Gatestone Institute)
Saturday, 13 August 2016
Is same sex marriage a “human right”?
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)
How Islamic State is trying to lure Kurds to its ranks
(Mohammed A. Salih, Al-Monitor: Iraq Pulse)
Will film on 2015 hajj disaster further tarnish Iran-Saudi relations?
(Zahra Alipour, Al-Monitor: Iran Pulse)
Is the death penalty in line with biblical teaching?
(Billy Hallowell, Deseret News National Edition | Faith)
Is Gulen an Armenian?
(Pinar Tremblay, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)
Restoring death penalty could have major repercussions for Turkey
(Sukru Kucuksahin, trans. Sibel Utku Bila, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)
Friday, 12 August 2016
USCIRF welcomes State Department’s IRF report and urges action
(Press Release, United States Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Imam Velitov asks supreme mufti of Russia and Patriarch Kirill to check his sermon for extremism
(Interfax-Religion)
Matviyenko suggests holding an expertise of laws for their correspondence to spiritual and moral values
(Interfax Religion)
Door is ajar for mainland Chinese Catholics to openly practise their faith
(Alex Lo, South China Morning Post)
The postcolonial blind spot
(Tabish Khair, The Hindu)
Do UK state pension rules disadvantage transsexuals?
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Evangelical attorney counsels believers about evangelism
(Russia Religion News)
Defense attorney of defendant in anti-evangelism trial speaks out
(Margarita Savelieva, Russia Religion News)
The Johnson Amendment and politics from the pulpit
(National Catholic Register)
Faith, Reason, and the Law
(James Bruce, Library of Law and Liberty)
Pope’s ally in Argentina slams former left-wing government
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Group wants after-school Satan club at elementary school
(Associated Press)
Iraqi Christians fret about going home even if Islamic State is ousted
(Dale Gavlak, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
California pol concedes defeat to religious leaders on LGBT lawsuits
(Associated Press)
Military Appeals Court rejects religious freedom defense in Bible verse case
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Muslim woman sues Chicago police charging profiling and false arrest
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
State Bar won't sanction Paxton over same-sex marriage opinion
(Khorri Atkinson, Texas Tribune)
Texas AG cleared of ethics charges over reaction to same-sex marriage ruling
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Atheists reach $41,000 settlement with Tennessee county sheriff
(Press Release, American Atheists)
Settlement reached in suit over sheriff's religious use of department's Facebook page
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Native American cannot claim religious liberty defense in prosecution for unlawful hunting
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
After Scalia: How the Supreme Court is faring without its most vocal justice
(Ellen K. Boegel, America: The National Catholic Review)
(Trinity Lutheran v. Pauley) Symposium: Symposium: Gay rights, religious liberty and … tire scraps? The inclusive Fourteenth Amendment path in Trinity Lutheran
(Mark L. Rienzi, SCOTUSblog)
Who are Britain’s Muslims?
(Abdul-Azim Ahmed, On Religion)
Despite CDU-CSU push, Germany can't legally ban burqas
(Ben Knight)
Haredi newspaper finds ‘modest’ way to show photo of Hillary Clinton
(JTA)
Transgender bias case against Dignity Health could set off religious freedom clash
(Harris Meyer, Modern Healthcare)
Calais camp charities win court case to keep providing food for refugees
(Heather Tomlinson, Christian Today)
Fact Sheet: Promoting and protecting religious freedom around the globe
(The White House: Office of the Press Secretary)
Conservative efforts to promote religious freedom tainted by politics: Audit
(Stephanie Levitz, Huffington Post Canada)
With ISIS on the run, new wars could erupt in Iraq
(Liz Sly, The Washington Post)
What happened when the Olympic committee tried to exclude Brazil’s African faiths
(Janet Tappin Coelho, Religion News Service)
Jerusalem interfaith event to bring together leaders of Abrahamic faiths
(Jewish News Service)
Egyptian judo fighter refuses to shake hand of winning Israeli opponent
(Maia Efrem, Forward)
Jewish groups struggle to both criticize and honor Black Lives Matter
(Sam Kestenbaum, Jewish Daily Forward)
New Mexico village celebrates rebirth of church, community
(Susan Montoya Bryan, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Jewish woman who asked to end workweek early for Sabbath says sheriff's office yanked job offer
(Caleb Downs, The Dallas Morning News)
Muslims sue Michigan city after city rejected mosque
(Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press)
Most states allow religious exemptions from child abuse and neglect laws
(Aleksandra Sandstrom, Pew Research Center)
Secular France is no stranger to interfaith dialogue – now it is more vital than ever
(Joseph Downing, The Conversation)
Education minister says interfaith studies is unnecessary. Here’s what stakeholders have to say.
(Malaysian Digest)
As U.S. politicians shun Syrian refugees, religious groups embrace them
(Deborah Amos, National Public Radio (NPR))
EVENT: 12 August 2016: Freedom for Faith Sydney Conference
(Freedom for Faith)
Burkinis banned on Cannes beaches amid terror concerns
(Sheena McKenzie, Tatiana Reiter and Ben Marcus, CNN)
Thursday, 11 August 2016
Mayor of Cannes bans burqinis on resort's beaches
(Agence France-Presse)
The burkini ban: Another blow to liberté
(Alec Fullerton, Spiked)
Religious freedom of military chaplains under attack for event saying religious freedom of military chaplains is under attack
(Brandon Showalter, The Christian Post)
Uproar over Egypt's policy of state-dictated Friday sermons
(Maggie Michael, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Mississippi woman gets 12-year sentence on terrorism charge
(Jeff Amy, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Russia strikes IS-held city in Syria amid Aleppo fight
(Zeina Karam and Philip Issa, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Muslim woman sues Chicago, police, alleging excessive force, false arrest
(Marion Renault, Chicago Tribune)
Muslim woman mistaken for terrorist sues Chicago officers
(Michael Tarm, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
German minister proposes tougher security laws after attacks
(Geir Moulson, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
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