Law and Religion Headlines
Monday, 25 July 2016
Top DNC staffer apologizes for email on Sanders’ religion
(Kristen East, Politica)
'Your mother, you take care of it': Meet the Dalits behind Gujarat’s stirring cow carcass protests
(Shoaib Daniyal, Scroll.in)
What it takes to clean the Ganges
(George Black, The New Yorker)
St James, St Michael and St Ives
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Acclamation, assent and disruption
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Law and religion round-up – 24th July
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Boy Scouts faring well a year after easing ban on gay adults
(David Crary and Brady McCcombs, Associated Press)
‘World can’t afford to silence us’: black church leaders address climate change
(Oliver Milman, The Guardian)
Dems need to reverse moral misstep on abortion: Column
(Russell Moore and Michael Wear, USA Today)
In Tibet, a long-banned Buddhist rite takes place, but not everyone's pleased
(Anthony Kuhn, NPR)
Bill exempting haredi schools from teaching core subjects moves to full Knesset
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Why 'Parsifal,' a Wagner opera on the power of religion, is so relevant today
(Interview: Rick Fulker, Deutsche Welle)
Hungry Venezuelans turn to church
(Ezra Fieser, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Can Hillary Clinton finally close the ‘God gap’?
(David Gibson, Religion News Service)
5 faith facts about Tim Kaine: ‘I do what I do for spiritual reasons’
(Kimberly Winston, Religion News Service)
Tim Kaine’s Jesuit spirituality just might appeal to ‘nones’
(Elizabeth Drescher, Religion News Service)
Islamic roots of the Middle East's trust deficit
(Timur Kuran, Berkley Center Religious Freedom Project: Cornerstone Blog)
BJC urges Nevada Supreme Court to find school voucher program violates state law
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Church directional sign on public property did not violate Establishment Clause
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission
(Press Release, Alliance Defending Freedom)
Cert. petition filed in bakery's refusal to provide cake for same-sex wedding
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Sunday, 24 July 2016
Catholic leaders speak out as controversy continues over divorced, remarried church members
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News National Edition: Faith)
A saga of freedom culminates in Ideal Church coming to life in Budapest
(Newswire, Digital Journal)
Where the revolution in Catholic/Jewish relations all began
(John L. Allen Jr., Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Russia moves to tighten counterterror law; rights activists see threat to freedoms
(Ivan Nechepurenko, The New York Times)
Saturday, 23 July 2016
FOIA to Department of State: Is the United States responding to ISIS genocide?
(ACLJ)
In Sabah church’s ‘Allah’ case, court asks about AG’s role as public interest guardian
(Ida Lim, Malay Mail Online)
Vulnerability assessment of Syrian refugees in Istanbul - April 2016
(Prof. Dr. Ayhan Kaya and Aysu Kıraç, Support to Life)
Christian Colleges, Religious Liberty, and SB 1146
(Nathan Busenitz, The Master's Seminary)
SB-1146 Discrimination: postsecondary education
(Introduced by Senator Lara (Coauthor: Senator Leno), California Legislative Information)
Turkey’s Alevi minority sees dark days ahead
(Free Speech Radio News)
Brexit Basics 5: update 23rd July
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Bravo! Christian Science Monitor's seven-part religious liberty series delivers a punch
(Julia Duin, Get Religion (blog))
How the push for gay rights is reshaping religious liberty in America (Part 1 of 7)
(Warren Richey, The Christian Science Monitor)
A florist caught between faith and financial ruin (Part 2 of 7)
(Warren Richey, The Christian Science Monitor)
Behind legal fight over religious liberty, a question of conscience (Part 3 of 7)
(Warren Richey, The Christian Science Monitor)
In Mississippi gay rights battle, both sides feel they are losing (Part 4 of 7)
(Warren Richey, The Christian Science Monitor)
Is wedding photography art? A wrinkle in religious liberty debate. (Part 5 of 7)
(Warren Richey, The Christian Science Monitor)
For those on front lines of religious liberty battle, a very human cost (Part 6 of 7)
(Warren Richey, The Christian Science Monitor)
A push to help gay couples find wedding joy – without rejection (Part 7 of 7)
(Warren Richey, The Christian Science Monitor)
Friday, 22 July 2016
'Moderate' rebels once funded by USA behead Syrian boy: Would readers want to know why?
(Terry Mattingly, Get Religion)
Turkey to temporarily suspend European Convention on Human Rights after coup attempt
(Serkan Demirtaş, Hürriyet Daily News)
We resist despair: a recommitment to nonviolence
(Larry Greenfield, Parliament of the World's Religions (Blog))
Vatican invited to mediate in Venezuela crisis
(Andrew Cawthorne, Reuters)
Joint Committee on Human Rights reports on counter-extremism policies
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Counter-extremism bill branded confusing by peers and MPs
(Peter Walker, The Guardian)
Tenth of Aussies fear Islam, Muslims
(Tracey Ferrier, MSN.com)
The crisis of political Islam
(Yaroslav Trofimov, The Wall Street Journal)
Presentation College to offer new courses on Islam
(Hub City Radio)
Abbot urges monks against protest as China razes Buddhist academy
(Yeshi Dorje, Voice of America)
Ambedkar, Rohith Vemula and Whatsapp: Gau rakshaks have unwittingly spurred Dalit unity in Gujarat
(Shoaib Daniyal, Scroll.in)
Many churches can’t endorse political candidates. Here’s the long — and surprising — history behind the ban
(Billy Hallowell, Deseret News National Edition: Faith)
Lacking GMO labels, kosher foods go missing in Vermont
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
A gay imam, fighting for tolerance
(Naomi Conrad, Deutsche Welle)
Polygamy continues among Cameroon's traditional rulers
(Moki Kindzeka, Deutsche Welle)
African-American archbishop to chair US bishops’ task force on race
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Argentine church investigates role of ‘nuns’ in money scandal
(Associated Press)
In acceptance speech, Donald Trump calls for an end to pulpit endorsement ban
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Judge sides with Missouri lawmaker challenging ACA's contraception mandate
(Lisa Schencker, Modern Healthcare)
Trump again calls for repeal of politicking limits on churches—some background
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
RFRA allows insured to refuse contraceptive coverage
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Judge dismisses lawsuit over Boca synagogue planned near downtown
(Emily Miller, Palm Beach Sun-Sentinel)
DOJ sues township over denial of zoning variance for mosque
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Justice Department sues Pennsylvania town for rejecting mosque
(Andrea Noble, The Washington Times)
Plaintiffs lack standing to challenge Florida Chabad center
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Remarks by the President at Eid reception
(Office of the Press Secretary, The White House)
White House hosts belated Eid al-Fitr reception
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Kazakhstan: Government contradicts UN Human Rights Committee
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
Justice Department files suit against Bensalem Township, Pennsylvania, over denial of zoning approval for mosque
(Press Release, U.S. Department of Justice)
Key California Assembly Committee scheduled to hear SB 1146
(ReligiousLiberty.TV)
Another court refuses to enjoin California's Reproductive FACT Act
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Would California bill infringe on religious liberty of Christian colleges?
(Harry Bruinius, The Christian Science Monitor)
South Korea produces 'soft preaching' booklets on Catholicism
(UCAN)
Iraqi Christians risk being killed by ISIS as church leaders debate whether to stay or flee
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
Pope Francis to visit Auschwitz ahead of Catholic World Youth Day in Krakow
(Brandon Showalter, The Christian Post)
As nuns' numbers fall, pope says OK to use social media
(The Associated Press)
Coptic Pope prays in ancient church symbolic of past persecutions
(World Watch Monitor)
Turkish court documents reveal new details about IS operations
(Mahmut Bozarslan trans. Timur Göksel, Al Monitor: Turkey Pulse)
The triumph of Jerusalem's Gay Pride Parade
(Mazal Mualem trans. Danny Wool, Al Monitor: Israel Pulse)
After approving constitution, what's next for Syria's Kurds?
(Sardar Mlla Drwish trans. Pascale el-Khoury, Al Monitor: Syria Pulse)
Christian university president: Calif. trying to ‘disempower religious institutions’
(Joe Setyon, CNSNews.com)
President of Colombia declares July 4 as a national day of religious liberty and freedom of worship
(Shirley Rueda, Adventist News Network)
Adventist Church ready to assist members after Russia limits evangelism
(Adventist Review)
Former Atlanta fire chief asks Congress to pass religious liberty bill
(Tasnim Shamma, WABE 90.1 FM)
Kazakhstan: Government contradicts UN Human Rights Committee
(Forum 18)
Goddard Inquiry to begin public hearings
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Olympics media village built on 'sacred' mass grave of African slaves
(Daniel Gross and Jonathan Watts, The Guardian)
Census data shows Myanmar Muslim population has fallen
(Kyaw Ye Lynn, Anadolu Agency)
Dushanbe asks Interpol to help catch banned Islamic party leader
(Interfax-Religion)
Ukrainian intelligence: Russian special services intend to use Ukrainian Orthodox Church cross procession for provocations
(Interfax-Religion)
Russian Jews speak strongly against gay pride parade in Jerusalem
(Interfax-Religion)
America has never been one. But it has been united.
(Joe Kay, Sojourners)
Clashes in north Syria town after IS ignores offer to leave
(Bassem Mroue, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Reports: 6 dead in Munich mall shooting; manhunt underway
(Michael Faulhaber and Frank Jordans, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Pilgrimage: A 21st-century journey to Mecca and Medina
(The New York Times)
Australia once banned Catholics from mass and vilified the Irish. Haven't we learned anything?
(Nick Earls, The Guardian)
Orlando and Nice attacks: Domestic violence links to radicalisation
(Erin Marie Saltman, BBC News)
What happened when a Muslim tried to explain Shariah at the RNC
(Aymann Ismail, Slate)
Muslims celebrate lifting of Lagos hijab ban
(Fredrick Nzwili, Religion News Service)
Nigeria's Muslims applaud lifting of hijab ban in Lagos schools
(BBC News)
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