Law and Religion Headlines
Friday, 22 July 2016
Protecting students of all religious backgrounds from unlawful discrimination
(Home Room, The Official Blog of the US Department of Education)
China to shut churches in G20 host city on safety grounds – reports
(Tom Phillips, The Guardian)
In Germany, secular ‘confirmation’ thrives again
(Bhavya Dore, Religion News Service)
Myanmar census data undercuts Buddhist hardliner claims
(Agence France-Presse)
Census data belies nationalist claims on religion
(Nyan Hlaing Lynn and Oliver Slow, Frontier Myanmar)
Attacker in Nice plotted for months and had accomplices, French prosecutor says
(Aurelien Breeden, The New York Times)
Chinese workers dismantle Tibetan study site, evict people
(Gerry Shih, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Former Bosnian Serb leader Karadzic appeals genocide conviction
(Reuters)
It’s time for us to admit we’re afraid of terrorism
(Mabel Berezin, The Conversation)
Interfaith prayers held during Martyrs' Day in Myanmar
(John Zaq, UCA News)
Illinois: Kane County part of push for public display of 'In God We Trust' motto
(James Fuller, Daily Herald)
Group says Muslim passenger was removed from American Airlines flight because of bias
(Fredrick Kunkle, The Washington Post)
Ukrainian intelligence: Russian special services intend to use Ukrainian Orthodox Church cross procession for provocations
(Interfax-Religion)
Emails show outside group’s influence on Mississippi’s ‘religious freedom’ bill
(Neely Tucker, The Washington Post)
US, allies say they're at key moment in fight against IS
(Bradley Klapper, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Non-participation by some Churches in Pan-Orthodox Council was caused by external attempt to cause division in Orthodox world - Lavrov
(Interfax-Religion)
Justice Department: Pennsylvania township discriminates against Muslims
(Justine McDaniel, The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Russia's advantage over West is common moral standings of Orthodox Christians, Muslims
(Interfax-Religion)
The Patriarchate of Constantinople to examine the appeal of the Ukrainian Parliament on granting autocephaly to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Purge of teachers and academics bulldozes through Turkish education
(Moritz Pieper, The Conversation)
Muslims and Islam: Key findings in the U.S. and around the world
(Michael Lipka, Pew Research Center Fact Tank)
Churchgoing Republicans, once skeptical of Trump, now support him
(Gregory A. Smith, Pew Research Center Fact Tank)
The world’s largest refugee camp is invited to please shut down
(Ty McCormick, Foreign Policy)
Turnbull orders review of local threat from lone wolf extremists
(Michelle Grattan, The Conversation)
Germany: The Terrifying Power of Muslim Interpreters
(Stefan Frank, Gatestone Institute)
Singapore bans newspaper linked to Islamic State
(Reuters)
Brazil arrests 10 in terror plot as Olympics near, officials say
(Simon Romero, The New York Times)
Hungarian PM rallies diaspora in bid to vote down EU migrant quotas
(Gergely Szakacs, Reuters)
Discrimination against Muslims an affront of American values: Obama
(Ayesha Rascoe, Reuters)
Turkey suspends European Convention on Human Rights: Key questions answered
(Adam Wagner and Natasha Holcroft-Emmess, RightsInfo)
Washington Post bait and switch: When pushy Twitter posts change the rules of the game
(Terry Mattingly, Get Religion)
Several dead, injured in Munich shooting near site of ’72 Olympic massacre
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Thursday, 21 July 2016
Awards ahead? Top guns roll out quality work on Saudi life, female Arab Muslims in Olympics
(Ira Rifkin, Get Religion\)
Brazil arrests group planning terrorism during Olympics
(Agence France-Presse)
Report: Islamist terrorists call to attack Israeli delegation at Rio Olympics
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Only six shrines remain standing as Gaza's ancient sites crumble
(Mohammed Othman trans. Cynthia Milan, Al Monitor: Palestine Pulse)
Why Egypt is suddenly so interested in Israel-Palestine conflict
(Amr Abdelatty, trans. Mike Nahum, Al Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
Will Post-IS Iraq witness 'clear conflicts' between armed forces?
(Mustafa Saadoun, trans. Pascale Menassa, Al Monitor: Iraq Pulse)
Planning for the ‘day after’ Mosul
(Laura Rozen, Al Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East)
Man told to remove hoodie with surname 'Islam' on the back because it upset pub customers
(Fiona Simpson, Evening Standard)
How two converts to Islam experienced first Ramadan as Muslims
(Neo Xiaobin, The Straits Times)
British lawmaker accuses Israel of causing rise in jihadism
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Who is the pastor inspiring Zimbabwe's #ThisFlag demonstrations?
(Aidan Quigley, Christian Science Monitor)
Gujarat police chose not to stop assault of Dalit tanners, alleges independent fact-finding report
(Aarefa Johari, Scroll.in)
A majority of Americans believe the next president should address this issue that endangers Christians
(Billy Hallowell, Deseret News National Edition: Faith)
Conscience protection and discrimination in the Republican Party platform and Mississippi’s H.B. 1523 (Responding to Obergefell v. Hodges: One Year Later)
(Linda McClain, Religious Freedom Project, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs: Cornerstone Blog)
"FADA" knows best (Responding to Obergefell v. Hodges: One Year Later)
(Matthew J. Franck, Religious Freedom Project, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs: Cornerstone Blog)
The winding way to same-sex unions: A Euro-Italian lesson (Responding to Obergefell v. Hodges: One Year Later)
(Andrea Pin, Religious Freedom Project, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs: Cornerstone Blog)
Battleground over religious freedom shifts Southward, with broad implications (Responding to Obergefell v. Hodges: One Year Later)
(Matthew Quallen, Religious Freedom Project, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs: Cornerstone Blog)
Mike Pence’s journey: Catholic Democrat to Evangelical Republican
(Jonathan Mahler and Dirk Johnson, The New York Times)
Pence accepting VP nomination defines himself as a Christian first
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Fundamentalists say law firm helped Mormon 'Prophet'
(Jonny Bonner, Courthouse News Service)
FLDS leader and his law firm sued over exploitation of minors
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Jews ‘extend hand of friendship’ to Muslims with Eid cards
(Jack Mendel, Jewish News Online)
UNFPA welcomes release of Myanmar census data on religion
(Mizzima.com)
Twin Cities Archdiocese admits wrongdoing in abuse case
(Steve Karnowski , Associated Press)
Letter to faithful from Archbishop Hebda
(Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis)
Settlement leads to dropping of criminal charges against St. Paul Archdiocese
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Mormon sues Arkansas car dealership, says he was harassed, fired because of faith
(Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online)
Mormon car salesman sues claiming religious harassment by employer
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Large swastika painted on southern New Jersey home
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
China's Panchen Lama carries out religious rite in Tibet, first in 50 years
(Ben Blanchard, Reuters)
Vietnam: More than 100 Christian pastors jailed, face being poisoned for trying to preach gospel
(Ruth Gledhill, Christian Today)
US cardinal says ‘Christian nations’ in West must counter Islamic influx
(David Gibson, Religion News Service)
Durham Cathedral opens hidden treasures and spaces to public
(Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian)
Priests tried to stop clashes of demonstrators with police in Yerevan
(Interfax-Religion)
The Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia is against exhumation of Jews killed in Poland during the war
(Interfax-Religion)
‘Back to the Soviet Era’: Putin’s new law could lead to religious crackdown
(Fred Lucas, The Daily Signal)
How Nice attack brought together rival Iranian factions
(Rohollah Faghihi, Al Monitor: Iran Pulse)
Egypt's new plan: 1 weekly sermon for over 80 million Muslims
(Ahmed Hidji trans. Mike Nahum, Al Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
Adventist leaders witness Colombia’s President sign historic decree
(Shirley Rueda, Adventist Review)
China on track to have world's largest Christian population, 200 million believers by 2030
(Brandon Showalter, The Christian Post)
Canadian law societies target Christian university’s faith-based beliefs on marriage
(Charles Lewis, National Catholic Reporter)
Church leaders provide sanctuary for victims of South Sudan's latest descent into violence
(Ruth Gledhill, Christian Today)
China's Muslims under threat of religious persecution
(Carey Lodge, Christian Today)
In Germany, a bid to rehabilitate two kinds of extremists – Islamists and neo-Nazis
(Bhavya Dore, Scroll)
Vigilante groups beat and kill to protect cows in India
(Parth M.N., Los Angeles Times)
Making sense of the local soldiers of the global jihad
(Riva Kastoryano, The Conversation)
Romania's constitutional court upholds proposed traditional marriage amendment
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Romania moves closer to ruling out possibility of legalizing same-sex marriage
(Reporting by Luiza Ilie; Editing by Hugh Lawson, Reuters)
Pakistan to pass law against honor killings in weeks: PM's daughter
(Mehreen Zahra-Malik, Reuters)
Islamic relief agency admits illegal funds transfer to Iraq
(Jim Suhr, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Florida Muslim group vows to fight removal of Islamic center as voting site
(Richard Luscombe, The Guardian)
How #ThisFlag pastor Evan Mawarire used Facebook to shut down Zimbabwe
(Brian Pellot, Religion News Service)
Return of the Pokémon Fatwa in Saudi Arabia
(Siobhan O'Grady, Foreign Policy)
Indonesia shrugs off Pokemon fatwa as gaming fever takes hold
(Evenline Danubrata, Religion News Service)
Barnaby Joyce rejects Pauline Hanson's policies, saying every religion has ratbags
(Gabrielle Chan, The Guardian)
Campaign aims to register a million U.S. Muslims voters in anti-Trump move
(Mana Rabiee, Reuters)
Analysis: The Dilemma of the Turkish State
(Irfan Al-Alawi, Lapido Media: Centre for Religious Literacy in World Affairs)
Objectors to female bishops
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Wednesday, 20 July 2016
Iranian human rights lawyer quits after years of state harassment and threats
(International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran)
How one town helps its residents balance being Belgian and Muslim
(Colette Davidson, Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor)
Nepal: Eight Christians to go on trial for proselytising
(James Macintyre, Christian Today)
Hong Kong conference on Faith in the Asian context
(Vatican Radio)
A fresh agenda for ecumenism in Asia
(Claus Grue, World Council of Churches)
Top Saudi clerical body renews fatwa against Pokemon
(Noah Browning, Reuters)
Mumbai Catholics protest churches 'missing' from city plan
(Laveena Francis, UCAN)
Jerusalem mayor skips gay pride march amid religious concern
(The Associated Press)
Bowing to ultra-Orthodox, Jerusalem mayor snubs gay pride march a year after killing
(Naomi Zeveloff, Forward)
Jerusalem mayor defends decision to skip city’s Pride parade
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
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