Law and Religion Headlines
Wednesday, 20 July 2016
Divisions deepen in Church of England as conservatives express 'lack of confidence' in gay marriage talks
(Harry Farley, Christian Today)
Can a hobbled EU live up to its promise to combat anti-Semitism and racism?
(Cnaan Liphshiz, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Slovakian Foreign Minister: 'Our people haven't been exposed to Muslims and they're frightened'
(Anne-Sophie Brändlin, Deutsche Welle)
Vatican ratchets up defense of pope’s family document
(Associated Press)
News roundup of religion and the GOP Convention
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Profile of Baptist religious liberty tradition highlights BJC’s message
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
1st Circuit: No qualified immunity in Establishment Clause suit against Puerto Rico police officials
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Calls for compulsory school Islam classes after axe attack
(The Local)
U.K. church opens door to Muslim refugees who get Christian baptism even as many white congregants leave
(Jonah Hicap, Christian Today)
Evangelicals less likely to acknowledge police brutality among minorities, Barna group study finds
(Christine Kim, Christian Daily)
Chitwan children’s home operator held for ‘promoting Christianity’
(Rastriya Samachar Samiti, The Himalayan)
Women, rape, Germany and immigrants: What's missing in the news coverage?
(Julia Duin, GetReligion)
Three Indian Christians seriously hurt in mob attack
(UCAN)
Defense, foreign ministers to plan next steps against IS
(Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
French to extend state of emergency; Paris cancels events
(Thomas Adamson, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
The plight of the refugee
(Amir Ghafarian, Islamic Insights)
Half a million people in Aleppo stuck inside regime’s siege
(Tamar Osman trans. Pascale Menassa, Al Monitor: Syria Pulse)
Was Arabic ad on Israeli TV a clever publicity stunt?
(Yuval Avivi trans. Aviva Arad, Al Monitor: Israel Pulse)
Indian Muslim women defy tradition - and men - to be judges
(Rina Chandran, Reuters)
Without reforms, protests threaten to escalate in Iraq
(Omar Sattar trans. Pascale el-Khoury, Al Monitor: Iraq Pulse)
The empire of the US-based imam accused in the Turkish coup attempt
(Lauren Markoe, Religion News Service)
What is the real challenge for Yemen's Hadrami Elite forces?
(Nadia Al-Sakkaf, Al Monitor: Gulf Pulse)
Iraqi forces in Ninevah eye the ultimate prize: Mosul
(Mohammed A. Salih, Al Monitor: Iraq Pulse)
Why Trump has a Catholic voter problem
(John Gehring, Religion News Service)
Mount interim President stresses importance of Catholic identity, liberal arts
(Adam Cassandra, The Cardinal Newman Society)
Brazilian Jews win lawsuit against journalist who called Israel a ‘Nazi state’
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Thousands of Muslims converting to Christianity in Bangladesh despite rising persecution
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)
Russian Orthodox Church calls boycotted Crete council ‘an important event’
(Tom Heneghan, Religion News Service)
Bedouin law bows to Coptic courage
(Ashraf Ramelah, Arutz Sheva)
Pakistan closes forgiveness loophole for Qandeel Baloch's 'honor killing'
(Simone McCarthy, The Christian Science Monitor)
The dissident, the despot & the divine: A tale of two Zimbabwean churches
(Simon Allison, Daily Maverick)
Hispanics, Christians speak out against California bill targeting religious universities
(Bradford Richardson, The Washington Times)
It starts with the stop
(Leah Gunning Francis, Religion & Politics: Fit for Polite Company)
Navigate developing LGBT laws that impact the workplace
(Scott M. Wich, SHRM)
Why religious liberty cannot prosper without economic liberty
(Jay Richards, Acton Institute)
Americans are losing faith in religion’s ability to help solve social problems
(Neha Thirani Bagri, Quartz)
Philippines hopes new president can fashion peace from a war of many sides
(Rikard Jalkebro, The Conversation)
Freedom from religion group demands flag be removed from Bryan County Courthouse
(Jamie Parker, Savannah Morning News)
Top 25 Christian colleges: The essential questions on religion and education
(Carter Coudriet, Forbes)
More than 100 Chinese Muslims have joined the Islamic State
(Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian, Foreign Policy)
Hundreds of Christians recite Lord's Prayer at Florida city council meeting to combat Satanic invocation
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)
Cannot curtail freedom of speech for religious sentiments
(Saeed Khan, The Times of India)
After attack on German train, fears over refugees, and from them, too
(Rick Lyman, The New York Times)
ARGUMENT: Not All Islamists are out to kill us and other lessons about the GOP's overblown, dangerous rhetoric about radical jihadi terrorism.
(Lawrence Pintak, Foreign Policy)
Ipso: Mail Online wrong to use 'Islamic honour killing' in headline
(Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian)
For some Christians talking about race is tough, and long overdue they say
(Courtland Milloy, The Washington Post)
Jihad and the French exception
(Farhad Khosrokhavar, The New York Times)
LDS Church missionaries in Russia now to be known as 'volunteers'
(Sam Penrod, Deseret News)
Indian Muslim women defy tradition - and men - to be judges
(Rina Chandran, Reuters)
German train attacker vowed 'revenge on the infidels'
(Kirsten Grieshaber, David Rising, and Christoph Noelting, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
D.C. office manager with Catholic Charities pleads guilty to theft of $142,000
(Spencer S. Hsu, The Washington Post)
Why a Satanic Temple member wants to perform rituals before a city council in the Bible Belt
(Peter Holley, The Washington Post)
Meet the Muslim guy who took the convention stage and prayed for Trump
(Abigail Hauslohner, The Washington Post)
California lawyer delivers Sikh prayer at GOP convention
(Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times)
5 facts about the Muslim population in Europe
(Conrad Hackett, Pew Research Center Fact Tank)
This is Europe’s last chance to fix its refugee policy
(George Soros, Foreign Policy)
Turkey bans all academics from travel in latest post-coup measure
(Hugh Naylor and Loveday Morris, The Washington Post)
More Law & Religion events and a paper
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)
Death and destruction by Fulani herdsmen continues in central Nigeria
(World Watch Monitor)
Seven weeks see a dozen incidents against Egypt’s Copts
(World Watch Monitor)
Why is Turkey cracking down on its educators?
(Simone McCarthy, The Christian Science Monitor)
Turkey, the rule of law and freedom of religion
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Turkey dismisses 492 from Religious Affairs Directorate over coup attempt
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
How long can Turkey's post-coup unity last?
(Sukru Kucuksahin trans. Sibel Utku Bila, Al Monitor: Turkey Pulse)
Turkey expects Georgia to shut down schools of preacher Gulen accused of masterminding attempted coup
(Interfax-Religion)
Turkey declares 3-month state of emergency after failed coup
(Suzan Fraser and Christopher Torchia, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Tuesday, 19 July 2016
Turkey removes 492 state religious personnel after failed coup
(Ece Toksabay, Reuters)
Turkey: churches targeted during attempted coup
(World Watch Monitor)
Turkey expects Georgia to shut down schools of preacher Gulen accused of masterminding attempted coup
(Interfax-Religion)
49,000 kids dying of malnutrition linked to Boko Haram: UN
(Michelle Faul, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
17 soldiers killed, 35 wounded in attack on Mali army base
(Baba Ahmed, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
UN: Islamic State fighters face possible defeat in Libya
(Edith M. Lederer, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Ax attack in Germany demands ‘early warning system,’ say Jewish leaders
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
German train ax attack puts Merkel migrant policy back in spotlight
(Jens Hack, Reuters)
German police raid homes suspected of internet hate speech
(Corey Barnett, World Religion News)
The surprise isn't that ISIS attacked in Germany, but that it took it this long
(Oter Aderet, Haaretz)
Russian Church urges participants in Pokemon Go not to lose reason and not to turn to pokemons
(Interfax-Religion)
Pakistan grapples with long arm of the Islamic law
(Saeed Shah and Qasim Nauman, The Wall Street Journal)
Mobile Muslims Exhibition spreads positive message about Islam
(CTV News)
Atheists demand removal of Christian flag, Latin cross from Georgia state courthouse
(Jonah Hicap, Christian Today)
After 30 years, advocate still sees need to step up for religious freedom
(Brian Kaylor, Baptist News Global)
Some upcoming Law & Religion events
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)
Jehovah's Witnesses congregation shut down for refusing to let inspectors into Kingdom Hall
(Russia Religion News)
Do churches actually help solve social problems? Americans increasingly say 'no'
(Ryan Hammill, Sojourners)
Canada allows doctor-assisted dying
(Michael W. Higgins, Commonweal)
Engaging difference: Student experience on the hilltop and beyond
(Berkely Forum, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
In political season, prohibition on church electioneering under fire
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
2016 Republican platform on international religious freedom
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
2016 Republican platform on individual conscience in healthcare
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
2016 Republican platform on school choice and Title IX
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
2016 Republican platform on marriage, family and society
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
2016 Republican platform on abortion
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
2016 Republican platform on same-sex marriage
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
2016 Republican platform on religious liberty
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
RNC 2016 schedule of events and speakers
(Politico)
Religious speakers at Republican Convention
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
GOP Platform tries to make religious liberty untouchable
(Mark Silk, RNS Blog: Spiritual Politics)
GOP platform: Plenty for evangelicals to love
(Kimberly Winston, Religion News Service)
Why Mormons and evangelicals may diverge on Trump and what that means
(Hal Boyd, Deseret News)
In ‘Hindutva or Hind Swaraj,’ a warning against Hindu nationalism
(Vaibhav Sharma, The New York Times)
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