Law and Religion Headlines
Tuesday, 19 July 2016
A third of Nice truck attack’s dead were Muslim, group says
(Alissa J. Rubin and Lilia Blaise, The New York Times)
After Nice attack, French Muslims feel fear and alienation
(Richard Lough and Sophie Sassard, Reuters)
In Sabah church’s ‘Allah’ case, court asks about AG’s role as public interest guardian
(Ida Lim, Malay Mail Online)
Tibetan monk who went beyond religion
(Balan Moses, Malay Mail Online)
In Kerala, parents struggle to shake children from the influence of ultra-conservative Islam
(Naveen Nair, Scroll)
From idealism to disillusion, the shifting profile of Islamist attackers
(Robert-Jan Bartunek, Reuters)
UK schools ban 'he' and 'she;' teachers forced to say 'zie' or 'they' when talking to trans. students
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
Christians fined in Kazakhstan for meeting to worship Christ
(Ruth Gledhill, Christian Today)
Nice was a tipping point. France needs real action on terrorism now
(Rachida Dati, The Guardian)
Evidence of New World religious dialogue found in Caribbean cave
(Mark Brown, The Guardian)
Christian charity funding cut over opposition to homosexual relationships
(Harry Farley, Christian Today)
The rise of Muslim-friendly workplaces in corporate America
(Carol Hymowitz and Jeff Green, Bloomberg)
Argentine Jews urge president to help solve terror bombing
(Almudena Calatrava, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
TV host Sonia Kruger calls for end to Muslim migration to Australia
(Amanda Meade, The Guardian)
Documents: Pulse gunman repeatedly taunted for being Muslim
(Mike Schneider, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Republican platform tacks right on social issues
(Steve Peoples, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Intelligence sources warn Buhari of impending religious crisis
(Sahara Reporters)
Magu: Religion good for anti corruption fight
(The News Nigeria)
Students are being forced to study religion, group claims
(Carl O'Brien, The Irish Times)
Proposals to change teaching of religion
(Niall Murray, Irish Examiner)
Religious liberty under siege In Mississippi
(Richard A. Epstein, Hoover Institution)
National Hispanic leaders oppose California Bill SB 1146
(Religion News Service)
Not Practicing What They Preach? Students say colleges should be welcoming to people of all faiths, a new study finds, but their own attitudes toward different groups vary.
(Jake New, Inside Higher Ed)
Baptists advocate for religious liberty in D.C. and around the globe
(Brian Kaylor, Word & Way)
Another tragedy, another #PrayFor, but what does it really say about who cares for whom?
(Drew Margolin, The Conversation)
LGBTI vote at the UN shows battle for human rights is far from won
(Henning Melber, The Conversation)
Can religious vilification laws protect religious freedoms?
(Rick Sarre, The Conversation)
Monday, 18 July 2016
Churches bring strong voice for justice in Zimbabwe
(Robert Bartram, World Council of Churches)
Syrian refugees, all Muslims, graduate from Caritas-run schools in Jordan
(Dave Gavlak, Catholic News Service)
Global meeting against anti-Semitism meets in Buenos Aires
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Russia shuts down ISIL marriage website
(Interfax-Religion)
New blog focuses on religious freedom and LGBT rights
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Welcome to Freedom’s Edge: A blog for those who value dialogue about the relationship between religious freedom and sexual freedom
(Frank S. Ravitch, Freedom's Edge)
The Arlene’s Flowers Case
(Frank Ravitch, Freedom's Edge (blog))
New religious laws in Russia not expected to hurt Catholic Church
(Mary Rezac, Catholic News Agency)
City rejects Hindu temple, but backer sees discrimination
(Patrick O'Neill, The Press Enterprise)
Post-Brexit, more British Jews reportedly requesting naturalization in Portugal
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
“Brexit means Brexit”, doesn’t it?
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Brexit Basics 4: update 18th July
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Muslim prisoners in Ararat correctional centre fighting drug use through religion
(Larissa Romensky, ABC News)
To end misconceptions about Islam, Muslim outfit to educate women in Bengal
(Arshad Ali, The Indian Express)
Complex view of Islam found in poetry of Iran, Stanford researcher shows
(Kathryn Dickason, Stanford University News)
New poll examines Hollywood's attitude toward Christianity
(Blanche Johnson, Fox News)
Jewish identity – the Israeli paradoxes
(Daniel Friedmann, OUPblog Religion)
Grand Chamber Judgment in Izzettin Doğan and Others v. Turkey: More than a typical religious discrimination case
(Mine Yildirim, Strasbourg Observers)
HIjabs at work again: A G Sharpston’s opinion in Bougnaoui
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Requiring an employee to remove Islamic headscarf was discriminatory
(Nicola Ihnatowicz, CIPD)
European court favors Muslim employee's right to wear hijab at work
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Asma Bougnaoui v Micropole SA
(Opinion of Advocate General Sharpston, Court of Justice of the European Union)
Achbita v G4S Secure Solutions NV
(Opinion of Advocate General Kokott, Court of Justice of the European Union)
Equal treatment in employment and occupation
(Court of Justice of the European Union)
Why are Muslim refugees converting to Christianity?
(Feliz Clay, Fred McConnell, and Josh Strauss, The Guardian)
Ex-Atlanta fire chief removed for faith: gov't the biggest threat to religious freedom
(Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post)
Kim Davis contempt order upheld, but Kentucky clerk who refused to issue gay marriage licenses celebrates 'final victory'
(Chiqui Guyjoco, The Christian Times)
Christian students in China barred from going to college unless they stop going to church
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
US archbishops support bill protecting religious freedom of those who disagree with same-sex unions
(Andre Mitchell, Christian Today)
Why Iran needs to fight Saudi Arabia to forge peace
(Hassan Ahmadian, Al Monitor: Gulf Pulse)
In the age of ISIS, who’s a terrorist, and who’s simply deranged?
(Mark Mazetti and Eric Schmitt, The New York Times)
Little mosque on the prairie reveals a century of religious coexistence
(Ryan Schuessler, The Guardian)
Attack in Nice turns spotlight on city’s religious divisions
(Alissa J. Rubin, The New York Times)
After violence, Myanmar moves to curb religious extremism
(Wa Lone, Reuters)
Muslim mob stabs Christian to death in Egypt over feud
(The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Qandeel Baloch, Pakistani social media celebrity, dead in apparent honor killing
(Salman Masood, The New York Times)
Scholars argue prosecutions against Muslim liberals don't follow Islamic teachings
(Tom Gjelten, NPR)
Evangelicals gather for prayer rally in Washington
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)
‘God break racism!’ Evangelicals on D.C. Mall pray for hope and reconciliation
(Julie Zauzmer, Kirkland An, and Michelle Boorstein, The Washington Post)
Are churches key to solving social problems? Fewer Americans now think so
(Michael Lipka, Pew Research Center Fact Tank)
How these Egyptian women want to break the taboo over divorce
(Safiaa Mounir, Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
Hindu monk's temple mission in India a headache for Modi
(Tom Lasseter and Rupam Jain, Reuters)
What church does Mike Pence belong to?
(Mark Silk, RNS Blog: Spiritual Politics)
Pope Francis telephones Nice leaders: ‘What can I do for you?’
(David Gibson, Religion News Service)
Hillary Clinton needs to reach out to nonreligious Americans
(Hemant Mehta, Religion News Service)
Crackdown on Christians, Muslims and Jehovah's Witnesses in Kazakhstan
(Ruth Gledhill, Christian Today)
Kazakhstan: New summary fines, no due process
(Forum 18 News Service)
In Zimbabwe, churches implore: “be responsive to the cries of our people”
(World Council of Churches)
Faith-based groups vow to create even more safe spaces for people living with HIV
(World Council of Churches)
Methodists elect first openly gay bishop, despite religion’s ban on homosexuality
(Associated Press, Daily News)
United Methodist groups divided after election of first LGBT bishop
(Emily McFarlan Miller, Religion News Service)
United Methodist Church elects first openly gay Bishop, in defiance of church rules
(Merrit Kennedy, NPR)
Why Turkey's coup didn't stand a chance
(Metin Gurcan, trans.Timur Göksel, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)
US-based Turkish cleric denies involvement in coup plot
(Chris Post and Michael Rubinkam, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Turkey struggles to make sense of a surreal, failed coup d'état
(Alpaslan Ozerdem, The Conversation)
What happened in Turkey? Look for two words – 'secular' and 'Ataturk' – in news reports
(Terry Mattingly, Get Religion)
Contextualising the Turkish coup attempt
(TRT World)
Russian Orthodox Church Synod rejects pan-Orthodox status of Crete Council
(Interfax-Religion)
Why some Iraqi Shiites are pushing for distance from Iran
(Ali Mamouri, trans. Pascale Menassa, Al-Monitor: Iraq Pulse)
Myanmar's online community anticipates fall of radical Buddhist group with funny memes
(Global Voices)
More voices from Islamic countries call for Iran to stop persecuting Baha'is
(Baha'i World News Service)
Religious fanatics, the fire this time
(Uche Ezechukwu, African Herald Express)
Egypt's Grand Mufti, politics and religion
(Deutsche Welle)
Myanmar divided as student activists fight for religious freedom
(Feliz Solomon, Southeast Asia Globe)
Festival for interfaith harmony pays tribute to Edhi
(Pakistan Today)
Interview with a Sri Lankan human rights advocate – part 1
(FoRB in Full (a blog by CSW))
Interview with a Sri Lankan human rights advocate – part 2
(FoRB in Full (a blog by CSW))
Canada: In wake of same-sex marriage vote, some bishops fret for unity
(Tali Folkins, Episcopal News Service)
Goodbye to the Anglican Church of Canada
(Joe Boot, EICC: Ezra Institute for Contemporary Christianity)
Why does Tunisia produce so many terrorists? The double-edged sword of secularism.
(Christian Caryl, Foreign Policy)
Blasphemy laws and censorship by States and non-State actors: Examining global threats to freedom of expression
(Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, House.gov)
House hearing examines blasphemy laws and censorship around the world
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Rabbi Haskel Lookstein drops out of Republican Convention amid modern Orthodox outcry
(Nathan Guttman, Forward)
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