Law and Religion Headlines
Thursday, 14 July 2016
Moscow imam's arrest risks possible protests
(Pavel Aptekar and Andrei Sinitsyn, The Moscow Times)
Egyptian government orders Muslim preachers to give identical, pre-written weekly sermons
(Melissa Etehad, The Washington Post)
Egypt orders Muslim preachers to deliver identical weekly sermons
(Mohamed Abdellah, Reuters)
Coptic Bishop: Egypt ‘diseased’ with discrimination
(World Watch Monitor)
Can Islamic finance help close Egypt’s budget shortfall?
(Rami Galal, Al-Monitor)
Religious discrimination in the workplace: which approach should the CJEU follow?
(Ronan McCrea, EU Law Analysis)
EU court backs French woman dismissed for wearing head scarf
(Paper Chase, Jurist)
European Court backs woman dismissed in France for wearing head scarf
(Dan Bilefsky, The New York Times)
Rising seas are washing away two US towns. How they're responding is a matter of faith, belief and money.
(Carolyn Beeler and Molly Peterson, Public Radio International)
Vicar’s daughter brings quiet Anglican faith to Prime Minister’s post
(Austen Ivereigh, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
What actually dappened on the original Bastille Day
(Emma Ockerman, TIME)
Refused Berlin handshake: Religious freedom or sexism?
(Carla Bleiker, Deutsche Welle)
Catholic charity says EU to receive more refugees
(Kay-Alexander Scholz, Deutsche Welle)
Twenty years in prison for Austrian hate preacher
(Deutsche Welle)
Watch: He took the Army to court for his religious rights… and won
(Abby Payne, Deseret News National Edition: Faith)
Scottish bishops urge Britain to reject nuclear weapons
(Simon Caldwell, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Anglican Church will weather divide on same-sex marriage, officials say
(Nicole Ireland, CBC News)
House passes Conscience Protection Act in bipartisan vote
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Federal government authorizes Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube to censor “anti-Islam” speech; lawsuit filed
(Press Release, Center for Security Policy)
Anti-Islamic group sues claiming federal law shields social media censorship
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
AG Hood issues statement on decision not to appeal injunction in HB1523 lawsuit
(Press Release, Office of the Attorney General State of Mississippi)
Mississippi AG will not appeal injunction against Conscience Protection Act
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Mississippi leaders divided on religious-beliefs law appeal
(Emily Wagster Pettus, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
FFRF protests Kentucky public school bands at new “Noah’s Ark”
(Press Release, Freedom From Religion Foundation)
Public schools warned about taking field trips to Noah’s Ark park
(Linda Blackford and Bill Estep, Lexington Herald-Leader)
Ark Encounter and public high schools
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Marriage, motherhood, education, maybe sports: female Muslim athletes’ expected priorities
(Chuck Culpepper, The Washington Post)
German police raid 60 purveyors of anti-Semitic, other internet hate postings
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
American Jews consider the unthinkable: Should they become German citizens?
(Julie Zauzmer, The Washington Post)
Latest Baghdad bombing jeopardizes diverse neighborhood
(Hamza Hendawi, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
NY candidate's Quaker faith prompts threatening online posts
(David Klepper, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
‘True Islam’ campaign comes to Massachusetts State House
(Miguel Otárola, The Boston Globe)
Hasidic parents aim to boost education standards
(Leslie Brody, The Wall Street Journal)
Christians in Indian state fined for public worship
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Catholic and Mormon: A Theological Conversation (by Stephen H. Webb and Alonzo L. Gaskill)
(Review by Professor Michael D. Quinlan, Catholic Weekly)
Ken Ham and Bill Nye: Round two
(Aaron Tubbs, University of Chicago Divinity School: Sightings)
Lawyer for U.S. pastor files appeal against order to leave Russia issued by Samara court
(Interfax-Religion)
After recent shootings, white churches take stock on race
(Lauren Markoe and Adelle Banks, Religion News Service)
Attempts to rush through Kremlin projects under religious guise are unacceptable - Victor Yelensky
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Russia has prepared provocations in Kyiv dedicated to the UOC (MP) ‘procession’– Parubiy
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Poll: Evangelicals differ from most Americans on transgender morality
(Emily McFarlan Miller, Religion News Service)
How Title IX exemptions force LGBT students to suffer in silence
(Tristan Campbell, Religion News Service)
Evangelicals increasingly say it’s becoming harder for them in America
(Michael Lipka, Pew Research Center Fact Tank)
Evangelicals rally to Trump, religious ‘nones’ back Clinton
(Pew Research Center Religion & Public Life)
U.S. House members in bipartisan vote pass Conscience Protection Act
(Catholic News Service)
Contempt ruling upheld against Kentucky clerk against gay marriage
(Steve Bittenbender, Reuters)
Mississippi AG Jim Hood won't appeal HB 1523 ruling
(Jimmie E. Gates, The Clarion-Ledger)
Brexit won't affect right to petition ECHR
(Cayman News Service)
Villanova professor promoting religious freedom hits the mark via commission
(Jon Marks, Jewish Exponent)
Donald Trump has 3 major VP contenders. Here’s a look at the religious history of each
(Herb Scribner, Deseret News National Edition: Faith)
Wednesday, 13 July 2016
Srebrenica genocide: More bodies identified after 21 years
(TRT World)
Kentucky public schools warned about field trips to creationist park
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
“Why the Islamic State is losing, and why is still hopes to win”
(Aron Lund, Syria Comment (Joshua Landis))
Quwat al-Ghadab: A pro-Assad Christian militia in Suqaylabiyah
(Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi, Syria Comment)
How is a Judicial Decision Made in Parental Religious Disputes? An Analysis of Determining Factors in Dutch and European Court of Human Rights Case Law
(Jet Tigchelaar and Merel Jonker, Utrecht Law Review (via SSRN))
Pokemon Go app draws people everywhere, including into church
(Nary Rezac, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
European and Islamic right share 'strong commonalities'
(Kersten Knipp / js, Deutsche Welle)
Brexit won’t affect right to petition ECHR
(Cayman News Service)
A free society is a moral achievement Freedom is not safe space
(Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, MercatorNet)
The eclipse of White Christian America
(Robert P. Jones, The Atlantic)
Why the ACLU is suing the government over grants to Catholic charities
(Alexandra DeSanctis, National Review)
Nearly 80 percent of white evangelical voters plan to vote for Trump
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News National Edition: Faith)
Donald Trump wins surprising Jewish fan club — among Russian immigrants
(Josh Nathan-Kazis and Veronika Bondarenko, The Forward)
Zimbabwe activist pastor Evan Mawarire walks free from court after charges dropped
(Deutsche Welle)
Police brace for anniversary of tumultuous anti-abortion protests
(Associated Press)
Polls finds stark Catholic racial divide on Trump v. Clinton
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Up and down Latin America, Catholic bishops push dialogue
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
House committee hearing presents contrasting views on controversial FADA
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Feds: Rastafarian cook at Disney hotel wrongly fired for his dreads
(Bethany Rodgers, Orlando Sentinel)
HospitalityStaff sued by EEOC for religious discrimination
(Press Release, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission)
EEOC sues for Rastafarian fired from Disney World hotel
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Interfaith sign-on letter in opposition of First Amendment Defense Act
(Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism)
Congressman Cummings destroys arguments for license-to-discriminate bill in three minutes flat
(Celisa Calacal & Evan Popp, Think Progress)
LGBT rights vs. ‘religious freedom’ on full display at hearing
(Chris Johnson, Washington Blade)
House holds hearing on HR 2802, First Amendment Defense Act
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Hearing: Religious Liberty and H.R. 2802, the First Amendment Defense Act (FADA)
(Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, House.gov)
Title VII is sole basis for claims of religious discrimination against federal employee
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Campaign for ‘no-religion’ census answer hits advertising block at major shopping centres
(Ian Royall, Herald Sun)
What religion permits is not mandate, says AFT’s Chandigarh bench
(Bhartesh Singh Thakur, Hindustan Times)
Supreme Court scores well on religious freedom unless sexual freedom is involved
(Tad Walch, Deseret News)
Report: Hungary 'breaking all the rules' with refugees
(Al Jazeera)
Canada’s Anglican Church provisionally approves same-sex marriage ceremonies
(Ron Csillag, Religion News Service)
Canada: Voting error reveals same-sex marriage motion passed after all
(André Forget, Episcopal News Service)
Sikh temple files federal lawsuit against town of Oyster Bay, NY
(The Indian Panorama)
White evangelicals overwhelmingly back Trump, survey says
(Lauren Markoe, Religion News Service)
Lawsuit claims churches should not receive taxpayer funds for historic preservation
(Marry Serreze, Masslive.com)
Pope picks U.S. consultant Kim Daniels for communications body
(Carol Glatz, CatholicPhilly.com)
Catholics battle for protection against abortion mandates
(Peter Jesserer Smith, National Catholic Register)
House Dems blast GOP over LGBT hearing one month after Orlando
(Irin Carmon and Emma Margolin, NBC News)
Debunking 6 myths about the First Amendment Defense Act
(Roger Severino, The Daily Signal)
Jesuit Fr. Tom Reese, chair of religious freedom commission, says improvements are incremental
(Tom Gallagher, National Catholic Reporter)
Govt trying to curtail freedom to propagate religion: IUML
(Ashraf Padanna, Gulf Times)
Miri’s first Hindu temple reflects religious freedom
(Jacqueline Raphael, The Borneo Post)
What an imposition! Even a junior lawyer may wear a hijab, a German court has decided. And a female judge? Of course. People should be able to cope with that much freedom of religion
(Matthias Drobinski, Qantara.de)
Burka bans: The countries where Muslim women can't wear veils
(Radhika Sanghani, The Telegraph)
Bonnici toasts final nail in censorship’s coffin as sign of ‘freer, more open society’
(Matthew Vella, Malta Today)
Painful group memories and the news media's (potentially) curative powers
(Ira Rifkin, Get Religion)
Claiming Pahang mufti playing God, interfaith group urges Putrajaya to act
(Malay Mail Online)
Finalists for Business & Interfaith Peace Awards Announced in Rio
(Brian J. Grim, Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
WCC moderator “We need a theology of life to sustain peace”
(Interview with Dr Agnes Abuom, World Council of Churches)
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