Law and Religion Headlines
Wednesday, 15 June 2016
Heresy and Popes
(Martin E. Marty, The University of Chicago Divinity School: Sightings)
Pakistan: Prosecute rampant ‘honor’ killings
(Human Rights Watch)
Aleppo: ISIS militants kidnap more than 200 young Kurds
(Carey Lodge, Christian Today)
Tiny Kosovo offers a model for Muslim-Jewish friendship
(Kimberly Winston, Religion News Service)
Germany polygamy: Minister says migrants must abide by the law
(BBC News)
4,000 more residents flee ISIS-held Fallujah; 50,000 still trapped as Iraqi army offensive enters its third week
(Shianee Mamanglu-Regala, Christian Today)
Muslim asylum seekers get baptized 'to stay in Britain,' says report
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Sri Lanka: Muslims remember Buddhist hardliner attacks
(Dilrukshi Handunnetti, Al Jazeera)
Elderly Christian man can't afford ISIS tax, forced to convert to Islam
(Carey Lodge, Christian Today)
Southern Baptists: ‘Discontinue the display of the Confederate battle flag’
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)
Southern Baptists debate religious liberty for Muslims
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)
Erdogan links Crusades with present-day terror
(Week in Review, Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East)
Jewish settlers granted new East Jerusalem building
(Al Jazeera)
Uzbekistan: Harshened Criminal and Administrative Code punishments
(Forum 18 News Service)
9th Circuit hears oral arguments in pregnancy center disclosure law challenge
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Watch recording for case: A Woman's Friend Pregnancy Res v. Kamala Harris, No. 15-17517
(United States Courts for the Ninth Circuit)
In Israel, Sharia courts must now display Israeli flag
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
USPS releases new Muslim “Eid Greetings” stamp
(World Religion News)
Postal service commemorates two most important Muslim festivals with new Eid greetings stamp
(Press Release, United States Postal Service)
Postal service issues Eid postage stamp
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Challenge to Sunday exception in property maintenance law rejected
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
9th Circuit upholds ministers' pot convictions
(Elizabeth Warmerdam, Courthouse News Service)
9th Circuit rejects RFRA defense raised by Hawaii cannabis ministers
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
The Maltese Equality Act: Friend or foe of freedom of religion?
(Adina Portaru, Oxford Human Rights Hub (blog))
How can gay rights and religious liberty coexist? With free association
(Ramona Tausz, The Federalist)
The critical role counsel can play in prisoners’ religious freedom cases
(Bloomberg BNA: US Law Week Blog)
Diplomacy can undermine extremism
(Hashim Thaci, Religion News Service)
On the carnage in Orlando
(A Joint Muslim Statement)
Muslims across US say violent extremists do not represent Islam
(Elizabeth Lee, Voice of America)
After Orlando: The culture war over Islam continues
(Daniel Philpott, Arc of the Universe: Ethics and Global Justice)
How the Orlando attack could mark a shift for gay Muslims
(Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times)
Pan-Orthodox Council turns into cliffhanger over boycott threats
(Tom Heneghan, Religion News Service)
Serbian Church changes its decision not to take part in Pan-Orthodox Council
(Interfax-Religion)
Serbian Church says will leave forum on Crete if position of those who refused to participate in it is ignored
(Interfax-Religion)
With or without Russia, spokesman says Orthodox council is ‘binding’
(John L. Allen Jr., Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Byzantine maneuvers: There's more to this Orthodox council story than Russia vs. Istanbul
(Terry Mattingly, Get Religion (blog))
Remarks by the President after counter-ISIL meeting
(Office of the Press Secretary, The White House)
Gay rabbi: We can all mourn Orlando, but this was terrorism against gay people
(Rabbi Gil Steinlauf, The Washington Post)
Obama counters Trump's statements on Muslims
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Orlando shooting: Obama slams Trump's Muslim ban call
(Al Jazeera)
Clinton ties Trump in GOP stronghold of Utah (!)
(Jana Riess, Religion News Service)
Bahrain court shuts down main Shi'ite Muslim opposition group
(Sami Aboudi, Reuters)
Robert P. George on Orlando massacre, Richard Dawkins' kids and religious freedom
(Samuel Smith, Christian Post)
Orlando massacre shows our understanding of ‘terrorism’ is too focused on jihad
(Alan Greene, The Conversation)
Tuesday, 14 June 2016
Trump reacts to Orlando attack in speech focusing on immigration
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Orthodox Christians' global gathering unravels as five churches pull out
(Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian)
Why jihadists fight: Tunisia is supposed to be the success story of the Arab Spring — so why are so many of its young men flocking to the Islamic State?
(Shadi Hamid, Foreign Policy)
Blaming Muslims after attack, Donald Trump tosses pluralism aside
(Jonathan Martin and Alexander Burns, The New York Times)
Nepal arrests seven Christians over allegations of converting people to Christianity
(Suzette Gutierrez Cachila, The Christian Times)
Amish man wins exemption from building code
(Scott Brand, Sault Ste. Marie Evening News)
Amish man wins exemption from state building code
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Russian military delivers some 5 tonnes of relief supplies to Christian community in Syria's Latakia city
(Interfax-Religion)
Kiev gay pride parade ends within half an hour with no incident
(Interfax-Religion)
ISIL supporter gets life sentence for attempt on life of Kyrgyz theologian
(Interfax-Religion)
Syriac patriarchs: Two years on from ISIS' capture of Mosul, Iraq is 'still bleeding'
(Florence Taylor, Christian Today)
Christian teenager 'tied to crucifix' in series of bullying attacks
(Harry Farley, Christian Today)
Speaker of Ukrainian Parliament expects Ecumenical Patriarch to grant autocephaly to Ukrainian Church
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Franklin Special School District drafts policy on religious content
(Melanie Balakit, The Tennessean)
Calif. bill threatens religious freedom of Catholic colleges over ‘gender identity’
(Adam Cassandra, The Cardinal Newman Society)
Theme of Church’s Fortnight for Religious Liberty Is ‘Witnesses to Freedom’
(Catholic New York)
Australian Christian Lobby: the rise and fall of the religious right
(Geoffrey Robinson, The Conversation)
Latest assault on religious freedom: Illinois abortion bill restricts doctors and may violate federal law
(Hans von Spakovsky, The Daily Signal)
Muslim villagers building church in Pakistan claim Christians, Muslims 'worship same God'
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
More Americans think abortion is 'morally wrong' than 'morally acceptable,' Gallup poll shows
(Andre Mitchell, Christian Today)
Court stops U.S. university from enforcing policy that curbs Christian group's liberty to share faith with students
(Jonah Hicap, Christian Today)
Transgender files appeal after court rejects plea to change her name from Elizabeth to Elijah, saying 'it's a type of fraud'
(Jonah Hicap, Christian Today)
Mexican Protestants continue to face pressure for leaving 'traditionalist' churches
(Jose Antonio Pastor, World Watch Monitor)
Pakistan's transgenders mocked by most, abhorred by many
(Kathy Gannon, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Visa of anti-gay Muslim cleric under review, says Australian prime minister
(Michael Safi, The Guardian)
Islamic scholar in homosexuality comments row leaves Australia
(Jane Wardell, Reuters)
German president dines with Muslims, urges tolerance after Orlando shooting
(Reporting by Michael Nienaber; Editing by Kevin Liffey, Reuters)
Will Egypt stop listing religion on official IDs?
(Rami Galal, Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
French jihadist police killer 'obeyed Islamic State order'
(BBC News)
At a historic meeting, Southern Baptists may consider opposing Confederate flag
(Julie Zauzmer, The Washington Post)
‘Witnesses to Freedom’ theme of church’s fortnight for religious liberty
(Catholic Herald)
Anglican priest in Kenya joins lawsuit demanding greater rights for gays
(Fredrick Nzwili, Religion News Service)
How does religion matter in Britain’s secular public sphere?
(Craig Calhoun, London School of Economics blog: Religion and the Public Sphere)
Worshipping alone: Studies find divorce retains its sting in faith communities
(David Briggs, The ARDA: Ahead of the Trend)
EVENT, 14 June 2016: Genève, conférence débat le 14 juin : laïcité et diversité religieuse
(Centre de liaison et d'information concernant les mouvements spirituels (CLIMS) avec European Interreligious Forum for Religious Freedom (EIFRF))
EVENT, 14 June 2016: Protecting Religious Liberty
(Cato Institute, Washington, D.C.)
In Orlando massacre, a new target for Islamist lone wolves: LGBT
(Molly O'Toole, Dan de Luce, Foreign Policy)
Monday, 13 June 2016
Dutch tourist allegedly raped in Qatar convicted of adultery
(Loulla-Mae Eleftheriou-Smith, The Indpendent)
Exploiting Orlando: The threat of rhetoric that divides instead of unites
(Rob Boston, Americans United for Separation of Church and State: Wall of Separation)
Orlando shooting: why Christians must not stay quiet
(Martin Saunders, Christian Today)
Pakistan cop accused of beating Hindu man for not fasting
(MalayMail Online)
Imam denies ties to Orlando Islamic terror attack
(Michelle Moons, Breitbart.com)
Britain’s ‘Brexit’ debate inflamed by worries that Turkey will join E.U.
(Steven Erlanger, The New York Times)
Religion in the public sphere can provide opportunities for social capital
(Rvd Dr James Walters, London School of Economics blog: Religion and the Public Sphere)
EU: Ban on religious symbols in the workplace upheld
(Michael Scaturro, Bloomberg)
Orlando mass shooting: Bigotry is bigotry, no matter what religion you use to justify it
(Amanda Marcotte, Salon)
Orlando shootings highlight debate about acceptance of LGBT people in Islam
(Michelle Boorstein, The Washington Post)
Omar Mateen committed a hate crime. It’s unclear if he was an Islamist, too
(Asma Uddin, Religion News Service)
Was Orlando shooter really acting for ISIS? For ISIS, it's all the same
(Rukmini Callimachi, The New York Times)
A rebellion inside a small Indian sect seeks to end a brutal custom: female genital mutilation
(Shashank Bengali and Parth M.N., Los Angeles Times)
Palestinian Christians in Gaza: Facing extinction within a generation?
(Jeremy Moodey, Christian Today)
Pro-LGBT bill would violate freedom of speech, religion in Christian colleges in California
(Jonah Hicap, Christian Today)
Churches in China growing stronger despite regime's brutal crackdown, says persecuted Christian
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
Oregon court rules a person can now choose to be 'third sex'
(Leonardo Blair, The Christian Post)
Bangladesh arrests over 100 Islamists in crackdown after killings
(Ruma Paul, Reuters)
Gambia bans music, drumming and dancing in Ramadan
(Al Jazeera)
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