Law and Religion Headlines
Monday, 13 June 2016
Judge rules jury will mull case of church shooting suspect
(The Associated Press)
Pakistani clerics declare 'honour killing' against Islam
(Mubasher Bukhari, Reuters)
A personal quest to document IS massacre of Iraqi Yazidis
(Balint Szlanko, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Law and religion round-up – 12th June [repost]
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Finding common ground in interfaith marriage
(Jennifer Miller, The New York Times)
Muslims see anti-mosque bias in landmarking decision
(Deepti Hajela, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Abortion providers, opponents brace for U.S. high court decision
(Lawrence Hurley, Reuters)
A city is shaken, but determined to keep the faith
(Mark I. Pinsky, Religion News Service)
Bangladesh’s deadly attacks terrify its religious minorities
(Akhtar Ali, Religion News Service)
Sheriff: Army Reserve officer threatens members of mosque
(Anna Gronewold and Jonathan Drew, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Muslim asylum seekers converting to Christianity to stop deportation from Britain
(Alix Culbertson, Express)
Religious roots of hatred resurface in Orlando
(Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service)
Kazakhstan: Bank accounts blocked, "expert analysis" costs
(Forum 18 News Service)
Native American powwow celebrates historic eagle feathers agreement
(Press Release, The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty)
Wyoming town tells court: Let our judge serve!
(Press Release, The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty)
One of the mysteries of India: What is Jainism?
(Richard Ostling, Get Religion (blog))
Muslims see anti-mosque bias in landmarking decision
(Deepti Hajela, St Louis Post-Dispatch)
Police Central Mosque inaugurated
(Ghana Web)
No hidden agenda with Kaduna religious bill, El-Rufai insists
(Information Nigeria)
Coming soon: Clause in real estate bill to check bias against religion, sexual orientation, diet
(Shalini Nair, The Indian Express)
Court rejects plea to level charges against petitioners who challenged state religion
(Bangladesh News 24 Hours)
No Muslim can justify that Quran teaches violence – Most Reverend Idowu-Fearon
(Danielle Ogbeche, Daily Post)
School bans Muslim pupils praying because 'religion and education don't belong together'
(Express)
Bahrain officially bans mixing politics with religion
(Habib Toumi, Gulf News)
Pakistani clerics declare ‘honor killing’ against Islam
(Mubasher Bukhari, Reuters)
Kerry warns against pointing finger at religion after Orlando
(Reporting By Arshad Mohammed; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama, Reuters)
RSS trying to implement 'single religion' agenda, says CPM's Pinarayi Vijayan
(NDTV)
Wrong to mix religion, race with politics, says Rafidah Aziz
(Malaysiakini)
City’s burqini ban sparks German debate on repealing religious freedom law
(Sputnik)
Muslims raise funds and help rebuild Christian church in Pakistan
(Oche Daniel, Signal)
King Hamad issues law to ban mixing religion with politics
(Obaid Al-Suhaymi, Asharq Alawsat)
What does Brexit have to do with human rights?
(Dr. Tobias Lock, OUPblog)
Removing social media hate speech within 24 hours sounds like a good idea, but…
(Fiona R. Martin, The Conversation)
Aid to dying: What Jainism – one of India’s oldest religions – teaches us
(Christopher Key Chapple, The Conversation)
School worship and the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
UN Children’s Rights Committee calls for end to compulsory worship in UK schools
(British Humanist Association)
Making children attend Christian school assemblies undermines human rights, United Nations warns
(Ben Riley-Smith, The Telegraph)
Russian Church insists on rescheduling Pan-Orthodox Council
(Interfax-Religion)
Christians respond to Orlando massacre
(Emily McFarlan Miller, Religion News Service)
Friday, 10 June 2016
When it comes to single-sex swimming, the New York Times shouldn’t follow the French example
(Chelsea Garbell, Tablet: The Scroll)
Taking exception: How Muhammad Ali transformed American religion
(M. Cooper Harriss, The University of Chicago Divinity School: Sightings)
Got news? Will anyone cover that historic, and now shaky, Orthodox council in Crete?
(Terry Mattingly, Get Religion (blog))
Pan-Orthodox Council's agenda does not meet people's concerns - Russian Church
(Interfax-Religion)
Georgian Church decides not to participate in Pan-Orthodox Council
(Interfax-Religion)
Church of Cyprus criticizes opponents of planned Pan-Orthodox Council
(Interfax-Religion)
Orthodox woman sues Washington Airports Authority for not allowing her Passover time off
(Marcy Oster, Forward)
ICG: Women in the North Caucasus conflicts – an under-reported plight
(International Crisis Group, Daily Maverick)
Like the rest of the UK, Catholics appear divided over Brexit
(Edward Pentin, National Catholic Register)
How will a Brexit impact religious freedom in Britain?
(James D. Standish, JD, MPA, Religious Liberty TV)
What has the EU ever done for my … rights?
(Owen Bowcott and Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian)
Ohio school district sues feds for demanding that students have access to opposite-sex locker rooms
(Press Release, Alliance Defending Freedom)
Ohio school district sues feds over accommodation for a transgender student
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Judge refuses to expand Douglas County voucher program to include religious schools
(John Aguilar, The Denver Post)
Court denies preliminary injunction to require inclusion of parochial schools in voucher program
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
IRS advisory committee on non-profits submits report
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Another "church plan" lawsuit filed
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Austria has a proud history of helping refugees – but for how much longer?
(Christa Pongratz-Lippitt, The Guardian)
Muslims raise funds and help rebuild Christian church in Pakistan
(Ruth Gledhill, Christian Today)
Pro-ISIS hackers urge lone wolf jihadis to murder nearly 8,000 Americans in new public kill list
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)
Israelis find rare moment of solidarity in aftermath of Tel Aviv shootings
(Isabel Kershner, The New York Times)
Scottish Episcopal church leaps towards allowing gay marriage
(Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian)
Bangladesh arrests 900 in crackdown on Islamist militants
(BBC News)
U.S, Iraqi officials can't confirm report Islamic State leader wounded
(Reuters)
Oklahoma lawmaker resumes criticism of Islam with request for interim study on radicalization, Shariah law
(Barbara Hoberock, Tulsa World)
To beat anti-Semitic trolls online, some co-opt their weapons and mock them
(Daniel Victor, The New York Times)
Southern Baptists talk racial unity with black Baptist head
(Travis Loller, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Archbishop calls for greater religious literacy in the media
(Justin Welby, The Archbishop of Canterbury)
At Oxford, Elder Oaks says religion's value evident in refugee crisis
(Tad Walch, Deseret News)
‘Freedom of worship’ isn’t enough: Naturalization tests will now refer to ‘freedom of religion’ as a basic right.
(John J. Miller, The Wall Street Journal)
The birth of religious freedom
(Rod Anderson, Christian Post)
On interfaith dialogue and combatting religious extremism in Kosovo
(Ron Kronish, Huffpost Religion)
Facebook, stand up or get out: Acquiescence is an odd stance for Facebook to take. Free expression is its birthright.
(Thomas C. Rubin, Recode)
Here's why we need a First Amendment for social platforms
(Mathew Ingram, Fortune)
Free speech in peril
(Isaac Chotiner, Slate)
Californians now have right to ‘aid in dying’: How did we get here?
(David Orentlicher, The Conversation)
Scottish Episcopal Church takes first step towards gay marriage
(Trevor Grundy, Religion News Service)
Seven arrested over religious conversion accusations in Nepal
(UCA News)
Meet the nine Muslim women who have ruled nations
(Dalia G, Egyptian Streets)
Empowering Identities through interreligious dialogue
(Qureta)
Remarks at the 2016 Coptic Solidarity Conference
(Knox Thames, HumanRights.gov)
Russian chief rabbi says anti-Semitism level in Russia low, situation better than in Europe
(Interfax-Religion)
The ECtHR, France and same-sex marriage: Chapin & Charpentier
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
EVENT, 10 June 2016: Religion and Peacebuilding: Enhancing Mediation by Including Religious and Traditional Methods and Voices
(World Mediation Summit 2016, Faculty of Law / Faculty of Geography and History, Complutense University of Madrid)
Thursday, 9 June 2016
Georgetown
(Martin E. Marty, The University of Chicago Divinity School: Sightings)
Free speech: Under attack. Curbs on free speech are growing tighter. It is time to speak out
(The Economist)
In Washington, Adventists convene major religious liberty summit
(Public Affairs and Religious Liberty, Seventh-day Adventist Church)
Brian Grim receives religious freedom award
(Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
Civil Society: Faith in the Public Square – Third in a three-part series on the practice of civic life
(Mormon Newsroom)
Grim keynotes corporate seminar on accommodating religious diversity
(Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
Conscientious objection to military service again: Enver Aydemir v Turkey
(Frank Cranmer, UK Human Rights Blog)
China: Buddhist monastery faces demolition
(Human Rights Watch)
Sweden: Migrant children face barriers
(Human Rights Watch)
Mississippi religious lib law violates first amendment and shuts out religious progressives
(Stephanie Russell-Kraft, Religion Dispatches)
Asylum report: inadequate assessment of religion-based claims
(Freedom Declared)
British parliamentary group releases report on asylum claims by migrants claiming religious persecution
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Donald Trump on his religious beliefs
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Trump Interview - The Transcript
(Cal Thomas, CalThomas.com)
1000 green schools plan by Church of South India
(Anglican Communion News Service)
Federal court was right to issue permanent injunction on Ala. marriage-equality ban, says Americans United
(Press Release, Americans United)
District Court again enjoins enforcement of Alabama's same-sex marriage ban
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
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