Law and Religion Headlines
Thursday, 2 June 2016
Freedom of religion or belief ‘undermined’ in corrupt countries
(Yonas Dembele, World Watch Monitor)
German lawmaker's draw Turkey's ire by recognizing Armenian 'genocide'
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
US bishops join 'orange day' protest against gun violence
(Rachel Farmer, Anglican Communion News Service)
Human Dignity, Christian Reconciliation, and Russian-Ukrainian Rapprochement: For a United Europe
(Video of Event from April 28, 2016, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
New project enlists Egyptian men to help fight violence against women
(Safiaa Mounir, Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
Ancient Gaza monastery gets second life as children’s library
(Entsar Abu Jahal, Al-Monitor: Palestine Pulse)
Azerbaijan: Fines for religious meetings "correct"?
(Forum 18 News Service)
Accused polygamist Winston Blackmore loses court appeal
(Keith Fraser, The Province)
Third Canadian special prosecutor can bring polygamy charges against FLDS leader
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Lawsuit reinstated for group seeking to nullify buffer zone around abortion clinics
(Torsten Ove, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Religious pharmacists want the right to refuse to sell contraception. The Supreme Court may step in
(Hannah Levintova, Mother Jones)
3rd Circuit: Challenge to abortion clinic buffer zones may move ahead
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Federal judge urges prompt appeal to Court on transgender rights
(Lyle Denniston, SCOTUSblog)
CCCC at the British Columbia Court of Appeal
(Barry W. Bussey: Intersection, Canadian Council of Christian Charities)
4th Circuit puts transgender case on fast track to Supreme Court
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Will Catholicism admit women deacons or deaconesses to ranks of ordained clergy?
(Richard Ostling, Get Religion (blog))
Is this a religion story? New HHS rules push faith-based hospitals on transgender issues
(Terry Mattingly, Get Religion (blog))
CAIR endorses interfaith banner project to counter anti-Muslim bigotry
(Council on American-Islamic Relations)
The Lajna Imaillah Symposium brings together women from the worlds of faith, politics and civic society
(Indian Link)
Dealing with hate and blame, together
(Jessica Weinstein, The Jewish Chronicle Online)
US expert: Religion powerful moral advocate on refugee crisis, climate
(Vatican Radio)
Bahrain's religious diversity, interfaith tolerance hailed
(Bahrain News Agency)
Hedayah takes part in 5th Annual Interfaith International Conference in Prishtina
(Big News Network)
Istanbul joins international 'open iftar' event to foster interfaith dialogue during Ramadan
(Daily Sabah)
Fifth National Prayer Breakfast held in Kyiv
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Bulgarian church withdraws from Pan-Orthodox Council
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
It's not possible to protect Christians in Middle East without the suppression of terror - Lavrov
(Interfax-Religion)
Patriarch Kirill calls on intl community to protect followers of Moscow Patriarchate in Ukraine
(Interfax-Religion)
Russian Foreign Ministry criticizes West over surge of Christianophobia
(Interfax-Religion)
Anti-conversion laws in India infringe upon people's right to religious freedom: US Senator
(Smita Sharma, India Today)
Beijing touts Uighurs’ religious freedom amid terrorism crackdown
(The Wall Street Journal)
Catholic bishops wade into America’s bathroom wars
(Mark Zimmerman, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Former Cuban rrisoner: Human-rights violations remain
(Armando Valladares, Time)
Religious liberty, continental-style
(Noah Feldman, Bloomberg View)
Does respect for transgender people violate religious freedom?
(William Gallo, Tina Trinh, Voice of America)
BGEA/Orthodox religious liberty summit postponed after fallout from Pope and Patriarch meeting
(Mark Woods, Christian Today)
Internet freedom: why access is becoming a human right
(Indra de Lanerolle, The Conversation)
EVENT, 2 June 2016: Mercy and Migration: Panel Discussion
(The Von Hügel Institute, University of Cambridge)
Wednesday, 1 June 2016
Case C-188/15, Bougnaoui – wearing an Islamic headscarf in the information society
(EU Law Radar: Monitoring References to the Court of Justice of the European Union)
Dalai Lama thinks Europe has let in 'too many refugees'
(Andy Eckardt, NBC News)
German conservatives call for Islam Law
(Carla Bleiker, Deutsche Welle)
Leaders urge Mexico’s Mormons to fight against same-sex marriage
(Peggy Fletcher Stack, The Salt Lake Tribune)
Why was hajj for Iranian pilgrims canceled this year?
(Arash Karami, Al-Monitor: Iran Pulse)
Canada's Conservative Party members vote to accept same-sex marriage, over 10 years after it was legalised
(Jonah Hicap, Christian Today)
Muslim group sues U.S. firm for religious discrimination after it dismissed 15 workers over prayer break policy
(Jonah Hicap, Christian Today)
Hijabs in the workplace: A G Kokott’s opinion in Achbita
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Iran: Christian prisoner on hunger strike in serious medical condition
(Florence Taylor, Christian Today)
Iraq's trapped refugees: 3.4 million face starvation after escaping ISIS
(Harry Farley, Christian Today)
Civil Society: Engaging the Differences Among Us
(Second in a three-part series on the practice of civic life, Mormon Newsroom)
Nigeria: Christian man killed for 'blasphemy' as religious violence grows
(Harry Farley, Christian Today)
Muslim student to attend Vermont military school that will allow headscarf
(Associated Press, The Guardian)
Between Greece and Russia, faith and diplomacy connect in curious ways
(ERASMUS, The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Employers can forbid headscarf if general ban in place – EU court adviser
(Ines Kagubare, Reuters)
In the view of Advocate General Kokott, a ban on wearing headscarves in companies may be admissible
(Press Release, Court of Justice of the European Union)
EU Court adviser says hijab ban by private business is permissible
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
EU companies can ban headscarves as part of broader policy, court adviser says
(Joseph Ataman, The Wall Street Journal)
E.U. legal opinion upholds employer's ban on head scarves
(Sewell Chan, The New York Times)
Indiana church files religious discrimination suit over nearby dairy farm approval
(Evan Seeman, Karla Chaffee and Dwight Merriam, RLUIPA Defense)
Christian camp says nearby dairy farm approval violates RLUIPA
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
When being pro-life did not mean being conservative
(Eric C. Miller, Religion & Politics)
Israeli officials seek ways to combat boycott effort
(Rick Gladstone, The New York Times)
Israel's settlement drive is becoming irreversible, diplomats fear
(Luke Baker, Reuters)
Muslims are now an organized political force in Irving, Texas
(James Ragland, The Dallas Morning News)
Philadelphia schools add two Muslim holidays
(Tricia L. Nadolny, The Philadelphia Inquirer)
The rabbis of Conservative Judaism pass a resolution supporting transgender rights
(Julie Zauzmer, The Washington Post)
Argentinian Baptist pastor continues to face intimidation, threats
(World Watch Monitor)
Politicians ignore Reason Rally at their peril
(Tom Krattenmaker, Religion News Service)
Far-right parties winning over some Jewish voters, top rabbi warns
(Reuters)
Federal court rules that ‘Pastafarianism’ is not a real religion
(Americans United for Separation of Church and State (blog))
Ennahda: Shifting from religion to political
(Anouar Jamaoui, Middle East Monitor)
The widow candidate - conundrum between religion and politics
(Zaid Ibrahim, Malaysiakini)
Controversial census data on religion to be released within two months
(Ye Mon, Myanmar Times)
Mass media distorts coverage on religious issues, Christian author says
(Bradford Richardson, The Washington Times)
Religion and the Middle East in U.S. Foreign Policy
(A. Kadir Yildirim, Huffpost Religion)
Indonesia, Netherlands to hold interfaith dialog in Ambon
(Antara News)
Chaldean Catholic patriarch leads interfaith prayer for Middle East peace
(National Catholic Reporter)
The real threat to free expression
(Jeffrey Herbst, Inside Higher Ed)
Attack on increased jurisdiction of Syriah courts unconstitutional and an affront to religious liberty — Azril Mohd Amin
(Azril Mohd Amin, Malay Mail Online)
Cracking down on Russia’s caliphate
(Oliver Carroll, Foreign Policy)
Suspected members of Hizb ut-Tahrir Crimean cell plead not guilty at trial
(Interfax-Religion)
Greek asylum decision exposes the major flaw in EU-Turkey refugee deal
(Lena Karamanidou, The Conversation)
There should be no monkeying about with hate speech
(Heidi Matisonn, The Conversation)
Tuesday, 31 May 2016
Burial and destruction of unwanted fonts – further clarification
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Sweden stirs debate with women-only swimming, in nod to Muslims
(Elisabeth Braw, The Christian Science Monitor)
What do Muslims think? Same old, same old... time to wake up
(Jocelyn Caesari, Open Democracy)
Why do Anglicans lean pro-Brexit, while atheists favor 'Remain'?
(Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor)
Mississippi governor: 'Secular' world angry over LGBT law
(Emily Wagster Pettus, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
4 Bangladeshi men convicted of terror financing in Singapore
(Annabelle Liang, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
How the Dutch are working to stop radicalization of Muslim youth
(Sam Weber and Laura Fong, PBS)
Gender Wars: California state bills could be 'Armageddon' for Christian colleges
(Mark Woods, Christian Today)
Atheist group drops claim of 'taking over DC transportation' ahead of Reason Rally
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
Pope Francis tells children to embrace refugees, saying, 'Migrants are not a danger — they are in danger'
(Hazel Torres, Christian Today)
Senior EU lawyer backs workplace ban on Muslim headscarves
(Jennifer Rankin, The Guardian)
Sudan re-arrest pastor after prolonged interrogations for unspecified charges
(Christianity Daily)
Civil rights activist group says the Air Force Academy favors Christianity over other religions
(Jennifer Kovaleski, The Denver Channel)
Sydney archbishop: Green Party’s platform could see bishops jailed for not teaching gender ideology
(Anthony Fisher, Lifesite)
Tree of Life case against Upper Arlington remains legal quagmire after 5 years
(Kimball Perry, The Columbus Dispatch)
Religious liberty dispute set off by Oklahoma congressman
(Chris Casteel, Tulsa World)
Protecting religious freedom a major challenge in Myanmar, Catholic cardinal says
(Suzette Gutierrez Cachila, The Christian Times)
Muslims converting to Christianity in Saudi Arabia, despite intense persecution
(Carey Lodge, Christian Today)
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