Law and Religion Headlines
Friday, 20 May 2016
Pope Francis rips ‘bloodsucking’ bosses and prosperity theology
(Rosie Scammell, Religion News Service)
Methodists postpone debate of gay issues that could split denomination
(Emily McFarlan Miller, Religion News Service)
Religion, gender and voting: How gender is trumping religion in American politics
(ERASMUS, The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
UAE signs agreement to ensure equality for all religious groups
(Haneen Dajani, The National)
When law and religion collide
(Alan Garfield, The News Journal)
Scottish churches push forward on gay rights
(Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian)
China's persecution of believers swells to 20,000 in 'barbaric' round ups, report finds
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
Over 82,000 sign petition against Obama's transgender edict
(Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post)
Ross Dress for Less shopper says manager dismissed dressing room complaint: he was 'a woman today'
(Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post)
Tanzania mosque attack kills three
(BBC News)
Hungary: US wants to fill Europe with Muslim migrants
(Pablo Gorondi, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Germany to build world’s first all-in-one synagogue, church and mosque
(Naama Riba, Haaretz)
Israel’s defense minister abruptly resigns in slap at growing ‘extremism’
(William Booth, The Washington Post)
City council in Texas sells land with white cross to church
(KFDM)
Watch Muslim kids read letters from Japanese internment camp survivors
(Sonali Kohli, Los Angeles Times)
University of Miami establishes chair for study of Atheism
(Laurie Goodstein, The New York Times)
‘A target on Roe v. Wade ’: Oklahoma bill making it a felony to perform abortions waits for governor’s decision
(Mark Berman, The Washington Post)
Opinion analysis: Title VII defendants can recover attorney’s fees without prevailing “on the merits”
(Ross Runkel, SCOTUSblog)
Supreme Court says attorneys' fees in Title VII actions available in procedural wins
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Oklahoma’s legislature passed a bill making it a felony to perform an abortion
(Samantha Lachman, Huffington Post)
Oklahoma legislature purports to outlaw almost all abortions in statute raising many questions
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Polish court rejects ‘Pastafarian’ case
(Radio Poland)
Polish court upholds refusal to recognize Pastafarians
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Federal appeals court reconsiders Ten Commandments case in New Kensington
(Brian Bowling, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
3rd Circuit hears oral arguments in Ten Commandments case
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Top 5 surprising religion and politics stories (and it’s only May)
(Tobin Grant, RNS Blog: Corner of Church and State)
Pastors, imams and rabbis urge Congress to close gun loopholes for domestic abusers
(Melissa Jeltsen, Huffpost Politics)
Archbishop: Anti-Semitism "embedded" in British culture
(Trevor Grundy, Religion News Service)
University of Miami establishes chair for study of atheism
(Laurie Goodstein, The New York Times)
M.Z. asks: Why do some journalists avoid using the name of the 'Little Sisters of the Poor'?
(Terry Mattingly, Get Religion (blog))
Female feticide (in India and America): The stories that The Atlantic didn't cover
(Julia Duin, Get Religion (blog))
Should women be able to abort a fetus just because it’s female?
(Emma Green, The Atlantic)
House implements key ACLJ proposals
(Benjamin P. Sisney, American Center for Law and Justice)
Hacking a better future for interfaith cooperation
(Rev. Bud Heckman, The Interfaith Observer)
Inside the colorful coming-of-age ceremony for young Buddhists: Boys between 7 and 14 wear lavish costumes for Poy Sang Long.
(The World Post)
Tunisia's Ennahda ‘to separate politics from religion’
(France 24)
Kenya Anglicans elect new archbishop
(Fredrick Nzwili, Religion News Service)
Meeting of the International Contact Group on Freedom of Religion or Belief (ICG)
(US Department of State)
Meet Jewish America’s first ambassador to Muslims
(Lauren Markoe, Religion News Service)
NLD considers religious harmony law
(Ei Ei Toe Lwin, Myanmar Times)
Kosovo as a guide for Muslim-Jewish collaboration
(Rabbi Joshua Stanton, Huffpost Religion)
York: Campaigners protest over interfaith meditation group in church premises
(Independent Catholic News)
Amid shouts of 'Shame,' House GOP defeats gay protection measure
(Chicago Tribune)
The two-school solution
(Yardena Schwartz, Foreign Policy)
Why Jewish faith schools are so popular
(Daniel Moulin, The Conversation)
Law can enshrine a country’s history, but it is a citizen’s right to question it
(Eric Heinze, The Conversation)
United Methodists quit abortion coalition
(Institute on Religion and Democracy Press Release, Juicy Ecumenism)
EVENT, 20-22 May 2016: Solidarity Sabbath: Freedom of Religion, Conscience, and Belief - Spotlight on China
(The Lantos Foundation)
Religious liberty battles in House on military and veterans legislation
(Aaron Mercer, NRB Today)
Thursday, 19 May 2016
Tajikistan: Imprisonments "designed to scare the population"
(Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18 News Service)
India's dying mother
(Justin Rowlatt, BBC News)
Ukraine's Eurovision win highlights Russia's Tatar challenge
(Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor)
Indian Muslims angry over Yoga Day 'Om' chant proposal
(AFP, Dawn.com)
Canadian Sikhs want Komagata chapter in school curriculum
(IANS, Business Standard)
Indira Gandhi wins leave to challenge children’s unilateral conversion
(Ida Lim, MalayMail Online)
The humanitarian system is not working – so how can we fix it?
(Chris Seiple, World Economic Forum)
The history of religious liberty: Why religious liberty matters
(Al Maurer, Communities Digital News)
Christian artists go on offense to kill anti-faith law
(Bob Unruh, WND.com)
Israeli Arabs challenge kosher meat law, claim religious coercion
(Jack Khoury, Haaretz)
Bill seeks to bar anti-LGBT bias in name of ‘religious freedom’
(Chris Johnson, Washington Blade)
Do taxpayer dollars fund religious freedom — or discrimination?
(Voice of America)
Target stores losing money amid boycott; CEO refuses to change bathroom policy
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
Second Chibok girl found as Nigeria's Buhari meets first rescued student
(Ola Awonyi and Bukar Hussain, Agence France-Presse)
Fresh hopes for Chibok girls as rescued student meets Buhari
(Ola Awoniyi with Bukar Hussain, Yahoo! News)
Chibok girls: Kidnapped schoolgirl found in Nigeria
(BBC News)
Headstones smashed in 'sickening antisemitic act' at Jewish cemetery
(Josh Halliday, The Guardian)
A week of terror attacks in Baghdad that killed hundreds
(Sarah Almukhtar, The New York Times)
Woman’s defiant ‘peace’ selfie in front of anti-Islam protesters
(Toby Meyjes, Metro)
Victims of Boko Haram and now shunned by their communities
(Dionne Searcey, The New York Times)
An Ayatollah's daughter prompts a debate on religious persecution in Iran
(Thomas Erdbrink, The New York Times)
Sense of siege in Kiryas Joel amid FBI raids and scrutiny of yeshivas
(Uriel Heilman, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
13 St. Louis area Muslims sue, claiming secret immigration 'blacklist”
(Robert Patrick, St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Catholic archdiocese to offer 12 weeks of paid parental leave
(David Gibson, Religion News Service)
Pres. Obama confirms HHS Mandate unnecessary
(Press Release, The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty)
Speaker Ryan names Cuban-American freedom fighter to Commission on International Religious Freedom
(Press Release, The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty)
Two USCIRF commissioners appointed
(Press Release, United States Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Ryan appoints 2 USCIRF members
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Becket Fund leader named to religious freedom panel
(Kara Bettis, New Boston Post)
Colombians protest ban on prayer at official public activities
(Fox News Latino)
Colombia court ends municipal council invocations
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Attorney General Laxalt applauds judge’s order to dismiss Education Savings Account challenge
(Press Release, Nevada Attorney General)
Nevada trial court rejects state constitutional challenge to school choice law
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
6th Circuit remands RLUIPA "equal terms" zoning challenge
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Kennedy, Scott introduce amendment to Religious Freedom Restoration Act
(Press Release, Congressman Joe Kennedy III)
Proposed RFRA amendment would bar its use to discriminate or injure 3rd parties
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Muslim states block gay groups from U.N. AIDS meeting; U.S. protests
(Michelle Nichols, Reuters)
Dying GOP Senator apologizes to Muslims for Donald Trump
(Tim Mak, The Daily Beast)
Catholic bishops speak out – but is anyone listening?
(Muriel Porter, The Conversation)
Australia: Immigration Minister Dutton’s refugee claims are out of step with evidence and thinking at home and abroad
(Frances Voon and Claire Higgins, The Conversation)
Defining religion
(Martin E. Marty, The University of Chicago Divinity School: Sightings)
Pakistan's Ahmadi religious minority: attacked, impoverished and ghettoized
(Ali Usman Qasmi, The University of Chicago Divinity School: Sightings)
President Poroshenko: The world cannot allow the repetition of the Crimean Tatars’ tragedy
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Ukrainian religious leaders stand for independent and just judicial system
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
72 years after Crimean Tatar deportation
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Occupants banned Mejlis mourning events dedicated to Crimean Tatars genocide victims - Chubarov
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
‘His beliefs are total opposite': Republican tries to block nominee from office because he is a Muslim
(Julie Zauzmer, The Washington Post)
Cardinal: 'We must celebrate Myanmar's diversity'
(BBC News)
Russia ranked least welcoming country for refugees – survey
(The Moscow Times)
German Muslim mosque controversy: Christian leaders fight for right to build Islamic worship center
(Jess McHugh, International Business Times)
Civil society refugee advocates forge recommendations ahead of World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul
(UN Women)
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