Law and Religion Headlines
Friday, 15 April 2016
Turkmenistan: More than half Ashgabad's mosques now destroyed
(Forum 18)
EU referendum campaigning and the Churches
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Donald Trump doesn’t know what to call the West Bank
(Josh Nathan-Kazis, The Forward)
In meeting with Orthodox, Trump reveals Israel advisers: His Jewish lawyers
(Uriel Heilman, JTA)
Trump noncommittal on religious liberty questions
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Tennessee governor vetoes law christening Bible as official book
(Tim Ghianni, Reuters)
Gov. Bill Haslam vetoes Bible bill
(Dave Boucher, Holly Meyer and Joel Ebert, The Tennessean)
Tennessee governor vetoes bill making Bible official book
(Erik Schelzig, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Tennessee Governor vetoes bill making Bible the State's official book
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Clinton aide, Minnesota rep on list marked for death in militant magazine
(Doug G. Ware, United Press International)
ISIS threatens two prominent U.S. Muslims
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
The strange history of secularism twists debate about British Muslim attitudes
(Humeira Iqtidar, The Conversation)
Where can you choose to end your life?
(Alison Britton, The Conversation)
What’s behind children being cast as witches in Nigeria?
(Utibe Effiong, The Conversation)
From the darkness into the light: the hope for justice in North Korea
(CSWPress, FoRB in Full (a blog by CSW))
The impoliteness of talking about religion
(Emma Green, The Atlantic)
Thursday, 14 April 2016
Controversial speakers like Zakir Naik will worsen racial harmony
(Free Malaysia Today)
Arab youth reject 'Islamic State' but key misgivings remain
(Lewis Sanders IV, Deutsche Welle)
ISIS and the far-right have the same enemies' list
(Dean Obeidallah, The Daily Beast)
Religious groups, Obama administration respond to Supreme Court request for contraception compromise
(Louise Radnofsky, The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty)
The Citadel considers first-ever uniform exception: allowing a Muslim hijab
(Susan Svrlunga, The Washington Post)
Religion in everyday life
(Pew Research Center Religion & Public Life)
Two years after the Nigerian girls were taken
(Alexis Okeowo, The New Yorker)
2 years after Boko Haram kidnapping, the search goes on for Nigerian girls
(Chris Stein and Dionne Searcey, The New York Times)
Some Chibok girls alive, but families’ agony goes on
(World Watch Monitor)
Call to investigate Nigerian military killings of Shiites
(Michelle Faul, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Senior German politician wants to introduce an 'Islam law' to prevent foreign financing of mosques
(Samuel Osborne, The Independent)
French PM calls for ban on Islamic headscarves at universities
(Angelique Chrisafis, The Guardian)
Louisiana governor signs exec order against LGBT discrimination
(Nick Gass and Nolan D. McCaskill, Politico)
Bill allowing clergy to deny marriages advances in La. House
(Megan Trimble, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Helped by 6 congregations, new Detroit church aims to bridge divides
(Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press)
In the shadow of the Washington Monument, a Christian group attempts 14 months of nonstop prayer
(Julie Zauzmer, The Washington Post)
Strict Indonesian province canes non-Muslim for selling booze
(Agence France-Presse)
Saudi Arabia's religious police ordered to be 'gentle'
(BBC News)
Jordanian police shut Muslim Brotherhood headquarters: senior Brotherhood figure
(Suleiman Al-Khalidi, Reuters)
Muslim women sue Denver airport contractor that forbade head scarves
(Kirk Mitchell, The Denver Post)
Army grants Sikh enlistees waiver to its beard policy
(Matthew Barakat, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Big-name Missouri businesses oppose religious objections law
(Summer Ballentine, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
North Carolina governor's order expands discrimination protections, but disappoints critics
(Craig Jarvis, The News & Observer)
Contraception compromise acceptable if it ends legal challenges, administration says
(Robert Barnes, The Washington Post)
Powers of Saudi religious police are curbed
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Judge in China rules gay couple cannot marry
(Edward Wong and Vanessa Piao, The New York Times)
Chinese court in first ruling of its kind rejects same-sex marriage
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Can a school district decide how Catholic a school is?
(James Wigderson, Wisconsin Watchdog)
WILL sues superintendent Evers for religious freedom violations
(Press Release, Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty)
Suit challenges district's definition of Catholic schools
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Court OK's distribution of gospel tracts at motorcycle rally
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
On abortion, persistent divides between – and within – the two parties
(Hannah Fingerhut, Pew Research Center Fact Tank)
Poland's abortion debate risks shaking government, church
(Monika Scislowska, Associated Press)
India Supreme Court: Hindu temple ban on some women is unacceptable
(Suchitra Mohanty, Reuters)
Amid a barrage of slanted reporting, a smart, helpful take on religious freedom legislation
(Bobby Ross Jr., Get Religion (blog))
Terrorism global phenomenon, not linked to any religion: Mamnoon
(Reuters, The International News)
After 300 days and 164 cosponsors, bill to protect religious liberty stuck in Congress
(Philip Wegmann, The Daily Signal)
French doubt Islam is compatible with values of the Republic, claims prime minister
(Henry Samuel, The Telegraph)
A 60-year-old Christian woman was caned in Indonesia for breaking sharia law
(Steve Mollman, Quartz)
Louisiana governor signs order protecting LGBT rights, calls it ‘good for business’
(Reporting by Daniel Trotta in New York; Editing by Bill Trott and Peter Cooney, Reuters)
Why one bishop thinks religious freedom laws matter
(Catholic News Agency)
Syrian refugees in Lebanon are falling into slavery and exploitation
(Katharine Jones, The Conversation)
Bhutan – a ‘happy’ place, but not for all
(World Watch Monitor)
Nations in Transit 2016 43
(Freedom House)
Islamophobia threatens democracy in Europe, report says
(Ishaan Tharoor, The Washington Post)
What happens when ‘religious liberty’ meets the Flying Spaghetti Monster?
(Ian Millhiser, ThinkProgress)
Quirky church, Flying Spaghetti Monster, hits court wall in Germany
(Ben Knight, Deutsche Welle)
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards rescinds religious liberty order
(Bradford Richardson, The Washington Times)
Wednesday, 13 April 2016
Church Commissioners and ExxonMobil – Update
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Fiddling while Rome burns (calling upon peace-loving Muslims)
(Carmel Vassallo, Malta Today)
New poll finds young Arabs are less swayed by the Islamic State
(Joby Warrick, The Washington Post)
Strict Aceh province canes non-Muslim for selling alcohol
(MalayMail Online)
Court to spaghetti: You are not a god
(Kimberly Winston, Religion News Service)
Court says Flying Spaghetti Monster is not a "religion"
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
More from Michael McConnell on the supplementary briefing in ‘Zubik v. Burwell’
(Eugene Volokh, The Washington Post: The Volokh Conspiracy)
Obama DOJ evades Supreme Court’s question in Little Sisters
(Ed Whelan, National Review - Bench Memos)
Obama administration, religious non-profits open to contraceptive mandate compromise
(Ariane de Vogue, The Washington Times)
Islamists close Indonesian church weeks after it opened
(World Watch Monitor)
Eritrean church leaders still in jail 12 years later
(World Watch Monitor)
German politician wants an 'Islam law' to prevent foreign financing of mosques
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Jordan closes Muslim Brotherhood headquarters in Amman
(Al Jazeera)
Saudi Arabia strips religious police of arresting power
(Al Jazeera)
Tennessee bill denying service based on counselor’s beliefs goes to governor
(Religion News Service)
Uzbekistan: Poor jail conditions, torture and large fines for Protestants
(Forum 18)
An evangelical’s guide to ‘Amoris Laetitia,’ Pope Francis’s letter on the family
(Joe Carter, The Gospel Coalition)
Federal court overturns ruling upholding natural marriage in Puerto Rico, orders judge off case
(Fr. Mark Hodges, Life Site News)
1st Circuit applies Obergefell to Puerto Rico
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Norway's state church votes in favor of same-sex marriages
(Associated Press)
Norway's Lutheran church votes in favor of same-sex marriage
(Reuters)
Norway's state church approves same-sex marriage
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Tennessee advances bill that tells counselors to discriminate
(Press Release, American Counseling Association)
Will Tennessee create a religious exemption for mental health workers? (+video)
(Lonnie Shekhtman, Christian Science Monitor)
Tennessee legislature protects therapists whose "principles" conflict with client's behaviors
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
North Carolina governor tries to step back from bias law
(Richard Fausset and Alan Blinder, The New York Times)
North Carolina governor issues executive order emphasizing LGBT rights retained after H.B. 2
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Parties respond to Supreme Court's proposed contraceptive compromise in Zubik case
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
The Pew Israel survey: A view from the margins
(David N. Myers, Jewish Journal)
Religious relationships in South Asia: A bird's-eye view
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Religions for Peace advances reconciliation and peacebuilding in Sittwe, Rakhine State, Myanmar
Tuesday, 12 April 2016
Times columnist Ross Douthat says future of religious liberty similar to 19th-century Mormon experience
(Tad Walch, Deseret News)
Chinese offer reward for information on terrorism, religion in Xinjiang
(Radio Free Asia)
Columnist likens future of religious liberty to LDS experience
(Tad Walch, KSL.com)
Aristotle explains the Trump phenomenon
(Carson Holloway, The Witherspoon Institute: Public Discourse)
Triple talaq: India's Muslim women fight against instant divorce
(BBC News)
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