Law and Religion Headlines
Tuesday, 15 March 2016
Kansas House endorses bill to shield faith-based campus organizations
(Tim Carpenter, The Topeka Capital-Journal)
Syria: Five years of suffering must end
(United States Commission on International Religious Freedom)
House votes to condemn ISIS atrocities in Iraq, Syria as genocide
(Associated Press, New York Daily News)
The U.S. House just voted unanimously that the Islamic State commits ‘genocide.’ Now what?
(Michelle Boorstein, The Washington Post)
AQIM: West Africa Rivals of Islamic State
(Deutsche Welle)
Thai Buddhism's unholy mess
(Denis D. Gray, Asian Review)
Thai PM boosts security in Muslim south after attacks
(Reuters)
India: RSS bats for women in all temples
(The Pioneer)
‘Buddha’s teachings can resolve global issues’
(Subodh Ghildiyal, The Economic TImes)
An unusual Muslim response to Donald Trump's comments
(Henry Bruinius, Christian Science Monitor)
The Dalit who lost his limbs for protesting against his daughter’s gang-rape
(Nirupama Dutt, Scroll.in)
How to be a Jew in France
(Elena Servettaz, Tablet Magazine)
Argument: The Islamist behind Sudan’s throne
(Nesrine Malik, Foreign Policy)
The return of Salmaan Taseer's abducted son gives Pakistan another ray of hope
(Beena Sarwar, Scroll.in)
India: Face challenge from narrow, unitary cultural nationalism, says Church
(Johnson T A, The Indian Express)
The death of Iran's Islamic left: How elections hurt the reformers
(Ray Takeyh and Reuel Marc Gerecht, Foreign Affairs)
What a shrine with dogs reveals about the state of puritan Islam in Pakistan
(Haroon Khalid, Scroll.in)
Dialogue between faiths in Cyprus discussed as vital model
(World Council of Churches)
Knights of Columbus releases major report on genocide of Christians
(Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians in Europe)
At the edge of the abyss: the rise of religious offence laws
(Nilanjana S Roy, Business Standard)
How to beat the Islamic State through non-violence
(Srdja Popovic and Raphael Mimoun, Foreign Policy)
What companies can do when work and religion conflict
(Kabrina Krebel Chang, Harvard Business Review)
Criminal case opened against Russian deputy culture minister linked with restoration of churches
(Interfax-Religion)
Nigeria: No religion, culture prohibits women from adquiring education
(allAfrica)
Jehovah’s Witnesses back in court – Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Law and religion round-up – 13th March
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Vicarious liability – the noose tightens: Mohamud and Cox
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
New saints to cost less?
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Divorce court: Talmudic sages explore the grounds for divorce and in so doing reinforce ethical leniency and humane interpretation over strict constructionism
(Adam Kirsch, Tablet Magazine)
'Getting the Government Out of Marriage' Post Obergefell: The Ill-Considered Consequences of Transforming the State’s Relationship to Marriage
(Robin Fretwell Wilson, University of Illinois College of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 16-14)
Why feminists need to learn about religion
(Kristin Aune, The Conversation)
US lawmakers accuse IS of genocide
(World Watch Monitor)
Barber refuses to cut transgender Army veteran’s hair, citing religious views
(Julie Zauzmer, The Washington Post)
Monday, 14 March 2016
ISIS burns hundreds of Christian textbooks in cultural cleansing of Christianity
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)
South Sudan churches confirm UN report: Children, the disabled being burned alive; mass rapes amid civil war
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
Syrian women risk their lives to expose shocking horrors of daily life under ISIS rule
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)
Egypt: Reverse blasphemy sentences against Christian children
(Human Rights Watch)
Human rights group calls on Egypt to stop sending Christian children to prison on blasphemy charges
(Katherine Weber, The Christian Post)
Rights group calls on Egypt to reverse blasphemy conviction
(Hamza Hendawi, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Egypt's justice minister sacked after comments criticised as blasphemous
(Reporting Mostafa Hashem and Haithem Ahmed; Writing by Ahmed Aboulenein and Lin Noueihed; Editing by Kevin Liffey and Stephen Powell, Reuters Africa)
The LGBT politics of Christian colleges
(David R. Wheeler, The Atlantic)
Sierra Leone abortion bill blocked by President Bai Koroma again
(BBC News)
Big audience for panel with Dalai Lama despite Beijing protest
(Stephanie Nebehay, Reuters)
U.S. Olympian Ibtihaj Muhammad asked to remove headscarf for ID photo at SXSW
(Amina Elahi, Chicago Tribune)
Man accused in anti-Islam cartoon attack awaits verdict
(Fernanda Santos, The New York Times)
Texas festival apologizes after Muslim Olympian told to remove hijab
(Religion News Service)
As anti-Islam tone rises in U.S., Muslim women learn self-defense
(Reuters)
These Christian teachers want to bring Jesus into public schools
(Emma Brown, The Washington Post)
Half of Calais migrant 'Jungle' camp to be cleared within days
(Reporting by Pascal Rossignol, Pierre Savary; Writing by Matthias Blamont; Editing by Kevin Liffey, Reuters)
Egypt's justice minister fired following comments on 'imprisoning prophet'
(Ahram Online)
Egypt's justice minister fired over comment seen as blasphemous
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Egypt dismisses minister after 'prophet' comments
(Al Jazeera)
Trump is getting out the Muslim vote
(Aysha Khan, Religion News Service)
Churches pray for refugees on fifth anniversary of Syrian civil war
(Timothy C. Morgan, Religion News Service)
Pro-Trump pastor: Bernie's 'gotta have a come to Jesus meeting'
(Daniel Strauss, Politico)
Pastor introducing Trump says Bernie Sanders must "come to Jesus"
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Virginia House approves religious freedom bill
(Michael K. Lavers, Washington Blade)
Virginia legislature passes bill to protect clergy and religious groups that object to same-sex marriage; governor threatens veto
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Muslims sue over denial of bid to build mosque in New Jersey suburb
(Jim Dwyer, The New York Times)
Suit seeks site plan approval for mosque
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Anti-refugee party surges in German regional elections
(Al Jazeera)
The Cafunfo witch hunt
(Rafael Marques de Morais, Maka Angola)
Belarus: Plenipotentiary attacks Catholics and Jehovah's Witnesses, no religious radio
(Forum 18 News Service)
“The ruthless will vanish, the mockers will disappear, and all who have an eye for evil will be cut down,” Bishop Bohdan Dziurach about Ukrainian prisoners in Russian captivity
(RISU: Religious Information Service of Ukraine)
Fighting radicalism: Los Angeles Times offers glossy look at new Muslim efforts in Sweden
(Jim Davis, Get Religion (blog))
How young Muslim activists in Sweden are trying to protect youths from radicalization
(Nick Shindo Street, Los Angeles Times)
How to stack the deck against Christian teachers expressing their faith at public schools
(Bobby Ross, Jr., Get Religion (blog))
Why we have the most polarized Supreme Court in history
(Jeffrey Segal, The Conversation)
Reducing interreligious tensions in the Central African Republic
(KAICIID Dialogue Centre)
Inside Europe’s refugee deal with Turkey – is it legal and can it work?
(Robin Cohen, The Conversation)
Is it really not racist to oppose immigration?
(Simon Goodman, The Conversation)
Despite positive steps, Australia still needs to do more to end forced marriage
(Jennifer Burn, The Conversation)
Mirror-image news: So 1,800 Catholics show up for solemn, holy rite at Planned Parenthood ...
(Terry Mattingly, Get Religion (blog))
Private religion? It's time for reporters to ask factual questions about candidates' faith
(Terry Mattingly, Get Religion (blog))
To be or not to be: What will become of Crux after that Boston Globe tie is cut?
(Terry Mattingly, Get Religion (blog))
Political turmoil is a ‘cancer’ on US society, says Chicago archbishop
(David Gibson, Religion News Service)
The Latest: Pope Francis condemns Ivory Coast attack
(Associated Press, The Boston Herald)
Russian Spiritual Center to open in Paris this fall
(Interfax Religion)
‘El-Rufai will die if he regulates religion in Kaduna’ – Apostle Suleiman
(Janeth, YNaija.com)
Govt rejects proposal to ban mentioning terrorists’ religion in mass media
(RT)
Dutch want religion out of politics; a fourth acknowledge atheism
(Janene Pieters, NL Times)
In Italy, Adventist scholar speaks against close church-state relations: Juan Martin Vives presents at major international conference in Venice
(Bettina Krause, Adventist Review)
India making no progress on religious liberty, human rights
(Bill Bumpas, One News Now)
Believers, not judges, should decide what their religion teaches
(Tiffany Bates, and Hans von Spakovsky, The Daily Signal)
Nazra Quran to be made compulsory in schools: Sardar Yousaf
(Business Recorder)
Archbishop of Congo steps down
(Episcopal News Service)
Justin Welby: "The EU debate is not all about us. It's about our vision for the world."
(Daniel Bond, Politics Home)
EVENT, 14 March 2016: Colloquium in Law and Religion, St. John's Law School, Queens, NY. Mark Tushnet presenting
(Mark Movsesian, First Things)
Sunday, 13 March 2016
Bill would repeal 'spiritual treatment' exemption to Tenn. child neglect law
(Richard Locker, Knoxville News Sentinel)
Pastor threatens El-Rufai: “Revoke your law or die”
(The News Nigeria)
Women protection law, religious scholars relent
(Pakfunn)
Saturday, 12 March 2016
In Indonesian village, interfaith relations are a neighborly affair
(Heny Rahayu, Benar News)
To maintain supply of sex slaves, ISIS pushes birth control
(Rukmini Callimachi, The New York Times)
EVENT, 12 March 2016, Registration Form: Day Conference, ‘Freedom of/from Religion'
(Ecclesiastical Law Society)
Friday, 11 March 2016
A squabble over religion between India and America
(Erasmus, The Economist)
African bishops to boycott meeting of Anglican council over Episcopal Church attendance
(Fredrick Nzwili, Religion News Service)
Germany: Files listing Islamic State fighters are authentic
(David Rising and Bassem Mroue, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Fighting extremism with knowledge: learning the lessons of Muhammad
(Tom Gjelten, NPR)
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