Some interesting law & religion stories from around the web this week:
- A recent report by Human Rights Watch says at least 42 churches and dozens of other Christian institutions have been attacked since the dispersal of Muslim Brotherhood sit-ins. The report calls on Egyptian authorities to take necessary steps to protect churches and religious institutions
- The New York Times offers further details on the Islamist attacks on Christians in Egypt
- Planned Parenthood filed a federal challenge to an Indiana law requiring clinics that administer RU-486, the “abortion pill,” to have full surgical facilities.
- Catholic bishops and priests from major dioceses across the United States will preach a coordinated message next month, backing changes in immigration policy
- The Federal Government wants to give Annie Laurie Gaylor, an outspoken atheist, a tax break for leading the Freedom of Religion Foundation. Gaylor wants to stop them, arguing that the exemption gives religious groups an unfair advantage
- The Russian government assured the International Olympic Committee (IOC) that it will not discriminate against homosexuals during the Sochi Olympics, while defending the law against “gay propaganda” that has provoked an international backlash
- New Jersey Governor Chris Christie signed a law barring licensed therapists from practicing gay conversion therapy
- Swedish women donned headscarves in protest after a woman was attacked, apparently for wearing a headscarf