Some interesting law and religion news stories from around the web this week:

• Amrik Virk, British Columbia’s Minister of Advanced Education said he is considering revoking consent for Trinity Western University Law School, Canada’s first Christian law school.
  • Opinion:  The National Post, argues that revocation of consent would violate Trinity Western University’s right to freedom of religion under Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
• Priests for Life, a pro-life group of Catholic priests, has stated it will refuse to comply with a ruling issued by the DC Circuit Court of Appeals.  The DC Circuit rejected a claim from Priests for Life that it should be exempt from the Affordable Care Act on grounds of religious freedom.
• The 6th Circuit C has rejected a Title VII claim from two Catholic nuns who were dismissed from their volunteer positions as disaster relief workers with the Red Cross.  The court held that Title VII does not cover volunteer employment.
• A school district in Florida may change its policy regarding the distribution of religious material in public schools following an incident in which a group calling itself The Satanic Temple sought to distribute a coloring book to students.
• The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom is set to hear a case regarding the right of Catholic midwives to refuse to delegate, supervise or support staff involved in abortions.
• The Church of England has formally voted in favor of an amendment allowing women to become bishops.  While women priests were first ordained in 1994, they have not yet been able to take on the Church’s most senior roles.
• In an address at a London church, Prince Charles described the situation facing Christians in Syria as “a soul destroying tragedy.”
• The German Federal Constitutional Court has upheld the right of churches and other religious institutions to request their employees to abide by their religious and moral ethos.
•  On Tuesday, two Palestinians attacked and killed four worshippers in a Jerusalem synagogue before being shot dead by police.
  • Opinion: Jodi Rudoren of The New York Times argues that this incident is part of a trend, which is bringing a “religious dimension” to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. According to Rudoren, this trend has the potential “absolutize the conflict.”
• The Vatican has called on the United Nations “to act to prevent possible new massacres of defenseless religious and ethnic minorities” in Iraq by ISIS.