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Saturday, 13 August 2016

Is same sex marriage a “human right”?
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)

How Islamic State is trying to lure Kurds to its ranks
(Mohammed A. Salih, Al-Monitor: Iraq Pulse)

Will film on 2015 hajj disaster further tarnish Iran-Saudi relations?
(Zahra Alipour, Al-Monitor: Iran Pulse)

Is the death penalty in line with biblical teaching?
(Billy Hallowell, Deseret News National Edition | Faith)

Is Gulen an Armenian?
(Pinar Tremblay, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)

Restoring death penalty could have major repercussions for Turkey
(Sukru Kucuksahin, trans. Sibel Utku Bila, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)

Friday, 12 August 2016

USCIRF welcomes State Department’s IRF report and urges action
(Press Release, United States Commission on International Religious Freedom)

Imam Velitov asks supreme mufti of Russia and Patriarch Kirill to check his sermon for extremism
(Interfax-Religion)

Matviyenko suggests holding an expertise of laws for their correspondence to spiritual and moral values
(Interfax Religion)

Door is ajar for mainland Chinese Catholics to openly practise their faith
(Alex Lo, South China Morning Post)

The postcolonial blind spot
(Tabish Khair, The Hindu)

Do UK state pension rules disadvantage transsexuals?
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Evangelical attorney counsels believers about evangelism
(Russia Religion News)

Defense attorney of defendant in anti-evangelism trial speaks out
(Margarita Savelieva, Russia Religion News)

The Johnson Amendment and politics from the pulpit
(National Catholic Register)

Faith, Reason, and the Law
(James Bruce, Library of Law and Liberty)

Pope’s ally in Argentina slams former left-wing government
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Group wants after-school Satan club at elementary school
(Associated Press)

Iraqi Christians fret about going home even if Islamic State is ousted
(Dale Gavlak, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

California pol concedes defeat to religious leaders on LGBT lawsuits
(Associated Press)

Military Appeals Court rejects religious freedom defense in Bible verse case
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

Muslim woman sues Chicago police charging profiling and false arrest
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

State Bar won't sanction Paxton over same-sex marriage opinion
(Khorri Atkinson, Texas Tribune)

Texas AG cleared of ethics charges over reaction to same-sex marriage ruling
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Atheists reach $41,000 settlement with Tennessee county sheriff
(Press Release, American Atheists)

Settlement reached in suit over sheriff's religious use of department's Facebook page
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Native American cannot claim religious liberty defense in prosecution for unlawful hunting
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

After Scalia: How the Supreme Court is faring without its most vocal justice
(Ellen K. Boegel, America: The National Catholic Review)

(Trinity Lutheran v. Pauley) Symposium: Symposium: Gay rights, religious liberty and … tire scraps? The inclusive Fourteenth Amendment path in Trinity Lutheran
(Mark L. Rienzi, SCOTUSblog)

Who are Britain’s Muslims?
(Abdul-Azim Ahmed, On Religion)

Despite CDU-CSU push, Germany can't legally ban burqas
(Ben Knight)

Haredi newspaper finds ‘modest’ way to show photo of Hillary Clinton
(JTA)

Transgender bias case against Dignity Health could set off religious freedom clash
(Harris Meyer, Modern Healthcare)

Calais camp charities win court case to keep providing food for refugees
(Heather Tomlinson, Christian Today)

Fact Sheet: Promoting and protecting religious freedom around the globe
(The White House: Office of the Press Secretary)

Conservative efforts to promote religious freedom tainted by politics: Audit
(Stephanie Levitz, Huffington Post Canada)

With ISIS on the run, new wars could erupt in Iraq
(Liz Sly, The Washington Post)

What happened when the Olympic committee tried to exclude Brazil’s African faiths
(Janet Tappin Coelho, Religion News Service)

Jerusalem interfaith event to bring together leaders of Abrahamic faiths
(Jewish News Service)

Egyptian judo fighter refuses to shake hand of winning Israeli opponent
(Maia Efrem, Forward)

Jewish groups struggle to both criticize and honor Black Lives Matter
(Sam Kestenbaum, Jewish Daily Forward)

New Mexico village celebrates rebirth of church, community
(Susan Montoya Bryan, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Jewish woman who asked to end workweek early for Sabbath says sheriff's office yanked job offer
(Caleb Downs, The Dallas Morning News)

Muslims sue Michigan city after city rejected mosque
(Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press)

Most states allow religious exemptions from child abuse and neglect laws
(Aleksandra Sandstrom, Pew Research Center)

Secular France is no stranger to interfaith dialogue – now it is more vital than ever
(Joseph Downing, The Conversation)

Education minister says interfaith studies is unnecessary. Here’s what stakeholders have to say.
(Malaysian Digest)

As U.S. politicians shun Syrian refugees, religious groups embrace them
(Deborah Amos, National Public Radio (NPR))

EVENT: 12 August 2016: Freedom for Faith Sydney Conference
(Freedom for Faith)

Burkinis banned on Cannes beaches amid terror concerns
(Sheena McKenzie, Tatiana Reiter and Ben Marcus, CNN)

Thursday, 11 August 2016

Mayor of Cannes bans burqinis on resort's beaches
(Agence France-Presse)

The burkini ban: Another blow to liberté
(Alec Fullerton, Spiked)

Religious freedom of military chaplains under attack for event saying religious freedom of military chaplains is under attack
(Brandon Showalter, The Christian Post)

Uproar over Egypt's policy of state-dictated Friday sermons
(Maggie Michael, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Mississippi woman gets 12-year sentence on terrorism charge
(Jeff Amy, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Russia strikes IS-held city in Syria amid Aleppo fight
(Zeina Karam and Philip Issa, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Muslim woman sues Chicago, police, alleging excessive force, false arrest
(Marion Renault, Chicago Tribune)

Muslim woman mistaken for terrorist sues Chicago officers
(Michael Tarm, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

German minister proposes tougher security laws after attacks
(Geir Moulson, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Why some are accusing Rouhani of playing the woman card
(Fereshteh Sedeghi, Al Monitor: Iran Pulse)

Tally of Britons joining Isis and similar groups abroad grown to 850
(Ewen MacAskill, The Guardian)

American Muslims and the politics of division
(Declan Walsh, The New York Times)

Israel’s president hosts pluralistic study ahead of Tisha b’Av
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Fasting in the lands of the midnight sun
(Cnaan Liphshiz, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Iraq's last remaining Christians determined to stay despite risk of being killed by ISIS
(Brandon Showalter, The Christian Post)

Victory for religious freedom campaigners in California Christian colleges struggle
(Mark Woods, Christian Today)

Release of the 2015 Annual Report on International Freedom (IRF)
(Antony J. Blinken, Deputy Secretary of State, United States Department of State)

State Department report: Blasphemy laws, terrorist organizations are key threats to religious liberty around the world
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

Ambassador Saperstein Briefs on International Religious Freedom Report
(US Department of State, YouTube)

Religious freedom seriously lacking for three-fourths of world’s population, ambassador says
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)

Religious freedom severely restricted for 75 per cent of global population
(Carey Lodge, Christian Today)

In new report on religious freedom, US government turns its attention to blasphemy laws
(World Watch Monitor)

State Dept.: Murdering, enslaving for religion most ‘egregious form of discrimination’
(CNS News, New Boston Post)

Stepping up against religious intolerance
(Editorial Board, The Christian Science Monitor)

State Department religious freedom report slams allies
(Ryan Browne, CNN Politics)

US State Dept report slams China over curbs on religious freedom
(Radio Free Asia, Asia Times)

US takes aim at blasphemy and apostasy laws in Muslim states
(Associated Press)

State Department criticizes blasphemy laws in Muslim nations
(Carol Morello, The Washington Post)

Annual report finds shortcomings in religious freedom in Bulgaria
(http://sofiaglobe.com/2016/08/11/annual-report-finds-shortcomings-in-religious-freedom-in-bulgaria/, The Sofia Globe)

The many meanings of Rio’s massive Christ statue
(Michelle Boorstein, The Washington Post)

Clergymen oppose divorce bit in Christian law
(Obaid Abbasi, The Express Tribune)

Turkey’s coup and the call to prayer: Sounds of violence meet Islamic devotionals
(Denise Gill, The Conversation)

Uzbek customs officers find memory cards with religious extremist materials transported by passenger from Novosibirsk in chocolate boxes
(Interfax Religion)

Professor Alexis Jay to chair Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Pews, perceptions and practicalities
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

Britain's Supreme Court refers complex transgender case to European Court of Justice
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

MB ( Appellant ) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions ( Respondent )
(Press Summary, The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom)

Stumped by transgender pension case, UK top court seeks EU help
(EurActiv)

Trans women are being forced to get divorced just to claim their pension
(Christopher Stothers, Independent)

(Trinity Lutheran v. Pauley) Symposium: A soft landing at the Supreme Court
(Hannah Smith and Luke Goodrich, SCOTUSblog)

SCOTUSblog Symposium features BJC’s Hollman discussing church funding case
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

(Trinity Lutheran v. Pauley) Symposium: Confronting a nativist past; protecting school-choice’s future
(Richard Garnett, SCOTUSblog)

(Trinity Lutheran v. Pauley) Symposium: Not on the taxpayers’ dime
(Daniel Mach, SCOTUSblog)

(Trinity Lutheran v. Pauley) Symposium: Ban on state funding of churches protects independence
(K. Hollyn Hollman, SCOTUSblog)

(Trinity Lutheran v. Pauley) Symposium: Religious freedom, not religious discrimination
(Richard Katskee, SCOTUSblog)

Protecting the future of religious higher education
(The Ethics & Religious LIberty Commission)

Clinton makes unprecedented appeal to Mormon voters, but will it pay off?
(Robert Gehrke, The Salt Lake Tribune)

Hillary Clinton is no champion of religious freedom
(Alexandra DeSanctis, National Review)

Iran: Mass execution on terrorism charges. Secrecy raises fair trial concerns
(Human Rights Watch)

Zambia votes amid concerns over violence
(Chrispin Mwakideu, Deutsche Welle)

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