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Thursday, 11 August 2016

Armed forces Court of Appeals interprets RFRA in military context
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

RFRA does not impact bankruptcy code's denial of discharge
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Pope Francis invites Syrian refugees to lunch in Vatican
(Josephine McKenna, Religion News Service)

Dozens of Chinese Christians apply for 'religious persecution' asylum in Czech Republic
(Carey Lodge, Christian Today)

UK confusion between integration and counter-terrorism hinders Muslims
(Haroon Siddique, The Guardian)

Unlawful religious buildings face demolition, warns ministry
(Frontier Myanmar)

Western Europe’s biggest mosque complex will be redesigned to counter anti-Muslim stereotypes
(Kassia St Clair, Quartz)

Muslim women most disadvantaged, say MPs
(Mark Easton)

Saudi tries 14 over deadly Mecca crane collapse
(Aya Batrawy, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

For Yazidis in Greece, safety and security are still out of reach
(Jeanne Carstensen, PRI's The World)

Indiana woman seeks to end suit against preaching ex-trooper
(The Associated Press, The Big Story)

A camp tries to reinvent the Hebrew language, so transgender kids can fit in
(Julie Zauzmer, The Washington Post)

Fiddler on the front line: On the outskirts of Kiev, one rabbi is using the war in eastern Ukraine to revive a long-lost way of life: the shtetl.
(Linda Kinstler, Foreign Policy)

State senator drops proposal that angered religious universities in California
(Patrick McGreevy, Los Angeles Times)

California lawmaker drops key parts of bill on religious colleges
(Anshu Siripurapu, The Sacramento Bee)

California journalists give a free pass to Lara's amended religious colleges bill
(Julia Duin, GetReligion)

Court rejects as applied challenge to California reparative therapy ban; Seattle adopts its own ban
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Lawmaker changes bill affecting California's religious colleges
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News National Edition: Faith)

The Turkey-Russia reset Erdoğan needed a friend after the failed coup, so he headed to Russia
(Aykan Erdemir and Boris Zilberman, Politico)

Russia and Turkey vow to repair ties as west watches nervously
(Neil MacFarquhar, The New York Times)

Religion back on the rise? Figures reveal decline in faith has "come to a halt" in UK
(The Mirror)

Wednesday, 10 August 2016

California bill threatens religious freedom, minorities and the poor
(Archbishop José Gomez / Bishop Charles Blake, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

‘No’ to California bill threatening religious colleges: Newman Society president joins statement
(Adam Cassandra, The Cardinal Newman Society)

Why we are fighting in California
(Barry H. Corey, The Gospel Coalition)

California backs off plan to limit freedom of religious colleges
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)

The Russian Church Abroad asks to support the project on de-mining the place of the Baptism of Christ
(Interfax-Religion)

How Nashville's faith community can help stop youth violence
(Holly Meyer, The Tennessean)

ACT Liberals criticise government's treatment of Ahmadiyya Muslim mosque issue
(Stephen Jeffery, The Canberra Times)

Protestant law center plans approach to implementation of restrictive law
(Russia Religion News)

Russian media see new laws as more restrictive than do protestants
(Russia Religion News)

Coach files lawsuit against school district over postgame prayer debate
(Ben Rohrbach, USA TODAY High School Sports)

Congress must protect religious liberty now more than ever
(Alexandra DeSanctis, National Review)

Knesset committee chair vows ‘world war’ to stop $2.6M allocation for non-Orthodox mikvahs
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

U.S. churches prepare for terror attacks amid rising threats following murder of French priest
(Hazel Torres, Christian Today)

Bomb threats reported on two Brussels-bound airliners
(Reuters)

Indian bishop wants Aug. 10 to be ‘Black Day’ for untouchables
(Nirmala Carvalho, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Christians say defeating Islamic State won’t make Iraq safe for them
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

A reminder from China that the ‘War on Christians’ is truly global
(John L. Allen Jr., Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Multiple casualties in simultaneous explosions in Turkey's south
(Reuters)

Excluded from ritual baths by law, non-Orthodox Jews will get own state-funded mikvehs
(Yair Ettinger, Haaretz)

Bangladesh arrests 6 suspected militants from banned group
(The Associated Press, The Big Story)

French terror suspect tells court he's a victim of injustice
(The Associated Press, The Big Story)

US-backed Libyan forces takeover IS headquarters in Sirte
(Rami Musa, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

CAIR-MI files lawsuit on behalf of Muslim flight attendant
(Press Release, Council on American-Islamic Relations Michigan)

Judge dismisses suit accusing Twitter of supporting IS group
(Barbara Ortutay, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Muslim flight attendant sues over refusal to accommodate objection to serving alcohol
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Austria remains opposed to EU membership talks with Turkey
(The Associated Press, The Big Story)

UK top court split on transgender woman's pension right
(The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Football coach sues seeking right to pray at 50-yard line
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

New survey on political preaching from the pulpit
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

US takes aim at blasphemy laws, religious discrimination
(Matthew Lee, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

U.S. court revives Ten Commandments monument lawsuit against Pennsylvania school district
(Liz Hayes, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)

3rd Circuit: Some plaintiffs have standing in Ten Commandments challenge
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Uzbekistan: Raids, prison, fines for home religious meetings
(Mushfug Bayram, Forum 18 News Service)

Israeli centrist leader finds himself alone in battle against UN agency
(Ben Caspit trans. Danny Wool, Al Monitor: Israel Pulse)

Targeting churches: Fox News produces ominous report on threats in America
(Jim Davis, GetReligion)

Syrians shifting demographics in Turkey’s Kurdish regions
(Tulay Cetingulec trans. Sibel Utku Bila, Al Monitor: Turkey Pulse)

France and Germany search for solutions to Islamist challenge
(Tom Heneghan, Religion News Service)

Pressure to allow hijab in basketball mounts as decision looms
(Kimberly Winston, Religion News Service)

Lebanon Church leader says Middle East needs Christians and Muslims
(Mark Woods, Christian Today)

Severe restrictions on religious freedom in the Maldives as defamation law passed
(Carey Lodge, Christian Today)

Britain’s Labour Party drops security firm with Israel ties on eve of conference
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

In China, rejuvenating a classical music heritage linked to a Jewish community
(Amy Qin, The New York Times)

Muslim doctor: My patient refused to let me treat her because of my religion
(Jalal Baig, The Washington Post)

France's super jihadi and the teenage girl trapped in Syria
(Nima Elbagir, Margot Haddad and Bryony Jones, CNN)

Praying football coach Joe Kennedy sues Washington school district
(Christine Clarridge, The Seattle Times)

First Amendment advocates warn California bill would punish religious colleges
(Bre Payton, The Federalist)

US takes aim at blasphemy laws, religious discrimination
(Yahoo! News)

Basketball becomes battleground for hijab as Muslim players demand right to wear headscarf
(Oli Smith, Express)

Team of refugees competes for the first time at #Rio2016
(Erin M. Barclay, U.S. Department of State Official Blog: Dipnote)

Big 12 controversy poses questions for BYU and LGBT advocates, but not necessarily constitutional ones
(Peggy Fletcher Stack, The Salt Lake Tribune)

BYU, the Big 12 and the LGBT attack on the university's honor code: what's really at issue
(Bobby Ross Jr., GetReligion)

An entire generation of a city’s lawyers was killed in Pakistan
(Max Bearak, The Washington Post)

Jewish community of Russia urges to exclude Lebanon team from participation in the Olympic Games
(Interfax-Religion)

Turkey suspends 2,500 more from religion agency after coup bid
(Yahoo! News)

Radicalisation in Bosnia: old wounds reopened by an emerging problem
(Louis Monroy Santander, The Conversation)

Tuesday, 9 August 2016

What men who left the seminary taught me about women's ordination
(Br. Michale Baggot, First Things)

2 years of anti-IS airstrikes have redrawn the Iraqi map
(Susannah George, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

German police detain alleged IS member
(The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Pakistanis mourn attack on lawyers and a deadly culture war
(Abdul Sattar and Munir Ahmed, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Christians say defeating IS won't make Iraq safe for them
(Balint Szlanko, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

UK man jailed for killing shopkeeper over Islam 'disrespect'
(The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Turkey suspends 2,500 more from religion agency after coup bid
(The Times of India)

A fringe Hindu group that believes in a divine kingdom is suspected in the deaths of Indian secularists
(Parth M.N., Los Angeles Times)

Palestinian couple lose jobs after aiding Jewish terror victims
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Belgian government official who called Israel ‘identical twin’ of ISIS apologizes
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

How ambitions of 'Islamist cult' united Islamists, secularists in Turkey
(Mustafa Akyol, Al Monitor: Turkey Pulse)

Gaza youth show zeal for upcoming local elections
(Mohammed Othman trans. Sahar Ghoussoub, Al Monitor: Palestine Pulse)

13 years later, Iraq passes de-Baathification law
(Adnan Abu Zeed trans. Sahar Ghoussoub, Al Monitor: Iraq Pulse)

Can Iran go around Turkey to reach Europe?
(Maysam Bizaer, Al Monitor: Iran Pulse)

Atheist group badgers Florida police dept. over decision to hold awards event at Christian seminary
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)

Restoring old churches inspires a new philanthropy in Russia
(Alison Smale, The New York Times)

Iraq: Three young priests ordained in refugee camp to serve persecuted Christians who fled ISIS
(Carey Lodge, Christian Today)

In Sri Lanka, a government in denial about the ramifications of a long history of violence
(Rajan Hoole, The Wire)

Rights advocate opposes Australian vote on same-sex marriage
(The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Teenager who called for 'the murder of all Christians' hunted by police
(James Macintyre, Christian Today)

Romanian church aims to build farmer trust in co-operatives
(Anca Voinea, Co-operative News)

Glasgow murder of Asad Shah spurred by sectarianism in Pakistan
(Nazia Parveen, The Guardian)

Muslim flight attendant sues ExpressJet for insisting she serve alcohol
(Nicole Puglise, The Guardian)

Algerian Christian gets maximum sentence for ‘blasphemy’
(World Watch Monitor)

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