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Saturday, 4 April 2015

Symposium reframes dialogue on secular society, religion, and the common good
(Bahá'í World News Service)

Anti-Islam demonstrations held across Australia
(Al Jazeera)

Can marriage deprive women of their religion? Parsi woman asks SC
(Dhananjay Mahapatra, Times of India)

Muslim group with links to extremists boasts of influencing election
(Andrew Gilligan, The Telegraph)

Sajid Javid says Muslim communities in Britain have 'cultural problem' where women are viewed as commodities
(Roisin O'Connor, The Independent)

John Paul II still looms large, but Poland's church is changing
(Jonathan Luxmoore, National Catholic Reporter)

Easter, Passover summon faithful to worship, celebration
(Compiled by Mark A. Kellner, Deseret News National Edition | Faith)

A Passover tradition for the White House
(Joshua Miller, Metro)

Iran deal, Israeli tensions put focus on White House Seder
(Jordan Fabian, The Hill)

Photos: Marking Holy Week and Passover
(The Wall Street Journal)

Why everyone loves Passover
(Elissa Strauss, The Week)

Good Friday and the Passover coincide for a day of religious celebrations
(Euro News)

Finding common ground as Easter and Passover coincide
(Jessica Masulli Reyes, The News Journal, Delaware Online)

Passover serves to remind us liberation comes with responsibility
(Dr. Jacob L. Wright, Dr. Tamara Cohn Eskenazi, Fox News Opinion)

Pope presides over Easter Vigil service amid martyr concerns
(Associated Press, Yahoo! News)

Christians celebrate Holy Week – Photos
(Associated Press, Yahoo! News)

Thoughts on the crucifixion of Jesus
(JAmes Crossley, OUPblog Religion)

41 Easter traditions from all over the world
(Mo Elinzano, Deseret News)

The most spectacular Easter celebrations in Europe
(Valerie Denny, Forbes)

Easter in Europe
(Deutsche Welle)

Prime Minister Tony Abbott helps the healing at vandalised church as Easter message of hope goes out
(Naomi White & Ian Walker, The Daily Telegraph)

5 unusual ways Europe is celebrating Easter
(Rick Noack, The Washington Post)

Pope condemns indifference to jihadist atrocities against Christians
(Agence France-Press, Business Insider)

The religious freedom debate explained in 90 seconds
(Alex Anderson, The Daily Signal)

How a Pentecostal law professor has helped reshape Nigerian politics
(Nick Street / Newswire, Religion & Civic Culture)

Rome university runs exorcism course
(The Local It)

Inside the multi-million Australian church now taking over Atlanta
(Matthew Benns, The Daily Telegraph)

Religious Freedom Restoration Act: how a legislative 'miracle' got discriminatory
(Amanda Holpuch, The Guardian)

Religious freedom laws: Once unifying, but now divisive
(Claire Zillman, Fortune)

Erdogan's dream divides Turkey
(Glen Johnson, The New Zealand Herald)

Pope Francis and the New Rome
(Francis X. Rocca, The Wall Street Journal)

Hundreds protest Islamic law in Australia
(Agence France-Press, Yahoo! News)

Argument line-up set for same-sex marriage
(Lyle Denniston, SCOTUSblog)

Friday, 3 April 2015

Ninevah monastery hopes for liberation
(Saleh Elias, Al-Monitor: Iraq Pulse)

Islam's civil war - OpEd
(Neville Teller, Eurasia Review)

Mumbai, A Way of the Cross against persecution of Christians
(AsiaNews.it)

Holy Week in Nepal: Catholics pray for the Constitution
(Christopher Sharma, AsiaNews.it)

Filipino devotees nailed to crosses in Good Friday rites
(Joeal Calupitan, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Why people with no religion are projected to decline as a share of the world’s population
(Michael Lipka, Pew Research Center FactTank)

A new era for the secretive Penitente Brotherhood of New Mexico
(Carol Kuruvilla, Huff Post Religion)

Indiana religious liberty law: Are liberals on the wrong side of history?
(Edwin Meese III and Ryan T. Anderson, Sun Sentinel)

How to talk about the Indiana law with your liberal relatives at Easter
(Ryan T. Anderson, The Daily Signal)

Far-right groups and Islamists face off outside London mosque
(Ben Quinn, The Guardian)

Tehran Friday prayer leader gives blessing to nuclear deal
(Reuters)

Israeli court tells army to re-route planned Bethlehem-area barrier
(Reuters)

Indianapolis in crisis mode after tourism hit by religious bill
(Fiona Ortiz, Reuters)

After national outcry, Indiana GOP amends religious freedom law
(Danielle Paquette and Sandhya Somashekhar, The Washington Post)

Indiana pizza shop owners who backed religious objections law in hiding as donations pour in
(Associated Press, MSN News)

Angie's List rejects 'religious freedom' law revision, calls it 'insufficient'
(Jeff Swiatek, IndyStar)

Indiana enacts anti-discrimination fix to its controversial RFRA
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Obama to host annual White House Seder tonight
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Audit: In 2014 Anti-Semitic incidents rose 21 percent across the U.S. in a “particularly violent year for Jews”
(Press Release, Anti-Defamation League)

ADL releases 2014 audit of anti-Semitic incidents
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

ADF head Alan Sears on defending Christian liberty
(Warren Cole Smith, World Magazine)

Magazine interviews ADF head
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Bill passes to display holy rules at Capitol
(Spencer Willems, Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette)

Arkansas legislature passes Ten Commandments Monument bill
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Grand Haven residents sue city over cross removal
(Becky Vargo, Grand Haven Tribune)

Citizens suit challenges city's removal of cross from dunes area
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Hasidic Jewish property owners state claim against city for discriminatory decision to condemn buildings
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Good Friday: divine abandonment or Trinitarian performance?
(Matthew Bates, OUPblog Religion)

Kenya Attack illustrates threats against Christians, recalls Easter hope
(Press Release - Jeff Walton, Institute on Religion and Democracy)

Russian prosecutors move to block websites promoting Islamic extremism
(Russian Legal Information Agency)

Iranian cleric gives blessing to nuclear deal in Tehran Friday prayer
(The Jerusalem Post)

Ferrara lawyers want crucifixes back in court
(Anna Pujol-Mazzini, The Local It)

Nathan Deal’s advice for ‘religious liberty’ supporters next year
(Greg Bluestein, AJC News)

Islam could become the world's largest religion after 2070
(Emma Green, The Atlantic)

Evaluating the evidence for the resurrection of Jesus from a legal angle
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)

Thursday, 2 April 2015

Liberia: Heading for trouble? Religious tension threatens Liberia peace
(Selma Lomax, All Africa)

Liberia: Muslim delegates want proposition 24 deleted
(Solomon N Giddings, All Africa)

New York branch of Boy Scouts of America hires gay adult employee — defying national leadership
(Barry Paddock, Corky Siemaszko, New York Daily News)

British Home Secretary to Islamic extremists: "The game is up"
(Soeren Kern, Gatestone Institute)

Religion vs. business: How Indiana law opened new split among conservatives (+video)
(Francine Kiefer, The Christian Science Monitor)

NCAA supports amendment to Indiana's religious freedom law
(David Wharton, Los Angeles Times Sports Now)

Kenya attack targets Christians, putting new pressure on religious leaders
(Ariel Zirulnick, The Christian Science Monitor)

Why 'RFRA' is America's latest four-letter word
(Bob Smietana, Christianity Today)

Religion laws quickly fall into retreat in Indiana and Arkansas
(Monica Davey and Laurie Goodstein, The New York Times)

Russia expects West to make more effort to fight religious intolerance, anti-Semitism - Russian Foreign Ministry
(Interfax-Religion)

Sharia and the European Union
(Leslie Lebl, Right Side News)

UN religious expert praises 'ray of hope' Lebanon for religious diversity
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

Iran deal unlikely to prompt religious liberty
(David Roach, Baptist Press)

Now, de Blasio creating his own "religious liberty" problem
(Katherine Stewart, Gay City News)

Why law professor Douglas Laycock supports same-sex marriage and Indiana’s religious freedom law
(Religion & Politics)

The misdirected zeal of same-sex marriage converts
(Conor Friedersdorf, The Atlantic)

Maundy Thursday and the marriage battle
(John Stonestreet, BreakPoint Commentaries)

Holy Land Church leaders say Easter offers hope in sea of violence
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

The full text of the 2015 Easter Message of the Heads of Churches in Jerusalem
(Ecumenical News)

An Orthodox Passover
(Lyn Davidman, OUPblog Religion)

Indiana laws and the Raiders of the Lost Freedom
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)

Is faith good for the economy?
(Brian J. Grim, World Economic Forum)

Religion on the rise: What this means for peace and conflict
(Brian J. Grim, Tony Blair Faith Foundation)

The future size of religiously affiliated and unaffiliated populations (description)
(Conrad Hackett, Marcin Stonawski, Michaela Potančoková, Brian J. Grim, Vegard Skirbekk, Demographic Research)

The future size of religiously affiliated and unaffiliated populations (pdf)
(Conrad Hackett, Marcin Stonawski, Michaela Potančoková, Brian J. Grim, Vegard Skirbekk, Demographic Research)

The future of world religions: population growth projections, 2010-2050
(Pew Research Center)

Indiana pizzeria finds itself at the center of 'religious freedom' debate
(Ed Payne, CNN)

Religious discrimination: seven religion and belief questions in the workplace
(Ashok Kanani, Personnel Today)

Baptist pastor: religious liberty law permits denial of some services
(National Public Radio)

Indiana lawmakers unveil fix to controversial religious freedom act
(Naureen Khan, Al Jazeera America)

Arkansas quickly enacts narrower version of RFRA than orginally passed
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Arkansas Senate approves updated religious objections bill after governor calls for changes
(Andrew Demillo, AP, Star Tribune)

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