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Monday, 24 August 2015

Trinity Western University takes law school battle to B.C. Supreme Court
(The Province)

Sri Lankan authorities move to protect religious freedom
(Jehovah's WItnesses)

Students’ synod questionnaire meets with surprisingly wide response
(Christa Pongratz-Lippitt, National Catholic Reporter)

ISIS speeds up destruction of antiquities in Syria
(Anne Barnard, The New York Times)

Saudi Arabia executed 175 people in past year, says Amnesty International
(The Guardian)

YouTube's battle against ISIS
(Jaweed Kaleem, Huffpost Religion)

Sect’s death ritual raises constitutional conflict in India
(Ellen Barry and Mansi Choksi, The New York Times)

The flawed reasoning in the Santhara ban
(Suhrith Parthasarathy, The Hindu)

Pope Francis congratulated Ukrainians with Independence Day and made appeal for peace
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine)

Historic move towards Indigenous province within Anglican Church of Canada
(Matt Gardner, Anglican Communion News Service)

Bombings, terror threats don't keep Copts away from Egyptian churches
(George Mikhail, Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)

Anti-harassment campaign stirs controversy in Egypt
(Reham Mokbel, Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)

To veil or not to veil: Iraqi women face scrutiny over their choices
(Adnan Abu Zeed, Al-Monitor: Iraq Pulse)

Illinois enacts gay ‘conversion therapy’ ban for young people
(Al Jazeera America)

ISIL persecutes gay, lesbian, trans people, experts tell UN
(Al Jazeera America)

US haredi rabbis join forces to tackle child abuse
(Ari Soffer, Arutz Sheva)

Haredi rabbis urge reporting of child abuse to secular authorities
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Four important religious liberty cases on trial
(Mary Reichard, World)

High school band nixed from halftime show over ‘How Great Thou Art’ performance
(Heather Clark, Christian News)

Christian law school argues for religious freedom
(Tamsyn Burgmann, Canadian Press, Global News.ca)

School district drops band's planned half-time show fearing it violates consent decree
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Legal case tests religious hospitals’ right to deny procedures
(Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle)

Suit threatened against Catholic hospital for refusing sterilization procedure
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Church may continue with its RLUIPA and state RFRA claims
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

SSA tells Court it will apply Obergefell retroactively to grant spousal benefits in Lambda Legal case
(Press Release, Lambda Legal)

Obergefell will be applied retroactively to Social Security claims
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Muslim leaders issue declaration on global climate change
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

A Muslim just got elected key leader of one of the most prominent pro-Israel groups
(Michelle Boorstein, The Washington Post)

10th Circuit grants stay in contraceptive mandate case pending Supreme Court action on cert.
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

India’s Muslim women seek marriage, divorce rights
(Religion News Service)

Bombing the latest of many challenges for Thailand's junta
(Denis D. Gray, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Nuns who reject Obamacare contraception mandate win stay on order to comply
(Reuters, Religion News Service)

Italian Catholic Church scrambles to explain its role in lavish Mafia boss funeral
(Rosie Scammell, Religion News Service)

British Muslim drag queen braves backlash to inspire gay community
(Kieran Guilbert, Reuters)

'Jihadi John' vows to return to UK with ISIS' leader and 'cut heads off' of nonbelievers
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)

Albert Mohler, Franklin Graham denounce historic Baptist church's decision to ordain gay ministers
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)

Merkel condemns 'disgusting' message of hate toward refugees
(Josie Le Blond, Reuters)

Egypt sentences Muslim Brotherhood leader to life in prison
(The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Iranians begin hajj amid tensions with Saudi
(The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Man charged in Jewish site killings sought to explain motive
(Bill Draper, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Armed men launch attack in Burkina Faso near Mali
(Brahima Ouedraogo, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

White supremacist warned after statement on hatred of Jews in Kansas murder trial
(Kevin Murphy, Reuters)

20 states, Orthodox rabbis, and several orders of nuns ask Supreme Court to take contraceptive mandate case
(The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty)

In Catholic Colombia, LGBT people find growing acceptance
(Chris Herlinger, Religion News Service)

Spanish broadcaster pulls item on ‘Jewish promotion of Satanism’
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

New Hampshire prisoner claims religious right to have beard
(Lynne Tuohy, The Associated Press)

Conscience, as a part of religious freedom, deserves respect
(Richard Nelson, Lexington Herald Leader)

Kazakhstan: Children's Christian camp raided
(Joseph DeCaro, Worthy News)

At religious liberty rally, victims share their stories
(Leah Jessen, The Daily Signal)

Kentucky antigay rally draws thousands
(Bil Browning, Advocate.com)

Rhode Island church taking unusual step to illuminate its slavery role
(Katharine Q. Seelye, The New York Times)

Schismatics disrupted a divine service and seized an Orthodox church not far from Kiev
(Interfax-Religion)

Patriarch Kirill hopes for interaction between Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Ukrainian authorities in interests of society
(Interfax-Religion)

Catholics in Singapore, Malaysia and Brunei use rosary and website against human trafficking
(Asia News)

Myanmar passes polygamy and conversion laws that please Buddhist extremists
(Asia News)

The brutal fight of Bangladesh’s secular voices to be heard
(Samira Shackle, The Guardian)

Islamic Council of Queensland condemns insulting video of mosques
(Joshua Robertson, The Guardian)

In time for papal visit, spotlight shines on religious liberty
(Lou Baldwin, CatholicPhilly.com)

Pastors finally escape Sudan after 8 months in prison; first stop is thanksgiving prayer service
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)

Planned Parenthood protesters attacked with Comet cleaner outside Portland abortion clinic
(Ray Nothstine, The Christian Post)

Clashes at Germany's Heidenau asylum centre alarm government
(BBC News)

'Boko Haram has killed 8,000 members of our church,' says Nigerian pastor of 176 kidnapped Chibok schoolgirls
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)

U.S., Turkey to launch 'comprehensive' anti-Islamic State operation
(Nick Tattersall, Reuters)

Arkansas Secretary of State denies request for Hindu statue
(Claudia Lauer, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Government committed to freedom of religion: Najma Heptulla
(Express News Services, The Indian Express)

France and its Muslims: Apartheid, or just apart?
([article from February 2015], The Economist)

Terrorism in France: Attempted murder on the Paris express
(The Economist)

Islam and ecology: In almost perfect harmony
(The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])

WCC seminar explores links between indigenous ecological spiritualties and Christian faith
(World Council of Churches)

Two rallies in Frankfort represent two sides of same-sex marriage debate
(Jack Brammer, Lexington Herald Leader)

Islamic State militants blow up temple in ancient city of Palmyra
(Kinda Makeih, Reuters)

Preparing for the Salt Lake City Parliament of the World’s Religions
(The Interfaith Obersever Series explores value of 2015 Parliament, The Parliament Blog)

Why is the Parliament of the World’s Religions important?
(The Interfaith Observer)

Preparing for Christian-Muslim peace in the future
(Fr Patrick McInerney, The Interfaith Observer)

Russia: Religious festival raided, two-year investigation, criminal trials, one fine
(Forum 18 News Service)

Same sex marriage: referendum or plebiscite?
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)

Trinity Western University and the legal war of attrition: Isn’t it time to let diversity flourish?
(Barry Bussey, Canadian Council of Christian Churches)

China Media Bulletin: Now published in Chinese and English
(Freedom House)

The value of knowledge
(John Hyman, OUPblog Religion)

Hanoi ignores Caodaists and Catholics who criticise new religious bill for violating human rights
(Nguyen Hung - J. Dang, AsiaNews.it)

Retailers to be allowed to open Easter Sunday
(Nicholas Jones, NZ Herald)

Burma: Religious freedom is under threat, warns rights group
(Mark Woods, Christian Today)

Sunday, 23 August 2015

Israel’s enemy within: Young militant settlers
(Shira Rubin, USA Today)

Turkey's outburst at the BBC says more about the way we use 'terrorist'
(Al Bawaba)

Burma: Discriminatory laws could stoke communal tensions
(Human Rights Watch)

ISIS blows up ancient temple at Syria’s Palmyra ruins
(Liam Stack, The New York Times)

Religious liberty in the crosshairs
(Editorial, Colorado Springs Gazette)

Religion and law round-up – 23rd August
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Alevis to ‘block legal system’ if rulings not put into effect
(Barçın Yinanç, Hürriet Daily News)

The IKEA murders: Sweden in crisis
(Ingrid Carlqvist, Gatestone Institute)

The Iran deal: How Christians choose sides
(Susan Warner, Gatestone Institute)

Judge in StemExpress case refuses to renew injunction against release of videos, citing First Amendment
(Eugene Volokh, The Washington Post: The Volokh Conspiracy)

A German family just wanted to homeschool their kids. Instead they faced the U.S. immigration system.
(Esther Yu-Hsi Lee, Think Progress)

Saturday, 22 August 2015

A new Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi is getting Saudis riled up
(Al Bawaba)

Did John Oliver get it right in his critique of televangelists?
(Herb Scribner, Deseret News National Edition | Faith)

Freedom From Religion Foundation demands universities fire football chaplains
(Kellan Howell, The Washington Time)

Report criticizes collegiate football chaplaincy programs
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Islamic State in Syria demolishes ancient Mar Elian monastery
(Ya Libnan)

WCC condemns destruction of monastery in Syria
(World Council of Churches)

‘Faith Ed.: Teaching about Religion in an Age of Intolerance,’ by Linda K. Wertheimer
(Naomi Schaefer Riley, New York Times Sunday Book Review)

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