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Monday, 15 December 2014

Advent Season
(United States Conference of Catholic Bishops)

Biblical women and Lifetime’s The Red Tent
(Julia M. OBrien, OUPblog Religion)

Middle East dictators feed sectarianism
(Madawi Al-Rasheed, Al-Monitor: Gulf Pulse)

'Forced'€™ conversions in India condemned by Muslim groups
(Al Jazeera America)

Pakistan’s blasphemy law strikes Bollywood
(Saroop Ijaz, Al Jazeera America)

French police raid ISIL recruitment network
(Lisa De Bode, Al Jazeera America)

Sex education from church and state sends mixed messages in Vietnam
(Marianne Brown, The Guardian)

Iowa food supplier charged with falsely selling $4.9m worth of beef as halal
(The Guardian)

Indian police stop planned mass conversion of 4,000 Christians to Hinduism on Christmas Day
(Mark Woods, Christian Today)

University of Maine has a change of heart over Christmas trees and candy canes
(Christian Today)

Most say religious holiday displays on public property are OK
(PewResearch Religion & Public Life Project)

Conflicts continue over nativity scenes on public property
(David Masci, Pew Research Center: Fact-tank)

Sydney hostage siege ends with gunman and 2 captives dead as police storm cafe
(Michelle Innis, The New York Times)

In push against Muslim cleric, Turkey detains police officers and journalists
(Sebnem Arsu, The New York Times)

Vatican report on US nuns to be released in Rome
(Rachel Zoll, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Orthodox Jews back scarf-wearing Muslim in Abercrombie & Fitch case
(Javier Panzar, Los Angeles Times)

Gay Christians choosing celibacy emerge from the shadows
(Michelle Boorstein, The Washington Post)

Black churches pray in protest of police slayings
(Rachel Zoll, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Lawyer: Free speech at stake in anti-Muslim film
(Brian Melley, AP)

Indonesian who published anti-ISIS cartoon is summoned under blasphemy law
(Thomas Fuller, The New York Times)

Atheist invocations challenge prayer at government meetings
(Chris Persaud, Portland Press Herald)

Senate OKs new religious freedom ambassador
(J. C. Derrick, World Magazine)

Congress gives final passage to Defense Authorization Act including provisions on Mt. Soledad transfer
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

5 ways faith may promote healthier marriages
(David Briggs, The Association of Religion Data Archives (ARDA))

Church-state debate still rages, but public Hanukkah menorahs gain wider acceptance
(Sean Savage, Jewish and Israel News)

Bay City commissioner authors online petition against Religious Freedom Restoration Act
(Sam Easter, Michigan Live)

Abercrombie: Job-seekers must explain faith to win anti-discrimination protection
(Michael Rudin, Charisma News)

In France, overwhelming support for public Nativity scenes
(Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D., Breitbart News)

Turkey "improves" education through religion
(Burak Bekdil, Your Middle East)

Time to reset U.S. policy on international religious freedom
(Brian J. Grim and Robert T. Smith, Deseret News)

About 300 Chinese said fighting alongside Islamic State in Middle East
(reporting by Michael Martina; editing by Robert Birsel, Reuters)

Want to start a law school in Canada? Don't try making it Christian
(Bill Duncan, National Review Online: the Corner blog)

Voucher backers to Colorado high court: don’t exclude religious schools
(Patheos: Catholic news blog)

Religious conversion row: Yogi Adityanath says opposition has no issues left
(Business Standard)

Away with the manger: Long-time nativity display moved
(Inquistir)

Rapists get off the hook by marrying their victims. But Jordanian activists are lobbying for major change
(Kamilia Lahrichi, Your Middle East)

Ohio teen refuses to do homework until school brings back Ten Commandments plaque
(Scott Kaufman, Raw Story)

Youths of Nepal agitate against UK envoy remarks on religious conversion
(Telegraphnepal)

Crocodile tears: Taliban attacks on Sufi shrines lead to unlikely victims
(Mariya Karimjee, Al Jazeera America)

Court passes up RU-486 abortion issue, again
(Lyle Denniston, SCOTUSblog)

Chabad of California fined for misappropriating federal funds
(JTA)

Lawsuits seek to reform curriculum of ultra-orthodox Jewish schools
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Fascist law used against teacher in crucifix row
(The Local: Italy)

Tennessee opposes same-sex marriage review
(Lyle Denniston, SCOTUSblog)

Judge orders blood transfusion for Jehovah’s Witness child
(Rosalind English, UK Human Rights Blog)

UK's first 'gender-abortion' case in Crown Court in January
(Chistian Concern)

Pope pleads with Middle East churches to address crisis together
(Elise Harris, Catholic News Agency)

Clock ticking as Religious Freedom Restoration Act awaits action in Michigan Senate
(Jonathan Oosting, Michigan Live)

Jerusalem crisis: Amid violence, seeking paths to peace
(Christa Case Bryant, The Christian Science Monitor)

Scottish Bishops on Marriage and Civil Partnership
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

EVENT, 15 December 2014: Muslim Minorities and Religious Freedom: A Public Dialogue
(Professor Robert George, John Esposito, and Shaykh Hamza Yusuf, Religious Freedom Project, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs)

Sunday, 14 December 2014

Backgrounder on lawsuit by NJ Methodist congregation against United Methodist Church
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Fight over ad in haredi paper highlights deep divisions
(Sam Sokol, The Jerusalem Post)

Historic Alpine church is site of bitter fight for control
(Jean Rimbach, NorthJersey.com)

Religion and Law round-up – 14th December
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Saturday, 13 December 2014

Atheist whose invocation prompted walkout fighting to open meeting elsewhere
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)

Egypt looks to roll back Islamist militias in Libya
(Ayah Aman, trans. Pascale Menassa, Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)

For jihadists, Denmark tries rehabilitation
(Andrew Higgins, The New York Times)

Iran's role in Yemen draws Israel and Saudi Arabia closer
(Ephraim Sneh, trans. Sandy Bloom, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)

Nigeria's Boko Haram violence killed as many people as ISIS in Iraq, new figures say
(Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post)

Saperstein confirmed as International Religious Freedom Ambassador
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Shi'ite holy ceremony culminates in Kerbala, 1 dead from Sunni rocket fire
(Reuters)

Strasbourg is Europe's 'best Christmas market'
(The Local France)

David Saperstein wins confirmation to Religious Freedom post by 61-35 senate vote
(Haaretz, The Jewish Daily Forward)

Senate passes bill that could keep cross atop Mt. Soledad, end legal battle
(Tony Perry, Los Angeles Times)

My view: Human rights declarations by Cyrus
(Kartina Lantos Swett and Daniel I. Mark, Deseret News)

Moses the liberator: Exodus politics from Eusebius to Martin Luther King Jr.
(John Coffey, OUPblog Religion)

Carols and Catholicism
(Gerald O'Collins, OUPblog Religion)

Churches in Japan are witnesses of justice and peace
(World Council of Churches)

BC Advanced Education Minister reverses decision on TWU School of Law
(Jennifer Watton, Trinity Western University)

B.C. government withdraws consent for Christian law school
(The Star)

Here's how the media gets the latest religious liberty bill wrong
(Ryan T. Anderson, The Daily Signal)

Absurd anti-RFRA hysteria in Michigan
(Ed Whelan, National Review Online: Bench Memos blog)

Creationists’ Ark lost tax credits over hiring practices — is this legal?
(Tobin Grant, RNS Blog: Corner of Church and State)

High heels and hijabs In Indonesia, an Islamic answer to beauty pageants
(Katie Lamb, Al Jazeera)

Germans rise up against Islamization
(Soeren Kern, Gatestone Institute)

Merkel condemns racism as Dresden anti-Islam marches grow
(Stephen Brown, Reuters)

Islamic State beheads four men for blasphemy in Syria: monitor
(Sylvia Westall, Reuters)

China's Uighur region to ban veiled robes
(Al Jazeera)

Friday, 12 December 2014

'Skeptical' Czechs celebrate the Advent season with passion
(Phil Bolton, Global Atlanta)

China Uighurs: Xinjiang city of Urumqi to ban Islamic veil
(BBC News Asia)

Religious extremism law imposes new restrictions on China’s Uyghurs
(Radio Free Asia)

China's Urumqi bans Islamic veil, sparking rights concerns
(Reuters)

To avoid row with Beijing, Pope Francis will not meet with Dalai Lama
(Christina Larson, Bloomberg)

Will Pope Francis affect the position of Catholics in China?
(Paul Farrelly, East Asia Forum)

First Chinese priest in 60 years appointed in Eastern Orthodox Church [Simplified Chinese]
(Russian Voice)

First "Buddhism and modern charity" conference held [Simplified Chinese]
(Sina Web)

Chinese lawyer detained for invoking constitution
(Associated Press, The Big Story)

China's cult crackdown: What is The Church of Almighty God?
(Zoe Mintz, International Business Times)

Exploiting Chinese culture to justify repression?
(Erich Mayer, Forum for Religious Freedom Europe)

Remove Muslim veil when giving evidence in court, says top woman judge
(David Barrett, The Telegraph)

Denver emerges as model for countering ISIS recruiting tactics
(Dina Temple-Raston, NPR)

India's government advocates anti-proselytization law
(Swati Deb, UCA News)

Pennsylvania teachers can't wear 'religious garb' to class but a repeal effort may be possible
(Mark A. Kellner, Deseret News National Edition | Faith)

Nigeria: 'Government must show it cares about the weak' says Archbishop
(Carey Lodge, Christian Today)

Dallas eases restrictions on feeding of homeless; settles lawsuit
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

D.C. lawmakers threaten religious schools’ freedoms
(Matt Hadro, The Washington Times)

Myanmar bar accused of insulting Buddhism in flyer
(BBC News)

Facebook ad in Burma lands bar managers in jail for insulting religion
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Kiwi bar manager detained in Burma
(AFP, 3 News NZ)

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