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Monday, 15 December 2014

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)

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

Indonesian editor faces blasphemy accusation over IS cartoon
(Michael Taylor, Reuters)

Gay advocates can shift same-sex marriage views
(Benedict Carey, The New York Times)

ISIS enters Egypt: How Washington must respond
(Khalil al-Anani, Foreign Affairs)

Rage comes to Russia: Why Moscow should worry about terrorism
(Ilan Berman, Foreign Affairs)

New movement against religious persecution
(Jonathan Sacks, The Wall Street Journal)

Mr. Smith goes to Washington
(Lori Windham, The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty)

First Amendment: Without religious freedom, there will be no lasting peace
(Charles Haynes, Janesville Gazette)

Senate Dem calls for broad LGBT protections
(Tim Devaney, The Hill)

Kentucky revokes tax exemptions for Biblical Ark Park, citing religious discrimination
(Mark Joseph Stern, Slate Magazine)

Religious freedom bill stirs controversy
(Wayne Peal, Livingston Daily)

Prediction: U.S. Supreme Court will decide freedom of religious universities
(Bob Kellogg, One News Now)

India Hindu group plans religious conversions at Christmas
(Sharat Pradhan and Sanjeev Miglani, Reuters)

Sierra Leone cancels Christmas over Ebola
(Malcom Moore, The Telegraph)

CAIR files U.S. Supreme Court brief on Abercrombie & Fitch Hijab case
(PR Newswire)

Denmark sees 'significant' threat from returning jihadists: report
(Sabina Zawadzki and Mark Heinrich, Reuters)

French parliament readies new end-of-life legislation
(John Irish and Mark John, Reuters)

The Supreme Court’s Plastic Reindeer Rule looms over the holiday season
(Scott Bomboy, Constitution Daily)

Photos: Activists hold mass at the border blocking Bethlehem
(Ryan Rodrick Beiler, On Faith)

Call for solidarity against re-nationalizing of church property in Romania
(Phil Tanis, World Communion of Reformed Churches)

Dissident ‘choirboy’: Rwandan gospel star on trial
(Jonathan W. Rosen, Al Jazeera)

Erotic liberty v. religious liberty: How the sexual revolution is eclipsing the First Freedom
(R. Albert Mohler Jr., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary: The Southern blog)

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

Kazakhstan: One three-year jail term, 5 or 25 more to follow?
(Felix Corley, Forum 18)

Pantagruel comes for the Establishment Clause
(Marc DeGirolami, Library of Law and Liberty)

RFRA: 'Religious freedom' or a 'license to discriminate'?
(Teresa Wiltz, The Pew Charitable Trusts)

Over seventy Russian graves vandalized in Australian Orthodox cemetery
(Interfax: Religion)

ACLJ Chief Counsel Jay Sekulow honored with prestigious Human Rights Award
(David Barrett, ACLJ)

Thursday, 11 December 2014

Church’s plan for ‘Catholic-only’ teaching posts anti-Constitutional – GWU
(Matthew Vella, Malta Today)

This Texas city’s attempt to fight charities that feed the homeless cost it 8 years and $250,000
(Alan Pyke, Think Progress)

European Jewish Congress welcomes the Polish overturning of ban on shechita as victory for human rights
(The Yeshiva World News)

Believe it or not, the Senate's torture report can give the faithful hope for the future
(Herb Scribner, Deseret News National Edition | Faith)

Faith leaders respond to CIA torture report
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News National Edition | Faith)

Human rights 365 days a year – and for all
(Jan Jařab, EurActiv.com)

Thomas Aquinas in China
(William Carroll, The Witherspoon Institute: Public Discourse)

Christian printer who refused gay pride shirt order files appeal
(Christian Today)

Hallmark responds to 'swastika' wrapping paper controversy
(Christian Today)

Berlin grants humanist pupils own holiday
(The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Afghan Shiites fear sectarian strife
(Yaorslav Trofimov, The Wall Street Journal)

Jihadism: Tracking a month of deadly attacks
(BBC News World)

For Yazidi women, escaping ISIS doesn't mean the ordeal is over
(Leila Fadel, NPR)

Glen Ellyn won't allow Jehovah's Witnesses brochure rack on sidewalk
(Bob Goldsborough, The Chicago Tribune)

Finances of jihad: How extremist groups raise money
(BBC News Middle East)

Many in Plano criticize expanded anti-discrimination policy
(Wendy Hundley, The Dallas Morning News)

Ulster, conscience and the law: Having your cake and eating it
(B.C., The Economist [Erasmus blog: Religion and Public Policy])

Kremlin official slams violence against members of Moscow-ruled Orthodox Church in Ukraine
(Interfax: Religion)

8th grader arrested for refusing to remove his rosary
(Christian Today)

By the sweat of Jewish brows
(David Glasner, Mosaic Magazine)

China's ethnic region's capital to ban veiled robes
(Associated Press)

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