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Friday, 5 December 2014

Party newspaper sends reporters to catch university lecturers 'scorning China'
(AsiaNews.it)

Finnish church embraces gay marriage, loses 12,000 members
(Kiley Crossland, World Magazine)

Georgia school district goes to court against humanist group over employees praying with students
(Carrie Dedrick, Christian Headlines)

Manila announces 5-day holiday during January papal visit
(Catholic World News)

Some Chinese Buddhist, Taoist religious centers post signs reflecting official status [Simplified Chinese]
(Xinhua Net)

Is this temple for real? China tries to stamp out fake monk scourge
(Te-Ping Chen, The Wall Street Journal Blog)

ISIS in Gaza: When one radical group believes the other is not radical enough
(Khaled Abu Toameh, Gatestone Institute)

Thursday, 4 December 2014

Party-line vote moves religious freedom bill to House
(Kathleen Gray, Lansing State Journal)

Messianic guest house loses appeal to lesbians
(David Lazarus, Israel Today)

Ashutosh Maharaj's ashram moves court
(The Economic Times)

Religious freedom bill passes out of Michigan House
(Kathleen Gray, Detroit Free Press)

Modi refuses to fire minister for attack on non-Hindus
(Arab News)

Russia: Human rights climate unrecognizable from decade ago, says HRW
(Eurasia Review)

The case against human rights
(Eric Posner, The Guardian)

Michigan House approves Religious Freedom Restoration Act in party-line vote
(Jonathan Oosting, Michigan Live)

Chancellor announces Listed Places of Worship Roof Repair Fund
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

White House Christmas theme announced
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Can Pope Francis bring Christians and Muslims closer together?
(Ruth Gledhill, Christian Today)

Asian churches to move beyond conflict, towards just peace, human security and dignity
(World Council of Churches)

Lebanon mourns the death of Said Akl, a great poet and example of Christian faith
(Fady Noun, AsiaNews.it)

How Israel reacted to a racist attack on a Jewish-Arab school
(Yair Rosenberg, Tablet: A New Read on Jewish Life)

No discrimination against anyone on the basis of religion: Government
(India Times)

A hero in the real religious freedom battle steps up
(Jean Ann Esselink, The New Civil Rights Movement)

The Islamic State (IS) and pledges of allegiance: The case of Jamaat Ansar al-Islam
(Aymenn Jawad Al-Tammimi, Syria Comment)

World food program ends aid to Syrian refugees due to lack of funds
(Zachary Schrieber, Tablet: A New Read on Jewish Life)

D.C. repeals sexual orientation discrimination exemption for private religious schools
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Satanic temple gets OK for its December display in Florida capitol
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Virginia board to amend rules that would close abortion clinics
(Gary Robertson, Reuters)

Government provides £15 million to save crumbling church buildings
(Ruth Gledhill, Christian Today)

Public schools can avoid ‘War on Christmas’ tussle in school holiday calendar
(J. Brent Walker, Religion News Service)

After Ferguson and Eric Garner decisions, white Christians say it’s time to stand with blacks
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)

Same-sex marriages delayed in Mississippi
(Lyle Denniston, SCOTUSblog)

IS converts centuries-old churches in Mosul to prison facilities
(Miko Morelos, Ecumenical News)

India's leader snubs calls to fire minister who belittled religious minorities
(Miko Morelos, Ecumenical News)

Japan bishops seek sainthood for martyr samurai, who renounced riches
(Miko Morelos, Ecumenical News)

The great Jewish American liberal academic anti-anti-Zionist freak-out
(Adam Kirsch, Tablet: A New Read on Jewish Life)

WCC general secretary expresses concern over Article 9 of the Japanese constitution
(World Council of Churches)

Barack Obama's Turkish fruitcake: President Erdogan builds an opulent palace for himself, part of a 20-year mess that is American Middle East policy
(Lee Smith, Tablet: A New Read on Jewish Life)

Church of England to appoint first 'headship' bishop
(Ruth Gledhill, Christian Today)

French ISIL fighters want to return home, plead for clemency
(Michael Pizzi, Al Jazeera)

Ebola fears bring female genital mutilation to near halt in Sierra Leone
(Nina Devries, Al Jazeera)

Kenya’s leader receives report on combating terrorism
(Voice of America News)

Christian Association calls on Pope Francis to postpone Sri Lanka trip
(Melani Manel Perera, AsiaNews.it)

China bans religion in Islam-heavy Xingjiang region
(Jordan Schachtel, Breitbart News)

Western Muslim converts and violent extremism: Issues and strategies
(Damien D. Cheong, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies)

Myanmar President gives go-ahead on religion and family planning draft law
(Radio Free Asia)

Irish Catholic church says legalizing gay marriage would be 'grave injustice' ahead of nationwide marriage referendum
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)

Christian convert imprisoned and tortured in Egypt vows to 'starve himself to death,' lawyer says
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)

Caught between two worlds, Israeli Druze struggle for equality amid rising tensions
(Ben Hartman, Religion News Service)

Gay activist’s campaign to show Christian love to Oregon bakers falls flat
(Sarah Pulliam Bailey, Religion News Service)

Church of England challenges BP and Shell over global warming
(Adam Vaughan, The Guardian)

Ukraine: Evangelical pastor killed in shelling on way to pray for wounded soldiers
(Ruth Gledhill, Christian Today)

Pakistani police investigate preacher Junaid Jamshed over blasphemy claims
(Jon Boone, The Guardian)

Sri Lankan Catholics urge Pope Francis to put off visit
(Dharisha Bastians, The New York Times)

Letter from Africa: Finger-pointing over Boko Haram
(BBC)

Indian official’s firing is sought over remarks
(Ellen Barry, The New York Times)

China pushes regulations on Buddhist, Taoist religious sites; Two Beijing temples post signs [Simplified Chinese]
(Ch)

Indiana abortion clinic law ruled unconstitutional
(Tom Davies, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Appeals court: gay-marriage stay in Florida to end Jan. 5; weddings could begin next day
(Steve Rothaus, The Miami Herald)

Myanmar approved controversial religious laws bill; sent to parliament
(Dunya News)

Burmese President signs the "shameful law" regulating religion, marriages and family life
(AsiaNews.it)

Turkey 'guilty of religious discrimination'
(Umut Uras, Al Jazeera)

Sikh-American student challenges ROTC rules
(Frances Kai-Hwa Wang, NBC News)

U.S. Supreme Court rejects Tulsa police captain's lawsuit over Islamic event
(Chris Casteel, News OK)

Religious discord menaces as Israel-Palestinian peace fails
(Calev Ben-David, Chicago Tribune)

Rastafarian pursues wrongful termination suit against retailer
(Christian Nolan, The Connecticut Law Tribune)

Florida Capitol to include satanic temple holiday display
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

Atheists launch “skip church” Christmas billboards in the Bible belt
(Chelsen Vicari, Juicy Ecumenism)

House approves bill that strengthens U.S. alliance with Israel
(JTA)

Christians in Iraq forming militia to defend, and possibly retake, ancestral lands
(John Burger, Aleteia)

At European Parliament, Pope bluntly critiques a continent’s malaise
(Andrew Huggins, The New York Times)

U.S. Holocaust museum gets $25 million gift for educational programming
(JTA)

Crimea has sacral meaning for Russia - Putin
(Interfax: Religion)

Azerbaijan: 200 Nakhichevan Muslims arrested, 50 still detained, 50 mosques closed
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)

U.S. Federal Guidelines Draft recommends male circumcision
(JTA, The Jewish Daily Forward)

Prophecy, demonology, and the Extraordinary Synod of Bishops on the Family
(Jospeh P. Laycock, OUPblog Religion)

Clampdown on Sudan's churches
(World Watch Monitor)

Wednesday, 3 December 2014

'Historic' gay rights hearing ends without vote on Michigan anti-discrimination proposals
(Jonathan Oosting, Michigan Live)

After Ferguson
(Sheila Liaugminas, MercatorNet)

Baby Jesus banned from local council in France
(Alex Dunham, The Local)

Counselors seek Supreme Court’s protection
(Press Release, Liberty Counsel)

Grand Chamber of the ECHR hears the case of an Iranian converted to Christianity
(Press Release, European Centre for Law and Justice)

Greece justice minister 'will not even consider' gay marriage
(Darren Wee, Gay Star News)

Hours before controversial execution of Scott Panetti, court grants stay
(Lauren Walker, Newsweek)

In Pictures: New Islamic law in Indonesia
(Antonio Zambardino, Al Jazeera)

Information on White House Christmas 2014
(Press Release, The White House)

Jewish student sues Barry Freundel synagogue over mikveh peeping
(JTA, The Forward)

Modi's Buddhism
(C. Raja Mohan, Observer Researcher Foundation)

Muslim leaders face a dilemma: Can Muslim leaders condemn the terrorism of ISIS without endangering their own lives and the integrity of the Qur’an?
(James Schall, MercatorNet)

Right-wing Ukrainian leader is (surprise) Jewish, and (real surprise) proud of it
(Vladislav Davidzon, Tablet: A New Read on Jewish Life)

Russia's Supreme Court declares Jehovah's Witnesses website extremist
(The Moscow Times)

Turkey's Alevis to open 'cemevi' via associations
(World Bulletin)

Why do we wildly over-estimate the proportion of gays and lesbians?
(Michael Cook, Conjugality: A Blog on the Future of Marriage)

Will Germany abolish itself and France commit suicide?
(Peter Martino, Gatestone Institute)

Muslims in US issue joint Sunni-Shia statement condemning ISIS
(Middle East Monitor)

The economic & business case for freedom of religion or belief
(NGO Committee on Freedom of Religion or Belief)

Rwanda: Muslim and Christian leaders pledge to promote dialogue in Great Lakes region
(World Watch Monitor)

British police issue apology for how they handled this Sikh hate crime
(Alison Lesley, World Religion News)

American couple acquitted of murder in Qatar free to return to US
(Lucinda Borkett-Jones, Christian Today)

Bills aim to assure Ohio students’ religious expression at school
(Jim Siegel, The Columbus Dispatch)

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