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Thursday, 20 November 2014

Freedom from religion? Not this time
(Editorial, AZCentral)

Freedom means life, liberty, pursuit of dignified death
(Richard H. Agins, SunSentinel Opinion / Viewpoints)

Humanum on YouTube [Videos from the Vatican Summit on Families]

Interview with an Islamic State recruiter: 'Democracy is for infidels'
(Interview conducted by Hasnain Kazim, Spiegel Online International)

Neo-Pagan group wins tax exemption
(Marlene Kennedy, Courthouse News Service)

Plan B contraceptive sales violate religious beliefs, Washington pharmacists argue in federal court
(Amy Wang, The Oregonian)

Spanish MPs urge govt to recognize Palestine
(Al Arabiya)

Spirituality alive on the Maidan
(Michael Swan, The Catholic Register)

Threat for India: Islamic State, Al Qaeda and Taliban
(Saroj Kumar Rath, Yale Global Online)

Vatican Summit: Global Faith Leaders discuss marriage
(List of Links, Mormon Newsroom)

Husband of Pakistani Christian woman pleads for blasphemy pardon
(Jon Boone, The Guardian)

Christians, Muslims unite for justice over couple burned in kiln
(Catholic News Agency)

Amid Syrian refugee relief, Christians and Muslims find fellowship
(Kevin Jones, Catholic News Agency)

Remembering the Druze officer who died defending the Jerusalem synagogue
(Yair Rosenberg, Tablet: A New Read on Jewish Life)

Vatican marriage conference hears top scholars, global clergy
(Sheila Liaugminas, MercatorNet)

Religion survey babble confuses 103% of readers. Here’s why.
(Cathy Lynn Grossman, Religion News Service)

Is saying the Pledge of Allegiance voluntary? Family and school spar in court
(David Porter, Associated Press, Deseret News National Edition | Faith)

Religion vs the individual
(Somasekhar Sundaresan, Pune Mirror)

A Hindu "living goddess" chooses to study with Catholics
(Christopher Sharma, AsiaNews.it)

Christian politicians and religious leaders agree to a memorandum for a "single Ukrainian Church"
(Nina Achmatova, AsiaNews.it)

Respect opinions: Religious freedom subject to upholding order
(Sarah Eleazar, The Express Tribune with the International New York Times)

Patriarch of Baghdad to Muslim leaders: Unbefitting silence on the Islamic State, a Nazism in the name of Islam
(Louis Raphael I Sako, AsiaNews.it)

Land for mosque in Cuba is ready, says Turkish Religious Affairs official
(Hürriyet Daily News)

New same-sex marriage case at the Court
(Lyle Denniston, SCOTUSblog)

Same-sex marriages can go ahead in South Carolina
(Lyle Denniston, SCOTUS Blog)

Becket Fund’s statement following pharmacist conscience case hearing
(Press Release, The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty)

Oral arguments, Stormans v. Wiseman [Video]
(Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals)

House holds hearings on religious accommodation in military
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Nigerians warned against religious, ethnic sentiments ahead 2015
(Geoff Iyatse, Punch)

Pastors opposed to same-sex marriage vow not to participate in any civil ceremonies
(Jonathan Merritt, Deseret News National Edition | Family)

Ten North Carolina magistrates leave over performing same-sex marriages
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

More magistrates quit over same-sex marriage issue than previously reported
(Heather Moore, Time Warner Cable News)

Brittany Maynard, right-to-die voice, advocates from the grave
(Cathy Lynn Grossman, Religion News Service)

Hearing: Religious accommodations in the armed services
(Committee on Armed Services, House.gov)

Court upholds college's vaccination requirement over free exercise challenge
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Man says anti-abortion shirt got him kicked out of Planet Fitness
(WFTV (Orlando, Fla.))

Planet Fitness kicks out man from gym twice for wearing “offensive” pro-life t-shirt
(Steven Ertelt, LifeNews.com)

North Korea refutes war crimes charge and says human rights system is ‘advantageous’
(Peter Popham, The Independent)

Uganda lawmakers draft new anti-gay bill
(Elizabeth LaForgia, JURIST)

C of E school placed in special measures after extremism inspection
(Margaret Holness, Church Times)

Alabama passes law to prevent Sharia law being used in courtrooms
(Alison Lesley, World Religion News)

UN sends strong signal to Iran on human rights
(Bahá'í World News Service)

At least 45 dead in 'despicable' Boko Haram attack
(The Telgraph)

Demolition orders given to four families of Palestinian terrorists
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Myanmar journalists draft religion newswriters resolution on overing religious freedom and conflict
(Brian Pellot, RNS Blog: On Freedom)

Schools 'failing to teach children about the Bible'
(Graeme Paton, The Telegraph)

Austrian bill would ban foreign funding for mosques, imams
(Alexei Korolyov, Religion News Service)

US considers arming Kiev as Moscow supports Ukraine rebels
(Arshad Mohammed, Christian Today)

Islamic State violence condemned as Saudi Arabia backs inter-faith gathering
(Michael Shields, Christian Today)

Nigerian Archbishop on Boko Haram: We must storm the heavens with prayers
(Carey Lodge, Christian Today)

Muslim preachers in France may be forced to take diploma
(Kim Willsher and John Hooper, The Guardian)

Korean-American Christian aid worker held by Chinese authorities
(Cath Martin, Christian Today)

Humanist Association stops prayer at Louisiana school
(Christian Broadcasting Network)

Continued corruption in Hungary
(Máté Hajba and Casey Given, Forbes)

Rampal ("the godman") held at ashram after six die in violent stand-off
(Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar, The Hindu)

Germany: Constitutional Court upholds religious and contractual freedom
(Agenda Europe)

Turkey’s long game: how 12 years of AKP rule has eroded the secular state
(David Lepeska, The National)

High schooler suspended after preaching claims religious persecution, sues
(Levi Pulkkinen, Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

Religious leaders show support non-discrimination bill
(Elizabeth Faugl, ABC 6)

Panel finds religious discrimination at restaurant
(MPBN News)

Texas vote could change your kid's view of America
(Heather Sells, Christian Broadcasting Network)

Fugitive Guru arrested after standoff with police
(Ellen Barry and Hari Kumar, The New York Times)

Northern Ireland anti-abortion activist convicted
(Shawn Pogatchnik, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Myanmar: Why the Islamic State failed here
(Aparupa Bhattacherjee, Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies)

Indonesia revises Islamic banking rules as industry growth slides
(Bernardo Vizcaino and Gayatri Suroyo, Reuters)

Aboriginal medicine ruling sparks instant controversy
(Alyshah Hasham, The Toronto Star)

New government in Indonesia does an about-face on religious freedom
(Ruth Kramer, Mission Network News)

Anti-Semitism debate roils German left
(Anton Troianovski, The Wall Street Journal)

Employment law update after Burwell v. Hobby Lobby
(Gillian Watson Egan, Today's Medical Developments)

Fear of deadly ‘religious war’ between Jews and Muslims raised after synagogue attack
(William Booth and Ruth Eglash, The Washington Post)

Mississippi may vote on making Christianity the state religion
(Robyn Pennacchia, Death and Taxes)

Ohio bill would shield source of lethal injection drugs
(Laura Sullivan, NPR)

Local lawmakers to pursue death with dignity bill
(Saja Hindi, Loveland Reporter-Herald)

Montana becomes latest state to allow same-sex marriages
(Lauren Gambino, The Guardian)

South Jersey student lends voice to keeping 'under God' in pledge
(Rita Giordano, The Philadelphia Inquirer)

The strange religious future
(Ross Douthat, The New York Times)

Irish Supreme Court struggles with outcome of surrogacy arrangements
(Rosalind English, UK Human Rights Blog)

EVENT, 20 November 2014: The pragmatic case for freedom of religion or belief
(Dr. Brian J. Grim, University of Notre Dame Australia School of Law)

Wednesday, 19 November 2014

Pakistan: Why are Christians being persecuted?
(Roomana Hukil, Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies)

Haryana: 200 injured in clashes between police and followers of a Hindu guru (accused of murder)
(AsiaNews.it)

As Ahok, a Christian and ethnic Chinese, becomes the first non-Muslim to lead Jakarta, Islamists rage
(Mathias Hariyadi, AsiaNews.it)

Agnostic teen punished for omitting "under God" from the Pledge of Allegiance
(Alison Lesley, World Religion News)

North Carolina pastor raises over $30K to host gun buy-back program to curb street violence
(VIncent Funaro, The Christian Post)

For Indian bishop, Christian-Muslim dialogue needs actions, not words
(Nirmala Carvalho, AsiaNews.it)

Yujiang's underground bishop released but under police surveillance
(AsiaNews.it)

EVENT, 20 November 2014: Inter-religious event in Brussels for Christians in the Middle East - 18h00
(Eglise du Béguinage, Place du Béguinage, 1000 Bruxelles)

Schools accused of failing to protect children from extremism
(Richard Adams, The Guardian)

Students for Life abortion debate shut down at Oxford University following intimidation by feminist group
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)

Argentine students paint over anti-Semitic graffiti in public park
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

U.S. Consulate in Jerusalem warns Americans to be ‘harder target’
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

New RLUIPA suit: Mount Zion Church of God in Christ v. City of Garden City, Kansas
(Evan Seeman and Dwight Merriam, RLUIPA Defense)

Consent injunction issued in church's RLUIPA "Equal Terms" challenge
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

B.C. may revoke consent for Christian law school
(Andrea Woo, The Globe and Mail)

New Brunswick law society council re-voting on Trinity Western decision
(CBC News (New Brunswick))

TWU statement regarding Ministry of Advanced Education letter
(Press Release, Trinity Western University)

Will Federica Mogherini deliver on international religious freedom?
(Pasquale Annicchino, Cornerstone Blog: Religious Freedom Project, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs)

Faith leaders join consumer advocates to push for lower payday loan rates
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)

Couple adopts frozen embryo, calls 'snowflake baby' a 'gift'
(Christian Today)

Discrimination trial underway for fired Sunni Muslim state trooper
(Jamie Satterfield, Knoxville News Sentinel)

Maine rights panel agrees Moody’s Diner employee dating co-owner’s son suffered religious discrimination
(Mario Moretto, Bangor Daily News)

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