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Thursday, 8 May 2014

Missouri legislature sends student religion bill to Governor
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

Town of Greece impact: injunction lifted in Maryland prayer case
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

BJC disappointed in SCOTUS decision upholding official prayer at local government meetings
(Cherilyn Crowe, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

Victory: U.S. Supreme Court upholds legislative prayer
(Emily Hardman, The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty)

Justice Thomas’s concurrence in Town of Greece
(Marc O. DeGirolami, Center for Law and Religion Forum at St. John's University School of Law)

ECLJ seeks justice for seven-year-old Christian Pakistani rape victim
(Shaheryar Gill, European Centre for Law and Justice)

Sauca and Prove appointed to World Council of Churches posts
(World Council of Churches)

Does BJP have a hand in the latest massacre in Assam? - OpEd
(Dr. Habib Siddiqui, Eurasia Review)

Sri Lanka, even Buddhists against religious police wanted by the government
(Melani Manel Perera, AsiaNews.it)

Education and religious freedom for the good of Iran and Myanmar
(Bernardo Cervellera, AsiaNews.it)

Paul Bhatti: Truth on attacks in Pakistan, but support for institutions
(AsiaNews.it)

Chinese authorities warn religious groups against converting children rescued from the streets
(AsiaNews.it)

Egypt's Sisi tells media not to push for democratic reforms
(Al Jazeera America)

Wednesday, 7 May 2014

A short history of Christian matchmaking
(Paul Putz, Religion and Politics)

Safeguarding in the church
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

Egypt's Sisi says Muslim Brotherhood is finished
(Micheal Georgy and Tom Perry, Reuters)

Liberal candidates must be pro-choice, Trudeau says
(Susan Delacourt, The Star (Canada))

Israel mulls crackdown on Arab hate crimes
(Al Jazeera America)

Lutheran Church in Chile ordains first woman pastor
(Presbyterian Church (USA))

Supreme Court approves sectarian prayer at public meetings
(Lauren Markoe and Cathy Lynn Grossman, Religion News Service)

In Vietnam, president's Evangelism participation signals turning point
(Ansel Oliver, Adventist News Network)

Blessed Tomorrow aims to empower people of faith on climate change
(Episcopal News Service)

California school asks 8th graders to debate whether the Holocaust happened
(Deborah E. Lipstadt, Tablet: A New Read on Jewish Life)

The iNakba, a new political app, is a terrible idea
(Liel Leibovitz, Tablet)

Texas discriminates against Muslim prisoners, judge rules
(RT)

India elections: death toll hits 43 after attacks on Muslims in Assam
(The Guardian)

Vatican: 848 priests defrocked for abuse since '04
(John Heilprin and Nicole Winfield, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

China tells temples to grant orphans freedom of religion
(Yang Jie and Te-Ping Chen, The Wall Street Journal)

Pakistan's Hindus, other minorities face surge of violence
(Syed Raza Hassan, Reuters)

Texas A&M studies religion through meme culture
(Carrie Dedrick, Christian Headlines)

More Hispanics are leaving Catholic Church: survey
(Mary Wisniewski, Reuters)

U.S. warns of plot to attack churches in Ugandan capital
(Richard Lough, Reuters)

Biblical marriage abandoned in Hawaii after years of defense
(Brownie Marie, Christian Today)

Bodies found, more missing after India massacre of Muslims
(Biswajyoti Das, Reuters)

Islam on rise in Sweden but so is political party to stop it
(Chad Groening, One News Now)

Hamas eases ban on Palestinian newspapers from outside Gaza in unity gesture
(Nidal al-Mughrabi, Reuters)

Rebels evacuated from Homs, cradle of Syrian uprising
(Dominic Evans, Reuters)

Religious leaders should divest from fossil fuels, says UN climate chief
(Adam Vaughan, The Guardian)

Hamas executes two men in Gaza as spies for Israel
(Nidal al-Mughrabi and Dan Williams, Reuters)

Central African Republic journalists protest murders of colleagues
(Crispin Dembassa-Kette and Joe Bavier, Reuters)

'Saudi Liberals' website founder sentenced to 10 years in jail, 1,000 lashes
(Sami Aboudi, Reuters)

Montana AG enters Jesus statue dispute
(Associated Press, The Washington Post)

English schools investigated for role in Islamist takeover plot
(Trevor Grundy, Religion News Service)

Plea for a new church-state ruling
(Lyle Denniston, SCOTUSblog)

Atheist TV: Coming soon to a television near you
(Kimberly Winston, Religion News Service)

These are the countries still using lethal injection to kill people
(Jeanne Kim, Mint Press News)

United Nations calls Catholic Church’s pro-life teachings “promoting torture”
(Steven Ertelt, Life News)

County zoning law could ban home Bible study says Virginia man
(Carrie Dedrick, Christian Headlines)

Writer Prokhanov calls Odessa tragedy a ritual execution and "prayer to hell"
(Interfax-Religion)

Russian church official offers to ban obscene language in public places
(Interfax-Religion)

Christian leaders stand in solidarity with imperiled religious communities
(Jeff Walton, Christian News Wire)

Head of Ukrainian Orthodox Church press service calls Ukrainian media criminal
(Interfax-Religion)

Bishop seeks intl protection of Orthodox community in Ukraine
(Interfax-Religion)

The shifting religious identity of Latinos in the United States
(Pew Research Religion & Public Life Project)

White on Justice Kagan’s dissent in Town of Greece
(Marc O. DeGirolami, Center for Law and Religion Forum at St. John's University School of Law)

Nigeria’s girls * Monica Lewinsky’s back * Beard informants: Wednesday’s news roundup
(Sarah Pulliam Bailey, Religion News Service)

Boko Haram kidnaps more girls; outrage mounts
(Illia Djadi, World Watch Monitor)

Nigerian official: hundreds killed in attack
(Associated Press, Mint Press News)

Boko Haram leader Shekau releases video on abduction of Chibok girls
(Sahara TV, YouTube)

Muslim officials condemn abductions of girls
(Associated Press, The Washington Post)

Boko Haram contradicting tenets of Islam - MURIC
(NAN, Leadership (Nigeria))

Nigerian cardinal: Schoolgirls’ abduction is shameful
(Josephine Mckenna, Religion News Service)

Nigerian girl describes kidnap, 276 still missing
(Michelle Faul, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

UN: Sale of girls by Boko Haram would be crime against humanity
(Lisa Schlein, Voice of America)

Is Cardinal Mueller taking talking points on the nuns from NCR?
(David Gibson, Religion News Service)

We will bring back kidnapped girls – Jonathan
(Adesuma Tsan, Chibuzo Ukaibe, George Agba, Uchenna Awom, Leadership (Nigeria))

'Vicar of Baghdad' works for reconciliation in Iraq, Middle East
(Mark A. Kellner, Deseret News National Edition)

Immigration and diversity in Tower Hamlets
(Daniel Nilsson DeHanas, Public Spirit)

Jewish Americans ask: What does it mean to be ‘pro-Israel’?
(Lauren Markoe, Religion News Service)

The life and legacy of the Jewish East End
(Leon Silver, Public Spirit)

Rewriting the First Amendment
(The Wall Street Journal Opinion)

Shaykh Nazim, a giant in spreading Sufism in the West, passes away
(Omid Safi, Religion News Service)

Muslim wrestler goes to the mat for his religious beliefs
(Jay Tokasz, The Buffalo News)

Seeking greater equality, Indian women turn to unexpected source: Shariah courts
(Heather McIlvaine, Religion News Service)

Three things we learned about: sedition and freedom of speech
(Boo Su-Lyn, The Malay Online)

Central African Republic president says to make new government inclusive
(Hubert-Mary Djamany, Reuters)

Forcing the conclusion: review of a new book about the Prop 8 case
(Dale Carpenter, The Volokh Conspiracy)

Maxey, “The ‘Greatest Problem’”
(Mark L. Movsesian, Center for Law and Religion Forum at St. John's University School of Law)

Christian, Hindu girls in Pakistan kidnapped, converted
(Ryan Mauro, The Clarion Project)

Christians in Pakistan facing forced conversions to Islam
(Dennis Crowley, Juicy Ecumenism: The Institute on Religion & Democracy's Blog)

Teen arrested at Temple Mount; Arabs shout at Jewish visitors
(Avi Tuchmayer, The Jewish Express)

Burmese activists: Law against mixed marriages "targets women and religious harmony"
(Francis Khoo Thwe, AsiaNews.it)

Nepal: Pregnant Muslim woman burnt alive for dowry, an act against Islam, imam says
(Christopher Sharma, AsiaNews.it)

Don’t exempt non-Muslims from hudud, Muslim scholars suggest
(Zurairi Ar, The Malay Online)

Hillsong takes over Times Square with Jesus message
(Amanda Casanova, Christian Headlines)

Can we trade sexual morality for church growth?
(Russell Moore, The Gospel Coalition)

TS Eliot's Ash Wednesday – a call to spiritual awareness that falls short
(Roz Kaveney, The Guardian)

Originalism and Town of Greece v. Galloway
(Marc O. DeGirolami, Center for Law and Religion Forum at St. John's University School of Law)

Justice Kagan and the 'Naked Public Square'
(Adam White, The Weekly Standard)

Spain's Sephardic Jews: 500 years of solitude
(Peter Berger, The American Interest)

Tuesday, 6 May 2014

Cardinal Kasper, the ‘pope’s theologian,’ downplays Vatican blast at U.S. nuns
(David Gibson, Religion News Service)

Lawyers face protracted battle to reverse recognition of Trinity Western law school
(Ian Mulgrew, The Vancouver Sun)

Trinity Western University launches court action in three provinces over its law school
(James Keller, The Canadian Press, The Vancouver Sun)

Trinity Western University takes legal action to defend religious freedom
(Press Release, Trinity Western University)

Decision in Town of Greece
(Mark L. Movsesian, Center for Law and Religion Forum at St. John's University School of Law)

Gunmen abduct eight more girls in northeast Nigeria: police
(Lanre Ola, Reuters)

New kidnapping reported in Nigeria as U.S. offers help
(Adam Nossiter, The New York Times)

Ukraine close to war, says Germany
(David Blair, The Telegraph)

Ukraine agrees to new talks if Russia backs elections
(France 24, World Affairs Journal)

Tradition! Legislative prayer decision in Plain English
(Amy Howe, SCOTUS Blog)

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