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Monday, 28 July 2014

September 11 museum allowed to display Ground Zero cross-shaped beam
(Joseph Ax, Reuters)

'Please stop!', Pope Francis makes plea for peace
(James Mackenzie, Reuters)

Pakistan mob kills woman, girls, over 'blasphemous' Facebook post
(Syed Raza Hassan, Reuters)

Pool, phones, yoga: world intrudes on Amish now home in Ohio after prison
(Kim Palmer, Reuters)

Pope Francis apologizes for persecution of Pentecostals
(Josephine McKenna, Religion News Service)

Female oppression crippling parts of Africa
(Associated Press, Mint Press News)

Appeals panel strikes down Virginia gay marriage ban
(Richard Wolf, USA Today)

Turkey’s Erdogan promises to protect Jews, urges them to oppose Israeli ‘aggression’
(JTA)

U.S. says millions forced to flee for religious beliefs in 2013
(David Brunnstrom, Reuters)

International Religious Freedom Report for 2013 released
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

State Department report: Religious persecution makes migrants out of millions
(Brian Pellot, Religion News Service)

Sole Israeli national on downed Malaysian airliner was son of Christian evangelist
(Cnann Liphshiz, JTA)

Ebola outbreak * Eid Mubarak * Wedding decline: Monday’s Roundup
(Religion News Service)

Russia: Muslims celebrate end of holy month of Ramadan
(Interfax-Religion)

Usually a time of joy, Gaza violence casts a pall on Eid celebrations
(Rachel Delia Benaim, Religion News Service)

The Sunni-Shia Divide: A CFR InfoGuide Presentation
(Council on Foreign Relations)

President Obama announces key administration post
(Press Release, The White House Office of the Press Secretary)

BREAKING: Rabbi David Saperstein will be first non-Christian to serve as U.S. ambassador for religious freedom
(Lauren Markoe and Brian Pellot, Religion News Service)

Quick approval in order for Saperstein as religious freedom ambassador
(Mark Silk, RNS Blog: Spiritual Politics)

BJC commends nomination of Saperstein as religious freedom ambassador
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

Another circuit rules for same-sex marriage
(Lyle Denniston, SCOTUSblog)

Lawsuit follows Christian's firing from university
(Charlie Butts, One News Now)

To commemorate World War 1, reverend helps believers respond to war through prayer
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News National Edition)

ISIS in Mosul: separating fact from fiction
(Lucinda Borkett-Jones, Christian Today)

Report: Hamas planned Rosh Hashanah attack through Gaza tunnels
(JTA)

Why did ISIS destroy the Tomb of Jonah?
(Mark L. Movsesian, Center for Law and Religion Forum at St. John's University School of Law)

UN demands 'immediate and unconditional' Gaza cease-fire as death toll tops 1,000; Obama backs Israel in Netanyahu phone call
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post World)

UN calls for ceasefire in Israel – Gaza
(Reuters VIDEO)

Kurdistan declares "safe haven" for Christian refugees
(Andrew Boyd, Anglican Ink)

Church challenges town's zoning law
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Detained children get pastoral visits
(G. Jeffrey MacDonald, Living Church)

Catholics get 'The Message' in new edition of Bible
(Robert McClory, National Catholic Reporter)

Palestinian fighters raid Israel on Gaza "truce" day
(Nidal Al-Mughrabi and Dan Williams, Reuters)

Court rules in favor of 9/11 cross, against Atheist lawsuit
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)

Ground Zero cross can stay at 9/11 museum, appeals court rules
(Sarah Pulliam Bailey, Religion News Service)

Five killed in bombing of Catholic church in Nigeria
(Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post)

End of Christianity 'very near' in Iraq, Anglican Bishop warns
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)

Sudanese Christian mother Meriam Ibrahim to arrive in New Hampshire this week
(Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post)

The Bible in Cornish – after 465 year delay
(John Bingham, The Telegraph)

Choosing diocesan bishops in the Church of England
(Peter Owen, Law & Religion UK)

UN Myanmar envoy worried over displaced Muslims
(Esther Htusan, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Ancient Pakistan temples draw devotees from across faiths
(Reema Abbasi, The Times of India)

Principle trumps politics, religion in Harper’s support for Israel
(Chris Plecash, The Hill Times online)

Muslim boxer and Jewish trainer unfazed by politics and religion
(College Boxer, Intercollegiate Boxing)

NYPD Muslim surveillance should concern atheists, too
(Chris Stedman, Sarah Jones, Religion News Service)

India's Modi under fire for silence over religious incidents
(Sruthi Gottipati, Reuters)

Ruling poses potential obstacle at Supreme Court for same-sex marriage
(Adam Liptak, The New York Times)

Chinese police remove church cross amid crackdown
(The Associated Press)

Police find 15 corpses in Baghdad in bloody start to Muslim Eid holiday
(Michael Georgy, Reuters)

Pakistani mob attacks minority Muslims, kills 3
(Zaheer Babar, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

A singer blends her devotion to Jazz and the Baha’i faith
(Samuel G. Freedman, The New York Times)

Under new rules, Muslim inmates in L.A. County jails observe Ramadan
(Cindy Chang, Los Angeles Times)

Can a company have a religion?
(askanislamicist)

The impossibility of religious freedom
(Winnifred Fallers Sullivan, The Immanent Frame: Secularism, religion, and the public sphere)

Doctor with Ebola treated as church urges prayer
(Star-Telegram)

Secrecy over executions faces challenges
(Ashby Jones, The Wall Street Journal)

How LGBT students are changing Christian colleges
(Philip Francis and Mark Longhurst, The Atlantic)

Russian Orthodox Church marks Day of Christianization of Rus
(Interfax-Religion)

Israeli embassy removes Molly Malone in Muslim garb images
(Erin McGuire, The Irish Times Politics)

Kerry County Council crucifix a challenge to religious diversity
(Ronan McCrea, The Irish Times Religion & Belief Social Affairs)

It’s the religious bigots who belittle Islam
(Comments, Malaysiakini)

Order of Malta knights Irish man in ancient ceremony
(Conor Pope, The Irish Times Religion & Belief)

American Atheists set to launch atheist TV channel on July 29
(Megan Hamilton, Digital Journal)

Religious freedom and global economy
(Steve Lyston, The Jamaica Gleaner)

Grooming jihadists – UK
(Samuel Westrop, Gatestone Institute)

And now... Europe's Kristallnacht
(Douglas Murray, Gatestone Institute)

President Obama's Ramadan slap at Muslims
(Opinion by Salam Al-Marayati, CNN: Belief Blog)

Pakistani mob kills grandmother and two granddaughters because of 'blasphemous' Facebook post from Ahmadi man
(Dominic Kelly, Opposing Views)

Religion remains a strong marker of political identity in U.S.
(Frank Newport, Gallup Politics)

Sunday, 27 July 2014

French Jewish activist assaulted at home as protests continue in Paris
(JTA)

Jewish museums in Norway closed for fear of attacks
(JTA)

Military prevents troops from visiting Missouri Bible school
(MOrgan Chalfant, Red Alert)

Nigeria: APGA chief felicitates with Muslims at Eid El Fitri, describes Kaduna bombing as barbaric
(Luke Ajulo, World Stage)

Religion and law round up – 27th July
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

Statement by the President on the occasion of Eid-al-Fitr
(Office of the Press Secretary, The White House)

Saturday, 26 July 2014

Do Church of England 'gay bishops' have a human right not to be 'outed'?
(Paul Johnson, ECHR Sexual Orientation Blog)

European anti-Semitism is focus as Jewish leaders, Democratic senators meet
(Ron Kampeas, JTA)

European anti-Semitism is focus as Jewish leaders, Democratic senators meet
(Ron Kampeas, JTA)

Germany, France, Italy jointly condemn Gaza-related anti-Semitic acts
(JTA)

President signs law authorizing Huna Tlingits to engage in traditional egg harvests
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Q&A: What are these tunnels Hamas is using to attack Israel?
(James Phillips, The Daily Signal)

The MH17 crisis: A wake-up call
(M.S., The Economist [Democracy in America: American politics])

The war in Gaza: No one is winning —yet
(The Economist)

Religious freedom aided by impact investment, finds new study
(Brian J. Grim, the Weekly Number)

Brazil Human Rights Minister praises Foundation's work
(Brian J. Grim, Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)

As Gaza bombardment continues, West Bank cities stand up for fellow Palestinians
(Matthew Vickery and Sheren Khalel, Reuters)

Ramadan highlights divisions in China’s Muslim community
(Hannah Gardner, The National)

Dodging bullets over religious freedom
(Juicy Ecumenism)

Will Christianity ever rise again in Iraq?
(Joel S. Baden and Candida Moss, CNN: Belief Blog)

United Nations warns Japan on religious freedom
(International Coalition for Religious Freedom)

Is the death penalty moral? What do religious groups say?
(Religion Link)

Secular academia and its anti-Christian bias
(Bob Kellogg, One News Now)

What’s happening to Montreal’s churches? Quebec finding new ways to preserve its heritage in a secular age
(Graeme Hamilton, National Post)

'I used to be a Christian... but converted to Islam'
(Lucinda Borkett-Jones, Christian Today)

Judge strikes down Florida same-sex marriage ban for Miami area
(Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post)

Not all millennials want a trendy church, says young Christian author
(Jessica Martinez, The Christian Post)

Is this what a war on women looks like? Reflections from the steps of the Supreme Court
(Mary Therese Drury, Washington Examiner)

Presbyterian Church Assembly considers redefining marriage
(Emily Murdoch, World Religion News)

$3.5 million belongs to break-away episcopal diocese
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Editor fired for anti-gay blog post files EEOC religious discrimination claim
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

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