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Friday, 26 July 2013

Lawmakers push ban on Islamic law in family court
(WFAE 90.7)

Wonga row: Archbishop of Canterbury 'embarrassed' over Church funds
(BBC News)

Republican leaders urge Latino Evangelicals not to see 'one outlier' as voice of party
(Elise Foley, Huff Post Politics)

Concord bans mom from praying at steps of school each morning
(Bill Smith, New Hampshire Union Leader)

Petition for religious freedom in India
(Christian Today)

In facing anti-religion bias, charity never faileth
(Michael K. Erickson, Meridian Magazine)

Change sought to ban guns in houses of worship
(Manya Branchear Pashman, The Chicago Tribune)

Mental capacity v legal capacity in Ireland
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

Kentucky couple challenges ban on same-sex marriages in federal court
(Associated Press, WFPL (NPR-Louisville)

Malaysia court quashes Hindu kids' conversion to Islam
(AFP, Fox News)

Study: world is turning more religious; Atheism declining
(Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post)

Meeting on religious freedom in Vietnam
(US Department of State)

Trouble in Trappes: Violence erupts over the controversial burqa ban
(The Economist)

Indonesia: Java, Ahmadi mosque shut down
(Mathias Hariyadi, Asianews.it)

Israel: PA Arab arrested on way to carry out terrorist attack
(The Jewish Press)

Tehran, volleyball sparks protest against ayatollahs
(Asianews.it)

Tashkent, pensioners fined and bibles destroyed: 'The state is obsessed with religion'
(Asianews.it)

Thursday, 25 July 2013

A Jewish renaissance, tucked away in a Budapest apartment
(Andrew Connelly, Helene Bienvenu)

Wedded to Scientology: A case for equal marriage?
(B.C., The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])

The rise and fall of the “Turkish Model”
(Ihsan Bal, The Journal of the Turkish Weekly)

Montenegrin priest consecrates Budva after gay pride
(BIRN, Balkan Insight)

Prime Minister thanks campaigners and workers for helping to bring about equal marriage legislation
(Gov.uk)

SBC's Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission President: What's at stake with internet pornography
(Russell D. Moore, Christian Post CrossMap)

French MP faces legal action for Hitler Roma remark
(Shona Bhattacharyya (video), France 24 International News)

The rise of the Christian Left in America
(Jonathan Merritt, The Atlantic)

Rabbi shot in southern Russia in possible anti-Semitic attack
(JTA)

Russia's chief rabbi calls for eliminating "jihadist underworld"
(Interfax)

Religious freedom – a secondary right?
(J. Randy Forbes, Baptist Press)

Haredim Yosef and Lau elected chief rabbis of Israel
(Gil Hoffman, The Jerusalem Post)

Yitzhak Yosef, David Lau win chief rabbi posts
(Debra Kamin and Joshua Davidovich, The Times of Israel)

Is religion what you think or what you do?
(Rod Dreher, The American Conservative)

Chaplain ordered to remove religious essay from military website
(Todd Starnes, Fox News Radio)

Shariah 101: What is it and why do states want to ban it?
(Omar Sacirbey, Religion News Service)

Alabama Public Service Commission prays against abortion, gay marriage
(Evan Bleier, Opposing Views)

Michigan schools try to silence prayer
(Alliance Defense Fund)

The relevance of religion
(Mormon Newsroom)

Advocating religious freedom: A well-schooled watchdog (Robert George)
(B.C., The Economist (Erasmus blog))

Inquiry into alleged sexual abuse by the late Dean of Manchester
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Americans have religious freedom every day of the week
(Leslie Grimard, Heritage Foundation (The Foundry blog))

What is religious freedom?
(Robert P. George, The Witherspoon Institute (Public Discourse blog))

Small steps toward a healthier relationship with the Republican Party
(Pete Spiliakos, First Things (First Thoughts blog))

Utah Mormons celebrate Pioneer Day
(Michael Lipka, Pew Research Center Fact Tank)

Putin concerned about violation of rights of Orthodox Christians in Mideast, N. Africa
(Interfax)

Putin to discuss interests of Christian Orthodox communities in different countries
(Interfax)

Survey: UK Muslims give more to charity than Jews, Christians
(Trevor Grundy, The Washington Post)

Court: Law designating ‘Israel’ as birthplace unconstitutional
(Lauren Markoe, The Washington Post)

Beyond churches, Sudan regime targeting foreign aid workers
(Eden Nelson, Baptist Press)

Obama judicial nominee questioned on abortion, religion
(USA Today)

For most Americans, gay equality trumps religious objections
(Charles C. Haynes, Gazette Extra)

Editorial: Religious freedom for Vietnam
(The Washington Times)

Pakistan's Christians and other religious minorities should take sweeper jobs, says one minister
(Christian Today)

Muslim group demands tougher response to mosque attacks
(Vikram Dodd, The Guardian)

Halal Google gives Muslims an internet free of vice
(Yasmine Hafiz, Huffington Post Religion)

Evolution and God: only 21% of Americans believe humans evolved without divine guidance
(Huffington Post Religion)

The failures of U.S. international religious freedom policy
(George Weigel, First Things (First Thoughts blog))

Pa. gay couple marries as county defies state ban
(Associated Press, The Washington Post)

Hotel settles EEOC suit charging failure to accommodate Seventh Day Adventist employee
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Another contraceptive coverage mandate challenge-- this time by PLC Law Firm and its principals
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Wednesday, 24 July 2013

Arab terrorists suspected in two stabbings of Jews in Jerusalem
(The Jewish Press)

Malaysia: Non-Muslim pupils forced to eat in bathroom because of Ramadan
(AsiaNews.it)

Nigeria: Boko Haram: Christian girls kidnapped and Islamized, schools targeted
(Agenzia Fides)

Rabbinical group aims to standardize circumcision in Europe
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Russian migration service denies entry to 4 Dutch citizens for homosexuality propaganda
(Interfax)

Sanghar: Catholic nurse living in fear because she does not want to marry Muslim man
(Jibran Kahn, AsiaNews.it)

Two Nepalese women accused of witchcraft and tortured in a Buddhist monastery
(Kalpit Parajuli, AsiaNews.it)

U.S. court invalidates passport law on status of Jerusalem
(David Ingram, Reuters)

Blue Mosque spokesman Ansari: “Islam is peace” – OpEd
(Hubertus Hoffmann, Word Security Network via Eurasia Review)

Analysis: Is Egypt back to square one?
(Ravi Joshi, Observer Research Foundation)

Robert P. George elected USCIRF chair; vice-chairs also elected, July 23, 2013
(Press Release, United States Commission on International Religious Freedom)

Of Mormonish and Saintspeak
(Philip Barlow, OUPblog)

Only 24% of Americans aware that religious freedom is 1st Amendment right
(Catholic Culture)

Congress set to debate possibility of adding secular chaplains to military
(Jonathan Wolfe, Opposing Views)

Iranian mobile provider under fire for insulting Sunnis
(Golnaz Esfandiari, Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty)

Palestinian Authority Minister of Religious Affairs calls for short-lived peace treaty
(The Algemeiner)

Judge orders halt to prayers at Rowan Co. meetings
(Fox News)

Cambridge Surprise Royal
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

US and Europe throw Syrians to the wolves – OpEd
(Linda S. Heard, Arab News)

Ethiopia: Religions encouraged to advance nation building
(Zeryhun Kassa, Ethiopian Radio and Television Agency via All Africa)

Racial and religious profiling – OpEd
(William Donohue, Eurasia Review)

Opinion: EU reveals its true colors
(Peter Martino, Gatestone Institute)

Tuesday, 23 July 2013

That’s Amar’e: Stoudemire at Maccabiah feels Jewish connections
(Hillel Kuttler, JTA)

Broadcasting Ramadan: Speaking peace unto nations
(B.C., The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])

Iraq returns to civil war? Al Qaeda group claims Abu Ghraib prison attack
(Richard Engel, ABC World News)

Decedent's sister lacked standing to sue wife over cremation decision
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Polish Minister asks Jews, Muslims to sue over ritual slaughter
(The Jewish Press)

Suspected bombers of UK mosques confirmed to be Ukrainian
(Interfax)

Court upholds ban of May gay parade in Moscow
(Interfax)

Kurdistan: 'Islamic' ambulance driver refuses to take the body of a Christian woman to church
(AsiaNews.it)

Punjab: Catholic couple accused of blasphemy
(Jibran Kahn, AsiaNews.it)

Bombs against Iraq Sunni mosques kill nine: officials
(Ahram Online)

Resolution on contraceptive coverage getting closer for religious employers
(Tom Howell Jr., The Washington Times)

America's religious future: dechristianization (not secularization)
(Gary Laderman, Huffington Post Religion)

Religious teachers may be paid more
(New Straits Times)

Religious orders will be pursued for compensation costs, Quinn claims
(The Irish Examiner)

Freedom of choice, the real birthright
(Khaled Diab, Daily News Egypt)

Afghans see their army woo them with piety
(Azam Ahmed, The New York Times)

Battle for control as cult leader deteriorates
(Chris Johnston, The Age Victoria)

World churches body denounces bomb blasts at India Buddhist site
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

Sikh temples told to halt weddings over gay rights
(John Bingham, The Telegraph)

‘The state law shoe’ drops in Ohio
(William C. Duncan and Michael T. Worley, National Review Online: The Corner)

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