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Friday, 31 August 2012

Essay compilation addresses legal, theological issues of homosexuality
(Adventist News Network)

Former teachers, Jehovah's Witnesses file discrimination lawsuit against school district
(Sabina Bhasin, Naple News)

Forthcoming Chamber hearing in four cases concerning freedom of religion
(Press Release, European Court of Human Rights)

HHS mandate: More legal hassle, no religious liberty resolution
(Dominique Ludvigson, The Foundry)

Himachal Pradesh (partially) repeals its anti-conversion law
(Nirmala Carvalho, AsiaNews.it)

Hungary detains U.S. missionary for ‘child abuse’
(Stefan J. Bos, BosNewLife)

Kenya: Fears of more violence over Islamist killed
(Tom Odula, Associated Press)

Libya: Sufi under attack, Saudi Arabia condemned
(MISNA)

Muslim persecution of Christians: July, 2012
(Raymond Ibrahim, Gatestone Institute)

New Zealand lawmakers back same-sex marriage
(David Crampton, Episcopal News Service)

Palestinians chip away at male divorce monopoly
(Diaa Hadid, Associated Press)

Religious differences push need for better understanding of Eastern religions
(Matthew Brown, Deseret News)

Rise for the judge? It's religious freedom, says Muslim defendant; Chaos could arise, says prosecutor
(David Hanners, TwinCities.com)

Sydney Anglicans accused of sexism over new marriage vows
(David Crampton, Episcopal News Service)

Tunisia democratic activists fear a tilt toward militant Islam
(Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times)

Tunisians fear growing salafist violence
(Monia Ghanmi, Magharebia)

Wheaton College appeals dismissal of HHS Lawsuit
(Press Release, The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty)

Youth protest against Pakistan’s role in Gilgit Baltistan
(Zafar Iqbal, Eurasia Review)

Thursday, 30 August 2012

Sri Lanka and India - cultural and religious ties
(N. Sathiya Moorthy, Daily Mirror)

15 states file brief in support of the Defense of Marriage Act
(Dominique Ludvigson, Culture Watch)

American Muslims claim their place in global Islam
(Farha Tahir, Arab News)

Anti-Assad forces in Syria are growing more Islamist
( Zvi Bar'el, Haaretz)

Archbishop of Canterbury condemns child abuse failings
(BBC News)

Assad draws shock troops from elite sect in Syria
(Bill Spindle, Wall Street Journal)

Cops: Religion not motive in attack on Jewish man
(Ed White, Associated Press)

Couple to debate right to distribute atheist book
(Tom Godfrey, CNews)

Electing the faithful: Is the US election a faith-based race?
(Al Jazeera)

Equality, human rights and religion or belief: time to get out of the courtroom?
(Alice Donald, UK Human Rights Blog)

Federal judge allows Murfreesboro mosque opponents to intervene
(Travis Loller, The Tennessean)

Final Republican platform has strong religious freedom plank
(Michelle Bauman, Catholic News Agency)

Global Christian group takes up cause of 11-year-old Down syndrome girl facing execution in Pakistan
(Fox News)

Islamic cleric in Norway convicted of web threats
(Associated Press)

Israeli chief rabbi warns Geert Wilders not to ‘force Dutch Jews to leave’
(JTA)

Italy celebrates Jewish culture, despite quake
(Rosella Tercatin, The Jewish Daily Forward)

Judgment in Gujarat: The wheels of justice, slowly turned
(A.R., The Economist)

Kenya PM blames killing of Muslim cleric on nation's foes
(Richard Lough and Joseph Akwiri, Reuters)

Lawsuit filed against haredi radio station for excluding women
(JTA)

Libya officials seem helpless as Sufi shrines are vandalized
(David D. Kirkpatrick, New York Times)

Neologism and nationalism
(Alex Joffe, Jewish Ideas Daily)

Pakistan court postpones bail decision for girl accused of burning Quran
(Nasir Habib, CNN)

Pew Forum Weekly Religion News Update

Religious beliefs should be respected - when rights are not impeded
(Joshua Rozenberg, National Secular Society)

Reports of Iran 'halal' intranet are contradictory
(Info Security)

Russia and Islam: The end of peaceful coexistence?
(The Economist)

Russia: (Jehovah's Witnesses) One month in prison, another to follow
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)

Ryan's Catholic roots reach deep
(Peter Nicholas and Mark Peters, Wall Street Journal)

State alters vaccination waiver form, asking parents to cite religion
(Phaedra Haywood, Santa Fe New Mexican)

Suicide bomber kills Muslim cleric as Putin urges unity
(Gleb Bryanski, Reuters)

Survey: Southeast Asian Muslims among world's most devout
(Eric Bellman, The Wall Street Journal)

Syria's war spills into Lebanon
(Michael J. Totten, Gatestone Institute)

The Mormons’ Joe Lieberman moment
(Stewart Ain, The Jewish Week)

Update: Judge releases decision on Commission prayer
(Gordan Boyd, WRCB TV)

What motivates Christian Zionists?
(Shelley Neese, The Jerusalem Post)

Whig History and the Baptists
(Curtis Freeman, Religion in American History)

Why Jews hold circumcision so dear, and what Germany has to fear
(Rabbi Micah Peltz, Haaretz)

Wednesday, 29 August 2012

"Religious Question" doctrine is the answer to Texas Episcopal church property dispute
(Liberty Institute, Rock Hill Herald Online)

A state separated from God?
(David Martin, Canada Free Press)

Aleppo archbishop flees to Lebanon: Vatican radio
(The Daily Star)

Another coalition for religious freedom?
(George Weigel, First Things)

Are there Muslim evangelists?
(geoconger, GetReligion.org)

BBC bias? Sharia law and Egypt
(geoconger, GetReligion.org)

Beirut Patriarch: EU doesn't care about the fate of Christians in the Middle East
(Jurgen Liminski, Assyrian International News Agency)

Cardinal Dolan to close Democrat convention
(William Donohue, Eurasia Review)

Diverse group of religion leaders delivering prayers at Republican convention
(Daniel Treiman, JTA)

Freedom From Religion Foundation sends second letter to Ridgeland H.S.
(WRCBtv.com)

HHS broadens mandate 'safe harbor' guidelines
(Michael Foust, Baptist Press)

India’s Billy Graham laid to rest
(UCAN India)

Investigation finds no malicious intent in Quran case
(JIm Garamone, American Forces Press Service)

Kenyan faith leaders urge calm after Mombasa riots
( Fredrick Nzwili, Episcopal News Service)

Kenyans must stop religious violence after deadly riots: PM
(Capital FM News)

Leiter, “Why Tolerate Religion?”
(Princeton University Press)

Moscow art museum attacked by Orthodox Christians
(Interfax Religion News)

Muslim man sues over having to remove cap
(NECN.com)

Pakistan blasphemy case Christian girl 'is 14'
(BBC News Asia)

Pentagon hands down punishment over burning Korans, urinating on corpses
(Associated Press, Fox News)

Spiritual leader of Dagestani Muslims killed in suicide blast
(RT)

Turkey's EU minister: Germany's commitment to religious freedom in doubt
(Today's Zaman)

Tuesday, 28 August 2012

‘Priest-less Parishes’ in Ireland, Wales and England
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

Addressing religion in high school sports
(David Purdum, AJC (Georgia))

After Anders Breivik's conviction, Norway must confront Islamophobia
(Sindre Bangstad, The Guardian)

Amish beard-cutting trial pits religious freedom vs hate crimes
(James F. McCarty, Religion News Service, Huff Post Religion)

Appeals court to wait on Hasan beard ruling
(Jeremy Schwartz, Austin Legal)

Christian in Pakistan blasphemy case ruled a minor
(Rebecca Santana, Associated Press)

Church sues Fairfax board over zoning law
(The Examiner)

Despite public outcry, Falun Gong practitioner sentenced
(Luo Ya, The Epoch Times)

Egyptian religion: A new chapter?
(H.A. Hellyer, Huffington Post)

European court nixes Italy embryo screening ban
(Frances D'Emilio, Associated Press, Huff Post Tech)

First civil union between three partners in Brazil sparks outrage
(Andrea Madambashi, Christian Post Latin America)

Florida GOP seeks to allow public education funds to pay for religious schools
(Lou Colagiovanni, Examiner.com)

France’s ‘No-Go’ Zones: Where non-Muslims dare not tread
(Soeren Kern, The Jewish Express)

German Jews to Israeli Chief Rabbi: Your circumcision commotion did more harm than good
(Jacob Edelist, The Jewish Press)

Hajj scam: Hamid Saeed Kazmi released on bail
(Mudassir Raja, International Herald Tribune)

HHS revises mandate third time; foes say it misses the point
(Michelle Bauman, Catholic News Agency)

In Ukraine, Adventist Church is first Protestant broadcaster to receive license
(Adventist News Network)

Indian government in dilemma over Muslim killings in Myanmar
(Seema Sengupta, Eurasia Review)

Iran: Concern grows for health of imprisoned pastor
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)

Judge dismisses Wheaton College's Obama lawsuit
(NBC Chicago)

Misuse of mosque for manufacturing explosives condemned
(Arab News)

Mombasa riots stretch into second day as extremist group tries to rally Muslims
(Whitney Eulich, The Christian Science Monitor)

Pakistan's conservative mullahs question blasphemy law
(Saheed Shah, The Miami Herald)

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