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Tuesday, 23 February 2016

State to revoke anti-Muslim license plate
(USA Today Network, Religion News Service)

Georgia: Proposed insulting religious feelings law withdrawn – for now
(Forum 18 News Service)

Pope Francis again blasts ‘fake’ Christians in Mass homily
(David Gibson, Religion News Service)

Local congregations declare Oklahoma City to be a Hate-Free Zone Feb 25- 28
(Darla Shelden, The City Sentinel)

Malaysia: Interfaith custody tribunal not constitutional, says Bar
(V. Anbalagan, The Malaysian Insider)

Judges say Catholic network’s employee health plan must cover contraceptive
(Mariana Barillas, The Daily Signal)

Bishop challenges Catholics to combat 'ugly tide of anti-Islamic bigotry'
(Deni Grasska, Catholic News Service)

China’s clampdown on ‘hundreds of millions of religious believers’ drives more of the faithful underground
(Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D, Breitbart News)

EVENT 23 February 2016: ISIS Crimes Against Humanity in the Middle East, European Parliament
(Marian Harkin MEP in collaboration with the FoRB intergroup, European Parliament)

EVENT, 23-27 February 2016: Religion & World Affairs: The Emerging Nexis
(Wheatley International Affairs Conference, Brigham Young University)

Little Sisters of the Poor: Information Portal
(The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty)

Little Sisters of the Poor: Court Documents and Media Resources
(The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty)

Freedom From Religion targets Christian student group in latest letter
(Michelle Heath, Beaumont Enterprise)

Monday, 22 February 2016

Bangladesh Arrests Three Men in Priest’s Beheading
(Julfikar Ali Manik, The New York Times)

How heavy metal music is causing a stir in Egypt
(Ahmen Fouad, trans. Joelle El-Khoury, Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)

Freedom From Religion Foundation now considering litigation over Port Neches cross
(Scott Eslinger, 12News)

WVU, Marshall faculty oppose religious freedom bill
(Samuel Speciale, Charleston Gazette-Mail)

Oklahoma spiritual leaders plan interfaith campaign to promote peace
(Carla Hinton, Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise)

Nathan Deal: Changes are coming to Georgia’s ‘religious liberty’ proposal
(Atlanta Journal Constitution)

Home funerals, rent-seeking, and religious liberty
(Tanya D. Marsh, HuffPost Religion)

New Zealand working group reports on same-gender relationships
(Episcopal News Service)

Southern Africa bishops: Same-sex couples “full members” of church
(Episcopal News Service)

ISIS claims responsibility for mass bombings in Syria, children among 140 dead
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)

ISIS releases 43 Christian hostages in Syria after receiving millions in ransom payments
(Katherine Weber, The Christian Post)

Annuaire Droit et Religions Volume 8 – Anneés 2015-2016
(Droit et Religions, Presses Universitaires d'Aix-Marseille)

Law and religion round-up – 21st February
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

What’s Been Happening: A Review Part 1: Christianity and Human Rights
(Barry W. Bussey, Canadian Council of Christian Charities)

Addressing the Rising Tide of Restrictions on Freedom of Religion
(Knox Thames, US Department of State Official Blog)

Canada, diplomacy and religious freedom: Canadians argue over how to promote religious freedom abroad
(M.D. and Erasmus, The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])

Inter-faith relations essence of Islamic teaching, say speakers at seminar
(The Hindu)

Assad or the Islamists? Christians weigh their options
(John Pontifex, Lapido Media: Centre for Religious Literacy in World Affairs)

Pope Francis: Abolish the death penalty worldwide
(Religion News Service)

Governor el-Rufai takes drastic decision on religious preaching
(NAIJ.com)

10 years on, Iraq scarred from attack on Shiite shrine
(Susannah George and Qassim Abdul-Zahra, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Preparing the world for the turban legend
(Ishani Duttagupta, The Economic Times)

Bombings in Syria kill dozens, clouding talks of a cease-fire
(Hugh Naylor, The Washington Post)

Saudi Arabia puts Shia on trial for spying for Iran
(BBC News)

The Muslims of Appalachia: Kentucky coal country embracing the faithful
(Kevin Williams, Al Jazeera America)

What now for Tablighi Jamaat after death of leader?
(Zacharias Pieri, Lapido Media: Centre for Religious Literacy in World Affairs)

Russia: Community service order, 31 initial fines in 46 cases for public religious events over 4 months
(Forum 18 News Service)

End-of-Life Option bill sparks emotional debate about personal rights, suicide
(Alessia Grunberger, Maryland Reporter)

UC Irvine rejects endowed chairs in religious studies because of donor restrictions
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Return to sender (UC Irving rejects funding for chairs in Hindu and India studies)
(Elizabeth Redden, Inside Higher Ed)

Closing and Reopening Sanctuaries
(Martin E. Marty, The University of Chicago Divinity School: Sightings)

Sister of murdered Muslim calls on Trump for a chat about Islam
(Wilson Dizard, Al Jazeera America)

Church in which Donald Trump was baptized defies him on immigration policy
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

Trump tells story about killing terrorists with bullets dipped in pigs’ blood, though there’s no proof of it
(Jenna Johnson and Jose A. DelReal, The Washington Post)

Trump's week of controversial religious allusions
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Donald Trump tones down fight with Pope Francis
(Daniel Burke, CNN)

FFRF victorious against religious California school board
(Press Release, Freedom From Religion Foundation)

Prayer at school board meetings governed by school prayer criteria
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Court rejects Free Exercise defense to federal cockfighting conviction
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Pakistan PM promises tougher stance on 'honour' killings
(Jon Boone, The Guardian)

From West Virginia: Other states have tried similar bill (RFRA)
(Daniel Tyson, The Register-Herald)

How romance across Egypt’s religious divide forces women and Christians to pay a high price
(World Watch Monitor)

Holocaust survivors struggle to prove their cases as claims conference cracks down
(Josh Nathan-Kazis, Forward)

Belgium, Christianity and Islam: In and around Brussels, the practice of Islam is outstripping Christianity
(ERASMUS, The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])

Gambia's religious tolerance will remain sacrosanct - President Jammeh
(All Africa)

Nigeria: Corruption cuts across tribe, religion in Nigeria - VP Osinbajo
(Levinus Nwabughiogu, All Africa)

Noah’s Ark park may ease religious requirements for workers
(Reuters, Religion News Service)

Kentucky Noah's Ark park developer may alter religious worker rules
(Steve Bittenbender, Reuters)

el-Rufai moves to regulate religious preaching in Kaduna
(Midat Joseph, Leadership Newspaper)

Did the Crusades lead to Islamic State?
(Carole Cusack, The Conversation)

Religious figures urge president to stop revision of KPK law
(Antaranews.com)

All-India medical entrance dress code violates religious freedom: Petition in HC
(Mahir Haneef, The Times of India)

MKs bid to tackle ‘harmful cults’ that ensnare 20,000 Israelis. But it’s not so simple
(Marissa Newman, The Times of Israel)

Decatur company announces it is relocating after GA Senate passes religious freedom bill
(Dan Whisenhunt, Decaturish.com)

Myanmar cardinal calls for greater respect for religious liberty
(CatholicCulture.org)

Funeral homily for Justice Antonin Scalia
(PaulScalia, First Things)

Covering the funeral of Antonin Scalia, while ignoring what the Mass was really about
(Terry Mattingly, Get Religion (blog))

Obituary: Antonin Scalia Always right
(The Economist)

Antonin Scalia, 1936-2016: A judge’s death starts a political battle
(S.M., The Economist [Democracy in America: American politics])

If the hate crimes bill fails this year, Thatcher vows to bring it back
(Bryan Schott, Utahpolicy.com)

EVENT, 22 February, 2016: "Human Security in the face of violent extremism", Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Bangladesh arrests Islamists over Hindu priest slaying
(Agence France-Presse)

Sunday, 21 February 2016

Hindu priest killed in Bangladesh
(Serajul Quadir, Reuters)

Bangladesh Hindu priest beheaded 'by Islamic State'
(BBC News)

Banned Islamist group suspected behind slaying of Hindu priest in Bangladesh
(Sugam Pkharel and Tim Hume, CNN)

Islamic State and the Assassins: reviving fanciful tales of the medieval Orient
(Farhad Daftary, The Conversation)

Don’t bring ‘religion and region’ into JNU row: BJP to opposition
(The Indian Express)

Buddhist scholar warns against establishing national religion
(Pravit Rojanaphruk, Khaosod English)

Report reveals religious officials mixing religion with politics in Turkey
(İlyas Koç, Today's Zaman)

Lawmakers advance Ohio Student Religious Liberties Act of 2016
(Joshua Lim, WCPO)

Can a brain-dead teen claim religious freedom? The case of Jahi McMath
(Ann Neumann, The Daily Beast)

Religious Freedom bill causes upheaval under the dome in Charleston
(Pamela Pritt, The Register-Herald)

EVENT 18-21 February 2016: Advancing Religious Freedom in the Asia Pacific
((Invitation Only), APRFF (Asia Pacific Religious Freedom Forum))

Saturday, 20 February 2016

'Hidden apartheid': How the marginalized are leading India away from casteism
(M-R Abraham, Thomson Reuters Foundation)

'We have the same God': A priest helps Syrian refugees
(Matthew Vickery, Kelly Lynn Lunde, Al Jazeera)

CFCE Determinations – January 2016
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

China's new wedding vows: To have, hold and not violate national interests
(Kiki Zhao, The New York Times)

Cultures collide in confiscation of $4.6 million in 'hell money'
(Cathaleen Chen, The Christian Science Monitor)

Egypt: Why blasphemy cases are rising under President Sisi
(Kristen Chick, The Christian Science Monitor)

Georgia Senate passes religious freedom bill
(Steve Almasy and Dave Alsup, CNN)

Husband who won't give divorce is shamed by religious court
(JTA, Forward)

Kota Kinabalu, Islamic proselytizing of children in Catholic schools
(AsiaNews.it)

Rochdale child sex grooming ringleader uses European human rights law to avoid being kicked out of UK
(Lexi Finnigan, The Telegraph)

Sunni vs. Shi'a Muslims worldwide: What? Why? Where? How many?
(Richard Ostling, Get Religion (blog))

Unfortunate that religions becoming cause of unrest: Bishop
(Ravindra Uppar, The Times of India)

Vatican to Trump: It's not 'personal,' it's religion
(Emily Flitter, Reuters)

How Southern states are now challenging gay marriage
(Molly Jackson, The Christian Science Monitor)

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