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Friday, 11 December 2015

U.S. envoy David Saperstein: Responding to religious freedom violations
(Interview, Vatican Radio)

European human rights court upholds church autonomy
(CNA Daily News)

The constitutional stance on religious education
(Conor O'Mahony, The Irish Times)

Incorrect legal brief leads to more confusion surrounding Hawley’s arguing before the Supreme Court
(The Missouri Times)

Little change seen in Vietnam's new draft law on religion
(UCA News)

Most Americans oppose a ban on Muslims entering the U.S.
(CNS News Poll)

Islamic State releases song in Mandarin for Chinese Muslims
(Steve Richardson, Dayton News)

Dutch Rabbi invites Muslims to lighting of 36-foot-high menorah
(JTA, Forward)

Paris defies terror to celebrate Hanukkah
(JTA, Forward)

Does Israel owe this ex-Orthodox woman for not teaching her basic Math and English?
(Naomi Zeveloff, Forward)

"Anyone who speaks critically of the Pope is not risking their immortal soul"
(Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith, Catholic Herald)

Human Rights Day — December 10
(United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner)

Human Rights Day 2015 Q&A
(United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner)

Happy Human Rights Day
(Ian Vásquez, Cato Institute)

British Columbia Court requires Law Society approval of Trinity Western Law School
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

B.C. Supreme Court rules in favour of Trinity Western University law school
(Ian Mulgrew, The Vancouver Sun)

Trinity Western law school decision overturned by B.C. Supreme Court
(CBC Mews | British Columbia)

Prison chaplains, pay progression and discrimination: Naeem v SoS for Justice
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

In Myanmar, a training course to promote inter-religious harmony
(May Wong, Channel News Asia)

The Future of European Civilization: Lessons for America
(Roger Scruton, Heritage Foundation Lecture #1265 on Europe)

Thursday, 10 December 2015

The CORAB report: Living with Difference
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Senator Hatch delivers final speech in series highlighting importance of religious liberty

History teaches us that difficult conversations about religion must start from respect and inclusion, not hate and division
(Ontario Human Rights Commission)

Welcome to Canada, where the Prime Minister meets refugees at the airport
(Reid Standish, Foreign Policy)

In multi-faith rally attended by over 2 lakh, religious heads say need law to stop growing intolerance in country
(Nazar Abbas, The Times of India)

Big win for Trinity Western: BC judge says ban on Christian law school infringes religious freedom
(Steve Weatherbe, LifeSite News)

Religious colleges obtain waivers to anti-discrimination law
(Liam Stack, The New York Times)

Suit challenges constitutionality of RFRA fix, local gay rights laws
(J.K. Wall, Indianapolis Business Journal)

English and Welsh bishops rejected married priests proposal
(Catholic Herald)

Anglican Diocese of Bathurst liable for $40 million Commonwealth Bank loan: court
(Louise Hall, The Sydney Morning Herald)

Article 9 – Why the right to religion and conscience matters
(Adam Wagner & team, RightsInfo)

Non-religious organization wants hotel chains to remove Bibles from their rooms
(Jelisa Castrodale, Road Warrior Voices)

Christmas controversy: Two kinds of 'war on Christmas' incidents hit Norway
(Chris Hearn, Inquisitr)

Rivlin lights White House menorah with ‘prayer for liberty’
(Times of Israel)

Obama hosts two White House Hanukkah receptions
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

We asked, you answered: "What's the story behind your menorah?"
(Matt Nosanchuk, White House Blog)

German court lets off 'Sharia police' patrol in Wuppertal
(BBC News)

Pro-choice Irish women go public on being 'exiled' by need for an abortion
(Henry McDonald, The Guardian)

Vatican says Catholics should not try to convert Jews, should fight anti-semitism
(Philip Pullella, Reuters)

Australia's Abbott defends comments on Islam
(Annabelle Liang, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Israel holds 5 Arab Israelis suspected of supporting ISIS
(Isabel Kershner and Diaa Hadid, The New York Times)

AP count: Over 2,400 killed in Saudi hajj stampede, crush
(Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Lawsuit challenges gay marriage law in North Carolina
(Tom Foreman Jr. and Gary D. Robertson, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Liberty University to allow guns in residence halls
(Nick Anderson, The Washington Post)

A century ago, a popular Missouri newspaper demonized a religious minority: Catholics
(Matt Pearce, Los Angeles Times)

For Muslims in the U.S. military, a different U.S. than the one they swore to defend
(Thomas Gibbons-Neff, The Washington Post)

Fearing changes to rabbinate, ultra-Orthodox oppose female Islamic judges
(Marissa Newman, Times of Israel)

Bill in Israel's Knesset encouraging female Muslim judges draws Orthodox Jewish opposition
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Lawyers for Turkish government sue rival cleric in Pennsylvania
(Rosie Gray, BuzzFeed News)

Alien tort suit focuses on sectarian rivalry in Turkey
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

City of Hawkins to sue church for land where 'Jesus sign' sits
(Gerardo Martinez and Emily Guevara, Tyler Morning Telegraph)

City will sue church over ownership of land on which religious welcome sign stands
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

NC law allowing magistrates to opt out of performing marriages challenged
(WNCN)

Suit challenges North Carolina law allowing officials to opt out of same-sex marriage duties
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Why the Church is growing in Africa
(Robert Barron, Real Clear Religion)

For the Russian Orthodox, a nationalist paradox
(Cory Bender and Wade Kusack, Religious Freedom Blog)

Habetis Papam
(David Bentley Hart, First Things)

Christians, capitalism, and culture: A response to David Bentley Hart
(Samuel Gregg, The Witherspoon Institute: Public Discourse)

Updated creed policy gives guidance on protecting rights
(Ontario Human Rights Commission)

Abortion in Jewish Law
(Daniel Eisenberg, M.D., Aish.com)

From Jediism to Judaism: Star Wars as Jewish allegory
(Daniel Perez, Aish.com)

Switzerland not obliged to recognise child marriage
(Swiss Info)

Judgment Z.H. and R.H. v. Switzerland - refusal to recognise religious marriage of a 14-year old girl was justified
(European Court of Human Rights)

Court was right to not recognise marriage of 14-year-old girl
(The Journal)

Canadian Press NewsAlert: B.C. Supreme Court rules in favour of Trinity Western University
(The Brandon Sun)

BREAKING: Court rules in favour of Trinity Western University over anti-gay policy
(CKNW News)

Vatican says Catholics should not try to convert Jews, should fight anti-semitism
(Philip Pullella, Reuters)

Turkey to give Alevi prayer houses legal status
(Agence France-Presse, Global Post)

Missing from conversations about San Bernardino attack—The main point: Education!
(William Schweiker, The University of Chicago Divinity School: Sightings)

A small step for women in Saudi Arabia, one that might have something to do with Islam
(Terry Mattingly, Get Religion (blog))

When Muslims are the target, prominent religious freedom advocates largely go quiet
(Michelle Boorstein, The Washington Post)

North Korea: USCIRF urges religious freedom be included in UN Security Council human rights meeting
(United States Commission on International Religious Freedom)

Angola: Commission on Social Policy revises standards for freedom of religion and cult
(All Africa)

In rebuke of Trump, Senate committee says barring entry to US based on religion is un-American
(Mary Clare Jalonick, Minneapolis Star Tribune)

Criticism of religion should not lead to discrimination
(Renu Mandhane, HuffPost Religion)

Want high-level religion journalism? Then back high-level religion literacy education – period
(Ira Rifkin, Get Religion (blog))

Pew: Muslims will be largest world religion by end of century
(Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D, Breitbart News)

Same-sex adoption bill passes Victorian upper house, with religious exemptions
(The Guardian)

Religious freedom wins in Victoria same-sex adoption law
(Emilie Ng, The Catholic Leader)

Russian parliament declares scriptures of major religions non-extremist
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

LIVE STREAM, 10 December 2015: Lantos Foundation Human Rights Prize Presentation
(Honoring Rebiya Kadeer, Irshad Manji, and Ayaan Hirsi Ali)

16 days of activism against gender-based violence
(World Council of Churches)

EVENT, 10 December 2015: Religion, Security and Human Rights: Using freedom of religion or belief to protect everyone everywhere
(Keynote Speaker: Heiner Bielefeldt, Hosted by The European Platform on Religious Intolerance and Discrimination)

EVENT, 10-12 December 2015: Under Caesar's Sword: Christian Response to Persecution
(14 scholars, The Center for Civil & Human Rights, University of Notre Dame; Religious Freedom Project at the Berkley Center, Georgetown University)

EVENT, 10-12 December 2015: Under Caesar's Sword: An International Conference on Christian Response to Persecution
(The Center for Civil & Human Rights at Notre Dame University, in partnership with the Religious Freedom Project at Georgetown University, and the Community of Sant’Egidio, Pontifical Urbaniana University, Rome)

Your Human Rights: Infographics for each of the articles of the European Convention on Human Rights
(Adam Wagner & team, RightsInfo)

EVENT: 10-12 December 2015 Conference: “Under Caesar’s Sword”
(John Boersma, CLR Forum at St. John's University School of Law, Pontifical Urbaniana University in Rome, Italy)

Wednesday, 9 December 2015

An open letter to the Paris UN Climate Convention from religious leaders in U.S. higher education
(Alexander Levering Kern, HuffPost Religion)

Citing religious liberty, evangelical leaders blast Trump's Muslim ban
(Jessica Taylor, National Public Radio)

Civil servant fired by Religious Affairs Directorate for critical posts about Erdoğan
(Today's Zaman)

Episcopal Presiding Bishop Michael Curry recovering from surgery
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)

Georgia: Will religious liberty law ding our economy?
(Rick Badie, AJC.com)

Interfaith leader cites religious liberty threat
(Bob Allen, Baptist News Global)

Why atheists are joining this Icelandic religion
(Jonathan Chew, Fortune)

Top stories of 2015: Religious accommodations, legal challenges dominate year’s news
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty (blog))

Muslims and Islam: Key findings in the U.S. and around the world
(Michael Lipka, Pew Research Center FactTank)

Philippines: Interfaith support network for Lumad launched
(Zea Io Mind C. Capistrano, Davao Today)

Pope calls for ‘God’s Mercy’ at start of yearlong jubilee
(The New York Times)

Pope opens the church's Holy Doors before 50,000 people in the Vatican
(Delia Gallagher, CNN)

Vatican says international humanitarian law 'increasingly ignored'
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

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