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Monday, 12 October 2015

Marine base in Hawaii to keep 'God bless' sign
(Associated Press, Navy Times)

Marine base in Hawaii to keep ‘God bless’ sign
(The Associated Press, Crux: Covering all things Catholic)

Marine base will not remove sign calling for God's blessing
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Americans favor equal treatment under law in religious freedom controversies
(Benjamin Knoll, Kentucky Forward)

Promissory estoppel may prevent Christian camp from firing employee for living with her boyfriend
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Woman fired for living with boyfriend can sue Christian camp in Ohio, judge says
(The Columbus Dispatch)

Press Release: Hatch speaks on the status and substance of religious freedom
(Utah Policy)

Egyptians face religious extremism with song
(George Mikhail, Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)

Atheists should respect freedom of religion in Kenya (Opinion)
(Geoffrey M. Sore, The Star)

Palestinians in Israel call for strike as protests grow
(Creede Newton, Al Jazeera)

UNHCR head thanks Greece, frontline islands, for improved response to continuing arrivals
(Melissa Fleming, UNHCR)

East Africa: The plight of African refugees in Israel
(Alessandra Di Cataldo, allAfrica)

Finally, the government has decided to eliminate pork — from the menu in federal prisons
(Lisa Rein, The Washington Post)

Federal prisons will no longer serve pork products
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Driven out of her Lutheran church, woman wants a judge to step in
(James Eli Shiffer, Star Tribune)

Christian movement supports Israel, calls for freedom of religion on Temple Mount
(Shianee Mamanglu-Regala, Christian Today)

Gerakan urges judges to place constitution above religion
(Malaysiakini)

Wilmore asked to remove cross from water tower by Freedom From Religion Foundation
(Ben Kleppinger, Jessamine Journal)

Despite lawsuit threat, mayor says Wilmore will not remove cross from water tower
(Beth Musgrave, Lexington Herald-Leader)

Oklahoma, Arkansas come out strongly in defence of students' right to pray in school
(Jonah Hicap, Christian Post World)

Al-Queda executes 4 for witchcraft in Yemen
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Sunday, 11 October 2015

Al-Qaeda in Yemen claims killing of men over witchcraft
(AFP, Al Jazeera)

Parents’ wish to treat child’s cancer with Chinese medicine overruled by Family Court
(Rosalind English, UK Human Rights Blog)

Arkansas students respond to atheists' call to stop prayers with huge prayer session
(Czarina Ong, Christina Today)

Religious sign at Marine base is staying put
(Rob Shikina, Star Advertiser)

Ministers to decide whether Israeli courts must use Jewish Law
(Jonathan Lis, Haaretz)

Deeply felt religious faith, of any sort, is fundamental to American life
(Drew Clark, Deseret News)

Law and religion round-up – 11th October
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

Saturday, 10 October 2015

States deal with religious and gay rights in the wake of same-sex marriage ruling
(Stephanie Francis Ward, ABA Journal)

Ukraine acknowledges right of conscientious objection
(Institute for Religious Freedom)

To whom do children belong? How same-sex marriage threatens parental rights
(Melissa Moschella, The Witherspoon Institute: Public Discourse)

The fundamental case for parental rights
(Melissa Moschella, The Witherspoon Institute: Public Discourse)

A joint prayer for peace in the world, especially the Middle East and Ukraine, held in Rome
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine)

Jacob Mchangama key note speech on freedom of expression at OSCE ODIHR
(YouTube)

The EU, religion and tolerance: A Eurocratic demand to punish hate speech and Holocaust denial
(ERASMUS, The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])

Court says Bikram founder can't tell you how to do yoga
(Michael Harthorne, Newser)

Court battle over Amish girl's cancer treatment ends
(Reuters)

Writing religious laws to make merit
(Joshua Carroll, Frontier Myanmar)

'Impressive' overview of UK religious freedom law
(Andrew Hambler: Religious Expression in the Workplace and the Contested Role of Law, Routledge 2015, Christian Concern)

Lecture by Dr. Faizan Mustafa ‘Freedom of Religion Under Indian Constitutional Law: Latest Controversies’
(Harvard Law School)

Jordanian Muslim and Christian leaders praise Utah, BYU, LDS Church while spreading message of interfaith peace
(Tad Walch, Deseret News)

Why I refuse to boycott BYU as a guest speaker
(Mark Oppenheimer, Tablet)

Crowds gather for 20th anniversary of Million Man March
(Al Jazeera America)

Anti-Muslim protests span US: How mosques are responding
(Beatrice Gitau, The Christian Science Monitor)

Interfaith leaders support mosques against protest
(OnIslam)

Spokane: Interfaith celebration counters anti-Islam protests
(Katie Chen, KHQ.com)

Hundreds face off in Australian town in anti-Islam protest
(ReutersReporting by Christopher McCall; Editing by Nick Macfie, Reuters)

Bombs kill 86 at pro-Kurdish rally in Turkish capital
(Ece Toksabay and Gulsen Solaker, Reuters)

Nepal on the brink of civil war as India’s embargo unleashes hatred against Modi
(Christopher Sharma, Asia News)

Burial and Cremation (Scotland) Bill
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

Church of England apologizes for sexual abuse
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)

Seventh-Day Adventists & Religious Liberty: Freedom to Believe
(Deily)

"The Rise of Corporate Religious Liberty": Pre-order information
(Rick Garnett, PrawfsBlawg)

Friday, 9 October 2015

At World Meeting of Families: Defending Freedom of Religion
(The Long Island Catholic)

Court upholds decision to keep brain-damaged Frenchman alive
(Alain Julien, AFP, ABC.Net Australia)

Canada's proposed niqab restrictions mild compared to those in some Muslim countries
(Brian Lilley, The Rebel)

Refusing your rights with a clean conscience
(Gabriel Benjamin, Reykjavík Grapevine)

Cleric from biggest mosque in south Kyrgyzstan sentenced to five years for extremism
(Interfax-Religion)

French Jews need to stand up for Muslims right now
(Robert Zaretsky, Forward | Opinion)

HRC submits comments calling for LGBT protections in faith-based regulations
(Breanna Diaz, Human Rights Campaign Blog)

Supreme Court faced with tough major decisions
(Lisa Neff, Wisconsin Gazette)

Sephardic Rabbi says Jews sparked Temple Mount violence with visits
(JTA, Forward)

The case of former Atlanta fire chief fired over marriage views goes to court
(Leah Jessen, The Daily Signal)

Muslim men attack pastor with knife after asking him to share the gospel
(Vincent Funaro, The Christian Post)

Australian mosque leader tells violent Muslims to leave country
(Agence France-Presse)

Young Palestinians launch hashtag intifada
(Hossam Exxedine, Agence France-Presse)

Muslim winner of baking contest defies prejudice in Britain
(Dan Bilefsky, The New York Times)

Watch the moment Nadiya wins The Great British Bake Off 2015
(The Telegraph)

Historical certainty proves elusive at Jerusalem’s holiest place
(Rick Gladstone, The New York Times)

Vatican defends reports of synod after pope's words disputed
(Nicole Winfield, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Senators address parent access to Islamic curriculum
(Melanie Balakit, The Tennessean)

Islamic indoctrination in public schools is 'nationwide epidemic,' conservative law group says
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)

Alabama judge: Feds should issue same-sex marriage licenses
(The Associated Press, The Big Story)

News coverage of the Papal visit: narrative made room for the personal, not just the political
(Katerina Eva Matsa, Jesse Holcomb, Amy Mitchell, Pew Research Center Journalism & Media)

Congress reauthorizes USCIRF for 4 years in bill requiring new strategic plan
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Alternatives to detention for asylum seekers and people in return procedures
(European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA))

Calls for calm in India after a Muslim is beaten to death for eating beef
(Annie Gowen and Rama Lakshmi, The Washington Post)

Armed anti-Muslim activists planned mosque protests in 20 cities last week
(Catherine Thompson, TPM)

CAIR asks mosques nationwide to take added safety measures prior to anti-Islam rallies October 10
(Press Release, Council on American-Islamic Relations)

Open-carry advocates plan anti-Islam rally in Dearborn
(Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press)

Anti-Muslim rallies planned in U.S. cities this weekend
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Federal court sets aside ruling on Syariah law
(Ho Kit Yen, Free Malaysia Today)

Malaysia's federal court rules on procedural grounds against transgender challenge to state law
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Orthodox woman sues Lucille Roberts gym for banning modest clothing
(The Jewish Voice)

Orthodox woman sues fitness chain for bias
(Steve Lipman, The Jewish Week)

Fitness club sued for barring long skirts worn for religious reasons
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Oregon Supreme Court rejects appeal from parents convicted in faith healing death
(Steve Mayes, The Oregonian)

Oregon Supreme Court upholds convictions of faith healing parents for criminal negligence
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Blame if on Rio for the future of journalism
(Gene Policinski, Newseum Institute: Inside the First Amendment)

Equal opportunity terrorism: The Islamic State’s female officials
(Farahnaz Ispahani and Nina Shea, The Weekly Standard)

Viet Nam, EU talk on religious freedom
(Viet Nam News)

Religious Freedom conference presentation – video available
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)

Kremlin thanks Russian religious leaders for support fight against terror in Syria
(Interfax-Religion)

ISIS video shows brutal executions of 3 Assyrian Christians in ethno-religious cleansing, persecution group confirms
(Vincent Funaro, The Christian Post)

IS releases first execution video of Syrian Christians
(World Watch Monitor)

Fordham law professor urges end to ‘religious, gendered’ marriage
(Kimberly Scharfenberger, Catholic Education Daily)

Vietnam always ensures religious freedom, official tells seminar with EU
(Tuoi Tre News)

CSW endorses Declaration of Southeast Asia Conference on Religious Freedom
(Asian Tribune)

UTubers: Jenny Oaks Baker performs tribute to religious freedom in music video
(Alex Johnson, Deseret News)

In China, new signs of increased state control over religion
(UCA News)

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