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Thursday, 1 October 2015

Top pastor escapes death amidst renewed violence in CAR
(Illia Djadi, World Watch Monitor)

Programme: Tolerance and respect: preventing and combating antisemitic and anti-Muslim hatred in Europe
(Annual Colloquium on Fundamental Rights 2015, European Commission, Brussels)

Tolerance and Respect: Preventing and combating anti-Semitic and anti-Muslim hatred in Europe
(Yahya Pallavicini: Testimony on specific challenges linked to anti-Muslim hatred, Coreis Comunità Religiosa Islamica Italtiana)

Iran's persecution of the Baha'is has been met by silence from Rouhani and the world
(Ramin Ahmadi, Quartz)

Current situation of Baha'is in Iran
(Iran Press Watch)

Wednesday, 30 September 2015

Military religious group ups ante over sign on Hawaii base
(Kent Miller, Air Force Times)

Episcopal Asiamericans begin meeting in Seoul, South Korea
(Episcopal News Service)

First rabbinical school to allow students with non-Jewish partners
(Lauren Markoe, Religion News Service)

If every religion had a soccer team, this is what the jerseys would look like
(Herb Scribner, Deseret News National Edition | Faith)

Bishop Cantú urges Congress to reauthorize international religious freedom commission
(United States Conference of Catholic Bishops)

Are pharmacist objections the next religious accommodation controversy?
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

Hindu extremists order all Christian missionaries to leave Nepal as tensions rise
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)

Human skulls found in Palmdale likely used in religious rites
(Gregory J. Wilcox, Los Angeles Daily News)

Christian schools to reopen in Israel following strike over funding inequalities
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

French comedian Dieudonne ordered evicted from theater
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Suspected Islamist rebel accused of Timbuktu destruction appears at ICC
(Thomas Escritt, Reuters)

A mob in India just dragged a man from his home and beat him to death — for eating beef
(Michael E. Miller, The Washington Post)

India sentences five men to death for 2006 Mumbai train blasts
(Karen Rebelo, Reuters)

A quiet street in Jerusalem becomes a new front line between Israelis, Palestinians
(Ruth Eglash, The Washington Post)

Iran's leader condemns Saudi Arabia over haj crush, demands bodies of Iranian pilgrims
(Reuters)

Some Vermonters may get religion as vaccine outs narrow
(Dave Gram, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Gay rights battle in Indiana moves to local level
(Monica Davey, The New York Times)

Religious persecution is a leading social justice crisis of our time (Opinion)
(Chelsen Vicari, CNS News)

Pope Francis met with Kim Davis, Kentucky county clerk, in Washington
(Jim Yardley and Laurie Goodstein, The New York Times)

The churches walk with refugees in Hungary
(World Council of Churches)

Iranian death sentence commuted to two years' theology study
(Saeed Kamali Dehghan, The Guardian)

Orthodox Church declares support for military intervention in Syria
(Russia Religion News)

Russian parliament intervenes in misuse of anti-extremism law against religious groups
(Russia Religion News)

CALL FOR PAPERS, due 30 September 2015: Religion & American Law Discussion Group 2015
(Under the auspices of the Center for the Study of Religious Freedom at Virginia Wesleyan College)

Religious liberty in 30 seconds contest
(J. Reuben Clark Law Society)

Interfaith Understanding Contributes to Peace and Sustainable Growth, UN
(Brian J. Grim, Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)

Israel fears rise of anti-Semitism in Russia and influx of Russian Jews
(Middle East Monitor)

Faith-based actors explore ways of ending extreme poverty and advancing SDGs
(World Council of Churches)

Christians and Muslims to work together in Nigeria
(World Council of Churches)

The next religious freedom fight?
(Kimberly Leonard, US News & World Report)

Forum attempts to determine religion's role in politics
(Evan Hendershot, The Daily Republic)

Archdiocese must go to trial on teacher's hostile work environment claims
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Germany prints its constitution in Arabic for refugees to learn
(Madeline Chambers, Reuters)

Russian anti-gay lawmaker launches international rights group to protect traditional values
(rt.com)

Greece: Continuing mandatory declaration of (non-)religious belief in judicial procedures
(Greek Helsinki Monitor et al., 2015 OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (Warsaw))

Austria: Policies on religion at variance with OSCE Standards and the European Convention on Human Rights
(The Forum for Religious Freedom – Europe (FOREF), 2015 OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (Warsaw))

Fleeing Iraqi Christians find new life in Lourdes
(Matthias Blamont, Reuters)

Spain begins review of Sephardic Jews’ citizenship applications
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Oklahoma to remove Ten Commandments monument from Capitol by Oct. 12
(Heide Brandes, Reuters)

Israel’s Middle East allies are brutal dictatorships that regularly violate human rights
(Mint Press News)

Apex court rules Selangor religious law not against freedom of expression
(V. Anbalagan, Malaysian Insider)

Federal court rules provision in Selangor Syariah law valid
(Bernama)

Malaysia's federal court upholds state ban on producing book contrary to Islamic law
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Estate loses income tax deduction for large contributions to churches because of will challenges
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

5th Circuit's revised opinion again allows school to reject jumbotron ad of tattooed Jesus
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Nepal's new constitution fails both religion and secularism
(Slok Gyawali, Lapido Media: Centre for Religious Literacy in World Affairs)

Anglican head says S. African leaders have created era of sadness with corruption
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

France opens probe into Assad regime for crimes against humanity
(France 24 International News)

Opinion: The hypocrisy of Canada’s anti-blasphemy law
(Calgary Herald)

Kentucky clerk Kim Davis met with pope
(Al Jazeera America)

Pope Francis met with Kim Davis; supports conscientious objection
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Pope Francis met privately with Kim Davis and encouraged her to "stay strong"
(Press Release, Liberty Counsel)

Six churches torched in Tanzania
(World Watch Monitor)

Muslim man beaten to death over rumours he had eaten beef in India
(The Telegraph)

India arrests eight for killing Muslim farmer over beef rumor
(Al Jazeera America)

Hindu extremists plan more attacks if beef ban not enforced
(Nirmala Carvalho, Asia News)

Can people in Turkey really ‘live according to their beliefs’ nowadays?
(Cafer Solgun, Today's Zaman)

Tuesday, 29 September 2015

An environmental tipping point? Evangelicals going to the dogs ... and cats ... with major statement on animal welfare
(David Briggs, The Association of Religion Data Archives)

Pope Francis visits Catholic-Jewish statue in Philadelphia
(The Jewish Journal)

Tveit: We need an international solution to the refugee crisis
(World Council of Churches)

Wisconsin grants first religious waiver under new accommodation law
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty Blog)

Anchorage Assembly passes LGBT rights law
(Devin Kelly, Alaska Dispatch News)

NYC joins global network of cities to 'counter violent extremism'
(Wilson Dizard, Al Jazeera America)

French court to deliver verdict in high-profile Lambert euthanasia case
(France 24 International News)

Is a ‘burka ban’ really necessary in Switzerland?
(Peter Siegenthaler, swissinfo.ch)

Iranian President Rouhani's takes flak for 'prisoner swap' talk
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

Incense in worship not caught by Psychoactive Substances Bill
(http://www.lawandreligionuk.com/2015/09/29/incense-in-worship-not-caught-by-psychoactive-substances-bill/, Law & Religion UK)

Christian, Muslim refugees separate housing in Germany: Religion segregation at camps encouraged by police union leader
(Adam Lidgett, International Business Times)

Taliban captures major Afghan city in 'stunning' assault after US, NATO withdraw troops
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)

Pastor Saeed Abedini won't be set free until the US first releases 19 Iranian criminals, says President Rouhani
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)

90-Y-O Christian woman shaves her head to raise money for Syrian refugees
(Ray Nothstine, The Christian Post)

A top Nigerian export: fervent Christianity
(Ryan Lenora Brown, The Christian Science Monitor)

Four British jihadists face UN sanctions
(BBC News)

Islamic State group says it guns down Italian in Bangladesh
(Julhas Alam, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Bangladesh, Islamic State militants claim murder of Italian volunteer
(Sumon Corraya, Asia News)

Afghan forces fight to retake Kunduz from Taliban
(BBC News)

Ahead of synod on family, pope rules out divorce
(Agence France-Presse)

Hajj stampede: Saudi officials clarify toll after questions
(BBC News)

Churches step in after feds drop Fugitive Safe Surrender
(Heidi Hall, Religion News Service)

Prayer Caucus, funded by taxpayers, defends faith in the public square
(Paul Singer, USA Today)

Shock after Junipero Serra statue vandalized days after sainthood declared
(Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times)

Majority says any budget deal must include Planned Parenthood funding
(Pew Research Center U.S. Politics & Policy)

Three arrested after Nepal church bombings
(World Watch Monitor)

Arson attack at Bethlehem’s St Charbel Monastery, probably the work of Islamic fundamentalists, says Maronite leader
(Asia News)

Why repealing blasphemy laws might help promote religious freedom (Analysis)
(Brandon G. Withrow, Religion News Service)

Pakistan: 23 unreported ‘blasphemy’ cases in 2 years
(Asif Aqeel, World Watch Monitor)

Muslim radicals set churches on fire, threaten to eradicate Christianity in Tanzania
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)

At U.N., Hungary defends blocking migrants, says fences not 'for fun'
(John Irish, Reuters)

Abortion rights group seek to halt Oklahoma law that targets clinics
(Heide Brandes, Reuters)

Planned Parenthood wins round in U.S. court against Utah
(Peg McEntee, Reuters)

Anonymous hacktivists target Saudi Arabia to prevent brutal execution of 21 year old
(Mint Press News)

Iraq’s Yazidis take claims of genocide by ISIS to International Criminal Court
(Mint Press News)

Israel escalates ‘water-apartheid’ as illegal settlers contaminate Palestinian water
(Joe Catron, Mint Press News)

Alleged rapes prompt Rohingya mass walkout of Indonesia camp
(Al Jazeera America)

Obama urges world leaders to hold course against ISIL
(James Reinl, Al Jazeera)

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