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Friday, 18 September 2015

Russian Church official believes Orthodox lifestyle is the main response to pseudo-Islamic extremism
(Interfax-Religion)

With refugee vetting in US, ISIL infiltration risk ‘overblown’
(Michael Pizzi, Al Jazeera America)

Philippine rebel group MILF rejects watering down of proposed autonomy law
(Al Jazeera America)

Uzbekistan: Over 160 year wait to go on haj pilgrimage?
(Forum 18 News Service)

National law firm to defend NV private school payments
(Trevon Milliard, Reno Gazette-Journal)

No one has the right to expect the State to make them better parents
(Sarah Phillimore, UK Human Rights Blog)

Incense and the Psychoactive Substances Bill – Update
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

Businessman donates $10M to establish new Islamic law center at Yale Law School
(Martha Neil, ABA Journal)

Jewish and Islamic holidays happening at the same time offer believers a chance to reflect
(Herb Scribner, Deseret News National Edition | Faith)

USCIRF Chair: Administration sends 'message that religious freedom is not that important'
(Lauretta Brown, CNSNews.com)

EVENT, 18 September 2015: Religious Freedom Summit
(co-sponsored by Baylor University, the Catholic University of America, and the Georgetown-Baylor Religious Freedom Project with the support of The Knights of Columbus, Baylor in Washington)

Ruling sides with same-sex couple turned away by bed-and-breakfast
(Vikki Ortiz Healy, Chicago Tribune [paywall])

Illinois businesses can't use religion to refuse service
(WREX)

Human Rights Commission says that Bed & Breakfast violated law when it denied downstate couple use of its facility for civil union ceremony
(ACLU of Illinois)

Pope Francis to visit US amid decline in Catholic numbers
(Lam Thuy Vo, Al Jazeera America)

Thursday, 17 September 2015

Jimmy Carter promotes religious basis for women’s equality
(The St. Augustine Record)

More questions about Islamic indoctrination in schools
(Cece Heil, American Center for Law and Justice)

Religion expert weighs in on Pope Francis' polarizing views
(Art Rascon, ABC Eyewitness News Houston)

Religious liberty rally at Tennessee Capitol
(Tina Tyus-Shaw, WSAV)

As Pope visits, Afro-Cuban religion hopes for recognition
(Reuters, Voice of America)

As Cuba readies for Pope Francis’ visit, Catholicism thrives again
(Reuters, Religion News Service)

Danae Columbus: History repeats itself in refugee struggle for freedom
(Uptown Messenger)

Ruling sets up new review of religious objections to contraceptive mandate
(Robert Barnes, The Washington Post)

Michigan college wins religious exemption from birth control mandate
(Brian McVicar, MLive)

Contraception opt-out violates religious freedom: U.S. appeals court
(Brendan Pierson, Reuters)

Religious groups win bid to ignore Obamacare coverage rule
(Janan Hanna and Andrew M Harris, Bloomberg Business)

Kiev’s Babi Yar Holocaust memorial torched; assailant remains at large
(Vladislav Davidzon, Tablet)

Lawmakers file 'Tennessee Natural Marriage Defense Act'
(Dave Boucher, The Tennessean)

In Congress and elsewhere, IDC mobilizes against genocide and for religious freedom
(Peter Jesserer Smith, National Catholic Register)

New law protects right to hang religious artifacts in doorways
(Warwick Beacon)

Ahmadiyya Muslim community hails Federal Court niqab decision as win for religious freedom
(Fram Dinshaw, National Observer)

Nepal: Freedom of religion now 'more at stake than ever'
(Carey Lodge, Christian Today)

What's in a name? Why the Pope chose 'Francis'
(Kimberly Winston, Religion News Service, Religion News Service)

Bus attacked woth stones, set ablaze in east Jerusalem
(Yair Ettinger and Gili Cohen, Haaretz)

Minnesota man admits he planned to join Islamic State group
(Amy Forliti, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Military in Burkina Faso confirms coup, dissolves government
(Brahima Ouedraogo and Baba Ahmed, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Croatia puts army on alert as it reels from migrant influx
(Dusan Stojanovic and Vanessa Gera, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Muslim group doesn't fault school, police for detention
(Jamie Stengle and David Warren, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

The history of anti-Islam controversy in Ahmed Mohamed’s Texas city
(Elahe Izadi and Lindsey Bever, The Washington Post)

Religious liberty rally draws at least 1,000 to Tennessee’s Capitol Hill
(Chris Bundgaard, WKRN.com)

Drawing the line between civil and religious rights
(Linda Greenhouse, The New York Times)

Rosh Hashanah and the truth about the Creation Story
(Brad Hirschfield, On Faith)

What have we learned about religion post-9/11?
(Elizabeth Tenety, On Faith)

Palestinian prisoner on hunger strike returned to jail. Israel: He is dangerous
(Asia News)

Buddhist monks build stupa next to Karen Baptist church
(Asia News)

Russia: Have Religion Law amendments rendered unregistered religious activity illegal?
(Forum 18 News Service)

Church in Wales shows support for same sex marriage
(Ruth Gledhill, Christian Today)

At Yom Kippur, a blessing for the congregation’s non-Jews
(Lauren Markoe, Religion News Service)

Religious Freedom in Sudan
(Universal Periodic Review 2015, European Centre for Law and Justice)

Should Mormons be considered fellow Christians? Five reasons calling Mormons “biblical” answers the age-old question
(J.B. Haws, On Faith)

Appeals court upholds sentence in child's faith-healing death
(NBC)

Uzbek court gives ISIS supporters lengthy prison sentences
(Interfax-Religion)

Even a majority of Catholic Republicans oppose religious exemptions
(Joanna Piacenza, Public Religion Research Institute)

Kim Davis and the anxieties of Christian America
(Benjamin E. Park, Religion & Politics: Fit For Polite Company)

In Israel, more Jewish holy sites desecrated than Christian, Muslim ones combined
(Elhanan Miller, The Times of Israel)

Alabama official proposes mini skirt ban after politician says God told him to outlaw saggy pants
(Benge Nsenduluka, The Christian Post)

University of California seeks to ban freedom of speech
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)

Syrian bishop: Watching Christians leave is 'an experience of death'
(Harry Farley, Christian Today)

Texas pastor, congregation escape from demon-troubled man who said God sent him to kill infidel Christians
(Leonardo Blair, The Christian Post)

Christian schools accuse Israel of discrimination as students strike
(Inna Lazareva, TIME)

How space exploration replaced religion in the USSR
(Sasha Rospopina, The Guardian)

Things are only getting worse for Burma’s Rohingya Muslims
(Daniel Maxwell, Asian Correspondant)

Iraq's ISIS survivors adjust to life in a refugee camp
(World Watch Monitor)

'We want a massacre': Turkish-Kurdish tensions escalate as election looms
(Hasnain Kazim, Spiegel Online International)

Crimea: The human rights impact of Russian occupation
(Emilia Klepacka, Arc of the Universe: Ethics and Global Justice)

Report of the Human Rights Assessment Mission on Crimea (6–18 July 2015)
(Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe)

Cathedral mosque to be built in Simferopol, Crimean Tatars awaited for it 15 years
(Interfax-Religion)

Hindu radicals beat Christians with axes and clubs; force believers to choose between life or Jesus Christ
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)

Viral Video: 'October Baby' abortion survivor slams Planned Parenthood in emotionalcongressional testimony
(Samuel Smith, Christian Post Politics)

Iranian women fined $260 for 'bad hijabs'
(Agence France-Presse)

Myanmar leader seeks to capitalize on anti-Muslim sentiment
(Robin McDowell, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Tajikistan’s crushing of Islamic Party nears conclusion
(EurasiaNet)

Tajik Prosecutor's Office announces arrest of Islamic Renaissance Party leaders
(Interfax-Religion)

Are jihadists hiding among refugees? Unlikely, analysts say
(MIchel Moutot and Fran Blandy, Agence France-Presse)

British jihadis in Bangladesh fanning flames of extremism, says Dhaka
(Simon Tisdall, The Guardian)

Finally enjoying freedoms, Cuban Catholics press for more
(Daniel Trotta, Reuters)

Archbishop of Canterbury plans to loosen ties of divided Anglican communion
(Andrew Brown, The Guardian)

Novosibirsk resident asks prosecutors to check if the Bible meets Russian laws
(Interfax-Religion)

Native Americans protest canonization of Junipero Serra
(Sylvia Poggiolo, NPR)

How Catholic are US Catholics? It’s all in how you measure
(Cathy Lynn Grossman, Religion News Service)

Why we need to rethink gender roles
(Wm Paul Young, On Faith)

Coptic soldier's father challenges military autopsy
(Barbara G. Baker, World Watch Monitor)

‘Nazis speak Arabic': Louisville mosque vandalized with graffiti
(Sarah Larimer, The Washington Post)

On the other side of Hungary's fence: 'Thank God for Orban!'
(Krisztina Than, Reuters)

Cubans to welcome 'socialist' pope; don't expect miracles
(Andrew Cawthorne, Reuters)

German spy says Salafists trying to recruit refugees: newspaper
(Michelle Martin, Reuters)

New York man arrested on charges of attempting to support Islamic State
(Katie Reilly, Reuters)

IRS requires speedier responses from applicants for non-profit status
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Jewish school ordered to pay $1m to student sexually abused by runaway principal
(Shannon Deery, Melbourne Herald Sun)

Australian court awards damages for sexual abuse by headmistress of Jewish school
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

EEOC sues North Memorial for retaliating against job applicant
(Press Release, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission)

EEOC sues health care system for denying religious accommodation
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Denial of use permit did not violate RLUIPA
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Ahead of Pope Francis’ visit, survivors of sexual abuse take stock
(Vivan Yee, The New York Times)

Abuse victims will press Pope for more accountability
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Court clears way for Zunera Ishaq to become a Canadian citizen with her face covered by a niqab
(Mike Blanchfield, The Canadian Press)

Canadian appeals court invalidates niqab ban at citizenship ceremonies
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Contraception opt-out violates religious freedom: U.S. appeals court
(Brendan Pierson, Reuters)

Congolese church leader speaks on DRC electoral process at UN event
(World Council of Churches)

Events in Germany form part of the regional ecumenical agenda on justice and peace
(World Council of Churches)

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