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Thursday, 27 August 2015

Kentucky students defy atheists by holding 'illegal' prayer at pre-football game event
(Jonah Hicap, Christian Today)

Battle for Liberia's soul: Why moves to declare it a 'Christian nation' could spell disaster
(Mark Woods, Christian Today)

Coptic Christian imprisoned for handing out Bibles inside a mall in Egypt
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)

In talks, Muslim rebels seek independence in south Thailand
(The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Muslims not doing 'enough' to fight IS: Jordan's Queen Rania
(Agence France-Presse)

China arrests Christians who opposed removals of crosses
(Tom Phillips, The Guardian)

Understanding what we need to see — and do not
(Gene Policinski, Newseum Institute: Inside the First Amendment)

Azerbaijan: Government must free prisoners of conscience
(Press Release, United States Commission on International Religious Freedom)

Suu Kyi: Myanmar rebels should think carefully on peace deal
(Esther Htusan, Associated Press, The Big Story)

Hundred Bahrain clerics protest restrictions on religious freedom
(AhlulBayt (a.s) News Agency)

WCC delegation affirms churches’ commitment to human rights in Argentina
(World Council of Churches)

In Argentina, WCC general secretary affirms call for pilgrimage of justice and peace
(World Council of Churches)

Pakistanis’ ‘blasphemy’ of calling late pastor a Christian ‘prophet’
(Asif Aqeel, World Watch Monitor)

Opinion: TWU Law School case was expected; we just didn’t know when
(Barry Bussey, The Vancouver Sun)

Consistory court judgments and CFCE Determinations – August
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

Islam and Islamism: A Primer for Teachers and Students
(Samuel Helfont, Foreign Policy Research Institute)

Muslims defend Christians’ freedom in Beirut Declaration
(Asia News)

Wednesday, 26 August 2015

Weinstein to Air Force Academy: Remove "in the year of our Lord" from diplomas
(Pam Zubeck, Colorado Springs Independent)

Islamic Makassed launch doctrinal battle against Muslim extremism
(Fady Noun, Asia News)

OKWU Keating Center to host Liberty Symposium
(Bartlesville-Examiner Enterprise)

Backlash builds against Portland Catholic school
(Kate Davidson and Brian Vance, OPB News)

U.S. Commission condemns violations of religious freedom and human rights in Azerbaijan
(Panorama.am)

Religious freedom a ‘reality’ in recovering CAR
(Illia Djadi, World Watch Monitor)

India's Gujarat state hit by violent caste-related protests
(Rupam Jain Nair, Reuters)

Colonial Christianity: The Origins of the Oppression of African Women
(Garikai Chengu, Global Research)

LDS Church to go forward with Scouting program, will continue to evaluate options that meet its global needs
(Mormon Newsroom)

The impending Shiite leadership crisis Baghdad doesn't see coming
(Mohammad Ali Shabani, Al-Monitor: Iran Pulse)

Controversial film about Muhammad to premiere tonight
(Carey Lodge, Christian Today)

Controversial Iranian movie to open Montreal’s World Film Festival
(Matthew Hays, The Globe and Mail)

In Islamic State war, like others, heritage always a target
(Lee Keath, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Oklahoma architecture dean apologizes for wearing thawb and keffiyeh
(Greg Horton, Religion News Service)

Ted Cruz tries to rouse evangelicals with campaign against Planned Parenthood
(Lauren Markoe, Religion News Service)

Gay pride not welcome in Venice, says city mayor
(Crispian Balmer, Reuters)

Kurds take 10 villages from Islamic State in north Iraq
(Isabel Coles, Reuters)

Kentucky county clerk must issue marriage licenses: appeals court
(Reuters)

Here comes the ... child bride? Despite legal restrictions, underage marriage persists in rural Egypt
(Ahmed Fouad, Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)

Jailing of gay men in Senegal poses setback to HIV fight in Africa
(Makini Brice, Reuters)

Suspect in Uzbek imam shooting extradited to Sweden
(Jan M. Olsen, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Merkel, heckled on visit to refugees, says no to xenophobia
(Hans-Edzard Busemann, Reuters)

Germany’s small yet important change to the way it deals with Syrian refugees
(Adam Taylor, The Washington Post)

What it means to treat asylum seekers with humanity
(Adam Wagner, RightsInfo)

Mass immigration and the undoing of Europe
(Vijeta Uniyal, Gatestone Institute)

Belarus: Criminal trial of conscientious objector a show trial?
(Forum 18 News Service)

Bane of Blaine spreading across the plains
(Eric Baxter, New Boston Post)

LDS Church will continue Boy Scout program
(Tad Walch, Deseret News)

Mormon church to support Boy Scouts despite gay troop leaders
(Jessica Mendoza, Christian Science Monitor)

Mormon Church announces it will stay in Boy Scouts, despite concern about end to ban on gay leaders
(Michelle Boorstein, The Washington Post)

No Establishment Clause problem in indictment of halal meat exporter for false statements
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

2nd Circuit affirms dismissal of class action by Sikh victims of 1984 riots in India
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Guam's marriage equality legislation lapses into law
(Jerick Sablan, Pacific Daily News)

'Fanatical killing of children' in Syrian civil war is a 'cruel tragedy without end,' says Maronite archbishop
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)

National Federation of the Blind sued for religious discrimination by EEOC
(Press Release, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission)

EEOC sues National Federation of the Blind for refusing to accommodate employee's Sabbath observance
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Thousands of homes destroyed in Gaza war remain in ruins
(NPR)

Islamists kill at least seven in southern Somali attack
(Feisal Omar and Abdi Sheikh, Reuters)

Pakistani Christian flood victims forced to renounce Jesus Christ, become slaves or die
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)

Federal court upholds death sentence on Pakistani who beheaded doctor over religious insult
(New Strait Times)

Have US laws created an online haven for Islamic State propaganda?
(Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor)

Malaysian federal court upholds death sentence of gardener who killed doctor for insulting Islam
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

India's Jains petition court over right to fast until death
(Shaikh Azizur Rahman, Voice of America)

After scandals, Ireland is no longer 'most Catholic country in the world'
(Miranda Kennedy, NPR)

Persecution of Christians to be documented by Iraqi government
(Evangelical Focus)

Centre releases census data on religion, hides caste figures
(Manan Kumar, DNA India)

The struggle over ideological power in the Middle East – OpEd
(Hakim Khatib, Eurasia Review)

In Jerusalem's culture war, secular residents make gains
(Miriam Berger, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

French train attack suspect viewed jihadist video, official says
(Adam Nossiter, The New York Times)

Russian soldiers will learn methods of struggle against Islamic radicals and sects
(Interfax-Religion)

In Nigeria, Boko Haram is an equal opportunity terrorist group
(Inés San Martín, Crux)

Islamic State using chemical weapons in Syria
(Interfax-Religion)

Sikh council plea to halt mixed-faith wedding protests
(Gurvinder Gill, BBC News)

Montreal businessman buys freedom for 128 ISIS sex slaves
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Activists pursue private abortion details using public records laws
(Charles Ornstein, Propublica)

White supremacist on trial says he spared woman who was not Jewish
(Kevin Murphy, Reuters)

Victim group seeks independent review of clergy abuse claims
(Greg Moore, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Morocco-Spain dismantle Islamic State recruitment cell – OpEd
(Said Temsamani, Eurasia Review)

Russian Church likens attacks on Orthodox Ukrainians to Soviet-era persecutions
(Interfax-Religion)

Can court ask state to compensate damage of religious places during riots: Supreme Court
(The Indian Express)

Egyptian Christian faces trial for handing out Bibles
(Carey Lodge, Christian Today)

Govt releases religion-wise 2011 census: Muslim population grows by 0.8%, Hindu declines by 0.7%
(DNA India)

Hindu population drops below 80 pct as Muslim ratio rises
(Reporting by Andrew MacAskill; Editing by Douglas Busvine and Nick Macfie, Reuters)

Muslims on the rise in India; Census alarms Hindu nationalists
(Reuters, Religion News Service)

Israel to U.S.: Push American Airlines to keep Israel flights
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

The Matisyahu affair: In Europe, conflating Jew and Israel
(Cnaan Liphshiz, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Vatican says won't co-sponsor Palestinian flag initiative at U.N.
(Louis Charbonneau, Reuters)

Burma: USCIRF condemns passage of religious conversion bill
(Press Release, U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

Burma parliament passes troubling religion laws
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Commission for Religious Liberty)

Burma's parliament passes controversial religious conversion and monogamy laws
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Christian law school argues for religious freedom
(Tamsy, Durham Region)

New stock index tracks 'Catholic Values' in investments
(Compiled by Mark A. Kellner, Deseret News National Edition | Faith)

A portrait of American Orthodox Jews
(A Further Analysis of the 2013 Survey of U.S. Jews, Pew Research Center Religion & Public Life)

Pew Study finds Orthodox similar to Evangelical Christians — not other Jews
(Nathan Guttman, Forward)

In the age of Isis, religious education must be taken more seriously
(Andrew Grey, On Religion UK)

Northern Ireland and same-sex marriage: the story continues
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Gay Christian couple in battle to overturn same-sex marriage ban
(Laura Abernethy, The Belfast Telegraph)

Bigotry in numbers: Why so many academics look down on evangelicals
(David Briggs, The Association of Religion Data Archives)

Court bars US school band from performing Christian hymn, but crowd sings it anyway
(Jonah Hicap, Christian Today)

Schools, same sex politics and religion in NSW
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)

Nepal on verge of curbing religious freedom
(Vishal Arora, World Watch Monitor)

Tuesday, 25 August 2015

Cornerstone Blog: The Worst Kind of Terror: ISIS and the Threat to Fundamental Rights
(Cynthia Soliman, Religious Freedom Project, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs)

The new law making it harder for people in Burma to switch religions
(Compiled by Mark A. Kellner, Deseret News National Edition | Faith)

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