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Tuesday, 19 May 2015

(Not) supporting gay marriage at the cake counter: Lee v Ashers Bakery
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Court delivers judgment in Ashers Bakery case - Summary of Judgment
(Alison Houston, Royal Courts of Justice, Belfast)

Ashers Bakery: Judgment handed down in 'gay cake' row
(Christian Concern)

Armenian genocide lawsuit: Church takes legal action against Turkey to reclaim ancient headquarters
(Lora Moftah, International Business Times)

Moore schools face lawsuit over religious freedom at graduation
(Jennifer Palmer, News OK)

Trial of S. Sudan pastors begins, then is delayed
(World Watch Monitor)

The dangers of mixing politics and religion
(Letters, The Guardian)

Appeals court denies Notre Dame's challenge to health law's contraception mandate
(Louise Radnofsky and Brent Kendall, The Wall Street Journal)

Woman drops out of police academy after hijab is banned
(Alison Lesley, World Religion News)

Egypt security forces step up sexual violence since Mursi's ouster-human rights group
(Michael Georgy, Reuters)

Conference on enhancing efforts to prevent and combat intolerance and discrimination against Christians, focusing on hate crimes, exclusion, marginalisation and denial of rights
(Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe)

Observatory delivers keynote address at OSCE
(Dr. Gudrun Kugler, Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians in Europe)

Recommendations to OSCE/ODIHR
(Dr. Gudrun Kugler, Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians in Europe)

Recommendations to OSCE/ODIHR, Part 2
(Dr. Gudrun Kugler, Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians in Europe)

Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians: Hate Crimes, Exclusion, Marginalization, Denial of Rights
(Massimo Introvigne, CESNUR, OSCE | ODIHR Meeting in Vienna, 18 May 2015)

Morocco's Islamic women preachers lead social revolution
(Emma Batha, Reuters)

U.S. fears Shi'ite militias could worsen Iraqi sectarian fires
(Mark Hosenball, Arshad Mohammed, and Phil Stewart, Reuters)

Anglican Church among Christian Aid partners preparing to respond in Burundi
(Anglican Communion News Service)

Australian man who fled Syria says he never joined 'vicious and cruel' Isis
(Michael Safi, The Guardian)

Boko Haram militants raped hundreds of female captives in Nigeria
(Adam Nossiter, The New York Times)

Growing share of U.S. immigrants have no religious affiliation
(Caryle Murphy, Pew Research Center FactTank)

11 Afghan police sentenced to year in jail for killing woman
(Al Jazeera America)

Is it heresy for Baptists to baptize a baby? One pastor’s example sets off a debate
(Heidi Hall, Religion News Service)

Definition of anti-Semitism provokes campus debates
(Larry Gordon, Los Angeles Times)

Ethiopian Jews hold protest in Tel Aviv against racism
(Al Jazeera America)

48-hour abortion waiting period signed into Tennessee law
(Anita Wadhwani, The Tennessean)

Philippines might allow entry to Rohingya
(Al Jazeera America)

Legislators pass bill that had been nixed over Islamic law
(Ryan Struyk and Kimberlee Kruesi, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Judge dismisses Florida school vouchers lawsuit
(Jeffrey S. Solocheck, Miami Herald)

Challenge to Florida tax credit scholarship program dismissed
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Finally! Victory for free speech in Garcia v. Google
(Corynne McSherry, Electronic Frontier Foundation)

Order against posting of 'Innocence of Muslims' overturned
(Maura Dolan, Los Angeles Times)

9th Circuit en banc reverses injunction agaianst "Innocence of Muslims" on YouTube
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Texas judge disciplined for religious-cultural bias
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

US Christians ‘bankrolling’ no campaign in Ireland’s gay marriage referendum
(Henry McDonald, The Guardian)

Minister dismisses Bishops' lawsuit claims
(Daniel McConnell, Sarah Mac Donald and Nicola Anderson, Irish Independent)

Chastened Church leaders take back seat in Irish gay marriage vote
(Padraic Halpin, Reuters)

Irish support for same-sex marriage a questioning of faith as referendum looms
(Mark MacKinnon, The Globe and Mail)

Irish referendum on same-sex marriage will be held Friday
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Texas school board must stop Christian prayers at public meetings, demands humanist group
(Press Release, American Humanist Association)

School board sued over invocation policy
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Yet another church property dispute: Greek-Catholic Parish of Lupeni & Ors v Romania
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Empowerment Plus Initiative to Counter Radicalisation
(Brian J. Grim, Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)

Paris Jews beaten, hospitalized after more anti-semitic violence
(Hana Levi Julian, The Jewish Press)

Tajiks probe fake permits for hijab, beards
(Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)

Senate clears bill linking religious freedom, trade
(CBN News)

Video: Bookman and Wingfield on religious-liberty legislation
(Kyle Wingfield, AJC News)

Bill cancelling mandatory health insurance coverage for abortions submitted to State Duma
(Interfax-Religion)

When God becomes the weapon: Persecution based on religious beliefs in the armed conflict in Eastern Ukraine
(Center for Civil Liberties and International Partnership for Human Rights in the framework of the Civic Solidarity Platform)

EVENT, 19 May 2015: Faith, Freedom, and Foreign Policy: When and How Does Religion Matter?
(The German Marshall Fund of the United States)

Pope Francis did not call Abbas an ‘Angel of Peace’
(Ellen Carmichael, National Review Online)

Monday, 18 May 2015

Religious leaders conflicted on Tsarnaev death penalty
(The Boston Globe)

Women-only mosques filling need for Muslim women in Western world
(Complied by Sarah Mikati, Deseret News National Edition | Faith)

Muslims in Crimea have difficulties recovering rights
(Russia Religion News)

Pakistan Catholics concerned for minorities after terror attack
(Miko Morelos, Ecumenical News)

Supreme Court interprets indigent prisoner litigation statute
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Minnesota legislature passes bill providing for religious objection to autopsy
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Muslims at mercy of religious authorities if human rights not upheld, say lawyers
(V. Anbalagan, The Malaysian Insider)

Five attacks in five days on Christians in central India
(Breitbart News Network)

Religious objections Louisiana bill to get hearing
(KNOE 8 News)

South Sudan: Episcopal Church committed to relief response in protracted conflict
(Anglican Communion News Service)

Egyptian atheists launch web video series
(Ahmed Ateyya, Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)

Ireland to hold same-sex marriage referendum
(Sara Hassan, Al Jazeera America)

Court battle under way to keep Bible studies in schools in New Zealand
(Angie Chui, Christian Today)

Nigerian military says it destroyed 10 Boko Haram camps
(Reuters)

Burundi president warns of Islamist threat after failed coup
(Reuters)

Irish PM says country must seize opportunity to approve gay marriage
(Padraic Halpin, Reuters)

4 ISIS leaders reportedly among 32 killed In U.S. raid, airstrikes
(Scott Neuman, NPR)

Islamic State says it has full control of Iraq's Ramadi
(Reuters)

Legal battle over brain-damaged baby prompts Maine bill
(Alanna Durkin, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Conservative support aids bid in Nebraska to ban death penalty
(Julie Bosman, The New York Times)

Israel holds Jordanian-Canadian national for alleged Hamas links
(Reuters)

DPM: It’s Myanmar govt’s woes, not Asean
(The Star Online (Malaysia))

Myanmar needs Asean, UN help to fix Rohingya crisis
(Syed Hamid Albar, Bangkok Post Opinion)

'Boat people' crisis a test for ASEAN's humanitarian resolve
(Astrid Zweynert, Reuters)

Shi'ite forces move in on Iraqi city taken by Islamic State
(Reuters)

Catholic Relief Services head defends collaboration with partners opposed to Churh teaching
(John Burger, Aleteia World)

Mainstream reports of Christianity's demise greatly exaggerated, says new poll data
(Kirsten Andersen, Aleteia Religion)

Explore the Pew-Templeton Global Religion Website
(Brian J. Grim, the Weekly Number)

Latest attempt to remove ‘In God We Trust’ from currency has new angle: religious freedom rulings
(Steph Bazzle, The Inquisitur)

Bill that allows religious exemptions to autopsies heads to Minn. governor
(Melissa Turtinen, BringMeTheNews)

New Zealand think tank suggests limiting charitable status of some religious institutions
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Will plans for a British Bill of Rights be reduced to a bill for England only?
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Two South Sudan pastors face death penalty in Khartoum
(World Watch Monitor)

EVENT, 18-19 May 2015: Religious Freedom and Religious Pluralism in Africa: Prospects and Limitations
(to be held in Windhoek, Namibia, African Consortium for Law and Religion Studies)

Ireland's marriage equality moment
(Fintan O'Toole, The New York Times Opinion)

Sunday, 17 May 2015

Atheist activist will use RFRA to challenge "In God We Trust" on money
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Russia increases fines for organizations disseminating "extremist" materials
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Rabbi Barry Freundel sentenced to nearly 6 1/2 years in voyeurism case
(Chris Gordon, Associated Press / NBC4 Washington)

D.C. rabbi sentenced to over 6 years on voyeurism charges
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Iraq tries to improve human rights through education
(Shukur Khilkhal, trans. Joelle El-Khoury, Al-Monitor: Iraq Pulse)

Religion and law round-up – 17th May
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

First street protest by Turkey's Armenians
(Sibel Hurtas, trans.Timur Göksel, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)

The round-up: more righteous indignation about the Human Rights Act – in both camps
(A C Wessely, UK Human Rights Blog)

Israel at center of international diplomatic storm as Vatican, FIFA, EU step up pressure
(Linda Gradstein, The Jerusalem Post)

How Morsi matters in Turkish politics
(Mustafa Akyol, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)

Saturday, 16 May 2015

Owner of religious bookstore sues mall for discrimination
(Associated Press)

Suit charges mall with rejecting Christian bookstore
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

MP warns of “religions intimidation” of Muslim voters
(National Secular Society)

Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev sentenced to death
(Adam Goldman, The Washington Post)

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