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Friday, 6 February 2015

American culture just shifted a bit with LDS Church's statement
(David Blankenhorn, Deseret News)

Saudi jailed, fined for issuing fatwas
(MD al-Sulami, Arab News)

Istanbul’s historical Blue Mosque’s minaret taken under restoration
(Hürriyet Daily News)

Defense Ministry initiated the chaplaincy service in Armed forces of Ukraine
(Institute for Religious Freedom)

Delhi poll pits Hindu nationalists against anti-corruption party
(AsiaNews.it)

Dinajpur, Catholic village attacked. Bishop: End the violence
(Sumon Corraya, AsiaNews.it)

Japan, the killing of Kenji Goto unleashes Islamophobia
(AsiaNews.it)

Amman launches Operation "Martyr Moaz" against Islamic State
(AsiaNews.it)

Is there really a Jewish exodus from western Europe?
(George Arnett, The Guardian)

Antisemitic attacks in UK at highest level ever recorded
(Robert Booth, The Guardian)

Multi-religious Partnership for Sustainable Development, 6 February 2015
(World Interfaith Harmony Week, President of the General Assembly of the United Nations)

Ms. Sara Rahim will address the United Nations for World Interfaith Harmony Week on February 6, 2015
(Parliament of World Religions)

EVENT, 6 February 2015: How far should concern with religious freedom shape foreign policy?
(Westminster Faith Debates, Royal United Services Institute, London, UK)

Thursday, 5 February 2015

Nuclear dreams: Iran now controls four Arab capitals, plus Washington DC
(Lee Smith, Tablet: A New Read on Jewish Life)

Activist nun held in 'unfair conditions,' supporters say
(Lisa De Bode, Al Jazeera America)

The ‘spiritual descendants of Vikings’ take their turn in the spotlight
(Kimberly Winston, Religion News Service)

AP-GfK poll: support of gay marriage comes with caveats
(Emily Swanson and Brady McCombs, AP-GfK)

Germany set to pass ‘one of the harshest’ anti-terror laws in Europe
(EurActiv)

The Egyptians paying the price of protest
(Claire Read, BBC News Middle East)

Are you as brave as Katrina Lantos Swett?
(Drew Cline, New Hampshire Union Leader)

Standing in solidarity: Why I've offered to receive 100 lashes of Raif Badawi's sentence
(Daniel Mark, US News and World Report)

Malikite tradition counters extremism in Mauritania
(Jemal Oumar, Magharebia)

Latin America's new martyrs: A spectrum of sanctity
(B.C., The Economist [Erasmus blog: Religion and Public Policy])

Viet Nam: Human rights violations 2014
(Former Vietnamese Prisoners of Conscience)

Court says religious non-profits need not identify their insurers to HHS
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

California legislators urge end to vaccination exemptions for religious and personal beliefs
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

A key victory for religious freedom: yes, religious employers can hire (and fire) for religious reasons
(David French, National Review Online: the Corner blog)

Religious organisations and their employees- new US decision
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)

Libya repeals political isolation law
(Nadia Radwan, Magharebia)

EEOC releases 2014 data
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Religious freedom laws limit reach of homeowners association rules
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Iraq's Christian men are taking up arms to fight ISIS
(Angie Chui, Christian Today)

Elderly Christian who escaped ISIS says terrorists beat them every day
(Nice Daswani, Christian Today)

'Hate speech is misusing freedom of speech': So who decides what's a proper use?
(Elizabeth Nolan Brown, Reason.com Blog)

Nigerian forces take back four towns from Boko Haram
(Mark Yapching, Christian Today)

Boko Haram kills dozens in rampage after Chad offensive
(Stephane Yas and Reinnier Kae, Agence France-Presse)

UK anti-Semitism hit record level in 2014, report says
(Sanchia Berg, BBC News)

Female jihadis publish guide to life under Islamic State
(Josh Halliday, The Guardian)

Pre-9/11 ties haunt Saudis as new accusations surface
(Ben Hubbard and Scott Shane, The New York Times)

3,000 former child soldiers being released in South Sudan have long way to go in their recovery - World Vision
(Angie Chui, Christian Today)

Imprisoned shoe bomber says attack on U.S. plane OK under Islamic law
(Alex Dobuzinskis, Reuters)

Gordon College states its case
(Cyrus Moulton, The Daily Item (Lynn, MA))

Gay marriage laws should allow for religious exceptions: Poll
(Emily Swanson and Brady McCombs, Chicago Sun Times)

Biblical theme park to sue over denial of tax rebates
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Majority believes businesses have right to deny gay couples for religious reasons
(Emily Swanson and Brady McCombs, The Grio)

Pope Francis to address Congress on Sept. 24
(Ed O'Keefe, The Washington Post)

California's ban of Scout-affiliated judges flies in the face of religious freedoms (opinion)
(Editorial Board, Deseret News)

Why California judges are not allowed to be affiliated with the Boy Scouts
(Eric Metaxas, BreakPoint Commentaries)

The irony in anti-discrimination – why Catholic bishops won't back ENDA
(Matt Hadro, Catholic News Agency)

Alabama asks Supreme Court for stay of same-sex marriage injunction
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Inhofe, Senators introduce Religious Freedom Resolution
(Press Release, Jim Inhofe)

Ken Starr offers encouragement on religious freedom
(Rick Plasterer, Juicy Ecumenism)

Statutory inquiry into historical child sexual abuse
(David Pocklington, Law and Religion UK)

Council of Europe: Tackling intolerance and discrimination with a special focus on Christians
(European Interreligious Forum for Religious Freedom)

Islamic teachings explicitly forbid death by burning, but ISIS did it anyway
(Jenna McLaughlin, Mother Jones)

Munich prosecutors charge female jihadist
(The Local (Germany))

No contraception mandate for Christian ministry
(Melissa Montoya, News-press.com)

Salamone Rossi and the pressure to convert
(Don Harrán, OUPblog Religion)

For Indonesian Church, fighting migrant trafficking not enough, training also needed
(Mathias Hariyadi, Asianews.it)

College freshmen are leaning away from religion
(Melissa Korn, Wall Street Journal)

"Se acatará la Constitución": magistrado que decidirá sobre adopción gay
(Noticias RCN)

S.C. Republicans to colleges: Don't interfere with with campus religious groups
(Mary Troyan, The State)

Sale of Charlie Hebdo in Ireland will test blasphemy law for first time
(Henry McDonald, The Guardian)

The numbers tell a different Turkey
(Ahu Özyurt, Hurriyet Daily News)

When Buddhists were Public Enemy No. 1
(Peter Manseau, CNN)

Why is there a religious exemption for vaccinations? Almost no religions object to them.
(Miriam Krule, Slate)

Stephen Fry’s mockery of religion could land him the death penalty in these countries
(Abby Ohlheiser, The Washington Post)

Baylor recruits retired Congressman to lead efforts to protect religious freedom
(Regina Dennis, Waco Trib)

Average Mohamed tries to thwart Islamic State
(Aamer Madhani, USA Today)

Rajnath Singh on Delhi Church attack: Religious discrimination won't be tolerated
(DNA India)

Scientists pledge to increase interference with the Church
(Dean Burnett, The Guardian)

Pope decries 'scandal' of Ukraine Christians at war
(ABC News)

Pope endorses referendum denying marriage and adoption rights to same-sex couples
(J. Lester Feder, Buzzfeed)

Report on the launch event for ODIHR/Venice Commission Guidelines on the Legal Personality of Religious or Belief Communities
(W. Cole Durham, Jr., International Center for Law and Religion Studies)

Remarks by the President at National Prayer Breakfast
(Barack Obama, The White House)

At prayer breakfast, President Obama urges religious humility and church-state separation
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

Obama hails Dalai Lama, condemns the Islamic State at National Prayer Breakfast
(Katie Zezima, The Washington Post)

Obama condemns ‘distorted’ faith at National Prayer Breakfast
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)

At prayer breakfast, Obama condemns use of religion as "a weapon"
(Rebecca Kaplan, CBS News)

Russia : 11 Media outlets threatened with closure for publishing Charlie Hebdo drawings
(FIDH Human Rights in Russia)

Widespread concerns about extremism in Muslim nations, and little support for it
(Richard Wike, Pew Research Center)

Korean minister's bond with Liberty University changed demographics of school, city
(Jessie Pounds, News Advance)

Eleventh Circuit puts off same-sex marriage cases
(Lyle Denniston, SCOTUSblog)

Kelvin Cochran's liberty, and ours
(Grazie Pozo Christie, Real Clear Religion)

Legal expert shines light on religious liberty in the European courtroom
((including links to audio recording and related article), University of Notre Dame Australia)

A global protocol against incitement of hatred urgent (opinion)
(Dimas Muhamad and Astari Anjani, Jakarta Post)

Christian protesters clash with police in India's Delhi
(Andrew MacAskill and Anindito Mukherjee, Reuters)

Peaceful march in Delhi: Police beat and stop priests, nuns and children
(Nirmala Carvalho, AsiaNews.it)

Gerry Adams tells North Ireland bombers: stop violence and seek peace
(Padraic Halpin and Conor Humphries, Reuters)

Shiites have mixed reactions to new Saudi king
(Ali Mamouri, Al-Monitor)

Strict vaccine law introduced in California following measles outbreak
(Al Jazeera America)

Houthis to form new government in Yemen
(Middle East Monitor)

Eye for an eye: Killing all jihadists in the name of Islam
(Ozgur Korkmaz, Hurriyet Daily News)

500 Uighur Turks fled China for Turkey
(Zeynep Bilgehan, Hurriyet Daily News)

Magna Carta freedoms ‘under threat’ today, MPs warned
(John Bingham, The Telegraph)

Pope to Church leaders – 'scourge' of minor sex abuse must stop
(Elise Harris, Catholic News Agency)

Malaysia, millions of Hindus celebrate Thaipusam festival
(AsiaNews.it)

Novosibirsk police uncover attempts to recruit fighters for Islamic State
(Interfax: Religion)

Much remains to be done, but Vatican-China relations may be improving
(Catholic News Agency)

After pilot's heinous execution, Jordan's Christians pray for religious harmony
(Kevin Jones, Catholic News Agency)

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