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Wednesday, 26 November 2014

A holiday to share inclusive spiritual nourishment
(Ben Kamin, U-T San Diego)

Thanksgiving 2014: How different religions celebrate Thanksgiving Day
(Zoe Mintz, International Business Times)

AALS newsletter includes comprehensive 2014 bibliography on law and religion
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Pope Francis, Europe and human rights
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

64 countries have religious symbols on their national flags
(Angelina Theodorou, Pew Research Center)

Federal court stands up for religious liberty in small Texas town
(Bob Price, Breitbart News)

Despite controversy, religious art increasingly popular in Iraq
(Adnan Abu Zeed, trans. Sahar Ghoussoub, Al-Monitor: Iraq Pulse)

Uzbekistan: Koran translation banned, New Testaments destroyed, planted evidence and witness, large fines
(Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18 News Service)

Delays in sale of historic church support Free Exercise, but not RLUIPA, claim
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Michigan's school vaccination exemption trend needs to be reversed
(Mark Navin, Daily Tribune)

Victory for religious freedom in Colorado -- Colorado Supreme Court rules that Governors' proclamations for a state day of prayer are constitutional
(Dion Elmore, Christian News Wire)

"Under God" is under fire in New Jersey school system
(Kyle Glatz, World Religion News)

Pope Francis urges Europeans to reject ‘throwaway culture’
(Josephine McKenna, Religion News Service)

Pope Francis addresses European Parliament and Council of Europe
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Pope urges Europe to nurture religious roots, sow peace in its borders
(Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service)

Church of England to allow female bishops as soon as December
(Dee Komo, The Christian Post)

Hong Kong protesters cleared from major site
(Farah Master, Christian Today)

Florida and Texas churches successfully challenge zoning denials
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Judge overturns Mississippi same-sex marriage ban
(Emily Le Coz, The Clarion-Ledger)

Arkansas, Mississippi same-sex marriage bans invalidated
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

New York student gets ok to start Christian club 'Dare to Believe' after she was told it would be illegal
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)

Controversial former Navy chaplain loses another round
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Pakistan TV mogul gets 26 years' jail for blasphemy
(Mehreen Zahra-Malik, Reuters)

Pope urges a “lonely” “self-absorbed” Europe to recover its soul
(Vatican Radio)

Israeli president opposes proposed law to give ‘national rights’ to Jews only
(Peter Beaumont, The Guardian)

Israeli president criticizes divisive Jewish nation-state bill
(Ori Lewis, Reuters)

Ferguson rioters urged by Christian pastors to stay peaceful
(Emily Murdoch, World Religion News)

Guns would be restricted in D.C. churches under legislation advanced by council panel
(Mike DeBonis, The Washington Post)

Is 'Christmas break' finished? For this Massachusetts town, it is
(Jacob Axelrad, The Christian Science Monitor)

Mississippi, Arkansas same-sex marriage bans fall (UPDATED)
(Lyle Denniston, SCOTUSblog)

Arkansas, Mississippi gay marriage bans overturned
(Andrew DeMillo and Emily Wagter Pettis, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

U.S. judges overturn gay marriage bans in Arkansas, Mississippi
(Steve Barnes and Emily Le Coz, Reuters)

Secular France moves to confront jihadism after slow start
(Nicholas Vinocur and Chine Labbe, Reuters)

Why the post-racial label only perpetuates racism (COMMENTARY)
(Hussein Rashid, Religion News Service)

3 things Pope Francis hopes to accomplish in Turkey
(Josephine McKenna, Religion News Service)

Hobby Lobby president’s Bible curriculum shelved by Oklahoma school district
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)

Injured supporters of Indian "godman" stop police from arresting guru
(Miko Morelos, Ecumenical News)

Israeli bill pushes for outlawing Muslim guards in al-Aqsa
(Al Arabiya)

82% of terror victims are in 5 Muslim countries
(Arab News)

Why is the Muslim charity Interpal being blacklisted as a terrorist organisation?
(Alex Delmar-Morgan & Peter Oborne, Middle East Monitor)

A synagogue and a hateful governor
(Mustafa Akyol, Hürriyet Daily News)

The rise of religion in politics
(Murat Yetkin, Hürriyet Daily News)

Turkish professor begins serving time for headscarf charges, first imprisonment in such a case
(Banu Sen, Hürriyet Daily News)

Pope Francis challenges Europeans - OpEd
(William Donahue, Eurasia Review)

Hindus upset at mounting of Lord Ganesha grotesque at Windsor Chapel
(Eurasia Review)

Moscow, anti-Semitic graffiti at the Torah Study Center
(Nina Achmatova, AsiaNews.it)

Pregnant Christian women forced to parade naked for “not working well”
(AsiaNews.it)

An inward-looking Turkey looks to Pope Francis' visit with sympathy
(Mavi Zambak, AsiaNews.it)

Turkish Christians, migrants and refugees waiting for Pope Francis
(AsiaNews.it)

Court rejects former navy chaplain’s religious liberty claim
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

Pak: Top activist hopeful for blasphemy changes
(ICAN)

Polish town plans to turn Jewish cemetery into apartment complex
(JTA)

Christians in Pakistan fear advance of Islamic State
(Mark Woods, Christian Today)

Bulgaria charges radical imam, six others with supporting Islamic State
(Angel Krasimirov, Reuters)

Prohibiting interfaith marriage violates rights: Indonesian bishops
(Ryan Dagur, UCA News)

Tuesday, 25 November 2014

For Indonesian Bishops, the state should register mixed marriages as a matter of religious freedom
(Mathias Hariyadi, AsiaNews.it)

The voice of religious conscience
(Mormon Newsroom)

Latest on Hindutva hate agenda
(ICAN)

Islamic State destroys historic church in Mosul
(Mark Woods, Christian Today)

Mosul: Video shows Islamic state blowing about Sacred Heart convent
(AsiaNews.it)

Federal court grants preliminary injunction in challenge to law banning churches
(Liberty Institute)

'Judgement Day' at Planet Fitness
(William Donahue, Eurasia Review)

China announces net results of Xinjiang ‘strike hard’ campaign
(UCA News)

The challenge of human rights recognition in Europe
(CNA Daily News, Patheos Blog: Headlines from the Catholic Wolrd)

Proposed changes to Human Rights Act could affect employment law
(Richard Miskella, International Law Office)

Whistleblower protection for journalist who alarmed public opinion about censorship on TV
(Dirk Voorhoof, Strasbourg Observers)

Why are beer cans and spaghetti in the government’s holiday display?
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

Michigan supports prompt review of same-sex marriage
(Lyle Denniston, SCOTUSblog)

Sharia-compliant wills — English bar association withdraws advice on how to draft them
(Eugene Volokh, The Volokh Conspiracy)

Adams se disculpa por un insulto, pero reitera que no atacó a los protestantes
(LaInformacion.com)

'Russia's treatment of Crimean Tatars echoes mistakes made by Soviets'
(Vladimir Ryzhkov, The Guardian)

Different destinations for U.S. Hispanics, Latin Americans who leave Catholic Church
(Fatima Ghani, Pew Research Center: Facttank)

Gambia passes draconian anti-LGBTI Law
(Freedom House)

The silence over Islamic State's abuse of women
(Letta Tayler, Human Rights Watch)

Human dignity at risk in Europe, advocates warn before Pope's speech
(Catholic News Agency)

Turkish governor threatens to turn synagogue into museum: "Hatred and anti-Semitism have seized the state," says opposition lawmaker
(Yair Rosenberg, Tablet: A New Read on Jewish Life)

The Nazi romance with Islam has some lessons for the United States
(David Mikics, Tablet: A New Read on Jewish Life)

The weirdest-ever reason for same-sex marriage: "so I can get a divorce"
(Michael Cook, Conjugality: A Blog on the Future of Marriage)

Ofsted rejects claims schools downgraded as 'too white'
(Sean Coughlan, BBC News)

130 Cameroon schools closed due to Boko Haram fears
(Christian Today)

Pope Francis offers compass bearing to ‘weary’ European Parliament
(Gavin Drake, Church Times)

Britain's law society withdraws Practice Note on drafting Sharia-compliant wills
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Bahraini police raid house of top Shiite cleric
(The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Spain arrests Granada priests over child sex abuse
(BBC News)

Two Jewish students stabbed by Arab attackers in Jerusalem
(Nicholas Casey, The Wall Street Journal)

Turkey plans new global Islamic university while Christian seminaries are still blocked from opening
(World Watch Monitor)

Peace prize awarded to Central African Republic top clerics
(Illia Djadi, World Watch Monitor)

Colorado Supreme Court: FFRF lacks standing to challenge Day of Prayer proclamations
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

The DeKalb County School District reaches settlement agreement with federal authorities for harassment based on religion and national origin
(Press Release, U.S. Department of Justice)

DOJ requires Georgia county to provide extensive training to prevent religious bullying of Sikhs and others
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Minister arrested for offense to Islam
(Missionary International Service News Agency)

Nepal prevents Indian Prime Minister Modi from speaking at a temple, says no Hindu propaganda
(Christopher Sharma, AsiaNews.it)

Christ the King among tribal Mundari, witness of faith and peaceful coexistence
(Nirmala Carvalho, AsiaNews.it)

Two Protestant clergymen on trial in Bangladesh for alleged "forced conversions"
(AsiaNews.it)

Jewish-nation bill frays Israel's delicate social fabric
(Maayan Lubell, Reuters)

Bulgarian forces raid homes and mosque, detain prayer leader
(Angel Krasimirov, Reuters)

Sri Lanka's Catholic Church urges government not to use pope's visit to help election campaign
(Ranga Sirilal and Shihar Aneez, Reuters)

Clergy protest grand jury decision near Ferguson
(Associated Press, The Washington Post)

Ferguson pastors urge peace after grand jury doesn’t indict
(Lilly Fowler, Religion News Service)

Persecution may be "tip of the iceberg" - Peshawar Christians
(Anglican Communion News Service)

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