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Tuesday, 4 November 2014

Israeli cabinet allows wider group of Orthodox rabbis to perform conversions
(Michele Chabin, Religion News Service)

Go ahead and endorse candidates, preachers!
(Mark Silk, Religion News Service)

Mohler’s rebuke * Brittany’s legacy * Holy goats : Tuesday’s Roundup
(Lauren Markoe, Religion News Service)

Nasrallah: Conflict in Middle East political, not sectarian
(Al Akhbar, Mint Press News)

Kyrgyzstan: Religious freedom survey, November 2014
(Mushfig Bayram and John Kinahan, Forum 18 News Service)

Arab women making slow strides
(Sophie Claudet, Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East)

Iraq Christians to get more government protection, says Chaldean patriarch
(Miko Morelos, Ecumenical News)

Home province British Columbia reverses approval of Christian Law School
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Monday, 3 November 2014

British Columbia Law Society rescinds approval of Christian law school
(Steve Weatherbe, Life Site News)

Saudi man barred from travel after visiting synagogue in Egypt
(Ariel Ben Solomon, The Jerusalem Post)

What kind of state will Egypt become?
(Al Bawaba News)

Is it wrong for Christians to defend their rights?
(Christian Concern)

Netanyahu government threatens Temple Mount
(Akiva Eldar, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)

Supreme Court won't hear dispute over property between Episcopal Church, Fort Worth diocese
(Associated Press, Dallas News)

Should under God be in the Pledge of Allegiance? Debate rages online
(Karen Ridder, Newsmax)

En Uruguay se pretende seguir desconociendo el derecho de objeción de conciencia ante el aborto
(Carlos Álvarez Cozzi, ForumLibertas.com)

El PSOE planteará suprimir la “X” de la Iglesia en la declaración de la renta
(ECD El Confidencial Digital)

Thousands rally on behalf of Houston pastors hit with subpoenas
(Valerie Richardson, The Washington Times)

Denuncian persecución religiosa en los Altos de Chiapas
(Ery Acuña, azteca noticias)

Noah's Ark feature removed from children's playground after complaint from atheist grandparents
(Cath Martin, Christian Today)

Satanic colouring book under consideration in Florida school district
(Christian Today)

Muslim leader shot outside Sydney prayer hall by alleged ISIS supporters
(Michael Safi, The Guardian)

Study analyzing ethnicity of Russia’s wealthiest ripped for singling out Jews
(JTA)

Religious freedom now compromised in a majority of countries worldwide according to ACN 2014 Report
(ACN News)

Tunisia: The Muslim nation where Christians enjoy relative freedom
(Oliver Maksan, Catholic News Agency)

People deemed not be ‘in employment’ lose
(John Lee, The Scotsman)

Iraq: Survivors describe mosque massacre
(Human Rights Watch)

Iraq: ISIS executed hundreds of prison inmates
(Human Rights Watch)

Vatican releases official English translation of synod's final report
(Elise Harris, Catholic News Agency)

Pope Francis to open Vatican conference on traditional marriage
(Francis X. Rocca, Catholic News Service)

Russell Moore, Rick Warren to join Vatican conference on marriage and family life
(Sarah Pulliam Bailey, Religion News Service)

Breakaway republics the new normal for Ukraine
(Zachary Fillingham, Geopolitical Monitor)

Vatican to host global meeting of faith leaders to discuss marriage
(Mormon Newsroom)

Native American Heritage Month: Much to celebrate, much to defend
(Stephanie Keenan, The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty)

Shias begin Ashura ceremonies
(Al Bawaba News)

London bus passenger who shouted anti-Semitic epithets jailed
(JTA)

In Bangladesh, the Sisters of Mother Teresa stand with single mothers against abortion
(Sumon Corraya, AsiaNews.it)

Religion: Take it or leave it
(The Economist)

Abortion is illegal and wrong for Indonesian Muslim leaders as well
(Mathias Hariyadi, AsiaNews.it)

Ukraine needs to resolve problem of church property
(Stetson University)

Ukraine’s vote proves Putin wrong and puts anti-Semitic past behind
(John Lloyd, Reuters)

Crimea: "All our priests and nuns will have to leave by the 2014 year end"
(Felix Corley, Forum 18)

B.C. lawyers discriminate against religious minority
(Jeremy Maddock, Lillooet News)

Bangladesh Supreme Court upholds death sentence for Islamist politician
(Paper Chase, The Jurist)

Gate with ‘Work Makes You Free’ sign stolen from Dachau
(JTA)

Supreme Court hears oral arguments on passport designation for Americans born in Jerusalem
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

SCOTUS hears arguments in Israel passport case
(John Gerstein, Politico)

U.S. foreign policy concerns loom large in Jerusalem passport case
(Lawrence Hurley, Reuters)

Argument analysis: Playing “diplomat for a day”
(Lyle Denniston, SCOTUS Blog)

Federal district court holds Humanism is a religion
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Denial kills you twice: Canada's response to terrorism
(Harley J. Sims, MercatorNet)

U.S. top court leaves intact New York City pregnancy center rule
(Lawrence Hurley, Reuters)

Tension simmers following attack on Christians in troubled Bastar
(Anto Akkara, World Watch Monitor)

Brittany Maynard, advocate for 'death with dignity,' dies
(Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN)

Brittany Maynard, as promised, ends her life at 29
(Lindsey Bever, The Washington Post)

These women begged Brittany Maynard not to choose an earlier death. And they will die with dignity too

Certiorari denied in NYC pregnancy center and Texas Episcopal Church property cases
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Issues of interest on tomorrow's state ballots
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

At American Jewish day schools, unions are rare — and becoming rarer
(JTA)

Abuse victim awarded $13.5 M in suit against Jehovah's Witness Watchtower Society
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Campus access is a national issue
(Julie Oosterhouse, Mission Network News)

Silence, and speculation, on health care, plus cert denied in a church land dispute
(Lyle Denniston, SCOTUSblog)

Court declines to take up Episcopal Church dispute
(Associated Press, Boston Herald)

China officials 'buy corpses to meet cremation quota'
(BBC News)

The rght to say ‘God’ divides a diverse nation
(Thomas Fuller, The New York Times)

Egypt jails eight men after ‘gay marriage’ ceremony on Nile
(Patrick Kingsley, The Guardian)

Convert to Islam tests boundaries of Germany’s terror laws
(Anton Troianovski, The Wall Street Journal)

Mars Hill Church to disband, tells local branches to go independent
(Craig Welch, The Seattle Times)

Faith in Bible led Ohio man to North Korea prison
(Felicia Schwartz, The Wall Street Journal)

Houston Mayor retreats on fight over pastor subpoenas
(Jacob Gershman, The Wall Street Journal: Law Blog)

Israel approves law to ease conversion to Judaism
(Agence France-Presse, Hürriyet Daily News)

Saudi Arabia and its merciless judges
(Deutsche Welle)

Far-right Israeli MP visits al-Aqsa compound, defying Netanyahu
(Luke Baker, Reuters)

Qatar pares support for Islamists but careful to preserve ties
(Amena Bakr, Reuters)

Saudi Arabia mobilizes clergy and media against jihadi recruitment
(Angus McDowall, Reuters)

Uruguayan churches offer some resettlement help to Syrian refugees
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

Buddhist extremists accused of persecuting Sri Lanka Christians
(Henri Rose Cimatu, Ecumenical News)

Rogue pastors endorse candidates, but IRS looks away
(Rachael Bade, Politico)

Archbishop Justin visits Ghana with praise for its 'remarkable' religious tolerance
(Anglican Communion News Service)

Anglican Communion members gather for anti-trafficking, slavery consultation
(Anglican Communion News Service)

Iraq airstrikes not a solution, says Syrian priest
(Beatrice Paez, Anglican Journal)

Turkish politician calls for Vatican-like administration of Mecca
(Tulay Cetingulec, Al-Monitor)

Iran lies about religious freedom, Christian, Baha'i believers say at UN
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

Suicide bombing targets Shia festival in Nigeria
(Al Jazeera)

Moody’s Diner co-owner accused of discriminating against employee based on religion
(Beth Brogan, Bangor Daily News)

Pope Francis’ other pro-life campaign
(Jesse Carey, Relevant Magazine)

Europe and the world engage in thoughtful debate in Prague
(Johanna Touzel, COMECE, europeinfos: Christian Perspectives on the EU)

MPs poised to declare gender abortion illegal
(John Bingham, The Telegraph)

Anglican clergy support greater separation between church and state
(John Bingham, The Telegraph)

Surrogacy, human dignity and the best interests of the child
(José Ramos-Ascensão, COMECE, europeinfos: Christian Perspectives on the EU)

Academic freedom, religious institutions and the state
(Daniel Kuebler, Public Discourse)

Reconciliation over the war graves
(Martin Maier sj JESC, europeinfos: Christian Perspectives on the EU)

Freedom of religion - rights enshrined [VIDEO]
(Tom Ellis: The Eweida Case, The Open University)

Brittany Maynard, death with dignity advocate, dies
(Al Jazeera)

EVENT, 3-4 November 2014: Islam in Eurasia: State Policies, Social Changes and Globalized Interactions
(Central Asia Program)

Sunday, 2 November 2014

The "explosive growth" of jihadism in the Netherlands
(Soeren Kern, Gatestone Institute)

Cabinet approves controversial Jewish conversion law making system more accessible
(Jeremy Sharon and Lahav Harkov, The Jerusalem Post)

Yemen: Political rivals sign deal tasking country's leaders to form new government
(Ria Novosti, Eurasia Review)

Israel's cabinet approves regulation that will ease conversions to Judaism
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Extremist Hindu groups in India using violence to prevent Hindu-Muslim marriages
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

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