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Friday, 3 October 2014

Combating intolerance, negative stereotyping, stigmatization and discrimination based on religion or belief
(Report on France OSCE 2014)

Hong Kong democracy protests carry a Christian mission for some
(Ned Levin, The Wall Street Journal)

October 5 is 7th Annual Pulpit Freedom Sunday
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Headscarf ban turns France’s Muslim women towards homeworking
(Faiza Zerouala, The Guardian)

Catholic leaders meet for historic discussion of marriage, family issues
(Tierney Sneed, US News & World Report)

Marriage experts send open letter to Pope, Synod members
(Zenit: The world seen from Rome)

Supreme Court adds discrimination cases to its docket
(Brent Kendall, The Wall Street Journal)

Court to consider prison beard ban: In Plain English
(Amy Howe, SCOTUSblog)

Jewish groups file brief in Muslim woman’s headscarf appeal to Supremes
(JTA)

Religious symbols in classroom stir dispute in Peoria schools
(Mary Beth Faller, Arizona Central)

Suicide rates among Jewish teens drop as religious devotion grows, study finds
(Lauren Markoe, Religion News Service)

Where have all the Irish priests gone?
(Aleteia)

Senate's Hobby Lobby bill would limit faith
(Samuel J. Aquila, Archbishop of the Catholic diocese of Denver, Denver Post)

Isis video shows murder of British hostage Alan Henning
(Ian Cobain, Sandra Laville and Raya Jalabi, The Guardian)

Teachers' discrimination suit against archdiocese survives
(P.J. D'Annunzio, The Legal Intelligencer)

In historic homeland, Pakistan's Sikhs live under constant threat
(Syed Raza Hassan, Reuters)

Pope faces hopes, risks at family conference
(Nicole Winfield, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Canonical church captured in western Ukraine
(Interfax-Religion)

UGCC Bishop Dziurakh: Despite efforts of Moscow Patriarchate, ecumenical dialogue goes forward
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine)

World must condemn harassment of Orthodox Christians in Ukraine - Russian Church
(Interfax-Religion)

Patriarch Bartholomew is asked to save the Ukrainian Church from the ‘Russian world’
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine)

Ireland to vote on removal of blasphemy law last used in 1855
(Padraic Halpin, Reuters)

Vatican synod on family highlights discord between church teachings and U.S. Catholics’ views
(Michael Lipka, Pew Research Center)

Post-Hobby Lobby questions remain about the scope of corporate religious freedom
(Richard Oliver | Carlton Fields Jorden Burt, JD Supra Business Advisor)

Fascist Party wins in Swedish election signals further concern for religious freedoms
(The Algemeiner)

Ireland will have vote on removing blasphemy from Constitution
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

It’s official: We’ll have a referendum to remove blasphemy from the Constitution
(Dan MacGuill, The Journal.ie)

In faith-based communities, college completion may be uniquely emphasized
(Menachem Wecker, Deseret News National Edition | Faith)

Facing fears over extremism, Austria unveils new law on Islam
(Shadia Nasralla, Reuters)

Austria's law on Islam to be overhauled amid growing distrust of the Muslim community
(Donna Rachel Edmunds, Breitbart News)

Holt v. Hobbs: Proceedings and Orders
(SCOTUSblog)

Fifth Circuit allows more limits on abortion in Texas
(Lyle Denniston, SCOTUSblog)

Texas can enforce law on abortion, appeals court says
(Nathan Koppel, The Wall Street Journal)

The French government doesn't have to worry about Abu Mariam coming home from the jihad in Syria. He wants to go to heaven
(Loubna Mrie, Vera Mironova, Sam Whitt, Foreign Policy Dispatch)

Bible classes in North Carolina school district scrutinized
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

Nobel laureates′ conference cancelled in South Africa over Dalai Lama visa
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

Women and children for sale: A new U.N. report paints a terrifying picture of life under the Islamic State
(Colum Lynch, Foreign Policy Report)

Two little known statutes may make religious belief superior to the law of the land
(Jeffrey Shulman, Yahoo! News)

Burma: Government plan would segregate Rohingya
(Human Rights Watch)

Reviving the University of Virginia: A poignant hstory lesson
(Eric Metaxs, Breakpoint Commentaries)

Saudi govt to pay for Haj of martyrs’ relatives
(Arab News)

Increasingly, religious 'nones' support pastors preaching politics on Pulpit Freedom Sunday
(Ruth Moon, Christianity Today Gleanings)

Muslim scholars vs. ISIS: Is the open letter to the Islamic State really enough?
(Ayman S. Ibrahim, First Things)

An analysis of Muslim voices against IS
(Muhammad Haniff Hassan & Mustazah Bahari, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies)

Ireland’s first Ahmadiyya Muslim Mosque opens in Galway
(European Interreligious Forum for Religious Freedom - EIFRF)

Vietnam: Catholic activist Dau Van Duong free after three years in prison and beatings
(AsiaNews.it)

Religion, same-sex marriage and the courts in the Rainbow Nation of South Africa
(Guest post by Mark Hill QC, Law & Religion UK)

Philly transit worker sues over Rosh Hashanah firing
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Geller sues NYC’s MTA over ‘killing Jews’ ad
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Swedish PM: We will recognize ‘State of Palestine’
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Egyptian activist loses bid for E.U. honor over call to kill Israelis
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Dalai Lama could return to China as a pilgrim
(AsiaNews.it)

Supreme Court takes no immediate action on gay marriage cases
(Lawrence Hurley, MSN News)

5 myths of ‘Biblical spanking.’ Taking the text literally would land you in jail
(Jonathan Merritt, RNS Blog: On Faith & Culture)

Supreme court to rule on Abercrombie & Fitch 'religious bias' over hijab
(Jessica Glanza, The Guardian)

Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protest isn’t only about freedom. It’s also about identity
(Peter Rutland, Foreign Policy Democracy Lab)

Student who spoke against 'In God We Trust' display wants monument for atheist veterans at Baldwin County courthouse
(Carol McPhail, AL.com)

Thursday, 2 October 2014

Ecclesia De Lange v The Presiding Bishop of the Methodist Church of Southern Africa (Judgment)
(Ponnan, Wallis, Pillay JJA and Fourie and Mathopo AJJA, The Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa)

Gay marriage, once inconceivable, now appears inevitable
(Richard Wolf, USA Today)

In new front against Islamic state, dictionary becomes a weapon
(Dan Bilefsky, The New York Times)

Iran and Saudi Arabia: Past and Future
(Hamid Reza Kamali, Iran Review)

Hong Kong: Free peaceful protesters; avoid excessive force
(Human Rights Watch)

Canberra: No place for religious discrimination in Parliament
(Peter Sherlock, The Conversation)

NY farmers to court: honor our religious freedom
(Alliance Defending Freedom)

Dalai Lama in informal talks on pilgrimage trip to China
(Richard Finney, Radio Free Asia)

Houthis’ startling capture of Sanaa
(Abdel Aziz Aluwaisheg, Arab News)

ECHR recognizes Scientology church as legal entity in Russia
(The Jurist)

Church of Scientology of St Petersburg and Others v. Russia
(European Court of Human Rights)

Conservatives pledge to ignore rulings by European Court of Human Rights
(Owen Bowcott, The Guardian)

Supremes pass on gay marriage for now, but tee up major race-bias case
(Paul M. Berrett, Bloomberg Business Week)

A look at what’s next on same-sex marriage
(Lyle Denniston, SCOTUSblog)

Court rejects 1st Amendment objections to required AA attendance
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

South African appeals court says minister must arbitrate dispute with church
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Church evicts AA out of fear it would lead to required hosting of gay weddings
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Saudi Arabia: 2 million in Mecca for start of hajj
(Mokhtar Shehata and Benjamin Wiacek, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Scalia defends keeping God, religion in public square
(Valerie Richardson, The Washington Times)

U.N. concerned about Myanmar's ethnic, religious tensions
(Louis Charbonneau, Reuters)

Facing fears over extremism, Austria unveils new law on Islam
(Shadia Nasralla, Reuters)

Supreme Court to decide Tulsa religious bias case over hijab
(News 9)

Secular Turkey to build an 'International Islamic University'
(Mustafa Akyol, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)

Supreme Court grants review in Abercrombie & Fitch religious accommodation case
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

ISIS beheads 7 men and 3 women in Syria; US-led airstrikes hit stronghold
(Stoyan Zaimov, Christian Post World)

Myanmar: Rohingya Muslims to be legally labeled as immigrants
(The Journal of Turkish Weekly)

Pope: Nothing justifies the suffering imposed on Christians in the Middle East
(AsiaNews.it)

Alliance between radical Burmese and Sri Lankan monks will "destroy true Buddhism"
(Melani Manel Perera, AsiaNews.it)

So, Mr. Davutoğlu, teach Marxism to pupils!
(Burak Bekdil, Hürriyet Daily News)

Apostasy and blasphemy laws: an affront to human rights
(Alastair Lichten, National Secular Society)

Hong Kong protests: The Party v the people
(The Economist)

Frontline defense of Christian civil liberties
(Rick Plasterer, Juicy Ecumenism)

Archbishop of Canterbury defends war on ISIS
(Mark Tooley, The American Spectator)

Despite IS threat, Baghdad Christians are still seeking baptism
(ACNS staff, Anglican Communion News Service)

Supreme Court to hear case of Muslim woman denied employment
(Lawrence Hurley, Reuters)

The Supreme Court will decide if Abercrombie is guilty of religious discrimination
(Susan Berfield, Bloomberg Business Week)

U.S. Supreme Court to hear Abercrombie workplace discrimination case
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

Court takes up hear religious bias case over hijab
(Sam Hananel, News Observer)

Justices to debate prisoner’s religious right to grow a beard
(News Staff, FOX)

Justices to debate prisoner's religious right to grow a beard
(Bill Mears, CNN Supreme Court Producer, CNN Justice)

Indonesia: Aceh’s new Islamic laws violate rights
(Human Rights Watch)

Indonesia: New sharia bylaw worries religious minorities in Aceh
(Katharina R. Lestari and Ryan Dagur, UCA News)

Aceh: Activists and civil society groups against Sharia for non-Muslims
(Mathias Hariyadi, AsiaNews.it)

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