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Monday, 7 July 2014

Unanswered questions in the Wheaton College litigation
(Will Baude, The Volokh Conspiracy)

United Reformed Church moves towards same-sex marriage
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Constitutional Court (Turkey): Headscarf ban against religious freedom
(Daily Sabah)

Turkey makes progress in theological studies after reforms (Istanbul U offers Master of Theology in English)
(Nurbanu Kızıl, Daily Sabah)

An analysis of Tunisia’s draft counterterrorism law
(Human Rights Watch)

Plea to stop same-sex marriages in Pennsylvania (UPDATED)
(Lyle Denniston, SCOTUSblog)

ISIS: a bigger threat than Al-Qaeda – Analysis
(Brig (Retd) Anil Gupta, Eurasia Review)

Is 'crisis of secularism' in Western Europe result of multiculturalism? Analysis
(Peny Sotiropoulou, Eurasia Review)

Relation between law, religion brought to fore
(Satya Prakash, Hindustan Times)

National pro-life conference set to turn the page in Christian Unity
(Sarah Howell, Christian News Wire)

Bank teller fired for telling customers to 'have a blessed day'
(Brownie Marie, Christian Today)

50 Thousand Assyrians: Report on the flight from Al Hamdaniya July 2014
(Assyrian Federation of Sweden)

British jihadist warns of 'black flag of Islam' over Downing Street
(Press Association, The Guardian)

Michael Gove: we must defend liberal values against Islamist extremism
(Press Association, The Guardian)

Islamist terror threat to West blown out of proportion - former MI6 chief
(Richard Norton-Taylor, The Guardian)

EVENT 9 July 2014, Workshop: Politics, religion and conflict online in Central Asia
(Noah Tucker, Sarah Kendzior, Courtney Ranson, Elliott School of International Affairs - CERIA Initiative)

Symposium: No free lunch, But dinner and a movie (and contraceptives for dessert)?
(John Eastman, SCOTUSblog)

Wheaton College gets a pass from Supreme Court on contraception mandate
(Richard Wolf, Religion News Service)

Should Congress repeal the law behind the Hobby Lobby case?
(Lauren Markoe, Religion News Service)

Questions remain on contraception coverage after ruling
(Jayne O'Donnell and Kaitlyn Krasselt, Religion News Service)

The ‘Splainer: RFRA and the Hobby Lobby case
(Kimberly Winston, Religion News Service)

Eden Foods fight against covering contraception gets boost from Hobby Lobby case
(Brent Snavely, Detroit Free Press)

Is the Shiite/Sunni conflict really only about religion?
(World Religion News)

Do Wiccans have freedom of religion?
(Krista R. Burdine, World Religion News)

Nigerian women and girls 'escape from Boko Haram'
(BBC News)

Ukraine: Army prepares to liberate Donetsk and Luhansk as military offensive gathers pace
(Matthew Luxmoore, KyivPost)

Klitschko urges LGBT community to cancel gay parade in Kiev
(Interfax-Religion)

Russian patriarch won't go to Kiev for Metropolitan Vladimir's funeral
(Interfax-Religion)

Metropolitan Vladimir of Kiev and All Ukraine dies
(Interfax-Religion)

Trial between Episcopal church and breakaway Diocese to begin Tuesday
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)

Atheist group seeks to give invocation at Texas city council meeting
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)

Islamic militant group Hamas vows revenge on Israel after Gaza airstrikes kill seven
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)

Power struggles in Middle East exploit Islam’s ancient sectarian rift
(David D. Kirkpatrick, The New York Times)

Saudis alert to enemies on both sides of Iraq schism
(Glen Carey, Bloomberg)

Court: Islamic law holds no legal sway in India
(Nirmala George, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

With arrest of six Jews in Arab teen’s killing, Israel confronts its own extremists
(Ruth Eglash, Sufian Taha, and Griff Witte, The Washington Post)

Twenty-two dead in attacks by militants on Kenyan coast
(Heidi Vogt, The Wall Street Journal)

Pope Francis asks victims of sex abuse for forgiveness
(Jim Yardley, The New York Times)

Baptist bishop who resigned after same-sex marriage finds new start
(Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press)

Muslim children join their parents in fasting for Ramadan
(Michelle Boorstein, The Washington Post)

Methodist seminarians tend farm to grow own food, share with neighbors
(JoAnne Viviano, The Columbus Dispatch)

Preacher sues fair over free-speech skirmish
(Grant Rodgers, The Des Moines Register)

Nonprofits' contraceptive cases next for justices
(Mark Sherman and Rachel Zoll, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

For gay newlyweds in some states, ‘limbo’ may last another year
(David Masci, Pew Research Center)

The Economist explains: Why the French are so strict about Islamic head coverings
(S.P., The Economist Explains)

Uighurs defy Ramadan ban, China arrested 400 in crackdown
(World Bulletin/News Desk)

Theodicy in dialogue
(Mark S. M. Scott, OUPblog Religion)

The bayonet trumps the ballot in Thailand
(Jayantha Dhanapala, In Depth News)

Bangladesh: Withdraw restrictive draft law on NGOs, says HRW
(Eurasia Review)

Haj rule violations to cost airlines dearly
(Fouzia Khan, Arab News)

Christian leaders: Religious freedom at risk if Subianto wins presidential elections
(Mathias Hariyadi, AsiaNews.it)

EVENT, 7-9 July 2014: Religious Freedom in a Secular World [CLE event; early registration discount through June 12]
(International Center for Law and Religion Studies, Brigham Young University)

More on what the Wheaton College injunction does (and does not) mean for contraception coverage
(Jonathan H. Adler, The Volokh Conspiracy)

Sunday, 6 July 2014

Downwardly mobile for Jesus
(Lawrence Lanahan, Al Jazeera America)

'Caliph Ibrahim' demands obedience from Muslims
(Prahant Rao, Arab News)

India village council loosens iron grip on rural life
(Abhaya Srivastava, Arab News)

Dalai Lama urges Buddhists to halt attacks on Muslims
(Al Jazeera America)

Saudi rights lawyer jailed for 15 years
(Al Jazeera America)

Jihadist 'Caliph' demands Muslims' obedience in unprecedented appearance
(Agence France-Presse, Naharnet)

Iraq: Analyzing jihadist sermon video for authenticity
(Agence France-Presse, Naharnet)

Where was Justice Breyer in the Wheaton College fight? (Updated)
(Tom Goldstein, SCOTUSblog)

Religion and law round up – 6th July
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Chinese curbs on Ramadan fasting spark huge protests
(P.K. Abdul Ghafour, Arab News)

Christians face increased risks in China
(Nathan VanderKlippe, The Globe and Mail)

Saturday, 5 July 2014

Egyptian court sentences Muslim Brotherhood leader to life in prison
(Al Jazeera America)

Gitmo detainees' lawyers invoke Hobby Lobby decision in court filing
(Philip J. Victor, Al Jazeera America)

In lawsuit, Connecticut man seeks health insurance without fee for coverage of abortions
(Randal Edgar, Providence Journal)

Panhandlers dressed as monks confound New Yorkers
(Joseph Goldstein and Jeffrey E. Singer, The New York Times)

Religious freedom protected
(Adelaide Mena, Orange Country Catholic)

EVENT, 4-12 July 2014: Michael Novak's 14th Annual Seminar in Slovakia. On the Fundamental Principles of Democracy and Current Challenges of Free Society
(Slovakia, Faith & Reason Institute and Collegium of Anton Neuwirth)

Supreme Court grants Wheaton College an injunction against contraception mandate accommodation
(Jonathan H. Adler, The Volokh Conspiracy)

Supreme Court sides with Christian college in birth control case
(Robert Barnes, The Washington Post)

The First Amendment decision nobody's talking about
(John Inazu, Christianity Today)

Ultra-orthodox Lev Tahor settlement has spurred tension in Guatemalan village, CIJA says
(Graeme Hamilton, National Post)

Celebrate religious liberty – Happy July 4!
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

Our Faith and our Nation
(Mark Tooley, Juicy Ecumenism)

Commentary: Why I don’t think the Court’s Wheaton College decision rests on any misunderstanding of the law
(Tom Goldstein, SCOTUSblog)

Commentary: Is the Court’s attempt at a compromise order in Wheaton College based upon a misunderstanding of the law?
(Marty Lederman, SCOTUSblog)

Justice Sotomayor’s puzzling dissent in the Wheaton College case
(Mark L. Movsesian, Center for Law and Religion Forum at St. John's University School of Law)

In Scottsdale, Christianity, Judaism move in together
(Philip Haldiman, AZ Central)

Hillary's religious hobby
(Paul Kengor, The American Spectator)

These are America’s first churches — and they’re still worshipping
(Corrie Mitchell, Faith Street)

Prayer inspires action, creates unity in interfaith organizations
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret National News)

Southern Democrats are out to prove that religion isn't just for Republicans
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News National Edition)

The homegrown jihadist
(Michael Cook, MercatorNet)

Pope Francis lauds testimony of working mothers
(Elise Harris, Catholic News Agency)

Georgia law allows guns in some schools, bars, churches
(Devon M. Sayers and Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN)

Vatican’s UN envoy says bishop’s defrocking shows church takes abuse seriously
(Josephine McKenna, Religion News Service)

FBI: Colorado teen arrested for aiding ISIS
(Chris Caesar, Boston.com)

Fellow Christians threaten pro-Israel writer
(Russ Jones, One News Now)

China's Christians fear new persecution after latest wave of church demolitions
(Brice Pedroletti, The Guardian)

Over 40 Indian nurses to return home after ISIS capture
(Brownie Marie, Christian Today)

Ramadan adds extra pressure for N. African Christians
(Illia Djadi, World Watch Monitor)

Number of Orthodox up in Russia but only few go to church, pray regularly – poll
(Interfax-Religion)

Prominent Chinese pastor sentenced to 12 years in prison; lawyer claims accusation set-up by gov't
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)

Texas officials call for help as waves of illegal immigrant children at US-Mexico border create 'refugee camps'
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)

Should this pastor be deported? Church rallies behind NC preacher who lied about drug felony
(Jessica Martinez, The Christian Post)

Religious Freedom Project Facebook Page
(Georgetown University, The Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs)

American religions born in the U.S.A. bring home the country's rich religious history
(Yasmine Hafix ("THe Huffington Post"), Worldwide Religious News)

Commission on Religion and Belief in British Public Life
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

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