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Wednesday, 7 May 2014

Justice Kagan and the 'Naked Public Square'
(Adam White, The Weekly Standard)

Spain's Sephardic Jews: 500 years of solitude
(Peter Berger, The American Interest)

Tuesday, 6 May 2014

Cardinal Kasper, the ‘pope’s theologian,’ downplays Vatican blast at U.S. nuns
(David Gibson, Religion News Service)

Lawyers face protracted battle to reverse recognition of Trinity Western law school
(Ian Mulgrew, The Vancouver Sun)

Trinity Western University launches court action in three provinces over its law school
(James Keller, The Canadian Press, The Vancouver Sun)

Trinity Western University takes legal action to defend religious freedom
(Press Release, Trinity Western University)

Decision in Town of Greece
(Mark L. Movsesian, Center for Law and Religion Forum at St. John's University School of Law)

Gunmen abduct eight more girls in northeast Nigeria: police
(Lanre Ola, Reuters)

New kidnapping reported in Nigeria as U.S. offers help
(Adam Nossiter, The New York Times)

Ukraine close to war, says Germany
(David Blair, The Telegraph)

Ukraine agrees to new talks if Russia backs elections
(France 24, World Affairs Journal)

Tradition! Legislative prayer decision in Plain English
(Amy Howe, SCOTUS Blog)

A “view” from the Court: A divided ruling on prayer, but no fireworks
(Mark Walsh, SCOTUS Blog)

Two less expected reactions to Supreme Court decision on legislative prayer
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Humanist group launches secular invocations program in response to Supreme Court ruling
(Press Release, American Humanist Association)

Elena Kagan's very Jewish dissent--and mistake
(Yair Rosenberg, Tablet: A New Read on Jewish Life)

Following Supreme Court decision, Carroll commissioners allowed to pray — for now
(Carolyn Kaster, The Washington Post)

The traditional frame: Justice Kagan’s dissent and Justice Alito’s concurrence in Town of Greece
(Marc O. DeGirolami, Center for Law and Religion Forum at St. John's University School of Law)

Commentary: Town prayers: What does the Supreme Court mean by ‘coercion’?
(John Ragosta, Paul Finkelman and Steven K. Green, Religion News Service)

Symposium: Religious diversity, thick and thin
(Chad Flanders, SCOTUS Blog)

Symposium: Dismantling the wall that should separate church and state
(Erwin Chemerinsky, SCOTUS Blog)

Symposium: Lemon wins a reprieve, but the end is near
(Eric Rassbach, SCOTUS Blog)

Symposium: Town of Greece v. Galloway going forward
(Christopher Lund, SCOTUS Blog)

Symposium: Thoughts on Town of Greece – if the kilt fits
(Paul Horwitz, SCOTUS Blog)

As Mumbai hits record number of abortions, bishop urges respect for life's sanctity
(Nirmala Carvalho, AsiaNews.it)

Russia law censors swearing in the arts
(Lisa De Bode, Al Jazeera America)

Bob Dylan's musical relationship to the Bible
(Stephen H. Webb, First Things)

German homeschoolers still claim persecution
(Adapted from Morning Star News, SRN News)

The uncertain future of Protestantism
(Brad Littlejohn, First Things)

Oklahoma governor says 'no blood on hands' from botched execution
(Heide Brandes, Reuters)

California school district condemned over 'Holocaust debate' assignment
(Eric M Johnson, Reuters)

Cincinnati aims to 'shame' away prostitution
(Massoud Hayoun, Al Jazeera America)

Hawaii stops defending law banning same-sex marriage
(Mary Wisniewski, Reuters)

Amid boycott of Beverly Hills haunt, city confronts Brunei over sharia law
(Eric Kelsey and Colin Sims, Reuters)

Jurors hear dramatic hostage tale at U.S. trial of London imam
(Joseph Ax, Reuters)

Algerian troops kill 10 militants in south: state media
(Patrick Markey, Reuters)

Saudi Arabia arrests 62 over terror plot, still searching for 44 more at-large
(Al Bawaba News)

Saudi Arabia says uncovers al Qaeda cell plotting attacks
(Rania el Gamal and Yara Bayoumy, Reuters)

Iran's parliament votes against censuring Zarif over Holocaust stance
(Mehrdad Balali, Reuters)

Ugandan minister says anti-gay law has little investment impact
(Carolyn Cohn, Reuters)

Obama to meet Syrian opposition leader Jarba
(Steve Holland, Reuters)

Boston College offers to return interviews to Irish militants
(Conor Humphries and Ross Kerber, Reuters)

Twelve Pakistani Taliban killed in factional in-fighting
(Jibran Ahmad, Reuters)

Warlord Kony hiding in disputed South Sudan enclave: U.N.
(Michelle Nichols, Reuters)

Gerry Adams calls on Irish government to act over arrest
(Conor Humphries, Reuters)

In China's Xinjiang, economic divide seen fuelling ethnic unrest
(Michael Martina, Reuters)

High Court misinterpreted Court of Appeal 'Allah' ruling, say Sarawak leaders
(Desmond Davidson, The Malaysian Insider)

SIB ruling a glimpse of far-reaching effects of ‘Allah’ judgement, say lawyers
(The Malay Online)

Senator appears to make light of Holocaust remark
(Associated Press, The Washington Post)

Vatican’s year-by-year breakdown on abuse cases
(Associated Press, The Washington Post)

Former polygamists back man who won custody suit
(Associated Press, The Washington Post)

Vatican releases figures on how it disciplined priests accused of sex abuse
(The Guardian)

For NBA teams, religion can be unifying or divisive
(Sam Amick, Religion News Service)

Sorry, America, the New World Order is dead
(Eric A. Posner, Foreign Policy)

Brunei law on gays, women sparks Beverly Hills Hotel boycott
(Martha Groves, Nabih Bulos, Matt Stevens, Los Angeles Times)

Nun rebuke * Supreme prayer * abducted girls : Tuesday’s roundup
(Lauren Markoe, Religion News Service)

Group charging schools with religious discrimination picks Broward as latest target
(Michael Vasquez, Miami Herald)

Supreme Court denies review in RLUIPA zoning case
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Alaska Supreme Court holds tax exemption unconstitutionally discriminates against same-sex couples
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Canonization celebration: Gilbert Levine and the spirit of music
(Anne Midgette, The Washington Post)

What the Donald Sterling situation means for Christians
(John V. Gerardi, Aleteia)

Sisi says Muslim Brotherhood will not exist under his reign
(Louisa Loveluck, The Guardian)

Belgian police disperse crowd after ban on French comedian’s event
(Adrian Croft, Reuters)

Palestinian student activists claim discrimination and excessive police force during protests
(Patrick O. Strickland, Mint Press News)

Nigeria's Boko Haram threatens to sell kidnapped schoolgirls
(Tim Cocks and Isaac Abrak, Reuters)

Israeli says he has found King David's Citadel
(Daniel Estrin, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

China demolishes megachurch
(Gordon G. Chang, World Affairs: Around Asia)

Getting rid of national borders in the Middle East won't end sectarian warfare
(Lee Smith, Tablet: A New Read on Jewish Life)

Peres: Netanyahu blocked Palestinian-Israeli framework agreement in 2011
(JTA)

Talmudic rabbis, all men, admit they cannot bring women under their power
(Adam Kirsch, Tablet: A New Read on Jewish Life)

Will the UK's Bible colleges survive into the future?
(Michael Trimmer, Christian Today)

Pakistan-backed Indian Mujahideen: Down but certainly not out! – Analysis
(Ajai Sahni, Eurasia Review)

Catholic church leaders prepare for grilling by UN human rights panel
(Lizzy Davies, The Guardian)

Islamic Jihad gains new traction in Gaza
(Jodi Rudoren, The New York Times)

Papal commission on sex abuse wants accountability for priests, bishops
(Philip Pullella, Reuters)

Accommodating bishops and the Ecclesiastical Offices (Terms of Service) Measure 2009
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Prayer in the public square: God hangs on by a vote at the Supreme Court
(The Wall Street Journal)

The Netherlands' most notorious killer: Did the time fit the crime?
(M.S., The Economist [Charlemagne: European politics])

FL teacher orders student to call parents for reading Bible
(Carrie Dedrick, Christian Headlines)

Religion and the first world war: From godlessness to ruthlessness?
(B.C., The Economist [Erasmus:Religion and Public Policy])

India's election: Trouble for the scion
(A.R., The Economist [Banyan: Asia])

Schuette: An impact on same-sex marriage?
(Lyle Denniston, SCOTUSblog)

With the Supreme Court's help, religion creeps toward the State
(Garrett Epps, The Atlantic)

Symposium on Greece v. Galloway
(Will Baude, The Volokh Conspiracy)

Azerbaijan: Muslim Nursi texts, Old Testament, and Jehovah's Witness texts "banned"
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)

Hey Boko Haram, pick up a Quran and bring back our girls
(Arsalan Iftikhar, CNN: Belief Blog)

For NBA teams, religion can be unifying or divisive
(Sam Amick, USA Today)

After Supreme Court ruling, do religious minorities have a prayer?
(Daniel Burke, CNN: Belief Blog)

Pakistani girl forced to marry as compensation for uncle's crime
(Annabek Symington, The Wall Street Journal - World)

BC study says Latinos are key to future of US Catholicism
(Peter Schworm, Boston Globe)

Singapore extends megachurch's legal drama
(Chun Han Wong, The Wall Street Journal)

China bans forced religion for orphans
(Wang Fan, Ecns.cn)

Female priests have suffered, says Justin Welby
(Edward Malnick, The Telegraph)

All in for multisite churches? Not so fast
(John Chandler, ABP News)

Defining Israel as the Jewish state
(Yitzhak Klein, The Jewish Press)

Not your grandfather’s Establishment Clause
(Eugene Kontorovich, The Volokh Conspiracy)

Other justices make errors too
(Jonathan H. Adler, The Volokh Conspiracy)

Taking issue with Yochai Benkler on J Street, Israel, and American Jews
(David Bernstein, The Volokh Conspiracy)

Supreme Court blesses town prayer
(Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune: Minority of One blog)

Walter Olson (Secular Right) on the city council prayer decision
(Eugene Volokh, The Volokh Conspiracy)

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