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Tuesday, 6 May 2014

Celebrities and business leaders come out against Brunei sultan's decision to introduce Sharia
(AsiaNews.it)

General al-Sisi promises to "finish" Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood
(N/A, AsiaNews.it)

Baptist disaster volunteers respond to tornado victims
(Carrie Dedrick, Christian Headlines)

Internet in China: the Bible trumps Mao’s Little Red Book (and the Pope tops the Prime Minister)
(AsiaNews.it)

Vietnam arrests dissident bloggers
(Al Jazeera America)

Ministry ousted by Evangelical alliance UK
(Russ Jones, Christian Headlines)

Statement: Oasis Trust membership
(Evangelical Alliance UK)

Six injured in knife attack at Chinese station
(Al Jazeera America)

Supreme Court votes in favor of prayer at public meetings
(Carrie Dedrick, Christian Headlines)

WCC encourages “swift and peaceful” action to restore Nigeria’s missing girls
(World Council of Churches)

More on public prayer in the United States (including recent Supreme Court judgment)

Monday, 5 May 2014

'Big Mountain Jesus' case to go before the Ninth Circuit court
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)

Analysis: Hobby Lobby contraception case
(Mark Goldfeder, Emory Center for the Study of Law and Religion)

China demolition of church in Wenzhou leaves Christians uneasy
(Julie Makinen, LA Times)

Educational Pluralism can raise academic achievement, Berner says
(Emory Center for the Study of Law and Religion)

Freedom for religion, not from it
(Jonathan S. Tobin, Commentary Magazine)

Hispanic growth is strength but also challenge for U.S. Catholic Church
(Michael Paulson, New York Times)

It's time to stop destruction of Middle East heritage
(Iason Athanasiadis, Al Jazeera America)

Jesus and the death penalty
(Mark Tooley, The American Spectator)

Judge to allow Rattlesnake Mountain wildflower tours to proceed
(Annette Cary, Tri-City Herald)

Mark of belonging: Why circumcision is no crime
(William Galston, Commonweal)

Right to Life director sues Sebelius: ObamaCare forces me to pay for abortion
(Ben Johnson, LifeSiteNews)

Supreme Court decision allows Carroll Co. commissioners to pray
(John Fritze, The Baltimore Sun)

The Catholic Church and the Convention on Torture
(David B. Rivkin and Lee A. Casey, The Wall Street Journal)

The return of a cult classic – Hare Krishnas are back
(Bart Blasengame, Details)

U.N. panel on torture presses Vatican envoy on abuse
(Nick Cumming-Bruce, The New York Times)

What happened to Switzerland
(Wesley J. Smith, First Things)

Vatican could face flood of torture-related abuse lawsuits
(Josephine McKenna, Religion News Service)

Vatican’s doctrine chief blasts U.S. nuns for disobedience
(David Gibson, Religion News Service)

Satanic group says Oklahoma must give the devil his due
(Perry Chiaramonte, Fox News)

US officials: Even if Israel doesn’t like it, Palestinians will get state
(The Times of Israel)

Jews preparing to evacuate Ukraine
(Worthy News)

PM: ‘Jewish Israel’ law vital to counter assault on legitimacy
(Haviv Rettig Gur, The Times of Israel)

Argentina's fight to hold onto religious freedom
(World Watch Monitor)

Israeli settlers launch enclave in Palestinian business hub
(Allyn Fisher-Ilan, Reuters)

Bahraini Shi'ite youth risk radicalization as political talks stall
(Rania El Gamal, Reuters)

Yemeni colonel shot dead in Aden, two hurt in bomb attack
(Mohammed Mukhashaf and Angus McDowell, Reuters)

Egyptian militants claim attacks near tourist sites in Sinai
(Stephen Kalin, Reuters)

Police disperse crowd after Belgium bans French comedian event
(Adrian Croft, Reuters)

Patriarch Kirill blames those who use violence instead of dialogue for events in southeastern Ukraine
(Interfax-Religion)

Relatives bury victims of Indian national park ethnic massacre
(Frank Jack Daniel and Biswajyoti Das, Reuters)

China hunting family members of Xinjiang bombers
(Ben Blanchard and Michael Perry, Reuters)

Sinn Fein's Gerry Adams urges calm after release
(Conor Humphries, Reuters)

Cameroon frees 18 hostages seized by Central African Republic rebels
(Emma Farge, Reuters)

Persistent Saudi-U.S. differences hurt Syria strategy
(Yara Bayoumy and Angus McDowall, Reuters)

Boko Haram leader says abducted Nigerian girls will be sold
(Russ Jones, Christian Headlines)

At least one killed in suspected Boko Haram attack in Cameroon
(Tansa Musa and Bate Felix, Reuters)

MSF halts most Central African Republic work as government fails to condemn killings
(Emma Farge, Reuters)

Kenyan government defends security efforts after weekend bombings
(Humphrey Malalo and Edmund Blair, Reuters)

Sharif and the Pakistan Taliban: Peace talks loss is Washington's gain
(Zachary J. Rose, Geopolitical Monitor)

Frenchman shot dead in Yemeni capital
(Mohammed Ghobari, Reuters)

In Islam, there's more than one way to be an 'atheist'
(Nesrine Malik, The Guardian)

Empty seat as Saudi prisoner skips Guantanamo review hearing
(Ian Simpson, Reuters)

Proposed ‘Homage to Satan’ near Ten Commandments Monument nears completion
(Heather Clark, Christian News Network)

Health care law-Holocaust comparison criticized
(Associated Press, The Washington Post)

For Indian Catholic businessman, Saint John Paul II offers a new work ethic
(Nirmala Carvalho, AsiaNews.it)

Faisalabad: Christian blasphemy victim rebuilds life thanks to benefactor (and AsiaNews)
(Shafique Khokhar, AsiaNews.it)

Ultra-Orthodox quietly joining Israeli military
(Aron Heller and Isaac Sharf, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Motion to transform Hagia Sophia into a mosque: Conquest of Constantinople a national holiday and the rise of Erdogan
(NaT da Polis, AsiaNews.it)

Georgia Catholic, Episcopal churches ban guns despite broad new law
(Reuters)

Greek, Roma and Muslim: An ill-fated foray into politics
(Menelaos Tzafalias, Al Jazeera America)

Police: Ex-NYPD cop sprayed anti-Semitic graffiti
(Associated Press, Mint Press News)

UN: Vatican sex abuse compared with torture
(Associated Press, Mint Press News)

UCLA renews diversity class effort
(Al Jazeera America)

Sanjiang Church demolition highlights fears of China’s minority Christian community
(Bill Savadove, Cerf Institute)

Lester reviews the tragedy of religious freedom
(Marc O. DeGirolami, Center for Law and Religion Forum at St. John's University School of Law)

Misunderstanding Putin
(Mark L. Movsesian, Center for Law and Religion Forum at St. John's University School of Law)

Australia: Landmark report paves way to violence prevention
(ACNS staff, Anglican Communion News Service)

Church to stick with controversial billboards
(Shabnam Dastgheib, Stuff.co.nz)

Venezuela: Unarmed protestors beaten, shot
(Human Rights Watch)

German ecumenical groups respond to a call for “pilgrimage of justice and peace”
(World Council of Churches)

Muslims of Nigeria denounce and condemn Boko Haram
(Muslims Against Terror)

Corruption higher where governments restrict religious freedom
(Brian J. Grim, the Weekly Number)

Religion and law round up – 4th May
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Christian Britain * Breastfeeding pope * Stoned Brunei: April’s Religious Freedom Recap
(Brian Pellot, RNS Blog: On Freedom)

BREAKING — Supreme Court upholds legislative prayer in Town of Greece v. Galloway
(Jonathan H. Adler, The Volokh Conspiracy via The Washington Post)

Town of Greece v. Galloway
(Slip Opinion, The Supreme Court of the United States)

Prayer case divides Supreme Court justices along religious lines
(David G Savage, Los Angeles Times)

Supreme Court upholds public prayer at town board meetings
(Jess Bravin, The Wall Street Journal)

Supreme Court allows prayers at town meetings
(Adam Liptak, The New York Times)

Supreme Court approves sectarian prayer at public meetings
(Laruen Markoe, Religion News Service)

The return of the jurisprudence of tradition: 10 points on the Kennedy opinion in town of Greece
(Marc O. DeGirolami, Center for Law and Religion Forum at St. John's University School of Law)

Supreme Court upholds legislative prayer at council meetings
(Robert Barnes, The Washington Post)

Opinion analysis: Prayers get a new blessing
(Lyle Denniston, SCOTUS Blog)

Supreme Court green lights prayer before public meetings
(Al Jazeera America)

Win for government prayer
(Brad Discus, Pacific Justice Institute)

Supreme Court rules New York town can hold Christian prayers before meetings
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post U.S.)

Supreme Court rules that prayer in town meetings is constitutional
(Brownie Marie, Christian Today)

The Supreme Court's city council prayer decision
(Eugene Volokh, The Volokh Conspiracy)

Oklahoma school district bans prayer at baseball games, atheist group claims success
(Michael Gryboski, Christian Post)

U.S. Supreme Court endorses prayers before government meetings
(Lawrence Hurley, Reuters)

Supreme Court ruling favors prayer at council meeting
(Mark Sherman, Deseret News National Edition)

The Great Divorces * Latino Secularists * More Moore: Monday’s Roundup
(David Gibson, Religion News Service)

Catechetical session comparisons [infographic]
(David Yamane, OUPblog Religion)

Ministry denies Haj age restrictions
(Ifran Mohammed, Arab News)

Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors concludes first meeting
(Vatican Radio, News.VA)

On death penalty, should Christians side with Jesus or Paul?
(Jonathan Merritt, RNS Blog: On Faith & Culture)

Episcopal leader stressing unity at SC church gathering
(John Braisier, The State: South Carolina's Homepage)

New England’s first atheist summer camp launches, raising questions about atheist youth education
(Chris Stedman, RNS Blog: Faitheist)

Ethiopia: UN review should condemn crackdown on journalists
(Human Rights Watch)

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