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Thursday, 29 May 2014

Gay at birth? Americans' views split on the issue, Gallup poll shows
(Napp Nazworth, The Christian Post)

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

Pray for the girls of Nigeria
(Aleteia)

Pakistan PM: honor killing of pregnant woman was ‘unacceptable’
(Katharine Houreld and Shafair Raja, Reuters)

Did a French comedian inspire the killings at the Jewish museum in Brussels?
(Marc Weitzmann, Tablet)

Americans are somewhat more open to the idea of an atheist president
(Michael Lipka, Pew Research Center: Fact-tank)

Muslim groups call for boycott of Cadbury after pork is found in chocolate
(Trinna Leong, Reuters)

Welcoming the Pope with lies about Israel’s Christians
(Evelyn Gordon, Commentary Magazine)

Buddhists next door
(Barbara Brown Taylor, The Christian Century)

Catholicism & same-sex marriage: Engagement or retreat?
(Ross Douthat, Commonweal Magazine)

Accommodating same-sex marriage: Just say no
(Rob Schwarzwalder, Real Clear Religion)

Muslim is the new Catholic
(Khurram Dara, Huffington Post)

Pope Francis breaks tradition during trip to the Middle East
(Krista R. Burdine, World Religion News)

Whoa! Religion chapter added to AP Stylebook
(Bobby Ross Jr., Patheos Blog: Get Religion)

United Methodist bishop says church schism not inevitable
(Annysa Johnson, Journal Sentinal)

Baptism, worship declines prompt Southern Baptist leaders' prayers for 'renewed passion'
(Carol Pipes, Baptist Press)

Desperation haunts Syrian civil war's widows
(Rob Kerby, Christian Headlines)

Boko Haram attacks leave over 90 Nigerians dead in Borno and Yobe States
(Brownie Marie, Christian Today)

Same-sex marriage and legislative grand bargains
(Todd Zywicki, The Volokh Conspiracy)

30 Christians shot dead inside church by Muslim rebels in Central African Republic attack
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)

To expand religious freedom in the military, Republicans need to win the Senate, congressman says
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)

Pro-Life group releases scathing 6-year investigative report on Planned Parenthood
(Melissa Barnhart, The Christian Post)

Christian school principal fights off criticism after school turns away Muslim teachers
(Morgan Lee, The Christian Post)

Turkey highest court: YouTube ban violates rights
(Arab News)

KSA: Don’t misuse freedom of expression to attack divine religions
(Arab News)

41,000 to benefit from low-cost Haj
(P.K. Abdul Ghafour, Arab News)

Lavrov rejects accusations of imperial ambitions of the Russian Church
(Interfax-Religion)

Believers burnt alive in Donetsk airport
(Interfax-Religion)

Svyatogorsk Laura ready to shelter refugees
(Interfax-Religion)

Orthodox believers collect 100,000 signatures to back up ban on abortions
(Interfax-Religion)

Ukraine separatists down army helicopter, 14 killed
(Sabina Zawadzki and Gabriela Baczynska, Reuters)

Egypt, polls closed in presidential vote: Al- Sisi heads for victory
(AsiaNews.it)

Tiananmen psychosis: At least 50 people missing, detained, interrogated
(Wang Zhicheng, AsiaNews.it)

Nigeria's president orders full scale offensive on Boko Haram
(Tim Cocks, Reuters)

Pakistan Prime Minister orders action for stoning pregnant woman
(Carrie Dedrick, Christian Headlines)

Anhui bans coffins and burials, driving seniors to commit suicide
(AsiaNews.it)

Christians in Eritrea face prison and persecution
(Russ Jones, Christian Headlines)

Virginia megachurch terminates another pastor
(Carrie Dedrick, Christian Headlines)

Wednesday, 28 May 2014

'Our Journey of Hope' equips churches to help those with cancer
(Russ Jones, Christian Headlines)

Anglican leader says minorities in Pakistan 'under siege'
(Katharine Houreld, Reuters)

As Boko Haram violence continues, Christians and Muslims talk peace
(Illia Djadi, World Watch Monitor)

Atheists lose latest legal fight over ‘In God We Trust’
(Lauren Markoe, Religion News Service)

Calls for 'jihad' on Cadbury after Malaysia finds pork in chocolate
(France 24 International News)

Census says it will count same-sex marriages, but with caveats
(D'Vera Cohn, Pew Research Center: Fact-tank)

Conservative United Methodists say divide over sexuality is ‘irreconcilable’
(Sarah Pulliam Bailey, Deseret National News)

El-Sisi likely to win Egypt election, but questions about mandate remain
(Jacob Poushter, Pew Research Center: Fact-tank)

Gay marriage opponent asks Supreme Court to suspend Oregon ruling
(Curtis Skinner, Reuters)

House passes bill to make cemetery desecration a religious freedom crime
(Lauren Markoe, Religion News Service)

In rare Israel visit, Lebanese church head hears exiled Christians
(Avi Ohayon, Reuters)

Israel is a Jewish state; get over it
(Erel Segal, Al Monitor)

Morocco: A leading model and reference for many Arab and African countries
(Said Temsamani, Eurasia Review)

Myanmar lawmakers to mull law curbing religious conversions
(N/A, Aljazeera America)

Nigerians due to be deported, despite claim of female genital mutilation risk
(Kevin Rawlinson, The Guardian)

Oklahoma enacts new restrictions on abortions, Louisiana to follow
(Kathy Finn, Reuters)

Reports: At least 30 killed at church in Central African Republic
(Al Jazeera America)

Residents of small Guatemalan town want Jews to leave
(Natalie A. Schachar, The Times of Israel)

Rohingya crisis: An agenda for the regional and international communities
(Dibya Shikha, Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies)

Rouhani battles judiciary over Internet censorship
(Al Monitor - The Pulse of the Middle East)

Secular young Israelis want religious weddings
(Yuval Avivi, Al Monitor)

Sudan embassy defiant in face of execution threat to 'apostate' mother
(Mark A. Kellner, Deseret News National Edition)

Sunni, Shiite scholars attempt to ease Iraqi political conflicts
(Ali Mamouri, Al Monitor - The Pulse of the Middle East)

The Muslim Brotherhood's "peaceful conquest"
(Valentina Colombo, Gatestone Institute)

Seminal cases on freedom of religion?
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

“Eastern Christianity and Politics in the Twenty-First Century” (Leustean, ed.)
(Mark L. Movsesian, Center for Law and Religion Forum at St. John's University School of Law)

Christianity and the rise of “the Problem of Church and State”
(Marc O. DeGirolami, Center for Law and Religion Forum at St. John's University School of Law)

Men, sin and the ‘#YesAllWomen’ campaign
(Chelsen Vicari, Juicy Ecumenism)

Wesley Seminary professor says bible doesn’t address homosexuality
(Josh Kulah, Juicy Ecumenism)

Liberal groups oppose D-Day prayer plaque
(Alexander Griswold, Juicy Ecumenism)

Senators call for asylum for imprisoned Christian as State Dept. demands DNA test
(Faith McDonnell, Juicy Ecumenism)

The Local Church: Reaching the Nations in the Nation’s Capital
(Chelsen Vicari, Juicy Ecumenism)

Plea to stop Oregon same-sex marriages (UPDATED)
(Lyle Denniston, SCOTUS Blog)

Sex and the Southern Baptist
(Emma Green, The Atlantic)

Important religious aspects of World War I have been ignored, argues scholar in 'The Great and Holy War'
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post U.S.)

One in four Canadians declare affiliation to no religion, but why are so many ‘nones’ surprisingly religious?
(Joseph Brean, National Post)

Got religion? How churches, mosques and synagogues can bring young people back
(Naomi Schaefer Riley, Fox News)

Pope's meeting with abuse victims is meaningless, says US advocacy group
(Lizzy Davies, The Guardian)

The real origins of the religious right
(Randall Balmer, Politico)

Apologetics Ministry Leader: Christians need more engagement in culture through arts, literature
(Alex Murashko, The Christian Post Church & Ministry)

Methodists want state to reconsider electric chair law
(Getahn Ward, The Tennessean)

Northern Ireland first minister defends pastor who described Islam as 'satanic'
(Henry McDonald, The Guardian)

Nebraska Supreme Court to hear oral arguments in same-sex divorce lawsuit
(Martin Cannon, Christian News Wire)

Pope Francis in Palestine
(Phyllis Bennis, Foreign Policy in Focus)

Meriam Yehya Ibrahim: 500,000 sign petition to stop execution of Sudan Christian woman #SaveMeriam
(Megan Garcia, Christian Today)

“In God We Trust” on currency doesn’t violate the First Amendment or the Religious Freedom Restoration Act
(Eugene Volokh, The Volokh Conspiracy)

Charisma House introduces Modern English Version of Bible
(Carrie Dedrick, Christian Headlines)

Azerbaijan: Where is prayer allowed?
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)

Pregnant Pakistani woman stoned to death by family members for marrying for love
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)

Islamic leader condemns Boko Haram and terrorism
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)

Catholic priest who went missing in Donetsk released
(Interfax-Religion)

Polish priest missing in Donetsk - media
(Interfax)

Priest accused of attacking polling stations suspended from service in Lugansk
(Interfax-Religion)

Patriarch Kirill accuses Ukrainian Greek-Catholics of Russophobia
(Interfax-Religion)

Conference of Presidents rejects J Street's applications
(Alison Lesley, World Religion News)

Saudi court sentences Shi'ite to death for sedition
(Angus McDowall, Reuters)

United Methodist Church may split over homosexuality differences
(Carrie Dedrick, Christian Headlines)

Pregnant Pakistani woman stoned to death by family for choosing own husband
(Carrie Dedrick, Christian Headlines)

Thai ministry says blocks Facebook to stem anti-coup criticism
(Arab News)

Husband of Pakistan woman beaten to death demands justice
(Arab News)

Sudanese handed death for apostasy gives birth in jail
(N/A, Arab News)

Laos: Female students denied the right to take final exams because of their "Christian faith"
(AsiaNews.it)

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