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Monday, 19 May 2014

State of Oklahoma owes $303,333 in plaintiffs' legal fees over Sharia law case
(Rick Green, NewsOK)

Federal judge orders Utah to recognize same-sex marriages
(Ben Winslow and Tiffany Demasters, Fox 13)

Federal judge overturns Oregon gay marriage ban; licenses issued
(Maria L. La Ganga, LA Times)

Supreme Court corrects Kagan dissent
(Yair Rosenberg, Tablet Magazine)

Hunters want to use mystical powers to find 276 schoolgirls abducted by Islamic extremists
(Associated Press, US News & World Report)

Ukrainian protestant leader in midst of civil conflict
(Portal Credo)

UK teacher at ‘Muslim-controlled’ school breaks into student’s cellphone
(RT)

Religion and law round up – 18th May
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Federal judge orders recognition of same-sex marriages performed in Utah
(Dennis Romboy, Deseret News)

Survey: 74% of French Jews mulling emigration
(JTA, The Jewish Press)

Scottish independence and the Establishment Principle?
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Right wing Jews take aim at anti-gun archetype
(Anthony Weiss, The Jewish Daily Forward)

The liberals' defense counsel
(E. J. Dionne Jr., Commonweal Magazine)

The Modi era begins
(A.R., The Economist: Banyan Asia)

Jordan: terrorism amendments threaten rights
(Human Rights Watch)

Gay marriage in Oregon (no appeal)
(Dale Carpenter, The Volokh Conspiracy)

Federal judge strikes down Oregon law banning same-sex marriage
(Ilya Somin, The Volokh Conspiracy)

Oregon’s same-sex marriage ban nullified
(Lyle Denniston, SCOTUS Blog)

Judge strikes down Oregon ban on same-sex marriage
(Teresa Carson and Shelby Sebens, Reuters)

Judge strikes down Oregon gay marriage ban
(Jonathan J. Cooper, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

What to say when the hiring manager asks about your religion in a job interview
(Jacquelyn Smith, Business Insider)

Young leaders continue Middle East peace talks online after negotiations collapse
(Ian Deitch, Huffington Post)

In Ukraine, religious tensions contribute to worsening political divide, Russian Orthodox official says
(Tom Heneghan, Huffington Post)

Despite court delay, support mounts for UCC freedom of religion lawsuit
(Anthony Moujaes, United Church of Christ)

Documents indicate Turkey connection to bishops' kidnappers
(Nuri Kino, World Watch Monitor)

The White House says the peace process is never over—but neither is the conflict
(Lee Smith, Tablet)

Britain summons Sudan diplomat over death penalty for Christian convert
(Guy Faulconbridge and Khalid Abdel Aziz, Reuters)

Nigerian president faces increasing pressure over kidnapped schoolgirls
(David Smith, The Guardian)

Boko Haram may release kidnapped girls with new agreement
(Carrie Dedrick, Christian Headlines)

Boko Haram: We are at war with Christianity
(Ryan Mauro, Juicy Ecumenism)

Nigeria: Religion not yardstick for next governor – Fashola
(PM News)

London imam Abu Hamza convicted of U.S. terrorism charges
(Joseph Ax, Reuters)

Dear Sudan: Stop ‘slut-shaming’ women with religious double standards
(Brian Pellot, Religion News Service)

What Jordan can teach the Muslim world in welcoming Pope Francis
(Dale Hanson Bourke, Religion News Service)

Macklemore’s Jewish costume debacle
(Laura Turner, Religion News Service)

Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary admits its first Muslim student
(Greg Horton, Religion News Service)

Our spontaneous Pope
(Russell Shaw, Aleteia)

Family cannot be done away with, archbishop tells UN
(Catholic News Agency)

Public schools new evangelical mission: Column
(Tom Krattenmaker, USA Today)

Stairway to wisdom
(David Brooks, The New York Times)

Religious tensions deepen Ukraine splits - Russian Orthodox official
(Tom Heneghan, Reuters)

Libya: Islamist militias called to face general
(Esam Mohamed and Maamoun Youssef, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Tel Aviv Catholic church serves growing migrant community
(Indrani Basu and John Albert, Religion News Service)

Dolores Hart: From Hollywood to the convent — a life of devoted service
(Bill Zwecker, Chicago Sun Times)

Human rights advocate recommends Kiev to learn from the Donetsk People's Republic to respect religions and cultures
(Interfax-Religion)

First church wedding held in camp of Lugansk volunteer corps
(Interfax-Religion)

Khabarovsk gay picket disrupted by locals
(Interfax-Religion)

Kolomoysky discredits memory of millions killed Jews, leader of the Lugansk Region Jews believes
(Interfax-Religion)

Chisinau sexual minority march thwarted
(Interfax-Religion)

Ukrainian churches face shaky future
(Ava Thomas, Baptist Press)

Syrian civil war casualties tops 160,000
(Russ Jones, Christian Headlines)

Australia: Controversial Holocaust Jesus video removed
(Carrie Dedrick, Christian Headlines)

Putin orders troops from Ukraine border, no signs of retreat yet
(Carrie Dedrick, Christian Headlines)

Syria: The west should stop raising false expectations
(Nikolaos van Dam, Syria Comment - Joshua Landis)

Same-sex marriage: Legal rights for churches
(Neil Addison, Religion Law blog)

Pope receives king of Bahrain, where the largest church in the Arabian Peninsula will be built
(AsiaNews.it)

She took the abortion pill and thought she killed her baby, then this happened
(Steven Ertelt, Life News)

Indonesia: Jusuf Kalla to run as Jokowi's VP in July presidential poll
(Mathias Hariyadi, AsiaNews.it)

Nigerian church spreads African-style zeal across North America
(John Burnett, NPR)

Pornography faulted as a root of human trafficking
(Christian Telegraph)

City council demands churches conduct same-sex weddings
(Charisma News)

State department stands idly by as pregnant Christian awaits execution
(Faith McDonnell, Juicy Ecumenism)

Families evacuate Benghazi as renegade general vows more attacks
(Ayman Al-Warfalli and Ulf Laessing, Reuters)

Southern Baptist leaders seek softer approach to homosexuality
(Blake Farmer, NPR)

Professors sue Bryan College over school’s adherence to Biblical creation account
(Garrett Haley, Christian News Network)

Berger on town of Greece and praying while smoking
(Marc O. DeGirolami, Center for Law and Religion Forum at St. John's University School of Law)

Dane on legislative prayer
(Marc O. DeGirolami, Center for Law and Religion Forum at St. John's University School of Law)

New Anglican university to encourage inter-tribal harmony in Burundi
(Bellah Zulu, Anglican Communion News Service)

Pakistani Taliban chief vows fight for Sharia
(Asad Hashim, Al Jazeera)

Egypt court acquits 169 Brotherhood supporters
(Tom Perry, Reuters)

Ventura accused of stifling Good Samaritans
(Matt Reynolds, Courthouse News Service)

Sunday, 18 May 2014

Manmohan Singh bows out as PM after 10 years at helm
(PTI, The Economic Times)

Obama's new India problem: What to do with Narendra Modi?
(Mark Sappenfield, The Christian Science Monitor - DC Decoder)

Obamacare and religious rights in a for-profit world
(Michael A. Helfand, Los Angeles Times Opinion)

Egypt courts convict 170 in mass trials
(Hamza Hendawi, Arab News)

Italian women appeal to Pope Francis to end priests' celibacy vow
(Tom Kington, The Telegraph)

Saturday, 17 May 2014

'War on Boko Haram': African, Western nations unify in hunt for Nigerian girls
(Michael Martinez, Pierre Meilhan and Faith Karimi, CNN World)

‘A spoke in the wheel of injustice’: faith and well-being in the superdiverse city
(Chris Shannahan, Public Spirit)

Utah Supreme Court halts same-sex adoption cases
(The Associated Press, kboi2.com)

Utah Supreme Court issues stay in same-sex adoption cases
(Press Release, Office of the Attorney General)

Liberman: US ‘mistaken’ in blaming settlements for failed peace talks
(The Times of Israel)

White House to dedicate Harvey Milk stamp
(JTA, The Times of Israel)

Chaos in east Ukraine drives Jewish aliyah
(JTA, The Times of Israel)

4th Circuit vacates and remands challenge to elementary school graduation in Christian chapel
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Arkansas: Same-sex marriages blocked again
(Lyle Denniston, SCOTUS Blog)

Does intermarriage drive young Jews away from Israel?
(Nathan Guttman, The Jewish Daily Forward)

If religion doesn't start wars, it's clear it can make some conflicts harder to solve
(Andrew Brown, The Guardian)

African leaders pledge 'total war' on Boko Haram
(Al Jazeera America)

Curse of the Internet age: lies spread faster than truth, says Rowan Williams
(John Bingham, The Telegraph)

Scholars seek Hebrew Bible’s original text — but was there one?
(Anthony Weiss, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Coptic Solidarity condemns death sentence of pregnant Sudanese Christian
(Hal Meaward, Christian News Wire)

65-year-old man accused of blasphemy shot dead in Pakistani police station
(The Guardian)

Arizona church gives sanctuary to migrant facing deportation
(Rory Carroll, The Guardian)

The Church of England is homophobic, despite Justin Welby's trendy-vicar act
(Deborah Orr, The Guardian)

Christian metal singer sentenced to prison in California murder plot
(Reuters)

Egypt prosecutor criticizes court over death sentences: state media
(Shadia Nasralla and Lilian Wagdy, Reuters)

West Africa leaders vow to wage 'total war' on Boko Haram
(John Irish and Elizabeth Pineau, Reuters)

India's Christians fear rise in persecution under BJP
(Cath Martin, Christian Today)

UK Christians urged to vote in European Parliamentary elections
(Michael Trimmer, Christian Today)

SunTrust reinstates Benham brothers listings
(CBN News)

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