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Saturday, 17 May 2014

State dept. makes Boko Haram top priority
(CBN News)

Same-sex marriage creates uncertainties decade after Mass. implementation
(Mark A. Kellner, Deseret National News)

Jewish holiday Lag Baomer begins Saturday
(Emily Murdoch, World Religion News)

The United Church of Christ and net neutrality: why the UCC is fighting for a free and open internet
(Yasmine Hafiz)

Southern Baptists struggling to attract younger generations, says new report
(Morgan Lee, The Christian Post)

Chile: Catholic priests investigated over stolen babies
(Jonathan Franklin, The Guardian)

Why India must put any overtures to Pakistan on hold
(Vikram Sood, Observer Research Foundation)

Accused of blasphemy, man killed in police station
(Jibran Khan, AsiaNews.it)

Tiananmen Psychosis: lawyer and activist Tang Jingling arrested
(Wang Zhicheng, AsiaNews.it)

Reach out to Muslims, India's major papers urge Modi
(Arab News)

The Council of Europe and inter-convictional dialogue
(Guest Post: Revd James Barnett, Law & Religion UK)

Poll: Americans stretch the truth on attending church
(Cathy Lynn Grossman, Religion News Service)

Select-a-faith: Latinos are quitting the Catholic church
(The Economist: Religion)

15 facts on African religions
(Jacob K. Olupona, OUPblog)

Surrogate motherhood creates an ethical minefield
(Margaret Somerville, MercatorNet)

Appeal of Ukrainian Protestant Churches on occasion of presidential election
(Translated by Karolina Omelchenko, edited by Rev. Dr. Vyacheslav Horpynchuk, Institute for Religious Freedom (Ukraine))

Friday, 16 May 2014

Anatomy, funerals and the church: Heavenly bodies
(B.C., The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])

Bring back the girls—quietly
(Peggy Noonan, The Wall Street Journal Opinion)

But Pope Francis really means it about income inequality
(Mark Silk, RNS Blog: Spiritual Politics)

Chris Seiple to serve as Chair of the World Economic Forum's Global Agenda Council on the Role of Faith
(Institute for Global Engagement)

Morocco anti-homophobia campaign sparks debate
(Mohamed Saadouni, Magharebia)

Reiki goes mainstream: Spiritual touch practice now commonplace in hospitals
(Brianna Sacks, Religion News Service)

The right to be forgotten
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

USCIRF strongly condemns apostasy prosecution of Sudanese woman
(United States Commission on International Religious Freedom)

Please, leave the Hagia Sophia alone
(Wesley J. Smith, First Things)

A Divine lesson in governing: The Passover holiday signifies freedom, while Shavuot shows the virtue of law and purpose
(Joseph Lieberman, The Wall Street Journal)

Arabs: We want democracy - like Israel
(Khaled Abu Toameh, Gatestone Institute)

New initiatives explore relationships between ecumenical and inter-religious dialogue
(World Council of Churches)

India's pro-business Modi storms to historic election win
(Rajesh Kumar Singh and Aditi Shah, Reuters)

Ukraine: Authoritative body of religious leaders supports presidential election
(Religiia v Ukraine)

Indian Muslims wary of man poised to take reins
(Shashank Bengali, Los Angeles Times)

Does Narendra Modi threaten secular and liberal India?
(Sunny Hundal, CNN)

Concerns over religious tolerance in India raised as BJP's Modi is elected Prime Minister
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Understanding the procedural tangle in the Arkansas same-sex marriage challenge
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Hindu group says won’t ‘remote control’ Modi
(Arab News)

Special Report - In Modi's India, a case of rule and divide
(John Chalmers and Frank Jack Daniel, Reuters)

Teenager kills man accused of blasphemy in Pakistan police station
(Katharine Houreld, Reuters)

Man accused of blasphemy in Pakistan killed while in police custody
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Finland: Jehovah's Witnesses to hand over top secret manual

Anti-Semitism: The Israel factor
(William Saletan, Slate)

Do we really care if Muslim extremists kidnap 300 girls in Nigeria?
(Lola Adesioye, Tablet)

Cambodian Buddhists hope fundraiser will help pay for new temple
(Whitney Evans, Deseret News)

Security officials, imam assassinated in Benghazi
(Magharebia)

Pakistan Parliament's call on the government to protect churches and temples praised and criticised
(Jibran Khan, AsiaNews.it)

Obama congratulates India's Modi, invites him to US
(Arab News)

Tactics endure after 10 years of same-sex marriage
(Denise Lavoie, The Big Story)

Moore interview: Jeb Bush, talk radio
(David Roach, Baptist Press)

Christian in Sudan sentenced to death for faith; 'I'm just praying,' husband says
(Salma Abdelaziz, Catherine E. Shoichet, Daniel Burke and Ed Payne, CNN)

Jazeera journalists’ lawyers quit over ‘insult’ to Egypt
(Arab News)

Anti-Israel slur used by Turkish premier
(Arab News)

Modi faces mammoth task
(Arab News)

The hollowness of public prayer
(Frank G. Kirkpatrick, The Huffington Post)

Israeli rabbi bans renting apartments to lesbian couples
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

TXDOT bans commandments on private property
(CBN News)

Two states face legal confusion over gay marriage
(CBN News)

Religious liberty honoree Rabbi Lord Sacks builds bridges among faiths
(Mark A. Kellner, Deseret News National Edition)

Hundreds at rally hail ruling to overturn Idaho gay marriage ban
(Laura Zuckerman, Reuters)

From the Archive: Laos, LAOS and anti-Semitism
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Digging for truth in the “Gay Christian” debates
(Chelsen Vicari, Juicy Ecumenism)

Lebanon's Hezbollah disapproves of patriarch's Jerusalem trip
(Dominic Evans and Dan Williams, Reuters)

Canadian Christian University under fire for upholding Biblical standards
(Dennis Crowley, Juicy Ecumenism)

Anti-Muslim bigotry taints Florida ban on foreign laws
(Amos Toh and David Barkey, Reuters)

Pope Francis stresses the importance of Christian history in mass sermon
(Carrie Dedrick, Christian Headlines)

Given 72 hours to renounce Jesus, Sudanese mom refuses, is sentenced to flogging, then death
(Rob Kerby, Christian Headlines)

Commentary: There’s little to celebrate in Greece v. Galloway prayer decision
(C. Welton Gaddy, Religion News Service)

Exploring the social implications of changing religious beliefs
(Alison Lesley, World Religion News)

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

Christians condemn death penalty for Sudanese doctor accused of apostasy
(Fredrick Nzwili, Religion News Service)

Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod recommends faith-based program for girls
(Jody Token, Christian News Wire)

Statement on SunTrust Banks' discriminatory actions against the Benham brothers
(Matthew Faraci, Christian News Wire)

Muslim clerics resist Pakistan’s efforts to end child marriage
(Naila Inayat, Religion News Service)

The Al Qaeda split in Syria is now official
(Priyanka Boghani, Mint Press News)

Pope’s trip to Holy Land stirs diplomatic dilemmas
(Daniel Estrin and Daniela Berretta, Associated Press, Mint Press News)

Kazakhstan: Two months' jail for religious meetings without state permission?
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)

Senior Bishop Nunzio Galantino urges Italian Church to consider homosexuality without 'any taboo'
(Yasmine Hafiz, The Huffington Post)

Synagogue reaches out to 'Jews of no religion'
(Donald Liebenson, Chicago Tribune)

Sudan woman faces death for apostasy
(BBC News Africa)

Judge blocks motion to defend Oregon gay marriage ban
(Kirk Johnson, The New York Times)

Judge strikes all Arkansas bans on gay marriage
(Andrew deMillo and Christina Huynh, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Sudan: Pregnant woman accused of ‘apostasy’, sentenced to death
(Mohammed Saeed, Central-European Religious Freedom Institute)

Condemned to hang, pregnant Sudanese doctor refuses to recant
(World Watch Monitor)

Indian Jesuits downplay reports of Vatican censure
(Christopher Joseph, UCA News)

Women take Rabbinate ordination tests for first time
(Kobi Nachshoni, YNet News)

Conservative Christian groups join legal fight to keep Michigan's gay marriage ban
(Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press)

Church schools urged to stamp out anti-gay bullying
(Madeleine Davies, Church Times)

American Christians should prepare to be despised, official tells National Prayer Breakfast
(Rob Kerby, Christian Headlines)

Controversy erupts after student asked to leave church prom over dress, behavior
(Garrett Haley, Christian News Network)

Judge rules 13-year-old can decide to terminate pregnancy
(Carrie Dedrick, Christian Headlines)

North Carolina Supreme Court re-opens school voucher program
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

Agreement reached between School Board and FCA
(Livi Stanford, South Lake Press)

Legal and practical implications of Town of Greece v. Galloway
(K. Hollyn Hollman, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

"Too few Anglican women involved in decision-making processes"
(ACNS staff, Anglican Communion News Service)

NARLA honors U.S. Senator Roy Blunt with congressional award for promoting religious freedom
(Ansel Oliver, Adventist News Network)

Iranians demand hijab rules enforced
(Agence France-Presse, Arab News)

Thursday, 15 May 2014

9th Circuit Court temporarily halts Idaho same-sex marriages
(Cynthia Sewell and Sven Berg, Idaho Statesman)

Cameron Univ. official: University policy trumps First Amendment
(Press Release, Alliance Defending Freedom)

Censorship is no way to counter religious extremism online
(Brian Pellot, RNS Blog: On Freedom)

Coalition of black pastors speaks out against gay marriage
(Kate Abbey-Lambertz, Huff Post Religion)

European religious leaders consult on societies in transition
(World Council of Churches)

From Adam and Eve to Bill and Steve
(Mark Silk, RNS Blog: Spiritual Politics)

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