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Wednesday, 14 May 2014

9/11 museum readies for grand opening amid concerns from interfaith group
(Ed Pilkington, The Guardian)

Atheists didn't fail to expel God from schools. They proved they are a religion
(Andrew Brown, The Guardian)

Purdue Center on Religion and Chinese Society Conference attendees reach consensus, calling for protection of religious freedom in China
(Christian News Wire)

Nigerian teen speaks about father and brother's murder by Boko Haram
(Carrie Dedrick, Christian Headlines)

How should we address North Korea human rights atrocities?
(Amanda Casanova, Christian Headlines)

LDS.org essay explores violent acts by and against Mormons
(Peggy Fletcher Stack, The Salt Lake Tribune)

Sudanese woman may face death for choosing Christianity over Islam
(Khartoum, Reuters)

Poll says anti-Semitism is global matter
(Naftali Bendavid, The Wall Street Journal)

Interfaith couple tests limits of Buddhist tolerance in Myanmar
(Carlos Sardina Galache, The Christian Science Monitor)

Newly discovered synagogue could be where Jesus taught
(Russ Jones, Christian Headlines)

A resort in Galilee rises where Jesus may have taught
(Isabel Kershner, The New York Times)

Holy Land Christians hope Pope Francis’ visit might revive peace talks
(Evan Simko-Bednarski, Harry Stevens, Christian Headlines)

Washington D.C. holds prayer vigil for kidnapped girls
(Carrie Dedrick, Christian Headlines)

Rehab center linked to San Diego megachurch accused of sexual misconduct
(Carrie Dedrick, Christian Headlines)

Nigeria open to talks with terror group Boko Haram
(CBN News)

Gay rights don't compare to civil rights, say 100 African-American pastors
(Charisma News)

Befriending those with same-sex attraction: one celibate man’s view
(Richard Gerard Evans, Aleteia)

Was Prof wrong to ask students to not thank God?
(Hollis Phelps, USC Annenberg: Religious Dispatches)

Are younger evangelicals heading left?
(Marvin Olasky, World News Group)

An archbishop of destiny
(George Weigel, First Things)

What does religion look like in prison?
(Casey N. Cep, Pacific Standard: The Science of Society)

Militarized humanitarianism in Africa
(Joeva Rock, Foreign Policy in Focus)

Federal appellate court rejects ‘Stop the Islamization of America’ trademark
(Eugene Volokh, The Volokh Conspiracy)

Child of lesbian married couple presumed to be child of (now ex-)spouse as well as of birth mother
(Eugene Volokh, The Volokh Conspiracy)

Jackson, “What is Islamic Philosophy?”
(Mark L. Movsesian, Center for Law and Religion Forum at St. John's University School of Law)

Appeals court affirms the denial of trademark protection for mark disparaging to Muslims
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

ANZP: Same gender blessings, a way forward
(Anglican Communion News Service)

CofE changes s25 Burial Act 1857 (and 18 other provisions)
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

Are women kosher supervisors a step toward gender equality?
(Ben Sales, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Festival for Buddha's birthday, while studying to find the exact date
(Christopher Sharma, AsiaNews.it)

As Islamists cast their shadow, Jokowi still leads in Indonesia's presidential election
(Mathias Hariyadi, AsiaNews.it)

Journalists Xiang Nanfu and Gao Yu arrested as the authorities get edgy over Tiananmen anniversary
(Wang Zhicheng, AsiaNews.it)

Middle East is sitting on a powder keg
(Osama Al Sharif, Arab News)

Spain replays Muslim-Christian wars - for fun
(Martin Roberts, Al Jazeera)

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

Idaho same-sex marriage ban nullified
(Lyle Denniston, SCOTUS Blog)

Tuesday, 13 May 2014

Execution of Texas inmate halted by appeals court
(Mark Berman and Karen Brooks Harper, The Washington Post)

Far Rockaway pre-school providers charged with theft of $12.4 million intended for special needs students
(Press Release, District Attorney, Queens County)

Jewish revival gains ground with Russia's university students
(Rena Greenberg, Chabad Lubavitch News)

Judicial bias: Playing favourites
(S.M., The Economist [Democracy in America: American politics])

Kennedy versus Kennedy: Same-sex marriage divides the 4th Circuit
(Dahlia Lithwick, Slate)

Muslim preacher spars with prosecutors at terrorism trial
(Charles Levinson, The Wall Street Journal)

Ulster, forgiveness and faith: Turning a bleeding cheek
(B.C., The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])

Judge denies Otter's request; same-sex marriages in Idaho can start Friday
(Cynthia Sewell and Kristin Rodine, Idaho Statesman)

The Hindus, Hitler, and the politics of looking forward
(Drew Thomases, The Revealer)

Dead Sea Scrolls-case convictions mostly upheld by appeals court
(Will Brunelle, Capital)

Judge denies Catholic Diocese's injunction request
(The Associated Press, ModBee.com)

Court dismisses ex-priest’s lawsuit against church
(Jeong Hunny, The Korea Herald)

Christian students win equal access
(Press Release, LC.org)

Morocco: New institute for Imams, Murshiddines and Murshidates training to promote spiritual and religious immutable values - OpEd
(Said Temsamani, Eurasia Review)

Where have all the Latino Catholics gone? - OpEd
(Rabbi Allen S. Maller, Eurasia Review)

For Mosul archbishop, the West has forgotten Iraq's tragedy
(AsiaNews.it)

A museum to open in Nagasaki to remember "hidden Christians" who lived through persecution
(AsiaNews.it)

Fighting for the world’s original Christians
(J.C. Derrick, WORLD News Service)

USCIRF commissioners appointed
(Press Release, U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

U.S. court says trademarks can't disparage religious, ethnic groups
(Diane Bartz, Reuters)

California man facing terrorism charges denied house arrest
(Jennifer Chaussee, Reuters)

Judge overturns Idaho ban on gay marriage as unconstitutional
(Laura Zuckerman, Reuters)

Pakistani police charge 68 lawyers with blasphemy over protest
(Syed Raza Hassan, Reuters)

Kurds could opt out of next Iraqi government: president
(Ned Parker and Isabel Coles, Reuters)

Outgoing Afghan leader not going anywhere, to U.S. chagrin
(Jeremy Laurence and Hamid Shalizi, Reuters)

International court accuses Lebanese news group of contempt
(Oliver Holmes, Reuters)

Jordanian envoy to Libya freed, Jordan sends back jailed militant
(Suleiman Al-Khalidi, Reuters)

Idaho: Quick appeal on same-sex marriage?
(Lyle Denniston, SCOTUS Blog)

Town of Greece: a guided tour of the Supreme Court's prayer decision
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

Timeline: History of turbulent Saudi-Iranian ties
(Mark Heinrich, Reuters)

Frustrated Syria mediator Brahimi to step down, U.N. seeks replacement
(Michelle Nichols, Reuters)

Algerian army ambushes militants, two killed east of capital
(Lamine Chikhi and Patrick Markey, Reuters)

Palestinian factions start talks on forming joint government
(Nidal al-Mughrabi, Reuters)

Bozeman leaders back gay-rights protections
(Associated Press, The Washington Post)

Holy Land Christians hope Pope Francis’ visit might revive peace talks
(Evan Simo-Bednarski and Harry Stevens, Religion News Service)

Survey: One-quarter of the world harbors anti-Semitic sentiment
(Lauren Markoe, Religion News Service)

Drag queen * Black mass * Sex workers: Tuesday’s roundup
(Lauren Markoe, Religion News Service)

Commentary: Is the Hobby Lobby Bible elective objective?
(Stephen Prothero, Religion News Service)

Iranian women embrace ‘stealthy freedoms’ with hijab-free selfies on Facebook
(Brian Pellot, Religion News Service)

Satanism 101: The ‘faith’ behind the headlines
(Cathy Lynn Grossman, Religion News Service)

Germany: Islamists infiltrating schools in Hamburg
(Soeren Kern, Gatestone Institute)

The war on terrorism led to a worldwide increase of torture
(Sarah Kneezle, Al Jazeera)

Despite explosion, Gaza freedom flotilla to sail against siege: organizers
(Sarah Lazare, Mint Press News)

Marital rape is officially legal in India
(Jess Zimmerman, Global Post)

Uzbekistan: "To prevent illegal religious materials"
(Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18)

Federal circuit denies trademark registration for "Stop the Islamisation of America"
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

ADL poll of over 100 countries finds more than one-quarter of those surveyed infected with anti-Semitic attitudes
(Press Release, Anti-Defamation League)

Child parenting time order did not violate Free Exercise protections or Establishment Clause
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Religion and sports collide in NCAA athletic teams
(Emily Murdoch, World Religion News)

Should Catholic Church's sexual abuse scandals be considered torture?
(Alison Lesley, World Religion News)

Orthodoxy, Putin and the West
(Rev. Dr. John Chryssavgis, Huffington Post: Religion)

'Hallowed be Your name': Why prayer can never simply be private
(Matthew Anslow, ABC: Religion and Ethics)

Iranian women post pictures of themselves without hijabs on Facebook
(Saeed Kamali Dehghan, The Guardian)

The Great War and religion: A neglected history
(Kimberly Winston, Publishers Weekly)

Same-sex marriage in Virginia gets its day in federal appeals court
(Michael Muskal, Los Angeles Times)

Police investigate far-right 'invasions' of Bradford and Glasgow mosques
(Helen Pidd, The Guardian)

Atheists still 'under God' when it comes to Pledge of Allegiance in Massachusetts
(Mark A. Kellner, Deseret News)

Are crosses next for the Supreme Court?
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

Church-state separation is good for religious activism
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

History shades Arkansas' gay marriage debate
(AP: The big story)

Pro-life priests take Obamacare fight to court
(J.C. Derrick, WORLD News Service)

Gay activists inform Moscow Mayor's office on holding Conchita Wurst march of bearded women, men
(Interfax-Religion)

Ukrainian priest is threatened with murder for giving communion to Berkut soldiers
(Interfax-Religion)

United Russia MP indignant at transvestite’s victory in Eurovision, urges to protect traditional family
(Interfax)

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