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Monday, 24 February 2014

Ukraine: Stories of faith, hope and love amid the grief
(Michael Trimmer, Christian Today - World)

Without apology: Ukraine seeks a brighter future of freedom
(Stan Guthrie, Religion Today)

Looming Missouri execution turns spotlight on lethal injection drugs
(Carey Gillam, Reuters)

Catholic bishops in Alberta, NWT latest to apologize for residential schools
(The Canadian Press, CTV News)

5 reasons atheists shouldn’t call religion a mental illness
(Chris Stedman, RNS Blog: Faitheist)

Holder sees ways to curb bans on gay marriage
(Matt Apuzzo, International New York Times)

Senator pushes measure to strip away Alaska's ban on same-sex marriage
(Lisa Demer, Anchorage Daily News)

3 GOP lawmakers reverse support of Arizona bill criticized as anti-gay
(Cindy Carcamo, Los Angeles Times)

Quebec: Fact-checking claims of “well regulated euthanasia"
(Margaret Somerville, MercatorNet)

Religious education subjected to 'rank discrimination'
(Graeme Paton, The Telegraph)

Dueling columns pit SBC leader against pundits
(Bob Allen, ABP News)

The protection of the Church: Why Catholic priests are protecting Muslims in CAR
(William Saletan, Slate)

Muslims seek refuge in C. African Republic church
(Associated Press, The Washington Post)

Toulouse anti-racism rally features anti-Zionism chants
(JTA)

Algeria commits to mosque neutrality
(Walid Ramzi, Magharebia)

Indian fundamentalist leader calls for an "immediate" stop to conversions . . . except to Hinduism
(Nirmala Carvalho, AsiaNews.it)

Farrakhan: African Americans deserve their own courts
(Niraj Warikoo, USA Today via Detroit Free Press)

Religion and law round up – 23rd February
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Presbyterian stances causing tension with Jews
(Peter Smith, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

An odd couple in the news business partner in a series on fatherhood
(Ravi Somaiya, The New York Times)

Kansas, Arizona bills reflect national fight over gay rights vs. religious liberty
(Sarah Pulliam Bailey, Religion News Service)

Ugandan president signs antigay law
(Alan Cowell, The New York Times)

Arizona legislature passes RFRA amendments to allow businesses to refuse to serve gays on religious grounds
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Arizona Senate to send Gov. Jan Brewer gay rights bill
(Associated Press via Politico)

Federal judge: Gay marriages can begin in Illinois' Cook County; no need to wait until June
(Sophia Tareen, Associated Press via Star Tribune)

Alcoholics Anonymous, without the religion
(Samuel G. Freedman, The New York Times)

Professor loses on claim of retaliation for religious speech aimed at students
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Pope Francis overhauls Vatican finances, names Australian cardinal as comptroller
(David Gibson, Religion News Service)

Students for life allegedly censored, declared 'more controversial' than gay rights group
(Tyler O'Neil, The Christian Post)

Business operators’ right to choose
(Eugene Volokh, Volokh Conspiracy)

Laws that track Islamic law rules
(Eugene Volokh, Volokh Conspiracy)

British lawmakers press Poland on Holocaust restitution
(Louise Radnofsky and Brent Kendall, JTA)

Ukraine: Will Putin let the revolution succeed?
(Owen Matthews, Newsweek)

A seat at the table (women in Judaism)
(Corinne Berzon, The Times of Israel)

Sunday, 23 February 2014

Couple in UK's first Scientology church wedding
(Josh Halliday, The Guardian)

Hindu fundamentalists vs. Hinduism: Column
(Stephen Prothero, USA Today)

Israel and Palestinian territories hit 6-year high in religious hostilities: Can innovative businesses reverse the trend?
(Brian J. Grim, the Weekly Number)

Leading from behind in Syria – OpEd
(Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times)

Reports of first church in Saudi Arabia are false, says Coptic Orthodox Church
(Christian Today - World)

Symposium: How to understand Hobby Lobby
(Marty Lederman, Scotusblog)

Thessaloniki Jews suing Germany in European human rights court
(JTA)

Saturday, 22 February 2014

26 things found in Yanukovych's compound that make him look even worse
(Emily Lodish, Global Post)

Chinese touchiness
(Paul R. Pillar, The National Interest)

Danish ban on ritual animal slaughter unites Jews and Muslims
(Compiled by Mark A. Kellner, Deseret News National Edition)

Pope Francis and the future of charismatic Christianity
(Dale M. Coulter, First Things)

Scandals and corruption, Yoido mega-church pastor sentenced
(AsiaNews.it)

Scientists are not as secular as people think
(The Economist [Lexington: Faith and Reason])

Excerpt: Thomas Friedman’s ‘From Beirut to Jerusalem’
(George Stephanopoulos, ABC News)

In Yemen, a woman's life entangled with Al-Qaida
(Hamza Hendawi, Associated Press)

Israeli demand sparks 'Jewish state' debate
(Dan Perry, Associated Press)

Arizona governor asked to nix bill angering gays
(Associated Press via USA Today)

Tougher sanctions against clergy who marry same-sex partner?
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

WhatsApp, scourge of ultra-Orthodox Jewish communities
(Alexis C. Madrigal, The Atlantic)

Scientology appeals Comal court order
(My San Antonio)

California Methodists move to allow gay weddings in opposition to church doctrine
(Bill Disbrow, CBS News)

Why South Australian missionary John Short is locked up in North Korea
(Craig Cook, The Telegraph)

Friday, 21 February 2014

Presbyterians and Israel: What heresy does and doesn't mean
(B.C., The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])

Symposium: The contraceptives coverage controversy — what’s old is new again
(Jessie Hill, SCOTUSblog)

Ukraine has deal, but both Russia and protesters appear wary
(Andrew Higgins and Andrew E. Kramer, International New York Times)

Symposium: Hobby Lobby and Conestoga: The most difficult-to-answer question
(John Bursch, SCOTUSblog)

7th Circuit rules against Notre Dame in contraception case
(Louise Radnofsky and Brent Kendall, The Wall Street Journal)

America's global retreat
(Niall Ferguson, The Wall Street Journal)

The inconceivable start of African-American Christianity
(Mark Galli, Christianity Today)

Hundreds of Anne Frank books vandalized in Japan
(Martin Fackler, New York Times)

Arizona Governor asked to nix bill angering gays
(Bob Christie and Terry Tang)

Federal judge dismisses lawsuit against surveillance of Muslim Americans
(The Associated Press, Al Jazeera America)

Myanmar’s religious violence: A Buddhist ‘siege mentality’ at work
(Kyaw San Wai, S.Rajaratnam School of International Studies)

Myanmar: Three years of "discipline-flourishing-democracy"
(C. S. Kuppuswamy, South Asia Analysis Group)

Morocco to train Tunisia, Libya imams
(Mohammed Saadouni, Magharebia)

Tunisia to tighten niqab controls
(Monia Ghanmi, Magharebia)

Chinese fume over Obama-Dalai Lama meeting. Will there be blowback? (+video)
(Peter Ford, The Christian Science Monitor)

Measuring the Church’s social footprint
(Linda Woodhead, Church Times)

Sudanese authorities demolish church building in anti-Christian campaign
(Assyrian International News Agency)

Nigeria: South-west Muslims absolve Aregbesola of blame in Osun school crisis
(Ademola Babalola, This Day Live)

South Sudanese churches ask warring parties to end conflict and build peace
(World Council of Churches)

Nigeria: 'Hijab - a fundamental human right of female Muslims'
(Daily Trust (Nigeria))

Ukraine peace halts violence, but crowds still angry
(Natalia Zinets and Sabine Siebold, Reuters)

Tattoos reign in Israel -- Jewish law or no
(Yardena Schwartz, The Jewish Daily Forward)

John Garvey and Andrew Abela: Why we're keeping a $1 million Koch gift
(John Garvey and Andrew Abela, The Wall Street Journal)

Gay-marriage battle moves south, and religious right fights back
(Debbie Elliott, National Public Radio)

Obama meets with Dalai Lama despite China warnings
(Roberta Rampton and Sui-Lee Wee, Reuters)

Asked to embrace capitalism, the Dalai Lama demurs
(Lauren Markoe, Religion News Service)

Pope Francis calls for flexibility, patience as he opens talks on church teaching
(David Gibson, Religion News Service)

War crimes investigations: 'We don't pursue Nazis, we pursue murderers'
(Benjamin Schulz, Speigel Online International)

Canada: Catholic Church withholding millions from victims, alleges government
(Connie Walker, CBC News)

Christian conservatism takes radical position against welfare cuts
(Andrew Brown, The Guardian)

The vicious schism between Sunni and Shia has been poisoning Islam for 1,400 years - and it's getting worse
(Paul Vallely, The Independent)

Redevelopment of Mecca: Bulldozers bear down on site of Mohamed’s birth
(David Usborne, The Independent)

South Sumatra, hundreds of Islamists block the construction of a Protestant church
(Mathias Hariyadi, AsiaNews.it)

Tajik Islamists file lawsuit against special services, state-run television
(Interfax-Religion)

Group homes' residents allegedly forced to attend religious services
(Los Angeles Times)

Judge tosses lawsuit challenging NYPD surveillance of New Jersey Muslims
(Tom Hays, Associated Press, Star Tribune)

Son vows to follow in snake-handling father's footsteps
(Ashley Izbicki and Evan Johnson, USA Today)

Thursday, 20 February 2014

A new generation of vicars: More young people are choosing a life of wing tips and clerical collars
(Sally Newall, The Independent)

Crucifixion in Kiev
(Tim Kelleher, Real Clear Religion)

CVS decision will improve America’s health
(Kathleen Sebelius, Providence Journal)

French Islamists seek to use blasphemy law to silence critics
(National Secular Society)

Gallup poll reveals shift in perception of conscientious objection in South Korea
(J. R. Brown, Jehovah's Witness)

Islamic extremist using intimidation tactics in Shahbaz Bhatti murder case
(ASSIST News Service, Christian Today - World)

Shropshire churches work on warm welcome to tourists
(Christian Today - UK)

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