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Tuesday, 21 January 2014

Burmese Buddhist Monks demand limits to mixed marriages and Rohingya civil rights
(Francis Khoo Tweh, AsiaNews.it)

Talks over Syria are set to begin, but Iran is not invited
(Michael R. Gordon and Anne Barnard, International New York Times)

Palestinians vs. Pro-Palestinian Israelis
(Khaled Abu Toameh, Gatestone Institute)

Pakistani Christians ask for Church help to get political asylum in Sri Lanka
(Melani Manel Perera, AsiaNews.it)

Russian police kill terror suspect in Winter Olympics security crackdown
(Reuters in Moscow, The Guardian)

Libya PM vows to stay on after Islamists quit cabinet
(Ahram Online)

UK Islamic group condemns website featuring cartoons of Prophet Mohamed and Jesus
(Ahram Online)

Duck Dynasty and the secular theocracy – OpEd
(David J. Theroux, Eurasia Review)

Vatican monsignor arrested for money laundering
(Associated Press, The Washington Post - Religion)

Kuala Lumpur Archbishop stands by Fr. Lawrence in religious freedom battle over “Allah” controversy
(AsiaNews.it)

Monday, 20 January 2014

Iran: Ahwaz Church minister released from prison
(Mohabat News)

Rights group: Law failing to protect child brides
(Associated Press, The Washington Post)

Secular charter? Just say ‘no,’ English Canada
(Lysiane gagnon, The Globe and Mail)

The Imago Dei campaign: Evangelical groups say gays made in God’s image
(Elizabeth Dias, Time Swampland)

The last Christian in the Middle East?
(Ali Salim, Gatestone Institute)

WCC presents Lakhdar Brahimi with statement from churches to be delivered at Geneva 2 talks
(World Council of Churches)

Today is Martin Luther King Jr. day
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

How MLK's faith influenced his public life
(Rich Tucker, The Foundry (blog))

Malaysia's God problem erupts, tarnishing moderate image
(Stuart Grudgings, Reuters)

Romanian president: Israel must be recognized as Jewish state
(JTA)

How race and religion have polarized American voters
(Alan I. Abramowitz, The Washington Post - The Monkey Cage)

University Challenge: secular neutrality or religious privilege?
(Radha Bhatt, Open Democracy)

Thanks to York, we now know where the line is drawn
(Macleans.ca)

Statement of the Workshop "Syria: Can We Remain Indifferent?"
(His Holiness Pope Francis, Interfax-Religion)

CALL FOR PAPERS: Religion and the American West Group at the American Academy of Religion (AAR)
(Deadline Monday, March 3, AAR Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, 22-24 November 2014)

Historical reasons for the tradition of legislative prayer
(Marc O. DeGirolami, Mirror of Justice)

St. John's & Villanova Joint Colloquium in Law and Religion: Speakers and Topics
(Marc O. DeGirolami, Mirror of Justice)

Syria: Justice essential for durable peace
(Human Rights Watch)

Family of man held in North Korea worried, encouraged
(Doug Esser, Associated Press, Deseret News)

Parties seize on abortion issues in midterm race
(Jeremy W. Peters, International New York Times)

Hospital still silencing "God Bless America"
(Brad Dacus, Pacific Justice Institute)

Abortion: What would William Wilberforce do?
(Eric Metaxas, BreakPoint, Religion Today)

The evangelical retreat on same-sex marriage
(Mark Silk, RNS Blog: Spiritual Politics)

You don’t have to be Jewish to love a kosher prison meal
(Lizette Alvarez, International New York Times)

Does the ACLU really support the 1st Amendment?
(Richard Aberdeen, OpEd News)

Russia: Religion, schools and the right to choose
(Geraldine Fagan, Forum 18 News Service)

State immunity, atheist asylum and dhildren’s views – the Human Rights Roundup
(Sarina Kidd, UK Human Rights Blog)

Tunisian constitution finds no place for Sharia
(World Watch Monitor)

Tunisia: Constitution debate pauses amid calls for ban on insulting religion
(Tristan Dreisbach, Tunisia Alive)

Coronation Street's Julie Hesmondhalgh: 'I would like to see assisted suicide legalised'
(Veronica Lee, The Telegraph)

ACTION: Please contact ITV about Coronation Street suicide
(Christian Concern)

End time politics: The meaning of apocalypse
(B.C., The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])

Apocalyptic in ordinary
(Peter J. Leithart, First Things: On the Square)

'No shots fired' day urged to honor Martin Luther King Jr.
(Chicago Tribune)

Bible-quoting cop didn't taint robbery trial
(Marlene Kennedy, Courthouse News)

I Have a Dream
(Martin Luther King, Jr., American Rhetoric Top 100 Speeches)

“An Autobiography of Religious Development”
(Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Global Freedom Struggle)

7 ways to be sure you are a Martin Luther King Jr. kind of Christian
(Paul Brandeis Raushenbush, Huff Post Religion)

Martin Luther King Jr. and the catalyst of change
(The Washington Post Opinions)

Sufism key to tackling communalism: Speakers
(The Times of India)

Legal challenges to the HHS mandate: 91 cases filed
(Information Central, The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty)

VIDEO: Clay Christensen on religious freedom
(People of Faith, You Tube)

Sunday, 19 January 2014

“Gimme Shelter”: The Pro-Life “Fight Club”
(Stephen Herreid, Intercollegiate Review)

Christians and Sikhs unite in call for U.S. Congress to support Religious Freedom in India: OFMI
(Jagdeep Singh, Sikhiyasat)

Halifax human rights court says dojo must accommodate Muslim man's beliefs
(Grant LaFleche, Welland Tribune (Ontario))

Iraq again uses Sunni tribesmen in militant war
(Tim Arango and Kareem Fahim)

Jewish groups praise Pope Francis on opening of Holocaust archives
(Sam Sokol, The Jerusalem Post)

Religious Tourism could strengthen Indo-Taiwan relations: Diplomat
(Travel Biz)

Malaysian king backs court ban on non-Muslims using Allah
(Niluksi Koswanage, Reuters)

World Religion Day - January 19

Marriage matters, and redefining it has social costs
(Ryan T. Anderson, Witherspoon Institute)

Seven of Britain's most dangerous terror suspects to be freed and given anonymity
(Tom Rawle, Express)

UKIP suspends councillor who blamed flooding on gay marriage
(BBC News)

Israel and Palestine: Moving the goalposts – OpEd
(Neville Teller, Eurasia Review)

Islamic Jihad: strikes on Gaza may lead to collapse of ceasefire
(Al Bawaba News)

Mangalore: Need to choose leader who can protect Hindu religion: HJS
(Daiji World)

Egypt charges secularists alongside Mursi in new case
(Al Bawaba News)

2015: We cannot be partisan; Don’t toy with ethnicity, religion – Nigerian monarchs tell politicians
(Wale Odunsi, Daily Post Nigeria Online Newspaper)

Religion and Law round-up – 19th January
(Frank Cranmer, Religion Clause)

Harassment of women shows biggest increase of six rising religious hostilities
(Brian J. Grim, the Weekly Number)

Objections to ".kosher" top level domain name rejected
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

First fruits of 10th Assembly are published
(The Ecumenical Review, World Council of Churches)

Eastern Europe’s Christian reawakening
(Filip Mazurczak, First Things: On the Square)

Hindus laud appointment of 1st woman captain In British Royal Golf Clubs‏
(Eurasia Review)

Saturday, 18 January 2014

The Muslim street: Pakistani neighbourhoods are defying the high-street slump
(The Economist)

Widespread religious violence in Indonesia
(Agenzia Fides)

Poll: Majority of Utahns against same-sex marriage and say states have the right to decide
(Dennis Romboy, Deseret News)

Op-ed: Freedom of religion and freedom to marry can co-exist
(Scott D. McCoy, The Salt Lake Tribune)

BJP claims Congress dividing nation on religious lines
(News Track India)

Egypt's constitution supports religious freedom, expert says
(Jörn Thielmann, Deutsche Welle)

Ireland: Is Islam to become the country’s second religion?
(Documentation Information Catholiques Internationales)

Polygamy and the future of religious liberty
(Gerald Russello, The Catholic Thing)

Euthanasia and its ethical connotations – OpEd
(Rehan Khan)

Social hostilities and government restrictions on Hinduism should end, says group
(Eurasia Review)

Putin: Gays welcome, but please leave children in peace
(Macedonian Intl News Agency)

Egypt’s post-Morsi constitution gets almost total voters’ approval
(RT)

Official vote result: 98.1% approves Egypt's post-June 30 constitution
(Ahram Online)

Thinking King * Oscar faith * Atheist debate: Friday’s Religion News Roundup
(Cathy Lynn Grossman, Religion News Service)

Overwhelming vote for Egypt’s constitution raises concern
(The New York Times)

18 die in stampede at funeral for religious leader in India
(Pierre Meilhan and Ben Brumfield, CNN)

Friday, 17 January 2014

Chief Rabbinate and RCA reach agreement on ‘status’ letters
(JTA)

Christianity Today chart on religious-liberty protections in same-sex marriage laws
(Thomas Berg, Mirror of Justice)

Critics fear Maine's ‘religious freedom’ bill would allow legalized discrimination
(Mario Moretto, Bangor Daily News, Maine Sun Journal)

Ecumenical panel promotes economic justice
(World Council of Churches)

Evangelicals' favorite same-sex marriage law?
(Christianity Today)

Exhumation after home burial
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

Exorcism rituals on the rise as way to battle evil of Mexican cartels
(Deborah Hastings, New York Daily News)

Federal court refuses to reconsider abstention in South Carolina Episcopal Church dispute
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Holland urges Morocco to drop anti-Israel bills
(JTA)

How will lay judges deal with latest trial involving Aum cult?
(The Yomiuri Shimbun, The Japan Times)

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