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Saturday, 1 March 2014

Venezuela: Violence against protesters, journalists
(Human Rights Watch)

Bill to name special religious freedom envoy on hold
(Mark A. Kellner, Deseret News National Edition)

Port au Prince, Haiti: Religious freedom celebrated in the aftermath of the tragic earthquake
(Dr. John Graz, International Religious Liberty Association)

Putin ready to invade Ukraine; Kiev warns of war
(Lidia Kelly and Pavel Polityuk, Reuters)

At heart of Ukraine drama, a tale of two countries
(Tim Sullivan and Dusan Stojanovic, The Big Story)

Russian troops take over Ukraine's Crimea region
(Tim Sullivan and Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press, The Big Story)

Putin dismisses Obama’s warning over Ukraine incursion
(AFP and Times of Israel Staff, The Times of Israel)

The Crimean crisis we should have seen coming
(Robert Coalson, The Atlantic)

Islamic justice through nonviolence: Mustafa Dzhemilev and the National Movement of Crimean Tatars
(Tasi Perkins, Georgetown Journal of International Affairs)

No longer loyal to Scouts, boys join Trail Life
(Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press, MSN News)

Georgia, Mississippi follow Arizona by blocking bills seen as anti-gay
(David Winograd, Time)

Where in the U.S. are there heightened protections for religious freedom?
(Juliet Eilperin, Washington Post)

Lev Tahor leader Shlomo Helbrans' refugee case questioned
(Julia Sisler, CBC News)

Pakistani Taliban announces 1-month cease-fire
(Riaz Khan, The Big Story)

A Ukraine/Crimea FAQ roundup
(Joshua Keating, Slate)

Viktor Yanukovych may be a crook, but in Crimea he’s still the president
(Noah Sneider, Slate)

Might Freemasonry come within the definition of “religion”? Not just yet…
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Ukraine: The February revolution
(The Economist)

Generations on, Christians fleeing Syria return to Turkish homeland
(Ayla Jean Yackely, Reuters)

The Limitations of Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures (TPIMs)
(Quillam Policy Briefing, World Affairs Journal)

At least 28 die in 'terrorist' attack at Chinese train station: reports
(Ben Blanchard, Reuters)

Friday, 28 February 2014

'Religious freedom' backlash likely to continue as next chapter in LGBT-equality effort
(Justin Snow, Poliglot)

'Rise of erotic liberty' signaled in Arizona veto
(Gregory Tomlin, Baptist Press)

Armed men seize two airports in Ukraine's Crimea, Yanukovich reappears
(Alissa de Carbonnel and Alessandra Prentice, Reuters)

Belz Hasidim threaten mass exodus over Israel draft reform
(Haaretz)

CAR clerics plead for cease-fire
(World Watch Monitor)

Country reports on human rights practices for 2013, secretary's preface
(John F. Kerry, U.S. Department of State)

Dumb, uneducated, and eager to deceive: Media coverage of religious liberty in a nutshell
(Mollie Hemingway, The Federalist)

One lesson from Arizona
(Ed Whelan, National Review Online: Bench Memos)

WCC supports churches’ efforts to restore Malaysia’s multi-religious values
(World Council of Churches)

World Bank freezes aid to Uganda over gay law
(Al Jazeera)

Syria crisis: ISIS imposes rules on Christians in Raqqa
(BBC News)

Adopted children fight Irish state secrecy to find parents
(By Carmel Crimmins and Padraic Halpin of Reuters, Reuters)

Symposium: Accommodations, religious freedom, and the Hobby Lobby case
(Rick Garnett, SCOTUSblog)

Court issues final order on recognition of out-of-state same-sex marriages in Kentucky; intervenors pursuing additional relief
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

The business case for religious freedom: Q&A with Brian J. Grim
(Brian Pellot, Religion News Service)

Nigeria: NSCIA faults CONFAB delegates selection
(Abdullateef Aliyu, Daily Trust)

Ugandan bishops reserve judgment on new anti-gay law
(Catholic News USA)

Jewish student groups fight for a bigger tent on Israel
(Lauren Markoe, Religion News Service)

Why are Millennials less religious? It's not just because of gay marriage
(Jon Terbush, The Week)

Conservative states propel same-sex marriage movement
(Richard Wolf, USA Today)

Christian marijuana dispensary reconciles dogma and dope while battling the IRS
(Katy Steinmetz, Time)

Muslim cab drivers refuse to transport alcohol, and dogs
(Barbara Pinto, ABC News)

Mayor refuses to testify in suit against polygamous towns
(Jim Dalrymple II, The Salt Lake Tribune)

Knesset passes bill distinguishing between Muslim and Christian Arabs
(Jonathan Lis, Haaretz)

Stormy debate: Knesset hosts first-ever parley on Temple Mount sovereignty in plenum
(Lahav Harkov and Daniel K. Eisenbud, Jerusalem Post)

Hindu nationalists are gaining power in India - and silencing enemies along the way
(Sunny Hundal, The Independent)

Conflict in the Central African Republic: it's not just about religion
(Liesl Louw-Vaudran, Institute for Security Studies)

Egypt PM visits Abbasiya Cathedral to offer condolences over death of Egyptians in Libya
(Egypt State Information Service via AllAfrica)

Nigeria: MURIC demands answer from FG, Army
(Daily Trust)

Kenya increases airport security in response to 'increased threats'
(Sabahi)

Gang raids Bamburi church, injures three
(The Star)

Kenya: Court frees Masjid Musa suspects
(The Star)

Modern marriage: a modelling course
(Carolyn Moynihan, MercatorNet)

EVENT, 28 February 2014: The changing profile of Catholic Church institutions
(Prof. Dr. Rik Torfs & Prof. Dr. Patrick Daly, Mgr. Willy Onclin - Academic Session, KU Leuven)

Oxon Ad Clerum: Bishops’ Pastoral Statement
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

Upset Hindus urge ‘Mara Hoffman’ to withdraw Lord Ganesh swimwear‏
(Eurasia Review, Eurasia Review)

Philippines, Card. Quevedo: "Peace in Mindanao, chief commitment for local Church"
(AsiaNews.it)

Islamists demand levy from Christians in Syrian city
(Stephen Kalin and Robin Pomeroy, Reuters)

North Korea rejects request for the release of arrested Christian missionary
(AsiaNews.it)

Radical cleric rejects ‘Islamic tax’ in Syria
(The Associated Press, Arab News)

Intolerance against Christian's in Europe: February Report
(Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination Against Christians in Europe)

Danish ‘halal’ ban stuns Muslims
(Ghazanfar Ali Khan & P.K. Abdul Ghafour, Arab News)

Fundamentalist Christians seek to use Council of Europe to entrench religious privilege
(National Secular Society)

Calls for UK to work with Ukrainian church
(Michael Trimmer, Christian Today - UK)

Ukraine: A kamikaze interim government has been appointed
(Willy Fautré, Human Rights Without Frontiers International)

Arizona's anti-gay bill veto unlikely to end 'religious freedom' movement
(Chelsea J. Carter, Ben Brumfield, and Tom Watkins, CNN)

Let authority of 'hidden law' rule in Arizona
(Jonah Goldberg, Townhall.com)

Thursday, 27 February 2014

Who’s afraid of Christian Zionism?
(Robert Nicholsom, The Times of Israel)

Mormon church pushes back on planet misconceptions
(Associated Press, The Washington Post)

Myanmar leader backs Buddhist monks’ calls for laws to ‘protect’ religion, race
(Win Naung Toe and Nay Myo Tun, Radio Free Asia)

After veto in Arizona, conservatives vow to fight for religious liberties
(Juliet Eilperin, Washington Post)

Storming Zion: A historical account of government raids on new religious movements
(Stuart Wright, World Religion News)

Vladimir Putin doesn’t need to invade Ukraine. He can destabilize it from the Kremlin.
(Anne Applebaum, Slate)

Religious liberty after Arizona
(Ben Domenech, The Federalist)

Religious liberty is a just cause—except when it's used to justify intolerance
(Ron Fournier, National Journal)

Arizona governor's veto: On the right side of history
(Miguel de la Torre, ABP News)

Ukraine's changing churches: Moscow's (religious) reply to Kiev
(B.C., The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy]))

Saving Ukraine: How the West can help
(The Economist)

Dozens killed in Nigeria by armed fighters
(Al Jazeera America)

Google ordered to take anti-Muslim video off its platforms
(Maura Dolan, LA Times)

Islamophobia: From unfounded fear to racism
(Fatma Yilmaz Elmas, Journal of Turkish Weekly)

Saudi Arabia’s virulently sectarian geo-policies behind resurgence of Al Qaida in Iraq
(Zayd Alisa, Eurasia Review)

Amid obstacles and fears, Manila shows readiness to sign peace deal with MILF
(AsiaNews.it)

Strong support for Israel in U.S. cuts across religious lines
(Michael Lipka, Pew Research Center: Fact-tank)

Israel's Muslim holy places: Battle of the believers [VIDEO]
(The Economist [Pomegranate: The Middle East]))

Israel-Palestine talks: It's gone quiet
(The Economist [Pomegranate: The Middle East]))

ECtHR judgement an affront to memory of the victims of Armenian genocide
(World Council of Churches)

George Herbert on clergy and the law
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Texas ban on same-sex marriage nullified
(Lyle Denniston, SCOTUSblog)

Symposium: Under a straight-forward reading of constitutional text and history and fundamentals of corporate law, Hobby Lobby’s claims fail
(Elizabeth Wydra, SCOTUSblog)

Ultra-Orthodox parties bar yeshiva students from enlisting
(Jta and Aron Donzis, The Times of Israel)

Hezbollah takes lead in pounding Syrian rebels
(Mona Alami, Detroit Free Press)

Kyrgystan: Freeing belief communities from state interference "a mistake"
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)

Catholic Magazine 'America' denounces Uganda's harsh anti-gay laws: Jesuit editors speak out
(Huffington Post)

African voices in Catholic divorce debate boost conservative side
(John L. Allen Jr., The Boston Globe)

Christians more hostile to benefit claimants than their clergy
(Andrew Brown, The Guardian)

Founder of Liberation Theology hailed at Vatican
(Nicole Winfield, Associated Press via Bloomberg Businessweek)

Protest of half a million Haredim to shut down Jerusalem on Sunday
(Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu, Jewish Press)

Syria: Jihadist group imposes rules of submission on Raqqa Christians
(Paul Dakiki, AsiaNews.it)

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