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Tuesday, 18 February 2014

Catholic archbishop slams UK welfare reform
(Associated Press via boston.com)

South Korean church mourns after Egypt bombing
(Jung-Yoon Choi, Associated Press via Yahoo! News)

BDS founders are ‘anti-Semites,’ Netanyahu tells U.S. Jewish leaders
(JTA)

House of Bishops’ Statement on Same-sex Marriage
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

Violent protests in Kiev bring casualties
(ITAR-TASS News Agency)

Ukraine government gives protesters ultimatum during deadly day in Kyiv
(Deutsche Welle)

At least nine die on worst day of Ukraine protest violence
(Pavel Polityuk and Richard Balmforth, Reuters)

Denmark bans halal and kosher slaughter as minister says ‘animal rights come before religion’
(Adam Withnall, The Independent)

Egyptian militants warn tourists to leave country or face attack
(Reporting by Omar Fahmy; Writing by Maggie Fick; Editing by Michael Georgy and Janet Lawrence, Reuters)

Monday, 17 February 2014

Quebec’s Catholic paradox
(Peter Stockland, The Catholic Register)

Sinai attacks: Islamist claim tourist bus bomb attack
(BBC News)

Troops escort Muslims out of Central African Republic
(Gregory Warner, NPR)

Can judges redefine reality? In Virginia, yes
(Robert R. Reilly, MercatorNet)

Cameroon blames Pentecostals for backpedaling anti-polio crusade
(Ntaryike Divine Jr., Voice of America)

Bulgarian minority honours age-old wedding rites
(Vessela Sergueva, AFP, Yahoo! News)

Indiana moves closer to constitutional ban on same-sex marriage
(Abdul-Hakim Shabazz, Reuters)

Pakistani couple stoned to death for adultery; six arrested
(Gul Yousafzai, Reuters)

An often misunderstood faith, Santeria community thrives here
(Allan Turner, Houston Chronicle via WWRN)

In diluting measure to ban
(Monica Davey, International New York Times)

A nation of snake handlers: How many people must die before the U.S. gives up this insane practice?
(William Saletan, Slate)

North Korea: UN Commission documents wide-ranging and ongoing crimes against humanity, urges referral to ICC
(United Nations, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights)

Bombings in Syria force wave of civilians to flee
(Ben Hubbard, International New York Times)

Danish envoy blasts accusations of anti-Semitism over ritual slaughter
(JTA)

Ukraine revolution 'exhausted and disoriented'
(Yuri Rescheto, Deutsche Welle)

Conversion reform bill advances in Knesset
(JTA)

Naftali Bennett: ‘Semi-citizenship’ for Diaspora Jews?
(Ben Sales, JTA Telegraph)

The Presidents Conference goes to Madrid
(Cnaan Liphshiz, JTA Telegraph)

Online Symposium begins February 18: Contraceptive mandate cases
(Kali Borkoski, SCOTUSblog)

Science group, evangelicals push new collaboration
(Cathy Lynn Grossman, Religion News Service)

Sephardic Jews eager to apply for Spanish citizenship
(Meritxell Mir and Ana Bernal, Religion News Service)

Portugal also proposes bill to grant citizenship for Sephardic Jews
(The Jerusalem Post)

Russia may prohibite adoption into countries that allow euthanasia for children
(ITAR-TASS News Agency)

Hindus urged to focus on 'sacred' instead of 'extravagance' in weddings
(Eurasia Review)

Afghan bill to be amended amid concern for women's rights
(Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)

The changing face of Christian politics
(Michael Wear, The Atlantic)

Behind Rouhani's smile, Reza Shahabi tortured in prison
(Shadi Paveh, Gatestone Institute)

Spain's pro-life bill hailed as growing European trend
(Adelaide Mena, Catholic News Agency)

Iraqi police say bombings in Shiite neighbourhoods kill at least 23 people
(Sinan Salaheddin, The Associated Press, CTV News)

Syrian Islamists encouraging radical Muslims in Saudi Arabia – OpEd
(Jim Kouri, Eurasia Review)

Banned Valentines * Gay love * Hindu censors: Religious Freedom Recap: Feb. 10 – 17
(Brian Pellot, RNS Blog: On Freedom)

Benjamin Netanyahu says boycotters are 'anti-Semites in modern garb'
(Reuters, The Jewish Daily Forward)

Ugandan president says he will sign tough antigay measure
(Nicholas Kulish, The New York Times)

Ugandan president says he will sign harsh anti-homosexuality bill; U.S. objects
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Fmr. head of Council for Christian Colleges and Universities files lawsuit after abrupt firing
(Morgan Lee, The Christian Post U.S.)

Delhi: a workshop to build bridges between Christians and Muslims in Asia
(AsiaNews.it)

Lebanon: The new Salam government, an extraordinary wager for the future
(Fady Noun, AsiaNews.it)

Should the U.S. be preaching freedom of religion overseas?
(Editorial Board, Los Angeles Times)

Primary school principals shut down religious education classes
(Konrad Marshall, The Age)

Sign of the times as Russian Olympic athlete shows her Orthodox faith
(Mark Trevelyan, Reuters)

Statement by the president on the anti-homosexuality bill in Uganda
(The White House)

Church of England rejects blessings for gay marriages
(Yahoo! News)

Pope pressed on bishop who supervised pedophile
(Laurie Goodstein, The New York Times)

Gay-marriage foes scrambling after court setbacks
(Associated Press via azcentral.com)

Fight over gay marriage moving to federal courts
(Derick Waller, Associated Press via WNCN)

Kazakhstan: Criminal conviction, large "moral damages" - and new criminal case?
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)

Niqabs in court and tribunal proceedings: the story continues
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

As atheist TV characters increase, here are 5 of the best
(Chris Stedman, RNS Blog: Faitheist)

Death by faith: Why the snake handler refused treatment
(Daniel Burke, CNN Belief Blog)

Sunday, 16 February 2014

An atheist meets an al-Shabab 'recruiter'
(Gabriel Gatehouse, BBC News)

Are attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh religiously motivated?
(M. Sophia Newman, Religion Dispatches)

Haiti's first cardinal remains a priest of the people
(Peter Granitz, NPR)

In Kansas, right joins left to halt bill on gays
(John Eligon, International New York Times)

Nigeria's Boko Haram 'in village massacre'
(BBC News)

Same-sex marriage laws, religious business owners on collision course
(Bill Sherman, Tulsa World)

Same-sex marriage moving swiftly back toward Supreme Court
(David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times)

Scientists are more religious than you think
(Cathy Lynn Grossman, RNS Blog: Faith & Reason)

Jamie Coots, well-known Middlesboro preacher, dies from snakebite
(Bill Estep, Kentucky.com)

Comment: Islam and religious tolerance
(Sheikh Ishaak Nuamah, Ghana Web)

Religion and law round up – 16th February
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

'Religion classes' for 200 men from Syria's Homs: governor
(The Daily Star (Lebanon))

Tajik mullahs set to learn marketable skills
(Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)

Hezbollah says will quit Syria if Arabs stop meddling
(Erika Solomon and Laila Bassam, Reuters)

Iraq Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr quits politics
(Deutsche Welle)

Islam, the American way
(Lee Lawrence, The Christian Science Monitor)

Hindus urge Kenya’s President Kenyatta to visit Kisumu Sikh temple to show support to Sikhs
(Eurasia Review)

Saudi-Pak ties in top gear
(Ghazanfar Ali Khan, Arab News)

In Egypt, a chasm grows between young and old
(David D. Kirkpatrick and Mayy El Sheikh, International New York Times)

Ukrainian protesters end occupation of City Hall
(Maria Danilova, Associated Press, Deseret News)

British court uses Anti-Social Behavior Order against Islamic radicals
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Hamas criticizes PA decision to drop religion on identity cards
(World Bulletin)

Saturday, 15 February 2014

Churches and charity law: where do things stand after the Preston Down Trust ruling?
(Stephanie Biden, Christian Today - Comment)

MEPs Van Dalen and De Jong present unique report on freedom of religion
(Press Release, European Interreligious Forum for Religious Freedom – Articles)

Taking a long view on Syria and the Sunni-Shiite divide
(David Ignatius, The Washington Post Opinions)

When the Little Sisters succeed, religious freedom succeeds
(Kathryn Jean Lopez)

Palestinian Authority to remove religion from ID cards
(Ma'an News Agency)

Here we go again: Religion in Romania’s schools
(Bucharest Life)

Religious attire banned from Cape Town school
(SAPA, News24)

Religion's conceptual shape-shifting is maybe its survival mechanism at work
(Giles Fraser, The Guardian)

Review of ‘The Rise and Decline of American Religious Freedom’ by Steven D. Smith
(Georgepwood.com)

Politics and religion: Malawi presidential running mates and Peter's choice of Chilima
(Pastor Robert Masikamu, Nyasa Times)

Religion News Service says 'The Lego Movie' contains scriptural themes
(Eric J. Lyman, The Hollywood Reporter)

Researcher explains modern political religious landscape
(Nick Simon, The Hoya (Georgetown University))

Malaysia: Aceh’s shariah negates Islam as religion of mercy
(Azis Anwar Fachrudin, The Malaysian Insider)

Judge, Notre Dame attorneys spar in school's health care law appeal
(Manya Brachear Pashman, Chicago Tribune)

TTP under Mullah Fazlullah: What next for the Pakistani Taliban?
(D Suba Chandran, Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies)

The Arab Spring is not over
(Jimmy Carter, Al Jazeera)

Pope Francis meets with Cypriot president, discussing religious freedom
(Catholic News Agency)

Car bomb kills 12 officers in south Pakistan
(Associated Press, Boston Herald)

Christian land issue raises decades-old anxieties
(Samya Kullab, Rayane Abou Jaoude, The Daily Star (Lebanon))

Judge in Malaysia dismisses charges against three Shia
(Celine Fernandez, The Wall Street Journal)

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