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Friday, 7 February 2014

U.S. praises state-religion relations in Azerbaijan
(Jamila Babayeva, AzerNews)

Veil stereotypes: Constructing and distorting Muslim women
(woodturtle, Patheos Blog: Muslimah Media Watch)

Iran returns to its nuclear path, if Geneva deal violated
(Iran Review)

‘Aid in dying’ movement takes hold in some states
(Erik Eckholm, The New York Times)

Iran delivers surprise, money, to Jewish hospital
(Thomas Erdbrink, New York Times)

Rising numbers of children 'no longer read Bible stories'
(Graeme Paton, The Telegraph)

Russia arrests 4 gay rights activists on opening day of Winter Olympics opening ceremony
(CBS News)

Atheists vow to fight monument rejection in Levy County, Fla.
(Kimberly Winston, Religion News Service)

Worried about their future, French Jews take a bet on Israel
(Elizabeth Bryant, Religion News Service)

Iran’s mix of “token gestures” and arrests may indicate internal disputes
(Jeremy Reynalds, ASSIST News Service, Religion Today)

LDS Church, 4 lawmakers to chime in on gay marriage case
(The Salt Lake Tribune)

Survey finds British children and adults are biblically illiterate
(Trevor Grundy, Religion News Service)

Ukraine's culture war
(Nicolai N. Petro, The National Interest)

Baghdad al-Qaeda figure arrested on terrorism charges
(Al-Shorfa)

Iraq near implosion: The ‘bad years’ are back – OpEd
(Ramzy Baroud, Eurasia Review)

‘War crimes’ defence against Israel company protest convictions fails in Supreme Court
(Ross Beaton, UK Human Rights Blog)

Is Syria now a direct threat to the United States?
(David Rohde, The Atlantic)

Cert. petitions on prison grooming rules
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Might “Olympism” be a protected belief?
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Vatican: UN oversteps its boundaries in report conclusions
(Elise Harris, Catholic News Agency)

Vatican hits back at UN committee for abuse report
(Nicole Winfield, Associated Press, Yahoo! News)

Concluding observations on the second periodic report of the Holy See (Advance Unedited Version)
(Committee on the Rights of the Child, United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child)

What the United Nations demands of the Holy See: background and analysis
(CWN, Catholic Culture)

How the Holy See was ambushed by a kangaroo court
(Austen Ivereigh, Catholic Voices Comment)

Saints in a confessional box
(Father Robert Barron, Real Clear Religion)

Turkey deports journalist for criticizing Erdogan
(Mustapha Ajbaili, Al Arabiya Digital)

Moroccan on skis * Sochi’s Muslims * Syria’s children
(Omar Sacirbey, RNS Blog: Moozweek)

As the Winter Olympics open, Putin showcases a defiant Russia
(Gregory L. White and Paul Sonne, The Wall Street Journal)

An Olympics in the shadow of a war zone
(Steven Lee Myers, International New York Times)

Why Sochi has no mosques
(Tim Murphy, Mother Jones)

Sochi Olympics shine spotlight on Russia’s Muslim population
(Michael Lipka, Pew Research Center: Fact-tank)

Fatah and the "armed struggle" against Israel
(Khaled Abu Toameh, Gatestone Institute)

Charge of homophobia is being misused in equality debate
(Chris Connolly, The Irish Times)

Pastor killed as riots hit Mombasa
(World Watch Monitor)

Among Iran's 'True Believers,' an enduring faith in martyrdom
(Scott Peterson, Security Watch)

Pakistan Govt, TTP negotiators chart roadmap for peace talks
(World Affairs Journal)

Muslims flee Central African Republic's capital
(Jerome Delay and Krista Larson, The Big Story)

'Bizarre' British summons roundly criticized by legal experts, religious freedom advocates
(Tad Walch, Deseret News)

Claims filed vs. LDS Church in U.K.
(Dennis Wagner, The Arizona Republic)

Head of Mormon church summoned by British magistrates' court over Adam and Eve teaching
(John Bingham, The Telegraph)

Legal experts surprised over court summons for LDS Church president
(Tad Walch, KSL.com - Utah)

Is this the most peculiar court summons in recent British history?
(Charles C.W. Cooke, National Review Online)

Thursday, 6 February 2014

Can the UN change the Church's views on abortion and gay rights?
(Emma Green, The Atlantic)

Gallup Poll: 19 most religious states voted for Romney
(Drew MacKenzie, Newsmax)

Human rights violations In Algeria: The Mozabite people under attack
(Anna Mahjar-Barducci, MEMRI via World Affairs Journal)

Pentagon, seeking new bid on kosher field meals, says it has enough for now
(JTA)

The Jury is still out on conflict prevention in the CAR
(Misha Boutilier, Geopolitical Monitor)

Views on 'cult-like' retreats vary widely
(Adam Dickter, The New York Jewish Weekly)

Are secular liberals getting cocky?
(Damon Linker, The Week)

Peace talks with Taleban a nonstarter
(Salahuddin Haider, Arab News)

Saudi authorities offer incentives for terrorist financing information
(Saad Abdullah, Al-Shorfa)

Tunisians disavow takfirism
(Jamel Arfaoui, Magharebia)

Hollywood's moral compass
(William Donohoe, Eurasia Review)

President Obama prays for Pastor Saeed Abedini imprisoned in Iran and calls for his release
(Eurasia Review)

Dialogue and peace
(Speech by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew at the 17th Eurasian Economic Summit in Istanbul, Hürriyet Daily News)

Mullahs prosper as sanctions fatigue hits
(Benny Avni, Newsweek)

Liberty Counsel petitions Supreme Court on change therapy ban
(Press Release, Liberty Counsel)

ACLU SoCal sues L.A. County Board of Supervisors over county seal
(Press Release, ACLU of Southern California)

Sources: Rabbi Michael Broyde resigns from RCA rather than face ethical inquiry
(Steven I. Weiss, TJC)

WA State's highest court limits religious nonprofits’ right to discriminate
(Valerie Bauman, Puget Sound Business Journal)

Court: Guard can sue religious hospital for firing
(Gene Johnson, Associated Press, Bloomberg Businessweek)

State's highest court limits religious nonprofits’ right to discriminate
(Valerie Bauman, Puget Sound Business Journal)

Ockletree v. Franciscan Health System
(Supreme Court of the State of Washington)

Disgraced Catholic order denounces founder, apologizes to victims
(Philip Pullella, Reuters)

Are the French anti-Semitic?
(Brian Eads, Newsweek)

One nation, under God — at least through breakfast
(Melinda Henneberger, The Washington Post Politics)

Family Research Council weighs in on Utah gay marriage case
(Dennis Romboy, Deseret News)

Ireland Supreme Court reserves judgment on surrogacy case
(Independent.ie)

Catholic adoption agency wins charity status appeal over same-sex row
(Christian Concern)

Polish gov’t ombudsman repudiates Shechita ban
(Sam Sokol, The Jerusalem Post)

Have some faith in Christian law school
([CORRECTION] John G. Stackhouse, The Globe and Mail)

Religious rights at risk, B.C. law school with gay-intimacy ban warns alumni
(James Bradshaw, The Globe and Mail)

Cornering a brave Palestinian man of peace
(Nicola Nasser, Eurasia Review)

Minority status will help us help others, Jains say
(The Times of India)

Facebook figures * Hindu keynoter * Sochi culture : Thursday’s Roundup
(Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service)

Christians and circumcision
(Mark Movsesian, CLR Forum - St. John's University)

The religious states of America, in 6 maps
(Niraj Chokshi, The Washington Post - GovBeat)

Should ultra-Orthodox Jews be able to decide what they’re called?
(Lauren Markoe, Religion News Service)

President Obama praises freedom of religion at the National Prayer Breakfast
(David Hudson, The White House Blog)

Obama alludes to atheists, gays at National Prayer Breakfast speech on religious freedom
(Brian Pellot, RNS Blog: On Freedom)

Al-Qaeda: Jihadists v jihadists
(S.B., The Economist [Pomegranate: The Middle East])

Evangelical pastor of church in ‘gay mecca’ speaks out about identity
(Jonathan Merritt, RNS Blog: On Faith & Culture)

Oregon gay wedding ballot reveals a values tug-of-war
(Cathy Lynn Grossman, RNS Blog: Faith & Reason)

Philip Seymour Hoffman exits on a Catholic stage
(David Gibson, RNS Blog: Sacred and Profane)

Barring Dieudonné is wrong, in principle, and it won’t even work
(David Aaronovitch, The Jewish Chronicle Online)

Idaho House panel keeps religious freedom bill alive
(Idaho Statesman)

British anti-Semitic incidents fall to eight-year low
(Reuters)

Missouri's top court orders St. Louis archdiocese to name accused priests
(Jennifer S. Mann, St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

Uzbekistan: Massive fine for Muslim prayer mat, Christian book raid ordered by NSS secret police
(Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18 News Service)

Kenya: Nation goes on the offensive against Muslims
(Philipp Sandner, AllAfrica)

Dallas rabbi sued for running home-based synagogue
(JTA)

Kremlin hasn't received law from culture, science figures on rescinding anti-gay law – spokesman
(Interfax-Religion)

No applications made to protest against anti-gay law during Olympics - Deputy PM Kozak
(Interfax-Religion)

India’s Supreme Court to review "pro- Hindu" ruling, to curb religious extremism
(Nirmala Carvalho, AsiaNews.it)

Israeli lawmaker apologizes, says comments on Reform were ‘misinterpreted’
(JTA)

Christian girl abducted, converted and forced to marry a Muslim in Lahore
(Jibran Khan, AsiaNews.it)

Pussy Riot members at odds over Madonna concert
(Ahram Online)

White Christians turning into Nones
(Mark Silk, RNS Blog: Spiritual Politics)

Church's challenge to rezoning denial dismissed
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Council of Saudi Chambers rejects two-day weekend
(Arab News)

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