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Monday, 27 January 2014

Tunisia finally passes progressive constitution
(Associated Press, The Big Story)

Priests’ group labels Quinn’s comments on religious education ‘unacceptable’
(The Irish Times)

Obama administration to appeal clergy tax ruling
(Robert Dilday, ABP)

Paris anti-Hollande march turns hateful against Jews
(JTA)

U.S. attorney: Evidence shows N.Y. district didn’t deal with student anti-Semitism
(JTA)

Drones, “Ex-Gay” Bus Advert and Train Track Constitutionalism – the Human Rights Roundup
(Celia Rooney, UK Human Rights Blog)

The Holocaust, Muslims and Jews: Remembering the Righteous
(B.C., The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy]))

Malaysia church attacked amid 'Allah' dispute
(Associated Press, The Big Story)

Canon law, schools admission and the state (continued)
(David Pocklinton, Law & Religion UK)

Anti-Semitism is an international threat once again
(Brendan Simms, London Evening Standard)

When judges believe in 'natural law'
(Antony Murray, The Atlantic)

The growing importance of the International Criminal Court
(Naseem Kourosh, Georgetown Journal of International Affairs)

Will lawyers in Canada soon face a religious test? The hypersensitive response over Canada’s first openly Christian law school
(Barry W. Bussey, `Canadian Counsel of Christian Charities)

Anti-Semitic graffiti in Rome shortly before Holocaust day
(AFP, The Times of Israel)

Priests for Life’s Challenge to the Obamacare “Contraception Mandate” Heads to U.S. Supreme Court
(American Freedom Law Center)

Attacks by extremists kill at least 99 Nigerian Christians
(Haruna Umar, Associated Press)

Egyptian military backs army chief for president
(Maggie Michael, Associated Press)

Ukraine president will scrap anti-protest law
(Jim Heintz and Maria Danilova, Associated Press)

Boris Johnson's gay bus advert ban to be investigated
(BBC News)

Russia: Two "extremism" bans overturned - but bans, fines continue
(Victoria Arnold, Geradline Fagan, Forum 18 News Service)

Anti-assimilation group begs Bibi: break up son’s dating non-Jew
(Jewish Press News Briefs)

Swedes and Danes want to permit circumcision – for Bar Mitzvah
(Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu, Jewish Press)

US: Canceling Olympics an option due to terrorism threats
(Lori Lowenthal Marcus, Jewish Press)

Molotov cocktails and banners against churches. Malaysian priest warns of escalating sectarian divisions
(AsiaNews.it)

Paris anti-Hollande march turns into day of hatred of Jews
(JTA, Jewish Press)

Russia: Court rejects appeal in gay propaganda case - LGBT activist Alexeyev
(Interfax-Religion)

Georgian authorities to finance another four religions
(Interfax-Religion)

Rawalpindi, British citizen sentenced to death for blasphemy
(AsiaNews.it)

Islamabad: as bishop calls for 'unity against violence', thousands of Christians march for peace
(Jibran Khan, AsiaNews.it)

Veterans' group cautiously optimistic about DOD's new directive
(Russ Jones, OneNewsNow)

Sunday, 26 January 2014

China official seeks tougher rules on religion after Xinjiang blasts
(Michael Martina, Reuters)

Kerry reject claims U.S. is disengaging from world
(Al Bawaba News)

Map: Publicly Funded Schools That Are Allowed to Teach Creationism
(Chris Kirk, Slate)

Metro Detroit faiths come together for annual World Sabbath day
(David Jesse, Detroit Free Press, My Desert.com)

Pakistani religious leaders protest Taliban attacks on shrines
(Zia Ur Rehman, Central Asia Online)

Religious circumcisions not subject to Pennsylvania oversight
(Peter Smith, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

The Rohingya People: The most suffering people on earth – OpEd
(Dr. Habib Siddiqui, Eurasia Review)

Ukraine’s crackdown singling out Catholics, Canada’s religious-freedom envoy says
(Steven Chase, The Globe and Mail)

Religion and Law round-up – 26th January
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

VIDEO: Religious freedom is our first freedom
(People of Faith, You Tube)

Saturday, 25 January 2014

Best Buy commercial points way to greater Muslim acceptance
(Omar Sacirbey, Religion News Service)

China announces 'crimes' against detained Uighur scholar
(Associated Press, Yahoo! News)

Holder to ban religion in terror probes
(Editorial, Investor's Business Daily)

Religious liberty in Western and Islamic law: Toward a world legal tradition
(Kristine Kalanges, Notre Dame Law School Legal Studies Paper)

TWU School of Law receives final approval
(Jennifer Watton, Trinity Western University)

EVENT, 26-27 January: Workshop on Global Development and Institutions Inspired by Faith in Bangladesh
(The Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs)

Geneva-2: First round of direct Syria talks concludes
(Voice of Russia)

Muslims need to speak out against persecution
(Imam Muhammad Musri, Huff Post Religion)

Re-Judaizing Israel: Nothing new under the sun – OpEd
(Uri Avnery, Eurasia Review)

Call for Papers DUE 15 February 2014: Law and Religion in Africa (26-28 May 2014)
(Pieter Coertzen, Stellenbosch University, South Africa)

Only PM can pave way forward in ‘Allah’ impasse, says DAP rep
(The Malay Mail Online)

Pakistan suspends Shi'ite pilgrimage route to Iran
(Gul Yousafzai, Reuters)

A Case for Modesty on the Streets of NYC
(Noah Feldman for Bloomberg News, Valley News)

Excerpt: Divine Interventions, an ebook about religion and government
(Rick Salutin, The Star (Canada))

Afghanistan: Young radio hournalist tortured and killed in Helmand
(Eurasia Review)

Gilbert Mormon Temple: What happens inside LDS temple
(Dan Wilson, ABC15 Action)

The Hobby Lobby Archives
(Eugene Volokh, The Volokh Conspiracy)

Friday, 24 January 2014

Appeals court demands second chance for Chinese immigrant who failed judge's bible quiz
(Daniel Beekman, New York Daily News)

Brit Hume on the moral case for defending life
(YouTube)

Foreign fighters' 'family jihad' erodes Syria's social fabric: analysts
(Waleed Abu al-Khair, Al-Shorfa)

Iraqi Shiite figure advocates civic, not religious state at USIP
(United States Institute of Peace)

Syrian women in Jordan at risk of sexual exploitation at refugee camps
(Lee Harper, The Guardian)

The Little Sisters of the Poor have had their prayers answered
(Adele Keim, Fox News)

Blasphemy case: Briton in Pakistan sentenced to death
(BBC News)

The Church and the World
(The Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs)

My religion is better than yours
(Dr. Ruwantissa Abeyratne, Sri Lanka Guardian)

Working definition of antisemitism
(European Forum on Antisemitism)

Women and religion: An archbishop speaks out on women and Catholicism
(A. McE, The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])

India: Military court fails victims in Kashmir killings
(Human Rights Watch)

Partial win for Little Sisters
(Lyle Denniston, SCOTUSblog)

High Court grants exemption from birth control mandate
(Richard Wolf, USA Today)

Little Sisters of the Poor v. Sebelius
(Order in Pending Case, Supreme Court of the United States)

Religion is freed from all coercive edicts
(American Minute with Bill Federer, The Moral Liberal)

Circumcision divide between Denmark and Israel
(Morten Frisch, The Copenhagen Post)

Does French Jewry’s leader think fighting the quenelle is futile?
(Cnaan Liphshiz, JTA Telegraph)

Sociology of Religion Group Call for Papers for the 2014 AAR in San Diego
(Matt Sheedy, Religion Bulletin)

In Iran sanctions debate, what the sides are arguing about
(Ron Kampeas, JTA)

How to get your religion and your job to coexist in peace
(Kathryn Tuggle, The Street)

Ohio Supreme Court over 3 dissents refuses to reconsider science teacher's firing
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Myanmar Buddhists killed more than 40 Muslims
(Robin McDowell, Associated Press, MSN News)

Petition of the Day: The Falls Church v. The Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America
(Mary Pat Dwyer, SCOTUSblog)

The religious counterculture: An open letter to religious liberals
(Rev. Ana Levy-Lyons, Huff Post Religion)

On not being "prophetic"
(Richard J. Mouw, First Things: Religion and Public Life)

The pro-life movement is gaining ground
(Mercedes Schlapp, US News & World Report)

Feds appeal FFRF’s parish exemption win
(Freedom From Religion Foundation, Secular News Daily)

His will be done: A homily delivered at the National Shrine for the 41st March for Life
(Charles J. Chaput, First Things: Religion and Public Life)

Basketball great Yao Ming: 'Never underestimate strength of character'
(Klaus Brinkbäumer and Bernhard Zand, Spiegel Online International)

The Christian Theologian of Zion: Fr. Marcel-Jacques Dubois, Israel's ardent admirer and passionate critic
(Jonathan Yudelman, First Things: Religion and Public Life)

Lutheran Evangelicals
(James R. Rogers, First Things: Religion and Public Life)

Arizona bills would give religious opt-outs to businesses, employers in hiring, health care
(Mike Sunnucks, Phoenix Business Journal)

Christian legal group praises Pentagon for policy changes protecting religion in the military
(Heather Clark, Christian News)

Va. senate passes student prayer bill
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post Politics)

Russell Moore to US Christians on Middle East persecution: 'This ought to matter'
(Morgan Lee, The Christian Post Church & Ministry)

Ukraine leader pledges government reshuffle ahead of more rallies
(Richard Balmforth and Pavel Polityuk, Reuters)

Coup in Western Ukraine: the Arab Spring unleashed in Europe
(Andrew Korybko, Oriental Review)

Ukraine's religious freedom at risk, some warn
(Baptist Press)

Supporting the Euromaidan Movement in Ukraine
(Timothy Cardinal Dolan, Archdiocese of New York)

BJC supports strong legal standard in contraceptive mandate cases
(K. Hollyn Hollman, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

A crossroads for antisemitism?
(Steven Beller, OUPblog)

Secular South Africa?
(Philip Jenkins, The Christian Century)

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