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Monday, 4 November 2013

“Will Israel exist in another 90 years?”
(Uri Avnery, Eurasia Review)

Catholic bishops oppose discrimination in letter opposing anti-discrimination bill
(Michael J. O'Loughlin, RNS Blog: Faith Fix)

Government Losses, HRA Repeal & Secular Courts – The Human Rights Roundup
(Daniel Isenberg, UK Human Rights Blog)

Family Law ~ a torrent of recent cases
(ObiterJ)

Generation atheist! Millennials to religion — get out of politics
(Vern L. Bengston, Salon)

Fire in the pews: Pentecostal-Catholic competition reviving religion in Latin America
(David Briggs, The ARDA)

British Minister: Ban Muslim face veils in courts
(Elad Benari, Arutz Sheva 7)

Pope Francis: Is the people's pontiff a revolutionary? (+video)
(Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor)

Bayit Yehudi: We must vet all legislation on religious matters
(David Lev, Arutz Sheva 7)

Freedom From Religion Foundation sues Pismo Beach (California) City Council for its sectarian invocation prayers
(Hemant Mehta, Patheos Blog: The Friendly Atheist)

Texas A&M University to offer new course combining neuroscience with religion
(Hemant Mehta, Patheos Blog: The Friendly Atheist)

Exemption from religion classes is a right
(Veronica, Canadian Atheist)

The Book of Mormon made me think about my religion
(Anne, Anne About Town)

Christians, Muslims and prayer: Does worship divide or unite?
(B.C., The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])

Muhammad Morsi on trial: From president to prisoner
(M.R., The Economist [Pomegranate: The Middle East])

Security in Xinjiang: Tightening the screws
(J.M., The Economist [Analects: China])

India throws rings of protection around divisive candidate Modi
(Sanjeev Miglani, Reuters)

Britain to become first non-Muslim country to launch sharia bond
(Harry Wilson, The Telegraph)

Bishop fears sharia bonds pave way for more Islamic law
(Edward Malnick and John Bingham, The Telegraph)

David Barton for U.S. Senate?
(Mark Silk, RNS Blog: Spiritual Politics)

Bolz-Weber’s liberal, foulmouthed articulation of Christianity speaks to fed-up believers
(Michelle Boorstein, The Washington Post – Style)

NYC: Top 2 candidates vow to make City Hall more faith-friendly
(Jvier C. Hernández, International New York Times)

In Brief: Supreme Court revisits legislative prayer in Town of Greece v. Galloway
(Pew Research Religion & Public Life Project)

Central African Republic: Religious tinderbox
(BBC News Africa)

Polish synagogue defiled by swastikas
(JTA)

The Rebbe’s army musters
(Ben Harris, JTA Telegraph)

German think tank protesting Oxford speaker on anti-Semitism
(JTA)

Holocaust restitution body slams Poland for ‘unfulfilled commitments’
(JTA)

Fuming Arab MKs storm out of debate on Temple Mount
(Ilan Ben Zion, The Times of Israel)

Hagel: Israel’s pressure pushed Iran to negotiations
(Lazar Berman, The Times of Israel)

In battle for the skies, Turkey beats Israel 112:0
(Raphael Ahren, The Times of Israel)

To shape young Palestinians, Hamas creates its own textbooks
(Fares Akram and Jodi Rudoren, International New York Times)

Kazakhstan: "He was told not to sell religious literature"
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)

Jonathan Haidt: Why good people are divided by politics (and religion)
(Dylan Pahman, Acton Institute Power Blog)

Chief Rabbinate: Coordinating religion and state
(Arutz Sheva 7)

Jews, Catholics, and the problem of assimilation
(Russell Shaw, Aleteia)

Terrorism escalates in Libya as election approaches
(Fathia al-Majbri, Magharebia)

Freedom of Religion and Belief in Turkey, 2013
(Jeroen Temperman, Özgür H. Çınar, Rossella Bottoni, Mine Yıldırım, Hasan Sayim Vural, Pasquale Annicchino, Francesco Rizzi, Zachary Calo on Marc O. DeGirolami, Religion & Human Rights, Volume 8)

Since corporations are people, can they be religious?
(Kevin Matthews, Care2)

Morning Roundup 11/4/13: British religious illiteracy; appreciating diversity; persecuted church
(Ed Stetzer, Christianity Today)

Religious leaders come together for interfaith seminar
(Christopher Merchant, The Daily News Journal)

Assembly elects new WCC presidents
(World Council of Churches)

The Library of Essays on Law and Religion
(Silvio Ferrari and Rinaldo Cristofori, Ashgate)

Letter against surveillance of Muslims
(Baptist Briefs, The Baptist Standard)

ENDA: Is a weak LGBT non-discrimination bill even worth passing?
(Mark Joseph Stern, Slate)

Hundreds gather at peaceful Women of the Wall service marking 25th anniversary
(JTA)

On my libertarian Catholicity – OpEd
(Robert Higgs, Eurasia Review)

Whither Obamacare’s contraception mandate now?
(David Carton, The American Spectator)

Speedfaithing * Pew-Warmers * Angry Bible Birds: Monday’s Religion News Roundup
(David Gibson, Religion News Service)

New law to let parents adopt children from a different religion
(Edna Adato, Israel Hayom)

Congregation celebrates assembly - without religion
(Mary Wisniewski, Reuters UK)

Vatican asks for parish-level input on synod document
(Joshua J. McElwee, National Catholic Reporter)

Disputed area of Abyei votes to join South Sudan
(Rebecca Tinsley, World Watch Monitor)

Muhyiddin calls on Muslims to defend sanctity of religion
(Bernama, The Malay Mail Online)

November General Synod – Legislative Business
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

Holocaust remembrance: New tool for anti-Semitism?
(Peter Martino, Gatestone Institute)

New York Court confirms part of Beth Din's rulings in dispute over kosher certification in Crown Heights
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

‘Blasphemous’ tweets * God graveyard * Zombie panda?!: Religious Freedom Recap: Oct. 28 – Nov. 4
(Brian Pellot, RNS Blog: On Freedom)

Saudis in America
(Abdulateef Al-Mulhim, Arab News)

Kuwaiti woman arrested for driving sick father to hospital
(Al Bawaba)

Fair trade group promotes conscientious Christmas shopping
(Hillary Senour, Catholic News Agency)

Security Council, UNESCO strongly condemn killing of French journalists in Mali
(UN News Centre)

Billboard depicting US soldier and Muslim woman sparks mixed reactions
(Al Bawaba)

Religion, opium of Nigerian government?
(Charles Ike-Okoh, Zebulon Agomuo, and Tony Ailemen, Business Day)

Iran FM: Military solution spreads extremism to world states
(Iran Review)

The man behind the trial: Mohamed Morsi, his Brotherhood and mistakes
(Al Bawaba)

Morsi's Cairo trial adjourned till January after disruptions
(http://www.rferl.org/content/egypt-morsi-trial/25157029.html, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)

Egypt's former President Morsi stands trial in country with highest government restrictions on religion
(Brian J. Grim, the Weekly Number)

Will Supreme Court strike a blow for religious freedom in Greece v. Galloway?
(By Dr. Robert Jeffress, Fox News)

Sunday, 3 November 2013

In China’s Xinjiang, poverty and exclusion are a greater threat than Islam
(Michael Martina, URUMQI, Reuters UK)

Indian Mujahideen: The enemy as an enigma – Analysis
(Dr. Bibhu Prasad Routray, Eurasia Review)

Tensions high as Egypt's Morsi goes on trial
(Kathyn Stapley / Sonia DRIDI, France 24 International News)

Muslim women’s school in South Russia closed over extremism concerns
(RIA Novosti)

Suit In Australia invokes racial discrimination act against boycott of Israeli academics
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Kiev rabbi wins battle to keep 18 Torah scrolls
(JTA, The Jewish Daily Forward)

Objections to .halal and .islam top level domains rejected
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Religion and law round up – 3rd November
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Shamsi Ali: The rise and fall of a New York imam
(BBC News Magazine)

Saturday, 2 November 2013

Belmokhtar desperate for al-Qaeda approval
(Mawassi Lahcen, Magharebia)

China says it will stamp out the Dalai Lama’s voice in Tibet
(Ben Blanchard, Reuters)

Punjab, Christians hunted for blasphemy: fireworks wrapped in Koran pages
(Jibran Khan, Asianews.it)

Vatican surveys Church on family issues including gay marriage
(Steve Scherer, Reuters)

West Point hosts first wedding between 2 men at Military Academy
(Associated Press, Huff Post Gay Voices)

Atheist to get her day at the Supreme Court
(Bill Mears, CNN Belief Blog)

Supreme Court to hear new case on religion in public life
(Robert Barnes, Washington Post Politics)

Nigeria: Disquiet threatens Kwara's religious harmony
(This Day Live)

A timeline of the Affordable Care Act
(The Washington Post)

D.C. Circuit: Contraceptive mandate imposes substantial burden on small business owners' free exercise
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Emboldened, gay marriage activists eye 50 states
(Marisol Bello, USA Today)

Pussy Riot member wherabouts unknown after move to new prison
(Esther Zuckerman, The Atlantic Wire)

The state of the state-by-state fight for gay marriage
(Abby Ohleheiser, The Atlantic Wire)

Oklahoma Muslim leader attends counterterrorism seminar, nearly gets banned from event
(Sean Murphy, Associated Press, Huff Post Religion)

Kenya Muslim leader: I could be killed next
(Jason Straziuso, Associated Press)

Home for Holocaust survivors sees last generation
(Sharon Cohen, Associated Press)

Myanmar 'God's Army' twins re-unite, seek comrades
(Thanyarat Doksone and Grant Peck, Associated Press)

Banning veil would be like outlawing miniskirts, says Baroness Warsi
(John Bingham, The Telegraph)

Hagel: States denying same-sex family benefits must comply
(Karen Parrish, U.S. Department of Defense)

Student Magdalene Bedi sues over religious assemblies at school
(Doris Quitanilla, Opposing Views)

Parents appeal judge’s ruling allowing yoga in public schools
(Lilly Fowler, Religion News Service)

Study theology, even if you don't believe in God
(Tara Isabella Burton, The Atlantic)

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