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Sunday, 24 November 2013

Belgian Senate will vote on bill to extend euthanasia to children with disabilities on November 26
(Alex Schadenberg, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition)

Montreal Jewish Hospital won’t comply with a ban on religious symbols
(Lori Lowenthal Marcus, The Jewish Press)

Employer offered reasonable accommodation to Muslim employee for noontime prayer
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Angola steps up ban on mosques in the country
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Reports say Angola outlawed Islam
(OnIslam)

Personal consultation with solicitor must be offered before terror questioning, rules High Court
(Matthew Flinn, UK Human Rights Blog)

A federal judge’s significant decision: Clergy tax-free housing allowance is not constitutional
(Sarah Pulliam Bailey, Religion News Service)

Freedom From Religion Foundation v. Lew (opinion and order)
(United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin)

Saturday, 23 November 2013

Bangladesh: ‘Attacked Hindu communities in Lalmonirhat left unsecured’
(Dhaka Tribune)

French court fines publishing house for five anti-Semitic books
(JTA)

Schechter schools considering embracing patrilineal descent
(Uriel Heilman, JTA Telegraph)

Second school drops out of 'Operation Christmas Child' following atheist lawsuit, parents vow to raise money on their own
(Katherine Weber, The Christian Post U.S.)

Tony Blair's faith projects: From extremism to malaria nets
(B.C., The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])

Court holds that tax code's parsonage allowance violates Establishment Clause
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

St. John's Law School welcomes Rabbi Yaron Catane, former legal counsel to the Chief Rabbinate of Israel
(St. John's University School of Law)

Texas to have another Hindu Temple
(Eurasia Review)

‘Atheist mega-churches’ effort spreads in U.S. after success in Britain
(Gillian Flaccus, Associated Press, Missoulian)

Indonesia: Religious Affairs Minister Suryadharma flouts constitution
(Jakarta Globe, Ahmadiyya Times)

Aging expert Vern Bengtson: Boomers will return to church
(Janice Lloyd, Religion News Service)

If corporations are Christians
(Lorelei Lard, Slate.com)

Rare moment: Holidays about religious freedom overlap
(Michael J. Grossman, Kentucky.com)

Religious freedom: cases & examples
(Support Religious Freedom)

Religious trusts and their parent denominations: just who’s in charge?
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Friday, 22 November 2013

‘Asylum’ request focusing attention on anti-Semitism in Sweden
(Cnaan Liphshiz, JTA)

Rowan Williams on C.S. Lewis and the point of Narnia
(OUPblog)

Tunisians adjust to terror at home
(Yasmin Najjar, Magharebia)

The Original Statue of Liberty of US
(Press Release Christian News Wire, Crossmap)

School declares no ‘Joy’ for the faithful this Christmas
(Tom Tilloson, Bizpac Review)

Feud between Turkey's Erdogan and influential cleric goes public
(Seda Sezer; additional reporting by Asli Kandemir and Humeyra Pamuk; editing by Nick Tattersall and Ralph Boulton, Reuters UK)

Radicals' use of Islamic Charities continues in South Asia
(Irfan Al-Alawi, Gatestone Institute)

Spain: Islamic radicals infiltrate the military
(Soeren Kern, Gatestone Institute)

Jihadists could end Christianity in Syria if given power, says nun
(World Watch Monitor)

Shanghai's forgotten Jewish past
(James Griffiths, The Atlantic)

Seven girls quit school in Chita not allowed to wear headscarves
(ITAR-TASS News Agency)

No-fly Muslims * Muslim mayor * Tweeter jailed
(Omar Sacirbey, Religion News Service)

Start of Hanukkah this year earliest since 1888
(Phil Anderson, The Topeka Capital-Journal)

Texas defunding abortion providers violates a woman’s ‘right to life,’ pro-abortion group says
(Dustin Siggins & Ben Johnson, LifeSiteNews)

Modern missionaries: Shrinking Catholic Church imports priests
(Simone Salden, Spiegel Online International)

Religious groups rally around U.N. climate talks in Warsaw
(Eric J. Lyman, Religion News Service)

50th anniversary * Massachusetts Puritans * Homeland churches: Friday’s Religion News Roundup
(Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service)

Jewish sect says exodus from Quebec tied to clash with education authorities
(Allan Woods, The Star (Canada))

Pope Francis calls for full religious freedom in the Middle East
(Cindy Wooden, Catholic Herald)

Group that led charge against gay marriage changes tack
(Steve Law, Portland Tribune)

Federal court says contraceptive coverage accommodation for religious non-profits likely violates RFRA as non-profit suits keep being filed
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Civil rights advocacy group says banks closed more accounts of Muslims
(Mark Hicks, The Detroit News)

White Earth Chippewa Indians adopt new constitution with religious protections
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Russia, attacks on Jehovah's Witnesses and Pentecostals increase under anti-extremism law
(Nina Achmatova, AsiaNews.it)

Indonesian Ulema want mosques in Madura Island hotels "to fight vice and immorality"
(Mathias Hariyadi, AsiaNews.it)

Nepal, civil society and religions against kidnapping of child brides
(Christopher Sharma, AsiaNews.it)

Iraqi Shiite group claims shelling Saudi border
(Ahram Online)

EVENT, 23 November 2013: Christianity, Islam and Europe: contributions and interactions
(Relmin, Institut Catholique de Paris)

Women in the episcopate – next steps
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

C.S. Lewis, more popular 50 years after his death than he was in life
(Sarah Pulliam Bailey, Religion News Service)

Anti-Christian death threats force closure of Bridge of Hope Center for Children in India
(Eurasia Review)

Islamist students protest across the country against al-Azhar
(AsiaNews.it)

Thursday, 21 November 2013

A new (confessional) sirection in Catholic-Lutheran dialogue
(Mathew Block, First Things: First Thoughts)

Air Force Academy won’t discipline trainer who pledged to proselytize
(JTA)

EU Controversy, Churchill and the Charter – The Human Rights Roundup
(Celiarooney, UK Human Rights Blog)

MENA youth refuse to step down despite setbacks
(Aisha Habli, Common Ground News Service)

Modi’s Hindu nationalist campaign stirs religious divide in India’s heartland
(Mike Collett-White and Sharat Pradhan, Reuters)

Oregon initiative would allow businesses to refuse to serve same-sex weddings
(Jeff Mapes, The Oregonian)

Syrian religious leaders call for release of two bishops
(The 9th World Assembly of Religions for Peace)

Using social media to screen job candidates leads to discrimination against Muslims
(Laura Lorenzetti, Quartz)

When religion had a mind: The history of philosophical religion
(Peter E. Gordom, The New Republic)

Christian Israeli-Arab wants to build Rio-style Jesus statue near Nazareth
(Ariel Ben Solomon, The Jerusalem Post)

Religions for Peace: Opening Remarks
(Dr. William Vendley – Secretary General, Religions for Peace 9th World Assembly)

Religious dissenters should not be required to work at gay weddings, gay rights advocate Andrew Koppelman argues
(Napp Nazworth, The Christian Post Politics)

Congress pushes for release of American pastor imprisoned in Iran
(Katherine Burgess, Religion News Service)

FFRF to proselytizing police chief: cease & desist
(Secular News Daily)

Religion for Peace Global Assembly, first day: some reflections
(Bhikku Sujato, Sujato's Blog)

Humanists file suit over weekly prayers in Missouri high school classroom
(American Humanist Association)

Swedish Jewish activist applies in protest for asylum in her own country
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Flight of Iraq Christians resumes amid surge in unrest
(The Malay Mail Online)

Myanmar rejects U.N. resolution on Rohingya Muslims
(reporting by Jared Ferrie; editing by Jason Szep and Robert Birsel, Reuters UK)

AP Photos: Myanmar madrassa draws displaced kids
(Associated Press, The Washington Post Asia & Pacific)

USCCB issues final call for prayers, fasting for religious liberty
(CWN, Catholic Culture)

In proofreading we trust: Another 'mistake' from U.S. military
(Chad Groening, OneNewsNow)

Religious symbols at work: Lift high the cross
(B.C., The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])

Kazakhstan: "They need permission from the local authorities"
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)

When is an advert “political” for the purposes of a ban under the Communications Act?
(Rosalind English, UK Human Rights Blog)

Hostility to the European Court and the risks of contagion – Philip Leach and Alice Donald
(1 Crown Office Row, UK Human Rights Blog)

‘White Widow’ key suspect in Kenyan pastors' murders
(World Watch Monitor)

The Ottoman Caliphate and its European legacy – Analysis
(Muhammad Jilani, New Civilisation, Eurasia Review)

Belmont Abbey College refiles lawsuit against HHS Mandate
(Adam Wilson, The Cardinal Newman Society)

Americans divided on facing death: Fight it, choose it or let it come
(Cathy Lynn Grossman, Religion News Service)

Views on end-of-life medical treatments
(Pew Research Religion & Public Life Project)

Pakistan’s NBP a major participant in Shariah compliant financing facility for PIA – OpEd
(Shabbir H. Kazmi, Eurasia Review)

B’nai B’rith celebrates 170 years; discusses issues facing Jews, Israel, US at forum
(Eurasia Review)

Let's make a deal (the U.S. and Iran)
(Thomas L. Friedman, International New York Times Opinion)

Iran negotiations: Thomas Friedman takes on the Israel lobby
(MJ Rosenberg, Huff Post World)

Anti-Semitism and Obama’s Iran policy
(Jennifer Rubin, The Washington Post – Right Turn)

Hindus ask Norway’s Statoil to apologize for discrimination against Roma‏
(Eurasia Review)

Potential German soccer star joins list of players-turned-jihadists – Analysis
(James M. Dorsey, Eurasia Review)

Plymouth Rock menorah lighting to mark ‘Thanksgivukkah’
(Jasper Craven, Boston.com)

Terror in Islam’s name fuels Islamophobia: Turkish President Gül
(Hürriyet Daily News)

European anti-Semitism and the fear of Muslims
(Timon Dias, Gatestone Institute)

Pittsburgh diocese wins delay against Affordable Care Act
(CBS Pittsburgh)

Pray like JFK * Hug like Francis * Chanukkah Honey: Thursday’s Religion News Roundup
(Kevin Eckstrom, Religion News Service)

The town FEMA turned down: The tide goes out on religious liberty
(Jonathan V. Last, The Weekly Standard)

Lose in Strasbourg, try Geneva: Mann Singh and the right to wear a turban
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

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