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Wednesday, 6 November 2013

In God we trust: Photographing the intersection of Islam and Culture in Bangladesh
(Munem Waif, Time LightBox)

Private Member’s Bill submitted to Scottish Parliament to ban religious representatives from education committees
(Deacon Nick Donnelly, Protect the Pope)

Bill submitted to Scottish Parliament that would abolish religious representatives on education committees
(National Secular Society)

Religious people most likely to adopt in England
(Christian Today - Society)

Al Qaeda-linked group strengthens hold in northern Syria
(Gul Tuysuz, Raja Razek, and Nick Paton Walsh, CNN)

Ottawa Catholic School Board ties religion curriculum to responsible technology use
(Neco Cockburn, Ottawa Citizen)

Premature bomb explosion in Quetta, Pakistan seminary latest in slew of attacks in region
(Jonathan Wolfe, Opposing Views)

Global warming and religion: Faith upon the earth
(B.C., The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])

Christian ministry, Focus on the Family, praises Russia, doesn't mention corruption, persecution (video)
(Michael Allen, Opposing Views)

Religion cannot be forced on children in Italy
(Roberta Lunghini, West / Welfare Society Territory)

More parents make obscure religion the reason for home schooling
(Dutch News.nl)

The primal role of religion
(Ammar Ali Hassan, Al-Ahram Weekly)

Cows tread on Hindus in western India as part of ancient ritual
(AFP, Australia Network News)

28 people killed in church stampede; politicians banned from attending Nigeria churches
(Morgan Tait, The Christian Post World)

Supreme Court hears landmark religious liberty case
(Emily Hardman / Eric Rassbach, The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty)

Town of Greece v. Galloway - Case at a glance
(American Bar Association)

Town of Greece v. Galloway - Argument recap
(Lyle Denniston, SCOTUSblog)

Town of Greece v. Galloway - Full transcript of oral arguments
(Supreme Court of the United States)

Does the Constitution require least-common-denominator prayer?
(Daniel Blomberg, The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty)

5 facts about the U.S. Supreme Court’s public prayer case
(David Masci, Pew Research Center: Fact-tank)

Let us pray? Supreme Court divided on God in government
(Bill Mears and Daniel Burke, CNN Belief Blog)

Say a prayer for the Supreme Court: Can the justices settle the world’s religious differences?
(Dahlia Lithwick, Slate)

Supreme Court wrestles with how ‘religious’ prayer should be at public meetings
(Lauren Markoe, Religion News Service)

BJC: local government prayer violates consciences, undermines voluntary religion
(Cherilyn Crowe, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

Pastor George Nathaniel loses bus driving job for praying with students
(Doris Quitanilla, Opposing Views)

Malcolm Gladwell tells of the power of forgiveness
(Eric Schulzke, Deseret News)

Contraceptive mandate challenge transferred from D.C. to Michigan Federal Court
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

The rabbis vs. the Redskins: A religious case against offensive nicknames
(Rabbi Aaron Frank and Rabbi Shmuel Herzfeld, CNN Belief Blog)

The No Religious Test Clause and the Constitution of Religious Liberty: A Machine That Has Gone of Itself
(Gerard V. Bradley, Notre Dame Law School)

Poll: Americans strongly favor Israel, wary of Iran entanglement
(JTA)

Russia: Members of banned Jehovah's Witnesses congregation on trial
(Portal-credo.ru, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))

Marvel Muslim girl superhero Kamala Khan destroys bad guys as well as stereotypes
(Yasmine Hafiz, Huff Post Religion)

Lawmakers approve gay marriage in Illinois
(Monique Garcia and Ray Long: Clout Street, Chicago Tribune)

Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood finds havens abroad
(Abigail Hauslohner, The Washington Post Middle East)

Stanford Law School has a strange new clinic devoted to 'religious liberty'
(Brian Leiter, Business Insider)

Stanford's (interesting and important) religious-liberty clinic
(Rick Garnett, PrawfsBlawg)

Does religion really spoil the holidays?
(Shayne Looper)

The end of religious liberty in the Land of Lincoln
(Robert Gilligan, Real Clear Religion)

New WCC Central Committee elected
(World Council of Churches)

Tattoo removal * Atheist Scripture * Hillsong’s Flourishing: Wednesday’s Religion News Roundup
(Sarah Pulliam Bailey, Religion News Service)

Karpal not right in calling to deregister religion-based parties, says PAS
(The Malaysian Insider)

Part 2 Lobbying Bill on hold: Early closure of power stations
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

Should corporations have right to religious freedom?
(Bonnie Erbe, The Republic)

Mumbai: Does religion allow breach of high court orders, judge asks
(Rosy Sequeira, TNN, The Times of India)

Turkish PM backs single-sex dorms
(Agence France-Press, Arab News)

Youth leader killed in Tanzania church attack
(Julius Mbaluto, World Watch Monitor)

Egyptian court rejects Muslim Brotherhood’s appeal on ban
(PanArmenian.net)

Palestinians: We do not trust the Americans
(Khaled Abu Toameh, Gatestone Institute)

Religion Roundtable: How would you respond to Benjamin Franklin, who said, “The way to see by faith is to shut the eye of reason”?
(Chris Thomas and Muhammad Haq, The Anniston Star)

Tuesday, 5 November 2013

Arab MKs: Temple Mount visits by Jews will lead to Intifada
(JNS News Service, The Jewish Press)

Atheists use a popular Bible app to evangelize about unbelief
(Kimberly Winston, Religion News Service)

China paper blames blind faith of “uncultured” Uighur youth for Xinjiang unrest
(Adam Rose, Reuters UK)

Christians will be ‘wooed and booed’ by the state and the media
((EU Ecumenical Prayer Breakfast, Strasbourg), Evangelical Alliance)

Conservative religious leader launches 40-day hunger strike for immigration reform
(Fox News Latino)

Faith & Reason blog lives: New home, new questions, same writer
(Cathy Lynn Grossman, Religion News Service)

Global survey on family, gays, won't change doctrine -Vatican
(Philip Pullella, Reuters)

Horrific violence against Christians in Egypt and Syria caught on tape
(Mideast Christian News, The Christian Post World)

Islamic Ideology body okays test tube babies, terms sex-change operations 'un-Islamic'
(APP, The Express Tribune)

Salafis try their hand at religious politics
(Khalil Al-Anani, The Washington Post – On Faith)

Syria: Giant Jesus statue put up between warring factions on Cherubim Mountain
(Diaa Hadid, Associated Press, Huff Post Religion)

The state of religion in China: Stand still and watch
(Fenggang Yang, The Immanent Frame: Secularism, religion, and the public sphere)

The triangle connecting the U.S., Israel, and American Jewry may be coming apart
(Adam Garfinkle, Tablet)

U.S. missionary jailed in North Korea 'alone and ailing': mother
(Reporting by Elizabeth Dilts; editing by Cynthia Johnston, G Crosse, Reuters)

Vatican ramps up effort to stop human trafficking
(Rachel Browne, National Post)

World Council of Churches elects new presidents; inter-religious ceremony marks importance of water
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post World)

Vatican embassy in Damascus hit by mortar fire
(PanArmenian.net)

Nepal: Tensions mount as contentious election nears – Analysis
(IRIN Humanitarian News and Analysis)

Jonathan reiterates commitment to religious harmony in Nigeria
(Leadership)

MSF slams ‘politicisation’ of aid in Arakan state
(Hanna Hindstrom, Democratic Voice of Burma)

Al-Maliki’s policies pose bigger threat than Al-Qaeda
(Hassan Barari, Arab News)

God speaks and science discovers exoplanets and organic molecules in outer space – OpEd
(Rabbi Allen S. Maller, Eurasia Review)

75 years later: How the world shrugged off Kristallnacht
(Klaus Wiegrefe, Spiegel Online International)

Eastern Orthodox unity
(Ivan Plis, First Things: On the Square)

Russia: Drop suits against independent groups, says HRW
(Eurasia Review)

Convention recommends replacing blasphemy offence
(Ruadhán Mac Cormaic, The Irish Times)

Argument preview: Prayer’s role in government
(Lyle Denniston, SCOTUSblog)

Town of Greece v. Galloway - SCOTUSblog coverage
(SCOTUSblog)

Praying for true religious freedom at the Supreme Court
(David Mason, The Washington Post – On Faith)

Jews in prison stick with faith to cope with flood of anti-Semitism
(Doni Bloomfield, Jewish Daily Forward)

Globalization, religion and humanity beyond the nation-state
(Erin Wilson, Religion Factor)

Chief Rabbinate seeks Ministry cooperation on matters of religion & state
(The Yeshiva World News)

Bid to remove religion from education committees
(Alistair Munro, The Scotsman)

Zambia: No religious political parties, please!
(Henry Kyambalesa, Zambia Daily Mail)

View : Religious extremism
(Javed Ahmed Ghamidi, Daily Times (Pakistan))

American Pastor Saeed transferred to brutal Iranian prison - life is in danger - President Obama must step in
(Jordan Sekulow, ACLJ)

Senate close to passing bill to ban discrimination against gay workers
(Paul Kane, The Washington Post Politics)

What is ENDA? The Employment Non-Discrimination Act and religious liberty
(Wintery Knight)

Conservatives shift their tone on gay anti-discrimination bill
(Cathy Lynn Grossman, Religion News Service)

Ralph Reed calls ENDA 'a dagger' in 'the heart of religious freedom'
(Andy Towle, Towleroad)

Religious exemptions in ENDA endorsed by some activist groups, questioned by others
(Andy Towle, Towleroad)

Sam Johnson, Pete Olson pledge to keep “so help me God” in Air Force honor oath
(Rachel Jackson, Houston Chronicle)

Language, reality and religion: Rowan Williams' Gifford Lectures
(Ekklesia)

Were there alternatives to the Affordable Care Act?
(Elizabeth Scalia, First Things: On the Square)

West Virginia University School of Medicine professor's religious freedom rights upheld
(PR Newswire, Digital Journal)

The two wings of evangelicalism
(Dale M. Coulter, First Things: First Thoughts)

What happens when we pray?
(Tanya Luhrmann, Big Questions Online)

Jesus in Syria * Sharing the Galaxy * Kristallnacht Getaway: Tuesday’s Religion News Roundup
(Lauren Markoe, Religion News Service)

What if salvation has everything to do with politics?
(Derek Penwell, Huff Post Religion)

Faith communities work to defeat 20-week abortion ban in Albuquerque: An interview with Joan Lamunyon Sanford
(Sally Steenland, Center for American Progress)

Allies, adversaries and the right to self-defense
(Ali Salim, Gatestone Institute)

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