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Tuesday, 10 September 2013

Patriarch Kirill calls for open dialogue on Transdniestria
(Interfax)

Negative preaching distances students from religion
(Kirsten Keller, The Daily Illini)

Haifa to coordinate Yom Kippur and Feast of the Cross
(JNS Service, The Jewish Press)

Those who equate religion with morality miss a key point
(The Boston Globe)

National religion scholar (Eboo Patel) advises to work together
(Reagan Martin, The Oklahoma Daily)

Miss World 2013: Indonesia’s religious intolerance and bikinis
(Jonathan DeHart, The Diplomat)

Birmingham college bans Muslim students from wearing religious veils for 'security reasons'
(Wills Robinson, Daily Mail)

Dhammadeepa Council to nurture religious amity
(Daily Mirror)

Atheists want cross removed from 131-year-old city seal in Florida
(Charlie Butts, One News Now)

Presidential proclamation declared last weekend days of prayers and remembrance for 9-11 victims
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Hindu, Muslim, Jewish groups join fight against Texas cheerleaders’ scripture displays
(Garrett Haley, CrossMap)

From ‘Full House’ to ‘Modern Family’: Ten shows that forced us to reimagine the American family
(Jonathan Merritt, Religion News Service)

Muslim clerk wins hijab fight against Abercrombie and Fitch
(Omar Sacirbey, Religion News Service)

Richard Dawkins under fire for ‘mild pedophilia’ remarks
(Trevor Grundy, Religion News Service)

Jewish game developer to market Holocaust game for smartphones
(JTA)

Religious conservatives on Texas textbook review panels criticize proposed science books
(Dallas News)

Violent guards and violent Haredi extremists duel in Beit Shemesh
(Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu, The Jewish Press)

Ron Paul condemned over speaking to antisemitic Catholics
(JNS News Service, The Jewish Press)

France moves to toughen ban on religion in schools
(Ahram Online)

Egypt: No electoral system can exclude Islamists: Wafd Party
(Ahram Online)

Faisalabad: Pakistan's (anti-Christian) Romeo and Juliet story
(Shafique Khokhar, Asianews.it)

Bangladesh, four 'anti-Islam' bloggers sentenced
(Sumon Corraya, AsiaNews.it)

Bolivia imposes Animist worldview on Christian Churches
(Morning Star News, Christianity Today)

Monday, 9 September 2013

USCIRF Chair Robert George takes oath of office at Supreme Court, September 9, 2013
(Press Release, United States Commission on International Religious Freedom)

Group urges SEC to expand accredited investor rule to cover same-sex couples
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Religious expert suggests to send the Russian volunteer corps to Syria
(Interfax)

Who wants to join the Plain Mennonites and Amish? The real seekers of Anabaptist life
(David Briggs, The ARDA)

European Muslim populations projected to 2030
(Brian J. Grim, the Weekly Number)

Believing in Russia
(Irina Papkova, The Revealer: A Daily Review of Religion & Media (NYU))

On Piety: Egypt, Islam and the Muslim Brotherhood
(Maurice Chammah, The Revealer: A Daily Review of Religion & Media (NYU))

Moroccan Christian jailed for evangelising
(Christian Today World)

Cert. petition filed in Obamacare case
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

The US–Western role in religious extremism
(Abdul Alim, The Muslim Times)

Gay rights ordinance in Texas draws GOP objections
(National Public Radio)

Independence is more of a religion to Scottish nationalists than a political belief
(Graeme Archer, The Telegraph)

Pledge of Allegiance to continue with phrase 'under God' despite challenge
(Catholic Online)

Community approves non-discrimination ordinance
(Macomb Daily News)

Belarus: Imprisoned Catholic priest "Polish spy" or religious freedom victim?
(Olga Glace, Forum 18 News Service)

Nigeria attacks kill 13 vigilantes, 5 sect members
(Ahram Online)

Patriarch Kirill calls for unity of Moldovan politicians
(Interfax)

Bill seeks to end discrimination vs Muslims in media reports
(ABS-CBN News)

Al-Jazeera Mubasher Misr banned with 3 other channels
(Ahram Online)

French schools to get ‘secularism charter’
(Halla Mohiddeen, France 24)

Religious liberty pitted against gay rights in discrimination lawsuits
(Sarah Pulliam Bailey, Huff Post Religion)

Politics looms large in India religious riots that kill 31
(Sharat Pradhan, Reuters)

Anglican Archbishop kidnapped in Nigeria
(George Condor, Anglican Ink)

Israel wants Christians to fund non-Jewish ‘birthright’ program
(JNS News Service, The Jewish Press)

Abbas gives $6K to dancers named after terrorist who killed 37
(JNS News Service, Jewish Press)

French city closes street to traffic through Yom Kippur
(JTA, The Jewish Press)

The biggest mega-mosque in Scandinavia: Denmark gets its first minaret
(Soeren Kern, Gatestone Institute)

Vinh: Church against government media for slandering and manipulating the facts
(J.B. An Dang, AsiaNews.it)

Saudi diplomat kidnapped in Yemen makes new video plea
(Ahram Online)

Syria: Maaloula: rebels break into the village homes, kill three young Christians
(AsiaNews.it)

Jihadist group claims bomb targeting Egypt minister
(Ahram Online)

Indonesia: West Aceh, Protestant pastor and four Christians arrested for proselytizing
(Mathias Hariyadi, AsiaNews.it)

Iranian ministers open pages on banned Facebook
(Ahram Online)

Charity law reform in England & Wales: the Government’s view
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Ga. PSC may give $10K fine to anti-abortion group
(Ray Henry, Associated Press, AJC.com)

Meeting between Obama, LGBT activists in Russia is double standards - diplomat
(Interfax)

Westboro Baptist suit: Funeral-protest law applied unfairly
(Bob Allen, ABP News)

Appeals court upholds rejection of noncomplying articles of incorporation for corporation sole
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

An Orthodox Jew says El Centro College threatened to boot him from nursing school for missing class on Rosh Hashanah [updated]An Orthodox Jew says El Centro College threatened to boot him from nursing school for missing class on Rosh Hashanah [updated]
(Eric Nicholson, Dallas Observer)

Texas AG says city's ban on officials demonstrating bias by word or deed is unconstitutional
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Sunday, 8 September 2013

'Stop mocking the Mormons,' says opera star Bryn Terfel who has been 'embraced' by the faith
(Adam Sherwin, The Independent)

Religion and law round up – 8th September
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Judicial Review and Legal Aid under threat… and a Human Rights Birthday – The Human Rights Round
(Daniel Isenberg, UK Human Rights Blog)

2 things to know about religion in Russia, as Pres. Putin stands by Syria
(Brian J. Grim, the Weekly Number)

Saturday, 7 September 2013

Hindus express concern at trivialization of goddesses in ad campaign
(Eurasia Review)

Mothers, fathers and parents
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

Sri Lanka: Tamil priest who met UN High Commissioner detained by police
(Melani Manel Perera, AsiaNews.it)

Afghanistan, noted Indian writer killed: she denounced the horrors of the Taliban
(AsiaNews.it)

Maaloula: Christians flee village where people still speak the language of Jesus
(AsiaNews.it)

Islamist radical rebels say they killed Syria's Hama governor
(Ahram Online)

Shebab claim twin blasts in Somali capital that kill 18
(Ahram Online)

Italian school seeks to revive Catholic dominance of sacred art
(Alessandro Speciale, Religion News Service)

Gay rights vs. religious rights: 7 issues to watch
(Sarah Pulliam Bailey, Religion News Service)

As publications struggle, Christian literary magazine Books & Culture could shut down
(Sarah Pulliam Bailey, Religion News Service)

Religious sect raided in Germany on abuse fears
(David Rising, ABC News)

Islamist takeover of town in Egypt leaves Christians in fear
(Associated Press, Fox News)

Friday, 6 September 2013

Bullying of Asian-Americans spikes in New York City schools
(Omar Sacirbey, Religion News Service)

Demographics play role in Catholic leaders’ push for immigration bill
(Michael Lipka and Jessica Martínez, Pew Research Center Fact Tank)

Francophone Muslims seek unity against extremism
(Jemal Oumar in Nouakchott, Magharebia)

Leading religious scholar (Eboo Patel) to speak at President's Associates dinner
(The Oklahoma Daily)

Letter: Marois can learn from federal government’s religious accommodation
(The Montreal Gazette)

Marriage bill threat to freedom of religion
(Ian Dunn, Scottish Catholic Observer)

NALT alliance says Not All (Christians are) Like That on homosexuality
(Sarah Pulliam Bailey, Religion News Service)

Parents' outrage as extremist US religious cult hand out creationist books and preach to kids at Scottish school
(Daily Record)

Pope Francis’ peace appeal for Syria marks Vatican’s return to global stage
(Alessandro Speciale, Religion News Service)

Prayer before football game causes controversy
(Megan Brantley, WRCBTV.com)

Quebec Liberals would enshrine religious neutrality of the state in charter
(Macleans)

Religious dating sites a detriment to a mixed culture society
(The Daily Cougar)

Religious leaders mad at media for aligning them to political parties
(Ghana Lately)

Russia calls for protection of Christian holy places in Maalula
(Interfax)

Russia: Six-month "extremism" sentence for St Petersburg Nursi reader
(Geraldine Fagan, Forum 18 News Service)

Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Gay marriage shows Constitution's genius
(Associated Press, Politico)

SRI LANKA: The debate on multiculturalism, uniculturalism and monoculturalism
(Dr Leonard Pinto, Asian Human Rights Commission)

Why isn’t the West getting any better at handling religious conflict? Or are we?
(Bill McKenzie, Dallas News: Texas Faith blog)

With Obamacare, business doesn’t have a prayer
(Mark Bowman, The Washington Times)

More on the Transparency of Lobbying (etc) Bill
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Thursday, 5 September 2013

Kabul: Taliban militants raid Shia mosque. Three wounded
(AsiaNews.it)

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