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Friday, 5 July 2013

Only 5 days for first lower court opinion to cite SCOTUS decision on DOMA
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Will a Michigan case invalidate state gay marriage bans?
(Liz Goodwin, Yahoo! News)

“Religious” content of civil marriage ceremonies
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

Some US conservatives voice support, admiration as Russia cracks down on gay-rights activism
(David Crary, Star Tribune)

White House says it can’t list Westboro Baptist as ‘hate group’
(Corrie Mitchell, The Washington Post)

Appeals court in Va. sends Baltimore pregnancy counseling center case back to trial court
(The Washington Post)

10th Circuit upholds constitutionality of racial and religious violence ban in Federal Hate Crimes Act
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Bats in churches – again
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

9th Circuit: U.S. enforcement of foreign award against church is constitutional
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Residents most thankful for freedom of religion
(Joyanna Weber, Cleveland Banner)

Is America a Christian nation?
(Jana Riess, Religion News Service)

Balancing rights, religion
(AZ Central)

Atheists celebrate marriage without religion
(JoAnne Viviano, The Columbus Dispatch)

Israel: Proposal to establish religious police defeated
(Mohammed Al-Hassani, Yemen Times)

Survey: Religious Americans more patriotic than non-religious
(Alex Murashko, The Christian Post)

Religious tourism in mind, Goa set to promote Gurudwaras
(Punjab News)

Losing our religion, Buddhism bucks trend
(Alan Campbell, Richmond News)

Independence Day: How American freedom of religion was created
(Dava Castillo, All Voices)

Useful debates on the separation of church and state
(News-Sentinel)

As Fortnight for Freedom concludes, Cardinal Wuerl decries threats to Church’s freedom, defends college chaplain
(Catholic Culture)

Georgia: Will police protect Muslim prayers from mobs?
(Forum 18 News Service)

Thursday, 4 July 2013

Russian Islamist rebel leaders vow 'maximum force' to stop Sochi Olympics
(Thomas Grove, Reuters)

Video: Christian arrested for calling homosexuality a 'sin' warns of 'real-life thought police'
(John Bingham, The Telegraph)

Street preacher arrested in London for homophobic language
(Christian Concern)

Atheist group's Independence Day ad to counter 'In God We Trust' ads
(Jeff Schapiro, The Christian Post)

Religious freedom in U.S. nears extreme challenge
(Adam Smeltz, Trib Live)

The Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Bill: a commentary
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Wednesday, 3 July 2013

Arming Jihadis: Syrian Christians in the crosshairs
(Eric Metaxas, BreakPoint, Religion Today)

Egypt’s restrictions on religion coincide with lack of religious tolerance
(Neha Sahgal and Brian J. Grim, Pew Research Center Fact Tank)

The EU and faith: A religious policy by stealth
(B.C., The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])

Humanists in Europe welcome new EU Guidelines on Freedom of Religion or Belief
(International Humanist and Ethical Union)

Two Syria shrine towns: Worlds apart yet united in battle
(Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times)

France aims to allow euthanasia despite ethics doubts
(Tom Heneghan, Reuters)

Iran ignores swimmer's record because of 'revealing' bathing suit
(MSN News)

Jewish groups facing obstacles in bid to restore voting protections
(Ron Kampeas, JTA)

USCIRF alarmed by Increasing Violence against Religious Communities in Pakistan
(United States Commission on International Religious Freedom)

Pakistan: Violence against minorities: the case of three Christian women stripped naked and humiliated shakes the nation
(Agenizia Fides)

Islamists slit Nigerian pastor's throat
(CBN News)

Palestinian authority ‘policeman’ tried to murder Jew in Samaria
(The Jewish Press)

Polish court asks tribunal to rule on ritual slaughter ban
(The Jewish Press)

South Korea: The National Intelligence Service systematically disseminated ideas of mass killings, hatred and discrimination over the internet
(Asian Human Rights Commission)

A question of priorities
(Adèle Keim, The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty)

South Korea: Mattia Choe, "defender of the missionaries" whipped to death for refusing to betray Christ
(Joseph Yun Li-sun, AsiaNews.it)

Indonesia: Hundreds of Muslim extremists against the construction of a Catholic church in Bekasi
(AsiaNews.it)

Dolan sought to protect church assets, files show
(Laurie Goodstein, International Herald Tribune)

Advocates request quick NJ gay marriage approval
(Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press, Newstimes.com)

Russia and Ukraine 'colluding in illegal rendition'
(BBC News Europe)

Depth of discontent threatens Muslim Brotherhood and its leader
(David D. Kirkpatrick and Kareem Fahim, International Herald Tribune)

Crucial rule is delayed a year for Obama's health law
(Jackie Calmes and Robert Pear, The New York Times)

Delay of Affordable Care Act employer mandate could raise ripeness issues in business challenges to contraception coverage mandate
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Religious leaders push for ObamaCare contraception mandate exemptions
(Fox News)

Standing together for religious freedom: An open letter to all Americans
(Group of religious leaders, The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission)

Putin signs law banning adoption by same-sex couples
(Interfax)

Fortnight for Freedom: religious liberty and the Obamacare mandate
(Collette Caprara, The Foundry)

The contraception battle
(The Editorial Board, The New York Times)

DOJ says tolerance trumps right to homeschool
(Todd Starnes, Townhall.com)

France : La Justice aux ordres de l’Etat-PS conseille… “une petite thérapie” à un médecin défenseur de la vie
(Talpa brusseliensis christiana)

N.M. court asks for response to gay marriage lawsuit
(Associated Press, Carlsbad Current-Argus)

A man can be a ‘wife’ and a woman a ‘husband’ under new UK govt rules
(Hilary White, LifeSiteNews)

Lawsuit filed to overturn Ark. gay marriage ban
(Andrew Demillo, Associated Press, Log Cabin Democrat (Conway, Arkansas))

After court ruling, Republicans approach gay marriage with caution
(Alex Altman and Zeke Miller, Time (Swampland blog))

Forgotten patriot: 17th century physician did the work to legislate religious freedom
(Matthew Brown, Deseret News)

UN expert on religious freedom visits Sierra Leone
(Concord Times, Sierra Network Salone)

Priests’ reform group charts middle course
(David Gibson, The Washington Post)

Home schooling without God? Humanists find a way
(Kimberly Winston, The Washington Post)

Orthodox Jews to observe July 4th without music
(Menachem Wecker, The State)

British TV channel to air Muslim call to prayer
(Belinda Goldsmith, Reuters)

Gitmo detainees seek end to force-feeding, saying it will violate religious freedom during Ramadan
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Pro-life student group sues over required security fees for event
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Kosovo tackles tough questions of religion and conflict
(Sean Coughlan, BBC News)

Malaysia: Calls for rational solution to religion
(The Star Online)

Unfair for only one parent to determine child's religion
(Wong Pek Mei, The Star Online)

Opt-out organ donation agreed in Wales
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

Religious research specialist urges to toughen punishment for extremism in Russia
(Interfax)

Religious groups pen letter to protest contraceptive rule
(Ann Rodgers, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

Playing politics with religion
(Ussama Makdisi, The New York Times)

Sri Lanka bans issue of Time magazine over cover story on Buddhist-Muslim violence in Myanmar
(The Washington Post)

On the road to religious leadership, Orthodox women in Israel don’t stress over titles
(Michal Tikochinsky, Haaretz)

U.S. bishops, religious leaders call for religious liberty protections
(Carol Zimmermann, Catholic News Service)

Religious freedom is worth the fight
(World Magazine)

Advocacy effort has Jewish schools reaping hundreds of millions in gov’t money
(Uriel Heilman, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

St. Andrew's Cross to be delivered to Russia, Ukraine, Belarus
(Interfax)

Russia: Hizb ut-Tahrir unit organizers sentenced in Bashkortostan
(Interfax)

Tuesday, 2 July 2013

A right for the religious is a right for the nonreligious
(The Chippewa Herald, Charles C. Haynes)

Abu Dhabi convicts 64 Islamists for organising a coup d'état
(AsiaNews.it)

University tells student to remove cross necklace
(Todd Starnes, Townhall.com)

Threats to religious freedom in Europe
(Roger Trigg, The Witherspoon Institute: Public Discourse)

Belarus: Praying in homeless shelter a crime
(Forum 18 News Service)

Starting this week, it’s harder to get an abortion in 5 states
(Chris Good, ABC News)

Chris Christie’s dance to keep up with gay marriage
(Matthew Cooper, National Journal)

A Pentecostal, a Southern Baptist, and a Catholic walked into the press club
(Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review: The Corner)

People abuducted across ex-Soviet states
(Morning Star)

Abraham Lincoln, the Supreme Court, and the Defense of Marriage Act
(Carson Holloway, The Witherspoon Institute: Public Discourse)

Religious freedom: for individuals and communities
(David T. Koyzis, First Things (First Thoughts))

US Catholics highlight religious freedom for Independence Day
(Timothy Fowler, Ecumenical News)

Catholic monk not beheaded by Syrian rebels, friar says
(Mohammed Jamjoom and Daniel Burke, CNN Belief Blog)

Syrian and American Christians: A horror that binds
(B.C., The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])

Why many Methodists still oppose same-sex marriage
(John Lomperis, The Washington Post – On Faith)

Undefining Marriage
(Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review Online)

Copts under the gun: Religious freedom in Egypt
(Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review Online: The Corner)

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