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Wednesday, 15 May 2013

Arizona House passes bill protecting religion
(Cristina Silva, San Francisco Chronicle)

Civil liberties experts issue scathing assessment of so-called “conscience protection” bill
(Rob Schofield, The Progressive Pulse)

Momentum continues to build for narrowing ENDA's religious exemption
(Ian S. Thompson, ACLU Washington Legislative Office)

Beyond basketball and bigotry
(Editorial, The New York Times)

China: Tight state controls on religious education
(Magda Hornemann, Forum 18 News Service)

Assisted dying in Switzerland: Unclear lethal drug prescribing guidelines breached human rights
(Isabel McArdle, UK Human Rights Blog)

Armenia has to break traditions to promote freedom of conscience – US ambassador
(Religions in Armenia)

'The Office' star Rainn Wilson campaigns for imprisoned members of his faith
(Abby Stevens, Deseret News)

Concerns raised about religious meeting
(San Francisco Chronicle)

Tradition, religion holding back Africa's progress
(Ferdinand Berkhof, MmegiOnline)

Indonesian police kill suspect in attempted bomb attack
(Joe Cochrane, The New York Times)

Nigeria: State of emergency declared
(AP, The New York Times)

Supreme Court weighing public school graduation in a church
(David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times)

We need more religious broadcasting, not less
(Nick Baines, The Guardian)

Orthodox Christians in China seeking official recognition
(Xuyang Jingjing, Global Times)

Saudi Arabia lifts travel ban
(Paul Kiwuuwa, New Vision)

Egypt's dismal opposition: A second look
(Thomas Carothers, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace)

Marriage devastation
(Christian Concern)

South Africa: Government encourages freedom of children's religious and ethnic rights
(All Africa)

Ghana: Who chopped the flesh? Methodist clergy quizzes Mahama over bare-bone economy
(Albert Nana Asante, The Chronicle)

Christian teacher in Egypt faces trial for ‘insulting religion’
(Agence France-Press, The Raw Story)

Jail time extended for teacher accused of blasphemy in Egypt
(Christian Today Australia)

Mahama praises Christians Moslems... for avoiding intra-religious conflict in Ghana
(The Chronicle)

Gambia: ICCWC organises 16th annual Islamic conference
(Fatoumata Ceesay, Daily Observer)

Tanzania: Man charged in Arusha church bombing
(Sabahi)

Burma: A subtle way of ethnic cleansing and marginalizing people - OpEd
(Kanbawza Win, Eurasia Review)

New report on the Muslim Brotherhood
(Aron Lund, Syria Comment)

Saudi Arabia: Cleric who backed protests on trial for his life
(Eurasia Review)

Iran: Is Middle East moving toward a Shia-Sunni War? - OpEd
(Hojjatollah Joudaki, Iran Review)

Missionaries urge Korea to lift travel ban
(The Korea Herald)

Women religious uniting in nationwide effort to end human trafficking
(The Georgia Bulletin)

Russian church in China has first service in 51 years
(Agence France-Press, Hürriyet Daily News)

Russian analysts: immigrants, guest workers fertile ground for radical Islamism
(Interfax)

It's time to stop demonising Muslim students
(Mohamed Harrath, Huffington Post United Kingdom)

Catholic population surges across the global south
(Alessandro Speciale, Religion News Service)

Christian conversion of woman in Saudi Arabia results in lashing and prison sentence for Lebanese and Saudi men
(Angus McDowall, Huffington Post Religion)

Federal judge tosses out Bible Believers’ lawsuit
(Joe Slezak, Press and Guide)

EEOC sues medical services company that required employees to participate in scientology classes
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Serbian church likely to back government on Kosovo deal
(Bojana Barlovac, Balkan Insight)

Field of Muslim-Western relations as crucial today as ever
(Ambassador Akbar Ahmed, Common Ground News Service)

EVENT May 16: The 2013 Canterbury Medal Dinner, honoring Elder Dalln H. Oaks
(The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty)

Virginia Statute for Religious Liberty
(TeachingAmericanHistory.org)

What Muslim parents tell their kids
(Naazish YarKhan, Common Ground News Service)

Religion and public life in America
(R.R. Reno, Imprimis (Hillsdale College))

NYC City Council to vote on permitting worship services in empty public schools
(Jordan Lorence, Crossmap)

UK Supreme Court holds that Methodist ministers are office-holders, not employees
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Jewish groups join call for ban on religious profiling
(JTA)

Experts: Religion not an excuse for crimes
(Muhamet Brajshori, SETimes.com)

Safeguarding religion in Egypt for the wrong reasons
(Abdallah Schleifer, Al Arabiya)

JCPS principals reminded to remain 'neutral' concerning religion
(Devin Katayama, WFPL Louisville)

Second Fortnight for Freedom to highlight marriage, mandate

Elevated by the common good
(Michael Gerson, The Washington Post)

Egypt to try Coptic teacher for 'insulting religion'
(The Daily Star (Lebanon))

Danish Union suspends all ministerial ordination until 2015
(Adventist News Network)

Freedom of Conscience: Tensions between the State and religious minorities in regards to family issues
(Marco Ventura, Petar Gramatikoff, Christian Paturel, European Interreligious Forum for Religious Freedom)

Über die Deutsche Islam Konferenz

German homeschool family loses asylum case; home school legal defense association will appeal
(Napp Nazworth, The Christian Post)

Iran: Christians returned to jail after high court upholds sentence for conversion
(Christian Solidarity Worldwide, Christian Today Australia)

Nigeria: Boko Haram attacks hit school attendance in Borno State
(IRIN)

State, religion, and Women of the Wall – an Interview with MK Stav Shaffir
(Noga Gur-Arieh, JewishJournal Blog)

Burma: CSW releases new report detailing severe human rights abuses
(Christian Solidarity Worldwide)

Jenny Yang sworn in as EEOC Commissioner
(Press Release, US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission)

European court finds Swiss assisted-suicide laws vague
(Associated Press, NBC News)

UKIP: If the UK leaves Europe, we might back gay marriage
(Gay Star News)

Moroccan king funding preservation of Cape Verde Jewish heritage — but to what end?
(Cnaan Liphshiz, JTA)

UN experts urge Iranian authorities to free jailed Baha’i community leaders
(UN News Centre)

Malaysia elections: Najib vows to be PM for all Malaysians
(Asia One News)

Annual report highlights worsening freedom of belief worldwide
(Elizabeth Lechleitner, Adventist News Network)

Blasphemy laws coming to Bangladesh?
(Mohshin Habib, Gatestone Institute)

Tuesday, 14 May 2013

Do the massacres in Bayda and Banyas portend ethnic cleansing to create an Alawite state?
(Joshua Landis, Syria Comment)

Good reading on Islam
(Marvin Olasky, World Magazine)

Azerbaijan: Imam and driver in pre-trial detention, conscientious objector imprisoned
(Felix Corley, Forum 18)

Chinese citizens' rights to religious belief freedom protected
(Xinhua News)

Gosnell is not an aberration
(The Editors, National Review Online)

Vatican brings Genesis to Venice Biennale art show
(The Boston Herald)

Egypt: Detained Christian teacher released on bail
(ABC News)

Church-based scouting alternatives attract interest
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)

Al-Qaradawi and the new religious conflict with Israel
(Khaled Abu Toameh, Gatestone Institute)

Canterbury Cathedral says it’s not closing its doors
(Trevor Grundy, Huffington Post Travel)

Tamerlan Tsarnaev’s burial angers Va. Muslims
(Gary Strauss, The Washington Post)

Pope Francis addresses tens of thousands of pro-life marchers
(Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post)

Saudi Arabia eases visa rules to promote religious visits
(Global Post)

Government encourages freedom of children's religious and ethnic rights
(Government Communication and Information System (GCIS), South African Government Information)

Need to tackle intolerance based on religion, beliefs – Malaysia's UN Envoy
(Bernama)

Hundreds of Chinese gathered for Patriarch Kirill's service in Harbin
(Interfax)

34th German Kirchentag: Hamburg and its visitors learn that enough is enough
(Paul Handley, Church Times)

Minnesota becomes 12th state to legalize same-sex marriage
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Ireland: Church leaders call for 'social dimension' to balance cuts
(The Parliament)

Can religion and gay dating ever coexist?
(Nicholas Martin, Huff Post Religion)

Kermit Gosnell guilty of first-degree murder
(Associated Press, Huffington Post)

Religion mixes with politics in L.A. mayoral race
(Paresh Dave, Neon Tommy (USC))

Don't judge a Book of Mormon by its cover: How Mormons are discovering the musical as a conversion tool
(Danielle Tumminio, Huff Post Religion)

Hindus urge Britney Spears for deeper spirituality exploration beyond yoga
(Eurasia Review)

Why everyone should oppose Ten Commandments in public schools – especially religious people
(Paul Brandeis Raushenbush, Huff Post Religion)

Polygamy and DOMA
(Mark Goldfeder, The Salt Lake Tribune)

Turkey uncovers alleged plot to kill Orthodox patriarch
(Reuters, Istanbul, Al Arabiya)

Pastor Saeed Abedini released from solitary confinement; wife praises 'small victory'
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)

Miss India vs. Hindu fundamentalists
(Aarti Virani, The Wall Street Journal)

Islam expert warns Christians may completely disappear from Iraq, Afghanistan, Egypt
(Alex Murashko, The Christian Post)

Tanzania – bomb outside new Catholic church one of worst ‘terrorist’ incidents in years
(Dismas Lyassa, World Watch Monitor)

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