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Friday, 23 November 2012

Pro-Lebensrecht-demonstration in Luxemburg
(Talpa brusseliensis christiana)

Reduction of abortion limits – the timeline of life
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

Religious tensions in Nigeria politically motivated – Jonathan
(Ikechukwu Nnochiri, All Africa)

Secularism defended during Lords debate on religion
(National Secular Society)

Thanksgiving: Honor religious freedom across globe – OpEd
(Katrina Lantos Swett, Eurasia Review)

Top 3 myths about religion in South Africa
(User: Free Your Mind, News24)

Transforming conflict in the Middle East requires out-of-the-box thinking
(Giuliana Tiripelli, TransConflict)

Tunisia will not allow Islamists to impose their vision: PM Jebali
(Reuters)

Uzbekistan: Jailed for discussing their faith and learning to pray
(Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18 News Service)

Whale worship a way of life for Vietnam fishermen
(The Sun Daily)

Women bishops decision a 'stab in the back' to female clergy – Lord Carey
(John Bingham, The Telegraph)

Zimbabwe: Court orders breakaway Anglican bishop to return seized church property
(Associated Press, The Washington Post)

Zimbabwe: Kunonga under probe
(Clemence Manyukwe, The Financial Gazette)

Thursday, 22 November 2012

A £1,000 prisoner vote signing on bonus? [Updated]
(Adam Wagner, UK Human Rights Blog)

Advancement of religion for the public benefit in Northern Ireland – and Preston Down
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Fifth religious liberty display this Christmas season in Illinois’ State Capitol Rotunda
(Thomas More Society)

Germany: Landmark ruling on right to strike
(Deutsche Welle)

Kazakhstan: Muslim Board Islamic monopoly, Catholic exemption
(Felix Corley, Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18 News Service)

MacArthur: The atheist’s Thanksgiving dilemma
(John F. MacArthur, The Washington Times)

Novak: Giving thanks for American Exceptionalism
(Michael Novak, The Washington Times)

On Thanksgiving, Jews and Muslims volunteer together despite Middle East violence
(Lauren Markoe, Religion News Service)

Spirit of Thanksgiving: Freedom, liberty and the nation's collective well-being
(Editorial, The Deseret News)

Sri Lanka: Tamil politics and the quest for a political solution
(Eurasia Review)

Thanksgiving and Hanukkah: Celebrating religious freedom
(Rabbi Michael M. Cohen, Huff Post Religion)

US city honors Indian Jesuit activist
(Business Standard, UCAN India)

Votes for prisoners – draft bill published
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Wednesday, 21 November 2012

Pope’s final book on Jesus focuses on Christmas birth, hidden childhood
(Alessandro Speciale, The Washington Post)

Shari'ah's uphill climb
(John Witte Jr., Christianity Today)

ACLJ files lawsuit against CA school district on behalf of Christian youth club
(American Center for Law and Justice)

AKP removed Atatürk, secularism from Turkish parliamentary oath
(National Turk)

ALERTE au Luxembourg : demain sera votée le projet de loi qui légalise l’«avortement de confort»
(Talpa brusseliensis christiana)

Another contraception coverage ruling, a different result
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

Archbishop: Church of England is blind, losing credibility
(Alessandra Prentice, Reuters)

As UN votes to abolish death penalty, a wave of executions in South Asia
(Heather Timmons, International Herald Tribune)

Bronx Household case back before 2nd Circuit
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

Cameron warns priests of turbulence after church votes no to female bishops
(Patrick Wintour and LIzzy Davies, The Guardian)

Chicago suburb drops holiday cross over lawsuit threat
(Melissa Sersland, Bolingbrook Patch)

Christianity Today’s dead-wrong defense of anti-Sharia laws
(Matthew Schmitz, First Things)

Churches express solidarity with Greece
(R. Nastranis, IDN - InDepth News)

Converting Denmark into a Muslim country
(Soeren Kern, Gatestone Institute of International Public Policy)

Court ends six-year seizure of Zimbabwe churches
(Melissa Steffan, Christianity Today)

Federal judge dismisses suit over denial of Rock Church’s expansion in Maine
(Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News)

Giving thanks for religious liberty: faith in action helps those in need
(Sarah Torre, The Foundry)

Historic sexual abuse, trustees and vicarious liability – the story continues
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

How American Jews view Israel's latest Gaza assault
(Joe Sterling, CNN)

Human rights could be faultline in post-2015 development agenda
(Mark Tran, The Guardian: Global Development)

Ind. justices weigh largest school voucher program
(Charles Wilson, Huffington Post)

Is rational secularism becoming a religion?
(Rick Blue, The West Island Gazette (Canada))

Is same-sex marriage more clearly a bad idea than legalized abortion?
(William J. Haun, First Things)

Judge grants injunction against HHS mandate for Bible publisher
(Dominique Ludvigson, The Heritage Network)

Kazakhstan: "Complex", "arbitrary", "unnecessary" and "expensive" re-registration process
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)

Liberia: Religious Council wants children's rights prioritized
(Edwin G. Genoway, All Africa)

Malaysia: Progress in human rights over the past three years (information about UPR methodology)
(Datuk Dr Khaw Lake Tee, New Straits Times)

Marriage equality campaigns: The difference faith makes
(Sharon Groves, The Washington Post)

Oklahoma Supreme Court rules in favor of disabled students
(Emily Hardman, The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty)

Prayer at public meetings lawsuits continue across the country
(Jessica Gresko, Huffington Post)

Religion: A proposal for churches to cut ties to civil marriages
(Terry Mattingly, The Republic)

Religion: Priest excommunicated for ordaining a woman
(Laurie Goodstein, New York Times)

Rubio ignites debate with answer about creationism
(Dan Merica and Eric Marrapodi, CNN)

Saudi reforms detour through Vienna faith centre
(Tom Heneghan, Reuters)

The challenge to the HHS mandate intensifies
(Jay Sekulow, ACLJ, The Moral Liberal)

Vote on female bishops leaves Anglicans in crisis
(Alan Cowell and John F. Burns, The New York Times Europe)

Tuesday, 20 November 2012

4th Circuit says no to prisoner's outdoor worship circle request
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

Appeals court hears arguments over worship in NY public schools
(Joseph Ax, Thomson Reuters News & Insight)

Atheists ask U.S. Supreme Court to hear case on 'God' in Kentucky law
(Peter Smith, Courier-Journal)

Church of England blocks move to approve female bishops
(Associated Press, USA Today)

Conservative legal group advises Christian clerks on gay marriage licenses
(Jillian Rayfield, Salon)

Dies illa – Synod votes ‘No’ to ordination of women as bishops and archbishops
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

Egypt liberals quit assembly drafting constitution
(Tamim Elyan, Reuters)

Federal Court: Hobby Lobby must violate its faith and pay for abortion-pills
(Emily Hardman, The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty)

Indonesia's terrorist groups have fractured but their grievances remain
(Aymeric Janier, The Guardian)

Ireland: Shirking responsibility
(Opinion, Irish Times)

Islamic hardliners announce fatwa on Malala Yousafzai
(New York Daily News)

Judge: Closely held corporation is the religious "alter-ego" of its owners
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

Kenyan church leaders say laws would weaken marriage
(Fredrick Nzwili, Washington Post)

Maryknoll: Vatican has dismissed Roy Bourgeois from order
(Joshua J. McElwee, National Catholic Reporter)

Murder case against a Sheik tests Senegal’s new president
(Adam Nossiter, New York Times)

Name of Israel's anti-Hamas operation has biblical meaning
(Dan Gilgoff, CNN Belief Blog)

New Coptic Orthodox pope installed to lead church in Islamist-run Egypt
(Yasmine Saleh, Reuters FaithWorld)

Obama speaks in Burma about religious freedom
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Pakistan drops blasphemy case against Christian girl
(Jon Boone, The Guardian)

Renowned academic circles at a symposium in Italy requested that the Macedonian authorities immediately release Archbishop Jovan
(Romefea.gr, via POA-info.org)

Representatives of denominations have considered problems of legislative support for religious freedom (PHOTO)
(Maksym Vasin, Institute for Religious Freedom)

Same-sex marriage opponents find a new fight
(Eleanor Barkhorn, The Atlantic)

Santa Monica nativity scenes at Palisades Park will be no more, rules federal judge
(Gillian Flaccus, Huff Post Religion)

Singapore Muslims, government call for ceasefire in Gaza
(Mariam Yuan, Bikyamasr)

The ECtHR and transsexual “same-sex” marriage
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Woman hits 'like' on Facebook, gets arrested in India
(Shivam Vij, The Christian Science Monitor)

Monday, 19 November 2012

4 killed in religious riots in central Nigeria
(Ibrahim Abdul, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Abu Qatada planning to sue UK government for £10 million, demanding compensation for 'extended mistreatment'
(John Hall, The Independent)

Abu Qatada, Facebook at work and prisoner votes – The Human Rights Roundup
(Daniel Isenberg, UK Human Rights Blog)

America's religious left
(Jonathan Neuman, Jewish Ideas Daily)

An Arab view ... (Opinion)
(Khaled Abu Toameh, Gatestone Institute of International Public Policy)

An outgunned Hamas tries to tap Islamists' growing clout
(David D. Kirkpatrick and Mayy El Sheikh, The New York Times)

Asean leaders ink declaration
(Mergawati Zulfakar, The Star)

Bahrain: Ministry warns against abusing Ashura ceremonies
(GulfNews.com)

Battle over coastal Christmas display goes to LA court
(Gillian Flaccus, Associated Press, ABC News)

Blasphemy charges filed over gay Jesus play in Greece
(Karolina Tagaris, Reuters)

British Parliament hosts conference on religious tolerance
(Vatican Radio)

Brussels bans annual Christmas tree display – It may offend Muslims
(Jim Hoft, The Gateway)

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