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Tuesday, 19 April 2016

Swiss anger at Muslim boys over female handshake snub
(Al Jazeera)

Arabic-speaker 'humiliated' when thrown off plane
(Al Jazeera)

Israel paramedics accused of medical violations
(Jonathan Cook, Al Jazeera)

German anti-Muslim group founder in court over hate speech
(Religion News Service)

Michigan mosque takes in homeless Unitarian Church
(Lauren Markoe, Religion News Service)

Faith-based groups rush to help quake-stricken Ecuador
(Timothy C. Morgan, Religion News Service)

State Dept. again refuses to highlight Pakistan's religious freedom abuses despite USCIRF recommendation
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)

Churches examine white privilege
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)

US Commission on Civil Rights statement misrepresents commonsense state laws
(Press Release, Alliance Defending Freedom)

The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights statement condemning recent state laws and pending proposals targeting the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender community
(Press Release, United States Commission on Civil Rights)

U.S. Commission on Civil Rights condemns recent state religious liberty bills
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

RLUIPA – Complete religious land use resources now available
(Daniel P. Dalton, Dalton & Tomich PLC)

New resource on RLUIPA land use cases
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Devon mother wins circumcision court case
(Plymouth Herald)

British judge rules in Muslim parents' dispute over sons' circumcisions
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

SSI benefit formula does not violate Free Exercise rights
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Is God a spaghetti monster? That's a serious legal question
(Noah Feldman, Bloomberg View)

Politics Islami Oikya Jote faction welcomes Hasina's ‘firm stance’ on religion
(Bangladesh News 24 Hours)

Turkey invokes religion to restore influence
(W. Robert Pearson, Middle East Institute)

Swiss halt Muslim family's citizenship process after refusal to shake hands
(The Guardian)

Anglican Consultative Council declines to go along with ‘consequences’
(Mary Frances Schjonberg, Episcopal News Service)

Putin thanks Jewish organizations for contribution in Russia's domestic political stability
(Interfax-Religion)

EVENT, 19 April 2016: "Crashing the Party: From Goldwater to Trump and Beyond, A Conversation with E.J. Dionne and Rick Perlstein," Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs)

Monday, 18 April 2016

Dozens of UOC priests are subjected to attacks - human rights advocate
(Interfax-Religion)

Law and religion round-up – 17th April
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Saudi Arabia: A move to curb religious police abuses
(Human Rights Watch)

French president lauds Protestant churches for work with migrants and refugees
(Ecumenical News)

Cruz snubs Muslim advocacy groups
(Lauren Markoe, Religion News Service)

Syrian refugees sheltered by Pope Francis describe ‘miracle’ journey
(Rosie Scammell, Religion News Service)

Turkmenistan: Children's summer camp warning, fines, new Religion Law, "no religion" in army
(Forum 18 News Service)

Winners of World Interfaith Harmony Week award honoured
(The Jordan Times)

Russian poet sentenced for inciting hatred toward Jews
(Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty)

The impact of Christians leaving Middle East
(World Watch Monitor)

Peaceful 'pillow protesters' take on EDL
(David Knowles, Lapido Media: Centre for Religious Literacy in World Affairs)

The Contradiction of Secular Liberalism
(Andrew Sorokowski, Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

Indian nationalism pluralistic, not domain of any religion: Tharoor
(Hindustan Times)

Ukraine is the territory that united Muslims and Christians
(Anna Voloshyna, Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

Politics of religion sadly triumphs over logic in Kollam temple fire aftermath
(Anand Kochukudy, Daily O)

The Supreme Court and religion in India: A blinkered perspective?
(RN Bhaskar, First Post India)

Patriarch's meeting with the pope helped save thousands of Syrians - Synod
(Interfax-Religion)

Mufti Gainutdin urges Muslims of Russia to intellectual revolution
(Interfax-Religion)

‘Blasphemy’ accusation after academic calls for separation of religion and politics
(National Secular Society)

Ostroh Academy hosts international conference on Reformation in Eastern Europe
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

Opinion: Census 2016 will get religion all wrong
(Richard O'Leary, The Irish Times)

'Peace has no religion': Muslim refugees find safe haven with Vatican
(Claudio Lavanga and Alex Johnson, NBC News)

Interfaith leaders urge political parties to reject Islamophobia
(Aysha Khan, Religion News Service)

Pope pats spiritual guru for ‘walk of hope’
(Ashraf Padana, Gulf Times)

Dalai Lama, Archbishop Tutu sign interfaith climate statement
(Megan Darby, Climate Home)

'Imamization' raising eyebrows in Turkey
(Pinar Tremblay, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)

Christian charities unite to fight Ofsted becoming 'state regulator of religion'
(Harry Farley, Christian Today)

Burma: USCIRF urges government to end religious freedom abuses
(United States Commission on International Religious Freedom)

Tennessee ‘Bible bill’: State legislatures reflect rising Christian anxiety
(Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor)

US: religious freedom blacklist submitted to Congress
(World Bulletin)

Ordinary Syrians are risking their lives to protect their cultural heritage
(Emma Cunliffe, The Conversation)

Religious stuff and identity politics
(Erlend Hovdkinn From, Religion Going Public)

Religion - every teacher needs more: Religion is given a prominent role in the new Norwegian Teacher Education
(Audun Toft, Religion Going Public)

Where have 4.8 million Syrian refugees gone?
(Jeffrey H. Cohen, The Conversation)

Bernie Sanders speech at the Vatican
(David Gibson, Religion News Service)

Bernie Sanders speaks to Vatican conference
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Nontheists sue California school district over censorship
(Press Release, Freedom From Religion Foundation)

Suit challenges school's refusal to publicize scholarship essay contests by FFRF and Freethinkers group
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Parents' challenge to ban on "rod discipline" of their children rejected
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

EVENT, 18 April 2016: Colloquium in Law and Religion, St. John's Law School, Queens, NY. Elizabeth H. Prodromou presenting
(Mark Movsesian, First Things)

Hundreds detained during caste violence in India
(Deutsche Welle)

Sunday, 17 April 2016

Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster conducts legal wedding in New Zealand
(Deutsche Welle)

Intolerance in Indonesia extends to religious minorities; Lutheran church in Norway OK's same-sex marriage, but not in Finland; Catholic church warns Australian CEOs to back off marriage equality support; Global LGBT Recap
(Peter Montgomery, Religion Dispatches)

Saturday, 16 April 2016

America, Europe and religion: Even conservatives can differ on religious freedom
(ERASMUS, The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])

Church leader's wife buried alive by Chinese authorities for protesting church demolition
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post World)

Court ends attempt to void an early gay marriage in Travis County
(Chuck Lindell, Austin Statesman)

Courting God: The Supreme Court attempts to rescue India's temples
(RN Bhaskar, First Post India)

First Links — 4.15.16
(The Editors, First Things)

Israeli military struggles with rising influence of Religious-Zionists
(Maayan Lubell, Reuters)

Religion, rights and politics clash over Sierra Leone abortion bill
(Umaru Fofana, Reuters)

Texas Supreme Court dismisses attempt to void early same-sex marriage
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

The Defense of Catholic Marriage
(Ross Douthat, The New York Times Opinion)

Friday, 15 April 2016

How trust in interfaith relations avoided riots after the Akshardham terror attack in 2002
(Sadhu Brahmaviharidas, Scroll.in)

India: Bill against excommunication a welcome move
(Susan Abraham, The Hindu)

From Sri Sri to Baba Ramdev: Does Hinduism 'produce' more godmen than other faiths?
(RN Bhaskar, First Post India)

Muslim students report burglaries and hate literature at Idaho state
(Stephanie Saul, The New York Times)

Ohio congressman objects to Bible removal at military base
(The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Many Americans don’t argue about religion – or even talk about it
(Alan Cooperman, Pew Research Center Fact Tank)

Canada draft law to allow assisted suicide, exclude tourists
(Leah Schnurr, Reuters)

When anti-discrimination becomes discriminatory
(Fr. John Flynn, Zenit: The World Seen from Rome)

How Georgetown fosters a civil debate on abortion
(Jacob Lupfer, Religion News Service)

Washington cardinal rebukes Georgetown for inviting Planned Parenthood chief
(David Gibson, Religion News Service)

America’s greatest weapon against terrorism? The hyphen (commentary)
(Mustafa Tameez, Religion News Service)

Terror is not debatable
(Jeffrey Salkin, RNS Blog: Martini Judaism (for those who want to be shaken and stirred))

What’s in a nickname? 6 college teams with unexpected religious roots
(Tobin Grant, RNS Blog: Corner of Church and State)

College drops mascot named for missionaries martyred by Native Americans
(Morgan Lee, Christianity Today)

Gender bias may be part of Episcopal Church firings, ex-staffer says
(G. Jeffrey MacDonald, Religion News Service)

Christian therapists push back against Tennessee counseling bill
(Jonathan Merritt, RNS Blog: On Faith & Culture)

Turkey: Open borders to Syrians fleeing ISIS
(Human Rights Watch)

'Imamization' raising eyebrows in Turkey
(Pinar Tremblay, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)

When Humans Become Migrants : Study of the European Court of Human Rights With an Inter-American Counterpoint
(Marie-Benedicte Dembour, Oxford University Press [download EBook])

Does the Muslim world have the leaders it needs?
(Al Jazeera)

Islamic leaders pledge to combat sectarianism
(Al Jazeera)

Bernie Sanders: No photo with Pope Francis, but more than a souvenir
(Rosie Scammell, Religion News Service)

Religion and politics clash over Sierra Leone abortion bill
(Religion News Service)

Kenyan priest denounces killing of two legendary lions
(Fredrick Nzwili, Religion News Service)

Shalom, amigo! New study sheds light on Latino Jews in US
(Lauren Markoe, Religion News Service)

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