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Dear Sudan: Stop ‘slut-shaming’ women with religious double standards
By Brian Pellot — May 19, 2014
Last week a Sudanese woman was convicted of adultery for having allegedly cheated on Islam when she married a Christian man. Had it been a Muslim man and a Christian woman, the courts would have stepped aside. Religion shouldn’t be used as a double standard to disproportionately penalize one sex or gender.
Christians condemn death penalty for Sudanese doctor accused of apostasy
By Fredrick Nzwili — May 16, 2014
(RNS) A doctor who is eight months pregnant and currently in detention with her 20-month-old son, Meriam Yehya Ibrahim was charged with adultery last year. Recently, the court added an apostasy charge when she declared her Christian faith in court.
8 terrible countries for religious freedom the State Department won’t name
By Brian Pellot — April 30, 2014
The U.S. State Department names and shames eight “Countries of Particular Concern” that severely violate religious freedom rights within their borders. Now an independent watchdog is naming and shaming the State Department, saying its list should be doubled. Here’s a rundown of religious freedom violations in those overlooked eight.
Just how crazy is Saudi Arabia? 9 WTF headlines from March alone
By Brian Pellot — March 28, 2014
As President Obama visits the land of cheap oil and oppression today, he needs to know one thing. On the nutty scale between Charlie Sheen and Amanda Bynes, Saudi Arabia is off-the-charts Dennis Rodman insane. Here’s a quick rundown of this month’s most absurd Saudi headlines showing just how crazy crazy can be.
Mormons seek converts online and abroad with Missionary Chat
By Brian Pellot — February 13, 2014
Mormon missionaries are using the web like never before, but what happens when they come across potential converts in countries where proselytizing and changing religions is both dangerous and illegal?
Nazi ban * Blasphemy in Greece * Anti-gay Africa: Religious Freedom Recap: Jan. 20-27
By Brian Pellot — January 27, 2014
Israel considers a ban on Nazi symbols. Greece evokes its blasphemy laws to jail a man for poking fun of a monk on Facebook. And anti-gay laws are passed or challenged in Nigeria, Uganda and Malawi.
8 worst countries for religious freedom
By Brian Pellot — January 7, 2014
The U.S. State Department names and shames eight “Countries of Particular Concern” that severely violate religious freedom rights within their borders. These countries not only suppress religious expression, they systematically torture and detain people who cross political and social red lines around faith.
Little Sisters act * Kippah ban * Quelle quenelle?: Religious Freedom Recap: Dec. 30 – Jan. 6
By Brian Pellot — January 6, 2014
Nuns bring SCOTUS and the Obama administration to a head over the federal contraception mandate. Israel’s soccer association lifts its ban on kippahs. And France is in a tizzy over the spread of a rude (and possibly anti-Semitic) hand gesture. No, not that one.
Merry holidays! * Quack attack * Shariah law in London: Religious Freedom Recap: Dec. 16 – 23
By Brian Pellot — December 23, 2013
The Flying Spaghetti Monster invades state capitols. Duck Dynasty patriarch Phil Robertson quacks up a controversy. And Muslim protesters threaten 40 lashes for selling alcohol in my London neighborhood.
Journalists face ‘religious straitjackets’ in half of all countries
By Brian Pellot — December 19, 2013
A new report by Reporters Without Borders documents how blasphemy, apostasy and religious defamation laws are used the world over to stifle free expression.
Religious freedom, beyond the First Amendment
By Brian Pellot — September 4, 2013
In our new blog On Freedom, RNS's director of global strategy and religious freedom editor Brian Pellot explores religious liberty in the U.S. and around the world.
Update: Mormon blogger, facing excommunication, resigns from church
By Peggy Fletcher Stack — October 23, 2012
SALT LAKE CITY (RNS) Rather than wait for possible excommunication from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Mormon blogger David Twede has resigned his membership. By Peggy Fletcher Stack.
Activists hail release of Christian pastor in Iran, teen in Pakistan
By Adelle M. Banks — September 10, 2012
(RNS) Religious rights activists are hailing the release over the weekend of an Iranian pastor accused of apostasy and a Pakistani girl charged with blasphemy. By Adelle M. Banks.
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