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Under God * Statue porn * Incest rights?: September’s Religious Freedom Recap
By Brian Pellot — October 2, 2014
From church-state battles in America to religious freedom news around the world. Catch up on last month’s dirt, now with more snark.
All Hail Satan, First Amendment Champ
By Brian Pellot — September 24, 2014
Satanic school books, black masses, statues and protests remind us where church-state lines should be drawn in America and highlight the need to protect unpopular speech.
RFRA’s END(A)? * Iraq’s Christians * Foreskin sorcery: July’s Religious Freedom Recap
By Brian Pellot — August 4, 2014
Hobby Lobby ruling prompts calls for the Religious Freedom Restoration Act to be scrapped. Mosul’s Christians are ordered to convert to Islam or face death. And Zimbabwe might ban circumcision because foreskins could be used in witchcraft, obviously.
Pagans wonder ‘witch’ way for the next generation as New Age trend ages
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — August 1, 2014
(RNS) Young adults born to pagan parents are a lot like their peers of all faiths: They do spirituality their own way and many don’t do it at all.
Learning to heal from abuse: One man’s mission to help
By Boz Tchividjian — July 11, 2014
An interview with an amazing man who is committed to serving survivors by connecting them with qualified counselors at no cost.
Lobby Hobby * Meriam’s saga * Mormon purge?: June’s Religious Freedom Recap
By Brian Pellot — June 30, 2014
SCOTUS decides whether Hobby Lobby’s favorite hobby (lobbying) paid off. Sudan’s Meriam Ibrahim is yanked around on death row for being Christian. And the Mormon Church excommunicates women’s ordination advocate Kate Kelly on apostasy charges. All this and much more in June's RF recap.
Jokes: How egg hunts differ across faiths
By Tobin Grant — April 22, 2014
Egg-strodinary jokes about religion. Get it?
What to call acts of terrorism committed by group of Muslims? Islamic? Islamist? Or something else?
By Omid Safi — April 19, 2014
By accurately labeling the terrorism associated with 9/11 as "Al-Qaeda terrorism", we avoid the dangers of legitimizing the terrorist organizations or demonizing an entire religious or ethnic block of humanity.
USCIRF Vice Chair Katrina Lantos Swett calls for a global coalition on religious freedom
By Brian Pellot — March 5, 2014
Katrina Lantos Swett, vice chair of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, says religious liberty is a canary in the coal mine, one we ignore at our own peril.
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.
2013: The top 14 Muslim news stories of the past year
By Omid Safi — December 30, 2013
2013 was a bloody, difficult, unraveling year for many Muslims around the world. May 2014 be a year that sees the discomforted comforted, the orphans cared for, the hungry fed, the naked clothed, the homeless provided with shelter. May there be a widening of the circle of compassion, may there be a real peace rooted in justice, and above all else, may all of us be participants in making it so.
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.
Flying Spaghetti Monster invades state capitols!!!
By Brian Pellot — December 19, 2013
His Noodliness has taken up residence in the Wisconsin and Florida state capitol buildings. Should all displays be permitted? Only those of certain faiths? None? Here’s your chance to weigh in.
Persecuted atheists * Scientology weddings * Polygamy in Utah: Religious Freedom Recap: Dec. 9-16
By Brian Pellot — December 16, 2013
Atheists face the death penalty in 13 countries. Britain’s high court recognizes Scientology weddings. And a federal judge declares Utah’s anti-polygamy law unconstitutional. Xenu now pronounces you husband and wives.
Liberty lawsuits * Heathen’s Greetings * Dutch blasphemy: Religious Freedom Recap: Dec. 2-9
By Brian Pellot — December 9, 2013
Lawsuits fly in the Land of Religious Liberty. Atheists wish everyone Heathen’s Greetings at state capitols. And the Netherlands (sort of) ditches its blasphemy law.
