September 2014 - Religion in Crisis — The Interfaith Observer

INTERFAITH NEWS – Religious Persecution Accelerates Globally – Anti-Muslim, Anti-Arab Sentiments Growing – Religious Repression in China Increases – The Freedom to Worship is Under Siege Across the World – Global Religious Oppression Gathering Steam – Yazidis Suffering Genocide – Yazidi Women Abducted by ISIS – Iraqi Churches Fall to ISIS – Nigerian Terror Continues – Violent Homophobia Surfaces in Uganda – Greed Feeding Religious Violence in Central African Republic – Iranian President Struggles for Liberal Reforms – Religious Leaders Decry British Middle East Policy – Church of England Pleas for Iraqi Christians – David Saperstein Named Ambassador for Religious Freedom – A Remnant Champions Middle East Peace – Religious Leaders Fast for Middle Eastern Peace – Fast-Breaking Brings Muslims and Jews Together – Local and National Religious Leaders Attending to Ferguson Tragedy – Grassroots Religious Social Justice Movement Expanding – Interfaith Leaders and NYC Police Working Together – Repairing the Damage from InterreligiousViolence – Apologies for Intrafaith Conflict – Grassroots Interfaith “Laundry Love” Spreading

PROTECTING YOUR THOUGHT AND SPEECH

Religious Freedom on the Brink by Roy Speckhardt

TRYING TO UNDERSTAND AMERICAN RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

The End of Religious Freedom? by John Turner

SELF-CENTERED PERCEPTIONS OF PERSECUTIONS

Meriam Yehya Ibrahim and the First World Problem of “Religious Persecution” by Benjamin Corey

A CASE STUDY IN COMPREHENDING ‘THE OTHER’

Understanding the Roots of the ‘Angry Muslim’ by Ramzy Baroud

SKILLSETS FOR BEING AN INTERFAITH-FRIENDLY TRADITION

Four Things To Learn from One of America's Oldest Religious Communities by Alena Hall

BECOMING FREE TO BE WHO YOU ARE

Coming Out in the Muslim Community by Ramy Eletreby