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• Christian Copt to face trial in Egypt for blasphemy
• German group slams Catholic 'pay to pray' decree
• U.S. says best protection for religious dignity is free speech
• German groups slam Catholic 'pay to pray' decree
• Free speech, religion clash over anti-Muslim film

Christian Copt to face trial in Egypt for blasphemy Posted: 24 Sep 2012 03:09 PM PDT CAIRO (Reuters) - An Egyptian Copt arrested on suspicion of posting an anti-Islam video online that ignited Muslim protests around the world will stand trial next Wednesday on charges of insulting religions, the state news agency MENA said on Monday. Computer science graduate Alber Saber, 27, was arrested at his Cairo home on September 13 after neighbors accused him of uploading sections of the film "Innocence of Muslims" and making another movie mocking all religions. ...

German group slams Catholic 'pay to pray' decree Posted: 24 Sep 2012 11:02 AM PDT A Catholic reform group in Germany criticized the country's bishops Monday for declaring that believers who refuse to pay religious taxes won't be able to receive the sacrament, become godparents or work in church institutions.

U.S. says best protection for religious dignity is free speech Posted: 24 Sep 2012 10:50 AM PDT GENEVA (Reuters) - The United States told a UN human rights body on Monday it considered freedom of religion inseparable from free expression, countering calls from many Islamic countries for a treaty outlawing blasphemy. After two weeks of protests around the Muslim world over an online film mocking the Prophet Mohammed, Ambassador Eileen Chamberlain Donahoe told the UN Human Rights Council that religious dignity is best protected where there is free speech. ...

German groups slam Catholic 'pay to pray' decree Posted: 24 Sep 2012 08:58 AM PDT A Catholic reform group in Germany has criticized the country's bishops for announcing that believers who don't pay religious taxes won't be able to receive the sacrament, become godparents or receive a church burial.

Free speech, religion clash over anti-Muslim film Posted: 18 Sep 2012 01:31 PM PDT While the man behind an anti-Islam movie that ignited violence across the Middle East would likely face swift punishment in his native Egypt for making the film, in America the government is in the thorny ...

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