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Thursday, 8 August 2019

Actions against Jehovah's Witnesses include raid on shut-in
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News)

Nigeria diocese facing Islamic militia attacks says, ‘Enough is Enough!’
(John L. Allen Jr., Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Appeals court: Pennsylvania county can keep cross on seal
(Michael Rubinkam, Associated Press)

Lawsuit: Deputy fired for not training woman due to faith
(Associated Press)

No love for the Sabbath: High school tennis star nixed from tournament over faith
(Ryan Colby, Becket)

Seventh Day Adventist tennis players sue over tournament scheduling
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Many turn to El Paso’s Catholic traditions after massacre
(Astrid Galvan, Associated Press)

On anniversary, Japan’s bishops renew hope for nuclear-free world
(Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service)

India struggles with religious lynchings
(Kunal Purohit, Deutsche Welle)

Wednesday, 7 August 2019

Ravaged by age, shrunk by immigration, India’s remaining Jews hang on
(Briana Trujillo, Religion News Service)

French cannabis legalization debate ignores race, religion and the mass incarceration of Muslims
(David A Guba, Jr., The Conversation)

Secular leader in Phoenix area plans to challenge IRS on tax break for clergy, ministers
(Russ Wiles, Arizona Republic)

Texas to loosen firearm laws, allowing guns in churches and on school grounds
(Allen Kim and Faith Karimi, CNN)

European Citizens’ Initiative against embryo research: AG’s Opinion in Puppinck
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Tajikistan: Pensioner faces up to 10 years' imprisonment
(Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18 News Service)

Vilnius synagogue closes due to local Jews' safety fears
(Interfax-Religion)

Defending religion as a public good
(Carson Holloway, Law & Liberty)

Philippine religious superiors slam government ‘lies’ about church leaders
(Catholic News Service)

Cross the bridge: Bishops must take action on immigration
(Commonweal)

Lithuanian Jewish sites shut after threats amid WWII debate
(Liudas Dapkus, Associated Press)

More than 1.8M pilgrims gather in Mecca ahead of the hajj
(Associated Press)

Religious activist fined for burning library’s LGBTQ books
(Associated Press)

Religious activist fined for burning library's LGBTQ children's books
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Judge says advertisers can’t refuse homophobic party’s campaign ads
(Times of Israel)

Israel's election laws require advertising companies to sell space for objectionable ads
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Scathing lawsuit seeks punitive damages from Mormon Church
(Jonny Bonner, Courthouse News Service)

Suit charges Mormon Church with intentional misrepresentation of its history
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Factional dispute in church dismissed
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

State has compelling interest in licensing of medical and naturopathy practice
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Democrats look to end lawsuit limits, force clergy reports
(Todd Richmond, Associated Press)

11th Circuit: Board of Immigration Appeals failed to consider evidence of Ahmadi persecution in Pakistan
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Turkish invasion of Syria would mow down Kurdish Christians. Are media tracking this?
(Julia Duin, Get Religion)

Tuesday, 6 August 2019

Clergy protest outside Mitch McConnell’s office, demand action on gun violence
(Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service)

Non-Muslim judge tries to convince jihadist that Islam is a religion of peace
(Robert Spencer, PJ Media)

Remarks by Vice President Pence to Alliance Defending Freedom | Arlington, VA
(The White House)

“Active practice” of evangelicals helps “visibility of religion” in France, says government
(Evangelical Focus)

God and religion at Princeton
(Peter Schwartz, Patheos Blog: Public Square: The Creation Project)

Israeli right-wing lawmaker wants nation to be governed by Jewish law. He acknowledges it won’t happen soon.
(Marcy Oster, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Beyond covering vigils and funerals: What’s the Catholic church’s position on guns?
(Clemente Lisi, GetReligion)

Hundreds attend Alabama 'Back to School Worship Service’ after it was targeted by atheists
(Caleb Parke, Fox News)

Events in 1995 and 2010 lead to lifetime CDM prohibition
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

A Catholic bishop in Texas is publicly accusing President Trump of racism
(Daniel Burke, CNN)

Actions against Jehovah's Witnesses in Novosibirsk
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News)

Total number of searches of Jehovah's Witnesses tops 600
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News)

Jehovah's Witness indicted in Russian Far East
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News)

Senators ask Mike Pompeo to pressure Poland on Holocaust property restitution
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

How Ayelet Shaked, a secular woman, came to dominate the right-wing religious camp in Israel
(Sam Sokol, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Hajj trip may help Christchurch mosque victims heal
(Nick Perry, Associated Press)

How does video game religion impact life off-line?
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Video games, their environments, religion, and value systems around the globe (Response to: How does video game religion impact life off-line?)
(Xenia Zeiler, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Religion in new digital worlds (Response to: How does video game religion impact life off-line?)
(Kevin Schut, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Cosmic pollution: The Manchester Cathedral, video games, and religion (Response to: How does video game religion impact life off-line?)
(Gregory Price Grieve, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Experts question legality of India’s changes in Kashmir
(Mariya Amrayeva, Associated Press)

Unrest feared after India revokes Kashmir’s special status
(Sheikh Saaliq Emily Schmall, Associated Press)

American Medical Response of Tennessee, Inc., to pay $40,000 to settle EEOC religious discrimination lawsuit
(U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission)

EEOC wins settlement for Jehovah's Witness employee
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Judgment: Zhdanov and Others v. Russia - refusal to register three LGBT organisations
(Press Release, European Court of Human Rights)

European Court says Russia violated rights of LGBT organizations
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Florida court overturns ruling that tossed abortion waiting period. What happens next?
(Jim Saunders and Dara Kam, News Service of Florida)

Challenge to Florida abortion waiting period law remains in play
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

India’s Parliament OKs ending instant divorce for Muslims
(Ashok Sharma, Associated Press)

‘Historic’ day as India outlaws ‘triple talaq’ Islamic instant divorce
(The Guardian)

Indian Parliament outlaws triple talaq
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Largest reported actions against Jehovah's Witnesses since 2017 ban
(Koza Press, Russia Religion News)

‘The next big religious freedom case just landed at SCOTUS’
(David French, National Review)

Symposium: The calm before the storm for religious-liberty cases?
(Mark Rienzi, SCOTUSblog)

Symposium: The new court and religion
(Erwin Chemerinsky, SCOTUSblog)

Reordering the public square
(Gunnar Gundersen, First Things)

Pentecostal church's permit revoked in Indonesia after Muslim radicals protest: report
(Samuel Smith, Christian Post)

Canada: 'A clear message:' Injunction against religious symbols law struck down
(Libby Giesbrecht, CHVN 95.1 FM)

What Americans know about religion
(Pew Research Center Religion & Public Life)

Can you pass a basic religious knowledge quiz? Most Americans can't, and that's likely bad news for the country
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News Faith)

Americans say civics is a must and religion a maybe in schools
(Stephen Sawchuk, Education Week)

Pence meets with Russell Moore, religious freedom advocates to discuss China's abuses
(Samuel Smith, Christian Post)

Monday, 5 August 2019

A Christian case for religious liberty
(Nathaniel Peters, Law & Liberty)

'Offensive to my culture and religion': Rainbow flag row costs $2500
(Jacob Saulwick, The Sydney Morning Herald)

Senators oppose Trump refugee cuts on religious freedom grounds
(Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service)

North Carolina becomes first Southern state to ban state funding for conversion therapy
(Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service)

Religious leaders react to mass shootings, call for action from Trump, Congress
(Adelle M. Banks, World Religion News)

For religious American Muslims, hostility from the right and disdain from the left
(Shadi Hamid, Brookings)

The Satanic Temple appeals Missouri’s ‘non-scientific’ based abortion law
(Derek Welch, World Religion News)

Interfaith network to counter human trafficking launched in Nigeria
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

'Latest gun violence in U.S. poses challenges for churches'
(J. Michael West, Ecumenical News)

Law and religion round-up – 4th August
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Statutory school worship – managing post-Christendom pluralism
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

400th anniversary special report: Don't miss Adelle Banks' must-read RNS series on slavery and religion
(Bobby Ross Jr., GetReligion)

Religion and vulnerability: Why charismatic Christianity is popular with migrants
(The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])

Youngest Jehovah's Witness to be taken to court
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News)

More presidential candidates are visiting mosques than ever before
(Rowaida Abdelaziz, Huffington Post)

Vatican envoy: Nicaraguan government says talks ‘concluded’
(Gabriela Selser, Associated Press)

Nigeria to allow Shia leader to leave jail for medical care
(Sam Olukoya, Associated Press)

Anti-Christian carnage in Nigeria could be global security nightmare
(John L. Allen Jr., Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Large number of Dutch churches to close in near future
(Michiel van de Kamp, Katholiek Nieuwsblad)

South Dakota’s ‘In God We Trust’ law helped by foundation
(Associated Press)

OrthodoxChurch files new suit in Jerusalem property battle
(Associated Press)

New Kansas governor brings sharp shift on LGBTQ foster kids
(John Hanna, Associated Press)

USCIRF Commissioner Gary Bauer calls for release of imprisoned underground church leader Hu Shigen
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

Preliminary injunction denied in challenge to conscience provisions in insurance law
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Whatever happened to the Arab uprisings?
(Daniel Philpott, Religious Freedom Institute)

Kazakhstan: eight jailed for up to eight years
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)

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