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Friday, 5 April 2019

Italian bishops continue joust with government over immigration
(Claire Giangravé, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Malaysia won’t join ICC over pressure from Muslim opposition
(Associated Press)

Pope’s Good Friday meditation to focus on human trafficking
(Associated Press)

Belgian ban on kosher slaughter referred to European Court of Justice
(Times of Israel)

Belgian kosher slaughter ban referred to European Court of Justice
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

ACLU sues Southwest Virginia town on behalf of tarot card reader
(Jeff Williamson, WSLS News)

Suit challenges zoning ban on tarot reading
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Judge: Troy mosque lawsuit can move forward
(Mark Hicks, The Detroit News)

Court says RLUIPA claims by mosque may proceed
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Agudath Israel of America applauds NJ Attorney General for upholding religious rights in housing discrimination case
(Matzav)

Division on Civil Rights announces settlement of claim that homeowners association failed to accommodate religious beliefs
(New Jersey Attorney General’s Office)

Settlement reached requiring subdivision gates to be open on sabbath
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

6th Circuit upholds Kentucky's abortion informed consent law
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Religious Freedom in Focus, volume 79 – April 2019
(Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice)

“Religion in the Modern World”
(Marc O. DeGirolami, Law and Religion Forum)

EVENT, 5-7 April 2019: Residential Conference – Church and State in the 21st Century
(at Cumberland Lodge, The Great Park, Windsor, Ecclesiastical Law Society)

Montreal teachers vow to ignore 'stupid, wrongheaded' religious symbols ban
(Martin Patriquin, The Guardian)

Thursday, 4 April 2019

Religion and the race for the Knesset
(Maayan Jaffe-Hoffman, The Jerusalem Post)

Anti-LGBTQ adoption bills 'snowballing' in state legislatures, rights group says
(Julie Moreau, NBC News)

The role of church & state in immigration & the wall
(Robert Youngblood, American Family Radio)

Evidence from the grave – III
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

CofE welcomes safeguarding overview report
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

Want to read a great religious freedom story? In The New York Times? (Wait for it ... )
(Terry Mattingly, Get Religion)

Religious freedom case involving Buddhist death row inmate in Texas just got more intriguing
(Bobby Ross Jr., Get Religion)

Religious communities in Russia begin joint efforts for restoring schools in Syria
(Interfax-Religion)

Rabbi Lazar thanks Putin for his help in returning home Israeli soldier's remnants
(Interfax-Religion)

Mormon church drops anti-LGBT policy from 2015, saying children of same-sex couples now can be baptized
(Daniel Burke, CNN)

Charges presented to Jehovah's Witnesses in Crimea
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News)

In the religious liberty world, dialogue is not fluffy — it is essential
(Kristen Farrington, Religious Freedom Center, Freedom Forum Institute)

Religious actors and returning migrants in the Northern Triangle
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Part I: Understanding the crisis and relevant players in the Northern Triangle (Responding to: Religious actors and returning migrants in the Northern Triangle)
(Grace Laria and Katherine Marshall, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Part II: The Northern Triangle migrant crisis - FIO programs and strengths (Responding to: Religious actors and returning migrants in the Northern Triangle)
(Grace Laria and Katherine Marshall, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Dalai Lama lauds New Zealand PM for handling mosque attacks
(Ashok Sharma, Associated Press)

Humanist group objects to ‘In God We Trust’ license plate
(Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press)

Germany: Mosque attack suspect sent money to French group
(Associated Press)

Another infant boy in Italy dies after home circumcision
(Associated Press)

Third Muslim circumcision death in Italy
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Following SCOTUS, Texas says no chaplains in execution chamber
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Texas bans chaplains from execution chambers; religious liberty law firm expresses concern
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)

Texas revises policy, bans all clergy in execution chamber
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

Ohio Catholic classical school sues city to protect civil rights, religious freedom
(Alliance Defending Freedom)

Catholic school challenges city's anti-discrimination ordinance
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

SDNY: Title VII anti-retaliation provision does not apply to critic of religious group's gender discrimination
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Ohio 4-H program promotes LGBT ideology, encourages children to use 'zie' pronoun
(Amanda Casanova, Christian Headlines)

Polish priest apologises for Harry Potter book burning
(Monika Scislowska, The Guardian)

Doctor performed 1,200 abortions before something totally stopped him in his tracks
(Billy Hollowell, The Christian Post)

White people should start joining majority black churches, says multiethnic ministry director
(Brandon Showalter, The Christian Post)

Churches unite Rwanda genocide victims and killers to empower communities
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)

Chick-fil-A banned from another airport for Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Salvation Army donations
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)

A 2nd U.S. airport bans Chick-fil-A for spreading ‘hate and discrimination’
(Michael Foust, Christian Headlines)

Faith-based adoption agencies under attack in Michigan
(Jim Daly, The Christian Post)

Michigan county takes down billboard accused of being pro-abortion; issues apology
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)

Catholic schools in Ireland concerned by proposal to remove Church's patronage
(Catholic News Agency)

House pro-lifers move to bring Born Alive bill to the floor
(Christine Rousselle, Catholic News Agency)

Colorado's death penalty repeal failure means 'unneeded violence', critic says
(Kevin J. Jones, Catholic News Agency)

Bishop asks Nicaraguans not to take justice into their own hands
(Catholic News Agency)

During Tennessee 'Sex Week,' FOCUS volunteers a Catholic view on sexuality
(Jonah McKeown, Catholic News Agency)

Alabama bill would ban all abortions except for 'serious health risk'
(Perry West, Catholic News Agency)

Religious freedom under attack from ‘new human rights,’ Parolin says
(Catholic News Agency)

Brunei implements law punishing adultery, sodomy with death penalty
(Catholic News Agency)

Cutting Central American aid will make matters worse, critics say
(Catholic News Agency)

Gregory appointment a milestone in the history of African-American Catholics
(Christine Rousselle, Catholic News Agency)

Virginia March for Life mobilizes new pro-life marchers
(Christine Rousselle, Catholic News Agency)

On Capitol Hill, persecuted Muslims unite to protect religious minorities’ rights
(Aysha Khan, Religion News Service)

Some North Dakota GOP lawmakers abstain from Hindu prayer
(James MacPherson, Religion News Service)

Prayer that mentioned Jesus 13 times sparks debate in Pennsylvania Legislature
(Elizabeth Evans, Religion News Service)

US Methodists plot ways to resist new LGBT rules
(Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service)

Atlanta Archbishop Wilton Gregory tapped to lead Washington, DC, Catholics
(Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service)

New LDS domain name may spark brand war over ‘Church of Jesus Christ’
(Peggy Fletcher Stack, Religion News Service)

India will have the world's highest Muslim population in 2060
(Nathan Glover, World Religion News)

Pope Francis says the Catholic Church should acknowledge its abuse of women
(Gary Nguyen, World Religion News)

Polish priests burn 'Twilight' and 'Harry Potter' books
(Elisa Meyer, World Religion News)

Java: Muslim violence against statues of other religions
(Mathias Hariyadi, Asia News)

I survived domestic violence. Here's why I'm voting no on Violence Against Women Act
(Debbie Lesko, The Daily Signal)

The battle for Sabarimala How a Hindu temple became a crucible for Indian gender politics
(Deepa Das Acevedo, Foreign Affaits)

Christians, Hindus and Muslims from Lahore: We need a law against forced conversions (Video)
(Shafique Khokhar, Asia News)

Gay conversion therapy pprovider spoke at parent meeting at prominent Orthodox School
(Ari Feldman, Forward)

Wednesday, 3 April 2019

Moscow snuffs out religious liberty in Eastern Ukraine
(Doug Bandow, National Review)

Permanence and political correctness
(Greg Weiner, Law & Liberty)

As Islamism fades, Iran goes nationalist
(Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar, The New York Times)

US Government’s terrorist watchlist violates the Constitution, lawyer—and plaintiff—say
(Chantal Da Silva, Newsweek)

Malaysia police likely behind religion-linked abductions: Inquiry
(Kate Mayberry, Al Jazeera)

Let the children be Yazidis
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)

Ayatollah Trump: The global rise of the Christian right
(John Feffer, Foreign Policy In Focus)

Mayor Pete Buttigieg's countercultural approach to Christianity is what America needs now
(Kirsten Powers, USA Today)

The Pope's visit to Bulgaria: An important historic event that the international media will follow
(novinite.com)

Home-schooling and local authority registration
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Buddhist vs. Muslim: Journalists ask why SCOTUS intervened in one death penalty case, not another
(Bobby Ross Jr., Get Religion)

Religion ghosts? New York Times says America's biggest economic issue is demographic decline
(Terry Mattingly, Get Religion)

Russian Church calls on OSCE to boost religious freedom monitoring in Ukraine
(Interfax-Religion)

Karabakh settlement process cannot be one-way road - Catholicos of All Armenians
(Interfax-Religion)

Moscow demonstrators support Orel Jehovah's Witness
(Credo Press, Russia Religion News)

In Wisconsin, a vote against anti-Christian bigotry
(David French, National Review)

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints receives official recognition in Kuwait
(Newsroom)

Will Germany address Islamophobia and anti-Muslim attacks?
(Tom Allinson, Deutsche Welle)

S Sudan president, opposition to meet at Vatican ‘retreat’
(Nicole Winfield and Sam Mednick, Associated Press)

Some North Dakota GOP lawmakers abstain from Hindu prayer
(James MacPherson, Associated Press)

Australian senator censured for blaming Muslim victims
(Rod McGuirk, Associated Press)

Death row inmate’s clemency appeal stresses Christian faith
(Travis Loller, Associated Press)

NYSED refuses religious exemption for students without vaccines in Orchard Park schools
(Eileen Buckley, WKBW News)

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