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Wednesday, 3 April 2019

Judge rules against NKY student in lawsuit over chicken pox vaccine
(Fox 19)

Parents failed to show sincere religious anti-vaccine belief
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Court refuses to enjoin activity ban imposed on non-vaccinated students
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Texas Senate approves occupational licensing bill LGBTQ advocates call a "license to discriminate"
(Emma Platoff, The Texas Tribune)

Voluntary assisted dying will soon be legal in Victoria, and this is what you need to know
(Courtney Hempton, The Conversation)

The countries with the 10 largest Christian populations and the 10 largest Muslim populations
(Jee Diamant, Pew Research Center Fact Tank)

Fairness for All legislation protects religious and LGBTQ rights
(Robin Fretwell Wilson, Real Clear Religion)

Religious freedom is about human dignity, pope says in Morocco
(Hannah Brockhaus, Catholic News Agency)

Pope tells Moroccans “we are brothers and sisters”
(Nicole Winfield and Amira El Masiati, Associated Press)

Death v. Religion at the Supreme Court
(Mark Silk, RNS Column: Spiritual Politics)

Brunei invokes laws allowing stoning for gay sex, adultery
(Annabelle Liang, Associated Press)

Brunei invokes laws allowing stoning for gay sex, adultery
(Annabelle Liang, Associated Press)

Are nonreligious Democrats emerging as a counterweight to the evangelical right?
(Philip Bump, The Washington Post)

Utah enacts hate crimes law
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Herbert signs hate crimes bill
(Bob Bernick, Utah Policy)

Quebec looks to bar public servants from wearing religious symbols
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

As the United States retreats, China advances: UNESCO's World Heritage Sites, tourism, and religion
(Carsten Vala, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Tuesday, 2 April 2019

Brunei to implement Islamic laws despite criticism
(Olivia Miller, International Christian Concern)

Brunei further implements its sharia penal law-- the details
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Brunei's new anti-gay law goes into effect this week. Here's how the world is reacting
(AnneClaire Stapleton, CNN)

SCOTUS ruling shows divide over ‘permissible’ suffering in executions
(Catholic News Agency)

This time, U.S. Supreme Court halts execution over clergy refusal
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

How outrage for a death row inmate may have flipped the justices for religious liberty
(Amanda Tyler, Religion News Service)

Civil rights experts question Supreme Court execution rulings
(Aysha Khan, Religion News Service)

Texas AG opens religious discrimination investigation over Chik-fil-A airport exclusion
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

Ecclesiastical court judgments – March (Part 2)
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

Shattered statues and satanic symbols mark rise in attacks on French church
(Tom Heneghan, Religion News Service)

Religious refusal bill gets preliminary approval in Texas Senate
(Lauren McGaughy, Dallas News)

Pete Buttigieg on faith, his marriage and Mike Pence
(Father Edward Beck, CNN)

Crimea: Raids, another criminal case, four appeals
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)

Indiana Senate OKs expanded religious objection to abortion
(Associated Press)

Germany protests to Brunei envoy over anti-gay law plans
(Associated Press)

UN slams 'inhuman' Brunei stoning laws
(Al Jazeera)

Tennessee bill would allow adoption groups to turn away gays
(Kimberlee Kruesi, Associated Press)

Same-sex marriage legalised in Cayman
(James Whittaker, Cayman Compass)

Same-sex marriage legalized in Cayman Islands
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

X v. FYROM: A circumspect compromise about trans* rights?
(Mariam Gaiparashvili and Sarah Schoentjes, Strasbourg Observers)

When does protecting faith imperil children? (Video)
(Katherine Marshall, Robin Fretwell Wilson, Ambassador David Saperstein, The Berkley Center, Georgetown University)

Women’s rights in the Catholic Church
(Jenny Tillyard and Judith A Daniels, The Guardian)

Pope: Women have ‘legitimate claims’ for justice, equality
(Nicole Winfield, Religion News Service)

Teaching children to respect and celebrate LGBT+ relationships
(Geoff Dexter, Oliver Boaler, Doug Clark, and Robert Davidson, The Guardian)

Will Iraq close all inspectors general offices?
(Omar Sattar, Al-Monitor: Iraq Pulse)

Is this seat occupied? Hebrew University debates IDF uniforms in class
(Danny Zaken, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)

Iraq inches closer to Egyptian, Jordanian axis
(Ahmed Gomaa, Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)

Will truce between Hamas, Israel last until election day?
(Rasha Abou Jalal, Al-Monitor: Palestine Pulse)

Who will decide new spiritual leader of Turkey's Armenians?
(Fehim Tastekin, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)

Iranian Red Crescent says US sanctions impeding flood relief
(Al-Monitor: Iran Pulse)

Overcoming fears of ‘making noise,’ US Muslims step into civic life
(Eric Berger, Religion News Service)

Lodging for spouses becomes Anglicans’ latest battleground over LGBT clergy
(Catherine Pepinster, Religion News Service)

Pope issues new law on reporting of sex abuse of minors and vulnerable adults in Vatican
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Pope Francis' new law mandates all sex abuse claims must be reported to the Vatican immediately
(Elisa Meyer, World Religion News)

Trump: GOP will replace Obamacare after 2020 election with ‘less expensive’ plan
(Michael Foust, Christian Headlines)

Testosterone being given to 8-y-o girls, age lowered from 13: Doctors
(Brandon Showalter, The Christian Post)

Comfort, narcissism, doubt: Ministry experts list biggest challenges to reaching new generation
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)

Chinese city offers cash incentives to informants on illegal religious groups
(Catholic News Agency)

Pro-life health care network gets a boost from federal HHS grant
(Catholic News Agency)

Erdogan’s Islamist party suffers major losses
(Claire Evans, International Christian Concern)

Hindu radicals raid prayer meeting in India’s Tamil Nadu state
(Olivia Miller, International Christian Concern)

Singapore cancelled anti-Christian Swedish band’s concert
(Gina Goh, International Christian Concern)

Somalia’s infant church emerging amid great tribulations
(Olivia Miller, International Christian Concern)

Turkey attempts to school Christian teachers
(Claire Evans, International Christian Concern)

Ecumenism in America: The Trump era has exposed divisions among Catholics and evangelicals
(The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])

Quebec bill would bar religious symbols for government employees
(Catholic News Agency)

Quebec's religious symbol ban targets minorities in the name of secularism
(Martin Patriquin, The Guardian)

US envoy to Vatican says China must be ‘called out’ on religious freedom
(John L. Allen Jr., Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Mike Pompeo demands China close internment camps
(Nathan Glover, World Religion News)

Monday, 1 April 2019

Religious exercise challenge to school's transgender policy moves ahead
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Despite threat from Hollywood, Georgia passes fetal heartbeat bill
(Mikaela Matthews, Christian Headlines)

Pro-abortion group sues Mississippi over heartbeat abortion ban
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)

Christian college nursing, education students getting blacklisted, CCCU president says
(Napp Nazworth, The Christian Post)

Wheaton scholars pen first 'Origins' college textbook bridging the Bible to ‘mainline science’
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)

Texas AG investigating potential discrimination against Chick-fil-A
(Catholic News Agency)

Egypt sentences 18 to life in prison for Islamic State ties
(Associated Press)

Plotters in church-bombing scheme sentenced in Egypt
(Catholic News Agency)

How the so-called Equality Act threatens speech, religion, and women’s rights
(Chad Felix Greene, The Federalist)

How Hind Makki is changing the conversation around women’s inclusion in mosques
(Aysha Khan, Religion News Service)

How new role models are inspiring young Muslim women to reimagine their lives
(Liz Bucar and Amanda Randone, Religion News Service)

Churches and other faith-based groups lend a hand after historic Nebraska floods
(Emily McFarlan Miller, Religion News Service)

Ronnie Floyd, megachurch pastor and Trump advisor, nominated for key SBC post
(Bob Smietana, Religion News Service)

Religious freedom in Malaysia under microscope
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)

Should veganism receive the same legal protection as a religion? An expert explains
(Jonathan Seglow, The Conversation)

Latest win for FFRF: Mississippi schools cannot display religious items
(Corey Barnett, World Religion News)

Pope explains why he didn't let people kiss his ring
(Gary Nguyen, World Religion News)

Catholic hospitals are not disclosing restrictions they place on care due to religious beliefs
(Elisa Meyer, World Religion News)

LGBTQ civil rights support highest among Atheists, Agnostics, and Unitarians
(Kelly Frazier, World Religion News)

Google pulls Christian "conversion therapy" app
(Gary Nguyen, World Religion News)

Jews at Shabbat dinner engage with Christian accompaniers who work with them and Palestinians
(Albin Hillert, Ecumenical News)

Protest outside Turkish Embassy in Sofia against statements of Turkey’s Foreign Minister
(novinite.com)

UN General Assembly to condemn Islamophobia, antisemitism
(Omri Nahmias, The Jerusalem Post)

Law and religion round-up – 31st March
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Equality and same sex relationships vs judicial entanglement in religion: Gaum v Van Rensburg
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

ECHR to consider case of discrimination against UOC community in Rovno Region
(Interfax-Religion)

Russian court fines Jehovah’s Witness over alleged extremism
(Associated Press)

Legal Spirits Episode 007: Religious hate speech (Part 1)
(Law and Religion Forum)

Canadian tribunal finds anti-transgender election pamphlet amounts to illegal discrimination
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Failure to provide employee religious accommodation upheld
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Zoning ordinance violates RLUIPA equal terms provision
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Call for Applications for Membership of the OSCE/ODIHR Panel of Experts on Freedom of Religion or Belief for the Three-year Term Commencing in June 2019
(Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe)

Limits on rescheduling hearings that conflict with religious holidays do not violate Free Exercise rights
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Cartel battle leaves church looted, bullet-ridden in western Mexico
(David Ramos, Catholic News Agency)

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