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Wednesday, 27 March 2019

Kiev court throws out claim re president lacking powers to seek tomos from Constantinople
(Interfax-Religion)

Justice Department files statement of interest in New York church religious land use case
(U.S. Department of Justice)

Another prosecution of protestants for sharing their religion
(Credo Press, Russia Religion News)

Faith, freedom, foreign policy, and a socialist revival
(Alan Dowd, Providence Mag)

Key Jeremy Corbyn supporter kicked out of UK Labour Party over anti-Semitism
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

New EPRID’s Board of Coordinators for 2019 elected
(European Platform against Religious Intolerance and Discrimination)

Pope’s visit to Morocco shows ‘Christians and Muslims are not enemies’
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Amnesty slams Brunei’s new ‘vicious’ Islamic criminal laws
(Associated Press)

Leader says Mississippi law requires religious item removal
(Associated Press)

Chile court orders Catholic Church to compensate victims
(Associated Press)

Another death row inmate denied chaplain of his choice during execution
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Rockland County Press Release
(rocklandgov.com)

Rockland County declares state of emergency in measles outbreak
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Human Rights Council extends Dr Shaheed's mandate
(Ahmed Aiham, The Edition)

Gravestones are mockingly vandalized, and those left behind mourn a second time
(Matt A. Hanson, Forward)

Historic Jewish cemetery defaced with anti-semitic graffiti
(Nathan Glover, World Religion News)

Tuesday, 26 March 2019

President Nelson's wife describes revelations leading to the drop of 'Mormon' moniker
(Gary Nguyen, World Religion News)

After Christchurch, here's how we can end hate speech and Islamophobia
(Osama Bhutta, TIME)

Christchurch attack: Al Noor mosque handed back to Muslim community
(Charles Anderson, The Guardian)

UK Home Office rejected Christian's asylum claim by quoting Bible
(Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians in Europe)

Report calls Swedish asylum porcess for converts a "complete lottery"
(Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians in Europe)

LGBT Texans, faith groups turn out for emotional debate on religious refusal bill
(Lauren McGaughy, Dallas News)

The Canadian Council of Christian Charities has warned Parliament that undermining tax exemptions of religious institutions will severely hamper the country’s giving sector
(Daniel Proussalidis, Convivium)

How we handle scandal
(Peter Stockland, Convivium)

Openly gay, openly Christian Buttigieg challenges the religious right
(Ed Kilgore, New York Intelligencer)

Opposite sex civil partnerships
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

MoJ Consultation: Coronial investigations of stillbirths
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

Protestant attorney warns about religious persecution
(Znak, Russia Religion News)

Hungarian minister ‘convinced’ pro-family outcomes are linked to policy
(Jacob Comello, Catholic News Service)

Northern Ireland soccer fans face ban after filmed singing anti-Catholic song
(Charles Collins, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

The end of an era? The abuse crisis redefines church sovereignty
(Massimo Faggioli, Commonweal)

Pakistan places 2 Hindu girls in protection after conversion
(Munir Ahmed, Associated Press)

Georgia House approves Bible electives for public schools
(Associated Press)

Pastor group drops lawsuit against Austin’s LGBT hiring protections
(Chuck Lindell, Statesman)

Churches withdraw suit against Austin's non-discrimination ordinance
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Consent decree defines protected anti-abortion activity
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

After cyclone disaster, church organizations mobilize to help devastated Africans
(Fredrick Nzwili, Religion News Service)

The Church of Almighty God members detail arrests in China, seek asylum
(Thomas Maresca, Religion News Service)

Michigan's state funded adoption agencies are barred from discriminating against same-sex couples
(Kelly Frazier, World Religion News)

‘Just fall that is all’: A look at Sudan’s protests, why now and what next?
(Mohaned Mustafa El-Nour, FoRB in Full (a blog by CSW))

A California mosque was set ablaze in ‘clear homage’ to the New Zealand terrorist attack
(Isaac Stanley-Becker, The Washington Post)

Pope Francis calls on City of Rome to be welcoming to immigrants
(Claire Giangravé, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

At AIPAC, Republicans and Democrats spar on what defines anti-Semitism
(Ron Kampeas, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Democrats, Muslim lawmaker decry opening prayer as divisive
(Mark Scolforo, Associated Press)

Survey: Most Americans continue to oppose religious service refusals to LGBT people
(Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service)

Monday, 25 March 2019

Law and religion round-up – 24th March
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Moroccan Court acquits man accused of proselytizing
(Anne-Bénédicte Hoffner, La Croix International)

Raising religion [the Russian Orthodox Church]
(Beverly Brown, Harvard Political Review)

Wave of arrests of Jehovah's Witnesses in Russian Far East
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News)

Jehovah’s Witnesses: Neglected victims of persecution
(Rhoda E. Howard-Hassmann, The Conversation)

UOC sues Ukrainian culture ministry over name change
(Interfax-Religion)

Metropolitan Onufry calls on Poroshenko to put end to takeovers of UOC churches
(Interfax-Religion)

Free speech and higher education in the UK: Liberty of theological expression is challenged from left and right
(The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])

Girls can retain religion as Pak law does not approve marriage of minors: Lawyer
(Yudhvir Rana, Times of India)

Texas Senate kicks off fight over religious exemptions
(Chuck Lindell, Statesman)

Vatican negotiator reveals decades-long path to China deal
(Nicole Winfield, Associated Press)

Love Allah, love China
(Liwei Wu, Foreign Policy)

China's Muslim gulag is tough to cover, but a few reporters aren't giving up
(Julia Duin, Get Religion)

Church and state divided: Ireland must learn from Britain's Catholic experience
(Declan McSweeney, The Irish Times)

Persona ‘nun’ grata: Separation of church and state
(George M. Heymann, New York Law Journal)

Debate rages as Pew finds evangelical support for Trump remains high, with other Christian groups less sympathetic
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

Catholic diocese in Colombia has served 1 million meals to Venezuelan migrants
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

'End Times' thinking: Do biblical prophecies explain why so many evangelicals back Israel?
(Terry Mattingly, Get Religion)

Russia: Obstructions to Protestant theological education "systemic, intentional"?
(Victoria Arnold, Forum 18 News Service)

Senate Republicans to introduce 2 bills against anti-Semitism
(Ben Sales, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Philippine president says he will ‘really kill’ molesting priests
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Nearly 2 million attend March for Life in Argentina
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Secularism isn’t the answer to Islamic extremism, but arguably its cause
(John L. Allen Jr., Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Lawsuit claims school activity ban for unvaccinated student violates religious liberty
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

Michigan settles lawsuit, will subject faith-based adoption agencies to nondiscrimination rules
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

South Dakota Governor signs “In God We Trust” bill into law
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

Erdogan proposal to make Hagia Sophia a mosque irks Greece
(Associated Press)

State settles same-sex adoption case (Michigan)
(Department of Attorney General)

In settlement agreement, Michigan will enforce LGBTQ non-discrimination provisions against religious adoption agencies
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Firefighter not entitled to religious exemption from grooming policy
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Break-away moves by Methodist Congregation are invalid
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Court dismisses suit challenging church's internal investigation
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Symposium: The “intensely factual” question of physicians’ admitting privileges
(Robin Fretwell Wilson, SCOTUSblog)

Human Rights Courts as Norm-Brokers (Abstract)
(Michael Hamilton Antoine Buyse, Human Rights Law Review)

New Book on General Principles of the ECHR
(Antoine Buyse, ECHR Blog)

The Round-Up: Christchurch, Islamophobia, Home Office Failures and Modern Slavery
(Alethea Redfern, UK Human Rights Blog)

Church leadership in India calls for followers to pray for peaceful elections
(Olivia Miller, International Christian Concern)

Vatican celebrates day of remembrance for martyrs
(Olivia Miller, International Christian Concern)

The Islamic state is officially defeated
(Olivia Miller, International Christian Concern)

Montreal to take down 80-year-old crucifix from city chambers
(Martin Patriquin, The Guardian)

US, announcing new sanctions, says it hopes Iran comes 'back to negotiating table'
(Laura Rozen, Al-Monitor)

Pope Francis has refused the resignation of a convicted cardinal
(Kelly Frazier, World Religion News)

New Zealand school bans hijab
(Nathan Glover, World Religion News)

Azusa Pacific University again tries to end ban on LGBTQ relationships
(Corey Barnett, World Religion News)

Chick-Fil-A banned from airport for its 'legacy of anti-LGBTQ behavior'
(Mikaela Matthews, Christian Headlines)

It’s ‘a form of cheating’: Christian high school leaves athletic conference over pro-transgender policy
(Michael Foust, Christian Headlines)

Trump signs executive order denying funds to universities that stifle free speech
(Brandon Showalter, The Christian Post)

World Help facilitating aid to help Zimbabwe recover in aftermath of devastating Cyclone Idai
(Brandon Showalter, The Christian Post)

Conservative United Methodists gearing up for church court battle over ‘Traditional Plan’
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)

Mental health crisis: Depression, suicide rates among American youth skyrocketing
(Brandon Showalter, The Christian Post)

Christian genocide in Nigeria: 5 facts you need to know
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)

Catholics bring pro-life voices to the UN Commission for Women
(Courtney Grogan, Catholic News Agency)

Disability rights activists protest assisted suicide bills as dangerous, discriminatory
(Christine Rousselle, Catholic News Agency)

Bethlehem nuns prepare for court hearing
(Claire Evans, International Christian Concern)

Mexico president asks Spain, Pope to apologize for conquest
(Maria Verza, Associated Press)

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