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Monday, 4 March 2019

High court declines New Jersey preservation grants case
(Jessica Gresko, Religion News Service)

Muslim inmates sue over combined faith services in Arkansas prisons
(Aysha Khan, Religion News Service)

Portland bans discrimination against atheists, other nonbelievers
(Tracy Simmons, Religion News Service)

Church elders let confessed abuser attend services; now judge has banned him
(Bobby Ross Jr., Religion News Service)

Archbishop Auza warns of new threats to religious freedom
(Jim Fair, Zenit: The World Seen from Rome)

Bill Hybels allegations are credible, Willow Creek investigation finds
(Sarah Martin, Christian Headlines)

EVENT, 4-7 March 2019: European Academy of Religion Annual Conference 2019
(European Academy of Religion, Bologna)

Kazakhstan: One city, two raids, three fines
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)

Temporary protections for some immigrants in US extended to 2020
(Catholic News Agency)

Democrats working on new resolution against anti-Semitism in wake of Ilhan Omar’s latest remarks
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Sunday, 3 March 2019

Why does the Catholic Church keep failing on sexual abuse?
(Emma Green, The Atlantic)

Saturday, 2 March 2019

The Oxford Handbook of Islamic Law
(Mark Movsesian, Law and Religion Forum)

Ellis West on the Free Exercise Clause
(Mark Movsesian, Law and Religion Forum)

Believers resist joining state-approved churches (video)
(Yang Xiangwen, Bitter Winter)

Global Muslim body urges India, Pakistan to talk
(Associated Press)

Memorial stone for former synagogue vandalized in France
(Associated Press)

Anti-Muslim signs at W. Va. Capitol roil state, draw outrage
(Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press)

Muslim amateur women boxers can now wear Hijabs
(Elisa Meyer, World Religion News)

Why social justice is killing synagogues and churches
(Joel Kotkin, Tablet)

Opinion: Minority religions need public presence
(Asma Uddin and Greg Dolin, The Detroit News)

Oeuvre d’assistance aux bêtes d’abattoirs (Protection of animals at the time of killing) [2019] EUECJ C-497/17.
(Grand Chamber, Court of Justice of the European Union)

Friday, 1 March 2019

EU Court of Justice: Halal and kosher meat cannot be sold as organic without pre-slaughter stunning
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

EU court rules non-stunned halal and kosher meat cannot be marketed as organic
(Tim Wyatt, The Independent)

India’s general election: the politics of religious conversion in pursuit of a Hindu Rashtra
(FoRB in Full: A blog by CSW)

Unity among Cuban Christians unprecedented following constitutional vote
(World Watch Monitor)

Holy See supports efforts to end conflicts in Africa
(Zenit: The World Seen from Rome)

Focus on palliative care not assisted suicide, MSPs urged
(Peter Diamond, Scottish Catholic Observer)

CJEU rules non-stun slaughter incompatible with organic labelling
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

Assisted dying can be “inhumane”, experts claim
(Michael Cook, MercatorNet)

Same-sex marriage amendment ‘could kill off civil partnership bill’
(The Times of London)

Critics of Christian home schooling are calling for reform. Here’s why
(Hannah Brashers, Rewire News)

At least 40 Christians killed in two attacks in Kaduna State, Nigeria
(Morning Star News)

India sees rise in public lynchings of Christians
(National Catholic Register)

The Jussie Smollett story showed America the danger of instant certainty. How can we slow all the hot takes?
(Jennifer Graham, Deseret News InDepth)

SCOTUS oral argument transcript in Bladensburg Cross case now available
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Highlights from the Supreme Court oral arguments in the Bladensburg Cross case
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

Roundup of news covering Bladensburg Cross argument
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

SCOTUStalk: Justices confront constitutional “hot mess” in Peace Cross case
(NPR’s Nina Totenberg joins Amy Howe, SCOTUSblog Podcast)

Here's what happened inside and outside the courtroom as the Supreme Court heard its cross case
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News InDepth)

The Supreme Court’s peace cross: here’s the important backstory
(Charles C. Haynes, Religious Freedom Center, Freedom Forum Institute)

From Alito activism to sloppy Lemons: 3 takeaways from the Bladensburg Cross oral argument
(Andrew L. Seidel, Rewire News)

Why faith groups are divided over the cross case before the Supreme Court this week
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News InDepth)

Portland, OR is now the second U.S. city to adopt legal protections for atheists
(Gary Nguyen, World Religion News)

Five Jehovah's Witnesses arrested in Lenin's birthplace
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News)

Where is American Christian outrage on Russia’s treatment of Jehovah’s Witnesses?
(Rebecca Moore, Religion Dispatches (via Rewire.News))

British Broadcasting Company highlights Jehovah's Witnesses
(BBC Russian Service, Russia Religion News)

Persecutors pile on Jehovah’s Witnesses, in Russia and worldwide
(Doug Bandow, National Review)

The Government on reform of wedding law in England & Wales
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Friday Five: Godbeat trend, United Methodist future, Wheaton 'proof texts,' targeting atheists
(Bobby Ross Jr., GetReligion)

Swiss bishops, religious orders strengthen abuse reporting mandate
(Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service)

Church leaders in India, Pakistan call for peace in South Asia
(Nirmala Carvalho, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

New institute set up to help Catholic NGOs deal with legal challenges
(Charles C. Camosy, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Priest under siege in battle over Venezuela’s political soul
(Scott Smith, Associated Press)

Bill would ban anonymous church-and-state lawsuits
(Associated Press)

California defeats claims of anti-Hindu bias in education standards
(Nicholas Iovino, Courthouse News Service)

Challenge to treatment of Hinduism in California curriculum fails
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Canadian suit challenges failure of Hasidic schools to follow provincial curriculum
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

9th Circuit revives Muslims’ lawsuit charging FBI with spying at mosques
(Maura Dolan, Los Angeles Times)

9th Circuit: Suit against FBI for anti-Muslim surveillance may move ahead
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Attempts fo address the issue of foreign terrorist fighters continue
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)

Infanticide is compassionate ‘end of life care,’ says democratic organizer
(Michael Foust, Christian Headlines)

Missouri targets abortion with bill stating ‘God is the author of life’
(Michael Foust, Christian Headlines)

Rule requiring ‘clear separation’ of Title X funds from abortion applauded
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Senator Kamala Harris advocates for legalization of prostitution
(Kayla Koslosky, Christian Headlines)

Philippine Christian groups accused of being Communist fronts
(Gina Goh, International Christian Concern)

Pakistani Christian refugees subjected to unfair treatment by UN
(Olivia Miller, International Christian Concern)

Buhari announced as winner of Nigerian presidential elections
(Nathan Johnson, International Christian Concern)

Human rights discussion again missing at Trump-Kim summit
(Gina Goh, International Christian Concern)

Tajikistan’s religious regulations leaves little room for country’s Christian community
(Olivia Miller, International Christian Concern)

Sudan council of churches holds workshop on religious freedom
(Nathan Johnson, International Christian Concern)

Islamic Regime initiates wave of persecution against Rasht’s church of Iran
(Claire Evans, International Christian Concern)

Syrian militants attack Christian city of Mhardeh — again
(Claire Evans, International Christian Concern)

NGO report shows continued discrimination and violations in Sudan
(Nathan Johnson, International Christian Concern)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to be indicted for bribery, breach of trust
(Kayla Koslosky, Christian Headlines)

United Methodists pass Traditional Plan, keep ban on LGBTQ clergy, same-sex marriage
(Emily McFarlan Miller, Religion News Service)

‘In this to the end’: LGBT United Methodists express hurt, hope after vote
(Emily McFarlan Miller, Religion News Service)

Somali sheikh leads a seven-year campaign to end female genital mutilation
(Doreen Ajiambo, Religion News Service)

Jewish youth organization nabs $25 million gift to help empower young women
(Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service)

Catholic bishops, advocates meet to discuss response to Trump border policies
(Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service)

Methodists vote to keep ban on same-sex marriage and LGBT clergy
(Gary Nguyen, World Religion News)

Southern Baptist convention cancels Seven Church investigations
(Derek Welch, World Religion News)

Missouri bill would bar anonymous plaintiffs in church-state cases
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Missouri bill on church/state separation lawsuits is seen as a threat to atheists
(Corey Barnett, World Religion News)

Netherlands court rules against Muslim who refused to shave for work
(Gary Nguyen, World Religion News)

CALL FOR PAPERS Deadline 1 March 2019: Human Dignity from Judges' Perspectives
(BYU International Center for Law and Religion Studies)

US: Bishops commends government restrictions on abortion funding
(Zenit: The World Seen from Rome)

EVENT, 1-2 March 2019: Faith in a Secular Age
(Wheatley Institution, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah)

Cardinal Pell story is an extremely tangled web, but readers need alternative media to know that
(Julia Duin, Get Religion)

Reporting on Cardinal Pell conviction is examined
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

The abuses in Chile were not stopped in time because “in institutional terms, the Chilean Church was not prepared,” says Monsignor Fernando Ramos
(Rosa die Alcolea, Zenit: The World Seen from Rome)

A Missouri bill would target atheists who file church/state separation lawsuits
(Hemant Mehta, Patheos Blog: Friendly Atheist)

Historic WWII Bible removed from veterans hospital display after complaint
(Michael Foust, Christian Headlines)

Kazakhstan: Germany rejects extradition request
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)

500 religious groups, leaders seek end to ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy
(Catholic News Service)

Ex-Hasidic couple's battle with Quebec government over education to go to trial
(Benjamin Shingler, CBC News)

Thursday, 28 February 2019

Opinion: Rome has spoken and Rome is finished: The Vatican’s sexual abuse summit ‘failed miserably’
(Mary Hunt, Religion Dispatches (via Rewire.News))

Faith is no excuse for skipping vaccines, says med school professor
(Tracy Simmons, Religion News Service)

HRC urges Congress to advance the “Do No Harm Act”
(Stephen Peters, The Human Rights Campaign)

In an era of religious refusals, the Do No Harm Act is an essential safeguard
(Ian Thompson, American Civil Liberties Union)

Progressive politician tests appetite for less religious Poland
(Justyna Pawlak, U.S. News & World Report)

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