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Monday, 31 December 2018

NPR could have asked: What should evangelicals say about a president caught in adultery?
(Terry Mattingly, Get Religion)

Objection to immunization was not a religious belief
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Pentecostal believer found guilty of violating anti-evangelism law
(Prosecutor's Office of Cheliabinsk Oblast, Russia Religion News)

Pentecostals win in trial of their literature
(IANews, Russia Religion News)

Pope Francis prays for peaceful Congo vote
(Associated Press, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Recap of the Top Read Blog Posts in 2018
(Evan Seeman, RLUIPA-Defense)

Religious sanctions and contempt of court
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)

Revised law mitigates penalty for extremist publications
(Kommersant, Russia Religion News)

Senators employ stalking horse to oppose Catholic judicial nominee
(John L. Allen Jr., Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

The New York Times wishes us a Merry Hezbollah Christmas
(Julia Duin, Get Religion)

Think it through: Did you hear that there are more Wiccan folks in America than Presbyterians?
(Terry Mattingly, Get Religion)

Triple talaq bill not against any religion
(Times of India)

European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) - Calendar of Events

Orthodox panic over Yeshiva rules as New York Democrats grab reins
(Josh Nathan-Kazis, Forward)

Sunday, 30 December 2018

UN resolution calls for end to Iran’s persecution of Baha’is
(Bahá’í World News Service)

Sheikh Nahyan on the importance of religion as a positive force
(Balquees Basalom, The National)

For The International Migrants Day - Understanding, Not Fear
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)

Saturday, 29 December 2018

May a religious tribunal threaten an uncooperative party with religious sanctions? Ulman
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

More answers to readers’ queries and comments – end 2018
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

Sharia in Greece: What is (really) the verdict of the European Court of Human Rights
(Anais Condomines, News Beezer)

Shechitah ban in Belgium to come into force
(Hamodia)

Friday, 28 December 2018

Former nurse says Norwalk Hospital fired him over age, gender, religion
(Robert Storace, Law.com)

Not enough, say Yeshiva groups, as NYSED backpedals on private school requirements
(Sandy Eller, Jewish Press)

Mistreatment of migrants in El Paso, Texas is a 'travesty' says Catholic Extension
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

How 2018 became the Catholic Church's year from hell
(Daniel Burke, CNN)

The return of paganism
(Ross Douthat, The New York Times)

School board prayer, bus advertising rulings left in place after Appeals Courts decline to rehear
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

Muslim poet fears China clampdown on minorities
(Associated Press)

Hui poet fears for his people as China ‘Sinicizes’ religion
(Sam McNeil, Associated Press)

As China cracks down on churches, Christians declare ‘we will not forfeit our faith’
(Javier C. Hernández, The New York Times)

Vatican official urges Iraq’s Christians to forgive, rebuild
(Nicole Winfield, Associated Press)

3 more charged in kidnappings tied to sect, victims located
(Associated Press)

Erdogan’s anti-Semitism will sink Turkey’s economy
(Aykan Erdemir and John Lechner, Foreign Policy)

A moderate voice rises above in Indonesia
(Muhammad Cohen, Asia Times)

UN: Humanitarian and ethnic crisis may arise in Assam after NRC
(East Mojo)

States seek to block new rules that could limit access to birth control
(Mark Huffman, Consumer Affairs)

State AGs seek to enjoin final broad ACA exemptive rules on contraceptives
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Record high say religion can't answer life's problems, poll shows
(Michael Foust, Christian Headlines)

Menbal Copt gets three-year prison sentence for disdain of Islam
(Nader Shukry, Watani Net)

Prosecution moves forward against accused Egyptian officer
(Claire Evans, Persecution: International Christian Concern)

Senior rabbis urged to resign after contempt of court ruling upheld
(Melissa Davey, The Guardian)

SNP MPs call on UK to grant Asia Bibi and her family asylum
(Dan Sabbagh, The Guardian)

Asylum seekers need the right to work – and this time of year shows why
(John Sentamu, The Guardian)

Why I’ll never again insist: I’m not Jewish
(Toby Moses, The Guardian)

With violence against Christians in the Middle East, should Coptic Christians celebrate Christmas on Dec 25th?
(Kelly Frazier, World Religion News)

Christmas day declared a national holiday in Iraq
(Nathan Glover, World Religion News)

Iraq officially makes Christmas Day a national holiday
(Aqeel Mohammed, Mohammed Tawfeeq and Eric Levenson, CNN)

Trust in clergy members has dropped dramatically according to a survey on honesty and ethics
(Kelly Frazier, World Religion News)

Germany pays compensation to WWII child refugees
(Corey Barnett, World Religion News)

Paradise residents hope to care for environment as town rebuilds after wildfire
(Cathleen Falsani, Religion News Service)

2018 in review: A year of reckoning for powerful religious figures
(Bob Smietana, Religion News Service)

Bill of wrongs: The hastily passed Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill does not ensure privacy, dignity and livelihood to the embattled group
(Faizan Mustafa and Prerna Dhoop, The Indian Express)

ISKCON-run NGO refuses to follow Karnataka order to include onion, garlic in mid-day meals
(Sylia Karpagam and Vandana Prasad, Scroll.in)

A Hindu story of garlic and onions, and what it means for our "tribal" religious divisions in 2019
(Ira Rifkin, GetReligion)

Religion has no role in government: Smriti Irani
(Times of India)

Vietnam invites Vatican Secretary of State to visit the country
(Gina Goh, Persecution: International Christian Concern)

Thursday, 27 December 2018

How Iran sees 'post-America' Syria
(Hamidreza Azizi, Al-Monitor: Iran Pulse)

Who's afraid of a free Israeli press?
(Akiva Eldar, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)

Israel’s early elections could trigger new Gaza violence
(Shlomi Eldar, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)

Copts once again fall victim to deadly violence in Egypt
(Ahmed Youness, Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)

Egypt's tiny Jewish community celebrates state action to protect heritage
(Menna A. Farouk, Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)

Can Russian succeed with Palestinians where Egypt has failed?
(Marianna Belenkaya, Al-Monitor: Russia/Mideast Pulse)

Libya unearths mass grave of Christians
(Claire Evans, Persecution: International Christian Concern)

Fulani militants attack village day after Christmas
(Nathan Johnson, Persecution: International Christian Concern)

Lao Christians celebrate Christmas mostly without government interference
(Gina Goh, Persecution: International Christian Concern)

Six Christians injured in stoning of Christmas service in Burma
(Morning Star News)

Why religion is in the spotlight again
(Bahá’í World News Service)

Christians in Algeria acquitted of conversion charge
(Morning Star News)

Parties 'rediscover' religious minorities ahead of coming elections
(Sumon Corraya, Asia News)

All the cool girls are transitioning: An epidemic of teenage gender confusion
(John Stonestreet and G. Shane Morris, Christian Headlines)

Cross case offers Supreme Court chance to clarify religious expression
(Kristen Waggoner, The Hill)

Vietnam’s religion law does little to relieve persecution
(Beth Stolicker, Mission Network News)

Iceland’s 2019 budget: More to the church, less for the environment
(Andie Fontaine, Reykjavík Grapevine)

Appeals Court won’t rehear case about preachy school board in Chino Valley (CA)
(Hemant Mehta, Friendly Atheist, Patheos blog)

End indefinite detention and asylum cruelty
(Ruth Lister and Suzanne Fletcher, The Guardian)

Yes, Donald, there is a Santa Claus
(Jeffrey Salkin, RNS Column: Martini Judaism)

Dec 23: Fight over fetal tissue, GOP officials try to oust one of their own for being Muslim, and more
(Religious Freedom Review: Weekly updates on religious freedom in America)

Top 10 Jewish stories of 2018
(A. James Rudin, Religion News Service)

Law on renaming UOC takes effect
(Interfax-Religion)

In northern Brazil, Sephardic converts are giving dwindling Jewish communities a new lease on life
(Cnaan Liphshiz, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Opinion: A mosque tax is fair, correct and necessary
(Christoph Strack, Deutsche Welle)

UPS agrees to pay $4.9 Million to settle religious discrimination claims
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

Vatican tribunal hands down first money-laundering verdict
(Associated Press)

Christianity in India
(William Hamblin and Daniel Peterson, Deseret News Faith)

Report documents spike in religiously motivated violence in India
(Olivia Miller, Persecution: International Christian Concern)

India’s lower house OKs end to instant divorce for Muslims
(Associated Press)

Bomb at Greek church injures 2 after no warning given
(Derek Gatopoulos and Elena Becatoros, Associated Press)

Swiss court overturns conviction of Srebrenica denier
(Associated Press)

Sydney Beth Din goes public following the 2-1 decision appeal against it
(J-Wire)

Australian Court says Beth Din may not impose religious sanctions to force party to appear
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Eight federal judges on appellate court dissent over prayer-ban ruling
(Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle)

9th Circuit denies en banc review in school board prayer case
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

DC Circuit denies en banc review in bus ad case
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

There's a record low of American's who think religion can solve today's problems
(Derek Welch, World Religion News)

Wednesday, 26 December 2018

Boxing Day Quiz – 2018
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

FCO commissions global review into persecution of Christians
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

At churches across America, Christmas services in high demand
(Leonardo Blair, The Christian Post)

Judah 1, the world's first Christian airline
(Corey Barnett, World Religion News)

Jordan’s civil society fights for more rights in Personal Status Law
(Sawsan Tabazah, Al-Monitor: Jordan Pulse)

Yemenis in Egypt face another kind of hell
(Marc Espanol, Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)

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