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Tuesday, 4 December 2018

When George H.W. Bush played the religion card
(Mark Silk, RNS Column: Spiritual Politics)

The quiet, steely faith of George H.W. Bush
(Stephen Mansfield, Religion News Service)

In quiet moments, George H.W. Bush showed that faith mattered
(A. James Rudin, Religion News Service)

Latter-day Saint leaders express gratitude for George H.W. Bush
(Tad Walch, Deseret News Faith)

China’s repression of Uighurs won’t stop until the international community intervenes
(Jacob Lupfer, Religion News Service)

Prince Charles calls for coexistence in speech on persecuted Christians
(Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian)

Prince Charles to call for Middle East peace at service for persecuted Christians
(Catherine Pepinster, Religion News Service)

Faith groups in Tijuana rise to meet needs of migrant caravan waiting at the border
(Jair Cabrera Torres, Religion News Service)

EU committed to working with Uganda to promote human rights
(H.E. Attilio Pacifici, Daily Monitor)

EVENT, 4 December 2018: The Future of Orthodox Christianity in Ukraine
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

EVENT, 4 December 2018: Business success in a religiously diverse world
(Religious Freedom Center, Freedom Forum Institute)

Watch out, Santa! I’m ready for the annual Hanukah v Christmas faith-off
(Hadley Freeman, The Guardian)

Scroll dating to era of intense persecution discovered in Japan
(Gina Goh, Persecution: International Christian Concern)

Guidance on hate crimes and hate speech published by European Commission
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Monday, 3 December 2018

Poroshenko awards orders to 2 Ukrainian Orthodox Church metropolitans who support autocephaly
(Interfax-Religion)

Ukrainian parliament speaker wants to transfer St. Sophia Cathedral to new church created by Constantinople
(Interfax-Religion)

Can religion decide Indian citizenship?
(Pallab Bhattacharya, The Daily Star)

Evangelical Protestant churches approach Council of Europe over Bulgaria’s Religions Act amendments
(Sofia Globe)

Christian MEPs letter to Bulgaria: “Freedom of religion is a fundamental right of all EU citizens”
(Evangelical Focus)

Divine right to discriminate: Are religious freedom laws really necessary in modern Australia?
(Jenny Stewart, The Canberra Times)

I disrupted a speech by Jeff Sessions on religious liberty. My Baptist faith compelled me
(Darrell Hamilton, Baptist News)

Several criminal cases of Jehovah's Witnesses in Far East of Russia
(SOVA Center for News and Analysis, Russia Religion News)

Ukrainian government looks to arrange symbolic use of national churches
(Interfax-Religiia, Russia Religion News)

Tracking China’s Muslim Gulag
(Philip Wen and Olzhas Auyezov, Reuters)

Building coalitions to end child marriage
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Muslim Marriage law that empowers girls (Responding to: Building coalitions to end child marriage)
(Carolyn Baugh, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Child marriage, sexual violence, and the #MeToo movement (Responding to: Building coalitions to end child marriage)
(Anita Raj, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Religious challenges and child marriage (Responding to: Building coalitions to end child marriage)
(Katherine Marshall, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

‘We are counting on you’, Abbas tells pope in Vatican visit
(Elise Harris, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Nicaragua’s bishops brave gunfire, stand tall in Advent message
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Brazil’s new chief rewards Catholic, charismatic backers in conservative agenda
(Filipe Domingues, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Pope says governments have duty to combat drug traffickers
(Associated Press)

Jobbik party member resigns leadership positions after recording surfaces of anti-Semitic act
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Pakistan clerics in blasphemy case to face treason charges
(Associated Press)

KL wants new houses of worship to register with govt
(Straits Times)

Conservative Indonesian Muslims hold big rally in Jakarta
(Reuters)

First Coptic mass in Saudi Arabia
(Nader Shukry, Watani Net)

Ukraine: Leader pledges church choice for Orthodox faithful
(Associated Press)

Result of Senate debate on amendments to SDA
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)

December 2018 Factsheet: Blasphemy legislation
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

Contacting Parliament on sex discrimination amendments
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)

Presidential message on Hanukkah
(The White House)

President Trump's Hanukkah message
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

EWTN wins lawsuit over HHS contraception mandate
(Ed Condon, EWTN News)

Another contraceptive coverage mandate case is settled
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Muslim scholars call for ‘renewal’ of Sharia
(La Croix International)

Abu Dhabi: Outdated religious laws must be changed, forum hears
(Haneen Dajani, The National (UAE))

Saturday, 1 December 2018

The 2018 Nobel Peace Prize raises awareness of othe use of sexual violence In war
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)

Professor thinks banning these words would fix free speech on college campuses
(Kelsey Harkness, The Daily Signal)

‘Fifteen, 50 years, it could be anything’: Toronto police say their St. Michael’s College investigation is open to historic complaints
(May Warren, The Toronto Star)

Legacy of pope's visit lingers on in Bangladesh
(Stephan Uttom and Rock Rozario, La Croix International)

An old cardinal's bid to solve the Cameroon crisis
(Lucie Sarr, La Croix International)

The silent revolution of the ‘nones’ even in Western Europe
(Guillaume Cuchet, La Croix International)

Italy’s Salvini welcomes legal African asylum seekers
(Mike Woods, RFI)

More South Africans choosing EB-5 Investment Visa for US immigration
(Robert Blanco, BizNews)

African Court president hails Tunisia on human rights
(Penelope Nankunda, New Vision)

From Paris to Palermo: EU seeking solution for Libya?
(Aylin Unver Noi, AA.com)

Anglican Primates hail historic Canada summit a success
(La Croix International)

Immigrants evicted from Rome tent camp
(Renzo Pipoli, UPI)

Friday, 30 November 2018

Supreme Court will not hear assisted suicide appeal
(Rosalind English, UK Human Rights Blog)

Evangelical, Muslim, Jewish. It’s time we all renew our commitment to religious freedom.
(Charles C. Haynes, Religious Freedom Center, Freedom Forum Institute)

Christian humanism: A path not taken
(Paul Seaton, Law and Liberty)

Exiting violence: The role of religion(s) (Videos)
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Asia Bibi, in hiding after blasphemy acquittal, is banned from leaving Pakistan
(Naila Inayat, Religion News Service)

Pakistan arrests Islamist leader of Asia Bibi protests
(William Stark, Persecution: International Christian Concern)

Islam as statecraft: How governments use religion in foreign policy
(Peter Mandaville, Shadi Hamid, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Australia's foremost religion journalist Rachael Kohn on why faith still matters
(Rachael Kohn, ABC Backstory)

USCIRF statement on release of new policy update on religious freedom in North Korea
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

AKP eyes Alevi voters – again and to no avail
(Aykan Erdemir, Foundation for Defense of Democracies)

South Korea frees 58 conscientious objectors in wake of landmark ruling
(Choe Sang-Hun, The New York Times)

One hundred Bulgarian evangelical pastors sign declaration against new religion law
(Evangelical Focus)

Towards a more comprehensive interfaith dialogue
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)

Petitions of the week
(Aurora Barnes, SCOTUSblog)

The embattled Ecumenical Patriarch caught between Russia and Turkey
(Aykan Erdemir and John Lechner, Providence)

Uzbekistan: Military raids Baptists, Church ordered closed
(Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18 News Service)

Erasmus: A storm brews over the formation of a new church in Ukraine
(The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])

Moscow blames Constantinople for continuing warfare in Ukraine
(Interfax-Religiia, Russia Religion News)

Russian politicians try to change the mind of Constantinople
(RIA Novosti, Russia Religion News)

Russian security personnel used against Jehovah's Witnesses in occupied Crimea
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News)

Erdoğan’s interests converge with Putin in Moldova’s Gagauzia
(Aykan Erdemir and John Lechner, The Turkey Analyst)

Anti-Semitic crimes rise by 60% in Canada
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Chief rabbi says Dutch Labour Party opposed an anti-Semitism definition to woo Muslims
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Salvadoran human rights office pushes courts to prosecute saint’s killer
(Rhina Guidos, Catholic News Service)

Congress approves measure to combat crimes targeting religious minorities in Iraq and Syria
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

Ohio Senate debates “Pastor Protection Act”
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

Dutch church holds 24/7 service to shield asylum-seekers
(Mike Corder, Associated Press)

Turkey-Israel relations: flourishing trade but little trust
(Aykan Erdemir, The Brief)

USCIRF applauds passage of H.R. 390 by Congress
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

Vatican enters European bank system in new sign of progress
(Nicole Winfield, Associated Press)

Why Christians should support a free press
(Daniel Darling, Religion News Service)

New York issues regulations for review of religious schools' curricula
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Lawsuit alleges Village of Airmont, NY continuing its long history of discrimination against Orthodox Jewish community
(First Liberty)

Hasidic Jewish school sues for right to expand
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Hopi lose arguments on Snowbowl snowmaking in state Supreme Court ruling
(Alden Woods, Arizona Republic)

Hopi tribe loses public nuisance challenge to Snowbowl expansion
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Suits proliferating against Airbnb over West Bank delistings
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Government amendments to religious schools bill
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)

ALP Bill on religious schools and students
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)

Christians denied vote in Indian state election
(Saji Thomas, UCA News)

Hundreds of Christians denied vote in state elections in India
(William Stark, Persecution: International Christian Concern)

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