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Thursday, 29 November 2018

Chinese Christians write open letter calling for religious freedom
(Gina Goh, Persecution: International Christian Concern)

Pastor brutally beaten for leading open air worship services in India
(ICC's India Representative, Persecution: International Christian Concern)

A National Thanksgiving: President Washington and America’s National Holiday
(Richard Samuelson, Law and Liberty)

New Mexico archdiocese to file for bankruptcy over sex abuse
(Susan Montoya Bryan, Associated Press)

Christians speak out against Trump after children tear-gassed at U.S.-Mexico border
(Derek Welch, World Religion News)

Congress amps up pressure to free Americans jailed in Egypt
(Jack Detsch, Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East)

Wednesday, 28 November 2018

Photos of the week
(Kit Doyle, Religion News Service)

Podcast: Knox Thames on the Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom
(Council on Foreign Relations)

70 years of the World Council of Churches
(World Council of Churches)

Witnesses may take oath on Eagle feathers in two more Canadian provinces
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Eagle feather at Lethbridge court will help all 'be honest' their own way, co-ordinator says
(Rachel Ward, CBC News)

Wexler, “Our Non-Christian Nation”
(Marc O. DeGirolami, Law and Religion Forum)

The European Court’s role as warden of democracy and the rule of law: Navalnyy v Russia
(Floris Tan, guest post, ECHR Blog)

Buddhist monks to consider whether Dalai Lama should reincarnate
(Megan Clark and VIshal Arora, Religion News Service)

Pakistan's Prime Minister offends Christians claiming "Jesus has no mention in human history"
(William Stark, Persecution: International Christian Concern)

Mosul's destruction haunts the Nineveh plains
(Claire Evans, Persecution: International Christian Concern)

Muslim preachers help Kosovo women learn, win their rights
(Llazar Semini, Religion News Service)

Tens of thousands in India demand rebuilding of Hindu temple
(Biswajeet Banerjee, Religion News Service)

Global Catholic nuns urge reporting of sex abuse to police
(Nicole Winfield, Religion News Service)

Three things we can learn from contemporary Muslim women’s fashion
(Liz Bucar, Religion News Service)

DA adds evangelical university to fraud case against Christian Post owners
(Mark A. Kellner, Religion News Service)

Yes, Ivanka is “good for the Jews”
(Jeffrey Salkin, RNS Column: Martini Judaism (for those who want to be shaken and stirred))

Note to newspaper editors: Change ‘church’ to ‘hierarchy’
(Thomas Reese, RNS Column: Signs of the Times)

John Allen Chau: Do missionaries help or harm?
(Toby Luckhurst, BBC News)

John Chau and the dangers of missionary work
(Scott Hildreth, Religion News Service)

Missions: Is it love or colonization?
(Kaitlin Curtice, Religion News Service)

Indian authorities trying to recover the body of US missionary
(Jim Denison, Christian Headlines: Denison Forum)

Crystal Cathedral, home to the ‘Hour of Power,’ transforms into Catholic seat
(Heather Adams, Religion News Service)

Seventh-day Adventists seek high court help for workers’ sabbath
(Robert Iafolla, Bloomberg Law)

Narrow coalition avoids opposition’s religion and state trap
(Lahav Harkov, The Jerusalem Post)

Museum highlights ‘Slave Bible’ that focuses on servitude, leaves out freedom
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)

NBC News story on religious liberty, adoption and gay couples dropped the ball
(Julia Duin, Get Religion)

Criminalizing speech to protect religious peace? The ECtHR ruling in E.S. v. Austria
(Can Yeginsu and John Williams, Just Security)

Looking for life-and-death updates on Asia Bibi? You need to turn to European media
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)

In remote parts of Uganda, a fight to stop preachers from discouraging medical care
(Religion News Service)

Seehofer tells Islam conference Muslims are a part of Germany
(Deutsche Welle)

Ultra-Orthodox Jews protest Israeli military draft
(Associated Press)

GOP leaders in Texas consider removal of Muslim member
(Associated Press)

Rise of anti-Semitic attacks prompts call for more police action
(Dan Jervis-Bardy, The Canberra Times)

A shadow over Europe
(Richard Allen Greene, CNN)

Bulgarian Christians continue protests
(Baptist Standard)

Turkey’s appeals court rules Alevi minority’s cem houses are places of worship
(Ahval News)

Turkey's budget sends Islamist message
(Claire Evans, Persecution: International Christian Concern)

ISIS may be gone, but Iraq’s Yazidis are still suffering
(Sam Mednick, Foreign Policy)

USCIRF calls for release of Iranian prisoner of conscience Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

USCIRF statement on tomorrow’s hearing of Russian prisoner of conscience Ivan Matsitsky
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

USCIRF statement on new restrictions by Vietnamese government on religious leader Patriarch Thích Quảng Độ
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

Of bishops and deans
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

To sustain the Anglo-American tradition, conversation is not enough
(Brian A. Smith, Law and Liberty)

Towards universality: activities impacting the enjoyment of the right to life and the extraterritorial application of the ICCPR
(Daniel Møgster, EJIL: Talk!)

Act now for a future with hope (Statement on COP24 and a sustainable future_
(CEC Governing Board, Conference of European Churches)

Houses of worship helping solve foster care crisis in Oklahoma
(Bobby Ross Jr., Religion News Service)

Global Compacts on Refugees and Migrants (Public Issues Statement)
(CEC Governing Board, Conference of European Churches)

Crimea: Up to 10 years' jail for Muslims, Jehovah's Witness?
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)

Police search offices of Texas archdiocese in priest abuse probe
(Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service)

Verkhovnaya Rada speaker promises martial law won't hinder creation of local church
(Interfax-Religion)

Military situation does not affect religious liberty in Ukraine
(Institute of Religious Liberty, Russia Religion News)

Court bars father from teaching 6-year-old son that he is a boy
(Michael Foust, Christian Headlines)

Ukrainian political leader promotes church assembly
(RISU, Russia Religion News)

Ukrainian government strikes at interests of Moscow church
(RISU, Russia Religion News)

The Satanic Temple settles lawsuit against Netflix and Warner Bros. for using goat-headed statue
(Kayla Koslosky, Christian Headlines)

Hungary pledges $3.4 million to fight anti-Semitism in Europe
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

The Netherlands Foreign Ministry wants Jews everywhere to criticize Israel
(Cnaan Liphshiz, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Lawmaker who criticized Labour Party over anti-Semitism won’t be reprimanded
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Here are the Orthodox rabbis Israel trusts to perform conversions
(Ben Sales, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Women want to put Yemen back together again
(Neha Wadekar, Foreign Policy)

Senate vote on Yemen rebukes Trump administration's pro-Saudi stance
(Julian Borger, The Guardian)

The Iranian government is targeting Baha’is in Yemen. We’ve seen this before
(James Samimi Farr, Religion News Service)

Scottish universities seek to limit student pro-life groups
(Catholic News Agency)

Catholic groups pledge to make church’s voice heard at climate conference
(Jonathan Luxmoore, Catholic News Service)

Nurses petition Irish govenment on freedom of conscience
(Catholic News Agency)

Red Wednesday highlights plight of persecuted Christians around the world
(Charles Collins, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Arizona Supreme Court to hear wedding invitation dispute
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

Germany seeks dialogue with country’s 4.5 million Muslims
(Associated Press)

#Russia: Complaints against a judge and the FSB in a trial against a Scientology prisoner of conscience
(EU Reporter)

Finnish nationals arrested in Malaysia for distributed Christian pamphlets
(Gina Goh, Persecution: International Christian Concern)

Finnish Christian missionaries held in Malaysia return home
(Associated Press)

Pakistani PM inaugurates pilgrim border crossing with India
(Asim Tanveer, Associated Press)

Germany seeks dialogue with country’s 4.5 million Muslims
(Associated Press)

Parents sue archdiocese and pre-school over sexual abuse
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

European court: Russia’s ban on LGBT rallies violates rights
(Thomas Adamson, Associated Press)

European Court finds Russia's ban on public LGBT events a convention violation
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Israeli company files discrimination claim under NY and CA law against Airbnb over ‘West Bank’ policy
(William A. Jacobson, Legal Insurrection)

Airbnb accused of anti-Semitism for delisting West Bank properties
(Michele Chabin, Religion News Service)

Claim filed against Airbnb for its delisting of West Bank rentals
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Jury awards $75,000 to Hayden couple in ‘war on Christmas’ lawsuit
(Jonathan Glover, The Spokesman-Review)

Jury sides with Morris family in this unusual Christmas story
(Judd Wilson, The Coeur d'Alene Press)

Jury awards $75,000 to couple whose Christmas program was opposed by homeowners association
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

The Khashoggi murder and Erdogan’s naked truth
(Aykan Erdemir, The Globalist)

After arrest of protected immigrant, sanctuary church members cry out for justice
(Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service)

Trump's new deal with Mexico could make asylum next to impossible
(Priscilla Alvarez, The Atlantic)

Tuesday, 27 November 2018

3 time presvious presidents closed the southern border
(Fred Lucas, The Daily Signal)

4 problems with the new climate change report
(Nicolas Loris, The Daily Signal)

Boko Haram attacks leave 53 dead in pre-election show of force
(Vanguard)

Islamic State claims attacks in West Africa caused 118 casualties
(Andrea Spada, Islam Media Analysis)

What’s holding back free movement of people across Africa?
(Collins Mwai, The New Times (Rwanda))

The limits of doctors’ liability for wrongful birth
(Hannah Noyce, UK Human Rights Blog)

New Tunisia protests against Saudi crown prince's visit
(AFP, France 24 Internaitonal)

Chen Guangcheng on the Vatican's pending agreement with China
(Rick Garnett, Mirror of Justice)

A pact with a thief, a deal with the Devil: The Vatican’s pending agreement with China
(Chen Guangcheng, Public Discourse: The Journal of the Witherspoon Institute)

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