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Saturday, 24 November 2018

Twitter CEO charged in Indian court with outraging religious feelings
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Feds say Edisto Beach’s ban on worship services at civic center discriminatory
(Rickey Dennis, Post and Courier)

DOJ files statement of interest in church's challenge to limits on use of civic center
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Court bars enforcement of Trump's limitation on asylum seekers
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Rights group has no standing to challenge synagogue’s killing of chickens in ritual
(Metropolitan News-Enterprise)

9th Circuit: Animal rights group lacks standing to challenge kapparot practices
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Senior cleric in Afghanistan's top religious body killed
(Reuters)

Friday, 23 November 2018

Endangered communities in Africa's Middle Belt are left unprotected
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)

Russia: Scientologist’s attorney complains about the judge and asks for disciplinary action against him
(Dmtry Marakulin, Kommensant via Human Rights Without Frontiers)

House of Lords debate on humanist wedding ceremonies
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Schools: Latest target of transgender ideology
(Jeff Johnston, The Christian Post)

Michigan federal judge rejects ban on female genital mutilation
(Catholic News Agency)

Vatican urges Christians, Sikhs to foster 'culture of tenderness'
(Catholic News Agency)

French court convicts priest and retired bishop
(Catholic News Agency)

Disappearances in Syria hinder reconciliation
(Claire Evans, Persecution: International Christian Concern)

Iraq cracks down on customary tribal justice
(Claire Evans, Persecution: International Christian Concern)

The Judge review – thoughtful study of the first female sharia judge
(Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian)

God isn’t gender-fluid exactly, but Justin Welby does have a point
(Peter Ormerod, The Guardian)

How we are turning politics into religion - again
(David Quinn, MercatorNet)

US-Israeli man jailed for 10 years over bomb hoax calls
(Oliver Holmes, The Guardian)

Catholic priests issued with photo cards to confirm their identities
(Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian)

Two pastors among seven killed by Islamist militants in eastern DRC
(World Watch Monitor)

Egypt bus attack survivors ask ‘how could this happen again?’
(World Watch Monitor)

Sikh college student wins Oxford University Rhodes scholarship
(Nathan Glover, World Religion News)

Duke University mural honoring Pittsburgh shooting victims is defaced with a swastika
(Elisa Meyer, World Religion News)

The Vatican disrupts U.S. bishops' vote on proposals for sex abuse
(Nathan Glover, World Religion News)

Christian astrophysicist Hugh Ross discusses the creation of God at Regent University
(Nathan Glover, World Religion News)

Pope taps experts, US cardinal to help prep for abuse summit
(Nicole Winfield, Religion News Service)

EPRID’s open letter to the members of the European Parliament and the Intergroup on Freedom of religion and belief & Religious Tolerance.
(Eprid.eu)

CAR: Two priests among dozens massacred as Islamic militants raid church compound
(World Watch Monitor)

Thursday, 22 November 2018

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

For reasons good and sad, Thanksgiving is now our greatest holiday
(David French, National Review)

Religion: Lincoln’s Thanksgiving
(Bill Tinsley, Waco Herald-Tribune)

What’s Thanksgiving got to do with religious freedom?
(Brian J. Grim, Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)

Celebrating Thanksgiving as an Ahmadi Muslim
(Anila Sadiq, World Religion News)

Advice to Christians on dealing with family at Thanksgiving
(Russell Moore, Religion News Service)

Why faith leaders in Utah believe gratitude matters
(Kelsey Dallas and Trent Toone, Deseret News Faith)

Acting Attorney General Whitaker statement on the 25th anniversary of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act
(U.S. Department of Justice)

Assessing 25 Years of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act
(Michelle La Rosa, Catholic News Agency)

Survivors of California’s unending fires cook up Thanksgiving for latest victims
(Tracy Simmons, Religion News Service)

Bulgaria considers controversial restrictions on church activity
(Kate Shellnutt, Christianity Today)

Bulgarian Parliament revises proposed rules that could have forced churches to close
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)

Bulgaria revises draft law on religions after objections from faith groups
(The Sofia Globe)

No vote yet on law restricting religious freedom in Bulgaria
(Ken Camp, Baptist Standard)

Sir Roger Scruton is a friend to Muslims and Jews
(Jibran Khan, National Review)

Is the university a safe space for rational argument?
(Roger Scruton, MercatorNet)

Jews and Muslims unite in global Mitzvah day activities
(Kelly Frazier, World Religion News)

Pursuing global understanding, reconciliation, and change at the 2018 Parliament of the World's Religions
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Toronto: The seventh meeting of a Parliament of the World’s Religions (Responding to: Pursuing global understanding, reconciliation, and change at the 2018 Parliament of the World's Religions)
(Katherine Marshall, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

The promise of inclusion, the power of love (Responding to: Pursuing global understanding, reconciliation, and change at the 2018 Parliament of the World's Religions)
(Leo Lefebure, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Thoughts on an interfaith gathering (Responding to: Pursuing global understanding, reconciliation, and change at the 2018 Parliament of the World's Religions)
(Nan Kathy Lin, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Buddhist and Christian dialogue on the environment through film (Responding to: Pursuing global understanding, reconciliation, and change at the 2018 Parliament of the World's Religions)
(Teng-Kuan Ng, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Religion, Pluralism, and Reconciling Difference
(W. Cole Durham, Jr. and Donlu D. Thayer, eds., Routledge ICLARS Series on Law and Religion)

Islam and soft power: The varieties of Muslim faith become a vital form of diplomacy
(The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])

Legal Spirits Episode 002: SCOTUS Grants Cert in the Peace Cross case
(Law and Religion Forum)

Giving thanks for an immigrant Thanksgiving
(Rea Jalali, Bangor News)

Wednesday, 21 November 2018

Federal judge sides with asylum-seeking migrants, blocks Trump order
(Catholic News Agency)

Prison reform bill has strong bipartisan support; Will a few Republicans block it?
(Napp Nazworth, The Christian Post)

Trump DOJ backs SC church banned from using town's civic center for worship services
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)

Women's human rights: From progress to transformation, an intersectional response to Martha Nussbaum
(Shreya Atrey, Human Rights Quarterly)

Can being nice to cows save the world? A Hindu man in the Poconos would like to believe so.
(Jason Nark, The Philadelphia Inquirer)

Tribal movement in India joins Hindu radicals to persecute Christians
(William Stark, Persecution: International Christian Concern)

Father Wei honored in Chinese church three years after his death
(Gina Goh, Persecution: International Christian Concern)

Christians report extortion threats in Ankawa, Iraq
(Claire Evans, Persecution: International Christian Concern)

Four pastors in Uttar Pradesh assaulted and framed by village radicals
(William Stark, Persecution: International Christian Concern)

What does having a meal mean for our souls?
(Andrew Greer, Religion News Service)

Christians in the U.K. called to pray for persecuted Christians in Nigeria
(Nathan Johnson, Persecution: International Christian Concern)

Sinicization program turning less submissive and more into worship in China
(Gina Goh, Persecution: International Christian Concern)

Criminal blasphemy in Pakistan: Asia Bibi
(Neil Addison, Guest Post, Law & Religion UK)

The Lessons of the Asia Bibi Case
(Nina Shea, National Review)

Pakistan to lead global campaign against defamation of religions
(The Nation)

Senator demands U.S. cut off aid to Pakistan until Asia Bibi is free
(William Stark, Persecution: International Christian Concern)

European Muslims' support for Asia Bibi falls short
(Shamil Shams, Deutsche Welle)

Venice illuminated in red for Asia Bibi, persecuted Christians
(Hannah Brockhaus, Catholic News Agency)

Amid Asia Bibi drama, ‘Under Caesar’s Sword’ worth revisiting
(John L. Allen Jr., Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

APPG on Safeguarding in Faith Settings
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

High caste Hindus force church to close in Western Nepal
(William Stark, Persecution: International Christian Concern)

350 Christians homes illegally seized in Iraq
(Claire Evans, Persecution: International Christian Concern)

Wave of persecution in Jharkhand state sees Christians targeted on multiple fronts
(William Stark, Persecution: International Christian Concern)

Judge voids U.S. female genital mutilation law
(Reporting by Jonathan Stempel, editing by Tom Brown, Reuters)

Judge dismisses key charges in genital mutilation case
(Robert Snell, The Detroit News)

Court holds federal female genital mutilation statute unconstitutional
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Not in His name: God is gender-neutral, says archbishop of Canterbury
(Justin Welby, The Guardian)

African clergy press pharmaceutical companies to close gap on child-HIV drugs
(Fredrick Nzwili, Religion News Service)

Christian children face the dark realities of persecution
(Claire Evans, Persecution: International Christian Concern)

On Christ the King Sunday, Christians pledge allegiance to the Prince of Peace
(Jacob Lupfer, Religion News Service)

‘Fixer Upper’ stars Chip and Joanna Gaines to host church for the homeless
(Bobby Ross Jr., Religion News Service)

Sacred cows: Philadelphia Inquirer delves into a Hindu man's love for his 'ragtag herd of cows'
(Bobby Ross Jr., GetReligion)

Pope could be visiting China as early as 2019
(Gina Goh, Persecution: International Christian Concern)

Missing in (news) action? Seeking coverage of missing underground bishop in China
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)

Underground bishop in China reported missing
(Catholic News Agency)

Iranian intelligence intercepts Christians
(Claire Evans, Persecution: International Christian Concern)

Top Aussie wedding magazine forced out of business for not featuring gay couples
(Julia Duin, GetReligion)

Australian PM accuses Muslim leaders of denying threat
(Rod McGuirk, Associated Press)

Australia: Companies ‘need protection’ under new religion laws
(Joe Kelly, The Australian)

Australian wedding magazine forced to shut down after Christian owners refuse to feature gay couples
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)

Religious freedom lost as White magazine shuts
(Joe Kelly, The Australian)

Churches press Supreme Court on new public funding question
(Patrick L. Gregory, Bloomberg Law)

Do Muslims understand religious liberty the same way Christians do?
(Christianity Today)

Justice Department: Town's ban on renting space for religious services a First Amendment violation
(Jeff Mordock, The Washington Times)

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