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Friday, 9 November 2018

Framework accord between Benin and Holy See explained
(Lucie Sarr, La Croix International)

Swiss Jews, Christians and Muslims unite for refugees
(Mélinée Le Priol, La Croix International)

Non-theological training for “faith leaders”
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Pope, Assyrian patriarch jointly call for end of violence in Middle East
(Elise Harris, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

‘Push it hard’: Brownback addresses religious freedom on law’s 20th anniversary
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)

Ethiopian bishops welcome election of nation’s first female president
(Catholic News Service)

Bulgarian evangelicals alarm about religion law “threatening rights and freedoms of churches”
(Evangelical Focus)

New rules expand contraception coverage exemptions for religious and moral objectors, while court challenges continue
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

French government sounds alarm over rising anti-Semitic acts
(Angela Charlton and Alex Turnbull, Associated Press)

CAIR-Michigan files federal suit against city of Troy alleging discriminatory application of zoning laws
(Council on American-Islamic Relations)

Muslim group sues Troy over mosque denial
(Robert Snell, The Detroit News)

Suit challenges denial of zoning approval for mosque
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Attorneys get fee award in Trinity Lutheran case
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

IRS’s auditing of religious groups drops sharply under political, church influence
(Religion Watch (Baylor ISR))

Christian leaders assaulted by Hindu radicals in India's Karnataka state
(William Stark, Persecution: International Christian Concern)

78 Presbyterian school students kidnapped at gun point in Cameroon
(Sarah Curlee, Christian Headlines)

Kidnapped students in Cameroon released
(Catholic News Agency)

Hospital treatment denied to Vietnamese pastor in prison
(Gina Goh, Persecution: International Christian Concern)

Florida bishops praise result as 1.5 million former felons get votes
(Christine Rousselle, Catholic News Agency)

'Terrible times are coming': the Holocaust diary that lay unread for 70 years
(Alison Flood, The Guardian)

Kristallnacht matters more than ever
(Jeffrey Salkin, RNS Column: Martini Judaism (for those who want to be shaken and stirred))

Satanists sue Netflix, Warner Bros. for $150M, saying 'Sabrina' copied their statue
(Colin Dwyer, National Public Radio)

Satanic Temple sues Netflix over Chilling Adventures of Sabrina's demonic statue
(Lanre Bakare, The Guardian)

Satanic Temple sues over Netflix reboot of ‘Sabrina’ witch series
(Josh Russell, Courthouse News Service)

Satanic Temple sues Netflix over 'Sabrina' use of Baphomet deity
(Jonathan Stempel, Reuters)

Satanic Temple sues Netflix over wrongful use of Bahomet statue
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Historic election wins for Muslims, women, and LGBT
(Elisa Meyer, World Religion News)

Religious leaders issue statements on Thousand Oaks, CA shooting
(WRN Editorial Staff, World Religion News)

Alabama voters allow government to display Ten Commandments
(Kelly Frazier, World Religion News)

A Pope Francis gargoyle now watches over Cologne cathedral
(Tom Heneghan, Religion News Service)

Harvest Bible Chapel sues bloggers for spreading ‘false information’
(Bobby Ross Jr., Religion News Service)

Blasphemy law is repealed in Ireland but remains a problem for Christian and Muslims
(Steve Pinkerton, Religion News Service)

Synagogue shooting prompts Muslims to act charitably—and humbly
(Dilshad Ali, Religion News Service)

Before the TV hit ‘God Friended Me,’ there were two friends fascinated with faith
(Cathleen Falsani, Religion News Service)

Measles outbreaks hit ultra-Orthodox Jewish communities in Israel and US
(Michele Chabin, Religion News Service)

EVENT, 9 November 2018: Commemorating the 20th Anniversary of the International Religious Freedom Act
(Religious Freedom Institute with Baylor University, Washington DC)

Irish physicians complain they’ve been ignored by health minister on abortion
(Catholic News Agency)

New group formed to oppose abortion in Mexico
(Catholic News Agency)

Thursday, 8 November 2018

Greece Church agreement to take 10,000 priests off payroll
(ostas Kallergis, BBC News)

Greece strikes tentative deal to remove Orthodox clergy from state payroll
(Colin Dwyer, National Public Radio)

Preliminary agreement reached for Church of Greece clergy to lose civil servant status
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Greece to take clergy off its payroll in deal with Orthodox Church
(Reuters)

Sex education plans risk 'ghettoising' religion, Church of England warns
(Camilla Turner, The Telegraph)

Defending free speech is also the best way to defend Muhammad
(Ayman S. Ibrahim, Religion News Service)

Government commits £12 million to champion freedom of Religion or Belief worldwide
(Foreign & Commonwealth Office)

Supreme Court to hear another landmark religious liberty case
(Nicole Russell, The Federalist)

The state of hate
(David Montgomery, The Washington Post)

47 openly nontheist or humanist elected officials at the federal and state levels
(Jonathan MS Pearce, Patheos Blog: A Tippling Philosopher)

Ukrainian Orthodox Church accuses President Poroshenko of breaking Ukrainian constitution which guarantees church protection
(Interfax-Religion)

Report of Ukrainian president's meeting with Moscow bishops goes viral
(RISU, Russia Religion News)

Ukrainian autocephaly. What next? The role of Patriarch Bartholomew
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

Ukraine's border service comments on denial of entry to rector of Moscow Theological Academy
(Interfax-Religion)

Rector of Moscow Theological Academy added to Mirotvorets database
(Interfax-Religion)

Ukrainian president complains that Putin meddles in church affairs
(RISU, Russia Religion News)

Jehovah's Witnesses harassed on 101st anniversary of Bolshevik revolution
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News)

Jehovah's Witness allowed to go home after 160 days in jail
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News)

Acting US Attorney General Matthew Whitaker said judges should have ‘biblical view of justice’
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

French bishops create commission to look into sexual abuse
(Claire Giangravé, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

French bishops on pedophilia, a noticeable change in tone
(Isabelle de Gaulmyn, La Croix International)

Religion and gender in horror films
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Congress bound, Minnesota’s Ilhan Omar enjoys another first
(Steve Karnowski, Associated Press)

Arizona voters repeal expansion of school voucher program
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Guam Archdiocese plans Chapter XI filing
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Trump Administration finalizes broadened contraceptive mandate exemptions
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

USCIRF Commissioner Nadine Maenza to advocate for imprisoned Saudi blogger Raif Badawi
(Press Release, U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

Jeff Sessions resigns, ending tenure marred by fights with faith groups
(Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service)

Trump's evangelical allies really didn't like Jeff Sessions
(Emma Green, The Atlantic)

Cathedral protests highlight Ortega's broken alliance with Nicaraguan church
(Toby Stirling Hill, The Guardian)

Apologizing for Canada’s rejection of Jews in 1939, Trudeau vows to fight anti-Semitism
(Emily Rauhala, The Washington Post)

Muslim family will not give up keys to iconic Jerusalem church despite pressure
(Daoud Kuttab, Al-Monitor: Palestine Pulse)

Iran president warns of war as U.S. extends sanctions
(Amanda Casanova, Christian Headlines)

The end of America’s Protestant political majority gives Republicans cause to worry
(Mark Silk, RNS Column: Spiritual Politics)

Alabama, West Virginia voters lay groundwork to outlaw abortion
(Michael Foust, Christian Headlines)

Trump administration announces new conscience exemptions for contraceptive mandate
(Catholic News Agency)

Why the Holy Land is the 'fifth gospel' of Christianity
(Kevin Jones, Catholic News Agency)

Midterm elections: White evangelicals boost Republicans who gain in Senate but lose House
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)

Election night results and followup
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

Evangelical support for GOP lowest since 2008 election, exit polls show
(Michael Foust, Christian Headlines)

Catholic vote split in midterm elections, pro-life amendments adopted
(Christine Rousselle, Catholic News Agency)

US State Department visits Nigeria to "advance peace and security"
(Nathan Johnson, Persecution: International Christian Concern)

181 Christian refugees still detained by Thailand authorities
(Gina Goh, Persecution: International Christian Concern)

Egypt church officials say requests for security went unheeded
(Claire Evans, Persecution: International Christian Concern)

Egypt: Answers and solutions wanted after Minya bus attack
(Claire Evans, Persecution: International Christian Concern)

US State Department to travel to Nigeria to discuss Boko Haram and Fulani militants
(Nathan Johnson, Persecution: International Christian Concern)

Removal of Catholic nun causing fear in Filipino Christians
(Gina Goh, Persecution: International Christian Concern)

Australia: Religious freedom and religious schools
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)

Catholic schools in Australia to receive funding increase
(Catholic News Agency)

Australia: Leaders of two Anglican schools back away from letter on sacking gay teachers
(Naaman Zhou, The Guardian)

PNG bishops call for asylum seekers to be admitted to Australia
(Catholic News Agency)

'Our god is stronger' - can biodiverse Bijagós fend off evangelical threat?
(Ruth Maclean, The Guardian)

Shakespeare can help British Muslims feel less excluded
(Remona Aly, The Guardian)

Death threats and denunciations: the artists who fear Bolsonaro's Brazil
(Oliver Basciano, The Guardian)

Orthodox priests to be cut from Greek government payroll
(Helena Smith, The Guardian)

Pakistan blasphemy case: Asia Bibi freed from jail
(Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian)

Catholic mother Asia Bibi moved from prison to Islamabad amid death threats
(Courtney Grogan, Catholic News Agency)

Asia Bibi's release day has finally come! Now what?
(British Pakistan Christian Association)

Officials: Pakistani Christian woman transferred to capital
(Munir Ahmed and Asim Tanveer, Associated Press)

Canadian broadcaster offers to sponsor Christian woman spared death in Pakistan
(John Longhurst, Religion News Service)

Italy says it will help Asia Bibi leave Pakistan
(William Stark, Persecution: International Christian Concern)

Asia Bibi released from prison but remains in Pakistan
(William Stark, Persecution: International Christian Concern)

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