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Thursday, 25 October 2018

EVENT, 25 October 2018: Towards an Authentic Pluralism: Finding Fair Solutions to the Tensions between Religious Freedom and Non-discrimination on the Basis of Gender and Sexuality Orientation
(Speaker W. Cole Durham, Jr., McGill University Faculty of Law)

The human cost of Indonesia’s blasphemy law
(Andreas Harsono, Human Rights Watch)

Rights groups push for yes vote in Irish blasphemy referendum
(Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian)

USCIRF hopes Ireland and other nations will abolish dangerous blasphemy laws
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

Asia Bibi appeal complainant not even present at time of her alleged ‘blasphemy’
(World Watch Monitor)

Asia Bibi's life in extreme danger even if released from death row: 'They'd feel proud of killing her'
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)

Ireland referendum: Blasphemy laws and punishments from around the world
(Ben Kelly, The Independent)

Wednesday, 24 October 2018

Brief Report on Misuse of Anti-Extremism Legislation in January–August 2018
(SOVA Center for Information and Analysis)

Christian lawyer claims Asia Bibi case being delayed for security reasons
(William Stark, Persecution: International Christian Concern)

Rohingya genocide is still going on, says top UN investigator
(AP at the United Nations, The Guardian)

Scientology network debuts its second season
(Gary Nguyen, World Religion News)

New study reveals most evangelicals don't understand Christianity
(Elisa Meyer, World Religion News)

'Running on hate' report: Anti-Muslim sentiment on the rise with Republican campaigns
(Nathan Glover, World Religion News)

Will Catholic clergy be allowed to marry? The pope is considering it
(Derek Welch, World Religion News)

Pope Francis fires Memphis bishop after Vatican investigation
(David Gibson, Religion News Service)

Dear America: Please stop expecting us to whitewash our names
(Simran Jeet Singh, RNS Column: Articles of Faith)

Cory Booker could be a candidate for the ‘religious left’
(Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service)

Full interview with Cory Booker: ‘I’m calling for a revival of grace in this country’
(Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service)

Islam: How to understand Salafism in America
(The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])

A young Uighur American cries out for justice
(Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service)

Why are some religions more popular than others?
(Bridget Alex, Discover Magazine)

Alabama to decide on Ten Commandments amendment
(Lauren Walsh, abc3340.com)

Report on infringement of religious liberty under Ukrainian rebels
(RISU, Russia Religion News)

Abu Dujana: The Salafi preacher
(Naomi Conrad, Deutsche Welle)

Irish gov’t approves excavation of orphanage mass grave site
(Associated Press)

Can government-funded foster care services discriminate on the basis of religion?
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

Scuffle at Jerusalem holy site angers Egypt, churches
(Ilan Ben Zion, Associated Press)

Video showing burning of hardline Islamist group HTI's flag sparks controversy in Indonesia
(Straits Times)

Ninth Circuit may lift block of Trump contraceptives exemptions
(Helen Christophi, Courthouse News Service)

9th Circuit hears oral arguments in challenge to expanded contraceptive coverage exemptions
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

UN Committee says France's anti-niqab law violates Free Exercise rights
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Law firm releases report on abusive priests in California
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Clergy Sexual Abuse in the Archdiocese of San Francisco, Diocese of Oakland, Diocese of San Jose
(Report, Jeff Anderson & Associates PA)

Families of WW II vets may move ahead with suit to recover remains
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

USCIRF Vice Chair Manchin adopts two religious prisoners of conscience
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

Pro-life Democratic cowboy wants to be governor of South Dakota: What's faith got to do with it?
(Bobby Ross Jr., GetReligion)

EVENT, 24 October 2018: Jesus Saves: Escaping Gang Violence in El Salvador
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Italian priest faces blowback for pro-immigrant stance
(Claire Giangravè, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Tuesday, 23 October 2018

Freedom of Conscience in Russia: Restrictions and Challenges in 2017
(Olga Sibireva, edited by Alexander Verkhovsky, SOVA Center for Information and Analysis)

C of E gives a holding response to Government’s trans consultation
(Adam, Church Times)

Sydney diocese puts out fire over proposed smoking ban
(Muriel Porter, Church Times)

Burma's beleaguered Baptists
(Lee Williams, Christianity Today)

Eugene Peterson has completed his long obedience
(Kate Shellnutt, Christianity Today)

Sparing Nineveh: US pledges $300 million so Iraq's Christians can return home
(Kate Shellnutt, Christianity Today)

Can Libya’s tribes help solve crisis?
(George Mikhail, Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)

UN speech angers Israeli human rights activists
(Shlomi Eldar, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)

Hebrew University defies Israel on banishment of boycott activists
(Danny Zaken, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)

Radical new UK abortion bill ‘unlikely’ to become law
(Christine Rousselle, Catholic News Agency)

Congressman asks House to protect religious minorities in Iraq
(Courtney Grogan, Catholic News Agency)

U.S. to redirect aid to Christian victims of ISIS in Iraq and Syria
(Claire Evans, World Watch Monitor)

Missionaries in the Philippines face danger
(Gina Goh, Persecution: International Christian Concern)

Bishop Michael Curry: 'moderate religious voices' are not being heard
(Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian)

Sudanese Christians beaten before release
(World Watch Monitor)

Issue of married Catholic priests gains traction under pope
(Nicole Winfield, Associated Press)

Power in numbers on display as Ahmadi Muslim spiritual leader tours US
(Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service)

What ever happened to clergy performing weddings?
(Jeffrey Salkin, RNS Column: Martini Judaism (for those who want to be shaken and stirred))

At the synod of bishops, three modes of listening to the young
(Thomas Reese, RNS Column: Signs of the Times)

Analysis: Will LGBT debate define the youth synod?
(Ed Condon, Catholic News Agency)

Vatican bishops at synod struggle with what to call gay people
(David Gibson, Religion News Service)

Christ at the Checkpoint USA touts peace for Palestinian Christians. Critics call it anti-Semitic.
(Tamie Ross, Religion News Service)

Facing scandal and division, US Catholic bishops to hold unprecedented retreat
(David Gibson, Religion News Service)

4 things to know about Trump's possible reversal of Obama's transgender policy
(Fred Lucas, The Daily Signal)

The origins of 'hate speech'
(Kim Holmes, The Daily Signal)

Faith struggles of young D.C. Catholic women? Washington Post says it's all 'politics'
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)

Is sane political discourse a lost cause? Even a small Himalayan Buddhist nation faces trolls
(Ira Rifkin, GetReligion)

Religious freedom shouldn’t be freedom to discriminate
(Noah Feldman, Bloomberg)

NK among 11 nations that severely violate freedom of religion: EU group
(Kim So-hyun, Korea Herald)

Trust in Icelandic National church decreases, most want separation of church & state
(Andie Fontaine, Reykjavík Grapevine)

Donbas: Luhansk: Re-registration denials, raids, religious communities closed
(Forum 18 News Service)

Case of Danish Jehovah's Witness plods along
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News)

Russia’s journey from orthodoxy to atheism, and back again
(Gene Zubovich, Religion & Politics: Fit for Polite Company)

Waiver to allow South Carolina foster agencies to reject non-Christians is unconstitutional, ADL says
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Polish Jewish museum to host country’s first kosher market in decades
(Cnaan Liphshiz, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Can religious leaders help keep Kabul's water flowing?
(Shadi Khan Saif, Deutsche Welle)

Lawsuit challenges tax perks available to America's pastors
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News Faith)

Washington bishops support ballot initiative on gun violence prevention
(Catholic News Service)

9th Circuit hears arguments about injunction blocking contraception exemptions
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

Congregants at oldest US synagogue ask high court to step in
(Michelle R. Smith, Associated Press)

Washington DC to investigate Catholic sexual abuse
(Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press)

The federal investigation of the Catholic Church: What we know so far
(Daniel Burke, CNN)

Egypt MP calls for ban of face veil in government buildings
(Middle East Monitor)

French ban on full-face Islamic veil violates human rights - U.N. panel
(Reuters)

UN committee slams French 'burqa ban' for 'violating' rights
(France 24)

The hypocrisy of Québec’s move to ban religious dress
(Richard Moon, The Conversation)

Supreme Court review sought in Indiana abortion restrictions case
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Cert. filed by Catholic order objecting to pipeline approval
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Press Statement to the Supreme Court concerning the pipeline
(Adorers of the Blood of Christ)

State of Oregon penalizes bakers $135,000 for refusing to create a government-approved message
(First Liberty)

Oregon bakers ask U.S. Supreme Court to protect free speech
(News Release, First Liberty Institute)

Cert. filed in Oregon wedding cake case
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Bakers fined $135K over wedding cake appeal to Supreme Court
(Kelsey Harkness, The Daily Signal)

Bakers fined #135,000 for refusing to make gay wedding cake appeal to Supreme Court
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)

USCIRF concerned about UNESCO resolutions
(Press Release, U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

Vice Chair Arriaga expresses concern about Patriarch Thích Quảng Độ
(Press Release, U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

Wedding cake wars take an interesting UK turn
(Mark Movsesian, Law and Liberty)

Science says: Sex and gender aren't the same
(Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press)

D.C. opens investigation of local clergy sexual abuse charges
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

DC attorney general announces abuse investigation
(Ed Condon, Catholic News Agency)

Alaska archdiocese launches commission to review church files on sexual abuse
(Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service)

In Chile, court awards damages in priest sexual abuse case as investigations continue
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

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