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Wednesday, 17 October 2018

He's 'one of us': The undying bond between the Bible belt and Trump
(Maggie Haberman, The New York Times)

Religion is ‘spiritual anesthesia’: The ideology behind China’s Uyghur crackdown
(Bonnie Girard, The Diplomat)

China breaks silence on Muslim detention camps, calling them 'humane'
(Chris Buckley, The New York Times)

China says camps for Muslims lead them to ‘modern’ life
(Yanan Wang, Associated Press)

Nikki Haley slams China's 'free vocational training' internment camps
(Gary Nguyen, World Religion News)

USCIRF strongly condemns codification of repression in Western China
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

Ask the Expert: What is the largest religion in Iceland?
(Iceland Magazine)

Witches are free to operate in Guyana after dismissal of colonial laws
(Nduta Waweru, Face 2 Face Africa)

Most news coverage of Muslims is negative. But not when it’s about devotion
(Erik Bleich, Julien Souffrant, Emily Stabler and A. Maurits van der Veen, The Washington Post)

Does religious freedom extend to child endangerment? It’s not as simple as it seems
(Rebecca Moore, Rewire News)

Lutheran minister believes separation of church & state in Iceland should be examined
(Andie Fontaine, Reykjavík Grapevine)

Churches and refugees: When houses of prayer become places of shelter
(The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])

Israel and US postal services issue joint Hanukkah stamp
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

What comes after the wedding cake case? Experts consider religious freedom's future
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News Faith)

Water pollution in Iraq threatens Mandaean religious rites
(Associated Press)

Brazil presidential candidates woo religious leaders
(Associated Press)

US briefs Iraq Chaldean head, Vatican on aid after critique
(Associated Press)

Michigan court approves public funding for private school mandates
(Jonathan Oosting, The Detroit News)

Michigan Appeals Court OK's state funding for incidental costs of private schools
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Hate crimes in England and Wales targeting people by religion rose 40 percent
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Reported hate crimes in England and Wales show increase
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Islamists vow to kill a Christian woman if a Pakistan court acquits her
(Marlo Safi, National Review)

Pakistani judges receive threats over upcoming blasphemy decision
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Most news coverage of Muslims is negative. But not when it’s about devotion
(Erik Bleich, Julien Souffrant, Emily Stabler, & A. Maurits van der VEen, The Washington Post)

Recent Chinese dealings with faith groups reflect a pattern of government restrictions on religion
(Samirah Majumdar, Pew Research Center Fact Tank)

New head of the German Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ukraine elected |
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

Gudziak: UGCC hopes that after unification of Orthodox into one local Church dialogue will become easier to manage
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

Ukraine prelate says Orthodox independence is ‘affirmation of rights’
(John L. Allen Jr. and Ines San Martin, Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

In historic decision, Ukrainian church severs ties with Russia
(Frank Viviano, National Geographic)

Opinion: Orthodox Church rift is a defeat for Vladimir Putin
(Konstantin Eggert, Deutsche Welle)

Lawsuit filed in Turkey over attempt to give independence to Ukrainian Orthodox Church
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Non-canonical Turkish Orthodox Church says sues Constantinople Patriarchate over Ukraine
(Fakhir Rizvi, Urdu Point)

Over 54% of Ukrainians positive about idea of creating single local church - poll
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

Ukrainian president reacts to Moscow's action
(RISU, Russia Religion News)

Archbishop Job (Getcha) of Telmessos: “Ukraine has always been the canonical territory of the Ecumenical Patriarchate”
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

Russian-backed Ukrainian rebels restrict religious liberty
(RISU, Russia Religion News)

A different approach to the ecclesiastical discussion about Ukraine
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

Kazakhstan: Ten years jail if Germany extradites Muslim?
(Forum 18 News Service)

Israeli court orders reversal on ban for WCC's deputy general secretary
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

Nearly six-in-ten Americans say abortion should be legal in all or most cases
(Hannah Hartig, Pew Research Center Fact Tank)

Tuesday, 16 October 2018

Poroshenko about breakup of relations between Moscow and Constantinople: We are on the right path
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

When the First Amendment is not weaponized, but sharpened
(Asma T. Uddin, Religious Freedom Center, Freedom Forum Institute)

The mosques that survived Palu’s tsunami and what they mean
(Jennifer Nourse, Religion News Service)

Religious hate crimes: Rise in offences recorded by police
(BBC News)

Effort to save chickens from rite heads to state's top court
(Robert Gavin, Times Union)

More than a dozen Russian Jehovah's Witness women facing charges
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News)

Blasphemy referendum offers chance to remove dangerous law
(Ivana Bacik, The Irish Times)

A Christian man receives justice
(David French, National Review)

Argentina feminist rally ends with Molotov bombs thrown at church
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Bishops of Cameroon urge caution as presidential election votes counted
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Food and Faith: How can religious organizations help end world hunger?
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Taking responsibility for the root causes of world hunger: The challenge facing religious communities (Responding to: Food and Faith: How can religious organizations help end world hunger?)
(Michel Desjardins, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Food alone does not end hunger (Responding to: Food and Faith: How can religious organizations help end world hunger?)
(Anna Sofia Salonen, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

The power of faith through advocacy to end hunger everywhere (Responding to: Food and Faith: How can religious organizations help end world hunger?)
(Rebecca Middleton, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Bishops calls for urgent action on UK welfare program
(Danica Kirka, Associated Press)

A genocide incited on Facebook, with posts from Myanmar’s military
(Paul Mozur, The New York Times)

Myanmar military incited Rohingya genocide through fake Facebook accounts
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Former Atlanta Fire chief will receive $1.2M settlement over firing
(Zachary Hansen, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Atlanta paying fire chief it fired over his Christian faith $1.2M settlement
(Rachel del Guidice, The Daily Signal)

Atlanta agrees to $1.2M settlement with fired fire chief
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Fear grips churches in Northeastern Kenya as Muslim extremists kill two Christian teachers
(Morning Star News)

Allahabad is now Prayagraj: Uttar Pradesh Cabinet approves proposal to rename city
(Scroll.in)

EVENT, 16 October 2018: Still rising: The increasing role of women as heads of religious freedom organizations
(Religious Freedom Center, Freedom Forum Institute)

Monday, 15 October 2018

Scottish independence as a protected philosophical belief? McEleny round two
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Law and religion round-up – 14th October
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Religious photos of the week
(Kit Doyle, Religion News Service)

G20 Interfaith Forum 2018: Highlighting ethical dimensions of global issues
(Katherine Marshall, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Islamic State fighers are back, and this time they're taking up arms with Shiite militias
(Vera Mironova, Mohammed Hussein, Foreign Policy)

Data mining gets religion as campaigns target voters of faith
(Menachem Wecker, Religion News Service)

Europe’s religious patrimony in crisis
(Élodie Maurot, La Croix International)

Court throws out Pentecostals' suit seeking agreement with penitentiary service on prison visits in Astrakhan
(Interfax-Religion)

Peace on Murder Mile: Bridging Belfast’s sectarian divide
(Philip Metres, Commonweal)

Relations with Pakistan remain stable, says China
(Letters, The Guardian)

The black-lists: The evolution of China’s list of “illegal and evil cults”
(Edward A. Irons, Forum for Religious Freedom Europe)

China is engaged in mass detention of Muslims
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Anti-Halal crackdown in Xinjiang City, China
(Corey Barnett, World Religion News)

The leaders who unleashed China’s mass detention of Muslims
(Chris Buckley, The New York Times)

Defying China, Malaysia releases Uighur detainees
(A. Ananthalakshmi, Reuters)

Q&A: Religious freedom ambassador says these countries worry him the most
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News Faith)

Catholic leaders welcome PEPFAR reauthorization in Congress
(Catholic News Service)

Court sides with government in church-state suit over care for unaccompanied minors
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

Israeli PM favors naming envoy to Christian world
(Associated Press)

Syria passes draconian new law governing religious life
(The New Arab)

Pakistan's Islamist Party warns government of countrywide protests on blasphemy verdict
(Madeeha Anwar, VOA)

Jewish teens assaulted, robbed in anti-Semitic attack in France
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Ruddock Report: religious schools and same sex attracted students
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)

Ruddock Report (part 2): changing the law on religious schools and gay students
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)

View from The Hill: Conservatives may come to regret stirring hornets’ nest of religious freedom
(Michelle Grattan, The Conversation)

Saiya, “Weapon of Peace: How Religious Liberty Combats Terrorism”
(Marc O. DeGirolami, Law and Religion Forum)

Certiorari denied in suit against Palestinian Authority for shooting of Jewish worshipers in West Bank
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Two images that show we need to be sensitive about our photos
(Paul Chadwick, The Guardian)

Polish film The Clergy sparks hundreds of allegations of abuse
(Christian Davies, The Guardian)

Liberals split over Labor bid to end religious schools' ability to sack gay teachers
(Paul Karp, The Guardian)

The Guardian view on populism: belonging not believing
(Editorial, The Guardian)

Russian Orthodox Church breaks ties with Orthodoxy’s leader
(Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press)

Russian Orthodox Church cuts ties with Constantinople
(Andrew Roth and Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian)

Ukraine never was, never will be Russian Orthodox Church's canonical territory – Poroshenko
(Interfax-Religion)

Putin, Russian Security Council permanent members discuss situation of Russian Orthodox Church in Ukraine - Peskov
(Interfax-Religion)

Ukrainian authorities to respect decision by flock who want to keep unity with Russian Orthodox Church – Poroshenko
(Interfax-Religion)

Archbishop’s defiance threatens Putin’s vision of Russian greatness
(Simon Tisdall, The Guardian)

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