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Monday, 10 September 2018

Group: Officials destroying crosses, burning bibles in China
(Christopher Bodeen, Associated Press)

Soccer fans clash with church members over stadium plaza
(Associated Press)

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

NY clergy sex abuse may be sweeping but legal cases few
(Jennifer Peltz and David Klepper, Religion News Service)

Uzbek imam fired after 'deviating from the script'
(Farangis Najibullah, Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty)

For black women at church, it’s more than the Aretha eulogy
(Corey Williams, Religion News Service)

China is detaining Muslims in vast numbers. The goal: ‘Transformation.’
(Chris Buckley, The New York Times)

Phoenix defends anti-discrimination law against challenge to high court
(Howard Fischer, Tucson.com)

Presidential message on Rosh Hashanah
(The White House)

Trump holds pre-Rosh Hashanah conference call with rabbis
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Challenges to pension plan's ERISA exemption move on
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

11th Circuit affirms order to remove cross from park, but expresses disagreement precedent
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

3rd Circuit hears arguments on cross in county seal
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

EVENT, 10-11 September 2018: "Pueblos originarios, cultura y libertad religiosa"
(XVIII Coloquio del Consorcio Latinoamericano de Libertad Religiosa, Rio de Janiero, Brazil)

Sunday, 9 September 2018

Law and religion round-up – 9th September
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Saturday, 8 September 2018

EU report highlights religious freedom threats across the globe
(Catholic News Agency)

Government to re-examine the case for “no-fault” divorce
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Public perception of Church is predictable – OpEd
(William Donohue, Eurasia Review)

Religion and literature in a secular age
(Mark Knight, OUPblog)

Friday, 7 September 2018

US lawmakers urge new Pakistan's government to treat minorities with equality
(The Economic Times)

Pakistan removes minority Ahmadi from economic council
(Associated Press)

Lesbian couple denied housing by senior living community files suit
(Angela D. Giampolo, The Legal Intelligencer)

Religious-based financial fraud is rampant. Here's how to fight it
(Scott Cohn, CNBC)

India: Law Commission for religion-wise amendments to address issues like ‘triple talaq’
(Rasheed Kidwai, Observer Research Foundation)

Scott Morrison vows to change laws on religious freedom but won't be a 'culture warrior' PM
(David Crowe, The Sydney Morning Herald)

Margolis, “From Politics to the Pews”
(Marc O. DeGirolami, Law and Religion Forum)

Judge Kavanaugh would vote to expand religious exemptions from general laws
(Nelson Tebbe, The Washington Post)

The exodus from the church
(Andie Fontaine, Reykjavík Grapevine)

Can the wall between church and state survive Brett Kavanaugh?
(Heather L. Weaver, American Civil Liberties Union)

More than half of Ukrainians have an opinion on autocephaly
(RISU, Russia Religion News)

Emmanuel Macron becomes first sitting French president to attend pre-Rosh Hashanah ceremony
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Religiosity reigns in US, on the wane in Western Europe
(Timothy Jones, Deutsche Welle)

Indian Church displeased with ruling legalizing same-sex relationships
(Catholic News Service)

Hearing Day 3: Kavanaugh discusses Priests for Life, RFRA, school prayer, and the role of faith in judging
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

County says cross on county seal is historical not religious
(Associated Press)

How reformed churches are growing on the Arabian Peninsula
(Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra, The Gospel Coalition)

Kyrgyz sect members face prison for not sending kids to school
(Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty)

China's religious crackdown takes aim at Daoists, Buddhists
(Michael Sainsbury, UCA News)

Pakistan fires top Ahmadi economist after backlash
(Zahid Hussain, UCA News)

‘Harshest levels’ of religious repression across 16 nations
(Catholic Herald)

Group lacks standing to challenge charter school act on Establishment Clause grounds
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

New York attorney general’s office has issued subpoenas to every Catholic diocese in the state
(Julie Zauzmer and Michelle Boorstein, The Washington Post)

New York state moves on clergy sex abuse
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

In DR Congo, bishops still concerned about election process
(Lucie Sarr, Law & Religion UK)

Religious Freedom in Focus, volume 76 – September 2018
(Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice)

Anglican official condemns purveyors of ‘fake news’
(La Croix International)

Watch these movies before Yom Kippur!
(Jeffrey Salkin, RNS Column: Martini Judaism (for those who want to be shaken and stirred))

On being a special needs parent on the High Holy Days
(Zohar Luria, Religion News Service)

Swiss bishops to work more closely with legal system to combat sex abuse
(Malo Tresca, La Croix International)

Asian bishops pool wisdom to support peace on Korean Peninsula
(La Croix International)

In defense of Pope Francis
(Father Michel-Marie Zanotti-Sorkine, La Croix International)

Strong backing for Francis from an unexpected quarter
(Christa Pongratz-Lippitt, La Croix International)

Sex, Lies & Viganò takes
(Robert Mickens, La Croix International)

Home churches mushrooming in China amid crackdown
(Peter Liu, La Croix International)

Réforme de l'islam : un rapport va être remis à Macron
(Le Républic Lorrain)

Official's testimony sheds new light on Chinese 'reeducation camps' for Muslims
(Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty)

Pope sends ice cream to immigrants at center of Italian political debate
(Claire Giangravè, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Thursday, 6 September 2018

'Don't worry about being perfect': Faith leaders will address suicide and mental health during the national weekend of prayer
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News Faith)

Paris archbishop sets new pastoral priorities to include lay people
(Julien Tranié, La Croix International)

Why the Catholic Church is still a force for good
(Dawn Foster, The Guardian)

One Day in the Haram review – a fascinating glimpse inside Islam's holiest site
(Leslie Felperin, The Guardian)

Six new churches in five years: Portland's growing Catholic community
(Perry West, Catholic News Agency)

Could Israeli-Palestinian confederation bring peace?
(Yossi Beilin, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)

Israeli women can now command IAF squadrons, but are they equal?
(Debra Kamin, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)

Israeli Arabs campaign in Europe against Nationality Law
(Akiva Eldar, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)

Study finds religious people less likely than atheists to be depressed when lonely
(Michael Foust, Christian Headlines)

Malaysia: Right to freedom of religion
(Tan Sri Razali Ismail, The Sun Daily)

Malaysian PM says public caning of lesbians tarnishes Islam
(Associated Press)

EU should ‘put people of the world’ first in quest for religious freedom – report
(World Watch Monitor)

Religious leaders' opposition to banning 'gay conversion therapy' gets CA bill shelved
(Elisa Meyer, World Religion News)

Texas High School cheerleaders win case for Bible cheer banners
(Nathan Glover, World Religion News)

Chief rabbi calls on Jewish schools to tackle homophobia
(Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian)

Review brings misogyny as a hate crime a step closer
(Libby Brooks, The Guardian)

New York, New Jersey investigating Church response to abuse claims
(Catholic News Agency)

New York to investigate child sexual abuse claims in Catholic dioceses
(Staff and agencies, Religion News Service)

Church in crisis as only 2% of young adults identify as Church of England
(Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian)

Black bishop, suspended for ‘hateful conduct,’ is reinstated by Twitter
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)

Battle lines form over social justice: Is it gospel or heresy?
(Jemar Tisby, Religion News Service)

Conservative religious bloggers detained in Uzbekistan
(Catherine Putz, The Diplomat)

Banned from meeting in church, Rwandan worshippers gather at home
(Tonny Onyulo, Religion News Service)

Is Punjab’s proposed blasphemy law retrograde?
(Sanjay Hegde, Harcharan Bains & Ashutosh Kumar, The Hindu)

Indian Christians refuse to deny Christ despite persecution from Hindu radicals
(Leah MarieAnn Klett, The Christian Post)

India: 271 charged in UP for promoting Christian conversions, vilifying Hinduism
(NDTV)

India's radical Hindu nationalists gather in Chicago
(Matias Perttula, Persecution: International Christian Concern)

Indian government responds to congressional letter
(Matias Perttula, Persecution: International Christian Concern)

Manto: the writer who felt the pain of India's partition
(Joseph Walsh, The Guardian)

India decriminalizes homosexual acts in landmark verdict
(Ashok Sharma, Associated Press)

India's top court decriminalizes gay sex in landmark ruling
(Manveena Suri, CNN)

India's move to end religion-based laws 'not desirable'
(UCA News)

Christian couple tied and beaten by Indian mob for ditching 'old Gods' for Jesus
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)

Indian Catholic bishops unhappy with legalization of homosexuality
(Law & Religion UK)

Trial of Danish Jehovah's Witness drags on and on
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News)

Who gets to define American Muslim identity?
(Eboo Patel, The Christian Century)

New York AG subpoenas state’s dioceses in sex-abuse probe
(Mairead McArdle, National Review)

Online hate makes up most of rising anti-Semitic incidents in Argentina
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Britain’s chief rabbi publishes guide for Orthodox schools on providing support for LGBT students
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Israelis want American Jewish help in promoting religious pluralism, study finds
(Ben Sales, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Wisconsin student sues college over valentine distribution
(Associated Press)

India's Supreme Court legalizes consensual homosexual relations
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Appeals court upholds Pittsburgh church's firing of pastor
(Peter Smith, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

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