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Friday, 17 August 2018

“Strengthen ethno-religious tolerance in Nigeria”- U.S. Ambassador Brownback
(U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Nigeria)

The plight of the Yazidi minority in Iraq
(Lewis Sanders IV, Deutsche Welle)

From France to Denmark, bans on full-face Muslim veils are spreading across Europe
(Rebecca Tan, The Washington Post)

U.S. slaps sanctions on Myanmar for ‘atrocities’
(Nahal Toosi, Politico)

Spaghetti injunction: Pastafarianism is not a religion, Dutch court rules
(Jon Henley, The Guardian)

Dutch High Court rules Pastafarianism is not a religion
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Court not barred from adjudicating church merger
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Thursday, 16 August 2018

Trinity Western University drops contentious covenant, but LGBTQ staff still face discrimination
(Aline Bouwman, CBC Opinion)

Yaounde: Cameroon’s Prime Minister attended the 3rd Pan-Africa Congress on Religious Freedom
(Dr. John Graz, Secretary General International Religious Liberty Association, The International Religious Liberty Association)

Muslim women poised to change the next Congress
(Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service)

Did the Connecticut Supreme Court just slam religious liberty?
(Mark Silk, RNS Column: Spiritual Politics)

New 'religious exemption' directive could harm LGBTQ workers, critics say
(Julie Moreau, NBC News)

Turkmenistan: Now eight jailed conscientious objectors
(Forum 18 News Service)

Evangelical believer convicted under anti-evangelism law
(Religiia i pravo, Russia Religion News)

'Islamic State' youth fighters keep the faith in prison
(Judit Neurink, Deutsche Welle)

Francis & the death penalty: Should a Pope change church teaching on his own?
(Paul Baumann, Commonweal)

Appeals Court rules against ex-pastor in sexual harassment case
(Ryan Denham, WGLT News)

Defamation suit dismissed under Ecclesiastical Abstention doctrine
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Suit claims Utah medical marijuana initiative violates Mormons' religious freedom
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

No standing to assert Jewish tenant's Free Exercise objection to Saturday eviction
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Scholarly Impact of Law School Faculties in 2018: Updating the Leiter Score Ranking for the Top Third
(Sisk, Catlin, Veenis, and Zeman, SSRN)

Journalism and journalists are not “enemies of the people"
(Gene Policinski, Freedom Forum Institute)

Masterpiece Cakeshop sues Colorado in new relgioius accommodation dispute
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Colorado baker sues Governor over cake dispute with transgender woman
(Julie Turkewitz, The New York Times)

Masterpiece Cakeshop owner files new complaint over cake refusal dispute
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

Pennsylvania sex abuse report presents crucial test for Pope Francis
(Daniel Burke, CNN)

Protocol 16, New Rules of Court and website on impact of the ECHR
(Antoine Buyse, ECHR Blog)

Entry into force of Protocol No. 16 to the European Convention on Human Rights
(European Court of Human Rights)

ECtHR: Rules of Court, 1 August 2018
(European Court of Human Rights)

New website: Impact of the European Convention on Human Rights
(The Council of Europe)

Church must reach out to the children of priests, advocate says
(Catholic News Service, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Canada: Statement by the Minister of National Revenue and the Minister of Finance on the Government's commitment to clarifying the rules governing the political activities of charities
(Canada Review Agency, Government of Canada)

Newsletter of the Church Law Society (Prague)

New Report: The Rohingya Crisis: The Shameful Global Response to Genocide and the Assault on Religious Freedom
(The Religious Freedom Institute)

Wednesday, 15 August 2018

Myanmar analysts cast doubt on repatriation and resettlement plans for Rohingya refugees
(Nay Rein Kyaw and Khin Khin Ei, Radio Free Asia)

Kavanaugh’s view on religious school funding isn’t a tipping point
(Noah Feldman, Bloomberg)

Contractor rule could pit religious liberties against LGBT rights
(Paige Smith, Bloomber BNA)

Dutch courts say Pastafarianism is not a religion, rule against colander headgear
(Dutch News)

Christian nurse in UK fired after 'giving her patient a Bible' is allowed back to work
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

Courts ease up a little on conditions for Jehovah's Witnesses
(Echo of Moscow Orenburg, Russia Religion News)

Malaysian prime minister defends his right to be anti-Semitic
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Is a cross always religious?
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News Faith)

Philippines president threats against Catholic bishops
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Cameroon bishop says murdered priest was targeted
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Bloody past collides with hope and religious change in a Belfast pub
(Claire Giangravè, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

State religious liberty protections in danger as school funding cases progress
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

Suicide bomber targets Shiite students in Kabul, killing 48
(Rahim Faiez and Amir Shah, Associated Press)

How Islamophobia is driving anti-refugee sentiment in Korea
(Faras Ghani, Al Jazeera)

Russia eyes refugee return as centerpiece of next policy move in Syria
(Maxim A. Suchkov, Al-Monitor: Russia/Mideast Pulse)

Is Turkey’s 'strategic partnership' with America coming to an end?
(Semih Idiz, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)

Andrew Brunson: the US pastor at the heart of an international crisis
(Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian)

Turkish court rejects U.S. pastor's appeal, upper court yet to rule: lawyer
(Reuters)

Turkey’s Christians divided over 'freedom' declaration
(Sibel Hurtas, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)

Turkey wants its share of Syria’s reconstruction
(Fehim Tastekin, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)

Indonesian blasphemy trial underway for woman who complained about mosque loudspeakers
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Refugees get job search skills in interfaith program
(Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)

Survey suggests Palestinian radicalization driven by lack of hope
(Daoud Kuttab, Al-Monitor: Palestine Pulse)

Arab bloc could get out Palestinian vote in Jerusalem municipal elections
(Rasha Abou Jalal, Al-Monitor: Palestine Pulse)

Palestinian diplomatic campaign gaining traction
(Yossi Beilin, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)

Israel, Hamas on verge of modest truce
(Shlomi Eldar, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)

Israel's nationality law knows no boundaries
(Akiva Eldar, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)

Women revolutionize Israeli air force
(Ben Caspit, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)

Egypt's feminists laud mass appointment of women as top judges
(Menna A. Farouk, Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)

Comeback actress stirs hornet’s nest on hijab in Egypt
(Shahira Amin, Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)

Assad’s advances heighten Iran-Russia rift in Syria
(Makram Najmuddine, Al-Monitor)

Humanist weddings are the antidote to out-of-touch marriage ceremonies
(Vonny Leclerc, The Guardian)

Stolen Buddha statue to return to India after being found in UK
(Nadeem Badshah, The Guardian)

Modi speaks out against ‘menace’ of mob attacks for first time
(World Watch Monitor)

Australian senator demands "final solution" for immigration
(Corey Barnett, World Religion News)

Australian party leader hails speech calling for 'final solution' on Muslim migration
(Katharine Murphy, The Guardian)

Australian senator calls for 'final solution to immigration problem'
(Katharine Murphy and Amy Remeikis, The Guardian)

Australian’s Parliament speech on ‘final solution’ condemned
(The Associated Press, Religion News Service)

Dodging dangers, mission groups weigh risks and rewards
(Steve Rabey, Religion News Service)

Vigil held at Detroit church for Aretha Franklin
(The Associated Press, Religion News Service)

Masterpiece Cakeshop baker refuses to make cake celebrating gender transition, spurring new suit
(Debra Cassens Weiss, ABA Journal)

Masterpiece Cakeshop owner sues Hickenlooper, claiming religious persecution despite Supreme Court ruling
(Nic Garcia and Kirk Mitchell, The Denver Post (paywall))

Colorado baker who refused to make cake for gays sues again
(The Associated Press, Religion News Service)

Colorado baker: No cake for gender transition celebration
(James Anderson, Associated Press)

Colorado defies the Supreme Court, renews persecution of a Christian baker
(David French, National Review)

Baker claims religious persecution again — this time after denying cake for transgender woman
(Amy B Wang, The Washington Post: Acts of Faith)

Hostility unabated: Colorado seeks to punish cake artist Jack Phillips again
(Press Release, Alliance Defending Freedom)

Clergy divided as Kenya moves to save forest, evict 40,000 settlers
(Fredrick Nzwili, Religion News Service)

Questions remain for faith-based agencies as border crisis passes
(Emily McFarlan Miller, Religion News Service)

The mighty v migrants: Europe is coddling Arab strongmen to keep out refugees
(The Economist)

Jews and the "culture wars"
(Daniel Mark, Arc of the Universe: Ethics and Global Justice)

We ignore the culture wars at our own peril
(Daniel Mark, Jewish Press)

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS [due 15 August 2018]: Law Faculty Law & Religion Scholarship Award (Religion Clause announcement)
(Harold Berman Award for Excellence in Scholarship, The Association of American Law Schools Section on Law and Religion)

Massive internment camps, religious cleansing in Western China
(Daniel Philpott, Arc of the Universe: Ethics and Global Justice)

Beijing blasts 'anti-China forces' for claim of million Uighurs in prison camps
(Reuters, The Guardian)

Chinese spokesperson refutes claims China has Muslim internment camps
(Gary Nguyen, World Religion News)

Religion must obey Chinese law, paper says of mosque protest
(Sam McNeil and Yanan Wang, Religion News Service)

Senior Chinese monk resigns amid sexual misconduct claims
(Associated Press in Beijing, The Guardian)

Muslims protesting demolition of Mosque in China
(Derek Welch, World Religion News)

Australian Senator calls for ‘final solution’ to Muslim immigration
(Isabella Kwai, The New York Times)

Report alleges decades of child sex abuse by Pennsylvania priests, cover-up by bishops
(Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service)

More than 300 Pennsylvania priests committed sexual abuse over decades
(Amanda Holpuch, The Guardian)

Will the Church sex-abuse grand jury report lead to new civil suits?
(Max Mitchell, The National Law Journal (paywall))

Pennsylvania grand jury report is a new low for Catholic Church
(Thomas Reese, RNS Column: Signs of the Times)

Pennsylvania report shows blistering record of abuse in six dioceses
(Elise Harris, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Pennsylvania sexual abuse report is another setback for Pope Francis
(Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian)

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