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Monday, 30 July 2018

Pa. Supreme Court: Release redacted report that names more than 300 'predator priests'
(Angela Couloumbis & Liz Navratil, Philadelphia Inquirer)

New IRS rules on substantiation of charitable contributions
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

The billionaire yogi behind Modi’s rise
(Robert F. Worth, The New York Times)

NYT profiles wealthy Hindu holy man with rising political power in India
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Pennsylvania Supreme Court orders release of redacted grand jury report on clergy sexual abuse
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

At Prayer Breakfast, guests seek access to a different higher power
(Kenneth P. Vogel and Elizabeth Dias, The New York Times)

Another side of the National Prayer Breakfast
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Nuns lose interstate natural gas pipeline challenge
(Evan Seeman, RLUIPA-Defense)

Anthony Kennedy opens new chapter in American pluralism
(William N. Eskridge, Jr. and Robin Fretwell Wilson, Real Clear Religion)

Liberal Lutherans doubling down
(Mark Tooley, Juicy Ecumenism: The Institute on Religion & Democracy's Blog)

Are Evangelical women stepping back from the culture wars?
(Chelsen Vicari, Juicy Ecumenism: The Institute on Religion & Democracy's Blog)

Union Theological Seminary hosts identity politics-driven panel on evangelicalism
(David Jensen, Juicy Ecumenism: The Institute on Religion & Democracy's Blog)

Judaism and abortion
(Daneil Mark, Arc of the Universe: Ethics and Global Justice)

The Jewish position on abortion isn't what you think it is
(Mitchell Rocklin and Howard Slugh, The Witherspoon Institute: Public Discourse)

Ministerial: Major moment for religious freedom
(Daniel Philpott, Arc of the Universe: Ethics and Global Justice)

Unprecedented ministerial tees up the crisis and the solutions: Now the work begins
(Religious Freedom Institute)

Pope accepts resignation of McCarrick from the College of Cardinals
(Christopher White and Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Pope accepts resignation of Cardinal McCarrick amid growing sex misconduct charges
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Saturday, 28 July 2018

Photos of the Week
(Kit Doyle, Religion News Service)

Is there a scientific explanation for religious devotion?
(Corey Barnett, World Religion News)

Belief in British Columbia: New Canadians are injecting vigour into the country’s religious life
(Erasmus, The Economist)

Voters not easily swayed by 'race and religion', says Guan Eng
(Ian McIntyre, The Sun Daily)

Podcast: The importance of religious freedom around the world
(Katrina Trinko and Daniel Davis, The Daily Signal)

Poroshenko sees Russian Orthodox Church as threat to Ukraine
(Interfax-Religion)

Putin sees Christianization of Kievan Rus as start of Russia's statehood
(Interfax-Religion)

Putin: Christianity is the foundation of the Russian state
(Associated Press)

Putin joins religious procession marking 1030th anniversary of Christianization of Kievan Rus in Moscow
(Interfax-Religion)

Ukrainian Orthodox did not get hoped-for independence on national holiday
(RIA Novosti, Russia Religion News)

Constantinople sends highly placed emissary to Kiev
(Portal-Credo.Ru, Russia Religion News)

State Department religious freedom summit ends with commitments, critiques
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)

Lord Carey PTO: Statement from Bishop of Oxford
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

New balance of probabilities test for suicide verdict
(Owain Thomas QC, UK Human Rights Blog)

3 key takeaways from this week's first-of-its-kind State Department religious freedom event
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News Faith)

Brownback sees ‘Iron Curtain moment’ looming on religious freedom
(John L. Allen Jr., Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

“No-fault” divorce: the Supreme Court reluctantly dismisses the appeal in Owens v Owens
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Let’s talk about the nation-state
(Jeffrey Salkin, RNS Column: Martini Judaism (for those who want to be shaken and stirred))

Friday, 27 July 2018

America and faith: Sam Brownback makes the right noises about religious liberty
(Erasmus, The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])

Brownback opens religious freedom summit with plea to fight persecution
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)

Restoring religious liberty
(Steve Scalise and Randy Weber, The Washington Times)

Protecting religious freedom provides common ground for all
(Tenzin Dorjee and Kristina Arriaga, The Hill)

Law against racial, religious hatred can’t have room for abuse, rights groups say
(Loghun Kumaran, Malay Mail)

Faith-based organizations key in global HIV response bridge-building, says UNAIDS chief
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

Turkmenistan: Appeals against 12-year jail terms fail
(Forum 18 News Service)

U.S. diplomats slow in learning how to assess faith in consular efforts
(Mark Pattison, Catholic News Service)

About 250,000 attend cross procession in Kiev - organizers
(Interfax-Religion)

Kostroma prosecutor reports case that sounds like Jehovah's Witnesses
(Website of prosecutor's office of Kostroma oblast, Russia Religion News)

Pence announces Genocide Recovery Program for Iraqi minorities
(Courtney Grogan, Catholic News Agency)

Remarks by Vice President Pence at Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom
(The White House)

Pence announces new US program to aid victims of genocide and religious persecution
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Cardinal Ouellet reminds Canada to be mindful of migrants, refugees
(Philippe Vaillancourt, Catholic News Service)

Religious liberty advocates “optimistic” for sanctions against persecuting countries
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

A religious freedom summit can’t undo Trump’s record on Islam
(Jacob Lupfer, Religion News Service)

Duterte OKs bill creating Muslim autonomous region in south
(Jim Gomez, Associated Press)

Philippine officials: Duterte OKs Muslim rebel autonomy deal
(Jim Gomez, Associated Press)

Philippine clergy, advocates say human rights dying under Duterte
(Catholic News Service)

Ventimiglia, Copyrighting God
(Marc O. DeGirolami, Law and Religion Forum)

Why religious people should treat atheist podcaster Sam Harris as a valuable adversary
(Samuel Buntz, The Federalist)

Patriotic songs and self-criticism: why China is ‘re-educating’ Muslims in mass detention camps
(Michael Clarke, The Conversation)

US officials, lawmaker slam China over religious persecution of ethnic Uyghurs
(Radio Free Asia)

Argument: Islamic leaders have nothing to say about China’s internment camps for Muslims
(Nithin Coca, Foreign Policy)

Chinese churches ‘more careful who they allow in’, as raids increase
(World Watch Monitor)

40-foot war memorial cross defended by 7 Louisiana congressmen
(Drew Broach, The Times-Picayune)

Religion looms large for Education official in charge of civil rights
(Michelle Hackman, The Wall Street Journal)

Prince Charles says he was deceived by disgraced bishop
(Associated Press)

Atheist firefighter’s lawsuit citing “hostile” workplace can proceed, says judge
(Hemant Mehta, Friendly Atheist)

Atheist firefighter can move ahead with hostile work environment claim
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Lesbian couple sues senior center for denying housing based on the Bible
(David G. McAfee, Friendly Atheist)

Lesbian spouses sue senior housing community for discrimination
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Judges revise ruling, still side with Boyertown school bathroom policy
(The Morning Call)

3rd Circuit refuses to enjoin school's accommodation of transgender students
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

6th Circuit refuses to reopen asylum claim by Egyptian Coptic Christian
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Appeals court denies Adorers’ religious freedom claims against pipeline
(Dennis Sadowski, Catholic News Service)

Appeals court rejects Columbia nuns' religious-freedom lawsuit against Atlantic Sunrise pipeline
(Sam Janesch, Lancaster Online)

3rd Circuit: Nuns lose pipeline challenge on procedural grounds
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Life could not be more difficult for Pakistan's Ahmadis?
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)

Stop the ‘weaponization’ of religion in Pakistani politics
(Johnnie Moore and Gayle Manchini, Religion News Service)

UN asks Pakistan to end election discrimination against Ahmadi minority
(Latin American Herald Tribune)

Campbellites, meet the Campbells: Utah conference mixes sights, food, dialogue
(Bobby Ross Jr., The Christian Chronicle)

How Catholic bishops are shaping health care in rural America
(Anna Maria Barry-Jester and Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux, FiveThirtyEight)

When do rants exceed First Amendment boundaries and become true threats?
(David L. Hudson Jr., ABA Journal)

Ministerial to advance Religious Freedom remarks by the European Union Special Representative for Human Rights Mr. Stavros Lambrinidis
(Stavros Lambrinidis, Delegation of the European Union to the United States)

Why the arguments of the ‘New Atheists’ are often just as violent as religion
(Nick Megoran, The Conversation)

Who chooses abortion? More women than you might think
(Luu D. Ireland, The Conversation)

Discrimination or a subtle and slow but steady persecution of Baha'is in Iran?
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)

Eritrean Christians released from shipping container prisons
(Fredrick Nzwili, Religion News Service)

Is Eritrea becoming the North Korea of Africa?
(Ewelina U.Ochab)

Jailed Vietnamese Catholic activist ends hunger strike
(Catholic News Service)

Nigeria tackles insurgency with religion
(Vanguard)

Stopping Nigeria's spiralling farmer-herder violence
(International Crisis Group)

EVENT, 27 July 2018: Security and Religious Freedom: How do we protect both? Washington, DC
(Religious Freedom Center, Freedom Forum Institute)

Pence, at religious freedom summit, threatens Turkey over detained US pastor
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)

Turkey: American pastor on trial for terror let out of jail
(Zeynep Bilginsoy, Religion News Service)

Pastor Andrew Brunson placed under house arrest
(United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF))

Detained pastor case casting large shadow over Turkish-US ties
(Semih Idiz, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)

Home after 21 months, but US pastor Andrew Brunson now can’t leave house till October trial
(World Watch Monitor)

What prompted Turkey to move US pastor from prison to house arrest?
(Pinar Tremblay, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)

Turkey calls US threats over pastor unacceptable
(Associated Press)

US to hit NATO-ally Turkey over detained pastor, Trump says
(Susannah George and Darlene Superville, Associated Press)

Deal to free American pastor held by Turkey falls through
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

A fist bump, then a rancorous call: How Trump’s deal to free an American pastor in Turkey fell apart
(Carol D. Leonnig, Ashley Parker, Kareem Fahim and Karen DeYoung, The Washington Post)

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