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Saturday, 23 June 2018

C of E ordered investigation after ‘botched’ 2010 abuse inquiry
(The Guardian)

Are Church of England’s dabbing deacons and jumping bishops a leap too far?
(Caroline Davies, The Guardian)

How can America call itself a Christian country if it treats children like this?
(Michael Gryboski, The Guardian)

Pope Francis calls Trump "immoral" on immigration
(Corey Barnett, World Religion News)

New study reveals contradiction in Evangelical support for Trump
(Derek Welch, World Religion News)

China’s ‘underground’ churches told to seek ‘guidance’ from state-approved bodies
(World Watch Monitor)

Increase in religious harassment globally – Pew
(World Watch Monitor)

Facebook vows to fight hate speech, but it may be too late for Rohingya Muslims
(Emily McFarlan Miller, Religion News Service)

Calling on past lives to solve the problems of the present
(Heather Adams, Religion News Service)

Oklahoma conservatives’ views on medical marijuana evolving
(Sean Murphy, Religion News Service)

Looking within: What’s behind Thailand’s Buddhist-Muslim divide?
(Karim Raslan, SCMP)

Blood sutra: Whatever happened to Buddhism, religion of peace and compassion?
(Paul Fuller, SCMP)

Reunite migrant families now, N.J. religious leaders demand
(Cassidy Grom, nj.com)

Filipino bishops hesitant about priests seeking gun permits
(Christine Rousselle, Catholic News Agency)

Russian government criticizes Putin for treatment of Jehovah’s Witnesses
(Derek Welch, World Religion News)

Ukrainian politicians steer course to independent church
(RISU, Russia Religion News)

Presidential council expresses support for Jehovah's Witnesses
(Website of the CDCSHR, Russia Religion News)

South African Jews report ‘flurry of viciously anti-Semitic’ incidents
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Jews are not Swedes, populist right-wing lawmaker says
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

In Europe, the targeting of Roma sets off alarm bells for Jews
(Cnaan Liphshiz, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Ex-president of Ireland says baptism creates “infant conscripts”
(Charles Collins, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Global United Methodism and sexuality (Responding to: Religious decision-making on LGBTQ issues)
(Mark Tooley, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

LGBTQ rights and the Bible in South Africa (Responding to: Religious decision-making on LGBTQ issues)
(Jeremy Punt, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

ICE ordered to stop pressing Iraqi religious minorities into deportation agreement
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

Feds investigate Michigan town for religious discrimination
(Associated Press)

Many Egyptian Christians feel left out of World Cup
(Hamza Hendawi, Associated Press)

Vatican convicts ex-diplomat of child porn distribution
(Nicole Winfield, Associated Press)

Vatican diplomat admits he possessed child abuse images
(The Guardian)

J.C. Witherspoon to pay $53,000 to settle EEOC religious discrimination lawsuit
(U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission)

EEOC wins settlement on behalf of Hebrew Pentecostal employee
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Pre-suit errors don't bar courts from hearing Title VII claims - 5th Circuit
(Reuters)

5th Circuit: Title VII exhaustion requirement is not jurisdictional
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Canada Supreme Court's Judicial Idiosyncrasy
(Barry W. Bussey, Convivium)

The Constitutional promise of religious freedom betrayed
(Barry W. Bussey, Canadian Council of Christian Charities: Intersection)

Friday, 22 June 2018

Friday Five: BYU conference, Border separation, McCarrick scandal, Chris Pratt on MTV and more
(Bobby Ross Jr., GetReligion)

Religious freedom beyond current polarizations: A global vision of human dignity
(Dr. Ganoune Diop, Secretary General of the IRLA, The International Religious Liberty Association)

Religious liberty advocates called to reach out beyond comfort zones
(Marcos Passegi, International Religious Liberty Association)

Adventist theologians approve statement on Biblical Eschatology
(Adventist Review)

Richard Wagner holds his first news conference as Canada’s Chief Justice
(CPAC Headlines Politics)

Religious liberty expert Robert Destro nominated to be Assistant Secretary of State for Human Rights
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

President Donald J. Trump announces his intent to nominate personnel to key administration posts
(The White House)

Global uptick in government restrictions on religion in 2016
(Pew Research Center Religion & Public Life)

McDonald lecture series culminates with religious freedom conference
(Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory University)

Key findings on the global rise in religious restrictions
(Katayoun Kishi, Pew Research Center Fact Tank)

Fifth Religious Freedom Annual Review concludes at Brigham Young University
(International Center for Law and Religion Studies (ICLRS))

Elder L. Whitney Clayton encourages faith and religious freedom
(Sam Bigelow, The Daily Universe)

LDS leader insists religious identity deserves same protections going to sexual, gender identities
(Tad Walch, Deseret News Faith)

Trump's 'era of fracture' threatens to splinter religions, too, says The Atlantic's Emma Green at BYU conference
(Tad Walch, Deseret News)

At a religious freedom conference in Utah, a diverse panel explores how to get news media coverage right
(Bobby Ross Jr., GetReligion)

Religious freedom panelists compare Mormon and Muslim discrimination
(Aida Tibbitts, BYUi Scoll)

Religious freedom for all - Thomas Berg at the Religious Freedom Review
(Madison Weaver, BYUi Scoll)

Religious Freedom - How can I get involved?
(BYUi Scoll)

CofE Report: 2007-9 Past Cases Review
(David Pocklington, Law and Religion Australia)

Masterpiece, marriage, and bigotry: the Court’s ruling is more robust than many acknowledge
(Adam J. MacLeod, MercatorNet)

Thursday, 21 June 2018

Government ratifies Lanzarote Convention to tackle child sexual exploitation
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

On World Refugee Day, Muslim family recalls warmer welcome in decades past
(Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service)

One year later: BuzzFeed feature gets the 'miracle' details in GOP baseball shooting
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)

The nine minutes that almost changed America: How the congressional baseball shooting didn't become the deadliest political assassination in American history
(Kate Nocera and Lissandra Villa, BuzzFeed News)

Catholic leaders use Religious Freedom Week to highlight social services
(Mark A. Kellner, Religion News Service)

Italy's new interior minister census order on the gypsy population recalls anti-semitic holocaust-era law
(Elisa Meyer, World Religion News)

"America is a Christian nation" billboards removed after complaints
(Corey Barnett, World Religion News)

Litha: How Pagans celebrate the summer solstice
(Corey Barnett, World Religion News)

UN chief ‘personally concerned’ about return of Christians to Iraq and Syria
(World Watch Monitor)

Family separation at the border: What is religion’s place in civil law?
(Arizona State University)

Why aren’t most of Trump’s ‘court evangelicals’ publicly condemning his border policy?
(John Fea, Religion News Service)

Trump signs executive order: 'We're going to have strong borders but we're going to keep families together'
(Amanda Casanova, Christian Headlines)

Trump moves to Obama’s position on family detention, Democrats outraged
(David French, National Review)

We should be aping our cousins in death
(Letters, The Guardian)

Schools don't need chaplains, they need qualified counsellors
(David Zyngier, The Guardian)

Egypt fights Islamic extremism by allowing women leaders at mosques
(Jacob Wirtschafter and Amr El Tohamy, Religion News Service)

Retired Cardinal McCarrick pulled from ministry after sex abuse claim deemed credible
(Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service)

Yoga isn’t timeless: it’s changing to meet contemporary needs
(The Conversation, Religion News Service)

Three Jewish questions on refugee children
(Jonathan Merritt, RNS Column: Martini Judaism)

From dating to the workplace, the ancient Enneagram can transform relationships
(Jonathan Merritt, RNS Column: On Faith & Culture)

Using church discipline on errant politicians sets a dangerous precedent
(Jacob Lupfer, Religion News Service)

The battle over ‘Catholic identity’ at Catholic University of America
(Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service)

How religion plays a role in women abuse
(Mphathi Nxumalo, IOL)

What role does religion play in American politics?
(National Public Radio)

The politics of the Middle East aren’t just about religion any more
(Shlomo Ben-Ami, Market Watch)

Patriarch Kirill pays attention of UN Secretary-General to harmful for humanity consequences of giving up traditional morals
(Interfax-Religion)

Patriarch Kirill urges UN Secretary-General to help Middle Eastern Christians return home
(Interfax-Religion)

Pope Francis in Geneva urges 'unity' with non-Catholics
(Deutsche Welle)

Pope, in Geneva, says Christians must work together on peace
(Jamey Keaten and Frances D’Emilio, Associated Press)

Pope Francis affirms Catholic Church's commitment to Christian unity
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

Uzbekistan: Five-day jail, fines for unapproved worship
(Forum 18 News Service)

Enormous number of critics express support for Jehovah's Witnesses
(Russia Religion News)

Mexican bishops announce security protocols for priests, religious
(David Agren, Catholic News Service)

New Zealand cardinal: Church has ‘shortcomings’ with LGBT community
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Religious decision-making on LGBTQ issues
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

For answers, turn to your resident experts: LGBTQ people of faith (Responding to: Religious decision-making on LGBTQ issues)
(Zack Abu-Akeel, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Buddha’s big shrug: The non-conflictual history of same-sex marriage in the Buddhist churches of America (Responding to: Religious decision-making on LGBTQ issues)
(Jeff Wilson, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

The nature of Christian love: Sacrifice and service (Responding to: Religious decision-making on LGBTQ issues)
(Jake Meador, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Report identifies 139 bills across the country related to religious liberty
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

Court halts release of report on Pennsylvania priest abuse
(Mark Scolforo, Associated Press)

Mississippi man pleads guilty in killing of Catholic nuns
(Jeff Amy, Associated Press)

Judge orders ICE to stop pressuring Iraqi religious minorities to agree to deportation
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Trump Administration ordered to stop harassing jailed Iraqis
(Erik Larson, Bloomberg)

Pa. Supreme Court blocks release of priest sex abuse report
(Tim Darragh and Steve Esack, The Morning Call)

Pennsylvania Supreme Court prevents release of grand jury report on clergy sex abuse
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Egypt to pay for Coptic bomb attack victim’s surgery in Germany
(World Watch Monitor)

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