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Tuesday, 1 May 2018

Debunking three common myths about divorce and abuse in Muslim communities
(Sandra Elhelw Wright, The Conversation)

More landmark churches charging admission fees during week while keeping worship free
(David Paulsen, Episcopal News Service)

CALL FOR PAPERS [due 1 May 2018}: U.S. Catholic Historian theme issue on religious freedom
(US Catholic Historian)

Former Vatican official to stand trial in Australia on some sex offense charges against him
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Cardinal George Pell likely to face two trials over historical sexual offence allegations
(Melissa Davey, The Guardian)

Who is Cardinal George Pell and what is he accused of?
(Melissa Davey, The Guardian)

What has happened in the case of Cardinal Pell?
(Neil Addision, Guest Post, Law & Religion UK)

Cardinal Pell to stand trial on sex abuse, but several charges dismissed
(John L. Allen Jr., Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Cardinal Pell to stand trial in abuse case
(Rod McGuirk, Religion News Service)

Coroner defeated over controversial ‘cab-rank’ burial policy
(Shaheen Rahman QC, UK Human Rights Blog)

Why does Congress have a chaplain?
(Wendy Cadge and Laura R. Olson, The Conversation)

Why are priests being massacred in Mexico?
(Nathan Glover, World Religion News)

Nigerian bishops call for Buhari to resign over church massacre
(World Watch Monitor)

Muslims disapprove of country’s direction but are proud to call themselves Americans
(Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service)

Monday, 30 April 2018

RNS meltdown II: New media reports, new details and Lilly Endowment confirms $4.9 million grant
(Julia Duin, GetReligion)

RNS analysis: How America's one religion wire service melted down over a long weekend (Part I)
(Julia Duin, GetReligion)

Editor and publisher news at Religion News Service: Note strategic silences on Twitter, right now
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)

This week in Christian history: Pope draws imperial borders, Methodists ordain women, Scopes arrested
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)

Divine inspiration: how high church led to high fashion
(Joanna Moorhead, The Guardian)

Court's niqab ban led to miscarriage of justice, Sydney hearing told
(Australian Associated Press, The Guardian)

Christians in Jerusalem's Old City 'under threat' from settlers
(Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian)

Ancient document shows mix of Islam and Christianity
(Corey Barnett, World Religion News)

Vatican makes changes to donation laws to help fight terrorism and money laundering
(Corey Barnett, World Religion News)

Malaysian Church: ‘We need leaders who truly care for the people’
(Matt K. George, World Watch Monitor)

James Cone, ‘founder of black liberation theology,’ dies at 79
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)

Why does the U.S. government need chaplains?
(Derek Welch, World Religion News)

How does Congress have chaplains without violating the separation of church and state?
(Wendy Cadge and Laura R. Olson, The Conversation)

Catholic right silent on firing of House chaplain
(Mark Silk, RNS Column: Spiritual Politics)

How the chaplain blew it
(Jeffrey Salkin, RNS Column: Martini Judaism (for those who want to be shaken and stirred))

Capitol Hill in uproar over firing of chaplain
(Gary Nguyen, World Religion News)

I did research at Rajneeshpuram, and here is what I learned
(Marion Goldman, Religion News Service)

James Cone, the cross, and the lynching memorial
(Jemar Tisby, Religion News Service)

"Largest Christian University", Liberty, loses its title after enrollment takes a dive
(Gary Nguyen, World Religion News)

Falwell: By Liberty University’s definition, it’s still the largest Christian university
(Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service)

April 29: Pro-Christian legislation network “Project Blitz,” Muslim conspiracy theories, and more
(Religious Freedom Review: Weekly updates on religious freedom in America)

Law schools are right to prioritize religious freedom
(Andrea Picciotti-Bayer, Washington Examiner)

Accepting UND award, Glendon lauds female role in pro-life movement
(Christopher White, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Arab-Islamic education in Sub-Saharan Africa: going beyond clichés to build the future
(Rohen d'Aiglepierre, Clothilde Hugon, and Hamidou Dia, The Conversation)

Do not mix religion and politics: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu
(Money Control)

'Anti-conversion' bill becomes law in Uttarakhand state, India
(Christian Headlines)

Ugandan faith leaders grapple with accepting Israel’s African refugees
(Fredrick Nzwili, Religion News Service)

Only religion can stop terrorism, says Russia’s top priest
(Damien Sharkov, Newsweek)

GuideStone, ERLC defend ministerial housing allowance
(Tom Strode, Baptist Press)

Should assimilation be a requirement for citizenship?
(The Economist)

'God and the IRS' stakes out controversial positions on religion and taxes
(Peter J. Reilly, Forbes)

Atheists establish ‘Freethought’ congressional caucus
(Bradford Richardson, The Washington Times)

A scientist just turned 104. His birthday wish is to die
(Lindsey Bever, The Washington Post)

Catholic leaders join criticism of Bavarian crucifix order
(Reuters)

Pentecostal leader Billy Wilson lauds Global Christian Forum as platform for learning from one another
(Ecumenical News)

Islamist party in Tunisia backing Jewish candidate for municipal elections
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

No arbitration without representation: Alternative court systems in America
(The Tel Aviv Review)

Catholicos of All Armenians, Armenian protest leader discuss ways of resolving crisis in country
(Interfax-Religion)

Taking religion seriously
(Rémi Brague, Pierre Manent, Daniel J. Mahoney, Paul Seaton, Law and Liberty)

Muslims and prison: When crime collides with faith and morality
(Ryan Williams, The Independent)

This British Jewish school has mostly Muslim students
(Cnaan Liphshiz, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Muslim radicalization in Britain: Countering the extremists' rationale
(Shamil Shams, Deutsche Welle)

Study: German schools need more Islamic religion classes
(Ben Knight, Deutsche Welle)

Why are most media MIA on reporting on California's anti gay-conversion bill?
(Julia Duin, GetReligion)

Trump presses Nigerian president on anti-Christian killings
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Top Vatican diplomat speaks on war in Syria, peace in Korea, Chinese bishops, and Alfie Evans
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

As a newly elected member of the Human Rights Council, Nepal must practice what it pledges
(CSWPress, FoRB in Full (a blog by CSW))

Bishops’ point man on religious freedom wants to speak youth’s language
(John L. Allen Jr., Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Some Nicaraguan bishops openly back anti-Ortega protests
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Jury awards $5.1 Million in employment religious discrimination case
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

Certiorari denied in Christian school's RLUIPA lawsuit
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

The census will officially count same-sex couples for the first time ever – but that’s not enough
(Akiesha Anderson, The Conversation)

Jury awards $5.1M in EEOC suit for religious coercion of employees
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Jury awards $5.1 Million for workers in EEOC religious discrimination case against United Health Programs of America, Inc. and Cost Containment Group, Inc.
(Press Release, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission)

Synagogue loses challenge to storm water remediation fee
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

New York State Trial Court: Supporting Trump is not a religion
(Evan Seeman, RLUIPA-Defense)

Abortion protester's bomb prophecy was not a "true threat"
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Russian Orthodox Church leader stresses role of religion in fight against extremism
(TASS Russian News Agency)

Apologies to native people
(Martin E. Marty, University of Chicago Divinity School: Sightings)

Opinion: How Hezbollah will use foreign fighters to conquer Lebanon
(David Daoud, Haaretz)

How antisemitism slips beneath the radar on left-wing social media
(Daniel Allington, The Conversation)

United States International Religious Freedom Report 2018 (full report)
(USCIRF)

New report paints worrying picture of global religious freedom
(Courtney Grogan, Catholic News Agency)

What's the worst country not designated a 'concern' by State Dept? USCIRF answers (Pakistan)
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)

USCIRF issues 2018 annual report
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Ecclesiastical court judgments – April
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

Law and religion round-up – 29th April
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Top-level UN team meets Myanmar leader in Rohingya probe
(Associated Press)

Violent Buddhist extremists are targeting Muslims in Sri Lanka
(Andreas Johansson, The Conversation)

Times distorted Muslim foster case, regulator finds
(BBC News)

Muslim foster child row shows more faith must be put in the care system
(Sariya Cheruvallil-Contractor, The Conversation)

One hundred Muslim and Hindu interfaith couples listed on 'love jihad' hit list
(Annie Gowen, The Independent)

Anti-abortion row derails State Department policy bill
(Robbie Gramer, Foreign Policy)

A new dawn as the Igreja Episcopal Anglicana do Brasil consecrates its first female Bishop
(Anglican Communion News Service)

British High Court orders London coroner to prioritize Jewish, Muslim burials
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

British Court gives coroners guide on prioritizing release of bodies for religious reasons
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Coroners and “cab ranks”: R (Adath Yisroel Burial Society)
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

“Cab rank” burial policy quashed
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

After a refugee influx, does Germany have an imported anti-Semitism problem?
(Griff Witte and Luisa Beck, The Washington Post)

EVENT, 5 May 2018 [register by 30 April]: Global Christian Persecution Summit: Why Don’t Christians Care about Christians?
(Institute on Religion & Democracy, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, DC)

EVENT, 30 April 2018: Where Does Interfaith Dialogue Fit? Rice University, Houston, TX
(Boniuk Insttitute for Religious Tolerance)

Nigeria: pressure on Buhari to act increases after latest massacre
(World Watch Monitor)

Kazakhstan sets the ball rolling for the landmark interfaith congress in Astana
(J Nastranis, Kazinform)

Saturday, 28 April 2018

UK Government seeks to play God in denying Alfie Evans life support
(Monica Burke, The Daily Signal)

Religion and medicine: The pope’s role in the plight of Alfie Evans was regrettable
(Erasmus, The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])

Alfie Evans, sick British toddler at the center of a fierce legal battle, has died
(Sarah Pulliam Bailey, The Washington Post: Acts of Faith)

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