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Monday, 9 April 2018

What prayer is good for — and the evidence for it
(Clay Routledge, National Review)

Democracy in India Part 1: BJP, Congress prioritise community over individual, use caste and religion to enslave citizens
(Tufail Ahmad, FirstPost)

Democracy in India Part 2: Use of religion by ruling parties overwhelms secular character of Indian State
(Tufail Ahmad, First Post)

Indian faith leaders condemn exploitation of religion
(Vatican News)

Indian faith leaders condemn exploitation of religion
(Vatican News)

Indian faith leaders band together to condemn exploitation of religion
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

Indian Christians endure at least 10 incidents of religious violence over Holy Week
(ICC's India Representative, Persecution: International Christian Concern)

Hopeful signs for religious reform in the Arab world
(Edward Gabriel, The Hill)

Students, community take a stand for religious freedom
(Bossier Press)

Patriarch Kirill addresses Russian military in Syria on Orthodox Easter day
(Interfax-Religion)

Metropolitan Hilarion calls 'Skripal affair' a provocation aimed at weakening Russia
(Interfax-Religion)

Jews have ‘moral obligation’ to end Syrian ‘genocide,’ Israeli chief rabbi says
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Northern Ireland Catholic and Anglican archbishops mark 20th anniversary of Good Friday Agreement
(Charles Collins, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Upholding Islam, Brunei’s official religion
(Borneo Bulletin)

South Africa bishops say Zuma’s court appearance good for democracy
(Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Gunmen kill parish priest in eastern Congo after Sunday Mass
(Associated Press)

France’s Macron asks Catholics to voice euthanasia concerns
(Associated Press)

Quid Est Veritas?
(Adrian Vermeule, Mirror of Justice (A blog dedicated to the development of Catholic legal theory))

Why the Christian right opposes pornography but still supports Trump
(Kelsy Burke, The Conversation)

Trump Cabinet has Bible study group
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Inside the White House Bible study group
(Owen Amos, BBC News)

First Lutheran Church joins Listening House in suing St. Paul to lift restrictions
(Deanna Weniger, Twin Cities)

Suit challenges limits on homeless drop-in center
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Mormonism’s newest apostles reflect growing global reach
(Matthew Bowman, The Conversation)

Rights of the dead and the living clash when scientists extract DNA from human remains
(Chip Colwell, The Conversation)

Signs of struggles on big cases as Supreme Court pace slackens
(Lawrence Hurley, Reuters)

'Violins of Hope' brings concerts, education, interfaith dialogue to Birmingham
(Birmingham Times)

UIPM to take religious scholars, human rights activists along
(The International News)

Fired magistrate has due process but not equal protection claim
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Challenge to teaching Islam in history curriculum is rejected
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Settlement reached with NYPD in Muslim surveillance case
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Appeals court delivers victory for Episcopalians in decade-long church property dispute
(Mitch Mitchell, Star-Telegram)

Break-away Texas Anglican group loses in latest round of long-running case
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Fired Mormon city manager can move ahead under Title VII against some defendants
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

WPost story on small-town gay activist vs. local Baptists raises more questions than answers
(Julia Duin, GetReligion)

A Fellowship Programme for European Leaders
(Iciar Villacieros, JESC, EuropeInfos: Christian Perspectives on the EU)

In the battle between equality and religion, must religion always lose?
(Charles Moore, The Telegraph)

Religion and human rights: A good Russian is vindicated on the Orthodox church's holy day
(Erasmus, The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])

Apr 8: Air Force penalty reversed, NYPD settlement with Muslim groups, and more
(Religious Freedom Review: Weekly updates on religious freedom in America)

Law and religion round-up – 8th April
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Defibrillators in churches
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

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

Seeing the Pope help strangers made me tear up. Later I learned why
(Daniel Burke, CNN)

Pope seeks ‘saints next door’ not doctrinaire perfectionists
(Nicole Winfield, Religion News Service)

China pledges to protect religious freedom, days after Bible ban
(World Watch Monitor)

Europe and Israel – exchanges between a rabbi and a diplomat
(Martin Maier SJ, JESC, EuropeInfos: Christian Perspectives on the EU)

“I dream of a Europe that progresses, socially and in solidarity”
(Mgr Jean-Claude Hollerich, Archbishop of Luxembourg, President of COMECE; interview by Johanna Touzel, EuropeInfos: Christian Perspectives on the EU)

Update: Anti-homeschool bill delayed but still a threat
(Brad Dacus, Pacific Justice Institute)

Transgender individuals can compete as their preferred gender in Boston marathon
(Veronica Neffinger, Christian Headlines)

Iraqi churches shoulder burden of reconstruction, for now
(Judit Neurink, Al-Monitor: Iraq Pulse)

The top four religions of the world
(Alison Lesley, World Religion News)

Are Palestinians contemplating one-state solution?
(Uri Savir, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)

Saudi Crown Prince makes surprising statement that Jews have a right to Israel
(Amanda Casanova, Christian Headlines)

Same sex marriage implications for Christian health professionals
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)

Australia archbishop wants case against him claiming abuse cover-up thrown out
(Australian Associated Press, The Guardian)

Crowd descends on Labour HQ to protest over antisemitism
(Nadeem Badshah, The Guardian)

Howard Jacobson: ‘Jews know what antisemitism is and what it isn’t. To invent it would be a sacrilege’
(Howard Jacobson, The Guardian)

Labour has antisemitism problem, 51% of voters say
(Michael Savage, The Guardian)

Can Christian democracy save America from Trump?
(Carlo Invernizzi-Accetti and Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins, The Guardian)

Thousands of churches closed in Rwanda, as Cameroon considers following suit
(World Watch Monitor)

Will 'Black Panther' transform Islam in Saudi Arabia?
(Kelly Frazier, World Religion News)

Tennessee requires schools to post "in God we trust"
(Derek Welch, World Religion News)

We need to recognize that Christian privilege does exist
(Gary Nguyen, World Religion News)

Conservative faith leaders worry Kenya will repeal ban on gay sex
(Fredrick Nzwili, Religion News Service)

The ’Splainer: The YouTube shooter’s Baha’i faith
(Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service)

Modern-day crucifixions
(Jennifer Jones, Religion News Service)

Another funeral for King
(Raphael Warnock, Religion News Service)

On punishing murderers of the unborn
(Mark Silk, RNS Column: Spiritual Politics)

Diocese IDs priests, bishop, laypeople in abuse probe
(Associated Press Religion)

Liberty U’s Falwell ‘censors’ student newspaper coverage of event organized by critics
(Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service)

EVENT, 9 April 2018: President of Tibetan government-in-exile to give Berman lecture
(Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory University)

The struggle of Egypt's transgender community
(Marc Espanol, Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)

Mormon Moves
(Martin E. Marty, Sightings: Religion in Public Life (University of Chicago Divinity School))

Japan: What is the significance of a Torii?
(Alison Lesley, World Religion News)

Saturday, 7 April 2018

Nepal's home minister declares government will get tough on religious conversions
(My Republica)

Church property again: Christian Baptist Church
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Christian Baptist Church v. Poland - First Section Chamber Judgment
(European Court of Human Rights, Strasbourg Consortium)

Education: Extending competence or going beyond?
(Michael Kuhn, COMECE, EuropeInfos: Christian Perspectives on the EU)

Germany’s difficult departure for Europe
(Martin Maier SJ, JESC, EuropeInfos: Christian Perspectives on the EU)

The tension of being young and caught between uncertainty and responsibility
(Sarah Prenger, IYCW, EuropeInfos: Christian Perspectives on the EU)

Tunisia: UN rights expert to assess freedom of religion or belief
(Mareeg)

Granting Sikh bikers ‘right’ to ride without helmets only adds to religious freedom confusion
(Chris Selley, National Post)

Advocacy group wants Bible removed from POW/MIA display
(Military.com)

Govt committed to preserving religious freedom in Sabah, says state minister
(Malay Mail)

ERLC scholar tells Christians 'freedom' shouldn't be their main political value
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)

At issue: Religious freedom in Muslim-dominant countries
(One News Now)

Are French Catholics drifting to the right?
(Clémence Houdaille, La Croix International)

Trump’s policy on Israel presents new and difficult challenges for the Vatican
(Christa Pongratz-Lippitt, La Croix)

Lutheran cathedral in Sweden to host Catholic Mass
(La Croix International)

Armed ethnic minority group will launch new offensives against Burmese army
(reported by Aung Thein Kha, translated by Khet Mar, written in English by Roseanne Gerin, Radio Free Asia)

Too many are looking away from Burma’s ethnic cleansing campaign
(The Washington Post)

Government is recruiting priests to spy on us, Lwanga
(The Independent)

Malala is building more schools in Pakistan. That’s not likely to reduce support for extremism
(Madiha Afzal, The Washington Post)

Sikh leader halts investigation into Uber incident
(Leon Lagerstam, Quad-City Times)

Charter challenge of Alberta GSA legislation will face difficulties, law professor says
(CBC News)

Indigenous religion not protected, ANU academic tells Ruddock review
(Andrew Brown, The Sydney Morning Herald)

German-Jewish teen says fleeing berlin for Israel over schoolyard antisemitism
(Benjamin Weinthal, The Jerusalem Post)

Kansas lawmaker sees prayer, Bible as school fix
(Associated Press)

AP story on secret North Korean missionaries should be of interest to all
(Julia Duin, GetReligion)

Missionaries at border spread Christianity to North Korea
(Hyung-Jin Kim and Gerry Shih, Associated Press Top News)

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