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Wednesday, 4 April 2018

Expert on religion doubts that Mormons would be able to build a church in Russia
(Interfax-Religion)

Swastika finally removed from Lutheran church bell
(Elisa Meyer, World Religion News)

Jeremy Corbyn criticized for attending radical Jewish event
(Kelly Frazier, World Religion News)

Spring books: The renewal edition
(Kimberly Winston, Religion News Service)

What baseball can learn from religion
(Jacob Lupfer, Religion News Service)

Ukrainian Orthodox switch allegiance from Moscow to Kiev-linked churches
(Olga Rudenko, Religion News Service)

Dr. King and religious liberty
(Amanda Tyler, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty (BJC blog))

#MLK50: On anniversary of King's assassination, five faith-filled links to insightful coverage
(Bobby Ross Jr., GetReligion)

Picture a King
(Kit Doyle, Religion News Service)

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: The legacy lives on
(Richard Land, The Christian Post)

King’s death remembered with pledges to confront racism
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)

BJC’s Amanda Tyler on the role of religious liberty in Dr. King’s ministry and advocacy
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

How Martin Luther King Jr.'s last Sunday sermon speaks to us today
(Jim Denison, The Christian Post)

‘No religion, no caste’ students: Kerala education minister draws flak for getting the numbers wrong
(TA Ameerudheen, Scroll.in)

House approves bill permitting ‘God enriches’ motto to be posted at schools
(Howard Fischer, Arizona Capitol Times)

Know your rights: Interfering with religious freedom is illegal
(Elizabeth Buhungiro, The New Times)

Jehovah's Witness parents' legal win means child with cancer can skip blood transfusions
(Ken Alltucker, AZ Central)

Putin thanks Patriarch of Constantinople for supporting unity of the Orthodox world - Kremlin
(Interfax-Religion)

Russian news reports American attention to Danish Jehovah's Witness
(InoTV, Russia Religion News)

Trump administration: Combating anti-Semitism a ‘priority,’ but no envoy named
(Ron Kampeas, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

House Speaker says Catholic Charities should lead anti-poverty fight
(Christopher White, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Austrian government seeks headscarf ban in elementary school
(Associated Press)

Hundreds stage sit-in supporting radical Pakistani cleric
(Associated Press)

Settlement close in suit accusing NYPD of spying on Muslims
(Associated Press)

Missouri Supreme Court to Northland church: You shall not set a sign among them
(Dan Margolies, KCUR 89.3)

Missouri high court rejects church's challenge to signage limits
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Refusal of "IM GOD" license plate can be challenged in federal court
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Air Force: Colonel had religious right to refuse signing same-sex spouse appreciation letter
(Jennifer H. Svan, Stars and Stripes)

Air Force reverses suspension of colonel who refused to support same-sex marriage
(Veronica Neffinger, Christian Headlines)

Air Force upholds right of commander to refuse to sign certificate for same-sex spouse
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

On Passover, Netanyahu does a Trump
(Mark Silk, RNS Column: Spiritual Politics)

News test: Try to figure out what The New York Times thinks about abortion vote in Ireland
(George Conger, GetReligion)

Tale of two French stories: Beltrame's Catholicism, Knoll's Judaism, and why press covered them differently
(Ira Rifkin, GetReligion)

Nazis destroyed this Berlin synagogue. A Muslim politician and a Jewish leader want to rebuild it.
(Luisa Beck, The Washington Post)

Erdoğan’s ‘enemies’ find sanctuary close to home
(Zia Weise, Politico Europe)

Blogger ordered to remove 'hate speech' against member of small religious order
(Alexandra Back, The Sydney Morning Herald)

Myanmar migrants in Thailand face barriers of race, religion
(Ben Dunant, Voice of America)

TUI to shun religious education opt-out
(Martin Wall, The Irish Times)

IPA says repeal laws that threaten religious freedom
(Ben Packham, The Australian)

Air Force colonel’s career restored after same-sex marriage discrimination incident
(Kyle Rempfer, Air Force Times)

Thanks, but a ‘Love a Muslim Day’ isn’t enough to counter Islamophobia
(Shaista Aziz, The Guardian)

'Punish a Muslim Day' blasted by metro Detroit religious and political leaders
(Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press)

‘Punish a Muslim day’ generates anger, fear and solidarity in Britain
(Jennifer Hassan, The Washington Post)

Christianity: Too violent for Facebook
(Rod Dreher, The American Conservative)

Irish policy aimed at Catholic schools raises fears of discrimination
(Catholic News Agency)

Politifact aborts the facts about abortion being the leading killer of black lives
(Ryan Bomberger, The Christian Post)

Ohio sued for refusing to allow transgender people to 'correct' their birth certificates
(Brandon Showalter, The Christian Post)

Honor MLK's legacy by engaging people who are different
(James Lankford, The Christian Post)

Why should anyone care what happens to the Northern White Rhino?
(J. Warner Wallace, The Christian Post)

When terrorists and criminals govern better than governments
(Shadi Hamid, Vanda Felbab-Brown, and Harold Trinkunas, The Atlantic)

Labour’s mission is to transform Britain. Don’t let bigotry get in the way
(Owen Jones, The Guardian)

Israeli authorities block airport ads urging women to refuse to give up seats
(Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian)

Corbyn and Jewish leaders agree to tackle Labour antisemitism
(Jessica Elgot, The Guardian)

Five years on, Central African Republic crisis deepens
(Illia Djadi, World Watch Monitor)

Iraq’s Assyrian Christians: persecution and resurgence
(Zara Sarvarian, World Watch Monitor)

Gay Kenyans sense they may be on the brink of a historic legal triumph
(Max Bearak and Rael Ombuor, The Washington Post)

Landmark case: Indian cow vigilantes get life for lynching
(Saji Thomas, UCANews)

Riots over religious court ruling in India
(Corey Barnett, World Religion News)

India introduces, then quickly cancels, a plan to blacklist reporters for spreading 'fake news'
(Shashank Bengali and Parth M.N., Los Angeles Times)

Churches vandalized in India on Easter Sunday
(Nirmala Carvalho, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Pope Francis seems to show support for Palestinians
(Elisa Meyer, World Religion News)

In Mexico, donning chains to recall Christ’s pain on the cross
(Irving Cabrera Torres, Religion News Service)

Faith-based education group is calling out Betsy DeVos
(Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service)

Mother allegedly used stun gun to wake son for church
(The Associated Press, Religion News Service)

Right of Access to a Court in Civil Claims for Torture Committed Abroad: The European Court Grand Chamber Decision in Naït-Liman
(Charlie Loudon, EJIL: Talk!)

Pakistan parliamentary body rejects bill seeking quota for religious minorities in universities
(Monitoring Report, Pakistan Today)

Ministry of Religious Affairs to finalize ‘National Commission for Non-Muslim Pakistani’s Rights’ bill
(Madeeha Bakhsh, Christians in Pakistan)

Vatican deal would keep China in charge of church, Beijing says
(Eva Dou, The Wall Street Journal)

Religions must be 'subordinate' to Communist party, says China
(Radio Free Asia)

China insists on control of religion, dimming hope of imminent Vatican deal
(Steven Lee Myers, The New York Times)

Foreigners' religious activities protected in China according to law: white paper
(Xinhua)

China says bishop selection does not breach religious rights
(Yanan Wang, Associated Press Religion)

George Washington University to host workshop on 'Christian privilege'
(Scott Slayton, Christian Headlines)

Legal scholar Khaled Beydoun says it’s time to finally define Islamophobia
(Aysha Khan, Religion News Service)

Tuesday, 3 April 2018

Breaking news: Charity Commission appoints interim manager to Ampleforth Abbey charities
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Jehovah's Witness to go on trial in Russia on extremism charges
(Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty)

Judge: Atheist’s lawsuit to keep his “IM GOD” license plate in KY can proceed
(Hemant Mehta, Friendly Atheist)

Healing Church believers flout federal law as they smoke cannabis in Providence park
(Rebecca Ellis, Providence Journal)

N.J. may make it tougher for kids to skip vaccines for religious reasons
(Susan K. Livio, NJ Advance Media)

Moderator of World Council of Churches to greet Washington DC marchers raising awareness on US racism
(Ecumenical News)

Extremist ultra-Orthodox group organizes honor event for 'Torah prisoners'
(Ilanit Chernick, The Jerusalem Post)

Russia: Abuse of anti-evangelism law curtailed by high court
(Religiia i Pravo, Russia Religion News)

Russian muftis have different opinions on Wahhabism ban
(Interfax-Religion)

Another extension of trial of Danish Jehovah's Witness
(Orlovskie Novosti, Russia Religion News)

Ultra-Orthodox rejoice after lawmaker forces New York to relax yeshiva rules
(Josh Nathan-Kazis, Forward)

State Department’s anti-Semitism monitor position remains empty
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Brexit could complicate Good Friday Agreement, says Irish bishop
(Sarah MacDonald, Catholic News Service)

Islamic State claims it killed four Catholics in southern Pakistan
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Australian premier calls for national discussion on confessional seal
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

BJC’s Hollman joins other scholars in Supreme Court brief arguing ‘travel ban’ is unconstitutional
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

Pakistan: Use of religion for legitimization
(Iqra Riaz, Dunya News)

Pakistani's top judge sets up complaint offices for minorities
(UCA News)

Pakistan's Chief Justice sets up offices to receive minority group and human rights complaints
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

US Supreme Court rejects cross appeal
(Grand Haven Tribune)

Cert. denied in challenge to city's removal of cross
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

First Liberty files lawsuit against U.S. Air Force officials for assault at retirement ceremony
(Press Release, First Liberty)

Suit challenges Air Force's ban on religious flag-folding script at retirement ceremony
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Meet the first female evangelical presidential candidate of Colombia
(Deann Alford, Christianity Today)

Egypt's Sisi wins 97 percent in election with no real opposition
(John Davison, Ahmed Tolba, Reuters)

Abiy Ahmed sworn in as Ethiopia's prime minister
(Al Jazeera)

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