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Friday, 2 March 2018

A preacher to millions took comfort in a local church pastor
(Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service)

Colombian president says churches can play key role in peace process
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

Effigies of Israeli soldiers strung up in haredi Orthodox neighborhoods of Jerusalem
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Vatican confirms Pope to visit Geneva to mark World Council of Churches milestone
(John L. Allen Jr., Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Ukraine prelate on China: Dialogue ‘at all costs,’ but respect clandestine voice
(John Allen and Claire Giangravé, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Law, politics and media make abuse scandals different in U.S. than Chile
(Christopher White, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Appeals court denies bid to reconsider ruling on Peace Cross
(Denise Lavoie, Associated Press)

Report: Indian officials told to avoid Tibetan exile events
(Associated Press)

UK man convicted of running over Muslim woman in hate attack
(Associated Press)

Deadly attacks by extremists strike Burkina Faso capital
(Brahima Ouadraogo, Associated Press)

Federal court upholds ruling that cross-shaped monument on public land in Md. is unconstitutional
(Ann E. Marimow, The Washington Post)

4th Circuit denies en banc review on Bladensburg Cross
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

St. Cloud Diocese to declare bankruptcy after sex abuse claims
(Jean Hopfensperger, Star Tribune)

Diocese says it plans to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization
(The Diocese of St. Cloud)

St. Cloud Diocese to file for bankruptcy
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Tunisian court rejects imams' challenge to LGBTQ radio station
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Controversial bill in Iceland would criminalize Muslim and Jewish circumcision practices
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Undue political pressure is not dialogue: The draft Copenhagen Declaration and its potential repercussions on the Court’s independence
(Sarah Lambrecht, Strasbourg Observers)

Worboys and Ullah: Do UK Courts have to follow Strasbourg to the letter?
(Rosalind English, UK Human Rights Blog)

The draft Copenhagen Declaration - Comment Series V
(Antoine Buyse, ECHR Blog)

IICSA, child migration, and the CofE
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

EVENT, 2-3 March 2018: Liberalism and Christianity
(Rémi Brague, Fr. Dominic Legge, Helen Alvaré, Candace Vogler, Harvard Law School)

13 presidents who were influenced by Billy Graham
(Adelle M. Banks, Christian Headlines)

Thousands of mourners pay tribute to Billy Graham, 'epitome of love,' at US capitol
(Brandon Showalter, The Christian Post)

Billy Graham, mourned as a man of God, is laid to rest near his childhood home
(Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service)

Billy Graham will be laid to rest today -- 2,000 people attending funeral service
(Veronica Neffinger, Christian Headlines)

And the ‘biggest post-Parkland jerk’ award goes to . . . Jason Chaffetz
(Jeffrey Salkin, Religion News Service)

Outraged Bolivians protest over Virgin painted in lingerie
(Carlos Valdez, Associated Press)

Thursday, 1 March 2018

Billy Graham to be laid to rest after ‘last crusade’
(Emily McFarlan Miller, Religion News Service)

Crowds line up to bid Graham farewell at US Capitol
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)

Billy Graham was ‘the last nonpartisan evangelical’?
(John G. Stackhouse Jr., Religion News Service)

Billy Graham rightfully lies in honor at the Capitol
(Mark Tooley, Religion News Service)

Billy Graham is the first religious leader to lie in honor at the U.S. Capitol. Some say he should be the last.
(Michelle Boorstein, The Washington Post: Acts of Faith)

Billy Graham helped give white evangelicals a pass on civil rights — scholars
(Christine A. Scheller, Religion News Service)

Trump's remarks as Rev. Billy Graham's body lies in state at capitol
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Remarks by President Trump at Ceremony Preceding the Lying in Honor of the Reverend Billy Graham
(The White House)

The irony of Trump’s Graham tribute
(Mark Silk, RNS Column: Spiritual Politics)

Armenian Genocide dispute brings California Legislature into global policymaking
(Alexei Koseff, The Sacramento Bee)

EPRID activities in 2017
(European Platform on Religious Intolerance and Discrimination)

'I closed my eyes and tried to disappear': British child migrants speak of their abuse
(Owen Bowcott, The Guardian)

Vatican magazine denounces nuns’ servitude
(Nicole Winfield, Religion News Service)

Vatican magazine tells Catholic church to stop using nuns as cheap labour
(Agence France-Presse, The Guardian)

Algeria: two more churches closed, others threatened
(World Watch Monitor)

Death and destruction as Boko Haram launches fresh attacks in Cameroon
(World Watch Monitor)

Scientology Budapest headquarters raid ruled illegal, church claims victory
(WRN Editorial Staff, World Religion News)

Hitler church bell to remain in place
(Elisa Meyer, World Religion News)

Why is the Indian festival of Holi dangerous for women?
(Corey Barnett, World Religion News)

US challenges and success in promoting religious freedom
(Steve Redisch, Voice of America)

CBS hopes viewers will want to watch, if not live, ‘Biblically’
(Kimberly Winston, Religion News Service)

New TV show on the challenges of 'Living Biblically'
(Corey Barnett, World Religion News)

Responding to American Christianity’s obsession with youth
(Jonathan Merritt, RNS Column: On Faith & Culture)

For Baha’is, Yemen man’s death sentence is grimly familiar
(Winston Nagan, Religion News Service)

Black churches host screenings of ‘Black Panther’
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)

Pakistan's blasphemy laws persecute the weakest of the weak
(Farahnaz Ispahani, CNN)

Religion and politics in the Middle East: Is Kuwait showing the way ahead?
(Robert Parsons, France 24)

Why Indonesia’s Christian diaspora fears going home
(Phelim Kine, Human Rights Watch)

How children get caught in the clash over LGBT and religious rights
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News Faith)

Missouri residents square off for ‘In God We Trust’ display
(Associated Press)

Ten Commandments statues may stop school shooters, Alabama Republican says
(Benjamin Fearnow, Newsweek)

CRL commission takes recommendations on religion to ConCourt
(Hitekani Magwedze, Eyewitness News)

BJP yet to respond to law panel on uniform civil code
(Jatin Gandhi, Hindustan Times)

SA commission says religion should be legislated to avoid another tragedy like Seven Angels
(African News Agency)

Ultra-orthodox draft bill makes government coalition tremble
(i24NEWS)

Bulgarian President meets Muslim spiritual leader, speaks against religion being politicised
(The Sofia Globe)

Anti-religious vandals suspected of damaging Jerusalem eruv
(Jeremy Sharon, The Jerusalem Post)

Israel opposed to Jewish leaders’ trips and engagement with Qatar
(Michael Wilner, The Jerusalem Post)

Russia seriously concerned about Christians' persecution in Middle East - Russian deputy FM
(Interfax-Religion)

Moscow patriarch complains about situation in Ukraine
(Interfax-Religiia, Russia Religion News)

Patriarch Kirill: 50 Orthodox Churches recently taken over in Ukraine
(Interfax-Religion)

Pakistan’s shields suddenly step aside, placing it on terrorism listing
(Maria Abi-Habib and Salman Masood, The New York Times)

Jehovah's Witness asks for postponement of trial
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News)

In understanding religions, experts say, no one key opens all doors
(Claire Giangravè, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

New report on 2017 anti-Semitic incidents
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Anti-Semitic acts surged in New York last year
(Zolan Kanno-Youngs, The Wall Street Journal)

European Court says psychiatric patient's religious rights were infringed
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

At U.S. urging, Pakistan to be placed on terrorism-financing list
(Salman Masood, The New York Times)

Family of Pakistani woman condemned for blasphemy urges pope’s help
(Claire Giangravè, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

LDS Charities leader discusses role of faith-based groups at legal conference in Sydney
((Sharon Eubank), Mormon Newsroom)

First-edition Book of Mormon sells at auction for $80,000
(Kimberly Winston, Religion News Service)

URGENT: Watch Live Now Debate at the House of Commons (Canada Summer Jobs Program)
(Barry W. Bussey, Canadian Council of Christian Charities: Intersection)

Christian, Jewish and Muslim leaders in Vienna affirm social cohesion and peaceful coexistence
(World Council of Churches and KAICIID)

WCC invites participation in #WithRefugees campaign
(World Council of Churches)

WCC seeks articles from younger theologians to mark 70th anniversary
(World Council of Churches)

For Colombian president, churches can play key role in peace process
(World Council of Churches)

Conference in Greece focuses on economic and refugee crisis
(World Council of Churches)

6 counterterrorism lessons from the Syrian civil war
(Daniel L. Byman, Brookings)

Russia: Ten years' jail for religious study meetings?
(Victoria Arnold, Forum 18 News Service)

CCTV in Churches – A windows into men’s souls?
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

Mennonite investigator who won’t testify goes back to jail
(Colleen Slevin, Religion News Service)

Court holds Mennonite woman in contempt for refusing to testify
(Derek Welch, World Religion News)

Mennonite woman jailed for contempt for refusal to testify in capital case
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Mennonite woman held in contempt for refusing to testify
(Jamie Leary, CBS 4 Denver)

Wednesday, 28 February 2018

The ‘Splainer: Billy Graham, lying in honor and civil religion
(Kimberly Winston, Religion News Service)

Arab religious leaders create first-ever platform for social cohesion
(World Council of Churches and KAICIID)

Why are Canada’s First Nations women dying at such an alarming rate?
(Randall Akee, Brookings)

Fight against terror is not fight between religions: Jordan's King Abdullah (live updates tracking Abdullah's visit to India)
(The Times of India)

Latest E&W marriage data (ONS marriage data for 2015)
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

Paying attention to India’s saints of all faiths
(Krzysztof Iwanek, The Diplomat)

“Under Caesar’s Sword” (Philpott & Shah, eds.)
(Marc O. DeGirolami, Law and Religion Forum, Center for Law & Religion, St. John's University)

The IACtHR Advisory Opinion: one step forward or two steps back for LGBTI rights in Costa Rica?
(Elena Abrusci, EJIL: Talk!)

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