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Monday, 30 October 2017

The problem with London’s new Holocaust memorial
(David Tollerton, The Conversation)

It isn’t just halal slaughter that Britain needs to make more humane
(Masuma Rahim, The Guardian)

The 100 best nonfiction books: No 91 – The Book of Common Prayer (1662)
(Robert McCrum, The Guardian)

Onward Christian Soldiers dropped from local Remembrance Sunday service
(Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian)

Halloween light parties put a Christian spin on haunted celebrations
(Jamie Doward, The Guardian)

Catholicism on its way to being most popular religion in Scotland
(Kelly Frazier, World Religion News)

Abortion shouldn’t become a postcode lottery
(Professor Malcolm Nicolson and Sally Johnson, The Guardian)

Religion in Russia is a complicated matter
(Canon Dr Paul Oestreicher, The Guardian)

Residents of the Western Europe defended their faith in the atheistic years, but today they voluntarily prefer consumer goods to it - Patriarch Kirill
(Interfax-Religion)

Monarchy and the Russian diaspora: Arcane arguments about Russia’s sovereigns could go mainstream
(Erasmus, The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])

Banned under Soviets, Lutherans enjoy a revival in Baltics
(Witold Janczys, Deutsche Welle)

Should Ukrainian priests preach in Crimea and what for?
(Priest Jean Joseph Ecole, World Religion News)

Pope calls space, takes small step for Vatican-Russian ties
(Nicole Winfield, Religion News Service)

Vatican aims to head off US-North Korea nuclear standoff
(The Associated Press, Religion News Service)

The war against Pope Francis
(Andrew Brown, The Guardian)

Revealed: Dalai Lama’s ‘personal emissary’ suspended over corruption claims
(Katherine Ellison, Rory Carroll, Julia Carrie Wong, The Guardian)

Will end of sanctions against Sudan ease Bible shortage for 1 million Christians?
(World Watch Monitor)

Sudan Church of Christ leaders charged with sound pollution for ‘noisy’ services
(World Watch Monitor)

Celebrating international religious freedom day
(Edward Parkin, World Religion News)

Atheists sue Texas school officials for harassing student who sat during pledge
(Nathan Glover, World Religion News)

You're wrong if you think universities attack religion
(Corey Barnett, World Religion News)

ISO better church models for manhood and womanhood
(Julie Roys, Religion News Service)

‘This movement is evil’: Religious leaders denounce White Lives Matter rallies
(Holly Meyer, Religion News Service)

How we can disrupt the logic of the dominant narrative
(Michael Ray-Mathews, Religion News Service)

Trump’s narrow circle of faith advisers tells him only what he wants to hear
(Katharine R. Henderson, Religion News Service)

Religious photos of the week: 10/20–10/26
(Shane Epping, Religion News Service)

The Catholic civil war
(Mark Silk, RNS Column: Spiritual Politics)

Is Tumblr witchcraft feminism – or cultural appropriation?
(Aysha Khan, Religion News Service)

Trump reportedly to cut size of Bears Ears, sacred to native tribes
(Emily McFarlan Miller, Religion News Service)

Gods and glory: Rowan Williams, Mary Beard and more on the power of religious art
(Rowan Williams, Mary Beard, Kamila Shamsie, Vashvapani Blomfield, Julia Neuberger, and Shashi Tharoor, The Guardian)

British government ‘covered up’ its role in Amritsar massacre in India
(Jamie Doward, The Guardian)

Sunday, 29 October 2017

A 40-foot cross has honored war dead for 90 years. Is it unlawful?
(Emily Baumgaertner, The New York Times)

As Australia votes on same-sex marriage, church leaders fight back
(A. Odysseus Patrick, The Washington Post)

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

October 29: Missouri man wins sex discrimination suit, Catholic Charities sued, and more
(Religious Freedom Review: Weekly updates on religious freedom in America)

Saturday, 28 October 2017

EVENT, 26-28 October 2017: Comparative Law, Faith and Religion: The Role of Faith in Law
(American Society of Comparative Law, American University, Washington, DC)

Rabat's 'American Peace Caravan' builds interfaith bridges to curb extremism, Islamophobia
(Safaa Kasraoui, Morocco World News)

Does deductibility really influence church giving? Salt Lake Tribune skirts the question, sort of
(Mark Kellner, GetReligion)

Churches and charities may receive fewer donations under the Republican tax reform plan
(Thomas Burr, The Salt Lake Tribune)

Don't deny BHU's Hindu character
(Faizan Mustafa, The New Indian Express)

Historic Alexandria church decides to remove plaques honoring Washington, Lee
(Lori Aratani, The Washington Post)

Court rules student can be expelled for quoting Bible on Facebook
(Christian Concern)

British court upholds removal of Christian social work student over Facebook comments
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Pro-life row over change to rules on abortion pill
(Hamish Macdonell, The Times)

Elder Christofferson applauds journalists as ambassadors of freedom
(Tad Walch, Deseret News Faith)

Caribbean church leaders campaign for debt relief after hurricanes
(Catholic News Service)

German cardinal backs Merkel, says Europe should go its own way
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

The Bishops on Paul Ryan’s ‘moral’ budget
(Paul Moses, Commonweal)

Christian thrown out of university over anti-gay remarks loses appeal
(Jamie Grierson, The Guardian)

Judge allows new route to challenge Mississippi LGBT law
(Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press)

Mississippi suit on gay marriage recusals is reopened
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

How Martin Luther advanced freedom
(Joseph Loconte, The Wall Street Journal)

Pope Francis to unraveling Europe: Now’s not the time to dig trenches
(Ines San Martin, Crux)

Friday, 27 October 2017

Archbishop of Canterbury visits Ahmadiyya world leader •Speaks on religious freedom
(Vanguard)

Damned if you do, damned if you don't: Museum of Bible is hot news, no matter what
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)

Press release: Defending religious freedom at Georgetown
(Religious Freedom Institute)

Despite passion for peripheries, Pope always has an eye on Europe too
(Ines San Martin, Crux)

EU urged to oppose proposed 'Greater Jerusalem' legislation by World Council of Churches
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

Repeal global blasphemy laws to boost religious freedom, says UN expert
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

Jerusalem opposition leader responds to church’s criticism on land sales
(Udi Shaham, The Jerusalem Post)

Uzbekistan: Book banning, censorship, illegal fines, reprisals
(Forum 18 News Service)

According to the Russian Jewish Congress, about 1,5 million Jews live in Russia
(Interfax-Religion)

State should consider religious traditions when establishing new laws and supporting cultural projects, Patriarch Kirill believes
(Interfax-Religion)

Over 300 rabbis urge Israel not to sell arms to Myanmar amid persecution of Rohingya Muslims
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Israel's high court upholds local law allowing supermarkets to open on Sabbath
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Two German men sentenced for joining Islamist terrorists in Somalia and Syria
(Deutsche Welle)

China’s president seeks more control over religion
(Catholic News Agency)

U.S. ambassador to UN visits Congolese bishops, urges them to help end election deadlock
(Catholic News Service)

Catalonia the elephant in the room at Vatican summit on Europe
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

American leadership on global religious freedom: Taking the long view
(Allen Hertzke, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

American aid: The politics of helping Middle Eastern Christians
(Erasmus, The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])

As Supreme Court case looms, religious exception claims to nondiscrimination laws continue
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

Remarks by the Vice President at In Defense of Christians Solidarity Dinner
(Office of the Vice President, The White House)

Will team Trump come through for Christians in Middle East? Will press cover this story?
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)

Mike Pence promises to defend Christians in the Middle East
(Emma Green, The Atlantic)

Pence: US will fund faith-based groups instead of UN in Mid-East relief
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Marcus nominated for Department of Education civil rights post
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Court: Phoenix wedding invitation designers must serve LGBT customers
(Jessica Boehm, Arizona Republic)

Wedding invite designers lose challenge to public accommodation law
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

A Kentucky judge defies gay couples. So why are readers told so little about his beliefs?
(Julia Duin, GetReligion)

Kentucky judge who refused to hear gay adoption cases resigns amid ethics probe
(Derek Hawkins, The Washington Post)

Kentucky judge who refused to hear adoption cases involving gay people has resigned
(Jason Riley, WDRB)

Judge resigns over his refusal to handle gay adoptions
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Religious freedom in focus, volume 72 – October/2017
(Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice)

EVENT, 27 October 2017: Ottawa Civic Prayer Breakfast
(OttawaConference and Event Center)

Is Catholic doctrine allowed at a Catholic university? That's the pressing question at Georgetown
(Bobby Ross Jr., GetReligion)

Georgetown students have filed a discrimination complaint against a campus group promoting heterosexual marriage
(Mary Hui, The Washington Post)

Will conservatives' interfaith wedding ban make a difference?
(Yair Ettinger, The Jerusalem Post)

Article 18: From rhetoric to reality - new APPG report
(All Party Parliamentary Group for International Freedom of Religion or Belief (APPG))

Martin Luther and the long march to freedom of conscience
(Joseph Loconte, National Geographic)

UK ambassador praises UAE's tolerance on International Religious Freedom Day
(Caline Malek, The National UAE)

How can Saudi Arabia counter violent extremism? Religious freedom, expert says
(Kevin Jones, Catholic News Agency)

Pakistan politician says non-Muslims should not be treated as a minority
(Anglican Communion News Service)

Are conservative news media downplaying the brutal crackdown against Egyptian gays?
(Ira Rifkin, GetReligion)

Senate panel backs Trump nominee for religious freedom post
(Richard Lardner, Associated Press)

Indiana court rules sex offenders can go to church with children: What questions does this raise?
(Bobby Ross Jr., GetReligion)

Indiana sex offenders not banned from churches
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Thursday, 26 October 2017

Flake's speech bore marks of Mormon faith, not just politics
(Laurie Goodstein, The New York Times)

How Knesset push will actually help chained women worldwide
(Pinchas Goldschmidt, Forward)

Trump names attorney who fights campus anti-Semitism to civil rights post
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

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