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Tuesday, 5 September 2017

As Rohingyas flee Myanmar, India needs to drop religious criteria in its refugee law
(Nafees Ahmad, The Conversation)

Over 1 mln join Grozny rally in defense of Myanmar's Muslims – organizers
(Interfax-Religion)

Vigilante act against Jehovah's Witnesses in public
(SOVA Center for News and Analysis, Russia Religion News)

Jehovah's Witnesses verdict made to order
(Ksenia Sergazina, SOVA Center for News and Analysis)

More violence regarding film hated by Orthodox activists
(Znak, Russia Religion News)

Pastors who stood by Trump after Charlottesville plead for him to show ‘heart’ for ‘dreamer’ immigrants
(Frances Stead Sellers, The Washington Post)

Jewish groups attack Trump’s call to end DACA immigration program
(Ron Kampeas, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Defying Catholic appeals, Trump moves to end DACA program
(Christopher White, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Public transportation on Shabbat is not essential need, Israeli government tells Supreme Court
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Europe’s far-right proves it’s possible to be pro-Israel and anti-Semitic
(Tamara Micner, Forward)

China's 'betrayal' - BRICS leaders slam Pakistan-based jihadi groups
(Shamil Shams, Deutsche Welle)

This is why a growing number of teachers want more lessons on religion in school
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News Faith)

Pope’s trip to Colombia unlikely to stem flight from pews
(Alba Tobella, Associated Press)

Church leaders protest ‘attempt to weaken Christian presence’ in Jerusalem
(Udi Shaham, Jerusalem Post)

Christian church heads in Jerusalem protest two government actions
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Michael Cromartie, who guided journalists on religion, dies at 67
(Sam Roberts, The New York Times)

In praise of Equipoise
(David Brooks, The New York Times)

U.S. Ambassador: North Korean leadership "begging for war"
(Ryan Duncan, Christian Headlines)

Turkey's mass persecution, abuse of Christians detailed in new report
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)

Egypt seeks to battle extremism through religious education
(Reham Mokbel, Al Monitor: Egypt Pulse)

How Egypt is promoting education for Syrian refugees
(Ahmed Aleem, Al Monitor: Egypt Pulse)

Pro-Iranian Shiite factions lose popular support in Iraq
(Ali Mamouri, Al Monitor: Iraq Pulse)

How Islamic State is undermining peace prospects in Libya
(Mustafa Fetouri, Al Monitor)

Fostering row exposes how words fail us when we talk about Muslims in Britain
(Kenan Malik, The Guardian)

What we should learn from the Muslim foster care row
(Mike Stein, David Shannon, Dr. Ray Jones, and Judith Martin, The Guardian)

Same-sex marriage debate: conservative Muslims steer clear for fear of backlash
(Paul Karp, The Guardian)

'We are an example to the Arab world': Tunisia's radical marriage proposals
(Simon Speakman Cordall and Mona Mahmood, The Guardian)

Donald Trump is no saint, but I know why evangelicals love him
(Josiah Hesse, The Guardian)

United Patriots Front trio found guilty of inciting serious contempt of Muslims
(Australian Associated Press, The Guardian)

Questioning evolution is neither science denial nor the preserve of creationists
(Fern Elsdon-Baker, The Guardian)

Top ways millenials practice religion
(Derek Welch, World Religion News)

Muslim community provides shelter to flood victims
(Alison Lesley, World Religion News)

Catholics and Protestants in historic harmony
(Alison Lesley, World Religion News)

Anti-gay group compares critics to Nazis
(Alison Lesley, World Religion News)

Eid al-Adha: A Muslim holiday to honor Prophet Abraham’s ultimate sacrifice
(Nadia Ahmad, Religion News Services)

Pope and Orthodox Christian leader issue unprecedented appeal for the environment
(Christopher Lamb, Religion News Services)

Pope: Seeking clarity, I saw psychoanalyst weekly years ago
(The Associated Press, Religion News Services)

Hajj pilgrimage offers US traveler a reset
(Yonat Shimron, Religion News Services)

From CEOs to bishops, support grows for immigrant program
(Astrid Galvan and Amy Taxin, Religion News Services)

Trump uses religion to fake action on Hurricane Harvey
(Alison Lesley, World Religion News)

Relying on faith amid Harvey's destruction
(Darran Simon, CNN)

At Sunday services, messages of hope after Harvey’s wrath
(The Associated Press, Religion News Services)

American Christianity’s divisions go all the way down
(David Gushee, RNS Column: Christians, Conflict, and Change)

All the president’s clergymen: The issues
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Services)

All the president’s clergymen: The key players
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Services)

All the president’s clergymen: A close look at Trump’s ‘unprecedented’ ties with evangelicals
(Adelle M. Banks, Emily McFarlan Miller, Yonat Shimron, and Jerome Socolovsky, Religion News Service)

What is the ‘Enneagram,’ and why are Christians suddenly so enamored by it?
(Jonathan Merritt, RNS Column: On Faith and Culture)

Jewish, Muslim customers file lawsuits alleging bacon in their food at KFC, Denny’s
(Niraj Warikoo, Religion News Services)

Scandinavia: the radical right meets the mainstream
(Mette Wiggen, The Conversation)

How Muslim Americans are fighting Islamophobia and securing their civil rights
(Emily Cury, The Conversation)

News media, and The Religion Guy, catch up with yet another Mideast religious minority
(Richard Ostling, GetReligion)

Lingayat row: Patil challenges those against religion tag
(The Hindu)

‘Lingayat Dharma will never become a separate religion’
(Firoz Rozindar, The Hindu)

More than half UK population has no religion, finds survey
(Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian)

Majority-Muslim Tajikistan passes law to discourage wearing of hijabs
(Ray Downs, United Press International)

Religious liberty battles may take center stage in Supreme Court's new term
(Ryan Lovelace, Washington Examiner)

Why religious liberty matters for creativity
(Jason Thacker, The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission)

Judge: Prisons must recognize offshoot of Nation of Islam
(Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press)

Supreme Court set to take up LGBT rights and religious liberty
(Ariane de Vogue, CNN)

NLRB takes on Catholic college's religious freedom
(Sandor Farkas, Campus Reform)

Why Uniform Civil Code that does not affect religious freedom is hard to imagine
(Kalikesh Singh Deo, Daily O)

When it comes to violation of freedom of religion, can the state be held monetarily liable?
(Faizan Mustafa, The Wire)

(NZ) Jacinda Ardern: Abortion 'shouldn't be a crime'
(Stuff: Politics)

Without proper protections, same-sex marriage will discriminate against conscientious objectors
(Greg Walsh, The Conversation)

California lawmakers want to force doctors, nursing home staffs to deny their consciences
(Amy Swearer, The Daily Signal)

Bodies of 20 Rohingya Muslims pulled from river on Bangladesh border
(Rebecca Wright and Euan McKirdy, CNN)

All-girl hijab band gets uncritical reception from media that don't get theology
(Julia Duin, GetReligion)

Indonesian minister to raise Rohingya plight with Suu Kyi
(The Associated Press, Religion News Services)

Monday, 4 September 2017

Recent queries and comments – 2nd September
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

Triple Talaq Judgment and the Continuing Confusion about the Constitutional Status of Personal Law
(Professor Saptarshi Mandal, O.P. Jindal Global University)

How natural disasters can be faith-challenging experiences
(Tom Gjelten, NPR)

"He has a reason': How natural disasters test the faithful
(Tom Gjelten, NPR)

French judge orders non-pork lunches for Muslim and Jewish students
(Alison Lesley, World Religion News)

September 3: Day of Prayer for Houston, travel ban affects Hajj
(Religious Freedom Review: Weekly updates on religious freedom in America)

Fight for protection of the environment, urges Ecumenical Patriarch
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

Romania is planning to ban gay marriage by referendum
(Novinite Sofia News Agency)

Faith and fossil fuels: From green theory to contentious green action
(Erasmus, The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])

Controversy about movie sparks violence
(Ksenia Klochkova, Fontanka)

Evangelicals to Trump: Don’t deport our next generation of church leaders
(Kate Shellnutt, Christianity Today)

Catholic priest murdered in Nigeria
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Papal aid calls for legal migration channels to end ‘travesty’ of human trafficking
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Hong Kong bishop talks Church-state relations, hopes for the future
(Andrea Gagliarducci, Catholic News Agency)

Grave of Cameroonian bishop who died under suspicious circumstances desecrated
(Catholic News Agency)

Pope Francis prays for flooding victims in United States, South Asia
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Trump attends church service on National Day of Prayer
(Associated Press)

As Pope Francis heads to Colombia, will third time be the charm?
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Weekend reads: A jury verdict in Kansas, church-state standoff over a public university in Oklahoma, and more
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

Court upholds California requirement that health plans cover abortions
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Civil rights suit by Catholic school principal dismissed under ministerial exception doctrine
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Colorado designer may appeal ruling that won’t let her challenge law forcing her to promote same-sex weddings
(Press Release, Alliance Defending Freedom)

Wedding website designer has standing to challenge one of Colorado's civil rights laws
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Trump declares Sept. 3 as National Day of Prayer for hurricane victims
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Sunday, 3 September 2017

Weekend think piece: Dennis Prager on what he said and what journalists said that he said
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)

Saturday, 2 September 2017

Katherine Zappone calls for separation of Church and State
(Irish Examiner)

Philippine troops retake Catholic church and bridge in Marawi from Muslim extremists
(Lorraine Caballero, Christian Daily)

Life insurer faces off against African-American church in battle over rates
(Leslie Scism, Wall Street Journal)

Friday, 1 September 2017

Cutting young girls isn't religious freedom: The First Amendment doesn’t protect the barbaric act of female genital mutilation
(Kristina Arriaga, The Wall Street Journal)

Religion News Service offers readers one half of the 'Why did God smite Houston?' story
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)

The peculiar Benedict complex
(Massimo Faggioli, La Croix International)

Who censors access to Iran's Khamenei?
(Al Monitor: Iran Pulse)

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