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Tuesday, 11 July 2017

Amid partisan din, Sen. James Lankford walks a fine line: Pastor and politician
(Bobby Ross Jr., Religion News Service)

Bikini begone: Conservative modesty at the beach
(Madeleine Buckley, Religion News Service)

NGO takes on 'religionization' in Israel's secular schools
(Udi Shaham, Jerusalem Post)

Anti-evangelism law used against blogger reporter
(Portal-credo.ru, Russia Religion News)

Jehovah's Witnesses headquarters professes optimism in advance of appeal hearing
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News)

Russian hypocrisy shown in international gathering
(Interfax-Religiia, Russia Religion News)

Appeals court allows family to sue for Nazi-looted painting in Madrid museum
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Young Islamists have 'very scant' knowledge of Islam, study finds
(Jefferson Chase, Deutsche Welle)

Bishops say Venezuela aims to install ‘military dictatorship’
(Cody Weddle, Catholic News Service)

Salvadoran cardinal: Pope sending him to Korea to work for peace
(Junno Arocho Esteves, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

First Canadian prosecution for selling mislabeled kosher food
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Creation Foods Company fined $25,000.00 for offence under the Food and Drugs Act
(Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Government of Canada)

Food distributor fined for sending fake kosher cheese to Jewish camps
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

What lies behind the rise of Christian universities in Africa
(Joel Carpenter, The Conversation)

Britain’s ‘missing’ Muslim women
(Line Nyhagen, The Conversation)

The Supreme Court, religion and the future of school choice
(John E. Taylor, The Conversation)

The real Benedict Option
(Scott P. Richert, Crisis Magazine)

The Catholic Church says no to gluten-free communion. Here’s why
(Sarah Pulliam Bailey, The Washington Post: Acts of Faith)

Gluten and Communion: What's a celiac to do?
(Mary Rezac, Catholic News Agency)

Protestant churches embrace gluten-free bread for Communion as Vatican reaffirms ban
(Lauren Markoe, Religion News Service)

Bishop of Loughborough appointed
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

Islamophobia is still raising its ugly head in Australia
(Mehmet Ozalp, The Conversation)

Church ends ban on full Christian funerals for suicides
(Kaya Burgess, The Times)

Swedish midwife takes case to European Court of Human Rights
(Ius Laboris, Lexology)

Revisiting the legacy of Jerry Falwell Sr. in Trump’s America
(Richard Flory, The Conversation)

'We want to separate synagogue from state,' say 55% of Israel's Jewish population
(Jeremy Sharon, The Jerusalem Post)

Teachers honour Catholic Bishop for commitment to education
(Ghana Web)

Rights of children opting out of religion class ‘must be respected’
(Carl O'Brien, The Irish Times)

India: Chouhan launches RSS website, says serving the needy biggest religion
(Hindustan Times)

Sharp partisan divisions in views of national institutions
(Pew Research Center U.S. Politics & Policy)

Parliament celebrates new generation of student leaders
(Independent Catholic News)

Columbia’s Trinity Lutheran, victor in landmark case, back to ‘being a little church’
(Rick Montgomery, Kansas City Star)

Religious leaders from Indonesia, Singapore call for greater interaction to strengthen harmony
(Charissa Yong, Straits Times)

Pakistan: National Assembly body expresses solidarity with religious minister
(Parvez Jabri, Business Recorder)

Greenfield security law cited in landmark Supreme Court case
(Yeshiva World News)

Wisconsin lawmakers propose anti-Sharia bill
(Annysa Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

ECtHR finds Russia’s gay propaganda law discriminatory in strong-worded judgment
(Pieter Cannoot and Claire Poppelwell-Scevak, Strasbourg Observers)

Al-Qaeda propagandist employed by CNN to make prize-winning Syria doc
(Whitney Webb, Mint Press News)

No time for rest as Turkey's Justice March reaches Istanbul
(Amberin Zaman, Al Monitor: Turkey Pulse)

Judges remove injunction against Mississippi's religious-freedom law
(Brian Fraga, National Catholic Register)

Attorneys asking Mississippi to block law that discriminates against LGBTQ
(Kelly Frazier, World Religion News)

Opposition leader's 'Justice March' will change Turkey's political landscape
(Cengiz Çandar, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)

President Trump’s Warsaw speech
(Fr. Goerge W. Rutler, Crisis Magazine)

The racial and religious paranoia of Trump's Warsaw speech
(Peter Beinart, The Atlantic)

What's not being asked in the case of Charlie Gard
(John Kass, Chicago Tribune)

Monday, 10 July 2017

French cities prepare new burkini bans for the summer
(Telesur)

GOP lawmakers offer to introduce legislation to help baby Charlie Gard
(Veronica Neffinger, Christian Headlines)

Charlie Gard's death sentence: The consequences of usurping parental rights
(John Stonestreet, G. Shane Morris, BreakPoint)

How the AP Stylebook censors 'pro-life' and other conservative words
(Rachel Alexander, The Hill)

Samford forfeits Baptist funds but pulls plug on student gay-straight alliance
(Bob Allen, Baptist News Global)

Gluten-free bread for Holy Communion is toast, says Vatican
(The Guardian)

Gluten-free host a no-go, says Pope
(Amy Held, NPR)

Christians face lengthy prison sentences in Iran
(Veronica Neffinger, Christian Headlines)

Palestinians pinning their hopes on Sisi
(Uri Savir, translated by Inga Michaeli, Al Monitor: Israel Pulse)

Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq at risk of fragmentation
(Omar Sattar, translated Cynthia Milan, Al Monitor: Iraq Pulse)

In Jerusalem, secret sale of church land to developers revealed
(Ahmad Melhem, translated by Sahar Ghoussoub, Al Monitor: Palestine Pulse)

Israel's dangerous game in Gaza
(Ben Caspit, translated Sandy Bloom, Al Monitor: Israel Pulse)

Iran congratulates Iraqis on Mosul liberation
(Arash Karami, Al Monitor: Iraq Pulse)

Marawi conflict is not a religious war, Philippine bishops insist
(Catholic News Agency)

Holy tattoo! A 700-year old Christian tradition thrives in Jerusalem
(Adelaide Mena, Catholic News Agency)

Public opinion on abortion
(Pew Forum, Pew Research Center)

After fleeing persecution, U.S. Christian refugees now face deportation
(Tom Gjelten, NPR)

'Building a bridge' between the Catholic church and LGBT community
(Scott Simon, NPR)

What lies behind the rise of Christian universities in Africa
(Joel Carpenter, The Conversation)

Demographic, cultural impact of old Hajj routes in Africa
(Sanaa Al-Tahir, Sudanow)

Cameroon – Religious tolerance: Mutual respect!
(Godlove Bainkong, Cameroon Tribune)

Religious leaders get high on magic mushrooms ingredient – for science
(Hannah Devlin, The Guardian)

Church of England bishops ‘delaying same-sex equality’ move
(Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian)

Church of England demands ban on conversion therapy
(Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian)

July 9: Creationist gets Grand Canyon samples, most terrorists are not Muslim
(Religious Freedom Review: Weekly updates on religious freedom in America)

Anglican church to vote on 'welcoming transgender people'
(The Guardian)

Anglican church set to offer special services for transgender people
(Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian)

Saint Teresa's famous blue-rimmed white cotton sari trademarked
(Michael Safi, The Guardian)

Banned Grandmas of Instagram take on Trump over travel ban
(Peter Beaumont, The Guardian)

Muslim dating apps see a surge in membership after Trump's election
(Alison Lesley, World Religion News)

How Trump is reshaping American civil religion and what we can do about it
(Benjamin P. Marcus and Murali Balaji, Religion News Service)

Christian protests increase over first satanic monument in United States
(Corey Barnett, World Religion News)

Food aid starts to reach 5m Boko Haram victims, now at risk of famine
(World Watch Monitor)

Will global warming change Native American religious practices?
(Rosalyn R. LaPier, Religion News Service)

Cardinal returns to Australia to face sexual assault charges
(Religion News Service)

Have Israel's religious authorities 'blacklisted' 160 Rabbis?
(Daniel Estrin, NPR)

Israeli blacklist of US rabbis points to widening rift
(Ilan Ben Zion, Religion News Service)

Republicans, Democrats divided on impact of religion
(Emily McFarlan Miller, Religion News Service)

At least 6 Hindu pilgrims killed in militant attack in Indian Kashmir
(Fayaz Bukhari, Religion News Service)

Joan of art: Medieval mystic maintains hold on the artistic imagination
(Kimberly Winston, Religion News Service)

Mennonites' resolution is 'antisemitic and unwise,' legal expert says
(Benjamin Glatt, Jerusalem Post)

What comes after ISIS? The jihadi group's defeat in Mosul and Raqqa is about to usher in a new era — and new conflicts — across the Middle East
(Foreign Policy)

International community has 'moral responsibility' to provide security for liberated Mosul
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

Azerbaijan: Three years' jail for leading prayers
(Forum 18 News Service)

LGBT issues are raised in Western organizations only for purpose of condemning Russia or other countries – Slutsky
(Interfax-Religion)

Anti-evangelism law enforced in Russian-occupied Crimea
(RISU, Russia Religion News)

Conscientious objector assigned missile service because of Jehovah's Witnesses decision
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News)

Israeli politician: We need U.S. Jews to play a bigger role in our politics
(Manuel Trajtenberg, Forward)

Islam makes Germany more diverse, scholar says
(Nina Haase and Sumi Somaskanda, Deutsche Welle)

Saudi Arabia exports extremism to many countries - including Germany, study says
(Matthias von Hein, Deutsche Welle)

Images of faith preserved at Capitol attest to role of religion in U.S.
(Josephine von Dohlen, Catholic News Service)

Should city commissioners read scripture to attendees at official government meetings?
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

Court issues detailed instructions for church board election
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

4th Circuit: OK for college to downgrade applicant whose interview discussion of religion was inappropriate
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Federal court upholds convictions of rabbis in torture-for-divorce case
(MaryAnn Spoto, NJ Advance Media)

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