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Tuesday, 16 May 2017

Ombudsman submits Novaya Gazeta's info on persecution of gays in Chechnya to Investigative Committee
(Interfax-Religion)

State Duma to set up council on culture, religion, interethnic relations
(Interfax-Religion)

Schismatics disrupted the divine service in a canonical church and broke up the altar entry in Western Ukraine
(Interfax-Religion)

Romanian Parliament to initiate 36th Israel Allies Caucus
(Gil Hoffman, Jerusalem Post)

Spitting, harassment a matter of course in Beit Shemesh neighborhood
(Jeremy Sharon, Jerusalem Post)

How Britain's Telegraph twisted itself into pretzel over yoga-rejecting Christian parish
(Mark Kellner, GetReligion)

New video by Boko Haram claims some Chibok schoolgirls chose not to be rescued
(World Watch Monitor)

What difference does a special envoy on freedom of religion or belief make?
(FoRB in Full (a blog by CSW))

Christians, in an epochal shift, are leaving the Middle East
(Maria Abi-Habib, The Wall Street Journal)

A powerful, important read: Wall Street Journal on the 'epochal shift' of Christians from the Middle East
(Bobby Ross Jr., GetReligion)

ACN appeals to the international community for a “Marshall Plan” for Nineveh Plains
(Ninevah Reconstruction Committee, Aid to the Church in Need)

Supreme Court's decision about "extremism" threatens right of conscientious objection
(Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russia, Human Rights Without Frontiers International)

'Open marriage?' The New York Times Magazine hopes, hopes, hopes that it's a trend
(Julia Duin, GetReligion)

South Korea experiences cultural shift with new leader
(Reagan Hoezee, Mission Network News)

Olive peace trees planted at Lahore fort
(Pakistan Christian Post)

Azerbaijani parliament amends law on religious freedom
(APA)

Li Heping's release - A moment to celebrate or a continuing case of concern?
(FoRB in Full (a blog by CSW))

Where does Hamas' policy document leave Islamic Jihad?
(Ahmad Melham, translated by Joelle El-Khoury, Al Monitor: Palestine Pulse)

Statues and words tell story of Syrian women's plight
(Florence Massena, Al Monitor: Lebanon Pulse)

Condemnation of Bishop's arrest in Philippines
(Anglican Communion News Service)

Statistics show for every Christian convert in UK, 26 believers abandon their faith
(Veronica Neffinger, Christian Headlines)

Francis and the new sultan: Trump, the Vatican and US Catholics
(Massimo Faggioli, La Croix International)

Indian Americans reckon with reality of hate crimes
(Arun Venugopal, National Public Radio)

Religion and mental illness form a complex relationship
(Katherine Burgess, The Wichita Eagle)

For better or worse: The rise of the professional wedding celebrant
(Carlos Wilton, Religion Dispatches)

More problems with the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom
(James Zogby, The World Post)

Paris rabbinical court dissolves marriage of women waiting 29 years for religious divorce
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Questions raised about $650K Florida security grant to Jewish schools
(Josh Nathan-Kazis, Forward)

UN forces retake areas from Christian rebels in Central African Republic
(Claire Giangravè, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Saudi king touts Trump’s Islamic summit as “new partnership”
(Abdullah Al-Shihri and Aya Batrawy, Associated Press)

In ‘pivotal’ election, UK Catholic voters face challenge of applying bishops’ criteria
(Austen Ivereigh, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Trump to expand funding ban tied to abortion overseas
(Gardiner Harris and Somini Sengupta, The New York Times)

State Department expands pro-life policy
(Press Release, Liberty Counsel)

State Department implements expanded "Mexico City Policy"
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Ninth Circuit hears oral argument on Trump travel ban
(Amy Howe, SCOTUSblog)

9th Circuit hears oral arguments on second Trump travel ban Executive Order
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

3 judges weigh Trump’s revised travel ban, but keep their poker faces
(Adam Liptak, The New York Times)

ISIS reportedly on brink of defeat in Mosul
(Veronica Neffinger, Christian Headlines)

Islam in American education: How some cities are reacting to Muslims in Trumps America
(Derek Welch, World Religion News)

John Safran: 'In Australia we don't get religion'
(James Robert Douglas, The Guardian)

Myanmar arrests Buddhist nationalists accused of stoking tensions with Muslims
(Wa Lone, Religion News Service)

As Catholic influence in Ireland wanes, some hope abortion will be legalized
(Karen Huber, Religion News Service)

EVENT, 16 May 2017: Live! Interview Series with Rachel Bayani of the Bahá'í International Community
((3:30 pm Brussels time, Hosted by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - European Union Office, Brussels)

EVENT, 16 May 2017: Religion, Politics, and Violence
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Indonesia: USCIRF denounces the recent conviction and sentencing of Jakarta’s governor for blasphemy
(Press Release, United States Commission on International Religious Freedom)

EVENT, 16 May 2017: Religious Pluralism, Christ and the Cosmos: On Not Believing in the Social Trinity
(Keith Ward, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Monday, 15 May 2017

Russian Church opens three new churches a day
(Interfax-Religion)

Pro-Palestinian groups slam 'Jewish Taliban' sect as Zionist colonialists
(Allison Kaplan Sommer, Haaretz)

Protecting religious freedom is a foreign-policy priority of the Trump administration
(Emma Green, The Atlantic)

Losing my religion? Secular Brits now outnumber Christians, but Islam & Hinduism growing
(RT)

Allahabad High Court hands abattoirs reprieve after crackdown in Uttar Pradesh
(Reuters)

Ultra-Orthodox extremists burn effigies of Haredi IDF soldiers
(Kobi Nachshoni, Y Net News)

Myanmar arrests Buddhist nationalists accused of stoking tensions with Muslims
(Wa Lone, Reuters)

Christian militias kill up to 30 Muslim civilians in Central African Republican
(Serge Leger Kokopakpa, Religion News Service)

Russian spiritual cultural center to open in Strasbourg
(Interfax-Religion)

Moscow Patriarchate is optimistic about the prospects of Russian-American dialogue
(Interfax-Religion)

Christians from around world attend Namibia Lutheran service to commemorate Reformation
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

Pope says will be 'sincere' with Trump at Vatican meeting
(Philip Pullella, Reuters)

Religion after communism: Eastern Europe’s patriotic faith
(Erasmus, The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])

Jehovah's Witnesses report negative effects of court's ruling
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News)

Do Muslims have to be Democrats now?
(Wajahat Ali, The New York Times)

At Liberty, Trump calls critics 'pathetic,' praises putting 'faith into action'
(Sarah McCammon, National Public Radio)

Trump should adopt an international religious-freedom policy with teeth
(Tina Ramirez, National Review)

Indonesia's blasphemy conviction threatens Muslim democracy. But I still have hope
(Paul Marshall, Christianity Today)

See the persecuted: Religious minorities in Iraq and Syria
(Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review)

Tunisia to seek World Heritage status for Djerba island, site of Jewish pilgrimage
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Ukraine’s Jewish prime minister meets with Netanyahu in Jerusalem
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Jewish life in Iran was 'always better than in Europe'
(Theresa Tropper, Deutsche Welle)

Venezuelan president accuses bishops of ignoring Pope Francis
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

North Korean defector: Despite horrific persecution, Christianity is growing
(Matt Hadro, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Texas bill to protect conscience of child services workers draws praise
(Catholic News Service, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Catholic leaders criticize Indonesia’s continued use of death penalty
(Catholic News Service, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Bishops’ point man on religious freedom gives mixed verdict on Trump order
(John L. Allen Jr., Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Violence against children: A global religious forum in Panama
(Katherine Marshall, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Mahtab Hussain's portraits of British Muslim men – in pictures
(The Guardian)

Nearly 50% are of no religion – but has UK hit ‘peak secular’?
(Harriett Sherwood, The Guardian)

'Those are our Eiffel Towers, our pyramids': Why Standing Rock is about much more than oil
(Peter B. Campbell, The Guardian)

Fragmented decision upholds business' refusal to print LGBT pride t-shirts
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

KY appeals court upholds shop owner’s refusal to print pride festival shirt
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

Appeals court says Hands On Originals did not discriminate against gays
(John Cheves, Lexington Herald Leader)

CALL FOR PAPERS, Deadline 15 May 2017: Religion and non-Religion in Contemporary Societies
(Religion & Society in Central and Eastern Europe)

Summary May 14: States pass legislation on religious freedom, discrimination
(Religious Freedom Review: Weekly updates on religious freedom in America)

Law and religion round-up – 14th May
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Court rejects challenge to state's use of religiously affiliated child placement agency
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Ban on child marriages conditionally vetoed by Christie
(Matt Friedman, Politico)

N.J. governor conditionally vetoes total ban on marriage of minors, citing religious traditions
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Faizan Mustafa: Treating all religions equally
(5 Minutes of Religious Freedom: A web series, Newseum Institute: Religious Freedom Center)

New Tennessee law requires religious holy day accommodation for school athletics
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

The historical roots of Iran: an interview
(Michael Axworthy, OUPblog Religion)

We deserve a secular State for a pluralist people
(Michael Nugent, The Irish Times)

Facing global persecution, Christian leaders urge US for more protection
(Tom Gjelten, with Franklin Graham, Chung-Seong Kim, Douglas Bazi, Faith McDonnell, and Chris Seiple, NPR)

Muslim cleric faces lawsuits after describing Christians and Jews as followers of “corrupt” beliefs
(Mohammed El-Said, Daily News Egypt)

Egyptian Muslim cleric accused of "contempt of religion"
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

France rejects a third gender category
(Kiley Crossland, Christian Headlines)

What's keeping Syria’s Palestinian refugees from returning to camps?
(Ahmed Melhem, trans. Sami-Joe Abboud, Al Monitor: Palestine Pulse)

Roman Catholic Bishops of England and Wales issue pastoral letter on the General Election
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Unconstitutional Memphis school bible club shut down
(Nathan Glover, World Religion News)

Mayor of Virginia city targeted by anti-Semitic tweets after criticizing marchers
(Sharon Bernstein, Religion News Service)

Callista Gingrich will soon be named ambassador to Vatican – reports
(Josephine McKenna, Religion News Service)

Callista Gingrich set to be named ambassador to the Vatican
(Jeff Zeleny and Caroline Kenny, CNN)

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