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Thursday, 11 May 2017

National Park Service: Research in Grand Canyon okay for geologists…but not Christian ones
(Press Release, Alliance Defending Freedom)

Creationist scientist sues National Park Service
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Motion to dismiss U.S Justice Department suit against county denied
(Derek Valentine, RLUIPA Defense)

Mormons drop Scout programs for older teens
(Tad Walch, Deseret News National Edition: Faith)

Mormons and Scouts: What you need to know about today's announcement
(Aaron Shill, Deseret News National Edition: Faith)

Mormon Church will leave Boy Scouts’ teen programs
(Julie Zauzmer, The Washington Post: Acts of Faith)

Is ‘the language of the law’ a language?
(Will Baude, The Washington Post: The Volokh Conspiracy)

Nicholas Aroney and John Kincaid guest-blogging on “Courts in Federal Countries: Federalists or Unitarists”
(Ilya Shapiro, The Washington Post: The Volokh Conspiracy)

Indonesian governor sentenced to 2 years in jail for blasphemy
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

More on the irregular episcopal consecration in Newcastle (updated to 11 May)
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Wednesday, 10 May 2017

Are Islamists conducting a new jihad against the West?
(William DiPuccio, Gatestone Institute)

Religious freedom in France's presidential elections
(Berkley Forum, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Why do the French fear Islam? (Responding to Religious freedom in France's presidential elections)
(Jocelyne Cesari, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

French Muslims stuck in the middle (Responding to Religious freedom in France's presidential elections)
(Rim-Sarah Alouane, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Newsflash: UKSC to hear appeal in Ashers Baking case
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

The proper understanding of religious freedom
(Andrew Bennett, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Nation of Islam jewelry, clothing and documents slated for auction
(Lauren Markoe, Religion News Service)

Moldovan president names Orthodoxy as key priority
(Interfax-Religion)

Armenia's policy aimed against Islamic culture – Aliyev
(Interfax-Religion)

Russian Orthodox church consecrated in New Zealand
(Interfax-Religion)

Rabbi Lazar calls demagogy talks about harm of children's circumcision
(Interfax-Religion)

Solidarity for Egypt’s beleaguered Christians during first Coptic papal visit to UK
(World Watch Monitor)

Pilgrimage to Christian shrines of Byelorussia can be carried out in a helicopter
(Interfax-Religion)

Orthodox still fighting Catholics over church buildings in Ukraine
(Portal-credo.ru, Russia Religion News)

Sudanese government destroys another church
(World Watch Monitor)

Rumors that Stalin prayed in churches during war
(Portal-credo.ru, Russia Religion News)

Azerbaijan: Fined for selling religious books
(Forum 18 News Service)

Americans worry about moral decline, can’t agree on right and wrong
(Life Way Research)

Anti-Semitic incidents in Canada set record in 2016, audit finds
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Some 10% of Eastern Europeans don’t want Jews as citizens, study finds
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Idaho inmates sue state prison service for kosher meals
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Widespread condemnation for prison sentence of Ahok
(World Watch Monitor)

Supporters of jailed Christian governor Ahok rally in Indonesia
(Deutsche Welle)

Court sentences Jakarta governor Ahok to two years jail for blasphemy
(Deutsche Welle)

Jakarta governor Ahok sentenced to two years in prison for blasphemy
(Kate Lamb, The Guardian)

9 Catholic groups to divest from coal, oil and gas in a bid to fight climate change
(Josephine McKenna, Religion News Service)

Chaplains in tumultuous times
(Katherine Marshall, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Don’t let Venezuelans fall into despair, Pope tells bishops
(Catholic News Agency, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Jesuits to return 525 acres of South Dakota land to Rosebud Sioux
(Catholic News Service, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Sioux tribe receives land from South Dakota Jesuits
(Kimberly Winston, Religion News Service)

Mexican bishops call for action on missing persons, mass graves
(David Agren, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Religious objection language stalls adoption bill in Georgia
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

Religious liberty bill prevails in Mo. Assembly, Gov. Greitens expected to sign to into law
(The Pathway)

Missouri legislature restores employment discrimination exemption for religious hospitals and colleges
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Lawsuit accuses Minnesota bishop of coercion in clergy abuse case
(Jean Hopfensperger, Star Tribune)

Suit claims bishop tried to coerce withdrawal of clergy abuse charge
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

West Virginia Supreme Court: Sexual orientation not covered by civil rights law
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

California Supreme Court interprets "day of rest" statute
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Religious Liberty and the Common Good
(Gerald V. Bradley, The Witherspoon Institute, Public Discourse)

Religion Watch, May 2017, Volume 32 No. 7
(Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion)

A prayer's chance: the scandal of mental health in West Africa
(Brian Goldstone, Harper's Magazine)

Faith, prayer and mental health in Ghana: Harper's magazine provides even-handed story
(Julia Duin, GetReligion)

‘Blasphemy law should also protect minority religions’
(Ikram Junaidi, Dawn)

Texas adoption agencies could ban Jews, gays, Muslims
(Meredith Hoffman, Associated Press)

Hey AP, your slanted headline on Texas adoption story is why so many distrust mainstream press
(Bobby Ross Jr., GetReligion)

Why is religious intolerance on the rise in Indonesia?
(Arab News)

Interfaith harmony important for nation’s future, says Najib
(Malay Mail Online)

Case of the missing blasphemy defense: What Ireland's Independent, BBC and the Daily Mail skipped
(Mark Kellner, GetReligion)

Georgia governor’s foster care veto dredges up ‘religious liberty’ fight
(Greg Bluestein, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Top EU official backs freedom of religion amid calls against Jewish rituals in Europe
(Tamara Zieve, The Jerusalem Post)

‘Where are they?’: Malaysia’s disappearing religious activists
(Eli Meixler, Asia Times)

Boise’s Anne Frank Memorial defaced with racist, anti-Semitic messages
(Sven Berg, Idaho Statesman)

Southern region of European Russia claims to be rid of Jehovah's Witnesses congregations
(Interfax-Religion)

Vandalism against houses of worship spreads beyond Jehovah's Witnesses
(SOVA Center for News and Analysis, Russia Religion News)

Tuesday, 9 May 2017

Jehovah's Witness blogger sets record straight
(Portal-credo.ru, Russia Religion News)

Patriarch Kirill believes St. George the Victory-Bearer helped Russia win the Great Patriotic War
(Interfax-Religion)

Vigilante action against Jehovah's Witnesses' property
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News)

Jehovah's Witnesses' buildings damaged
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News)

Jehovah's Witnesses' hall damaged
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News)

The rise of café churches in South Korea
(Jason Strother, The Atlantic)

A Monument to Jesus in the City of Mao
(Didi Kirsten Tatlow, The New York Times)

When there is theological debate, err on the side of death?
(David French, National Review)

Travel scholarships for religious freedom courses
(Newseum Institute: Religious Freedom Center)

Man waving meat cleaver and threatening Jews arrested in London
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

In first, Florida state budget includes money for Jewish school security
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Brussels rabbi implores EU official to defend ritual slaughter in Belgium
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Jewish Defense League teams up with anti-Muslim street gang
(Sam Kestenbaum, Forward)

Statements on the recent Jehovah’s Witness Ban: On video: Experts react to threat of ban on Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russia
(Forum for Religious Freedom Europe)

German churches see rise in baptisms for refugees
(Charlotte Hauswedell, Deutsche Welle)

Kidnapped Indian priest pleads for help in new video
(Hannah Brockhaus, Catholic News Agency)

Trump order makes some preachers ecstatic, others cringe
(Associated Press)

Argentine bishops in hot water for echoing Francis’s message of reconciliation
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

The Catholic Church and Duterte
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

The Catholic Church and Duterte’s deadly drug busting (Responding to The Catholic Church and Duterte)
(Eleanor Dionisio, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Federal appropriations law includes funds for D.C. vouchers, international religious freedom
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

The religious right is starting to get its money's worth
(Stephanie Russell-Kraft, New Republic)

Norwegian ruling party votes to ban circumcision for men under 16 years old
(Rachael Revesz, The Independent)

Young Jews afraid they'll be barred from Israel due to new BDS law
(Tamara Zieve, Jerusalem Post)

Detention of American Christian in North Korea ‘concerning’ — White House
(Lauren Markoe, Religion News Service)

Police raid meeting of over 40 house church pastors in China; 3 arrested, others interrogated
(Jay Gotera, Christian Post)

Sinai: eighth El-Arish Copt killed in targeted attack
(World Watch Monitor)

Cuba: USCIRF condemns the expulsion of Félix Yuniel Llerena López from the University of Cuba
(Press Release, United States Commission on International Religious Freedom)

Gay couple to file banns after court ruling
(Sarah Lagan, Royal Gazette)

Indiana Good News Club seeks equal access
(Press Release, Liberty Counsel)

Good News Club claims unequal treatment by school district
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Bermuda court legalizes same-sex marriage
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

4th Circuit en banc hears oral arguments on Trump's second travel ban
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

President Trump’s lawyers on revised travel ban repeatedly asked about campaign promises
(Ann E. Marimow and Robert Barnes, The Washington Post)

Millennial 'silent majority' overwhelmingly supports free speech, religious liberty, poll finds
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)

Fear of immigrants led blue collar whites to support Trump: PRRI report
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)

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