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Friday, 28 April 2017

Marriage and divorce: The limits of the Roman Catholic mind
(Mark Silk, RNS Column: Spiritual Politics)

Consecration of gay bishop against church law, says United Methodist top court
(Emily McFarlan Miller, Religion News Service)

France's new far-right leader quits over alleged Holocaust denial
(NPR)

Human Rights and Human Responsibilities — Fourth in a seven-part series on international religious freedom
(Mormon Newsroom)

Outrage over German Foreign Minister's alleged belittling of Holocaust
(Benjamin Weinthal, Jerusalem Post)

Is the death penalty un-Christian?
(Mathew Schmalz, Religion News Service)

Religious persecution: Liberty of conscience and worship is in decline around the world
(ERASMUS, The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])

Military court sentences Moscow mosque imam charged with justifying terrorism to 3 years' imprisonment
(Interfax-Religion)

Holland has first Jewish military wedding since Holocaust
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

In Muslim Indonesia, small Jewish community may face intolerance
(Sam Kestenbaum, Forward)

Chief Rabbi Lau proposes significant reform to kashrut supervision system
(Jeremy Sharon, Jerusalem Post)

"Islam is taking root in Europe"
(Interview with the French-Turkish sociologist Nilufer Gole, Qantara.de)

Erdogan's India visit - A Muslim nationalist meets a Hindu nationalist
(Srinivas Mazumdaru, Deutsche Welle)

German MPs approve partial burka ban and tighter security measures
(Qantara.de)

Jordan: No more pardons for rapists who marry their victims
(Alaa Juma, Deutsche Welle)

Cardinal Dolan slams DNC pledge to support only pro-abortion candidates
(Catholic News Service, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Mexican pro-lifers demand expulsion of ‘abortion ship’
(Catholic News Agency, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Roy Moore announces run for U.S. Senate seat from Alabama
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Alleged polygamist Winston Blackmore told police he didn’t know wife was 15 years old
(Trevor Crawley, The Salt Lake Tribune)

Israeli court rules Central American ultra-Orthodox sect is a ‘dangerous cult’
(Jacob Magid, Times of Israel)

More education means less religious commitment — unless you’re Christian
(Emily McFarlan Miller, Religion News Service)

1,035% increase in anti-Muslim incidents in Trump’s first 100 days
(Corey Barnett, World Religion News)

India's Supreme Court to hear constitutional challenge to personal status laws
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Triple talaq and personal laws – immune from constitutional checks? Personal law of all faiths violate principles of gender equality. Why then the sole focus on triple talaq?
(The Invisible Lawyers Team, News Click)

IRS investigators raid Texas office of prosperity preacher Benny Hinn
(Heather Clark, Christian News)

Chowdury and Others v. Greece: Further integration of the positive obligations under Article 4 of the ECHR and the CoE Convention on Action against Human Trafficking
(Vladislava Stoyanova, Strasbourg Observers)

Ugandan pastor torches Bibles as the work of 'devil worshippers'
(Fredrick Nzwili, Religion News Service)

Proposed abortion law changes in NSW
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)

Tajikistan: "Extremism" prison term for Christian books?
(Forum 18 News Service)

Court ruling could yank funds for non-Catholics at Catholic schools in Canada
(Catholic News Agency)

Ecumenical Review focuses on role of religion in development
(World Council of Churches)

The French Jewish community's hardening position against Le Pen
(Rina Bassist, Jerusalem Post)

Tveit: “We believe in one God that has created one humanity to live together with its diversity and differences”
(World Council of Churches)

General secretary's address at Al Azhar University, 27 April 2017
(Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, World Council of Churches)

Jewish groups to walk in People’s Climate March in DC
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Thursday, 27 April 2017

The pope is coming to the Middle East. But Christians are heading for the exits
(Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Nabih Bulos, Joshua Mitnick, and Ramin Mostaghim, The Los Angeles Times)

The Pope's perilous mission to Egypt
(Daniel Burke, CNN)

'It's a war on Christians': Egypt's beleaguered Copts in sombre mood before papal visit
(Ruth Michaelson and Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian)

Weary Copts urge Pope Francis to challenge Sisi over attacks and chronic discrimination
(World Watch Monitor)

How do Christians respond to persecution?
(World Watch Monitor)

EU Commissioner launches legal action against Hungary
(Emily Tamkin, Foreign Policy)

Arkansas prepares to wrap up aggressive execution schedule
(Andrew DeMillo and Kelly P. Kissel, Associated Press News)

Israeli strikes inside Syria pick up tempo in proxy war
(Phlip Issa and Zeina Karam, Associated Press News)

The forgotten American missionaries of Pyongyang
(Robert Kim, Atlas Obscura)

Study finds educated Christians more likely to attend church
(Veronica Neffinger, Christian Headlines)

Why educated Christians are sticking with church
(Emma Green, The Atlantic)

What The Washington Post doesn't understand about Taiwan Christians and gay marriage
(Mark D. Tooley, Christian Post)

Washington Post asks: Will the tiny Christian flock in Taiwan defeat same-sex marriage?
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)

A backlash against same-sex marriage tests Taiwan’s reputation for gay rights
(Emily Rauhala, The Washington Post)

UK bishop urges, fight back against 'secular totalitarianism'
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

FJCR urges Trump to prove his adherence to struggling against anti-Semitism
(Interfax-Religion)

Long article: St. Petersburg paper recounts underground experience of Jehovah's Witnesses
(Nikolai Neliubin, Russia Religion News)

Ban of Jehovah's Witnesses accompanied by violence
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News)

A native Russian brand of "Jehovists" loses in court
(SOVA Center for News and Analysis, Russia Religion News)

Large international organization criticizes Supreme Court decision
(RIA Novosti, Russia Religion News)

Russia: Implications of the Supreme Court's decision
(Radio Liberty, Russia Religion News)

Prosecutor general lumps Jehovah's Witnesses in with anti-Russian organizations
(Interfax.ru, Russia Religion News)

Website of Russian Ministry of Justice posts results of trial
(Russia Religion News)

Protestant attorney regrets failure of justice in court's decision
(Roman Lunkin, Religiia i Pravo, Russia Religion News)

A cure for one of America’s most difficult workplaces: meditation
(Corinne Ramey, The Wall Street Journal (paywall))

Communiqué of the Executive of the Joint Working Group between RCC and WCC, 27 April 2017
(World Council of Churches)

Roman Catholic-WCC joint working group continues work on peace-building and migration
(World Council of Churches)

Eastern Europe urged to return stolen Jewish property
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Poland not complying with calls to return Jewish property, report says
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

What pro-life Democrats have to say after being majorly shunned
(Matt Hadro, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Zambian bishops say people live in fear as police brutality increases
(Catholic News Service, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Ontario bishops share concerns with pope, focus on euthanasia
(Cindy Wooden, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

New report: Religious freedom suffering across the globe
(Charles Collins, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

The changing nature of sacred spaces
(Wendy Cadge, The Conversation)

The faith community & climate change: A Q&A with Dan Misleh
(John Gehring, Commonweal)

Questions of religious expression for Le Pen or Macron (Responding to Religious freedom in France's presidential elections)
(Eric Patterson, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Are our churches secular now, too?
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

Bill allowing adoption agencies to keep faith-based policies passes
(Mike Cason, AL.com)

Alabama legislature passes protections for faith-based adoption agencies
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

8th Circuit rejects RFRA defense to heroin distribution charges
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

A court had to explain to a drug dealer that his religious beliefs don’t let him legally deal heroin
(German Lopez, Vox)

New Kentucky law authorizes Bible courses in schools
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Egypt's Islamist parties are all about marriage, not politics for women
(Walid Salah, translated by Pascale Menassa, Al Monitor: Egypt Pulse)

Fighting terrorism…with computer lab job training?
(Lyndsey Koh, Mission Network News)

Building interfaith harmony in Pakistan through community dialogue
(Nadia Osman, IREX)

Blasphemy charges dropped against Ahok post-election
(Lyndsey Koh, Mission Network News)

How these Muslim, Jewish and Christian musicians play beyond barriers
(Ben Schamisso, Newsy)

Number of Baha'i arrests in Yemen this month are alarming
(Gary Nguyen, World Religion News)

Case of Christian expelled from university for views on homosexuality will be heard before high court
(Veronica Neffinger, Christian Headlines)

House Freedom Caucus approves revised healthcare bill
(Veronica Neffinger, Christian Headlines)

Irish people have dared to speak on abortion. Our government must listen
(Grainne Maguire, The Guardian)

Pope tells leaders in first TED talk: act humbly or power will ruin you
(Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian)

Student's lynching sparks rare uproar in Pakistan over blasphemy killings
(Sune Engel Rasmussen, Kiyya Baloch, The Guardian)

UK Independence Party under fire for choosing candidate who called Islam evil
(Peter Walker, The Guardian)

Why Orthodox Jews tried and failed to block Israel's first woman Shariah Court judge
(Sarah Jacobs, Haaretz)

Never tire of fighting for human rights, religious liberty advocate (Fr. Thomas Reese) insists
(Matt Hadro, Catholic News Agency)

First-ever photos of Yemen's Jews stunned the Jewish world
(Chen Malul, Haaretz)

Russia conveyed 1.5 tons of humanitarian aid to residents of a Christian city in Syria
(Interfax Religion)

Christian persecution and how to respond to religious persecution
(Elisa Meyer, World Religion News)

Pope Francis embraces technology in an unexpected TED Talk
(Emily McFarlan Miller, Religion News Service)

As a Catholic priest, I am against an executive order on religious liberty
(Bryan Massingale, Religion News Service)

Anti-Semitic acts spiked since Trump election win, watchdog says
(Barbara Goldberg, Religion News Service)

Jesus and the ordination of women
(Roger Vermalen Karban, Religion News Service)

USCIRF issues 2017 Annual Report
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

US commission: Russia a major violator of religious freedom
(Lauren Markoe, Religion News Service)

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