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Monday, 20 March 2017

Religion blamed for parents' refusals to vaccinate kids in Kazakhstan
(Antoine Blua, Radio Free Europe)

The Vatican send its social media guru to SXSW festival
(Michel Martin, NPR)

Create art to tell the Persecuted Church’s story
(Beth Stolicker, Mission Network News)

Report: self-harm on the rise in Greek refugee camps
(Julie Bourdon, Mission Network News)

Cardinal George Pell accuses Senate of 'extraordinary and unjust' attack
(The Guardian)

Anglican clergyman accuses Church in Wales of homophobia
(Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian)

Banned and barred, Israel’s women stand up to religious hardliners
(Emma Graham-Harrison, The Guardian)

Beer, Bibles and free speech
(Neil Foster, Mercator Net)

Why Christians cannot afford to bury their talents in the fight against climate change
(Jochen Wermuth, Christian Today Comment)

Bahrain parliament invites UN rights chief for unrestricted visit in prisons and Shia towns
(Hindustan Times)

Faith versus conservation: Tirupati temple, forest department fight over the Indian civet
(Vinita Govindarajan, Scroll.In)

Hindutva mascot Adityanath is UP chief minister
(Archis Mohan, Business Standard)

BBC apologises for 'what is the right punishment for blasphemy?' tweet
(The Guardian)

BBC Asian Network apologises after Muslim presenter asks Twitter followers 'what is the right punishment for blasphemy?'
(Nicola Harley, The Telegraph)

The denationalization of American Muslims
(Peter Beinart, The Atlantic)

Religion, Law, and Society in Southeast Asia
(Volume 14, 2016, The Review of Faith & International Affairs)

EVENT, 20 March 2017: Iraqi Prime Minister Abadi on U.S. ties, war with ISIS
(United States Institute of Peace)

EVENT, 20 March 2017: Business and Religious Accommodations: Legal and Ethical Issues
(Robert Zicklin Center for Corporate Integrity, Baruch College ZIcklin School of Business)

EVENT, 20 March 2017: Upholding religious freedom in local communities
(Newseum Institute: Religious Freedom Center)

EVENT, 20 March 2017: U.S. Foreign Policy and Religious Freedom: Recommendations for the Trump Administration
(Thomas F. Farr and Dennis R. Hoover, Policy Brief co-published by the Religious Freedom Institute and the Institute for Global Engagement.)

Waffen SS veterans' march in Riga glorifies murderers, justifies Nazism - Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia
(Interfax-Religion)

Sunday, 19 March 2017

Law and religion round-up – 19th March
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Mar 19: New travel ban blocked on religious freedom grounds and other stories
(Religious Freedom Review: Weekly updates on religious freedom in America)

Saturday, 18 March 2017

Headscarves, freedom and the Metropolitan Police – The Week In Human Rights
(Saxon Norgard, RightsInfo)

Sanctuary for the undocumented comes with legal consequences
(Kimberly Winston, Religion News Service)

‘End Jewish Privilege’ poster circulates on Chicago college campus
(Daniel J. Solomon, Forward)

Jehovah's Witnesses claim procedural violation in justice ministry's case
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News)

Religious outreach at the State Department in flux under Trump administration
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News Faith)

Eric Greitens, Missouri’s first Jewish governor, is eyeing the White House
(Nathan Guttman, Forward)

Dutch Church relieved after elections, Dutch Catholics not so much
(Jonathan Luxmoore, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Ministerial exception does not apply to exercise science teacher at Christian university
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Peterborough Cathedral Visitation: Update
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

How Geert Wilders lost power but gained influence in the Netherlands
(Josh Lowe, Newsweek)

Friday, 17 March 2017

Police record anti-Christian crime as 'Islamophobia'
(Tim Dieppe, Christian Concern)

Turkey widens war of words to include all of EU
(Dorian Jones, VOA News)

ISIS's intriguing silence about Donald Trump's approach to Muslims
(Tom Heneghan, Religion News Service)

Growing up Irish in America
(Patrick J. Walsh, Crisis Magazine: A Voice for the Faithful Catholic Laity)

The life of Saint Patrick [part one]
(Philip Freeman, OUPblog)

The life of Saint Patrick [part two]
(Philip Freeman, OUPblog)

Russian court to consider ban on ‘extremist’ Jehovah’s Witnesses HQ
(Dasha Afanasieva and Andrew Osborn, Reuters)

Russian court schedules trial of Jehovah's Witnesses case
(Interfax-Religiia, Russia Religion News)

Jehovah's Witnesses' headquarters comments on prohibition case
(Administrative Center of Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News)

Russian Supreme Court to hear case against national headquarters of Jehovah's Witnesses
(Interfax-Religiia, Russia Religion News)

Russian Supreme Court asked to find Jehovah’s Witness managing organization extremist
(Russian Legal Information Agency)

Russian government shuts down all Jehovah's Witnesses' activity
(47News.ru, Russia Religion News)

Rights advocacy center criticizes lawsuit against Jehovah's Witnesses
(SOVA Center for News and Analysis, Russia Religion News)

Putin meets with head of Russian Orthodox Old-Rite Church
(Interfax-Religion)

Icon of Crimea heavenly protector to be delivered to the International Space Station
(Interfax-Religion)

Love thy neighbour: An array of churches opposes Donald Trump’s proposed cuts to foreign aid
(ERASMUS, The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])

Moldovan President counts on Patriarch Kirill's support in reuniting his country
(Interfax-Religion)

Revival of argument about Lenin's tomb
(Interfax-Religiia, Russia Religion News)

Gorsuch, Scalia, and religious liberty
(Ramesh Ponnuru, National Review)

What Gorsuch sees that Scalia didn’t
(Nathan Diament, Wall Street Journal)

French center-right appeals for Jewish votes against Le Pen
(Cnaan Liphshiz, Forward)

Pakistan asks Facebook and Twitter to help identify blasphemers
(Alex Hern, The Guardian)

Pakistan asks Facebook, Twitter to help track blasphemers
(Deutsche Welle)

Religious leaders urge Congress to protect foreign aid
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)

No more Godfathers in land of Corleone, Italian bishop decrees
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Sanctuary for the undocumented comes with legal consequences
(Kimberly Winston, Religion News Service)

White House budget plan includes funding for new school voucher program
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

As we work to eradicate ISIS, Iraq's Christians, Yizidis need our help now more than ever
(Nina Shea, Fox News Opinion)

Free speech isn’t always valuable. That’s not the point.
(Lata Nott, Newseum Institute: Inside the First Amendment)

Whether red, green, black or blue, a hijab’s color says a lot about individual Muslims
(Bob Mims, The Salt Lake Tribune)

Pope Francis and Lebanese president talk Syrian war
(Hannah Brockhaus, Catholic News Agency)

Health care for all isn't optional, Vatican tells UN
(Catholic News Agency)

Transgender people attend church more than heterosexuals, survey finds
(Brandon Showalter, Christian Post)

Texas advances bill on transgender bathrooms, but fate unclear
(Catholic News Agency)

Google director's push for computers inside human brains is 'anti-Christ,' 'human rights abuse,' theologians explain
(Brandon Showalter, Christian Post)

The right to liberty and security in plain English
(Daniel Charity, Rights Info: Human Rights News, Views & Info)

Ramirez: Where is the Women's March for the Islamic State's Yazidi sex slaves?
(Tina Ramirez, Breitbart)

Today’s Great Crossings: a historian’s view on Trump’s travel ban
(Christina Snyder, OUPblog)

Three points regarding Syrian refugees and President Trump’s travel ban
(Sam Farah, Syria Comment)

Kenny hopeful of illegal migrant deal with Trump
(Niamh Lyons, The Times)

UK: Taxpayers are funding extremism
(Alexi Mostrous, Head of Investigations, The Times)

Ireland ‘must have right to veto Brexit deal’
(Peter O’Dwyer, The Times)

Thirty-two European parliamentarians call for an end to “economic apartheid” against Baha’is in Iran
(Baha’i International Community)

Will Egypt put term limits on Al-Azhar grand imam?
(Khalid Hassan, translated by Joelle El-Khoury, Al Monitor: Egypt Pulse)

The new rulings against Trump's travel ban: what was blocked and why
(Camila Domonoske, NPR)

Muslim ban receives yet another federal block
(Corey Barnett, World Religion News)

Another court bars enforcement of Trump's second travel ban
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Trump’s second bid at travel ban knocked down by two U.S. judges
(Kartikay Mehrotra, Erik Larson, and Bob Van Voris, Bloomberg)

5 Judges in 9th Circuit would uphold Trump's first travel ban
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Five Republican-nominated judges signal support for travel ban
(Laura Jarrett, CNN)

Second federal judge blocks Trump's travel ban on heels of Hawaii ruling
(Hawaii News Now)

Hawaii federal court bars enforcement of key provisions of second travel ban
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Municipal cemetery development and the faculty jurisdiction
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

Americans United Executive Director Barry W. Lynn announces retirement after 25 years at helm of church-state separation group
(Press Release, Americans United)

Lynn to retire as head of Americans United
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Appeals court OK's court-ordered meeting of church members
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

In Syria, Iran sees necessary war
(Ali Hashem, Al Monitor: Iran Pulse)

Islamophobia is most worrying in Europe – not Trump's America
(Muneer I Ahmad, The Guardian)

EU headscarf ban in the workplace is facing backlash
(Nathan Glover, World)

Turkey in furious 'holy war' threat after EU headscarf ruling: 'This is a clash between cross and crescent'
(Harry Farley, Christian Today)

“Holy wars will soon begin in Europe,” Turkish Foreign Minister warns
(Hurriyet Daily News)

Turkey deports Dutch cows
(Amberin Zaman, Al Monitor: Turkey Pulse)

The ethics of health care explained: Am I my brother’s keeper?
(Tom Krattenmaker, Religious Freedom Institute)

Dutch Muslims are relieved, but divisions highlighted by election remain
(Matt Richards, Religion News Service)

Religious communities continue the long tradition of offering sancutary
(Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR)

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has a new adversary — the Church
(Michael Sullivan, NPR)

Greece: Radicalization thrives among bleak futures
(Julie Bourdon, Mission Network News)

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