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Thursday, 22 December 2016

Communist leads parliament's committee on religious affairs
(Interfax-Religiia, Russia Religion News)

Trump's inaugural to include interfaith prayer service
(Rachel Zoll, AP, The Big Story)

Vermont woman who wrote and distributed anti-Semitic fliers will not be arrested
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Jewish family leaves Pennsylvania city after being blamed for Christmas play cancellation
(Ben Sales, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Fake followers of religions create clashes: PM
(Prothom Alo)

New Vietnamese law still reflects skepticism about religion, bishop says
(National Catholic Reporter)

Pakistan: Asia Bibi to spend Christmas in a prison cell
(Martin Bashir, BBC, Forum for Religious Freedom Europe)

Interfaith platform given peace award
(The Gulf Today)

Is the Jewish community ready for a very merry interfaith Chrismukkah?
(Amanda Borschel-Dan, The Times of Israel)

Indiana federal court rejects religious discrimination argument of fired clerk in marriage license dispute
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

Must-read: Brent Walker on the state of religious liberty today
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

Repeal of N.C.’s ‘bathroom bill’ stumbles
(Sean Rossman, Religion News Service)

North Carolina's attempt to repeal "bathroom bill" fails
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

North Carolina lawmakers leave ‘bathroom bill’ in place
(Mark Berman and Sandhya Somashekhar, The Washington Post)

Preliminary injunction issued against Illinois Conscience Act Amendments
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Georgia student sues after his public school censored him from sharing his faith on campus
(Leah Jessen, The Daily Signal)

Suit challenges college's speech zones and speech code
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Illinois: Major victory for religious liberty and freedom of conscience
(Joseph A. Morris, CatholicCitizens.org)

Federal judge OKs lawsuit against Gov. Greg Abbott over removal of satirical Nativity
(Brandi Grissom, Dallas News)

Removal of secular "Nativity scene" may be viewpoint discrimination
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

DOJ claims that county’s denial of a sewer permit violates RLUIPA
(Karla Chaffee, Evan Seeman, Dwight Merriam and John Peloso, RLUIPA Defense)

Indian PM's camp seeks support from unlikely quarter: Muslim women
(Rupaim Jain and Tom Lasseter, Reuters)

Catholic priest’s appointment as university president stuns French
(Tom Heneghan, Religion News Service)

Fears grow over religious freedom restrictions in Vietnam
(Carey Lodge, Christian Today)

Christmas highlights pressures on Chuch of England's stretched rural clergy
(Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian)

Registry used to track Arabs and Muslims dismantled by Obama administration
(Ed Pilkington, The Guardian)

YouTube star Adam Saleh's story is shocking – but only if it's true
(Moustafa Bayoumi, The Guardian)

Iraqi clergy say Prince's solidarity message needs political backing
(World Watch Monitor\)

Blood, rubble, dust – and a premonition: Cairo church bomb survivors remember their dead
(World Watch Monitor)

Nepali church leaders found guilty of ‘witchcraft’ and ‘violence’ for helping mentally ill woman
(World Watch Monitor)

Romania could see 1st female Muslim prime minister
(Alison Mutler, The Associated Press)

Thousands gather at Stonehenge for winter solstice
(Patrick Johnston and Tom Heneghan, Reuters)

On the trail of Italy’s manger hoppers
(Elisabetta Povoledo, The New York Times)

Prince Charles warns against religious persecution
(BBC)

Vatican asks Beijing for positive signs to help dialogue
(Philip Pullella, Ben Blanchard, and Angus MacSwan, Reuters)

'No ill feelings,' Muslim woman assaulted in Applebee's tells her attacker in court
(Paul Walsh, Star Tribune)

Man grabbed hijab from woman's head in 'hate crime,' Newark mayor says
(Marisa Iati, NJ.com)

‘I will always put my faith first’: Catholic health educator fired for refusing to teach birth control
(Kristine Guerra, The Washington Post)

Trump suggests Berlin attack affirms his plan to bar Muslims
(Mark Landler, The New York Times)

Trump's inaugural to include interfaith prayer service
(Rachel Zoll, The Associated Press)

Why aren’t Jedis charitable? – The meaning of religion in charity law
(Nicola Evans, Bircham Dyson Bell)

The Farce Awakens: Why the Charity Commission’s decision on Jediism reveals a need to revisit the definition of religion
(Russell Sandberg, Guest Post, Law & Religion UK)

Leave to appeal refused in Ashers Baking
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

The Bill of Rights just turned 225. Here’s What it can still teach us about religious freedom.
(Abigail Doty, The Daily Signal)

In honor of the First Amendment
(Newsroom, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)

Wednesday, 21 December 2016

First Amendment works — and will — if we still have it
(Gene Polinski, Newseum: Inside the First Amendment)

Christmas with the Presidents
(Lee Edwards, The Daily Signal)

Christmas and Hanukkah, together again
(Samira Mehta, Religion and Politics Fit for Society)

Oh Hanukkah! So many ways to celebrate the festival of lights
(Jessica Steinberg, The Times of Israel)

A sacred light in the darkness: Winter solstice illuminations at Spanish missions
(Rubén G. Mendoza, The Conversation)

Christmas vs. solstice on Connecticut town green
(Frank Juliano, Connecticut Post)

Winter Solstice displays counter religious ones
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Non-religious holiday displays sit alongside Nativity scenes in many state capitols
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

Ukraine Jews have a little Hanukkah miracle of their own going on
(Stanley Rabin, The Dallas Morning News)

British PM wishes all a Happy Hanukkah
(Itamar Eichner, Ynetnews)

In Hanukkah message, British PM vows to always support Jews
(The Times of Israel)

Romania set for first female, and first Muslim, Prime Minister
(Kit Gillet, The New York Times)

Forgotten Christmas messages
(Ron Jontof-Hutter, Jewish Journal)

Watch: These Christmas messages for Syrian refugees by Londoners will restore your faith in humanity
(Trends Desk, Indian Express)

Christmas markets a deeply rooted tradition in Germany
(Kate Müser, Deutsche Welle)

Perfectly valid (even if rather bizarre) Christmas wars stories in Texas and South Florida
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)

Christmas market attack: a blow to the heart of German cultural life
(Ingrid Sharp, The Conversation)

Security tightens up at Christmas markets across Europe
(Associated Press, Fox News World)

Berlin's Muslim community sends message of peace and solidarity after Christmas market attack
(Lizzie Dearden, Katie Forster, Independent)

Solidarity with Berlin at Brussels market
(Deutsche Welle)

Merkel condemns Berlin market attack as police raid refugee shelter
(Kate Connolly, The Guardian)

Atheist group demand kids stop packing Christmas boxes for needy kids
(Press Release, Becket Law)

Why Berlin Christmas market attack puts new pressure on Angela Merkel
(Patricia Hogwood, The Conversation)

Berlin's zero hour is also Angela Merkel's
(Paul Hockenos, Foreign Policy)

Amid the bloody carnage, Angela Merkel is a beacon of sanity
(Anne Perkins, The Guardian)

Why violence in Berlin is dangerous for democracy
(John Keane, The Conversation)

Berlin's Bishop Dröge: 'Don't let violence discourage you'
(Klaus Krämer, Deutsche Welle)

Berlin attack: ISIS claims it inspired truck assault at market
(Frederik Pleitgen, Angela Dewan, James Griffiths and Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN)

Pope proclaims a Christmas of hope
(Kathleen Naab, Zenit: The World Seen from Rome)

Sea of Galilee draws faithful despite receding waters
(Ronen Zevulun, Reuters)

Hanukkah: The festival of religious freedom
(Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, ABC Religion and Ethics)

Hanukkah overlaps with Christmas this year. But why all the moving around?
(Josh Hafner, Religion News Service)

Amid Middle East gloom, Christmas brings some cheer in Bethlehem
(Mustafa Abu Ganeyeh, Reuters)

Israeli university defends student union Christmas tree
(Michele Chabin, Religion News Service)

Pope Francis, the superstars of radical nonviolence, and a bold move to change the politics of peace
(Maria Power and Christopher Hrynkow, The Conversation)

Once outlawed, Uganda's tiny Jewish group opens synagogue
(Rodney Muhumuza, The Associated Press)

Why Muslim-Jewish cooperation matters for America
(Eboo Patel, Religion News Service)

Muslim woman brings Christmas to 50 Christian widows in Nigeria
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)

Nigerian churches criticised for not helping persecuted north
(World Watch Monitor)

Iraqi businessman erects tallest Christmas tree in Baghdad
(Ali Abdul-Hassan, The Associated Press)

Sri Lankans rush to build towering Christmas tree on time
(Bharatha Mallawarachi, The Associated Press)

Pakistan: CM stresses need for interfaith, sectarian harmony
(The News International)

Pakistan: Ayaz Sadiq for promotion of interfaith harmony in the country
(Dispatch News Desk)

Pakistan to run special Christmas rail service
(Vatican Radio)

Malaysia: Coming together in the spirit of X’mas
(Joash Ee de Silva, The Star Online)

Radical vs. apocalyptic Islam: What's the difference?
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)

Beyond democracy: religious bridging and religious tolerance in Muslim countries (Responding to 2016 Religious Freedom Project Fellows: Findings from the Field)
(Nathanael Gratias Sumaktoyo, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

How new global charities are beating ‘faith-based organizations’ at their own game
(Allison Schnable, Religion News Service)

Complications of anti-evangelism law: Do more than two not gather together? (Religiia i pravo, 6 December 2016)
(Interview with Vladimir Riakhovsky by Roman Lunkin, Russia Religion News, Stetson University)

Kazakh National Security Committee neutralizing Takfir wal-Hijra religious extremist organization
(Interfax-Religion)

Mongolia says Dalai Lama will not be allowed future visits
(Ganbat Namjilsangarav, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Trump's election voted No. 1 religion story of 2016; Khizr & Ghazala Khan selected as top newsmakers
(EIN News)

Hezbollah, Israel both mum on recent escalation
(Mona Alami, Al Monitor: Syria Pulse)

Federal budget widens political conflict among Kurdish forces
(Ibrahim Malazada trans. Sami-Joe Abboud, Al Monitor: Iraq Pulse)

Why Egypt's anti-terror efforts have failed to curb attacks
(Shahira Amin, Al Monitor: Egypt Pulse)

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