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Friday, 9 December 2016

Can Calvinism make you happy?
(Jon Balserak, OUPblog Religion)

Eurocrats back new European Academy of Religion
(Jenny Taylor, LapidoMedia: Centre for Religious Literacy in Journalism)

Massachusetts governor heads to Israel as BDS fight heats up
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Brussels can fight Jew-hatred without definition of it, says envoy on anti-Semitism
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Religion Watch, December 2016, Volume 32 No. 2
(Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion)

Over 60 scholars sign letter opposing ‘dangerous’ bill targeting campus anti-Semitism
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

British man convicted for anti-Semitic online campaign against Jewish lawmaker
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

How Islamic will Erdogan’s presidential system be?
(Mustafa Akyol, Al Monitor: Turkey Pulse)

Will new Fatah leaders' fluency in Hebrew make a difference?
(Daoud Kuttab, Al Monitor: Palestine Pulse)

Anti-Islam Dutch politician found guilty of inciting discrimination
(NPR)

Is Israel’s education minister abandoning secular schools?
(Akiva Eldar trans. Ruti Sinai, Al Monitor: Israel Pulse)

Communicating the Good: The politics and ethics of 'The Common Good'
(Oliver O'Donovan, ABC Religion and Ethics)

Maestro turns Egyptian children in need into songbirds
(Salwa Samir, Al Monitor: Egypt Pulse)

#DumpKelloggs boycott joined by over 408K people after cereal company blacklists Breitbart
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)

Macy's stops giving money to Planned Parenthood, severs ties with abortion business
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)

Russian bomb disposal experts clear of mines 2 mosques in Aleppo
(Interfax-Religion)

Kyrgyzstan to develop state program to fight terrorism, religious extremism
(Interfax-Religion)

81 Muslims have disappeared along Kenya’s border. Their wives want answers.
(Fredrick Nzwili, Religion News Service)

Christian charity Compassion International could be forced out of India
(Mark Woods, Christian Today)

Germany's full-face veil ban is a shift in the wrong direction
(Tania Ildefonso Ocampos, Middle East Eye)

Muslim refugees in Germany convert from Islam to Christianity for asylum
(Janice Williams, International Business Times)

Christian politician faces controversial blasphemy trial in Indonesia
(Ruth Gledhill, Christian Today)

Hospitals destroyed and millions starving: The crisis in Yemen is worsening
(Carey Lodge, Christian Today)

India: Christian grandmother murdered for ‘disturbing the peace’
(World Watch Monitor)

Boko Haram causing ‘untold misery’ in northern Cameroon
(World Watch Monitor)

Thursday, 8 December 2016

After the Islamic State
(Robin Wright, The New Yorker)

The neuroscience argument that religion shaped the very structure of our brains
(Olivia Goldhill, Quartz)

Prosecutor asks court to sentence ex-student Karaulova to 5 years in prison for attempt to join ISIL
(Interfax-Religion)

Married under 'caliphate', Iraq couples say 'I do' again
(Rouba El Husseini and Safa Majeed, Agence France-Presse)

Rohingya crisis: Myanmar bans workers going to Malaysia
(Al Jazeera)

Chinese cardinal says Vatican must stand up to Beijing
(Pak Yiu and Lisa Jucca, Reuters)

After air crash, Pakistan fights over legacy of rock star-turned-cleric
(Asad Hashim, Reuters)

Theresa May is a religious nationalist
(Andrew Brown, Foreign Policy)

Government compromise on Brexit process in Parliament?
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

After 40 years of women rabbis, a Q&A with the first
(Lauren Markoe, Religion News Service)

Muslim-Jewish advisory council bridges religious lines to fight discrimination
(NPR)

Petition to settle Babri Masjid dispute includes many fake signatures, Ayodhya's Muslims allege
(Dhirendra K Jha, Scroll.in)

Knox: Human Rights Day should remind Baptists to stand up for all
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

She became the nation’s first Somali American lawmaker. A month later, she was harassed in a D.C. cab for being Muslim.
(Samantha Schmidt, The Washington Post)

Traci Irwin gets two years in Word of Life case
(Tom Coyne, Local SYR)

FLDS leaders say new evidence — or lack thereof — shows they should be released from jail
(Nate Carlisle, The Salt Lake Tribune)

Where is the world's most 'godless' city?
(John Keenan, The Guardian)

Singer-turned-preacher Junaid Jamshed personified Pakistan's contradictions
(Shamil Shams, Deutsche Welle)

Disappointment as Senate Republicans drop religious freedom amendment
(Matt Hadro, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

‘Unbelievable’ – Persecuted Christian bishops denied UK visas
(Catholic News Agency)

Catholic church bombed as fighting intensifies in northern Myanmar
(Catholic News Service, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Reflecting one last time
(Brent Walker, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

4th Circuit hears oral arguments in two religion cases
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Israel’s Chief Rabbinate promises standards for conversion rabbis and to count Ivanka Trump as Jewish
(Andrew Tobin, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Israeli rabbinate will adopt new standards likely to validate conversion of Ivanka Trump
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Burning Man just moved one step closer to becoming a religion
(Aimee Groth, Quartz)

Standing Rock: historic win for Native American religious freedom
(Charles C. Haynes, Religious Freedom Center, Newseum Institute)

How Standing Rock became a site of pilgrimage
(Rosalyn R. LaPier, The Conversation)

Mr. Trump, please act quickly to help Iraqi Christians on the brink of extinction
(Nina Shea, Fox News Opinion)

Muslim separatist militants in Thailand kill 6 civilians
(Seth Mydans, The New York Times)

French Senate passes pro-life website ban
(Bill McMorris, Free Beacon)

France prepares to criminalize pro-life advocacy
(Daniel Payne, National Review)

The Vatican reaffirms its position suggesting gay men should not be priests
(Julie Zauzmer, The Washington Post: Acts of Faith)

Swiss bishop to priests: No last rites for patients seeking assisted suicide
(Catholic News Service, National Catholic Reporter)

Europe presses American tech companies to tackle hate speech
(Mark Scott, The New York Times)

Professor Watchlist website elicits both fear and ridicule in US universities
(Mazin Sidahmed, The Guardian)

Ohio lawmakers put ‘heartbeat’ abortion ban on governor’s desk
(Leah Jessen, The Daily Signal)

Fixer Upper update (with M.Z. flashback): Was Gaines slam just BuzzFeed news style?
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)

This filmmaking couple doesn’t want to be punished for not promoting same-sex marriage
(Leah Jessen, The Daily Signal)

By framing secular society as a Christian creation, Hanson’s revival goes beyond simple racism
(Nicholas Morieson, The Conversation)

Correcting the religious speeches is a must - Egyptian pres
(Kuwait News Agency (KUNA))

Pakistan honors Nobel winner in physics 37 years late. But his religion still stirs anger.
(Pamela Constable, The Washington Post)

Dogara: Championing interfaith dialogue
(Turaki A. Hassan, The Nation)

Muslims lambast Christmas service raid in Bandung
(Haeril Halim and Arya Dipa, The Jakarta Post)

Fairness for all: Evangelicals explore truce on LGBT and religious rights
(Kate Shellnutt, Christianity Today)

UN braces for a potential massive exodus from Mosul
(Kavitha Surana, Foreign Policy)

An oath to entry – but should all citizens pledge allegiance to British values, not just new migrants?
(Parveen Akhtar, The Conversation)

The Supreme Court oral argument that cost Democrats the presidency (opinion)
(David Bernstein, The Washington Post)

339 anti-Catholic incidents in eleven months in France
(Human Rights without Frontiers International)

Merkel’s burqa ban appropriate for religious equality
(Al Jun, Global Times (China))

Americans expected to name babies born in 2017 after deities as Australian state bans God, Christ, Lord

Anti-discrimination laws are being 'weaponized' against Christians, UK report warns
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)

Amazon halts sale of 'Allah' doormats amid complaints, but still offers Jesus mats
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)

Historic Christian church to be converted into mosque; members take down cross from alter
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)

Ohio lawmakers pass ‘heartbeat’ abortion legislation
(Kim Palmer, Religion News Service)

Doctors and pregnancy centers fight Illinois law forcing them to promote abortions
(Jay Hobbs, LifeNews.com)

Seminaries start Black Lives Matter courses
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)

Reporter's notebook: What it was like as a Muslim to cover the election
(Asma Khalid, NPR)

Saudi-Egypt crisis leaves Israel concerned
(Ben Caspit trans. Danny Wool, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)

How a new generation of members could shake up Hamas
(Shlomi Eldar, trans. Sandy Bloom, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)

Is Iraqi government censoring media's military coverage?
(Mustafa Saadoun trans. Sahar Ghoussoub, Al Monitor: Iraq Pulse)

Is Egypt considering military intervention in Syria?
(Albaraa Abdullah, Al Monitor: Egypt Pulse)

German court rules Muslim girls must take part in swimming lessons
(Reuters, The Guardian)

‘No binding rules in Islam’: Muslim girls must take part in swimming lessons, German court rules
(Mo4ch News)

German top court says Muslim school girl must take part in mixed swim classes
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Assyrian Christians explain why they are prepared to form a militia to stop ISIS
(Sarah Stone, Christian Today)

Christians from Egypt seek refuge in Cyprus after experiencing brutal persecution
(Andre Mitchell, Christian Today)

First religious freedom case under new Nepal constitution: all charges dropped
(Vishal Arora, World Watch Monitor)

More people turning to Christ in Nepal, which now hosts over 1 million believers and 8,000 churches
(Andre Mitchell, Christian Today)

Focus on religious freedom is letting down the non-religious
(Freedom Declared)

'Religious Freedom is a high priority for Church,' Adventist representative tells UN envoy
(Bettina Krause, Adventist News Network)

Wednesday, 7 December 2016

Sussex Bishops and the Southern Rail dispute
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

Iran jails fashion bloggers and models for 'spreading prostitution'
(Bethan McKernan, The Independent)

Trump's religious dealmaking pays dividends
(Katie Glueck, Politico)

Vatican reaffirms ban on gay priests
(Michael O'Loughlin, American Magazine)

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