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Monday, 7 November 2016

New Jersey meets its new, and first, Catholic cardinal – and vice versa
(David Gibson, Religion News Service)

Post-election church services aim to reconcile Christian voters
(Lauren Markoe, Religion News Service)

These heartbreaking photos of Syrian refugees reveal the human impact of war
(Carey Lodge, Christian Today)

ISIS forced back in both Iraq and Syria as twin campaigns continue
(Harry Farley, Christian Today)

Christian children forced to wear hijab, beaten for refusing to recite Quran in Egypt schools
(Hazel Torres, Christian Today)

Ukraine's religious divisions exposed as church is firebombed with Molotov cocktails
(Mark Woods, Christian Today)

Israel says 'no' to Middle East peace conference in Paris
(Luke Baker, Reuters)

Israel’s interior minister: Reform Judaism is an ‘imitation’
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Russia-backed UNESCO resolution on religious monuments on Jerusalem's Temple Mount not aimed against Israel
(Interfax-Religion)

Israeli court punishes American for son's divorce refusal
(Tia Goldenberg and Isaac Scharf, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Radical Islamists involved in financing of international terrorism detained in Volgograd Region
(Interfax-Religion)

Albania celebrates the beatification of 38 Catholic martyrs
(Llazar Semini, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Pakistan detains Shiite, Sunni leaders over Karachi attacks
(Adil Jawad, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Dozens arrested for attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh
(Serajul Quadir, Rajesh Kumar Singh, Larry King, and Alex Richardson, Reuters)

Jewish voters, prized in swing state Florida, tell what drives them
(Rick Rojas, The New York Times)

Top court to weigh in on accreditation for Christian law school
(Jacques Gallant, The Star)

Arizona man sentenced to 8 years on terrorism charges
(Garrett Mitchell, The Arizona Republic)

Christian and Muslim leaders discuss respect for human dignity
(Anglican News Service)

UN fight over LGBT protection threatens to undermine the human rights system
(Rosa Freedman, The Conversation)

How Jakarta’s first Chinese Indonesian governor became an easy target for radical Islamic groups
(Noor Huda Ismail, The Conversation)

The fight for Europe’s religious tradition: Far-right parties across the continent have had a sudden conversion to Christianity
(Anne-Sylvaine Chassany, Financial Times)

Religion doesn’t play much of a role to most Danes
(CPH Post Online)

Swiss against Islam as an official religion
(Swissinfo.ch)

Separate politics from religion, says Kanthapuram
(The Times of India)

Young leaders to discuss Brexit & refugee crisis at Interfaith Week Summit
(Independent Catholic News)

Jakim says no resurgence of interfaith commission, apostate groups
(Malay Mail Online)

Church: proposed Equality Bill encroaches upon Catholics’ religious freedom
(Yannick Pace, Malta Today)

Orbán’s ‘war of attrition’ against churches
(Lili Bayer, Politico)

Should doctors be allowed to bring their religion to work?
(Dr. Benjamin W. Corn, Quartz)

Review of pupils' rights to opt out of school religion after Government climbdown
(Garry Braiden and Andrew Denholm, Herald Scotland)

Court: Day care regulation may violate religious liberty
(Michael Booth, The Legal Intelligencer)

Trump accuses US-based Somalis of spreading extremism
(BBC)

Painful think piece: Has the year of Donald Trump killed off traditional journalism?
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)

Sunday, 6 November 2016

EVENT, 6-7 November 2016: Restoring Religious Freedom Conference: Law, Religion, Equality, and Dignity
(Douglas Laycock Keynote, Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory University)

EVENT, 6 November 2016: Protecting Religious Freedom: "Religious Freedom and Business" intiatives, Orange County, CA
(Brian J. Grim, Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)

Saturday, 5 November 2016

Has the United Nations become a tool for advancing Muslim nations' religious agenda?
(Ira Rifkin, GetReligion)

The health care plan that promises to protect your religious beliefs
(Rachel del Guidice, The Daily Signal)

66 years of the European Convention on Human Rights
(Karina Weller, RightsInfo)

EVENT, 5 November 2016: Minority Religions and Extremism in Schools and on Campus [REGISTRATION FORM]
(Inform Autumn Seminar, INFORM: The Information Network on Religious Movements)

Friday, 4 November 2016

Federal Court agrees with EEOC that sexual orientation discrimination is prohibited by Title VII
(Michael L. Stevens, Arent Fox LLP)

Planned Parenthood entities spend over $38 million to elect Democrats
(Leah Jessen, The Daily Signal)

Religious freedom at stake in this election, but not in the way evangelicals think
(Deborah Fikes, Religion News Service)

Jewish groups urge Israel’s US envoy to reject award from ‘anti-Muslim’ think tank
(Ron Kampeas, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

European Parliament head reiterates support for restitution
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Q&A: A Sikh community leader shares what we can do to reduce religious discrimination
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News Faith)

500 years of the Reformation – commencement of anniversary celebrations
(World Council of Churches)

Reformation commemoration "day of great joy,” says WCC leader
(Stephen Brown, World Council of Churches)

Reformation anniversary opportunity for reflection on past and critical look at present, says WCC general secretary
(David Adams, World Council of Churches)

European Reformation roadmap starts in Geneva
(World Council of Churches)

Vietnam likely the model for deal between China and Vatican
(Andrea Gagliarducci, Catholic News Agency)

Another challenge filed to "church plan" status of retirement plan
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

The decision that has changed everything tor TWU
(Barry W. Bussey, Canadian Council of Christian Charities: Intersection)

How a Canadian court battle signals a 'chilling' future for America's Christian colleges
(Nate Madden, Conservative Review)

The campaign paradox: Strong leaders need humility
(David Briggs, The Association of Religion Data Archives (ARDA): Ahead of the Ttend)

The down-ballot issues people of faith are watching
(Kimberly Winston and Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)

'Down-ballot issues': Religion News Service offers a look, but not balance
(Jim Davis, GetReligion)

Election outcome expected to influence religious freedom in health care
(Dennis Sadowski, Catholic News Service)

Orthodox rabbinical group joins call by non-Orthodox demanding Western Wall compromise
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Catholic-Jewish relations strengthened by efforts of rabbi and future pope
(Peter Smith, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

Muslims and Christians in Pakistan are working together to defeat false blasphemy accusations
(Ruth Gledhill, Christian Today)

Turkey's crackdown continues: Christian groups protest detention of US pastor
(Joseph Hartropp, Christian Today)

Romania debates referendum to ban gay marriage
(Associated Press, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

BBC defends defamation claim using justification defence
(Out-Law.com)

British court rejects imam's defamation claim against BBC
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Georgia drops demands for copies of sermons in discrimination case
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

3rd Circuit hears oral arguments in contraceptive coverage mandate case
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Jordan seeks US government's help in fight against terror finance lawsuit
(Julian Pecquet, Al Monitor: Congress Pulse)

Iraqis fear 'bloodshed will continue' after Mosul if sectarian tensions aren't addressed
(Tim Arango, The New York Times)

Iraqi Archbishop looks for reconciliation
(NPR)

Escape from The Caliphate: Rescuing and ransoming Christian hostages in Iraq
(Jennifer Percy, Harper's Magazine)

Harper's produces a masterful longread on Iraqi rescuer of Christian hostages
(Julia Duin, GetReligion)

Who are the Yazidis of Iraq? (And why are they facing such bitter persecution?)
(Richard Ostling, GetReligion)

New generation of jihadis poised to replace IS in Iraq
(Ali Mamouri trans. Sahar Ghoussoub, Al Monitor: Iraq Pulse)

What's really behind Iraq's new alcohol ban?
(Saad Salloum trans. Cynthia Milan, Al-Monitor: Iraq Pulse)

Violence and political pressure anger Nigeria's Shi'ites
(Alexis Akwagyiram, Reuters)

South Korea's Park denies following cult as scandal continues
(BBC)

Algerian converts denied Christian funerals
(World Watch Monitor)

Donations to religious institutions fall as values change
(Alina Tugend, The New York Times)

The most and least educated U.S. religious groups
(Caryle Murphy, Pew Research Center Fact Tank)

French teens cleared of synagogue arson they tried to prevent
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Is Augustine the patron saint of the 2016 election?
(David Gibson, Religion News Service)

Churches can use power in civil society for peace making, WCC Reformation panel notes
(World Council of Churches)

British parents worry religion will alienate their children, study finds
(RT)

Far-right activist fined for religiously-aggravated harassment
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Safeguarding Matters – Bishop of Oxford
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

How much does saying ‘radical Islamic terrorism’ matter?
(Olivier Knox, Yahoo)

UK Government Loses Brexit Challenge
(Adam Wagner, RightsInfo)

Europe's new blasphemy courts
(Douglas Murray, Gatestone Institute)

One killed in Jakarta protests as Widodo calls for calm
(Deutsche Welle)

Police to lock down Indonesian capital for blasphemy protest
(Niniek Karmini and Ali Kotarumalos, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Indonesian police quell mass protest by hardline Muslims
(Johan Purnomo and Fergus Jensen, Reuters)

Strict law pushes Polish women to have abortions abroad
(Monika Scislowska, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

More than $180,000 raised for church burned, marked with ‘Vote Trump’ graffiti
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)

Thursday, 3 November 2016

From secular study to scripture: A look at the influence of high school on the religious lives of Harrisites
(Poonam Dass, Sumaita Hasan, and Jason Lalljee, New York Daily News)

Washington’s oldest synagogue is on the move again
(Julie Zauzmer, The Washington Post)

Pope denounces violence in God’s name in interfaith meeting
(Associated Press, The Washington Post)

Q&A: The current state of church-state relations
(Howard M. Friedman and Emily Lund, Christianity Today)

Why religious freedom could be at risk, regardless of who wins
(Matt Hadro, Catholic News Agency)

Paul, Mary and the Northern Irish Court of Appeal – (Last) Week’s Human Rights News and Quotes.
(Naomi Webber, RightsInfo)

Interview on state of church-state relations
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

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