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Monday, 3 October 2016

As tight-knit Jewish communities splinter, shofar takes synagogue to the people
(Judith Kogan, NPR)

As Catholic priests are killed in Mexico, questions and tensions rise
(Stephen Woodman, Religion News Service)

Synagogue attacked in Moscow
(Interfax-Religion)

Man that attacked Moscow synagogue wanted to speak to a denomination leader - Jewish community rep
(Interfax-Religion)

Visitors at Estonian National Museum offered to kick Virgin Mary's image
(Interfax-Religion)

Pope stresses importance of moral, cultural values for Europe
(Interfax-Religion)

Ten cities of the Central Russia refused to hold gay pride parades
(Interfax-Religion)

Italy's anti-mosque laws force Muslims to pray in garages
(Ludovica Iaccino, International Business Times)

Church continues to press Filipino leader on anti-crime purge
(Associated Press, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Muslims in meat industry mull countrywide strike to protest against rising vigilantism, harassment
(Ajaz Ashraf, Scroll.in)

Supreme Court faces volatile, even if not blockbuster, docket
(Adam Liptak, The New York Times)

Protestant lawyers' interpretation of anti-evangelism law loses in court
(Stanislav Kulov, Religiia i Pravo, Russia Religion News)

Her son shot their daughters 10 years ago. Then, these Amish families embraced her as a friend.
(Colby Itkowitz, Washington Post)

Christian colleges are debating whether to arm campus safety officers
(Kirkland An and Sarah Pulliam Bailey, The Washington Post | Acts of Faith)

Shaun Casey on religion and diplomacy
(Real Clear Religion Video)

Israeli Jews displeased with haredi-driven government policies
(Andrew Tobin, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Journeying to Hebron to take Jewish stand against Israeli occupation
(Naomi Zeveloff, Forward)

German church of Luther fame reopens ahead of milestone anniversary
(Deutsche Welle)

Question for reporters, politicos and citizens: Is it dangerous to talk about religion?
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)

Women go on 'Black Monday' strike in Poland against abortion ban
(Deutsche Welle)

Oooo, an atheist pastor: Washington Post offers wide-eyed yet manipulative look at Canadian conflict
(Jim Davis, GetReligion)

Religion figures heavily — and rightly so — in AP story on Muslim's 'honor' killing of sister
(Bobby Ross Jr., GetReligion)

"I had to:" Inside the mind of an 'honor' killer in Pakistan
(Kathy Gannon, Associated Press)

Opening remarks by the President in call with rabbis for Rosh Hashanah
(Press Release, The White House)

Obama holds pre-Rosh Hashanah call with 600 rabbis
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Doctor, multiple pregnancy care centers file federal suit over Illinois mandate to promote abortion
(Press Release, Alliance Defending Freedom)

Constitutional challenge filed to Illinois limits on conscientious objection by doctors
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

EVENT, 3 October 2016: Mapping religion and development
(Featuring country-level analysis in four countries: Bangladesh, Senegal, Kenya, and Guatemala, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs)

Suit demands town remove 'Christian' statue honoring veterans from library
(Marisa Iati, NJ Advance Media)

Suit challenges Veterans' Memorial featuring cross
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Sunday, 2 October 2016

Fellowship in focus, as Ecumenical Institute in Bossey marks 70 years
(World Council of Churches)

Some of Victoria’s “inherent requirements” amendments may be unconstitutional
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)

Theresa May on Brexit, Parliament and triggering Article 50
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Saturday, 1 October 2016

6 facts about U.S. Mormons
(Aleksandra Sandstrom and Becka A. Alper, Pew Research Center Fact Tank)

Sufism in New York: Defying prejudice, Islam’s mystical, musical strain appeals to New Yorkers
(The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])

The slow acceptance that destroying cultural heritage is a war crime
(The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])

Why is Turkey reviving an Ottoman sultan?
(Mustafa Akyol, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)

News from the World Council of Churches WCC welcomes Grand Imam of Al-Azhar
(World Council of Churches)

Extremism, dialogue and peace are focus of Christian-Muslim joint communiqué
(World Council of Churches)

Expert focus on religious freedom, literacy and diplomacy
(Ekklesia: Transforming politics and belief)

Brexit Basics 9: update 1st October
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Bulgaria bans full-face veils in public places
(John Butler, Inquisitr)

Bulgaria bans the veil: Is this like France’s burkini ban?
(Christine Beck, The Christian Science Monitor)

Announcing the Traditions Project
(Marc O. DeGirolami and Mark L. Movsesian, Center for Law & Religion, St. John's University)

Friday, 30 September 2016

OSCE announces action plan to combat anti-Semitism
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Islamic school, township settle lawsuit over zoning denial
(Corey Williams, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

French military bolsters Iraq presence for Mosul offensive
(Angela Charlton and Sylvie Corbet, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Amnesty: Hundreds trapped in Libya's Benghazi amid fighting
(The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Azerbaijani president calls for fight against xenophobia and Islamophobia
(Interfax-Religion)

Israeli policemen to help maintain order at Rosh Hashanah festivities in Ukraine's Uman
(Interfax-Religion)

Hizb ut-Tahrir cell's activity suppressed in Tatarstan
(Interfax-Religion)

As Aleppo battle rages, citizens suffer from blockade, shelling
(Tamer Osman trans. Pascale Menassa, Al Monitor: Syria Pulse)

What's keeping Syria’s rebel forces from consolidating their power?
(Mona Alami, Al Monitor: Syria Pulse)

Palestinian universities try to keep Fatah-Hamas split off campus
(Adnan Abu Amer trans. Cynthia Milan, Al Monitor: Palestine Pulse)

Sunni blocs oppose legal immunity for Popular Mobilization Forces
(Omar Sattar trans. Sahar Ghoussoub, Al Monitor: Iraq Pulse)

Released Egyptian journalist denies political deal secured his freedom
(George Mikhail, Al Monitor: Egypt Pulse)

CIA Director: Terrorist groups ‘are driven by this ideology that is not rooted in Islam’
(Lauretta Brown, CNSNews.com)

Media focuses on negatives about Islam
(Madeleine Davies, Church Times)

New French documentary on radical Islam sparks controversy, author accused of ‘sensationalism’
(RT)

Christian values are under attack in America, say 90 percent of white working class Evangelicals: survey
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)

The Docket: Supreme Court to tackle religious freedom, election rules in new term
(Bill Mears, Fox News)

Uzbekistan: Punished for religious books at home
(Forum 18 News Service)

6-y-o kids in Norway given right to self-identify as opposite sex, change gender
(Brandon Showalter, The Christian Post)

Alabama Chief Justice suspended over gay marriage stance
(Letitia Stein, Religion News Service)

Making of a 'martyr': Why would a young Iranian fight and die in Syria?
(Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor)

Boycott of world chess championship 'would hurt women in Iran'
(Saaed Kamali Dehghan, The Guardian)

Israeli policemen to help maintain order at Rosh Hashanah festivities in Ukraine's Uman
(Interfax-Religion)

Hearing into appeals contesting ex-Moscow Patriarchate employee's conviction postponed until Oct 5
(Interfax-Religion)

Nothing threatens Grozovsky's life in prison, priests visit him once a week - sources
(Interfax-Religion)

Christian frontrunner for Jakarta governor makes waves in Indonesia
(Samantha Hawley, Ari Wu and Archicco Guilianno, ABC News)

Turkish court sentences five men to life for murder of Christian publishers
(Deutsche Welle)

Why Obama refuses to say 'radical Islamic terrorism'
(Ellen Powell, Christian Science Monitor)

Consistory court judgments – September
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

IRS changes status of Billy Graham’s ministry
(Kimberly Winston, Religion News Service)

2 Catholics to be honored on US stamps in 2017
(Mark A. Kellner, Religion News Service)

Catholic leaders urge voters to back death penalty repeal
(Associated Press, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

In Georgia, Pope backs ‘sovereign rights’ but avoids naming Russia
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Nevada Supreme Court halts school voucher program as improperly funded
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

Ala. Chief Justice Roy Moore suspended for rest of term over gay marriage stance
(National Public Radio)

Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore suspended from office over same-sex marriage order
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Nevada high court blocks funding for school choice program
(Michelle Rindels, Associated Press, Nevada Sun)

Nevada Supreme Court upholds school choice plan, but invalidates appropriations for it
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Justice Department and Pittsfield Charter Township resolve lawsuit over denial of zoning approval for Islamic school
(Press Release, U.S. Department of Justice)

Justice Department lawsuit over Islamic school in Washtenaw County settled
(Tom Perkins, The Ann Arbor News)

Two RLUIPA suits over rezoning for Islamic school are settled
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Muslim Palestinian teacher's discrimination claims survive motion to dismiss
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

EVENT, 30 September 2016: Colloquium on ethics in environmental policymaking
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

CALL FOR PROPOSALS, due 30 September 2016: Annual "Religious Critiques of Law" Conference
(Nootbar Institute, Pepperdine University School of Law)

CALL FOR PAPERS, Deadline 30 September 2016: Brill Yearbook of International Religious Demography 2017
(Brian J. Grim, The Weekly Number)

Thursday, 29 September 2016

Italy: About the anti-sect squad, the anti-mosque laws and state funding of anti-sect oganizations
(OSCE 2016: Statement of the European Federation for Freedom of Belief)

Statement about Miviludes and Caimades at the OSCE/ODIHR Human Dimension Implementation Meeting
(Coordination of Associations and Individuals for Freedom of Conscience (CAP))

Incitement, tensions rise over Syrian refugees in Lebanon
(Tom Rollins, Al Monitor: Lebanon Pulse)

Protection of Religious Free Speech in Australia
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)

How much leverage do Salafists have in Egypt's parliament?
(Rami Galal trans. Muhammed Hussein Tal'at, Al Monitor: Egypt Pulse)

Azerbaijani president calls for fight against xenophobia and Islamophobia
(Interfax-Religion)

The USA prevented Ukraine from overcoming schism - UOC official
(Interfax-Religion)

Iran women bike against female cycling fatwa
(Francisco Perez, Deutsche Welle)

‘What if there is no God?’ Duterte promotes death penalty as certain means of serving justice
(RT.com)

Teach pupils how jihadists think, Welby urges
(Kaya Burgess, The Times)

Healers cure mistrust in Guinea's health system after horrors of Ebola
(Ruth Maclean, The Guardian)

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