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Friday, 17 June 2016

UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria: ISIS is committing genocide against the Yazidis
(Press Release, United Nations Human Rights Council)

UN commission says ISIS has committed genocide against Yazidis
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Liberia: Baptist seminary sale - court holds religious entity for debt
(All Africa)

In Liberia, court orders sale of seminary to satisfy amounts owed to fired president
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

What Obama actually thinks about radical Islam
(Jeffrey Goldberg, The Atlantic)

Russian Supreme Court bans Jehovah’s Witnesses branch in Stary Oskol
(RAPSI (Russian Legal Information Network))

'Jesus lunch' controversy: Wisconsin city holds public hearing on whether to allow weekly Bible study
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)

Israel lets Gazans into Jerusalem for Ramadan prayers
(Agence France-Presse)

Iraqi forces claim victory over the Islamic State in Fallujah
(Loveday Morris and Mustafa Salim, The Washington Post)

Iraqi businessman rescues Yazidi girls from ISIS
(Philip Kosloski, Aleteia)

A Catholic’s guide to the post-Orlando shouting matches
(Fr Dwight Longenecker, Aleteia)

Christian colleges on chopping block: Why are California newspapers ignoring the story?
(Julia Duin, Get Religion)

You can't say that! (Books)
(Christopher Howse, The Tablet: The International Catholic News Weekly)

Still time to face facts: the EU referendum is a religious issue too
(Peter Carruthers, Lapido Media: Centre for Religious Literacy in World Affairs)

Parliament adopted a draft appeal to Ecumenical Patriarch on granting autocephaly to Ukrainian church
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

Ukrainian Church asks president, prosecutors to react to parliamentarians' address to Rada's initiative
(Interfax-Religion)

Orthodox Christian leaders make last-minute appeal for unity
(Patrick Quinn, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Pan-Orthodox Council: It will go ahead with or without you, theologian tells Churches
(Mark Woods, Christian Today: Church)

Orthodox Synod to take place despite new pullout, by Russia
(Patrick Quinn and Derek Gatopoulos, Associated Press)

Agenda of the Crete forum is miserable, it can't be called a council - expert
(Interfax-Religion)

Patriarch Bartholomew's ambitions do not correspond to the real state of things
(Interview with Alexey Svetozarsky, Interfax-Religion)

OSCE seminar in Turkmenistan promotes freedom of religion and belief
(Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE))

Justin Welby: It's time television treated religion seriously
(Justin Welby, Radio Times)

Tennessee: Williamson school board to draft religion policy
(Melanie Balakit, The Tennessean)

Former First Lady Sinta Wahid forced to move interfaith buka puasa event at church after FPI protests
(Coconuts Jakarta)

How interfaith infusion can improve college outcomes
(Jarrett Carter, Education Dive)

Colleges should be nurturing interfaith leaders
(Eboo Patel, The Chronicle of Higher Education)

How can the US counter religious extremism?
(Matt Hadro, Catholic News Agency)

3 Christian missionaries go missing in Middle East after surviving brutal beating by terrorists with iron pipes
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)

Pakistan 'honour' killing: Why clerics' call may fall on deaf ears
(M Ilyas Khan, BBC News)

Human rights campaigners call on China to drop cases against lawyers
(Ruth Gledhill, Christian Today)

Indian court jails 11 for life over Gujarat massacre of Muslims
(Timmy Wilkes, Reuters)

Thursday, 16 June 2016

Churchyard Regulations – the practicalities of enforcement
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

Why are churches burning in Chile?
(Miriam A. Espinoza, Evangelical Focus)

Human blockade thwarts Thai police raid on Buddhist temple
(Deutsche Welle)

Don't let Mississippi establish anti-gay religion
(Noah Feldman, Bloomberg)

The global religious freedom crisis and its challenge to U.S. foreign policy
(Robert P. George, M. Zuhdi Jasser, M.D., and David N. Saperstein, U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs)

China: Bishop under house arrest who 'stood up to China' alludes to shock turnaround
(Carey Lodge, Christian Today)

Tortured and cast out: Nigeria's 'cursed' children
(Adrian Kriesch / Jan-Philipp Scholz, Deutsche Welle)

Why a mosque invited a church to use its space for worship
(Antonia Blumberg, Huffpost Religion)

Indian pastors undergo legal trainings to help them against persecution
(Suzette Gutierrez Cachila, The Christian Times)

Christians arrested in Nepal for spreading the gospel
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)

Pakistani man beats sister to death with log in 'Christian honor killing'
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)

Atheists can't stop sheriff from posting Christian messages on Facebook, judge rules
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)

UK government hints it will recognise ISIS atrocities against Christians as genocide
(Harry Farley, Christian Today)

Federal judge orders Alabama high court to follow SC ruling, stop barring same-sex marriages
(Jonah Hicap, Christian Today)

U.S. Muslim professor unpunished, still teaches at public university despite blatant endorsement of Shariah law
(Jonah Hicap, Christian Today)

Islamophobia on the rise in Germany - study
(Reuters)

After Orlando, a political divide on gay rights still stands
(Jeremy W. Peters and Lizette Alvarez, The New York Times)

Muslim view of LGBT people in spotlight after Orlando attack
(Rachel Zoll and Deepti Hajela, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Southern Baptists go beyond conservative politics at meeting
(Travis Loller, ABC News)

Southern Baptist convention urges churches to welcome refugees
(Sarah McCammon, NPR)

Southern Baptist Convention urges churches to welcome refugees
(Julie Zauzmer, The Washington Post)

Pakistani policeman beats up church leader over ‘loudspeaker music’
(Asif Aqeel, World Watch Monitor)

Hardliner groups vow to prevent Istanbul Gay Pride
(Umat Uras, Al Jazeera)

Has ultra-Orthodox war against Israel's supreme court ended?
(Mazal Mualem, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)

Trump backs surveillance of mosques despite criticism of rhetoric
(Emily Stephenson and Amanda Becker, Reuters)

U.S. officials say American Muslims do report extremist threats
(Kristina Cooke and Joseph Ax, Reuters)

Ultra-Orthodox Jews scuffle with worshippers at Western Wall
(Michele Chabin, Religion News Service)

Readout of the President’s meeting with His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama
(Office of the Press Secretary, The White House)

Obama meets with Dalai Lama, angering China
(Kevin Liptak, CNN)

Obama meets at White House with Dalai Lama
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Comments on Notice 2014-21: Virtual currency guidance
(American Institute of CPAs)

Charitable contributions in bitcoin?
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Osun hijab crisis: students attend schools in church garments
(Josiah Oluwole, Premium Times)

In Nigeria, Christian students react to ruling on hijabs in schools
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Court says suit over church member's trespassing ban should be dismissed
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

How to make ‘thoughts and prayers’ meaningful again
(Alyssa Rosenberg, The Washington Post)

UN condemns Isis genocide against Yazidis in Iraq and Syria
(Patrick Wintour, The Guardian)

The Pan-Orthodox Council must and will proceed
(Rev. Dr. John Chryssavgis and Paul L. Gavrilyuk, First Things)

Erosion of rule of law threatens human rights protection in Poland
(Nils Muižnieks, Commissioner for Human Rights, Council of Europe)

After fifty years of preparations, will the Pan-Orthodox Council be ecumenically relevant?
(Radu Bordeianu, The University of Chicago Divinity School: Sightings)

Pan-Orthodox Council organizing committee claims the decision of ROC not to affect its conduct
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

Poland should provide abortion, contraceptives, mandatory sex ed: Council of Europe
(Lianne Laurence, LifeSite News)

Interpreting freedom from religion: A step too far?
(Caroline K Roberts, University of Bristol Law School Blog)

Berkley Center Ten-Year Anniversary Essays
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Opinion: The humanist face of religion
(Meenakshi Thapan, The Hindu)

Hollman Report: Religious liberty legislation in Congress
(K. Hollyn Hollman, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty (BJC blog))

U.S. bishops continue efforts to raise awareness of religious liberty
(St. Louis Review)

Supporting religious freedom requires vigilance, says cardinal
(Mark Zimmerman, Catholic Standard)

Texas tribe wins 10-year fight over its use of eagle feathers
(Maria Recio, Star-Telegram)

House of One: Building interfaith dialogue from the ground up
(Plina Garaev, I24news)

Rada's draft on giving autocephaly to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church is doomed to failure - expert
(Interfax-Religion)

Russian Orthodox Church finds Ukrainian Rada's initiative to be gross violation of law
(Interfax-Religion)

Rada calls on Ecumenical patriarch to give autocephaly to Ukraine's Orthodox Church
(Interfax-Religion)

EVENT, 16 June 2016: Discussion on Religion and Nationalism in Central Europe: Use and Misuse of Religious Values in Politicsev
(Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague)

Human Rights for Business is not working yet
(Benson Egwuonwu, RightsInfo)

Wednesday, 15 June 2016

The Orlando shooting: exploring the link between hate crimes and terrorism
(Joshua D. Freilich; Jeff Gruenewald, Steven Chermak, and William Parkin, The Conversation)

Germany to clamp down on religious polygamy
(Ben Knight, Deutsche Welle)

Muslim women in India struggle to end 'triple talaq'
(Arafatul Islam, Deutsche Welle)

Saving grace: The leadership virtue that can help congregations work through conflict
(David Briggs, The ARDA: Ahead of the Trend)

The battle for Hagia Sophia in Istanbul escalates
(Pinar Tremblay, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)

Singapore: Govt ‘will protect all, regardless of race, religion, sexual orientation’
(Gov.sg (press release))

Bahrain prohibits all political activity by religious leaders
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Bahrain: Amendments separate politics from religion
(Jaber Ali, Middle East Confidential)

Civil liberties keep America safe
(Conor Friedersdorf, The Atlantic)

Washington schools to teach 5-y-o students 'many ways to express gender'
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)

Bangladesh clerics issue fatwa on Islamist killings
(Agence France-Presse)

The plight of the Rohingya – His Eminence Cardinal Charles Maung Bo addresses the Houses of Parliament, London, 25 May 2016
(FoRB in Full (a blog by CSW))

Where is the ‘African’ in African Studies?
(Robtel Neajai Pailey, African Arguments)

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