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Wednesday, 11 September 2019

Asia Bibi thanks EU’s Figel in her first live message from exile
(Marco Gombacci, The European Post)

A school where Muslims and Hindus pray together stirs strife in divided India
(Priyadarshini Sen, Religion News Service)

Business fears Israel Folau religious freedom law
(John Kehoe, Financial Review)

'Ultraman Buddha' art in Thailand prompts police complaint
(Panu Wongcha-um and Panarat Thepgumpanat, KFGO)

Israeli elections, religion, state and American Jewry
(Stanley P. Gold and Rabbi Uri Regev, Jewish Journal)

Interfaith marriages still a rarity in the Muslim world
(Kersten Knipp, Maram Salim, Deutsche Welle)

Cameroon diocese facing ‘severe consequences’ of ongoing rebellion
(Charles Collins, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Christians in Burkina Faso face options: ‘Flee, convert or die’
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Ready for the worst: ‘The 21: A journey into the land of Coptic martyrs’
(Daniel Philpott, Commonweal)

State Department supports Jehovah's Witnesses in torture claim
(TASS, Russia Religion News)

Web of prosecutions of Jehovah's Witnesses expands in Russian northwest
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News)

Guilt of men charged with attempted murder of Imam Chumakov unproven - Ingushetia jury
(Interfax-Religion)

Tajikistan: Pensioner jailed until August 2026
(Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18 News Service)

Iraqi Shiite holy city mourns stampede deaths of 31 pilgrims
(Associated Press)

Egypt sentences 11 Islamist leaders to life for spying
(Associated Press)

UN: Reconstruction of landmark Mosul mosque to begin in 2020
(Thomas Adamson, Associated Press)

Saudi Arabia's MBS Hosts Delegation of U.S. Evangelical Leaders on Eve of 9/11 Anniversary
(Amir Tibon, Haaretz)

Documents from 2019 CEC Peace Conference
(Dr Johnston McMaster and Rev. Christian Krieger, Conference of European Churches)

The religious activists waging a ‘holy war’ against Israel’s arms exports
(Patty Nieberg, Haaretz)

On 9/11, pope greets Vatican, Muslim leaders promoting world peace
(Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service)

Tuesday, 10 September 2019

Where freedom of conscience over abortion is conditional upon gestational age (The NSW abortion bill may be unique)
(Sean Murphy, MercatorNet)

What is Ashura? How this Shiite Muslim holiday inspires millions
(Noorzehra Zaidi, The Conversation)

US State Dept. announces sanctions against 2 high-ranking Surgut investigators over Jehovah's Witnesses case
(Interfax-Religion)

Orthodox and Muslims both face public opposition to building
(Federal Press, Russia Religion News)

Welby calls for respect for religious freedom during visit to India
(Nirmala Carvalho, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Priest, catechist accused of ‘forced conversion’ in eastern India
(Nirmala Carvalho, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

10 things you didn't know about the Christ the Redeemer statue
(Vanessa Elle, The Travel)

Officials: 31 Iraqi pilgrims die in stampede during holiday
(Qassim Abdul-Zahra and Zeina Karam, Associated Press)

US Christian evangelical delegation meets Saudi crown prince
(Aya Batrawy, Associated Press)

UN watchdog finds uranium ‘traces’ at Iran facility
(PanARMENIAN, Eurasia Review)

Analysis / How Israel, Hezbollah and Iran almost went to war last week
(Amos Harel, Haaretz)

Russian Orthodox Church to continue reunification consultations with "Russian exarchate"
(Interfax Religion)

Young people march for change in Angola
(Orlando da Cruz, UM News)

Hundreds of Christians in India’s Jharkhand state march in protest
(Olivia Miller, International Christian Concern)

Increased UN sanctions on Al-Shabaab denied
(Olivia Miller, International Christian Concern)

Eritrea closes religious schools following June closures of Catholic health facilities
(Olivia Miller, International Christian Concern)

For anxious young adults, religion can be a wellness tool, says new study
(Emily McFarlan Miller, Religion News Service)

Bahamas: Christian groups bring relief as Hurricane Dorian death toll rises
(Melissa Barnhart, The Christian Post)

Over 120 churches attacked since start of Syria's civil war: report
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)

Syrian churches targeted by Assad forces, new report claims
(Matt Hadro, Catholic News Agency)

Court orders Mexican Senate to take up pro-family constitutional amendment bill
(Catholic News Agency)

DNA tests confirm Indonesian couple as Jolo Cathedral bombing terrorists
(Olivia Miller, International Christian Concern)

Religious freedom advocate condemns Orthodox Church for punishing priest over Israel prayers
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)

Australia: How might an apology feature in the new religious freedom bill?
(Renae Barker and Robyn Olive Carroll, The Conversation)

Pope to UK: Obey UN resolution to hand over Chagos Islands
(Nicole Winfield, Associated Press)

Bring 'new life' to the Church in Mauritius, Pope Francis tells Catholics
(Catholic News Agency)

Pope Francis shrugs off critics, calling schism part of church’s history
(Claire Giangravé, Religion News Service)

Joint US-Turkish patrols begin in North Syria amid Kurdish concerns
(Amberin Zaman, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)

Myanmar army drops lawsuit against religious leader who complained to Trump of persecution
(Shoon Naing, Reuters)

Vatican calls for electoral reform, negotiations to resume in Nicaragua
(Catholic News Service)

Chinese pastor shared Gospel with 1,000 North Koreans before being assassinated for his faith
(Leah MarieAnn Kleet, The Christian Post)

Monday, 9 September 2019

Putin can’t save Erdogan from Idlib quagmire
(Week in Review, Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East)

Religious discrimination bill could legalise race hate speech, Law Council warns
(Paul Karp, The Guardian (Australia))

Tamil Nadu: Hindu group protests after school asks students to remove rakhi, religious threads
(Akshaya Nath, India Today)

“Religion should not divide us”, says Akeredolu as sultan visits Akure
(Tope Fayehun Akure, Leadership (Nigeria))

How Kejriwal’s AAP moved from ‘politics of change’ to counting on religion to win voters
(Aneesha Bedi, The Print)

‘Religious freedom must not be a hostage of Cyprus talks’
(Cyprus News Agency)

Denied entry at Delhi restaurant over religion and attire, alleges Sikh man
(The Tribune India)

Religion, beards, and Uzbekistan’s secular government
(Umida Hashimova, The Diplomat)

Trump should use UN meeting to champion religious liberty
(James Carafano, The Daily Signal)

Ethiopian church-affiliated group urges action against gays
(Elias Meseret, Associated Press)

Elephant injures 18 in Sri Lanka Buddhist pageant
(Associated Press)

Report: Over 120 Syrian churches damaged by war since 2011
(Associated Press)

Cyprus’ top lawyer: Bishop’s remarks on gays broke no law
(Associated Press)

Myanmar: Vice President welcomes Myanmar's inter-religious figures
(Antara News)

Russian Jews to unveil monument to Roma victims of Nazism
(Interfax-Religion)

Turbulent priests: Taking sides in the Orthodox Church’s battles over Russia and Ukraine
(The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])

Russia: Losing places of worship
(Victoria Arnold, Forum 18 News Service)

Ukrainian Orthodox leader expresses anti-Russian themes
(RISU, Russia Religion News)

With Russia’s ban on missionary work, it’s up to members to keep Mormonism alive
(Peggy Fletcher Stack, The Salt Lake Tribune)

What the LDS Church, other Western faiths are up against in Russia: a dominant Orthodox Church and a wary government
(Peggy Fletcher Stack, The Salt Lake Tribune)

Confusion reigns as Quebec schools apply religious symbols ban
(Christopher Curtis, Montreal Gazette)

What research reveals about drivers of anti-immigrant hate crime in South Africa
(Steven Gordon, The Conversation)

Kashmir: how Modi’s aggressive ‘Hindutva’ project has brought India and Pakistan to the brink – again
(Abdullah Yusuf, The Conversation)

Designing Australia’s sacred spaces and religious buildings: past, present and future
(Ursula de Jong, Architecture AU)

LGBT advocates warn Australia's religious freedom bill 'hands a sword to people of faith'
(Taameen Mohammad, Newsweek)

Lawyers' group hesitant about Australia's religious discrimination bill
(Catholic News Agency)

Australia: Jacqui Lambie says she sees no case for religious discrimination bill
(Paul Karp, The Guardian (Australia))

Pope warns of economic ‘idols’ in visit to Mauritius
(Nicole Winfield and Helena Alves, Associated Press)

Pope in Madagascar insists: ‘Poverty is not inevitable’
(Nicole Winfield and Trisha Thomas, Associated Press)

The Chinese Communist Party is capturing children’s minds
(Tan Zhe, MercatorNet)

Is the underground Church disappearing in China?
(La Croix International)

US defense chief Esper cautions Europe to be wary of China
(Robert Burns, Associated Press)

China plays no favourites. It persecutes all religions
(Massimo Introvigne, MercatorNet)

Saturday, 7 September 2019

‘Is religious freedom still considered a fundamental human right?’
(Business Mirror)

In Sarawak, Pakatan backs practice of Muslims and non-Muslims praying together
(Sulok Tawie, Malay Mail)

Red hat for Rabat gives greater visibility to minority church in Morocco
(Carol Glatz, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Sudan's new government invites Jewish community's return
(Kaamil Ahmed, Middle East Eye)

Thinking about Africa, Pope Francis: While seeing through eyes of BBC and The New York Times
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)

Friday, 6 September 2019

Malaysia’s religious schools under fire
(Sheith Khidhir, The ASEAN Post)

Cuban dissidents to honor Virgin Mary with nationwide protest on Feast Day
(Frances Martel, Breitbart News)

Tibetan religious festival marred by police oresence, state propaganda
(Radio Free Asia)

When it comes to global conflict, churches are the best solution we never think of
(Tim Breene and Scott Arbeiter, Religion News Service)

Report: Hindu radicals citing law as justification for attacks
(Charlie Butts, One News Now)

Israel’s religion-state divide blows up as election campaign gets mean
(Allison Kaplan Sommer, Haaretz)

Pope Francis says ‘it’s an honor that Americans are attacking me’
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Pope makes strategic visit to Mozambique after peace deal
(Nicole Winfield, Associated Press)

Pope denounces danger of corruption in Mozambique Mass
(Nicole Winfield, Associated Press)

Pope to Mozambique after new accord: ‘Courage brings peace’
(Nicole Winfield and Helena Alves, Associated Press)

Thursday, 5 September 2019

Brexit as a spiritual crisis: remain, leave, and an incarnational Church
(Massimo Faggioli, La Croix International)

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