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Wednesday, 12 September 2018

Why evangelical Christians — and all of us — should stand up for the Uighurs
(Bob Roberts, Religion News Service)

Group: Officials destroying crosses, burning Bibles in China
(Christopher Bodeen, Religion News Service)

Kenyan religious leaders fight to rescue young girls from child marriage
(Tonny Onyulo, Religion News Service)

Indian court raises LGBT hopes of finding home in traditional faiths
(Priyadarshini Sen, Religion News Service)

Cardinal Wuerl says he will meet with pope to discuss possible resignation
(Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service)

Pope summons bishops for February abuse prevention summit
(Nicole Winfield, Religion News Service)

Millions of people, mostly Muslims, suddenly excluded as citizens in northeastern India
(Siddhant Mohan, USA Today)

Many Pakistanis with Ivy League PhDs support discrimination against Ahmadis
(Husain Haqqani, The Print)

Pakistan government's pro-minority stance questioned as Ahmadi economist's appointment is revoked
(Umaima Ahmed, Anushe Noor Faheem, Qurratulain (Annie) Zaman, Global Voices)

Fatwas, niqabs and 'acceptable standards': Is conservative Islam on the rise across Indonesia?
(Tasha Wibawa, ABC Net)

Securitization of Islam and religious freedom
(Jocelyne Cesari, Religious Freedom Institute)

EVENT, 12 September 2018: Religion and immigration: Tips for sharing scholarship with the public
(Religious Freedom Center, Freedom Forum Institute)

EVENT, 12-14 September 2018: The Fifth ICLARS Conference, Living Together in Diversity: Strategies from Law and Religion- Program
(International Consortium for Law and Religion Studies (ICLARS), Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

EVENT LOGISTICS, 12-14 September 2018: The Fifth ICLARS Conference
(International Consortium for Law and Religion Studies (ICLARS), Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

Tuesday, 11 September 2018

Beijing bans online evangelization
(Bernardo Cervellera, Asia News)

Explainer: What is the 'religious freedom' debate about, and why are we having it?
(Michael Koziol, The Sydney Morning Herald)

Uzbekistan: building on centuries of inter-religious harmony
(Javlon Vakhabov, The Diplomat)

Putin urges to follow the example of the chief rabbi of Russia - father of 14 children
(Interfax-Religion)

Patriarch Bartholomew's position on Ukrainian Church motivated by politics rather than religion - Russian Imperial Family head
(Interfax-Religion)

Jehovah's Witness draftee defends right to conscientious objection
(NIA-Federatsiia, Russia Religion News)

Argentina’s government continues complex relationship with Church
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

China to regulate online religious activity amid crackdown
(Associated Press)

India: 2 years after Supreme Court order, no investigation into ‘shocking’ number of Kandhamal acquittals
(Anto Akkara, World Watch Monitor)

Thai police shut down journalists’ discussion about Rohingya
(Associated Press)

Nepal’s Communist government tightens its grip on civil society
(Arun Budhathoki, The Diplomat)

Azerbaijan: Heavy fines for selling unapproved literature
(Forum 18 News Service)

USCIRF highly concerned by latest Chinese government abuses against religious communities
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

Monday, 10 September 2018

As US closes Palestinian office, Catholics urge that Palestinian voices be heard in peace process
(Courtney Grogan, Catholic News Agency)

Pope Francis orders new bishops to 'just say no to abuse'
(Melissa Davey, The Guardian)

Argentinians formally leave Catholic church over stance on abortion
(Uki Goni, The Guardian)

'I want to be a doctor, not a rabbi': how Israeli ultra-Orthodox are being drawn into work
(Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian)

Indian Catholic nuns protest against bishop accused of rape
(Michael Safi, The Guardian)

China cracks down on 'chaotic' religious information online
(Reuters, The Guardian)

Rubio calls out China for 'burning Bibles'
(Emily Birnbaum, The Hill)

Prime Minister Scott Morrison flags law change to ‘protect religious freedom’
(Jordan Hirst, Q News)

Archbishop of Canterbury addresses UN Security Council on uses of mediation
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

In God some trust: The role of religion in Anglophone democracies
(Erasmus, The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])

Russian Orthodox Church urges Constantinople not to substitute canonical logic with political one
(Interfax-Religion)

Will Saudi Arabia cease to be the center of Islam?
(Faisal Devji, The New York Times)

Life in 70-years-old North Korea ‘is like living in Orwell’s 1984’, says escapee
(World Watch Monitor)

The Salem sisters dolls inspired by real-life Hijabi women
(Nathan Glover, World Religion News)

Coptic abbot’s murder points to strains over ecumenism in Egypt
(Jacob Wirtschafter and Mina Nader, Religion News Service)

Catholic donor denies he consulted on Viganò allegations against Pope Francis
(Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service)

Why the Catholic Church can’t move on from the sex abuse crisis
(Thomas Reese, Religion News Service)

U.S. Congressman says religious diversity important for Iraq
(Christopher White, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Group: Officials destroying crosses, burning bibles in China
(Christopher Bodeen, Associated Press)

Soccer fans clash with church members over stadium plaza
(Associated Press)

Religious photos of the week
(Kit Doyle, Religion News Service)

Uzbek imam fired after 'deviating from the script'
(Farangis Najibullah, Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty)

China is detaining Muslims in vast numbers. The goal: ‘Transformation.’
(Chris Buckley, The New York Times)

EVENT, 10-11 September 2018: "Pueblos originarios, cultura y libertad religiosa"
(XVIII Coloquio del Consorcio Latinoamericano de Libertad Religiosa, Rio de Janiero, Brazil)

Saturday, 8 September 2018

Religion and literature in a secular age
(Mark Knight, OUPblog)

Friday, 7 September 2018

US lawmakers urge new Pakistan's government to treat minorities with equality
(The Economic Times)

Pakistan removes minority Ahmadi from economic council
(Associated Press)

India: Law Commission for religion-wise amendments to address issues like ‘triple talaq’
(Rasheed Kidwai, Observer Research Foundation)

Scott Morrison vows to change laws on religious freedom but won't be a 'culture warrior' PM
(David Crowe, The Sydney Morning Herald)

More than half of Ukrainians have an opinion on autocephaly
(RISU, Russia Religion News)

Indian Church displeased with ruling legalizing same-sex relationships
(Catholic News Service)

How reformed churches are growing on the Arabian Peninsula
(Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra, The Gospel Coalition)

Kyrgyz sect members face prison for not sending kids to school
(Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty)

China's religious crackdown takes aim at Daoists, Buddhists
(Michael Sainsbury, UCA News)

Pakistan fires top Ahmadi economist after backlash
(Zahid Hussain, UCA News)

‘Harshest levels’ of religious repression across 16 nations
(Catholic Herald)

In DR Congo, bishops still concerned about election process
(Lucie Sarr, Law & Religion UK)

Watch these movies before Yom Kippur!
(Jeffrey Salkin, RNS Column: Martini Judaism (for those who want to be shaken and stirred))

Asian bishops pool wisdom to support peace on Korean Peninsula
(La Croix International)

In defense of Pope Francis
(Father Michel-Marie Zanotti-Sorkine, La Croix International)

Sex, Lies & Viganò takes
(Robert Mickens, La Croix International)

Home churches mushrooming in China amid crackdown
(Peter Liu, La Croix International)

Official's testimony sheds new light on Chinese 'reeducation camps' for Muslims
(Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty)

Thursday, 6 September 2018

Why the Catholic Church is still a force for good
(Dawn Foster, The Guardian)

One Day in the Haram review – a fascinating glimpse inside Islam's holiest site
(Leslie Felperin, The Guardian)

Could Israeli-Palestinian confederation bring peace?
(Yossi Beilin, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)

Israeli women can now command IAF squadrons, but are they equal?
(Debra Kamin, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)

Malaysia: Right to freedom of religion
(Tan Sri Razali Ismail, The Sun Daily)

Malaysian PM says public caning of lesbians tarnishes Islam
(Associated Press)

Conservative religious bloggers detained in Uzbekistan
(Catherine Putz, The Diplomat)

Banned from meeting in church, Rwandan worshippers gather at home
(Tonny Onyulo, Religion News Service)

Is Punjab’s proposed blasphemy law retrograde?
(Sanjay Hegde, Harcharan Bains & Ashutosh Kumar, The Hindu)

Indian Christians refuse to deny Christ despite persecution from Hindu radicals
(Leah MarieAnn Klett, The Christian Post)

India: 271 charged in UP for promoting Christian conversions, vilifying Hinduism
(NDTV)

Indian government responds to congressional letter
(Matias Perttula, Persecution: International Christian Concern)

Manto: the writer who felt the pain of India's partition
(Joseph Walsh, The Guardian)

India decriminalizes homosexual acts in landmark verdict
(Ashok Sharma, Associated Press)

India's top court decriminalizes gay sex in landmark ruling
(Manveena Suri, CNN)

India's move to end religion-based laws 'not desirable'
(UCA News)

Christian couple tied and beaten by Indian mob for ditching 'old Gods' for Jesus
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)

Indian Catholic bishops unhappy with legalization of homosexuality
(Law & Religion UK)

Online hate makes up most of rising anti-Semitic incidents in Argentina
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

India's Supreme Court legalizes consensual homosexual relations
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

A new Israeli law is making this fiercely loyal sect question what it has fought for
(Loveday Morris, The Washington Post)

Turkmenistan: Ninth jailed conscientious objector in 2018
(Forum 18 News Service)

Syrian archbishop: There are plans to oust Christians from the region
(Tola Mbakwe, Premier)

Mindanao Christians press for inclusive policies in new autonomous political entity
(UCANews)

Nicaragua: Christians attacked, detained and killed as ‘enemies of the regime’
(World Watch Monitor)

Twin bombings in Afghanistan hit Shiite enclave
(Twin Bombings in Afghanistan Hit Shiite Enclave, The Wall Street Journal)

Kazakh students defy head-scarf ban
(Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty)

Wednesday, 5 September 2018

Tens of thousands march for life and family in Guatemala
(Catholic News Agency)

Status of Syrian refugees in Lebanon remains largely unchanged
(Doreen Abi Raad, National Catholic Reporter)

Pakistani Christian lawmaker raises issue of ‘controversial’ job advertisement with authorities
(Madeeha Bakhsh, Christians in Pakistan)

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