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Friday, 11 May 2018

Anglican Church of New Zealand votes to support gay marriage
(Amanda Casanova, Christian Headlines)

Muslim and fabulous: how the internet changed fashion for Aussie hijabistas
(Yassmin Abdel-Magied, The Guardian)

George Pell met US environment chief Scott Pruitt to discuss climate-change debate
(Graham Readfearn, The Guardian)

Deadly attack on South African mosque has ‘hallmarks of Islamic State'
(Agence France-Presse, The Guardian)

Canadian minister asked to take off turban at US airport
(Rob Gillies, Associated Press)

A Canadian leader was asked by TSA to remove his turban. U.S. officials express ‘regret.’
(Allyson Chiu, The Washington Post)

Professor David Goodall obituary
(The Times)

Religious backlash loosens clerics’ grip on legacy of 1979 Iranian Revolution
(Naser Ghobadzadeh, The Conversation)

Impunity breeds distrust - religious leaders as human rights defenders in Mexico
(CSWPress, FoRB in Full (a blog by CSW))

Interfaith couple fighting for divorce couldn't agree on son's name. So Kerala High Court names him 'Johan Sachin'
(Bobins Abraham, India Times)

Can the son of a cattle grazer stop Modi in India’s South?
(Barkha Dutt, The Washington Post)

Announcing the launch of the Cardus Religious Freedom Institute

Thursday, 10 May 2018

Azerbaijan: raids on mosques, jailings, fines
(Forum 18 News Service)

Jewish Day of Salvation and Liberation promotes understanding among people - Putin
(Interfax-Religion)

Russia seeks deeper ties with Islamic states - Putin
(Interfax-Religion)

The case against Jehovah's Witnesses
(Marta Tomaszkiewicz, Russia Religion News)

Malaysia’s new 92-year-old prime minister is a proud anti-Semite
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Vietnamese nuns attacked protesting construction on disputed land
(Catholic News Service)

Malawi bishops call for ‘new era’ ahead of 2019 elections
(Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

1 killed, 2 badly wounded in South Africa mosque attack
(Cara Anna, Associated Press)

Taiwan's bishops gather at the Vatican for first time in 10 years
(Hannah Brockhaus, Catholic News Agency)

Disability groups oppose using botanist's death to advance assisted suicide agenda
(Mary Rezac, Catholic News Agency)

North Korea: 10 things to know about its history, persecution, and some good news
(Veronica Neffinger, Christian Headlines)

Screen grabs: how religious sects seized Madagascar's cinema district
(Isabelle Mayault, The Guardian)

Forcibly outing LGBT children to their parents is monstrous
(Drew Brown, The Guardian)

Trump is saving Christians from North Korea
(Nathan Glover, World Religion News)

Pakistan: bereaved parents accept compensation but suspect walks free
(Asif Aqeel, World Watch Monitor)

Brunson’s lawyer: secret witness practice ‘absolutely outlandish’
(Barbara G. Baker, World Watch Monitor)

Pope Francis warns of two false paths to holiness
(Thomas Reese, RNS Column: Signs of the Times)

Evangelicals find like-minded Christians in unlikely place: Palestinian West Bank
(Dan Rabb, Religion News Service)

Canadians oppose abortion requirement
(Survey and Report, Knights of Columbus)

Trudeau government is displaying ‘totalitarian’ tendencies: Former religious freedom ambassador
(The Canadian Press)

Political initiative in Argentina looks to Pope Francis’ leadership to solve social ills
(Religion Watch, May 2018, Volume 33 No. 7, Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion)

Data protection policy statement
(Frank Cranmer & David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

Euthanasia and Assisted Dying- the law and why it should not change
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)

Religion Watch, May 2018, Volume 33 No. 7 ("Mormonism globalizes on leadership and lay levels" and more)
(Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion)

Religion alive and well in Brazil’s public square
(Religion Watch, May 2018, Volume 33 No. 7, Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion)

Report: UN weakness on religious freedom undercuts its authority on human rights
(World Watch Monitor)

Anti-Conversion Laws and the International Response
(Meghan Grizzle Fischer, ADF International White Paper)

China to target religious activities of foreign nationals with revised rules
(Radio Free Asia)

China releases draft rules to regulate foreigners’ religious activities
(Zhang Hui, Global Times)

Abide in darkness: China’s war on religion stalls Vatican deal
(Eva Dou and Francis X. Rocca, The Wall Street Journal)

State control over Islam in Algeria remains strong, while Salafism spreads
(Religion Watch, May 2018, Volume 33 No. 7, Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion)

Myanmar’s bishops discuss China, Rohingya with Pope Francis
(Andrea Gagliarducci, Catholic News Agency)

Trump announces release of 3 Christian prisoners in North Korea, will personally greet them
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)

Religious freedom efforts in the spotlight as North Korean prisoners freed
(Courtney Grogan, Catholic News Agency)

In leery South Korea, American missionary couple works for reunification of North and South
(Aziza Kasumov, Religion News Service)

A Christian escapee from North Korea has his doubts about Kim’s peace overtures
(World Watch Monitor)

Cologne Declaration on the Rohingya Crisis and Solution
(Forwarded by Habib Siddiqui, Eurasia Review)

Wednesday, 9 May 2018

German labor court upholds ban on primary school teacher wearing hijab
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Palestinians to partner with Damascus on refugee camp reconstruction
(Ahmad Melhem, Al-Monitor: Palestine Pulse)

Egyptian women fight for right to top judicial positions
(Ahmed Aleem, Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)

Iran is reportedly preparing a missile strike on Israel
(Amanda Casanova, Christian Headlines)

Trump withdraws from 'one-sided' Iran deal to prevent 'brink of a nuclear breakout'
(Michael Foust, Christian Headlines)

Nigeria: Nearly 1,000 Boko Haram captives are rescued, 50 militants killed
(Veronica Neffinger, Christian Headlines)

Iraq-born refugee could become first Arabic speaker to head Britain’s Jews
(Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian)

Thousand years of Tibetan masterpieces revealed for first time
(Dalya Alberge, The Guardian)

Jakarta court rejects attempt by Hizb ut-Tahrir to reverse its ban
(Kate Lamb, The Guardian)

High tech Sistine Chapel installation highlights Michelangelo's work
(Nathan Glover, World Religion News)

Human evolution exhibit censored to avoid offending ultra-Orthodox Jews
(Kelly Frazier, World Religion News)

Court orders extra payment to Christian widows of 14 who died in India riots
(Anto Akkara, World Watch Monitor)

Praying for a peacemaker: What do Iraq’s elections mean for the remaining Christians?
(Abigail Frymann Rouch, World Watch Monitor)

Iraq's top Shiite cleric denounces militias' electoral list
(Ali Mamouri, Al-Monitor: Iraq Pulse)

Christianity and the radical transformation of culture
(Paul Krause, Crisis Magazine: A Voice for the Faithful Catholic Laity)

A Message to the Churches: "Let mutual love continue"
(Global Christian Forum Third Global Gathering Bogotá, 24-27 April 2018)

Morocco: Upholding religion and security
(Radwan al-Sayed, Al Arabiya)

Muslims and Christians should work together to support family and human flourishing
(Paul Rowan Brian, The Witherspoon Institute: Public Discourse)

Francis speaks out on 'modern-day slavery'
(La Croix International)

Bangladeshi journalists 'living in constant fear'
(Rock Rozario and Stephan Uttom, La Croix International)

Former Guam archbishop appears in Rome function, stirs controversy
(La Croix International)

Vatican's instruction on improving canon law studies, now in English
(La Croix International)

Attacks on basis of religion in Central African Republic alarm UN human rights chief
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

Canadian government will apologize for turning away a Jewish refugee ship in 1939
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Half the Story: Catholicism in the modern world
(Peter Steinfels, Commonweal)

Pope renews Becciu’s mandate as Special Delegate to Order of Malta
(La Croix International)

LDS Church announces plan for Worldwide Initiative for Children and Youth
(Statement to Members, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)

New Children and Youth Development Initiative coming January 2020
(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)

The Church’s answer to cosmopolitanism
(James Kalb, Crisis Magazine: A Voice for the Faithful Catholic Laity)

Poll indicates big surge for Netanyahu’s Likud after Trump’s Iran announcement
(Times of Israel)

Netanyahu’s ‘Iran doctrine’ sidelines everything else
(Mazal Mualem, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)

Silicon Valley deletes the pro-life campaign in Ireland
(Michael Bredan Dougherty, National Review)

A Muslim man's sacred job renting crosses in Jerusalem
(Vildana Hajric and Isobel van Hagen, The Media Project)

From Columbia Journalism School: Meet the Muslim man who rents crosses in Jerusalem
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)

Turkey postpones hearing to July 18, sends Pastor Andrew Brunson back to prison
(Press Release, U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

Canada Summer Job Program heats up in time for summer
(Barry W. Bussey, Canadian Council of Christian Charities: Intersection)

The religious war in the Central African Republic continues
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)

Another Catholic priest killed in Central African Republic
(Fredrick Nzwili, Religion News Service)

Pope prays for peace in Central African Republic
(Associated Press)

As Israel turns 70, many young American Jews turn away
(Dov Waxman, The Conversation)

European Rabbis lead interfaith dialogue in Tunisia
(Arutz Sheva)

Ex-head of Vatican bank goes on trial for embezzlement
(Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Religion)

Embezzlement trial begins for ex-Vatican Bank president
(Hannah Brockhaus, Catholic News Agency)

Pounding George Pell in the press: The cardinal takes a hit from the Gray Lady
(George Conger, GetReligion)

Why you should watch Cobra Kai instead of The Last Jedi
(Zac Alstin, MercatorNet)

Kenyan Islamic leaders speak out against female genital mutilation
(Fredrick Nzwili, Religion News Service)

Mormon church to cut ties with Boy Scouts and start its own gospel-driven youth program
(Paighten Harkins and Peggy Fletcher Stack, The Salt Lake Tribune)

Henan suppression is 'systematic and planned'
(UCANews.com reporters, La Croix International)

Tuesday, 8 May 2018

Coalition and partner forces look to deal final blow to ISIS in Syria
(Lisa Ferdinando, U.S. Department of Defense)

Beware: Middle East freelancing isn't just dangerous – it may also leave you broke
(Ira Rifkin, GetReligion)

FSB starts detaining Jehovah’s Witnesses on Kola, dozens flee to Finland
(Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer)

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