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Thursday, 21 December 2017

Arbitrary and irrational: Declaring triple talaq a penal offence does not stand up to first principles of criminal jurisprudence
(Faizan Mustafa, The Hindu)

Why criminalising triple talaq is unnecessary overkill
(Faizan Mustafa, The Wire)

Jerusalem as Israel's capital: Smart politics or provocation?
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Evangelicals and Jerusalem (Responding to: Jerusalem as Israel's capital: Smart politics or provocation?)
(Melani McAlister, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Trump’s Jerusalem decision creates more problems without changing facts on the ground (Responding to: Jerusalem as Israel's capital: Smart politics or provocation?)
(Marshall J. Breger, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Declaring Jerusalem the capital of Israel: The Destruction or Building of True Peace? (Responding to: Jerusalem as Israel's capital: Smart politics or provocation?)
(Daniel Roth, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Children's program fights extremism in Sinai
(George Mikhail, Al Monitor: Egypt Pulse)

Egypt's top religious institutions unite against Trump's Jerusalem move
(Amr Mostafa, Al Monitor: Egypt Pulse)

UN rejects US recognition of Jerusalem as Israeli capital
(Edith M. Lederer, Religion News Service)

UN denounces US recognition of Jerusalem as Israeli capital
(Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press)

Govt asked to address root causes of intolerance, extremism
(Pakistan Today)

The absolute, very last word on Trump and Jerusalem – for the moment, at least
(Ira Rifkin, GetReligion)

Pope Francis and bishops respond to Law’s death as funeral plans finalized
(Hannah Brockhaus, Catholic News Agency)

Over 200,000 security personnel will guard Egyptian Christmas services from attack
(Amanda Casanova, Christian Headlines)

Nepal: future of religious tolerance uncertain with looming anti-conversion law
(Julie Bourdon, Mission Network News)

The genesis of a new Iranian nationalism
(Narges Bajoghli, Al Monitor: Iran Pulse)

Iran wakes up to HIV/AIDS epidemic among expectant mothers
(Holly Dagres, Al Monitor: Iran Pulse)

Cardinal Bernard Law, central figure in Boston sexual abuse scandal, dies at 86
(Stephanie Kirchgaessner, The Guardian)

Pope condemns 'cancer' of cliques in Christmas message to staff
(Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian)

Indian ‘converted by carol singers’ now claims membership of militant Hindu group
(World Watch Monitor)

U.N. Human Rights Chief to leave, citing 'appalling' climate for advocacy
(Colum Lynch, Foreign Policy)

Egypt: ‘Let them live to tell the story’- boys who saw dad die on the monastery road
(World Watch Monitor)

Egypt: After 12 years of delays, new church for Copts, who agree to drop arson claims
(World Watch Monitor)

What archaeology is telling us about the real Jesus
(Kristin Romey and Simon Norfolk, National Geographic)

Wednesday, 20 December 2017

Winter inside the Church and the hope of Christmas
(Boz Tchividjian, Religion News Service)

Iraq patriarch looks to life after war with ISIS
(Sinan Salaheddin, Religion News Service)

Was Trump right about Jerusalem?
(Jeffrey Salkin, Religion News Service)

Roll over, religion Make way for a new wave of cosmopolitanism
(Nicolas Pelham, The Economist)

A former Israeli diplomat answers 5 questions about Jerusalem
(Dan Arbell, The Conversation)

The Catholic journey to religious freedom
(George Weigel, National Review)

Rajasthan HC 'guidelines' on religious conversion burden women, seem to contradict Right to Privacy law
(Sharanya Gopinathan, First Post India)

Why Bermuda’s ban on same-sex marriage will not live happily ever after
(Nicole Barker, The Conversation)

Anglican Communion Secretary General discusses Indonesian religious liberty
(Anglican Communion News Service)

Tuesday, 19 December 2017

What Jewish law says about suicide and assisted dying
(Daniel Sinclair, The Conversation)

Russia: Property sell-offs, alternative service denials follow Jehovah's Witness ban
(Forum 18 News Service)

Canada synagogues get hate mail saying ‘Jewry must perish’
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Vatican roundup: Pope and Islam, the Queen, a Polish legend and Padre Pio
(John L. Allen Jr., Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Policy update. Iraq Brief: Winter 2017
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

USCIRF issues new report on Iraq
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Global Business & Peace Symposium and Awards to be held at start of PyeongChang Winter Paralympics
(Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)

AP Interview: Iraq patriarch looks to life after war with IS
(Sinan Salaheddin, Associated Press)

Monday, 18 December 2017

Pope begs journalists to avoid 'sins of communication'
(Miles Park, NPR)

Does Egypt really need a Women's Affairs Ministry?
(Hagar Hosny, Al Monitor: Egypt Pulse)

Neuroscience has a lot to learn from Buddhism
(Matthieu Richard and Wolf Singer, The Atlantic)

Pope Francis: fake and sensationalized news 'a very serious sin'
(Associated Press, The Guardian)

Suicide bombers kill nine at Christian church in Pakistan
(The Guardian)

Deadly suicide attack on Christian church in Pakistan – video report
(The Guardian)

Pakistan: mourners bury 11 killed in Quetta church suicide attack, as 50 injured
(World Watch Monitor)

Christmas performances canceled in Nazareth to protest Trump's Jerusalem move; Christmas market will remain open
(Nathan Glover, World Religion News)

Pizza party for Pope's 81st birthday
(Corey Barnett, World Religion News)

Indonesia, a Muslim-majority country, blocks petition to criminalize gay sex
(Elisa Meyer, World Religion News)

Religious photos of the Week: 12/08 – 12/15
(Shane Epping, Religion News Service)

Vatican issues new rules for relics in saint-making process
(Nicole Winfield, Religion News Service)

Suicide bombers attack church in Pakistan, killing 9
(Abdul Sattar, Religion News Service)

Chinese Muslims shackled by police state, high-tech surveillance
(Gerry Shih, Religion News Service)

Evangelicals support Trump’s Jerusalem decision because we care about the Palestinians
(Johnnie Moore, Religion News Service)

Men without beards are just like women and provoke 'indecent' thoughts, Islamic preacher says
(Cristina Maza, Newsweek)

Iraqi religious leaders call for restoring religious and social cohesion
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

Governors should be evaluated for their affairs, not longevity of their rule, Metropolitan Hilarion believes
(Interfax-Religion)

Azerbaijan: Four state agencies raid religious communities
(Forum 18 News Service)

Orthodox sect-fighter riles Hindus
(SOVA Center for News and Analysis, Russia Religion News)

Countrywide harassment of Jehovah's Witnesses
(SOVA Center for News and Analysis, Russia Religion News)

EPRID statement on prisoners of conscience
(European Platform on Religious Intolerance and Discrimination)

Hindus beat priest, burn vehicle outside Indian police station
(Catholic News Service)

Inside the rough-and-tumble world of papal press conferences
(Delia Gallagher, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Nine killed in Pakistan church after pre-Christmas suicide bomb attack
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

Catholics denounce lethal bombing of Methodist church in Pakistan
(Nirmala Carvalho, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Faith and planning in the Sahel: Tensions and cooperation
(Katherine Marshall, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Nigerian law graduate denied call to bar over hijab
(Al Jazeera)

Nigerian lawyer's group denies law school grad bar admission because of hijab
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Interfaith urge Nigerians to engage gov't in constructive criticism
(Olayemi John-Mensah, Daily Trust Nigeria)

Government upholds religious freedom in schools
(The Zimbabwe Mail)

Evangelicals, Pope Francis pledge to work together on religious freedom despite differences
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)

Muslim lawyer should be praised for exercising her religious rights
(Inemesit Udodiong, Pulse.ng)

Hijab: What Nigerians are saying about Law graduate denied call to bar
(Fikayo Olowolagba, Daily Post Nigeria)

Law School vs hijab controversy: You can’t wear religious garb during secular ceremony – Fani-Kayode
(The News Guru)

Now notifying govt prior to interfaith marriage, religious conversion mandatory in Rajasthan
(Zee News)

Bolivian president visits pope ahead of papal trip to Chile
(Junno Arocho Esteves, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Friday, 15 December 2017

Catholic church singled out in Australian sex abuse report
(Scott Neuman, NPR)

Jerusalem – for Christians, Jews and Muslims – is both a city and an idea
(Giles Fraser, The Guardian)

Catholic church dismisses key recommendations from landmark inquiry into child abuse
(Melissa Davey, The Guardian)

The Reckoning, part 2: David Marr on the appalling truth revealed at the child sexual abuse commission
(David Marr, The Guardian)

Child sexual abuse royal commission delivers final report – as it happened
(Helen Davidson, The Guardian)

The child abuse commission didn't flinch. Can Australia show the same courage?
(David Marr, The Guardian)

Canada's spy agency settles lawsuit over alleged racist and homophobic bullying
(Ashifa Kassam, The Guardian)

Indonesian children still in recovery mode one year after church bombing
(World Watch Monitor)

Satan is real and really polite says Pope
(Corey Barnett, World Religion News)

A path towards peace or provocation?
(Nusrat Qadir, World Religion News)

Australian probe into child abuse attacks Catholic celibacy
(Rod McGuirk, Religion News Service)

Most voters say no to politics of religion in Times Group's mega online poll
(Times of India)

Rajasthan HC sets guidelines to check ‘forced conversion of religion’
(Hindustan Times)

Azerbaijan: Fines follow police raids on worship
(Forum 18 News Service)

White House signals Western Wall has to be part of Israel
(Ken Thomas, Associated Press)

Australian probe into child abuse attacks Catholic celibacy
(Rod McGuirk, Associated Press)

Why Muslims see the Crusades so differently from Christians
(Missy Sullivan, History)

Delicate art of diplomacy needed to build peaceful future, pope says
(Junno Arocho Esteves, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Lebanon’s religious oppose Trump’s Jerusalem move; Jordanians march
(Doreen Abi Raad, Catholic News Service)

‘Outcry and uproar’: Congo’s bishops urge noise protest until election
(Catholic News Service)

Has Australian commission weakened the reformers on sex abuse?
(John L. Allen Jr., Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Indonesia court rejects petition to bar consensual sex outside marriage
(Agustinus Beo Da Costa and Kanupriya Kapoor, Reuters)

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