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Monday, 30 October 2017

Religious freedom, not secularism, key to Europe’s future, Vatican official says
(Elise Harris, Catholic News Agency)

Annicchino, “Law and International Religious Freedom”
(Mark Movsesian, Law and Religion Forum)

US State Department criticizes conditions of religious minorities in Egypt; praises new church building law
(Egypt Independent)

Egypt administrative court bans Islam Beheiry and re-runs of his show from satellite TV
(El-Sayed Gamal El-Din, Ahram Online)

Court approves Al-Azhar lawsuit, bans Islam El-Behiery TV show
(Daily News Egypt)

Egyptian court bans TV show that criticizes traditional Sunni doctrine
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Nothing will stop anti open grazing law ―Benue religious group
(Johnson Babajide, Nigerian Tribune)

Repent! (On the Reformation)
(Martin E. Marty, University of Chicago Divinity School: Sightings)

Why can't Christians get along, 500 years after the Reformation
(Emma Green, The Atlantic)

500 years after the Reformation began Christianity has come closer, but is still divided.
(Anli Serfontein, Ecumenical News)

Three surprising ways the Protestant Reformation shaped our world
(Alec Ryrie, CNN)

Analysis: Nobody listened to Luther at first. That’s why he succeeded.
(Jonathan Kay, The Washington Post)

Latin America and the Caribbean declared ‘Inter-Religious Coexistence Zone’
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Mexico's vibrant Muslim community living in the Maya heartland
(Edgard Garrido, The Independent)

Argentina bans abortion in most cases. So why is its abortion rate far higher than that of the U.S.?
(Sarah Parvini, The Los Angeles Times)

Clerical sex abuse disclosures skyrocket in pope’s Argentina
(Luis Andres Henao and Almudena Calatrava, Religion News Service)

How the prosperity gospel is sparking a major change in the world’s most Catholic country
(Sarah Pulliam Bailey, The Washington Post)

Vote to expand Israeli settlements in Jerusalem set for Sunday
(Veronica Neffinger, Christian Headlines)

Israeli lecturer expels Arab student for refusing to remove her hijab
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

You don’t have to be Jewish to love Israel
(Jeffrey Salkin, RNS: Martini Judaism)

Iraqi Christians who returned home forced to flee again
(Amanda Casanova, Christian Headlines)

Iran's Guardian Council trounces religious freedom
(Tara Sepehri Far, Human Rights Watch)

Govt taking steps to ensure rights for minorities, promotion of inter-faith harmony: Sardar Muhammad Yousaf
(Daily Times)

Pakistani Christian is attacked for faith and for displaying cross
(Veronica Neffinger, Christian Headlines)

Church bell rings in Kashmir church after 5 decades
(Associated Press)

Interfaith understanding in Indonesia (Best practices for justice and peacemaking: The role of religion in community building)
(May Teng, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Indonesia’s ‘religious tolerance model’ fantasy
(Phelim Kline, Human Rights Watch)

Muslims banned from Singapore for anti-Christmas comments
(Cristina Maza, Newsweek)

Filipino Catholics, Protestants unite to rebuild Muslim city of Marawi
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

Philippine Christian leaders join to help rebuild Muslim-majority city
(Simone Orendain, Catholic News Service)

10 nations where people suffer extreme religious persecution exposed in major report
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)

Residents of the Western Europe defended their faith in the atheistic years, but today they voluntarily prefer consumer goods to it - Patriarch Kirill
(Interfax-Religion)

Monarchy and the Russian diaspora: Arcane arguments about Russia’s sovereigns could go mainstream
(Erasmus, The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])

Pope calls space, takes small step for Vatican-Russian ties
(Nicole Winfield, Religion News Service)

Vatican aims to head off US-North Korea nuclear standoff
(The Associated Press, Religion News Service)

The war against Pope Francis
(Andrew Brown, The Guardian)

Revealed: Dalai Lama’s ‘personal emissary’ suspended over corruption claims
(Katherine Ellison, Rory Carroll, Julia Carrie Wong, The Guardian)

Will end of sanctions against Sudan ease Bible shortage for 1 million Christians?
(World Watch Monitor)

Sudan Church of Christ leaders charged with sound pollution for ‘noisy’ services
(World Watch Monitor)

Celebrating international religious freedom day
(Edward Parkin, World Religion News)

Religious photos of the week: 10/20–10/26
(Shane Epping, Religion News Service)

British government ‘covered up’ its role in Amritsar massacre in India
(Jamie Doward, The Guardian)

Sunday, 29 October 2017

As Australia votes on same-sex marriage, church leaders fight back
(A. Odysseus Patrick, The Washington Post)

Saturday, 28 October 2017

Rabat's 'American Peace Caravan' builds interfaith bridges to curb extremism, Islamophobia
(Safaa Kasraoui, Morocco World News)

Don't deny BHU's Hindu character
(Faizan Mustafa, The New Indian Express)

Caribbean church leaders campaign for debt relief after hurricanes
(Catholic News Service)

How Martin Luther advanced freedom
(Joseph Loconte, The Wall Street Journal)

Pope Francis to unraveling Europe: Now’s not the time to dig trenches
(Ines San Martin, Crux)

Friday, 27 October 2017

Despite passion for peripheries, Pope always has an eye on Europe too
(Ines San Martin, Crux)

EU urged to oppose proposed 'Greater Jerusalem' legislation by World Council of Churches
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

Repeal global blasphemy laws to boost religious freedom, says UN expert
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

Jerusalem opposition leader responds to church’s criticism on land sales
(Udi Shaham, The Jerusalem Post)

Uzbekistan: Book banning, censorship, illegal fines, reprisals
(Forum 18 News Service)

According to the Russian Jewish Congress, about 1,5 million Jews live in Russia
(Interfax-Religion)

State should consider religious traditions when establishing new laws and supporting cultural projects, Patriarch Kirill believes
(Interfax-Religion)

Over 300 rabbis urge Israel not to sell arms to Myanmar amid persecution of Rohingya Muslims
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Israel's high court upholds local law allowing supermarkets to open on Sabbath
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

China’s president seeks more control over religion
(Catholic News Agency)

U.S. ambassador to UN visits Congolese bishops, urges them to help end election deadlock
(Catholic News Service)

Catalonia the elephant in the room at Vatican summit on Europe
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

American aid: The politics of helping Middle Eastern Christians
(Erasmus, The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])

EVENT, 27 October 2017: Ottawa Civic Prayer Breakfast
(OttawaConference and Event Center)

Will conservatives' interfaith wedding ban make a difference?
(Yair Ettinger, The Jerusalem Post)

Martin Luther and the long march to freedom of conscience
(Joseph Loconte, National Geographic)

UK ambassador praises UAE's tolerance on International Religious Freedom Day
(Caline Malek, The National UAE)

How can Saudi Arabia counter violent extremism? Religious freedom, expert says
(Kevin Jones, Catholic News Agency)

Pakistan politician says non-Muslims should not be treated as a minority
(Anglican Communion News Service)

Are conservative news media downplaying the brutal crackdown against Egyptian gays?
(Ira Rifkin, GetReligion)

Thursday, 26 October 2017

How Knesset push will actually help chained women worldwide
(Pinchas Goldschmidt, Forward)

Thousands of Russians joined Islamic State and brought their children. Now relatives are trying to bring them home
(Sabra Ayres, The Los Angeles Times)

Pope Francis thanked St. Gregory Foundation for struggling against abortions in Russia
(Interfax-Religion)

The battle over Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russia
(James T. Richardson, New Eastern Europe)

Russia: Building, retaining places of worship obstructed
(Forum 18 News Service)

Prayer room for Jews was opened in Moscow Domodedovo Airport
(Interfax-Religion)

Jehovah's Witnesses banned in Georgian breakaway region
(Kavkazskii Uzel, Russia Religion News)

Uzbekistan should ‘protect religious freedom, not see religion as a threat’ – UN Special Rapporteur
(World Watch Monitor)

UN demands Tajikistan free detained Jehovah’s Witness
(Kimberly Winston, Religion News Service)

Prominent writer unleashes controversy around sexuality in Turkey
(Nazlan Ertan, Al Monitor: Turkey Pulse)

How Indians view religion in the country
(Money Control)

Coptic Pope and Oriental patriarchs pay historic visit to Germany
(Ecumenical News)

The politics of religious exclusion in Pakistan
(Umair Jamal, The Diplomat)

Christians who fled IS displaced again as Iraqi and Kurdish forces clash
(World Watch Monitor)

Lebanon looks to recreate Palestinian society in refugee camp
(Daniel Hilton, Al Monitor: Lebanon Pulse)

Why Israel's ultra-Orthodox mainstream worries about its image
(Danny Zaken, Al Monitor: Israel Pulse)

High court rules TA shops can remain open on Shabbat
(Jeremy Sharon, The Jerusalem Post)

Is Egypt ready to end underage marriage?
(Khalid Hassan, Al Monitor: Egypt Pulse)

Huge crowds descend on Egyptian city to celebrate Sufi mystic
(Ayah Aman, Al Monitor: Egypt Pulse)

Egyptian police foil latest terrorist attack on Coptic church in Sinai
(World Watch Monitor)

Mike Pence announces major policy change that Iraqi Christians have been begging for
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)

VP Mike Pence says US will bypass UN and give US aid directly to Christians in Iraq
(Harry Farley, Christian Today)

Vice President Pence to visit Israel and Egypt to support persecuted Christians
(Ken Thomoas and Jill Colvin, Religion News Service)

In Central African Republic, UN contractors bribed to aid Muslims
(Zack Baddorf, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Alexis Okeowo finds God in the brave acts of ordinary Africans
(Meghan Sullivan, NPR)

Tunisian marriage ban rescinded; freedoms for women grow
(Beth Stolicker, Mission Network News)

UN expert urges global repeal of blasphemy laws to boost religious freedom
(United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner)

Saudi Arabia to vet use of Prophet's sayings to counter extremism
(Reuters)

Indonesia passes law to ban organizations deemed against its ideology
(Agustinus Beo Da Costa, Reuters)

Philippines Marawi City siege ends after five months
(Beth Stolicker, Mission Network News)

Myanmar, Bangladesh agree to cooperate on Rohingya refugee repatriation
(Shoon Naing, Reuters)

‘They shot my two daughters in front of me’: Rohingya tell heartbreaking stories of loss and forced migration
(Ronan Lee, The Conversation)

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