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Tuesday, 23 August 2016

In discovery, most documents fail clergy-penitent privilege
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Protecting India’s cows: Cowboys and Indians
(The Economist)

Delegation of Jewish rabbis allowed to enter Belarus from Russia - media
(Interfax Religion)

Russian Orthodox Church to help resist extremism in jails
(Interfax-Religion)

Terrorists arrested in Georgia deny connections with Ukraine, Wahhabis among them – lawyer
(Interfax-Religion)

Number of actions against Christians in Middle East increases fourfold in past 7 years - Russian Foreign Ministry representative
(Interfax-Religion)

Jehovah's Witnesses of Serov lose appeal in court
(Russia Religion News)

Water fee taps Detroit churches
(Nicholas G. Hahn III, The Detroit News)

Latest religious liberty battle: Church-affiliated colleges and LGBT students
(National Public Radio)

Religious diversity may be making America less religious
(Daniel Cox, Five Thirty Eight)

PJI comment on Texas ruling against transgender overreach
(Press Release, Pacific Justice Institute)

How Paris public schools became no-go zones for Jews
(Cnaan Liphshiz, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

French high court to rule on Islamic burkini swimsuit ban
(Deutsche Welle)

Kenyan churches, mosques painted yellow to symbolize love
(Fredrick Nzwili, Religion News Service)

How faith leaders are uniting to beat anti-Semitism in Washington, D.C.
(Herb Scribner, Deseret News National Edition: Faith)

Catholic school settles sex assault allegations for $1.9M
(Associated Press)

Judge sanctions SNAP for defying orders in abuse lawsuit
(Associated Press)

Lebanese cardinal says terrorists don’t represent Islam
(Catholic News Service)

Prosecutors say Dylann Roof ‘self-radicalized’ online, wrote another manifesto in jail
(Mark Berman, The Washington Post)

Grand jury returns five-count indictment in killing of Queens imam and aide
(Rick Rojas, The New York Times)

Malaysian rapper held over music video said to insult Islam
(Reuters)

What do Americans look for in a church, and how do they find one? It depends in part on their age
(David Masci, Pew Research Center Fact Tank)

Choosing a new church or house of worship: Americans look for good sermons, warm welcome
(Pew Research Center Religion & Public Life)

Campaign seeks to block mosque construction near Pisa’s tower
(Josephine McKenna, Religion News Service)

UK: Muslims ordered off plane after ISIL accusation
(Anealla Safdar, Al Jazeera)

Senior Iran cleric faces down culture minister over concerts
(Rohollah Faghihi, Al-Monitor: Iran Pulse)

Archbishop of Wales to step down in January
(Gavin Drake, Episcopal News Service)

Unitarians sue for religious freedom to use solar panels
(Aisha abdelhamid, EdenKeeper)

Nigerian Christians and Muslims open historic peace center
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

Participants of European Rabbis Conference hail interfaith accord in Belarus
(Belarus News)

Interfaith harmony a must for Muslims
(Daily Times)

Ecumenical Institute professor recognized as trust among religions grows
(World Council of Churches)

Kazakhstan: "Attracting children" an offence?
(Forum 18 News Service)

Tackling Islamist extremism in prisons: the Acheson Review
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Monday, 22 August 2016

Almost everything the media tell you about sexual orientation and gender identity is wrong
(Ryan T. Anderson, The Daily Signal)

Justification
(Martin E. Marty, University of Chicago Divinity School: Sightings)

The future of the Mormon church? It's Latino
(Raul A. Reyes, NBC News)

Will ‘jihadi jails’ solve the problem of imprisoned Islamist extremists? Probably not
(Alan Travis, The Guardian)

Russia: Lessons from first anti-evangelism case
(Roman Lunkin, Russia Religion News)

Law and religion round-up – 21st August
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Germany, Turkey and Islam: Through the politics of Islam, Germans and Turks are deeply intertwined
(ERASUMUS, The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])

Terrorism in Turkey: A suicide-bomber wreaks more horror on Turkey’s beleaguered Kurds
(The Economist)

Second Jewish high school in Germany gets ready to open
(Dorothea Hülsmeier, Haaretz)

At Berlin summit, Muslim and Jewish youth offered glimpse of bright future
(Joel Braunold, Haaretz)

Ukraine launches criminal probe into senior Russian officials
(Haaretz)

Salvation Army reports massive growth in victims of modern slavery
(Ruth Gledhill, Christian Today)

Indonesia: Court reviews anti-LGBT law
(Human Rights Watch)

Russia's Patriarch Kirill: Some human rights are 'heresy'
(Anna Dolgov, The Moscow Times)

Hundreds protest over murder of trans woman in Istanbul
(Al Jazeera)

Can this mystical musical tradition make a comeback in Egypt?
(Ayah Aman, Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)

Are US Christians really ‘persecuted’?
(K.A. Ellis, Christianity Daily)

New York grand jury charges man with murder of Muslim cleric
(Gina Cherelus, Reuters)

Palestinian rocket strikes Israel, drawing Israeli reprisal
(The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Somalia bombings kill 17 at local government HQ, market
(Abdi Guled, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Libya parliament votes no confidence in UN-backed government
(Rami Musa, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Italy, German, French eye beefed up EU defense after attacks
(Tricia Thomas and Nicole Winfield, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

US commander skeptical of cooperation with Russia in Syria
(Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Egyptian authorities ban social media satire pages
(Sayed Elhadidi, Al Monitor: Egypt Pulse)

Some in Saudi media criticize anti-Semitism, warm up to Israel
(Times of Israel)

Podcast: Maureen Fitzgerald on Irish nuns and welfare
(Research On Religion)

Racism, poverty, education: A closer look at the root causes of the Milwaukee riots
(CNA/EWTN News)

Report: What is the truth about American Muslims? Questions and Answers
(Organized and produced by the Interfaith Alliance; Religious Freedom Education Project of the First Amendment Center)

Black churches split over Black Lives Matter’s criticism of Israel
(Sam Kestenbaum, Forward)

Court: EEOC’s enforcement of sex stereotyping discrimination case fails RFRA analysis
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

Turkey recalls ambassador to Austria as row deepens
(Chase Winter, Deutsche Welle)

Judge in Texas blocks Obama transgender bathroom rules
(Gregory Korte, USA Today)

Transgender students not protected by anti-discrimination law, judge rules
(John Kruzel, ABC News)

Court issues nationwide injunction preventing enforcement of Title IX guidance on transgender rights
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Religious worker's challenge to immigration law interpretation dismissed on jurisdictional grounds
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Religious component will not be strengthened in Russian education system - new education minister
(Interfax-Religion)

Moorish-American religious defense to false identity charge fails
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

EEOC sues KASCO for discrimination and retaliation against Muslim employee
(Press Release, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission)

EEOC sues over firing of Muslim employee
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

No-fault divorce does not violate Hindu husband's Free Exercise rights.
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

When it comes to the future of our multi-cultural, multi-faith societies we are at a crossroads
(Rabbi Rene Pfertzel, The Jewish Chronicle Online)

Why we need to stand up for the right to insult religion and beliefs
(Hindustan Times)

Religious freedom violations affect 74% of world’s population
(Olivia Summers, American Center for Law and Justice)

Indiana's once controversial religion law shakes bad image as it's put to use for good
(Safia Samee Ali, NBC News)

Turkey’s parliament approves reconciliation deal with Israel
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

In Israeli first, Orthodox Jerusalem synagogue hires female spiritual leader
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

German university students condemn BDS movement
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Venezuelan Jewish umbrella slams anti-Semitic magazine cover
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Hungarian Jewish leader returns state award in protest
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

500 rabbis gather at summit in Moscow, rabbi Lazar says situation with anti-semitism in Europe critical
(Interfax-Religion)

Russian border guards deny delegates of congress of Jewish rabbis entry into Byelorussia
(Interfax-Religion)

Atheists file lawsuit against cross in Pennsylvania county seal and flag
(Jonah Hicap, Christian Today)

London Muslims go to church in solidarity with Christians: 'We will not let hatred win'
(Ruth Gledhill, Christian Today)

Thousands quit Church of Norway in just a few days
(Ruth Gledhill, Christian Today)

Sudan: Christians go on trial for documenting persecution
(Mark Woods, Christian Today)

Princeton University tells staff to stop using the word 'man'
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)

Hate preachers to be held in separate prison units to curb radicalisation
(Rajeev Syal, The Guardian)

Federal police commissioner warns MPs 'words matter' in debate on Islam
(Katharine Murphy, The Guardian)

On LGBT equality, middle ground is disappearing
(David Gushee, Religion News Service)

Islamic extremist pleads guilty to destroying holy sites in Timbuktu
(Marlise Simons, The New York Times)

Malaysian rapper held for allegedly insulting Islam in video
(The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Extremist prisoners 'may be separated' from other inmates
(BBC News)

Fundamentalists gain ground in Algeria as war memory fades
(Aomar Ouali, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Battle lines of church and state: Fired over same-sex marriage, educator sues N.J. Catholic school
(Allison Pries, The Record)

Zika virus spread renews focus on abortion debate
(Arian Campo-Flores and Dan Frosch, The Wall Street Journal)

Rural church among those providing aid after Louisiana flood
(Max Becherer and Emily Wagster Pettus, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

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