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Wednesday, 27 November 2019

A nuanced report card on religious liberty
(Mark David Hall, Law & Liberty)

How do some young Americans remain believers while living in 'digital Babylon'?
(Terry Mattingly, OnReligion)

Right policy, wrong approach? What experts are saying about a plan to tie foreign aid to religious freedom
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News | InDepth)

The post-Christian culture wars: The Trump administration’s two most revealing speeches weren’t given by Trump.
(Ezra Klein, Vox)

Why support for the death penalty is much higher among white Americans
(Kevin O'Neal Cokley, The Conversation)

The fight over a religious-freedom commission heats up
(John Hirschauer, National Review)

Detroit priest faces lawsuit over homily at suicide victim’s funeral
(Jonah McKeown, Catholic News Agency)

Mixing politics and religion, the US stalls UN work on women’s rights
(Barbara Crossette, Pass Blue)

Freedom of religion vs Freedom of Expression
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)

Kentucky Iraq War veteran sues state after being forced to turn in ‘INFDL’ license plate
(Mike Stunson, Lexington Herald-Leader)

Imam's interpretation of halal held relevant to sincerity of inmate's beliefs
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Is China a model of the common good?
(Matthew Schmitz, First Things)

Religious Freedom Restoration Act: AP story shows why this is a law liberals could love
(Julia Duin, GetReligion)

Volkswagen defends presence in China's Xinjiang amid uproar over Uighur abuses
(Jon Shelton, Deutsche Welle)

Chinese social network TikTok blocks teenager who criticized Uighur camps
(Sofia Diogo Mateus, Deutsche Welle)

China’s religion chiefs to double down on bringing doctrine in line with socialist dogma
(Nectar Gan, South China Morning Post)

The man behind China’s detention of 1 million Muslims
(Associated Press)

China investigates Christian book buyers
(China Aid)

4 Christians killed by Fulani herdsmen in Nigeria; 2 suspects arrested
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)

Buddhist nationalists claim victory in Sri Lankan election
(Emily Schmall, Associated Press)

Jehovah's Witnesses arrested for social gathering in restaurant
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))

How to have grace-filled conversations over the holidays despite opposing political opinions
(Scott Slayton, Christian Headlines)

Pope names financial supervisor president of watchdog authority
(Hannah Brockhaus, Catholic News Agency)

Pope Francis: To protect life, love life
(Hannah Brockhaus, Catholic News Agency)

Christian leaders in Egypt reflect on persecution of Coptic minority
(Christopher White, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

The negative effects of Quebec’s Bill 21 on lawyers and public alike
(Nour El-Sabah Farhat, Canadian Lawyer)

Eritrean migrants face torture in Libya: What the international community can do
(Anna Triandafyllidou and Katie Kuschminder, The Conversation)

Tibetans say the Dalai Lama should choose his successor
(Associated Press)

UK government throws support behind Red Wednesday’s spotlight on persecuted Christians
(Charles Collins, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Argument: Kashmir could wreck India's reputation among Afghans
(Hari Prasad and Zoe Leung, Foreign Policy)

5 years after Islamic State massacre, an Iraqi minority is transformed by trauma
(Tutku Ayhan and Gunes Murat Tezcur, The Conversation)

How the Sahel has slipped into a new post-Jihadist era
(Bakary Sambe, The Conversation)

Opinion: British Jews’ fears have become a political issue – but they must be taken seriously
(Keith Kahn-Harris, The Guardian)

Jewish communities returning to their origins in Budapest’s quiet western district
(Cnaan Liphshiz, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Religious progressivism
(Colin Turfus, Quillette)

Ukraine has seen no attacks motivated by anti-Semitism in past 3 years - Association of Jewish Communities
(Interfax-Religion)

In Mexico, thousands renew consecration to Christ the King
(Catholic News Agency)

Does the Vatican's quasi-official newspaper have a 'fake news' problem?
(Clemente Lisi, GetReligion)

Is it time for the Vatican to rethink its line on a ‘Two-State Solution’?
(John Allen Jr., Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Tuesday, 26 November 2019

On the Armenian Genocide Resolution
(Mark Movsesian, Center for Law and Religion Forum at St. John's University School of Law)

Vatican diplomacy in historical and contemporary perspective
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

The Catholic Church in China: One year after the Sino-Vatican Agreement (Responding to: Vatican diplomacy in historical and contemporary perspective)
(Beatrice Leung, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

The enduring power of the Papacy: Pope Francis and international relations (Responding to: Vatican diplomacy in historical and contemporary perspective)
(Timothy A. Byrnes, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Innovation in Vatican Diplomacy (Responding to: Vatican diplomacy in historical and contemporary perspective)
(Drew Christiansen, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Labour’s Corbyn struggles to contain anti-Semitism charge
(Gregory Katz and Pan Pylas, Associated Press)

Italian bishops face blowback for opening to divorced/remarried Catholics
(Elise Harris, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Catholic women in England were ‘creative’ in responding to the Pill, author says
(Charles Collins, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Georgian patriarch, foreign ambassadors discuss detention of doctor Gaprindashvili in S. Ossetia
(Interfax-Religion)

International conference on Christian persecution convenes in Budapest
(Courtney Mares, Catholic News Agency)

Religious hatred & international law
(Rashad Aslam, Modern Diplomacy)

Irish nuns’ transfer of hospital land criticized over abortion plans
(Catholic News Agency)

Full text of Pope Francis' in-flight press conference from Japan
(Catholic News Agency)

Quebec court hears motion to freeze religious symbols bill
(Jillian Kestler-D'Amours, Al Jazeera)

Geneva ban on religious symbols lifted for elected politicians
(Swiss Info)

5 abortion workers quit, 738 unborn babies saved during 40 days for life
(Michael Foust, Christian Headlines)

Britain's chief rabbi blasts Labour Party for anti-Semitic ‘poison’
(William Booth and Miriam Berger, The Washington Post)

Those of faith, especially Christians, are oppressed around the world. Let us stand in solidarity with them
(Michael Nazir-Ali, The Telegraph)

Ausralia: The left’s ‘tyranny of tolerance’ means we need religious freedom laws
(Peter Kurti, The Spectator Australia)

In unprecedented intervention, British chief rabbi warns against Labour victory
(Cnaan Liphshiz, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Japan’s anti-nuke bishops, hipsters garner support from Pope Francis
(Claire Giangravé, Religion News Service)

Pope says no more nukes — even possessing nuclear weapons is ‘immoral’
(Claire Giangravé, Religion News Service)

Against the open society
(Ryszard Legutko, First Things)

Abortion, CFPB cases scheduled for February sitting
(Amy Howe, SCOTUS Blog)

The Vatican and strategic competition between the United States and China (Responding to: Vatican diplomacy in historical and contemporary perspective)
(Juyan Zhang, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Rabbis urge teaching of empathy to counteract religious hate
(Gary Fields, Associated Press)

Rolling Stone purrs for Buttigieg's generous accusations of right-wingers' spiritual hypocrisy
(Douglas LeBlanc, GetReligion)

Anchorage looks to eliminate homelessness with help of grant from Amazon CEO
(Catholic News Agency)

How colonialism still colors our ideas about who gets to teach religion
(Simran Jeet Singh, RNS Column: Articles of Faith)

Lenexa church sues city for blocking homeless shelter
(Associated Press)

Louisiana says abortion clinic is hiding criminal evidence
(Catholic News Agency)

Church sues Lenexa for denying its request to operate a homeless shelter
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Happy separation of church & state week!
(Emily Newman and Isabelle Oldfield, The Humanist)

About those media reports that Rick Perry believes God 'ordained' Donald Trump to be president
(Bobby Ross Jr., GetReligion)

Harvest Bible Chapel releases financial records review exposing misuse of church funds
(Brandon Showalter, The Christian Post)

Activists attack key religious freedom precedent to control what parents teach kids
(Jeff Ditzler, The Federalist)

Rick Perry says Trump is the 'chosen one' sent 'to do great things'
(Aris Folley, The Hill)

Energy Secy. Perry compares Trump to Biblical kings
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

School district severs ties with doctor who won't clear girl to wrestle on boys' team
(The Christian Post)

Michael Bloomberg has sordid record on abortion, religious liberty
(Bill Donohue, Newsmax)

USCIRF reauthorization mired in controversy
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Democrat representative says she doesn't 'see the value' in moving forward with impeachment proceedings
(Amanda Casanova, Christian Headlines)

Religious freedom watchdog concerned about looming oversight
(David Roach, Christianity Today)

Pro-life leaders say amendment would ‘enrich’ abortion providers overseas
(Julie Asher, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Religious freedom trackers chafe at congressional proposal
(Elana Schor, Associated Press)

BYU-Idaho reverses decision on Medicaid coverage amid backlash
(Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service)

Court rejects parents' objections to vaccination exemption form
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Church sues under RLUIPA to operate homeless shelter
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Judge: Religious exemption form for vaccines constitutional
(Dan Margolies, Kansas News Service)

Religious freedom law plays key role in migrant-aid case
(Elana Schor, Associated Press)

UNC resolves Education Department complaint over anti-Semitism at Gaza conference
(Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service)

New survey confirms again: Americans don’t want to mix election politics and religion
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Commission for Religious Liberty)

The Armenian Genocide today
(Mark Movsesian, First Things)

Monday, 25 November 2019

‘Nothing short of a revolution’: Hong Kong elections see pro-democracy candidates win in record turnout
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)

After 8-day hunger strike, Nicaraguan mothers transported to hospital
(Catholic News Agency)

We won’t allow religion to divide Nigerians, says Buhari
(Pulse.ng)

Secret documents detail inner workings of China’s mass detention camps for minorities
(Hannah Knowles, Kim Bellware, and Lateshia Beachum, The Washington Post)

Secret documents reveal how China mass detention camps work
(Associated Press)

Christians have lived in Turkey for two millennia – but their future is uncertain
(Ramazan Kilinc, The Conversation)

Canada's Catholic bishops resist publishing list of accused priest-pedophiles
(Joseph Sinasac, La Croix International)

Controversial conscience rights bill for Alberta physicians voted down
(Wallis Snowdon, CBC News)

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