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Monday, 25 November 2019

'China Cables': Germany under pressure to respond to Beijing's Uighur internment
(Austin Davis, Deutsche Welle)

Church of England teaching document calls for repentance over role of Christians in centuries of antisemitism
(The Church of England)

This week's podcast: Why it matters that Canadian Anglicans are having a near-death experience
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)

How the infamous Oberammergau Passion Play is evolving
(Noam E. Marans, Religion News Service)

God's Unfailing Word: Theological and Practical Perspectives on Christian – Jewish Relations
(The Faith and Order Commission of the Church of England, Church Publishing House)

Articles of Interest - 25 November 2019
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Law and religion round-up – 24th November
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Moldova: From democracy to dictatorship in modern Europe
(Andrew Hunter & Christina Petru, Geopolitical Monitor)

Women and Judaism, a silent revolution
(Héloise de Neuville, La Croix International)

In South Sudan, hopes for a double celebration
(Guy Aimé Eblotié, La Croix International)

There are still huge gaps in Nigeria’s efforts to protect children
(Daniel Ogunniyi, The Conversation)

CCP tightens measures to stop leaks of its repressions
(Lin Feng, Bitter Winter: A Magazine on Religious Liberty and Human Rights in China)

Medical schools should deny applicants who object to provide abortion, assisted death: bioethicist
(Rachel Browne, Global News)

Q & A: Is a conspiracy theory responsible for the year's shocking Nobel Prize in Literature?
(Tayla Zax, Forward)

Religion hits the Inc. 5000: RFBF President Brian Grim quoted by Inc.
(Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)

The Weekly Roundup: The Women’s Manifesto, Assisted Suicide, Life Sentences, and Citizenship Appeals
(Sam Sykes, UK Human Rights Blog)

Getting serious about conscience rights
(Barry W. Bussey, Intersection: Canadian Counsel of Christian Charities)

Law Pod UK Ep.99 : Celebrate a Century of Women in Law at Middle Temple
(Olivia Kaplan, UK Human Rights Blog)

Alberta: Committee votes not to send conscience rights bill to house for debate
(Lisa Johnson, Edmonton Journal)

Alberta’s controversial ‘conscience rights’ Bill 207 voted down in committee hearing
(Phil Heidenreich, Global News)

Russian high court acknowledges spiritual needs (Constitutional Court confirms rights of owners to provide their home for conducting worship services)
(Mikhail Telekhov, RAPSI, Russia Religion News - Stetson University)

Russian high court resists trend in religious policy (Constitutional Court permits worship in homes; Why this affects hundreds of thousands of Russians)
(Alexander Soldatov - Novaia Gazeta, Russia Religion News - Stetson University)

Sheffield mosque ‘reaches out’ to non-Muslims on open day
(Rahmah Ghazali, The Star)

Senators reportedly blocked Armenian genocide resolutions at White House request
(Matt Hadro, Catholic News Agency)

Ohio House passes bill addressing religious expression in public schools
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religions Liberty)

New asylum rules ignore plight of Central Americans, Catholic leaders say
(Catholic News Service)

How American anti-Semitism reflects the centuries-long struggle over the meaning of religious liberty
(Tisa Wenger, The Conversation)

US Catholic Church boards reviewing sex abuse fail victims
(The Associated Press)

Christian printing company refuses to print college magazine promoting LGBT messages
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)

Majority of Americans favor religious freedom, even if views are ‘discriminatory,’ new study says
(Leonardo Blair, The Christian Post)

NYTimes highlights 2020 Democrats' unapologetic support for abortion rights, sans religion
(Bobby Ross Jr., GetReligion)

Progressives want to eviscerate freedom of religion
(Wesley J. Smith, National Review)

How the U.S. military has embraced growing religious diversity
(Ronit Y. Stahl, The Express)

Giving one's life for one's friends: A secular or a religious value?
(Richard M. Doerflinger, Public Discourse: The Journal of the Witherspoon Institute)

6th Circuit rules in firefighter's claim of retaltiaion for religious speech
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Gay rights and the Civil Rights Act
(R. R. Reno, First Things)

The Supreme Court's textualism text
(The Editorial Board, The Wall Street Journal Opinion)

Des Moines Register offers master class on writing a slanted United Methodist-LGBTQ story
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)

Los Angeles Times vs. Fuller Seminary: Is fair, accurate coverage even possible these days?
(Julia Duin, GetReligion)

Think about this: Digging down into that all-to-familiar 'God gap' in American politics
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)

Abortion trends by gender
(Poll, Gallup)

Women are more pro-life than men
(Michael Foust, Christian Headlines)

The great American slumber?
(William Schweiker, Sightings: The University of Chicago Divinity School)

We're less and less a Christian nation, and I blame some blowhards
(Nicholas Kristof, The New York Times Opinion)

Supreme Court grants review in RFRA damages case
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

FNU Tanzin v. Tanvir (RFRA damages case)
(Case information page, SCOTUSblog)

Religion Watch, November 2019, Volume 35 No. 1
(Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion)

The most dangerous anti-Semitic lie — The return of the Protocols of the Elders of Zion
(Aviya Kushner, Forward)

Argentine health chief quits in abortion fight with conservative president
(Marina Lammertyn, Reuters)

UK: Women are the losers in Labour’s trans equality fight
(Julie Bindel, The Spectator)

Ireland: Hospitals warned they must ensure legal requirements for abortions are met
(Paul Cullen, The Irish Times)

Switzerland: The Jewish cemetery in no man’s land
(Ester Unterfinger, Swiss Info)

EU agencies, service providers take down IS propaganda
(Mike Corder, Associated Press)

Yiddish author monument vandalized with swastikas in Ukraine
(Associated Press)

Zurich:: Doctor cleared in death of British assisted suicide companion
(Swiss Info)

Bishop voices concern over proposed anti-conversion law in India
(Nirmala Carvalho, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

How has Islamophobia transformed French politics toward Muslims?
(Ramazan Kilinc, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

As data shows most Catholics don't accept transubstantiation, new book seeks to help
(Charles C. Camosy, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Echoing Japanese bishops, Pope backs abolition of nuclear power
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Why religious narratives are crucial to tackling climate change
(Shamil Shams, Deutsche Welle)

10,000 passengers ride buses as Shabbat service launches in Tel Aviv
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Top UK rabbi slams Labour, says ‘soul of nation’ at risk
(Jill Lawless)

British women ‘being forced into polygamous relationships’ because law lets them down, campaigners say
(May Oppenheim, The Independent [UK])

Japan rules against divorced parents seeking access to children
(Chang-Ran Kim, Reuters)

Ukrainian government still insists that Moscow church change its name
(RISU, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))

Another case of vague prosecution of a Jehovah's Witness rejected
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))

Authorities rounding up Jehovah's Witnesses' Scriptures
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))

Interreligious Council of Russia calls on int'l community to restore Middle East's holy sites
(Interfax-Religion)

Egyptian woman 'wins court battle' over unequal inheritance laws
(BBC News)

Uri Regev: Religious freedom is important to Israelis, and could bring down Netanyahu
(Sue Fishkoff, J. The Jewish News of Northern California)

Sunday, 24 November 2019

UK: Catholic students at pro‑choice university ‘risk excommunication’
(Nicholas Hellen, The Sunday Times)

The Catholic affinity with the Japanese imperial family
(Nicolas Senèze, La Croix International)

In Japan, Pope Francis condemns nuclear weapons as immoral
(Claire Giangravé, Religion News Service)

Pope Francis urges Japanese to address suicide, depression in Tokyo speech
(Claire Giangravé, Religion News Service)

Saturday, 23 November 2019

State and Church in the European Union: Third Edition
(Gerhard Robbers, ed., Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft)

Inside the war for California's cannabis churches
(Arit John, The New York Times)

Challenges to chaplaincy program dropped after changes are made
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Wis. DOJ drops chaplaincy program, FFRF dismisses lawsuit
(Freedom From Religion Foundaion)

Proselytizing does not rise to level of intentional infliction of emotional distress
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Friday, 22 November 2019

China pressuring priest at center of agreement with Vatican
(Associated Press)

Philippine Church dedicates 2020 to dialogue for “human fraternity”
(Robin Gomes, Vatican News)

Remembering the real Mister Rogers — as in the Rev. Fred Rogers (post from June 25, 2018)
(Terry Mattingly, On Religion)

South Sudan opposition appeals to Church for help in peace process
(Elise Harris, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Argentine bishop blasts prosecutors for seeking arrest order
(Associated Press)

Turkmenistan: Latest conscientious objector jailed for three years
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)

Nicaragua: Pro-government crowd attacks church parishioners
(Gabriela Selser, Associated Press)

Pope meets Argentine Interreligious Dialogue Institute
(Herald Malaysia Online)

Netanyahu at war with legal system
(Mazal Mualem, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)

Modern genetics will improve health and usher in “designer” children: It may also provoke an ethical storm
(The Economist)

Discrimination bill goes beyond matters of religion
(Mark Fowler, The Weekend Australian)

Israel’s Netanyahu charged in corruption cases
(Aron Heller, Religion News Service)

Islam and Orthodox Christianity have the same values, Putin says
(The Moscow Times)

Conversion therapy bans are a step forward but LGBTIQ acceptance and inclusion holds the key
(Jessica Stern, EuroNews)

Am I my brother's keeper? (Matthew Kaemingk challenges Christians to defend the religious freedom of all faiths as they do their own)
(Rebecca Atkinson, Convivium)

New 'playing God' technique to produce 'designer babies' may launch in a few months
(Richard Ostling, GetReligion)

The cost of coming forward: 1 survivor’s life after #MeToo
(Yonat Shimron, Associated Press)

New Yorker piece on crisis pregnancy centers incites rather than informs
(Julia Duin)

US rabbis from three Jewish movements call for Stephen Miller’s firing
(Yonat Shimron, GetReligion)

Friday Five: RNS/AP partnership, Mister Rogers, Chick-fil-A, personal story, Curmudgeon humor
(Bobby Ross Jr., GetReligion)

Podcast thinking: Fred Rogers, Tom Hanks, the Good Samaritan and the ties that bind
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)

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