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Tuesday, 17 September 2019

Baltimore was OK to vaccinate child against mother's wishes, court says
(Charmaine Little, Legal Newsline)

Four ways President Trump can make religious freedom great again at the UN
(Travis Weber, Townhall)

Trump wants to cut down on legal immigration. Here’s how that will affect religious workers.
(Sally Duffy, America: The Jesuit Review)

New immigration rules impact foreign religious workers
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Judge rules NWTC violated student's First Amendment rights in valentines case
(WBAY News)

Center hosts conversation on church and state at SCOTUS
(Mark Movsesian, Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)

“It is not the Church that turns into the State…on the contrary, the State turns into the Church” (Russian history)
(Marc O. DeGirolami, Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)

California passes bill to require state universities to offer abortion pill
(Theresa Waldrop, CNN)

California Catholic Conference asks governor to veto college abortion bill
(Catholic News Agency)

Massachusetts bishops say action is urgently needed on climate change
(Catholic News Agency)

Faith-based colleges and real news? Gossip is not more Christian than journalism
(Terry Mattingly, OnReligion)

Disputes loom as émigré church leader switches loyalty to Moscow
(Tom Heneghan, Religion News Service)

Synod for the Amazon about more than married priests
(Thomas Reese, RNS Column: Signs of the Times)

They left to join ISIS. Now Europe is leaving their citizens to die in Iraq
(Pilar Cebrian, Foreign Policy)

UN mission accuses accountability for Myanmar ‘genocide’
(Grant Peck, Associated Press)

Opinion: Why Myanmar’s persecuted ethnic groups must stand united against the military
(Yasmin Ullah, The Washington Post)

A 117-year-old synagogue burned to the ground. Police say they’ve charged a man with arson.
(Deanna Paul, The Washington Post)

Why the N.Y. City Council made the ‘painful’ decision to repeal its ban on conversion therapy
(Marisa Iati, The Washington Post)

Atheists pressure IN school to remove teacher’s religious/political propaganda
(Hemant Mehta, Patheos Blog: Friendly Atheist)

Public designation due to involvement in gross violations of human rights of Vladimir Yermolayev and Stepan Tkach, officials of the Investigative Committee in the Russian Federation
(U.S. Department of State)

State Department sanctions two Russians for persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Friday Five: Jarrid Wilson, Jerry Falwell Jr., Wedgwood Baptist anniversary, Ostling on Godbeat
(Bobby Ross Jr., GetReligion)

Admitting fewer refugees ‘runs counter’ to U.S. values, say USCCB leaders
(Catholic News Service)

Biden’s abortion shift tests the politics of his faith
(Elana Schor, Associated Press)

Associated Press delves into Joe Biden's abortion funding reversal and his Catholic faith
(Bobby Ross Jr., GetReligion)

This is Constitution Day 2019: Only 40% of Americans can pass a civics exam
(Jennie Taer, ARA)

India says expects to gain control over Pakistan Kashmir one day
(ReutersNews Service, Cyprus Mail)

Cardinal Pell submits appeal to Australian High Court
(Catholic News Agency)

Cardinal Pell appeals abuse convictions to Australian High Court
(Catholic News Service)

Are religious Californians really harming the mental health of people who identify as LGBTQ?
(Laura Haynes, Public Discourse: The Journal of the Witherspoon Institute)

Cardinal Marx says German 'synod' will proceed despite Vatican objections
(Ed Condon, Catholic News Agency)

In Russia, a Hindu guru alleges smear campaign by Orthodox Christian activist
(Aleesha Matharu, The Wire)

Seventeen clandestine ISIL cells uncovered in Russia in 2019
(Interfax-Religion)

Russia: Mosque demolished, church to follow?
(Victoria Arnold, Forum 18 News Service)

USCIRF report documents how China’s surveillance state threatens religious freedom
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

Court: Phoenix business can refuse to make invitations for same-sex couples
(Lynn Trimble, Phoenix New Times)

Monday, 16 September 2019

Student's distribution of religious Valentines on campus is protected speech
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Israel’s election campaign has been a religious war of words
(Sam Sok and Ben Sales, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Duke University rejects Young Life group over Christian beliefs
(Deborah Bunting, CBN News)

BBC asks: What is the future of religion? Does organized religion have a future?
(Richard Ostling, GetReligion)

Mississippi students protest time change for religious group's meeting, sparking a GetReligion question
(Bobby Ross Jr., GetReligion)

Israel condemns defacing of monument to Holocaust victims in Ukraine's Nikolaev Region, demands perpetrators be punished
(Interfax-Religion)

Three Jehovah's Witnesses on trial in Sverdlovsk oblast
(Yaromir Romanov, Znak)

Panelists examine ‘human costs, moral implications’ of migration crisis
(Mark Zimmermann, Catholic News Service)

A failure of leadership: The culture of antisemitism on campus
(Nathan Bentolila and Jared Zoneraich, The Algemeiner)

The persistence of the oldest hatred
(Hillel Halkin, The New York Times)

‘Secularist bigot launches ignorant attack on religious liberty’?
(Ed Whelan, National Review)

State’s Catholic leaders call for climate change action
(Associated Press)

Argentine president heads to famed shrine seeking a political miracle
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Malaysia’s 2 top opposition Malay parties forge alliance
(Associated Press)

Judge refuses to toss charge over threat to Muslim candidate
(Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press)

Israel faces potential deadlock in a closely contested vote
(Aron Heller, Associated Press)

UK appoints new PM Envoy for Freedom of Religion & Belief
(Foreign & Commonwealth Office)

Britain has new Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

European Court says marriage annulment by Greek court violates couple's rights
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Church thanks Mali government for formal recognition
(Newsroom, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)

53 religious communities in Vietnam commemorating victims of acts of violence
(RNS Press Release Service, Religion News Service)

Oppressed by the regime, Catholics in Lộc Hưng pray for religious freedom
(P. Vũ – Cần Giờ DCCT, AsiaNews.it)

Jharkhand, Hindu radicals devastate a Jesuit college. 'Completley destroyed'
(AsiaNews.it)

India's citizenship question and the never-ending Assam imbroglio
(Sanjoy Hazarika, Al Jazeera)

India: Assam, the first mass detention center for "illegal" citizens is under construction
(AsiaNews.it)

India: National Register of Citizens: All there is to know about citizenship test
(Hindustan Times, YouTube)

In Depth - NRC (National Register of Citizens)
(Rajya Sabha TV, YouTube)

USCIRF statement on Indian government’s “religious test” for Muslims in Assam
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

Baptist church makes history: calls transgender pastor
(Michael Foust, Christian Headlines)

Arizona Supreme Court backs wedding invitation artists in their free speech claim
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Artists prevail in lawsuit over same-sex bias ban in Phoenix
(Jacques Billeaud and Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press)

Arizona artists win suit over same-sex wedding invitations
(Jacques Billeaud and Jonathan J. Cooper, Religion News Service)

Bulgaria and Indonesia expand bilateral exchanges
(novinite.com)

Pakistan arrests 3 over attack on temple, Hindu homes
(Associated Press)

Pakistan to open border crossing for India Sikhs in November
(Associated Press)

Pope’s Message for Community of Sant’Egidio’s 33rd International Prayer Meeting for “Peace Without Borders” (Madrid, September 15-17, 2019)
(Zenit:The World Seen from Rome)

Pakistan: Sindh, Hindu principal accused of blasphemy. Revolt against the minority
(AsiaNews.it)

Remember your politicians in prayer, pope says
(Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service)

Beyond the US, the Top Five countries for beefs with the Pope (Nigeria, Poland, Italy, Argentina, Vatican City)
(John L. Allen Jr., Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

The paid family leave impasse: How Catholic social teaching can help
(David Cloutier, Commonweal)

Sunday, 15 September 2019

EVENT, 15 September 2019: Name day of Archbishop Nikitas - Cathedral of the Divine Wisdom (Sta. Sophia), London
(Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain, Romfea News)

Saturday, 14 September 2019

Take higher ground, don’t fall into trap of race, religious polarisation, Kit Siang urges Pakatan
(Azril Annuar, Malay Mail)

UN Chief launches effort to protect religious places, worshippers
(Voice of America)

In push for race and religion, Malaysian opposition formalizes pact
(Reuters)

Israel's French community: Right-wing, religious and insular
(Marie Niggli, Middle East Eye)

Children of Iran’s “unofficial” religious minorities ordered to keep quiet
(Iran Press Watch)

Ruling expected in wedding invitations religious exemption case
(Howard Fischer, KJZZ)

Russia: Protestants face public opposition to building
(Valentin Bulavko, chita.ru)

Brazilian Pentecostal church unwelcome in Berlin
(Clarissa Neher, Deutsche Welle)

African religious leaders to South Sudan: ‘End the violence’
(Fredrick Nzwili, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Brazil’s right wing government says it’s ‘monitoring’ – not spying on – Amazon synod
(Eduardo Campos Lima, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Religion Photos of the Week
(Kit Doyle, Religion News Service)

More answers to readers’ queries and comments – August/September
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

Calif. legislature approves measure criticizing pastors for not embracing LGBT identities
(Brandon Showalter, Christian Post)

California legislature tells clergy how to treat LGBTQ community
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Canada: Trudeau may intervene in religious symbol ban
(Yeni Şafak English)

Pope Francis talks candidly about Catholic Church on trip to 3 African countries
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

China tightens restrictions on religious publications
(Bitter Winter)

Friday, 13 September 2019

Duke University’s student government rejects Young Life over LGBTQ policies
(Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service)

New law in East Lansing protects LGBTQ youth from conversion therapy
(FOX 47 News)

USCIRF statement on travel ban for Russian religious freedom violators
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

Mike Pence once said being gay was a "choice," argued laws protecting LGBT people unlike those based on race
(H. Alan Scott, Newsweek)

Joint Statement by Religions for Peace Myanmar and Bangladesh
(Mary Grace Donohoe, Religions for Peace)

UN plan tackles killing sprees at holy sites
(Yeni Şafak English)

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