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Thursday, 29 August 2019

India seeks to portray sense of calm in locked-down Kashmir
(Emily Schmall, Associated Press)

Archbishop of Canterbury mourns victims of Sri Lanka attacks
(Krishan Francis, Associated Press)

Baptist leader sued in Myanmar over meeting with Trump
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

New Jersey's 'aid-in-dying' law reinstated after pair of court rulings
(Stacey Barchenger, NorthJersey.com)

New Jersey assisted suicide law reinstated by appeals court
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Ruling against towns in religious discrimination case upheld
(Jacques Billeaud, Associated Press)

9th Circuit: FLDS towns discriminated against non-church members
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Online ministers championing marriage equality not recognized by NC clerk, suit says
(Hayley Fowler, Charlotte Observer)

Suit challenges North Carolina county's refusal to recognize marriages performed by Universal Life clergy
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

‘Unjust’: Judge orders state of Idaho to fund gender reassignment surgery for inmate convicted of sexual abuse of Minor
(Tré Goins-Phillips, Faithwire)

Beyond equality: How should we aid survivors of genocide?
(Ewelina U. Ochab, TEDTalk)

Back to school —and religion is on the syllabus?
(Benjamin Marcus, Freedom Forum Institute)

Zhdanov and others v. Russia: on missed opportunities and an offensive applicant
(Lauren Lavrysen, Strasbourg Observers)

Brexit challenge in the Court of Session: latest
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Scottish judge to consider proroguing challenge overnight
(BBCNews Scotland)

New fronts open up in the conflict between Israel and Iran: Israel is taking the threat of an attack by Hizbullah seriously
(The Economist)

Celebrating Islam in predominantly Catholic Mexico
(Video by: Natasha Pizzey, Ana Gabriela Rojas, BBC News)

Australia: What is the religious discrimination bill and what will it do?
(Paul Karp, The Guardian (Australia))

Australia: New Commonwealth Religious Freedom Laws
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)

Pope Francis hails new United Arab Emirates group to promote Human Fraternity
(Ecumenical News)

The inclusion of gender-based violence concerns in arms transfers decisions: The case of the Arms Trade Treaty
(José Francisco Alvarado Cóbar and Giovanna Maletta, SIPRI (Stockholm International Peace Research Institute))

Myanmar military sues Kachin religious leader for White House comments
(Nan Lwin, The Irrawaddy)

Another Chinese bishop, two days after the last
(UCA News)

Catholic conference between Europe and China on artificial intelligence and faith
(Asia News)

Confronting China’s suppression of religion
(Farahnaz Ispahani, The Diplomat)

Wednesday, 28 August 2019

Faith and freelancers: why churches are turning into co-working spaces
(Gina Ryder, The Guardian)

FoRB on the Frontlines: Ricardo Fernández Izaguirre
(CSWPress, FoRB in Full (a blog by CSW))

This is all about politics, of course: 'A deep and boiling anger' soaks into American life
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)

Mormon leaders explicitly ban guns from houses of worship
(Sarah Pulliam Bailey, The Washington Post)

Judaism, natural law, and the achievement of David Novak
(Daniel Mark, Public Discourse: The Journal of the Witherspoon Institute)

Remarks by Special Advisor for Religious Minorities Knox Thames
(U.S. Mission to the Organization of American States)

Some thoughts for new law students
(RIck Garnett, Public Discourse: The Journal of the Witherspoon Institute)

Sweden: Islamophobic politician expelled from her party
(Atila Altuntas, Anadolu Agency)

Churches and mosques are dragged into racism
(Hazem Saghieh, Asharq Al-Awsat)

Muslims bailout fund raises nearly $150,000 to reunite migrant families
(Amina Khan, Religion News Service)

Conservative group says First Amendment should apply to YouTube
(Maria Dinezo, Courthouse News Service)

Could Israel’s religious parties surge in next round of elections?
(Dov Lipman, Jewish News Syndicate)

The real strength of Morocco
(Caroline Kirk, Fair Observer)

Kyrgyzstan attempts to isolate local Islam
(Elmurat Ashiraliev, The Diplomat)

Judge denies nuclear protestors’ religious freedom defense
(Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service)

Atheists can be barred from giving invocation at Pennsylvania statehouse, federal court rules
(Elisha Fieldstadt, NBC News)

Sofia municipality takes new measures against graffiti
(novinite.com)

Iran publicly executes man convicted of killing Muslim cleric
(Alex Winston, The Jerusalem Post)

Bishops’ open letter on Brexit
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

Pisky Primus probes prorogation
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

Minnesota media mull over whether Christian video company can refuse to film gay weddings
(Julia Duin, Get Religion)

Holocaust victims monument vandalized in southern Ukraine
(Interfax-Religion)

National attention to Jehovah's Witnesses' complaints of torture
(Znak, Russia Religion News)

Islam doesn’t have to be a religion of men
(Mohammad Tawhidi, Times of Israel)

Ep. 05: Understanding Project Blitz (Podcast)
(Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

English bishop finds concrete ways to encourage eco-friendly practices
(Simon Caldwell, Catholic News Service)

Keep schools open, Cameroonian bishops tell Anglophone separatists
(Catholic News Service)

New Jersey appeals court lets state’s assisted suicide law continue
(Catholic News Service)

Church and security forces agree to ‘dialogue’ on volatile island in central Philippines
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Federal judge blocks parts of Missouri law that bans abortions after 8 weeks
(Bobby Allyn, National Public Radio)

Part of Missouri's new abortion law is preliminarily enjoined
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Suit challenges Illinois waiver form to allow drivers license photo with head covering
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Nuclear protesters' RFRA defense rejected
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Survey's findings highlight need for educational opportunities that bring people of different faiths together, Oklahoma experts say
(Carla Hinton, The Oklahoman)

Why most Jews in Hong Kong are not involved with the protests
(Josefin Dolsten, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Egyptian woman chosen as Religions for Peace president
(Fady Francis, Egypt Independent)

World Alliance of Religions for Peace elects KAICIID chief as honorary president
(The Rahnuma Daily)

Church hosts events for United Nations conference in Salt Lake City
(News, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)

The secret lives of Vietnam's Catholic mothers
(La Croix International)

CAIR-Chicago files complaint against Illinois Secretary of State
(Council on American-Islamic Relations)

The men who feel left out of US abortion debate
(BBC News US & Canada)

How the rise in Unreligious Americans affects sex and marriage:comparative evidence from new survey data
(Mark Regenerus, Public Discourse: The Journal of the Witherspoon Institute)

How Hillsong and other Pentecostal megachurches are redefining religion in Australia
(Stephen Stockwell and Ruby Jones, abc.net.au)

Some Australians fear religious freedom laws won’t give enough protection
(Michael Sainsbury, Catholic News Service)

Expert: New Chinese bishop no litmus test for success of Vatican-China deal
(Elise Harris, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Tuesday, 27 August 2019

Some Pittsburgh Jews upset by decision to seek death penalty in synagogue attack
(Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service)

President Nelson meets with President Lenín Moreno in Ecuador, where church-supported program helps hospitalized children
(Tad Walch, Deseret News Faith)

History, revisited: Everywhere in chains
(The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])

New Abu Dhabi committee aims to counter ‘clash of civilizations’
(Elise Harris, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

In the News: no-deal rumblings and abortion buffer zones
(Alethea Redfern, UK Human Rights Blog)

Attack on religious building in NI almost every second day
(Patsy McGarry, The Irish Times)

Islam cannot be reduced to political goals, says Muslim World League chief
(Arab News)

CA Christians say resolution condemns religious leaders who oppose LGBTQ lifestyles
(Charlene Aaron, CBN News)

Mitsotakis to meet Archbishop at Maximos Mansion
(ekathimerini.com)

How Germany’s Far-Right is gaslighting architectural history: The case of Potsdam’s Garrison Church
(Philipp Oswalt, Frieze)

The Church and the State
(Mercedes B. Suleik, Business Mirror)

More news about old churches being sold and flipped: Does it matter why this is happening?
(Terry Mattingly, Get Religion)

Syriac Catholic Church reestablishes diocese in northern Iraq
(Doreen Abi Raad, Catholic News Service)

Federal appeals court allows Indiana abortion facility to remain open
(Ann Carey, Catholic News Service)

Judge denies order letting unvaccinated kids go to school
(Mary Esch, Associated Press)

Muslim officers sue over beard suspensions, are reinstated
(Ryan Tarinelli, Associated Press)

Lawsuit challenges Illinois license rule on head coverings
(Associated Press)

Ruling against anti-vax parents, judge upholds ban on religions exemptions to vaccines
(Gothamist)

NY court rejects challenge to vaccination exemption repeal
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Lawsuit settled for $60,000 over Mennonite Church’s homeless lockers program
(Samantha Ye, The Rocky Mountain Collegian)

Suit by Mennonite group over lockers for homeless is settled
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Judge shuts down men-only concert in Haifa
(Times of Israel)

Attorney General: Gender-segregated events okay under certain circumstances
(Stuart Winer, Times of Israel)

Israel's courts wrestle with sex-segregated cultural events
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

The problem with Buddhist law in Sri Lanka
(Benjamin Sconthal, OUPblog Religion)

UN warns of exodus of Muslims from Sri Lanka if situation not addressed
(Colombo Gazette)

Sri Lanka must address root causes of religious extremism: UN envoy
(Meera Srinivasan, The Hindu)

Sri Lankan Islamic clerics seek clarity on face veil ban
(Krishan Francis, Associated Press)

After two years of horrors in Burma, the U.S. is still doing too little, too late
(Nadine Maenza and Anurima Bhargava, U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

Colombian leaders thank President Nelson for church’s support of religious liberty in their nation
(Tad Walch, Deseret News)

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