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Wednesday, 26 September 2018

EVENT, 26-28 September 2018: Fifth Annual G20 Interfaith Forum 2018
(“Building Consensus for Fair and Sustainable Development: Religious Contributions for a Dignified Future”, Buenos Aires, Argentina)

Tuesday, 25 September 2018

Does the celibacy rule underlie Catholic scandals? Here's an angle reporters could pursue
(Richard Ostling, GetReligion)

Pope: The Church hears the outrage of young people at scandal
(Hannah Brockhaus, Catholic News Agency)

Next step toward artificial reproduction violates human fundamentals, ethicist warns
(Kevin J. Jones, Catholic News Agency)

271 Indian Christians accused of using drugs and deception to force conversions
(Lyndsey Koh, Mission Network News)

Iranians mourn victims of military parade terror attack
(Lyndsey Koh, Mission Network News)

Iran warns US and Israel after deadly attack on military parade
(Amanda Casanova, Christian Headlines)

Children's Hospital Colorado removes M,F sex markers on wristbands to accommodate trans, nonbinary patients
(Brandon Showalter, The Christian Post)

Vatican-China deal is 'betrayal' to millions of Christians, critics warn
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)

Saudi Arabia opens high-speed rail linking Islam's holy cities
(Reuters in Jeddah, The Guardian)

Kidnapped by mum: the American teenager trapped in a South Korean cult
(Kate Lyons, The Guardian)

27 church members among dead in DRC after Islamist assault
(World Watch Monitor)

Bali cracks down on disrespectful tourists
(Gary Nguyen, World Religion News)

Appointment of Bishops agreement reached by China and Vatican
(Derek Welch, World Religion News)

German bishops apologize for thousands of sex abuse cases
(Kirsten Grieshaber, Religion News Service)

Jules Woodson to abuse survivors: ‘You are strong, you are brave and your voice matters’
(Jules Woodson, Religion News Service)

New ‘Trump Prophecy’ film highlights belief that election was God’s plan
(Steve Rabey, Religion News Service)

As faith fades, it's a couple that cheers together that stays together
(Elizabeth E. Evans, Religion News Service)

In the Mennonite Church USA, congregations align along sexuality axis
(Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service)

Christian university to allow same-sex relationships between students
(Scott Slayton, Christian Headlines)

Pompeo: US 'sparing no effort' for return of pastor detained in Turkey
(Adelle M. Banks, Christian Headlines)

Senator Ted Cruz bullied out of D.C. restaurant by protestors
(Amanda Casanova, Christian Headlines)

Megachurch pastor says Christians are not required to obey Old Testament commands
(Scott Slayton, Christian Headlines)

344 Chinese pastors sign a statement defending their faith amid violent persecution
(Kayla Koslosky, Christian Headlines)

Minister hits out at Zakir Naik-style Islamic preaching
(Nur Hasliza Mohd Salleh, Free Malaysia Today)

Religious groups join forces to fight plastic pollution in Indonesia
(CGTN America)

Church monopoly in schools ‘anything but healthy’, says archbishop
(Colin Gleeson, The Irish Times)

Singapore diplomat urges repeal of 'antiquated' gay sex law
(New Straits Times)

Kerryn Phelps urges PM to release Ruddock religious freedom review before byelection
(Katharine Murphy, The Guardian)

Ukrainian Orthodox Church Synod calls on Verkhovnaya Rada not to pass laws aimed at canonical Church
(Interfax-Religion)

More than a dozen Jehovah's Witnesses arrested in Kostroma
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News)

Can Islamist moderates remake the politics of the Muslim world?
(Taylor Luck, Christian Science Monitor)

Louisville archbishop: Religious liberty allows faith in the public square
(Christopher White and Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Sharks & minnows: How usurers prey on ignorance & desperation
(Jo McGowan, Commonweal)

U.S. House Subcommittee to hold hearing on recent religious persecution in China
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

Greek court convicts 2 over ‘religious’ museum oil attacks
(Associated Press)

China's Christians have 'mixed feelings' about Vatican agreement on bishops
(Radio Free Asia)

Maldives marine artwork destroyed for being a 'threat to Islamic unity'
(Antonia Wilson, The Guardian)

Thai court finds 9 Muslim men guilty in Bangkok bomb plot
(Associated Press)

Should the Catholic church pay reparations to sex-abuse victims?
(Sigal Samuel, The Atlantic)

'Shocking' sexual abuse of children by German clergy detailed in report
(Kate Connolly, The Guardian)

Iran restricts attorney access for prisoners
(Claire Evans, Persecution: International Christian Concern)

Pakistani Christian woman thrown off roof for refusing to convert to Islam, marry Muslim
(Will Maule, Faithwire)

Student prayer no longer allowed over loudspeaker before football games in Alabama school district
(Michael Clark, CBS42)

Kazakhstan: Senate to adopt "extremely harsh" religion amendments?
(Forum 18 News Service)

Monday, 24 September 2018

Provisional Agreement between Holy See and China
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

'The voice of Chinese Catholics is missing from China-Vatican dialogue'
(Shan Ren Shen Fu, Asia News)

Pakistan appoints country's first non-Muslim Advocate General
(Usman Arshad, Daily Pakistan)

What Pakistan's minorities expect from Imran Khan
(Kamran Chaudhry, UCANews)

Catholic nun asked to leave Philippines
(Gina Goh, Persecution: International Christian Concern)

Lebanese land dispute leads to interfaith committee
(Claire Evans, Persecution: International Christian Concern)

Senior ISIS official sentenced in Iraq
(Claire Evans, Persecution: International Christian Concern)

Nuns of Bethlehem face 3 court cases
(Claire Evans, Persecution: International Christian Concern)

Repercussions of Demshaw incident continue
(Claire Evans, Persecution: International Christian Concern)

Terrorist group attacks town in DRC despite active Ebola outbreak
(Nathan Johnson, Persecution: International Christian Concern)

Two evangelical Christians removed from Hindu festival for handing out flyers
(Nirmala Carvalho, Asia News)

Communist crackdown threatens church in China
(Gina Goh, Persecution: International Christian Concern)

Under nationality law, Israeli court favors Jews
(Shlomi Eldar, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)

Love of Trump covers a multitude of sins for Christian conservatives
(David Smith, The Guardian)

Religious faith or child abuse? A new documentary investigates
(Jason Wilson, The Guardian)

Vatican and China sign agreement on bishop appointments
(Reuters in Vilnius, The Guardian)

Vatican signs historic deal with China – but critics denounce sellout
(Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian)

School chaplains agency faces tax challenge over $33m in donations
(Paul Karp, The Guardian)

Memo to Bodyguard writers: Muslim women are more than victims or terrorists
(Tasnim Nazeer, The Guardian)

Turkish-US officials ‘cautiously optimistic’ of Brunson’s release
(Barbara G. Baker, World Watch Monitor)

Breaking free of the evangelical 'purity' movement
(Corey Barnett, World Religion News)

The fallout continues in the Pennsylvania Catholic sex abuse scandal
(Elisa Meyer, World Religion News)

Study shows religious upbringing results in better health and well-being
(Kelly Frazier, World Religion News)

Pope Francis is visiting the Baltic States
(Corey Barnett, World Religion News)

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

Vatican, China make breakthrough deal on bishop appointments
(The Associated Press, Religion News Service)

Thirty years on, why ‘The Satanic Verses’ remains so controversial
(Myriam Renaud, Religion News Service)

Does religion moderate politics?
(Mark Silk, RNS Column: Spiritual Politics)

Pope warns Lithuanians to guard against anti-Semitism
(Nicole Winfield, Religion News Service)

New website hopes to make sermons a vital part of life
(Mark A. Kellner, Religion News Service)

In Nigeria, fears that a crackdown on Muslim group will court another Boko Haram
(Ali Abare Abubakar, Religion News Service)

National meeting signals ‘coming of age’ for Hispanic Catholics in US
(Bobby Ross Jr., Religion News Service)

Sri Lankan cardinal says religion is best guarantor of 'human rights'
(Catholic News Agency)

Saudi royals turn to flag waving and fireworks to marshal support: Monarchy nurtures patriotic nationalism as it sidelines its religious power base
(The Wall Street Journal)

The Netflix documentary ‘Reversing Roe’ is anti-woman and anti-religion
(Kristi Burton Brown, The Federalist)

Bishop in India accused of raping nun arrested in Kerala state
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

The silent Popes: Why Francis and Benedict won't answer the accusations dividing their church
(Daniel Burke, CNN)

Opposition is growing in Denmark against an 'anti-Muslim' plan to make new citizens shake hands
(Casey Quackenbush, TIME)

Faith leaders encouraging members to be 'political' not partisan
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News Faith)

“Keep Pope out of petty politics,” Malawi bishops urge
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Recent rulings show RFRA is no “get out of jail free” card
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

Indonesia presidential contenders vow peaceful campaign
(Associated Press)

Pope warns Lithuanians against rebirth of anti-Semitism
(Nicole Winfield, Associated Press)

Romania patriarch urges clergy to promote traditional family
(Associated Press)

Hearing set for man seeking sanctuary in Michigan church
(Associated Press)

“Research Handbook on Law and Religion” (Adhar, ed.)
(Mark Movsesian, Law and Religion Forum)

Swiss Canton votes to ban burqas
(Brian Blackstone, The Wall Street Journal)

Ban on hijab, threat to religious harmony in Nigeria – MURIC
(Adebayo Waheed, Leadership)

Hopes rise for release of U.S. pastor being held in Turkey
(David Gauthier-Villars, The Wall Street Journal)

Extremism advances in the largest Muslim country
(Benedict Rogers, The Wall Street Journal)

Pastors in China prepare to lose their lives for preaching the gospel, defying Communist crackdown
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)

6th Circuit: Moving street preachers away from pride festival violated their free speech rights
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Dismissal of a Catholic doctor from a managerial position by a Catholic hospital due to his remarriage after a divorce may constitute unlawful discrimination on grounds of religion (PDF)
(Court of Justice of the European Union)

Catholic hospital discriminated against remarried doctor, ECJ rules
(National Secular Society)

Vatican signs potentially historic deal with China on bishops
(Elise Harris, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

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