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Wednesday, 18 July 2018

Is there a religious right to discriminate against LGBT foster and adoptive parents? A federal court says no
(James Esseks, ACLU Blog)

Judge: Catholic agency must consider same-sex couples for foster placement
(Matthew Gambino, Catholic News Service)

Don’t let Philadelphia shut down Catholic foster agency, appeal says
(Catholic News Agency)

Report on religion in schools 'an attack on Catholicism'
(Carina Murphy, The Tablet)

Judge sides with University of Iowa Christian student group accused of discrimination
(The Gazette)

Diocesan bishops who blocked same-sex marriages take reluctant first steps toward allowing ceremonies
(David Paulsen, Episcopal News Service)

Indigenous peoples are crucial for conservation – a quarter of all land is in their hands
(The Conversation)

CRA loses court challenge to its political-activity audits of charities
(Dean Beeby, CBC News)

Just Published: Findings from the Under Caesar’s Sword Project on the Persecution of Christians
(Daniel Philpott, Arc of the Universe: Ethics and Global Justice)

The Brunson farce (Turkey’s indictment against American Pastor Andrew Brunson reveals why charges against him shouldn’t hold up in any legitimate court)
(Aykan Erdemir and Merve Tahiroglu, World Magazine)

Judge rules Planned Parenthood funding challenge is premature
(Brad Kutner, Courthouse News Service)

‘Sikh immigrants treated like criminals in US jails; turbans taken away’
(Lalit K Jha, India Tribune)

Tuesday, 17 July 2018

Catholic, Anglican leaders urge halt to destruction of Palestinian village
(Charles Collins, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Egypt: Mob attack encouraged by police promise ‘No church will be allowed here’
(World Watch Monitor)

Conservatives' religious liberty con
(Joel Mathis, The Week)

Hold referendum to end religious control of schools, says Labour
(Pat Leahy, The Irish Times)

Religion not a criteria for recruitment in paramilitary forces: MHA
(Free Press Journal India)

Presbyterian Church committed to partner Government for skills development
(Ghana Web)

Why Australians’ religious freedom is worth protecting
(Denis Dragovic, The Conversation)

Religious education needs overhaul to reflect UK, says report
(Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian)

Public schooling must discriminate against religion. American education must not
(Neal McCluskey, Forbes)

Pastor's employment contract is a religious matter, Pittsburgh church argues
(Stephen Huba, Trib Live)

Russia's royal martyrs: The commemoration of an act of regicide falls short of expectations
(Erasmus, The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])

68 British rabbis call out Labour Party on its definition of anti-Semitism
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

India inspects all Missionaries of Charity care homes after baby-selling scandal
(Nirmala Carvalho, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Missionaries of Charity complain of ‘baseless innuendos’ as government orders probe
(Anto Akkara & World Watch Monitor staff, World Watch Monitor)

Vital government support given to Anglican and Catholic cathedrals in England
(Charles Collins, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Theology professor runs for a seat in the Rhode Island legislature
(Charles C. Camosy, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Texas bishops score major religious liberty battle in fetal remains case
(Christopher White, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Federal court: Religious adoption agency not entitled to state contract
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

Man convicted of hate crime, arson in Texas mosque torching
(Associated Press)

India’s top court calls for new law to curb mob violence
(Aijaz Hussain, Associated Press)

Manager: Asking Muslim kids to leave pool not discrimination
(Associated Press)

Court rules church audit protection does not extend to church's pastors
(Nonprofit Law Prof Blog)

Church tax audit limits do not apply to investigation of pastors
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Title VII race provisions cover anti-Jewish discrimination
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Fifth Circuit protects Texas Catholic bishops from prying by abortion group
(Press Release, Becket)

5th Circuit: Subpoena to Catholic bishops should have been quashed
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Cows are sacred to India’s Hindu majority. For Muslims who trade cattle, that means growing trouble
(Annie Gowen, The Washington Post)

India on brink of biggest gay rights victory as Supreme Court prepares to rule on gay sex ban
(Adam Withnall, The Independent)

Split court reverses order forcing Catholic Church to turn over documents in fetal burial case
(John Council, Texas Lawyer)

Appeals court rules Texas Bishops involved in fetal burials need not share information with abortion clinics
(Gabrielle Banks, Chron)

Lawsuit targets Notre Dame’s HHS mandate settlement
(Peter Jesserer Smith, National Catholic Register)

Lawmaker urges protecting religious liberty of adoption, foster agencies
(Catholic News Service, National Catholic Reporter)

The State and Marriage III: Objections to the Cutting of the Connection
(Daniel Hill, guest post, Law & Religion UK)

USCIRF to host reception celebrating 20th anniversary of IRFA and a Grant Workshop during first-ever Ministerial on International Religious Freedom
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

USCIRF events during Ministerial
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

First Orthodox monastery opens in Japan
(Interfax-Religion)

Monday, 16 July 2018

Algerian government allows three churches to re-open in June, but now closes another
(World Watch Monitor)

Shrinking the vision on emissions?
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

Ireland might drop psychiatric requirements for transgender individuals seeking hormone therapy
(Grace Carr, The Daily Signal)

The rise and rise of Hillsong, and what other Australian churches should learn from them
(Riza Casidy, The Conversation)

Indianness is the religion of Congress: Surjewala on PM Modi's 'Muslim party' remark
(Times of India)

Why religion should get less attention during the Supreme Court nomination process
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News InDepth)

Pro-gov’t journalist says Turkish gov’t readying for operations against other religious groups
(Stockholm Center for Freedom)

Row over talks to ‘end’ act against forced conversion
(Bikash Singh, The Economic Times)

Religion scholars aid theology student arrested protesting a white supremacist
(Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service)

Split court reverses order forcing Catholic church to turn over documents in fetal burial case
(John Council, Texas Lawyer)

Duterte vs. God
(Emily Schultheis, Foreign Policy)

July 15: Brett Kavanaugh nominated to the Supreme Court
(Religious Freedom Review: Weekly updates on religious freedom in America)

Finland's biggest church and its aid group send visual peace message to Trump and Putin
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

Islam in Belgium: Belgium struggles to manage its burgeoning Islamic scene
(Erasmus, The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])

Autocephaly is pillar of Ukrainian state - Poroshenko
(Interfax-Religion)

Update on the Christensen (Jehovah's Witness) trial
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News)

Police brutality against Jehovah's Witnesses in Omsk
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News)

Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull visits Sydney yeshiva with grandson, prepares challah
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

What a foiled plot to execute Muslims reveals about Islamophobia in France
(Karina Piser, The Nation)

God, man and FIFA: The ongoing struggle to keep soccer as 'secular' as possible
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)

Scotland Justice Minister: Anti-Catholicism as bad as Islamophobia or anti-semitism
(Charles Collins, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Official says US must lead if Middle East Christians are to survive
(Claire Giangravè, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Bishops of Central African Republic ‘outraged’ by threat against Muslim population
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

English cardinal calls UK asylum policy “a shame on our country”
(Charles Collins, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

UK government minister urges Vatican to change stance on birth control
(Charles Collins, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Tennessee’s Catholic bishops urge governor to halt upcoming executions
(Theresa Laurence, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

House committee approves amendment to shield adoption agencies from discrimination laws
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

Indonesia’s Aceh carries out public canings despite pledge
(Heri juanda, Associated Press)

Jewish or democratic? Israel debates its founding principles.
(Ruth Eglash, The Washington Post)

Contentious bill defines Israel as Jewish nation-state
(Aron Heller, Associated Press)

Israel: Opposing segregation
(Editorial, The Jerusalem Post)

Muslim candidates run in record numbers but face backlash
(Jeff Karoub and Philip Marcelo, Associated Press)

Judge: Jewish heritage can be basis for race discrimination
(Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press)

Judge denies Catholic Social Services discrimination claim in foster care case
(Julia Terruso, Philadelphia Inquirer)

Court rejects challenges to foster care agency non-discrimination requirement
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

General Convention wrap-up: Following the Way of Jesus
(Episcopal News Service)

Islamic State’s genocidal crimes demand justice – how can it be done?
(Ewelina Ochab, The Conversation)

Adul Sam-on: the stateless boy who survived the Thai cave – and helped with the rescue
(Derina Johnson, The Conversation)

Martha Nussbaum faces our fears
(Martin E. Marty, University of Chicago Divinity School: Sightings)

Lawsuit: Muslim men ridiculed over religion, nationalities while working at Halliburton in Kilgore
(Glenn Evans, Longview News-Journal)

Maha says ‘no’ to separate Lingayat religion
(The Tribune India)

Man denied exemption to union dues on religious grounds, after board rules his objections are political
(Jason Proctor, CBC News)

The Sunday Assembly - 'a church with no religion'
(BBC News)

Even Never Trump Evangelicals might be swayed by the Supreme Court
(Emma Green, The Atlantic)

Unmasking 'The Changing Face of Hatred'
(NewsOK.com)

Commission releases report showing discrimination, bias incidents and harassment prevalent in religious communities, incident reporting rate low
(New York City Human Rights)

Shariah: myths vs. realities
(John L. Esposito and Natana DeLong-Bas, OUPblog | Religion)

Muslims in China’s ‘Little Mecca’ fear eradication of Islam
(The Japan Times)

Kansas churches vows to protect immigrants from deportation
(Associated Press)

Sunday, 15 July 2018

Freed Czech charity worker recalls finding hell and heaven in Sudan’s jails
(Abigail Frymann Rouch, World Watch Monitor)

Law and religion round-up – 15th July
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Saturday, 14 July 2018

Judge rules COLTS did not violate atheist group's free speech
(Terrie Morgan-Beseckerm, Scranton Times Tribune)

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