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Saturday, 7 July 2018

Judge denies Savannah rabbi’s challenge of short-term vacation rental ordinance
(Jan Skutch, Savannah Now)

Short-term rental ban does not burden rabbi's religious freedom
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Friday, 6 July 2018

Cohabitation and the myth of “common law marriage”
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

National Review offers in-depth look at BYU's religious freedom and media conference
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)

Does Buddhism need a blasphemy "army"?
(Matthew Gindin, Tricycle Magazine)

Court orders end to abortion-pill mandate for Pennsylvania Christian college
(Alliance Defending Freedom)

Another religious college gets relief against ACA contraceptive mandate rules
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Pruitt's resignation letter says Trump is president because of God's providence
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

What the Nazis driving people from homes taught philosopher Hannah Arendt about the rights of refugees
(Kathleen B. Jones, The Conversation)

Support for refugees increases when refugees participate in integration programs
(Paul van Lange and Robert Bohm, The Conversation)

Sex and gender diversity is growing across the US
(Georgiann Davis, The Conversation)

Facebook censored a post for ‘hate speech.’ It was the Declaration of Independence.
(Eli Rosenberg, The Washington Post)

Facebook censored a post with the Declaration of Independence text, now says sorry
(Eric Lieberman, The Daily Signal)

When covering the Episcopal Book of Common Prayer, theology and church history matter
(Julia Duin, GetReligion)

Tick, tick, tick: Will Donald Trump play the 'handmaiden' card, lighting a SCOTUS fuse?
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)

EVENT, 6, 13, 20 July 2018: Religious Liberty, Religious Literacy & Civil Dialogue
(Summer Bootcamp for Interns, Newseum Institute Religious Freedom Center)

Aum Shinrikyo guru Shoko Asahara and six other cultists hanged for mass murders: officials
(Reiji Yoshida, The Japan Times)

Cult leader executed for Japan sarin attacks still a mystery
(Mari Yamaguchi, Religion News Service)

Thursday, 5 July 2018

Bondage, death, sex and Hollywood spirituality: Why avoid religion hook in life of Master Skip?
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)

Religion Watch, July 2018, Volume 33 No. 9
(Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion)

UK appoints first religious freedom envoy
(Catholic News Agency)

Lord Ahmad appointed as PM’s Special Envoy to promote religious freedom
(Gov.UK)

Christians should be 'leading the charge' in returning to civility, Senate chaplain Barry Black says
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)

What Justice Kennedy's retirement might mean for religious freedom
(John Stonestreet and Roberto Rivera, The Christian Post)

The Guardian view on Islamophobia: time for the Tories to act
(Editorial, The Guardian)

Who will Trump nominate for the Supreme Court? Here are a few options
(Amanda Casanova, Christian Headlines)

Progressives deploy religious ignorance and bigotry to stop Amy Coney Barrett
(David French, National Review)

Supreme Court Justice candidate Amy Coney Barrett's controversial sect of Christianity
(Kelly Frazier, World Religion News)

Amy Coney Barrett’s ‘cult’
(Mona Charen, National Review)

Judge Kavanaugh's record on religious liberty
(Ed Whelan, National Review)

Liberals propose 'court packing' to offset Trump nominees
(Michael Foust, Christian Headlines)

Polish priest set for sainthood criticized for anti-Semitism
(Monika Scislowska and Nicole Winfield, Religion News Service)

After fire destroys his life’s work, an artist renews quest to paint Torah
(Michele Chabin, Religion News Service)

New Lambeth Palace Library key to preserving Anglican history
(Catherine Pepinster, Religion News Service)

The State and Marriage II: How would things look after the Cutting of the Connection?
(Daniel Hill, guest post, Law & Religion UK)

Cruelty is a swamp thing
(Michael Reid Trice, University of Chicago Divinity School: Sightings)

Bishop leading migration committee signs on to national immigration petition
(Christopher White, Crux)

Ruth Bader Ginsburg receives Genesis Prize lifetime award in Israel
(Ian Deitch, Times of Israel)

Indian state’s ‘anti-conversion law’ to be repealed
(Anto Akkara, World Watch Monitor)

Report: global restrictions, harassment directed at religious groups continues to rise
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

How does Pew Research Center measure the religious composition of the U.S.? Answers to Frequently Asked Questions
(Pew Research Center)

Religious persecution worsening worldwide; What is Trump doing differently? Tony Perkins responds
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)

The moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws
(Sojourners)

Finality of Prophethood oath: IHC orders to release Raja Zafarul Haq committee report
(Geo TV)

Nicaragua VP says God favors repression against priests, people
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Pope stands with Nicaragua’s bishops in demanding democracy
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Pope to reach out to other Christians during Baltics trip
(Associated Press)

Letter: Regardless of religion, doctors have a duty to inform patients
(Maura Quinlan, Chicago Tribune)

The White House is tearing down the wall between Church and State
(Susan Jacoby, The New York Times)

Passport officer, police exceeded brief in Lucknow interfaith couple case: Sources
(Times of India)

Church of England seeks revival in newer Christian faiths
(Robert Stevens, Associated Press)

She could be the first Muslim woman in Congress. She has to defeat Detroit's Democratic establishment first
(Daniel Burke, CNN)

Muslims repressed in Russian-controlled Ukrainian territory
(Portal-Credo.Ru, Russia Religion News)

Jehovah's Witness nabbed as he tries to board plane
(Portal-Credo.Ru, Russia Religion News)

Danes, Muslims, Christmas and why immigration is always a religion-beat story
(Julia Duin, GetReligion)

Why synagogues started putting American flags in the sanctuary
(Josefin Dolsten, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Labour Party adopts softened version of Britain’s definition for anti-Semitism
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

'Our community is terrorised': Muslims abused as men invade Brisbane mosque
(Australian Associated Press, The Guardian)

What it’s like to wear a yarmulke in Europe
(Andrew Altman, Forward)

Like a lamb to the slaughter: Will the United States send this woman to her death?
(Forum for Religious Freedom Europe)

Elder Holland calls on governments, organizations and faith groups to refocus refugee efforts
(Sarah Jane Weaver, Deseret News Faith)

US teen to meet Somali president after Quran recitation win
(Associated Press)

Indianapolis church cages Holy Family in immigration protest
(Associated Press)

Pakistan: Officials’ religious belief is public matter, rules judge
(Pakistan Today)

Pakistan court orders public release of report on temporary election law amendments that favored Ahmadis
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

EEOC sues Halliburton for national origin and religious discrimination
(U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission)

10 months on, the babies of Rohingya rape survivors arrive
(Kristen Gelineau, Religion News Service)

Haliburton sued by EEOC for religious and national origin discrimination
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Newport Beach sues to halt what city calls a marijuana dispensary at Church of the Holy Grail
(Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times)

City sues to close down church allegedly operating as marijuana dispensary
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

An ICE raid leaves an Iowa town divided along faith lines
(Trip Gabriel, The New York Times)

Iowa churches diverge on immigration issues
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Conditions imposed on church's homeless shelter violate RUIPA
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

California elimination of personal belief exemption from vaccination requirements upheld
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Cert. denied in Michigan legislative prayer case
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Sisters seek to end gag order in priest sex abuse settlement
(Mark Scolforo, Associated Press)

Suit challenges non-disclosure agreements in priest abuse settlements
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Appeals court dismisses lawsuit filed by Arkansas judge barred from hearing death-penalty cases
(Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

8th Circuit orders dismissal of trial judge's suit over his sitting on death penalty cases
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Inside the Christian legal powerhouse that keeps winning at the Supreme Court
(Jessica Contrera, The Washington Post)

U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear legislative prayer cases
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

How Pope Francis is renewing the cardinals of the Catholic Church
(Derek Welch, World Religion News)

Iceland’s fastest growing religion will soon complete the first temple to Thor and Odin in 1000 years
(Vilhelm Carlstrom, Business Insider)

Kazakhstan: 69 known administrative prosecutions in six months
(Forum 18 News Service)

Wednesday, 4 July 2018

Thinking politics, and pop culture, on July 4th in this today's tense and wired America
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)

Gender Recognition Act Consultation
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

General Synod – a clarification
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

Religious structures next step in Iraqi building process
(Elise Harris, Catholic News Agency)

Cheyenne diocese: sex abuse claims against retired bishop appear credible
(Kevin Jones, Catholic News Agency)

Rebuilt from the ashes: The story of an American basilica
(Adelaide Mena, Catholic News Agency)

What went wrong in the Sexual Revolution? New documentary takes a look
(Lizzy Joslyn, Catholic News Agency)

Is Riyadh really pushing for control of Jerusalem holy sites?
(Rasha Abou Jalal, Al-Monitor: Palestine Pulse)

How Israel's left could challenge Netanyahu
(Yossi Beilin, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)

California bill would limit what pastors can say about homosexuality
(Michael Foust, Christian Headlines)

A campaign to blitz the country with 'In God We Trust' laws takes root
(Yonat Shimron, Christian Headlines)

Alternative to Trump's family detention policy offered by Catholic leaders
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)

People of faith must defend our nation's founding principles
(Jason Yates, The Christian Post)

America, fireworks and Jesus
(Bob Fabey, The Christian Post)

As Episcopalians meet, debate looms about their place in the Anglican world
(Jacob Lupfer, Religion News Service)

Episcopal church debates whether to make God gender-neutral in Book of Common Prayer
(Leonardo Blair, The Christian Post)

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