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Thursday, 22 March 2018

Arizona high court won’t block vote on school voucher law
(Bob Christie, Associated Press)

Tennessee lawmakers pass ‘In God We Trust’ school bill
(Associated Press)

Voters will decide to put Ten Commandments on state property
(Mallory Moench, Associated Press)

At least 14 dead, several hurt in car bomb in Somali capital
(Abdi Guled, Associated Press)

IICSA hearings on Anglican Church – Closing Statement
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

IICSA: Archbishop Welby’s evidence session
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

Wednesday, 21 March 2018

Russia: Misuse of anti-extremism legislation for religious persecution in February 2018
(SOVA Center for Information and Analysis)

70% of young Brits are 'not religious'
(Shiona McCallum, BBC News)

Greek government attacks court decision on religion lessons
(Philip Chrysopoulos, Greek Reporter)

Protecting your religious entity exemption under the FEHA while complying with other laws
(Weintraub Tobin, JD Supra)

Catholics decry Swedish political party’s plan to close all religious schools
(Mary Rezac, Catholic News Agency)

Court deems changes to school religion classes unconstitutional
(ekathimerini.com)

A rabbi, a priest and an imam walk into an environmental conference
(Sarah Levi, The Jerusalem Post)

Defy gambling industry and limit stakes to $3, bishop urges UK government
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

Patriarch Kirill: We fight for justice in Syria
(Interfax-Religion)

Orthodox leader sweet talks Russian president
(Interfax-Religiia, Russia Religion News)

Ukrainian lawmakers complain about pro-Russian stands of Orthodox clergy
(Religiia v Ukraine, Russia Religion News)

The Saudis take on radical Islam
(Adel Al-Toraifi, The Wall Street Journal)

Cameroon's Pentecostal churches under fire
(Moki Kindzeka, Deutsche Welle)

India’s Supreme Court ruling allows ‘passive euthanasia’
(Nirmala Carvalho, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Russian Catholic leaders pledge to work with Putin after election win
(Jonathan Luxmoore, Catholic News Service)

Man who taught dog Nazi salute found guilty of hate crime
(Daniel Sugarman, The Jewish Chronicle)

Scottish court convicts for anti-Semitic YouTube video
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Part 1: A few steps forward, a few steps sideways and a few steps backwards: The CAT’s revised and updated GC on Non-Refoulement
(Başak Çali and Stewart Cunningham, EJIL: Talk!)

Part 2: A few steps forward, a few steps sideways and a few steps backwards: The CAT’s revised and updated GC on Non-Refoulement
(Başak Çali and Stewart Cunningham, EJIL: Talk!)

Christian victims of Pakistan terror attacks remembered
(Kamran Chaudhry, UCANews)

'Christianity as default is gone': the rise of a non-Christian Europe
(Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian)

Integration: seeing the bigger picture
(Guest Post: Professor Rebecca Probert and Dr Rajnaara Akhtar, Law & Religion UK)

The Latest: Afghan official says 31 dead in suicide bombing
(Associated Press)

"N" for Nazarene -- the remnants of Iraq's Assyrian community
(Nina Shea, Assyrian International News Agency)

Maronite church warns that religious schools closing because of new law
(Agenzia Fides)

Algerians request renewed prayer for Church
(Claire Evans, International Christian Concern)

Philippine Protestant bishop freed after 10 months in jail
(Joe Torres, UCANews)

Myanmar President Htin Kyaw resigns
(Euan McKirdy, CNN)

Stephen Hawking and the limits of our knowledge: Scientism vs. revelation
(John Stonestreet and G. Shane Morris, The Christian Post)

Congress: We're still praying for thousands of dreamers stuck in uncertainty
(John Stumbo and Marisol Cabrera, The Christian Post)

The erroneous notion that is causing an exodus from the Church
(Christopher Benek, The Christian Post)

Poll finds Democrats and Republicans disagree on importance of morality for political candidates
(Amanda Casanova, Christian Headlines)

Muslims place greater importance on national identity, finds UK study
(Harriet Sherwood)

Spot the halo: saintly sightings in suburban America – in pictures
(Bruce Wrighton, The Guardian)

What if God was one of us? You asked Google - here’s the answer
(Jack Bernhardt, The Guardian)

Justin Welby: sexual abusers can never be trusted again
(Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian)

Easter banner torn down from Pakistan church
(Asif Aqeel, World Watch Monitor)

DC councilmen apologizes for rant blaming snow on Jews
(Nathan Glover, World Religion News)

Pope Francis to visit Ireland soon after abortion referendum
(Henry McDonald, The Guardian)

Pope confirms plans to visit Dublin for August family rally
(The Associated Press, Religion News Service)

Moscow patriarch has last word on pope's visit to Belarus
(RIA Novosti, Russia Religion News)

Praying for students in Kentucky
(Mark Silk, RNS Column: Spiritual Politics)

Vatican media chief resigns over doctored letter scandal
(Nicole Winfield, Religion News Service)

Letter from Benedict brings down Vatican media czar
(Thomas Reese, RNS Column: Signs of the Times)

EVENT, 19-21 March 2017: The 6th Global Forum for Combating Antisemitism
(ISAGP (Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy), Jerusalem)

Abortion speech law case heard at Supreme Court; pro-life advocates anticipate win
(Brandon Showalter, The Christian Post)

Christians and Muslims in India vexed that government is seeking to revise history with pro-Hindu narrative
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

I stayed silent on child abuse. And I blame religion for that
(Katie Edwards, The Guardian)

The Guardian view of abuse in the church: a truly dreadful story
(Editorial, The Guardian)

Memphis megachurch pastor resigns following sexual abuse investigation
(Ron Maxey, Religion News Service)

George Pell: two men allege cardinal sexually offended against them as children at pool
(Melissa Davey, The Guardian)

George Pell allegedly exposed himself to choir boy, court hears
(Melissa Davey, The Guardian)

Tuesday, 20 March 2018

Treating the Divine in science fiction
(Ada Palmer, Sightings: Religion in Public Life (University of Chicago Divinity School))

Retired Mormon mission president admits he molested a female missionary
(Jana Riess, Religion News Service)

Church statement about alleged sexual assault by former mission president
(Mormon Newsroom)

Scholar of Islam says he is the subject of smear campaign amid investigation for sexual assault on two separate counts
(Al Jazeera)

European Court for Human Rights condemns Turkey over detention of 2 journalists
(Thema News)

Um Sameh, the wonder woman of eastern Ghouta
(Barrett Limoges, Al-Monitor: Syria Pulse)

Muslim, Christian religious leaders launch first interreligious dialogue platform in the Arab World
(KAICIID)

Persecution rising, but Christianity in China is ‘vibrant,’ Baylor prof says
(Terry Goodrich / Baylor University, Baptist Standard)

Canada Summer Jobs Motion is defeated but the issue remains very much alive
(Barry W. Bussey, Canadian Council of Christian Charities: Intersection)

SC: Can a person refuse to follow law on secular matters?
(Times of India)

When Pope Francis asks young people what they think
(Thomas Reese, RNS Column: Signs of the Times)

Church official regrets that unlike Oxford and Harvard restoration of university churches in Russia provoke negative reaction
(Interfax-Religion)

Russia: Increasing land use fines "a lottery"
(Forum 18 News Service)

Anti-evangelism law invoked against Baptists in Orel
(Orlovskie Novosti, Russia Religion News)

A Palestinian-born legislator dreams of rebuilding a synagogue in Berlin
(Toby Axelrod, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Dutch animal welfare party proposes ban on ritual slaughter
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Germany's top court rejects full-face veiled driver's complaint
(Deutsche Welle)

UK bill seeks to protect conscientious objection for medical practitioners
(Catholic News Agency)

Philippines edges closer to passing divorce law, despite opposition from Catholic Church
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Report: persecution poisons educational opportunities for religious minority children around the world
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

Does the pope own the Vatican brand? Spain, so far, says yes
(Aritz Parra, Associated Press)

Indian state moves to grant minority religion status to Lingayats
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Karnataka cabinet decides to grant Lingayats separate religion status
(India West)

Transcript of the oral arguments in NIFLA v. Becerra (compelled speech case)
(Supreme Court of the United States, Heritage Reporting Company (official reporters))

Supreme Court heard arguments today in California FACT Act challenge
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Should pro-life clinics have to post information about abortion?
(Emma Green, The Atlantic)

Buddhism as national religion would fuel extremism: scholar, author
(Pravit Rojanaphruk, Khaosod English)

‘Do not play divisive politics in the name of religion’
(The Hindu)

A landmark religious freedom case especially threatens low-income women and those of color
(Sung Yeon Choimorrow, Religion News Service)

Can the government force pregnancy centers to speak a message they disagree with?
(Thomas Glessner and Anne O'Connor, Religion News Service)

The constitutional freedom not to promote abortion
(Michael Paulsen, Law & Liberty Blog)

Supreme Court skeptical of California law requiring information about abortion
(Richard Wolf, Religion News Service)

Supreme Court hostile to part of California law aimed at 'crisis pregnancy centers'
(Josh Gerstein, Politico)

Transcript of Supreme Court arguments in California FACT Act case is now available
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Argument analysis: NIFLA v. Becerra
(Amy Howe, SCOTUSblog)

Symposium: NIFLA v. Becerra — Compelling the truth in health-care delivery
(Priscilla Smith, SCOTUSblog)

Symposium: NIFLA v. Becerra — A Supreme housecleaning continues?
(Mark Rienzi, SCOTUSblog)

Symposium: The First Amendment cannot justify lying to women
(Julie Rikelman, SCOTUSblog)

Symposium: “Hey California, stop telling us what to say at work!”
(Ilya Shapiro, SCOTUSblog)

Symposium: Ensuring accurate information for patients does not violate the First Amendment
(Erwin Chemerinsky, SCOTUSblog)

Symposium: If Justice Kennedy thought Colorado was “neither tolerant nor respectful” of a baker’s religious beliefs, how will he feel about California’s attack on pro-life pregnancy centers?
(John Bursch, SCOTUSblog)

Cardinal Dolan hopes Supreme Court will uphold free speech
(Catholic News Service)

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