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Thursday, 1 March 2018

Ten Commandments statues may stop school shooters, Alabama Republican says
(Benjamin Fearnow, Newsweek)

CRL commission takes recommendations on religion to ConCourt
(Hitekani Magwedze, Eyewitness News)

BJP yet to respond to law panel on uniform civil code
(Jatin Gandhi, Hindustan Times)

SA commission says religion should be legislated to avoid another tragedy like Seven Angels
(African News Agency)

Ultra-orthodox draft bill makes government coalition tremble
(i24NEWS)

Bulgarian President meets Muslim spiritual leader, speaks against religion being politicised
(The Sofia Globe)

Anti-religious vandals suspected of damaging Jerusalem eruv
(Jeremy Sharon, The Jerusalem Post)

Israel opposed to Jewish leaders’ trips and engagement with Qatar
(Michael Wilner, The Jerusalem Post)

Russia seriously concerned about Christians' persecution in Middle East - Russian deputy FM
(Interfax-Religion)

Moscow patriarch complains about situation in Ukraine
(Interfax-Religiia, Russia Religion News)

Patriarch Kirill: 50 Orthodox Churches recently taken over in Ukraine
(Interfax-Religion)

Pakistan’s shields suddenly step aside, placing it on terrorism listing
(Maria Abi-Habib and Salman Masood, The New York Times)

Jehovah's Witness asks for postponement of trial
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News)

In understanding religions, experts say, no one key opens all doors
(Claire Giangravè, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

New report on 2017 anti-Semitic incidents
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Anti-Semitic acts surged in New York last year
(Zolan Kanno-Youngs, The Wall Street Journal)

European Court says psychiatric patient's religious rights were infringed
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

At U.S. urging, Pakistan to be placed on terrorism-financing list
(Salman Masood, The New York Times)

Family of Pakistani woman condemned for blasphemy urges pope’s help
(Claire Giangravè, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

LDS Charities leader discusses role of faith-based groups at legal conference in Sydney
((Sharon Eubank), Mormon Newsroom)

First-edition Book of Mormon sells at auction for $80,000
(Kimberly Winston, Religion News Service)

URGENT: Watch Live Now Debate at the House of Commons (Canada Summer Jobs Program)
(Barry W. Bussey, Canadian Council of Christian Charities: Intersection)

Christian, Jewish and Muslim leaders in Vienna affirm social cohesion and peaceful coexistence
(World Council of Churches and KAICIID)

WCC invites participation in #WithRefugees campaign
(World Council of Churches)

WCC seeks articles from younger theologians to mark 70th anniversary
(World Council of Churches)

For Colombian president, churches can play key role in peace process
(World Council of Churches)

Conference in Greece focuses on economic and refugee crisis
(World Council of Churches)

6 counterterrorism lessons from the Syrian civil war
(Daniel L. Byman, Brookings)

Russia: Ten years' jail for religious study meetings?
(Victoria Arnold, Forum 18 News Service)

CCTV in Churches – A windows into men’s souls?
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

Mennonite investigator who won’t testify goes back to jail
(Colleen Slevin, Religion News Service)

Court holds Mennonite woman in contempt for refusing to testify
(Derek Welch, World Religion News)

Mennonite woman jailed for contempt for refusal to testify in capital case
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Mennonite woman held in contempt for refusing to testify
(Jamie Leary, CBS 4 Denver)

Wednesday, 28 February 2018

The ‘Splainer: Billy Graham, lying in honor and civil religion
(Kimberly Winston, Religion News Service)

Arab religious leaders create first-ever platform for social cohesion
(World Council of Churches and KAICIID)

Why are Canada’s First Nations women dying at such an alarming rate?
(Randall Akee, Brookings)

Fight against terror is not fight between religions: Jordan's King Abdullah (live updates tracking Abdullah's visit to India)
(The Times of India)

Latest E&W marriage data (ONS marriage data for 2015)
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

Paying attention to India’s saints of all faiths
(Krzysztof Iwanek, The Diplomat)

“Under Caesar’s Sword” (Philpott & Shah, eds.)
(Marc O. DeGirolami, Law and Religion Forum, Center for Law & Religion, St. John's University)

The IACtHR Advisory Opinion: one step forward or two steps back for LGBTI rights in Costa Rica?
(Elena Abrusci, EJIL: Talk!)

The power of religion
(David Leonhardt, The New York Times)

Bill banning circumcision in Iceland alarms religious groups
(Christina Caron, The New York Times)

Myanmar’s religion ministry must ‘take responsibility’ for rabble-rousing Monks: Interview
(Radio Free Asia)

Patriarch Kirill to visit Bulgaria in March
(Interfax-Religion)

Religious men refuse to join IDF commanders’ course that includes women
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Far-right party’s anti-Semitism audit ‘worthless,’ Austrian Jewish leader says
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Chandler non-profit helps Muslims, Mormons, other faiths find 'what unites us'
(Jerod MacDonald-Evoy, Arizona Republic)

Scottish archdiocese cancels church closure plan
(Charles Collins, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Palliative care is pro-life response to euthanasia, panelists say
(Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service)

Scottsdale, Arizona sued for denying Satanist request to deliver city council invocation
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

Swiss government: Pope Francis to visit Geneva this summer
(Associated Press)

Mennonite investigator who won’t testify goes back to jail
(Colleen Slevin, Associated Press)

Ethiopian Jews threaten mass hunger strike over Israel move
(Elias Meseret, Associated Press)

Worshippers clutching AR-15 rifles hold commitment ceremony
(Michael Rubinkam, Associated Press)

USCIRF criticizes treatment of Iranian Christians seeking US asylum
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Brazilian court rejects censorship of play depicting Jesus as trans woman
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Atheists raise objection to honoring Billy Graham at U.S. Capitol
(Bradford Richardson, The Washington Times)

Satan's eating habits latest topic of Turkish public debate
(Pinar Tremblay, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)

Sex trafficking, elderly suicide, and the legacy of China's one child policy
(Courtney Grogan, Catholic News Agency)

Vancouver archbishop critiques euthanasia provision in hospice care
(Catholic News Agency)

Nigerian Christian community mourns Boko Haram kidnapping
(Courtney Grogan, Catholic News Agency)

Pentecostal pastor in India attacked by radicals for sharing faith on bus
(Asia News)

How to reduce religious violence in Nigeria – CAN President
(Evelyn Okakwu, Premium Times)

Forty arrested at Catholic-led DACA Protest
(Christine Rousselle, Catholic News Agency)

What should be the place of religion in public schools?
(Bobby Ross Jr., Christian Headlines)

Jewish activists urge Labour not to reinstate former London mayor
(Jessica Elgot, The Guardian)

Judges told to limit observers if witness has to remove veil
(Owen Bowcott, The Guardian)

Wanted: pagan chaplains for Britain’s prisons
(Alexandra Jones, The Guardian)

Malaysian Federal Court refuses four people their right to affirm Christian identity
(Matt K. George, World Watch Monitor)

Iran: Christians held in notorious Evin Prison ‘will never be the same’
(World Watch Monitor)

How missionaries used the Olympics to gain new members
(Corey Barnett, World Religion News)

Mormon President Nelson speaks out on gun control
(Elisa Meyer, World Religion News)

Why Catholic women could transform America and the church
(WRN Editorial Staff, World Religion News)

Baptists group lifts ban on LGBT hiring
(Gary Nguyen, World Religion News)

A Malaysian animist group gives thanks to spirits of the sea
(Alexandra Radu, Religion News Service)

Mental health and religious rights: Mockutė
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Psychiatric hospital infringed patient’s right to privacy and right to freedom of religion
(Mockutė v. Lithuania, European Court of Human Rights)

Are guns kosher?
(Jeffrey K. Salkin, RNS Column: Martini Judaism (for those who want to be shaken and stirred))

Graham and American presidents shared personal bonds
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)

Bill spurred by Nassar scandal concerns Catholic Church
(David Eggert, Religion News Service)

Dozens of nuns, other Catholics arrested advocating for immigrants
(Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service)

Turkey wants to criminalize adultery
(Riada Asimovic Akyol, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)

Turkey’s Erdogan wants to make adultery a crime
(Jason Rezaian, The Washington Post)

Ongoing discussion concerning the draft Copenhagen Declaration (ECtHR)

Draft Copenhagen Declaration (full text)
(The Danish Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe)

ECtHR: Opinion on the draft Copenhagen Declaration
(European Court of Human Rights, Adopted by the Bureau in light of the discussion in the Plenary Court on 19 February 2018)

Joint NGO statement following the Danish Chairmanship’s High-Level Expert Conference
(EHRAC with Amnesty International, International Commission of Jurists, European Implementation Network, SOS-Torture Network, European Human Rights Advocacy Centre (EHRAC))

The draft Copenhagen Declaration – What about civil society?
(Antoine Buyse, Strasbourg Observers)

The draft Copenhagen Declaration - Comment Series IV
(Antoine Buyse / Janneke Gerards, ECHR Blog)

The draft Copenhagen Declaration - Comment Series III
(Antoine Buyse / Leonie Huijbers, ECHR Blog)

The draft Copenhagen Declaration and the Court’s dual role – the need for a different definition of subsidiarity and the margin of appreciation
(Janneke Gerards, Strasbourg Observers)

Tuesday, 27 February 2018

A wolf in sheep’s clothing: Why the draft Copenhagen Declaration must be rewritten
(Alice Donald and Philip Leach, EJIL: Talk!)

The draft Copenhagen Declaration: Whose responsibility and dialogue?
(Andreas Follesdal and Geir Ulfstein, EJIL: Talk!)

The Draft Copenhagen Declaration (Part 1): overview/ its overarching philosophy
(Ed Bates, ukstrasbourgspotlight)

The Draft Copenhagen Declaration (Part 2): towards a stronger ECHR system?
(Ed Bates, ukstrasbourgspotlight)

Today I plan to get arrested
(Thomas Reese, RNS Column: Signs of the Times)

National Catholic Day of Action for Dreamers
(PICO National Network)

The state of the blog: On reaching one million page-views
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

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