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Wednesday, 1 November 2017

Caritas Venezuela warns that 280,000 children could die of malnutrition
(Catholic News Agency)

Amid Pence promises, persecuted Iraqi Christians still in perilous limbo
(George Russell, Fox News)

Muslims in Sri Lanka: Strangers in their own land
(May Jeong, Moment)

Lebanon looks to recreate Palestinian society in refugee camp
(Daniel Hilton, Al Monitor: Lebanon Pulse)

Pope: the saints weren't perfect, but they allowed God to touch their lives
(Elise Harris, Catholic News Agency)

‘I’ll Push You’: Friends, one in a wheelchair, document their Spanish pilgrimage
(Emily McFarlan Miller, Religion News Service)

Against Clarity: A progressive Christian opposes rating churches on LGBT acceptance
(Barbara G. Wheeler, RNS Column: On Faith & Culture)

Georgia school district bans coach from praying with football team
(Amanda Casanova, Christian Headlines)

Some Indonesians fear country's religious intolerance is growing
(Ari Shapiro, NPR)

'It's our right': Christian congregation in Indonesia fights to worship in its church
(Matthew Ozug, Ari Shapiro, NPR)

Church leaders arrested in Sudan
(Julie Bourdon, Mission Network News)

Media attack on religions with American origins
(SOVA Center for News and Analysis, Russia Religion News)

Media attack on Jehovah's Witnesses
(SOVA Center for News and Analysis, Russia Religion News)

India's 'love jihad'- Are women being recruited for 'Islamic State'?
(Murali Krishnan, Deutsche Welle)

French court orders cross removed from statue of John Paul II
(Catholic News Agency)

A campaign of fear & division in Virginia: Ed Gillespie needs to remember his Catholic roots
(John Gehring, Commonweal)

Amicus briefs in Masterpiece Cakeshop now available online
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Pope Francis gets sleep whenever he can, even while praying
(David Greene, NPR)

Bus driver fired for refusing 'mark of the devil' in background check can sue employer
(P.J. Dannunzio, The Legal Intelligencer)

Bus driver can move ahead with religious objection to fingerprinting
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

7th Circuit hears arguments on Christmas pageant challenge
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Seventh Circuit hears dispute over high school’s live nativity
(Lorraine Bailey, Courthouse News Service)

Barrett confirmed for 7th Circuit after controversy over her religious beliefs
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Faith, finance and ecology: Green investors and right-wing sceptics clash on the meaning of scripture
(Erasmus, The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])

AU and NWLC file lawsuit against Trump Administration over rules denying women birth control coverage
(Press Release, Americans United)

Turkey: What do parents and pupils think?
(Dr. Mine Yildirim, Forum 18 News Service)

New contraceptive coverage rules challenged as Notre Dame plans to end coverage
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Muslim woman's suit over search by male officer is dismissed
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Not just about sex: throughout our bodies, thousands of genes act differently in men and women
(Jenny Graves, The Conversation)

Social media study points to a close result in the same-sex marriage vote
(David Tuffley and Bela Stantic, The Conversation)

Real fake news: Facebook's role in Buddhist Myanmar's deadly war against its Rohingya Muslims
(Ira Rifkin, GetReligion)

At Facebook, hand-wringing over a fix for fake content
(Mike Isaac, The New York Times)

Russian Jews point out to Patriarch Kirill’s special role in opposing Anti-Semitism and xenophobia
(Interfax-Religion)

Terror in Lower Manhattan: Reporters started asking religion questions early and often
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)

New York truck attacker planned rampage for weeks and carried it out in the name of ISIS, police say
(Renae Merle, Devlin Barrett, and Mark Berman, The Washington Post)

Challenging the notion that religion fosters violence
(Maxell Kennel, The Conversation)

Travelling the world to study interfaith initiatives
(Farida Master, The Times NZ)

France honoring Pope & principles
(NJToday.net)

Iran: Fariba Kamalabadi, religious prisoner of conscience, released
(United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF))

Russia's inter-religious faith council backs curb on artistic freedom
(Jonathan Luxmoore, The Tablet)

Religious freedom for Muslims: the AfD have picked their first fight in the Bundestag
(Jorg Luyken, the Local DE)

The Islamic World doesn't need a reformation
(Mustafa Akyol, The Atlantic)

Family of Toronto man declared brain dead says finding goes against his religion
(National Post)

Senate OKs judicial nominee in middle of religious fight
(Kevin Freking, Associated Press)

Senate confirms controversial Trump nominee to appeals court
(Lydia Wheeler, The Hill)

Support for abortion on request climbs to 60% in new poll
(Ellen Coyne, The Times)

Odd, unquestioning AP story misses point on University of Wisconsin's 'religion center'
(Mark Kellner, GetReligion)

University of Wisconsin-Madison starts new religion center
(Associated Press, Chicago Tribune)

Studies show volunteering and giving improves your physical health
(Veronica Neffinger, Christian Headlines)

Church of England urged to tackle sexual abuse within its ranks
(Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian)

The Balfour declaration isn’t history, it’s an everyday reality for Palestinians
(Yasmeen el Khoudary, The Guardian)

Pakistani Christians face discriminations in prisons too
(Asif Aqeel, World Watch Monitor)

Blasphemy law used to accuse Pakistani Christians
(Beth Stolicker, Mission Network News)

Divorce divides Pakistan's Christian marriage law debate
(Zahid Hussain, Karachi and Kamran Chaudhry, UCA News)

Bullying of Muslim students at record levels in California
(Kelly Frazier, World Religion News)

This is no way to treat the dead
(Jeffrey Salkin, RNS: Martini Judaism)

Pope pained by attacks in Afghanistan, Somalia, NY
(The Associated Press, Religion News Service)

Evangelical pastor says he was removed from Liberty University campus
(The Associated Press, Religion News Service)

American Muslims should insist on a tax reform that protects the poor
(Zara Ahmad, Religion News Service)

EVENT, 1 November 2017: Here I Stand: Conscience, Reformation, and Religious Freedom Across the Centuries
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Germany marks 500th anniversary of Protestant Reformation in Wittenberg
(Deutsche Welle)

How the Reformation sowed the seeds of Brexit
(Martin Kettle, The Guardian)

Suit challenges Tennessee's therapist bill
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Tuesday, 31 October 2017

Lords Reform and the Bishops
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

Role of the Church in European integration process discussed in Krakow
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine)

Bitan assures US Jewish leaders that Kotel crisis will be resolved
(Tamara Zieve, The Jerusalem Post)

Broyde lectures on religious courts at Stanford
(Stanford Law School, YouTube)

Patriarch and president dedicate memorial to victims of Stalinism
(RIA Novosti, Russia Religion News)

Local justice ministry asks court to dispose of Jehovah's Witnesses' property
(Federal Press, Russia Religion News)

62% of Bulgarians claim to believe in God
(novinite.com)

‘Bubble zone’ law could end Ontario’s March for Life, bishop warns
(Catholic News Agency)

Catholic leaders welcome more troops in Central Africa, but want weapons
(Jonathan Luxmoore, Catholic News Service)

Teen indicted for anti-Semitic vandalism of New York Jewish cemetery
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Faith leaders raise their voices in opposing rights of Christian baker in Supreme Court case
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News Faith)

Sister Agatha: A Nigerian peacemaker at work
(Katherine Marshall, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Absence of faith: There can be no religious test for public office
(William E. Lori, The Hill)

Roy Moore responds to questions about his views on Muslim candidates for office
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

BJC, UCC file brief in U.S. Supreme Court in Colorado baker’s case
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

Judge blocks Trump’s ban on transgender troops in military
(Dave Philipps, The New York Times)

Court blocks Trump's memo on transgender enlistment and service in military
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Duke University sued by Thomas More Law Center over religious discrimination against pro-life nurse
(Press Release, Thomas More Law Center)

Catholic nurse sues Duke University Hospital seeking religious accommodation
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Native Americans are the second front in Mahwah's religious battles
(Allison Pries, NJ Advance Media)

Township in litigation with Indian tribe over use of prayer grounds
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Two pastors in Burma sentenced to prison
(Morning Star News Burma Correspondent, Christian Headlines)

Here are the 10 worst countries for Christian persecution according to a UK report
(Amanda Casanova, Christian Headlines)

Egypt's Christians appeal for help after churches are forced to close
(Veronica Neffinger, Christian Headlines)

Scientists suggests why the sun stood still for Joshua in battle
(Laura Lacey Johnson, Christian Headlines)

Turkey pays informants to target most wanted terrorists
(Mahmut Bozarslan, Al Monitor: Turkey Pulse)

Syrian Kurds focused on federalism
(Mohammad Bassiki, Al Monitor: Syria Pulse)

Kurdish crisis imperils US anti-terror fight in Syria
(Jack Detsch, Al Monitor)

Local radio station uses airwaves to fight extremism in northern Syria
(Sara Manisera, Al Monitor)

Muslim teaching assistant wins unfair dismissal case over 9/11 footage
(Frances Perraudin, The Guardian)

Central African Republic IDPs angry at UN failure to protect them
(llia Djadi, World Watch Monitor)

Cameroon: 6 siblings kidnapped by Boko Haram escape to safety
(World Watch Monitor)

Jordan charity ‘restoring dignity’ to Iraq’s refugees
(World Watch Monitor)

The new Christian alternative to Halloween: light parties
(Corey Barnett, World Religion News)

US court bars Trump from reversing transgender troop policy
(David Crary and Jessica Gresko, Religion News Service)

Notre Dame ends free contraceptive coverage for employees
(The Associated Press, Religion News Service)

Is Reformed theology for black people?
(Jemar Tisby, Religion News Service)

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