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Friday, 19 May 2017

What to expect in Iran’s presidential election today
(The Data Team, The Economist)

Instant divorce debate exposes rifts among India's Muslims
(Murali Krishnan, Deutsche Welle)

Why India allows instant divorce: for Muslim Indian men, breaking up is easy to do
(The Economist explains)

Georgian priest accused of attempted murder refuses to attend his trial behind closed doors
(Interfax-Religion)

Russia: Release Bagir Kazikhanov
(Press Release, United States Commission on International Religious Freedom)

Head of Belarusian Orthodox Church addresses Poroshenko regarding 'anti-Orthodox' laws
(Interfax-Religion)

Ukraine: Russian religious foundations placed on sanction lists
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine)

Ukraine bans its top social networks because they are Russian
(The Economist)

Ukrainian ambassador summoned to Vatican regarding Rada's intention to pass bills on status of church organizations
(Interfax-Religion)

Ukrainian Foreign Ministry denies that ambassador summoned to Vatican regarding church bills
(Interfax-Religion)

PM Boyko Borisov in Hitrino: 'We believe in the good of, in building upon, and in the prosperity of Bulgaria
(Novinite Sofia News Agency)

Obama, Merkel to launch Germany's Kirchentag under Brandenburger Gate
(Anli Serfontein, Ecumenical News)

China, once officially atheist, now booming with religion
(Kimberly Winston, Religion News Service)

EVENT, 19 May 2017: Religion and State. Challenges and Opportunities
(Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies - KU Leuven, together with Logia)

New study finds tax reform proposals would decrease religious giving
(Religion Press Release Service, Religion News Service)

Tax policy proposals would reduce charitable giving, new study finds
(Indiana University)

New study analyzes impact of tax reform proposals on giving to religious organizations
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Coptic pope meets Dublin archbishop during Ireland visit
(Catholic News Service, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Kentucky court says free speech, not faith, at issue in pride fest T-shirt case. Press says: Huh?
(Mark Kellner, GetReligion)

Let's ask a few journalism questions about that Pokemon Go guy in the Russian shrine
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)

Christian ministry plans new outreach programs in Russia despite anti-evangelism laws
(Jardine Malado, The Christian Times)

Norwegian Jewish leader: Trade union’s boycott vote was anti-Semitic
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Pope to ambassadors: Work for peace amid ‘complex’ global conflicts
(Elise Harris, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Archdiocese speaks ahead of Netflix series on murdered nun
(Catholic News Agency, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Bill Leonard: Government support may further church decline
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

Royal Marriages
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

Religion and the State – the European Court of Human Rights and the ‘Lautsi' Case about Crucifixes in Italian Class Rooms
(Andreas Follesdal, SSRN)

New Haven Rabbi Daniel Greer found liable for $15 million in civil trial alleging he sexually abused a student
(Anna Bisaro, New Haven Register)

$20M awarded in sexual abuse suit against rabbi and his yeshiva
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Tampa church raises nearly $100,000 to build first Catholic Church in Cuba in 60 years
(Nathan Glover, World Religion News)

Pushback against making men-only island where Shinto gods reds de a World Heritage Site
(Elise Meyer, World Religion News)

Australia police weigh abuse charges after investigating top Catholic
(Byron Kaye, Religion News Service)

‘Faithkeepers’ film is a not-so-subtle attack on Islam
(James Zogby, Religion News Service)

Swastikas painted on synagogue, rabbi’s headstone smashed in Ukraine
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Conflicting reports about Vatican action regarding Ukraine
(RIA Novosti, Russia Religion News)

Italy's top court upholds kirpan ban
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Donald Trump's risky religious pilgrimage
(Daniel Burke, CNN)

Kill and let kill: The debate surrounding religious rules for slaughtering animals
(Erasmus, The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])

Israel issues new guidelines requiring more humane ways of kosher slaughter on imported beef
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Parliament of Wallonia, southern Belgium, bans ritual slaughter of animals, a measure considered as an attack on religious freedom
(European Jewish Press)

Thursday, 18 May 2017

Francis and Trump: Latest in tumultuous Vatican-U.S. relationship
(Charles Collins, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Trump to address religious divides in first trip abroad
(Jerome Cartillier, Yahoo! News)

Trump to visit Jewish, Christian holy sites in Jerusalem
(Reuters)

Trump trip to Middle East, Vatican offers religious opportunities and pitfalls
(Michelle Chabin, Religion News Services)

Bishops sans frontières
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

Moldovan president objects to LGBT march in Chisinau
(Interfax-Religion)

Kremlin says disrespect for interests of Russian Orthodox Church in Ukraine unacceptable
(Interfax-Religion)

World Council of Churches head calls on Poroshenko to withdraw bills "detrimental" to Ukrainian Orthodox Church
(Interfax-Religion)

Ukrainian parliament not to hear church bills on Thursday - Poroshenko Bloc
(Interfax-Religion)

Priests, flock of Ukrainian Orthodox Church rally in front of Ukrainian parliament against bill on 'special status' of their church
(Interfax-Religion)

Russia - Islamic World group seeking consultative status with UN
(Interfax-Religion)

Progressive Jewish group brings, reads Torahs at Western Wall despite ban
(Jeremy Sharon, Jerusalem Post)

Couple copes with hatred toward Jehovah's Witnesses
(ReligioPolis, Russia Religion News)

Jehovah's Witness on trial for allegedly criticizing other religions
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News)

Jehovah's Witness arrested for allegedly distributing literature
(SOVA Center for News and Analysis, Russia Religion News)

Orthodox activist criticizes Jehovah's Witnesses in Russian parliament
(Interfax-Religiia, Russia Religion News)

Myanmar is restoring temples to rebuild its heritage
(Mike Ives, The New York Times)

The precarious task of praying with presidents in media age
(Linda W. Perkins, Christianity Today)

Anti-Semitic sentiment fell in 3 European countries, ADL polls find
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Italian Sikh man to move European Court of Justice for his faith's symbol
(Yudhvir Rana |, The Times of India)

House passes bill that would enhance reporting on European anti-Semitism
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

French President Macron’s new cabinet is split on Israel
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Pope urges Macron to strengthen France’s Christian roots
(Hannah Brockhaus, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Both Ukraine and Russia violate religious freedom
(Forum for Religious Freedom Europe)

Since ban, persecution of Jehovah’s Witnesses is ‘worse than ever’
(Lauren Markoe, Religion News Service)

Priest stabbed during Mass at Mexico City cathedral
(Catholic News Agency, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Evangelism from the margins is focus of Johannesburg meeting
(World Council of Churches)

Indian NGO access to foreign funds
(Berkley Forum, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

The Hindu BJP and restrictions on faith-based NGOs (Responding to Indian NGO access to foreign funds)
(Darren Duerksen, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

New group in Maryland is recruiting Muslim candidates to run for office
(Ovetta Wiggins, The Washington Post)

Pew Research: To understand the political power of evangelicals, we must look beyond the pulpits
(Jeff Sharlet, New Republic)

How an orthodox rabbi became an unlikely ally of the Christian right
(Michael Schulson, Religion & Politics Fit for Polite Company)

New Jersey cardinal blasts GOP for ignoring immigration reform
(David Gibson, Religion News Service)

Romania, close to ban on same-sex marriage
(Evangelical Focus)

Australian police closer to deciding Vatican abuse charges
(Associated Press, ABC News)

The Conservative Manifesto and human rights
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Faith, family, and religious freedom: A conversation with Justice Samuel Alito
(Seminarian Casual)

Supreme Court Justice sounds alarm on speech, religious liberty
(Mark Abrams, CBS Philly)

Justice Alito speaks on faith and religious freedom
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Bahamas Constitution protects Muslim military officer from mandatory Christian prayer
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

EEOC sues XPO last mile for religious discrimination
(Press Release, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission)

EEOC sues over refusing to accommodate Jewish employee's holiday observance
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

1st Amendment requires dismissal of some priest sexual abuse allegations
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Organization announces campaign to promote graduation prayer
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Orthodox Christians in Central and Eastern Europe favor strong role for Russia in geopolitics, religion
(Jeff Diamant, Pew Research Center Fact Tank)

Religious belief and national belonging in Central and Eastern Europe intertwine
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

New Pew survey notes line between religious identity and religious faith in Central and Eastern Europe
(Ira Rifkin, GetReligion)

Wednesday, 17 May 2017

Do I have a right to choose how my child is born?
(Jem Collins, Rights Info: Human Rights News, Views & Info)

Black clergy decry Trump policies as detrimental to African-Americans
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)

Patriarch Kirill calls for prevention of adoption in Ukraine of laws aimed against Ukrainian Orthodox Church
(Interfax-Religion)

Putin pledges Russia's support to Islamic world in war on terrorism, settlement of regional crises
(Interfax-Religion)

LGBT organizations' ICC lawsuit attempt to pressure Kadyrov - source close to Chechen govt
(Interfax-Religion)

UN freedom of religion expert hails Albania, but notes unresolved issues from the past
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

Uzbekistan: Deportation, fines, Bible and Koran seizures
(Forum 18 News Service)

Moscow court orders expulsion from Russia of rabbi with no work permit
(Interfax-Religion)

Moscow patriarch complains to international leaders about Ukraine
(RIA Novosti, Russia Religion News)

On religious freedom, is Russia the next Saudi Arabia?
(Hannah Gais, Public Orthodoxy)

Healing a house divided: An interview with Presiding Bishop Michael Curry
(Marie Griffith, Religion & Politics Fit for Polite Company)

Court in Indonesia sentences gay men to 85 cane strokes
(Deutsche Welle)

Congo militia storms prison, frees self-styled prophet leader
(Deutsche Welle)

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