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Events Headlines
CALL FOR PAPERS, New deadline 1 March 2021: Theme Issue on Conversion, Proselytization, Secularization
(Bar-Ilan University Faculty of Law, Journal of Law, Religion and State)
WEBINAR SERIES, 25 November 2020 (4 PM CEST): The Android and the Fax: AI and Buddhism in Contemporary Japan
(Erica Baffelli (University of Manchester), Center for Religious Studies, Foundazione Bruno Kessler, Trento)
LIVESTREAM EVENT, 20 November 2020: The ECHR Turns 70 – Taking Stock, Thinking Forward
(Human Rights Centre, Ghent University, Belgium)
International Headlines
Articles of interest - 10 August 2020
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Turkmenistan: Two jailed brothers, two second convictions
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
Turkmenistan: Two years in prison for two Jehovah’s Witnesses objecting to military service
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Church and state in Panama working together to fight Covid-19
(James Blears, Vatican News)
Voices from Cuba: Yoel Suárez
(FoRB in Full: A blog by CSW)
Cairo denounces Hagia Sophia move, develops Egypt's Christian sites
(George Mikhail, Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East)
Intel: Syria to build Hagia Sophia replica with Russian backing
(Joe Snell, Al-Monitor: Syria Pulse)
HK Catholic activists arrested, US lawmakers sanctioned in China crackdown
(Catholic News Agency)
Cardinal says Lebanon leaders should resign after Beirut blast
(Courtney Mares, Catholic News Agency)
Catholic groups aid recovery after Beirut explosion
(Catholic News Agency)
Priest, a seminary rector, slain in El Salvador
(Associated Press)
Canada must boycott Beijing Olympics
(Don Hutchinson, Convivium: Canada's Premier Hub for Faith in Common Life)
Iran: Prison sentences for Rasht converts
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Christian watchdog group warns of “grave concerns” in Sri Lanka
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
International conference explores religious diversity in higher education
(Sara Weissman, Diverse Education)
Leaders and thinkers of J&K bat for interfaith dialogue
(Ravi S. Singh, Tribune India)
32 Jharkhand communities seek inclusion of ‘Sarna’ religion
(Animesh Bisoee, Telegraph)
Nigerian singer sentenced to death for blasphemy in Kano state
(BBC News)
Interfaith Mediation Centre calls for renewed commitment to anti-corruption fight
(Nigerian Tribune)
Cardinals condemn China’s ‘potential genocide’ of Uyghurs
(Courtney Mares, Catholic News Agency)
The story of Rizwangul: A Uyghur woman in search of a brother who “disappeared”
(Ruth Ingram, Bitter Winter: A Magazine on Religious Liberty and Human Rights in China)
Europe Headlines
Woman among 6 appointed to previous all male Vatican body welcomes move by Pope Francis
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Italy approves outpatient use for abortion pill
(Associated Press)
Pope may be key to preserving Italy’s social compact on abortion
(John L. Allen Jr., Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Pope Francis: Even in times of darkness, God is there
(Hannah Brockhaus, Catholic News Agency)
Voronezh troops using torture on Jehovah's Witnesses
(Credo.Press, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Ukraine’s MFA condemns OCU eviction from cathedral in Russia-occupied Crimea
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Jehovah's Witnesses locked up without bail for two months
(Kavkazskii Uzel, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Tablighi Jamaat literature found in mosques in Mordovia, activists detained
(Interfax-Religion)
Some 30 Belarusian priests join flash mob against vote-rigging in election
(Interfax-Religion)
Law and religion round-up – 9th August
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
More than a building - why religious minorities are concerned about the Hagia Sophia conversion
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)
19 rabbis among UK faith leaders calling for ‘justice’ for Uyghurs
(Mathilde Frot, Jewish News)
Coronavirus, vaccines, and Catholic ethics
(Matt Hadro, Catholic News Agency)
Wales pulls out the stops: Pipe organ ban lifted for worship services
(Charles Collins, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
New COVID-19 legislation and guidance: to 15 August
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
COVID-19 – Changes to Church of England guidance finalized
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, head of the Worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Community writes to world leaders
(Ahmadiyya Muslim Community UK)
German theology no longer has worldwide impact: Theology professor
(Rudolf Gehrig, Catholic News Agency)
United States Headlines
Monthly round-up: Key actions in our nation’s capital helping to advance religious freedom
(Jorge Gomez and Mia Gradick, First Liberty)
U.S. Department of Education reaffirms commitment to protecting the religious liberty of students and religious organizations
(U.S. Department of Education)
Bishops petition US Congress for emergency aid for Catholic schools
(Zenit: The World Seen from Rome)
Fighting for the children
(Nicole Russell, Washington Examiner)
State Senator Robert Mills works to protect religious liberties of patients during a declared public health emergency
(Will Phillips, Minden-Press Herald)
What Catholic social teaching says about property rights
(Kelly S. Johnson, America: The Jesuit Review)
How attacks on faith, family, and conscience threaten all our freedoms
(Timothy Goeglein, The Daily Signal)
School choice and the value of religious diversity
(Robert Maranto, National Review)
8th Circuit vacates injunction against Arkansas abortion regulations
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Eighth Circuit OKs Arkansas abortion restrictions
(Daniel Conrad, Courthouse News Service)
Rethinking American Establishment jurisprudence
(Eric Wang, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
Why isn’t climate change a bigger issue for the Orthodox?
(Haggai Resnikoff, Forward)
Symposium: Free exercise, RFRA and the need for a constitutional safety net
(Kim Colby, SCOTUSblog)
Hospitals’ covid-19 policies face religious-rights checks by Trump Administration
(Stephanie Armour, The Wall Street Journal)
A Christian TikTok star says he's lost 'thousands' of followers after denouncing LGBTQ people and other religions
(Kat Tenbarge, Business Insider)
Ventura County sues to stop church from meeting indoors
(Micheal Peabody, ReligiousLiberty.TV)
Fact check: Civil Rights Act of 1964 does not create religion-based exemption from mask mandates
(Devon Link, USA Today)
Bishop Arthur Hodges hosting a prayer demonstration outside County Administration Building
(KUSI News)
Religious groups to hold rally Sunday
(Jacqueline Sarkissian, Fox 5)
LA Mayor threatens to shut off electricity and water to churches that meet
(Michael Foust, Christian Headlines)
Church gathering bans, masks: What does the Bible say about religious liberty?
(Jim Denison, The Christian Post)
Weddings in restaurant cannot be limited more than dining
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Amid pandemic, future of many Catholic schools is in doubt
(David Crary, Associated Press)
Trump said Biden ‘hurt God.’ Biden has spent his life drawing from his Catholic faith.
(Julie Zauzmer & Sarah Bailey, The Washington Post)
Joe Biden’s tough road ahead on religious freedom
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News Faith)
Arizona prisons change kosher food offering to 'common fare meal'
(Jimmy Jenkins, KJZZ)
How the sound of religion has changed in the pandemic
(Amy Derogatis and Isaac Weiner, The Conversation)
Christmas comes early in Indiana with nativity scene court case
(Catholic News Agency)
Indiana Locals defend beloved Christmas display from outsider
(Becket)
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