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International Headlines
Photos of the Week: Ramadan begins, Notre Dame fire anniversary
(Kit Doyle, Religion News Service)
Pakistan: Another Ahmadi mosque attacked
(Massimo Introvigne, Bitter Winter: A Magazine on Religious Liberty and Human Rights in China)
The emerging Jews of Colombia: Why are so many Christians in this South American country converting to Orthodox Judaism?
(Heidi Paster Harf, The Washington Post)
The most wonderful time of the year: Responsibilities as citizens (including taxes) are a cause for gratitude.
(James Christie, Viewpoints: A blog of the G20 Interfaith Forum)
Anglican, Episcopal leaders call for equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines worldwide
(Egan Millard, Episcopal News Service)
Compassionate courage moves beyond ‘cancel culture’ to challenge systemic racism – but it’s hard work
(Pushpa Iyer, The Conversation)
New Zealand: Up to three years in prison for hate speech under reforms
(Marc Daalder, Newsroom)
Ramona’s World: The Quiet Christianity of Beverly Cleary’s Beloved Books
(Rebekah Curtis, Public Discourse: The Journal of the Witherspoon Institute)
Abortion, Vaccines, and Moral Imagination
(Mark Perkins, Public Discourse: The Journal of the Witherspoon Institute)
Vatican holds criminal trial for man accused of shoplifting
(Elise Ann Allen, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Forced Islamization in Congo’s eastern provinces worries Catholic bishops
(Fredrick Nzwili, Catholic News Service)
In Yemen, antisemitism is rampant even though few Jews actually live there
(David Ian Klein, Forward)
Where Islam and reason meet
(Mustafa Akyol, The Wall Street Journal)
Kazakhstan: Targeting ethnic Dungan Koran teachers
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
Legal critiques of WWWR: A reply to Napel & Hill QC
(Nigel Biggar, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
Despite China's vast religious and political repression, 2022 Olympic boycott still unlikely
(Ira Rifkin, GetReligion)
Argument: Yes, the atrocities in Xinjiang constitute a genocide
(Peter Mattis, Foreign Policy)
Europe Headlines
Behar and Budinova v. Bulgaria: The Rights of Others in Cases of Othering – Anti-victim bias in ECHR hate speech law?
(Margarita S. Ilieva, Strasbourg Observers)
Mandatory vaccinations for care home workers – a slippery slope?
(Rosalind English, UK Human Rights Blog)
Turkey's Christians face increasingly dangerous persecution
(Lela Gilbert, Newsweek Opinion)
Poland’s vaccines chief not ruffled by church objections
(Associated Press)
Catholic aid agency condemns UK Prime Minister’s objection to ICC investigation of Israel
(Charles Collins, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Is it time Germany opened up its stores on Sundays?
(Arthur Sullivan, Deutsche Welle)
German Catholics plan huge blessing of gay unions on May 10
(Ines San Martin, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Jehovah's Witness faces longest prison term
(OVD.Info, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Recent CDM determinations – II
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Istanbul Convention - Symbol of cultural division of Europe
(Sofia News Agency)
Hungarian mayor wants to keep Jews away from rabbi’s tomb — Chasidic leader
(Michael Daventry, Jewish News)
French row over mosque isn’t simply about state financing – it runs deep into Islamophobia and French secularism
(Carol Ferrara, The Conversation)
Macron visits Notre Dame 2 years after devastating fire
(Thomas Adamson and Jeffrey Schaeffer, Associated Press)
United States Headlines
Jewish sailor gets temporary reprieve from order to shave beard
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Judge grants Jewish sailor temporary reprieve after Navy orders him to shave beard
(Gina Harkins, Military.com)
House committee advances anti-abortion bills, including ones aimed at outlawing the procedure in Texas
(Shannon Najmabadi, The Texas Tribune)
It's not just young white liberals who are leaving religion
(Ryan P. Burge and Perry Bacon Jr., FiveThirtyEight)
FDA lifts in-person dispensing requirement for abortion drug during covid emergency
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
HHS proposes reversal of Trump Administration Title X family planning grant rules
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Biden administration moves to undo Trump abortion rules for Title X
(Sarah McCammon, National Public Radio)
Michigan statute protecting parents' faith healing includes subjective religious interpretations
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
After 3 years in sanctuary, mother steps out of Utah church and into newfound freedom
(Annie Knox, Deseret News)
Statement from Pro-Life Catholic Scholars on the Moral Acceptability of Receiving COVID-19 Vaccines
(Ethics & Public Policy Center)
Utah’s new law could be part of winning pro-life strategy
(Lauretta Brown, National Catholic Register)
Tandon steals Fulton’s thunder: The most important free exercise decision since 1990
(Jim Oleske, SCOTUSblog)
A public funding ban for private colleges ‘born in bigotry’?
(Elizabeth Redden, Inside Higher Ed)
The Daily: Who is really winning in the Supreme Court?
(Lauren Jackson, The New York Times)
Got trouble? Have faith, say residents of America’s most religious state -- Alabama
(Nia Hightower, National Geographic)
Biden reverses course on refugee cap after faith groups express outrage
(Emily McFarlan Miller, Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service)
America, Liberalism, and Catholicism
(Ryan T. Anderson, Public Discourse: The Journal of the Witherspoon Institute)
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