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Events Headlines
International Headlines
Religions for Peace statement on violence in Gaza
(Azza Karam, Religions for Peace)
Limited progress: Religious freedom and covenantal Pluralism in Uzbekistan
(Dmytro Vovk and Elizabeth Clark, Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)
Freedom of religion or belief in Russia: Restrictions and challenges in 2020
(Olga Sibireva, Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)
The impact on religious education after Rwanda’s violent conflict
(iAfrica)
Turkey’s Jewish minority takes the heat amid Israeli-Palestinian violence
(Amberin Zaman, Al-Monitor: Palestine Pulse)
The perfect storm for Israelis and Palestinians
(Natan Sachs, Brookings)
Islamic Jihad leader expected ‘costly’ battle
(Associated Press)
East Jerusalem neighborhood key to halting Palestinian-Israeli fighting
(Ahmad Melhem, Al-Monitor: Palestine Pulse)
Muslim mob attacks Christian villagers in Pakistan
(Kamran Chaudhry, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Indonesian police arrest 53 over cathedral bombing
(Katharina R Lestari, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Weekly highlight #156: COVID-19: Exploring faith dimensions: Eid al-Fitr; creative fundraising; vaccination challenges
(Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)
Religious freedom and knives in school
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)
Jesus and Hamas in the Holy Land
(Robert Nicholson, Providence Mag)
Mustafa Akyol argues for Islamic reform from within
(Joseph Hammond, Religion News Service)
New book: Reopening Muslim Minds: A Return to Reason, Freedom, and Tolerance
(Mustafa Akyol, Macmillan Publishers)
Yes, there's a religion story behind those statistics about China's shrinking population
(Julia Duin, GetReligion)
China ‘in a category by itself’ of religious rights violators
(Bonnie Girard, The Diplomat)
Israel accuses Chinese state TV of ‘blatant antisemitism’
(Arab News)
Anti-Semitism on rise worldwide, in US, Europe; anti-Muslim hatred widespread: US report
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Malerkotla, Punjab’s newest district, has no room for religious bigotry
(Vivek Gupta, The Wire)
Bangladesh cracks down on hardline Islamist group
(Asif Muztaba Hassan, The Diplomat)
Legal Journal Number 7 (16): May 2021 (Spanish)
(Observatorio de Libertad Religiosa de América Latina y El Caribe)
Hong Kong’s new bishop wants differing views respected
(Associated Press)
Europe Headlines
Islamic religious education in Europe: An increasing matter of concern
(Leni Franken, Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)
Perpetrators vandalized churches along the pilgrimage route of Saint James
(Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination in Europe)
LGBT rights in Northern Ireland
(Anurag Deb, UK Human Rights Blog)
Turkish church attacked, desecrated in village where priest’s parents were kidnapped
(Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post)
European churches – churches in Europe
(European Christian Convention, YouTube Video)
Cyprus’ devout want no part of Eurovision entry ‘El Diablo’
(Menelaos Hadjicostis, Associated Press)
German lawmakers decry antisemitism during Mideast debate
(Wesley Dockery, Deutsche Welle)
Antisemitism in Germany: 'As Muslims, we must tackle this'
(Kersten Knipp, Deutsche Welle)
Israeli flags burned outside 2 German synagogues, ‘Free Palestine’ spray-painted on another in Spain
(Cnaan Liphshiz and Toby Axelrod, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Another Jehovah's Witness added to Rostov's total of convicts
(Kavkazskii Uzel, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Russian customs seizes Jehovah's Witnesses literature
(Khibini.com Murmansk, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Russian Orthodox Church proposes setting up system to filter Russophobic content online
(Interfax-Religion)
Russia: Freedom of religion: Special bimonthly FORB (01-15.05.2021)
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
COVID-19 Update: Cytûn – Churches together in Wales
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
COVID-19: Step 3 guidance – Church of England
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
COVID-19 legislation and guidance: update to 22 May
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
COVID-19: Step 3 guidance – Roman Catholic Church EW
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Law and religion round-up – 16th May
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Who gets to wear a headscarf? The complicated history behind France's latest hijab controversy
(Cady Lang, Time Magazine)
France's strange war against the Jehovah's Witnesses
(Massimo Introvigne, Bitter Winter: A Magazine on Religious Liberty and Human Rights in China)
France to mark 150th anniversary of anti-religious Paris Commune
(Jonathan Luxmoore, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
United States Headlines
Man who lived in church to avoid deportation can go free
(Associated Press)
Supreme Court throws abortion fight into center of midterms
(David Crary and Jill Colvin, Associated Press)
Tennessee man admits hate crime in attack on Muslim girls
(Associated Press)
Conservatives push big issues to fore at Supreme Court
(Mark Sherman, Associated Press)
Down syndrome abortion bans gain traction after court ruling
(David Crary and Iris Samuels, Associated Press)
43% of millennials 'don’t know, don’t care, don’t believe' God exists: study
(Leah MarieAnn Klett, The Christian Post)
COVID-19 isolation led to massive spike mental health struggles; churches must be on ‘frontlines’: Rock Recovery director
(Emily Wood, The Christian Post)
Army urged to protect religious freedom of chaplain punished for supporting transgender military ban
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
'Hate crime' attacks on crucifix, statue shock US Catholics
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
100 years later, Black church leaders seek reparations for Tulsa massacre
(Adelle M Banks, Religion News Service)
Calls to deny Communion to Biden for abortion views prompt Catholic soul-searching
(Alejandra Molina, Religion News Service)
We can’t rebuild the US until we support families: Opinion
(Jim Wallis, Religion News Service Opinion)
Supreme Court dismisses cert. grants on Title X rule as HHS considers repeal
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Suspended priest's age discrimination claim dismissed under ecclesiastical abstention doctrine
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
County's current COVID restrictions upheld
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Interfaith diversity includes religious people as well as non-theists and humanists
(Religious Freedom & Business Foundation, Vimeo)
Sam Brownback’s two steps for tackling religious persecution
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News)
What's going on with faith trends in American Judaism, nationally and in your locale?
(Richard Ostling, GetReligion)
Why corporate religious exemptions are not corporate social responsibility
(Elizabeth Sepper and James D. Nelson, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
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