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International Headlines
World Refugee Day: Churches are invited to commemorate the lost lives of refugees
(Conference of European Churches)
South Africa government, politicians showed bias during Israel conflict
(Nicola Miltz, Jewish Report)
South African bishop expresses Palestinian solidarity after recent Holy Land conflict
(Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
The new Palestinian refugees
(Itamar Mann, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)
Man accused of possessing ISIS material was 'learning about religion', jury hears
(Laine Moger, National)
Kenya: First Local Bahá’í temple in Africa opens its doors
(Baha'i World News Service)
Religions for Peace calls for equitable vaccine distribution as a humanitarian imperative
(Lana Ness, Religions for Peace)
Factory boss defiant as sanctions bite in China’s Xinjiang
(Ken Moritsugu and Dake Kang, Associated Press)
China continues crackdown on religion
(The Catholic Leader)
China seeks to 'Sinicise' Tibetan religion
The Chinese Communist Party is routing its oldest foe: religion
(Andrew Bennett, The Hub)
Towards marriage equality in Japan
(Ayako Hatano, East Asia Forum)
Peruvian bishops condemn mass killing by the Shining Path
(Walter Sanchez Silva, Catholic News Agency)
Libyan LGBTQ+ activists speak out on violence by extremist militias
(Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East)
Islamic State escalates operations against Syrian forces during Ramadan
(Sultan al-Kanj, Al-Monitor: Syria Pulse)
Turkish police detain top Islamic State leader in Istanbul
(Amberin Zaman, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)
U.S. Jews have widely differing views on Israel
(Justin Nortey, Pew Research Center Fact Tank)
Support for Israel among young US evangelical Christians drops sharply — survey
(Jacob Magid, The Times of Israel)
Video: The crisis of crises: Racism in its multifaceted forms
(Ganoune Diop, Viewpoints: A blog of the G20 Interfaith Forum)
Can American Muslims and Jews help bring peace to Israelis and Palestinians?
(Arthur Waskow, Daisy Khan, Religion News)
Christian Zionism in US continues to inform US-Israel relations
(Mimi Kirk, Aljazeera)
Covid-19, Catholic nurse in India accused of converting her patients
(Nirmala Carvalho, Asia News)
Weekly highlight #157: COVID-19: Exploring faith dimensions: Religious gatherings and messagesaround the world
(Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)
Iranian Christian priest: Converts living a half-life in Iran
(Maryam Dehkordi, Iran Wire)
Covenantal pluralism
(Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
Pope kisses Auschwitz survivor’s tattoo
(Associated Press)
European Parliament condemns Pakistan’s blasphemy laws
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)
Faith and hope in Hong Kong
(David Mulroney, First Things)
Another trial by media: In defense of Mother Teresa and why she is a saint, not a 'cult leader'
(Clemente Lisi, GetReligion)
Modi’s religious nationalism hurts India’s Hindus, too
(Sunita Viswanath, Foreign Policy)
Christians flee Myanmar to take refuge in India
(Nirendra Dev, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Algeria: Historic church building returned to the EPA
(Middle East Concern)
Are members of a voluntary association bound in contract? Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church of Canada
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Canadian Supreme Court refuses to invalidate Archbishop's expulsion of church members
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
No contract formed between church and expelled members: Supreme Court of Canada
(Aidan Macnab, Law Times)
Quebec Superior Court decision moves Quebec closer toward anti-religious society
(Susan Ponting, Context Beyond the Headlines)
Europe Headlines
Update on recent religious and international law events in Europe
(Mary Guest, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)
Street artist sues Vatican for using her image of Christ on postage stamp
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Vatican issues a street art stamp, ends up getting sued
(Nicole Winfield, Associated Press)
Report says UK Conservatives seen as insensitive to Muslims
(Associated Press)
English bishop warns assisted suicide could become law with new bill
(Catholic News Service)
Jehovah's Witnesses punished harshly by courts in Khakassia
(IAKhakasia, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
The court sent one more of Jehovah's Witnesses behind bars. Rustam Seidkuliev was sentenced to 2.5 years in prison for talking about the Bible
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia)
Russia: FECRIS says the persecution of Jehovah’s Witnesses is propaganda
(Willy Fautré, Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Court sorts out sentences for Jehovah's Witnesses
(Interfax-Religiia, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
COVID-19 legislation and guidance: update to 29 May
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Jewish leaders meet two deputy London mayors to address rise in antisemitism
(Lee Harpin, Jewish News)
French, Canadian, Israeli, UN officials demand justice for Sarah Halimi as world anti-Semitism raging
(David Israel, Jewish Press)
Germany: FECRIS sentenced for slanderous statements about JWs
(Willy Fautré, Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
House of One: Berlin lays cornerstone for a place for religious understanding
(Christoph Strack, Deutsche Welle)
Migration a hot topic for Italy’s bishops as more bodies wash up in Libya
(Elise Ann Allen, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
United States Headlines
Democrats warn Supreme Court that overturning Roe v. Wade will 'fuel' court-packing push
(Ryan Foley, The Christian Post)
One year after George Floyd’s murder, faith leaders continue the call for racial reckoning
(Religion News Service)
Republicans and Democrats switch sides on religion vs. science
(Carol Kuruvilla, Religion News Service)
Judge says Biden Admin. can force Christian colleges to change LGBT policies
(Michael Foust, Christian Headlines)
Pro-lifers push to preserve Hyde amendment
(Catholic News Agency)
Driven by Biden presidency, U.S. bishops next month are expected to approve controversial Communion inquiry
(Michelle Boorstein, The Washington Post)
Jewish American groups appeal to Biden White House after string of antisemitic attacks related to Israel
(Michelle Boorstein, The Washington Post)
American Jews take stock of internal divisions, antisemitism
(Luis Andres Henao and Mariam Fam, Associated Press)
2019 data indicates that more Protestant churches are closing than opening in the US
(Yonat Shimron, Religion News)
Georgia anti-BDS law held unconstitutional
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
CAIR & PCJF win ‘major victory’ in federal lawsuit against Georgia’s anti-Israel boycott law; Court rules anti-BDS law violates the First Amendment
(Council on American-Islamic Relations)
Building code is not zoning law under RLUIPA
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
9th Circuit rejects qualified immunity for denying NOI inmate participation in Ramadan
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Ohio city votes to ban abortion; legal challenge likely
(Associated Press)
Divided US Catholic bishops will debate Communion policy
(David Crary, Associated Press)
Connecticut fires prison guard over anti-Muslim meme
(Pat Eaton-Robb, Associated Press)
Jury finds Des Moines landlord discriminated against some
(Associated Press)
Glendale approves law providing LGBTQ anti-bias protections
(Associated Press)
Navy sailors sue for right to wear religiously mandated beards
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
From here to Utopia: What religion can teach the Left
(David Albertson and Jason Blakely, Commonweal)
What government officials get wrong about religion
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News)
Suit seeks to limit anti-Muslim speech on Facebook but roots of Islamophobia run far deeper
(Caleb Elfenbein, The Conversation)
Buddhist justice versus American justice
(Tara Mulay and Tuere Sala, The Buddhist Review, Tricycle)
Are religious and culturally conservative groups silenced on the Internet?
(Julia Duin, GetReligion)
After SCOTUS' 'Guadalupe' ruling, religion and law collide over fired unwed, pregnant teacher
(Charles Toutant, Law.com)
Religious Americans are less likely to endorse legal marijuana for recreational use
(Stephanie Kramer, Pew Research Center Fact Tank)
Biden, abortion, and the temptations of status: Biblical lessons from another “Ordinary Joe”
(Robert F. Cochran Jr., Public Discourse: The Journal of the Witherspoon Institute)
Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience to open in New Orleans with rooms full of 'meaning and memory'
(John Pope, Times Picayune)
Is it safe to sing at church yet? Depends who you ask.
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)
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