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Events Headlines
WEBINAR, 7 June - 5 July 2021 (English, German): Comparing the Law of Religions: Different Approaches and Methods (PDF)
(University of Munich)
EVENT, 11-13 June 2021: Religious Freedom Weekend Australia
(Freedom for Faith)
WEBINAR, 9 June 2021, (9AM New York/3PM Brussels): G20 as a Driver to Reduce Poverty and Reignite Growth
(EU & International Affairs office of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the G20 Interfaith Forum, Ahead of the 2021 Italy G20 Summit Webinar Series)
WEBINAR, 4 June 2021: 7th Annual Law and Religious Freedom Conference
(University of Missouri Kansas City School of Law)
WEBINAR, 3 June 2021 (1PM ET): Role of Faith ERGs and Faith Communities in Advancing Health
(Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
WEBINAR, 2 June 2021 (10AM in Brussels): New Flemish legislation on religion
(FoRB Roundtable Brussels-EU)
FILM COMPETITION DEADLINE, 1 June 2021: Live what you believe: Freedom of belief is good for women's empowerment
(Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
EVENT, 31 May-1 June 2021: ECEN Assembly—Reconciled with creation: A call for urgent action on climate and biodiversity
(European Christian Environmental Network Assembly)
CALL FOR PROPOSALS due by 31 May 2021: Programs for the Parliament of the World’s Religions
(Parliament of the World's Religions)
International Headlines
Never again? Lessons from the Holocaust apply to China’s Uyghurs.
(Elizabeth M. Lynch, Commonweal)
USCIRF condemns Chinese government’s sanction on former commissioner
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
China prosecutes Christians, arrests priests in Hebei on charges of 'brainwashing'
(ANI)
Vienna award for Chinese ambassador sparks international criticism
(Forum for Religious Freedom-Europe)
New Tibetan exile president open to reaching out to China
(Ashwini Bhatia, Associated Press)
Mideast violence tests the relationships that interfaith groups work hard to build
(Deena Prichep, National Public Radio)
Survey: Young, diverse generation of evangelicals shows growing ambivalence toward Israel
(Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service)
Pakistan proposes ‘bizarre’ bill on compulsory marriage
(Karman Chaudhry, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Timor-Leste allows religious activities to resume in Dili
(Ryan Dagur, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Christian leaders offer to mediate Papua peace talks
(Konradus Epa, Union of Catholic Asian News)
War-torn Syria 'faces losing its Christian community'
(Doreen Abi Raad, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Netanyahu blasts UN right council's probe as 'shameful'
(Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)
Sufism offers spirituality traditional Muslim trends don’t and keeps young from turning to extremism – OpEd
(Paul Goble, Eurasia Review)
As Israel increasingly relies on US evangelicals for support, younger ones are walking away
(Shibley Telhami, The Brookings Doha Center)
2021 Strategic Note on Religion & Diplomacy
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Uzbekistan at forefront of fundamental shifts in freedom of faith in Central Asia
(Institute for Global Engagement)
Uzbekistan: Police raid mosque, teacher jailed for 15 days
(Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18 News Service)
The social media pogrom: Twitter will not free Palestine, but it will certainly make the world a more antisemitic place
(Tablet Magazine)
Orissa, Hindu fundamentalists destroy church under construction
(Nirmala Carvalho, Asia News)
Vietnamese convert whose home was destroyed by neighbours builds new house with church support
(Rebecca Paveley, Church Times)
Inter-religious relations – tolerance or respect?
(Asher Maoz, G20 Interfaith Forum Blog)
Cameroon bishop condemns corruption in distribution of COVID aid
(Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Canada hit with wave of antisemitic attacks sparked by Israel-Gaza conflict
(David Lazarus, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Indonesia court sentences firebrand cleric to 8 months’ jail
(Niniek Karmini and Andi Jatmiko, Associated Press)
Burma: Cardinal condemns shelling of church
(John Newton, Aid to the Church in Need)
Another church attacked in conflict-torn eastern Myanmar
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
Europe Headlines
France’s great debate over the sources and meaning of Muslim terror
(Marc Weitzmann, Tablet Magazine)
France: “All the world envies us for the MIVILUDES”
(Massimo Introvigne, Bitter Winter)
France: Jehovah’s Witnesses’ submission to the UN Human Rights Committee (28 June – 23 July 2021)
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Proposal to decriminalize abortion prompts debate in Malta
(Kevin Schembri Orland, Associated Press)
European bishops urge leaders to act amid worsening Lebanon crisis
(Elise Ann Allen, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
The only Buddhist region in Europe
(Patricia Szilagyi, Deutsche Welle)
Boris Johnson criticized for meeting with Hungary’s Orban
(Associated Press)
A mouthpiece for Hungary’s government leveled an antisemitic attack on Antony Blinken. Here’s why it matters.
(Ira N. Forman, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
American prayer breakfast figure feted by Ukrainian churchmen
(Religiina Pravda, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Ural court rules diocese has property right over buildings of convent where former schema hegumen Sergy lived
(Interfax-Religion)
Coronavirus (COVID-19): places of worship in Scotland
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
How are religion and Russian space science connected?
(Georgy Manaev, Russia Beyond)
Assisted suicide could become law in England, Wales
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
Why is Europe on a witch hunt against 'political Islam'?
(Farid Hafez, Middle East Eye)
Greek court recognises atheism as ground for asylum
(Atheist Alliance International)
Warsaw university aims to shape future conservative lawyers
(Vanessa Gera, Associated Press)
Erdogan inaugurates landmark mosque on main Istanbul square
(Ayse Wieting and Suzan Fraser, Associated Press)
Scotland established hate crime prevention fund for houses of worship
(Charles Collins, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Roskomnadzor warns Disney Channel over film with gay protagonist
(Interfax-Religion)
The Coroner Service and reducing delays for funerals
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
United States Headlines
EEOC condemns antisemitism in unanimous resolution
(U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission)
Statement by President Biden on Vesak
(The White House)
The path to herd immunity runs through America’s faith communities
(Eboo Patel and Robert P. Jones, Religion News Service Opinion)
Kosher restaurant sues certifying agency for defamation
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Long Island rabbis accused of ‘Mafia-like’ methods in kosher turf battle
(Lisa Fickenscher, New York Post)
Florida State settles with Catholic student who was removed as Student Senate head
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Catholic student’s freedom of speech vindicated, prompts end to lawsuit
(Alliance Defending Freedom)
Lawsuit: Only Christians could apply for jail chaplain job
(Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press)
Jews can’t let the U.S. turn into Europe
(David Harsanyi, National Review Opinion)
King James saves the God Bless the USA Bible
(Bob Smietana, Religion News Service)
Why we’re glad our publisher isn’t backing the ‘God Bless The USA’ Bible
(Shane Claiborne, Doug Pagitt, Lisa Sharon Harper, Jemar Tisby and Soong-Chan Rah, Religion Unplugged)
Where will American religious groups fit into the newly electrified abortion debate?
(Richard Ostling, GetReligion)
How RLUIPA protects the right to use land for religious purposes
(Barry Black and Sarah E. Child, law.com)
Understanding QAnon’s connection to American politics, religion, and media consumption
(Public Religion Research Institute)
Senator Orrin G. Hatch awarded religious liberty’s highest honor
(Becket)
Rendering teatment, refusing transformation: preserving medical conscience rights in America
(Eric Patterson, Public Discourse: The Journal of the Witherspoon Institute)
US Jews rally for more support in combating antisemitism
(Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service)
Survey: White evangelicals, Hispanic Protestants, Mormons most likely to believe in QAnon
(Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service)
American Jews and Muslim interfaith groups resume efforts after Gaza battles
(Joseph Hammond, Religion News Service)
Pagan politics are not as uniform (or liberal) as you think
(Heather Greene, Religion News Service)
Arizona prison forcibly shaved a Sikh man’s beard
(American Civil Liberties Union)
Only 6% of Americans have a ‘biblical worldview,’ research from George Barna finds
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
At urging of U.S. bishops, Catholic leaders to meet on immigration
(Rhina Guidos, Catholic News Service)
Catholic pundit responds to 'flawed' Gallup poll on transgender issues
(Catholic News Agency)
Church's suit against bank dismissed on ecclesiastical abstention grounds
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Kentucky ties to Baptist kids agency at risk over gay rights
(Bruce Schreiner, Associated Press)
Faith, political leaders unite in rally against antisemitism
(Luis Andres Henao, Associated Press)
Former Sen. Orrin Hatch honored for a life protecting religious liberty
(Doug Wilks, Deseret News)
Abortion fight puts renewed focus on Biden's Catholicism
(Morgan Chalfant and, The Hill)
Integralism, theocracy, liberalism & Protestantism
(Mark Tooley, Juicy Ecumenism, Institute on Religion and Democracy)
New podcast: New York Times still ignoring religion ghosts in 'demographic winter' trends
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
The Fulton Supreme Court decision could increase discrimination against religious minorities
(Samuel D. Brunson, Religion News Service)
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