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Events Headlines
CALL FOR PAPERS, Deadline 1 July 2021: Twelfth Annual Religious Liberty Student Writing Competition
(Washington DC/Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the J. Reuben Clark Law Society and the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)
EVENT, 22-29 June 2021: Religious Freedom Week 2021: Solidarity in Freedom
(United States Conference of Catholic Bishops)
LECTURE SERIES, 28 June 2021, (6:30PM GMT+2): Assisted suicide: an Italian perspective
(Adelaide Madera, Universität Trier)
LECTURE SERIES, 21 June 2021, (6:30PM GMT+2): Religious minorities in Turkey
(Adelaide Madera, Universität Trier)
LECTURE SERIES, 14 June 2021, (6:30PM GMT+2): COVID-19 and the exercise of religious freedom
(Adelaide Madera, Universität Trier)
WEBINAR, 10 June 2021 (9AM MDT/11AM EDT): Responses to Anti-Asian Hate Crimes
(G20 Interfaith Forum)
LECTURE SERIES, 7 June 2021, (6:30PM GMT+2): Clerical sexual abuse and church liability
(Adelaide Madera, Universität Trier)
International Headlines
Pakistan acquits Christian couple facing death for blasphemy
(Munir Ahmed, Associated Press)
Pakistan court overturns blasphemy conviction of Christian couple
(Reuters)
Pakistani Christian couple acquitted of blasphemy after 7 years on death row
(Julia Bicknell, World Watch Monitor)
China, Pakistan partner in Afghanistan against foe U.S. denies exists
(Tom O'Connor, Newsweek)
Pakistan court sends Christian minor girl with her abductor
(Nasir Sayeed, Supporting Persecuted Christians in Pakistan)
Reforming the Vatican Curia: Never easy, and never over
(Thomas Reese, Religion News)
Open Doors: U.S. should be demanding religious freedom in Iran
(Charlie Butts, One News Now)
Why Ethiopia's Orthodox Synod called media, US sanctions on Tigray conflict ‘indirect colonialism’
(Desta Heliso, Religion Unplugged Opinion)
Joint inter-faith statement on the crisis in Myanmar
(Relief Web)
Vietnam bans all religious events after Protestant church service triggers COVID cluster
(Maggie Gile, Newsweek)
Civilizational values in the Sirah of the Prophet: Towards a vision for the future
(Katherine Marshall, G20 Interfaith Forum Blog)
Parliament celebrates Pride Month with public release of LGBTQ interfaith webinars
(Parliament of the World's Religions)
Trudeau wants Vatican apology for church-run school abuses
(Rob Gillies, Associated Press)
Thousands join Pride parade in conservative Jerusalem
(Associated Press)
Catholic bishops oppose Chilean president’s move to legalize gay marriage
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Pope Francis questions the purpose of official Vatican media: Does he have a point?
(Clemente Lisi, GetReligion)
Muslims near India’s Hindu temple allege pressure to vacate homes
(Bilal Kuchay and Manoj Singh, Al Jazeera)
Gujarat govt to implement bill against forcible religious conversion from June 15
(News India 18)
12 Australian media companies fined for breaking Pell order
(Rod McGuirk, Associated Press)
Europe Headlines
Imprisoned for their faith - Russia
(Jehovah’s Witnesses)
Illegal Serb church on Bosniak woman’s land is demolished
(Associated Press)
England case: Withdrawal of life sustaining treatment v profound religious beliefs in sanctity of life
(Rosalind English, UK Human Rights Blog)
Austria’s Catholic bishops: Provide ‘assistance to live,’ not assistance to suicide
(National Catholic Register)
The Flemish draft law on religious communities: A critical analysis
(Jelle Creemers, Bitter Winter)
Paris commune, still alive and kicking: A Catholic procession was attacked
(Massimo Introvigne, Bitter Winter)
To stop Islamic terrorism, discriminate against non-Muslim religious movements
(Massimo Introvigne, Bitter Winter)
Germany’s apology to a former colony
(Christian Science Monitor)
EURO 2020: Scotland aims to banish blight of sectarian songs
(Graham Dunbar, Associated Press)
Italian firebrand’s quirky faith confirms counter-cultural appeal of Mary
(John L. Allen Jr., Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Munich Cardinal Reinhard Marx offers resignation to pope
(Deutsche Welle)
Donbas: Luhansk: "The last Mass was in April 2020"
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
COVID-19 legislation and guidance: update to 5 June
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Russia imprisons 6 Jehovah’s Witnesses for ‘extremism’
(The Moscow Times)
Number of Jehovah's Witnesses on trial in Lipetsk grows
(Alexander Prytkov, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
United States Headlines
California to pay $2M church legal fees over virus closures
(Brian Melley, Associated Press)
Supreme Court to tackle religious freedom vs. LGBTQ rights in foster-care case
(Dan Avery, NBC News)
Supreme Court showdown may loom over taxpayer funds for parochial schools
(Mark A. Kellner, The Washington Times)
Court says Wayne State also violated state constitution and 14th Amendment in denying recognition to Christian group
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Federal Court dismisses RLUIPA challenge to Missouri emergency public health orders
(Evan Seeman, RLUIPA-Defense)
Faith leaders concerned about Southern California temporary shelters for migrant children
(Alejandra Molina, Religion News)
Author writes book reporting on young asian-American Buddhists in America
(Alejandra Molina, Religion News Service)
Religious health providers deserve legal protection, not false charges of discrimination
(Religious Freedom Institute)
Challenges to Alabama COVID-19 orders are unsuccessful
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Ministerial exception leads to dismissal of part of nuns' sexual harassment claims
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Suspended teacher who opposed policy on transgender students sues
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Loudoun County Schools sued after suspending teacher for speaking at public school board meeting
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Ohio school board fires head coach, 6 assistant coaches who forced player to eat pizza in violation of religion
(Natasha Anderson, News Nation)
Ken Starr: Equality Act is a 'clear and present danger' to religious freedom
(Michael F. Haverluck, One News Now)
Spiritually forming as a society through social and civic reconciliation
(David M. Bailey, Comment)
Christian banner yanked from military gate, Military Religious Freedom Foundation says
(Mark A. Kellner, The Washington Times)
Catholic group challenges zoning refusal to allow building of chapel
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Federal lawsuit filed against Genoa Township, Michigan to defend religious liberty
(The American Freedom Law Center)
Christian college ends program citing gender, sex guidelines
(Claudia Lauer, Associated Press)
Coaches ousted after player says he was forced to eat pork
(Associated Press)
House OKs allowing right-to-carry in more NC churches
(Associated Press)
Utah governor asks citizens to pray for rain to end drought
(Associated Press)
Beyond the gummed labels: ‘Secular surge’
(Kenneth L. Woodward, Commonweal)
Stewardship and the Estate Tax
(Andrew Hayashi, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
New podcast: Among waves of Tulsa Massacre ink, a fine AP religion story pointed forward
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
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