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International Headlines
Trudeau denounces truck attack that targeted Muslim family
(Rob Gillies, Associated Press)
A man ran over a Muslim family with his truck because of their religion, police say
(NPR)
United Church of Canada hires anti-racism and equity officer
(Glynis Ratcliffe, G20 Interfaith Forum Blog)
Yamina, Yisrael Beytenu want to make changes to religion and state in Israel
(Jeremy Sharon, The Jerusalem Post)
Uyghurs are being deported from Muslim countries, raising concerns about China's growing reach
(Jomana Karadsheh and Gul Tuysuz, CNN)
Algeria: Prison sentence suspended; Three churches ordered closed
(Middle East Concern)
Tearing down Cuba’s ‘wall of fear’
(FoRB in Full: A blog by CSW)
Family law in Africa: Customary law and Islamic law
(Maren Cline and Danielle Mattsson, G20 Interfaith Forum Blog)
Sexuality, health, and child labor in Africa
(Maren Cline, G20 Interfaith Forum Blog)
Indigenous African culture: Its influence on family, religion, and health laws
(Maren Cline, G20 Interfaith Forum Blog)
Rio de Janeiro’s Christ statue: ‘Thou shalt not bribe’
(Diane Jeantet, Associated Press)
Nicaraguan bishops call on Ortega regime to stop ‘excluding’ the opposition
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
New stem cell research guidelines a ‘shifting goalpost’ for embryo safeguards, ethicist says
(Charles Collins, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Religion Watch, Volume 36 No. 7
(Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion)
Europe Headlines
The Catholic dimension of Irish soft power: Brexit and the Ancient Order of Hibernians
(Ger FitzGerald, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Ireland: Organized religion has role to play in international diplomacy
(Carmel Heaney, The Irish Times)
Equality and Human Rights Commission on religion or belief discrimination
(Equality and Human Rights Commission)
Equality and Human Rights Commission religion or belief reading list
(David Sparrow, Equality and Human Rights Commission)
Religion or belief: What is it and why is it important?
(Equality and Human Rights Commission)
Article 9: Freedom of thought, belief and religion
(Equality and Human Rights Commission)
Bishops want EU's religious freedom office beefed up
(Arnaud Bevilacqua, La Croix International)
CEC Theological Reflections: Solidarity and Eucharist during COVID-19
(Conference of European Churches)
Flemish law on religion: Dangerous for religious freedom
(Willy Fautré, Bitter Winter)
Two weeks in review, 24 May – 6 June 2021
(Gail Lythgoe, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)
Pro-Islamic party set to enter Swedish Parliament, criminalise Islamophobia
(Sofia News Agency)
United States Headlines
How younger U.S. Jews are similar to – and different from – older U.S. Jews
(Jeff Diamant, Pew Research Center)
Spirituality underpins migrant activism in US borderlands
(Anita Snow, The Washington Post)
Utah Supreme Court: Lemon test is no longer controlling
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Religious freedom case over Roy church discipline matter is revived by Utah Supreme Court
(Mark Shenefelt, Standard-Examiner)
Black pastors in Georgia press for federal voting bills
(Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press)
Right-to-carry in more NC churches gets final legislative OK
(Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press)
Federal appeals court rules Vermont cannot exclude religious education from private school tuition program
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
How is the GOP adjusting to a less religious America?
(Danielle Kurtzleben, National Public Radio)
Faith and the fight for a $15 minimum wage
(Miguel Petrosky, Religion & Politics: Fit for Polite Company)
A theological defense of the liberal state
(Nathan Finn, Public Discourse: The Journal of the Witherspoon Institute)
QAnon now as popular in U.S. as some major religions, poll suggests
(Giovanni Russonello, The New York Times)
As organized religion declines, is conspiracy the new religion of Republicans?
(Jessica Tarlov, Jeff Le, The Hill)
Supreme Court’s upcoming 23 rulings to touch on business, religion, voting, students
(Greg Stohr, Insurance Journal)
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