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Events Headlines
CALL FOR PAPERS, Abstract submissions due 30 July 2021: “I Have Called You by Name: Human Dignity in a Secular World”
(de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture)
LECTURE SERIES, 21 June 2021, (6:30PM GMT+2): Religious minorities in Turkey
(Adelaide Madera, Universität Trier)
EVENT, 17-19 June 2021: Religious Pluralism In An Era of Globalization
(Center for Studies on New Religions, Centre de Ressources et d’Observation de l’Innovation Religieuse, International Society for the Study of New Religions)
EVENT, 17-19 June 2021: Foundations of religious liberty seminar: Common moral commitments in an age of individual autonomy
(Religious Freedom Institute)
VIRTUAL EVENT, 17 June 2021: The implications of the COVID-19 pandemic on religious exercises in the context of the United States (PDF)
(Dipartimento di Giurisprudenza, Università degli Studi di Messina)
WEBINAR, 16 June 2021 (1PM ET): Local Faith Communities Respond to Venezuelan Displacement in Latin America and the Caribbean
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
ONLINE EVENT, 15-17 June 2021: Religious Freedom Annual Review
(International Center for Law and Religion Studies, BYU Law)
WEBINAR, 15 June 2021 (10AM EDT): Faith-Based Health Justice in Times of Global Trauma and Transformation
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
VIRTUAL EVENT, 30 June 2021 (11.00-12.45 CEST): Targeting vulnerable religious communities through sexual violence and exploitation of women
(COMECE & Aid to the Church in Need (Brussels Office))
International Headlines
The war on compensation: troubling signs for civilian casualties in the Gaza strip
(Haim Abraham, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)
Matan Kahana wants to fix Israel's divisions over religion, state
(Jeremy Sharon, Jerusalem Post)
Saudi women allowed to live alone without permission from male guardian
(Khitam Al Amir, Gulf News)
Photos of the Week: Belgium hunger strike; SBC tension
(Kit Doyle, Religion News Service)
Articles of interest - 14 June 2021
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Terror charges laid against accused in Canada Muslim attack
(Associated Press)
That ‘moral squint’ and Canada summer jobs
(Barry W. Bussey, Canadian Centre for Christian Charities)
Egypt court upholds death sentences for 12 over 2013 sit-in
(Associated Press)
Islamist party makes early victory claim in Algeria election
(Associated Press)
Pope demands food aid reach starving people of Tigray
(Associated Press)
Venezuelan cardinal says country needs ‘peaceful, negotiated’ solution to political crisis
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Catholic leaders in Brazil object to plan to replace prison chaplains with radio stations
(Eduardo Campos Lima, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Argentina bishops’ pastoral team rebukes president on country’s origins
(David Agren, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Eritrean Catholic bishops angry over government’s latest school seizures
(Fredrick Nzwili, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Biden, Putin have 'special responsibility' when they meet says world churches body
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Biden urges G-7 leaders to call out and compete with China
(Jonathan Lemire, Aamer Madhani and Jill Lawless, Associated Press)
Religions and persecution of non believers in Africa
(Leo Igwe, Modern Ghana)
Silwan explained: How history and religion are exploited to displace Palestinians
(Rayhan Uddin, Middle East Eye)
G20 as a driver to reduce poverty and ignite growth
(JoAnne Wadsworth, G20 Interfaith Forum Blog)
Europe Headlines
United States Headlines
Zahid Quraishi confirmed as first Muslim federal judge
(Joseph Hammond, Religion News Service)
‘Our Lord isn’t woke.’ Southern Baptists clash over their future
(Ian Lovett, The Wall Street Journal)
Defamation or protected religious speech? Disgraced Catholic deacon asks Supreme Court to decide
(Mark A. Kellner, Washington Times)
Deacon's defamation suit against diocese dismissed under ecclesiastical abstention doctrine
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Wisconsin covid order closing schools violated free exercise rights
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Cert. denied in Unification Church leadership dispute
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Fla. governor signs bill requiring moment for school prayer
(Bobby Caina Calvan, Associated Press)
Mormons and NAACP seek to advance work with new initiatives
(Brady McCombs, Associated Press)
US Catholic bishops meet amid divisions on Communion policy
(David Crary, Associated Press)
Jewish group appeals after losing Chabad House lawsuit
(Associated Press)
#SBC2021, CRT and sexual abuse: Are compromises possible in this complex showdown?
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Why the Supreme Court may be poised to deliver the religious right a big victory
(Kimberly Winston, FiveThirtyEight)
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