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International Headlines
Morocco: ‘Reconciliation’: Moroccan ISIL prisoners ‘de-radicalised’
(Al Jazeera)
Satellites over the Amazon capture the choking of the ‘house of God’ by the Belo Monte Dam – they can help find solutions, too
(Pritam Das, Faisal Hossain, Hörður Bragi Helgason, and Shahzaib Khan, The Conversation)
Pakistan's former PM, PTI leaders accused of blasphemy
(Kamran Chaudhry, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Pakistan: Questions to EU Commission about blasphemy laws by an MEP
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
China: Special bimonthly: Freedom of religion or belief (16-30.04.2022)
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Photos of the week: End of Ramadan approaching, Orthodox Easter
(Kit Doyle, Religion News Service)
Recent articles of interest - 2 May 2022
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Bioethics: End-of-life scenarios and choices
(Fondazione Bruno Kessler)
Canada: Anglican leader visits Canadian residential school survivors
(Associated Press)
Cameroon: Archbishop says Cameroonians, not foreigners, causing country’s problems
(Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Kazakhstan president welcomes bishops of Central Asia at first meeting
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Jewish soldiers are buried under crosses around the world. A rabbi’s nonprofit is changing that.
(Ron Kampeas, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
The Pope and the Patriarch of Moscow
(George Weigel, First Things)
Israel outrage at Sergei Lavrov's claim that Hitler was part Jewish
(BBC News)
Philippine bishops' chief urges release of jailed senator
(Joseph Peter Calleja, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Indonesia: Church attack in Indonesia's Papua province wounds two
(Konradus Epa, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Malaysian lawmaker sentenced for criticizing Shariah court system
(International Christian Concern)
India: Hindu leaders from around the world denounce hate
(Sindh Courier)
India: Assam state leader pushes to replace India's religion-based laws
(Reuters)
Mesut Ozil on India: ‘What is happening to human rights in the so-called largest democracy in the world?’
(Express News)
Bolivia: General consul of Bolivia visits WCC to strengthen collaborative work
(World Council of Churches)
Israel: The US must support freedom of religion on the Temple Mount
(Farley Weiss, Jewish News Syndicate)
Europe Headlines
French Jews on the tightrope
(Anael Malet, Mosaic Magazine)
Support for “Strasbourg Principles” in inter-religious dialogue on religion and peace, religion and human rights
(Council of Europe)
Belarus: Christians in Belarus are ready 'to sacrifice' in the name of justice
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Sweden: Continued Quran burning sparks riot in Sweden
(International Quran News Agency (IQNA))
Spanish bishops say they won’t participate in national clerical abuse inquiry
(Ines San Martin, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Spain: Nineteen attacks on Christians during Holy Week in Spain
(Walter Sanchez Silva, Catholic News Agency)
UK: Trustee investment policy: Butler-Sloss & Ors
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
UK’s Jewish ambassador to Ukraine feeling ‘comfortable’ on return to Kyiv
(Jewish News)
UK: Law and religion round-up – 1 May
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
UK: Ecclesiastical court judgments – April (I)
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
The unlikely tool that could help ease the burden of refugees in Europe
(Trent Toone, Deseret News)
Argument: Russians are getting sick of church. Orthodox Christianity—and Vladimir Putin—are at the center of the country’s newest culture war.
(Alexander Baunov, Foreign Policy)
Argument: The Pope, the Patriarch—and a little bit of Putin: The meeting between the heads of the two churches in Cuba on Friday wasn’t just about religion. It was about politics.
(Reid Standlish and Benjamin Soloway, Foreign Policy)
European Parliament denounces persecution of religious minorities worldwide
(European Conservatives and Reformists)
Top Vatican diplomat says ‘Christian values’ no excuse for ‘sacrilegious’ war
(Elise Ann Allen, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
When sacred symbols and rituals are combined with State power
(Sande Ramage, La Croix International)
MPs propose to impose sanctions against Kirill and three other figures of the Russian Orthodox Church
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
"Ukraine is standing, Ukraine is fighting, Ukraine is praying", the Head of the UGCC
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Anglicans at UN call for protection of vulnerable in Ukraine
(Anglican Communion News Service)
Finland: Päivi Räsänen’s case is not over: Finnish prosecutor appeals
(Evangelical Focus)
Finnish prosecutor will keep prosecuting Christian politician for quoting the Bible
(Joy Pullmann, The Federalist)
United States Headlines
Opinion: Shurtleff v. Boston
(Supreme Court of the United States)
Supreme Court says Boston was wrong to refuse raising Christian group’s flag
(Robert Barnes, The Washington Post)
Supreme Court rules against Boston in Christian flag case
(Mark Sherman, Associated Press)
Boston violated First Amendment when it rejected Christian flag, court unanimously rules
(Amy Howe, SCOTUSblog)
Why the Christian flag can fly on this government flagpole
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News)
Explainer: Supreme Court unanimously upholds free speech in Boston flag case
(Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission)
Boston can't exclude Christian flag from city hall flagpole when it allows many other groups to fly flags
(Eugene Volokh, The Volokh Conspiracy)
Supreme Court rules Boston was wrong to bar Christian flag from city hall
(Scott Shackford, Reason)
Justices say Boston can't ban Christian flag from City Hall
(Jimmy Hoover, Law360)
The Supreme Court hands the Christian right a victory it actually deserved to win
(Ian Millhiser, Vox)
Supreme Court says Boston unconstitutionally barred Christian flag from city hall
(Nina Totenberg, National Public Radio)
Supreme Court: Boston can’t reject a “Christian” flag (but there’s an easy fix)
(Hemant Mehta, Only Sky)
Students lead more public schools to close for Islamic holidays
(Amaarah DeCuir, The Conversation)
American Muslim women are finding a unique religious space at a women-only mosque in Los Angeles
(Tazeen M. Ali, The Conversation)
Law students sue U. of Idaho alleging religious discrimination over ‘no-contact’ order
(Mark A. Kellner, The Washington Times)
How should Black churches respond to the fight for LGBTQ rights?
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News)
Latino Muslims — a growing group — struggle to find their place in the Islamic community
(Mya Jaradat, Deseret News)
When a company’s public positions are in tension with employees’ beliefs
(Kent Johnson, Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
US committed to UN truce and ‘better future’ for Yemen, says US envoy
(Al-Monitor)
May 2022 Newsletter
(The Association of Religion Data Archives)
Biden restores celebration of Eid al-Fitr at White House
(Will Weissert, Associated Press)
Man accused of setting car ablaze over owner’s religion
(Associated Press)
‘Beatle’ gets life sentence for Islamic State beheadings
(Matthew Barakat, Associated Press)
Statement by President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr
(The White House)
Doug Emhoff says being the second gentleman brought him closer to Judaism
(Ron Kampeas, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Antisemitism increased under Trump. Then it got even worse.
(Michelle Goldberg, The New York Times)
Let Coach Kennedy pray
(David French, The Atlantic)
Plug-In: Can a high school coach pray at 50-Yard line? Five SCOTUS hearing takeaways
(Bobby Ross Jr., GetReligion)
Muslim Brotherhood’s influence in US should be confronted and defeated
(Dalia Al-Aqidi, Arab News)
Satanic Temple sues elementary school for not allowing after-school Satan club
(Anne Stych, Religion Unplugged)
Protecting Orthodox Jewish schools
(Moshe Hauer and Michael A. Helfand, First Things)
Lemon, avatars, and irritable observers
(Josh Blackman, The Volokh Conspiracy)
Thoughts on today’s big #SCOTUS win for religious liberty.
(LoriWindham, Twitter)
California Catholic dioceses ask Supreme Court to hear statute of limitations extension case
(Katie Yoder, Catholic News Agency)
The Court and the culture wars: When “religious freedom” gets complicated.
(Lauren Jackson, The New York Times)
Why are we uncomfortable with religion in the public square? (podcast)
(Ricochet)
Black Satanist candidate faces LA sheriff shakedown
(Joseph Laycock, Religion Dispatches)
Condoleezza Rice calls Ukrainians’ ‘fierce defense’ of their rights an ‘affirmation of freedom and its power’
(Marjorie Cortez, Deseret News)
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