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SUMMER SCHOOL, 24-29 July and 31 July-4 August: Interreligious Leadership Training Seminar
(The Elijah Interfaith Institute)
EVENT, 5-6 July 2022: International Ministerial Conference 2022
(UK FoRB Forum)
EVENT, 5 July 2022 (11:30AM in London): Freedom to Worship for All Algerians
(Jubilee Campaign)
EVENT, 3-6 July 2022: 2022 International Ministerial Fringe Conferences on Preventing Violence, Promoting Freedom of Belief
SEMINAR, 1-4 July 2022: Statesmanship and Religious Freedom Seminar: United Kingdom
(RFI's Center for Religious Freedom Education, Cumberland Lodge, and the Religious Liberty Initiative of Notre Dame University Law School)
EVENT, 28-30 June 2022: IRF Summit 2022 (Washington, DC)
(IRF Summit)
LIVE STREAM, 30 June 2022 (2:30 EDT - Washington, DC): IRF Summit Breakout Session: Human Dignity Initiatives: Commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the UDHR
(International Center for Law and Religion Studies)
VIRTUAL EVENT, 30 June 2022 (10AM ET): Discrimination and Persecution Against Muslims Worldwide
(Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission)
WEBINAR, 29 June 2022 (2:30PM ET): The Impact of War on Religious Freedom
(Bruderhof)
International Headlines
The role of religious women in advancing religious freedom
(Palwasha L. Kakar, Religious Freedom Institute)
Cornerstone forum: Translating diplomatic engagement to on-the-ground improvements in religious freedom
(Religious Freedom Institute)
Religious freedom summit to call out China
(Susan Crabtree, Real Clear Politics)
ADF International to highlight defense of persecuted Christians at International Religious Freedom Summit
(ADF International)
A ripe moment for building peace by promoting international religious freedom
(Peter Mandaville and Knox Thames, The United States Institute of Peace)
Canada: Bill 21: Hijabs disappearing from view in Quebec classrooms as teachers retire
(Olivia O'Malley, Global News)
India: Scratching the wounds of the past: India’s disputes over mosques and temples are only increasing religious tensions
(FoRB in Full: A blog by CSW)
India: Who is Mohammed Zubair, Indian journalist arrested by Modi gov’t?
(Bilal Kuchay, Al Jazeera)
India's Supreme Court to hear plea for protecting Christians
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
India: Arrest of Indian Muslim journalist sparks widespread outrage
(Sheikh Saaliq, Associated Press)
In Lebanon, how to say ‘I do’ sparks fierce debate
(Mariam Fam and Bassem Mroue, Associated Press)
Four priests, one religious sister murdered in one week
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Syriac Catholic bishops highlight complex challenges in Middle East
(Doreen Abi Raad, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Ecuador: Pope, bishops urge peace in protest-hit Ecuador
(La Croix International)
Opening Plenary: The Second Interreligious Forum of the Americas (FIDELA)
(JoAnne Wadsworth, G20 Interfaith Forum Blog)
Islamophobia
(JoAnne Wadsworth, G20 Interfaith Forum Blog)
Malaysian govt seeks to halt 'dubious' online divorce
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
Indonesia: Bar workers accused of blasphemous drink promotion in Indonesia
(Katharina R. Lestari, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Jihad against capitalism: FNKSDA and the Islamic Eco-socialist Movement in Indonesia
(Sawyer Martin French, Sightings - The University of Chicago Divinity School)
Singapore's archbishop hails Zoroastrians for faith, tolerance
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
Guyana committed to Muslim-friendly tourism -Ambassador tells Organization of Islamic Co-operation meeting
(Stabroek News)
Australia: ‘No religion’ is Australia’s second-largest religious group – and it’s having a profound effect on our laws
(Renae Barker, The Conversation)
Kenya: Bishops hit out at outgoing government over rising inflation, high cost of living
(Arnold Neliba, Catholic Information Service for Africa)
Europe Headlines
United States Headlines
Opinion: Kennedy v. Bremerton School Dist. (PDF)
(Supreme Court of the United States)
Justices side with high school football coach who prayed on the field with students
(Amy Howe, SCOTUSblog)
Supreme Court ruling is greatest loss of religious freedom in generations
(Americans United for Separation of Church and State)
Supreme Court overrules Lemon test, rules in favor of prayer for football coach
(Becket)
US Supreme Court rules high school coach free to pray at football games
(Alliance Defending Freedom)
Supreme Court backs coach in praying on field after games
(Jessica Gresko, Associated Press)
Supreme Court sides with football coach in school prayer case
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News)
Supreme Court decision on coach’s prayer throws doubt on a 30-year-old victory for a Jewish family
(Ron Kampeas, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
The Supreme Court hands the religious right a big victory by lying about the facts of a case
(Ian Millhiser, Vox)
Football coach prayer case could bring back ‘quasi-compulsory’ school prayer, Jewish group warns
(Marc Rod, Jewish Insider)
Supreme Court upends long-standing religious liberty protection for students, sides with football coach
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Supreme Court rules for high school football coach who prayed at midfield
(Robert Barnes, The Washington Post)
Explainer: Supreme Court strengthens religious expression for teachers and coaches
(Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission)
Court’s excellent ruling in Coach Kennedy case
(Ed Whelan, National Review)
BJC on Kennedy v. Bremerton decision: Students will be subject to religious pressure
(Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Humanists denounce the continued Supreme Court attack on separation of church and state
(American Humanist Association)
Supreme Court says high school coach's postgame prayers are protected free speech
(Scott Shackford, Reason)
Sikh Marines fight to serve and keep the faith
(Becket)
We’re seeing bipartisanship in action on global religious freedom
(Kelsey Zorzi, The Hill)
EEOC: 2 fired for not joining company Christian prayer
(Tom Foreman Jr., Associated Press)
Certiorari denied in Christian ministry's challenge to defamation standard
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Kosher certification agency sues JetBlue, saying they lied about a kosher snack
(Jackie Hajdenberg, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Kavanaugh may be open to restoring strict scrutiny review in Free Exercise cases
(Raphael A. Friedman, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
303 Creative v. Elenis: Masterpiece Cakeshop 2.0?
(Mark Satta, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
8 Christian conservatives who promoted false claims of rigged, stolen election
(Steve Rabey, Religion Unplugged)
Seattle Pacific University students protest prohibition of LGBTQ faculty
(Kim Roberts, Religion Unplugged)
Justice Thomas: Southern Poverty Law Center’s ‘hate group’ designation of Christian ministry shows it’s time to ‘revisit’ Times v. Sullivan
(Marisa Sarnoff, Law & Crime)
Utah advocates for religion, but the state’s constitution has an inconsistency
(Jon England, Deseret News)
Catholic schools notch record enrollment jump in 2021 due to public school shutdowns: study
(Mark A. Kellner, The Washington Times)
Poll: Americans’ belief in God is dropping
(Yonat Shimron, The Washington Post)
Duty! Thou sublime and mighty name: In responding to duty, we testify to our worth and our dignity as free human beings.
(William Schweiker, Sightings - The University of Chicago Divinity School)
Plug-In: Roe falls, plus the Supreme Court's four other biggest religion cases of 2022
(Bobby Ross Jr., GetReligion)
An end to culture wars?
(Juicy Ecumenism, Institute on Religion and Democracy)
Conservatives embrace anti-discrimination principles
(Ilya Somin, The Volokh Conspiracy)
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