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EVENT, 17-18 July 2022: Foro Latinoamericano de combate al antisemitismo, Buenos Aires, Argentina
(Foro Latinoamericano de combate al antisemitismo)
WEBINAR, 13 July 2022 (2PM in Zurich): WHO and RFP EPI-WIN webinar: What we need to know about Monkeypox
(Religions for Peace)
EVENT, 8 July 2022: Liberalism’s Limits: Religious Exemptions and Hate Speech (Rome)
(The Department of Law, Economics and Languages (GEPLI) at LUMSA University (Rome) and the Center for Law and Religion at St. John's University (New York))
EVENT, 5-6 July 2022: International Ministerial Conference 2022
(UK FoRB Forum)
EVENT, 5 July 2022 (12:45 in London): The impact of COVID-19 on International Freedom of Religion or Belief, and what can be learned from international responses.
(Freedom Declared Foundation)
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)
WEBINAR, 1 July 2022 (12PM ET): An Examination of Religion and Addiction
(Tanenbaum's Conscientious Care Webinar Series)
International Headlines
IRF Summit: Why it is the best of times and the worst of times for religious freedom
(Enes Kanter Freedom and Sam Brownback, The Hill)
IRF Summit: Swett: Religious freedom unifies parties (video)
(NTD)
IRF Summit: FRC's Center for Religious Liberty releases report on the extent of Western religious persecution
(Family Research Council)
IRF Summit: U.S. Secretary of State on religious freedom (video)
(Twitter, Antony Blinken)
IRF Summit: Religious freedom is the forgotten key to understanding the world’s human rights crises
(Katelynn Richardson, Washington Examiner)
IRF Summit: Religious freedom is ‘life or death’ in the trenches
(Jason Wright, Deseret News)
Saudi Arabia: Antisemitism largely eliminated from textbooks in Saudi Arabia - report
(The Jerusalem Post)
US officials led by antisemitism envoy briefed on Saudi efforts to promote tolerance
(Arab News)
Iraqi Christians deserve to be seen as more than “other,” says Cardinal Louis Sako
(The American Foundation for Relief & Reconciliation in the Middle East (American FRRME))
Iraq: New report shows Iraqi Christians are suffering
(International Christian Concern)
China: Religion and dissent excluded from live streaming
(Zhou Kexin, Bitter Winter)
Tibet: Religious persecution by China continues to deteriorate in Tibet
(Devdiscourse)
Weekly Highlight #210: COVID-19: Exploring faith dimensions: New research on religion and Covid-19 emphasizes holistic approaches to care
(Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)
Kigali Declaration on upholding human rights during a pandemic and other global crises
(The Commonwealth Forum of National Human Rights Institutions)
Cuba: "Voces por la Libertad Religiosa en Cuba" en Cumbre de las Américas 2022
(YouTube Video, Outreach Aid to the Americas)
Nicaragua: Ortega regime expels Missionaries of Charity from Nicaragua
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Nicaragua: sacerdote enfrenta cárcel por amenazar con arma a cinco personas
(Voz de América)
Afghan Taliban hold clerics’ assembly, aiming to boost rule
(Rahim Faiez, Associated Press)
India: Hindu man killed as religious tensions boil in India
(Sheikh Saaliq and Krutika Pathi, Associated Press)
India: Thousands protest in India’s Udaipur after Hindu tailor murdered
(Al Jazeera)
India Hindus begin pilgrimage in Kashmir amid heavy security
(Aijaz Hussain, Associated Press)
Dialogue prevents religious extremism, pope tells Jewish group
(Cindy Wooden, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Central African Republic bishops warn of ‘convulsions’ from Ukraine war
(Catholic News Service)
Mozambique: Relocating or expanding? Islamic State Mozambique’s reaction to foreign intervention
(Ryan O'Farrell, Long War Journal)
Nigeria: Evangelical church in "forceful conversion" controversy in Nigeria
(Justine John Dyikuk, La Croix International)
Creativity builds social cohesion: How to turn art into a tool for coexistence
(KAICIID Dialogue Centre)
Sri Lankan leaders ignore us, says Buddhist chief
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
WCC joins side event of the Human Rights Council on the intersectionality of human rights and climate justice
(World Council of Churches)
Australia: Shifting from chaplains to secular student welfare officers can be divisive. Here’s how schools can manage the risks
(Allan Dale, The Conversation)
Australia: Census results mean religions should stop getting special treatment
(Heidi Nicholl, The Sydney Morning Herald)
IGE Global Horizons | June 2022
(Institute for Global Engagement)
Europe Headlines
United States Headlines
Supreme Court lets vaccine mandate stand, tosses rulings on guns, abortion
(Ann E. Marimow and Robert Barnes, The Washington Post)
U.S. Supreme Court nixes religious challenge to New York vaccine mandate
(Andrew Chung, Reuters)
Lawsuit against McLean Bible Church, David Platt dismissed
(Bob Smietana, The Washington Post)
Legal Spirits Episode 042: Two blockbuster decisions at SCOTUS
(Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)
Churches in 7 states vandalized after Roe v. Wade ruling: Full list
(Khaleda Rahman, Newsweek)
Leading Orthodox groups cheered the end of Roe v. Wade. Many Orthodox women are panicking.
(Ron Kampeas, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
What has the demise of Roe v. Wade cost the Catholic Church?
(Thomas Reese, RNS Column: Signs of the Times)
Fallout from Supreme Court abortion decision: When reporters parrot partisan talking points
(Clemente Lisi, GetReligion)
‘Dangerous times’: US Muslims mull implications after fall of Roe
(Jillian Kestler-D'Amours, Al Jazeera)
Anti-Roe justices a part of Catholicism’s conservative wing
(Peter Smith)
Americans’ complex views on gender identity and transgender issues
(Pew Research Center)
Movsesian on religious exemptions
(Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)
As the court forces Christianity on America, time for atheists to speak out
(Kate Cohen, The Washington Post)
Pro-Palestine mapping website raises alarm in Jewish groups
(Philip Marcelo, Associated Press)
Pelosi receives Communion in Vatican amid abortion debate
(Nicole Winfield, Associated Press)
FBI opens sweeping probe of clergy sex abuse in New Orleans
(Jim Mustian, Associated Press)
Portable sign ban violates First Amendment
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Blinken, Pompeo, Pelosi and Rubio display nonpartisan importance of religious freedom at D.C. summit
(Tad Walch, Deseret News)
Texas archdiocese calls for unity after what authorities call largest mass casualty event they've ever seen
(Emma Colton, Fox News)
CUNY chancellor a no-show at City Council hearing on campus antisemitism
(Jacob Henry, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Are religious charter schools coming soon?
(Nicole Garnett, New York Daily News)
Supreme Court school prayer ruling stirs debate over how far religion will seep into campus
(James Rainey, Mackenzie Mays, Hannah Fry and Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times)
Gender: Towards an Islamic paradigm
(Shaykh Furhan Zubairi, Muslim Matters)
What is this? Looking for real news coverage of crisis pregnancy centers? This isn't it ...
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Dear religion-beat pros: Sometimes small religious denominations merit a bit of attention
(Richard Ostling, GetReligion)
Meatpacking America: How Migration, Work, and Faith Unite and Divide the Heartland
(Kristy Nabhan-Warren, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
Christian support for prison, police & policy reform under pressure amid crime surge
(Paul Glader, Religion Unplugged)
CAIR on AIR: Celebrating 28 years of service
(YouTube Video, Council on American-Islamic Relations)
Anti-Catholic attacks after Dobbs
(Richard W. Garnett, First Things)
3 reasons Baptists should hold to religious liberty for all
(Nathan A. Finn, Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission)
SBC President Bart Barber on why religious liberty is a Baptist distinctive
(Bart Barber and Lindsay Nicolet, Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission)
Separation of church and state has always been good for religion
(Ed Simon, Religion & Politics: Fit for Polite Company)
Fla. judge says 15-week abortion ban is unconstitutional
(Carolina Bolado, Law360)
What happened to United Methodists’ proposal to split the denomination?
(Emily McFarlan Miller, Religion News Service)
GOP Rep. Boebert: ‘I’m tired of this separation of church and state junk’
(Adela Suliman and Timothy Bella, The Washington Post)
Democrats boosting Christian nationalism
(Brian Kaylor and Beau Underwood, Word & Way)
Kennedy v. Bremerton School District – A sledgehammer to the bedrock of nonestablishment
(Ira C. Lupu and Robert W. Tuttle, The American Constitution Society)
EEOC sues Aurora Pro Services for religious discrimination
(U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission)
As White Christian America shrinks, the Supreme Court steps in
(The Washington Post)
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