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Events Headlines
EVENT, 5 March 2024 (5PM GMT): Palace of Westminster: Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) and Business (London, UK)
(All Party Parliamentary Group for International Freedom of Religion or Belief, Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
EVENT, 4 March 2024 (3PM CET): Inspire Inclusion: Empowering women's freedom of religion or belief, European Parliament (Brussels, Belgium)
(Ms. Anga Haga MEP (EPP, Netherlands), European Union & International Affairs Office of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
HYBRID EVENT, 2-3 March 2024: Fall of the Ottomans to the OIC - Reflections, Dreams & Aspirations of Power
(Islamic Courses, a project of Islamic Circles)
WEBINAR, 27 February 2024 (4PM CET): Strengthening Families: A Cornerstone of Sustainable Societies. Episode 1: Families: The foundation of economic prosperity
(Michał A. Michalski, Bradford Wilcox, Vincenzo Bassi, and Aimee Winder Newton, European Union & International Affairs Office of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
HYBRID EVENT, 27 February 2024 (6:30PM ET): "Faith Under Fire", a panel and discussion on Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela (Miami, Florida, USA)
(Outreach Aid to the Americas)
EVENT, 23 February 2024 (10:30 AM): Unity in Diversity: Daring to Overcome the Barriers that Divide (Bengaluru, India)
(Brian Grim, National Institute of Advanced Studies)
EVENT, 22 February 2024 (3PM MST): Religious Conflict in West Africa, the Middle East, and Central Asia (Tempe, Arizona, USA)
(Anand Gopal, Margaret Hanson, Okechukwu Iheduru, Güneş Murat Tezcür, Arizona State University)
HYBRID EVENT, 21 February 2024 (7:30PM EST): Forum: With Malice Toward None, With Charity for All, National Cathedral (Washington, DC, USA)
(Wheatley Institute, Brigham Young University)
International Headlines
Europe Headlines
Belarus: UN experts concerned about new law on freedom of conscience and religious organisations
(Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations)
Religious diversity is exploding – here’s what a faith-positive Britain might actually look like
(Christopher Wadibia, The Conversation)
Jay Report on safeguarding in Church of England
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Association for Religious Freedom in Croatia celebrates 30th anniversary
(Josip Takač, Adventist News Network)
Does the advent of the Tusk government foreshadow an erosion of Poland’s Christian culture?
(Solène Tadié, National Catholic Register)
Italy gives € 500,000 for the restoration of Odessa’s Orthodox Cathedral shelled by Russia
(Willy Fautré and Ievgeniia Gidulianova, Bitter Winter)
Occupied Ukraine: Priest killed within two days of Russian detention
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
International religious experts condemn Russia's aggression towards Ukraine at Tokyo Conference
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Russia’s Christian dissidents
(Jonathon Van Maren, The European Conservative)
Religious freedom and equality in the European Union: Unclear paths ahead
(Gaston de Persigny, The European Times)
Catholic partners and media learn about CEC
(Conference of European Churches)
For Iranian converts claiming religious persecution, European courts require proof of faith
(Hanna Vioque, Religion News Service)
Lent pro-life volunteers alarmed as Germany considers UK-style censorship zones to criminalise help and prayer near abortion organisations
(ADF International)
‘Jesus’ decal on German taxi nets driver $1,000 fine threat
(Mark A. Kellner, The Washington Times)
Imam warns of rising hate after assault in Ireland
(International Quran News Agency (IQNA))
United States Headlines
Interfaith leaders denounce anti-immigration rhetoric after neo-Nazi march in Nashville
(Melissa Brown, The Tennessean)
Muslim parents in Minneapolis-area school district can pull children from sexuality, gender classes
(Mark A. Kellner, The Washington Times)
Large majorities of Americans say antisemitism is a serious problem
(Jason DeRose, NPR)
Virginia Department of Education sued over model transgender policies
(Brooke Migdon, The Hill)
Citing religious, parental rights, Hoosier couple asks SCOTUS for relief after trans child was removed
(Alexa Shrake, The Indiana Lawyer)
US Supreme Court declines to decide legality of excluding jurors based on religion
(John Kruzel, Reuters)
The State of Antisemitism in America 2023
(American Jewish Committee)
9th Circuit: On supervised release, must have secular alternative to 12-step program requirement
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Title VII challenge to denial of vaccine exemption survives motion to dismiss
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Hostility against churches is on the rise in the United States - analyzing incidents from 2018-2023
(Family Research Council)
Why School Choice Is Necessary for Religious Liberty and Freedom of Belief
(Richard F. Duncan, Case Western Reserve Law Review)
Alabama rules frozen embryos are children, raising questions about fertility care
(Roni Caryn Rabin and Azeen Ghorayshi, The New York Times)
NCJW calls Alabama Supreme Court’s IVF ruling an affront to religious freedom
(National Council of Jewish Women)
Iowa Senate passes 'religious freedom' bill that Democrats call 'blank check to discriminate'
(Stephen Gruber-Miller, Des Moines Register)
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